News quote from Agriculture Online: “As of May 30, demand for FSA direct operating loans was up by 81% and direct ownership loans was up 132%. FSA also guarantees bank and Farm Credit System loans and those guaranteed loans were up by almost a third.”.  Continue

Pacific Ethanol’s subsidiary that operates the 40 million gallon Boardman ethanol plant was one of five subsidiaries that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy recently.  Company officials indicated that the plant would continue to operate.  The Boardman plant is the only one of Pacific Ethanol’s four corn ethanol plants still operating.  […]

Coalition for a Working Oregon and McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce June 17th to Hold Breakfast Seminar on Immigration Issues Economic impact of immigration laws on local businesses will be highlighted By Coalition for a Working Oregon, The Coalition for a Working Oregon (CWO) is made up of 20 employer […]

RURAL PROPERTY OWNERS, KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 2761 By Dave Hunnicutt Oregonians In Action If you own rural property, you need to monitor House Bill 2761, a bill that could make it much more difficult to change a flawed soils designation on farm or forest […]

American Farm Bureau Federation: WASHINGTON, D.C., June 12, 2009 – The American Farm Bureau Federation today said S. 787, the Clean Water Restoration Act, leaves no water unregulated in the United States and could even impact standing water from rain in a dry area. The organization signed onto a letter […]

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 […]