The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced up to $14.5 million that will be available through the 2014 Farm Bill for two USDA bioenergy programs.
USDA’s Rural Development will be accepting applications for up to $12 million in payments from companies looking to offset costs associated with converting fossil fuel systems to renewable biomass fuel systems
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U.S. Potato exports to Mexico have stopped in response to a lawsuit by the Mexican Potato Growers Association against the Mexican government seeking to block a new rule allowing U.S. potato exports to all parts of Mexico.
A city ordinance limiting businesses to one sign is upsetting some Yakima merchants as code enforcement officers work to make sure the rule is followed.
The tourism season is on in the Yakima Valley and John Cooper says the valley is a big weekend destination for a lot of people from the west side of the state.