Forest Policy Briefs Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply By Rex Storm Oregon Loggers Association  Governors Want National Forest Reform: Pointing to ‘significant dissatisfaction’ with national forest management, the Western Governors’ Association on June 28th approved a resolution that proposes a US Forest Service overhaul. […]

Incubators Help Beginning Farmers Break into Farming Without Breaking the Bank By Dr. Lisa Benson Via Farm Bureau Starting a new farm often requires large capital investments to purchase or rent farmland, access farm equipment and set up storage facilities. Beginning farmers can expect to invest more than $800,000 in […]

2017 Oregon Century, Sesquicentennial Farms & Ranches Announced Via Oregon Farm Bureau    At the annual awards ceremony at the Oregon State Fair, families from across the state will receive recognition for operating as Century or Sesquicentennial (150-year) Farm or Ranch. The 2017 ceremony will be held on Saturday, August […]

Proper forest road construction helps keep streams healthy, according to study By Chris Branam Oregon State Extension Services  Researchers measure the degree of hydrological connectivity of an unpaved road. Photo courtesy Ivan Arsimendi. Logging roads in the uplands of the northern Oregon Coast Range aren’t sending enough sediment into streams […]

Multitude of Factors Impact US-Australia Competition in Japan Via Farm Bureau In the wake of the Japanese safeguard tariff on U.S. frozen beef, discussions have focused on the relative change in tariff values that impact frozen beef. For those of you who may have missed it, Japan, beginning on August […]

Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke “Glad to be Back in Oregon” for Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument Review By Oregon Cattlemen Association Southern Ore., – Announcing on twitter that he was “Glad to be back in Oregon! Here for a monument review…” the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association applauds Secretary Zinke for touring […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Over the past couple of years, we have shared information about the EPA’s move to expand the definition of “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS), under the federal Clean Water Act (CWA). Back in August of 2015, under the Obama administration, EPA finalized rules […]

Surprise, Another Big Corn and Soybean Crop On the Way John Newton, Ph.D. Via Farm Bureau USDA’s August Crop Production report provides the first survey-based estimate of corn and soybean yields, harvested area and production for the U.S. The objective yield and farm operator surveys were conducted between July 25 […]

Rural Oregon Scores Victories, But More Work To Do Via Oregon Prosperity Project The economic recovery was slow to arrive in rural Oregon, and many of the state’s less populated counties still have unemployment rates well above the statewide rate of 3.7%. But signs of improvement are as clear as mountains […]

Tillamook County farmers first in nation to have say in wetland siting Via Oregon Farm Bureau  Farmers in Tillamook County are the first in the nation to have a say in wetland siting after a unanimous vote by the Tillamook County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 2.