Farmers & Fish working together By Guest Opinion Farmers near Bend, Ore., need water. And when the Crooked River is high, water flows to them by gravity through an intricately engineered system of canals. But those canals have a problem: the fractured volcanic ground under them drains water very effectively. […]

Secretary Salazar to Visit Forestry Pilot Project in Southwest Oregon, Hold Town Hall to Discuss Next Steps in Forest Restoration — Medford Pilot Project Demonstrates Opportunities for Ecological Forestry By Bureau of Land Management On Tuesday, Feb. 21, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar will be in southwest Oregon to […]

Trappers in northeast Oregon: Be mindful of wolverines in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area By Oregon Dept. Fish & Wildlife ODFW has reminded northeast Oregon trappers that wolverines could be in the Eagle Cap Wilderness Area and of the species’ threatened status under the Oregon Endangered Species Act. This comes […]

How Does Agriculture Fare in the President’s Budget? Johnna Miller, Director of Media Development, & Policy Specialist Dale Moore  American Farm Bureau Federation Miller: The president’s budget is basically an outline for the administration’s priorities for the year ahead. It calls for about $700 million in spending cuts for the […]

Bipartisan Oregon House Delegation Releases O&C Forest Management and County Funding Trust Legislation American Forest Resource Council   Oregon U.S. Representatives Peter DeFazio, Greg Walden and Kurt Schrader released a discussion draft of bipartisan legislation aimed at resolving the forest management and county revenue crisis facing much of western Oregon. […]

Forest Policy Briefs by Rex Storm Associated Oregon Loggers House Committee Hears ESA Problems: US House Resources Committee Chair Doc Hastings (R-WA) held a hearing on economic impacts from the 40-year old Endangered Species Act. Tidal waves of ESA litigation block economic activity and hundreds of species listings overwhelm federal […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Session Overview As the first official even-year legislative session, scheduled for only 35 days, it seems like the Legislature is under a steep learning curve on how to manage the month. While initial thoughts were that the session would be largely budget based, some concerning patterns […]

Does Portland have cheap cannabis? The cops say no. The drug dealers say yes. Natural Resource News Note: Consumers, apparently, agree with the dealers. According to PriceOfWeed.com, a site where users (in both senses) can upload information about how much they paid for their recent marijuana purchases, pot averages $250.12/oz. […]

By California Dept. of Food and Agriculture Dozer the detector dog has reported for duty! He brings our total to 13 dogs throughout the state that spend their working hours sniffing around package-delivery facilities, detecting parcels that contain fruits, vegetables, plants and other agricultural materials. These dogs protect California’s citizens […]

The weekly photo goes to Atlanta airport for installing a huge corn airplane. Here it is described by the Atlanta airport: “At Gate E-16 is probably the largest flying ear of corn you will ever see. From Nutt’s “Flying Vegetable” series, the design was inspired by jetliners. With its wings […]