Oregon’s top two newspapers, The Oregonian & Statesman Journal gave strong editorials on behalf of Oregon timber during Obama’s visit.  See excerpts below: From Statesman Journal Editorial Page Editor Dick Hughes: “But there’s an even more important issue that cries for your help: increasing timber harvests on federal lands.Trees are […]

Renewable Fuels Association Morning Consult released the results of a national survey conducted on behalf of the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA). Morning Consult contacted 2,047 registered voters on April 5–7. The results show that Americans overwhelmingly support the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) as 62% came out in support of the […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Following the legislative deadline, bills moved more slowly through committees this week. Next week brings several controversial bills, including mandatory background checks for firearms transfers and workforce-related legislation. PERS ruling The Oregon Supreme Court struck down a significant portion of PERS reforms that were passed in […]

By Oregon Cattlemen Association Over the past few years, ranchers have had little hope of being fully compensated for the impact of reintroducing wolves into Oregon. HB3514, a bill that is currently awaiting a hearing from the revenue committee, could help change that. HB3514 is a bill that, “expands credit […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.) announced they are introducing bipartisan legislation to repeal EPA’s “Waters of the United States” proposal, a proposal that will jeopardize the rights of private property owners across the country. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands […]

Oregon Legislature floats HB 3481 which taxes timber to pay for wildfires. By Taxpayer Association of Oregon, The 2015 Legislature has been having hearings on Timber Tax bills including HB 3481.  The idea behind HB 3481 is to tax timber to help pay for wildfires.   It is almost like […]

By American Forest Resource Council Forest Products Industry Responds to Draft Resource Management Plans for Western Oregon’s BLM O&C Lands Statement of Tom Partin, President, American Forest Resource Council The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released draft Resource Management Plans for six districts in Western Oregon encompassing over 2.5 million […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation today applauded the Senate Committee on Finance for its approval of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015. “We thank Chairman Hatch and Ranking Member Wyden for their leadership in introducing this important piece of legislation to […]

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association Mr. Chairman Holvey and members of the committee, As Executive Director of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, I, Jerome Rosa, ask you to please vote no on HB 2012. Oregon’s minimum wage is currently at $9.25 per hour and as such, is the second highest minimum wage […]

By American Forest Resource Council Northern Spotted Owl: Addressing the Real Threats to the Species The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS) recently announced it will consider changing the status of the Northern Spotted Owl (NSO) from “threatened” to “endangered” as owl populations continue to decline. The species’ listing in […]