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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has given the go-ahead to increase brand inspection fees, starting October 1st.  Changes this fall include:  Brand inspection per head fee is increasing to $1.15 to $1.35 per head...a 20 cent increase.  C ... Read More ...

USDA Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs, Alexis Taylor, arrived in Bogota, Colombia, earlier this week.  The former head of the Oregon Department of Ag is leading a trade mission with representatives from 36 agribusinesses and organizations to enhance American ag exports and continue building on trade gains made since the U.S.-Colomb...

Oregon Governor Tina Kotek is accepting applications to fill three producer positions and one public member position on the Oregon State Board of Agriculture.  Current board members Producer Bryan Harper and Public Member Luisa Santamaria have served two four-year terms and are not eligible for re-appointment.  Board m...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday that areas of the central coast have reopened to mussel and razor clam harvesting.  Razor clam harvest is now open from Tillamook Head to Cape Blanco but remains closed from Cape Blanco to the California border for high levels of domoic acid.  Razor c...

On October 19, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial flock in Union County.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Gresham, OR-based Scenic Fruit Company has recalled its frozen "Organic Strawberries” sold at Costco, Aldi, KeHE, Vital Choice Seafood and PCC Community Markets, as well as frozen “Organic Tropical Fruit Blend” sold at Trader Joe’s, due to an outbreak of hepatitis A illnesses.  Five outbreak-associa...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is seeking applicants to fill 55 commissioner seats on 19 of the state’s agricultural and commercial fisheries commodity commissions.   Acting ODA Director Lauren Henderson appoints commissioners.  Once sel...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack said he is pleased that Alexis Taylor was finally sworn as the USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.  Vilsack noted Taylor, the former Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, has a deep-rooted and impressive career working on matters related to agriculture, trade, and enhancing as many export opportunities as possible for America’s far

The Oregon Department of Agriculture will need to search for a new Director, after the Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.   Taylor was first tapped to serve as ODA Director by Governor Kate Brown in 2016.  Pr...