By Oregonians for Food and Shelter The Legislature started its work this week with the official introduction of bills, session on the House and Senate chamber floors, and committee hearings. So far we’ve seen around 2,000 of the 3,000 or so bills we expect to be introduced this session. We’ll […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) filed a lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) challenging the Biden administration’s final “Waters of the U.S.” (WOTUS) rule. “The Biden administration’s WOTUS definition is an attack on farmers and ranchers and NCBA will be fighting back in […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Last week was a big week in Salem as Oregon swore in a new Governor for the first time in almost eight years, swore in the new Legislature including 22 brand new faces, and welcomed a new Senate President for the first time in […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation News excerpt Farmer and rancher delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 104th Convention today adopted policies to guide the organization’s work in 2023. Key topics ranged from expanding risk management programs and improving dairy pricing transparency to battling hunger. Delegates were polled regarding their […]

By Healthy Forest, Healthy Communities “Proforestation” is a relatively new term in the environmental community. The Sierra Club defines it as: “extending protections so as to allow areas of previously-logged forest to mature, removing vast amounts of atmospheric carbon and recovering their ecological and carbon storage potential.” Not only must […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The 2022 Legislative Session was a short session, beginning February 1st and ending March 4th. However, in just 35 days we saw major policies pushed through that will have lasting impacts to Oregon’s natural resource industries. With hearing rooms and the chamber floors still […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Press Release, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) issued the following statement on the Biden administration’s finalized Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. “For too long, farmers and ranchers have dealt with the whiplash of shifting WOTUS definitions. Today, the Biden administration sought to finalize a […]

By Ching Lee California Farm Bureau, If current projections hold, California acreage devoted to strawberries will break a new record in 2023. Farmers are planting more strawberries this year “to meet record consumer demand,” according to the California Strawberry Commission. Despite inflationary pressures, Americans continue to put strawberries in their […]

December 15, 2022 TALENT, Ore. — Jackson County firefighters have seen it all, but even they were shocked to find the bodies of two black bears killed in Talent, Ore. OSP continues to seek information about this Oct. 29 case and is providing more details in hopes of finding the […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, A new report compiled by the American Farm Bureau Federation lays out priorities, principles and recommendations for dairy policy reform. The Farm Bureau Dairy Working Group, comprised of 12 dairy farmer representatives (three from each of the four Farm Bureau regions), explored options for strengthening […]