A controversial plan to require overtime pay that would affect the 86,000 farmworkers in Oregon advanced on Tuesday along partisan lines. All seven Democrats on the House Committee on Business and Labor voted for House Bill 4002, which would require owners to pay farmworkers time and a half for hours over[Read More…]
Agriculture
Farmworkers plead for overtime pay as ag industry warns of harmful impacts
Emotional and passionate testimony stretched into the night Tuesday during a legislative hearing on a proposal to require overtime pay for Oregon’s farmworkers. Legislation put forward by two Democratic lawmakers would pay farmworkers time and a half after working 40 hours a week and would include tax credits for companies[Read More…]
Washington County Farm Bureau seeks high school, college applicants for 2021 scholarships
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 or vocational training are eligible for scholarships offered by the Washington County Farm Bureau this year. Chair of the scholarship[Read More…]
Brush fire in Roy ‘under control’
Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley A brush fire is burning in Roy on Chalmers Lane near Roy Road, according to Forest Grove Fire and Rescue. According to Forest Grove Fire and Rescue, the fire has been brought under control with crews putting out hot spots. The flames[Read More…]
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 date from the Oregon Health Authority shows. And when an outbreak occurs and people are sickened by or potentially exposed to COVID-19,[Read More…]
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 terms, NYTimes free reporting on the coronavirus. The deadline to apply for this year’s Washington County Farm Bureau scholarships has been moved to May 1, as[Read More…]
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 or vocational training are eligible for two scholarships offered by the Washington County Farm Bureau this year. The awarded amounts[Read More…]
‘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 Road on the outskirts of Forest Grove, is hosting a free, family-friendly event exploring the reintroduction of locally-raised whole grains, and introducing[Read More…]
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, taking place next year in Ohio, in the Ms. United States Agriculture pageant, which pits the winners of each state[Read More…]
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