Spring 2022
Asparagus
The tender green spears, carefully hand-picked, are harbingers of spring gardens. » More ...
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Spring 2020
Hemp on the horizon
Washington state has some catching up to do when it comes to industrial hemp. WSU is helping develop the industry. » More ...
Fall 2013
Washington’s sweet corn secret
Washington corn? Midwesterners may scoff, but right now an abundance of sweet corn from Yakima Valley and around the Columbia Basin is heading to grocery stores, farm stands, and farmers markets from Anacortes to Zillah. It is something of a surprise that our state is also one of the largest sweet corn producers in the country.
The stuff at the farm stands is just a hint of how much of the crop is here. Three states dominate in the production of sweet corn for canning and freezing. The first two are no revelation: Wisconsin and Minnesota. But some years Washington is the source of 850,000 … » More …