Rural Life

Deadlines kill proposed Oregon land use restrictions

Legislative deadlines have killed proposed restrictions on replacement dwellings, home occupations and retail operations in Oregon agricultural zones ...

Oregon

Oregon wolf report shows predators’ population growing, expanding

Oregon’s wolf population continues to grow and expand into western Oregon, but poaching of the predators remains concerning ...

Rural Life

Groundwater pollution bill would allow government septic inspections

Oregon regulators would gain new powers to enter private rural properties under a bill that aims to make ...

Oregon

Organic leader named to Oregon ag board

Mike Dill, director of advocacy and sustainability for Organically Grown Company, has been appointed to the Oregon State ...

FFA/4-H

Oregon FFA spotlights farmer mental health

Several Oregon FFA members recently shone a spotlight on farmer mental health and farm stress as part of ...

Small Farm

Western Innovator: Cider maker looks to the bright side

The history of the Salt Creek Cider House could read as a hard luck tale, but that’s not ...

Dairy

Ag innovation a la mode: $73M renovation spotlights OSU’s experiential learning

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A $73 million renovation of Withycombe Hall at Oregon State University aims to energize and ...

News

Oregon wildfire map may be swapped for voluntary incentives

A contentious Oregon wildfire map that imposed new regulations on high-risk landowners may be swapped for incentives meant ...

Water

Lawmakers may lift ban on commercial irrigation with domestic wells

Lawmakers may lift Oregon’s prohibition on irrigating commercial crops with domestic wells, alarming agricultural and environmental groups who ...

Rural Life

Oregon State extension revives Rural Living Day in Junction City

Some rural residents are relative newcomers who might be unprepared for challenges such as noxious weeds that can ...

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