ODE inspects 28,000 gas stations statewide for price problems and other problems related to accuracy. Oregon Department of Agriculture, Gasoline prices in Oregon and nationwide show no sign of going down. At current pump prices, motorists are more than ever vitally interested in making sure they get what they pay […]

Fuel Costs Go Beyond Sticker Shock for Farmers, Ranchers By American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C., March 31, 2011 – Americans are experiencing sticker shock at the gas pump these days, but high fuel costs are hitting America’s farmers and ranchers especially hard. According to testimony presented today by the […]

National Association of Wheat Growers Applaud U.S. House Passage of NPDES Permitting Bill National Association of Wheat Growers The National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) was extremely pleased to see Thursday’s House passage of H.R. 872, a bill to remove duplicative new permitting requirements related to pesticide applications. The bill […]

Record High 2010 Wine Shipments Make U.S. the World’s Largest Wine-Consuming Nation By Wine Institute SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. surpassed France as the world’s largest wine-consuming nation in 2010, with wine shipments to the U.S. from California, other states and foreign producers growing 2% from the previous year to […]

The right to kill wolves Natural Resource News Note: The wolf issue is expected to take center stage in an Oregon Legislative House Committee that plans to have a hearing on four wolf related bills.    Oregon Cattlemen’s Association President Bill Hoyt,  said to the Associated Press, “It appears that the […]

Portland Timbers sponsorship gives forestry messages a boot toward OFRI’s goal By Oregon Forest Resources Institute, PORTLAND, Ore.– This year, there’s an extra kick to the Oregon Forest Resources Institute’s annual educational advertising efforts. OFRI signed on as a limited sponsor of the Portland Timbers for the soccer club’s 2011 […]

A Sad Goodbye to Mike Propes By Oregonians for Food and Shelter We want to extend our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Polk County Commissioner, Mike Propes. Mike served the citizens of Polk County for several years, his wisdom and expertise will be deeply missed. Services will […]

NCGA First Vice President Garry Niemeyer, National Corn Growers Association For years, there has been discontent with ethanol policy and it finally came to a head in the Senate this week with Sen. Tom Coburn of Oklahoma proposing to eliminate the Volumetric Ethanol Excise Tax Credit. Now this comes at […]

Who Decides the Future of Farming, Ranching? By Stewart Truelsen American Farm Bureau Federation It seems logical that the future of farming and ranching should be determined in large part by America’s farm and ranch families. Most of us would be quite satisfied because our nation’s farm and ranch families […]

By Jana Jarvis, Oregon Wheat Grower’s League The carefully crafted bi-partisan power sharing arrangement in the Oregon House of Representatives was severely challenged during the fifth week of the 2011 legislative session. During the budget concerns of the 2009 session business had agreed to a short-term disconnect from the federal […]