HOOD RIVER, Ore. — More Pacific Northwest orchards are being abandoned during a prolonged slump and unpicked fruit has resulted in reports of increased pressure from insect pests, experts said.

Supporters of a controversial rail-to-trail proposal in Oregon’s Yamhill County are asking voters to reinstate a long-term plan to develop the project. Earlier this year, the county’s board of ...

Wilbur-Ellis is fighting a court battle to recover $2.7 million out of the nearly $6 million it advanced… ...

RICKREALL, Ore. — Visitors at what may have been the last Polk County Fair seemed to agree: Ending the event and closing the fairgrounds would be heart-breaking. “I think it’d be a travesty for our ...

Washington ranked last in the nation in 2024 for financial returns to farm operators, and the picture isn’t likely to vastly improve for 2025, a Washington State University financial advisor says.

Choice Steers, medium to large frame No 1’s & 2’s/CWT: 300-400 lbs, NT; 400-500 lbs, 355.00-467.00; 500-600 lbs, 330.00-388.00; 600-700 lbs, 320.00–334.00; 700-800 lbs, 210.00-277.50; 800-900 lbs, 220 ...

The number of agricultural lenders has kept shrinking even as the amount of money they lend to farmers has continued increasing, according to federal statistics. The U.S. had 945 agricultural banks at ...

Oregon’s fishing industry has expressed strong support for the new USDA Office of Seafood. Yelena Nowak, Oregon Trawl Commission director, called the development long overdue and said the agency will ...

Sharply rising farm bankruptcies reflect growing distress in the agricultural economy, though they haven’t approached peak levels seen in earlier years, according to federal data. Last year, 315 ...

Choice Steers, medium to large frame No 1’s & 2’s/CWT: 300-400 lbs, 385.00-490.00; 400-500 lbs, 350.00-440.00; 500-600 lbs, 330.00-395.00; 600-700 lbs, NT; 700-800 lbs, 240.00-307.00; 800-900 lbs, NT ...

The Intertribal Timber Council and Sustainable Northwest will lead a $1.7 million project to help Native American tribes develop new markets for small diameter logs, brush and other overlooked wood ...

Published 4:31 pm Wednesday, February 14, 2024 By Staff Reports ...