OSU economist debuts in film about local food movement By Oregon State University Extension CORVALLIS, Ore. – An agricultural economist at Oregon State University has hit the silver screen in a new documentary that examines and promotes the local food movement and that will show in Portland starting on Friday. […]

American Federation Farm Bureau, WASHINGTON, D.C., September 21, 2009 – Health insurance costs are an ongoing and significant expense for farmers and ranchers and must be reduced so that they do not burden farm and ranch businesses with costs they cannot afford, American Farm Bureau Federation President Bob Stallman told […]

By Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, SALEM, Ore.—The Fish and Wildlife Commission will meet Friday, Oct. 2 at ODFW Headquarters in Salem for an update regarding cougar target areas and to adopt 2010 big game hunting regulations.  The meeting begins at 8 a.m. at 3406 Cherry Ave, NE and […]

“NASS will contact selected Oregon producers to arrange in-person interviews for conducting the survey. As with all NASS surveys, information provided by respondents is confidential by law.” By Agri-Business Council of Oregon Fruit growers will be contacted this fall by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) […]

BY Bureau of Land Management, Klamath Falls, OR – The Bureau of Land Management’s Klamath Falls Resource Area held the Brady’s Boot Timber Sale on September 16, 2009. This tract of timber is located in Klamath County, approximately 60 miles east of Klamath Falls. The sale has an appraised value […]

Wyden, Merkley Join Effort to Set Aside Money to Fight Major Forest Fires By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Washington, D.C – Recognizing the high cost of fighting large-scale forest fires, Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today co-sponsored an effort to set aside millions of dollars to help pay the […]

Walden’s Hermiston water solution clears House unanimously By Congressman Greg Walden, WASHINGTON, D.C. — A plan led by Rep. Greg Walden (R-Ore.) for federal help in a new wastewater reuse system in Hermiston to benefit the community, farmers, and fish passed the House of Representatives unanimously this afternoon. The bill, […]

Oregon Dept. of Fish and Wildlife, CLACKAMAS, Ore. – Fishery managers for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife were expecting banner returns this year, but the number of coho passing over Willamette Falls is exceeding even the most optimistic forecasts. For the past week, ODFW’s fish monitoring station at […]

By Oregon Association of Nurseries, Nurseries have many issues to be concerned with in this economy, but a higher minimum wage will not be one of them – at least, not this year. Oregon Secretary of Labor Brad Avakian announced that the Oregon minimum wage will remain at $8.40 an […]

By American Farm Bureau WASHINGTON, D.C.,  – Citing the vital importance of trade to U.S. agriculture, the American Farm Bureau is urging the Obama administration to submit the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA) and the U.S.-Korean Free Trade Agreement (KORUS FTA) to Congress for a vote.In separate comments sent this […]