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On Wednesday, Walla Walla, WA-based Innov8.ag announced the cash and stock acquisition of 2nd Sight Bioscience, an agricultural labor tracking and inventory systems provider.  Innov8.ag officials said integrating Spokane, WA-based 2nd Sight’s all-in-one labor, yield tracking and produce traceability capabilities with their ecosystem of agronomic and yield management technologies will help specialt

Over the past two weeks, Washington State University crews have been touring the state, looking for stripe rust.  School officials say so far stripe rust has only been found in WSU disease monitoring and germplasm screening fields in various locations except those around Pullman.  On...

Washington State University Extension will host Forest Owners Winter School Saturday at the Water and Environmental Center in Walla Walla.  Joshua Cardin with WSU-Extension said the weekend will be broken into five separate topics directly impacting forest owners.   “...

The great start the Washington snowpack enjoyed back in November and early December has somewhat waned, thanks to a quiet and uneventful December.  Latest snowpack numbers for much of the Evergreen State are still above normal, but not by the measure we saw a month or two ago.  Right n...

Last week, the USDA announced it is funding additional projects across Washington via the Rural Energy for America Program in an effort to lower costs, expand access to clean energy as well as strengthen farms and small businesses.  Helen Price Johnson, Rural Development Director for Washington said $5.1 million...

Rapidly rising levels will present safety hazards in many areas of Mill Creek, and other Walla Walla County waters.

Last Summer (July of 2022) Readers of USA TODAY voted Walla Walla as “America's Best Wine Region” for the third consecutive year. In addition, The Chihuly Tasting Room at Long Shadows in Walla Walla, topped the “Wine Tasting Room” category. The best wine regio...

Did you know the state vegetable of Washington is the Walla Walla Sweet onion?

Between rising inflation and the ups-and-downs of the stock market, it’s not surprising that folks are concerned about their own financial situation.  And financial literacy is one way to sooth all of this "money stress."   One Northwest-based credit union is trying to share these skills with people who need them, regardless of age, background or education.  Frank Alvarez a br... Read Mo

When it comes to robbing wheat growers of their yields, many things are out of the control of the producer, whether that’s rainfall, summertime heat, etc.  But one thing growers can control is their weed management.  In an effort to help wheat growers across the PNW, Limagrain Cereal Seeds has introduced Co Axium Soft White.  Mike Klicker with Limag...