ODA sets up grant program for counties to help ranchers By Oregon Dept. of Agriculture The return of the gray wolf to Oregon has already resulted in conflicts between the predatory animal and livestock, leading to past, present, and future losses for Oregon ranchers. This past session, the Oregon Legislature […]

Occupy Port Blockade Hurts Grass Seed Growers Natural Resource News Note: Occupy protestors recently headed to ports in California, Oregon, and Washington to disrupt commercial shipments, including Willamette Valley grass seed wholesalers and trucking companies.  The Corvallis Gazette reported on this protest and how it impacted local grass seed farmers.  […]

by Senator Doug Whitsett Oregon State Senator, “Extreme preservationist groups are routinely using the provisions of the Act to enrich their own coffers while forcing the exclusion of human activity and destroying private property rights. The good news is that Congress is finally attempting to take action. As Chair of […]

Wheat wins in Northern California By California Farm Bureau As they look back at their harvest, wheat farmers in Northern California say they benefitted from nearly ideal weather. A cool summer and no frost in September meant that wheat thrived in the Klamath Basin. Farmers in the area say the […]

By Nick Sibilla Cascade Policy Institute Oregon think tank group News Corporation claims it’s greener than Starbucks. That’s one of many surprising insights gleaned from the first-ever global Corporate Renewable Energy Index (CREX). According to CREX, published by Bloomberg New Energy Finance and Vestas Wind Systems, News Corporation (the parent […]

FSIS Proposed Rule for Generic Labels By National Sustainability Agriculture Coalition USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) announced a proposed rule to change its generic label approval process. This new rule would allow food processing establishments to use new labels or to modify labels on a broader set of products […]

By Cindy Corn Commenatry National Corn Growers Association The end of the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit (VEETC) is coming and the ethanol industry is prepared. “The market place has changed,” says Renewable Fuels Association president and CEO Bob Dinneen. “We’re now looking at $85-100 a barrel oil on a […]

Wyden Sends Letter to EPA Seeking Better Rules for Small Boilers By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden With the Environmental Protection Agency proposing new rules governing which fuels are burned in boilers throughout the country, U.S. Senator Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has sent a letter to EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson calling on […]

Greg Walden helps secure language to close Umatilla depot under BRAC – passage into law expected by end of the year By Congressman Greg Walden U.S. Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) announced that he helped secure language in upcoming legislation that allows the Umatilla Chemical Depot to close under conditions the […]

By AG-PAC AG-PAC, Oregon’s largest coalition of agriculture and natural resources political action committees has endorsed Rob Cornilles in the race to fill Oregon’s vacant first congressional district seat. Agriculture and natural resources provide about 25% of Oregon’s total economy, Rob understands that. He values that.” said Chairman Roger Beyer, […]