Export figures indicate a recovering grass seed industry resurrected By Oregon Department of Agriculture Oregon’s grass seed industry suffered greatly with the US economic downturn that began in 2008. But there are increasing signs of recovery that include export numbers generated by the Oregon Department of Agriculture’s inspection and certification […]

American Farm Bureau Federation American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman at a hearing on Capitol Hill reemphasized his organizations’ support of a single commodity option and a strong crop insurance program in the 2012 farm bill. Speaking before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management, […]

Removing 4 Lower Snake River Dams Just a Bad Idea Don Brunell, President Washington Business There are dams that should come down and those that shouldn’t. Demolishing the two dams on the Elwha River west of Port Angeles is a good thing and, hopefully the salmon and steelhead will return […]

By Oregonians For Food and Shelter, Last week the Oregon Forest Industries Council (OFIC) announced their new President. According to a statement from Tom Holt, OFIC’s Board Chairman, “McNitt will begin work on June 15, 2012, and there will be a two week overlap with Ray Wilkeson working closely with […]

YF&R Committee Vice Chair, Brenda Kirsch, gives a video reason on why Oregon’s estate tax (aka “death tax”) should be eliminated. Currently the End Oregon Death Tax petition campaign is gathering signatures to qualify for the 2012 ballot.

Walden leads group of lawmakers urging inclusion of county payments, PILT in final transportation bill By Congressman Greg Walden U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) and 15 House Republicans have sent a letter urging a joint Senate-House panel to include county payments and PILT funding in a final transportation bill.The Senate […]

Free Enterprise, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Beating up on coal, America’s most-used source for electricity, wasn’t enough for the Sierra Club. They now declared war on natural gas. From National Journal: “The Sierra Club is intensifying its natural-gas reform campaign and renaming it “Beyond Gas,” a spin-off of its decade-old […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers A new survey of U.S. consumer perceptions of agricultural technology shows a strong majority would be willing to purchase foods made with wheat produced using biotechnology if the innovations delivered nutritional or environmental benefits. The survey was sponsored by the International Food Information Council […]

The Video of the week comes from the Wall Street Journal which analyzes the reason behind sliding oil prices. The interview covers IRAN, the Market and OPEC.

Lucky Oregon angler could hook a million dollar fish BY Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife There are now a million more good reasons to go fishing in Oregon this summer. That’s because one of three popular Oregon reservoirs could have a fish that’s worth a million bucks to the […]