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July 21, 2008 - Climate change laws and their impact on Oregon

By Jim Welsh, Oregon Beef Producer Magazine Oregon Cattlemen Association, The race for Alternative Energy and the race for legislative responses to Global Warming (politically correct term: Climate Change) are headed for an uncertain finish line.  The finish line could mean an end to the race or an end to […]


July 18, 2008 - Students Awarded Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarships

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July 15, 2008 - OSWA develops fire policy, calls for action by members.

From Oregon Small Woodlands Association, Governmental Action Committee, Woodlander Update 7/08 In response to our members growing concerns, the Governmental Action Committee has drafted an OSWA Fire Policy. OSWA is seeking members feedback before a final recommendation to the Executive Committee in August. Please send your comments by letter or […]


July 14, 2008 - A New Day is Dawning in Public Lands Environmental Law

By Scott Horngren, a Portland attorney with Haglund Kelley Horngren Jones & Wilder, American Forest Resource Council’s attorney, represented Boundary County, ID and other intervenors in the case has authored this overview of the court’s decision. The Ninth Circuit in a landmark en banc unanimous decision of 11 judges in […]


July 10, 2008 - Study: Economic pain for Oregon if federal immigration regulations are implemented

From Coalition for a Working Oregon, Federal “No Match” Rule could disrupt the Oregon economy and eliminate jobs within the state’s most critical industries CORVALLIS, OREGON – The Coalition for a Working Oregon (CWO) released a study today that predicts significant reductions in economic output and job loss in the […]


July 9, 2008 - Kroger-Fred Meyer issues beef recall over Michigan, Ohio illness.

KROGER ASKS CUSTOMERS TO CHECK REFRIGERATORS AND FREEZERS FOR RECALLED BEEF NEBRASKA BEEF IDENTIFIED AS SUPPLIER OF BEEF LINKED TO ILLNESSES IN MICHIGAN AND OHIO CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 1, 2008 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has informed The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) that Nebraska Beef, based in Omaha, Neb., […]


July 3, 2008 - County Payments Saga in Congress

BY American Forest Research Council, “AFRC News” June 17, 2008 On June 5, Representative Peter DeFazio (D-OR) introduced a bill to extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act for an additional four years. The bill sparked a heated debate amongst members of the Oregon delegation regarding the offsets […]


June 30, 2008 - New ODA audit verifies identity of Marionberries

From Oregon Department of Agriculture, A new voluntary certification program requested by blackberry growers and processors, and developed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture is now protecting the premium reputation of the Marionberry. Audits performed by ODA’s Commodity Inspection Division in the berry fields this month and at the processing […]


June 24, 2008 - Landowner Preference (LOP) Review

By Jim Welsh, Oregon Beef Producer Magazine Oregon Cattlemen Association, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife held their first Landowner Preference (LOP) Review meeting in Salem on December 19, 2007, led by ODF&W’s Craig Ely.  The official members of the review committee were representing Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, […]


June 24, 2008 - Promoting investments in national and international wheat research

By C. James Peterson, Professor, Oregon State University Published in Oregon Wheat Magazine by Oregon Wheat Grower’s League.   Help support the OWGL here Wheat is in the news. US and world wheat stocks are at unprecedented lows as a consequence of increased demand, erratic weather, and reduced acreage. Prices for wheat […]