Dept. of Agriculture

Umatilla Basin groundwater

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek calls on groundwater pollution committee to add Spanish-speaking member (OPB, 5/9/23)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Lower Umatilla Basin groundwater management area action plan Lower Umatilla Basin groundwater management area action plan (2020) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Analysis of groundwater nitrate concentrations in the Lower Umatilla Basin groundwater management area Analysis of groundwater nitrate concentrations in the Lower Umatilla Basin groundwater management area (2012) Oregon Department of Environmental Quality

Thumbnail of cover from the document Independent review of the Lower Umatilla Basin (LUB) groundwater management area (GWMA) monitoring program Independent review of the Lower Umatilla Basin (LUB) groundwater management area (GWMA) monitoring program (2013) Oregon Department of Agriculture

Invasive Japanese beetles

Small but with a big appetite: Japanese beetle looms large for Northwest agriculture (OPB, 3/27/2023)

Thumbnail of cover from the document Japanese beetle: a major pest of specialty crops & ornamental plants.Japanese beetle: a major pest of specialty crops & ornamental plants (2021) Oregon State Department of Agriculture, Plant Division

Thumbnail of cover from the document Japanese beetle eradication response plan.Japanese beetle eradication response plan (2020) Oregon Insect Pest Prevention & Management

Thumbnail of cover from the document Japanese beetle look-alike guide.Japanese beetle look-alike guide (2017) Oregon Insect Pest Prevention & Management

Legislative proposal on canola

Senate proposal stirs up a longtime controversy over canola in the Willamette Valley (Capital Chronicle, 3/8/23)

Oregon lawmakers again face debate on 500-acre canola limit (Capital Press, 3/8/23)

Thumbnail of cover from the document 2018 report to the Oregon Legislature - House Bill 3382: recommendations to consider for coexistence between canola and specialty seed production in the Willamette Valley 2018 report to the Oregon Legislature – House Bill 3382: recommendations to consider for coexistence between canola and specialty seed production in the Willamette Valley (2018) Oregon Department of Agriculture