Farming

Oregon’s hazelnut growers will only get roughly half the price they did last year for their crop.

Irrigation district directors met Monday and authorized the district's manager, Gene Souza, to continue sending water to the area's farmers, the Capital Press reported.

Federal officials announced on Thursday that water will be cut off to farmers in the Klamath Basin for the rest of the irrigation season.

Part of a $6 million Oregon state grant is being rolled out to help treat mental health issues among cannabis farm workers stemming from poor working conditions.

The extended heat wave in the Northwest is forcing farmers to adapt — and pray their water supply doesn’t get cut off.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture issued a regional quarantine in Bend after detecting five cases of avian influenza. This caused a Central Oregon farm to close its doors to visitors.

Farmers in Oregon already battling extreme drought and low water supplies are fighting against future grasshopper and Mormon cricket infestations.

More than 20 million boxes of cherries were produced last year by growers in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Utah, valued at nearly a billion dollars.

Three new industrial chicken farms proposals in the Willamette Valley have drawn grave concerns from residents and smaller farmers in the region. Kendra Kimbirauskas raises livestock in Scio on a smaller scale and is one of the organizers of Farmers Against Foster Farms. She and Simon join us to share their perspectives.

A group of farmers and ranchers in Southern Oregon have voted in favor of trying to access water in the parched Klamath Basin, even if it puts their access to federal drought funding in jeopardy.