Fall conditions welcomed in Oregon

According to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Northwest Regional Field Office, there were 6.6 days suitable for fieldwork in Oregon, down from 6.7 days the previous week.

Columbia, Multnomah, and Washington Counties experienced continued cool weather as most of the seasonal harvests wrapped up.

Fall preparation continued, and nurseries prepared their inventory for the cold season. Clatsop and Tillamook Counties received rainfall over multiple days, but field activities persisted in mowing and baling grass. Corn was largely yet to be harvested, and nighttime conditions were noticeably colder.

Gilliam, Hood River, Wheeler, and Wasco Counties also received some rain, yet conditions remained dry, a relic of the prolonged summer heat. Winter wheat planting was in full swing.

Umatilla County welcomed the rains of autumn as well. Field activities were paused briefly in Malheur County as thunderstorms rolled in. Potato, onion, dry beans, and silage corn harvests continued as high moisture grain corn and sugarbeet harvests started. The rainfall from the storms provided some relief from the ongoing fire danger in the area.