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Program: Line on Agriculture
Line on Agriculture-
Northwest Water Issues
The EPA rule regarding no spray buffers around salmon bearing waters may have a much bigger reach and the Washington State is leading the charge for a revised ruling.
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Hop Harvest Underway
Hope season is here and it looks like it will be an average crop year.
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USDA-DOJ Competition Workshop
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Department of Justice have been holding joint public workshops to explore competition issues affecting the agriculture industry.
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Getting Fat…It’s the Real Thing
Nothing quite slakes the thirst as an ice cold soda pop but that just may be adding few pounds to your waistline.
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REAP Grant Deadline
The REAP program or Renewable Energy for America Program has yet another facet that just could help someone contemplating getting into a renewable project.
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Looking for New Food Safety Laws
With new food safety laws being held up on Capital Hill some folks are wondering if we will ever see legislation to keep our food supply safe.
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Vilsack Visit Part 2
Tom Vilsack says they are working on the Mexico tariff issue but just does not have any idea of when it might be resolved.
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Promoting Job Programs
The Ag Secretary was in Portland last week to talk about rural jobs.
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Permaculture part 2
There is a lot of diversity in agriculture and the upcoming permaculture convergence let's people discover that everything old is new again.
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Developing the Seedster
In the march towards energy independence it will take a lot of ideas and innovation. A new machine helps harvest crops to produce that clean energy.
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Checking Into Permaculture
A growing movement takes old values and nature to produce a sustainable culture.
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Drawing People to the Fair
Trying to keep attendance up and keep the content fresh can be a challenge for county fair organizers unless you think outside the box.
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Interesting Ag Job
Want a really unique ag job serving your country abroad?
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Opening the Hong Kong Export Market
Opening ag markets in other countries is vital to the continued growth of our northwest ag industry.
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Ecosystem Services Markets
Finding other revenue streams can be an important tool for farmers and it might be as easy as taking a look at your land.
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Waiting for E15
It should not be long now before E15 will be approved for sale but that road may be longer than anticipated.
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Teaching Kids About Agriculture
Growing up in a rural community means everyone knows where their food comes from...but what about kids growing up in an urban environment?
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School Fundraiser with a Difference
So what would you rather buy from your kids for their school fundraiser, wrapping paper & donuts or something healthy that is locally produced?
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Organic Farming Part 2
Organic farming is becoming more mainstream. In fact a visit to most grocery stores will feature entire sections devoted to organically grown produce when just a few short years ago most was considered kind of a novelty.
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Building on Biodigesters
The key to building and maintaining successful biodigester technology in the NW is through multiple product streams
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Organic Farming
A lot of people are choosing to get into the organic side of farming and today it has become bug business.
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West Nile Time Again
Each year at about this time we begin to hear warnings again of the threat of West Nile disease due to population increases in mosquitoes.
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Opening Up CRP
For the first time in four years - USDA is opening a Conservation Reserve Program general sign-up.
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Trying to Open Cuban Trade
It has been a long time since the U.S. and Cuba have had free and open trade and according to some sources it is way past time to start it up again.
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Re-grounding Agriculture
In our series on Building the Biocarbon Economy, Patrick Mazza, Research Director for Climate Solutions takes a look at Re-grounding Agriculture: Restoring the Soil.
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Dealing With Garbage
What is going to happen in the future when the amount of garbage finally begins to outpace the land it occupies? There may be a solution in the offing.
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Saving Trigger
Two of our pop culture icons have been rescued with plans to let America see them next year.
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Cleaner Runoff
A new collaboration is creating cleaner runoff from fields and drainage areas.
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Impressive Oregon Ag
Oregon agriculture is a top producer nationally...plus like it's sister states, carries the banner for a number of commodities
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Capturing Carbon
A new series of reports looks at "Building the Biocarbon Economy."
