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 ...

Farmer sentiment sank in September with worries about high input prices such as diesel and fertilizer, according to the latest edition of the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index.

Grant County, Wash., farmer Ron Fode finally presented his case to the state Supreme Court, more than nine years after being fined for irrigating hay, alfalfa and potatoes without a permit. Justices ...

A milestone in Idaho Power’s longtime effort to relicense the Hells Canyon Hydroelectric Project moves the company closer to starting or expanding programs intended to improve water quality. The dams ...

Sawtooth National Forest officials plan prescribed fire operations this fall in southern and central Idaho pending required approvals. The work is expected to continue as weather conditions allow.

Farmers and ranchers know uncertainty better than most. A spring freeze, wildfire, livestock lost to predators, or rain just as the hay is ready to cut can undo months of work. Agriculture demands ...

With the global hazelnut market in “complete chaos,” processors and farmers in Oregon have negotiated a lower initial price for this year’s crop than they received last year. Growers will be paid at ...

Solid quality and lower yields characterize Idaho’s potato crop as harvest continues. “Quality is consistent all over, from what I hear,” said Travis Blacker, Idaho Potato Commission vice president of ...

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has ordered the National Dairy Board to stop funding social and environmental programs, directing the board to stick with promoting the consumption of dairy ...

The Bureau of Land Management plans to conduct prescribed burns on about 1,500 acres combined in central and eastern Idaho in cooperation with the U.S. Wildland Fire Service. Fire mangers will conduct ...

Wickiup Reservoir is expected to fall to extremely low levels this fall as water managers balance the needs of Central Oregon farmers with required flows for the threatened Oregon spotted frog in the ...