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 […]

GAO Report Triggers Crop Insurance Debate by Ferd Hoefner National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition On Thursday, April 12, the U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report detailing ways to better target federal crop insurance subsidies. The targeting would aim to get some control on rapidly escalating taxpayer costs while also reducing […]

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