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Oregon FFA Vice President Braelyn Marino is encouraging agricultural producers to speak up and not sidestep tough talks with urban communities about where food comes from.

The Emerald Ash Borer appears to be gaining a foothold in Oregon.   “This is really a difficult, a really difficult invasive pest to control, even under the best of circumstances.”    Oregon Department of Forestry’s Lilah Gonen said in the past month, the beetle was found in Yamhill and Marion counties, with confirmation pending on a detection in Clackamas County.  Gonen believes the Yamhill Cou..

The Oregon Department of Agriculture recently received the OK from the Emergency Board for $550,000 to fund additional Emerald Ash Borer response efforts.  The Board operates during the interim when the Legislature is not in session to consider and allocate agency requests for emergency funds.  The mon...