By Christine Souza California Farm Bureau Federation Unless it contains a viable program for agriculture, farm groups say they are prepared to oppose legislation introduced in Congress last week that would require all U.S. employers to check work authorizations against the federal database known as E-Verify. The Legal Workforce Act, […]

Legislature & Stakeholders Agree On Wolf Compensation Bill By Oregon Farm Bureau Legislative Leadership moved HB 3650 to the Full Ways & Means Committee. HB 3650 was carefully negotiated by Farm Bureau, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, Defenders of Wildlife and the Governor’s Office. The Legislation creates a wolf compensation fund at […]

EQC adopts Administrative Rules for Water Quality Standards in Oregon Senator Doug Whitsett Thursday in Pendleton, TAPS were played for the future of Oregon’s natural resources based economy, and the private sector jobs they sustain. The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission (EQC) adopted, by Administrative Rule, new Oregon water quality standards […]

Energy Cost Run-up Drives Retail Food Prices in Second Quarter By American Farm Bureau Federation, WASHINGTON, D.C., June 9, 2011 – Retail food prices at the supermarket increased during the second quarter of 2011, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total […]

Renewable Fuels Association, For ethanol interests, the United States Senate was a cauldron of confusion this week. In rapid succession, the Senate voted to keep ethanol tax credits through the end of the year, to repeal those tax credits immediately, and then to allow federal funds to assist in the […]

China Inbound Retail Buyers Visit By NW Food Processors Association The Oregon Department of Agriculture, in cooperation with the USDA Agricultural Trade Office in Shanghai, is pleased to provide you with a unique opportunity to meet with some of China’s leading retail and retail distribution firms. The Chinese market continues […]

The FMCSA Rulemaking Explained By Oregon Farm Bureau Federation Many members have inquired about the proposed rulemaking by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to regulate farm vehicles as commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) thus precluding exemptions for farm vehicles under both state and federal laws. Below is a brief […]

Wind farmers battle BPA Natural Resource News Notes: The Oregonian reports this week that several wind farmers have filed a complaint with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission against the Bonneville Power Administration. The complaint is made to stop the BPA from reducing win energy created in the area. The BPA […]

DEQ Penalizes Men $6,000 for Burning Mobile Home, Tires in Joseph By Oregon Department of Environmental Quality Oregon’s Department of Environmental Quality has issued penalties to Wallowa County residents Roger David Wagner and his son, Todd David Wagner, for burning prohibited materials including a mobile home, treated wood and tires […]

Members of Congress Request ‘Do Over’ of Proposed Forest Planning Rule By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON – The Public Lands Council (PLC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), the American Sheep Industry Association, the Association of National Grasslands and affiliated organizations representing livestock producers as well as other multiple-use […]