Hot spots emerge in eastern and southern parts of the state By Oregon Department of Agriculture Now is a critical time for farmers and ranchers in eastern and southern parts of the state as millions of young grasshoppers emerge, prompting the Oregon Department of Agriculture to advise landowners to take […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: WASHINGTON (June 10, 2009) – The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is urging members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee to address unresolved issues in a proposed food safety bill before moving it forward. The Food Safety and Enhancement Act of 2009, introduced by Reps. […]

By State Representative Andy Olson, SALEM— The House of Representatives today passed a plan to increase the fight against metal theft. Rep. Andy Olson (R-Albany), Rep. Brent Barton (D-Clackamas) were part of a bipartisan group that developed Senate Bill 570 to better monitor metal transactions and impose new fines and […]

Oregon Association of Nurseries, Daily Digger Blog, excerpts The Oregon Senate this morning approved two bills – one to raise corporate taxes and another to raise income taxes. Both were carried on a party line vote, 18 yes (all Democrats), 11 no (all Republicans) and one Republican not voting due […]

PacifiCorp customers face major rate hike in government energy takeover By Congressman Greg Walden: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal legislation to reduce global warming by putting a price on carbon emissions from power plants will result in an 18 percent rate increase for PacifiCorp customers in Oregon during the bill’s first […]

Update on Current Policy News Affecting Forest Business & Timber Supply by Rex Storm, Forest Policy Manger Associated Oregon Loggers, Industry Exec Encourages Foresters: Allyn Ford, CEO of Roseburg Forest Products, addressed the Oregon Society of American Foresters annual conference April 29th in Canyonville.  Ford said that because the forest […]

Oregon Department of Forestry — While many of Oregon’s forest protection districts have not formally entered wildfire season, Nature made an unofficial declaration of its own during the past week. A barrage of more than 24,000 lightning strikes ignited fires across the central and southwestern regions of the state. The […]

OFS Legislative Report Oregonians for Food and Shelter WEEK  21: The Democrat leadership is working at warp speed to shut down the ’09 legislative session by June 30.  In other words, they have their minds made up on key issues like taxes and climate change.  Both could be extraordinarily expensive […]

Beware of S787 – if you think statewide land use is bad, wait until the Feds get involved By Dave Hunnicutt Oregonians In Action We have written in past weeks about S787, the so-called “Clean Water Restoration Act” that is working its way through Congress.  This dangerous bill would make […]

Solar Electric Power Association ranks PGE in top 10 utilities By Portland General Electric, Portland General Electric (PGE) (NYSE: POR) was recognized today by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) as a utility leader in the integration of solar into its generation portfolio.  In SEPA’s report issued today, the “2008 […]