Wenatchee, WA… The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) is now selling $25 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2009 Rears Manufacturing Powerblast Sprayer valued at $18,000 to benefit the Foundation’s charitable programs. The raffle will take place at the Washington State Horticultural Association (WSHA) annual meeting in December at the Wenatchee Convention Center. [...]
Wenatchee, Wash… The Washington Apple Education Foundation (WAEF) released its latest tool to attract talent back to the tree fruit industry. Pick of the Crop is an eight-minute film showcasing six young industry professionals working in their sales, administration, management, research, graphic design and produce tracking fields. The Foundation will show the film to high school [...]
Volunteer gleaners from four educational institutions braved blowing dust to recover over 5,000 lbs of potatoes from four Basin farms for delivery to a grateful Moses Lake Food Bank. Organized by the Washington State Potato Commission’s Brittany Gies for the second year, the gleaning adventure engaged 230 youth from Crestview Christian School, the Moses Lake [...]
The 23rd annual Pacific Northwest Vegetable Association’s Conference and Trade Show will be held November 11-12, 2009 at the Thee Rivers Convention Center in Kennewick, WA. This year’s conference will draw more than 450 growers and industry members. The program features more than 30 speakers and breakout sessions – Onions, General Vegetable/ Alternative Crops, Pest Management and [...]
Tri-Cities, Washington—Tickets are already on sale for the 31st Tri-Cities Wine Festival, November 6-7, 2009. This year, for the first time, it will be at the Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 W. Grandridge Blvd., Kennewick. The Festival is a judged competition, with seminars, a public tasting, area artisans and a silent auction. More than 100 [...]
The House of Representatives passed the final version of the Fiscal Year 2010 conference report for the Agriculture Appropriations bill today. Included in the bill were several programs that were requested by Congressman Hastings and were included in the final bill, which still must pass the Senate. Vegetable, Forage, and biofuel feedstock research at Prosser: [...]
(WASHINGTON, D.C.) – Congressman Doc Hastings (WA-04) today led bipartisan congressional efforts to encourage the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to start signup for the Asparagus Market Loss Program. “The Andean Trade Preferences Act continues to have a devastating impact on the Washington asparagus industry, and I am pleased that Congress acted last year to help compensate growers and [...]
Dynamic speaker Todd Buchholz, respected economist, entrepreneur and author, will keynote the 1st Annual Washington – Oregon Potato Conference next January. Buchholz “lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit,” says the Associated Press. A former director of economic policy at the White House, a managing director of the Tiger hedg e fund, and an [...]
Moses Lake, Washington – The Washington Potato Commission has announced a partnership with World Champion short-track speed skater and Seattle, Washington native Apolo Anton Ohno. Ohno will work with the Commission in its continued efforts to educate the public and youth in particular on the importance of Washington potatoes. As part of the partnership, Ohno [...]
Monthly Meeting Tues, October 13th – 7:00 p.m. (no-host dinner at 6 p.m.) at Bob’s Cafe’ 1807 E. Kittleson Rd, Moses Lake More info: 509-347-6655 or www.cattleproducersofwa.org CPoW is a non-profit grassroots organization whose purpose is to sustain, improve and protect Washington State’s live cattle industry and to address the market interests of Washington live cattle producers [...]
