Oregon legislature

The idea of moving the Idaho/Oregon border appears to be gaining traction in Boise.  Former Oregon House Speaker Mark Simmons, who lives in Elgin (outside of LaGrande), testified recently before Idaho’s House State Affairs Committee, in support of the Greater Idaho Movement.   "We se...

The Oregon Legislature is considering whether to put a measure on the ballot asking voters if hunting and fishing should be a constitutional right.  Currently, signatures are being gathered for an initiative that would ban fishing and hunting.  Amy Pat...

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...

As Oregon’s grasshopper and Mormon cricket hatching season begin, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is providing one-time funding to help combat what’s expected to be severe outbreaks this summer. In 2021, Oregon suffered its worst outbreak of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in fifty years. As a resu ...

In today's PNW Ag Network Wine Minute, Sam Tannahill talks about the removal of the Ag Overtime exemption in Oregon, and what that could do on the state's wine industry. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

This week, Sam Tannahill talks more about the 2022 Oregon legislative session, and bills that will impact the wine industry across the state. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

Just a few months after the state of Washington began its first year of requiring time-and-a-half to farmworkers, Oregon has its own version of Ag overtime on the books. And, according to Pam Lewison with the Washington Policy Center, Oregon’s bill is better than Washington’s bill. “Th ...

We asked Sam Tannahill with A to Z Wineworks his thoughts on the 2022 Oregon legislative sessions. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia.com

This week, EOU President Tom Insko talks about the school's rural designation, and what that means for students, staff and the community. If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail gvaagen@cherrycreekmedia... Read More ...

Earlier this week, the Oregon Department of Agriculture launched the application period for the new Oregon Meat Processing Infrastructure and Capacity Building Grant. That application window runs until Mach 23rd at noon Pacific. The ODA’s Theresa Yoshioka said the grant comes via a $2 million investment from the 2021 Oregon Legislature's state funding package. She ...