Columbia Basin

Columbia Basin Railroad Awarded Over $11.5M
Columbia Basin Railroad Awarded Over $11.5M
Columbia Basin Railroad Awarded Over $11.5M
The Columbia Basin Railroad Company, which operates between Moses Lake and Connell in central Washington, has received $11,552,000 to rehabilitate approximately 10 miles of the railroad line.  The proposed project will replace approximately ten miles of rail and approximately 8,000 cross ties on the Columbia Basin Railroad.  Support...
Eddie: 2022 A Challenging Year For Many Hay Growers
Eddie: 2022 A Challenging Year For Many Hay Growers
Eddie: 2022 A Challenging Year For Many Hay Growers
While it wasn’t the worst on record, this was not the best year for Washington hay growers either.  Andrew Eddie, Vice President with the Washington State Hay Growers Association, said many growers were down on tonnage because the first cut was pushed back thanks to the cold, wet spring.  He added that...
Goose Gap Named Washington’s Newest AVA
Goose Gap Named Washington’s Newest AVA
Goose Gap Named Washington’s Newest AVA
Washington now has 19 American Viticultural Areas. The Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau made the announcement last week. The Goose Gap AVA is made up of 8,129 acres, wholly located within the Yakima Valley AVA and the larger Columbia Valley AVA ...
Waters: Veggie Growers Must Continue Active Scouting
Waters: Veggie Growers Must Continue Active Scouting
Waters: Veggie Growers Must Continue Active Scouting
Thanks to cooler temperatures, the disease pressure on vegetable growers across the Inland Northwest has been relatively light, but growers are reminded to continue to scout. Dr. Tim Waters with Washington State University said typically this time of year, potato growers need to worry about late blight, while onion growers need to keep an eye out for Downy Mildew ...
Corn Growers Warned To Watch For Yellow Nutsedge
Corn Growers Warned To Watch For Yellow Nutsedge
Corn Growers Warned To Watch For Yellow Nutsedge
Dr. Tim Waters with Washington State University-Extension is warning row crop growers to be on the lookout for Yellow Nutsedge this season. He noted they’ve already seen a lot of this difficult weed across the Columbia Basin. “One of the places in the rotation where you can do a better job of controlling it is in corn.  So as gro ...
CBDL Conference Set For Early March
CBDL Conference Set For Early March
CBDL Conference Set For Early March
The Columbia Basin Development League’s annual conference will a virtual affair this year, titled "With Once Voice". CBDL Deputy Director Sara Higgins said the forum is for stakeholders, like land owners, local, state and federal officials as well as residents to discuss the latest information pertaining to the Columbia Basin and irrigation.  ...
Additional Moisture Expected As November Starts
Additional Moisture Expected As November Starts
Additional Moisture Expected As November Starts
November moved in with cold temperatures and dry weather across the Northwest, and according to meteorologist Marilyn Lohmann, half of that pattern will continue as we move into the heart of the month. Lohmann said temperatures will remain on the cool side, even for this time of year, but the precipitation will increase to above average levels ...
WSU: Grafting Can Help Prevent Verticillium
WSU: Grafting Can Help Prevent Verticillium
WSU: Grafting Can Help Prevent Verticillium
Researchers at Washington State University claim to have developed a methodology for grafting watermelon plants onto disease resistant root stocks in an effort to prevent diseases like verticillium wilt. Northwestern Washington Research and Extension Center Interim Director WSU’s Carol Miles said the disease is especially problematic in the Columbia Basin because it can be carried by one of the r

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