Declaration positions counties to receive assistance and coordinate recovery efforts Oregon Governor Kitzhaber Press Release Governor Kitzhaber declared a State of Emergency in response to recent fires in Harney and Malheur Counties. More than 750,000 acres burned over the course of a week in Southeast Oregon. The Governor’s Executive Order […]

Stink bug poses huge risk to Oregon crops An Oregon State University researcher has discovered in Oregon a community of stink bug. The brown marmorated stink bug has its origins in Asia. Complicating matters is the fact that the bug reproduces itself every few days and is very diff ult […]

Greg Walden: All levels of government need to be flexible in responding to wildfires Congressman Greg Walden, Walden announces that, at his urging, Farm Service Agency will be flexible in locating Conservation Reserve Program lands where ranchers can relocate their cattle for emergency grazing In the middle of a swing […]

American Farm Bureau Federation The farm bill approved by the House Agriculture Committee, in a 35-11 vote, is a fiscally responsible, bipartisan measure that continues to provide a basic-but-broad foundation of risk management protection for America’s farmers and ranchers, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. “As the congressional calendar […]

by Cindy, Corn Commentary National Corn Growers Association The USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimate report out this morning did, as expected, lower corn yields as a result of the hot and dry conditions throughout much of the corn belt this summer. The projected U.S. corn yield was lowered […]

NBC Nightly News did a good news story on what has washed up on the Oregon-Washington-California shore and what is expected to come. With the debris also comes invasive species. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

New statistics show Oregon among leading producers of various fruits & nuts By Oregon Department of Ag. Artists’ renditions of a cornucopia usually depict the cone-shaped container overflowing with fresh fruit. Oregon can take pride in providing its own “horn of plenty” filled with high quality tree fruit, berries, and […]

Timber Industry Report By Rick Sohn, PhD. Umpqua Coquille LLC The proof is finally in the pudding, with a few new hires and/or more hours at most local mills in Southern Oregon. Demand and prices are generally holding. Four-year trends of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage statistics are shown below. […]

By California Farm Bureau Egg production may dip: In an early outlook for 2013 egg production, the US Agriculture Department predicts the nation’s farmers will sell slightly fewer eggs next year, in part in reaction to lower prices they’re earning this year. In California, egg production has stayed relatively stable […]

Natural Resource News Note: Jennifer Rouse wrote an interesting article in the Corvallis Gazette Times on why Oregon younger workers are disappearing from the Ag workforce. “In Oregon, 60 percent of youths aged 16-19 are neither employed nor looking for work. Sports camps, volunteer work, odd jobs, and other activities […]