2011 Legislature and property rights By Oregonians In Action The 2011 session of the Oregon Legislature ended quietly on June 30, with little change being made on the land use front.  Oregonians In Action was able to pass three bills this session, marking the 11th straight legislative session in which […]

Government Oversight Hearing Calls Out Job-Killing GIPSA Rule — Colorado Cattlewoman Testifies on Impact of Proposed Rule — NCBA, NPPC Commend Congressman Issa for Pushing Back on Overregulation by National Cattlemen Beef Association WASHINGTON – The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform  hosted a hearing called “How A Broken […]

When the Numbers Do Lie by Cathryn National Corn Growers Association In a world of splashy magazine covers and sexed-up headlines, it can be easy to obscure the facts with so-called data. Correlating figures to create data may sounds simple, but in choosing how to present the aggregated collection and […]

Global Demand Drives Food Prices Higher in Third Quarter By American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C., September 13, 2011 – Strong global demand, especially for pork and other protein-rich foods, was a primary driver behind higher retail prices at the supermarket during the third quarter of 2011, according to the […]

Forest Policy Briefs (Excerpts) by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Oregon Asks Supreme Court to Take Runoff Case: Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced that the State of Oregon will ask the US Supreme Court to review a flawed 2010 ruling by the 9th US Circuit Court of […]

By Oregon Small Business Association NBC Nightly News and the National Interagency Fire Agency Center ran this wildfire chart this week that shows a large number of active wildfires across the American West. Oregonians across the state have been seeing evidence of the wildfires with increased smoke and haze in […]

Eco-nomics and Newspaper Economics: Solar Manufacturing By Patrick Emerson, Oregon Economics Blog This is a post with two themes. Both are based on the interesting article from the New York Times, which appears on the front page of the Oregonian’s Business section today, on the bankruptcies of US solar manufacturers […]

BLM SELLS TIMBER IN BENTON AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES By Bureau of Land Management Salem, Ore — Approximately 11,898 thousand board feet (MBF) of timber was offered for sale at oral auction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salem District on Wednesday, August 24. Two of the three timber sales […]

Senate Agriculture Spending Bill Unveiled By National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition On Wednesday, September 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its fiscal year (FY) 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill by voice vote. The Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee received an overall allocation of $19.78 billion for discretionary spending in FY 2012, translating to a […]

By Renewable Fuels Association Washington – While oil and environmental interests seek to block the growth of the ethanol market in the United States, other nations around the world are increasing their use of American-made ethanol. According to data released today by the federal government, U.S. ethanol exports in July […]