Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture
Oregon Leaders Call on Government for Flexibility to Help Ranchers
By Lynne Terry/Oregon Capital Chronicle
This summer’s historic wildfires in Oregon have taken a toll on ranchers and their more than a million cows and...
LEGAL NOTICE
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Rural Utilities Service
Tutuilla Solar LLC: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact
AGENCY: Rural Utilities Service, USDA
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No...
CTUIR Hosts Entities Focused on Agriculture Equity at Tamástslikt
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) hosted three entities promoting equity in agriculture, specifically within Native American communities, on June 18...
CTUIR Looks to Expand High-Speed Internet Via $250,000 USDA Grant
The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR) is looking to contract out services that will eventually expand the reservation’s broadband internet coverage...
CTUIR Awarded $172K USDA Grant for Food Waste Reduction
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently awarded a $172,000 grant to the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s (CTUIR) Department of Natural Resources...
Demand for Food Spikes as Many Oregonians Struggle with Hunger
By Ben Botkin/Oregon Capital Chronicle
After the pandemic ended, the demand for food continued to increase in Oregon, with the need for millions more pounds...
Fish & Wildlife Approves Killing of Six Gray Wolves in Eastern...
State fish and wildlife officials authorized the killing of six gray wolves in eastern Oregon during the past six weeks, bringing relief to ranchers...
State Giving Low-Income Children $170 Million in Extra Food Money
By Lynne Terry
Oregon is sending $170 million in extra food aid to children in low-income families statewide.
The Department of Human Services will start issuing...
Boardman Among Cities Receiving Funds for Affordable Housing
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley announced Wednesday that Community and Shelter Assistance (CASA) in Oregon will receive $200,000 from the U.S. Department...
Oregon Groups to Receive $100 Million for Farming, Ranching, Timber
A $100 million infusion of federal money will help ranchers, farmers and loggers switch to practices that emit less greenhouse gases and capture more...
New State Meat Inspection Program Will Combat Delays, Lower Prices
Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and other products and at cheaper prices with a new program that...
USDA Approves Oregon for a State Meat Inspection Program
As of Thursday, Oregon becomes the first state on the West Coast approved to operate a state meat inspection program.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s...
Oregon’s Ag Sector Could Receive Millions of Dollars in Federal Funding
By Lynne Terry
Oregon’s thousands of farmers and ranchers have an opportunity to garner millions of dollars in loans and free grants from the federal...
ODA Announces Specialty Crop Block Grant Program Winners
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have announced the second round of Oregon Specialty Crop Block Grant Program...
ODA Receives Approval on Plan to Regulate Hemp Production
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) approved the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s (ODA) plan to regulate hemp production statewide.
The approval allows the state through...
ODA Accepting Proposals for 2022 Speciality Crop Block Grant Program
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is now accepting proposals for project ideas as part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Specialty Crop...
USDA, ODA Fund 15 Oregon Specialty Crop Block Grant Projects
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture conducts an annual competitive solicitation to award Specialty Crop Block...
Hermiston Parks Department Offering Free Lunches to Kids This Summer
The Hermiston Parks and Recreation Department is partnering with the U.S. Department of Agriculture again this year to offer the free Summer Lunch in...
USDA Making $1 Billion Available in Loan Guarantees to Ag Businesses
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development is making available up to $1 billion in loan guarantees nationwide to help rural businesses meet...
Senators Urge USDA to Provide Immediate Aid to Cattle Producers
U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley are urging federal officials to provide immediate assistance to cattle producers in Oregon and nationwide by using...
