Good Luck With Harvest

Harvest may not quite be underway yet for most farmers in the Touchet Valley, but it should get started soon.

This week, we're devoting our edition to harvest with our annual salute to the growers in our area.

It hasn't been an easy year leading up to this moment with rust and unusually cool spring weather. More recently, many farmers found portions of their crop flattened by heavy rainfall from a thunder storm.

That, and the heavier stalks may slow cutting and make the tiring harvest even more tedious.

Yet world prices for wheat are good and the cooler temperatures could make for better yields. This area remains strong in wheat, catching the eye of one of the world's largest seed producers, Limagrain.

If there were ever any question, that underscores the importance of the crop to these valleys and foothills at the feet of the Blue Mountains.

We hope there will be no more unforeseen problems before the combines start rolling through the grain.

We wish you all the best in the coming weeks. May your take from the fields be safe and bountiful.