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In brief for Oregon on March 19, 2010

NW mustang makeover set For the second year in a row, the Extreme Mustang Makeover challenge is headed to the Northwest Horse Fair and Expo, which will be March 19-21 at the Linn County Fair and Expo Center in Albany, Ore. The Northwest event is a spin-off of the Extreme Mustang Makeover f ...

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Washington

States weigh in on EPA's no-spray buffers

Northwest state agriculture directors are calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to revise its methods for establishing no-spray buffers for Western state waterways. ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 3:08 PM

2 arrested for shellfish poaching on Hood Canal

SEATTLE (AP) -- They huddled in the bushes after dark, peering through the grass to spy on shellfish gatherers. A dozen times over seven months, Washington Department ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 10:49 AM

Study: Low pesticide levels found near salmon

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Low pesticide concentrations, generally below levels that violate state or federal water quality standards, have been detected in five Washington wat ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 9:29 AM

Port Townsend farmer pleads guilty to bank robbery

SEATTLE (AP) -- A Port Townsend farmer apparently had a secret life as a bank robber. Michael Fenter, owner of Compass Rose Farm, has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Cou ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 9:29 AM

Idaho

Agency: Make it easier to sell ID endowment land

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Idaho land managers aim to change the state's Constitution to make it easier to unload land managed to benefit public schools. ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 10:40 AM

Feed lot bill no longer limits access to records

BOISE, Idaho (AP) -- Cattle feed lot operators failed to limit public access to state inspection reports that determine whether operators are safely getting rid of their ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 4:28 PM

Idaho raw milk bill would allow cow share arrangements

A bill moving through Idaho's House of Representatives could effectively end the debate over raw milk sales in the state. House Bill 675 would amend Idaho law to provide for a ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 3:49 PM

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Beet growers savor ruling

The sugar beet industry expressed relief after a federal judge on March 16 denied an effort to block the use of genetically engineered seeds this season. "We're excited ...

Saturday, March 20, 2010 9:08 AM

California

Schwarzenegger names appointees for Delta council

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Friday, March 19, 2010 4:48 PM

Scientist panel says Calif. water limits justified

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Researchers say most restrictions on water deliveries to California's farm belt -- meant to protect threatened fish -- can be scientifically justified ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 10:46 AM

CDFA pursues grapevine moth

California's Department of Food and Agriculture says it is expanding efforts to curb the spread of a new grape pest. The European grapevine moth first appeared in the United Stat ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 1:09 AM

Contest promotes fruits, vegetables

A nonprofit organization that promotes healthy eating is urging fruit and vegetable producers and sellers to promote their own products through a nationwide contest. The Produce ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 1:09 AM

Oregon

In brief for Oregon on March 19, 2010

NW mustang makeover set For the second year in a row, the Extreme Mustang Makeover challenge is headed to the Northwest Horse Fair and Expo, which will be March 19-21 at the L ...

Thursday, March 18, 2010 7:37 AM

States weigh in on EPA's no-spray buffers

Northwest state agriculture directors are calling for the Environmental Protection Agency to revise its methods for establishing no-spray buffers for Western state waterways. ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 3:08 PM

Ashland won't join watershed lawsuit

ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The Ashland City Council will not join the U.S. Forest Service as a defendant in a lawsuit over thinning in the Ashland watershed. Councilwo ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 3:08 PM

EcoTrust sells its first carbon credits

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A for-profit subsidiary of Portland-based EcoTrust has sold its first carbon credits from Washington forest land it owns. The deal puts more ...

Friday, March 19, 2010 9:29 AM

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