By Josh Lehner Oregon Office Economic Analysis, Marijuana sales continue to be strong and are closely tracking recent forecasts. That said, the baseline outlook has called for sales to slow as the pandemic improves and Oregonians continue to return to their pre-COVID lives to a greater degree. That included workers […]

Oregon U.S. Attorney Press release, Pacific Northwest Environmental Extremist and Arsonist Pleads Guilty PORTLAND, Ore.—A Pacific Northwest environmental extremist, arsonist, and former fugitive pleaded guilty today in federal court for his role in two arson conspiracies targeting commercial and government-owned animal processing facilities in Oregon and California. Joseph Mahmoud Dibee, […]

By National Cattlemen Beef Association, The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry held a hearing to discuss transparency and oversight within cattle marketing, specifically the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act (S.4030) and additional oversight through the Office of the Special Investigator (S.3870). The hearing has been proceeded by […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Oregon growers are rebounding after devastating ice storm in February 2021 that bowed and broke hazelnut trees throughout the Willamette Valley. The state’s hazelnut growers provide 99 percent of the crop grown in the United States, but despite the damage from the storm, the growers […]

By American Forest Resource Council American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) President Travis Joseph had the following to say regarding the Washington Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) ‘carbon project’ on public working forests known as state trust lands: “DNR should follow the recommendations of the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation joined 119 other agriculture organizations in sending a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) asking for an extension of time to comment on its proposed rule, “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate Related Disclosures for Investors.” The SEC […]

Some state crops may feel squeeze from Ukraine war Issue Date: April 27, 2022 By Ching Lee California Farm Bureau, As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine drives up prices of grains, sunflower oil and other commodities, several California crops may begin to feel ripple effects from the war, underscoring their link […]

By Oregon State University Extension In the summer of 2021, Oregon suffered its worst outbreaks of grasshoppers and Mormon crickets in 50 years. Light infestations – six to seven grasshoppers per square yard across 10 acres – will forage as much as one cow. When that increases to 17 grasshoppers […]

By American farm Bureau Federation The number of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) cases in the United States are outpacing the 2014/2015 outbreak, but the higher numbers might be attributed to improvements in detection and reporting protocols. The American Farm Bureau Federation’s latest Market Intel examines the impact of HPAI […]

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, Good news from the Western Resources Legal Center! In a victory for Oregon cattle ranchers, WRLC successfully argued against a temporary restraining order request from the Oregon Natural Desert Association that sought to immediately halt long-established grazing on numerous BLM managed pastures in southeast Oregon. ONDA […]