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For the first time in the event’s 33-year history, the Auction of Washington Wine’s annual August weekend of events will move on-line next week. The five day event will feature a series of on-line and virtual auctions, with more than 100 exciting auction lots. Proceed ...

Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine made history Monday morning, with the first female dean the the school's 120-year history. Dori Borjesson comes to Pullman from the University of California Davis’ School of Veterinary Medicine, where she was the chair of the Department of Pathology, Microbiology and Immunology. The Beave ...

Washington State University announced Monday a five-year contract extension for President Kirk Schulz. Because of the financial hardship the school has suffered at the hands of the COVID-19 pandemic, Schulz opted to take a 10% pay cut, as well as foregoing a $50,000 retention bonus called for in his original WSU contract ...

The Washington state Department of Agriculture is working to help feed millions of Washingtonians in need thanks to the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent economic fallout. But it’s not just humans that are hurting from the slow economy. Pet ...

Good news can be challenging to find during the coronavirus pandemic, but cherry growers may be in line for some positive news. As Asian markets begin a return somewhat to normal, growers are excited about the possibilities of shipping sweet cherries across the Pacific ...

Colleen Donovan, Executive Director of the Washington state Farmers Market Association talks about how your community market will change during the coronavirus pandemic. If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio... Read More ...

Because of the spread of the coronavirus, the federal government announced Thursday that two Columbia River System public comment meetings have been changed. Officials from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Reclamation and the Bonneville Power Administration decided that the in-person public comment meetings planned for Seattle and Portland will not be held due to the number of COVID-19

On Thursday, the Washington State Wine Commission announced the cancelation of Taste Washington. The four-day festival was scheduled for March 19th through the 22nd in Seattle. The downtown event has taken place every year since 1998. T ...

Saying it would destabilize the power grid and increase overall greenhouse emissions, the long-awaited federal report out Friday rejected the idea of removing four hydroelectric dams on the Snake River. The report said Hydropower generation would decrease by 1,100 average megawatts under average water conditions, and 730 average megawatts under low water conditions ...

Last week, the EPA Region 10, based in Seattle, issued a “Stop Sale” order to online marketplace Bonanza.com requiring the company to immediately halt sales of a dozen imported pesticide products not legal, or safe, for sale in the United States.  Among the...