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Capital Press Reading Activity

March 22, 2019

Note: There will be no article next week, March 29 due to Spring Break!
Enjoy your break! 

Another in the series of Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom non-fiction text examples to be used in your classroom. These will be available every Friday morning at 7 a.m. during the school year.

These questions are designed to use in conjunction with a selected article from the Capital Press. To obtain access to an e-edition of Capital Press FREE to educators and students visit http://capitalpress.or.newsmemory.com/nie.php/ For more information about this program and ways to use it in your classroom visit the program webpage. 

Article: Emerging canola deal disintegrates (Page 1)
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Questions:

  1. Why is there a need for a plan regarding canola grown in the Willamette Valley?
  2. What was the primary issue causing the plan to fail? 
  3. What areas was Oregon Department of Agriculture able to reach consensus? 
  4. Why is this a controversial issue? 
  5. What do you think? What solutions could provide consensus? 
 


Answers: 

  1. Canola is easily cross-pollinated with related crops and currently the crop is limited and regulated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture to prevent cross-pollination.  
  2. The plan proposed by ODA failed because the agency doesn't have the authority to set an acreage cap specifically for canola and many growers don't believe a restriction is justified. 
  3. The ODA’s rules advisory committee was able to find consensus on creating a control area, enacting isolation distances and issuing permits for canola. 
  4. Answers will vary.
  5. Answers will vary. 

Archives of past editions are available here. 

We welcome feedback or ideas to make this program as effective as possible! Please direct your questions or suggestions about this program to Jessica Jansen, Executive Director Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom  jessica.jansen@oregonstate.edu.

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