/tags/farming farming en-US Copyright Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:17:50 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2025-03-01/southern-oregon-farmers-and-ranchers-hit-by-federal-funding-freeze In his drive to slash government spending, President Donald Trump has frozen or terminated millions of dollars in federal agriculture grant contracts. This is leaving farmers, ranchers, and landowners in Southern Oregon confused and worried. Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:17:50 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2025-03-01/southern-oregon-farmers-and-ranchers-hit-by-federal-funding-freeze Juliet Grable /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-11/oregon-legislators-want-to-understand-harms-of-forever-chemicals-from-treated-sewage-on-farms Fertilizer made from treated sewage water is popular with some Oregon farmers. But growing evidence shows toxic PFAS in treated water may be contaminating fields and animals. Wed, 12 Feb 2025 01:05:05 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2025-02-11/oregon-legislators-want-to-understand-harms-of-forever-chemicals-from-treated-sewage-on-farms Alejandro Figueroa /labor-employment/2025-01-15/oregon-farmers-say-new-farmworker-housing-rules-could-lead-to-workforce-shortages Oregon officials are adopting significant updates to farmworker housing. Farmworker advocates say the rules don’t address all of their concerns, while farmers say they can’t afford the changes. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:55:59 GMT /labor-employment/2025-01-15/oregon-farmers-say-new-farmworker-housing-rules-could-lead-to-workforce-shortages Alejandro Figueroa /labor-employment/2025-01-09/farmworkers-fought-for-overtime-pay-in-oregon-farmers-say-they-cant-afford-it Some farmworker advocates say many farms can afford to pay workers more, and worry employers could avoid accountability. Thu, 09 Jan 2025 15:00:04 GMT /labor-employment/2025-01-09/farmworkers-fought-for-overtime-pay-in-oregon-farmers-say-they-cant-afford-it Alejandro Figueroa /health-and-medicine/2024-11-21/bird-flu-is-racing-through-farms-but-northwest-states-are-rarely-testing-workers Farmworker advocates, health experts say more robust monitoring needed to prevent spread of illness Thu, 21 Nov 2024 14:36:15 GMT /health-and-medicine/2024-11-21/bird-flu-is-racing-through-farms-but-northwest-states-are-rarely-testing-workers Rachel Spacek /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-11/as-oregon-rewrites-its-dairy-regulations-small-farmers-drop-their-lawsuit The Oregon Department of Agriculture has revised its regulations on dairies after receiving criticism from small farmers. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:18 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-11/as-oregon-rewrites-its-dairy-regulations-small-farmers-drop-their-lawsuit Nathan Wilk /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-06/oregon-group-looks-to-cut-red-tape-around-agritourism-industry A group of about a dozen farmers is lobbying state legislators to loosen Oregon's iconic land use laws to expand business opportunities on agricultural land. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:57:35 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-06/oregon-group-looks-to-cut-red-tape-around-agritourism-industry Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-17/national-pesticide-program-targeting-grasshoppers-violated-environmental-law-portland-federal-court-rules Earlier this month, a U.S. District judge in Portland issued a ruling about grasshoppers control. The decision has implications for Oregon's public rangelands. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:32:46 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-17/national-pesticide-program-targeting-grasshoppers-violated-environmental-law-portland-federal-court-rules Alejandro Figueroa /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-12/amount-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-that-oregon-farmland-absorbs-overinflated-study-finds State and federal leaders have put millions into improving crops and soils so they absorb more carbon dioxide, but across the U.S. that would only cut 3% of agricultural emissions, researchers found. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:43:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-12/amount-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-that-oregon-farmland-absorbs-overinflated-study-finds Alex Baumhardt /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-07/dangerous-herbicide-used-on-california-crops-banned The chemical, used for decades, can harm babies’ developing brains. Farmworkers and people living near fields are most at risk. The EPA issued a rare emergency order. Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:32:07 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-07/dangerous-herbicide-used-on-california-crops-banned Rachel Becker