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Judge halts controversial proposed chicken farm east of Salem
A Linn County judge invalidated an essential permit for a proposed chicken farm east of Salem on Tuesday. Local residents and farmers have fought for years to keep the farm from being built.
Think Out Loud
More than 20 breweries collaborate on beer project showcasing unique Oregon hop
Oregon Homegrown is a collaboration featuring more than 20 breweries across the state that have come together to develop an array of different beers using a unique and versatile Oregon hop.
Food and Farms
Farmworker, immigrant rights group take to the streets in Salem
Hundreds of people took to the streets at the Oregon Statehouse Thursday in support of May Day. It is an annual event, but many immigrants and farmworker advocacy groups say this year is different.

Food and Farms
Washington state’s blueberry industry faces an icy outlook as US-Canada tariff talks unfold
About 40 million pounds of Washington’s blueberries are shipped to Canada for packing or processing each year.
Food and Farms
Oregon Supreme Court says ‘misleading marketing’ case against Tillamook can move forward
A year after holding oral arguments, the Oregon Supreme Court has ruled a lawsuit against one of Oregon’s most recognizable farmer-owned creameries can move forward.

Food and Farms
North Dakota went big for Trump. Now many farmers say they face an uncertain future
In North Dakota, many farmers are still recovering from the 2018 trade war and are now bracing for more losses as President Trump levies sweeping tariffs on everything from soybeans to pork.

Food and Farms
Oregon agriculture leaders, farmers brace for retaliatory tariffs
Some of Oregon’s biggest trading partners are striking back after tariffs on imports took effect this Tuesday. Oregon industry leaders say he retaliatory measures could especially hurt the states agriculture industry.

Federal nitrate pollution lawsuit against Eastern Oregon farms moves forward
Attorneys representing Lower Umatilla Basin residents look to expand case as it moves to Portland

Review of payrolls shows higher hourly pay but lower overall earnings under Oregon farmworker overtime law
An Oregon law passed in 2022 to phase in overtime pay for farmworkers has led to higher farmworker wages, but a new study shows hours are being scaled back to avoid overtime pay

Business
Black farmers among those left in limbo amid federal funding freeze
The federal government has historically discriminated against Black farmers. The recent funding halt from the Trump administration presents yet another hurdle to those who have spent decades fighting for equity in farming.