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Imagine two teenagers stepping off a ship in 1948, hearts full of hope, chasing the promise of a new world. That\u2019s where the DeHoop story begins\u2014Thys and Rina DeHoop, immigrants from the Netherlands, arriving in America as teens. They married in 1956, and their four children\u2014Helena, Art, Arjen, and Boudewyn\u2014became the first generation born on [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>From the rough country of California to the irrigation canals of Klamath, one rancher\u2019s journey of rebuilding proves that resilience is the only crop that matters when the water runs low. By: Gene Souza Date: December 2025 On the Henley-Ankeny lands, the water rights date back to 1884\u2014ironclad claims established well before the federal government [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>The internet has a favorite word lately: \"Colonizer.\" It is a label frequently tossed around on social media by activists and disconnected policymakers to describe the agricultural families of the Klamath Basin. It paints a picture of wealthy outsiders exploiting the land, taking resources, and giving nothing back. But that label disintegrates the moment you [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Western Livestock Journal, August 16, 2024 by Anna Miller https:\/\/www.wlj.net\/top_headlines\/the-viewpoint-with-ty-kliewer\/article_0cc72536-5bde-11ef-b6ca-6b1740e2ac38.html In the heart of the Klamath River Basin, Ty Kliewer and his family stand as resilient agriculturalists in a landscape facing ongoing water disputes. Ty and his wife of 21 years, Brooke, and their two children, Anna and Cade, farm and ranch in the tight-knit [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Rodney Cheyne on The Daily Signal 8 April 2025 \u00a0 Farmers are at the heart\u00a0of California\u2019s\u00a0water wars, but you wouldn\u2019t know it from reading The New York Times. A recent\u00a0feature\u00a0on the removal of dams from the Klamath River highlighted environmental and tribal perspectives\u2014yet it failed to incorporate the perspective of farmers like me who are [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Rooted in the Basin: A Legacy of Sustainable Farming at McPherson Farms & McPherson\u2019s High Desert Highlands Meeting the McPhersons Nestled in the expansive beauty of Southern Oregon\u2019s Klamath Basin, just south of Klamath Falls, lies a landscape defined by open farmland, the rugged Cascade Mountains to the west, and rolling desert hills to the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>There is a saying in the Army: \"Mission First, People Always.\" For Paul Crawford, a third-generation farmer in the Klamath Irrigation District, the mission has always been clear: feed the nation, steward the land, and raise his family with the values of hard work and integrity. But today, the \"People\"\u2014the families, the veterans, and the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>Original story at Does This Potato Farmer Grow the Golden State\u2019s Best Spuds?\u00a0 Article by\u00a0Hilary Rance. Photography by\u00a0James Collier. In the northernmost part of the state, potato farmer Marc Staunton takes an innovative approach to working with the natural environment. The results are undeniable \u2013 healthy potatoes that are full of flavor and store beautifully [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n
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\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>In the Klamath Basin, there is an old adage that this was the one place you would never run short of water. For a century, the Klamath Project worked like a Swiss watch, turning the former marshes and wetlands into a lush patchwork of alfalfa, small grains, and cattle ranches. But for fourth-generation farmer Brent [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>
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A Legacy of Wheat and Grit: The Brent Cheyne Story<\/a><\/h2>
In the Klamath Basin, there is an old adage that this was the one place you would never run short of water. For a century, the Klamath Project worked like a Swiss watch, turning the [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>Does This Potato Farmer Grow the Golden State\u2019s Best Spuds?<\/a><\/h2>
Original story at Does This Potato Farmer Grow the Golden State\u2019s Best Spuds?\u00a0 Article by\u00a0Hilary Rance. Photography by\u00a0James Collier. In the northernmost part of the state, potato farmer Marc Staunton takes an innovative approach to [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>Roots of Resilience: One Soldier\u2019s Fight for the Soul of the Klamath Basin<\/a><\/h2>
There is a saying in the Army: \"Mission First, People Always.\" For Paul Crawford, a third-generation farmer in the Klamath Irrigation District, the mission has always been clear: feed the nation, steward the land, and [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>A Legacy of Sustainable Farming at McPherson Farms & McPherson\u2019s High Desert Highlands<\/a><\/h2>
Rooted in the Basin: A Legacy of Sustainable Farming at McPherson Farms & McPherson\u2019s High Desert Highlands Meeting the McPhersons Nestled in the expansive beauty of Southern Oregon\u2019s Klamath Basin, just south of Klamath Falls, [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>Farmers, Not Bureaucrats, Deserve Control of California\u2019s Water: A Farmer\u2019s Call for Stability<\/a><\/h2>
Rodney Cheyne on The Daily Signal 8 April 2025 \u00a0 Farmers are at the heart\u00a0of California\u2019s\u00a0water wars, but you wouldn\u2019t know it from reading The New York Times. A recent\u00a0feature\u00a0on the removal of dams from [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>The Viewpoint with Ty Kliewer<\/a><\/h2>
Western Livestock Journal, August 16, 2024 by Anna Miller https:\/\/www.wlj.net\/top_headlines\/the-viewpoint-with-ty-kliewer\/article_0cc72536-5bde-11ef-b6ca-6b1740e2ac38.html In the heart of the Klamath River Basin, Ty Kliewer and his family stand as resilient agriculturalists in a landscape facing ongoing water disputes. Ty [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>Rooted in the Soil: The Ken Schell Story<\/a><\/h2>
The internet has a favorite word lately: \"Colonizer.\" It is a label frequently tossed around on social media by activists and disconnected policymakers to describe the agricultural families of the Klamath Basin. It paints a [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
<\/a>Roots Deeper Than Drought: David Archibald and the Fight for the Henley-Ankeny 1884 Legacy<\/a><\/h2>
From the rough country of California to the irrigation canals of Klamath, one rancher\u2019s journey of rebuilding proves that resilience is the only crop that matters when the water runs low. By: Gene Souza Date: [...]<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/li>
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