Oregon Farm Bureau Federal Judge Delivers Stinging Rebuke to USDOL in hot goods cases Judge Coffin cites duress, vacates consent judgments against blueberry farmers U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Thomas M. Coffin issued a ruling Jan. 15 vacating the U.S. Dept. of Labor consent agreements imposed on two Oregon blueberry […]

By Tom Partin American Forest Resource Council Oregonians rightfully value political compromise when it comes to tackling challenges facing our state, and there are few bigger challenges than addressing the lack of economic opportunity and jobs in Oregon’s rural communities. Oregon’s congressional delegation recognizes that the key to fighting rural […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation There are two things that farmers need to realize about a new regulation that the Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to release in the coming weeks, two experts in water regulations said at a workshop at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 95th Annual Convention. One […]

By Oregon Congressman Greg Walden Greg Walden: FDA’s decision to revise food safety rules is “a victory for common sense” U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) reacted to the FDA’s announcement that they would revise draft rules on water quality that would affect Oregon fruit and vegetable growers. “This decision by […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau OFB working with Oregon Food Bank on crop donation tax credit for farmers Oregon Farm Bureau is working closely with the Oregon Food Bank to draft a bill for the 2014 Oregon Legislative Session to make it possible for more farmers and ranchers to donate fresh […]

National Corn Growers Association General Mills made headlines last week with the announcement that that they will begin marketing original Cheerios “not made with genetically modified ingredients.” In a post about the change, General Mills VP of global communications Tom Forsythe noted that it really is not a big change. […]

Oregon Farm Bureau Farm Bureau recognizes Rep. McLane and Sen. Ferrioli Senate Republican Leader Ted Ferrioli and House Republican Leader Mike McLane were honored with special awards by OFB President Barry Bushue and OFB Executive Vice President Dave Dillon during the 81st Oregon Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Bend, Dec. […]

By Rick Sohn, p.H.D Umpqua Coquille LLC Near-record-breaking prices are being paid for winter logs, and its only December. Both housing starts and building permits surpassed 1million in the same month! Zillow made an anomalous multi-year upward adjustment in median US home values. Seven-year span of manufacturing, home construction, and […]

Oregon Cascade Policy Institute A new report released by Cascade Policy Institute concludes that the public-private partnership Oregon Wave Energy Trust has failed to achieve a return on public investment. The Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) is a nonprofit, public-private partnership established by the Oregon State Legislature that works to […]

Robert Nelson, environmental policy professor at the University of Maryland Wildfires destroyed an estimated 6,500 square miles of U.S. forest lands in 2013, an area larger than the state of Connecticut. One reason fires blaze through so much land is poor wildfire management from the U.S. Forest Service. But instead […]