Trouble viewing this email? View it as a webpage. Register Today for a Free Webinar on Urban and Innovative Agriculture The Urban and Innovative Agriculture 101 training series provides a broad overview of how urban and innovate agriculture is supported by USDA, and how USDA programs can be implemented by communities. This webinar will spotlight Philadelphia ... Read More

The Oregon Agricultural Heritage Commission is recruiting for a Commission seat to represent farmer and rancher interests. Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board sent this bulletin at 08/22/2023 02:37 PM PDT Greetings, The Oregon Agricultural Heritage Commission is recruiting for a Commission seat to represent farmer and rancher interests. Commissioners will serve as volunteers for a 4-year ... Read More

Harney CWMA will receive bids for an herbicide treatment. The Wildhorse Medusahead Rye Treatment 2023 is approximately 19 miles north of Fields, Oregon on the East Steens Rd. The Burns BLM has given the Harney CWMA funding to coordinate this project. This funding will be used to aerially apply Plateau at 7oz/ acre with 1 ... Read More

Paraquat and Glyphosate are both herbicides, but they contain different chemicals Glyphosate is the main chemical in the weed killer Roundup, while Paraquat is the brand name for the herbicide paraquat dichloride. Both Paraquat and Glyphosate are poisonous if inhaled or ingested, but Paraquat is more poisonous, being 28 times more toxic than Glyphosate. Drugwatch has written about ... Read More

Compared to many locations, Harney County seems to be a relatively safe place to live.  The Midwest is more prone to tornadoes, the coast could be nailed by a tsunami, and an earthquake is a considerably rare event (since 1931 there have only been three reported here and we have a 15% chance of having ... Read More

One reason Soil & Water Conservation Districts fight invasives is to help preserve native plants. Native Plant Conservation News: June 12, 2023 ODA formally added eight endangered and five threatened species to the State’s list of threatened and endangered plants, effective June 8, 2023. (From top, clockwise: Erigeron stanselliae, Lathyrus holochlorus, Lomatium ochocense, Meconella oregana, Sisyrinchium hitchcockii) The Oregon Department ... Read More

USDA Offers Oregon Producers Many Conservation Choices with Continuous CRP  May 25, 2023 USDA Offers Oregon Producers Many Conservation Choices with Continuous CRP Agricultural producers and landowners interested in conservation opportunities for their land in exchange for yearly rental payments can find many possibilities through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Continuous Conservation Reserve Program ... Read More

Application Period Now Open for Regional Conservation Partnership Program The application period is now open for the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP). RCPP leverages a voluntary approach to conservation that expands the reach of conservation efforts and climate-smart agriculture through public-private partnerships. In addition to the funding opportunity, NRCS has embarked on a concerted effort to streamline and simplify RCPP and improve the experience for partners, ... Read More

View as a webpage / Share USDA Offers Livestock Disaster Program Flexibilities; Responds to Needs Expressed by Producers Hard-Hit by Natural Disasters   May 16, 2023 USDA Offers Livestock Disaster Program Flexibilities; Responds to Needs Expressed by Producers Hard-Hit by Natural Disasters USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) has provided additional flexibilities and further enhanced disaster recovery ... Read More

View as a webpage / Share Myth-Busting FSA’s New Revenue-Based Disaster and Pandemic Assistance Programs    April 24, 2023 Myth-Busting FSA’s New Revenue-Based Disaster and Pandemic Assistance Programs In January, we announced two new programs designed to assist producers who experienced revenue losses from 2020 and 2021 natural disasters or the COVID-19 pandemic. These programs are revenue-based ... Read More