With China threatening to slap the United States with $3 billion in retaliatory tariffs, one group that is worried is Washington apple farmers.Read More
Independent Lens Presents “Dolores” on KTNW-TV One of the most important, yet least known, activists of our time, Dolores Huerta was an equal partner in founding the first farm workers union […]Read More
East of the Cascades in Washington and Oregon -- it’s been about 5 to 10 degrees warmer than normal for most of the winter. And those usually warm conditions have buds on fruit trees and grapevines starting to “push,” or emerge early. That has farmers worried. Read More
Nowadays the vast fields of grain in eastern Washington, northeastern Oregon, and north Idaho feed the world. But once upon a time—1825 to be exact—the first crop of wheat in the Northwest was planted at Fort Vancouver.Read More
A Native farmworker in Burlington, Washington, in 2016 Photo credit: Esmy Jimenez Listen If you ate today, thank a farmer. That’s the common thread on social media channels like […]Read More
A center pivot beats above a field with some of eastern Oregon’s dramatic mountain views in the background. ANNA KING / NORTHWEST NEWS NETWORK Listen Cell phone towers in […]Read More
The end result of careful selection and pollination: an edible apple, in this photo a crimson gala. Photo credit: John Clements Facebook Google+ Twitter Email Anyone who’s tried to plant […]Read More
Malus sieversii, the ancient apple, seen here in Kyrgysztan. Sieversii comes in many sizes and colors, but are generally inedible. Photo credit: Creative Commons The apple as we know […]Read More
Before robots will begin picking apples, machines like this, which help human pickers do their jobs faster and more easily, will bridge the gap. Right now, your apples are […]Read More
Honeycrisp apples are popular and profitable – but only as long as the quality keeps up. Photo credit: “Andria,” Creative Commons Facebook Google+ Twitter Email The sweet, tart crunch […]Read More
Asparagus hummus at Black Cypress restaurant in Pullman. The 2016 International Year of the Pulse aims to put more of the crops — chickpeas, lentils, dried peas and beans […]Read More
Brandon Hopkins is a WSU honey bee researcher who developed a method for freezing honey bee semen, allowing for easier bee breeding. Photo credit: Max Bartlett American honey bees […]Read More
A honey bee feeds on – and pollinates – an almond blossom at a California orchard. Bees are essential to the almond industry. Forty-two percent of America’s honey bees died […]Read More
Jennifer Garcia with her daughter, Hannah, 2. Garcia found out the soil in her yard tested high for arsenic. It’s left over from pesticides sprayed before the 1950s on […]Read More
Bill Rietveldt, Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center curator, shows off apple labels. “The great northern railroad advertised Wentachee as ‘The Place to Go Grow Apples,” Rietveldt said. “That’s […]Read More
Andrew Shields, a wildlife biologist for Roaring Springs Ranch in southeastern Oregon, searches for a radio collared sage grouse. Photo credit: Courtney Flatt Listen The plight of greater sage […]Read More
