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From the Union-Bulletin
Despite droughts and wildfires, Walla Walla and Columbia county’s wheat harvests both showed gains last year.
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, although harvested acres dropped slightly between 2014 and 2015, Walla Walla County’s total wheat production rose to 12.83 million bushels in 2015, a 3.5 percent increase over 2014, which posted a figure of 12.39 million bushels.
Columbia County reported total wheat production rising to about 6.4 million bushels last year, a 9.3 percent increase over the 5.8 million bushels produced in 2014. Read the rest of the story here.