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With harvest underway throughout the four growing regions, Pear Bureau Northwest announces the first estimate of the 2023-24 fresh pear crop for Washington and Oregon.

This month, Pacific Power recognized Cowiche Growers for achieving an energy efficiency milestone and implementing measures that save nearly 400,000 kilowatt-hours annually.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Pear producers in Washington and Oregon have voted to continue their federal marketing order this year, with the largest margin in the order’s history.

Berries, fruits, and other crops are in harvest mode and cherries are just one of those products coming to market.

The Specialty Crop Security Act is bipartisan legislation seeking to expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to specialty crop growers

The full crop is estimated at just over 134 million standard forty-pound boxes of fresh apples, a 28.8% increase from 2022’s 104.3 million boxes.

The owners of two Yakima orchards have paid $500,000 in back wages and interest to more than 400 workers.

In the world of agriculture there are plenty of hurdles that slow down the process of getting food to the farm to the table. In recent years, labor has come to the top of that list.

X-disease is a deadly disease creating problems for cherry growers across the Pacific Northwest.  OSU Extension's Ashley Thompson talks about what's being done to better understand how this disease travels from tree to tree.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.c...