harvest

Despite a damaging heat wave, the California avocado farmers will produce a larger-than-expected crop. The avocado season officially ends at the end of October.

The next big wine event in the valley is called Catch The Crush. It's set for October 12 and 13 at area wineries. You can stomp grapes, check those juicy sugar levels and do comparative tastings from grapes to juice to the bottle. for more information check wineyakimavalley.org

Washington state’s wine grape harvest grew by 14 percent in 2018, for a grand total of 261,000 tons crushed. It was the second largest harvest in Washington’s history, behind the record-breaking total of 270,000 tons in 2016.

And while it's harvest time there's still another big event coming up for area wineries next month called Catch The Crush.

John Cooper says while other cities start to see a decrease in tourism Yakima always sees an increase because of the harvest that's now underway.

U.S. farmers claims Brazil using government programs to push Brazilian rice into the U.S. and other countries where the U.S. fights to keep market shares.

MOXEE (AP) — Washington, Oregon and Idaho are on pace to set another record in hop acreage, but reports indicate supply is catching up to demand. The Capital Press reports USDA's National Agriculture Statistics Service estimates the three states will harvest 54,135 acres (85 sq...

SPOKANE (AP) — The state of Washington produced a record harvest of wine grapes in 2016. The Washington Wine Commission reported Wednesday that the 2016 harvest was 270,000 tons, up 22 percent from the previous year. Tonnage in 2015 was down a little compared to the previous record harvest of 227,000 tons in 2014...

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We're hearing conflicting information on the number of workers needed in the apple harvest here in the Yakima Valley. How many pickers are needed?