'Mother Nature always wins': Local farm vegetables, crops delayed for weeks due to weather
SPOKANE, Wash. -- It's another year of uncertainty for local farmers. Gardens are just now blooming and some farms have yet to…
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'It's just kind of a nervous time for me as a grower': Ukraine-Russia war adds to uncertainty for farmers
SPOKANE, Wash- Russia and Ukraine are both big wheat-producing countries and it's been more than a week since the war began. The crisis is creating uncertainty for Washington farmers,…
Northwest winter wheat crop already stressed by drought
SPOKANE, Wash.-- Weather data and reports from the USDA show that the winter wheat crop in the Northwest will have a big hurdle to overcome in the growing season.…
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…
Farmer charged in alleged $500K wheat crop scam
He reportedly received over a half-million dollars in crop insurance indemnity payments.
Farmers face consequences of 'exceptional' Northwest drought
The Inland Northwest is facing its worst drought in decades.
Severe drought devastates Washington state’s wheat crop
ROCKFORD, Wash. (AP) — The wheat harvest on Marci Green’s farm doesn’t usually begin until late August, but a severe drought stunted this year’s crop and her crews finished harvesting last week because she didn’t want what had grown so…
Washington, Idaho senators request CARES Act funding for wheat farmers
Senators from both Washington and Idaho sent a bipartisan letter requesting funds from the CARES Act be provided to wheat growers impacted by COVID-19.
U.S. trade deal with China could give financial relief to farmers
Farmers around the Inland Northwest are one step closer to some financial relief.
Idaho, Washington farmers see above-average year on wheat
Officials say farmers in Idaho and Washington saw above-average returns on wheat crop this year, but lentil prices are plunging.
Research looks for solution to wheat, barley disease
Palouse’s cool climate, moisture from coast create ideal conditions
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.
Eastern Washington agriculture leaders meet to discuss tariff impacts
Agriculture leaders from across Eastern Washington were in Spokane Thursday to discuss how a possible trade war with China will impact the regions exports.
What the end of the Trans Pacific Partnership could mean for Washington wheat growers
KXLY 920 interviewed Glen Squires, CEO of Washington Grain Growers, on Friday about the end of the Trans Pacific Partnership.
