By Oregon Family Farm Association, When sitcom actress Kirstie Alley recently died of cancer at 71, Jackson County in Southern Oregon lost one its largest landowners as the former “Cheers” star owned more than 353 acres on the Upper Applegate Road, according to the Mail Tribune. The actress bought the […]

By Oregonians for Food ans Shelter Last week, ODA and DEQ also released the 2019-2021 biennial report for the Pesticide Stewardship Partnership. Despite an unnecessary headlining of detections alone in the short fact sheet and the report itself, a deeper look at the data reveals that overall, more than 90% of sites sampled […]

By National Federation of Independent Business, NFIB filed an amicus brief supporting a petition for Writ of Certiorari in the case Loper Bright Enterprises, et al. v. Raimondo at the United States Supreme Court. The case concerns the Magnuson-Stevens Act (MSA) and whether the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) may […]

By Natural Resource News Note, The number of cattle and calves on feed ready for the slaughter market in the United States has dropped by 2 percent since the first of November a year ago, numbering 11.7 million head, according to the USDA NASS report. The numbers for October were […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter The Legislature was back in the Capitol this week for the last quarterly “Legislative Days” of 2022. The Capitol is open and many legislators were present, albeit in a significantly smaller space. Construction in the Capitol has left only the office wings and one […]

American Farm Bureau Federation, The American Farm Bureau Federation and more than 200 other agriculture-related organizations that are a part of the Agricultural Transportation Working Group sent a letter to Capitol Hill today urging lawmakers to quickly approve legislation to avert a rail strike. The letter was sent just ahead […]

Commentary: Organic mandates hurt farmers, raise food prices By Amrith Gunasekara California Farm, Bureau, When state policies are established telling farmers how to farm and what methodologies to use, there can be disastrous consequences. Organic farming policies established in Sri Lanka that banned use of synthetic fertilizers recently led to […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Now that election results are finalized, legislators – both existing and incoming – are turning their attention to the upcoming 2023 Legislative Session. December 7th-9th, will be the final Legislative Days of the cycle, where interim committees will meet and hear invited testimony on […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented today on proposed increases to the Renewable Volume Obligation for 2023, 2024 and 2025. “AFBF applauds EPA’s proposed increases in renewable volumes under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS). Long-term stability and a clear indication of obligations for […]

By Oregon Small Business Foundation Drought, insects, and fungal diseases are killing Oregon and Washington fir trees in such high numbers this year that U.S. Forest Service researchers are referring to it as “Firmageddon,” according to the Oregonian/OregonLive. Forest Service workers have seen an unprecedented number of dead firs, twice […]