A California sea lion with a fish caught just below Willamette Falls in the spring of 2011. Sea Lion hazing crew – ODFW Photo – ODFW will haze California sea lions at Willamette Falls By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife In an attempt to reduce predation on federally listed […]

By Rick Sohn, PhD Umpqua Coqullie LLC New records for lumber, logs, housing starts, building permits, and unsold inventory, while mortgage rates remain low.  Consistent annual improvement  is expected.  Five-year data of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are shown below.   Prices in Dollars per Thousand Board Feet Jan‘13 […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers Resolving to change our habits or reach new goals in a new year is only human. And for humans in many countries, one of the most common resolutions is to lose weight. That’s why the health clubs and fad diet promoters are on the […]

By Cindy National Corn Growers Association Newspapers, online sources and television reports alike have spent days now terrifying a hungry public with reports that party food favorite buffalo chicken wings will be in short supply this Super Bowl. Linking the supposed shortage to a variety of factors, from the drought […]

American Farm Bureau Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding Bipartisan Senate Immigration Principles “The time is long overdue for our nation to have a comprehensive agricultural labor plan that works for all sectors of agriculture and across all regions of our nation. The American Farm Bureau […]

Timber News Update by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Counties Receive Rural Schools Funds Paid:  USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack in January announced the US Treasury paid $323 million to counties within 41 states having national forests.  The fiscal year 2013 payment is the last to support […]

Activists protest New Mexico coyote killing contest Activists are protesting a coyote killing contest sponsored by Gunhawk Firearms of Los Lunas, New Mexico. The idea is for teams to shoot as many coyotes as possible during a certain weekend. The activist group Animal Protection of New Mexico has organized a […]

Biennial report to the governor & legislature provides priority policy recommendations By Oregon Dept. of Agriculture The State Board of Agriculture has completed one of its primary biennial tasks and is ready to share the results with Oregon’s governor and legislature. The 2013 Oregon State of the Agriculture Industry Report […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter Several bills that are important of OFS members were introduced while the legislature was in town last week.  They are giving us a flavor of what challenges we will be facing this year. Below is a list of issues that we know we will […]

By Cindy National Corn Growers Association In 2012, Americans consumed less high fructose corn syrup per person than they have since 1997. Dieters, who have become increasingly conscious of calories in HFCS sweetened beverages such as soda, have dropped their HFCS consumption but not the extra weight. Levels of obesity […]