Opponents say industrial poultry operations planned for Scio and Aumsville are reinforcing a trend in Oregon agriculture where only the largest farms survive.
SCIO, Ore. — A steady mid-June rain fell as Christina Eastman drove her UTV past fields of grass and yellow-flowering dill at her family s farm outside Scio, Ore.
Three new large-scale chicken farms are being proposed in the Mid-Willamette Valley, though neighbors are worried about potential impacts including air and water pollution, odor and increased traffic on the