BY KURT HEATH
The Oregon Department of Agriculture reports that cattle and calves has taken the lead in production value for 2014 in Oregon’s top agricultural commodities. Continue reading
Month: June 2016 (page 2 of 2)
BY KURT HEATH
Respect for others. Commitment to family. Honoring true heroes. Keeping your word. Doing what’s right. According to Jason Mattox, these are the hallmarks of the “Western way of life.” Continue reading
BY NAOMI INMAN
Flanking the eastside of the Hood River Valley, and just to the south of Whiskey Creek Road, a fair stretch of Eastside Road winds along miles of winter pear orchards, dotted with vintage farm homes. A modest but dignified, crisp, white, salt-block home has stood as a Thomsen family residence for the better part of a century. Continue reading
BY NAOMI INMAN
One ag student’s class competition is another family’s food on the table. That’s what happened at Perrydale high school in 1997 when a friendly rivalry between freshmen and sophomores snowballed into Food for All, a huge produce drive coordinated by Oregon’s Future Farmers of America (FFA) students to fight hunger and feed families. Continue reading
Matt Cyrus, President, Oregon Family Farm Association.
Oregon has been the nation’s top moving destination state three years in a row. This wave now includes California farmers looking for a better harvest. Continue reading
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