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Oregon farmers brace for irrigation shortages

Oregon's near-record low snowpack is raising fears of severe irrigation shortages ahead of farms' summer growing season. Why ...
KTVZ

Merkley introduces watersheds bill, inspired by projects underway in seven Central Oregon irrigation districts

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) has joined Senators Michael Bennet (D-CO) and Deb Fischer (R-NE) in introducing the Healthy Watersheds, Healthy Communities Act, which he said was ...
KTVZ

Merkley amendment to boost watershed improvements, irrigation modernization passes key Senate vote

WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley and Idaho Senator Mike Crapo announced Friday that their bipartisan amendment to significantly boost investments for multi-benefit projects under the ...
OPB

Oregon farmers, water managers stare at a bleak summer as irrigation season begins

At 80 years old, Gary Harris is proud to call himself the oldest farmer in Jefferson County. A second-generation farmer, he’s seen a lot change, even more so in recent years. The beginning of April ...
The Bulletin

Oregon faces regulatory logjam hindering water recycling for irrigation

Biosolids from sewage are processed into fertilizer at the Metropolitan Wastewater Management Commission in Lane County, Ore. The adjacent Biocycle Farm irrigates about 400 acres of trees with treated ...
OPB

A ‘good’ water year in Central Oregon comes with murky political forecast

As federal cuts stall irrigation projects, some wonder if the Trump administration will overhaul water politics in drought-prone Oregon. An irrigation pivot near Sisters, Oregon. Federal cutbacks have ...
KGW8

‘The lifelines and backbones of most rural communities’: Facing threats from climate change, irrigation districts look to modernize

Solving these problems has gained increasing urgency, said Julie O’Shea, executive director of the Farmer’s Conservation Alliance, a nonprofit that helps irrigation districts work to modernize their ...