(file photo, NR Report) By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Press release, Steelhead are tricky to forecast, but early indications point to another good year for anglers. Here’s a rundown from north to south. North Coast Steelhead are making a good early showing. Big Creek Hatchery in Astoria is […]

Wyden Statement on Cannabis Rescheduling By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Press Release, Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today issued the following statement on Donald Trump’s executive order to reschedule cannabis from a schedule I drug to a schedule III: “This is just a half step that doesn’t […]

By Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association, Expanding access to hospitality careers across Oregon through training, community partnerships, and industry engagement. At the Oregon Hospitality Foundation (OHF), we are always looking out for new opportunities to increase access to hospitality career excellence. Training is a large piece of the puzzle in […]

By Oregon Hispanic Business Association, A Southern Oregon farmer opened a 3,000-square-foot grocery store and deli counter in Phoenix called La Fuente Market & Butchery to give people a chance to buy fresh food knowing full well how their free-range meat and fresh produce were grown. The name La Fuente […]

Oregon Drops to 35th in State Tax Competitiveness Index By Oregon Business & Industry What happened: Oregon has fallen two places in the nonpartisan Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index, dropping from 33rd to 35th, the state’s lowest ranking in the widely followed index in at least 20 years. Oregon […]

Regulatory Update By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, For those making a list and checking it twice before heading off for your holiday activities, written comments for ODA’s LUBGWMA fertilizer rulemaking are due at 5pm on Monday, December 22nd. These proposed rules will have a significant impact on producers in the […]

Angi Bailey Reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau Federation President By Oregon farm Bureau Federation, Salem, Ore – The Oregon Farm Bureau Federation (OFBF) held its annual convention in Portland this year where delegates, representing every Oregon county, reelected President Angi Bailey on Thursday afternoon. This will be her third term leading […]

2026 DUNN CARNEY AG SUMMIT By Dunn Carney Feb 6 from 7:30am to 1pm PST Salem Convention Center Register now for the 2026 Dunn Carney Ag Summit. Join us for a half-day conference featuring ag industry leaders from around the region. Dunn Carney’s Ag Summit returns to the Salem Convention […]

By Oregon State Representative Dwayne Yunker, Press release, Representative Dwayne Yunker (R–Grants Pass) released the following statement regarding his request for a federal review of Oregon’s $1 million tribal TANF distribution, civil-rights compliance, and SNAP administration: “Oregonians deserve full transparency when it comes to how federal welfare dollars are being […]

By Oregon Small Business Association Foundation, PacifiCorp, Oregon’s most embattled utility that provides a quarter of the state’s electricity, has seen its investment grade downgraded to BBB-, the lowest rating on the S&P 500, in large part because of damages it faces in class-action lawsuits stemming from 2020 Labor Day […]