Oregon Department of Agriculture The Oregon Department of Agriculture, working with Governor Kitzhaber’s office, has approved $82,970 in funding appropriated by the 2011 State Legislature for county-level work to implement the Oregon Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance County Block Grant Program. Funds have been distributed to eight counties east […]

Oregonians In Action 2012 Land Use Forum by In the news Sunday, March 18. 2012 Seats are filling up fast – register for your spot for the 2012 Land Use Forum. This is a Must Attend Event for Property Owners, Realtors, Homebuilders, Land Use Consultants & Attorneys. For Realtors, Homebuilders […]

NCBA, PLC Back Legislation to Curb Manipulation of Clean Water Act National Cattlemen’s Beef Association  U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Dean Heller (R-Nev.) and Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) today, March 28, 2012, introduced the Preserve the Waters of the United States Act. The legislation, which is strongly supported by the National […]

Natural Resource News Flash: the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just authorized the states to kill up to 92 of of Bonneville Dam sea lions each year through May 2016. Salmon and steelhead congregate this time of year at the foot of Bonneville Dam, waiting their turn to climb […]

U.S. Lowest heard since 1952 The CNN video shows how a 50+ year low in cattle herds could drive up beef prices 50% or more. See video below:

National Corn Growers Association By now everyone has got to be sick of hearing about the so-called “pink slime” in beef – which is actually just beef – but this terrible example of misleading media reporting can probably be called the most damaging attack on the production of food in […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation On The Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act  “The Preserve the Waters of the U.S. Act (S. 2245) addresses a critical issue. The legislation will stop the Environmental Protection Agency and Corp of Engineers from issuing final guidance that would significantly expand the regulatory […]

By U.S. Department of Agriculture, The National Organic Program published an updated list of certified organic operations this week, making available the latest in certification status of USDA organic operations. As of the end of 2011, about 17,600 organic farms and processing facilities in the United States were certified to […]

OSU solar partner goes bankrupt The Oregon University System wanted solar power installed at every campus, but the general contractor that was to build the systems went bankrupt last year. Renewable Energy Development Corp., known as REDCO, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on December 30, 2011. REDCO was planning to […]

Forest Policy Briefs by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon loggers New Forestry Board Members: In February, the Oregon Senate approved three new members to the Oregon Board of Forestry. The board oversees the State Forester and Oregon Dept. of Forestry operations, including private forest regulation, state forest management, […]