Natural Resource News Note, More than 2,500 high-energy young people eager to learn about leadership, debate, business, and animals gathered at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond recently for the Oregon Future Farmers of America State Convention. FFA, which boasts 15,000 student members in Oregon, today goes far beyond cows, […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update (3/31/23) Next week will mark the halfway point of the 2023 Legislative Session. By Tuesday evening, a substantial number of bills will be dead, with most others on their way to their next destination – either the House or Senate floor or […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate, which takes effect today, will take a toll on farms that rely on H-2A workers, particularly small farms. American Farm Bureau Federation economists analyzed the new AEWR in their latest Market Intel report. Among concerns […]

Federal Judge Upholds BLM Rule Ending ‘Paperwork Protests’ of BLM Forest Management Projects By American Forest Resource Council On March 27, U.S. District Michael J. McShane granted summary judgment in favor of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and upheld a 2020 Rule eliminating the agency’s protest process which previously […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The pace is frenetic at the Capitol as we approach the April 4th deadline for bills to have been voted out of Committees. We will see packed agendas next week and early in the following week as legislators rush to hear and vote on the last […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) expressed strong disappointment in a decision by the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Texas to deny a nationwide preliminary injunction that would have halted the Biden administration’s harmful Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule from […]

By Ching Lee California Farm Bureau Despite continuing war between Russia and Ukraine, major seed companies are not turning their backs on farmers in the two nations. Ukrainian growers may still face considerable difficulty amid the conflict, but both countries remain destinations for California-grown seeds. That means California farmers can […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This has been a banner week in the Oregon State Capitol. In headline news, the legislature passed two of its (and the Governor’s) stated priorities: a housing package, and a bill aimed at recruiting semiconductor manufacturing and accompanying federal subsidies. While the housing package […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) welcomed the introduction of the bipartisan Black Vulture Relief Act, led by Rep. John Rose (R-TN) and Rep. Darren Soto (D-FL). “Across the country, cattle producers are coping with extreme input costs and the worst inflation rate in 40 […]

By Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The double-digit percentage growth in cannabis harvested in Oregon for recreational marijuana since legalization in 2015 has slowed to a trickle as the state saw its first-ever decline in sales in 2022, according to the latest Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission report. A huge […]