From Oregon Small Business Association, Weyerhaeuser Company announced recently that it has agreed to sell approximately 140,000 acres of timberland in Oregon to an entity affiliated with the Campbell Group LLC for around $300 million. The sale is expected to close in the third quarter of 2009.  The transaction is […]

Obama Administration gets more time to look at salmon plan By Natural Resource Report, For a second time the Obama Administration has asked for more time to review the 2008 Salmon plan prepared by the Bush Administration covering the Columbia and Snake rivers.  Recently, the government asked for and U.S. […]

Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manger Associated Oregon Loggers Logging Protestors Arrested on State Forest: After just two days of blocking a logging site, 50 police officers promptly arrested all 27 environmental protestors in Douglas County’s Elliott State Forest, […]

Below is a summary of a special report on Broadband Internet’s Value for Rural America issued by the USDA Economic Research. Click here for full report. The Internet has become widely, but not universally, available. Two-thirds of U.S. adults had in-home Internet access by 2008. Rural businesses and consumers have […]

By Natural Resource Report, Afraid that it may slow down Oregon’s rush to green, renewable energy, Governor Ted Kulongoski recently vetoed House Bill 2472 that would have reduced the Business Energy Tax Credits (BETC) for wind energy developments and other renewable energy projects exceeding 15 megawatts.  Under the current program […]

Oregon Department of Agriculture: August 5, 2009… Not nearly as developed as the state’s trading partners in Asia and a half a world away, a group of countries in the Middle East is now getting a look by the Oregon Department of Agriculture and other regional states as an emerging […]

American Farm Bureau Federation: Climate change legislation currently being considered by Congress will have a devastating impact on family farms and agricultural production across the country. The House-passed bill (H.R. 2454), which is being examined by the Senate to serve as the potential basis for its climate change legislation, poses […]

Emerging Global Food Markets…Opportunities and Challenges for Oregon The last 20 years have witnessed the unprecedented rise of supermarkets not just in the developed world but also in emerging markets. This together with the globalization of the food chain has transformed traditional agricultural and food export opportunities. Concentration and modernization […]

Below are five opinions on why Cash for Clunkers may be bad or harmful to the environment and counter to the original green goals of the program. “Given these easygoing requirements, Chameides told the Greenwire news service that it might take five years before a new car produced a net […]

Governor signs bill protecting nurseries against unfair hoop house tax By Oregon Association of Nursries, The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced last week that more than 25,000 additional H-2B guest worker visas are now available for the 2009 filing period. Petitions will be accepted immediately. The agency had announced […]