A lawmaker is shelving a controversial proposal to increase Oregon’s competitiveness in computer chip manufacturing by allowing the industrial conversion of farmland outside Hillsboro. Sen. Janeen ...

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Legislation creating more flexible rules for “farm stores” in Oregon agricultural zones has passed the House with a strong bipartisan majority. Under House Bill 4153, “farm stores” of […] ...

Ag groups applaud act, Oregon Congresswoman says specialty crops left behind The House Agriculture Committee passed the 802-page farm bill 34-17 early the morning of March 5, after a 22-hour […] ...

OLYMPIA — Washington Democrats are handing Attorney General Nick Brown power to investigate without judicial oversight anyone who he “believes” is discriminating or violating the Constitution. The ...

A water-rights settlement among the Coeur d’Alene Tribe, the state of Idaho and other parties resolves litigation and ensures future supply for the tribe and various uses in north Idaho, […] ...

Cull onions must be disposed of by March 15, the Idaho State Department of Agriculture announced. The requirement applies in ...

New World screwworm results in refocus for southern neighbor The New World screwworm is reshaping Mexico’s beef industry, which is forecast to increase production in the short term and refocus […] ...

Central Washington rancher Wade King has sued the state Department of Ecology, seeking to have a jury decide whether he ...

The U.S. strikes in Iran likely won’t move wheat prices much in either direction, but may push energy prices upward, grain market analysts say. Wheat prices initially had several spikes […] ...

U.S. farm groups are swamping the U.S. Supreme Court with briefs, hoping to ensure justices know how much agriculture needs ...

Conservation groups on March 2 sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over new plans for greater sage grouse management across 71 million acres of federal public land. The lawsuit […] ...