Rising wine — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 24, 2012

Design-build proposals will soon be accepted for construction of a Wine Science Center at Washington State University Tri-Cities.

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Report error — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 21, 2012

An EPA report saying dairies near Sunnyside are a likely source of nitrate pollution in ground and drinking water in the Lower Yakima Valley is "filled with considerable errors" and can't be "scientifically defended to derive at the stated conclusions," according to the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Biotech ballot — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 20, 2012

Organizers of Washington Initiative 522 requiring labeling of any genetically modified food sold in the state say they probably have the 241,153 voter signatures needed by Jan. 4 to get the measure before the Legislature in 2013 and on next fall's general election ballot if the Legislature takes no action.

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Feeding the hungry — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 19, 2012

The Beef Counts program has donated its 27,000th beef roast to Spokane's needy, said Bridget Coon, Washington Beef Commission consumer information director.

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Efforts joined — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 18, 2012

The Washington State Horticultural Association and Yakima Valley Growers-Shippers Association hope to combine their lobbying efforts before the state Legislature convenes on Jan. 14.

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Legislative hopes — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 17, 2012

Policies sought by the Washington State Farm Bureau may meet a more receptive audience in the upcoming legislative session, says John Stuhlmiller, director of government relations for the state Farm Bureau.

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Washington AgMinute for Dec. 14, 2012

The lone agriculture representative on Gov.-elect Jay Inslee's transition team says state Department of Agriculture Director Dan Newhouse has done an "excellent job" and that he has no hesitation recommending he continue in that role.

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Big apples — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 12, 2012

The Washington apple crop is now estimated at a record-shattering 129.7 million, fresh-packed, 40-pound boxes.

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Rolling in apples — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 11, 2012

The volume of processing apples — those going for juice, sauce and baked ingredients — could top 800,000 tons from this year's Washington apple crop. That's up more than 78 percent from the 2011 crop and well above levels seen for many years.

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Return of the wolf — Washington AgMinute for Dec. 5, 2012

Wolves are still active in northeast Washington even after state wildlife managers killed seven of the predators earlier this year.

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