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Craft Flour Mill Boosts Jobs and Hope for Pendleton Farmers

10/27/2025

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies create challenges for Pendleton, Oregon farmers, and the craft flour movement offers local hope.
Cairnspring Mills plans to build a craft flour mill on the Umatilla Indian Reservation to increase production twelvefold.
The mill will require about 2 million bushels of wheat annually and create 20 jobs, prioritizing Native hiring and training.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade policies create challenges for Pendleton, Oregon farmers, and the craft flour movement offers local hope.
Cairnspring Mills plans to build a craft flour mill on the Umatilla Indian Reservation to increase production twelvefold.
The mill will require about 2 million bushels of wheat annually and create 20 jobs, prioritizing Native hiring and training.