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Food and agricultural industries and their suppliers contribute more than $8.6 trillion to the U.S. economy — nearly one-fifth of the total national output, according to the seventh annual "Fe…

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A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California is blamed for two deaths. Forecasters say additional flooding is possible.

SALEM — Oregon is closer to easing a seven-decade ban on pumping your own gas. The Oregon House voted 47-10 on March 20 to allow station owners to designate half their gasoline pumps for self-fueling.

BOISE — Idaho will spend nearly $125 million on broadband internet infrastructure under Senate Bill 1129, which Gov. Brad Little signed March 20. More internet funds are on the way.

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The California Strawberry Commission says it is too early to tally the full scope of the destruction, but estimates recent flooding has caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage to the …

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New research suggests that inbreeding may be a key reason that the Pacific Northwest’s endangered population of killer whales has failed to recover despite decades of conservation efforts. 

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A relentless winter at Lake Tahoe has now etched its way into the history books as the Sierra's second-snowiest on record. No one really knows how much snow fell on the infamous Donner Party w…

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KaraAnn Akers was one of 324 Oregon FFA members to earn their State Degree in 2023 — the highest award a state FFA organization can bestow. Recipients were honored Friday, March 17 during the …

ROSEBURG, Ore. — Melissa Cribbins is the new executive director of Communities for Healthy Forests, a nonprofit group whose mission is to promote good forest management in order to produce hea…

ENTERPRISE — A letter backing the U.S. Forest Service’s Morgan Nesbit Forest Resiliency Project was approved by the Wallowa County Board of Commissioners at its meeting Wednesday, March 15.

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This year's state FFA officer team includes President Jael Cruikshank, of Bend; Vice President Kylie Temple, of Hermiston; Secretary Ryan Mizee, of Tillamook; Treasurer Camille Peters, of Elkt…

Angie Freel, who recently arrived in Moscow from Arkansas, is the University of Idaho’s new 4-H Youth Development Program director. She has worked with 4-H for 27 years. 

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Well testing is still underway as rural residents near Boardman, Ore., try to determine the impact high concentrations of nitrates could have on them and their families.

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SALEM — A proposal to increase Oregon’s water supply with cloud seeding was well met during its first legislative hearing, though some wondered why the state is late to the party. “Over 50% of…

BOISE — Three Eastern Idaho farmers have paid a total of $500,000 to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by submitting fraudulent Coronavirus Food Assistance Program applicat…

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California’s 11th winter storm has left the soaked state with a bang. It flooded roadways, landslides and toppled trees to the southern part of the state. It has also brought drought-busting r…

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A potential casualty of the powerful rainstorms that drenched coastal California and flooded rivers is hundreds of acres of strawberries. Industry experts estimate about a fifth of strawberry …

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After two years of unprecedented problems related to COVID and snarled supply chains, farmers are still having problems buying the equipment, parts and inputs they need. The situation is getti…

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Parts of California are under water, emergency flood declarations are in place in Nevada, and water is being released from some Arizona reservoirs to prepare for a bountiful spring runoff. Cli…

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On March 14, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, a Republican representing Oregon's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House, met with farmers and ranchers at the Oregon Farm Bureau office to talk a…

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Ex-cattleman Cody Easterday, in prison for defrauding Tyson Fresh Meats, will prove he has a legitimate claim against the meatpacker if given the chance, his lawyers argued in a court brief fi…

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