July 28, 2025 2:50 p.m.  

On Friday, Governor Tina Kotek directed the Department of Land Conservation and Development to pause farm stand rule making and reassess next steps.

Kotek said, “I want to reassure farmers who have been anxious and frustrated about how proposed changes to existing rules regarding farm stand operations may affect their businesses that I hear you and I am paying attention”. Kotek said, “Visiting the diverse agricultural communities across our state during my county visits on the One Oregon Listening Tour reinforced my understanding of what it means to be a farmer. We are one state, and while at times we may disagree, we are all connected by the same goals.”

Kotek said, “We can support local farm businesses while also preserving Oregon’s historic land use system. This is not an either/or conversation. We need to acknowledge that some of our small and midsize farms need to maintain or consider different business models to continue to deliver the agricultural products and working farms we all value in Oregon”.

Get more information on the topic on the DCLD’s website: https://www.oregon.gov/lcd/pages/index.aspx