Oregon Senator Ron Wyden Senator Ron Wyden announced that Oregon has received a $3 million federal grant to reduce fire risks to more than 2,200 homes in parts of Crook, Deschutes and Klamath counties that are adjacent to forests. The grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) will fund […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association With less than three months before the guidelines are expected to be finalized, the House Agriculture Committee  held a public hearing to continue their oversight of the development of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Health […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation On October 9 and November 9, the Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission will consider removing the gray wolf from the list of wildlife species that are protected under the Oregon Endangered Species Act (OESA). The Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan calls for the Commission […]

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association On August 25, 2015 Oregon Cattlemen’s Association members, Buck and Chelsea Matthews, dealt with the unexpected. The ranchers woke to discover one of their dogs laying on the porch with what appeared to be wolf’s teeth marks on his neck. “Scooter, was laying by the front […]

State Senator Doug Whitsett, Our previous article warned of the expectation for crony capitalism in President Obama’s “Clean Power Plan.” We noted his scheme was planned behind closed doors and beyond public scrutiny. We explained it was implemented through executive administrative fiat, and was designed with the specific purpose of causing […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Interior Secretary Sally Jewell announced the greater sage grouse is not warranted for listing under the Endangered Species Act, a victory for western rangelands and livestock producers. Unfortunately, in conjunction with this decision, the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service announced that their restrictive […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers Senate Approves Grain Standards Act Legislation On Monday, the Senate passed H.R. 2051, the Agriculture Reauthorizations Act of 2015, by unanimous consent. The legislation includes three titles, including a reauthorization of the Grain Standards Act through 2020. This action follows Senate Agriculture Committee approval […]

Congressman Kurt Schrader Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Peter DeFazio, Kurt Schrader, Earl Blumenauer and Suzanne Bonamici asked the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Oregon State University (OSU) to implement an industrial hemp pilot project in time for next year’s growing season, in a recent […]

  Oregon among US leaders in organic agriculture By Oregon Agriculture Dept. Oregon’s reputation as one of the nation’s leaders in organic agriculture is backed up by new statistics that show continued growth in organic farm production and sales. Coincidentally, September is National Organic Harvest Month and the new figures […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The House Ways and Means Committee passed legislation (H.R. 2510) that would make 50 percent bonus depreciation permanent and expand it to include fruit- and nut-bearing plants that have a pre-productive period of two years or more. Because farming requires large investments in machinery, equipment […]