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May 12, 2014 - Oscar winner “Farmland” Oregon open 5/15

Oregon Farm Bureau “Farmland” by Oscar winner James Moll to be shown in Portland on May 15 Academy Award®-winning filmmaker James Moll’s new feature length documentary, Farmland, will make its Oregon debut on May 15 at Portland’s Century 16 Eastport Plaza theater, 4040 SE 82nd Ave. in Portland. Farmland offers […]


May 9, 2014 - White House: Farmers & Global Warming

By Cindy National Corn Growers Association Agriculture is a big part of the new White House climate change assessment report out this week. “Corn producers in Iowa, oyster growers in Washington state and maple syrup producers in Vermont are all observing climate-related changes that are outside of recent experience,” the […]


May 7, 2014 - Farmers win big vs. Labor Dept.

By Daily Digger Oregon Association of Nurseries Judge sides with growers in ‘hot goods’ issue A federal judge has confirmed an earlier ruling that two Oregon blueberry farmers were coerced into signing a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor over alleged labor law violations. According to the ruling, the […]


May 6, 2014 - Can Oregon build a better fish?

Natural Resource Note: The Oregon Hatchery Research Center is trying to fix a growing problem among fishermen which is hatchery fish are less likely to bite than wild fish.   Can science save the day?   Below is a news clip on these developments that made national ABC News. A growing body […]


May 5, 2014 - Bad signs in homebuilding & lumber

By Rick Sohn, p.H.D Umpqua Coquille LLC Prices are down some, and rental rates are up. This is not a very exciting Spring for wood products manufacturers. It would not take much to upset a fragile recovery. Recent lumber manufacturing, home construction, and housing markets from selected years are compared. […]


May 2, 2014 - Farmers request tax reform

By American Farm Bureau Federation Farmers and ranchers need tax certainty to thrive in a modern economy, and making permanent deductions that expired in 2013 is a good first step, the American Farm Bureau Federation told the House Ways and Means Committee. “One of the major goals of tax reform […]