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December 16, 2025 - Angi Bailey re-elected as Oregon Farm Bureau Federation President

Angi Bailey Reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau Federation President By Oregon farm Bureau Federation, Salem, Ore – The Oregon Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) held its annual convention in Portland this year where delegates, representing every Oregon county, reelected President Angi Bailey on Thursday afternoon. This will be her third term leading […]


December 15, 2025 - Mark calendars: 2026 Dunn Carney Ag summit

2026 DUNN CARNEY AG SUMMIT By Dunn Carney Feb 6 from 7:30am to 1pm PST Salem Convention Center Register now for the 2026 Dunn Carney Ag Summit. Join us for a half-day conference featuring ag industry leaders from around the region. Dunn Carney’s Ag Summit returns to the Salem Convention […]


December 10, 2025 - Call to review Governor’s tribal exchange

By Oregon State Representative Dwayne Yunker, Press release, Representative Dwayne Yunker (R–Grants Pass) released the following statement regarding his request for a federal review of Oregon’s $1 million tribal TANF distribution, civil-rights compliance, and SNAP administration: “Oregonians deserve full transparency when it comes to how federal welfare dollars are being […]


December 8, 2025 - Oregon utility sees big investment downgrade

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, PacifiCorp, Oregon’s most embattled utility that provides a quarter of the state’s electricity, has seen its investment grade downgraded to BBB-, the lowest rating on the S&P 500, in large part because of damages it faces in class-action lawsuits stemming from 2020 Labor Day […]


December 3, 2025 - Oregon olives succeed despite odds

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Olive growers in Oregon are celebrating their first harvests throughout the Olio Nuovo Festival. According to Oregon Public Broadcasting, people in the 1960s considered Oregon’s climate too cold for growing wine grapes, but since then, the state’s wine industry has flourished. And today, vintners and […]


December 1, 2025 - Evidence Grows: Active management reduces fires, protects rural towns

By Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities, A new study from the University of California Merced shows that thinning overcrowded forests and using prescribed fire produces a wide range of benefits that reach far beyond reducing the threat of catastrophic wildfire. Researchers found that these treatments strengthen forest resilience, protect valuable ecosystem services and […]


November 26, 2025 - Big 28,000 acres forest purchase

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, Campbell Global LLC, an affiliate of J.P. Morgan Asset Management, has purchased more than 28,000 acres of forestland in Oregon, likely for $190 million from timber giant Weyerhaeuser Co., to manage for pension funds and other groups. The acreage in the Willamette Valley and […]


November 22, 2025 - Legislative AG update 11/22

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 […]


November 18, 2025 - Farm Bureau pushes back on record tax increases (petition)

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, […]


November 17, 2025 - Oregon Wheat Growers League turns 100 in 2026

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, […]