By Mary Anne Cooper, OFB Vice President of Public Policy Oregon Farm Bureau, I have been fielding a lot of questions from members about a concerning proposal coming forward around Oregon’s livestock industry. What is it and what do you need to know? IP-13 is an initiative petition that would […]

By Natural Resource Note, The Forest Service estimates that nearly 150 wild horses are identified and growing in the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory of the Ochoco National Forest according to recent estimates. Because counting may be off due to the pandemic delays in state monitoring, the number could be […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader signed a letter along with thirteen other Democrat Members of Congress. asking President Biden to exempt farmers from his new tax plan which includes the repeal of stepped-up basis. The letter states, “…we write to express concern over the impact that […]

By Natural Resource Report, According to The Capital Press,(Oregon Hazelnuts Receive 15-20% Premium – Room to Grow), Hazelnut plantings in our state’s cherished Willamette Valley have more than doubled in little more than a year. Already, Oregon produces 99% of the nation’s hazelnuts and recent growth is making it even […]

By Oregon US Attorney Press Release, Former Weyerhaeuser Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme EUGENE, Ore.—Susan Tranberg, 62, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding her former employer, the Weyerhaeuser Company, out of more than $4.5 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott […]

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host Rain’s in the forecast in the next few days. That’s spring in the Pacific Northwest. But in a couple of months, the dry weather arrives and with it the massive forest fires caused by the bad forest management policies of Kate Brown […]

National Cattlemen Beef Association, — National Cattlemen Beef Association responds to last night’s national address. In his American Families Plan, President Biden targets several provisions of the tax code to raise approximately $1.5 trillion in revenue over the next 10 years. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has long advocated […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, When Oregon restaurants are forced to close indoor dinning you are not only hurting the owner and cooks, you are also hurting the farmer.  You send pain and panic up and down the food chain. NBC recently reported, “The shutdown of restaurants and school cafeterias […]

By Oregon Cattlemen Association, Oregon Cattlemen Provide $45,000 to Ranchers Impacted by 2020 Wildfires The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) has provided $45,000 in wildfire assistance to ranchers and Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs) impacted bythe severe and tragic wildfires from the summer of 2020, which burned over 1 million acres […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Call it pop trivia, a historical oddity or simply historical mythology gone wild but we were humored by news outlets reporting that a farmer in Mexico is being hailed as a modern marvel for his age.  Mexico News Daily reported this year a story of […]