By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, PacifiCorp, Oregon’s most embattled utility that provides a quarter of the state’s electricity, has seen its investment grade downgraded to BBB-, the lowest rating on the S&P 500, in large part because of damages it faces in class-action lawsuits stemming from 2020 Labor Day […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Olive growers in Oregon are celebrating their first harvests throughout the Olio Nuovo Festival. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, people in the 1960s considered Oregon’s climate too cold for growing wine grapes, but since then, the state’s wine industry has flourished. And today, vintners and […]

By Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities, A new study from the University of California Merced shows that thinning overcrowded forests and using prescribed fire produces a wide range of benefits that reach far beyond reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. Researchers found that these treatments strengthen forest resilience, protect valuable ecosystem services and […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Campbell Global LLC, an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has purchased more than 28,000 acres of forestland in Oregon, likely for $190 million from timber giant Weyerhaeuser Co., to manage for pension funds and other groups. The acreage in the Willamette Valley and […]

Legislative Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The Legislature convened for its final time of the year this week, completing three days of “Legislative Days” meetings. The overriding theme entering the week was budget cuts: given the projected deficit going into the week, agencies were asked to provide lists […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau, After more than a month of delay, Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday, November 10th that she’d signed House Bill 3991, the emergency transportation bill she put before lawmakers in a special session earlier this year.   She had until Wednesday, November 12th to sign the bill, […]

Oregon Wheat Growers League to Celebrate 100 Years in 2026 By Oregon Wheat Growers League, PENDLETON, Ore.,— In September, Oregon wheat growers gathered at the State Capitol for the ceremonial embossment of House Concurrent Resolution 12 (HCR 12). The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly unanimously approved HCR 12 earlier this year, […]

By Oregon State Representative E. Werner Reschke, Cap & Trade, The CPP In 2019, State Senate Republicans walked out during the legislative session over three issues, including statewide, DEQ-run, cap and trade program. The walkout effectively stopped the cap and trade bill. In 2020, a similar cap and trade bill […]

Regulatory Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter,   After a seven month rulemaking process, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period for new rules governing agricultural activities in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA). The proposed rules will require significant changes for producers […]

By U.S. Department of Ag, (Washington, D.C., October 22, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced a suite of actions to strengthen the American beef […]