October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021

Oct22

COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SETTLEMENT

COLUMBIA RIVER SYSTEM OPERATIONS INJUNCTIVE RELIEF SETTLEMENT

Earlier this year, several litigants sued the federal government over last year’s Columbia River System Operations Environmental Impact Statement and the accompanying Biological Opinion. 

Oct22

CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT FOR FOOD AND AG PARTNERS OCTOBER 26TH

CYBERSECURITY SUMMIT FOR FOOD AND AG PARTNERS OCTOBER 26TH

Cybersecurity Summit on Zoom for Private Industry Partners in Food and Agriculture.

Oct22

OGWRP PRODUCERS MEETING OCT. 27

OGWRP PRODUCERS MEETING OCT. 27

Join the Grant County Conservation District on October 27, 2021 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at the Grant County Fairgrounds' 4-H Building to learn more about the NRCS programs we are pursuing for the Odessa Ground Water Replacement Project (GWRP), as well as updates on the overall implementation of the program.

Oct22

POTATOES DROP TO #4 IN THE STATE DUE TO PANDEMIC

POTATOES DROP TO #4 IN THE STATE DUE TO PANDEMIC

Potatoes dropped to #4 in the top 5 commodities produced in Washington for 2020.

Oct22

SHELF STABLE FRIES HIT MARKETPLACE

SHELF STABLE FRIES HIT MARKETPLACE

Packaged food startup Farther Farms, backed with $10 million in capital from the National Science Foundation and other investors in the US such as Shake Shack COO Zachary Koff, has created a new food preservation process that it hopes could make the cold chain moot for traditionally frozen or refrigerated packaged food products.

Oct29

TRI-CITIES DOCUMENTARY "OUR RIVERS, OUR LIFE" AVAILABLE TO VIEW

TRI-CITIES DOCUMENTARY

The Tri-Cities' annual RiverFest event has been cancelled for 2021, but the organizers and sponsors have redirected the funds to educating residents in other parts of the Pacific Northwest about the importance of the Columbia and Snake rivers to the region.

Oct22

TRICK OR CHIPS

TRICK OR CHIPS

Halloween is just around the corner and the WSPC is offering growers throughout Washington an opportunity to hand out potato chips as a fun trick-or-treat option.

Oct22

WA & OR CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS CALL ON USDA TO PROVIDE RELIEF

WA & OR CONGRESSIONAL MEMBERS CALL ON USDA TO PROVIDE RELIEF

Members of the Washington and Oregon delegation took the lead on a letter, sent this week to Secretary of Ag Vilsack, urging USDA to provide new aid to producers in Washington and Oregon, two states slammed by intense heat and drought this summer.