By Barry Bushue, President Oregon Farm Bureau As Oregonians, we all face economic challenges that are difficult to surmount. Tragically, when it comes to economic decline, poverty, hunger, and despair in our rural communities, a substantial amount of the harm comes from our own federal government and its lack of […]

Energy Secretary says he’s not taking over BPA By Natural Resource News Note: Despite hiring scandals at Bonneville Power, the U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz stated that he is not seeking to take control of the troubled administration despite taking over some of their functions. The Oregonian reports. The […]

By Daily Digger Oregon Association of Nurseries State drafting rules for industrial hemp production Officials with the Oregon Department of Agriculture are drafting rules that could allow for the industrial production of hemp by next spring, according to a reportin the Oregonian newspaper (Portland, Ore.). Although industrial hemp comes from […]

  By American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation’s 28th annual informal price survey of classic items found on the Thanksgiving Day dinner table indicates the average cost of this year’s feast for 10 is $49.04, a 44-cent price decrease from last year’s average of $49.48. “The cost […]

Oregonians for Food and Shelter A couple of weeks ago, The Oregonian printed a guest opinion written by two professors at Linfield College entitled Eco-sabotage should not be mistaken for eco-terrorism. In the piece, the authors wrote “She freed wild horses at the BLM corral in Burns while her friends […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Poultry and livestock farmers declared victory on Wednesday when a federal court ruled in favor of West Virginia poultry farmer Lois Alt in a lawsuit she brought against the Environmental Protection Agency. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia ruled that […]

Oregon rallies behind fire-damaged Hazelnut farm in record time Natural Resource News Note: Would you believe a local hazelnut farming operation in Oregon was hit with a damaging fire and found itself back on its feet within three weeks. This is the story of Mid Valley Ag Dryers who has […]

Yesterday evening results on the Washington State Farming GMO label law from KING-5 News: The measure was failing 45 percent to 55 percent with more than 980,000 ballots counted Tuesday night.”We’re delighted with the vote tonight,” said Dana Bieber, a spokeswoman for the No on 522 campaign. Voters “gave a […]

Below are four interesting Measure 552 ads taking different viewpoints on the local Washington State Measure 522 on GMO labeling that has caught the attention of the nation.

By Oregon Farm Bureau Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau receives national award Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau recently received a national County Activities of Excellence award from the American Farm Bureau. The CAE program acknowledges exceptional grassroots projects, events, and activities at the county Farm Bureau level. Only 24 county Farm Bureaus […]