JunJie Wu OSU economist Oregon State University Extension office A new study by economists at the University of California, Berkeley, and Oregon State University suggests that the U.S. housing crisis that started in 2007 and eventually led to a worldwide financial crisis was triggered by rapidly rising gas prices. Economic […]

Agriculture-themed license plate to hit the roads By California farm Bureau A new, special-interest license plate honoring California food, flower and fiber production has been given the green light. The state Department of Food and Agriculture says backers of the new “ag plates” have submitted enough pledges to proceed with […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon farmers, ranchers, and fishers enjoyed a record setting year in 2011 according to newly released statistics that show 34 of the state’s 36 counties increasing agricultural sales last year. In general, it appears that agriculture has bounced back much more strongly than other sectors […]

Lawmakers, Livestock Groups Raise Concerns with Animal Production Mandates by National Cattlemen Beef Association Lawmakers and representatives from animal agriculture joined forces to educate nearly 100 people about the deliberate emphasis farmers and ranchers place on caring for the health and well-being of their animals. During a briefing hosted by […]

CNN video spells out the future of American cowboys and ranchers.

By Cindy, Corn Commentary National Corn Growers Association The newest advocate video for agriculture features a young African-American woman in an urban setting encouraging everyone involved in the industry to “Stand Up” and fight for farmers. Jasmine Dillon, a Texas A&M University graduate student in Animal Breeding, stars in the […]

Wyden Statement on the Forest Service’s Decision to Withdraw Plans to Close Roads in the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Oregon Senator Ron Wyden issued the following statement on today’s decision by the Forest Service to withdraw its plans to close roads in the Wallowa-Whiteman National Forest.“The […]

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers “No” to Rural Jobs: Oregon Governor Kitzhaber said he supported a jobs package in the 2012 legislature that included natural resource utilization—but he covertly fought against those same bills that would achieve what he claimed to support. The Governor flatly rejected […]

Greg Walden tells Forest Service to scrap travel management plan, start over with local input — Walden to USFS: “Put people in charge who will value the suggestions of eastern Oregon’s citizens” By Oregon Congressman Greg Walden, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden called on the U.S. Forest Service to start over […]

Timber payments not enough for county losses  Lane County, Ore., is facing a budget gap—and the money the county plans to make from Federal timber payments won’t be enough to close that gap. This is a problem that Washington, D.C., created—and now refuses to solve. Up to a few years […]