State seeks to change forest plans By Oregon Natural Resource Report, More logging in state forests is on the way if proposed changes to two forest management plans are approved.  The Oregon State Board of Forestry decided recently to begin the public process to revise habitat goals for state forests […]

A trip to the grocery store, simple enough, but now there is a choice to be made, organic or non-organic products? What does organic really mean?  Whatever it means, organic farming has been one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture in the last decade and Oregon is no […]

American Farm Bureau Federation: Set for repeal for 2010, the estate tax will return in full force in 2011—unless reform-minded lawmakers such as Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) are able to push through a higher, inflation-adjusted exemption and a lower top rate. Under current law, the maximum estate tax rate is […]

AGRICULTURE SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES ECONOMIC RECOVERY PROJECTS FOR FOREST HEALTH PROTECTION —  78 projects in 20 States and the District of Columbia will receive a total of $89 million to address problems caused by fire, insects, invasive species and disease WASHINGTON, September 9, 2009 — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today […]

ROUGH YEAR FOR SAWMILLS REFLECTED IN 2008 WESTERN LUMBER PRODUCTION TOTALS by Western Wood Products Association PORTLAND, Ore. – Sawmills in the 12 Western states weathered a rough year in 2008, according to final production figures compiled by Western Wood Products Association. While the difficult conditions for mills are continuing […]

By Dave Hunnicutt Oregonians In Action, When the Oregon legislature adjourned on June 29, property owners across the state breathed a sigh of relief.   In a session where Oregon property owners faced some remarkably bad proposals, land use bills that would have imposed new restrictions on property owners were defeated, […]

Turfgrass holds many advantages over artificial turf By Oregon Department of Agriculture, The college and high school football season is underway. This weekend, the NFL begins its regular season games. Prep soccer matches are now being played not to mention all the youth soccer and football teams that are practicing […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Some consumers are set to benefit from a poor economy, as all three Oregon natural gas providers requested reduced rates in filings sent to the Oregon Public Utilities Commission.  The companies, Northwest Natural Gas, Cascade Natural Gas and Avista Utilities asked for rate decreases ranging […]

By John Hart American Federation Farm Bureau This summer’s raucous town hall meetings on national health care reform have brought high drama, while illustrating the considerable uneasiness of many Americans on the subject. Less theatrical, but equally important, are the grassroots efforts of Farm Bureau members on the Waxman-Markey climate […]

By Oregon Wheat Growers League, OWGL tracked approximately 325 pieces of legislation out of the nearly 4,000 pieces of legislation introduced. Obviously, some restraints should be created to limit the number of bills introduced by each member as the current system is unmanageable and lacks discipline. Sine Die occurred on […]