Weekend National Focus: American Farm Bureau Federation – America’s dairy farmers are facing incredibly difficult circumstances due to the global economic recession driving down demand here and overseas. Dairy supplies are growing which is pulling down farm gate prices, according to Allison Specht, a dairy and regulatory economist with the […]

Department of Agriculture — The State of Oregon is having a birthday party this weekend that is expected to last for the rest of the year. Statehood was attained 150 years ago, but agriculture in Oregon predates the year 1859. The sesquicentennial celebration now underway certainly includes the life and […]

By Oregon Forest Research Institute, Answering persistent requests for a portable resource of current forest information, OFRI has published Oregon Forest Facts and Figures 2009. This new publication covers the majority of the “hot topics” related to Oregon’s forests, including ownership, forest protection laws, forest health, economic contributions, woody biomass […]

By Reinaldo Cooke Oregon State Extension Service BURNS, Ore. – Oregon State University has hired a recently graduated animal scientist from the University of Florida to conduct research on beef cattle and help address ranchers’ needs. Reinaldo Cooke, who started in January, is based at OSU’s Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research […]

By Oregonians In Action, Each year, approximately 550 Oregonians attend the Land Use Forum, making it the largest property rights gathering of its kind in Oregon. For those interested in land use law, water rights, Measures 37 and 49, the current legislature, the Forum is for you.  The Education Center […]

By Oregon Association of Nurseries, Daily Digger Blog Anti-immigrant groups have talked about being in favor of “attrition by enforcement” – that is, giving undocumented workers incentive to leave the country by stepping up enforcement at workplaces. However, a report at the CNN Web site indicates that many immigrants, who […]

Agriculture Update Oregon Cattlemen Association Items reviewed in this article: 1. Removal and Fill 2. Meat Inspection Meeting 3. CAFO Meeting 4. Air Contamination Fees 5. Oregon Water Resources Commission Initiative

Oregon Department of Agriculture: Oregon is reporting a smaller number of farms and a slight decrease in the size of those farms, according to data from the 2007 Census of Agriculture just released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agriculture Statistics Service (NASS). The 14-month process of collecting and […]

By Ramesh Sagili Oregon State University Extension Service Oregon State University has hired a honeybee researcher from Texas A&M University as part of an initiative to help ensure that there are enough healthy honeybees to pollinate Oregon’s crops.  The appointment of Ramesh Sagili, who will start his new job as […]

Guest Submission GRANTS PASS, Ore.–The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is rolling out the first new timber sale under the Western Oregon Plan Revision, known as The Whopper. In documents posted on the Internet Jan. 27, the BLM’s Coos Bay District is proposing 1,400 acres of clear-cuts and 200 acres […]