FoFF has received reports about claims that ODA is targeting small farms and trying to drive them out of business. In particular, there is one youtube video with millions of views and a lot of sensati...
What is a Factory Farm?
FoFF has been asking for a pause on the proliferation of factory farms for many years. The risks to the community food systems, processing infrastructure, contamination of our working lands, improper...
Speaking up for Family Farms at the Oregon Board of Agriculture
Every few months, the 10-member Oregon Board of Agriculture meets somewhere in the state. The Board of Agriculture 'advises the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) on policy issues, develops...
Controversial New Factory Farm Proposed for Oregon – Comment by Nov. 4
Oregon is a family farm state, and the vast majority of farms in Oregon are small or mid-sized. But, increasingly, out-of-state industrial factory farms are taking advantage of Oregon's surprising...