USDA /tags/usda USDA en-US Copyright Sat, 01 Mar 2025 15:17:50 GMT Southern Oregon farmers and ranchers hit by federal funding freeze /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 Value of Oregon farm real estate on the rise, triple nationwide increases /food-and-agriculture/2024-06-14/value-of-oregon-farm-real-estate-on-the-rise-triple-nationwide-increases The estimated value of Oregon farmland has skyrocketed in recent years, outpacing averages nationwide and leading to concerns about affordability for the next generation of farmers. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:00:58 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-06-14/value-of-oregon-farm-real-estate-on-the-rise-triple-nationwide-increases Alex Baumhardt Oregon helping farmers with cost of fighting growing grasshopper infestation /food-and-agriculture/2024-05-08/oregon-helping-farmers-with-cost-of-fighting-growing-grasshopper-infestation Over the last few years, farmers and ranchers in southern and eastern Oregon have dealt with record-breaking grasshopper infestations. To help fight the plant-munching swarms, the state's department of agriculture will send funds to five of the most impacted counties. Wed, 08 May 2024 22:48:41 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-05-08/oregon-helping-farmers-with-cost-of-fighting-growing-grasshopper-infestation Alejandro Figueroa California watches as the USDA tightens organic certification regulations to reduce label fraud /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-12/california-watches-as-the-usda-tightens-organic-certification-regulations-to-reduce-label-fraud The federal government has a new plan to crack down on organic label fraud in the food industry. And with about 20 percent of the nation's organic farms and acreage, California has a strong interest in how that's done. Sun, 12 Feb 2023 14:54:10 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-12/california-watches-as-the-usda-tightens-organic-certification-regulations-to-reduce-label-fraud Randol White/CapRadio Oregon creates a new inspection program to boost state ag economy, keep meat local /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-05/oregon-creates-a-new-inspection-program-to-boost-state-ag-economy-keep-meat-local Oregon is starting a new meat inspection process with a view to boosting local slaughterhouse business and allowing local people to eat local beef. Sun, 05 Feb 2023 16:03:03 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2023-02-05/oregon-creates-a-new-inspection-program-to-boost-state-ag-economy-keep-meat-local Kristian Foden-Vencil The Highs And Lows Of Southern Oregon's Hemp Industry After Year One /business-and-labor/2019-11-24/the-highs-and-lows-of-southern-oregons-hemp-industry-after-year-one Half a dozen industrial fans hum inside a football field-size warehouse in White City. Lined up on the ground in neat rows are 500 white plastic bags,… Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:04:06 GMT /business-and-labor/2019-11-24/the-highs-and-lows-of-southern-oregons-hemp-industry-after-year-one Erik Neumann