(CNN) — The Agriculture Department will buy up to $170 million of pork, lamb, chicken and catfish to help drought-stricken farmers and ranchers. The purchase for food banks and other federal food nutrition programs will help producers struggling with the high cost of feed. The Obama administration is giving farmers and ranchers access to low-interest … Continue reading »
Local Christmas Tree Farms Doing OK
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Christmas tree farmers in the Midwest are feeling the burn of the drought this year. The dry weather is killing off many of their new seedlings. Although Oregon isn’t experiencing a drought, recent hot weather and the lack of rain has affected some of the new local Christmas trees planted this year. … Continue reading »
