County re-shaped by tourism, environmental restrictions and sinking timber industry By Gene Whisnant, State Representative Deschutes County has beautiful and plentiful natural resources which are unmatched by most counties in the US.   Our snow covered mountains, forests, and pristine streams provide recreational opportunities which all enjoy and want to protect. […]

By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, SALEM, Ore.—The Pacific coast population of the western snowy plover, a small shorebird which is listed as threatened under both federal and state Endangered Species Acts, appears to be responding to recovery efforts in Oregon but remains vulnerable according to data from a […]

By John Hart, American Federation Farm Bureau, Not every legal dispute merits the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court. Only the most serious and far reaching issues tend to make it to the highest court in the land. A case that should be considered is titled “National Cotton Council v. […]

Oregon State University Extension Service, Seed Laboratory The Oregon State University Seed Laboratory is the official seed laboratory of the state of Oregon. Twenty-two permanent staff and 10 to 20 seasonal employees serve thousands of customers in Oregon and beyond. “Up to 30,000 tests are performed in a typical year […]

United States Using Less Water than 35 Years Ago Assistant Secretary Castle Gives Atlantic Water Summit Keynote Address WASHINGTON, D.C.–The United States is using less water than during the peak years of 1975 and 1980, according to water use estimates for 2005. Despite a 30 percent population increase during the […]

Grants for Innovative Projects will Harness Oregon’s Resources Press Release of Senator Ron Wyden Washington, D.C. – Continuing efforts to advance alternative energy resources and break our dependence on foreign oil and fossil fuels, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) announced nearly $40 million in Recovery Act […]

Lumber industry sees hopeful signs of slow recovery starting in 2010 By Western Wood Products, PORTLAND, Ore. – Western sawmills, mired in historic lows in housing and lumber demand, should see signs of a recovery in 2010 after five straight years of losses, according to a forecast released by Western […]

Written by William A. Van Vactor Miller Nash Law Firm, Introduction In 2005, recognizing that Oregon’s land use system needed to be updated to reflect current times, Governor Ted Kulongoski and the Oregon legislature created the Big Look Task Force to review Oregon’s land use planning system. The Task Force […]

NCBA Member Testifies During Congressional Estate Tax Hearing By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association WASHINGTON (Nov. 4, 2009) –Arthur Uhl, member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and chairman of NCBA’s Tax and Credit Committee, testified today during a U.S. House of Representatives Small Business Committee hearing on the estate […]

Statement by Bob Stallman, President, American Farm Bureau Federation, Regarding Ballot Measure Victories In Ohio and Texas WASHINGTON, D.C., November 4, 2009 – “Our congratulations go out to the Ohio and Texas Farm Bureaus this morning for the leadership roles they played in important and meaningful victories on ballot measures […]