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6 stories matching moistur
- The River Runs Dry: A Drought Threatens White Bluffs
Record-low water levels in the Columbia River leave irrigation systems high and dry, forcing farmers to brace for a parched season.
- Bringing Life Back to Horse Heaven
A new wave of 'dry-farming' expertise promises to turn abandoned wheat fields back into fertile ground.
- The Secrets of a High-Yield Orchard
A century ago, Benton County’s agricultural expert shared the hard-won wisdom on which cover crops would save the local soil—and which would kill the trees.
- State College Experiments Prove Soil Fertility Benefits
Washington State College's long-term farm study demonstrates that crop rotation and manure outperform mono-cropping and summer fallowing.
- Dairymen Tour the Valley to Learn the Gospel of the Silo
Thirty farmers from Richland and Kennewick spend a day inspecting five kinds of silos and hearing state experts explain how to keep winter feed from molding.
- The Poor Man's Stump Burner: Newport Farmers Pack Kelly's Hall
In 1909, 150 farmers crowded a Newport hall to hear a state expert explain how to clear land by charring stumps—a low-cost method that promised to open Pend Oreille County fields.