Author: Alma McCarty (KGW) SALEM, Ore. (KGW) — During the short session, lawmakers in Salem are considering a bill to provide overtime pay for farm workers. Supporters have said the pay increase is long overdue, while opponents believe it will ...

TALENT Ore. – Last week’s heatwave took the Pacific Northwest by storm. In the Rogue Valley heat is just one of the problems facing local orchards and vineyards. Ron Meyer’s family has grown pears in the Rogue Valley for over ...

TALENT, Ore. – The Talent Irrigation District is shutting down its entire irrigation system starting Tuesday, June 15. This will be for at least two weeks, if not more. With the recent weather and severe drought situation facing the Rogue ...

KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Following the announcement that one of the Klamath Basin’s main irrigation canals won’t open this summer, the Klamath Water Users Association is asking for peace. Last week, the Bureau of Reclamation announced the shutoff the A ...

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MEDFORD, Ore.– Harvest season is arriving for two major industries in the Rogue Valley. With thousands of pounds of fruit and hemp that need to be picked in the coming weeks, many hands are required. However, with the pandemic, there ...

Grants Pass, Ore. – Oregon already has 17 registered industrial hemp farmers because it’s legal within our borders. Some of those farmers said the farming industry in the U.S. could be revitalized with the passing of this bill. Kit Doyle ...

MEDFORD, ORE.– President Trump’s newly raised steel tariffs have some lawmakers on both sides of the aisle worried about what it might to do American companies. While certain allies like Canada and Mexico have been exempt and consideration for others ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump issued an executive order Tuesday that creates a task to promote America’s agriculture and rural prosperity. The order establishes the “Interagency Task Force on Agriculture and Rural Prosperity.” The task force will be charged ...

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