Quincy

Wednesday was the first day of the 95th National FFA Convention and Expo.  How did Northwest kids fair back in Indianapolis?  Rod Cool has a recap.   If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-9791, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsqu...

As the coronavirus pandemic continues, Central Washington food banks have been hit hard. CHS employees are trying to help alleviate that pressure. Because of that increased demand on local pantries, CHS is distributing more than $400,000 and 30,858 pounds to those local and regional organizations ...

It’s a project that’s consumed much of Central Washington for over 70 years, but unfortunately it shows no immediate signs of wrapping up. The Columbia Basin Development Project is the effort to irrigate one million acres of farm land. And while ...

On Tuesday, a federal Bankruptcy Court judge approved the $49 million sale of NORPAC Foods’ Salem, Brooks and Stayton processing facilities to Lineage Logistics.  The deal is contingent on agreements being reached concerning previous union contracts.   A...

Oil prices moved slightly higher over the past week, but as Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy.com explained, the movement was modest because of a lack of details from the U.S./China Phase One agreement.  He said if additional details had been provided, investors would have felt more comfortable.  ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation held its annual Volunteer Appreciation breakfast last week in Quincy.  The event paid tribute to the over 150 volunteers that contributed to WAEF and it students during 2019.  Altogether, the volunteers reviewed over 400 scholarship applications and sent care packages to 300 students.  In addi...

Agriculture and the farm economy of Grant County will take center stage in Quincy Saturday for the community’s Farmer Consumer Awareness Day.  Since 1981, the Quincy has used the second Saturday of September to celebrate what agriculture brings not only to the local community, but how it feed the county and the world.  The cele...

Agriculture and the farm economy of Grant County will take center stage in Quincy Saturday for the community’s Farmer Consumer Awareness Day.  Since 1981, the Quincy has used the second Saturday of September to celebrate what agriculture brings not only to the local community, but how it feed the county and the world.  The cele...

After Iran boarded a British oil vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, many feared oil prices would rocket up because of the escalation of tension in that part of the world.  However oil prices did not move higher.   Actually, according to Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy.com, oil ...

The annual Quincy Farmer Consumer Awareness Day is Saturday.  The event started in 1981 when Dennis Higashiyama decided to respond to a Paul Harvey reported that showed how the farmer and consumer had drifted apart.  In response, he wanted to host an even that helped people understand from where our food comes and how farming progresses from seed to sale.  There w...