Coal benefits — AgMinute for July 12, 2013

Washington farmers, the agricultural industry and the state economy will benefit by expanding the Pacific Northwest's coal export facilities, according to a 26-page report commissioned by the Washington State Farm Bureau.

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Odessa critics — Washington AgMinute for March 28, 2013

Retired Washington State University agricultural economists Norm Whittlesey and Walt Butcher say the plan to bring Columbia River water to Odessa area farms doesn't make financial sense.

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Pickers wanted — Washington AgMinute for Jan. 14, 2013

A record number of people worked in Washington's record apple harvest this past fall, but still some apples were left on trees because more pickers were needed, sources say.

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The $7 billion apple - Washington AgMinute for Sept. 19

The Washington apple industry generated $7 billion in total economic output in the 2010-2011 sales season, according to a study recently concluded for the Washington Apple Commission. That figure includes all levels of production, packing, processing, marketing and research.

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