Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manger Associated Oregon Loggers Forest Service Gets New Chief: In a surprising June announcement, USDA Ag Secretary Vilsack named Tom Tidwell as the new US Forest Service Chief. Tidwell is a highly-regarded 32-year career […]

World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates US Department of Agriculture SEE FULL REPORT HERE -PDF NOTE: This report adopts U.S. area, yield, and production forecasts for winter wheat, durum, other spring wheat, barley, and oats released today by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). For other crops, area estimates reflect […]

American Farm Bureau Federation:  WASHINGTON, D.C., June 30, 2009 – Two reports released today by the Agriculture Department show a big jump in both planted acreage and stocks for corn, pointing to greater corn supplies this year, which could encourage the Environmental Protection Agency to increase its ethanol blend rate, […]

By Daily Digger Blog Oregon Association of Nurseries When the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (under the Bush Administration) announced its Social Security No Match Rule in August 2007, there was immediate concern about its unfair and far-reaching impacts on employers and workers. The rule intended to crack down on […]

Oregon State University Extension Service: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Consumers these days are eager to buy the ripest, freshest, high-quality fruits and vegetables they can find, and many farmers are stepping up to fill the demand at farmers’ markets, roadside stands and U-pick operations. Farmers who consider selling directly to the […]

From Congressmen Kurt Schrader & Greg Walden, Washington, D.C.— Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-OR) and Greg Walden (R-OR) joined together today to form the bipartisan Congressional Healthy Forests Caucus. The caucus is designed to advocate for the implementation of forest policies that recognize the important role America’s federal, state and private […]

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife: CLACKAMAS, Ore. – The states of Oregon and Washington today extended the popular recreational white sturgeon season in the lower Columbia River. Under rules adopted during a joint state hearing, anglers will have two additional three-day periods when retention of white sturgeon will be […]

By Oregon Tax News In the waning days of the 2009 Oregon Legislative session the Legislature attempted to address the state’s increasing water demand by passing House Bill 3369, titled “The 2009 Water Investment Act.” The bill directs the Water Resources Department to develop a state-wide, integrated water resources strategy.  […]

Sets September Deadline for Final Deal on Potential Dam Removal By U.S. Department of Interior, WASHINGTON, DC – A final agreement on water management and dam removal in the Klamath River Basin in Oregon and California is “within reach” and should be completed by the end of summer, Secretary of […]

5,000 CUBIC YARDS OF WILD HORSE MANURE AVAILABLE FREE TO THE PUBLIC By Bureau of Land Management HINES, Oregon – Free, quality fertilizer is once again available from Oregon’s Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines. Approximately 5,000 cubic yards of wild horse manure are piled and ready for loading beginning […]