HOOD RIVER, Ore. — More Pacific Northwest orchards are being abandoned during a prolonged slump and unpicked fruit has resulted in reports of increased pressure from insect pests, experts said.

Supporters of a controversial rail-to-trail proposal in Oregon’s Yamhill County are asking voters to reinstate a long-term plan to develop the project. Earlier this year, the county’s board of ...

Sawtooth National Forest officials plan prescribed fire operations this fall in southern and central Idaho pending required approvals. The work is expected to continue as weather conditions allow.

An Oregon Department of Forestry aerial survey indicates Oregon tree health improved in 2025, with a slight dip in acres showing death and damage due to drought, disease, pests and storms. The U.S.

Judging from Oregon’s recent history with intermodal projects, the business prospects for a new facility may seem daunting. A prominent intermodal yard in Portland recently shut down, while another in ...

SALEM — Oregon lawmakers and regulators are considering changing land use rules next year to allow for more housing construction on farmland and in unincorporated rural communities. Along one track, a ...

Payette National Forest managers and staff plan prescribed fire operations in west-central Idaho this fall, pending required approvals. Work on the projects is expected to continue through December as ...

A major creditor wants a minimum price to be included in the proposed sale of Anderson Hay’s business assets after raising several concerns about the deal. Anderson Hay of Ellensburg, Wash., recently ...

APPLEGATE, Ore. — Sam and Cathy Pennington grow 60 varieties of berries and make value-added products, so they know a thing or two about getting grimy in the fields as well as the comforting smell of ...

Quail skittered back and forth across the floor of one of the “rooms” at Northwest Heritage Quail. “At 4 a.m., when all these lights come on, it looks like the ground gets up and flies,” owner Landon ...

Choice Steers, medium to large frame No 1’s & 2’s/CWT: 300-400 lbs, NT; 400-500 lbs, 355.00-467.00; 500-600 lbs, 330.00-388.00; 600-700 lbs, 320.00–334.00; 700-800 lbs, 210.00-277.50; 800-900 lbs, 220 ...

New research has found that northern spotted owls are approaching or have already crossed functional extinction across large areas of the Pacific Northwest, despite decades of conservation efforts to ...