By Oregon Taxpayers Foundation Oregon farmers and foresters are outraged by a proposed 1.5% tax on retail off-road equipment sales and rentals to raise money to curb diesel emissions in the Portland metro area. House Bill 3158 would add taxes on wheat combines, road-grading equipment, and other machinery used by […]

Legislative Update Oregonians for Food and Shelter, We are now halfway through the 2023 Legislative Session. Tuesday marked the midpoint of session, and the final day for many bills that lacked the votes to pass out of committee. We were relieved to say goodbye to a few bills we have […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, WASHINGTON (April 5, 2023) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released a statement in regard to false information circulating on social media about the use of mRNA vaccines in cattle: “There are no current mRNA vaccines licensed for use in beef cattle in the […]

Natural Resource News Note, More than 2,500 high-energy young people eager to learn about leadership, debate, business, and animals gathered at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond recently for the Oregon Future Farmers of America State Convention. FFA, which boasts 15,000 student members in Oregon, today goes far beyond cows, […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update (3/31/23) Next week will mark the halfway point of the 2023 Legislative Session. By Tuesday evening, a substantial number of bills will be dead, with most others on their way to their next destination – either the House or Senate floor or […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, which takes effect today, will take a toll on farms that rely on H-2A workers, particularly small farms. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the new AEWR in their latest Market Intel report. Among concerns […]

Federal Judge Upholds BLM Rule Ending ‘Paperwork Protests’ of BLM Forest Management Projects By American Forest Resource Council On March 27, U.S. District Michael J. McShane granted summary judgment in favor of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and upheld a 2020 Rule eliminating the agency’s protest process which previously […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The pace is frenetic at the Capitol as we approach the April 4th deadline for bills to have been voted out of Committees. We will see packed agendas next week and early in the following week as legislators rush to hear and vote on the last […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment in a decision by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas to deny a nationwide preliminary injunction that would have halted the Biden administration’s harmful Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from […]

By Ching Lee California Farm Bureau Despite continuing war between Russia and Ukraine, major seed companies are not turning their backs on farmers in the two nations. Ukrainian growers may still face considerable difficulty amid the conflict, but both countries remain destinations for California-grown seeds. That means California farmers can […]