By Oregon Small Business Association Soaring energy prices after two years of a pandemic and an ongoing drought have the state’s farmers and ranchers reeling, and the war in Ukraine is likely to increase their challenges, according to the Oregon Capital Chronicle. Although commodity prices have risen, farmers and ranchers […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall commented on the Ocean Shipping Reform Act advancement out of the Senate Commerce Committee. “AFBF is pleased the Senate Commerce Committee worked together to advance the Ocean Shipping Reform Act to the full Senate. Ongoing supply chain issues […]

By Lisa McEwen California Farm Bureau, Photo: Jack de Jong, River Ranch Farms owner and operator, shows off processed manure from his dairy cows. Managing the waste product was once a financial burden. Now it’s a boom for his business. Photo/Lisa McEwen Managing manure is nothing new for dairy operators. […]

By Oregon Sportsmen Association, Watch out, poachers: The state of Oregon is coming for you. For the first time, in the wake of a spike in illegal killing of wildlife, the state Department of Justice has hired a special prosecutor who main job is to locate, investigate, and prosecute poachers, […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, he cost of growing crops could outpace revenue for many farmers in 2022, making it more difficult to break even despite rising commodity prices and increased demand both domestically and globally. The American Farm Bureau Federation is launching a series of Market Intel articles examining rising farm […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, For several years, ranchers in Eastern Oregon have found bulls and cows killed and mutilated—all without leaving any pools of blood—and the culprits and reasons behind the slayings have them baffled. In late February, a Bear Valley rancher found a bull slaughtered and its testicles, […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter OFS 2022 Legislative Session Overview The 2022 Legislative Session adjourned last Friday, March 4th, amidst a significant budget surplus (nearly $2.5 billion more than projected just nine months before), an emotional debate over overtime pay for agricultural workers, discussions on the private forest accord, […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall sent a letter today to President Joe Biden asking him to take the necessary steps to address high energy costs impacting all Americans. Over the past 15 months, oil prices have increased by 130% to more than $120 […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Last week marked the adjournment of the 2022 Legislative Session. Yesterday, the Senate held the final floor debate on ag overtime, and once the vote was final and the bill was approved, both chambers accelerated the pace towards the final gavel. The Private Forest […]

By Wilson Jarrell Barran Liebman Law Firm The Oregon legislature passed a contentious bill to end the long-standing overtime exemption for agricultural workers. House Bill 4002 operates to phase out the overtime exemption over the next five years, while temporarily providing tax credits to farmers to compensate for the inevitably […]