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Back to school means packing a good, safe lunch for kids
Photo of child and school lunch ODA offers some timely advice for home-packed lunches
Whether it comes in this year's popular Batman lunch box or a brown paper sack, the meal you send to school with your child needs to be packed with care and consideration. Kids will be going back to school next week, and the Oregon Department of Agriculture is offering some helpful hints on how to make that home-packed lunch as safe as possible...
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Salmon fisher assistance
UPDATE August 20, 2008
The Oregon State Marine Board and the Oregon Department of Agriculture have released the first set of relief checks today August 20th, and anticipate that all checks will be received by fishers over the next several weeks.
Check this Web site or the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Web site for more information as it becomes available.
Dairy Air Task Force
Senate Bill 235 (2007) created the Dairy Air Quality Task Force to study the air emissions from Oregon dairy operations and evaluate options for reducing those emissions taking into account a number of potentially competing factors.
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Katy Coba, ODA director
As a state agency that both regulates and promotes the industry, ODA is poised to assist farmers, ranchers, food processors, and the many others involved with agriculture to achieve success. Our three-fold mission includes natural resource protection, food safety and consumer protection, and agricultural marketing.
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The 2008 CF&R Awards Ceremony
If you and the family are headed to the Oregon State Fair on Saturday August 30, make sure to stop by the Jackman Long Building at 3:00 p.m. You will learn something new about some of the state's oldest farms, meet the families, and share refreshments.

The CF&R Historic Cookbook project
See your family recipe featured in a new cookbook celebrating 100-years of Oregon agriculture. Scheduled for publication spring 2009, the program needs your recipes and photos now.
Oregon's sesquicentennial celebration
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Oregon is throwing a 150th birthday party and you are invited. Celebrate the state's sesquicentennial in 2009 by getting involved now.

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