USDA Survey Report  (2010/2011) on Winter Honey Bee Losses shows easing. By Kim Kaplan US Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON D.C. — Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of […]

Ranchers support Government Litigation Savings Act By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON (May 25, 2011) – The Public Lands Council (PLC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) strongly support the Government Litigation Savings Act, legislation introduced today, May 25, 2011, by U.S. Representative […]

Wolf symposium in Portland on June 4 By Oregon Farm Bureau OFB is a sponsor of the upcoming public symposium “Wolves in Oregon: An Epic Challenge.” Get the event flyer here. It will be held at the Portland Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum in Georgia Pacific Room on Saturday, June 4, […]

Stuck in the Senate HB 3562 – Allows the taking of a gray wolf 500 feet from a home. To remain moving forward through the legislative process, bills must be scheduled for a work session in their assigned committee. There are several bills that Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) actively supports […]

News of Oregon’s battle between the protected sea lions and the Chinook salmon made national headlines. Below is what the Wall Street Journal had to say…. WALL STREET JOURNAL:  Sea lions used to be rare this far inland, scientists say. Generally they prey on fish either in the open waters […]

Representative Gilliam Offers Replacement Bill To ‘Plastic Bag Ban’ By State Representative Vic Gilliam Creates ‘Oregon Plastic Bag Recycling Goals’ to increase recycling and avoid bag ban Salem – Rep. Gilliam today offered Chair Rosenbaum amendments to SB 536, removing the immediate ban on plastic bags and proposing ‘Oregon Plastic […]

Cougar still being seen in Bend neighborhood — Residents reminded of safety precautions By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Update, May 13: Last night, at approximately 10 p.m., an adult male cougar was trapped in the Deschutes River Woods area. The cougar was euthanized a short time later. According […]

Oregon Congressman Greg Walden has asked the EPA to follow through on energy study — House also passes bill to lift ban on new offshore domestic energy production WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) sent a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head Lisa Jackson calling on the agency […]

AFBF’s Johnna Miller and AFBF chief economist  Bob Young on the impact of weather on agriculture. By American Farm Bureau Federation Johnna Miller: From wet weather and floods to drought and wildfires, Mother Nature has put farmers behind schedule with spring planting. Bob Young: If the weather is exactly perfect […]

The Free Trade Agreement in Congress Takes a Step Back with Obama Administration Insistence on TAA stipulation By National Association of Wheat Growers Members of the Obama Administration said this week that the passage of three pending free trade agreements must be linked with renewal of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), […]