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To help farmers protect their crops, University of California specialists are developing an online tool that translates climate data to predict extreme heat or cold that might threaten farm fields.

Beekeepers across the U.S. lost nearly 41% of their honey bee colonies from April 2018 to April this year. From The survey from the nonprofit Bee Informed Partnership.

**EPA will extend the deadline to meet requirements of its new farmworker protection standard until guidance and training materials are ready to help states implement the changes. The EPA’s Wendy Cleland-Hamnett did not specify a new deadline for compliance, but NASDA and other farm groups have repeatedly asked for an extension until at least Jan...

**A former member of President Trump’s trade transition team says the U.S. may need to “walk away” from the World Trade Organization if China doesn’t start playing by the rules. In a recent interview with CNBC, Dan DiMicco, former CEO of Nucor Steel, said China has not lived up to the promises it made when joining the WTO and no one is holding them accountable...

Since the city of Longview decided to make the squirrel their official city mascot a few days ago, we've asked you whether Yakima needs an official city mascot -- and if so what should it be? We had fun reading your suggestions. And after talking with you, the listener, we now wonder whether Yakima should take the idea seriously if we could come up with an-encompassing mascot for the area... Read