Schrader, Walden Lead Effort to Support Bipartisan Plan to Protect Forest Roads and Jobs Congressman Kurt Schrader, Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-Ore.) and Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced a bipartisan effort to support approval of the “Silviculture Regulatory Consistency Act” (H.R. 2541), which would protect forest owners from costly new federal […]

By Oregon State University Relocated tansy-eating moth evolves to survive in mountains, says study A moth that scientists released into the wild in Oregon mountains to control a poisonous invasive weed has unexpectedly evolved to survive the cooler climate, according to a new study. The cinnabar moth was introduced in […]

Oregon’s Integrated Water Resources Strategy Explores Relationships Between Water and Land Use Regulation By Michael Gelardi Davis, Wright & Tremaine LLP Oregon Law firm The Oregon Water Resources Department (“WRD”) recently released what WRD hopes will be the final draft of Oregon’s strategy to manage the state’s water resources. The […]

By Oregon Cattlemen’s Association In response to the growing and devastating wildfires in Harney and Malheur Counties, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association President Curtis Martin today announced the creation of RESTOR, a task force within OCA dedicated to providing assistance and education, building understanding and awareness, and facilitating improvements regarding current and […]

This business news video below shows how water fees can sink a small rural business. This example is a Nevada restaurant who got clobbered to extinction because of runaway water fees. Watch the video below. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

By Marlin Stutzman and Michael Needham By American Enterprise Institute For decades, an unholy Washington alliance—between rural lawmakers and their urban and suburban colleagues—has caused exponential growth in spending by combining farm policy and food stamps in one huge legislative package. It’s a practice our nation can no longer afford […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation said that a House proposal to extend the current farm bill for one year fails to move the nation any closer to securing a comprehensive, long-term farm bill and the organization would stand in opposition. American Farm Bureau Farm Policy […]

By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC Too good to be true? This 2005-looking homebuilding boomlet is taking shape in July, 2012 at River Run, in Spokane, WA (see picture below). These houses are all sold. Four-year trends of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are shown below. Interpretation.

ODFW to deploy drone aircraft to monitor birds at Haystack Rock on Oregon coast By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife High winds, rocky terrain, salt water and seabirds can make flying on the Oregon Coast challenging, even dangerous under the best of circumstances. For a team of researchers from […]

ODA advises ranchers and land managers to watch for weeds if they replant seeds By Oregon Department of Agriculture Wildfires this month have already devastated more than 800,000 acres of rangeland in southeastern Oregon. Ranchers and land managers don’t want to get burned a second time by invasive noxious weeds […]