Cost of Classic Thanksgiving Dinner Up Slightly in 2010 By American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C.,  – Menu items for a classic Thanksgiving dinner including turkey, stuffing, cranberries, pumpkin pie and all the basic trimmings increased about 1.3 percent in price this year, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation. […]

Merkley’s Bill to Ban Animal Torture Videos Heads to President’s Desk for Signature November 22, 2010 Washington, D.C. – The Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010, a bill introduced by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley with Senators Jon Kyl (R-AZ) and Richard Burr (R-NC), passed the Senate unanimously Friday evening […]

USDA Conservation Program Payments and New Sign-up Announced for Oregonians Improving Natural Resources on Working Lands United States Department of Agriculture PORTLAND, Ore. (Nov. 8, 2010) — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA will begin issuing $26.8 million in payments under the Conservation Stewardship and Conservation Security programs to […]

Oregon wind power and wind energy projects gets bad blowback Natural Resource Report News Note: Oregon’s ever expanding wind power farms has been one of the most heralded political achievements in the state.   Now there is  citizen opposition efforts against wind energy and wind power projects being led out of […]

Alliance of Farm Groups Provides ‘Unprecedented’ Opportunity By American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C.,  – The American Farm Bureau Federation  called the formation of the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance an “unprecedented initiative and new opportunity” for agricultural producers to engage with key audiences. Founding of the alliance was announced […]

Oil Subsidies Reached $312 Billion in 2009, IEA By Renewable Fuels Association Toronto – – The International Energy Agency World Energy Outlook today revealed that global fossil-fuel subsidies amounted to US $312 billion in 2009. The US $312 billion included subsidies to fossil fuels used in final consumption and to […]

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Managing Volatility in Agriculture: Web Seminar Series By Agri-Business Council of Oregon A hard hitting, applied, Web Seminar series on Managing Volatility in Agriculture will be held December 8,9,15, and 16. The four, one hour, interactive segments, will be kicked off on December 8 with presentations on the short and […]

Washington businesses challenge minimum wage hike By Curt Kipp Oregon Association of Nurseries We reported back in October that the minimum wage is going up in Oregon and Washington, effective Jan. 1, 2011, according to officials in each state. Not so fast, say business leaders in the Evergreen State. They’ve […]

By Oregon cattlemen Association 2011 Legislative Session: A Time to Work Together Organizing the leadership duties and decisions for the House of Representatives for the 2011 Legislative Session will be no small matter. There must be continuous communication and coordination with heavy doses of non-partisan humility injected. The 2003 Legislative […]