More rain could fall on the drought-stricken Horse Heaven Hills south of the Tri-Cities, helping dry-land wheat and other farmers, under a project being proposed by a cloud seeding company.
Rainmaker Technology Corp. of El Segundo, Calif., discussed its technology and its interest in bringing cloud seeding projects to Washington state at a workshop of the Benton County Commission on Wednesday.
It is proposing a possible cloud seeding project in Benton County as a pilot project for Washington after the state has suffered through four straight years of drought. There’s a possibility that the project could be paid for with a U.S. Department of Agriculture grant…