Lawmakers are considering a bill that would give agricultural workers a seat at the table. House Bill 2548 would establish a board made up of voices representing farmworkers, farmers, government ...

Public acrimony over proposed changes to Oregon’s farm stand regulations has convinced Gov. Tina Kotek to halt the rule-making process to “reassess next steps.” Kotek said she suspended the ...

Oregon puts the brakes on farm stand rulemaking process in the wake of public backlash. The governor's office of has received 2,850 constituent inquiries about proposed new rules. Local farmers fear ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Governor Tina Kotek joined Oregon farmers, advocates, and legislators at Topaz Farms on Sauvie Island on Wednesday to commemorate the signing of House Bill 4153, a bill from ...

Some Oregon farmworkers are earning higher hourly wages but taking home less money annually than they did before the state’s agricultural overtime law passed in 2022, according to a new analysis of ...