Congress Pushes to the Finish, Pushes Off Some Key Issues National Association of Wheat Growers One Chamber of Congress rushed to get home last week, ultimately leaving a number of major issues undone and tough choices for the new legislative session next year. Surprising many, the House adjourned Wednesday without […]

AFBF speaks on Fox News re: Clean Water Restoration Act American Farm Bureau Federation, Support local Oregon farm Bureau here How passage of the Clean Water Restoration Act would affect farmers and ranchers was the subject of a Fox News broadcast story on Sunday. Don Parrish, water expert with the […]

Tests show some cured eggs killed juvenile salmon and steelhead By Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, SALEM, Ore. – A recent study by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife confirms some commercially-available cured fish eggs – a popular salmon and steelhead bait – are harmful to juvenile salmon […]

Oregon State Representative Jean Cowan calls Senator Maria Cantwell’s threats for hearings an “abuse of power,” comments “disrespectful” Release by Oregon State Representative Jean Cowan, NEWPORT – State Rep. Jean Cowan (D-Newport) responded to a press release from Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington) today, calling Cantwell’s comments “disrespectful” towards Newport, Ore. […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture, The perception and reality that Oregon is generally a wet and soggy state seems at odds with the fact that the state’s agriculture relies heavily on irrigation. But the results of a national farm and ranch irrigation survey confirm that Oregon is one of the […]

Award video highlighting Bob Terry of Fisher Farms as the 2009 Agriculturist of the Year as honored by the Agri-Business Council of Oregon

DSL Proposes Rule Changes Affecting Farmers and Ranchers Across Oregon By Oregon Farm Bureau, The Oregon Department of State Lands (DSL) is proposing new rule changes that will have a tremendous impact on property owners along navigable rivers, coastal rivers and streams.   Please take a moment to review these changes […]

By John Hart American Farm Bureau Federation, With the United Nations climate talks occurring in Copenhagen and the recent finding by the Environmental Protection Agency that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health and welfare, global warming is once again making headlines. Senate leaders are promising passage of […]

John Buckman Oregon Department of Forestry A $2.2 million American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant was awarded recently to the Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Recovery Act). The funds will put previously idled workers back to work conducting non-commercial thinning operations on more […]