Michelle Maxwell

My co-worker, Alan Torres, wrote a great story on what Eugene mayoral candidates had to say about housing costs and homelessness, property crime, city budgets and more during a City Club Meeting last Friday. Check it out @registerguard registerguard.com/story/news/pol…

So I can, hopefully, stay gainfully employed.

Goose management, @brycejdole @thebulletin (and correction ... that it's with bare hands)

Icy weather coming in fast and cold to Central Oregon. Stay up-to-date with closures @thebulletin. bendbulletin.com/localstate/cen… via @thebulletin

Italian company Ferrero, one of the largest makers of sweets in the world, has given Oregon State University more than $500,000 for hazelnut research since 2020. Oregon’s hazelnut harvest represents a small but growing portion of the hazelnuts used in Ferrero products.

Humm Kombucha, a 15-year-old Bend business, has been acquired by SYSTM Brands, an investment company that acquires consumer products, and GroundForce Capital, an investment management firm. bendbulletin.com/localstate/ben…

A MOMENT 😮‍💨

There's a new king of hops in the United States -- at least in terms of production. All hail CTZ, which overtook Citra as the top hop crop with about 15.8 million pounds harvested. GET YOUR BEER NEWS HEYAH! capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/orc…

First time at the @LSInvitational for @summithighhoops The Storm take on Southridge in the first round #opreps

2024 is almost here, and this is what will and will not be open in Deschutes County on New Year’s Day. bendbulletin.com/localstate/new…

A Bend man was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of stabbing his mother to death at their home on Southeast Lee Lane. bendbulletin.com/localstate/ben…

TOUCHDOWN, DUCKS! ✈️🦆 Retweet to join us in welcoming @oregonfootball to the @vrbo #FiestaBowl! 🏈🌵

See smoke near Phil's Trail or Meissner this week? This is why. bendbulletin.com/localstate/ben…

A Tillamook oyster grower has gone back to court over the bay's water quality. “Oysters ain’t got no legs but Hayes Oyster Co. has standing,” lawyer Thomas Benke told the judge. capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/dai…

Farmers seem to like millet, but the market is still developing. capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/gra…

Washington apple exports will still going strong thanks to a much larger crop this year. And the lifting of tariffs in India helped, too. So far, 500,000 boxes have been shipped to India, up from 6,000 last season. capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/orc…

This story has been updated with key details, including that 675,000 of our tasty feathered friends euthanized in Oregon's latest round of infections were from a Linn County poultry company. Also, the World Health Organization is worried about the bird flu jumping to humans.

With @capitalpress, you hear overarching themes in ag, different industries dealing with the same issues. One of those is farms turning to mechanization due to high labor costs and a worker shortage. Here's how that's playing out for fresh blueberries. capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/orc…

With a new speaker installed, the U.S. House appears ready to finish work on a farm bill. capitalpress.com/ag_sectors/gra…