Miller Nash LLP, Oregon and Washington Law Firm Earlier this year we wrote about the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals case of Horne v. Department of Agriculture (here). In that case, the court of appeals ruled that a Department of Agriculture marketing order that required raisin farmers to divert a […]

By Rick Sohn, PhD Umqua Coquille LLC The wood products industry is churning along, even helped by lower log prices. A fall in housing starts should be temporary. A 3-4 year positive trend in housing recovery is predicted. Trends of lumber, home construction, and housing markets, are compared to 2006. […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council, along with other producer and land use groups, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the EPA and Army Corps over their “waters of the United States” final rule. “The […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Session is drawing to a close, and two bills stand out that concerns farmers. 1. The first is House Bill 3125 which exempts property taxes from certain agriculture equipment. This would apply to processing equipment that handles wheat, dairy and egg products. Receiving tax relief […]