U.S. Congressman Kurt Schrader, Congressman Kurt Schrader (D-OR) led a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) urging them to protect his constituents in Oregon’s fishing industry. Since the Coronavirus began to affect Oregon’s fisheries and coastal communities, Rep. Schrader has led multiple letters and endlessly advocated on […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter OR-OSHA Temporary Rules for Agriculture This week our partners in agriculture pushed back against the timeline to implement the new broad-sweeping and costly agriculture housing, field sanitation and transportation rules put forward by OR-OSHA on April 28. OR-OSHA put forward these temporary rules in […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, Year-to-year farm bankruptcies increased 23 percent, according to recently released data from U.S. Courts. An American Farm Bureau Federation Market Intel report shows a total of 627 filings during the 12-month period ending March 2020, marking five consecutive years of Chapter 12 bankruptcy increases, including […]

This month, the Oregon Transformation Newsletter, published a series of interviews with Oregon CEOs about their efforts in the coming months to keep their workforces whole and their companies intact. We plan to publish a series of articles highlighting excerpts from those interviews: Tyler Freres, Vice President of Sales, Freres […]

Oregonians for Food and shelter, Last week, ballots hit mailboxes for the May 19, 2020 primary. This election, voters don’t need to put a stamp on their ballots; postage already has been paid. However, if you plan on mailing your ballot, please remember to provide enough time for USPS to […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, Thirty-eight agriculture groups and businesses sent a letter to congressional leaders requesting changes to the Paycheck Protection Program. Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting sectors received only 1.3% of the original $349 billion in approved funding. The letter states, “several issues remain with the Small Business […]

Ryan Kliewer The Trump administration’s scored an apparent win over the state of Oregon.  The battle lines were drawn when Oregon Water Resources Department posted a notice to cease and desist operations of water flows, that violate state law, on the Link River Dam in southern Oregon. The Water Master […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter COVID-19 Response Last week included several major announcements concerning COVID-19 response. On Thursday, Governor Kate Brown announced that clinics and hospitals could begin to reopen starting May 1 for non-emergency procedures as long as certain benchmarks are met. This was significant for many medical […]

National Cattlemen Beef Association, NCBA Vice President, Government Affairs Ethan Lane, released the following statement in response to final Congressional approval of the Paycheck Protection Program Increase Act. “America’s cattle producers are working hard every day to keep feeding America, even as they face more than $13 billion in financial […]

President Barb Iverson Oregon Farm Bureau Farming and ranching is a complex industry. As farmers we know there is so much more than dropping a seed in the ground and watching it grow. We have gotten so good at our profession that it is often taken for granted by society. […]