Researchers to study newly discovered sturgeon spawning area in Willamette River By Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, CLACKAMAS, Ore. — Researchers from the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife recently began surveying the Willamette River downstream of Willamette Falls to learn more about a previously unknown white sturgeon spawning […]

New lumber forecast predicts slow, steady recovery for sawmills By Western Wood Products Association PORTLAND, Ore. – Lumber mills are starting to emerge from the worst downturn in the history of the industry and recovery will be slow yet steady, according to a new forecast released by Western Wood Products […]

Announcement from Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Date: Wednesday, March 31 Time: 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Location: Seminar Room, Pendleton Agricultural Research Center, 48037 Tubbs Ranch Road Title: Importance and Control of Dryland Root Rots and Cereal Nematodes in the Rainfed Wheat Production Systems of West Asia, North Africa and […]

USDA Announces $2 Million Initiative To Help Drought-Stricken Klamath Farmers KLAMATH FALLS, Ore, March 18, 2010 – USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) California State Conservationist Ed Burton and Oregon State Conservationist Ron Alvarado today announced $2 million is available from for a special drought initiative for the Klamath Basin. […]

Greg Walden urges prompt drought declaration, assistance, and public workshops to explain aid options in Klamath Basin Congressman Greg Walden, WASHINGTON, D.C. — In anticipation of the Bureau of Reclamation’s announcement today of their plans to provide water to irrigators in the Klamath Basin during this drought disaster, Rep. Greg […]

The Oregonians In Action Education Center is holding its annual Land Use Forum on Saturday, April 10 at the Holiday Inn in Wilsonville. Oregonians In Action This year, we have a great program featuring speakers from the Oregon Department of Land Conservation and Development, candidates for state and federal office […]

NCBA Supports Transparency in Nutrition Labeling National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) submitted comments today in support of a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)  to require nutrition labeling of meat products. “As an industry, […]

American Farm Bureau Federation WASHINGTON, D.C., March 19, 2010 – The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging members of the House to “to stand with our nation’s agriculture producers” and vote “no” on the massive bill that will dramatically transform the nation’s health care system. In a letter sent Thursday […]

ESA Law Alert: Conservation Advocacy Group Files Lawsuit to Force ESA Decisions on Dozens of Pacific Northwest Species By Ryan Steen Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law In February 2010, the Center for Biological Diversity (“CBD”) filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon alleging […]

Governor simultaneously requests a federal natural resource disaster determination By Governor Ted Kulongoski, (Salem) — Governor Ted Kulongoski issued Executive Order No. 10-03, determining a state of drought emergency in Klamath County as well as all bordering counties which includes Jackson, Douglas, Lane, Deschutes and Lake counties. This declaration provides […]