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September 9, 2012 - Don’t let “Disaster Bill” kill the Farm Bill

American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation urged Senate leaders to “refrain from supporting” any legislation resembling the House-passed disaster bill if such a measure is presented in the Senate. Supporting such a measure would detract from the larger mission of passing a long-term farm bill. In a […]


September 8, 2012 - EPA may lower dust rule

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) clearly spelled out its opposition to any attempt by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to lower the coarse particulate matter (PM) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) in its official comments submitted to the agency last week. PM, which includes […]


September 7, 2012 - Former Ag Secretary speaks out on 2012 Farm Bill, exports

by Cindy Corn Commentary National Association of Wheat Growers A former Secretary of Agriculture and US Trade Ambassador doubts Congress will get a farm bill done this month and he hopes the nation will stay focused on increasing export opportunities. Dr. Clayton Yeutter touched on those topics and several others […]


September 6, 2012 - Forest cases head to Supreme Court

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Forest Roads Case Heads to Supreme Court: On June 25th, the US Supreme Court agreed to review NEDC v. Brown, the damaging 9th Circuit Court of Appeals decision that would subject forest roads in the Northwest states to “point-source” pollution permit […]


September 5, 2012 - Federal threat to Oregon farmers makes national headlines

Natural Resource Note: U.S. Dept of Labor is under fire for threatening Oregon farmers with “Hot Goods” legal action and is gaining national attention (see also here). Below is the latest on this news development from Oregon Farm Bureau. OFB ramps up pressure on USDOL’s improper use of “hot goods” […]


September 4, 2012 - Ag Dept. fights fertilizer fraud

By Oregon Dept. of Agriculture One of the roles of Oregon’s fertilizer program is consumer protection. The program works to ensure products being sold in the marketplace are what they claim to be so the consumer knows what they are paying for, and can use those products safely and in […]


September 3, 2012 - Expert comments on hidden video of California meat plant

Statement from Dave Daley, Ph.D., California State University, Chico, on Undercover Videos at California Processing Facility National Cattlemen Beef Association Press Release Federal regulators have suspended operation of a Central California slaughterhouse after receiving undercover video showing alleged abuse to dairy cows. Officials with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), […]


September 2, 2012 - Farm Bill before Sept 30th possible! …claim House Chair & Ag Leader

Ag Leaders Say Farm Bill Still Possible Before Sept. 30 By National Assoc. of Wheat Growers Farm group leaders and House Agriculture Committee Chairman Frank Lucas (R-Okla.) said this week it is still, in Lucas’ words, “theoretically” possible for Congress to approve new farm and food legislation before the 2008 […]


August 31, 2012 - Record farm income in 2012?

By American Farm Bureau Federation How can net farm income set a record considering the severity of the drought? AFBF Economist Todd Davis explains in this report from AFBF’s Johnna Miller & American Farm Bureau Economist Todd Davis. Miller: The U.S. Department of Agriculture is projecting record-setting net farm income […]


August 30, 2012 - 200 wild horses to be captured by helicopter

By Bureau of Land Management On August 20, 2012, a BLM Lakeview District staff member and a local permittee discovered that horses in the Paisley Desert Herd Management Area (HMA) had been out of water for a few days.  Hauling water to horses at dry waterholes began on August 22, […]