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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...

As we prepare to say goodbye to the 2018 growing season, the families are invited to the Morrow County Harvest Party Saturday in Boardman.  Lisa Patrick with the SAGE Center said it’s going to be a weekend filled with family fun.  She says they will highlight the many great products grown in and around Morrow County, and how those commodities benefit Northern Oregon and much more.  She added adm..

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...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has filed suit to shut down a large dairy outside of Boardman.  The suit filed last year cites a history of environmental violations by the facility, over nearby drinking water.  The lawsuit asks for a permanent injunction prohibiting the farm from producing more wastewater, a move that would effectively shut down operations.   ...

The Oregon Department of Agriculture has extended the public comment period for a proposed dairy facility in the Boardman area that will add 30,000 head of cows to the region.   Wym Matthews, Program Manager for the Confined Animal Feeding Operations, of CAFO, program said both the ODA and Department of Environmental Quality are reviewing the application and comments.  ...

Lamb Weston will officially spin off from ConAgra Foods later this month, becoming its own independent company.  The move was originally announced by ConAgra in November.  Company officials said the split will not impact local manufacturing facilities.  Lamb We...

If you drive down Interstate 84 through Boardman, you’ll see the Sustainable Agriculture and Energy, or SAGE Center.   Manager Kalie Davis says the Center was designed to provide education about the area’s agriculture and that their goal, “is really to tell the story of sustainable agriculture and energy in the region. A lot of people are famili...