Capital Press

The Capital Press is a weekly newspaper focused on agriculture, serving the West Coast of the United States and based in Salem, Oregon. It provides insights and news related to farming, ranching, and the agricultural sector in the Pacific Northwest. The publication is part of the EO Media Group.

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Debate persists about Oregon farmland loss

4 days ago | capitalpress.com | Mateusz Perkowski

Published 11:27 am Wednesday, June 4, 2025 Though several controversial land use bills didn’t gain traction in Oregon this year, the discussion over the state’s rate of farmland loss has persisted. Experts on both sides of the land use debate recently agreed that USDA statistics haven’t accurately captured the rate of farmland conversion to other uses.
Idaho Power proposes general rate increase

5 days ago | capitalpress.com | Brad Carlson

Published 10:50 am Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Idaho Power requests a 13.09% overall rate increase that could take effect as soon as January. The Boise-based utility filed a general rate case with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission. In a general rate case, which is separate from annual cost adjustment filings, the commission reviews the costs of operating and maintaining the utility system and how those costs are allocated among customers.
Logging, grazing benefit from Supreme Court limiting NEPA review

5 days ago | capitalpress.com | Mateusz Perkowski

Published 4:47 pm Monday, June 2, 2025 Logging and grazing on public land are expected to reap benefits from a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that has limited the scope of a proposed railroad’s environmental review.
Washington Fish and Wildlife closes key wolf policy meeting to public

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Don Jenkins

Published 3:52 pm Friday, May 30, 2025 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife closed a key wolf policy meeting to the public, shielding from public view discussions on how the department will respond to attacks on livestock this grazing season. The department’s Wolf Advisory Group was scheduled to meet virtually May 30 to talk about whether to recommend changes to Fish and Wildlife’s protocol for deciding when to shoot wolves to deter predations.
EPA proposes new insecticide for honeybee nemesis

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Don Jenkins

Published 11:26 am Friday, May 30, 2025 The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed registering a new type of insecticide to control Varroa mites, a parasite that has plagued honey bees for decades. Massachusetts-based GreenLight Biosciences developed the active ingredient vadescana for an insecticide that interferes with Varroa mite reproduction. The USDA has described the insecticide as “paradigm-shifting technology” that could displace more toxic pesticides.
Federal court reinstates Trump’s tariffs pending appeal

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Don Jenkins

Published 10:37 am Friday, May 30, 2025 A federal appeals court temporarily reinstated President Donald Trump’s retaliatory and reciprocal tariffs, as the Justice Department appeals a lower-court ruling that declared the tariffs illegal. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit stayed May 29 the ruling against the tariffs by the U.S. Court of International Trade.
Oregon farm labor standards board proposal scrapped for now

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Mateusz Perkowski

Published 8:41 am Friday, May 30, 2025 Oregon lawmakers will not move forward this year with a proposed agricultural labor standards board that would set wages and workplace conditions for farmworkers. Instead, the House Rules Committee is considering an amended version of the proposal, which would require a study of farmworker experiences and the adequacy of existing labor protections.
University of Idaho students kick off key rangeland evaluation

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Brad Carlson

Published 2:01 pm Thursday, May 29, 2025 KUNA, Idaho — Atop a rangeland butte, student Will Amonette sets up a transect how and where it is needed for precise evaluation of what lies on and just below the ground. “I’m learning a lot. It’s my second day on the job,” the University of Idaho undergraduate said. “It’s really good experience,” range technician and UI undergraduate Drake Rasgorshek said.
Court tosses tariffs; White House mobilizes to save them

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Don Jenkins

Published 11:47 am Thursday, May 29, 2025 The U.S. Court of International Trade struck down President Trump’s tariffs, a ruling cabinet officials warned will have catastrophic consequences to negotiations with foreign countries. The three-judge panel issued late May 28 a permanent and nationwide injunction on tariffs imposed against China, Canada and Mexico related to fentanyl trafficking and the across-the-board 10% reciprocal tariffs on all trading partners.
Idaho water board allocates new money to Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer projects

1 week ago | capitalpress.com | Brad Carlson

Published 10:48 am Thursday, May 29, 2025 The Idaho Water Resource Board at its May 23 meeting approved more than $30 million for farmers and groundwater districts in the east and south-central regions to carry out key terms of a 2024 settlement agreement. The agreement involves Eastern Snake Plain Aquifer groundwater users who hold junior rights and a coalition of surface water users with senior rights.