Farming forecast

Wheat ripens under a late spring sun in Adams County southwest of Ritzville. The wheat forecast for the state is lower than some recent years’ yields.
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Alfalfa blooms in an irrigated field south of Moses Lake.

by CHARLES H. FEATHERSTONE
Staff Writer | May 18, 2023 4:48 PM

OLYMPIA — Warmer weather and lots of sunshine in mid-May prompted a lot of farmers in the Columbia Basin to get out into the field and plant, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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