Portland

Two years after the Port of Portland threatened to close Oregon’s only international container yard, Terminal Six gets new life with a new operator.

The 2026 American Farm Bureau Young Farmer and Rancher Leadership Conference will take place in the Northwest in a few months.

Representing seven different universities, ten undergraduates participated in the U of I’s new AgBiz Summer Fellow Program and got a first-hand look at the vital role the river and its ports serve for America’s grain industry.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced this week that the destructive emerald ash borer has spread to Multnomah County.

USDA is looking at closing the U.S. Forest Service’s Region 6 headquarters in Portland as well as the Pacific Northwest Research Station in Corvallis.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Western U.S. Agricultural Trade Association will hold a seminar this month focused on improving global reach.  WUSATA and ODA say their May 20th session is geared for both experienced exporters and those just starting out alike.   Gr...

Earlier this week, family farmers were in Salem voicing their opposition to Senate Bill 747.  The legislation, sponsored by Portland Senator Khanh Pham, would require farms 200 acres and larger to report their annual fertilizer use to the state Department of Agriculture.  The leg...

The Oregon Association of Nurseries is now accepting speaker proposals for the 2025 Farwest Show, scheduled for August 20th through the 22nd at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, OR.   “Education is a key component of Farwest,” Show Director Allan Niemi said. “We are looking...

An old email scam is making the rounds again, prompting warnings from multiple police agencies in Oregon.  Portland Police Sgt. Kevin Allen said the scammers use personal information that’s publicly available on various databases.   “So th...

One small farm in Oregon is offering help for addiction recovery through a Green Care program focused primarily on bee-keeping.