Oregon

Two bills easing homebuilding and industrial development outside urban growth boundaries in parts of Eastern Oregon recently won approval in the House.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown is urging the federal government not to lift Endangered Species Act protections for wolves, contradicting an earlier position taken by state wildlife regulators.

Critics and proponents agree that recently passed legislation intended to shield Oregon from federal “rollbacks” of environmental regulations is meant to send a message.

Nearly 937,000 acres in Oregon’s Willamette Valley would be off-limits to canola production to prevent cross-pollination with related crops under newly proposed regulations.

The former Hermiston Foods plant has a buyer.

Oregon farmers and ranchers can expect mixed irrigation supplies heading into summer, after months of erratic and fast-changing weather.

Critics of a proposed ban on chlorpyrifos insecticides in Oregon argue the bill would not only harm farmers but also set a dangerous legislative precedent.

SALEM — A bill that would constrain certain new dwellings under Oregon’s “forest template” law is encountering resistance from landowners who argue it unfairly infringes on their property rights.

Female farmers in the Mid-Willamette Valley are taking part in the "Soil Your Undies" challenge through the Marion Soil & Water Conservation District to demonstrate soil health.

The Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board awarded four grants to the Malheur and Owyhee watershed districts to improve grazing practices and improve local sage grouse habitat.

The Oregon Potato Commission has hired Gary Roth as CEO, replacing Bill Brewer who retired earlier this year.

The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that dwellings on farmland can only be replaced if they were subject to property taxes within the past five years.

Students and faculty are speaking out to save the horticulture and crop production programs at Linn-Benton Community College, which were suspended in March due to budget cuts.

Farmers and foresters in Oregon’s Willamette Basin would be expected to reduce mercury pollution by 88% under proposed rules drafted by state environmental regulators.

A legislative proposal is gaining traction to add olive oil to the list of Oregon farm goods that can be sold directly to consumers without a food processing license.

SALEM, Ore. — Weather smiled on the 32nd annual Oregon Ag Fest last weekend and nearly 20,000 children and adults were there to enjoy it.

Can damage seedlings

The 2017 Census of Agriculture shows Oregon — like the U.S. as a whole — is losing farmland at a steady rate.

The Oregon Orchard-grass Seed Producers Commission would be abolished because of the crop’s diminishing popularity under a bill approved 56-1 by the Oregon House on April 23.

Farmland houses could be replaced regardless of when they were demolished under legislation approved by the Oregon House that’s intended to resolve an ongoing legal controversy.

Productivity problems have receded into memory at the Port of Portland’s container terminal as it’s ramped up truck-to-rail operations for Oregon farm exports.

Environmentalists are continuing their legal battle against grazing in Oregon’s Fremont-Winema National Forest with a lawsuit over federal management of a 170,000-acre livestock allotment.

SALEM — Counties could require permits for outdoor mass gatherings to ensure they don’t interfere with agriculture under a bill unanimously passed April 16 by the Oregon House.

The Oregon House has approved a bill requiring notification of affected landowners when open range may be converted to a livestock district where farm animals can’t roam freely.

About 30 people attended a lunch and panel discussion about growing hemp on April 12 in Albany, Ore.

Marijuana’s alleged impact on property values cannot legally justify a racketeering lawsuit by Oregon landowners over the controversial crop, according to a federal judge.