Senate OKs New Standards for Laying Hens (SALEM) – The Oregon Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favor of a measure that will dramatically improve the welfare of laying hens without putting local Oregon egg producers at a competitive disadvantage with large, out-of-state corporations.   Senate Bill 805, sponsored by Senate […]

By Lee Smith Stoel Rives LLP, Oregon Law Firm Renewable Law Blog On Friday, May 20, 2011, Judge Goldsmith of San Francisco Supreme Court issued a final order (PDF) with respect to a lawsuit challenging the environmental review of the Cap and Trade regulations created under California’s AB 32 Greenhouse […]

Forest Policy Briefs by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Associated Oregon Loggers Eastside Forest Bill Reintroduced: Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) has reintroduced a bill in Congress that would permanently ban large tree harvest, and then promise to seek more acres of “thinning” in Eastern Oregon national forests. This slight of […]

State Senator Larry George remarks on Oregon soil battle broken legislative process By State Senator Larry George Salem, OR ¬– Senator Larry George (R-Sherwood) had the following to say after the Senate resurrected a resolution making Jory soil the official state soil. House Concurrent Resolution 3 was soundly defeated on […]

Oregon lakes may have ‘$1 million fish’ By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Two popular Oregon fishing destinations will have an added attraction for anglers over the next two months – the possibility of landing a fish worth $1 million. Henry Hagg Lake in Washington County […]

USDA Survey Report  (2010/2011) on Winter Honey Bee Losses shows easing. By Kim Kaplan US Department of Agriculture WASHINGTON D.C. — Total losses from managed honey bee colonies nationwide were 30 percent from all causes for the 2010/2011 winter, according to the annual survey conducted by the U.S. Department of […]

Ranchers support Government Litigation Savings Act By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON (May 25, 2011) – The Public Lands Council (PLC), the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the American Sheep Industry Association (ASI) strongly support the Government Litigation Savings Act, legislation introduced today, May 25, 2011, by U.S. Representative […]

Wolf symposium in Portland on June 4 By Oregon Farm Bureau OFB is a sponsor of the upcoming public symposium “Wolves in Oregon: An Epic Challenge.” Get the event flyer here. It will be held at the Portland Rose Quarter Memorial Coliseum in Georgia Pacific Room on Saturday, June 4, […]

Stuck in the Senate HB 3562 – Allows the taking of a gray wolf 500 feet from a home. To remain moving forward through the legislative process, bills must be scheduled for a work session in their assigned committee. There are several bills that Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) actively supports […]

News of Oregon’s battle between the protected sea lions and the Chinook salmon made national headlines. Below is what the Wall Street Journal had to say…. WALL STREET JOURNAL:  Sea lions used to be rare this far inland, scientists say. Generally they prey on fish either in the open waters […]