By Oregon Small Business Foundation Drought, insects, and fungal diseases are killing Oregon and Washington fir trees in such high numbers this year that U.S. Forest Service researchers are referring to it as “Firmageddon,” according to the Oregonian/OregonLive. Forest Service workers have seen an unprecedented number of dead firs, twice […]

By Oregon State University, November 22, 2022 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Using natural products such as hemp to treat COVID-19 will be the topic of Oregon State University’s Science Pub event at 6 p.m. Dec. 6. The free event, which can be attended in person at the Old World Deli in […]

By American farm Bureau Federation, Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau’s 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for […]

By Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz, Reps. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released a statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) disappointing decision to remove the Klamath dams. “We are outraged by FERC’s decision to allow surrender of the PacifiCorp Klamath hydroelectric license to a shell corporation, thus allowing […]

Oregonians for Food and Shelter Last week, OFS testified to the Oregon Board of Agriculture and included several topics in our testimony. We highlighted for the Board our ongoing concerns with the Pesticide Stewardship Partnership (PSP) and the new data tool released by DEQ which takes historic PSP monitoring data […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers In a letter to congressional leadership, more than 300 agriculture, environment, academic, infrastructure, and other stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to reaffirm federal pesticide preemption on labeling and packaging. Failing to do so, the groups warn, could hold disastrous consequences for our food […]

Oregon Family Farm Association, An Oregon asparagus farmer’s video about labor shortages leaving crops unpicked in the fields received 2.8 million views on TikTok and prompted a local asparagus-picking event. Shay Myers, chief executive officer of Owyhee Produce, posted the video to explain how border issues, the Covid-19 pandemic, and […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter On Wednesday, media outlets named former House Speaker Tina Kotek (D) the projected winner of Oregon’s race for Governor. With many votes outstanding in counties like Clackamas and other smaller counties, Christine Drazan (R) is yet to concede, and these results are not yet […]

National Association of Wheat Growers, Wheat Growers Welcome Introduction of CREAATE Act Supporting Increased Export Promotion Funding Washington, D.C. (September 23, 2022) U.S. wheat growers have a long history of recognizing the value of export market development by supporting the successful public-private partnership with USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS). That […]

By Christine Souza California Farm Bureau, Balancing the state’s groundwater supplies for a sustainable future may not be easy due to severe drought and ongoing economic challenges facing farmers. “We’ve got the lowest prices and highest production costs and the least-reliable water supply that we’ve had since I’ve been farming,” […]