By Oregon Family Farm Association, Although record-breaking September rainfall has curbed much of the danger from wildfires, the moisture proved too little for dry drought-damaged communities in eastern and southern Oregon, according to the Oregonian/Oregon Live. The 2021 wildfire season has ended in five of the Oregon Department of Forestry’s […]

Assessing Western Drought Conditions: Round 2 By Oregon Farm Bureau, This survey has been designed by the American Farm Bureau Federation to gather state and member level data regarding the persistent drought conditions across the west. This is the second iteration of this survey. You can take the survey here.

BY National Cattlemen Beef’s Association, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an additional $100 million investment into the food supply chain infrastructure. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) supports this step to prioritize the expansion of beef processing capacity and dedicate further resources to build a more resilient cattle […]

Robert Clark, Retired government economist Taxpayers Association of Oregon Foundation The fall out from Oregon House Bill 2165, enacted in 2021 House Bill 2165 recently signed into law requires the Oregon Public Utility Commission (OPUC) to allow PGE to recover its costs of adding electric vehicle charging stations, including those […]

Oregon US Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Wyden, Colleagues Urge Biden Administration to Increase Wildland Firefighter Pay Senators look to bipartisan infrastructure bill for implementation WASHINGTON, D.C. — Oregon’s U.S. Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden joined a group of Senate colleagues urging the Biden Administration to increase the pay […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President for Public Affairs Sam Kieffer commented today on confusion surrounding a proposed methane tax. “To clear up any confusion, I want to make clear that the current language of the reconciliation bill does not impose a methane tax on […]

By Oregon Family Farm Association, Oregonians growing hemp in Oregon will find themselves operating under more stringent rules in 2022 as the state Hemp Programs comes under rules established by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. That means hemp growers will be subject to background checks—and anyone convicted of a felony […]

By John A. Charles, Jr. Cascade Policy Institute Politicians have a lot in common with magicians. Both rely on misdirection to ensure that you don’t see how the trick is performed. One magic show receiving a lot of attention right now is HB 2021, passed by the state legislature in […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) condemned the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) decision to relocate its headquarters to Washington, D.C. amid multiple, historic environmental crises in the western United States. “More than 5.5 million acres of land have burned […]

By Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities The scale and intensity of this year’s wildfires are staggering. California’s Dixie Fire on the Plumas National Forest could soon reach 1,000,000 acres. Oregon’s Bootleg Fire on the Fremont-Winema National Forest, now fully contained, covers 413,000 acres. The Caldor Fire, which was threatening South Lake […]