Oregon

Pear producers in Washington and Oregon have voted to continue their federal marketing order this year, with the largest margin in the order’s history.

Razor clamming is open from Seal Rock (north of Waldport near Beaver Creek) to the California border.

U.S. Department of Agriculture announced nearly $700 million in grants and loans to connect thousands of rural residents, farmers and business owners in 22 states and the Marshall Islands to reliable, affordable high-speed internet through the ReConnect Program.

Around Aug. 21, 2023, the Bureau of Land Management will begin a helicopter gather of wild horses within and immediately adjacent to the Hog Creek Herd Management Area

The Specialty Crop Security Act is bipartisan legislation seeking to expand and enhance the current Specialty Crop Block Grant Program which provides dedicated federal assistance grants to specialty crop growers

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish opening.

Oregon State University begins a unique partnership this month, joining a local tribe to study the impact of removing four Klamath River dams.  Removing the dams built between 1918 and 1962 will be a massive undertaking. “By a number of measures, it is the largest restoration, the largest dam removal in history, globally.” Water...