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For the third time in nine years, the Northern Organic Vegetable Improvement Cooperative, led by Oregon State University plant breeder Jim Myers, has received a $2 million grant from the USDA.
George Plaven
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Hemp Ag Solutions, of Tangent, Ore., is perfecting best management practices to help industrial hemp farmers expand their acreage and meet growing demand.
Brothers Justin Bordessa, left, and Jake Bordessa established Hemp Ag Solutions in Tangent, Ore., in January 2017. The company strives to prov…
SALEM, Ore. — When Chris Sarles joined Oregon Fruit Products as CEO five years ago, the longtime West Salem, Ore., company was already looking…
A coalition of environmental groups is asking Oregon lawmakers for a moratorium on industrial-size dairies, after the state recently approved the ill-fated Lost Valley Farm near Boardman, Ore.
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Northwest hemp farmers scored a major victory on Wednesday with the passage of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized the crop and defined it as …
From left, Erik Andersson, president of SEDCOR; Chris Sarles, CEO of Oregon Fruit Products; Ed Maletis; and Salem, Ore. Mayor Chuck Bennett cu…
After 83 years, Oregon Fruit Products has moved into a new location in southeast Salem.
Oregon FFA is poised to hire its first chief executive officer in charge of overseeing staff and finances for three separate organizations, in…
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Just two months into the new water year, Oregon is already lagging behind in precipitation and snowpack across much of the state, deepening co…