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The Washington Department of Ecology say water users in the Nooksack watershed and adjacent areas should begin receiving their adjudication claim forms via certified mail this week.  The mailing list includes about 30,000 landowners.  Ecology...

The Washington Small Fruit Conference will take place this week both in Lynden and in Prosser.  Stacey Beier with the Washington Red Raspberry Commission said the two-day event will have great information for a variety of growers.   “Various blueberry and raspberry and now potato focused sessions are available. There's also a fair...

Joe Coote, said Darigold is renewing its commitment to expand and modernize production, allowing for an expansion of products on the global stage.  The CEO of the Seattle-based diary co-op says thanks to not only their recent groundbreaking in the Tri-Cities, WA area, but expansion of facilities in Lynden and Sunnyside WA, as well as Boise, ID, the company is able to focus more on value added prod

The old saying is “my enemy’s enemy is my friend”; and that could be very true for tree fruit growers across the Pacific Northwest, and the entire United States. Researchers at Washington State University recently confirmed the discovery of a parasitoid wasp, a natural enemy of the spotted-wing drosophila. Betsy Be ...

Washington’s Farm Bureau is under new management. During last month’s annual meeting in Yakima, members selected Rosella Mosby as the new President. The King County farmer said one of her immediate priorities as President, is to reinvigorate the organization at the grassroots level. “Th ...

Four dairies across the Evergreen State will share $970,000 to improve anaerobic digester efforts. On Tuesday, the Washington state Department of Commerce announced the grants from the Clean Energy Fund under the Dairy Digester Enhancement Program. Four proposed ...

Today, we get you ready for the Produce Safety Alliance grower training courses taking place across Washington throughout the month of February.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com     ...

What can new, inexperienced producers expect when they try to start or purchase an operation of their own?   That’s the focus of the New Century Farmers Conference put on by the FFA.  The five day event is open to former FFA members, between the ages of 18-24, working on a four year degree.  Katherine Smi...

What can new, inexperienced producers expect when they try to start or purchase an operation of their own?   That’s the focus of the New Century Farmers Conference put on by the FFA.  The five day event is open to former FFA members, between the ages of 18-24, working on a four year degree.  Katherine Smi...

Washington State University, and Oregon State University will hold a pair of blueberry pruning workshops in early February.  The free events will take place: Friday February 8th at the Lynden Public Library, starting at 11:30 a.m. Lynden Public Library Meeting Room 216 4th St, Lynden, WA 98264 The Lynden Event starts at 11:30 a.m.  ...