Amid the millions of acres of Oregon’s protected farmland, a hot debate is underway as a wave of well-heeled outsiders demolishes century-old farmhouses to build multimillion dollar luxury homes or ...

Oregon is pumping the brakes on changes to farm stand rules, after owners of a handful of small farms across Oregon stormed to social media. At issue is a set of proposed rule changes Oregon’s ...

Orchard View Farms produces cherries and pears in The Dalles in the Columbia River Gorge. (Oregon Department of Agriculture) The estimated value of Oregon farmland has skyrocketed in recent years, ...

Members of the state’s Land Conservation and Development Commission characterized the updated rules as helping county planners enforce land use regulations uniformly across the state. “This makes the ...

The number of Oregon farms and ranches has dropped, but the state’s agricultural industry remains dominated by family-owned and -operated businesses, according to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture ...

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.

The Lost Valley Farm was located in this area in Morrow County. (Brian Posewitz/WaterWatch of Oregon) Oregon’s factory farms jeopardize our access to fresh air and clean water, our land and our ...

The value of farmland in Oregon has surpassed national averages, sparking concerns about the affordability for the next generation of farmers to continue working the land. According to an analysis of ...

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 ...

Tuesdays are packing days at Lomita Farm east of Portland in Gresham. Gonzalo Garcia Reyes has picked most of the peppers, bok choy, turnips and green beans the day before and is halfway done packing ...

The special legislative session at Oregon’s State Capitol is facing delays after lawmakers were late to meet to consider a bill to fund the Oregon Department of ...

Large solar farms are on the rise in Oregon, in a push to fulfill the state’s ambitious clean energy mandates. But their rapid rise is leading to worries about how they could reshape the state’s ...