Oct 17, 2016 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Washington State’s per acre harvest of potatoes is twice the national average, about 30 tons per acre. Washington leads the nation in frozen french fry production with international exports to Japan alone at about 65 percent of production. Lamb Weston,...
Jun 14, 2016 | Agriculture & Food Processing
With a predicted world demand for 2.6 billion pounds of french fries, ConAgra is doubling down on Washington State with a $200 million expansion of its Richland manufacturing facility. The expansion will add a second processing line that when completed in 2017, will...
Nov 9, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing
For over a century the name Weyerhaeuser has been synonymous with timber in the Northwest. Since 1900 the Weyerhaueser company has been managing and harvesting timber for construction and cellulose fiber products throughout the Pacific Northwest. Now, Seattle-based...
Jul 1, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing
The Independence Day holiday is when Americans consume the greatest amount of fresh fruit and produce. Washington State is the nation’s largest sweet cherry producer and this June’s harvest tops the record setting harvest from June 2014. Agriculture and...
Jun 3, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing
Some may deny climate change but for wine growers in Washington State the consequence of warmer winters has bolstered an already robust wine industry. More varieties and increased acreage converted from orchards to vineyards has moved the value of Washington wine...
Mar 24, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Innovation
WISErg has perfected a process for cost-effectively harvesting food scraps and converting it to organic fertilizer. The company’s message is “there is no such thing as waste.” Their Harvester technology captures urban generated food scraps and...
Feb 11, 2015 | Agriculture & Food Processing, Innovation
As the artisan craft beer trend continues to grow one company is finding more ways to improve the experience. We posted a story about home brewing innovation by Pico Brew last December. The newest product from the company is KegSmarts which lets you easily monitor the...
