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The USDA announced Wednesday it will reopen some FSA offices around the nation to meet the needs of farmers and ranchers.  Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue said unfortunately they won’t be able to reopen to normal operations.   “We will call back about 2,500 FSA employees to serve our customer’s needs.  That’s going to be in abo...

The Bureau of Reclamation released its funding projects for Fiscal Year 2019, and several Northwest projects will get much needed funding.  Reclamation will provide $7.1 million for the Columbia Basin Project Ephrata office, allocating up to $2 million for design and oversight to the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Program.  Th...

On Tuesday, the Bureau of Reclamation released its Fiscal Year 2018 additional funding spending program.  That report outlined nearly $2 million in new funds for the Columbia Basin Project, which includes the Ephrata/Pasco Pump Lateral and Potholes Supplemental Feed Route.  Th...

The winter has been very hard on livestock producers across the Northwest.  And to help offset extreme losses, Livestock Indemnity Program Benefits have been made available to Grant County producers.   “The Program is to compensate growers for these excessive losses, and they can receive direct benefits through the FSA offices that can help them counter that loss of livestock,” said Greg Anderson

Earlier this month, at the Columbia Basin Development League’s annual conference, the League presented three awards recognizing area leaders who have played key roles in the development of the Columbia Basin Project (CBP). Nominations for the awards were submitted by CBP stakeholders and recipients were selected by a committee of League Trustees.  ...

The Ephrata-Soap Lake Booster Club is looking for donations that will help take kids to the Grant County Fair.   Booster Club Volunteer Libby Anderson said they're, “seeing more and more non-farm type kids that live in the city, have their projects elsewhere, either at their leader’s or at the Ephrata FFA barn.”   Anderson sa...