ODA Director maintains optimism for ag in the new year By Oregon Department of Agriculture, Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba is an optimist by nature. Even though her tendency to look on the bright side may be challenged in the new year as some operators have had to […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, In a recent transaction in the Pacific Northwest, Jefferson Land Trust sold 400 metric tons of timber resources.  What makes the deal remarkable is that it didn’t sell any wood—instead the sale was for the carbon stored in the trees.  It was the first direct […]

By Rick sohn Umpqua Coquille LLC Several statistics are improving!  Studs, logs, housing starts, and permits (and mortgage rates) are all up .   This is an excellent time to buy a home, as explained below, due to historically low mortgage interest rates and federal tax credits available to qualifying new […]

Iraq offers opportunities and challenges for U.S. colleges of agricultural sciences By Sonny Ramaswamy Oregon State University Extension Service, CORVALLIS, Ore. – After nearly 30 years of war and neglect, Iraq is preparing to rebuild its system of higher education. As part of that effort, Sonny Ramaswamy, dean of the […]

Interstate Meat Shipping Program will help Grow Local Demand,  Promote Competition National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) submitted comments yesterday to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) regarding a proposed rule to allow the interstate shipping of certain meat […]

Chart from USDA Agricultural Income and Finance Situation and Outlook Change in average net cash income by resource region, 2008

American Farm Bureau Federation, …For Farm Bureau and its farmer and rancher members around the nation, “Noteworthy Successes in 2009” included: providing input to the Agriculture Department on how farm bill programs should be implemented; advocating for much-needed new funding for agricultural research, computers and information technology; launching a grassroots […]

by Karla Kay Edwards Cascade Policy Institute, Water is the lifeblood of the Oregon economy. Whether it’s the water that turns the turbines to generate clean and cheap energy, acts as the essential nutrient for agricultural commodities, or provides a multitude of recreational opportunities and environmental essentials, water is needed […]

by Dennis Westlind Stoel Rives LLP, Attorneys at Law The EPA announced its long awaited “endangerment” and “cause or contribute” findings in relation to six key greenhouse gases – carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons and sulfur hexafluoride. While technically this announcement is of limited significance (applying only to […]

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