By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Hearing on four anti-biotechnology bills: HB 2532 & HB 2175 – Requiring the labeling of GE ingredients HB 2530 – A ban on the importation of GE Salmon HB 3177 – Requiring the labeling of GE Salmon Thursday, March 21 at 8:00am at the […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Hot Good Resolution Heard in Committee Senate Joint Memorial (SJM 7) which would, “…require the United States Department of Labor to adopt standard rules and procedures for the application of the ‘hot goods’ provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act” was heard on Wednesday in the […]

Join OFB at the Capitol for Natural Resources Day on 3/19 On National Ag Day, Tuesday, March 19, Farm Bureau members will get an opportunity to help state lawmakers understand the importance of the natural resources community to our economic well-being. All are welcome to join OFB and other ag […]

Citing the Need to Find Common Ground, ASA Revises Position on Farm Bill By American Soybean Association    In an effort to resolve longstanding differences on new farm legislation and address higher projected costs, the American Soybean Association (ASA) announced today that it will support a 2013 Farm Bill which […]

NCBA Statement on USDA’s Proposed Amendment to Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) Rule National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a cattleman from Cody Wyo., issued the following statement regarding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) proposed amendment to the mandatory Country of Origin […]

‘Threatened’ Listing Not Needed for Lesser Prairie-Chicken By American Farm Bureau Federation The Lesser Prairie-Chicken, a species of grouse found in Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas should not be added to the “threatened” list under the Endangered Species Act, the American Farm Bureau Federation told the Fish and […]

Christine Souza By California Farm Bureau With U.S. Congress and the Obama administration unable to prevent the March 1 trigger of automatic spending cuts to the federal budget, known as sequestration, agency officials must now decide where the cuts should be made, the effects of which aren’t likely to become […]

TWO BILLS: Environment Impact Statements  (HB 2321) & Pesticide Reporting Bill (SB 800) By Oregon Farm Bureau State of Oregon Environment Impact Statements HB 2321 is a bill of great concern. If passed, this bill will require all executive branch agencies, “… in planning and in decision-making that may have […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter The first legislative hearing on SB 633 will be next Tuesday, March 12, at 3:00 pm. SB 633 would ensure that the regulation of agriculture seed and crops would only occur at the state and federal levels where the proper expertise lies. This would […]

Tom Shellhammer, a fermentation scientist at Oregon State University, is pictured. (Photo by Lynn Ketchum) By Oregon State University Extension Office To fill a knowledge gap among both professional and hobbyist beer-makers, Oregon State University has created several online and on-site short courses for brewers who want to refine their […]