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Bird flu prompts outreach to Oregon backyard bird owners
If there is a silver lining to recent detections of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the Pacific Northwest, it’s the receptiveness of backyard bird owners to outreach and education efforts...
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Helping teachers teach kids about agriculture
School is back in session in many Oregon districts with others to follow in the days to come. Oregon agriculture is once again following kids and teachers back to class. Oregon’s chapter of Agriculture...
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Oregon Ag Fest brings together city and farm
After years of taking their kids to Oregon Ag Fest, many attending the annual event held at the State Fairgrounds in Salem are now taking their grandchildren. Topping the 20,000 two-day attendance mark...
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FoodCorps extends its reach in Oregon
Boosted by a federal farm to school grant, Oregon’s popular and successful FoodCorps program is adding three new sites, including two serving rural communities. That brings the total of FoodCorps sites...
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REAL Oregon program to produce real agricultural leaders
Oregon is just one of 14 states without a leadership development program for those tied to the natural resource industries. Until now. REAL Oregon– which stands for Resource Education and Agricultural...
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Invasive species billboard-on-wheels gets a facelift
You will see it at this summer’s Oregon State Fair. It will also be on display at this week’s Deschutes County Fair and the one next week in Crook County. It’s possible you might notice it traveling...
View ArticleNews release: Latest edition of Growing Oregon magazine now available
The Oregon Department of Agriculture announces its 2016 edition of Growing Oregon: A guide to the state’s farms, food and markets. The magazine targets Oregon consumers with a diversity of stories that...
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From farm to science
Food is a part of life that we all share, a common and familiar topic that doesn’t need an explanation about its importance. As a result, it’s also an ideal trailhead for teaching science. The newest...
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ODA offers timely messages on home-use pesticides
As the weather warms this spring, Oregonians will increasingly emerge from inside their homes. Spring has arrived and homeowners are gearing up for yard and garden work. It is also time to remind...
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Director Taylor visits Lake County and FoodCorps site
The “Tallest Town in Oregon”, as it’s known, was host this week to visitors who wanted to get a close look at one of the state’s newest FoodCorps sites in Lakeview. Oregon Department of Agriculture...
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Oregon berry growers go to school for food safety
When it comes to food safety, the old saying, “one bad apple spoils the whole bunch” can also apply to any fresh produce item, including berries. That’s why Oregon berry growers are getting trained so...
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Connecting youth with Oregon agriculture
From the time she was born, agriculture has been central in the life of Kourtney Lehman of Baker County. The recent high school graduate watched her father tirelessly work for an industry that is...
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Ag in the Classroom gears up for another school year
The old song, “School Days” could use a little updating. It’s not just “reading and writing and arithmetic” that kids are learning as they head back to the classroom. You can add agriculture to the...
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Getting into the act of food safety modernization
Oregon farmers who haven’t yet heard of the Food Safety Modernization Act and its acronym, FSMA, will likely soon become quite familiar with the nationwide effort to emphasize prevention of food borne...
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Oregon celebrates National FFA Week
While National FFA Week is being celebrated across the country, the Board of Agriculture got a chance to hear about the great work being done in Oregon by the state’s youthful FFA leaders. The...
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Invasive species billboard-on-wheels gets a facelift
You will see it at this summer’s Oregon State Fair. It will also be on display at this week’s Deschutes County Fair and the one next week in Crook County. It’s possible you might notice it traveling...
View ArticleNews release: Latest edition of Growing Oregon magazine now available
The Oregon Department of Agriculture announces its 2016 edition of Growing Oregon: A guide to the state’s farms, food and markets. The magazine targets Oregon consumers with a diversity of stories that...
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From farm to science
Food is a part of life that we all share, a common and familiar topic that doesn’t need an explanation about its importance. As a result, it’s also an ideal trailhead for teaching science. The newest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
ODA offers timely messages on home-use pesticides
As the weather warms this spring, Oregonians will increasingly emerge from inside their homes. Spring has arrived and homeowners are gearing up for yard and garden work. It is also time to remind...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Director Taylor visits Lake County and FoodCorps site
The “Tallest Town in Oregon”, as it’s known, was host this week to visitors who wanted to get a close look at one of the state’s newest FoodCorps sites in Lakeview. Oregon Department of Agriculture...
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