Agriculture

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Light Headed: In parts of the Northwest, roll open a head of wheat and there’s not much in it

Light wheat is a problem this summer harvest in the Northwest. Farmers say the plants are stressed by heat and little rain. A fresh U.S. Department of Agriculture report says winter wheat crops in the Northwest are forecast to be down this year.
- Anna King
Congress members dive into Northwest dams debate

Four congress members listened to testimony about whether the four Lower Snake River dams should stay in place or be removed.
- Courtney Flatt
To protect bighorns, officials are reviewing grazing allotments in a central WA national forest

When bighorns come into contact with grazing domestic sheep – the meetup could be deadly for the wild animals.
- Courtney Flatt
Many of WA's most exclusive cherries are shipped abroad

Correspondent Anna King explains.
- Anna King
Washington's late-night luxury cherries

Summer cherry season is right around the corner. Literally… the fruit is making its way to your grocery store and farmers market right now. One Washington grower is pulling out all the stops to whip up an extra special batch of cherries. It means harvesting the fruit in the middle of the night in a greenhouse. Northwest News Network correspondent Anna King is here to tell us about the luxury cherry industry cropping up in the state.
- Patricia Murphy
Relentless wintry weather means tragedy for many cattle ranches across the West

During spring’s prime calving season, lots of newborn calves have been dying from the cold.
- Anna King
Conservation group hopes to protect habitats, skiing, and affordable housing in WA's Methow Valley

An important wildlife corridor – and a key access point for cross-country skiers – could be parceled out and developed. But the Methow Conservancy is keeping it open to the public.
- Courtney Flatt
Black-led farming program in Seattle is being asked to uproot

Nurturing Roots is a Black led community farm that started in 2016 that’s based in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood. It’s a group that’s also urged city leaders to put more land in the hands of Black farmers.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
A Northwest dryland wheat farmer looks to the sky, contemplates the coming harvest

Even with all the rain and snow in California this winter, it’s been pretty dry in our region, especially in much of eastern Oregon and parts of eastern Washington.For wheat farmers, that means there could be some nail-biting months ahead.Chris Herron owns an eight-square-mile dryland farm in north Franklin County, Washington. Correspondent Anna King spent the day with him and produced this audio postcard.This transcript has been condensed and edited for clarity.
- Anna King
Proposed WA bill would raise threshold for farmworker overtime

This is the second year that farmworkers will be eligible for overtime. Right now, if they work past 48 hours they’ll get paid time and half. Next year they’ll be the same as everyone else - anything past 40 hours would count as overtime. But there’s new proposed legislation in Olympia that is trying to re-negotiate that.
- Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

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