Another delicious season at Pasco Farmers Market
Whether you're hungry or just looking to support Tri-Cities local businesses, your next weekend shopping trip should be to the Pasco Farmers Market.
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'Slow' Irrigation in Pasco? Blame Debris in the Columbia
Monday, May 8th, city officials said some Pasco customers could experience low or little pressure.
4 Hidden Gem Restaurants Foodies Can Find in Tri Cities, WA
Discovering and eating at a local mom-and-pop hidden gem restaurant in Kennewick, Pasco, or Richland is fun!
Darigold Minute: How Are Local Producers Fairing?
The past couple of months have been very turbulent for the farm economy, especially the dairy sector. How are the boots on the ground fairing? We put that question before Monty Schilter in today's Darigold Minute.
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CSRIA Issues Memo Address Dam Breaching
The Columbia-Snake River Irrigators Association is running an attached full-page "open memo" ad in several regional papers and magazines to address three key areas. The CSRIA’s Darryll Olsen said the first item deals with the Lower Snake River biological opinion litigation that is ongoing.
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Darigold Breaks Ground On Pasco Facility
State, local and farm leaders were on hand Thursday, as Darigold officials broke ground on the company’s $600 million facility north of Pasco, WA. According to company officials, the state-of-the-art facility, slated to open in early 2024, will process approximately 8 million pounds of milk per day when fully operational from more than 100 dairy farms in surrounding communities. Darigold...
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What You Need to Know About the Pasco 4th of July Parade
It's almost time to celebrate!
Pasco Balcom Elected To Lead The National Potato Council
The National Potato Council has a new president, and he comes from the Pacific Northwest. On Tuesday, Jared Balcom of Pasco, WA, was elected to serve a NPA’s 2022 president and head the grower-led organization’s Executive Committee. The elect
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Ryan Announces Plans To Leave Darigold
Darigold announced last week that president and CEO Stan Ryan will retire at the end of March, after leading the coop for six years. Current president of Global Ingredients, Joe Coote, has been promoted to CEO of the 104-year-old dairy coop
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IFC Acquires Chelan Fruit
Washington-based Chelan Fruit Cooperative has been acquired by International Farming. The news comes just after grower, packer and shipper of apples, cherries and pears celebrated its 100th anniversary as a grower-owned cooperative. The vertically integrated tree fruit producer currently includes 1,100 acres of apple and cherry orchards and state-of-the-art packing facilities, controlled atmosph