A number of family-owned Oregon farms are on the defensive after state officials proposed changes to permitting policies for farm stands and agritourism — the kinds of farms which families flock to on ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People walk through the rain at Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm near Woodburn in April 2024. The farm, which hosts an annual spring tulip ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Calling family farms ‘factories’ does nothing to protect water quality, it only poisons public discourse, Farm Bureau leader ...
Governor Tina Kotek said Thursday that she's directed state officials to hit pause on proposed new rules concerning Oregon farm stands after outcry from some of the state's most popular family farms.
PORTLAND, Ore. — Governor Tina Kotek said Thursday that she's directed state officials to hit pause on proposed new rules concerning Oregon farm stands after outcry from some of the state's most ...
The Oregon Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it will test the milk of every commercial dairy across the state each week. Oregon is not among the dairy-producing states that have reported a ...
Jim Abeles and Kat Topaz had a dream: to get out of the rat race and become farmers. But the couple, who both used to work in publishing and tech, didn’t realize how hard it would be to make a living ...
Oregon puts the brakes on farm stand rulemaking process in the wake of public backlash. The governor's office of has received 2,850 constituent inquiries about proposed new rules. Local farmers fear ...
Farm and ranch families can use the federal gift tax laws to avoid the Oregon estate tax on farms at death. As many folks are aware, anyone (including a non-resident) who owns real estate in Oregon ...
Oregon farmers are divided over a proposal that would lift some limits on the type of business they can conduct on agricultural land. Some are pushing to change state law so they can make more money ...
Legislation intended to clarify Oregon’s rules for farm stands will likely be shelved while state regulators try ironing out the land use ambiguities facing such operations. Farm stands have attracted ...
Oregon lawmakers are debating a controversial bill that would allow “farm stores” of up to 10,000 square feet on land zoned “exclusive farm use.” House Bill 4153, along with two proposed amendments, ...