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 […]

By Oregon State Representative Court Boice, ROGUE RIVER, Ore. — As crews heroically worked to contain and extinguish the Moon Complex and Paradise Fires, Representative Court Boice (R-Gold Beach) stepped up to help mobilize frontline firefighters by coordinating transport along the Rogue River, drawing on his deep knowledge of the river’s geography […]

Legislative Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The month-long Special Session ended this past Monday, when the Senate finally had sufficient attendees and votes to approve the gas tax, payroll tax and vehicle registration package, meeting the Constitutional 3/5th supermajority requirement. However, the fate of the package is still […]

By Oregon Small Business Association of Oregon, A 25-year-old Guatemalan man living in Woodburn, Ore., is challenging his detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who arrested four of seven workers during a raid on an Oregon blueberry farm. Before dawn on Aug. 7, ICE agents in unmarked SUVs stopped […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update The Special Session is set to continue on Monday, although it is unclear whether it will proceed or be delayed again based on Senator Gorsek’s ongoing health issue. The Special Session is also scheduled over the top of next week’s Legislative Days, […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation, City officials in Sisters, Ore., are being accused of trying to ban construction of a bronze cowboy statue over fears that it will draw conservatives to town, according to the UK Daily Mail. The proposal to erect a bronze statue rodeo star Lane Frost […]

Welcome to the next chapter: Cultivate Northwest! By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Since the 1990s, OFS has partnered with the Northwest Food and Forest Education Foundation to provide education and resources for agriculture, forestry, and natural resource communities. Today, with a refreshed mission and vision, the Foundation launches under […]

By Oregon Small Business Association of Oregon, A 25-year-old Guatemalan man living in Woodburn, Ore., is challenging his detention by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who arrested four of seven workers during a raid on an Oregon blueberry farm. Before dawn on Aug. 7, ICE agents in unmarked SUVs stopped […]

Make America Healthy Again Commission Publishes Strategy Recommendations By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Last week, the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission released its Make Our Children Healthy Again: Recommendations of the MAHA Commission to President Trump, detailing its strategy to address childhood chronic disease through Federal Government restructuring. […]