Farmworker housing tax credit set to expire By Oregon Family Farm Association The Oregon farmworker housing tax credit is set to expire in 2014. The credit encourages developers to build affordable, safe housing for farmworkers and their families. If passed, House Bill 3168 would extend that credit through 2020. The […]

Klamath River Basin whistleblower and feds reach settlement Dr. Paul Houser and the Interior Department have agreed on a settlement “to the mutual satisfaction and the best interest of both parties.” Houser, a hydrometeorologist, went to work for the Bureau of Reclamation in April 20ll and was fired less than […]

Growers won’t let up on tax messages to Congress By Oregon Farm Bureau As part of an American Farm Bureau Federation campaign to urge lawmakers to take action on estate taxes and capital gains taxes during the lame duck, farmers and ranchers have sent 12,600 messages to their legislators underscoring […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers A high-level report on agriculture research funding was issued Friday by the White House Office of Science and Technology, underscoring the importance of farming to the domestic economy and the global population. The President’s Council on Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) issued the […]

By Cindy National Corn Growers Association   USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) out this week reported a big increase in the Chinese corn crop, raising total global grain production this year to nearly 2706 million metric tons, the second-largest on record. Global 2012/13 corn production is raised […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The world’s biggest user of petroleum wants to diversify its fuel options. American Farm Bureau energy specialist Andrew Walmsley talks about why that’s good for national security and the U.S. economy in this story from AFBF’s Johnna Miller. Miller: The U.S. military used 117 million […]

U.S. FARMERS & RANCHERS ALLIANCE NAMES ST. PAUL, ORE., FARMER AMONG NINE FINALISTS FOR ITS FACES OF FARMING & RANCHING SEARCH Cast your vote online at www.FoodDialogues.com through Dec. 15 to help select the faces of American agriculture By US Farmer & Rancher Alliance Brenda Kirsch, a farmer from St. […]

By California Farm Bureau Nearly two-thirds of farmers who responded to a survey by the California Farm Bureau Federation said they experienced challenges finding enough employees to help tend and harvest crops in 2012. Farm Bureau today released the results of the online survey, which included responses from nearly 800 […]

New report: Restoring Oregon’s east-side forests is a win-win By Oregon Forest Resource Institute, Accelerating the work to restore ailing federal forests will help both the environment and the economy in eastern Oregon. This is the conclusion of a new report prepared at the request of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber and […]

City fixes water shortage by removing lawns Natural Resource News Note: Los Angeles is removing residents’ lawns and installing water-efficient gardens in an attempt to conserve water. At the residents’ request, the city will send a crew to dig up the grass and replace it with mulch and native CA […]