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Cherry harvest is underway across the Inland Northwest, but it’s not without a few challenges. Last weekend’s thunderstorms dumped rain on groves at a very bad time, and on-top of that, some locations in the lower Yakima Valley have reported frost over the past two weeks. Because o ...

Classes at Yakima Valley College start Thursday, and a trio of new classes will be offered in the school’s agriculture program.  YVC’s Stacey Gringras Spanish for The Wine Industry, focuses on helping wine owners and operators learn words and phrases specific to the industry, both in the vineyard and during the winemaking process.  She added Post...

Washington State University's Doug Walsh takes a look at some of the most common pests found in vineyards around the Northwest.       If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...

Technology for Northwest farmers is more than just a cool toy or gadget.  Russ Smithyman, with Ste. Michelle said new technology helps them overcome labor shortages, by managing more acres with fewer people.  In addition to that, they can better control quality of fruit, and juice, that to programs like NDVI.  Normali...

Researchers at Washington State University are looking at whether or not there are better options for grape growers who have historically planted roses at the end of a vine.   Gretchen Graber says the tradition comes from Europe where roses were used as indicator plants because, “If you planted a rose in your vineyard and you noticed that it had mildew on that rose, it was a sign that mildew will