Oregon is headed towards becoming the eighth state to mandate overtime pay for farmworkers.
The pay bill passed its final legislative hurdle on Thursday and heads to Gov. Kate Brown,
Local students in high school and college who are pursuing an education in the fields of agriculture, education, nursing or vocational training are once again eligible for scholarships offered by
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 attend its annual Bee School
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
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
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
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
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
Roy-area farms, taken in 2015. Photo: Chas Hundley
Coronavirus resources:
CDC on the coronavirus
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Oregon Health Authority resources
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Washington County resources
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Oregonian reporting on the coronavirus
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OPB glossary of coronavirus
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
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
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,
