MSNBC is taking a long view of the damage caused by the current drought and its impact on this years and future years Christmas trees. Watch the video below. Visit NBCNews.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

NCBA Backs Policymakers’ Quest to Bring Relief to US Cattle Ranchers National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) stands with 156 U.S. Representatives and 26 U.S. Senators in their quest to bring commonsense to Washington, D.C., and relief to rural America by encouraging Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) […]

Natural Resources Committee to Hold Field Hearing in Pasco, WA on Saving Dams, New Hydropower Development and Job Creation Congressional Natural Resource Committee Advisory On Wednesday, August 15th, the Natural Resources Committee will hold a legislative field hearing in Pasco, Washington on H.R. 6247, the Saving Our Dams and New […]

Schrader, Walden Lead Effort to Support Bipartisan Plan to Protect Forest Roads and Jobs Congressman Kurt Schrader, Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced a bipartisan effort to support approval of the “Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act” (H.R. 2541), which would protect forest owners from costly new federal […]

By Oregon State University Relocated tansy-eating moth evolves to survive in mountains, says study A moth that scientists released into the wild in Oregon mountains to control a poisonous invasive weed has unexpectedly evolved to survive the cooler climate, according to a new study. The cinnabar moth was introduced in […]

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association In response to the growing and devastating wildfires in Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association President Curtis Martin today announced the creation of RESTOR, a task force within OCA dedicated to providing assistance and education, building understanding and awareness, and facilitating improvements regarding current and […]

Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy Explores Relationships Between Water and Land Use Regulation By Michael Gelardi Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP Oregon Law firm The Oregon Water Resources Department (“WRD”) recently released what WRD hopes will be the final draft of Oregon’s strategy to manage the state’s water resources. The […]

This business news video below shows how water fees can sink a small rural business. This example is a Nevada restaurant who got clobbered to extinction because of runaway water fees. Watch the video below. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

By Marlin Stutzman and Michael Needham By American Enterprise Institute For decades, an unholy Washington alliance—between rural lawmakers and their urban and suburban colleagues—has caused exponential growth in spending by combining farm policy and food stamps in one huge legislative package. It’s a practice our nation can no longer afford […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation said that a House proposal to extend the current farm bill for one year fails to move the nation any closer to securing a comprehensive, long-term farm bill and the organization would stand in opposition. American Farm Bureau Farm Policy […]