By American Farm Bureau Federation “The American Farm Bureau Federation strongly supports President Obama’s move toward normalized relations with Cuba. Farm Bureau has long called for a removal of trade restrictions with Cuba, and we believe expanded trade with the U.S. can serve as a cornerstone for additional reforms. “The […]

by Bill J. Kluting, concerned Oregonian So-called conservation groups like Oregon Wild, Cascadia Wildlands, Center for Biological Diversity and other groups are following an agenda. You have to give them “credit” for what they have accomplished in the past and what they look to do in the future. They have […]

Federal forest payments not renewed By Oregon Tax News, For the first time since the program began, Congress did not extend the Secure Rural Schools Act, which expired this year. Under the program, the government paid compensation to heavily forested rural counties that were hurt financially by federal regulations that […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Farm Bureau urging resolution in West Coast port dispute Despite a surprising lack of coverage in the media, the West Coast port labor dispute still rages on, and is in fact, worsening and in need of federal intervention. Since May, the International Longshore and Warehouse Union […]

Congressman Greg Walden, Boosting economic opportunities, ag research in Eastern Oregon Earlier this year, the House unanimously passed a bill I wrote to boost economic opportunities in Hermiston and allow important agriculture research to continue at the OSU research station there. Since the Senate hasn’t passed it yet, I worked […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter OFS Voters’ Guide – A Message From Scott Dahlman We have heard from a significant number of our members that our OFS Voters’ Guides were not delivered prior to the election, and for some members, not even until early December. Please accept our sincerest […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation America’s farmers and ranchers are ready for Congress to act swiftly to restore tax provisions essential to boosting small businesses and rural economies, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Farm Bureau urged members of both chambers […]

By Rick Sohn Ph.D Umpqua Coquille LLC Timber Industry Report November 26, 2014 Log prices may have set a new record!!! Lumber prices remain strong. Mortgage interest rates are near 4 percent again, and homebuilding is still above the one million mark. More recent statistics of lumber manufacturing, home construction, […]

By Oregon Dept. of Agriculture The Oregon Department of Agriculture has issued two civil penalties totaling $16,000 in connection with a pesticide application this summer that left an estimated 1,000 bees dead at a north Eugene apartment complex. An investigation performed by ODA’s Pesticides Program determined that Glass Tree Care […]

By American Forest Resource Council   Legislation is Unanimously Opposed by Oregon’s Forest Products Industry, Opposed by the O&C Counties, and Lacks Support from Reps. DeFazio, Schrader, and Walden and Governor Kitzhaber Groups representing Western Oregon’s timber industry have sent a letter to the Chairwoman and Ranking Member of the […]