Wildfires Send Smoke into Klamath, Lake and Malheur Counties By Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Smoke from area fires causes increased air pollution in Lakeview and Klamath Falls, haze in Vale and Ontario; DEQ offers tips on dealing with smoke With the National Weather Service predicting smoky conditions and hot […]

USDA Forecasts Sharply Reduced Corn, Soybean Crops By American Farm Bureau Federation The Agriculture Department’s first survey-based measure of crop yield potential for 2012 lowered production forecasts for both corn and soybeans dramatically, due to the continuing drought. Economists with the American Farm Bureau Federation said the report is a harbinger […]

By Dept. of Fish & Wildlife With summer temperatures heating up throughout the state, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking anglers to take special care when catching and releasing fish. “Warm water temperatures, especially above 70 degrees, can be very hard on cool water fish such as […]

Natural Resource Users File Lawsuit on Forest Planning Rule By  American Forest Resource Council The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and a broad group of national and regional interests filed suit today in Washington, D.C. to overturn the new Forest Service Planning Rule adopted last April. According to the Complaint, […]

Task Force organizing hay donation deliveries to fire-affected families and business By Oregon Cattlemen Association RESTOR, a newly created task force within the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association formed to direct attention to the growing problems created by wildfires in the state, met with Rep Greg Walden (R-OR) yesterday to provide an […]

Starlings beware, falcons patrol Oregon blueberry fields — A handful of larger growing operations turn to a bird of prey to protect the crop By Oregon Department of Agriculture Some of Oregon’s larger blueberry growers this summer have enlisted a winged warrior in the battle against starlings. The use of […]

By Cathryn, Corn Commentary In the war over whose crystal ball sees how the drought will impact the average American, experts send volleys to and fro. Citing their own models, they argue until in a rabid fervor defending their ability to play pretend the best. In the immortal words of […]

By Cathryn, Corn Commentary National Corn Growers Association In the war over whose crystal ball sees how the drought will impact the average American, experts send volleys to and fro.  Citing their own models, they argue until in a rabid fervor defending their ability to play pretend the best. In […]

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) […]