agriculture

Although the fraud was discovered last November, it took months to unravel the scheme, and now two women are likely facing charges.

Wednesday, Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced a complaint has been filed in U.S. District Court of Eastern Washington, claiming sexual harassment of farm workers by a foreman working for a large ag company in Quincy, WA

You may have heard of the "What's Upstream" campaign that was launched by money from the Environmental Protection Agency Region 10 (The Pacific Northwest) that many say was a cleverly disguised attack on farmers, ranchers and other ag producers by environmental groups. Now, there's evidence taxpayer money was used to fund the effort, in violation of federal laws.

Tuesday and Wednesday, the Annual Ag Expo is happening at TRAC in Pasco, with LOTS of displays, information and products you can use around your home, not just for farming.

It's starting to sound like a cloak-and-dagger mystery, but it's deadly serious. If you thought we had it bad in Tri-Cities, up the Lower Valley, it's getting worse.

Last night the National Weather service issued severe weather warning’s all around the Tri-Cities and lucky for us the bad weather missed us all together. Check out  my photo’s from Terra Blanca winery last night.

In an important move that could have affected numerous agricultural operations right here in the Mid-Columbia, the WH has backed off on child labor farm laws--for now.