Out of the Wild
A new economic-development grant aims to kick-start Oregon’s nascent aquaculture sector.
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Road to Recovery
Millennial- and Gen X-owned businesses inject new life into the remote farming and ranching communities of Burns and Hines.
A Tough Nut to Crack
Scientific advancements have allowed hazelnut crops to boom in Oregon, but the trade war with China and Turkey’s dominance of the market present a challenge.
Hemp Growth Divides Communities
The explosive increase in hemp production has polarized local farming economies.
On The Rails
Truck-to-rail intermodal facilities in Nyssa and Millersburg seek to boost Oregon agriculture.
Nuts to the Blight
Researchers are fighting to save Oregon’s signature crop — but hazelnuts are not out of the woods yet.
Affordability crisis looms in Oregon’s farming sector
High agricultural land values put small farmers under pressure.
In Eastern Oregon, Tension with Salmon Protection
Trump’s pledge to roll back regulations was the main reason that rancher Todd Nash, Commissioner of Wallowa County in Eastern Oregon, voted for Trump.
A Cattle Rancher Bent on a Free Market
Native Oregonian Larry Collver, 60, has been a cattle rancher for 22 years and a homebuilder for most of his life.
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?