By Mike Mehren Oregon Feed and Grain Association Inc. I was lucky enough to attend a meeting where the researchers from Eastern Oregon Ag Research Stations in Burns and Union presented the studies that they are working on, those that have been recently completed and studies that are in progress. […]

Oregon Ag responds to the Spotted Wing Drosophila Commercial fruit growers managing the insect so far Oregon Department of Ag. So far this summer, Oregon’s fruit crops have made it to the marketplace in good shape despite fears that a tiny fruit fly would have a huge negative impact. A […]

Legislation Introduced to Tackle Sixth Circuit Permitting Problem from Wheat Growers-National National Association of Wheat Growers Agriculture leaders in the Senate and House have introduced legislation that would eliminate the need for additional permitting for pesticide or other crop protection product applications if they are performed within existing label requirements. […]

Sport halibut fishing closes off central coast Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife NEWPORT, Ore. – Fishing was so good off the central coast last weekend that anglers took the remaining Pacific halibut quota for the season, causing fishery managers to close the popular fishery. “Anglers took advantage of decent […]

OSU wheat varieties dominate industry in Oregon Oregon State Extension Service, CORVALLIS, Ore. – In an annual event as old as Oregon statehood, wheat harvest is under way from the Willamette Valley to the Columbia Basin – and this year, approximately 965,000 acres of wheat will be harvested across Oregon. […]

Emissions data from China, others are old & questionable, GAO finds By Congressman Greg Walden WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Greg Walden (R-Ore.), Joe Barton, (R-Texas), and Michael Burgess (R-Texas) today unveiled a Government Accountability Office report confirming that for major developing nations like China, Brazil and India, most greenhouse […]

Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Oregon Association of Loggers Budget Cuts Impact Fire Protection: Local fire protection associations say the spending cuts put OR Dept. of Forestry fire protection districts and private forests at greater risk of escaped […]

Russia Bans Wheat Exports, Sending Prices Soaring By National Association of Wheat Growers Wheat prices soaring on news of production problems in Russia got an unusual boost this week when the country announced a ban on grain exports until at least December. The country has been facing a severe drought […]

National immigration reform summit is next week in Seattle Oregon Association of Nurseries, The Pacific Northwest will play host to a regional and national summit on immigration reform next Thursday, Aug. 12. As co-chairman of the Coalition for a Working Oregon, OAN Director of Government Relations Jeff Stone will moderate […]

World Bank ousts energy costs as true culprit for rising food prices National Biodiesel Board JEFFERSON CITY, MO —   The World Bank recently released a report reversing claims that wrongly faulted biofuels for food price increases.    “As the first commercially available advanced biofuel available in the U.S., biodiesel plays an […]