Alejandro Figueroa
Alejandro Figueroa is a reporter and producer covering food production and agriculture through a climate change lens for OPB.
Prior to coming to OPB, Alejandro was a food reporter for WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio through Report for America — a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms. There, he covered the lack of access to healthy and affordable food in Southwest Ohio communities, rural and urban agriculture plus the occasional general assignment story.
Alejandro is a 2021 graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. You can send your news tips or any agriculture or food story idea to afigueroa@opb.org.
Latest Stories
Un hombre de Woodburn elige regresar a casa en México bajo sus propios términos
Cuando Trump asumió el cargo, el presidente se mantuvo fiel a su promesa de arrestar y deportar a los inmigrantes sin un estatus legal.
With less federal funding, Oregon ranchers forced to delay wildfire resilience projects
Earlier this summer, the federal government took back over a billion dollars that was already promised to conservation groups, farmers and ranchers. In Oregon, some of those grants would have gone to wildfire mitigation in forests and rangelands. But those projects are now on pause.
Trump’s food stamp cuts could strain Oregon’s budget and increase hunger, US Rep. Salinas says
In July, Congressional Republicans passed their budget reconciliation bill. Among many changes, it will require Oregon to pay hundreds of millions of dollars more to cover the cost of its SNAP program.
It’s nearly impossible to get rid of invasive blackberries in Oregon. This group says might as well eat them
Invasive Himalayan blackberry thickets are bountiful with sweet berries this time of year. One nonprofit, the Portland Fruit Tree Project, has a tasty proposal.
‘OPB Politics Now’: Explaining Oregon’s farm stand rules kerfuffle
Oregon's latest land use battle pits farm stands against one of the state's biggest conservation groups.
Oregon puts the brakes on farm stand changes following public outcry
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.
A quick look: What’s allowed at Oregon farm stands
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.
Trump administration wants Oregon to hand over personal food stamp data
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.
ICE to deport Willamette Valley vineyard manager despite public outcry for his release
Family members of Moises Sotelo Casas say he will be deported this week. He was detained by immigration officials in June.
Cherry harvest is well underway in Oregon. But some workers aren’t showing up
Oregon orchards have fewer workers this harvest season because they fear making the journey from California to Oregon out of fear they will get arrested or detained by ICE.
