By Christine Souza California Farm Bureau, Photo: Merced County hay farmer John McLaughlin, at right, discusses rural crime impacts to his farm and custom-harvest operation with Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke. McLaughlin’s pickup, which was later recovered, was stripped of its catalytic converters and other equipment and tools, costing him […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Recently representatives from the forest sector have reached agreement with environmental organizations on proposed changes to Oregon’s forest practice laws. The agreed-upon changes will need to be codified in law during the next legislative session. This could happen through a special session later this […]

By American Forests, In response to deliberations of the forestry provisions of the Build Back Better Act, American Forests President and Chief Executive Officer Jad Daley issued the following statement: As Congressional leaders finalize deliberations over the Build Back Better Act, we urge them to leave no tree behind. We […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The fallout from last month’s dramatic redistricting session continues. This week, Rep. Marty Wilde (D-Lane County) joined Republicans who are already challenging several of the state legislative district boundaries as well as the Congressional maps. Whether any of the efforts to seek legal changes will […]

By Oregon Small Business Association A Portland grocery chain has filed a lawsuit against Country Natural Beef of Redmond after a 2019 E. coli outbreak sickened several people and forced a recall of beef sold in its New Seasons Market stores. The $2.7 million lawsuit, filed in Multnomah County Circuit […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, Backlogs at U.S. ports and container shortages are disrupting the supply chain. Micheal Clements shares more on how those issues are impacting agriculture. Clements: Delays in the shipping industry have a direct impact to the bottom line of farmers and ranchers. American Farm Bureau Federation […]

By Kevin Hecteman California Farm Bureau, — LandIQ uses weather stations such as this one (left) to double-check evapotranspiration data collected from publicly available satellite observations. Photo/Courtesy of LandIQ As California weathers another drought, tools that can help farmers and ranchers maximize the water they do get are being sharpened. […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Exports of agriculture from Oregon farms increased 25 percent during the past six years, according to an Oregon State University economic analysis report. The new report showed the number of small farms in Oregon increased significantly since 2015, partly because of more hemp growers entering […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, A coalition of more than 80 agricultural groups filed formal objections this week regarding EPA’s rule to revoke all tolerances of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Micheal Clements shares what the rule means for agriculture. Clements: A large coalition of agriculture groups wrote to the Environmental Protection […]

Seneca acquired by California forest products company By Oregon Small Business Association, A California forest products company has acquired Seneca, a Eugene-based company that had owned more than 130,000 acres of land in Douglas County and employed about a dozen people here. Sierra Pacific Industries announced last that it had […]