CULVER, OR A local winemaker says pesticides and herbicides sprayed on neighboring farms have led to an absence of pollinators this spring. Maragas Winery, north of Madras, has around 10.
An icon in Oregon’s agriculture industry has died. For decades, Bernadine Strik did groundbreaking work in the field of horticulture at Oregon State University. Her forte was in berries, co-releasing 38 different cultivars and revolutionizing how some crops are grown today. Strik died in April at the age of 60.