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As hazelnut production has grown in Oregon’s mid-Willamette Valley, Denfeld Nut’s location roughly 80 miles to the north in Hillsboro has become a “logistical expense.”

The company had long considered breaking ground on a new processing facility closer to many of its suppliers, said Sean Denfeld, its general manager.

Instead, Denfeld Nut has now bought a competi...


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COLTON, Wash. — A U.S. Wheat Associates trade team from Japan visited Colin Schultheis’ family’s wheat farm in Colton, Wash., in July, just as Colin got home from baseball practice.

Colin, 10, is a 5th grader who plays center or first base on two different baseball teams four days a week.

Takahiro Ishizuka with the NIPPN Corporation spotted Colin in his baseball...


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Aaron Thomas Barr pleaded guilty to 28 felony counts and three misdemeanor counts of second degree animal neglect in connection with investigations at the former Grand Barr goat dairy near Nyssa, Ore.

According to an Oct. 14 petition to plead guilty in Malheur County Circuit Court, Barr agreed to 36 months of supervised probation, 200 hours of community service, not po...


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Beet harvest is ahead of schedule in some Amalgamated Sugar growing areas and a bit behind in others as a challenging season concludes.

The Boise-based cooperative has more than 700 members in Idaho, Oregon and Washington and operates three factories.

Grower members planted more than 163,000 acres of sugar beets. About 93,000 acres were replanted — a record-high...


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The Idaho Department of Water Resources will accept claims through June 4 in the Kootenai River Basin Adjudication, which is off to a strong start in the state’s northern region following public workshop sessions.

After June 4, “how we move forward will depend upon how many claims we have received,” said Craig Saxton, the department’s Water Allocation Bureau chief. One...


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