Yakima County

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has released new guidance that will permit agritourism activities this fall for counties in a modified Phase One. The five counties currently under a modified Phase One, Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Franklin and Yakima, will be able to offer corn mazes, hay wagons, fire pits and more, similar to counties that are currently in Phase Two and Three counties ...

The Washington state Department of Health confirmed Friday the first two human cases of West Nile Virus for 2020. DOH said one was reported in a Yakima County man in his 50s, who was hospitalized due to the infection. The second was reported in a Benton County man in his 60s who was not hospitalized ...

Health officials are warning those living in eastern Washington to be on the lookout for mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus. DOH reported Tuesday that seven samples came back positive between Benton and Yakima counties. At this point, no human cases have been reported in Washington for 2020 ...

Because of the growing drought severity across Central Washington, and the fact the CRP primary nesting season ended July 1st, the Washington State FSA Committee has approved the use of emergency haying and grazing of CRP in Kittitas, Yakima, Grant and Franklin counties ...

On Wednesday Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the designation of seven central Washington counties as primary natural disaster area. Producers in Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, and Yakima counties who suffered losses due to recent drought may be eligible for FSA emergency loans ...

Washington Governor Jay Inslee stopped in Yakima Tuesday to talk with local business and government leaders about efforts to fight COVID-19, despite the high coronavirus case count in the county. Inslee said he's happy with efforts made to keep farm worker safe ...

The Ag community often feels like there are in the crosshairs of reporters and editors who don’t know what it’s like to produce the world’s food, fiber and fuels. But, Gerald Baron, Executive Director of Save Family Farming says the Ag community does not need to sit on the sidelines and watch these attacks take place. At issue, is a ...

Four dairies across the Evergreen State will share $970,000 to improve anaerobic digester efforts. On Tuesday, the Washington state Department of Commerce announced the grants from the Clean Energy Fund under the Dairy Digester Enhancement Program. Four proposed ...

The Washington Apple Education Foundation is inviting all high school students across Central Washington to participate in the organization’s annual Year of the Apple Art contest. The Washington apple themed contest will grant over $1750 cash in student prizes. Fir ...

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director will hold an on-line Q&A session Tuesday evening for residents of Yakima, Kittitas, Benton and Franklin counties.  Director Kelly Susewind and his South Central Region Director, Mike Livingston, will take questions from the public in an Online Broadcast from 7 to 8 p.m.   ...