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November 16, 2012 - Thanksgiving dinner costs up…again!

Click on the image for a high resolution PDF version (10 MB). Cost of Classic Thanksgiving Dinner Up Slightly This Year By American Farm Bureau Federation The retail cost of menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings increased less […]


November 15, 2012 - Albany sawmill worker has arm reattached

By Natural Resource News Note: When sawmill worker Jesse Gonzalez accidentally sliced off his right arm with a hula saw, doctors reattached the arm and had the blood flowing again within two hours of the accident. Operating a hula saw is often considered to be the most physically demanding job […]


November 14, 2012 - Farm action on 2013 estate tax hike

Estate Tax Increases if Congress Does Not Act by January 1, 2013 By Oregon Farm Bureau Please contact your congressman/congresswoman and senator to ensure Congress helps you before December 31. Congress must act before the end of the year on the estate tax. On January 1, 2013, the exemption will […]


November 13, 2012 - Oregon timber icon, Seneca Sawmills, changes hands

By Oregon Small Business Association Aaron Jones, the founder of the Eugene-based Seneca Family of Companies, has handed control of the company to his three daughters. They will work closely with CEO Rick Re, who will continue to run the company’s day-to-day operations. The three daughters have worked throughout the […]


November 12, 2012 - Oregon ranchers face severe feed shortages

Eastern Oregon Ranchers Struggle to Hang On to Herds By Oregon Family Farm Association The devastating wildfires of 2012 hit ranchers the hardest in Malheur and Harney Counties, leaving widespread shortages of forage and hay. Now as winter approaches and feed supplies dwindle, members of the cattlemen’s association are searching […]



November 10, 2012 - Biotech Label Law Defeated in California, More to Come

Biotech Labeling Proposition Defeated in California, But More on the Way National Corn Growers Association In California, voters rejected Proposition 37, which would have required special labeling of any retail food products containing an ingredient derived from a genetically modified crop. The measure lost 53 percent to 47 percent, as […]


November 9, 2012 - Farm Bureau: All eyes on lame duck session

President, American Farm Bureau Federation, “The American Farm Bureau Federation congratulates President Barack Obama on his re-election, as well as those candidates elected to serve during the 113th session of Congress. A number of important issues lie ahead of us, both for our nation, and for American agriculture. It is […]


November 8, 2012 - Oregon cattlemen Assoc. turns 100 in 2013

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association   Wolves, water rights and wildfires are hot topics in today’s beef producing industry. The issues were much the same in 1913 when a group of 51 cattle ranchers got together in Baker City and formed the Oregon Cattle & Horse Raisers Association, now called the […]


November 7, 2012 - Wyden suggests property tax to solve timber county crisis

Wyden suggests Oregon timber counties consider raising taxes By Oregon Family Farm Association U. S. Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) suggested that Oregon’s timber counties should consider raising property taxes as part of a strategy to cope with their loss of federal timber subsidies. These counties are poised to fall over […]