Commentary: Organic mandates hurt farmers, raise food prices By Amrith Gunasekara California Farm, Bureau, When state policies are established telling farmers how to farm and what methodologies to use, there can be disastrous consequences. Organic farming policies established in Sri Lanka that banned use of synthetic fertilizers recently led to […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Now that election results are finalized, legislators – both existing and incoming – are turning their attention to the upcoming 2023 Legislative Session. December 7th-9th, will be the final Legislative Days of the cycle, where interim committees will meet and hear invited testimony on […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on proposed increases to the Renewable Volume Obligation for 2023, 2024 and 2025. “AFBF applauds EPA’s proposed increases in renewable volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Long-term stability and a clear indication of obligations for […]

By Oregon Small Business Foundation Drought, insects, and fungal diseases are killing Oregon and Washington fir trees in such high numbers this year that U.S. Forest Service researchers are referring to it as “Firmageddon,” according to the Oregonian/OregonLive. Forest Service workers have seen an unprecedented number of dead firs, twice […]

By Oregon State University, November 22, 2022 CORVALLIS, Ore. – Using natural products such as hemp to treat COVID-19 will be the topic of Oregon State University’s Science Pub event at 6 p.m. Dec. 6. The free event, which can be attended in person at the Old World Deli in […]

By American farm Bureau Federation, Spending time with family and friends at Thanksgiving remains important for many Americans and this year the cost of the meal is also top of mind. Farm Bureau’s 37th annual survey provides a snapshot of the average cost of this year’s classic Thanksgiving feast for […]

By Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz, Reps. Cliff Bentz (OR-02) Doug LaMalfa (CA-01) released a statement on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s (FERC) disappointing decision to remove the Klamath dams. “We are outraged by FERC’s decision to allow surrender of the PacifiCorp Klamath hydroelectric license to a shell corporation, thus allowing […]

Oregonians for Food and Shelter Last week, OFS testified to the Oregon Board of Agriculture and included several topics in our testimony. We highlighted for the Board our ongoing concerns with the Pesticide Stewardship Partnership (PSP) and the new data tool released by DEQ which takes historic PSP monitoring data […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers In a letter to congressional leadership, more than 300 agriculture, environment, academic, infrastructure, and other stakeholder groups are calling on Congress to reaffirm federal pesticide preemption on labeling and packaging. Failing to do so, the groups warn, could hold disastrous consequences for our food […]

Oregon Family Farm Association, An Oregon asparagus farmer’s video about labor shortages leaving crops unpicked in the fields received 2.8 million views on TikTok and prompted a local asparagus-picking event. Shay Myers, chief executive officer of Owyhee Produce, posted the video to explain how border issues, the Covid-19 pandemic, and […]