Bill sets stage for more Oregon forest jobs, helping rural areas –SB 862 directs Department of Forestry to pursue next steps for expanding biomass By Senate Majority Office, SALEM – The Oregon Senate approved legislation this morning that will set the stage for job growth and economic development in Oregon’s […]

Natural Resources Day at the Capitol a Valuable Tool By Oregon Wheat Grower’s League Oregon farm and ranch families celebrated “Growing Oregon” during Natural Resource Day, at a rally on the Capitol steps Tuesday, April 19th. The event also included interactive exhibits hosted by Oregon agricultural commodities and organizations; a […]

Schrader Statement on the Energy Tax Prevention Act, H.R. 910 Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader Press Release “I supported a bill removing some authority given to the EPA by the Supreme Court to regulate CO2 emissions. I know there will be many wild and inaccurate attacks on me for supporting this […]

Washington Organic Agriculture Sector Sees Declines in 2010 By Washington State University WENATCHEE, Wash. — The number of certified organic producers, organic acreage and farmgate sales in Washington state all declined in 2010 according to data gathered by the Washington State University Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources. CSANR […]

AFIA Submits Comments to FDA on Unapproved Animal Drugs By Leslie Malone American Feed Industry Association Arlington, Va., April 20, 2011 – The American Feed Industry Association strongly encouraged FDA to continue regulating veterinary medical food as “foods” in recent comments submitted to FDA. AFIA members manufacture and market a […]

Wolverine tracks confirmed in Wallowa County for first time By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife ENTERPRISE, Ore.—For the first time in recorded history, biologists have confirmed that tracks found in the Wallowa Mountains of Northeast Oregon are those of a North American wolverine. Researcher Dr. Audrey Magoun found the […]

170 Members of Congress Attempt to Hold Agencies Accountable By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON (April 18, 2011) – A bipartisan group of 170 members of Congress, led by Bob Gibbs (R-Ohio) and Tim Holden (D-Pa.), issued a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lisa Jackson and Assistant Secretary […]

Washington Milk is Safe to Drink By Washington Farm Bureau OLYMPIA — Results of ongoing federal monitoring confirm that Washington-produced milk poses no risks for public health. The Washington state departments of Agriculture (WSDA) and Health (DOH) continue to reassure consumers that milk produced and sold in Washington remains a […]

Wolves to be delisted, management returned to states under agreement expected to be signed into law Congressman Greg Walden Press Release WASHINGTON, D.C. — Language that provides for the delisting of the gray wolf population in the West, including eastern Oregon, is included in H.R. 1473, the FY2011 Continuing Resolution. […]

Natural Resources Day at Capitol on 4/19 By Oregon Farm Bureau Oregon Farm Bureau and 31 other agricultural and forestry organizations will host a Natural Resources Day for lawmakers and the public on Tuesday, April 19 at the State Capitol. Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared April 19, 2011 as Natural […]