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Erik Neumann/JPRHemp farming has increased dramatically in Southwest Oregon, since it was federally legalized in 2018. Today, Jackson and Josephine Counties grow more commercial hemp than any other part of the state. That’s created concerns about illegal water use in rural communities. -
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Whether it was discovering new uses for pantry staples or learning to bake bread at home, many people got acquainted with their kitchens during the pandemic.
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A handful of California lawmakers want to avoid future mask shortages while wildfires are raging.
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California’s new policy will start to hold businesses accountable for protecting their workers, mandate reporting outbreaks and decrease crowding in housing for vulnerable guest farmworkers.
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Some of the first GMOs – corn and cotton plants that have been genetically modified to fend off insects – are running into problems. Bugs have become resistant to them because they've been overused.
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California has become the first state to enact a law that lets marijuana products use branding from a specific region, much like the wine industry.
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Health officials announced an outbreak of 59 cases of COVID-19 on Thursday at an agricultural operation in Southern Oregon near Klamath Falls. It’s just one local example of how Latinos, and farmworkers in particular, are at heightened risk during the coronavirus pandemic.
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In the long-term, climate change could alter wine varieties produced in the region, and even reshape its borders.
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California lawmakers are looking to protect one of the state’s most valuable workforces with a new COVID-19 relief package.
