Alejandro Figueroa
Oregon Public BroadcastingAlejandro Figueroa is a reporter for Oregon Public Broadcasting, a JPR news partner. Alejandro is a graduate of the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. His reporting comes to JPR through the Northwest News Network, a collaboration between public media organizations in Oregon and Washington.
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Oregon-based Pacific Seafood is one of the largest seafood companies in the U.S., with locations up and down the West Coast. -
Wildlife Services, a program under the U.S. Department of Agriculture, accidentally killed two protected Oregon wolves last summer. Wildlife conservation groups are skeptical it was a mistake. -
Oregon farmers are already feeling the effects of the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran. Even if the new ceasefire agreement holds, farmers could be in for more economic pain in the coming months. -
The Trump administration is making it easier for farmers to get visas for guest farmworkers. But it might not lead to a drastic uptick in foreign workers in the Northwest – at least not right away. -
This year's unusually warm and dry winter brought with it little snow across much of Oregon. Water managers and farmers are now figuring out whether they’ll have enough water. -
If conditions don’t change, it could spell a challenging year ahead for cities, aquatic wildlife, outdoor recreation, farming, hydropower facilities, and, possibly, a longer-lasting wildfire season. -
Oregon wheat farmers continue to deal with low crop prices and high input costs. They’ve recently learned the Trump administration’s $12 billion bailout package likely won’t help much. -
The Trump administration plans to bail out U.S. commodity farmers caught in the president’s ongoing trade disputes. -
Farmers in Harney County have come to rely on an aquifer that has long been known to be in serious decline. Now, Oregon water regulators will make drastic changes to how much water they can draw from the ground, following more than two years of meetings to come up with a solution. -
Oregon will no longer consider any changes to its farm stand rules, at least for now. -
The federal government is directing all states to issue fifty percent of each household’s normal monthly SNAP benefit amount for November. But Oregon officials say it is not a simple process. -
More than half of Oregonians that receive benefits are seniors, children and people with disabilities.
