By Association of Oregon Nurseries A proposal to end the agricultural exemption for overtime laws drew widespread opposition from farmers at a hearing Monday. House Bill 2358  would require that overtime be paid in all cases where hourly workers exceed 40 hours during the employer’s defined work week. That’s quite […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association The Association of Equipment Manufacturers just released a report that tractors sales were up 81% in March compared to the previous March 2020. That amounts to 63,000 tractors sold. This is good news for America and for Oregon. You can read the Association of Equipment […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Seven environmental groups filed a lawsuit to prevent further logging in the Santiam State Forest in the wake for wildfires over Labor Day 2021. The proposed plan by Oregon’s Department of Forestry is to salvage logging dead burned trees and replanting on roughly 20% of […]

By Oregon Forest Forever, Oregon’s Department of Forestry is writing a Habitat Conservation Plan that will guide management of more than 600,000 acres of state forest lands in western Oregon over the next 70 years. Unfortunately, the current draft of the plan relies upon 1990s ideas, which we know are […]

By Oregon Congressman Cliff Bentz, Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, with Congressman Cliff Bentz (R-OR-2), today released the following statement after meeting with U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland about the dire water year the Klamath Basin will face, and the emergency resources needed to provide […]

First drought declaration of 2021 Salem, OR—Governor Kate Brown signed Executive Order 21-07, declaring a drought in Klamath County, and directed state agencies to coordinate and prioritize assistance to the region. This is the first drought declaration of 2021.“The Klamath Basin faces one of the most difficult water years in […]

By Oregon Senate Republican Caucus, Sen. Girod Delivers Fire Relief Money for Canyon Communities More than $1.1 million to go to communities impacted by wildfire SALEM, Ore. – The Senate approved budget appropriations of more than $1.1 million for Canyon communities still reeling from the wildfires of last year. Senator […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, A Washington man pleaded guilty to defrauding Tyson Foods and another unnamed company by charging more than $244 million to buy and feed cattle that never existed. Cody Easterday, a 49-year-old from Mesa, Wash., reportedly admitted to bilking the companies of money to purchase and […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, We are in the middle of one of the most active periods of a long (odd-numbered year) legislative session – between the first posting deadline of March 19th and the April 13th deadline to move bills out of their policy committees. Committee agendas are […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) endorsed the Haulers of Agriculture and Livestock Safety (HAULS) Act of 2021. Introduced by Sen. Fischer (R-NE), Sen. Tester (D-MT), Sen. Wicker (R-MS), and Sen. Smith (D-MN), the bipartisan bill would deliver much-needed flexibility for livestock haulers. “One year after […]