State of Agriculture
Washington No. 1 in ag — and the Mid-Columbia grows most of those crops
Fly over the Tri-Cities and you will see just how tightly agriculture is woven into the economy.
State of Agriculture
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Mid-Columbia's most juicy legacy — wine grapes
The state’s 350 vineyards bear a combined 44,000 acres of wine grapes, a distant No. 2 in the country to California with 543,000 acres.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Farmers have a passion for peppers
Washington doesn’t make it on the list of states that produce the most chili peppers — unlike California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.And Washington’s 55 acres are barely a blip in the 22,100 acres grown nationwide. The state ...
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Washington barley on the rebound
As grains go, barley is often overlooked compared with wheat and corn, though not by beer drinkers.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Local farmers do their part to satisfy demand for eggs
The United States produces close to 90 billion eggs annually, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with almost half that total coming from the Midwest. Washington producers account for a small slice of the national quiche at just under 2 billion eggs, ranking 17th nationally.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Washington 10th in nation in dairy production
BASIN CITY -- The rhythm of the milking machines at Zurcher Dairy near Basin City creates a metronome of sound.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Washington is No. 1 mint oil producer in U.S.
Washington produces enough mint oil each year to supply every American resident with 135 sticks of gum.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Washington tops for carrots
It is difficult to think of a vegetable more ubiquitous than the carrot.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Lentils are the pulse of the Palouse
Any reason is a good reason to throw a party in Pullman. The weekend before fall semester begins, the town welcomes back Washington State University students and their families with the National Lentil Festival.
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STATE OF AGRICULTURE
Washington state tops when it comes to hops
Mike Clancy knows a good beer when he tastes one. Sitting at a table in White Bluffs Brewing in Richland, the Kennewick man took a big gulp of the Almost Bluffdiver IPA and let out a long sigh as the beer frosted his mustache, before giving a thumbs up.
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