Malheur County

NW Potato Stocks Total 116 Million CWT February 1st
NW Potato Stocks Total 116 Million CWT February 1st
NW Potato Stocks Total 116 Million CWT February 1st
Idaho potato stocks as of February 1st  totaled 64.5 million cwt.  Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 56.2 million cwt.  Oregon potato stocks totaled 13.1 million cwt.  Disappearance to date was 11.8 million cwt.  In Washington, pot...
Eastern Oregon Preparing For Grasshoppers
Eastern Oregon Preparing For Grasshoppers
Eastern Oregon Preparing For Grasshoppers
After two years of record damage from grasshoppers, Eastern Oregonians and the state Department of Agriculture are bracing for another summer of the pests. “Some areas of Malheur County, last year, they ate all the food out there.  And they were kind of concerned about the antelope starving to death.  They wer...
Quarantine Established In Malheur County Following Discovery Of Bird Flu
Quarantine Established In Malheur County Following Discovery Of Bird Flu
Quarantine Established In Malheur County Following Discovery Of Bird Flu
On Monday, the USDA confirmed a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in Idaho along the Oregon border. Therefore, USDA has implemented a regional quarantine that extends into Malheur County. The Oregon Department of Agriculture has an online map that shows the HPAI outbreak and quarantine areas in Oregon ...
Drought Designations Declared In Oregon
Drought Designations Declared In Oregon
Drought Designations Declared In Oregon
Oregon Governor Kate Brown issued drought declarations for four counties, Monday afternoon. Citing low snowpack, low reservoir levels and low streamflows, Brown declared drought emergencies in Deschutes, Lake, Malheur and Grant counties. She said forecasted water supply conditions and precipitation levels are not expected to improve, with drought likely to have a significant economic impact on fa
Hammond Grazing Permits Pulled
Hammond Grazing Permits Pulled
Hammond Grazing Permits Pulled
On Friday, a senior adviser in the U.S. Department of Interior rescinded a January Trump administration decision to grant grazing allotments to Hammond Ranches in the Burns, OR area. Steven Hammond and his father Dwight were both convicted of arson for setting fire to rangeland that eventually spilled on to federal property ...
NW Potato Stocks Hit 135M CWT To Start February
NW Potato Stocks Hit 135M CWT To Start February
NW Potato Stocks Hit 135M CWT To Start February
According to NASS, potato stocks across the Northwest hit 135.7 million hundredweight on February 1st. Potato stocks in Idaho to start the month hit 75.0 million cwt. Disappearance of the Idaho crop to date was 59.8 million cwt. Meanwhile, Oregon’s stock totaled 15.2 mil ...
USDA Investing In Oregon Agricultural Producers
USDA Investing In Oregon Agricultural Producers
USDA Investing In Oregon Agricultural Producers
The USDA announced this week it is investing $3.2 million to help 15 agricultural producers across Oregon develop and market value added products. “These grants will help Oregon agricultural producers grow their businesses and access new markets," said USDA Rural Development state Director John Huffman. "By ...

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