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September 17, 2018 - Oregon Ag numbers outpacing nation

By Oregon Prosperity Project, Oregon always has been an agricultural state, with all parts of the state contributing. There’s wheat, beef, potatoes and onions from Eastern Oregon; grass seed, vegetables and nuts from the Willamette Valley; and fruit from the Columbia River Gorge and Southern Oregon. Oregon’s ability to grow […]


September 14, 2018 - Trump rule protects ranchers from lawsuit abuse

National Cattlemen Beef Association Press Release, The National Cattlemen Beef Association and PLC encouraged by Secretary Zinke’s Order on “Sue and Settle” Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands Council and NCBA Federal Lands, issued the following statement in response to the Department of Interior’s Secretarial Order 3368, regarding […]


September 13, 2018 - Oregon first: Cougar kills hiker

By Oregon Sportsmen Association The state’s first confirmed fatal wild cougar attack occurred on Mt. Hood in September this year and has made national headlines and international headlines.  The body of 55-year old Gresham woman, Diana Bober, was discovered near a Mt. Hood hiking trail.  The police autopsy showed signs […]


September 12, 2018 - An opposing view on Sanctuary Law change

By Jeff Stone, OAN Executive Director As the fall campaign season ramps up during September, voters will be learning more about the candidates running for various leadership positions. U.S. Congress, the Oregon Legislature, county commissioners, city councils — they’ll all be on the ballot. Oregon also has a long history […]


September 10, 2018 - Oregon I Farm, I Vote campaign begins

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, As the November election approaches, we are once again excited to be participating in an effort to encourage the participation of agricultural, forestry, and rural populations of Oregon in the voting process. I Farm I Vote is a movement throughout Oregon that started in […]



September 7, 2018 - Consumer Reports beef article full of fear, bias

National Cattlemen Beef Association, Consumer Reports’ article “What’s Really in Your Meat?” is nothing more than sensationalist journalism. The article, which bases its findings on unconfirmed residue screening tests of meat, draws false and misleading conclusions meant to deceive consumers and reduce the consumption of meat. The unconfirmed results utilized […]


September 6, 2018 - Gorge fires one year later

By Natural Resource News Note, The Oregonian has a series of lovely and encouraging photos from photographer Mark Graves.  Please see the photo exhibit here.


September 5, 2018 - We could reduce wildfires sizes by 70%

By Congressman Greg Walden, “We are hostages in our own homes.” That’s how Jennifer, a mother from Medford, described to me what communities in Southern Oregon and across the West are enduring yet again: a summer filled with smoke and fire. Jennifer continued in her letter to me saying, “my […]


September 3, 2018 - First ever Wolf pups seen in Cascades

By Natural Resource Report, Two wolf pups were captured on video in Mount Hood this summer. This makes it the first time a pair of breeding wolves have been witnessed in the Cascades in a long time. The Oregonian further reports, “Today, we let out a huge howl knowing that […]