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Community farms and U-pick operations are getting a lifeline. This new legislation could help keep our local farming traditions flourishing.

From ranchers to tourists, this proposed tax is stirring up opinions across Oregon.

With a severe vet shortage in eastern Oregon, the latest Senate bill could allow ranchers and workers to conduct cattle pregnancy checks.

Oregon families might soon receive alerts about federal immigration presence at schools. The implications of this bill reach far beyond just the classroom.

With a tight window for tax credits and labor concerns on the table, the agricultural landscape is anything but simple right now.

A bill being debates in the Oregon Legislature would create a special tax exemption for some older homeowners.  House Republican Leader Christine Drazan said she wrote the bill after talking with aging constituents struggling to stay in their own home.  She sai...

Under a bill in the Oregon Legislature, restaurants and other food producers in the state would be required to recycle food waste.  Mandatory commercial food waste recycling would be phased in starting in 2028, under the bill.  State Representative Courtney Neron also wants to reduce food waste with a label change.   "Sell By w...

A year after the legislature mandated overtime pay for farm workers, an effort is underway in Salem to make changes to the law.  State Representative Shelly Boshart Davis said since taking effect in June, the rules have created hardships for family farms and resulted in lower pay for ag workers.  She’s lookin...

Oregon’s 2023 Legislative session gets underway Monday with a new Governor, House Speaker and Senate President being sworn in.  House Minority Leader Vikki Breese-Iverson, a Prineville Republican, is optimistic about the change.   “I thi...

On a party-line vote this week, the Oregon House passed legislation removing the overtime exemption for the state’s farming community. Despite testimony and input from hundreds of farmers and ranchers across the state, the House Bill 4002 was approved by lawmakers Tuesday. The ...