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House Ag Committee Chair, David Scott of Georgia, says at the top of his list of priorities are food security, racial equality, the farm bill, and climate change.

China made its largest weekly U.S. beef purchases on record two weeks ago, followed by its biggest U.S. corn deals in almost a month.

Remember to leave food on your porch for Operation Harvest on Saturday, October 3rd.

In a decision that keeps the tomato suspension agreement, the U.S. Int'l. Trade Commission ruled Mexican tomatoes sold at less than “fair value” threaten the domestic industry.

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.