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New Federal Rules Get Tighter On Local Hemp Farmers

By Oregon Family Farm Association,

Oregonians growing hemp in Oregon will find themselves operating under more stringent rules in 2022 as the state Hemp Programs comes under rules established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Continue reading

Wildfire Smoke Cause 29% Grape Harvest Drop

By Oregon Family Farm Association

Oregon vintners in 2020 harvested its smallest crop of grapes in seven years and saw production and sales drop accordingly. Continue reading

150 Year Old Farm Swept Into Water Rights Battle

By Oregon Family Farm Association,

His family has farmed in Clark County for 150 years, but now that livelihood is threatened after the Washington State Department of Ecology denied Bill Zimmerman’s application for farm water rights. Continue reading

Family Farmers To Be Hit With New 17% Oregon TAX

By Oregon Family Farm Association

It is outrageous that the only tax increase the Oregon Legislature may pass in the 2021 Session is a tax on the smallest family-owned businesses like family farms. Continue reading

Still Farming: Kevin Schurter of Willamette Valley Quinoa

Quinoa (pronounced: keen-waa) is an annual plant grown as a crop mainly for its edible seeds. The plant originally was used to feed cattle and then more recently it was used for human consumption in Peru and Bolivia over the last 3 to 4 thousand years. Continue reading

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