By American Farm Bureau Federation Through a series of articles we call The State, the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Advocacy and Political Affairs team is providing analysis related to “the state of” various aspects related to advocacy and political trends impacting farmers and ranchers and rural Americans. Advocating for farmers […]

Wall Street Journal Editorial 1/30/2021 Here’s a story straight out of Portlandia. In the name of improving air quality and addressing climate change, the Rose City is considering penalties that could drive a recycling plant out of business and kill union jobs. Portland declared a climate emergency last year, and […]

Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities America’s national forests need our help. Our public lands are burning at an alarming rate and need forest management to reduce the risks of devastating wildfire, insect infestations and disease. In 2020 alone, over 4.9 million acres burned on U.S. Forest Service-protected lands. That’s nearly the […]

By United States Department of Agriculture Family farms comprise 96% of all U.S. farms, account for 87% of land in farms, and 82% of the value of all agricultural products sold, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture Farm Typology report released today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau, Ag Employers Fight to Keep Employees Safe, Housed, and Earning Wages this Farming Season On January 4, the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation (OFB) filed a formal Petition to OR-OSHA on behalf of agricultural housing providers seeking common-sense solutions to agricultural labor housing protections during COVID-19. As […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The 2021 Legislative Session is off to a start – a slow and bumpy one. This week the Legislature delayed its opening for two days to avoid any security concerns in the State Capitol during the Presidential inauguration. Once work started Thursday, the state’s […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The Department of Agriculture recently published a final rule clarifying regulations for U.S. hemp production. Micheal Clements shares how changes to the rule will benefit hemp producers along with Scott Bennett Director, Congressional Relations. Clements: The final hemp production rule issued by USDA will ease […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Ranchers whose battle with the federal government over grazing rights received a parting gift from the Trump administration. During its final days in office, Interior Secretary David Bernhardt ordered the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to issue a 10-year grazing permit to Dwight and Steven […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter The 2021 Legislative Session is off to a start – a slow and bumpy one. This week the Legislature delayed its opening for two days to avoid any security concerns in the State Capitol during the Presidential inauguration. Once work started Thursday, the state’s […]

By Ag Alert Californian Farm Bureau, Beekeepers who suffered losses from a lightning-sparked wildfire last summer say they have a few surviving honeybee colonies, and look forward to spring when they can build more hives for almond pollination a year from now. “I lost my 2021 pollination season due to […]