Legislative Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The Legislature convened for its final time of the year this week, completing three days of “Legislative Days” meetings. The overriding theme entering the week was budget cuts: given the projected deficit going into the week, agencies were asked to provide lists […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau, After more than a month of delay, Governor Tina Kotek announced Monday, November 10th that she’d signed House Bill 3991, the emergency transportation bill she put before lawmakers in a special session earlier this year.   She had until Wednesday, November 12th to sign the bill, […]

Oregon Wheat Growers League to Celebrate 100 Years in 2026 By Oregon Wheat Growers League, PENDLETON, Ore.,— In September, Oregon wheat growers gathered at the State Capitol for the ceremonial embossment of House Concurrent Resolution 12 (HCR 12). The 83rd Oregon Legislative Assembly unanimously approved HCR 12 earlier this year, […]

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, […]