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State Ag Director Newhouse asks for crop aid »

admin 04:21 pm | State Agriculture director Dan Newhouse has asked Gov. Chris Gregoire to seek federal disaster designation for some crops damaged by the record-breaking rain this spring. Hay, cherries and asparagus are among the dozens…

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Quincy-Columbia Basin Irrigation District »

admin 09:55 am | The last Saturday for ditchrides this season is Saturday, Sept. 4. Weekend canal surveillance will continue with supervisory personnel.…

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Local man named head of breeder association »

Dan Baginski, left, and his son Chris with one of Dan-Maur Farms’ 200 Brown Swiss dairy cows. Photo by Bob Kirkpatrick.

Bob 11:34 am | By Bob Kirkpatrick Editor Dan Baginski, owner of Dan-Maur Farms, Othello, has been elected director of the Western Region…

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Fishing tackle made by a fishing junkie »

Jim Carpenter holds a perch pattern streamer fly he just tied. The fly has fooled many walleyes. Photo by Jim Pearson.

admin 02:46 pm | By Jim Pearson Contributing writer Jim Carpenter is an addict turned junkie. Addicts sometimes sell the stuff so they…

Aug 11 2010 / 14 Comments / Read More »

Apple foundation awards scholarships »

admin 10:40 am | A total of 112 students will depart for college this fall with financial support from the state’s tree fruit…

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Local man named head of breeder association »

Bob 11:34 am | By Bob Kirkpatrick Editor Dan Baginski, owner of Dan-Maur Farms, Othello, has been elected director of the Western Region of the National Brown Swiss Breeders Association. It’s the second time in the last 10 years he’s been appointed to the position. “I served as director from 2000 to 2007,” he said. “I represent Washington, California,…

Aug 12 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
Dan Baginski, left, and his son Chris with one of Dan-Maur Farms’ 200 Brown Swiss dairy cows. Photo by Bob Kirkpatrick.

Local man named head of breeder association »

Bob 11:34 am | By Bob Kirkpatrick Editor Dan Baginski, owner of Dan-Maur Farms, Othello, has been elected director of the Western Region of the National Brown Swiss Breeders Association. It’s the second time in the last 10 years he’s been appointed to the position. “I served as director from 2000 to 2007,” he said. “I represent Washington, California,…

Aug 12 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
Dan Baginski, left, and his son Chris with one of Dan-Maur Farms’ 200 Brown Swiss dairy cows. Photo by Bob Kirkpatrick.

No gypsy moth eradication planned for 2010 »

admin 04:24 pm | For the third year in a row, there will be no gypsy moth eradication treatments in Washington in 2010. After analyzing the results of last summer’s trappings and follow-up inspections, state agriculture officials concluded that no reproducing gypsy moth populations exist. Washington State Department of Agriculture caught 18 moths at seven sites in Tacoma, Mason…

Feb 15 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »
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2009 Washington grape numbers »

eric 03:07 pm | The National Agricultural Statistics Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture has released the final tally for Washington State’s 2009 wine grape crop. A record-high level of 165,000 tons was reported. That’s up 14 percent from the previous high in 2008. Growers received an average of $988 per ton, which was $30 less per ton…

Mar 24 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
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WSU program wins national award »

admin 02:43 pm | The Washington State University College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) was named one of the top 10 programs nationally to exceed requirements at the National Association of State Directors of Migrant Education annual conference April 11. CAMP’s mission is to provide financial and academic support to students from a migrant or seasonal farm worker background to…

Jul 5 2010 / No Comment / Read More »
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History

Gilbert Morgan holds his little brother Don at their home in Sauk. Photo courtesy of Othello Community Museum.

History of the Charles Morgan family, early settlers Part Three: Highlights of the early days »

eric 04:25 pm | By Gilbert Morgan Note: Gilbert Morgan died Sept. 27, 1990, at the age of 81. Several years prior, he wrote an account of his years growing up in the Columbia…

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Part Three: History of farming — Tractors begin a new era in farming »

The first “family farm” tractor model, the Allis-Chalmers Model B.

LuAnn Morgan 04:50 pm | By LuAnn Morgan When America entered World War II, the American farm changed. The war brought an end to the Great Depression…

Jul 28 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »

Part Two: History of farming — Hard times during the Great Depression »

Photo courtesy of Othello Community Museum (From left) Herb Michel, Everett Michel, John Crider and Clayton Michel stand in front of the Michel’s first tractor, a 1934 model.

LuAnn Morgan 02:47 pm | By LuAnn Morgan In the mid-1920s, laws required tractors to be tested for power output in many parts of the country. Most…

Jul 5 2010 / 5 Comments / Read More »
History of the Charles Morgan family, early settlers Part Two: Highlights of the early days » History of the Charles Morgan family, early settlers Part One: Highlights of the early days » History of farming: The turn of the century and 1920s » History of the Columbia Basin Project Part Five: Looking toward the future » History of the Columbia Basin Project Part Four: New Beginnings »

Irrigation

Draft EIS to be released this month »

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LuAnn Morgan 04:54 pm | By LuAnn Morgan It’s been a long process, but after several years of work, the draft Environmental Impact Study for the expansion…

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Big Bend Community College introduces new irrigation program »

Employees of Skone Irrigation admire the new center pivot technology being used for a Big Bend Community College program during a demonstration July 9. Photo by Briana Alzola.

admin 04:47 pm | By Briana Alzola A new training program at Big Bend Community College (BBCC) has partnered with Skone Irrigation, Reinke and the Washington…

Jul 28 2010 / 1 Comment / Read More »
Coulee Corridor Consortium cuts ribbon » Wetlands program improves hydrology » Grant County PUD raises ag rates » Yakima Basin water supply March forecast » Irrigation schedules released »
At the Grant County Economic Development Council’s quarterly meeting, managing director Jonathan Smith holds up a shovel used at the ground breaking of the BMW-SGL Group’s carbon fiber plant at the beginning of July. Photo by Briana Alzola.

Irrigation brings local economic resources »

admin 05:00 pm | By Briana Alzola Staff writer Most economic development in the area is somehow connected to agriculture, managing director of the Grant County Economic Development Council Jonathan Smith said during the…

Jul 28 2010 / No Comment / Read More »

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