/food-and-agriculture Food and Agriculture en-US Copyright Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:23:09 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/cutting-down-on-cow-burps-with-seaweed-osu-to-study-a-possible-climate-solution It can be hard to imagine cows eating seaweed. But that could be one of the solutions to reduce methane emissions from cattle farming. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 13:23:09 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-10-29/cutting-down-on-cow-burps-with-seaweed-osu-to-study-a-possible-climate-solution Roman Battaglia /housing/2024-10-22/federal-funding-to-expand-affordable-farmworker-housing-reaches-oregon Oregon farmworkers, many of them immigrants, face a housing market that is fraught with substandard living conditions or is financially out of reach. Tue, 22 Oct 2024 13:52:02 GMT /housing/2024-10-22/federal-funding-to-expand-affordable-farmworker-housing-reaches-oregon Alejandro Figueroa /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-11/as-oregon-rewrites-its-dairy-regulations-small-farmers-drop-their-lawsuit The Oregon Department of Agriculture has revised its regulations on dairies after receiving criticism from small farmers. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:00:18 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-11/as-oregon-rewrites-its-dairy-regulations-small-farmers-drop-their-lawsuit Nathan Wilk /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-06/oregon-group-looks-to-cut-red-tape-around-agritourism-industry A group of about a dozen farmers is lobbying state legislators to loosen Oregon's iconic land use laws to expand business opportunities on agricultural land. Sun, 06 Oct 2024 14:57:35 GMT /food-and-agriculture/2024-10-06/oregon-group-looks-to-cut-red-tape-around-agritourism-industry Alejandro Figueroa /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-05/fri-9-25-organic-dairy-farming Savor visits an organic dairy farm Thu, 05 Sep 2024 17:56:31 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-09-05/fri-9-25-organic-dairy-farming /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-17/national-pesticide-program-targeting-grasshoppers-violated-environmental-law-portland-federal-court-rules Earlier this month, a U.S. District judge in Portland issued a ruling about grasshoppers control. The decision has implications for Oregon's public rangelands. Sat, 17 Aug 2024 14:32:46 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-17/national-pesticide-program-targeting-grasshoppers-violated-environmental-law-portland-federal-court-rules Alejandro Figueroa /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-15/fri-9-25-bugs-or-heat-its-an-exciting-time-of-year-for-gardeners A master gardener offers guidance on growing plants well during the summer Thu, 15 Aug 2024 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-15/fri-9-25-bugs-or-heat-its-an-exciting-time-of-year-for-gardeners Geoffrey Riley, Grace Florjancic /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-13/tue-9-25-the-talent-food-project-seeks-a-new-home Talent Food Project needs a new home Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:33:05 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-13/tue-9-25-the-talent-food-project-seeks-a-new-home /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-12/mon-9-am-dairy-industry-addresses-the-cow-methane-issue-on-a-large-scale Dairy industry addresses cow methane problem Mon, 12 Aug 2024 17:02:00 GMT /show/the-jefferson-exchange/2024-08-12/mon-9-am-dairy-industry-addresses-the-cow-methane-issue-on-a-large-scale Geoffrey Riley, Angela Decker /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-12/amount-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-that-oregon-farmland-absorbs-overinflated-study-finds State and federal leaders have put millions into improving crops and soils so they absorb more carbon dioxide, but across the U.S. that would only cut 3% of agricultural emissions, researchers found. Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:43:33 GMT /environment-energy-and-transportation/2024-08-12/amount-of-planet-warming-carbon-dioxide-that-oregon-farmland-absorbs-overinflated-study-finds Alex Baumhardt