Union County Farm Bureau condemns actions of cattle killer Union County Farm Bureau submitted a letter to the editor condemning the actions of a LaGrande resident who killed seven cows that trespassed on his property on Aug. 15.He charged with seven counts of aggravated animal abuse and first-degree criminal mischief […]

O&C Timber Bill likely in September or October Natural Resource Note: Congressman Greg Walden has been pressing for a bill for the O&C forest lands and now it appears to be likely to fall in September or October.  The issue made the leadership agenda among  10 other major items to […]

Timber Industry Report By Rick Sohn PhD. Umpqua Coquille LLC Interest rates increased last month, but real estate sales rose, as if homebuyers wanted to catch the bottom. Log prices dropped a lot, and lumber only somewhat, helping the mills. Seven-year trend of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers Congress Returning, But Hope for Farm Bill Fades With Rise of Syria Debate Both chambers of Congress will be back in session on Monday, but with just nine Congressional working days in September and a new issue – potential military action in Syria – […]

Water: Supplies come ‘down to the wire’ in much of state By Kate Campbell California Farm Bureau Farmers say this year’s agricultural water supply has been squeezed dry—wells are going empty, major reservoirs are at a fraction of historic storage levels for this time of year and the U.S. Drought […]

By Lydia Holmes American Farm Bureau Federation John Oregon 1 Aug. 2, 2013-As a life-long farmer and an employer since 1980, Doug Krahmer has experienced the difficulty of finding enough pickers to harvest his 500 acres of blueberries and to help with the year-round maintenance of the plants. Krahmer and […]

Five-year trend shows ups and downs in Oregon Ag Crops & livestock generally bounce back from effects of national recession By Oregon Agriculture Dept. Oregon agriculture’s tremendous diversity is reflected in the fact that most crops and livestock are on the upswing the past five years while a handful are […]