BLM SELLS TIMBER IN BENTON AND COLUMBIA COUNTIES By Bureau of Land Management Salem, Ore — Approximately 11,898 thousand board feet (MBF) of timber was offered for sale at oral auction by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Salem District on Wednesday, August 24. Two of the three timber sales […]

Senate Agriculture Spending Bill Unveiled By National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition On Wednesday, September 7, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed its fiscal year (FY) 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill by voice vote. The Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee received an overall allocation of $19.78 billion for discretionary spending in FY 2012, translating to a […]

By Renewable Fuels Association Washington – While oil and environmental interests seek to block the growth of the ethanol market in the United States, other nations around the world are increasing their use of American-made ethanol. According to data released today by the federal government, U.S. ethanol exports in July […]

News re-cap on local summer news item that has been popular on the web. Nick Sitts heard a pop and bailed out—seconds before his car exploded. “With every solar vehicle, you have to be able to get out in 10 seconds,” said Hai Yue Han, co-captain of the Oregon State […]

Historic Partnership Approved to Protect, Preserve and Enhance Public Lands Ranching — Public Lands Council Approves Public Lands Endowed Trust with Ruby Pipeline By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association PARK CITY, UTAH – The Public Lands Council (PLC) today, Sept. 7, 2011, voted to approve the creation of the Public Lands […]

Johnna Miller, Director of Media Development, interview By American Farm Bureau Federation Congress isn’t winning any popularity contests these days, but they may finally address an issue that could win them some favor with the nation’s farmers. American Farm Bureau Labor Specialist Paul Schlegel talks about it with AFBF’s Johnna […]

Rick Sohn Umpqua Coquille LLC Our snail’s pace recovery is faltering with most indicators giving up 2 months or more of gain. See below for details and a six-year span of prices and analysis of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage stats. Information and interpretation. Last month’s newsletter highlighted the snail’s […]

Oregon exterminator business thrives By Oregon Employment Department, Companies and Employees Oregon’s extermination and pest control companies are smaller than the average private company in Oregon with an average of 4.8 employees per establishment compared with the state average of 10.7. In addition to having few employees per business unit, […]

Wine Institute and Trout Unlimited Applaud Passage of Water Rights Legislation BY Wine Institute SAN FRANCISCO – Wine Institute and Trout Unlimited congratulate the California Legislature on the unanimous passage of AB 964 (Huffman & Chesbro) and strongly urge Governor Brown to sign the measure. If signed, a new conditional […]

WATER FOR LIFE SPONSORING WATER LAW SEMINARS By Water for Life Water for Life, Inc. is hosting “Oregon Water Law Institute” a seminar on water law in the state of Oregon. These seminars will cover the Pros & Cons of Conservation Easements and Water Quality and Toxics. “Agricultural water rights […]