Tag: Oregon Department of Agriculture (page 2 of 2)

NW Cranberry Growers See Record Growth

Oregon Cranberry Bog

Sometimes all it takes is an opportunity. That’s what cranberry growers in Oregon and Washington have been given following the 2015 fall harvest season.

BY KURT HEATH

As demand for cranberries and related market competition continue to rise in the United States and around the world, the Northwest’s cranberry industry is poised to capitalize on a less than stellar 2015 in Wisconsin, which is the largest cranberry growing state in the country. Continue reading

Cattle Replaces Nursery as Oregon’s Top Ag Commodity

Beef Cattle

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

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