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Asparagus cutters bend deep over their work in the early morning light. Colorful plastic bins stack like giant legos amid the scrubby fields north of…
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Gary Middleton is worried about his cherry and blueberry buds outside of Eltopia, Washington. They’re developing late. And it’s gnawing at him.“Obviously…
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Circle irrigation pivot lines fan out in the distance -- dark skeletons against the dirty snow and matching sky.Ed Schneider has grown french-fry-making…
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People with Celiac disease are a bit closer to enjoying gluten products again.With the help of genetic modification, a team of Northwest scientists have…
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Stroll down the wine aisle at your local store and you'll notice just about every bottle lists where the wine grapes were grown. The raw ingredients for…
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With China threatening to slap the United States with tariffs on $3 billion worth of U.S. made products, one group that is worried is Washington state’s…
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Nowadays the vast fields of grain in eastern Washington and northeastern Oregon feed the world. But once upon a time—1825 to be exact—the first crop of…
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A fresh agricultural foe has orchardists bulldozing and burning cherry trees across Washington and Oregon.A few years ago farmers would hardly talk about…
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Washington is getting less rain than Phoenix, Arizona, state Ecology Danager Maia Bellon said during a press conference in Lacey Friday.This year even…
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A drive across the Northwest quickly reveals things look really dry everywhere. In Oregon’s dramatic Gorge, the normally spring-green cheatgrass has…