Month: June 2017 (page 1 of 2)

Agriculture History: Frenchglen Land Feud

BY TIM LYMAN

Nothing about the quiet little town of Frenchglen, in southeastern Oregon, would lead you to believe that it was ever part of the Wild West, but in the 1890s, it was the center of a bitter land feud between cattlemen and homesteaders. Continue reading

Northwest Hazelnut Leads the Way to Greener Markets

BY MATTHEW EVANS

This August, the world’s first 100 percent solar hazelnut processing plant went live at Northwest Hazelnut Company (NWH).  Continue reading

Oregon Family Farm Association Legislative Review 2017

 

OFFA Lobbyists, Richard Kosesan and George Okulitch

OFFA Lobbyists, Richard Kosesan and George Okulitch

BY RICHARD KOSESAN

Oregon’s 2017 Legislative Session convened on February 1, and came to a close on July 7, 2017, just three days ahead of the Constitutional deadline. Continue reading

Top-ranked Bull Rider Justin Houston: Inspiring the Next Generation

Bull Rider Justin Houston

BY NAOMI INMAN

On a warm summer day in 2003, John Houston set four-year-old Justin Houston astride a small red calf. Little legs, barely the diameter of a baseball bat, clung to the bovine frame. Continue reading

Northeastern Oregon Russian Thistle Resistant to Glyphosate Herbicide

Weed Specialist Judit Barroso Removing Tumbleweed

Weed Specialist Judit Barroso Removing Tumbleweed

BY JULIE NOLTA

Researchers at Oregon State University have some unfortunate news for northeastern Oregon farmers — in that area of the state, the Russian thistle has developed a resistance to glyphosate, one of the most widely used herbicides in the United States. Continue reading

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