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Down Home on Lochmead Dairy

WORDS : MITCH LIES
PHOTOS : LYNNPHOTO.COM

What originally began as Lochmead Farms, when Howard Gibson purchased 120 acres near Junction City in 1941, today is known as Lochmead Dairy.  Continue reading

From the President: Wolf, a Resurgence in Oregon

From the President Wolf

The wolf population, once nearly wiped out because of bounties, increased 11% last year according to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Continue reading

80% of Marijuana Exported?

80 percent weed

WORDS : ERIC FRUITS , PH.D.

Much of Southern Oregon sits at the northern tip of the Emerald Triangle, one of the nation’s best marijuana growing regions.  The climate is ideal for growing cannabis. The growing season extends into fall and the long warm summers bring little or no rain. Continue reading

Oregon Family Farmer is the Talk in the State Capitol

(Left to Right) Former Senate Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, House Minority Leader Mike McLane, Senate President Peter Courtney, and House Revenue Chair Representative Phil Barnhart take a look at McLane’s cover article in the Fall 2017 issue.

(Left to Right) Former Senate
Minority Leader Ted Ferrioli, House
Minority Leader Mike McLane, Senate
President Peter Courtney, and House
Revenue Chair Representative Phil
Barnhart take a look at McLane’s
cover article in the Fall 2017 issue.

Vertical Farming Struggling to Take Hold

Vertical Farming

WORDS: MITCH LIES

With a degree in engineering and a farm background, the idea of starting a vertical farm had a strong appeal for Daniel Christensen.  Making money on the concept, however, proved difficult.  Continue reading

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