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 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. -
The Trump administration has hinted at plans to bail out U.S. commodity farmers caught in the president’s ongoing trade disputes. -
Foreign seasonal workers that come to work at Pacific Northwest farms will soon earn less in hourly wages. -
Some farmworkers say they’re making less money, not more. And growers say they can’t afford to pay the overtime. -
A federally funded program that centered on small-scale and socially disadvantaged farmers is coming to an end. -
While cherry production was up this year, staffing shortages and a lack of demand at the grocery store could spell financial losses for farmers. -
Invasive Himalayan blackberry thickets are bountiful with sweet berries this time of year. One nonprofit, the Portland Fruit Tree Project, has a tasty proposal.
