Farmers bet on Trump as cash cow

Oregon farmers supported Trump in large numbers. After the release of the president’s proposed 2018 budget — which cuts USDA programs by $230 billion over the next decade — are they still so enamored?

A Coordinated Attack

How a little-known federal rule is driving a new battle over public lands in Crook County.

Tangled up in Wool

How an effort to green the textile market turned into a referendum on animal welfare, national monuments and an iconic outdoor trade show.

The Vintner

Bertony Faustin crushes stereotypes.

Cherry Raincoat

BY LINDA BAKER Spring rains are the bane of an Oregon cherry farmer’s existence. Even a few sprinkles can crack the fruit so badly it’s not worth picking. Science to the rescue: Researchers at Oregon State University have developed a spray-on film that cuts rain-related cracking in half, potentially saving a season’s crop. The coating, … Read more

Farm in a Box

Most of the food Americans consume is trucked in from hundreds of miles away. Eric Wilson, co-founder and CEO of Gro-volution, wants to change that. So this past spring, the Air Force veteran and former greenhouse manager started work on an alternative farming system he claims is more efficient than conventional agriculture, and also shortens the distance between the consumer and the farm.