Agriculture - News in the Grove (Page 2)

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2022 scholarships

A field is irrigated in the Gales Creek Valley near Roderick Road on May 15, 2021. Photo: Chas Hundley Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an

By Chas Hundley

/ 4 Mar 2022

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2022 scholarships

Bee school offered by county group

File photo of a bee Bees are becoming more active as temperatures begin warming to 50 degrees and above, and the Tualatin Valley Beekeepers Association is inviting the public to

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 28 Feb 2022

Proposal to pay farmworkers overtime overcomes first hurdle in Legislature

Grain at a farm outside of Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley A controversial plan to require overtime pay that would affect the 86,000 farmworkers in Oregon advanced on Tuesday

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 15 Feb 2022

Proposal to pay farmworkers overtime overcomes first hurdle in Legislature

Farmworkers plead for overtime pay as ag industry warns of harmful impacts

Grain at a farm outside of Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley Emotional and passionate testimony stretched into the night Tuesday during a legislative hearing on a proposal to require overtime

By Lynne Terry - Oregon Capital Chronicle

/ 11 Feb 2022

Farmworkers plead for overtime pay as ag industry warns of harmful impacts

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2021 scholarships

Grain at the Spiesschaert farm outside of Forest Grove. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an education in the fields

By Chas Hundley

/ 5 Feb 2021

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2021 scholarships

Oregon Worker Quarantine Fund established to aid agricultural workers

Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley SALEM - A significant portion of COVID-19 workplace outbreaks are impacting workers at agricultural operations and businesses across the state data from

By Chas Hundley

/ 11 Aug 2020

Oregon Worker Quarantine Fund established to aid agricultural workers

Deadline extended for Washington Co. Farm Bureau scholarships

Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley Coronavirus resources: CDC on the coronavirus , Oregon Health Authority resources , Washington County resources , Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus , OPB glossary of coronavirus

By Chas Hundley

/ 25 Mar 2020

Deadline extended for Washington Co. Farm Bureau scholarships

Gales Creek Chamber learns about moles, voles, and gopher holes

Lanny Gower (center) demonstrates how to set a trap, while attendees (left to right) watch: Dallas Boge, Sheryl Olander, Sharon Hundley, and Joyce Sauber. Photo: Chas Hundley GALES CREEK -

By Chas Hundley

/ 27 Feb 2020

Gales Creek Chamber learns about moles, voles, and gopher holes

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for scholarship

Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley WASHINGTON COUNTY - Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an education in the fields of agriculture, education, nursing

By Chas Hundley

/ 29 Jan 2020

Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for scholarship

'Great Grains' event returns to Forest Grove-area farm

Grain at the Spiesschaert farm. Photo: Chas Hundley FOREST GROVE - On Saturday, September 14 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Spiesschaert Farms, located at 3150 NW Thatcher

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 12 Sep 2019

'Great Grains' event returns to Forest Grove-area farm

Banks resident crowned Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen

Photo courtesy of Alexis Mitchell OREGON - Banks resident Alexis Mitchell, 22, is the new Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen for 2019-2020. Mitchell will now move onto the final round,

By Daniel Pearson - Gales Creek Journal

/ 18 Jul 2019

Banks resident crowned Oregon Ms. Agriculture USA Queen