By Karla Kay Edwards Cascade Policy Institute, Summary: Woody biomass opportunities abound in rural southern Oregon. With more than 4.25 million acres of timberland that would benefit from hazardous fuel reduction, rural communities also could prosper from the development of a significant biomass industry. Striving to make Oregon a leader […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, Trade has always been important to the United States, especially the agriculture industry. Not only does it boost jobs for millions of Americans, but it expands our opportunities to reach wider markets, making us global players. According to Shakespeare, all the world’s a stage…Unfortunately, lack […]

By Bureau of Land Management, Portland, Ore. – Noxious weeds, invasive plants, and other weeds infest millions of acres in Oregon. It is estimated that approximately 1.2 million of the 15.7 million acres of BLM lands in Oregon are currently infested with noxious weeds and are spreading at an estimated […]

More trees sold in 2008, but at a lower average price By Oregon Dept. of Ag The latest survey of Oregon’s Christmas tree industry shows once again why the production and sale of the state’s eighth ranked commodity is so economically important. Despite many current and future challenges, Oregon’s growers […]

It’s the environmentalists vs. The NIMBYS – and Umatilla county property owners are caught in the crossfire By Oregonians In Action, Oregonians In Action is working closely with Umatilla County property owners to defeat an ordinance proposed by a Umatilla County resident that would create new regulations similar to the […]

By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC Timber Industry Report, September 28, 2009 Lumber prices fell 15%, housing starts and building permits are up only slightly, and unsold inventory actually rose after falling for months.  Perhaps the brightest spot this month is the historically low mortgage interest rate.   See the 3-year […]

Oregon Department of Agriculture, September 23, 2009… As Oregon’s biodiesel renewable fuel standard takes effect, agricultural producers throughout Oregon will receive biodiesel-blended fuel from their suppliers for their farm tanks. ODA encourages farmers and ranchers to take a few simple precautions as they begin to store and use the fuel.  […]

OSU economist debuts in film about local food movement By Oregon State University Extension CORVALLIS, Ore. – An agricultural economist at Oregon State University has hit the silver screen in a new documentary that examines and promotes the local food movement and that will show in Portland starting on Friday. […]

American Federation Farm Bureau, WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2009 – Health insurance costs are an ongoing and significant expense for farmers and ranchers and must be reduced so that they do not burden farm and ranch businesses with costs they cannot afford, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman told […]

By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, SALEM, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Oct. 2 at ODFW Headquarters in Salem for an update regarding cougar target areas and to adopt 2010 big game hunting regulations.  The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at 3406 Cherry Ave, NE and […]