Hammond’s grazing permit restored
By Oregon Family Farm Association,
Ranchers whose battle with the federal government over grazing rights received a parting gift from the Trump administration.
Still Farming: Wheat farmers Dale and Logan Padget
Still Farming in Grass Valley, Oregon! Wheat farmers Dale and Logan Padget and others across the state have endured much this year including the threat of wildfires, the pandemic, and lack of rain. And despite the difficulties, they got their crops harvested, in order that the rest of us have food on the table.
Wine owner helps smoke damaged vineyards
By Oregon Family Farm Association
As California and Oregon wildfires spewed billows of gray smoke and ash into the air, grape growers likely worried that once again they’d find no home for their tainted crop. But they didn’t count on Laurent Montalieu of NW Wine Co.
Ruling blocks barn remodeling
By Oregon Family Farm Association,
A landowner in Clackamas County who wants to renovate his barn into a venue for weddings, banquets, and dances has stretched the definition of a home-based business, according to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals.
It sided with 1000 Friends of Oregon in determining that Mark Herkamp has exceeded his county-issued conditional use permit in remodeling the barn on his 12.5 acres in an area south of Oregon City designated for “exclusive farm use,” according to the Capital Press.
Farm animal rescues during the wildfires
By Oregon Family Farm Association,
As residents scramble to pack belongings and flee their homes, volunteers across Oregon have evacuated hundreds of horses and other livestock endangered by wildfires.
Megan Spalding said the Canyon Riders Rodeo Drill Team in Salem said has transported horses from regions under Level 2 “Be Set” evacuation notices as they weren’t allowed in under Level 3 evacuation orders. The team has evacuated 40 horses from Lyons and moved another 50 horses to Yamhill. Spalding said nine horses taken into the team’s barn east of Salem might need to be evacuated as flames drew closer.
Wildfire champions who save a town
A spontaneous Hillbilly Brigade with a can-do attitude is credited with saving the town of Molalla after unusual Labor Day wind gusts propelled a wildfire north toward the Clackamas County community of 9,235, forcing evacuations.
Still Farming: Lucky M Flowers
Still Farming in Shedd, Oregon!
Monica Macpherson poses with her dog Duke in her Dahlia garden at the family farm.
Still Farming: South Barlow Berries, Canby
Still Farming in Oregon! Felesata, Tisa, and Nonna show off the Fruit of their labors at The Saturdays Market in Salem.
Whatever happened to Pendleton Grain Growers
Pay Attention to Your Co-Op
WORDS : ERIC FRUITS , PH.D.
Eric Fruits, Ph.D. is chief economist and president at Economics International Corp. and an adjunct professor at Portland State University.
Farmland Industries was once the largest farmer-owned co-op in the United States. In 2001, it opened a new headquarters in Kansas City. The glass-wrapped building and deluxe executive suites told the world that Farmland had become an agribusiness giant. At the time, the co-op was racking up debt—building a big expensive fertilizer plant, upgrading older fertilizer plants, and spending nearly $100 million on new computer software. In 2002, Farmland filed for bankruptcy. By 2004, its last big asset had been sold off.
Sun sets on 55-year-old Co-op
Series: Pay Attention to your Co-Op
Words: Mitch Lies
Photos: lynnphoto.com
The mood was upbeat and confident at the Malin Potato Cooperative in February of 2015. The Merrill, Oregon, agricultural co-op was preparing to open a brand-new, $7 million state-of-the-art potato packing plant. The co-op’s members had been convinced the investment would provide a much-needed lift with the promise of high efficiency and new organic markets.
