lost valley farm

The 2020 Oregon Legislative session could be an interesting one for the Ag community.  As lawmakers gear up for the start of the session Monday, Cap And Trade has already been presented, making that one of the biggest issues in the coming weeks, according to Jerome Rosa.  ...

Lost Valley farm outside of Boardman, OR could soon reopen under new management.  According to Capital Press, Pasco, WA-based Easterday Farms, the new owners of the controversial Oregon dairy, are looking to house over 28,000 animals on the property.  If...

A federal bankruptcy judge has allowed the proposed sale of the Lost Valley Farm to proceed despite objections by Oregon agencies over who will clean up the dairy’s wastewater and manure.  Court-appointed trustee Randy Sugarman recently entered into an asset purchase agreement for Canyon Farm LLC to buy the dairy’s land, equipment, property and water rights for $66.9 million.   ...

Lost Valley Farm is now on the auction block.  The mega-dairy has been at the center of controversy since it opened outside of Boardman nearly two years ago.  The goal of the dairy operators was to run a 30,000 cow operation, but it created problems and concerns from a host of environmental groups.   ...

The bankruptcy trustee for Lost Valley Farm will shut down the dairy and put it up for sale next year.  Randy Sugarman announced the plan Wednesday for the dairy, which has been out of compliance with its wastewater permit since it opened near Boardman in April 2017.  In...

Oregon regulators have fined the state’s second-largest dairy more than $187,000 after finding 224 violations of its wastewater permit.  The Department of Agriculture announced the fine last week against Lost Valley Farm near Boardman.   T...

Last week, a  bankruptcy judge approved the Justice Department’s management takeover of Oregon’s second largest dairy.  The Lost Valley Farm dairy opened in 2017 to supply the Tillamook County Creamery Association, which makes Tillamook Cheese at a nearby factory.  But the 30,000 cow ...

One of the latest dairies in the state of Oregon recently had its waste management permit revoked.  Lost Valley Farm outside of Boardman has been under fire by a variety of groups after announcing plans to locate to Morrow County a few years ago.  ...

Lost Valley Farm filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy late last week. Oregon's newest large dairy filed those bankruptcy papers, just a day before thousands of its cattle were set to be sold to repay a major creditor.  Because of the bankruptcy, Friday’s auction was called off.   E...

A judge has ordered an Oregon dairy not to interfere with the sale of its cattle to satisfy the demands of a major creditor.  The Morrow County Judge granted a preliminary injunction requiring the owner of Lost Valley Farm to cooperate with an auction set for next week.  The order, h...