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Light Headed: In parts of the Northwest, roll open a head of wheat and there’s not much in it
Light wheat is a problem this summer harvest in the Northwest. Farmers say the plants are stressed by heat and little rain. A fresh U.S. Department of Agriculture report says winter wheat crops in the Northwest are forecast to be down this year.
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Yakima family to pay $500,000 in back wages to 400+ orchard workers
A family-owned apple and cherry orchard business has just agreed to pay about a half-million dollars in back wages to hundreds of workers.
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Crowd of caddisflies: dingy little moth-like creatures aren't all bad
Caddisflies – the insects – are a key indicator species of the health of our region’s rivers and streams. And they’re out in force across the Columbia Basin this year.
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Russian aggression on Ukrainian wheat exports, causes US prices to jump, just as NW is in harvest
This week, Russia bombed key Ukrainian ports – crippling major wheat exports. It also pulled out of a key agreement that allowed the export of Ukrainian grain. That’s spiking U.S. wheat futures prices on soft red winter wheat just as the Northwest starts to harvest.
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Ranchers Cody and Debby Easterday owe the IRS more than $12.5 million in taxes
The farming and ranching Easterdays, in Washington State, owe millions of dollars in taxes to the federal government. That’s according to a lien filed in Franklin County Washington Wednesday.
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Oregon’s new SB 85 will further regulate water use on big livestock operations
Some Oregon farmers say they need less regulation, not more. But Governor Tina Kotek recently signed new laws on water rules for big farms. It’s called Senate Bill 85.
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Northwest wine behemoth – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates – may be listing
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Northwest wine behemoth – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates – may be listing
The massive Northwest wine beast – Ste. Michelle Wine Estates – is dropping major fruit.
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Dairy Steamer: Milk cows, like people, get hot and farmers use innovative ways to cool them
It’s hot! It even hit about 110 degrees in the Columbia Basin this week. So how do dairy cows, with no air conditioning, stay cool?
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How do Washington's dairy cows handle extreme heat?
Soundside host sits down with rural correspondent Anna King to talk about how dairy farmers are keeping their cows cool as the temperatures hit over 100 degrees on the other side of the Cascades.
