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 […]

WASHINGTON (June 23, 2009) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and an informal coalition of companies and trade associations representing U.S. energy and mining sectors submitted comments to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today regarding a recent EPA proposal to find that human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are an […]

The American Farm Bureau Federation.  WASHINGTON, D.C., – The American Farm Bureau Federation is urging all members of the House to vote “no” on a sweeping climate change bill that is scheduled for a floor vote on Friday and is asking them to vote “yes” on an amendment authored by […]

Highlights from an OFS Legislative Alert Oregonians for Food and Shelter In the 11th hour of the of Legislative Session, the Oregon Legislature has gutted-and-stuffed House Bill 2414 to overturn Oregon’s election history and sew confusion for Oregon voting on referrals. Under the new language of the bill, initiatives on […]