Challenges include rising labor costs and stagnant prices paid to farmers, but also dramatic apple oversupply caused by increased farm efficiency and the loss of major international markets due to then-President Donald Trump’s 2018 tariffs. 

Five people who have contributed to agriculture and agribusiness have been inducted to the Mid-Columbia Agriculture Hall of Fame this year.

Lamb Weston’s current chief operating officer will be the next top leader of the Idaho-based potato processor as it wrestles with decreased demand for its products.

A nationwide egg producer will make the Tri-Cities the home for its newest hub for egg farms in the region.

A group of investors has bought T Lake Ranch outside Connell, the largest contiguous piece of property in Franklin County, according to the national real estate brokerage firm that handled the $18 million sale. 

A winery established 18 years ago is looking for new owners to continue its legacy on Red Mountain.

Locally-raised meat can be hard to come by, but one couple is closing that gap with their new Richland shop.

Lamb Weston plants in Pasco and Paterson will use $4.6 million in grants from the Washington State Department of Commerce to carry out decarbonization projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. 

Washington is home to a unique leadership program – taught in both English and Spanish – that focuses leadership principles on the realities of working in agriculture. 

Even though new trucks have reduced CO2 and other pollutants, some politicians are hastily charging ahead to replace fossil-fueled trucks with unproven technology.