Sep 19, 2017 | Agriculture & Food Processing
The community of Rosalia in Whitman County may be small – population about 565 – but it’s a major player in the international grain markets. According to the Washington State University Extension Office, Whatcom County is the highest wheat-producing...
Sep 10, 2017 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Innovation
Monitoring fish migration and managing the impact of dams on rivers has been an ongoing challenge to maintain sustainable fish populations. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) in Richland, Washington has developed the ability to record three-dimensional data...
Aug 2, 2017 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Eastern Washington harvests millions of tons of wheat to feed the world. In the process, it leaves behind 4 million tons of unused wheat straw. Renton-based Sustainable Fiber Technologies has developed a process for turning that waste wheat straw into pulp for a...
Jul 26, 2017 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Washington State may be best known for apples, but this season’s cherry harvest is on track to top previous production records. Cherry harvest runs in two cycles. Early harvest of the classic Rainier and Bing cherries are picked and shipped in time for July 4th...
Jan 12, 2017 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Technology
And, how does that work? The digital revolution is aiding agriculture and increasing harvest around the world. The capabilities of cloud computing, digital sensors, AI and advanced analytics are providing growers with critical real-time information to monitor...
Oct 18, 2016 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Washington apples are enjoyed around the world. But it’s the innovation in new apple species, improved efficiencies in production and packaging that has kept Washington a world leader. Read more in CapitalPress.com Washington has natural advantages in...
Oct 17, 2016 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Washington State’s per acre harvest of potatoes is twice the national average, about 30 tons per acre. Washington leads the nation in frozen french fry production with international exports to Japan alone at about 65 percent of production. Lamb Weston,...
Jun 14, 2016 | Agriculture & Food Processing
With a predicted world demand for 2.6 billion pounds of french fries, ConAgra is doubling down on Washington State with a $200 million expansion of its Richland manufacturing facility. The expansion will add a second processing line that when completed in 2017, will...
Nov 9, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing
For over a century the name Weyerhaeuser has been synonymous with timber in the Northwest. Since 1900 the Weyerhaueser company has been managing and harvesting timber for construction and cellulose fiber products throughout the Pacific Northwest. Now, Seattle-based...
Jul 1, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing
The Independence Day holiday is when Americans consume the greatest amount of fresh fruit and produce. Washington State is the nation’s largest sweet cherry producer and this June’s harvest tops the record setting harvest from June 2014. Agriculture and...
