By Kurt Kipp, Daily Digger Blog Oregon Association of Nurseries We reported last week that administration officials are planning to concentrate their immigration enforcement efforts on employers rather than employees. For employers, this sounds like a bad thing, but according to this e-mail from Tamar Jacoby, president of Immigration Works […]

Oregon Cattlemen Association Legislative Update 05-01-09 Wolf Informational Hearing Greatly Appreciated: The House Agriculture, Natural Resources and Rural Communities Committee held an informational meeting on April 30th in Salem.  This date was 13 days past the deadline to hold a hearing on any House bill in committee and about 20 […]

OFS Legislative Report for the Week of April 27 – May 1, 2009 Oregonians for Food and Shelter Week 16 of the legislative session was the deadline for most legislative committees in both chambers to complete their work on bills that originated in their respective chambers.   Rules, Revenue and Ways […]

A new preliminary injunction motion filed by environmental groups could result in the demise of up to 17 ranchers in Grant County and jeopardize the continuation of grazing on public lands throughout the West.  The Oregon Natural Desert Association, Western Watersheds Project, and the Center for Biological Diversity filed for […]

Oregon Department of Agriculture: It’s much easier now for American potato growers and shippers to export their product to Russia. A first-ever agreement of its kind was signed earlier this spring after a delegation of Russian government officials viewed first-hand the inspection process and expertise used by the Oregon Department […]

Bureau of Land Management: HINES, Oregon – Anyone interested in obtaining free, quality fertilizer for their spring gardening needs can make a trip to Oregon’s Wild Horse Corral Facility in Hines on Saturday, May 2 for a load or two of wild horse manure.

Weekend National News Focus: American Farm Bureau Federation:  WASHINGTON, D.C., April 28, 2009 – “The American Farm Bureau Federation understands that the public is concerned about news media reports on swine influenza in humans. AFBF wants to assure the public that pork is safe and will continue to be safe […]

Digger Blog Oregon Association of nurseries The nursery industry is highly concerned this year that many industry priorities may fall under the budget axe, but there was good news this morning out of the Oregon House of Representatives. House Bill 2020 (PDF) was unanimously approved in the Agriculture, Natural Resources […]

Dave Hunnicutt, Oregonians In Action The Oregon House Land Use Committee voted unanimously to send House Bill 2229A to the floor of the Oregon House of Representatives with a do-pass recommendation.  The bill will now be voted on by the House of Representatives, where it should pass easily.  HB 2229A […]

Oregonians For Food and Shelter Legislative Update 4/24 SB 637 –  Amendments to this bill are now up to the dash-6 version.   Hopefully this will be the last and the bill can finally move out of committee work session.   It appears that should happen in the Senate Education and General […]