By Robyn H. Smith Oregon Cattlemen Association Beef Blog What is agri-tourism? Simply put, it’s the practice of attracting travelers or visitors to an area used primarily for agriculture purposes. Attendees find themselves immersed in the beauty and nostalgia of the countryside while absorbing small gems of information about the […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The EPA’s latest proposal to define which waters can be regulated by the federal government and which by state and local authorities is a vast improvement over previous efforts, Wyoming Farm Bureau President Todd Fornstrom told the Senate Subcommittee on Fisheries, Waters, and Wildlife. Expensive […]

By Taxpayer Association of Oregon Foundation, The Oregon House passed HB 2020, the Carbon Tax Bill, which would make Oregon the home to the nation’s most restrictive carbon tax plans. After six hours of debate, HB 2020 passed the House on a 36-24 vote. HB 2020 goal is to lower […]

Rep. Peter DeFazio Release, Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), together with Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA-4), and Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR-5), led a bipartisan, bicameral group of 18 senators and 33 representatives in pushing the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) to reverse […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Last week, Timber Unity arose as a movement within Oregon’s timber and trucking sectors to fight HB 2020, cap and trade, and prevent the devastating impacts the legislation will have on their jobs and livelihood.The group’s Facebook page states: “Timber Unity is a group […]

By Oregon Forests Forever, Forest fires across Oregon are dangerous to our families and our communities and devastating to our environment. We don’t need a new tax to fight fires. Eighty percent of acres burned by fire in the past decade have been on federal lands. It’s outrageous for the […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, As the Legislature enters into their last month of work, the pace of the session has picked up to ensure they adjourn by the June 30th deadline. The Joint Tax Expenditures Committee released the frame work for the technical fix bill to HB 3427, […]

American Farm Bureau Federation The following statement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall: “The disaster relief measure signed by President Trump is an important lifeline for farmers and ranchers whose greatest desire is to keep producing the food, fuel and fiber that make our way […]

By Jamie Johansson California Farm Bureau, I had the rare opportunity late last month to join President Donald Trump at the White House, along with other agricultural leaders, as he announced a second trade-relief program for American farmers who bear the brunt of Chinese retaliatory tariffs. The details of the […]

By Oregon Association of Nurseries, Someone has done the calculations, and it turns out that Oregon is responsible for 0.14 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. This means that 99.86 percent comes from outside of our little slice of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon is abundant in natural resources. Timber, food […]