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 […]

By American Farm Bureau, The Department of Agriculture predicts another record year of U.S. agricultural exports. Micheal Clements shares more on the 2022 trade forecast. Clements: The Department of Agriculture released its export forecast this week during its Agricultural Outlook Forum. American Farm Bureau Federation Senior Economist Veronica Nigh says […]

BY Oregon family Farm Association, Discovery Channel will continue to chronicle actor Jim Belushi’s work growing his boutique marijuana-growing farm in Southern Oregon’s Rogue River Valley into a producer of pot for the masses. Discovery announced the second season of “Growing Belushi” follows the former Blues Brother as he rebrands […]

By Representative Shelly Boshart Davis & Representative Daniel Bonham Representative Shelly Boshart Davis (R-Albany) is submitting an agriculture overtime proposal from agriculture communities to find a unique solution to meet the needs of Oregon’s farm employees and preserves the state’s agricultural sectors. This plan would offer state money to essential […]