By Curt Kipp, Daily Digger Blog Oregon Association of Nurseries The Oregon Association of Nurseries, and numerous other green industry trade groups, are getting behind the Green Communities Act, a federal bill introduced recently by U.S. Rep. Alyson Schwartz (D-Penn.). The bill would direct the U.S. Department of Commerce to […]

By Department of Fish and Wildlife, Salem, Ore.— Fishing, hunting and wildlife viewing enthusiasts contributed $2.5 billion to Oregon’s economy in 2008 according to a new study conducted by Travel Oregon and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Residents and nonresidents spent more than $1 billion on trips and […]

By Census of Agriculture To see data by Oregon Congressional District Click Here WASHINGTON, May 8, 2009 – Information from the 2007 Census of Agriculture is now available at the congressional district level in online profiles published by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS).

Oregon Wheat Grower’s League Oregon Wheat Newsletter 5/2009 The OWGL recently traveled to Washington, DC to begin again the building of relationships within both the offices of our Congressional Delegation and the numerous agencies that implement policies affecting this industry. With every change in Administration, there are new relationships to […]

By AFTC, Arlington, Va. – The American Trucking Associations’ Agricultural and Food Transporters Conference (AFTC) recently released the Manager’s Guide to Safe Trucking During Agricultural Planting and Harvest Season. Available free for download at AFTC’s webpage, this guide provides educational resources for truck drivers and their managers in the agricultural […]

Natural Resource Report, The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) provides a handy pipeline for doling out Stimulus cash in Oregon.  The state is set to receive $18.648 million dollars to fund 30 projects on BLM lands. Oregon’s largest expenditure takes place in Jackson, Josephine, Curry and Douglas counties funding nine […]

The Oregon Department of Agriculture is making preparations to award approximately $1 million in federal grants to selected projects that benefit the state’s specialty crop industry. ODA is asking for input from producers this month at various locations around the state on opportunities and challenges facing the specialty crop industry […]

Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding President Obama’s Biofuel Directive and EPA Proposed Rulemaking WASHINGTON, D.C., May 5, 2009 – “The American Farm Bureau Federation commends President Obama for his directive today to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to increase investment in the production of renewable fuels. […]

Legislative Report for the Week of May 4 – 8, 2009 Oregonians For Food and Shelter WEEK 17 – During the week, bills started moving more rapidly, especially those being heard by committees in the second chamber.   Bills sent to the House floor for an “up or down” vote continued […]