Wyden suggests Oregon timber counties consider raising taxes By Oregon Family Farm Association U. S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) suggested that Oregon’s timber counties should consider raising property taxes as part of a strategy to cope with their loss of federal timber subsidies. These counties are poised to fall over […]

Congressman Kurt Schrader may not be facing a strong opponent in 2012 and therefore the race has not made much headlines lately, but his campaign is taking to the airwaves by releasing ads about his help of Oregon timber jobs.

Hurricane Sandy Threatens East Coast Farmers By Tracy Grondine As if 2012 hadn’t been tough enough on farmers because of the severe drought that parched much of the U.S., Mother Nature thought she’d have one more go at it before calling it a year. Last week, super storm Sandy wreaked […]

By NW Food Processors Association Oregon State University’s Austin Family Business Program has announced the winners of the 2012 Excellence in Family Business Awards. The winners will be recognized at a ceremony November 15 at the Governor Hotel in Portland. Fruithill. Inc. of Yamhill was honored in the small family […]

Nurseries sell out of trees and vines By California Farm Bureau The growing popularity of almonds, walnuts and other orchard and vineyard crops affects demand for the commercial plant nurseries that sell young trees and vines. Nurseries say demand from farmers for new trees and vines is so high that […]

By Henry Miller Author and founding director of FDA’s Biotechnology Office. Say what you will about Greenpeace, the organization has always had a flair for publicity. From its early days of dodging harpoons and Japanese whalers in outboard motor boats, it has used media savvy and an aptitude for political […]

By Rick Sohn Umpqua Coquille LLC Housing starts and building permits broke out while mortgage interest rates are at an all-time low. Steady, slow climb in housing has only risen to the WORST level reached in 2 recent recessions. Four-year market trends of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are […]

Oregon Court of Appeals upholds Clatsop County’s right to reject pipeline By Natural Resource News Note: The Oregon Court of Appeals rejected a motion to force Clatsop County to allow Oregon LNG to build 41 miles of pipeline through the county. The pipeline would carry liquefied natural gas to a […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture Oregon agriculture continues to benefit from federal funding aimed at boosting the competitiveness of the state’s fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, nursery crops, and other specialty crops. The Oregon Department of Agriculture has announced this year’s recipients of more than $1.49 million as part of the […]

American Farm Bureau Federation You’ve probably heard people warning about the “fiscal cliff” looming at the end of the year. But what is it? And why should you care? American Farm Bureau Economist Matt Erickson explains what that precipice means to agriculture and rural America in this report from AFBF’s […]