By Renewable Fuels Association Addressing a gathering of thousands of leading ethanol industry pioneers at the Fuel Ethanol Workshop (FEW) yesterday, Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) President and CEO Bob Dinneen made clear those “that are quite comfortable with our use of oil and want to see cheap corn” are mounting […]

Has Opec become irrelevant? CNN does a special news item on the waning power of the Opec cartel.

NBC Nightly News did a news story on the beetle behind the American wildfires see the graphic and video below. SEE VIDEO BELOW

By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife On June 10, 2012, ODFW trapped OR-13, a two-year-old wolf of the Wenaha pack, and fitted it with a GPS radio-collar. The black female weighed 85 pounds and was captured in the Wenaha Wildlife Management Unit. She was previously caught as a pup […]

Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber Office, Governor Kitzhaber announced that Gabriela Goldfarb is joining the Governor’s office to serve as a Natural Resources Policy Advisor. “Gabriela joins a strong team in my Natural Resources Office,” said Governor Kitzhaber. “Her long experience with salmon recovery and ocean and coastal issues will bring […]

Regional Approaches to Climate Change for Pacific Northwest Agriculture By Steve Petrie Center Director and Professor of Soil Science Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center – As featured in Oregon Wheat Grower’s Magazine The topic of climate change is filled with questions: How much will the climate change over what time […]

Timber Industry Report By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC Spring stud prices popped, and unsold home inventory is the lowest in 5 years.   Construction Starts and Permits are remaining above 700,000. Four-year trends of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are shown below. Information and interpretation. There is so much […]

Cathryn Corn Commentary National Corn Growers Association Often, arguments for farming practices that increase productivity are overlooked by those outside of agriculture in the United States. Decades of abundant, affordable options at the market have lulled many into the expectation that farmers will always provide for them in the manner […]

Big game raffles, auctions gross more than $523,202 By Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife The 2012 ODFW auction and raffles for big game hunting tags grossed $523,202, of which $308,566 will go to the Access and Habitat Program and $179,937 to big game research and management. The auction of […]

The video of the week goes to CNN for showcasing the Kansas oil boom at a time of near record high gas prices.