By Rick Sohn Umpqua Coquille, Housing starts are low, and will likely go lower in winter, but mortgage interest rates are at record lows. Unsold inventory is not rising. See below for details and a six-year span of prices and analysis of lumber, logs, housing, and mortgage stats. Information and […]

By National Association of Wheat Growers Key Members of Congress are quickly looking for solutions to a pesticide permitting debacle set to hit farmers and other users of crop protection products at month’s end. That problem was created by a January 2009 Sixth Circuit Court decision saying pesticide discharge is […]

Surprise! More Corn Than Expected Corn Commentary National Corn Growers Association More corn stocks than expected showed up in the latest report out from USDA , which was a big surprise for many of the market watchers.  Despite the fact that corn stocks are reported to be 34% lower than […]

AFBF Urges Congress to Hold Line on Capital Gains Rate American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C.,  – The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging Congress to maintain capital gains rates at the current 15 percent level and strongly backs legislation introduced today that would eliminate the sunset of the current […]

Greg Walden’s Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act takes important step toward House passage By Congressman Greg Walden WASHINGTON, D.C. — Rep. Greg Walden’s legislation to create much-needed jobs, clean energy, and water conservation in Crook County took an important step forward today. The House Natural Resources Committee today […]

Agriculture Industry Leaders Speak Out On Sweeping E-Verify Requirements Set Forth By U.S. House Judiciary Committee BY Oregon Association of Nurseries, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association, Oregon Winegrowers Association. September 23, 2011, Wilsonville, Ore. – Oregon agriculture leaders responded sharply to news this week that the House Judiciary […]

Oregon’s Right to Farm and Forest Act Survives Legal Challenge Forestry sector key to state’s economic and job growth By Oregon Prosperity Project Earlier this month, the constitutionality of Oregon’s “Right to Farm and Forest Act” survived a legal challenge in Lane County. In a closely-watched legal proceeding, the Act […]

A Chance To Let Metro Know What We Think! By Oregonians In Action, Property owners in the Portland metropolitan area have a rare opportunity that I hope you’ll take advantage of. Metro, the regional government for Washington, Clackamas, and Multnomah Counties, has created an on-line survey program called the “Opt-In […]

Portland firms donate SIWA hunting maps By Oregon Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Waterfowl hunters have new maps to guide them around the Sauvie Island Wildlife Area (SIWA) this year thanks to a cooperative effort of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and two Portland area […]

ASA’s 2012 Farm Bill Proposal: “Risk Management for America’s Farmers” Savings Would Be Used for Agriculture’s Share of Deficit Reduction By American Soybean Association September 29, 2011…Saint Louis, Missouri…The American Soybean Association released its proposal for the 2012 Farm Bill, “Risk Management for America’s Farmers.” “This proposal will help farmers […]