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Singh To Lead WSU's Lind Dryland Research Station
Singh To Lead WSU's Lind Dryland Research Station
Singh To Lead WSU's Lind Dryland Research Station
Washington State University has announced the new director of the Dryland Research Station in Lind.  Last week, the school announced that crop and soil scientist Surendra Singh will serve as the new dryland cropping systems agronomist and next leader of the central Washington station.  He repl...
Newhouse Rolls Out ‘Protect Farmers From The SEC Act’
Newhouse Rolls Out ‘Protect Farmers From The SEC Act’
Newhouse Rolls Out ‘Protect Farmers From The SEC Act’
On Thursday, alongside more than 80 of his House colleagues, Congressman Dan Newhouse introduced the Protect Farmers from the SEC Act.   Newhouse said the legislation is in direct response to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed climate disclosure rule, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors”, a rule he says would effectively force publi
WSTFA Donates Air Purifiers To Farmworkers
WSTFA Donates Air Purifiers To Farmworkers
WSTFA Donates Air Purifiers To Farmworkers
Over the past couple of weeks, the Washington state Tree Fruit Association has delivered air purifiers for farm workers across Central Washington.  The purifiers were delivered to the Catholic Charities of Central Washington and the Yakima Housing Authority, and distributed from there.  WS...
Schrier: Farm Bill Listening Session To Be Held In Washington
Schrier: Farm Bill Listening Session To Be Held In Washington
Schrier: Farm Bill Listening Session To Be Held In Washington
On Tuesday, Central Washington Representative Kim Schrier announced that one of the Ag Committee’s Farm Bill listening sessions would take place in Washington later this month.  The event, “A 2022 Review of the Farm Bill: Perspectives from the Field,” looks to gather input from the farming community, as well as consumers, about what the 2023 Farm Bill should contain. The listening sess... Read Mor
WSU Hosting Little Cherry Field Day
WSU Hosting Little Cherry Field Day
WSU Hosting Little Cherry Field Day
Washington State University will host field day next week to for growers interested in staying ahead of the Little Cherry & X-disease infections in their orchards. The Tree Fruit Extension Center will hold the event Tuesday June 21st in Buena, WA. (4 ...
Quincy Columbia Basin To Start Filling Canals
Quincy Columbia Basin To Start Filling Canals
Quincy Columbia Basin To Start Filling Canals
Central Washington’s Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District plans to start filling the West Canal on Wednesday, March 16th, barring any unforeseen scheduling requirements. Priming will continue on smaller canals and laterals through the first week in April, depending on the weather and the demand for water deliveries. T ...
Newhouse Introduces Bill Focused Conservation
Newhouse Introduces Bill Focused Conservation
Newhouse Introduces Bill Focused Conservation
Last week, Representative Dan Newhouse, chairman of the Western Caucus, introduced the Conservation and Innovative Climate Partnership Act of 2021. Newhouse says H.R. 2613 will allocate funding for land-grant institutions to partner with local farmers to boost conservation and innovative climate practices ...

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