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On Monday, the Oregon Farm Bureau filed a formal petition to Oregon-OSHA on behalf of farm housing providers. The petition said the Ag industry seeks common-sense solutions to farm labor housing protections during COVID-19. Samantha Bayer, OFB Policy Counsel, said this is not the first time the farming community tried to work with the state to keep employees safe during the pandemic ... Read Mor

Late last month, Oregon Governor Kate Brown extended an Executive Order she says will protect farm workers from coronavirus. Executive Order 20-58, issued back in April, focuses not only on physical distance, but sanitation and isolation requirements ...

Earlier this week Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the appointment of Elin Miller of Roseburg and Josh Zielinski of Salem to serve on the Oregon State Board of Agriculture. Both appointments were effective October 29th, and each will serve a four-year term ...

On Friday, Governor Kate Brown extended her Executive Order focused on protecting agricultural workers from coronavirus during the off season. Brown said Executive Order 20-58, issued earlier this year, addresses physical distancing, sanitation, and isolation requirements in order to help mitigate the spread of COVID-19 among the state’s farm workers and surrounding communities. ...

Over the weekend, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced the launch of a new source of financial assistance for agricultural workers who must self-quarantine during the pandemic. The Oregon Worker Quarantine Fund will provide up to two weeks of financial relief to farm workers, 18 years of age and older, regardless of immigration status ...

Last month, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced an emergency program designed to keep farm workers safe during the height of harvest. Now, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has announced funds to help producers pay for those coronavirus changes ...

Over the weekend, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced that approximately one million KN95 masks as well as 5,000 gallons of hand sanitizer is now available for farmworkers and agricultural producers, at no cost to the farm community. Br ...

In an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus across Oregon, Governor Kate Brown has expanded her Executive Order, requiring additional social distancing. The “Stay Home, Save Lives” campaign directs everyone in Oregon to stay home to maximum extent as possible, which means additional business and government offices that will close. Sta ...

On Tuesday, Oregon Governor Kate Brown announced an Executive Oregon addressing climate change. Saying this will set new science-based greenhouse gas emissions goals, and direct state agencies to put new measures into effect, Brown said this effort will help meet Oregon’s climate goals. ...