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February 16, 2022 - One of nation’s largest cannibals firms settles lawsuit

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation Although a cannabis giant has settled a majority of the federal lawsuits it faced over high THC content in Curaleaf Select CBD drops sold in Oregon, the company still faces a wrongful death lawsuit. And the latest plaintiff to accept a $50,000 settlement offered […]


February 14, 2022 - Wildfire victim towns try to keep residents from leaving

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, Sixteen months after the Alameda Fire destroyed the Oregon town of Talent, city leaders are trying to help many of the displaced fire victims who have moved from one place to another during the past year. To that end, the city used more than […]


February 8, 2022 - Bureaucratic cover up on the dying of Lake Albert?

By Natural Resource News Note, A 64-square-mile lake in the high desert of south-central Oregon dried up again last year—and it’s possibly the fault of a dam erected upstream in 1994 using government subsidies. During an extremely dry and hot year in 2014, Lake Abert, the state’s only saltwater lake, […]


February 5, 2022 - Legislative Ag update: New licenses, organic growers, more

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update The Legislature commenced the 2022 Legislative Session last week. Proceedings began on Tuesday, and immediately, the House elected Rep. Dan Rayfield as the new House Speaker. The first week was relatively drama free, as virtual committee hearings began. OFS is tracking and […]


February 4, 2022 - Cattlemen lay out four big goals for 2022

By National Cattlemen Beef Association, During the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show, the executive committee of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) approved the organization’s 2022 policy priorities with an emphasis on strengthening the economic, environmental and social sustainability of the cattle industry. NCBA’s policy priorities include: […]


February 1, 2022 - How Oregon compares on Ag overtime

By Oregon Farm Bureau California and Washington are the only states that have mandated a 40-hour workweek threshold for agriculture. 48 other states allow for more flexibility to accommodate the unique, seasonal needs of agriculture and times of peak harvest. An Oregon solution must preserve farmworkers’ jobs, recognize Oregon’s family […]


January 31, 2022 - Agriculture bills ahead of 2022 Legislature

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update Last week week the Oregon legislature published the set of bills that will be introduced for consideration in the upcoming short legislative session. In addition to monitoring a couple of major bills impacting timber (Private Forest Accord) and agriculture (overtime), OFS has […]


January 30, 2022 - Crab boom: 1st month surpass all last year

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, The first month of the commercial Dungeness crab season in Oregon has surpassed the yield of the entire season last year. The season opened on time Dec. 1 for the first time in seven years, despite worker shortages and rough weather, according to the […]


January 28, 2022 - Essential Worker Vaccine Mandate Will Lead to More Supply Chain Disruptions

By American farm Bureau Federation, A new vaccine mandate on essential workers coming into the U.S. will further complicate supply chain issues. Micheal Clements shares more from the American Farm Bureau Federation. Clements: A new vaccine mandate on essential workers entering the United States means more supply chain disruptions are […]


January 26, 2022 - Salmon revenue falls 77%

By Oregon Small business Association Foundation, With commercial fishing of salmon cut in half by drought, most of Oregon’s congressional delegation wants the U.S. Department of Commerce to declare “a catastrophic regional fishery disaster” as requested by Gov. Kate Brown. Between 2013 and 2017, the commercial Chinook haul was worth […]