McMINNVILLE, Ore. — McMinnville, 1971. When a handful of pioneering farmers bought land on the outskirts of this modest rural town and decided to plant wine grapes, people called them crazy. Wine grapes wouldn’t grow in the Northwest, they said. Read more

Derrick Josi interacts with urban audiences online Read more

For a crop facing unprecedented uncertainties — agricultural, regulatory and economic — hemp is finding its legs remarkably fast in Oregon. Read more

Dan Keppen has established himself as a man to know on water policy and problem-solving for solutions in the West. Read more

While he grew up working all parts of the family farm, Max Nilsson says, “the last seven years have been my apprenticeship years.” Read more

After nearly 100 years in business in the Mid-Willamette Valley, Freres Lumber Co. was at a crossroads. Read more

Jason and Victoria Flowers walked through the fields on their family’s property in Worden on a mild November afternoon, pointing toward acreage that’s been part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s Walking Wetlands Program for more than 10 years. Read more

The “blue sky” promises of an infusion of tourist dollars that would accompany the designation of a national monument in the Owyhee Canyons didn’t ring true with locals in Southeast Oregon, who for years have watched hikers and rafters visit the area without leaving much behind in the way of cash. Read more

Ranchers across the West, where the federal government owns extensive swaths of forest and rangeland, commonly pay fees to the U.S. Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management to allow their cattle to graze on public property. Read more