Oregon Court of Appeals affirms ruling overturning GMO ban Oregonians for Food and Shelter A ruling that invalidated a GMO ban in Oregon’s Josephine County has been affirmed on appeal. The Oregon Court of Appeals has affirmed that a prohibition against genetically engineered crops in Josephine County is pre-empted by […]

By Rick Sohn Ph.d Umpqua CoquilleLLC Markets are rebounding in the wake of serious hurricane and fire seasons. Product prices are up, while log prices have fallen slightly. Housing remains stable as inventories and mortgage rates drop slightly and home value continues to rise nationally. Recent trends of lumber, logs, […]

The Nation’s Wheat Growers Take on Capitol Hill to Talk Farm Bill National Association of  Wheat Growers Visiting almost all House and Senate Agriculture Committee Members and their offices, the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) concluded its annual policy Fly-in today. From September 26-27, 2017, NAWG hosted around thirty […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation Much of Southern Oregon sits at the northern tip of the Emerald Triangle, one of the nation’s best marijuana growing regions. The climate is ideal for growing cannabis. The growing season extends into fall and the long warm summers bring little or no rain. […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Thursday brought a great victory for Oregon agriculture as the Oregon Court of Appeals confirmed the lower court opinion on the Josephine County GMO ban initiative. The GMO ban, passed in May of 2014, was beginning to be implemented by the County in June […]

OSU leads the whey in NW dairy sciences By: Chris Branam Oregon Extension Services  The digital readout on the walk-in cooler displays 43 degrees as Lisbeth Goddik pulls open the door and steps inside. Inside the dim, narrow room—Oregon State University’s equivalent to a European cheese cave—are vacuum-wrapped cheeses stacked […]

USDA Makes Disaster Resources Available to Rural Development Borrowers By  United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture, Rural Development is providing tools and resources to help rural communities recover from the devastation brought by hurricanes Harvey and Irma, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue highlighted today. The emergency […]

Oregon Members Push for Emergency Wildfire Suppression Assistance Congressman Peter DeFazio Rep. Peter DeFazio (OR-04), along with Reps. Greg Walden (OR-02), Earl Blumenauer (OR-03), Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), and Kurt Schrader (OR-05) today sent a second letter to House leaders and the House Appropriations Committee requesting that emergency funding for wildland […]

Guest opinion submitted by Knute Buehler Oregon State Representative and 2018 Governor candidate This summer’s wildfire season has traumatized Oregonians across our state with more than 500,000 acres burned, so far, this summer. Families have lost homes and livelihoods. The special places where we hike, bike and camp are scarred […]

Farm Bureau Urges Lawmakers to Stop the HIT for 2018 Via Farm Bureau Citing a recent report that estimates the Affordable Care Act’s health insurance tax will force families purchasing coverage in the small group market to pay an additional $500 on average in premium costs next year, the American […]