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October 22, 2009 - Moving up: Lumber and Log prices, Housing starts

By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC Timber Industry Report, October 19, 2009 The Western Wood Products Association economic forecast for the wood products industry, projects that we will not reach 1 million housing starts until 2012.  Log prices moved up this month, increasing the squeeze on mills.  Fortunately, there is […]


October 21, 2009 - Update on water rights, livestock rules, DEQ plans

Oregon Cattlemen’s Association By Jim Welsh 1. Navigability Not Just a CWRA Issue 2.  Animal Welfare Initiatives Expected 3.  Rangeland Lease Holders Attending State Lands Board 4. DEQ’s Toxics Reduction Strategic Planning 5. OWRD Integrated Water Resources Strategy plus more… Navigability Not Just a CWRA Issue Yes, we want the […]


October 19, 2009 - Senator Wyden: Energy bill has millions for Oregon

Energy and Water Appropriations Bill Clears Senate and Heads For President’s Desk – Bill Passed by Senate and House Includes Millions in Oregon Dredging and Alternative Energy Projects By Senator Ron Wyden: Washington, D.C. – Working to improve Oregon’s waterways and alternative energy technology capabilities, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) […]


October 18, 2009 - Critics of American Agriculture Intensify Efforts

By Stewart Truelsen American Farm Bureau Federation, This has been a good year for the critics of mainstream farming and ranching. Time magazine ran a cover story at the end of August sharply critical of modern farm production methods and the nation’s food supply. It said “food is increasingly bad […]



October 17, 2009 - Yamhill County Farm Bureau Announces Scholarship Recipients

By Yamhill County Farm Bureau, Katie Evers and Garrett Duyck will each receive a $1,500 college scholarship from Yamhill County Farm Bureau. Katie Evers graduated from Dayton High School and is the daughter of Gerald & Dottie Evers of Dayton.  Katie is currently a sophomore attending West Texas A&M University […]


October 16, 2009 - Spotted Wing Drosophila identified in wine grapes

Oregon State University Extension Service, CORVALLIS, Ore. – A newly recognized pest in Oregon continues to concern fruit growers and researchers with the recent discovery of a Spotted Wing Drosophila fly in a sample of Willamette Valley wine grapes. Since the tiny fly, Drosophila suzukii, was first confirmed in Oregon […]


October 16, 2009 - Ore. Marine Reserves State Agencies Proposed Rules

Oregon Marine Reserves State Agencies Proposed Administrative Rules By Oregon Coastal Zone Management Association, HB 3013 provides that the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, State Fish and Wildlife Commission, State Land Board and relevant state agencies “…shall, consistent with existing statutory authoriity, implement the November 29, 2008, recommendations from […]


October 15, 2009 - Interior Launches Work Plan for BLM Western Oregon Forests

Bureau of Land Management, WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched a Fiscal Year 2010 work plan for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forests in western Oregon that will add economic certainty for local communities while protecting endangered species. In addition to a proposed schedule of […]


October 14, 2009 - Timber: Few fires, lawsuit updates, protest damages

Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manger Associated Oregon Loggers 2009 Fire Season Remains Calm: With a few weeks left in this year’s forest fire season, state-protected forests have had a below-average season.  As of Sept. 21st, a total of […]