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Oregon farmers for years have been battling an invasive beetle that “will nibble pretty much on anything that’s green,” said Chris Benemann, director of plant protection at the Oregon Department of Agriculture. But lawmakers didn’t send aid when the agency’s long-standing program to eradicate the Japanese beetle ran out of money last year, surprising specialty […]
BZ CORNER — “I like to make things probable that are seemingly impossible,” said Natalie Anderson, owner and founder of The Missing Corner in BZ Corner, Washington. Right off Highway 141, the building serves as a community center that hosts events, workshops and courses.
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(The Center Square) – The ongoing U.S.-Israeli military offensive against Iran is causing drivers in Washington state – already paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation – to shell out even more of their hard-earned money for fuel. That’s not going to change any time soon, according to one expert.
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JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is leading a 15-state coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold uniform federal labeling requirements for herbicides used in farming, according to an amicus brief filed in the case.
Free news: Rep. Jeff Helfrich (R-Hood River) had the following to say on the passage of HB 4153-A, the farm store permitting bill.
HOOD RIVER — Curious how to promote the health of your trees and prolong their life span? Come learn from OSU Extension Forester Glenn Ahrens at the Central Gorge Master Gardener’s Community Class, “Managing to Keep Trees Healthy.”
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HOOD RIVER — For generations, family farms in the Hood River Valley (HRV) have helped shape a unified sense of place, growing crops that define the region as an agricultural hub — world-renowned pears, apples, and cherries — while strengthening a tight-knit rural community.
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