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September 8, 2014 - OSU: Organic v. conventional — no difference in cow milk, health

By Oregon State University Extension  Office (Photo by Tiffany Woods) Cows raised on organic and conventional dairy farms in three regions of the United States show no significant differences in health or in the nutritional content of their milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University researchers and […]


September 5, 2014 - EPA hidden maps project exposed

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology released maps today of waters and wetlands the Environmental Protection Agency has to-date refrained from making public. After multiple requests, the Agency finally handed over the maps to the committee, which appear to detail the extent of the […]


September 3, 2014 - Ore. farmers win in Hot Goods ‘Fraud’ case

From Wall Street Journal Editorial 9-2-14 Some rare good news from the Obama -era regulatory wars: Those two Oregon blueberry growers who took on the U.S. Labor Department in a now-famous “hot goods” dispute are winning in court. Earlier this year we told the story of Pan-American Berry Growers, B&G […]


September 1, 2014 - Cattlemen tour reveals water impact

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association One thing was evident during a May tour the representatives of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association took of the Prairie and Little Sheep Creek watershed in Enterprise with water quality program officials from the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality. What was […]