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Taylor: Oregon Ag Has Shown Resilience, Importance Over Past Two Years
Taylor: Oregon Ag Has Shown Resilience, Importance Over Past Two Years
The past two years have been very challenging for the farming community across the Pacific Northwest. In case last year’s pandemic and economic shutdown we’re not enough, farmers across the area had to deal with a variety of historic weather struggles this year, from extreme cold to start 2021, to record heat, drought and wildfire smoke just to name a few. But the O ...
AFBF Economist: Consumers Can Help Farmers By Shopping Closer To Home
AFBF Economist: Consumers Can Help Farmers By Shopping Closer To Home
Ongoing supply chain challenges that have plagued the U.S. economy can be traced back to stay-at-home orders put in place at the start of the pandemic. Dr. Roger Cryan, Chief Economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation, said consumers clogged supply lanes with purchases of goods rather than services ...
Farmers Market Minute: USDA Looking To Address SNAP/On-Line Challenges
Farmers Market Minute: USDA Looking To Address SNAP/On-Line Challenges
What is the key issue preventing SNAP participants from making online transactions from farmers markets? "For SNAP you know it's not like a credit card transaction where you can just enter the numbers online and then complete your transaction," noted Kumar Chandran, senior nutrition advisor at the USDA ...
Farmers Market Minute: Inching Closer To “Normal”
Farmers Market Minute: Inching Closer To “Normal”
Colleen Donovan with the Washington state Farmers Market Association says as the state opens up more, our farmers markets will look more like what we expect, and love. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...
Farmers Market Conference Looks To Help Managers Overcome 2020 Challenges
Farmers Market Conference Looks To Help Managers Overcome 2020 Challenges
The Washington state Farmers Market Conference gets underway this week. Colleen Donovan, Executive Director of the WSFMA said the theme of this year’s on-line event is "Adapt, Overcome, Thrive". She noted for 2021, its important farmers markets across the state are proactive, rather than reactive and learn from last year. Don ...

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