Avian Flu Results in Quarantine in Eastern Oregon
A new poultry quarantine has been declared in eastern Oregon after avian flu was detected across the border in Idaho. The U.S. Department of Agriculture imposed the regional quarantine on Thursday that restricts movement of poultry out of the affected area. The quarantine could last about two weeks. Federal and state officials have been watching […]
Read MoreHuge Chicken Operation Gets Green Light
A huge chicken operation has been approved in Linn County. State authorities have authorized J-S Ranch to register for Oregon’s General Confined Animal Feeding Operation permit. Plans now call for operating a poultry facility holding up to 580,000 broiler chickens. But before any animals arrive at the facility, several groundwater protection measures must be in […]
Read MoreFunding Approved
$3.7 million in new aviation and rail projects have been approved by the Oregon Transportaion Commission in Morrow, Umatilla, and Union Counties. The new funding is part of Connect Oregon, an initiative established by the 2005 state legislature to invest in non-highway modes of transportation. The projects include the Morrow County Grain Processors’ Boardman rail […]
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