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October 24, 2010 - How to pass an ICE audit

Natural Resource News Note: An ICE audit is one of those critical events so important that no business actually prepares for.  Below is a highlight from an article by AG Careers.  Please read. The Top Things You Must Know to Successfully Pass an ICE Audit by Brenda J. Smith, J.D. […]



October 23, 2010 - ODFW seeks candidates for Fish Passage Task Force

ODFW seeks candidates for Fish Passage Task Force Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife SALEM – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking three members to represent water users, fishing and conservation interests and the public-at-large on the state’s Fish Passage Task Force. The Task Force advises the […]


October 22, 2010 - Native American Farmers: $760 Million settlement

US Reaches $760 Million Settlement with Native American Farmers By National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition Support NSAC On Tuesday, October 19, the Obama Administration agreed to pay up to $760 million to compensate American Indian farmers and ranchers who were denied loans from USDA, ending months of negotiation on the 11-year-old […]


October 21, 2010 - Comments on the State Forester Resignation

The Oregon Department of Forestry Department announced this week that the State Forester, Marvin Brown, is leaving at the close of 2010.  Below are some quotes on the resignation and the official press release from the Department of Forestry. Business Week: Jim Geisinger, executive director of Associated Oregon Loggers, said […]


October 20, 2010 - Bill Gates plan to help farmers, cure hunger

Foundation CEO Jeff Raikes Calls for Innovation and Partnership to Help the World’s Smallholder Farmers Overcome Hunger and Poverty — Speaking at the World Food Prize, Raikes says, “What’s required of us is our unfailing commitment to the cause of agricultural development.” By Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation DES MOINES, […]


October 19, 2010 - Oregonian presses Obama hard on forest, free trade, energy

Oregon Natural Resource News Note: Below is a Tuesday Oregonian newspaper Editorial Board statement on the eve of President Obama’s visit.  The open letter is very forward in asking for Obama’s help and attention to Oregon’s issues of forest policy, land-use and trade issues. Oregonian Editorial: Look down as you […]


October 19, 2010 - 25% budget cut to forest group

How one local natural resource group is trimming down By Oregon Forest Resource Institute OFRI has successfully negotiated a new six-year lease that allows it to continue working from its downtown Portland location in the historic U.S. National Bank building, 317 SW Sixth Ave., through June 2016. The new lease […]


October 18, 2010 - ODF shrinks, Timber subsidy ignored, Ranch sues Forest Service

Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manager Oregon Association of Loggers ODF Spending Shrinks: At the OR Dept. of Forestry, severe budget cuts affected spending in the past year, forcing personnel layoffs and deep service reductions in ODF’s key programs: […]


October 17, 2010 - Buy It Where You Burn It campaign covers OR, WA & ID

Buying local firewood protects Oregon forestry and ag — Imported firewood is a major pathway for invasive species By Oregon Department of Agriculture Buy local has a whole new meaning when it comes to protecting Oregon from invasive species this fall and winter. Consumers are urged not to purchase firewood […]