The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed designating more than 1.4 million acres in Oregon and California as critical habitat for the Humboldt marten, a small weasel-like mammal that lives in coastal old-growth forests.
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Californians rejoiced this week when big drops of water started falling from the sky for the first time in any measurable way since the spring, an annual soaking that heralds the start of the …
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The odds favor a wet and cool winter in Washington and most of Idaho and Oregon, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday.
SACRAMENTO — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed into law a bill that gives farmers and ranchers access to their livestock in or near evacuation zones during natural disasters such as wildfires.
Drought and high temperatures took a toll on hay quality and production in the Northwest.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The second storm of the week was headed toward Northern California on Tuesday and more systems were lined up behind it, with potential to bring a long fire season to an en…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters persisted in making progress Saturday against a wildfire burning for a sixth day in Southern California coastal mountains.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A cold front passing through drought-stricken California brought snow to the northern Sierra Nevada and rain, showers and drizzle elsewhere, the National Weather Serv…
The grazing panel was part one of a series of webinars focused on agricultural solutions to wildfire. Part two will be held in November, exploring the role of prescribed burning.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters reported significant progress in corralling a wildfire in Southern California coastal mountains on Friday.
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HEALDSBURG, Calif. (AP) — State workplace safety officials are investigating the death of a worker at a Northern California winery who was found unresponsive near a fermentation tank, authorit…
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The slaughterhouse is planned northeast of downtown Carson City and southeast of the airport. Homes closest to the property include a mobile home park to the west and a neighborhood to the south.
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NOAA's Climate Prediction Center forecast that the La Nina will peak at moderate strength from November through January. The center hedged a little, estimating a 13% chance that the La Nina wi…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Shifting winds posed new challenges for firefighters battling a blaze in Southern California coastal mountains that threatened ranches and rural homes and kept a m…
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A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place as a growing wildfire chewed through dry vegetation in the region.
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Destructive California wildfires driven by intense winds caused damage at two mobile home parks, destroying some trailers, and one person suffered burns, officials said.
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The Biden administration continues to defend the Trump administration’s decision to remove wolves from the endangered species list, even as it evaluates whether hunting in Idaho and Montana ar…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom this fall signed into law three major bills intended to promote more prescribed burning.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will soon ban the sale of new gas-powered leaf blowers and lawn mowers, a move aimed at curbing emissions from a category of small engines on pace to produ…
Oakland, a key U.S. port for the import and export of agricultural goods, has for months been plagued with a shortage of sailings, logistical and infrastructure challenges and most recently, a…
Capay Mills, produces dozens of heritage and varietal wheat flours and mills corn for polenta, grits and cornmeal, along with non-wheat flours such as barley, millet, rye and buckwheat. All ar…
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters and numerous studies credit intensive forest thinning projects with helping save communities like those recently threatened near Lake Tahoe in California…
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The system is one of several developed in recent years to extract water from humidity. Other inventions include mesh nets, solar panels and shipping containers that harvest the moisture from the air.
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A bill that Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday adds legal protections for private landowners and those who manage the blazes by raising the legal standard for seeking wildfire suppres…
Although individual nuts are smaller due to widespread drought, this year's overall pistachio crop is the second-largest on record because of high acreage.
The 220,000 square foot facility will be located in Kern County.
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Environmental groups want to convince a federal appeals court that farmers and ranchers are overly favored in the management of Klamath Basin national wildlife refuges.
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — California highway officials say they will close three mountain passes near the Nevada line between Lake Tahoe and Yosemite National Park on Thursday as a precaution ahead of…
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EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — A California forest products company has bought Seneca, a Eugene, Ore.-based company that owned more than 100,000 acres in southwestern Oregon.
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An endangered gray wolf that traveled at least 1,000 miles from Oregon to California's Central Coast before his tracking collar stopped giving signals in the spring may still be alive and roam…
The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has fined a California winery $50,000 for mislabeling wines that improperly referenced specific geographic regions in Oregon.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill Sept. 22 that would have allowed farmworkers to participate in union elections with vote-by-mail ballots and would have effectively dismantled the se…
Oregon's senators are among seven Western Democrats who say they are including steps to counter climate change in the federal budget resolution and other measures pending before Congress.
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A lawsuit claims Oregon water regulators have authorized a water transfer to a wildlife refuge without properly analyzing the impacts on Upper Klamath irrigators.
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The Biden administration said Wednesday it will review the status of northern Rocky Mountain wolves, potentially restoring federal protection to wolves in Idaho, Montana, Wyoming and the easte…
Winegrowers in California and southwest Oregon are anticipating a lighter crop this year after months of extreme drought leading up to the fall harvest.
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An agricultural coalition headed by the American Farm Bureau this week asked the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to allow it to oppose a lawsuit seeking to return federal protections to all …
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The Biden administration has nominated Elaine Trevino, the Almond Alliance of California president and former deputy secretary of the state Department of Food and Agriculture, to be chief agri…
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BOISE — Larger wildfires and longer seasons mean the U.S. must invest more in wildfire management and rural communities, President Joe Biden said during a Sept. 13 visit to the National Intera…
COALINGA, Calif. — Mike and Jan Canaday adore their “employees” and their work ethic: they are efficient and punctual.
SACRAMENTO — Dozens of protesters rallied outside the California State Capitol in Sacramento at 11 a.m. Thursday to express concerns over legislation related to labor and water.
The risk of big wildfires will remain above normal in parts of Northern California, Oregon, Washington and the Northern Great Basin as fall unfolds, the National Interagency Fire Center predicts.
IRVINE, Calif. — Western Growers, an association representing fresh produce farmers in Arizona, California, Colorado and New Mexico, has launched a new program to develop "the next generation …
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As winegrape harvest approaches and wildfires rip across the West, Washington State University scientists are conducting new research to help growers prepare for — and combat — smoke exposure.
The National Interagency Fire Center’s National Multi-Agency Coordinating Group has requested the Department of Defense to send about 200 active-duty Army soldiers, plus command and support staff.
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Virtual auctions are becoming more prevalent in the heavy equipment world, according to industry experts and auctioneers. The pandemic has accelerated this trend, while online platforms have a…
MATHER, Calif. (AP) — More than 13,500 firefighters were working Monday to contain a dozen large California wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people to fl…
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International demand returned in 2021 after falling in 2020 on COVID-19 impacts, but shipping problems and tight U.S. supplies continued to limit exports.
Severe fires can destroy watersheds and wreak havoc for years.
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Hay, feed and other donations from across the state arrived Aug. 14 to assist those same producers who received no irrigation water this summer, as well as victims of the 413,717-acre Bootleg …
With dry farming, the plants are not irrigated. They get only the water that is available in the soil.
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While the USDA recently extended another $15 million in drought relief for the Klamath Basin, the situation poses an existential threat for communities that depend on water for their economic,…
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According to the Daugherty Water for Food Global Institute at the University of Nebraska, Oregon has one of the most complex and bureaucratic water transfer systems in the West, making it diff…
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The risk of large fires will remain high through November in much of the West thanks to widespread drought, dry fuels and above-normal temperatures.
The USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded more than $1.1 million in grants for 11 small businesses that address food safety, processing, and nutrition issues. Four are …
