The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) takes its responsibility for regulating agricultural water quality, including permitted Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO), seriously.
I was driving home from work the other day and I was on the phone with my buddy lawn in the tri-cities. (Yes, hands free.) And he mentioned something very strange.
A miniature horse was found dead by what was believed to be a gunshot wound in February 2024 - an unusual act of violence that mirrors a similar incident in December 2023.