Juan Carlos Gonzalez was a high school junior from Forest Grove when he encountered President Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., through the Boys Nation leadership program.
Environmentalists have failed to convince a federal judge that a 2,000-acre thinning project in Northeast Oregon’s Wallowa-Whitman National Forest violated environmental law.
The state director for USDA Wildlife Services in Oregon said the agency has removed M-44 cyanide poison traps from “areas of immediate concern” following the unintended poisoning of a wolf in …
SALEM — A USDA official, Alexis Taylor, has been nominated to head the Oregon Department of Agriculture, replacing former director Katy Coba.
Harney County rancher Travis Williams says he’s “riding the fence” on a recent anti-government proposal to stop paying fees for grazing on public lands.
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PORTLAND — Oregon farm regulators plan to spray more than 8,000 acres in Portland next spring to prevent the establishment of the Asian gypsy moth, a destructive pest found in the area this year.
Divers equipped with suction hoses began this week removing flowering rush from sites on the Columbia River where the irrigation canal-clogging weed was discovered last year.
Federal standards for the welfare of egg-laying hens suffered a defeat when they failed to make it into the farm bill legislation voted out of the agriculture committees in the U.S. House and …
TUMWATER, Wash. -- Ken and Bonnie Miller's tree farm is well off the beaten track, but plenty of folks have found their way to their home in the woods. Over the past 20 years, the Millers have…
BOISE -- A new Idaho law that takes effect July 1 aims to prevent people from using drones to spy on farmers and ranchers. A bill that has been signed into law by Gov. Butch Otter restricts pe…
Members of Oregonians for Immigration Reform gathered on the steps of the Capitol May 21 to distribute packets for a referendum to stop implementation of a bill allowing undocumented immigrant…
A crowd of Army National Guard troops, city leaders and media watched as the 14-foot-long drone — or unmanned aerial vehicle — revved for several minutes on a slingshot-like platform before fl…
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Farm organizations say labeling bills deny science, would cost too much
COOS BAY, Ore. (AP) -- As logging slows, seven jobs will be cut from the state forestry office in Coos Bay.
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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - Oregon's Water Resources Department today delivered what it calls "an historic document" to the Klamath County Circuit Court, completing the first phase of the ongoing pr…
Blueberry grower Verne Gingerich and Connie Kirby of the Northwest Food Processors Association are among six honorees the Oregon Department of Agriculture will salute at this year's Agricultur…
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved Section 18 emergency use exemptions for several pesticide uses in Oregon.
Canning Pear Association's future looks brighter, manager says
Other signatories say the agreement is a binding contract
Corn added to definition of grain, but no plans for fees
Cost for fighting fires would be borne by both the landowners and the state
SALEM -- The Oregon Department of Agriculture plans to dedicate the bulk of its wolf compensation fund this year to reimbursement for livestock losses, according to Director Katy Coba.
Bulbs, debris must be disposed of by March 15 to prevent spread of maggots
Krautmann: 'A terrible mistake to scuttle that program'
Growers advised to contact an attorney if investigators arrive
Devlin: 'We felt that we had to shore up those programs'
Former inspector says new tactics drove many to quit
'There are a lot of egregious things that they did not answer'
The application deadline is approaching for the Oregon Ag Fest's second annual Agricultural Education Award.
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Prices for 2013 crop may drop, but demand remains strong, experts say
Bulbs, debris must be disposed of by March 15 to prevent spread of maggots
The Environmental Protection Agency has approved Section 18 emergency use exemptions for several pesticide uses in Oregon.
Cost for fighting fires would be borne by both the landowners and the state
Devlin: 'We felt that we had to shore up those programs'
Corn added to definition of grain, but no plans for fees
SALEM -- The Oregon Department of Agriculture plans to dedicate the bulk of its wolf compensation fund this year to reimbursement for livestock losses, according to Director Katy Coba.
Krautmann: 'A terrible mistake to scuttle that program'
Prices for 2013 crop may drop, but demand remains strong, experts say
By TIM HEARDEN
Oregon State University has lifted a quarantine on equine patients at its large animal veterinary hospital.
Oregon berry industries are sponsoring training to educate farmers on how to prevent on-farm microbial contamination of produce. The "train the trainers" workshops are free, for any Oregon pro…