AMITY, Ore. — It’s a miracle that the Ruddenklaus found each other. Helle was a Danish immigrant who grew up on her family’s Dayton, Ore., farm. Bruce was raised on his family’s New Zealand farm. But ...

Whether she’s meeting with potential buyers in China, weighing a new crop option or sitting at a table surrounded by her family council, Becky Meeuwsen Berger knows difficult times don’t define you – ...

What you flush down your toilet today could help fertilize poplars or grass in four to five years. The Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission uses biosolids as a supercharged fertilizer for the ...

BOISE, Idaho — Whether you consider yourself a gardener or not, there’s one thing that almost all of us grow, and that’s grass. A lush green lawn adds beauty and value to our property, and if you want ...

Willamette Valley grass seed farms are working to make their soil healthier. FOREST GROVE — New USDA research is digging into the carbon storage capacity of grass seed crops grown in the Willamette ...

Harry MacCormack of Sunbow Farm near Philomath examines an experimental plot where he is growing fava beans, in addition to a variety of other beans and grains that can be grown and consumed locally ...