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On October 19, 2023, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) confirmed the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a non-commercial flock in Union County.

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish closure.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service announced $72.9 million awarded to 55 states and territories through the Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife announce a new shellfish opening.

The funding is part of an ongoing effort to boost economic development and enable Oregonians access to locally produced meat products.

A proposed bill in Salem would impose a moratorium on new mega farms in Oregon.  Lawmakers are considering two amendments to either pause new licensing of all factory farms for eight years, or only the largest poultry farms for two years.  Lucy Go...

Recreational crabbing is now open along the entire Oregon coast, from Washington to California.  That announcement was made Thursday by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and state Department of Fish and Wildlife.  Last month, the state closed crabbing between Bandon and the California border due to elevated levels of the marine biotoxin domoic acid.   The cleara...

Mussel Harvesting has been given the all clear for the northern Oregon coast.  The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Fish and Wildlife have opened mussel harvesting from the Washington border to the north side of Siletz Bay, in Lincoln City.  Recent ...

On Thursday, USDA announced it was awarding $72.9 million in Specialty Crop Block Grant program funding for Fiscal Year 2022.  The funding, via AMS, will go to all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.   ...