By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Work Session on SB 633 – Seed Preemption Thurs, April 11 at 3:00 at the Capitol A Work Session (opportunity to move the bill out of committee) on SB 633 will be Thursday, April 11, at 3:00 pm. OFS supports this bill with only […]

Congressman Peter DeFazio Press Release Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Springfield) and Greg Walden (R-Hood River) announced that the House Natural Resources Committee will conduct a hearing on a long-term bipartisan solution for the O&C lands on Thursday, April 11, 2013. The hearing was secured after DeFazio, Walden, and Rep. Kurt Schrader […]

By Oregonians for Food and ShelterUpdates on “Action Alert” Bills (you can find the status of all OFS bills of interest HERE) SB 800 – requires reporting of pesticide application to DEQ Senate Bill 800 had a hearing in the Senate Environment and Natural Resources Committee on Monday, April 1st. OFS […]

By Daily Digger Oregon Association of Nurseries On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of eight Oregon legislators introduced Senate Bill 833, which would allow creation of a new, short-term driver’s license for applicants who otherwise qualify, but are unable to provide proof of legal U.S. residency. “All Oregonians, regardless of the […]

By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife Hatchling turtles in shipping container. ODFW photo. Download higher resolution image. Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife biologists warn Oregonians to be cautious when buying turtles as pets. Many of them are illegal to buy, sell or possess, despite the fact they are […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers Congress Returns Next Week; Senate Farm Bill Mark-Up Expected in Late April Members of Congress are set to be back in Washington next week after a two-week spring recess. Expected to be at the top the agenda are efforts to conference a budget resolution […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation Shoppers paid slightly more for food at the grocery store at the beginning of 2013. Higher retail prices for meat items such as sliced deli ham, boneless chicken breasts and ground chuck, among other foods, resulted in a slight increase in the American Farm Bureau […]

By California Farm Bureau Growers on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley say they may need to fallow more land, seek out supplemental water and reduce employees’ hours in the wake of cutbacks on deliveries of water from the federal Central Valley Project. “We’ve already fallowed 250 acres, […]

Labor and Business Leaders Call for Reasonable Reviews of Proposed Export Projects Alliance for NW Jobs & Exports More bureaucracy will harm job creation and trade sector Labor and business leaders responded forcefully to the call from Governors of Oregon and Washington for expanded federal review in the approval of […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Required Employee Sick Leave Receives Hearing  The House Business and Labor Committee is holding a hearing on HB 3390 which require employers to provide sick leave to their workers. According to the bill, employers, “…who employ six or more employees in this state for each working […]