Factory or farm? Oregon may alter land use for chipmakers

Aaron Nichols holds rich soil on his farm on March 17, 2023, in the unincorporated community of Helvetia, Ore. Nichols believes that a bill in the Legislature that would allow the governor to unilaterally expand urban growth boundaries threatens farms. Credit: AP Photo/Andrew Selsky

Aaron Nichols walked past rows of kale growing on his farm, his knee-high brown rubber boots speckled with some of the richest soil on earth, and gazed with concern toward fields in the distance. Just over the…

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