Central Oregon

Oregon’s senior Senator wants federal agencies to take a bigger step in improving the water situation in the west, amid ongoing drought. In Tuesday’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee hearing in Washington D.C., Senator Ron Wyden used Oregon as an example of the dire circumstances. “The su ...

Producers in Central Oregon has an opportunity to participate in a weekend  camp focused on equipment and irrigation. Producers are encouraged to join Rogue Farm Corp (presented by Rogue Farm Corps) June 11th & 12th for this intensive weekend, with three stops at area farms vegetable focused farms of varying scales: Mahonia Gardens in Sisters, Sungrounded Farm in Terrebonne, and Boundless Far

Additional funding is Oregon bound, as part of President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Package. USDA Rural Development State Director Margi Hoffmann acknowledges a lot of Infrastructure attention is focused on improving airports, highways and bridges, but she noted money isn’t just flowing to urban centers. “Fo ...

With the start of summer less than three weeks away, what can the state of Oregon expect when it comes to soil moisture? Oregon Department of Forestry Lead Meteorologist Pete Parsons said the wetter than average spring is expected to continue into the summer months ...

As the farming world evolves and changes, a new mentorship program looks to address the changing face of Oregon’s Ag community. Bend-based High Desert Food and Farm Alliance recently launched the “Growing Together” program last month. HDFFA’s Annie N ...

The Greater Idaho Movement has changed its proposed map, trimming the amount of Oregon that would break away and join the Gem state. Mike McCarter, President of “Move Oregon’s Border”, said they decided to remove the southern Oregon coast. “So, it start ...

Investigators with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have been very busy in the John Day area over the past couple of days. On Friday, May 20th, crews were called out to the Middle Fork John Day area of Grant County after a livestock owner found a dead six-month old, 350-pound calf, in a 1200 acre, private-land pasture about 400 yards from his corrals ...

Despite cool wet weather through mid and late April into early May, several portions of Oregon continue to struggle with drought. State Climatologist Larry O’Neill said western Oregon, specifically the Willamette is fairing very well, as are portions of SW Oregon. But ...

With the Crooked River at near record low levels, Central Oregon’s Prineville Reservoir is at just 28%, the lowest level ever recorded this time of year. The Bureau of Reclamation’s Christine Schuldheisz, said the reservoir filled to just 62% capacity last year, contributing to the current shortfall. “So, we’ ...

After a very dry start to the calendar year, 2022 has, for many locations across the Pacific Northwest, turned out to be a good year precipitation wise. According to the National Weather Service, since the start of the year, Yakima has received 2 ...