Agriculture
Eastern Oregon agriculture industry defends itself against lawsuit with nitrate plan
Oregon’s Nitrate Reduction Plan is supposed to provide a road map toward meaningfully reducing nitrates in the drinking ...
Agriculture
The shape of water
Part of the solution to the high concentration of nitrates in the Lower Umatilla Basin will be determining ...
Agriculture
Oregon’s wheat crop boost attributed to timely rain
PENDLETON — Oregon’s wheat harvest was above average this year, succeeding 2023’s below-average yield. Amanda Hoey, CEO of ...
Agriculture
Union County Master Gardeners running winter carrot planting project
UNION COUNTY — Autumn is here and winter is on its way, but that doesn’t mean it’s time ...
Agriculture
Is farming ‘greater’ in Idaho? Higher costs in Oregon drive some producers across the border
NYSSA — Oregon native Paul Skeen has farmed onions for more than five decades. The former president of ...
Agriculture
Bear Valley wolves kill sheep near Seneca
BEAR VALLEY — A sheep has been killed by wolves in southern Grant County, state wildlife managers announced. ...
Agriculture
A passion for ag: New Wallowa teacher stresses its value
WALLOWA — It’s said one should follow their passion to find a genuinely satisfying career. Well, Brianna Micka ...
Agriculture
‘No small potatoes’
SALEM — The Oregon potato was celebrated during a plaque dedication ceremony Monday, Sept. 23, following a 2023 ...
Agriculture
Oregon farm groups wary of Umatilla groundwater nitrate pollution plan
Fertilizer and irrigation practices will be scrutinized more closely in Oregon’s Lower Umatilla Basin under a new regulatory ...
Agriculture
Field to fork
UKIAH — Reliable meat supplies wouldn’t seem like a problem for restaurants that raise their own livestock. After ...