Bureau of Land Management, WASHINGTON, DC – Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar today launched a Fiscal Year 2010 work plan for Bureau of Land Management (BLM) forests in western Oregon that will add economic certainty for local communities while protecting endangered species. In addition to a proposed schedule of […]

Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manger Associated Oregon Loggers 2009 Fire Season Remains Calm: With a few weeks left in this year’s forest fire season, state-protected forests have had a below-average season.  As of Sept. 21st, a total of […]

Only six gypsy moths detected statewide this year By Oregon Department of Agriculture, For the fifth time this decade, the number of gypsy moths annually trapped in Oregon is in single digits. Despite placing approximately 12,000 traps statewide, the Oregon Department of Agriculture recorded only six detections of gypsy moth, […]

By Oregon Wheat Growers League, The OWGL Marketing Committee invites all growers and interested persons to attend the October Statewide Marketing Education Series meeting this Thursday, October 15th at 8:00 am pacific. The meeting will be held via video conference at locations throughout the state to provide the latest, pertinent […]

Government Affairs Update for Oregon Cattlemen’s Association By Jim Welsh Legislative Committee Meetings Legislative leadership scheduled 3 days of committee meetings at the end of September and beginning of October.  The committee membership was very much the same as during the Legislative Session except for a few changes.  For the […]

By Oregonians In Action, Today, the Oregon Court of Appeals entered a judgment for nearly $195,000 to the estate of Dorothy English. This judgment represents the attorney fees and costs which Dorothy incurred in fighting her case against Multnomah County at the Oregon Court of Appeals. In an earlier decision, […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2009 – Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly for the fourth consecutive quarter and are significantly lower than one year ago, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of […]

NCBA Statement on Canadian WTO Complaint against U.S. COOL Law National Cattlemen Beef Association, WASHINGTON (Oct. 7, 2009) — The following is a statement from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association regarding today’s announcement that the Canadian government will formally proceed with a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement process against […]

Dr. Jim Peterson, Wheat breeder at Oregon State University Chair of National Wheat Improvement Committee we lost a great leader for the world wheat industry and spokesman for agricultural research, Dr. Norman Borlaug.  As a wheat breeder, Dr. Borlaug’s work and leadership through the Green Revolution saved hundreds of millions […]

By Helen Moore, Water for Life, Irrigated agriculture could become even more challenging if the Congressional majority is able to pass the Clean Water Restoration Act (CWRA).  Representative James Oberstar (D-MN) has introduced legislation that replaces the phrase “navigable waters” with “water of the United States”.  The central provision which […]