The overproduction myth What do Iowa corn, Idaho potatoes and Kentucky tobacco have in common with Oregon marijuana? All are home-grown natural resources that the residents of the states from which the crops originate could not possibly consume all by their lonesome. Yet, here in Oregon, where our crop arguably has as much or more […]
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USDA seeks proposals from conservation partners for 2017
Deadline May 10
Submitted by Tracy Robillard, State Public Affairs Specialist, Natural Resources Conservation Service – Oregon, U.S. Department of Agriculture Restoring and protecting vital natural resources such as water, air, land and wildlife is truly a team effort. That’s the premise behind USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP)—a voluntary Farm Bill program that puts conservation partners in the […]
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The Silicon Valley of Marijuana
What lessons does rural Colorado hold for Central Oregon and pot growing?
Editor’s note: As rural Central Oregon grapples with whether or not—and how—to allow marijuana-related business, we take a look at the industry’s growth in rural Colorado. Mark Morley looks out over 30 acres he owns east of Pueblo, Colorado, and imagines the future. On this blustery summer afternoon in early summer, there’s little more than […]