Farmers Have Big Concerns About New Farm Bill By American Farm Bureau Federation   Hearings for the new farm bill start in just a few weeks. American Farm Bureau Farm Policy Specialist Mary Kay Thatcher says a big debate will be about the farm safety net. AFBF’s Johnna Miller reports. […]

Another cow killed by the Imnaha wolf pack By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, UPDATE: On Dec. 14, ODFW confirmed another livestock depredation by Imnaha pack wolves. It was an adult cow found Tuesday morning on the same property as the depredation discussed in this news release. The cow […]

ODA sets up grant program for counties to help ranchers By Oregon Dept. of Agriculture The return of the gray wolf to Oregon has already resulted in conflicts between the predatory animal and livestock, leading to past, present, and future losses for Oregon ranchers. This past session, the Oregon Legislature […]

Occupy Port Blockade Hurts Grass Seed Growers Natural Resource News Note: Occupy protestors recently headed to ports in California, Oregon, and Washington to disrupt commercial shipments, including Willamette Valley grass seed wholesalers and trucking companies.  The Corvallis Gazette reported on this protest and how it impacted local grass seed farmers.  […]

by Senator Doug Whitsett Oregon State Senator, “Extreme preservationist groups are routinely using the provisions of the Act to enrich their own coffers while forcing the exclusion of human activity and destroying private property rights. The good news is that Congress is finally attempting to take action. As Chair of […]

Wheat wins in Northern California By California Farm Bureau As they look back at their harvest, wheat farmers in Northern California say they benefitted from nearly ideal weather. A cool summer and no frost in September meant that wheat thrived in the Klamath Basin. Farmers in the area say the […]

By Nick Sibilla Cascade Policy Institute Oregon think tank group News Corporation claims it’s greener than Starbucks. That’s one of many surprising insights gleaned from the first-ever global Corporate Renewable Energy Index (CREX). According to CREX, published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Vestas Wind Systems, News Corporation (the parent […]

FSIS Proposed Rule for Generic Labels By National Sustainability Agriculture Coalition USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a proposed rule to change its generic label approval process. This new rule would allow food processing establishments to use new labels or to modify labels on a broader set of products […]

By Cindy Corn Commenatry National Corn Growers Association The end of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) is coming and the ethanol industry is prepared. “The market place has changed,” says Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen. “We’re now looking at $85-100 a barrel oil on a […]

Wyden Sends Letter to EPA Seeking Better Rules for Small Boilers By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden With the Environmental Protection Agency proposing new rules governing which fuels are burned in boilers throughout the country, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson calling on […]