From Curt Kipp, Digger Blog Oregon Association of Nurseries The consortium looking into this is called Comprehensive Automation for Specialty Crops (CASC), and has a Web site at www.cascrop.com. Here’s a video on the subject from Washington State University:

By Oregon Tax News, The federal government spends about the same amount of money funding environmental lawyers as it does to protect endangered species according to an investigation conducted by a Wyoming lawyer who defends farmers and ranchers involved in environmental lawsuits. According to the Capital Press, Karen Budd-Falen was […]

POLL: Public Doesn’t Support Total Ocean Bans, Believes in Reasonable Regulation to Accommodate Fishing and Also Protect Species By Alliance for Communities of Sustainable Fisheries, National Study Highlights: – An overwhelming majority of U.S. residents support legal recreational fishing (90%) with most of that being strong support. Additionally large majority […]

By Oregon Invasive Species Council, SALEM, Oregon—Non-native cordgrass begs the question, “Just how bad can a grass be?” You may not want to know the answer. Although wild hogs, quagga and zebra mussels, and yellow starthistle tend to grab the invasive species spotlight, lesser known species, such as non-native cordgrasses […]

Oregon Wheat Growers League The Oregon Wheat Growers League County Presidents have begun to schedule their annual fall events, designed to educate growers on issues and programs pertinent to the farm operation. Following is an outline of the schedule to date. An OWGL update and business meeting may be conducted […]

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 […]