National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The U.S. House voted 274 to 144 to pass a handful of tax extenders, including the expiring section 179 expensing provisions for small business. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President and Victoria, Texas cattleman, Bob McCan says this is a victory for rural America. “The passage of […]

Natural Resource New Note: Source: U.S. Drought Monitor

Farmers fear summer drought Natural Resource News Note The Medford Mail Tribune reported on growing concerns about Oregon’s excessive dry summer. The effects of historically low snowpacks and below-average rainfall are being felt by farmers across Southern Oregon who depend on streams and irrigation ditches to sustain their crops. And […]

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Threatened Forest Lawsuit Concerns Governor: In February, an environmental group filed a legal notice of its intended lawsuit challenging Oregon State Forest management of coho salmon in the Tillamook and Clatsop State Forests. State Dept. of Forestry officials say such a […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The Environmental Protection Agency’s latest greenhouse gas proposal will harm the nation’s economy, rural communities and America’s farm and ranch families if implemented, the American Farm Bureau Federation said today. The EPA’s attempt to impose a 30-percent reduction in carbon dioxide on the nation’s power […]

Associated Oregon Industries Oregon’s largest business advocate The purpose of a permit is to make sure a proposed facility or project is disclosed to the appropriate agencies and the proper predictable, predetermined standards and safe guards are employed. Unfortunately, permitting has, for many years, too often been used by third […]

By Arizona Farm Bureau Sarah Young Teskey, former Yavapai County Farm Bureau President and now a Rager Emergency Services volunteer in Oregon, remembers all too well the importance of first-aid training when an accident happens in a remote area of a farm or ranch. Arizona Farm Bureau members until they […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers’ proposed definition of “Waters of the U.S.” has raised grave concern from cattle producers across the country. Today, Jack Field, cattle rancher and Washington Cattlemen’s Association executive vice president, testified before the House of Representatives Small Business Committee […]

Wolf OR7 may have found a mate By Oregon Dept of Fish & Wildlife OR7, a wolf originally from northeast Oregon, may have found a mate in southwest Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. In early May, remote cameras on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest captured several images of what appears to be […]

By Cindy National Corn Growers Association “This is just the beginning,” says Rebecca Spector with the Center for Food Safety about new laws passed this week in two Oregon counties banning the cultivation of genetically engineered (GE) crops. And that is a scary thought. We’re talking about making laws telling […]