By Oregon State Representative E. Werner Reschke, Cap & Trade, The CPP In 2019, State Senate Republicans walked out during the legislative session over three issues, including statewide, DEQ-run, cap and trade program. The walkout effectively stopped the cap and trade bill. In 2020, a similar cap and trade bill […]

Regulatory Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter,   After a seven month rulemaking process, the Oregon Department of Agriculture has opened a public comment period for new rules governing agricultural activities in the Lower Umatilla Basin Groundwater Management Area (LUBGWMA). The proposed rules will require significant changes for producers […]

By U.S. Department of Ag, (Washington, D.C., October 22, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum, Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Small Business Administrator Kelly Loeffler announced a suite of actions to strengthen the American beef […]

Ag Regulatory Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, the natural resource organizations serving on Oregon’s Pesticide Stewardship Partnership Advisory Group since the Advisory Group’s inception, including OFS, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Association of Nurseries, and Oregon Forest Industries Council, submitted a resignation letter and withdrew our support […]

By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — Salmon are making exciting progress in their return to the upper Klamath Basin, with fisheries biologists from ODFW and The Klamath Tribes celebrating a series of firsts as salmon reach areas where they have been absent for over a […]

Governor’s Executive Order on Working Lands By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Yesterday, Governor Kotek issued Executive Order 25-26, which directs Oregon’s natural-resource agencies to take coordinated action to strengthen the resilience of Oregon’s natural and working lands and waters in response to climate change. The order tasks the Oregon […]

Oregon Announces $755K Award to Grain Mill Project that Strengthens Food Supply Chain Infrastructure By Oregon Department of Agriculutre, Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is announcing an additional award of $755,077 to Northwest Mills and Specialty Grains (DBA Cairnspring Mills) for a grain milling infrastructure project at Coyote Business Park, […]

Merkley, Wyden Announce $28.5 Million to Strengthen and Defend Oregon Communities from Wildfire Threats By U.S. Ron Wyden, Press Release Washington, D.C. – Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced today $28,512,515 is coming to Oregon for six projects across the state to help make communities more resilient […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau, The U.S. Department of Labor announced significant, positive changes to federal H-2A policy. While the details for what this means for Oregon’s farmers are still being ironed out, a few things are clear – namely that it is strange to hear “good news” and “new labor […]

AFRC and Calforests Urge Forest Service to Rescind Roadless Rule to Restore Forest Health and Wildfire Resilience The American Forest Resource Council, The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and the California Forestry Association (Calforests) submitted formal joint comments to the U.S. Forest Service in support of rescinding the 2001 Roadless […]