By Rick Sohn, p.H.D Umpqua Coquille LLC Prices are down some, and rental rates are up. This is not a very exciting Spring for wood products manufacturers. It would not take much to upset a fragile recovery. Recent lumber manufacturing, home construction, and housing markets from selected years are compared. […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Farmers and ranchers need tax certainty to thrive in a modern economy, and making permanent deductions that expired in 2013 is a good first step, the American Farm Bureau Federation told the House Ways and Means Committee. “One of the major goals of tax reform […]

The No on Measure 15-119 campaign (Protect Oregon farmers) against the GMO ballot Measure in Jackson County has released a new ad. This ad focuses on the public safety impact of Measure 15-119. It features a former Jackson County Sheriff. See video clip below. C.W. Smith | No on Measure […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture, ODA issues civil penalties for CAFO violations in 2013 During 2013, the Oregon Department of Agriculture Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) Program had an average of 519 facilities registered to a CAFO Permit. Program staff conducted 721 inspections with facility operators. During 2013, the program […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation By Chris Chinn My husband, Kevin, and I farm in Northern Missouri with his parents and brother. We are the 5th generation of farmers in our family and we raise hogs, cattle, corn, soybeans and rye. We are also raising our children on our farm […]

By Healthy Forests & Healthy Communities With wildfire season approaching across the American West, there’s increasing pressure on the U.S. Senate to act on measures to restore the health of federal forests while creating jobs in rural communities. A bipartisan coalition of U.S. House members earlier this week sent a letter pressing […]

California Farm Bureau With hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland expected to be left unplanted this year due to water shortages, market analysts and economists say shoppers will likely begin to see higher prices on some food items later this year. And they warned additional impact would come next […]

Oregon Farm Bureau Landowners can diversify income from agritourism and outdoor recreational enterprises Workshop to help landowners embark in agritourism Landowners wanting to expand their businesses and earn extra income from their properties are encouraged to attend an Outdoor Business Workshop on April 29 from 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. […]

By National Farmers Union National Farmers Union (NFU) President Roger Johnson sent a letter to U.S. Senate Committee on Finance leaders expressing priorities for the renewal of expiring tax provisions in advance of the committee’s markup of the Expiring Provisions Improvement Reform and Efficiency (EXPIRE) Act. Johnson praised Chairman Ron […]

By Oregon Congressman Greg Walden U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) has written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressing concern about a proposed rule that could harm the craft brewing and livestock industries in Oregon. The rule proposes to tightly regulate brewers’ “spent grains,” a byproduct of the beer-making […]