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, […]

Dungeness crab season opens Dec. 15 along most of Oregon’s coast By Oregon Dept of Fish and Wildlife NEWPORT – Dungeness crab is back on the menu for holiday feasts as commercial crabbing opens Dec. 15 along most of the Oregon coast. Fishery managers made the decision today to open […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers Former MF Global chief executive Jon Corzine told Members of the House Agriculture Committee on Thursday he does not know where missing customer money from his company is, and he does not have more information about how much is missing than what anyone can […]

Cattlemen Score Victory on Dust Vote — House Tells EPA’s Overregulation to Bite the Dust National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a clear signal today, Dec. 8, 2011, from the U.S. House of Representatives that placing burdensome and scientifically unfounded regulations on U.S. farmers […]

ODA inspectors ensure airline baggage scale accuracy Oregon Agriculture Department, You know the scales at the airport that are used to determine the weight of your check-in baggage and whether you need to pay additional fees? Well, inspectors with the Oregon Department of Agriculture are looking at those scales to […]