irrigation

Snow and ice have hit the lowlands across the Northwest lately, but how are we doing up high? What’s the snowpack looking like across Washington and Oregon?

Dusty pumpkins slap between rough hands as workers throw them into a tractor’s trailer. It’s a rhythmic, full sound, like a child testing a drum. This…

Four landowners near Moses Lake, Washington, have been fined $618,000 for illegal water use. The water was pumped from the Odessa aquifer, which has been…

Every five years, a team convenes to evaluate long-term water supply and demand for the Columbia River Basin. For eastern Washington, the water supply…

April 1 is, on average, generally considered the date of the peak snowpack in the Northwest. And around now, is when many irrigation districts begin…

Pot farmers have to follow the same rules and regulations as the rest of the agriculture industry. That was a key takeaway Wednesday at a workshop for…

The Roza Irrigation District in Eastern Washington’s Yakima Valley is shutting off the water for two weeks because of drought. About a billion dollars in…

Construction begins this week on a state project in the Methow Valley that will give fish a boost of cold, clean water in rivers near Twisp,…

Farmers in Eastern Washington who want to get into the marijuana business may face an immediate hurdle.The U.S. government is currently deciding whether…

Dam engineers are continuing to keep the pool behind the ailing structure drawn down to relieve pressure.So far, they don’t know how bad the crack in the…