Study Confirms Trade Agreements Lift U.S. Farm Exports, More Progress is Needed U.S. Wheat Associates Press Release ARLINGTON, Virginia — The results of a comprehensive new study show that bilateral and multilateral trade agreements directly increase U.S. agricultural exports, farm gate prices, and job growth, yet the United States risks […]

Timber Industry Report By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC What goes up, comes down, much to everyone’s disappointment, but to no one’s surprise.  Our lumber price is in a free fall, and mills have cut back temporarily shut down. See five-year-span price analysis of lumber, logs, housing starts, permits, unsold […]

Oregon Caves and Devil’s Staircase Protection Bills Pass Energy Committee By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Bills Sponsored by Wyden and Merkley Will Protect Thousands of Acres of Wilderness and Expand Monument’s Boundaries Washington, D.C. – Marking another milestone in the fight to protect Oregon’s natural resources for future generations, U.S. […]

The company proves credibility and integrity through SCS certification By Western Pulp Products CORVALLIS, Ore., 1 June 2010 – Western Pulp Products (WPP) headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon has chosen to recertify their products through the Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) for the third year in a row. WPP’s products have been […]

Truck Efficiency and Reduced Idling Study Group to host third meeting June 29 By Department of Environmental Quality What:  The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality commissioned the Truck Efficiency and Reduced Idling Study Group to advise on efforts to research and develop recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in medium- […]

Good Food Coalition Applauds Governor’s Executive Order as Good Step Forward Washington Sustainable Food and Farming Network SEATTLE, WA – A coalition of farmers, children’s health advocates, environmentalists, and anti-hunger advocates applauded the Executive Order issued today by Governor Gregoire at the Food Systems Strategies Summit. Executive Order 10-02 brings […]

ODA inspectors monitor gold buyers and their scales Oregon Department of Agriculture The price of gold hovers at about $1,200 an ounce, the US dollar is weak, and the economic downturn is prompting many Americans to find ways of making some cash. As a result, more people- including a number […]

By Oregonians For Food and Shelter, Public comments due to EPA by 6/28/2010 8:59 A.M.  PDT The “Pitchfork Rebellion” and “Pesticide Poisoning Victims United,” activist groups from rural Lane County lead by Day Owen (A.K.A. Abba Nazariah) under the umbrella of the Oregon Toxics Alliance in Eugene, have successfully petitioned […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Senators continue to haggle over amendments to the House passed American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act (H.R. 4213), which would extend a number of expired tax credits and provide disaster aid to farmers and ranchers. While much of the bill is expected to go […]

By  Judy Scott Oregon State University Extension Office photo by Robin Rosetta CORVALLIS, Ore. – A destructive insect called azalea bark scale has been found this spring on azaleas, rhododendrons and Japanese andromeda in Corvallis and Eugene. “We notice damage when the leaves of plants turn black from the scale […]