Oregon House

Last week, the Joint Committee on Farm Worker Overtime in Oregon voted to move House Bill 4002, which would remove the current overtime exemption for the Ag community, to the full House and Senate for a vote. The approval was solely along party lines ...

On Wednesday, the Oregon Department of Agriculture announced the selection of six awardees for the Farm to School Equipment and Infrastructure Grant Program. The grant helps Oregon farmers, ranchers, seafood harvesters, and food processors get more of their local products to children state wide, through programs such as National School Lunch Programs (NSLP), Child and Adult Care Food Programs (CA

Robert Freeman Smith, a staple in Oregon politics and ranching for decades has died. Smith grew up in Burns, and attended Willamette University in Salem graduating with an agricultural degree. He worked as a rancher until he was first elected to the Oregon state House in 1960 ...