Wheat President Calls for Farm Bill Reauthorization By Sept. 30 National Association of Wheat Growers NAWG President Erik Younggren called on Congress Thursday to approve new farm policy legislation before the 2008 Farm Bill expires on Sept. 30. Testifying before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee on safety net […]

AFBF Supports Farm Truck Measures in Transportation Bill By American Farm Bureau Federation The American Farm Bureau Federation is supporting measures to make certain farm vehicles exempt from federal motor vehicle regulations that are appropriately aimed at the long-haul trucking industry. AFBF is urging senators to support two amendments to […]

Merkley, DeFazio Introduce Bill to Ensure Americans Get Hired for Forest Work — Legislation Will Reform Temporary Visa Program Sen. Jeff Merkley, Congressman Peter DeFazio Press Release Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Rep. Peter DeFazio introduced The American Jobs in American Forests Act to tighten restrictions on a visa program […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Legislative Wrap-up On Monday, March 5, 2012, the first annual even-year “short” session adjourned. While Legislative leadership limited the number of bills introduced, the scope and size of the issues were large and encompassing. This made many in and out of the Capitol wonder if 35 […]

By Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife The Oregon Fish and Wildlife Commission today approved removing the bald eagle from the Oregon Endangered Species List. Commissioners called recovery of bald eagles in Oregon a great success made possible through the cooperation of many agencies, landowners and other partners. Biologists estimated […]

Greg Walden presses Forest Service for solutions on car commercial flap — Walden: Forest Service needs to understand that central Oregon is open for business; Greg Walden Press Release Following up on the missed opportunity to secure a car commercial filming in the Deschutes National Forest, U.S. Rep. Greg Walden […]

By Renewable Fuels Association In a letter sent  to House Subcommittee on Energy and Power Chairman Ed Whitfield (R-KY) and Ranking Member Bobby Rush (D-IL) before a hearing on gas prices, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and the Advanced Ethanol Council (AEC) underscored the gas price benefits of increased ethanol […]

By Bureau of Land Managment The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is beginning the process of revising Resource Management Plans (RMP) for 2.5 million acres of forested lands across six BLM Districts in western Oregon. The BLM is seeking public input on the issues and alternatives the new RMPs should […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association   The Senate Western Caucus and the Congressional Western Caucus hosted a hearing to directly address the federal government’s role in creating obstacles to economic growth and eroding property rights in the West. As such, the hearing was coined Washington Obstacles to Prosperity and Property Rights in […]

By American farm Bureau Federation The latest survey of participants in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers program shows an even split when it comes to concerns about top challenges they face today. A total of 21 percent of young farmers surveyed ranked burdensome government regulations and […]