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Fifteen Oregon Projects Awarded Specialty Crop Block Grant Funds
Fifteen Oregon Projects Awarded Specialty Crop Block Grant Funds
The Oregon Department of Agriculture has announced the projects awarded Specialty Crop Block Grant funding this year. The 15 projects across the state will share roughly $2 million all together. Awardees this year include: Chemeketa Community College Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation Oregon Department of Agriculture (two awards for the Insect Pest Prevention and Management Program)
Specialty, Organic Numbers Continue To Climb
Specialty, Organic Numbers Continue To Climb
Not only has production of specialty crops, organic crops, local food, and greenhouse production grown in recent years, but as the RMA's acting Administrator Richard Flournoy pointed out, so has crop insurance offerings in those areas. "All the growth we've had in those programs over the years, as well as the interest in those programs and that we have made a lot of changes to organic and spe
Newhouse: Despite Challenges, Perdue Did A Good Job As USDA Head
Newhouse: Despite Challenges, Perdue Did A Good Job As USDA Head
As the Trump Administration prepares to exit Washington D.C., that means Sonny Perdue’s time as the Ag Secretary is coming to a close. Dan Newhouse Chairman of the congressional Western Caucus, said the past four years were challenging for farm country, and he felt Perdue did a good job listening to the concerns of everyday farmers, and was productive. How ...

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