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News

Mushroom farmworkers in Yakima Valley rally for union support

Ostrom Mushroom Farms promised a few hundred good jobs. Their workers — and the state — believe the company hasn't lived up to its promises.

by
  • Mai Hoang
/ December 8, 2022
Turkeys gathering at Windy N Ranch
News

This year's Thanksgiving turkey will cost you more. Here's why

Washington farmers avoided a bird flu outbreak, but rising supply costs will hit home cooks.

by
  • Mai Hoang
/ November 22, 2022
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News

Hay Fever: What rising costs mean for horses and WA agriculture

Amid a supply chain crunch, Pacific Northwest farmers exporting animal feed are feeling the heat.

by
  • Lauren Paterson
Northwest Public Broadcasting
/ September 27, 2022
A Cascadia Wildlands volunteer stands in a Western red cedar grove within the Flat Country project area. (Andrew Kumler, Cascadia Wildlands Volunteer)
Environment

Despite Biden's promises, logging poses major threat to PNW forests

The president celebrated Earth Day in Seattle's Seward Park by pledging to protect old growth trees. But his measures aren't enough.

by
  • Rochelle Gluzman
InvestigateWest
/ September 2, 2022
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Equity

Central WA farmworkers weigh in on heat protection efforts

State leaders and labor advocates are pushing for regulations to protect workers who feel torn between working in dangerous heat and losing wages.

by
  • Johanna Bejarano
Northwest Public Broadcasting
/ August 30, 2022
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News

Why WA cherries are so expensive this summer

This season's crop was even smaller than predicted. A late harvest may provide one last chance to enjoy the fruit.

by
  • Mai Hoang
/ August 24, 2022
People at a ribbon-cutting ceremony
Equity

WA agriculture workers look to retain momentum of pandemic strikes

A new Yakima office aims to give workers and immigrants a place to gather, share information and organize.

by
  • Mai Hoang
/ July 7, 2022
Aerial view of an open-net-pen salmon farm
Environment

WA, BC leaders weigh closing controversial salmon farms

Some researchers say the open-net-pen farms are breeding grounds for parasites, viruses and bacteria that devastate wild populations.

by
  • Brian Owens
Hakai Magazine
/ July 4, 2022
combine in a wheat field
Cascade PBS Ideas Festival

Podcast | The politics of your dinner plate

Season
4
,
Episode
20
/ July 1, 2022

The food that Americans eat says a lot about the political culture they live in. An expert panel discusses what the country's diet is telling us now. 

person holding pink umbrella in a smoky city, and image of trees against a smoky sky
Environment

What WA’s cold, wet spring means for summer wildfires

Some think the rainy season’s silver lining is a decreased risk of wildfires later in the year. That may not be the case.

by
  • Hannah Weinberger
/ June 27, 2022
Dan Nanamkin and others inside a geodesic dome under construction
Environment

Farms in Central Washington boost their yield with solar energy

Two greenhouse domes on the Colville Reservation will house the state’s first 'agrivoltaics' project, where food and electricity can grow in tandem on small acreage.

by
  • John Stang
/ June 22, 2022 /
Updated at 12:15 p.m. on July 14
A bin full of freshly picked cherries grown in Wapato, Wash.-based Valicoff Fruit Co.'s orchard
News

NW cherry crop this year may be the smallest in nearly a decade

The cherry-growing season was hit by a cold, wet spring, meaning that boxes will hit stores later — and likely be pricier — than in previous years.

by
  • Mai Hoang
/ June 15, 2022
a person in purple overalls with long brown hair holds a shovel while smiling at the camera
Environment

How a military career led this Seattle-area nurse to farming

Kayla McCarthy is trying to leave her home base better than she found it by creating community in a garden.

by
  • Hannah Weinberger
/ June 9, 2022
Romina Atzin sweeps up harvested hops at Perrault Farms in Toppenish
Environment

How your favorite IPA is contributing to climate change

A new report from a Yakima-based trade group is the first step toward a more environmentally sustainable hop industry.

by
  • Mai Hoang
/ April 22, 2022
a person wearing a mask and a colorful sweater touches packets of seeds on a folding table in a bright room
Environment

Why you should plant your neighbor's seeds

Members of the King County Seed Lending Library community offer their neighbors edible plant seeds for free at the Great Seattle Seed Swap.

by
  • Hannah Weinberger
/ April 21, 2022
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