By Terry Witt & Paulette Pyle Oregonians for Food and Shelter Legislative Update 2/27, It took seven weeks into the 2009 Oregon legislative session to really start feeling the frenzy and concerns that typically appear during every session.  Bills are now dropping like flies as the deadline for submitting new […]

Oregon agricultural sales increased overall in 2008 By Oregon Department of Agriculture Marion County remains the runaway leader, two eastern Oregon counties have cracked the top three, and more than half of Oregon’s 36 counties have reported an increase in agricultural sales in 2008 according to statistics released by Oregon […]

Timber Industry Report By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC Stimulus Package Flash!!! While it has not made the headlines, The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act does include forest projects for job creation.  Nationwide, the stimulus plan calls for $500 million of expenditures by the BLM, and $1.15 billion by the […]

By Jim Welsh, Oregon Cattlemen Association BELOW IS A REVIEW OF THE TOP EIGHT ISSUES BEING ADDRESSED IN THE OREGON LEGISLATURE; Klamath Dam Removal Update A hearing and work session was scheduled for SB 76 this week. This legislation has not passed out of committee at this time due to […]

Department of Fish and Wildlife –   Wildlife managers from Washington and Oregon will resume efforts next week to remove California sea lions that prey on federally protected salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River. That effort, initiated last year, is intended to protect threatened and endangered fish runs from a […]

Media-Newswire — Dr. Steven Strauss of Oregon State University’s Department of Forest Ecosystems and Society has been named 2008 Forest Biotechnologist of the Year by the Institute of Forest Biotechnology (IFB). Full article Here.

American Farm Bureau Federation – Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding President Obama’s Speech to Joint Session of Congress “America’s farm and ranch families believe strong economic policies that lead to a productive and prosperous agricultural economy will help fuel a turnaround for the entire nation. […]

Pacific Fishery Management Council Releases Salmon Abundance Forecasts For 2009 Fishing Seasons Pacific Fishery Management Council– Scientists from the Pacific Fishery Management Council’s Salmon Technical Team have tallied the number of spawning fish that returned in 2008 and have completed their forecast of 2009 salmon numbers. Council Vice Chairman Mark […]

General increase in Commodities for 2008 By Doris Christian, Natural Resource Report Writer, With only a few downturns in commodites such as Spearmint, Oregon growers have increased their crops overall.  Such examples reported are: Winter Wheat up 18%; Spring Wheat 30% and Peppermint up 2%.  Although potatoes fell slightly, the […]

By Oregonians For Food and Shelter, ENewsletter The Budget Continues to be the Challenge Legislators want to spend money and they have none to spend.  What a dilemma!!    The most recent Oregon Economic and Revenue Forecast was released today.  View the 2-20-09 Economic Forecast.  Last week was extremely busy.  The […]