Oregon State University Extension Service: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Consumers these days are eager to buy the ripest, freshest, high-quality fruits and vegetables they can find, and many farmers are stepping up to fill the demand at farmers’ markets, roadside stands and U-pick operations. Farmers who consider selling directly to the […]

From Congressmen Kurt Schrader & Greg Walden, Washington, D.C.— Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Greg Walden (R-OR) joined together today to form the bipartisan Congressional Healthy Forests Caucus. The caucus is designed to advocate for the implementation of forest policies that recognize the important role America’s federal, state and private […]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The states of Oregon and Washington today extended the popular recreational white sturgeon season in the lower Columbia River. Under rules adopted during a joint state hearing, anglers will have two additional three-day periods when retention of white sturgeon will be […]

By Oregon Tax News In the waning days of the 2009 Oregon Legislative session the Legislature attempted to address the state’s increasing water demand by passing House Bill 3369, titled “The 2009 Water Investment Act.” The bill directs the Water Resources Department to develop a state-wide, integrated water resources strategy.  […]

Sets September Deadline for Final Deal on Potential Dam Removal By U.S. Department of Interior, WASHINGTON, DC – A final agreement on water management and dam removal in the Klamath River Basin in Oregon and California is “within reach” and should be completed by the end of summer, Secretary of […]

5,000 CUBIC YARDS OF WILD HORSE MANURE AVAILABLE FREE TO THE PUBLIC By Bureau of Land Management HINES, Oregon – Free, quality fertilizer is once again available from Oregon’s Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines. Approximately 5,000 cubic yards of wild horse manure are piled and ready for loading beginning […]

Legislation bolsters Rep. Schrader’s push for Wild and Scenic River Designation Press Release of Senator Wyden Washington, D.C. – Bringing to fruition years of work from the Molalla community to preserve their namesake river, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Molalla River Wild and Scenic […]

American Farm Bureau Federation: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2009 – Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly for the third consecutive quarter, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare […]

By U.S. Grains Council, Farmers faced looming adversity during the spring planting season, causing lowered expectations, but ultimately overcame. USDA projects the second-largest corn planting acreage since 1946, after 2007. Early stages of planting were similar to last year’s conditions. Though low temperatures and frequent precipitation slowed planting in early […]

OFS Legislative Report for the Week of June 29, 2009 Oregonians for Food and Shelter For the past two weeks of the session every bill and issue was fair game.  Every lobbyist that honestly believed that they had the votes counted to either pass or kill bills found out that […]