State ag board will hear an update on state water policy and juniper control.
The Oregon Board of Agriculture will hear about juniper utilization projects, learn about water quality improvements and review agriculture department budget and legislative reports when it meets Sept. 17-19 in Prineville.
The need to control or find a commercial use for western juniper, which covers hillsides in much of eastern and central Oregon and competes with rangeland grasses for water, has been under discussion for more than 20 years.