Tag: U.S. Department of Agriculture

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...

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...

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...

State fish and wildlife officials authorized the killing of six gray wolves in eastern Oregon during the past six weeks, bringing relief to ranchers...

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...

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...

A $100 million infusion of federal money will help ranchers, farmers and loggers switch to practices that emit less greenhouse gases and capture more...

Oregon meat eaters are likely to have access to more local beef and other products and at cheaper prices with a new program that...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Tucked in the far corner of Northeast Oregon, a project to protect a chunk of one of the most iconic landscapes in the West...

Every single student in the Umatilla School District can receive free breakfast and lunch this school year. The district received final approval on Friday for...

Agricultural producers have until mid-July to submit annual acreage reports on all cropland. U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Oregon Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director...