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Washington
110-car train loader facility to be operational for 2013 harvest
VALLEYFORD, Wash. -- A new high-speed loading facility designed to accommodate grain and pulse rail shipments in Eastern Washington is expected to be operational for the 2013 harvest.
Cooperative Agricultural Producers, Inc. (Co-Ag) and Pacific Northwest Farmers Cooperative are partnering on the ...
Washington wine grapes look better than expected
Washington wine grapes may well bounce back with record tonnage this fall after recent years of cool weather and freeze damage, a leading vintner says.
"So far looking at my grapes, I would say they probably will be more fruitful than I originally thought," said Wade Wolfe, winemaker at Thurston ...
California cherries looking better after rough start
The first couple of weeks of California's cherry season in Bakersfield and Arvin were a bust with very little fruit. Harvest improved as it moved into the Visalia, Fresno and Madera areas. After Memorial Day, it should really take off with heavy volumes of Bing cherries around Stockton, Linden ...Co-op aims to develop natural meat brand
BELLINGHAM, Wash. -- Ranchers and farmers in northwestern Washington state are taking the next step toward developing a new brand of naturally raised meat called North Cascade Meats. The North Cascades Meat Producers Cooperative will meet at 7 p.m. June 7 at St. Luke's Educational Center, 3333 ...Fly survives at lower temperatures, research shows
Recently released data show the spotted wing drosophila survives at lower temperatures than previously thought. Previous data showed flies stopped developing at 55 degrees Fahrenheit, according to Oregon State University extension entomologist Vaughn Walton. New data show flies were still developi ...ACX Pacific Northwest earns presidential export award
John and Mike Gombos of ACX Pacific Northwest have received the Presidential “E” Award from U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson. The award is the highest recognition a U.S. business can receive for contributions to the expansion of U.S. exports, according to a White House press release. ...Spotted wing drosophila makes early appearance
For the first time since the spotted wing drosophila arrived in the Northwest three years ago, the fly appears to be a threat to strawberries and cherries. Fly numbers are building in the Willamette Valley much earlier than scientists anticipated. "This year, earlier crops such as strawberries a ...