Oregon farmer charged in organic foods scam Natural Resource News Note: Harold Chase has been accused of buying more than two thousand tons of conventional corn and then re-selling it as organic corn, making himself nearly 200,000 extra dollars. Chase used to run a (genuine) organic farm outside Springfield; that […]

OPB Field Guide has done a superb video on the radical changing fish trawling industry in Oregon. The video highlights the large drop in fish trawlers (500 to 120) and the rule changes that are reshaping the industry.

By Renewable Fuels Association The release of the IEA’s annual World Energy Outlook in London has again confirmed the end of cheap oil blaming growing energy demand and declining oil reserves. According the Report, oil demand will rise 14% between 2010 and 2035, from 87 million barrels per day (mb/d) […]

House Approves Bill with Ag Approps, Short-Term CR By National Association of Wheat Growers The House of Representatives passed Thursday afternoon by a 298 to 121 vote the conference report of a spending bill incorporating FY2012 agriculture program funding and a four-week continuing resolution to fund much of the rest […]

Ocean Dungeness crab season opener delayed By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife NEWPORT – The opening of the ocean commercial Dungeness crab season from Point Arena, Calif., to the Canadian border will be delayed at least until Dec. 15. Commercial harvest of crab in Oregon bays and estuaries will […]

USDA Streamlines Programs to Help American Agriculture Enhance Productivity, Drive Economic Growth By United States Department of Agriculture Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA has streamlined a host of programs and processes in an effort to help farmers, ranchers and businesses continue to drive America’s productive agricultural economy. As […]

Christmas tree marketing fee delayed By Kurt Kipp Daily Digger Oregon Association of Nurseries Just one day after it was announced, USDA officials have decided to delay implementation of a 15-cents-per-tree marketing fee to pay for the promotion of natural grown Christmas trees. Growers in favor of the plan hope […]

By Rex Storm Associated Oregon Loggers Equal Access or Lawsuit Access: Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR) cosponsored a bill that would eliminate environmental groups abuse of the Equal Access to Justice Act. The EAJA was intended to help folks defend themselves against government actions; but, the provision to reimburse attorney fees […]

Thanksgiving to cost 13% more By American Farm Bureau Federation Johnna Miller, Director of Media Development, American Farm Bureau Federation and Cyndie Sirekis, Washington. Consumers will pay about 13 percent more at the grocery store for a turkey and all the trimmings to make a classic Thanksgiving Dinner this year, […]

y Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Of the more than 6 million trout that are released into Oregon waters every year, by far the largest are the ones that will be released over the next two months in Willamette Valley lakes and ponds. Starting next week, […]