Oregon rallies behind fire-damaged Hazelnut farm in record time Natural Resource News Note: Would you believe a local hazelnut farming operation in Oregon was hit with a damaging fire and found itself back on its feet within three weeks. This is the story of Mid Valley Ag Dryers who has […]

Yesterday evening results on the Washington State Farming GMO label law from KING-5 News: The measure was failing 45 percent to 55 percent with more than 980,000 ballots counted Tuesday night.”We’re delighted with the vote tonight,” said Dana Bieber, a spokeswoman for the No on 522 campaign. Voters “gave a […]

Below are four interesting Measure 552 ads taking different viewpoints on the local Washington State Measure 522 on GMO labeling that has caught the attention of the nation.

By Oregon Farm Bureau Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau receives national award Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau recently received a national County Activities of Excellence award from the American Farm Bureau. The CAE program acknowledges exceptional grassroots projects, events, and activities at the county Farm Bureau level. Only 24 county Farm Bureaus […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Passes the FUELS Act The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) appreciates the action taken this afternoon by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee in passage of the Farmers Undertake Environmental Land Stewardship (FUELS) Act (H.R. 311). This bi-partisan legislation, sponsored in […]

OREGON, SIX OTHER STATES, SUE EPA OVER WOODSTOVE AIR POLLUTION STANDARDS Oregon Attorney General Wood burning devices estimated to account for 13 percent of U.S. soot pollution Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today the filing of a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency alleging the agency has […]

Environmentalist target Legislative shake-up  By Natural Resource News Note: The Oregonian is reporting that Oregon environmentalists are eying a small power shift in Oregon’s Legislatures due to a possible three openings in the Legislature which could have a big impact on environmental legislation.  Here is the change. – State Senator […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Paulette Pyle honored with Ted Young award Paulette Pyle, Director of Grass Roots for Oregonians for Food and Shelter (OFS), was honored Monday (October 14) with the Ted Young Award at the annual meeting of the Oregon Forest Industries Council (OFIC) in Sunriver. The […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Continued state control of water rights is critically important to farmers and ranchers, the American Farm Bureau Federation told Congress. “Farm Bureau supports H.R. 3189, the Water Rights Protection Act, because it is designed to dispel uncertainty and recognizes state sovereignty and historic water law,” […]

Elway Poll Excerpt: Support for Food Labeling Initiative Swings Negative 41 Points Since September.What a difference a month and a few million dollars makes. Initiative 522, which would mandate labeling of genetically modified food, was leading by just 4 points last week after posting a 45-point lead five weeks ago–before […]