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The Pacific Northwest Canola Association will hold their annual workshop Wednesday, January 25th, at the University Inn in Moscow, ID.  Karen Sowers, Executive Director of the PNWCA, said this year’s event will be slightly different, with several strong speakers and presenters in the morning, with the afternoon focused on more Q&A sessions.  She noted while c...

The West Plains Beekeepers Association has announced a set of classes for apprentice and journeyman beekeepers starting in February in Medical Lake.   Apprentice classes, which are required to take the journeyman classes, are March 10th, 17th and 24th from 11 to 3 for 12 total hours of instruction.  ...

Farmers who are looking to expand their organic portfolio, or are considering getting into organic, can take part in a workshop in Spokane March 23rd put on by WSU and Oregon Tilth.   Drew Katz with Oregon Tilth said they want to work with and inform growers because organic demand is currently outpacing supply.  ...

WSU is hosting a dairy manure management workshop in Prosser Monday, December 12th that will focus on best practices for application in farms.   Dr. Haiying Tao with the Department of Crop and Soil Sciences said they want to help farmers maximize the benefits.  ...

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association is holding two cleaning and sanitation workshops July 20th and 21st.   Director of Education and Member Services Jacqui Gordon Nunez said they will go over having an effective cleaning system, something she calls critical.  ...

Researchers from WSU and OSU will be hosting a vineyard scouting workshop in Milton-Freewater at the Seven Hills Vineyard on Wednesday, May 4th.   Danielle Gabriel with the Oregon Wine Research Institute says they want to help producers manage their crops better.  ...

Washington State University will be hosting free farm talks every Thursday in March geared towards helping small farmers.   Kate Halstead with WSU Extension said it’s important to keep up to date on trends since, “The farming that we fondly remember our grandparents performing is not, in my cases, the farming that you are faced with today.”   The talks w...