6-22 NWR Dangerous Heat Wave
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There is nothing funny about global warming and it is not to be dismissed.
6-21 NWR Product halt
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture has issued a notice of statewide detainment and a stop sale and removal order for Green Planet Nutrients Mega Wash and NPK
Oregon Craft Cider
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The press release from the Oregon Department of Agriculture invites us to a week of celebration so special it actually lasts 10 days and reaches across the Pacific Ocean.
6-17 NWR Helping to Stop Mass Murder
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In view of the recent shootings in Orlando and Oakland, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden just announced that a major mental health reform bill.
6-16 NWR Crop Up Dinner Series
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The Oregon Department of Agriculture and Oregon State University are teaming up this summer to offer five dinner events in five different communities.
6-15 NWR impacts of glyphosate
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A Congressional Briefing on the harmful impacts of glyphosate on health took place at Cannon House Office Building
6-14 NWR TRain Derailment
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11 days ago on Friday, June 3, a Union Pacific train carrying crude oil derailed.
Low summer streamflow
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Final report of 2016 snow season predicts low summer streamflow across Oregon
No to Atrazine
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An EPA draft report which is not favorable to the herbicide atrazine is cause for alarm says Gary Marshall, Chairman of the Triazine Network.
Sheep dogs killed with strychnine
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14 stock and guard dogs belonging to sheep man Casey Echevarria were found dead, having been poisoned with strychnine.
Whole Farm Revenue Protection
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I found some news that will be of great interest to Northwest farmers.
Bee Friendly
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With nationwide concerns about declining bee populations, we can all play a big role in protecting pollinators.
New Fish Food
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The Aquaculture Research Institute at the University of Idaho will host fish nutrition researchers, scholars and industry leaders at the International Symposium on Fish Nutrition and Feeding.
Obese Native Americans
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Six universities have been awarded nearly $4 million in funding by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help fight obesity.
Crooked River Ranch Fire
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A key House committee heard from Rep. Greg Walden and the Crooked River Ranch fire chief a few days ago .
Farmers go to Washington
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I talked with Chris Novak, CEO of the National Corn Growers Association regarding the political climate in Washington
5-26 NWR Crooked River Ranch Fire
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A key House committee heard from Rep. Greg Walden and the Crooked River Ranch fire chief.
5-23 NWR Dungeness Danger
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As levels of carbon dioxide rise in the atmosphere, it changes water chemistry by raising its acidity. This can be lethal to crab larvae.
5-20 NWR Remembering Mt. St. Helens
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Over the next several weeks, roughly 17,000 bright green tent-like cardboard traps will be placed in trees and shrubs throughout the state.