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January 15, 2013 - Ranchers win top state awards

2012 Riley Freeman Award honors Morrow County ranchers By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association A commitment to facilitating access and improvement to ranchland is honored. Pam and Mark Wunderlich were honored as recipients of the 2012 Riley Freeman Award at the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association Annual Convention. This award, a joint honor on […]


January 14, 2013 - Chart shows where drought is hitting America

USDA Designates 597 Counties in 2013 as Disaster Areas Due to Drought By USDA Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack designated 597 counties in 14 states as primary natural disaster areas due to drought and heat, making all qualified farm operators in the areas eligible for low-interest emergency loans. These are the […]


January 13, 2013 - Eight 4-H clubs vie for state robotics championship

Eight 4-H clubs qualify for state robotics championship By Oregon State University Extension Office When 117 teams gather in Hillsboro for the Jan. 19-20 Intel Oregon FIRST® LEGO® League state robotics championship, eight of them will have ties to the Oregon State University Extension Service’s 4-H program. They’ll be competing at […]


January 11, 2013 - Fiscal Cliff: Biodiesel & Estate Tax Victory

ASA Cheers Biodiesel, Estate Tax Victories in Fiscal Cliff Package By American Soybean Association With passage of legislation by the House and Senate to avoid the year-end “fiscal cliff”, the American Soybean Association (ASA) welcomes provisions in the law that extend the biodiesel tax incentive and provide a permanent solution […]


January 10, 2013 - Senator Wyden Seek Answers on Coal Royalty Payments

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden The leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, incoming Chairman Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Ranking Member Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), called for federal regulators to ensure taxpayers receive the full value for coal mined on federal and tribal lands, in a bipartisan letter to the […]


January 9, 2013 - Kitzhaber, Timber & the 2013 Session

by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Wildfire Protection Act: An important milestone toward enacting needed funding reforms to Oregon’s private and state forest fire protection was accomplished when Governor Kitzhaber included proposed changes in his FY 2013-15 budget. Oregon Dept. of Forestry will offer a bill in […]


January 8, 2013 - Wood products & home construction bucks bad economy

By Rick Sohn, PhD Umpqua Coqullie LLC Continued strength in wood products and home construction, against a backdrop of a continued sluggish economy. Four-year market trends of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are shown below. Interpretation Stud prices, and other wood building product prices, have been strengthening since October. […]


January 7, 2013 - Food Prices decline

Retail food prices decline slightly in fourth quarter 2012 By Stewart Truelsen American Farm Bureau Shoppers paid a bit less for food at the grocery store during the fourth quarter of 2012, with some popular fruits and veggies showing a decline in retail price. Lower retail prices for Russet potatoes, […]


January 6, 2013 - Oregon Cattlemen finishes wildfire effort

Oregon Cattlemen’s Association RESTOR Task Force completes work By Oregon Cattlemen Association Collaborative efforts net greater understanding for future responses to wildfire in Oregon The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) President, Curtis Martin, formally wrapped up the work of RESTOR, an OCA-created collaborative effort to respond to the devastating wildfires in […]


January 5, 2013 - Farmers get 15 cent of every food dollar

 By National Farmers Union  National Farmers Union (NFU) released its latest Farmer’s Share today. The report is based on calculations derived from the monthly Agriculture Prices report produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), and compared to price points of common grocery food items […]