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Dye’s Wild Horse Inmate Study Bill Lost In COVID-19 Effort
Dye’s Wild Horse Inmate Study Bill Lost In COVID-19 Effort
Dye’s Wild Horse Inmate Study Bill Lost In COVID-19 Effort
Earlier this month, Governor Jay Inslee vetoed a variety of bills in an effort to save funds because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. One of the pieces of legislation lost in that move was House Bill 2579. The bill, authored by Representative May Dye would have provided funding for a feasibility study to allow inmates at Coyote Ridge Correction Center in Connell to train wild horses ... Read
Rafanelli Winner of Power Sabbatical Award
Rafanelli Winner of Power Sabbatical Award
Rafanelli Winner of Power Sabbatical Award
Marcus Rafanilli has been named the Washington Wine Industry Foundation’s 2018 Powers Sabbatical award winner.  Rafanelli, an Instructor of Applied Winemaking at Walla Walla Community College and Cellarmaster for the institution’s College Cellars.  The Powers Fam...
WWCC Launches BAS in Ag this Fall
WWCC Launches BAS in Ag this Fall
WWCC Launches BAS in Ag this Fall
Starting this fall, Walla Walla Community College will offer the first Bachelors of Applied Science in Sustainable Agriculture Systems in Washington.  The BAS program is not new in the Evergreen state; it’s been around since 2005.  However,...
Future of Farming: Vancouver to Walla Walla
Future of Farming: Vancouver to Walla Walla
Future of Farming: Vancouver to Walla Walla
Vancouver, WA-native Keaton Hoots explains how he decided to peruse a career in Agriculture at Walla Walla Community College.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...
Paige Wood: Future Farmers Need To Stick With It
Paige Wood: Future Farmers Need To Stick With It
Paige Wood: Future Farmers Need To Stick With It
Paige Wood, a student at Walla Walla Community College, says for those without an ag background, determination is required to make it in this industry.         If you have a story idea for the Washington Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekradio.com...
Walla Walla Community College Welcomes New President
Walla Walla Community College Welcomes New President
Walla Walla Community College Welcomes New President
Walla Walla Community College announced the hiring of their new President, Derek Brandes Wednesday.   Brandes said he’s excited to work with a community college with so much agriculture education.   “Because it constantly changes. You need so many dif...