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Washington Awarded $2M In REAP Funds
Washington Awarded $2M In REAP Funds
Washington Awarded $2M In REAP Funds
Last week, USDA Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is partnering with farmers and small businesses to expand access to clean energy and lower energy bills through the Rural Energy for America Program.  The USDA announced $104 million in loans and grants to support over 300 clean energy projects in 34 states.  That in...
Farmland Continues To Decline Nationwide
Farmland Continues To Decline Nationwide
Farmland Continues To Decline Nationwide
A recent study by the University of Illinois determined farmland continues to disappear across the U.S.  The study from Farmdoc said land in farms declined in each region of the country and was led by pastureland.  The decline in pastureland was likely facilitated by a growth in livestock confinement operations.  Planted cropland ...
The Year Kennewick and Richland Flooded [PHOTOS]
The Year Kennewick and Richland Flooded [PHOTOS]
The Year Kennewick and Richland Flooded [PHOTOS]
In the spring of 1948 heavy rain and warm temperatures created a massive snowpack runoff which put enormous pressure on the Columbia River and surrounding tributaries. The Tri-Cities flooded and one Oregon town was completely wiped out.
Lamb Weston Closes Connell, WA Location
Lamb Weston Closes Connell, WA Location
Lamb Weston Closes Connell, WA Location
Lamb Weston announced this week that it has permanently closed it's potato processing plant in Connell, WA, laying off 375 employees.  That plant in south central Washington was responsible for a variety of frozen potato products including French Fries. ...

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