farming

A Linn County judge has invalidated a permit for a proposed chicken farm that would have raised over three million chickens per year east of Salem.

More small farms could operate without water rights under a bill moving forward in the Oregon legislature.

Oregon State University Extension's potluck this weekend is for farmers who share something in common: They’re all military veterans.

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

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has rewritten its regulations on dairies, following pushback from some small farmers.

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

Just six months after Linn County commissioners thought they’d voted to limit large-scale poultry farms, the commission is now revisiting its decision, after learning other livestock operations could also be restricted.

CAFO permits aim to protect Oregon waters from agricultural pollution. The rules for CAFOs are changing, and that could bring new accountability — and new costs — to some of the state's larger farms.

The state of Oregon has temporarily withdrawn a permit for a large-scale chicken farm in Linn County. A petition challenging the permit was set to go to trial in early May.

Oregon is the most drought-free it’s been since 2019, according to a recent report by the U.S. Drought Monitor. For some farmers, though, it will take more than one good season to recover.

On Dec. 23rd, 2003, a lone Holstein “stole Christmas.” The milk cow from Canada had been shipped to Washington state in Mabton. It was the first case of mad cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), discovered in the United States.

As growing seasons become hotter and drier across the region, farmers are becoming increasingly challenged to grow and sustain their crops. Now, Oregon State University is close to launching a dry farming map project.