GMO Ballot Initiative Rejected By Oregon Family Farm Association A ballot initiative seeking to overturn Oregon laws pre-empting local control over GMOs and pesticides has hit a roadblock. The initiative sought to give counties and cities immunity from the State of Oregon’s pre-emption statutes and sole jurisdiction. Proponents of the […]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife The Fish and Wildlife Commission adopted amended administrative rules for sage-grouse management in Oregon at its meeting in Salem. The new rules require mitigation actions to offset impacts of large-scale and other developments such as aggregate mining, wind, solar, and geothermal energy plants. Before […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senator Stabenow (D-Mich.) introduced legislation that fails to fix mandatory Country-of-Origin labeling, driving the United States even closer to the forthcoming trade war with Canada and Mexico. With four decisions against the law, the World Trade Organization will soon allow Canada and Mexico to impose over […]

By Congressman Greg Walden, The U.S. House of Representatives has passed—on a bipartisan vote—a plan offered by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) to help protect water users on the Klamath Project in Oregon and California. The proposal would confer applicant status on these users, ensuring that […]

The Farm to School Bill, SB 5507, has been signed by the Governor.  Below are comments from State Representative Brain Clem Press Release . Farm to School Program to expand Statewide with new allocation By State Representatiev Brain Clem The bill contains an expansion of the Farm to School program […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Over 600 cattlemen and women gathered in Denver, Colo., this week to discuss the policy priorities for the cattle industry for the upcoming year. Throughout the meeting, the various policy committees reviewed expiring policies and discussed proposed policy brought forward from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s […]

By American Forest Resource Council The Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on the Oregon and California Land Grant Act of 2015 (S. 132), legislation sponsored by U.S. Senator Ron Wyden to change the management of O&C timberlands administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The committee […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Next Thursday, July 23, the Board of Forestry will make a final decision on western Oregon stream buffers in response to small temp. changes observed following timber harvest (0.7 degrees Celsius). Although these temperature changes are insignificant, short-lived, and lack scientific proof that they harm fish, […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation With the House Agriculture Committee’s passage of the bipartisan Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act (H.R. 1599), lawmakers are taking an important step toward greater clarity on food labeling, according to American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman. The measure will clarify the FDA as […]

Oregon Department of Agriculture The Oregon Department of Agriculture has approved $81,300 in funding distributed to nine counties east of the Cascade Mountains as part of the Oregon Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance County Block Grant Program. Funds for 2015 have been distributed for actual livestock losses or injuries […]