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Last week, Blehyl Co-Op Agronomy opened up a new state of the art 6,400-ton fertilizer plant in Grandview. Agronomist Sean Cairns said their new facility is much larger their old location that topped off at 1,500 tons. He add the plant gives them the ability to stock and plan well into the future ...

RDO will host an Orchard Sprayer Clinic in Sunnyside Wednesday.  This Spanish speaking event will allow those who need Washington credits for the upcoming season to earn them.  Erin Hightower with RDO said Wednesday’s Clinic starts at 1 p.m. with a guest...

RDO will host a Hay and Forage Clinic Wednesday January 29th at their Sunnyside location on Midvale Rd.  Erin Hightower said the three hour clinic will be unique, as each hour will focus on one specific topic.   Hour 1 will focus on swathers, the latest technology as well as proper maintenance. Hour ... Read More ...

After 22 years as the Division 4 director of the Roza Irrigation district, David Minik has resigned, leading to an opening on the board.  The current term expires in January next year.  The person selected by the Yakima County Commissioners to fill the position must run for election later this year to serve out the term into early 2021.   ...

Now through early June, RDO will host combine clinics across the region.  RDO’s Erin Hightower says these clinics will help growers get their equipment ready for harvest.   “Now May does not feel like it’s the time to be thinking about that, but it is actually very important that you get your combine ready early for the combining season.  We’ll be talking about ho...

Jim Honeyford is once again proposing legislation that would eliminate the biannual change of clocks for the state of Washington.  Two years ago, the Sunnyside Republican proposed legislation that would keep the Evergreen State on Standard Time year round.  Th...

The 2018 irrigation season got underway for the Roza District Thursday.  Roza began Yakima River diversions into the 95 mile long main canal.  Crews also used the new reregulation reservoir north of Sunnyside for the first time Thursday.  The res...

Darigold officially purchased 26 acres of land just east of the company’s Sunnyside plant Wednesday.  A 23-acre parcel is next to the plant at Alexander and South McLean Roads.  Some of the land, which is zoned for industrial use, is within the City of Sunnyside, while the rest is in Yakima County.  A smaller parcel (...

In an effort to bring care to farm workers across the Yakima Valley, Ronald McDonald House Charities, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic and McDonald's of Yakima and Kittitas counties will unveil a second Ronald McDonald Care Mobile unit on Saturday...

The new expansion of the Darigold facility in Sunnyside is already processing limited amounts of milk and Senior VP of the Northwest Dairy Association Steve Matzen to be near full capacity in the next month or so.   He says the expansion was due, in part, to their facilities be so full they had to manage their milk supply during production season, but it also allows them to offer better returns fo