By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, Debris from the March 2011 tsunami that struck Japan is starting to reach Oregon’s coast. Some of it may carry invasive species that could pose a serious threat to Oregon’s marine environment and native species. There are a number of things that Oregonians […]

American Forest Research Council, The timber industry is pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court  announced it will review a 2010 Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision requiring National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permits for forest roads. “We are happy the Supreme Court recognizes the importance of this issue. EPA’s […]

Andrew Langer President of the Institute for Liberty (Excerpt) In announcing his re-election, the president has repeatedly stressed the importance of green jobs and exhaustive environmental regulations, measures taken over Obama’s term in office to appease one of his key constituencies. The pandering quickly paid off last month as Obama […]

Greg Walden helps pass bill boosting grazing permit certainty for Oregon ranchers –House gives approval to bipartisan legislation streamlining process for renewing livestock grazing permits Congressman Greg Walden The House today approved commonsense legislation that would boost certainty for ranchers dealing with grazing permits on federal land.  The Grazing Improvement […]

Cindy, Corn Commentary National Corn Growers Association New York City Mayor Bloomberg seems intent upon transforming the “City that Never Sleeps” into the “City that Never Eats.”  The latest food banning proposal being considered by the New York City Council would limit sizes of treats like popcorn and milkshakes. They […]

After nearly two weeks of commendable effort, the Senate moved for full passage of their version of the 2012 Farm Bill, S.3240 the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012 by a 64-35 vote. By National Association of Wheat Growers NAWG President Erik Younggren, farmer from Hallock, Minn. commended […]

EPA Regulation of Greenhouse Gases Will Burden Farmers By  American Farm Bureau Federation Many of America’s farmers and ranchers will face economic challenges due to the Environmental Protection Agency’s plan to regulate greenhouse gases, the American Farm Bureau Federation told a House subcommittee today. Carl Shaffer, president of the Pennsylvania […]

Congressman Peter DeFazio Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) asked President Obama to support an immediate investigation into the suspicious “scheduled maintenance” by refineries that restricted supply and has pushed West Coast gas prices more than 50 cents per gallon higher than the national average. DeFazio’s letter comes as the Justice Department’s […]

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Record Wildfires Burn Federal Forests: Two state’s worst wildfires in recorded history burned concurrently in June. As of June 18th, the 54,000 acre High Park Fire in Colorado’s Arapaho-Roosevelt Nat. Forest had destroyed 181 homes and killed one resident, ranking it […]

Oregon dairy industry looks to the next generation By Oregon Department of Agriculture Oregon’s dairy industry seems to be bucking a trend that plagues other agricultural sectors nationwide. While the average age of farmers in general is going up, there appears to be an influx of young dairy operators in […]