Agriculture

Two Oregon wine grape growers have failed to convince a state judge their grapes would be harmed by the scent from a nearby marijuana operation.

Many small farms in Skagit County, including Farias Farm, started selling their produce online after coronavirus restrictions left fewer options to sell at farmers markets, a major source of income, the Skagit Valley Herald reported this week.

Washington and Oregon raspberry and cranberry growers say they have been dealing with depressed prices for their products. But a viral TikTok from an Idaho potato factory worker has boosted sales of the fruits' juice.

The Kennewick Irrigation District wants a new reservoir as the Tri-Cities area (and its water needs) grows, but it'll have to go through a family pumpkin farm first.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association estimates the 2020 crop will total 134 million standard 40-pound boxes of fresh apples. That’s just above 2019’s total of 133.9 million boxes.

The Oregon Quarantine Worker Fund will provide up to two weeks of financial relief for agricultural workers who must self-quarantine due to coronavirus.

More than 400 people in about 40 states, and Canada, have been sickened in the outbreak tied to red onions.

A century ago, Black people made up 14% of the farmers in the nation, today they account for only 1.4%. Portland's Black Futures Farm is working to restore Black people to the land and build Black food sovereignty.

A petition that called for new rules to limit when the state can kill endangered wolves that prey on livestock was rejected Friday by the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to take up a Klamath Basin water dispute that goes back nearly two decades.