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 …
Washington State Department of Agriculture
Forbidden fruit: apple maggot quarantine likely in valley
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 …
Hover steps down as head of state ag department
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 …
Twisp family farm honored in state’s 125th-anniversary celebration
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 …
News briefs: September 10, 2014
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
