Greg Walden’s Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act takes important step toward House passage By Congressman Greg Walden WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Greg Walden’s legislation to create much-needed jobs, clean energy, and water conservation in Crook County took an important step forward today. The House Natural Resources Committee today […]

Agriculture Industry Leaders Speak Out On Sweeping E-Verify Requirements Set Forth By U.S. House Judiciary Committee BY Oregon Association of Nurseries, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association, Oregon Winegrowers Association. September 23, 2011, Wilsonville, Ore. – Oregon agriculture leaders responded sharply to news this week that the House Judiciary […]

Oregon’s Right to Farm and Forest Act Survives Legal Challenge Forestry sector key to state’s economic and job growth By Oregon Prosperity Project Earlier this month, the constitutionality of Oregon’s “Right to Farm and Forest Act” survived a legal challenge in Lane County. In a closely-watched legal proceeding, the Act […]

A Chance To Let Metro Know What We Think! By Oregonians In Action, Property owners in the Portland metropolitan area have a rare opportunity that I hope you’ll take advantage of. Metro, the regional government for Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah Counties, has created an on-line survey program called the “Opt-In […]

Portland firms donate SIWA hunting maps By Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Waterfowl hunters have new maps to guide them around the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (SIWA) this year thanks to a cooperative effort of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and two Portland area […]

ASA’s 2012 Farm Bill Proposal: “Risk Management for America’s Farmers” Savings Would Be Used for Agriculture’s Share of Deficit Reduction By American Soybean Association September 29, 2011…Saint Louis, Missouri…The American Soybean Association released its proposal for the 2012 Farm Bill, “Risk Management for America’s Farmers.” “This proposal will help farmers […]

Oregon net farm income shows moderate rise in 2010 — Nursery sales are still down, slowing net farm income growth — Farmers & ranchers begin to bounce back from a bad 2009 By Oregon Department of Agriculture After a dismal 2009, the bottom line for Oregon’s farmers and ranchers last […]

CALIFORNIA: Economy and weather put the squeeze on wine grape supply, survey finds Cool weather and a damaging freeze in the Central Coast have significantly reducing this year’s wine grape yield in California, according to GSM professor emeritus Robert Smiley. By University of California Davis The sluggish economy and unusually […]

by Richard Goldfarb Stoel Rives LLP, NW Law Firm Food Liability Law Blog It’s the battle of the network talking heads, M.D. division.  In this corner, Dr. Mehmet Oz, host of the Dr. Oz Show on FOX, and former Oprah Winfrey contributor.  In the other corner, Dr. Richard Besser, former […]

By Curt Kipp, Daily Digger Oregon Association of Nurseries Oregon’s minimum wage will go up by 30 cents per hour at the end of the year, state Labor Commissioner Brad Avakian announced this month. The new amount will be $8.80 per hour, starting on Jan. 1, 2012. The hike matches […]