By Rick Sohn, PhD Umqua Coquille LLC The wood products industry is churning along, even helped by lower log prices. A fall in housing starts should be temporary. A 3-4 year positive trend in housing recovery is predicted. Trends of lumber, home construction, and housing markets, are compared to 2006. […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and Public Lands Council, along with other producer and land use groups, filed a complaint in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the EPA and Army Corps over their “waters of the United States” final rule. “The […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Session is drawing to a close, and two bills stand out that concerns farmers. 1. The first is House Bill 3125 which exempts property taxes from certain agriculture equipment. This would apply to processing equipment that handles wheat, dairy and egg products. Receiving tax relief […]

Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate Why is Oregon updating their water quality standards for copper? The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (ODEQ) recently announced the initiation of a rulemaking to revise its freshwater aquatic life criteria for copper. This rule (http://www.deq.state.or.us/wq/standards/copper.htm) is significant because aquatic life criteria: – […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The Senate took the final vote needed to send Trade Promotion Authority to the President for his signature. Passing by a vote of 60-38, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis hails the final passage. “NCBA appreciates the support of the Senate on final passage of […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau As we move into the final weeks of session, activists are making a final push to pass SB 920 out of the Senate Rules Committee. Anti-farm groups are spreading misinformation and fear about the use of antibiotics by family farmers and ranchers in Oregon. They are […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture Remember when your mom told you to eat your vegetables? Well, if they were grown in Oregon, chances are she was doing you a favor. Oregon is well known for high quality vegetable crops, but new statistics show that the state’s growers also produce variety […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Drones: The Next Step in Precision Ag and Improved Sustainability By Robert Giblin Once a science fiction dream and then used extensively for military surveillance and warfare, small Unmanned Aerial Systems – commonly known as drones – are moving rapidly into daily business and consumer […]

By Josh Lehner Oregon Office of Economic Analysis Blog As the drought continues to worsen and spread, its impact — both potential and real — on the economy is a risk to the outlook, particularly at the local level. Our office included the following slide in our presentation to the […]

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association TPP and TPA have caused quite a stir lately. Don’t mistake their impact by the size of their abbreviations. Each set of three letters represents huge possibilities for Oregon ranchers and agriculture. TPP stands for Trans-Pacific Partnership and TPA stands for Trade Promotion Authority. Will Wise, […]