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The budget proposed by Governor Kate Brown calls for more than $247 million for rural infrastructure projects in Oregon.  Brown’s budget allots $16 million to replace the Wallowa Dam, which is more than a century old and whose operators keep less water than it was built to hold to avoid a failure.  The Gove...

Researchers at Oregon State University’s Columbia Basin Ag Research Center outside of Pendleton have been looking at weed responses to fallow management of winter wheat.  The four-year study found that reduced tillage fallow, which is an alternative to summer fallow, could improve weed management.   “...

Those living in the North East Corner of Oregon are dealing with a large number aphid swarms this fall.  The bugs are so bad, the Eastern Oregonian says they created a gray haze at a recent youth football game in Pendleton, landing on spectators, and even obstructing the vision of some drivers.  ...

This weekend, Americans, both urban and rural will join together to fight hunger.  Saturday is the 26th annual Stamp Out Hunger; where you are asked to leave non-perishable food items in a bag or box at your mailbox.  Kevin McKinstry is a letter carrier in Pendleton.  He said...

For the first time as President of the American Farm Bureau, Zippy Duvall visited Oregon Thursday morning.  He addressed member of the Oregon Farm Bureau during the 85th Convention taking place in Pendleton.  He said the drive from the Portland area to Pendleton really opened his eyes to the wide variety of agriculture produced in Oregon.   “...

The 2017 Oregon farm Bureau annual Meeting and Convention will take place in Pendleton Tuesday through Thursday.  The annual event, according to OFB’s Anne Marie Moss allows those tied to the Ag industry an opportunity to discuss the pressing issues facing farmers and ranchers, and how to speak as a unified front.   A...

Cummins has officially moved its Columbia Basin Service Center from Pendleton to Pasco.  The Company held a grand opening of the new 16,000 square foot facility Thursday morning.  Sandra Ihly, General Manager for the Tri-Cities and Yakima locations says the move was to offer improved communication and contact with a lion share of their customers.  She sai...

Like many other crops, Oregon wheat is feeling the effects of the recent winter weather.  Thanks to a snowier that normal winter, followed by a record-setting wet spring, disease has become a widespread problem in wheat fields across the state.  Ch...

The quarterly meeting of the Oregon State Board of Agriculture is being held today and tomorrow in Pendleton at the Cayuse Hall of the Wildhorse Resort and Casino.   The Board will go over strategic planning, updates on the Heritage and Clean Water programs, and hear from Umatilla County producers on issues impacting them.  ...