Insights and Stories on Washington

Washington state eradicates first ‘murder hornet’ nest of the year

Aug. 26, 2021 at 4:53 pm CDT

Reuters — Washington state eradicated its first Asian giant hornet nest of the year by vacuuming out 113 worker hornets and removing bark and decayed wood near the nest, Washington State Department of Agriculture (WSDA) officials said Thursday. The so-called stinging “murder hornets,” the world’s largest hornets, can grow to […]

U.S. training ag staff to track, trap, kill ‘murder hornets’

Aug. 19, 2021 at 7:53 pm CDT

By Tim Exton

Major flour miller to buy U.S. chickpea processor

Feb. 26, 2021 at 8:15 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Charred U.S. west’s ‘wet ashtray’ wine grapes left to birds

Sep. 23, 2020 at 2:36 am CDT

By Karl Plume

More ‘murder hornets’ found in B.C., Washington

May. 29, 2020 at 10:25 pm CDT

By GFM Staff Reuters

‘Murder hornet’ findings worry agriculture officials

May. 4, 2020 at 10:40 pm CDT

Reuters — The Asian giant hornet — an invasive, predatory insect dubbed the “murder hornet” — has been seen in the Vancouver area and may pose a threat to the beekeeping industry and potentially to people if it establishes there, a U.S. official said Monday. The stinging Vespa mandarinia can […]

By dan-whitcomb Omar Younis

U.S.-Canada border to temporarily close to nonessential travel

Mar. 18, 2020 at 10:42 am CDT

Washington/Ottawa | Reuters — The U.S.-Canada border will close to nonessential traffic, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted on Wednesday, saying details on the move would be announced later but that it would not affect trade between the two countries. “We will be, by mutual consent, temporarily closing our Northern Border […]

By Reuters

Puerto Rico cries foul over U.S. Congress’s cockfighting ban

Dec. 20, 2019 at 12:52 am CST

San Juan | Reuters — An attempt by the U.S. Congress to ban cockfighting in Puerto Rico has set off a debate about animal cruelty, put thousands of jobs at risk and sparked a possible power struggle between the U.S. territory’s government and Washington. The 500-year-old tradition of cockfighting in […]

By Reuters

U.S.-China deal should secure Canadians’ release, Trudeau says

Dec. 19, 2019 at 7:05 pm CST

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Thursday that the U.S. government should not finalize a trade deal with China unless the pact also secured the release of two Canadians detained by Beijing. The two men were picked up separately in December 2018, shortly after police […]

By Kelsey Johnson

USDA investigates unapproved GMO wheat in Washington state

Jun. 8, 2019 at 9:57 am CDT

Chicago | Reuters — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the discovery of unapproved, genetically modified (GM) wheat plants growing in an un-planted agricultural field in Washington state. There was no evidence the wheat had entered the food supply, USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service said in a […]

By Julie Ingwersen

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