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 […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Senate Bill 800 is being heard in the Senate Committee on Environment and Natural Resources April 1 at 3:00pm at the Capitol. Your input is imperative! Please weigh in and let legislators know you OPPOSE this bill. What does SB 800 do?  This bill […]

Oregon Forestry Department Lays Off Workers By Natural Resource Report News Note, Seven forestry department positions will be cut at the Coos District Office which handles the Elliott State Forest Management plan. Due to an injunction by a federal judge in November, logging at 11 timber sales, including Elliott, has […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation A crop report issued today by the Agriculture Department indicates that America’s farmers are preparing to plant 97.3 million acres of corn, one of the largest crops in history, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. The forecast is on target with what grain industry […]

RFA Requests Multi-Agency Investigation into Oil Industry’s Discriminatory and Unlawful Conduct Renewable Fuels Association In a letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Department of Energy (DoE) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) requested a multi-agency investigation into […]