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Washington State Department of Agriculture

Ag department decision on apple-maggot quarantine delayed

August 8, 2018 by Methow Valley News

The imposition of a recommended quarantine of the Methow Valley to control the apple maggot has been postponed for a few weeks because pest-control experts with the Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) aren’t …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: AGRICULTURE, apple maggot, Washington State Department of Agriculture

Forbidden fruit: apple maggot quarantine likely in valley

June 21, 2018 by Methow Valley News

Orchardists, waste haulers and Okanogan County Public Works staff are scrambling to prepare for a quarantine that could be imposed on the Methow Valley in early September to control the apple maggot.

The quarantine would require apple growers to be certified that their crop is free of the destructive …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: AGRICULTURE, apple maggot, Department of Agriculture, Okanogan County Public Works, Washington State Department of Agriculture, WasteWise

Hover steps down as head of state ag department

April 3, 2015 by Methow Valley News

Methow Valley resident Bud Hover, a former Okanogan County Commissioner, said this week he will step down as director of the Washington State Department of Agriculture. Hover, who was appointed head of the state agency in April 2013 …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Washington State Department of Agriculture

Twisp family farm honored in state’s 125th-anniversary celebration

November 13, 2014 by Methow Valley News

By Marcy Stamper

Family farming is a tough way to make a living, but some 400 Washington families have succeeded at it for 125 years — including the Thurlows, who still operate their cattle ranch outside Twisp. This week those families got some official recognition as part of the state’s 125th-anniversary celebration. Twenty-five years ago, for the state’s centennial, the …

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: AGRICULTURE, History, Thurlow, Washington State Department of Agriculture

News briefs: September 10, 2014

September 12, 2014 by Methow Valley News

This week: County to consider variance requests for Mazama property, Bike trail work party at Sun Mountain on Sept. 14, Buckhorn Mine funds environmental projects in Okanogan County and West Nile virus found in Okanogan County horse

Filed Under: NEWS Tagged With: Buckhorn Mountain Gold Mine, Crown Resources, Evergreen Mountain Bike Alliance, Sun Mountain Lodge, Washington State Department of Agriculture, West Nile virus

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