Just six months after Linn County commissioners thought they’d voted to limit large-scale poultry farms, the commission is now revisiting its decision, after learning other livestock operations could ...

In a decision some farm groups say could have implications in communities beyond Oregon, Linn County commissioners voted two-to-one Thursday to clarify where new large-scale livestock farms can be ...

Say “Sonoma County farm,” and most people will conjure an image of docile cows chewing cud or chickens scratching the dirt, idly whiling away their days among the grassy, green hills of this mostly ...

Large-scale livestock farming is accelerating the spread of antibiotic resistance and heavy metal contamination in agricultural soils at a pace and scale that poses new risks to global food safety and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Holstein dairy cows graze next to a vineyard in the Russian River Valley in Sonoma County in 2009. (George Rose / Getty Images) ...