Agriculture

The Washington State University study evaluated groundwater levels throughout the Washington portion of the Columbia Plateau Regional Aquifer System, which spans areas of Washington, Oregon and Idaho.

Immigration agents pulled over a van in Marion County on Thursday morning, busted through the driver’s window and detained four farmworkers on the way to their jobs at a blueberry farm, according to attorneys representing one of the workers.

Oregon's latest land use battle pits farm stands against one of the state's biggest conservation groups.

The goal was to clarify what’s allowed with so-called farm stands — usually the farms families go to to buy local fresh produce, pick berries or run through a corn maze. Conservation groups say the changes would preserve farmland. But some farmers active on social media said they would threaten aspects of their business.

Some Oregon farms are up in arms about proposed changes to so-called farm stand rules. Gov. Tina Kotek has paused the changes for now, here’s a look at a few of the underlying issues.

More than 700,000 people in Oregon are enrolled in SNAP. It’s informally known as food stamps. And the Trump administration wants Oregon to turn over personal information from SNAP recipients as soon as this Thursday.

Family members of Moises Sotelo Casas say he will be deported this week. He was detained by immigration officials in June.

Portland-based freelance writer Jeff Alworth brings us the story of how Oregon hops changed IPAs, almost by accident.

As weather patterns across the country change, the way Oregon farmers grow the foods people eat will likely also change, but it doesn’t mean it will entirely go away.

The Clark County comprehensive plan defines a vision for the next 20 years of development. The process has created debate over what’s more important in Southwest Washington: open space or new homes.