Managing range cattle using virtual fence technology is the focus of a discussion and field event scheduled Oct. 23 in the Jordan Valley, Ore., area. Registration for “Fencing Without Fences” opens at ...

Under a proposed legal settlement meant to discourage collusion, the data-sharing company Agri Stats would be prohibited from disseminating certain information among meat processors. The proposed deal ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oregon’s 2025 winegrape production dropped 25% and acreage harvested dipped 12% from the previous year due to declining sales and exports, particularly to Canada. Signs of contraction were anticipated ...

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.

They’re the misfits of the log world. Too thick, too short, too irregular or too uneconomical for the sawmill, they’re also often found in awkward locations that defy easy extraction. The unlucky ...

A recent graduate from Washington State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine says she raised concerns about the use of “terminal laboratories” in WSU’s large animal curriculum due to a “lack of ...

A timber industry group alleges the Grasshopper Fire in Oregon is burning through forests slated for hazardous fuels reduction that was delayed by environmental litigation. But the environmental ...

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 ...

Berry breeder George Waldo set the standard for juicy fruit and sweet flavor by developing the Marionberry and Hood strawberry, which continue to maintain popularity several decades after being ...

APPLEGATE, Ore. — Sam and Cathy Pennington grow 60 varieties of berries and make value-added products, so they know a thing or two about getting grimy in the fields as well as the comforting smell of ...