Tens of thousands of people from across the country and around the world fill the city each year for Oregon's legendary rodeo and celebration of the American frontier. Cowboys in Stetson hats and Indians wearing colorful regalia march through downtown for festive parades, while contestants i… Read more

Let’s pick a sweet, bright-red strawberry — make it a venerable Hood variety, Oregon’s most beloved — and pop it into Portland’s mouth. Read more

John Neumeister, founder of Cattail Creek Lamb near Junction City in rural Lane County, buys lambs from three Oregon farms that raise them on a protocol he established. Neumeister buys live lambs on contract and ushers them through processing and marketing, selling primarily in Portland. He … Read more

Disputes over public land management linger. Read more

Resource-driven rural industries rely on consumers in the city, but are prone to boom-and-bust cycles Read more