Western Wood Products Association Economic Forecast Delivered October 12, 2009, to Oregon Forest Industries Council By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC At the 2009 annual meeting of Oregon’s industrial forest landowners, the Oregon Forest Industry Council, Mr. Butch Bernhardt, Director of Information Services from Western Wood Products Association, spoke about […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, WASHINGTON (October 30, 2009) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) criticized flawed and inconclusive science in an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter (i.e. dust). The study was done as part of a required review […]

American Farm Bureau, WASHINGTON, D.C., October 21, 2009 – A crop and livestock producer from Texas today said cap-and-trade climate change legislation could hike the cost of fuel used for farming to the point that it will have a devastating economic impact on his and similar family-owned businesses. Speaking at […]

By Department of Agriculture of Oregon, For nearly 70 years, Oregon’s soil and water conservation districts have helped protect the state’s natural resources through varied but effective projects and programs that continue to stand the test of time. Those districts are now getting high level recognition as Governor Kulongoski has […]

By Oregon Association of Nurseries, There’s disappointing news for nurseries selling primarily to the landscape trade. Sales of new homes went down in September, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. There are several reasons this could be viewed in a positive or negative light: * Positive: It was the […]

Brian Ensures Fairness for Washington State Waterway Workers By Congressman Brian Baird, Washington, D.C.-  Washington waterways workers will soon be able to keep more of their money, thanks to the work of Congressman Brian Baird (D-WA-03).  Currently these workers were seeing their income taxed by other states for work done […]

Register for OFB Convention by Nov. 6 By Oregon Farm Bureau, The 2009 OFB State Convention is scheduled for Dec. 8-10 at the Hood River Inn in Hood River, right in the heart of the Columbia Gorge. November 6 is the deadline for both convention registration and hotel reservations. Registration […]

By Sean Smith, Vice President, Starfire Lumber Co. On July 16, the Department of the Interior, acting on a number of pretexts failing even the most cursory legal scrutiny, summarily withdrew the Western Oregon Plan Revision (WOPR) and placed the timber sale program on 2.5 million acres of land in […]

By Department of Agriculture, Oregon’s specialty crop industry is receiving a $1.5 million shot in the arm as part of federal funds earmarked through the 2008 Farm Bill. The money will fund 24 projects selected by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and an industry advisory board- projects designed to help […]

American Farm Bureau Federation: WASHINGTON, D.C.– Speakers at Farm Bureau’s second annual commodity outlook conference, Oct. 15-16, in Albuquerque, N.M., painted a “cautiously optimistic” outlook for U.S. agriculture, with crop and dairy producers likely faring better than livestock producers who will still face challenges in the year ahead.  Joe Glauber, […]