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August 20, 2025 - Wyden: $22M to Support Working Forestland

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced  the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $22 million to the Qapqapa Wildlife Area project in Northeast Oregon’s Union County, which will be co-managed by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla […]


August 17, 2025 - EPA’s new mobile tool for Pesticide Mitigation Measures 

EPA Releases New Mobile Tool for Implementing Pesticide Mitigation Measures  By Oregonian for Food and Shelter, This week, EPA released an online calculator called: Pesticide App for Label Mitigations, or PALM, to aid in calculating required run-off and erosion mitigation points or drift buffers required on pesticide labels for endangered […]


August 13, 2025 - Farm Bureau, Cattlemen respond to Kotek veto threat

Oregon Farm Bureau and Cattlemen’s Association Issue Response to Governor’s Veto Threat By Austin McClister Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, The following is a letter sent to Governor Kotek on August 5, 2025 from OFB President Angela Bailey and OCA President Matt McElligott regarding the potential veto of Senate Bill 976. […]


August 11, 2025 - Oregon Recycling Modernization Act update

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Last month, Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) went into full effect, requiring that certain companies selling products into Oregon pay fees based on packaging. In some cases, costs are required from those in the supply chain such as distributors and retailers, who are not […]


August 6, 2025 - Wyden: $22M for forest, tribal access

Merkley, Wyden Announce $22 Million to Support Working Forestland and Tribal Access in Eastern Oregon By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) is awarding $22 million to the Qapqapa Wildlife Area project in Northeast […]


August 4, 2025 - Farm store explosion hits local Wilco

By Oregon Family Farm Association, A car crash ignited a propane tank behind Wilco Farm Store in McMinnville last month, forcing evacuation within a one-mile radius and prompting McMinnville Water & Light to cut off electricity in the region, according to KGW. residents received orders to either shelter in place […]


July 30, 2025 - Steve Jobs inspired Oregon farm up for sale

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Want to own the inspiration that brought the Apple logo to MacIntosh computers? The 388-acre apple farm outside McMinnville, Ore., that inspired Steve Jobs to create the Apple brand is being sold with a price tag of $5 million, according to The Oregonian/OregonLive. Jobs, the […]


July 28, 2025 - Rule would serious hurt Oregon farm stands

By Eric Fruits, Economics International Corp. [Submitted testimony to DLCD]  I am president and chief economist at Economics International Corp., an Oregon-based consulting firm that provides economics services to private and public sector clients. I am also a senior scholar at the International Center for Law & Economics, focusing on […]


July 23, 2025 - $2.1M to projects that strengthen food supply chain

By Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is announcing an additional $2.15 million in awards for seven infrastructure projects made possible through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) Cooperative Agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). RFSI aims to build resilience […]


July 21, 2025 - Great Oregon Steam Up

Great Oregon Steam Up By Oregonians for Food and Shelter,   Check out the Great Oregon Steam Up at Powerland Heritage Park in Salem, July 26th and 27th and August 2nd and 3rd! This will be a unique display of vintage equipment including vehicles, steam-powered machinery, and farm implements from Oregon’s […]