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Alejandro Figueroa/OPBA week after two Oregon wine industry workers were arrested by federal immigration officials, the state’s largest agriculture group is speaking up about the connection between farms and immigrants. -
Julie Leopo-Bermudez/CalMattersFrom higher costs to export worries, California’s agricultural and wine industries face many possible tariff effects. But some hope for opportunity.
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Maybe you've always been interested in farming, but just didn’t have the land for it. You might not need that much. Organic farmer Jean-Martin Fortier… -
Maybe kids really do like healthy food better when they understand where it comes from. And when they grow it themselves. That's the business of Rogue… -
You've probably heard of hydroponics--growing plants in a water solution without soil. And there's aquaponics, combining hydroponics with a fish tank. Now… -
It's pear harvest season in the Rogue Valley, and the harvest does not look so good so far. After a hard early winter freeze followed by little… -
Turn over some of the produce in the store next time you shop. You'll probably find labels bearing information like "product of Chile." So a lot of our… -
Recent financial reports indicate that the people in opposition to Jackson County's anti-GMO crop measure have the money advantage, and much of the money… -
The local ballot measures are the big news items in Oregon's May 20 primary election. That's especially true in Jackson County, where an anti-GMO crop… -
It's not this year, but a previous one, that may be weighing on the minds of California farmers. 2008's Proposition 2 requires more spacious quarters for… -
It takes a while to compile the numbers from California's massive wine grape harvest. But here goes: 2013 was a record year, even better than 2012. The… -
Drop a bag of clothing off at Goodwill, and you'll get a receipt and a potential tax credit. But farmers who grow extra acres of food and donate the…
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CORRECTED event info below...Howard Vlieger lives on the Iowa farm where he was born and raised. But his worldview extends far beyond the fields. Vlieger…
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Maybe by the time you read this, Congress will have completed work on a farm bill. But it certainly dragged its feet getting up to speed. The farm…
