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With the cool, wet weather of the spring, plant growth for many crops has been slowed considerably. But that does not mean pest activity has slowed as well. Washington State University’s Dr. Tim Waters said the slower growth rates allows pests and diseases to out compete the crop for needed resources. A g ...

Cherry harvest is well under way across the Northwest, and soon consumers will see the 2021 crop on their local store shelves. The cooler weather and isolated showers the region saw in late May delayed the first pick for many of the early growers across the Northwest ...

The first day of spring is within sight, falling on Saturday March 20th. Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Service said while many farmers would like to see warmer temperatures and additional sunshine in the coming days, she does not expect it ...

The Weather in the Inland Northwest can change very quickly; as the old saying goes, if you don’t like the weather wait five minutes.  And that was very true last week as we saw a cold low pressure system drop in from Canada, bringing not only very cold temperatures for late September, but also snow.  And, as ...

The smoky skies have been some of the biggest local headlines over the past couple of days.  You’ve heard the warning about the smoke impacting workers, kids practicing high school sports, anyone spending time outdoors and even our livestock.   B...

This is the final week of winter.  So, how will we usher in Spring on Tuesday?  According to Marilyn Lohmann with the National Weather Services, the Northwest will see cooler and unsettled weather the rest of this week into next.   “Greatest precipitation chances will be a long the frontal boundary that should move through by Wednesday and another system on Saturday, with some precipitation amount

The wet spring has translated into many things for the agriculture community across the Northwest.  It’s pushed back several date, such as the harvest of local cherries.  But it’s also translated into abundant water for mid-June.  Representative Dan ...

The Inland Northwest continues to get hit by rain.  And while theses showers have pushed rain totals to near record marks in some portions of the region, it’s nothing out of the ordinary.  According to Dennis Hull with the National Weather Service, blame the rain on a very active weather pattern, that just wont quit.   “Quite...

Cool and wet weather continues to settle over the Inland Northwest. “Below normal week as far as temperatures have occurred, but then we had above normal precipitation," said Dennis Hull, National Weather Service meteorologist.  "Pretty much a-typical, rainfall around ¼” or less in the counties that boarder the Cascades, you know, a ¼” to ½” in the rest of the Columbia Basin.”   Hull tol