'It's devastating': Rockford farmer sees severe crop damage due to hail storm
ROCKFORD, Wash. -- Last week, the city of Liberty Lake saw golf ball-sized hail through the region. This unusual hail storm left severe damage…
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'Tired of this': Local rancher loses thousands of dollars from cougar attack
SPOKANE, Wash. -- A local rancher lost thousands of dollars after a cougar terrorized his small farm. "I'm getting tired of this," said Randy…
Idaho farmers begin applying for permits to grow hemp
TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho State Department of Agriculture launched its online application system for would-be hemp growers early last week, and applications are beginning to trickle in. Nineteen hemp producer and handler applications have been entered since…
The climate crisis and agriculture: How our local farmers are being impacted
SPOKANE, Wash. -- Changing weather has had an immediate impact on our local farmers, striking at their way of life and affecting the food we put on our…
Southeastern Washington farmer fined $304K over alleged water theft during drought
RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A farm in southeastern Washington has been fined $304,000 by the Washington state Department of Ecology for irrigating 250 acres (101 hectares) without rights to the water. Frank Tiegs LLC in Franklin County has 30 days…
Farmer charged in alleged $500K wheat crop scam
He reportedly received over a half-million dollars in crop insurance indemnity payments.
Recent windstorms, wildfires reduce Washington's apple crop
Recent windstorms, wildfires impacting Washington's apple crop
Eastern Wash. farmer invites Bloomberg to her farm after edited clip goes viral
An Eastern Washington farmer is inviting Michael Bloomberg to pay her an in-person visit after a video of the presidential candidate making negative comments about her profession surfaced online.
Farmer etches ‘Go Cougs!' into field
A Pullman farmer and WSU alumnus plowed the phrase "Go Cougs!" on his family farmland.
Eastern Washington wheat farmers unsettled as trade war with China looms
Eastern Washington wheat farmers are nervous about the value their crops might have this year after China threatened expanded 25 percent tariffs on US agricultural exports, including wheat.
