USDA Names Appointees to the Oregon Farm Service Agency State Committee By Oregon Family Farm Bureau Salem, Ore – The USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) today announced the appointment of five leaders in agriculture to serve on the Oregon USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) state committee. Members of the FSA […]

Legislative Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The Legislature kicked off the year this week with its final quarterly “Legislative Days” meetings prior to next month’s session. In hearing rooms, committees mostly drilled down into potential bills for introduction next month. Bill drafts must be submitted for publication as […]

By Clark Seavert As featured in OSU Extension Office, Working in agriculture is a rewarding life. There are many career opportunities, from sales and marketing of inputs, financial services, and transportation, to first handlers and adding value to products off the farm. Agriculture is an important contributor to the U.S. […]

Regulatory Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, EPA opened a comment period on the process for agricultural conservation programs, agronomists, consultants, or commodity boards to apply for certification in Endangered Species Act (ESA) mitigation for pesticides. Certification would allow producers working with these programs to qualify for […]

(file photo, NR Report) By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Press release, Steelhead are tricky to forecast, but early indications point to another good year for anglers. Here’s a rundown from north to south. North Coast Steelhead are making a good early showing. Big Creek Hatchery in Astoria is […]

Wyden Statement on Cannabis Rescheduling By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s executive order to reschedule cannabis from a schedule I drug to a schedule III: “This is just a half step that doesn’t […]

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, Expanding access to hospitality careers across Oregon through training, community partnerships, and industry engagement. At the Oregon Hospitality Foundation (OHF), we are always looking out for new opportunities to increase access to hospitality career excellence. Training is a large piece of the puzzle in […]

By Oregon Hispanic Business Association, A Southern Oregon farmer opened a 3,000-square-foot grocery store and deli counter in Phoenix called La Fuente Market & Butchery to give people a chance to buy fresh food knowing full well how their free-range meat and fresh produce were grown. The name La Fuente […]

Oregon Drops to 35th in State Tax Competitiveness Index By Oregon Business & Industry What happened: Oregon has fallen two places in the nonpartisan Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index, dropping from 33rd to 35th, the state’s lowest ranking in the widely followed index in at least 20 years. Oregon […]

Regulatory Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, For those making a list and checking it twice before heading off for your holiday activities, written comments for ODA’s LUBGWMA fertilizer rulemaking are due at 5pm on Monday, December 22nd. These proposed rules will have a significant impact on producers in the […]