By American Farm Bureau, The coronavirus pandemic is exposing the digital divide between rural and urban America. The Epoch Times reports 65 percent of rural Americans have access to high speed internet compared to 97 percent of urban Americans. “It’s ridiculous that a farmer’s child has to go to McDonald’s […]

By Congressman Greg Walden, The Fifth Amendment protects the right to life, liberty, and property. This week, the Supreme Court should take a critical step to protect the private property rights of farmers and ranchers in the Western states. Their rights were infringed upon by a lower court ruling that […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, In addition to authorizing the continued re-opening of Oregon’s economy, including a requirement for face coverings in indoor public spaces in seven Oregon counties, the Governor called a special session to start on Wednesday, June 24th. The session will address approximately 25 issues, covering […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Associatio Ranchers Criticize Senate for Irresponsible Passage of Land Grab Legislation The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Natural Resources and the Public Lands Council Executive Director, Kaitlynn Glover, released the following statement in response to the Senate passage of the Great American Outdoors Act: […]

American Forest Resource Council Nick Smith, U.S. Supreme Court Opinion Protects Forest Service Jurisdiction Over National Forest System Lands The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) applauded U.S. Supreme Court’s Cowpasture opinion relating to the construction of a pipeline on federal lands. AFRC joined 16 forestry associations in filing an amicus […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This past week and potentially through this past weekend legislative leaders continue to negotiate over the substance and process for a potential special session. The rumors are that this week, the Governor will call a special session planned for some time during the last […]

National Association of Wheat Growers, Further, NAWG signed on to a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of a “5G Upgrade Order,” which would promote the deployment of 5G networks in rural communities to bolster connectivity. Letter below: Dear Madame Secretary: The undersigned organizations are writing to […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Oregon just experienced it’s biggest one day jump of the year for coronavirus cases. A total of 146 cases were reported on Sunday June 7th. At least 65 of those cases came from Pacific Seafood in Lincoln County which increased to 124 employees later on […]

Natural Resource News Note, Not all news coming from the shutdown is bad for Oregon Agriculture.  The Capitol Press showed the great success of one local seed producer, Siskiyou Seeds, and their growing market during the recent pandemic.  Here is what the Capitol Press reported, “Siskiyou Seeds, which grows its […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauded the introduction of the bipartisan, bicameral PASTURE (Pandemic Authority Suitable To Utilize Reserve Easements) Act of 2020 by U.S. Representatives Roger Marshall (R – 1st Dist., Kansas) and Angie Craig (D – 2nd Dist., MN). Companion legislation was introduced […]