Greg Walden applauds passage of Resilient Federal Forests Act Helps advance forest management reform through House for fifth year in a row Congressman Greg Walden For the fifth time in five years, Rep. Greg Walden (R-Hood River) voted to pass legislation to improve federal forest management and reduce the risk […]

USDA Invests $2.5 Billion in Rural Electric Infrastructure Loans Will Help Create Jobs and Spur Business Growth in 27 States Weldon Freeman U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that USDA is investing $2.5 billion in rural electric infrastructure improvements to help create jobs and support […]

Don’t Buy “Climate Change” Argument Associated Oregon Loggers Federal agency representatives and certainly our liberal political representatives are already touting “climate change” as the cause of this summer’s catastrophic wildfire season. They point to rising temperatures, extended drought and a lengthening fire season as the reasons for the unusually large […]

Reps. Peter DeFazio and Greg Walden Fight for Oregon Timber Jobs Before International Trade Commission Congressman DeFazio Oregon Members Testify to the International Trade Commission in Support of Investigation into Unfair Chinese Hardwood Plywood Imports In testimony before the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), Reps. Peter DeFazio (OR-04) and Greg […]

Wall Street Editorial Board, 10,23,17 The bipartisan pull of corporate welfare—also known as the swamp—is powerful. Last week it swallowed up no less than Donald Trump and his fearless Environmental Protection Agency administrator, Scott Pruitt. They caved under pressure from the ethanol lobby and political extortion from Republican Senators Joni […]

Exotic wood boring beetles knocking on Oregon’s door Oregon Department of Agriculture  It’s been 20 years since the Oregon Department of Agriculture placed its first traps for exotic wood boring insects in the vicinity of a railroad tie creosoting plant in The Dalles. A lot has happened since amid the […]

Portion of Oregon coast closed to recreational crab harvesting Oregon Department of Agriculture The Oregon Department of Agriculture and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have announced the immediate closure of all recreational crabbing from Cape Blanco on the southern Oregon coast to the California border due to elevated […]

NCBA on GIPSA Rule Withdrawal: “Victory for Cattle Producers and Consumers” National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Colin Woodall, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Senior Vice President, Government Affairs, today released the following statement in response to USDA’s decision to withdraw its controversial Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyard Administration (GIPSA) interim final […]

Physical activity lacking for food-insecure Oregon rural children Oregon  State Extension Services  Many rural Oregon children living in food-insecure homes aren’t getting enough physical activity, according to an Oregon State University study. The study is published in the journal Preventative Medicine Reports. In a sample of 144 families in three […]

New program & commission to protect Oregon ag heritage Oregon Department of Agriculture  From protecting agricultural lands using easements and covenants, to helping farmers and ranchers keep their operation in the family through succession planning, the newly formed Oregon Agricultural Heritage Program and its soon-to-be formed commission offer hope that […]