Special Meeting Agenda March 9, 2021 4:30 p.m. Harney County Courthouse, Basement meeting room (450 North Buena Vista, Burns, OR)   Can’t make it? Dial in:         Teleconference: 515-603-4915       Code: 633512#   Meeting Content 4:30 p.m. Welcome and Introductions Dial in guests will be asked to identify themselves and anyone in the room with them ... Read More

ODA recruiting for 68 commodity commissioner positions; apply by March 15 The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is seeking applicants to fill 68 commissioner seats on 22 of the state’s agricultural and commercial fisheries commodity commissions. The deadline to apply is March 15. For instructions or to learn more about commissions please visit the commodity commissions ... Read More

A mission of the Harney Soil and Water Conservation District and its federal partner Natural Resources Conservation Services is to rid or control invasive species in Harney County.  Invasive plants push out native vegetation and can harm livestock.  Many are annuals dry up and become fire hazards.  Carp has done extensive damage in our waterways ... Read More

So far in 2021, Harney County ranchers haven’t had to deal with subzero temperatures as their midwest counterparts. Most ranchers here will not need a tutorial on how to treat a newborn calf that is suffering from hypothermia, but we are posting this link just the same. Hat tip to Successful Farming:  https://www.agriculture.com/livestock/cattle/managing-hypothermia-in-newborn-calves?did=608085-20210217&utm_campaign=todays-news_newsletter&utm_source=agriculture.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=021721&cid=608085&mid=51158475418 ... Read More