Agriculture in Oregon’s Harney Basin faces a situation akin to being chased by an aggressive dog, according to farmer Mark Owens. Read more

Land conservation projects defend a variety of public values in rural Oregon — everything from habitat and water quality to agriculture and recreation. Read more

If rocks were a crop, like blueberries, hops or cherries, you could pick them with the assurance they would grow back next year and you could pick them again. If they were hazelnuts, rocks would drop from the tree — pick themselves — and all you’d have to do was sweep them up. Read more

Making a living from specialty products Read more

GERVAIS — On a sunny morning in early June, Molly McCargar walked between rows of cherry trees at Pearmine Farms, pausing briefly to inspect the fruit for size, color and ripeness. Read more

Consumer demand for antibiotic-free meat has climbed as health messages have reached buyers. The shift reflects an effort to slow the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” — bacteria that have developed immunity to one or more antibiotics. Read more

Wallowa County preserves natural, working landscape of its iconic East Moraine Read more

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