By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden announced the introduction of the Oregon Research Bounty Act, legislation to authorize funding for 11 research projects that benefit Oregon’s agriculture and forest product sectors. As the former top Democrat on the Appropriations subcommittee that writes our […]

Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) Press Release Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and her colleagues on the bipartisan Agricultural Labor Working Group (ALWG) released a final report that details policy recommendations to address workforce issues facing the nation’s ag producers. The report comes after months of engaging with stakeholders, employers, and workers […]

REAL Oregon Celebrates Class 7 Graduation, Empowering Rural Leaders for a Sustainable Future By REAL Oregon, SALEM–REAL Oregon is thrilled to announce the graduation of Class 7 marking another milestone in the organization’s commitment to empowering natural resource leaders and fostering sustainable growth in Oregon communities. “We are immensely proud […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association It’s only temporary, but people in Oregon won’t need a state permit to milk a trio of cows or a handful of goats after a U.S. District Court judge prevented the Oregon Department of Agriculture from enforcing its new rule as it intended to do […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS continues to track the work of Oregon’s Environmental Justice Council, as the Council directs the development of a new Environmental Justice mapping tool for Oregon based on HB 4077, passed in the 2022 Legislative Session. Two OFS staff members, Katie Murray and Tiffany […]

Bentz Leads Letter to Urge U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to Delist Gray Wolves as a Protected Species Press Release WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Bentz led 19 of his Republican colleagues in sending a letter to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) Director, Martha Williams, urging her to delist the […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, OFS submitted comments to EPA related to the Agency’s process for handling pesticide efficacy data as part of the pesticide registration process. In this case, petitioners are pushing the Agency to require efficacy data for neonicotinoids and other systemic insecticides. More and more, we […]

By OSU Extension Office A crisis helpline dedicated to serving Oregon’s agricultural and forestry communities is now open. The Oregon Agristress Helpline – 833-897-2474 – is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by call or text. The voice line can be accessed in up to 160 languages […]

AFRC and AOCC Comment on U.S. Supreme Court’s Denial of Petition for Writ of Certiorari on O&C Lands Case By American Forest Resourcr Council, The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to review the Obama-era expansion of the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) 2016 Resource Management […]

Moving Forward Needed Management of Federal Forests By Oregon State Senator David Brock Smith   As you know, I have long pushed for more proactive forest management from our federal agencies on their federal managed lands to bring timber resources to market, creating jobs, while protecting our communities from wildfire. […]