CORBETT, Ore. — Friends of Family Farmers has announced that its executive director, Shari Sirkin, has stepped down and the organization is seeking new leadership.
COOS BAY, Ore. — Plans for a major West Coast liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal have hit a roadblock that could impact how the Port of Coos Bay moves forward with its channel …
Falling COVID-19 infection rates will allow the state to lift some restrictions on businesses and activities over the next three weeks, the state's top health official said Monday.
Oregon began vaccinating teachers for COVID-19 on Monday, but farmworkers and other workers considered to be essential will have to wait until May under the state's latest schedule.
Farmworker advocates are pushing for legislation and regulations that would require employers to monitor air quality and either suspend outdoor work or provide respirators if pollution levels …
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The coronavirus pandemic factored into the Pacific Northwest Cherry industry grossing more than $1 billion for the first time last year, but Little Cherry Disease and China tariffs remain key …
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SEATTLE (AP) — Washington and Oregon are now confirming additional cases of the more contagious variant of COVID-19 in the Pacific Northwest.
ECHO — The flood of February 2020 changed the course of the Umatilla River around Echo, but the river is not done moving.
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The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has no legal right to curtail water deliveries for irrigators in the Klamath Project to protect endangered suckerfish and coho salmon, according to an analysis s…
A prohibition against marijuana cultivation near “youth activity centers” in Oregon’s Deschutes County is unlawfully vague, according to an appellate court decision.
As the pandemic marches on, so do many local restaurants.
New presidential administration's team targets issues including climate change.
After a two-day delay caused by FBI reports of possible right-wing attacks on state capitals, the Oregon Legislature got down to the business of the 2021 session.
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Plans for a major West Coast liquefied natural gas pipeline and export terminal have hit a snag with federal regulators after a years-long legal battle that has united tribes, environmentalist…
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The Capital Press asked several farmers and ranchers to imagine they were sitting across a table from Biden. What would they tell the new president, if given that chance?
Oregon State University will host the first National Hemp Symposium during a two-day virtual event Feb. 9-10, as growers look ahead to the USDA's final rule regulating production of the versat…
In 2018, Adapt8 received a $50,000 economic development grant from Marion County to build the test greenhouse. Construction finished in December, and Moore said they are now searching for a pa…
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Controversies over the family’s use of the grazing allotments stem from the arson convictions of Dwight and Steven Hammond, a father and son who were later pardoned by President Donald Trump f…
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Upon joining the American Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee last year, Jon Iverson had anticipated a lot of travel.
A program to reimburse Oregon farmers for complying with costly COVID-19 worker protections came in well under budget for the 2020 harvest season, and state lawmakers are now considering what …
Gary Johansen is looking forward to Jan. 28.
SALEM — Chemeketa Community College has received a $200,000 gift from Northwest Farm Credit Services to build a greenhouse in the college’s new Agricultural Hub, which is slated to open in Sal…
ROSEBURG, Ore. — Future funding for Wildlife Services and the predator control work it provides is a concern for land and livestock owners in a couple southwestern Oregon counties.
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The Trump administration is overturning a decades-old ban on logging large trees in six national forests across Eastern Oregon and southeast Washington.
The Treasure Valley Reload Center is ready to receive state funding and advance to construction, Oregon transportation officials and a state-retained consultant say in separate reports.
Oregon Association of Nurseries, which represents nearly 700 wholesale growers, retailers, landscapers and suppliers statewide, announced Wednesday it will host a virtual marketplace event in …
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — Environmentalists have filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S government to block plans to build up to 11,000 miles of fuel breaks they contend would violate the Endangered …
Rep. Cliff Bentz, R-Ontario, voted against impeaching President Donald Trump on Wednesday, joining most House Republicans in a losing effort to avoid a stinging rebuke to the president in his …
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An Oregon mink farm will remain under quarantine after additional animals tested positive for COVID-19, state agriculture officials announced Jan. 12.
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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Gov. Kate Brown said after guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Tuesday, Oregon will expand COVID-19 vaccination to include people age 65 and and older.
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SEATTLE (AP) — A powerful wind storm rolled through the Pacific Northwest leaving a trail of damage — including nearly blowing a semi off a bridge, a landslide and more than 500,000 people wit…
Usually part of SW Idaho-E Oregon industry meeting. Larger event canceled due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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The American Blueberry Growers Alliance blamed rising Latin American imports in the spring and fall, robbing farmers of lucrative early- and late-season sales.
With the coronavirus pandemic driving more people to shop online, Kevin Moffitt, president and CEO of Pear Bureau Northwest, said the industry faces both challenges and opportunities competing…
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The Trump administration has completed a review of plans to ease protections for a struggling bird species in seven western states, but there's little time to put the relaxed rules for industr…
ELGIN — If the Boise Cascade plywood plant in Elgin closes this year, it could cost Eastern Oregon 446 jobs, nearly $21 million in labor income and more than $78 million in economic output wit…
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Many parts of the U.S. are facing lumber shortages — and experts say the problem is acute in the West after 2020's devastating wildfires.
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The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is underway in Oregon, but it could be months before farmworkers and others in the food sector receive a vaccination.
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Timberland owners across the West are facing a hard winter as they struggle to replant millions of acres of burned trees after 2020's devastating fire season.
The USDA has awarded $13.2 million to expand high-speed internet in rural Oregon, part of a federal program aimed at increasing broadband development nationwide.
The coronavirus relief package approved at the end of the year includes aid for the potato and onion industries.
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The Oregon Farm Bureau hosted a virtual town hall on Jan. 8 with Oregon OSHA Administrator Michael Wood and ODA Director Alexis Taylor to answer questions from producers around the state.
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Oregon irrigators may face complications from the commitment of about 1 million acre-feet of water behind Willamette Valley dams to in-stream environmental purposes.
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The Oregon FFA Foundation has received its largest single donation of $500,000 from Northwest Farm Credit Services to expand agricultural education programs and reach more students statewide.
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Farmers, under new federal law, have gained access to about 328,000 acre-feet of water stored behind 13 dams in Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Oregon is the first state in the U.S. to create a Master Melittologists program that trains volunteers to become bee experts and use that knowledge to preserve and catalogue bees native to the state.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon recreational-cannabis sales soared in 2020, peaking during a challenging summer of racial justice protests and coronavirus lockdowns.
A new survey found that COVID-19 dramatically altered how people in Oregon's Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties eat and think about food.
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Here is a state-by-state rundown of legislative priorities that will impact agriculture.
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OREGON CITY, Ore. (AP) — A Union Pacific train carrying lumber derailed after hitting a large tree that had fallen on the tracks along Highway 99 between Canby and Oregon City, authorities said.
Right-wing demonstrators and supporters of President Donald Trump rallied outside the Oregon State Capitol on Wednesday as part of a nationwide protest of the 2020 Election results, while also…
Wilco staff delivered a check for $75,000 to the Santiam Canyon Wildfire Relief Fund on Jan. 4 to help communities rebuild after a series of destructive wildfires ravaged the area last September.
The Oregon Farm Bureau is asking state regulators to amend emergency COVID-19 protections for migrant and seasonal farmworkers living in agricultural labor camps, arguing the rule as currently…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon health officials had a goal of administering 100,000 coronavirus vaccines by the end of 2020, but as of Tuesday had only administered 51,283.
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Lower-than-average snowpack in the Cascades could set the stage for another challenging growing season in Central Oregon, but some farmers are still holding out hope that this winter could bri…
