A law better than rough labor disputes OLYMPIA — Washington farmers testified they can’t afford to negotiate pay raises with unions, while union organizers argued a collective-bargaining law […] ...

This story first appeared in the Washington State Standard. When organic wheat farmer Joel Huesby was growing up in the 1960s and 1970s in southeast Washington, many teens sought jobs in the region's ...

A federal program created during the pandemic to supply public schools with local produce was abruptly ended in March, leaving Washington state farmers without a critical source of income. Summer ...

Washington ranked last in the nation in 2024 for financial returns to farm operators, and the picture isn’t likely to vastly improve for 2025, a Washington State University financial advisor says.

Across Whatcom, Skagit and Snohomish counties, blueberry farms are facing millions of pounds of crop losses, said Alan Schreiber, executive director of the Washington Blueberry Commission. It’s too ...

PULLMAN, Wash. — A groundbreaking report from Washington State University (WSU) researchers suggests that integrating solar power with agricultural practices, known as "agrivoltaics," could ...

Jan. 23—"What would you do if you discovered a state agency was contributing to contamination of drinking water?" This was ...

A large solar farm proposed in eastern Washington appears on course to clear a critical regulatory hurdle this month, despite opposition from the Yakama Nation. After that, it would go for approval to ...

Gov. Bob Ferguson held off green-lighting the Carriger project in August to allow the Yakama Nation more time to weigh in on cultural resource protections. Washington State Standard is part of States ...

LYNDEN, Whatcom County — More than 200 pairs of eyes turned to Larry Stap when he stepped into his dairy farm, Twin Brook Creamery, to check on the “girls.” Under the building’s tin roof, a herd of ...