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Slow Money: Pairing investors with food businesses

Forget Wall Street. One way some well-off Northwesterners avoided steep losses in the stock market in recent years was by making unusual alternative investments: in small farms and food businesses....

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Middle East among factors causing wheat price volatility for Washington farmers

Listen The tumultuous political climate in the Middle East is creating volatility in the price of wheat.  Northwest farmers and wheat traders are trying to hedge against the uncertainty.

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Organic farming down in Washington despite growing demand for organic foods

Listen As sales of organic foods continue to climb across the country, organic farming in Washington has decreased. That surprised some researchers for a state that's one of the country’s top...

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Northwest farmers hope to regain Mexican market

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Washington wheat crops way above average

Cooler temperatures this year have given Washington’s wheat famers a boost. The cool wet spring combined with good ripening conditions in July and August have increased yields here. At the same time,...

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Housing study finds cramped quarters in Walla Walla County

RICHLAND, Wash. – A new study says increasing numbers of families in Walla Walla County are living in overcrowded conditions.

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Anniversary brings out gratitude for troops in one farmer

Reflections of an eastern Washington farmer harvesting alfalfa with a massive tractor: "This is about the only piece of farm equipment that has air conditioning. (Laughs) My name is Collette McEntire...

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Anniversary stirs sadness and hope for one farm laborer

Reflections of a farm laborer and his son near Eltopia, Wash.: "My name is Victor Santillan and I work for Agri-Pack, stacking hay in the trucks. I'm from Durango, Mexico and I'm proud of it too. I...

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Fires destroy three major haystacks in Eastern Washington

Police in eastern Washington are trying to figure out who has been intentionally torching haystacks near the tiny town of Mattawa. Grant County Sheriff Tom Jones says in the last two weeks two fires...

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Agriculture industry 'Tremendous Force' in Idaho economy

Agriculture is a tremendous force in shaping the Idaho economy, according to John Hammel, dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at the University of Idaho. Hammel told state budget...

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Insect experts issue 'urgent' warning on using biotech seeds

For America's agricultural biotech companies, the corn rootworm is threatening to turn into their worst nightmare.

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Pray for rain: Food prices heading higher

A fierce drought has been scorching crops this summer, but it's still too soon to know exactly how much of a hole it will burn in your wallet.

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This Drought's No Dry Run: Lessons Of The Dust Bowl

This summer's drought continues to wilt and bake crops from Ohio to the Great Plains and beyond. Under a baking, late-afternoon sun just outside of the tiny east-central Illinois town of Thawville,...

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Drought, wildfires force ranchers to look for efficiencies

The people who raise cattle destined to become steak or hamburger on your dinner plate are feeling the pinch. Wildfires this summer have scorched more than a million acres of Northwest rangeland. In...

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Northwest asparagus comes a tad early

Northwest farmers are beginning to harvest the first asparagus of the year this week in southeast Washington. That’s a tad earlier than usual. And after last year's farm-labor shortage, growers across...

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Slow Money: Pairing investors with food businesses

Forget Wall Street. One way some well-off Northwesterners avoided steep losses in the stock market in recent years was by making unusual alternative investments: in small farms and food businesses....

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Middle East among factors causing wheat price volatility for Washington farmers

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-954554.mp3The tumultuous political climate in the Middle East is creating volatility in the price of wheat.  Northwest farmers and...

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Organic farming down in Washington despite growing demand for organic foods

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-960610.mp3As sales of organic foods continue to climb across the country, organic farmingin Washington has decreased. That surprised...

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Northwest farmers hope to regain Mexican market

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976744.mp3U.S. produce is about to get cheaper in Mexico. That includes apples, pears and potatoes from the Northwest.Mexico has...

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Washington wheat crops way above average

Cooler temperatures this year have given Washington’s wheat famers a boost. The cool wet spring combined with good ripening conditions in July and August have increased yields here. At the same time,...

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