Alejandro Figueroa

Oregon food banks face sharp cuts in federal food deliveries, as need for food assistance rises

While backyard hens may offer a solution during nationwide egg shortages, it’s unlikely they will save people money.

President Donald Trump is once again back in the White House. Since taking office, he’s fulfilled his campaign promise to crack down on immigration, issuing executive orders that limit asylum and declaring an emergency at the southern border.

Farmworker advocates say the rules don’t address all of their concerns, while farmers say they can’t afford the changes.

Some farmworker advocates say many farms can afford to pay workers more, and worry employers could avoid accountability.

Three Willamette Valley vineyards are suing two regional utility companies for alleged neglect and for not shutting down power to the transmission lines they say contributed to the 2020 Holiday Farm Fire east of Eugene.

U.S. Department of Agriculture officials say there is no concern about the safety of the nation’s pork supply.

Oregon’s weather is becoming less predictable. That can make running a farm harder, and it’s pushing farmers to be more climate resilient

More Oregonians were food insecure, couldn’t afford groceries or outright skipped meals in 2023, compared to 2020. That’s according to an annual U.S. Department of Agriculture household food security report released Wednesday.