Regulatory Update  By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Oregon’s natural resource agencies have been releasing workplans for the Governor’s Executive Order 25-26, which directs agencies to work together to increase the resilience of Oregon’s natural and working lands and waters. The EO also establishes a goal of protecting, conserving, or […]

Rep. Yunker Helps Secure Rule Change to ODFW’s Special Hunting Tag Program By State Rep. Dwayne Yunker, GRANTS PASS, ORE. — Following a request by Representative Dwayne Yunker (R-Grants Pass) and the Hunt of a Lifetime Foundation, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved a rule change replacing the […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, OFS Executive Director Katie Murray attended a planning meeting as part of the Advisory Committee for the Oregon Bee Project. OFS has served in an advisory role to this program since its inception over 10 years ago. The program’s impacts and outcomes […]

Emergency Board Approves Funding Requests to Support Agencies During Unprecedented 2026 Fire Season By Oregon House Republican Caucus, SALEM, Ore. — As of August 20, reported 2026 fire season costs totaled approximately $236.2 million. With federal assistance grants, contributions, and cost recoveries, anticipated net costs are roughly $157.4 million. Current […]

BY Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, THE DALLES, Ore. – Several California bighorn sheep along the John Day River have recently tested positive for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovi), the respiratory pathogen associated with pneumonia outbreaks in wild sheep. The detections mark the first known cases of M.ovi in the […]

Wyden, Klobuchar, Heinrich Demand Answers from Trump Official that Diverted Federal Firefighting Resources to Private Ranch Amid record wildfire season in Western U.S., top Trump official at USDA diverted scarce firefighting resources to a 7 acre fire near his private ranch in Idaho By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C. […]

Oregon Ag regulatory update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, OFS submitted comments to the Department of Environmental Quality strongly opposing any recommendations to expand the Recycling Modernization Act’s (RMA) covered product definitions or increase fee-based burdens on Oregon’s food and fiber sectors. Our comments on the draft […]

Jacksonville Man Sentenced to Prison for Tax and Fraud Crimes U.S. Attorney’s Office, District of Oregon Press Release, (8/21/26) MEDFORD, Ore.—A Jacksonville, Oregon, man was sentenced today for tax evasion, employment tax crimes, bank fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft. Joel Matthew Caswell, 32, was sentenced to 42 months […]

Recycling Modernization Act Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The Federal District Court in Oregon ruled in favor of DEQ regarding the Constitutionality of Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act (or commonly knows as “Extended Producer Responsibility” program). Outside of the litigation, many businesses and trade associations have expressed concerns with […]

Routine slaughter testing detected the case. There is no known risk to people, and most Oregon producers are unaffected. By Oregon Department of Agriculture, The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), is announcing the confirmation […]