How many times have you wanted to leave your problems behind, get away from it all, and hang the “Gone fishing” sign on your office door? After the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, the disciples were waiting in Galilee for Jesus as He had instructed them. Not knowing what else to do, they decided, under [...]
By Lacey A. Spalding Snow softly blankets the hibernating hay fields surrounding the Niderosts’ farm. Their farm dogs Amber, a chocolate lab, and Sabrina, a cocker-spaniel, are bounding happily through the winter wonderland. Afternoon sunshine is making the farm shop glow in bright hues of glittering gold. A bitter north wind shakes snowflakes from tall [...]
By Andy McGuire WSU Lauzier Agriculture Systems Educator In 1962, the first successful no-till corn field was planted in Kentucky. Since then, many farmers across this nation and around the world have also figured out how to successfully produce crops without tillage. “No-till” management encompasses 222 million acres worldwide, including 64 million acres in [...]
By Curt Andrews “Putting up ice” was the term used for packing ice in sawdust stockades during the winter for use throughout the summer. It began in Othello during the winter of 1908-09 and continued for 50 years by importing ice from lakes in the Midwest to Othello’s railroad icehouses. In the summer of 1958, [...]
by LuAnn Morgan On Sept. 30, the Country of Origins Label (COOL) rule went into effect, requiring packages on the supermarket shelves to specifically state where the meat came from. Retailers must use the designation labels and have six months to comply. According to Larry R. Meadows, of the USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs, the [...]
By Lacey A. Spalding Big plans this weekend. Incredible winter hunting trip planned for the mountains. You are going to get that six-point buck you swore to your buddy you saw last year. Gun is cleaned … check. Ammunition packed with extra clothes and gear … check, check. Your friend’s SUV is filled up, warmed [...]
The Risk Management Agency has set closing sales dates for winter and spring’s multiple-peril crop insurance programs. The dates include the adjusted gross revenue pilot and the adjusted gross revenue-lite programs, which cover most farm-raised crops, animals and animal products. AGR and AGR-lite insure a producer’s whole-farm revenue against low returns due to unavoidable natural [...]
By Judy Spalding At the last East Columbia Basin Irrigation District board meeting, Craig Simpson, manager, said the Odessa Subarea special study is caught up in nonstop design work for the design perimeters. That means conference calls every two weeks. “After work on the watermaster sites, it was discovered we don’t need three sites,” Simpson [...]
By Judy Spalding If you are a farmer, you may have noticed some acknowledgments during December, in the way of a parade and a breakfast held in Moses Lake. Approximately 1,000 people showed up at the Lake Town Landing for the Agricultural Appreciation Lighted Christmas Parade. The first parade was held in 1994. The parade [...]
