Legislation bolsters Rep. Schrader’s push for Wild and Scenic River Designation Press Release of Senator Wyden Washington, D.C. – Bringing to fruition years of work from the Molalla community to preserve their namesake river, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) introduced the Molalla River Wild and Scenic […]

American Farm Bureau Federation: WASHINGTON, D.C., July 2, 2009 – Retail food prices at the supermarket decreased slightly for the third consecutive quarter, according to the latest American Farm Bureau Federation Marketbasket Survey. The informal survey shows the total cost of 16 food items that can be used to prepare […]

By U.S. Grains Council, Farmers faced looming adversity during the spring planting season, causing lowered expectations, but ultimately overcame. USDA projects the second-largest corn planting acreage since 1946, after 2007. Early stages of planting were similar to last year’s conditions. Though low temperatures and frequent precipitation slowed planting in early […]

OFS Legislative Report for the Week of June 29, 2009 Oregonians for Food and Shelter For the past two weeks of the session every bill and issue was fair game.  Every lobbyist that honestly believed that they had the votes counted to either pass or kill bills found out that […]

From Oregon State Senator Jason Atkinson Office, Salem – The Senate passed Senate Bill 472 and Senate Bill 545 Saturday afternoon, bills that will create larger and healthier salmon and steelhead populations in Oregon rivers. Senate bill 472 will start a hatchbox program on the Rogue River.  The use of […]

Field burning ban bill passes at tail end of Legislative Session. The field burning ban (Senate Bill 528) was passed by both the Oregon House and Senate and is expecting a Governor’s veto soon.   The measure outlaws field burning by 2010. This will have a direct impact on grass seed […]

Oregon Department of Agriculture:  Like hundreds of other Oregon agricultural producers, John Zielinski is ready for another busy season of selling fresh, local food products grown on his own farm to a steady stream of devoted customers. But he never has to leave his own property. Farm stands- also known […]

The U.S. Department of Energy Secretary, Steven Chu, announced Friday that, Ohio, Oregon, Virginia and West Virginia were getting more than $96 million in Recovery Act Funding.  Oregon’s share is $16.8 million and will be used to fund energy efficiency improvements, develop renewable energy resources and ensure environmental protection through […]

Oregon Association of Nurseries Daily Digger Blog Yesterday we told you that House Bill 2904 (HTML|PDF) passed the Oregon Senate. Today we can report that it passed the Oregon House by a 59-0 vote. The bill blocks a move by the Oregon Department of Revenue to treat hoop houses as […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau, In rural communities all across the state, tractors and farm equipment traveling along the roadway are a common sight, particularly during summer harvest months. It is legal for farmers to drive their equipment on public roads, and both farmers and other drivers must take proper precautions […]