Columbia Basin

(Runtime 1:02)For two years, Northwest farmers didn’t have enough potatoes for processors.The crops yielded under what was expected. Processors were…

(Runtime 1:03)After the Hansen Road fire burned along the hills just outside Benton City in southeastern Washington this past summer, signs of life are…

(Runtime 3:51)Marsha Stipe lives in Richland where, pretty much every day, she goes for a walk on a scenic path along the Columbia River.“Well, they’re…

(Runtime 4:00)Scout Clean Energy, a renewable energy companyfrom Colorado, began looking at Horse Heaven Hills in 2016 as the prospective site for a clean…

(Runtime 4:40)How do you bring money into a small town? Tourists can help, but first you need something to attract them. In this edition of StoryCorps…

Farmers say they’ve already taken a hit from the pandemic and higher fertilizer costs. Now they are going to get 3% less for their potatoes from Lamb Weston, McCain Foods and J.R. Simplot Company.

The coronavirus pandemic continues to make its presence known in all facets of daily life, including agriculture. That extends to some supply and demand economics lessons for Northwest apple and potato growers.

Several major crops in Oregon and Washington are significantly delayed from foul winter weather and a cool spring. Wheat farmers are having trouble planting in the wet ground. Potatoes are still being planted a month late. And fruit tree buds are developing slowly.

For years, Oregon and Washington have been searching for the best way to catch more hatchery fish while letting the wild fish return unharmed to their spawning grounds. Now, one group says they’ve found it.