DuPont noted that Washington will see a lower-than-average pear yield this season due to the winter damage with only around 75% of the crop surviving the frosts, Executive Director of the Washington Wine Growers Association Colleen Frei said.
October 14, 2024
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October 14, 2024 1:20 a.m.
2024 good for most but not all Washington agriculture products
COLUMBIA BASIN — Washington, and more specifically the Columbia Basin, is known for its impact in agriculture, growing millions of pounds of apples, wheat, potatoes and other food. “We aren’t the best, we’re just blessed,” Dale Lathim, the executive director of Potato Growers of Washington, said.