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June 23, 2009 - New Field Burning Ban Bill Introduced – SB 985

Oregon Farm Bureau Alert, Today, Senator Prozanski and Representative Holvey introduced a last minute attempt to ban the use of field burning as a management tool.  SB 985, which is actually a referral out to Oregon voters, would ban field burning, burning of stacks or piles and propane flaming of […]


June 22, 2009 - Ranchers defeat attempt to stop federal land grazing

By Dunn, Carney, Allen, Higgins & Tongue In an order issued late on June 15th, Oregon Federal District Court Judge Ancer Haggerty determined that environmental groups failed to show “that all grazing must cease” on certain allotments in the Malheur National Forest.  Reversing an order from 2008 that stopped grazing […]


June 21, 2009 - Cattlemen Speak Out on Clean Water Act Land Grab

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (June 18, 2009) – The Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee passed S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA) out of committee today on a party-line vote, bringing the country one step closer to the largest federal land grab in our history. The […]


June 20, 2009 - Media botched reporting on H1N1 virus. Ag media got it right.

Whatever Happened to Responsible Journalism? By Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau I am a firm believer in freedom of the press as a vital part of our democracy. But with that freedom comes responsibility. Round-the-clock news services competing for ratings and, in the end, money, has turned press coverage […]


June 19, 2009 - Merkley, Wyden Announce $11.85 Million for Biomass Projects

Recovery Act Funding to Create Clean Energy Jobs in Douglas, Grant, Harney, Jefferson, and Linn Counties From US Senator Ron Wyden, Washington D.C. – Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today that the Department of Agriculture has awarded $11.85 million to five counties in Oregon to create clean energy […]


June 18, 2009 - Field burning ban moves in late Legislature

By Oregon Farm Bureau, The field burning ban bill moved out of the Natural Resources Ways and Means SubCommittee.  The bill was amended to preserve the tool for the Silverton hills, however it allows the Environmental Quality Commission to prohibit field burning by rule.  We are aware of some legislators […]


June 18, 2009 - Carrot plant is new Oregon invasive species

Agri-Business Council of Oregon: SALEM, Oregon—You would think a giant member of the carrot family would be something a rabbit would dream about, but Giant hogweed has few friends, and unfortunately, no natural enemies in Oregon. The Oregon Invasive Species Council June 2009 Invasive Species of the Month, featured online […]


June 17, 2009 - Is selling carbon for you?

Woodlands Carbon Co. workshops to explore carbon marketing for small forest landowners. Oregon Forest Research Institute, The Woodlands Carbon Company has completed its guidelines for developing carbon inventory in Western forests. Forest landowners and consulting foresters are encouraged to attend the workshops. Topics will include:


June 17, 2009 - FSA operating loans up 81%, ownership loans up 123%

News quote from Agriculture Online: “As of May 30, demand for FSA direct operating loans was up by 81% and direct ownership loans was up 132%. FSA also guarantees bank and Farm Credit System loans and those guaranteed loans were up by almost a third.”.  Continue


June 16, 2009 - Boardman ethanol plant joins Cascade Grain in bankruptcy

Pacific Ethanol’s subsidiary that operates the 40 million gallon Boardman ethanol plant was one of five subsidiaries that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy recently.  Company officials indicated that the plant would continue to operate.  The Boardman plant is the only one of Pacific Ethanol’s four corn ethanol plants still operating.  […]