By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife LA GRANDE, Ore.—Photos captured on an ODFW remote camera in northeast Oregon show the Wenaha wolf pack had at least one pup this year. The photos were taken on forested land in western Wallowa County as part of ODFW monitoring efforts for the […]

Corn Commenatry National Corn Growers Association There’s a hot new craze called the “Ethanol Shuffle” sweeping seaports from Sao Paulo to Los Angeles as tankers carrying Brazilian sugarcane ethanol bound for California pass those carrying corn ethanol bound for Brazil. Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) Vice President of Research and Analysis […]

Ag truck mileage reporting rule deadline nears on Jan 31st Natural Resources News Note: From Ag Alert, “Depending on size and age of equipment, farmers and ranchers who operate heavy-duty diesel trucks may need to report certain information to the state Air Resources Board by the end of January 2012. […]

Livestock Groups Hail Passage of Omnibus Spending Package — PLC, NCBA Urge President to Sign Bill Including Critical Grazing, Environmental Provisions By  National Cattlemen’s Beef Association A $915 billion omnibus spending bill to fund the federal government through September 2012 passed Congress. Dustin Van Liew, Public Lands Council (PLC) executive […]

A Storm of Estate Taxes Threatens Farm Country By Lynne Finnerty By American Farm Bureau Federation Two recent news reports contained troubling year-end news for farm families. Farmland values are booming. Minnesota farmland prices are nearly 30 percent higher than a year ago, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture Oregon farm land has long-term value that includes economic, environmental, and societal benefits that transcend short-term gains from developing or converting those lands. That’s one of many conclusions offered by an Oregon Department of Agriculture report examining the costs of taking agricultural lands out of […]

Forest Policy Briefs by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers, Governor’s Mixed Message: Something of a rare event, Gov. John Kitzhaber addressed Oregon’s Board of Forestry at its November meeting, delivering a rambling speech of conflicting platitudes. On one hand, the Gov. suggested re-examining state forest harvest to […]

Consumers cozy up to winter farmers markets By California Farm Bureau While tree fruit growers are counting the chill hours, the nip in the air isn’t cooling Americans’ appetite for locally grown produce, according to a US Agriculture Department report on winter farmers markets. California has seen a 12 percent […]

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