By Natural Resource News Note; Drought, water shortages, a summer heat wave, and supply chain issues curbed the profit for Central Oregon farmers so much that some may sell their land. Farmers saw production cut by tens of millions, according to Mylen Bohle, agronomist for Oregon State University Crook County […]

Oregon Forests Resource Institute, Report summarizes Labor Day Fires impact study A newly published OFRI report summarizes the findings of an Institute-commissioned study examining the economic impacts of the 2020 Labor Day wildfires on Oregon’s forest-related businesses and industries. The 2020 Labor Day Fires Summary Report highlights the major findings […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, NCBA is launching a campaign on Waters of the United States (WOTUS) and urging cattle producers to sign onto a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Michael Regan urging the agency to adopt clear, fair regulations that work for cattle producers. The sign-on letter is the […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update The convening of legislative days this week revealed a bit more about both our state’s partisan leadership and the coming 2022 legislative session. On the leadership front, Republicans and Senator Betsy Johnson opposed the Governor’s nominee to the Environmental Quality Commission, Amy […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are joining farmers and ranchers in calling for the preservation of stepped-up basis, a tax provision farmers and ranchers rely on to pass their operations down to future generations. Stepped-up basis allows a farmer to pay capital gains […]

By U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Legislation would strengthen FEMA’s disaster preparedness and response efforts, and make federal disaster response more equitable for wildfire-impacted communities Washington, D.C. – Following another season of record-breaking wildfires in the West, U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley today joined colleagues on two bills to […]

Oregonians for Food and Shelter, This week, the Legislature will meet virtually for quarterly “Legislative Days.” The November edition of legislative days is typically a preview to what we might see in the 2022 February legislative session. Additionally, the Senate will vote on a wide slate of Governor appointees to […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, WASHINGTON (November 6, 2021) — Late last evening, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is pleased to see the passage of this bill, as infrastructure investments are fundamental to the […]

By Christine Souza California Farm Bureau, Photo: Merced County hay farmer John McLaughlin, at right, discusses rural crime impacts to his farm and custom-harvest operation with Merced County Sheriff Vernon Warnke. McLaughlin’s pickup, which was later recovered, was stripped of its catalytic converters and other equipment and tools, costing him […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Recently representatives from the forest sector have reached agreement with environmental organizations on proposed changes to Oregon’s forest practice laws. The agreed-upon changes will need to be codified in law during the next legislative session. This could happen through a special session later this […]