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LMIC: Cattle prices will continue to increase

SALEM — With tight cattle supplies and a low number of beef replacement heifers, the Livestock Marketing Information…

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Report: Breaching Snake River dams would put thousands of farmers at risk

SALEM — The livelihoods of thousands of farmers would be put at risk if the four lower Snake…

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Farm Credit System shrugs off credit rating downgrade

SALEM — A downgrade of the Farm Credit System’s credit rating hasn’t negatively affected the network’s operations, though…

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Easterday family gives up attempt to resurrect controversial Oregon mega dairy

BOARDMAN — Months after a closed-door settlement, the Easterday family is giving up its attempt to bring a…

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Pendleton’s Prodigal Son under new ownership

PENDLETON — Prodigal Son Brewery & Pub in Pendleton has new owners. Chris and Miranda Zimmerman said they…

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Worried states hurry to comment on EPA pesticide controls

SALEM — The Environmental Protection Agency rebuffed state officials who sought more time to digest the EPA’s plan…

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Cover crops catch on among farmers, survey finds

SALEM — Some farmers have received incentives to use cover crops for a number of years, but the…

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Morrow County commissioners consider new data center

MORROW COUNTY — Morrow County is in line to get another data center, and its construction may start…

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$1M coming to Irrigon to support small businesses

IRRIGON — Oregon’s U.S. Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced Tuesday, Aug. 8, that the city of…

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Most post offices around Eastern Oregon feeling staffing strain

LA GRANDE — To La Grande Post Office Postmaster Kelly Carreiro, mail delivery staffing shortages are nothing new.…

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