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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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., […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

By Oregon Department of Agriculture,    The typical American consumer now is almost as likely to spend just as many dollars on food away from home as on food prepared at home. Recent statistics show a continuing trend towards dining out as the fast pace lifestyle of today shows no […]

PRESS RELEASE: Oregon Department of Human Services, Date: June 9, 2008 A multi-state salmonellosis outbreak involving contaminated tomatoes has reached Oregon, resulting in three laboratory-confirmed cases of the illness. Tests to confirm two additional cases are pending. Two of the cases are in Umatilla and Union Counties. The third, a […]