Governor Kulongoski Press: On July 29, 2008, the states of Oregon, Washington and California released the Action Plan for the West Coast Governors’ Agreement on Ocean Health, a collaboration to address critical ocean and coastal protection and management issues. The action plan is the result of the three states working […]

The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation is collecting recipes for a heritage cookbook to honor the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program and Oregon’s sesquicentennial celebration.  According to OAEF Development Director Janice Reed, “The cookbook will be an offering to Oregon’s farm and ranch families, and to […]

From Oregon Wheat Grower’s League, Oregon Wheat Newsletter, 7/15/2008 On June 30, 2008 the Oregon Wheat Commission met and adopted an assessment rate increase from $0.03 to $0.05 effective July 1, 2008.  The Wheat Industry Task Force presented their recommendations to both the Commission and the Oregon Wheat Growers League […]

From Oregonians In Action Education Center, Looking Forward Magazine May 2008, Despite the questionable legality of the 2008 emergency special session of the Oregon legislature, Oregonians In Action successfully lobbied the legislature to pass three important land use bills. After the way the legislature handled the Measure 49 and gerrymandered […]

By Jim Welsh, Oregon Beef Producer Magazine Oregon Cattlemen Association, The race for Alternative Energy and the race for legislative responses to Global Warming (politically correct term: Climate Change) are headed for an uncertain finish line.  The finish line could mean an end to the race or an end to […]

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From Oregon Small Woodlands Association, Governmental Action Committee, Woodlander Update 7/08 In response to our members growing concerns, the Governmental Action Committee has drafted an OSWA Fire Policy. OSWA is seeking members feedback before a final recommendation to the Executive Committee in August. Please send your comments by letter or […]

By Scott Horngren, a Portland attorney with Haglund Kelley Horngren Jones & Wilder, American Forest Resource Council’s attorney, represented Boundary County, ID and other intervenors in the case has authored this overview of the court’s decision. The Ninth Circuit in a landmark en banc unanimous decision of 11 judges in […]

From Coalition for a Working Oregon, Federal “No Match” Rule could disrupt the Oregon economy and eliminate jobs within the state’s most critical industries CORVALLIS, OREGON – The Coalition for a Working Oregon (CWO) released a study today that predicts significant reductions in economic output and job loss in the […]

KROGER ASKS CUSTOMERS TO CHECK REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS FOR RECALLED BEEF NEBRASKA BEEF IDENTIFIED AS SUPPLIER OF BEEF LINKED TO ILLNESSES IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 1, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) that Nebraska Beef, based in Omaha, Neb., […]