By Oregon Farm Bureau, As the 2016 election season ramps up, Oregon farmers and ranchers are taking a close look at which candidates would fight hardest for agriculture in the state legislature. On Aug. 3 at the OFB headquarters in Salem, Farm Bureau leaders had the opportunity to interview 15 […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation For some time now, there has been steady chatter about labeling GMOs. Chatter is one thing, but uninformed chatter is quite another. With the recent GMO disclosure bill signed into law, a national QR code for foods produced with GM crops will be in the […]

Associated Oregon Loggers, Earth First! Criminal Log Spiking:  Radical environmentalists reported online that in early June they had driven metal spikes into logs at the Swanson Brothers sawmill in Noti, west of Eugene.  This criminally dangerous act was explained by the perpetrators to “target the mill because it specializes in […]

By California Farm Bureau, It’s refreshing when opposing political candidates can agree on an issue—but in the case of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the two leading presidential candidates’ opposition to the trade agreement falls on the wrong side for agriculture. In Ag Alert® four years ago, I wrote about how the […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation To most people in the U.S., water is simply assumed. Without much thought, they turn on the shower, brush their teeth, make coffee or tea, flush the toilet, and grab a full, cold plastic bottle of name-brand water. Taking a bite of food or slipping […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau, Multnomah CFB leader featured in Oregon immigration report American Farm Bureau, Intel, Google, and others are part of the Partnership for a New American Economy, a bipartisan research and advocacy group making the economic case for smart, sensible immigration reform.

By Rick Sohn, PhD Umqua Coquille LLC Product prices are up, Portland housing market is the hottest in the U.S. and mortgage interest rates are trending down. Median home prices continue to rise, albeit slower. Recent trends of lumber, logs, home construction, and housing markets, are compared to 2009 and […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers On Tuesday, Dr. Roger Marshall from Kansas’ First district won the primary against three-term incumbent Rep. Tim Huelskamp, after a closely-followed race. Marshall, endorsed by the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) and several other national and state agriculture groups, won with 57 percent […]

Congressman Greg Walden News Release, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that his plan to remove gray wolves from the federal endangered species list has been approved by the U.S. House by a vote of 223-201. “Oregon’s wolf population has grown by more than 40 percent, and yet we […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Stewart Truelsen It’s been almost 150 years since two men who had farmed squared off against each other in a presidential election, and it may never happen again. But candidates don’t need firsthand experience to understand the needs of farmers and ranchers or to appreciate […]