By Oregon Association of Nurseries, Wilsonville, Ore – Yearly sales of Oregon nursery products declined 17 percent between 2007 and 2008, according to new figures recently released by the Oregon field office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Oregon nurseries sold […]

From Bureau of Land Management, Lakeview – Effective at 12:01 a.m. today, the Industrial Fire Precaution Level (IFPL) decreased to level I on all lands administered by the Fremont-Winema National Forests and Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) Lakeview District. The only Lakeview District BLM-managed lands not covered by this order […]

Oregon Ground Water Association, Legal challenges filed in the State Court of Appeals and Marion County Circuit Court were responsible for returning fees improperly collected by the Water Resources Department. The Oregon Ground Water Association had raised the issue that the agency was collecting fees from recent legislative changes even […]

By Karla Kay Edwards Cascade Policy Institute, Summary: Woody biomass opportunities abound in rural southern Oregon. With more than 4.25 million acres of timberland that would benefit from hazardous fuel reduction, rural communities also could prosper from the development of a significant biomass industry. Striving to make Oregon a leader […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, Trade has always been important to the United States, especially the agriculture industry. Not only does it boost jobs for millions of Americans, but it expands our opportunities to reach wider markets, making us global players. According to Shakespeare, all the world’s a stage…Unfortunately, lack […]

By Bureau of Land Management, Portland, Ore. – Noxious weeds, invasive plants, and other weeds infest millions of acres in Oregon. It is estimated that approximately 1.2 million of the 15.7 million acres of BLM lands in Oregon are currently infested with noxious weeds and are spreading at an estimated […]

More trees sold in 2008, but at a lower average price By Oregon Dept. of Ag The latest survey of Oregon’s Christmas tree industry shows once again why the production and sale of the state’s eighth ranked commodity is so economically important. Despite many current and future challenges, Oregon’s growers […]

It’s the environmentalists vs. The NIMBYS – and Umatilla county property owners are caught in the crossfire By Oregonians In Action, Oregonians In Action is working closely with Umatilla County property owners to defeat an ordinance proposed by a Umatilla County resident that would create new regulations similar to the […]

By Rick Sohn, Umpqua Coquille LLC Timber Industry Report, September 28, 2009 Lumber prices fell 15%, housing starts and building permits are up only slightly, and unsold inventory actually rose after falling for months.  Perhaps the brightest spot this month is the historically low mortgage interest rate.   See the 3-year […]

Oregon Department of Agriculture, September 23, 2009… As Oregon’s biodiesel renewable fuel standard takes effect, agricultural producers throughout Oregon will receive biodiesel-blended fuel from their suppliers for their farm tanks. ODA encourages farmers and ranchers to take a few simple precautions as they begin to store and use the fuel.  […]