By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Last week, the Senate approved a large slate of candidates for various state commissions and boards; most notably, the Oregon Fish & Wildlife Commission. The Governor had recommended five commissioners from around the state, coming from a variety of backgrounds, including conservation, hunting, commercial […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, President Trump has reduced environmental regulations since taking office in January 2017, but several Oregon lawmakers are trying to reverse it. Instead, they passed legislation known as the Oregon Environmental Protection Act that directs state environmental agencies to review federal laws—the Clean Air Act, Water […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, America’s farmers need a swift resolution to the ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China, American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall said in a letter to President Trump. The six-year downturn in farm prices that has produced “near-unprecedented economic uncertainty and hardship” is […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Oregon farmers may be able to sue companies that sell genetically engineered seeds—such as Bayer and Sygenta—if their crops become contaminated by those organisms under a bill in the state House. Such contamination can make farmers’ conventional crops unmarketable.

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Dueling Chlorpyrifos Bills Last week, the House Rules Committee held a hearing on HB 2619A, which would ban Chlorpyrifos. The House Agriculture and Senate Environment Committee had already conducted intensive hearings on the issue. The House Agriculture Committee amended and passed HB 3058, which […]

By Jamie Johansson  president California Farm Bureau, “Still Searching for Solutions”: That’s the title we used when we issued results of the latest California Farm Bureau Federation survey to document employee shortages on our state’s farms and ranches. The title refers to a similar survey we conducted in 2017, which […]

By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, ODFW Photo: The breeding male of the Walla Walla Pack captured on a remote camera on private property in northern Umatilla County 2/19. State wildlife biologists counted 137 wolves in Oregon this past winter, a 10 percent increase over last year’s count of […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Tuesday evening, the Joint Committee on Student Success passed a gross receipts tax generating $2 billion dedicated to education programs. This legislation has real implications for Oregon’s natural resources economy. HB 3427 would: – Tax Oregon receipts over $1 million at .57% – Allow […]

By Ching Lee California Farm Bureau The 2018 Farm Bill legalized the commercial production of industrial hemp in the U.S., but some California farmers looking to plant the crop this season may need to hold off on their plans. Already, some two dozen counties have either established temporary moratoriums on […]

Seneca Press Release, Family-owned Seneca, just planted its 40 millionth tree. The occasion was celebrated on their tree farm where two of the three owners, sisters Becky and Kathy, planted seedlings with their grandchildren, grandnieces and grandnephews (Parker Roscoe 8, Jake Hamaker 6, and Ava Roscoe 5).