Innovative Technology Can Reduce Tobacco Harm and Save Oregonians Tax Dollars Cascade Policy Institute By Steve Buckstein To eventually end cigarette use in America, rather than rely on tobacco taxes, public service announcements, and restrictions on cigarette use, we might look toward innovation. New technologies hold out the promise of […]

Peter DeFazio Applauds U.S. Forest Service Decision to use Oregon Tree as Capitol Christmas Tree Congressman Peter DeFazio Rep. Peter DeFazio today applauded the U.S. Forest Service’s decision to use a tree from Oregon’s Willamette National Forest as the 2018 U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree. The tree will be a gift […]

By Karl Rove, Wall Street Journal 1,18,18 In a Wall Street Journal interview last week, President Trump said if he were to “terminate” the North American Free Trade Agreement, it “would be frankly a positive for our country.” This bluster could be a negotiating ploy before the next trilateral Nafta […]

Walden bill to protect Mt. Hood, local drinking water source, signed into law Congressman Greg Walden Eff legislation authored by Oregon Reps. Greg Walden and Earl Blumenauer, and Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley to help protect Mt. Hood and Crystal Springs, the local water source for communities in the […]

Oregon eyes expanding pesticide authority At question is whether the Department of Environmental Quality will expand its authority and by extension give environmentalists grounds to file civil suits. Editorial Oregonians For Food And Shelter We think Oregon farm and forest interests are justifiably anxious as the state Department of Environmental […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter This year, we have a “short” legislative session which begins on February 5th and runs through March 11th. Legislators have strict limits on the amount of bills they can introduce this year (2 in the House and 1 in the Senate), so we don’t […]

Oregon’s 2018 water supply outlook: snowpack below average, but many months remain to catch up United States Department of Agriculture All basins in Oregon are experiencing below to well below normal snowpack but the season is still early, according to the first water supply outlook report of the year released […]

By Rick Sohn, PhD Coquille Lumber Log prices continue to rise, in record territory. Starts in single family homes are the highest levels in 10 years, per Random Lengths. Recent trends of lumber, logs, home construction, and housing markets, are compared.

Outdoor School begins funding notifications for 2017-18 school year Oregon State University Extension The new statewide Outdoor School, a program that provides fifth- and sixth-grade students with at least three days of outdoor education, has begun notifying school districts that they will receive funding for the 2017-18 school year.

Tax Reform Package Good for Oregon Ag Oregon Farm Bureau SALEM, OREGON – The tax reform package passed by Congress and awaiting the president’s signature includes many provisions that will help Oregon’s farm and ranch families.