With harvest ramping up across the region, the Washington State Tree Fruit Association has a message for all growers, workers, or anyone in the orchard: "Be on the lookout for Japanese beetle."
Yakima Valley Vintners received a host of honors at the 2025 Seattle Wine Awards. These latest honors bring YVC’s total to 255 awards, including 15 Platinum recognitions, the most of any educational institution in the Pacific Northwest.
The Washington State Department of Agriculture has expanded the Japanese beetle quarantine in the south-central portion of the state. The original quarantine was established in 2022 and included 49 square miles in the Grandview area. But, be...
The Washington State Department of Agriculture will host an open house on Thursday, March 9th to address plans to eradicate the Japanese Beetle. The open house is scheduled to run from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Grandview Library, 500 W. Main St....
With another growing season approaching, the Washington state Department of Agriculture is preparing to fight the Japanese Beetle. The invasive pest was first reported in the Grandview area in 2020, when three beetles were discovered. Since t...
Washington State Department of Agriculture officials confirmed last week that Japanese beetles have spread beyond the initial quarantine area established earlier this year. On Thursday, December 15th, the WSDA filed an emergency rule to expand the boundaries of the internal quarantine of Japanese beetle. The Dep...
Because of ongoing problems with the Japanese beetle, the Washington state Department of Agriculture has adopted a quarantine for the Grandview area. Starting September 15th, the movement of certain items will be limited in the infested area, in an effort to prevent the spread of the invasive pest. Those i...