Oregon Senator Ron Wyden The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, incoming Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), called for federal regulators to ensure taxpayers receive the full value for coal mined on federal and tribal lands, in a bipartisan letter to the […]

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Wildfire Protection Act: An important milestone toward enacting needed funding reforms to Oregon’s private and state forest fire protection was accomplished when Governor Kitzhaber included proposed changes in his FY 2013-15 budget. Oregon Dept. of Forestry will offer a bill in […]

By Rick Sohn, PhD Umpqua Coqullie LLC Continued strength in wood products and home construction, against a backdrop of a continued sluggish economy. Four-year market trends of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are shown below. Interpretation Stud prices, and other wood building product prices, have been strengthening since October. […]

Retail food prices decline slightly in fourth quarter 2012 By Stewart Truelsen American Farm Bureau Shoppers paid a bit less for food at the grocery store during the fourth quarter of 2012, with some popular fruits and veggies showing a decline in retail price. Lower retail prices for Russet potatoes, […]

Oregon Cattlemen’s Association RESTOR Task Force completes work By Oregon Cattlemen Association Collaborative efforts net greater understanding for future responses to wildfire in Oregon The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) President, Curtis Martin, formally wrapped up the work of RESTOR, an OCA-created collaborative effort to respond to the devastating wildfires in […]

 By National Farmers Union  National Farmers Union (NFU) released its latest Farmer’s Share today. The report is based on calculations derived from the monthly Agriculture Prices report produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and compared to price points of common grocery food items […]

By Cindy National Corn Growers Association We survived a devastating drought and even the end of the world in 2012, only to be thrown off the fiscal cliff at the start of 2013 while lawmakers stalled on a short term fix that would also include an extension of the current […]

NAWG Statement on Extending the 2008 Farm Bill By National Association of Wheat Growers A statement from National Association of Wheat Growers President Erik Younggren, a wheat, soybean and sugar beet farmer from Hallock, Minn.: “NAWG is pleased that leaders in Washington came to some agreement on fiscal and tax […]

Klamath Basin designated as habitat for endangered sucker fish The US Fish and Wildlife Service has designated habitat for endangered suckers in the Klamath Basin, including water systems in Klamath, Lake, and Modoc counties. A plan for Lost River and shortnosed suckers is scheduled to come out in the next […]

Sheep ranchers see lamb prices drop By California Farm Bureau Lamb prices have dropped by about half, for ranchers at least, and the quick drop in prices during the past year has ranchers worried. Record high prices the previous two years led farmers to purchase more sheep and build larger […]