[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”][highlightBoxRight] by Stan Clarke[/highlightBoxRight]Grape growers all over Washington State are concerned by the lack of precipitation this past winter. Figures ranging from 30 to 50 percent of normal snow and rainfall rates have been measured throughout the Columbia River watershed. Growers dependent upon surface water for irrigation are facing a potential loss in production. Irrigation is the lifeblood of production in central Washington. Grapes need in excess of twelve inches of water available to them during the […]