Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers. Congress Attempts to Defund USFS Planning: When the US House Interior Appropriations Committee passed its FY2013 budget for the US Forest Service in June, it eliminated all funding for national […]

Over 100 people in Washington rally to save NW dams from being demolished over environmental concerns. See news video below.

The corn fuel mandate is raising food prices and hurting the poor. Wall Street Journal Editorial, In 2007 and 2008, food prices spiked, resulting in much higher U.S. grocery bills and far more hunger in the poorest countries as the global supply chain buckled. The world may now be on […]

By Janice, Corn Commentary National Association Corn Growers This year’s farm bill actions have been difficult to keep track of, even for those of us that live inside the beltway and work on this issue almost every day. NCGA has been working on the 2012 farm bill for almost four […]

Wildfires Send Smoke into Klamath, Lake and Malheur Counties By Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Smoke from area fires causes increased air pollution in Lakeview and Klamath Falls, haze in Vale and Ontario; DEQ offers tips on dealing with smoke With the National Weather Service predicting smoky conditions and hot […]

USDA Forecasts Sharply Reduced Corn, Soybean Crops By American Farm Bureau Federation The Agriculture Department’s first survey-based measure of crop yield potential for 2012 lowered production forecasts for both corn and soybeans dramatically, due to the continuing drought. Economists with the American Farm Bureau Federation said the report is a harbinger […]

By Dept. of Fish & Wildlife With summer temperatures heating up throughout the state, the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is asking anglers to take special care when catching and releasing fish. “Warm water temperatures, especially above 70 degrees, can be very hard on cool water fish such as […]

Natural Resource Users File Lawsuit on Forest Planning Rule By  American Forest Resource Council The American Forest Resource Council (AFRC) and a broad group of national and regional interests filed suit today in Washington, D.C. to overturn the new Forest Service Planning Rule adopted last April. According to the Complaint, […]

Task Force organizing hay donation deliveries to fire-affected families and business By Oregon Cattlemen Association RESTOR, a newly created task force within the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association formed to direct attention to the growing problems created by wildfires in the state, met with Rep Greg Walden (R-OR) yesterday to provide an […]

Starlings beware, falcons patrol Oregon blueberry fields — A handful of larger growing operations turn to a bird of prey to protect the crop By Oregon Department of Agriculture Some of Oregon’s larger blueberry growers this summer have enlisted a winged warrior in the battle against starlings. The use of […]