In August of 1997, 700 volunteers worked to make a 40,000-pound apple pie - the world's largest apple pie according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
How many ingredients were needed?
Volunteers sliced 32,000 pounds of apples to fill a 44-foot by 24-foot pie tin - designed by Kyle Rumble of Pacific Engineering and Design.
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Meteorologist Steve Van Horn with the National Weather Service says the atmosphere is conducive for the possibility of wet, slow-moving thunderstorms today.
The Wenatchee area as well as North Central Washington and the entire Northwest is about to see really hot weather, with temperatures at 20 degrees above normal by the weekend.
National Weather Service meteorologist Steve Bodnar says the weather pattern is coming from an area of very strong high pressure...
Congratulations to Washington State University’s Cosmic Crisp apple. For the first time, the new variety has moved into the top ten best-selling U.S. apple list.
According to information from Nielsen supermarket sales data by Proprietary Variety Management, the Yakima-based company contracted by WSU to commercialize the new variety, Cosmic Crip ranked #10 in volume and 8th in total sales value
Producers that missed the first Washington Ag Safety Day February 1st in Yakima, will have another opportunity to hear the latest in farm safety February 22nd in Wenatchee. The full day event is by the Washington state Department of Labor & Industries.
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