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.

ODA makes plans for Japanese beetle battle part 2 Oregon Department of Agriculture With year one of an expected five-year Japanese beetle eradication effort completed in the Cedar Mill area of Washington County, the Oregon Department of Agriculture is formulating plans for 2018 that go beyond this year’s treatment area. […]

Congressman Walden Refers Wild Horse Fire Brigade To Heads Of BLM & USFS Capt. William E. Simpson II – USMM Ret. Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities How often do we find ourselves as citizens complaining when legislators overlook cost-effective ideas and plans that could arguably provide some relief or a solution […]

It’s census time for Oregon farmers and ranchers Oregon Department of Agriculture The most ambitious and important agricultural survey of all is getting underway in Oregon and the rest of the fifty states as the 2017 Census of Agriculture literally reaches out to every farmer and rancher in the United […]