By Oregon Family Farm Association, A landowner in Clackamas County who wants to renovate his barn into a venue for weddings, banquets, and dances has stretched the definition of a home-based business, according to the Oregon Land Use Board of Appeals. It sided with 1000 Friends of Oregon in determining […]

By Oregon Wheat Growers League, For all of our members, we encourage you to act on the OSHA compliance requirements by Monday, November 16. We have included a link to the required poster you can print and a copy of the model notification protocol you can adapt with your own […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, A majority of U.S. adults have a positive view of farmers’ sustainability practices, and an overwhelming majority trust farmers, according to a new national public opinion poll from the American Farm Bureau Federation. The survey of 2,200 U.S. adults found that more than half (58%) […]

By State Representatives E. Werner Reschke and Vikki Breese Iverson Wildfires this summer destroyed communities, businesses and our food producers. We have a tough road to recovery ahead. The fires send a message loud and clear to manage our resources before it’s too late. Oregon has many resources that are […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, The Oregon election results are in and nearly final, and Oregon Republicans fended off a potential “blue wave.” In the legislative races, Republicans gained ground in the state House of Representatives and held things even the Senate (with a very slight chance of netting […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation, The Department of Labor announced that it will stabilize the wages paid to guest farmworkers. The Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) will remain at 2020 rates for the next two years. The following statement may be attributed to American Farm Bureau President Zippy Duvall: “Farmers […]

By US Senator Ron Wyden Press Release, Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley expressed strong objections to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)’s unilateral and uncalled for actions on hemp that run counter to the 2018 Farm Bill and congressional intent by treating this legal crop as a Schedule I […]

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Leaders from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) joined Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Director Aurelia Skipwith in Minnesota to mark the historic announcement that gray wolves in the contiguous 48 United […]

By Oregon Farm Bureau Oregon Farm Bureau is dismayed by the Governor’s decision to release a last-minute Executive Order extending the rules for employer-provided agricultural housing and shocked that the Governor would add criminal penalties to the enforcement of these rules. Adoption of the original temporary COVID-19 rules for agriculture […]

OFS Grassroots Summit By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, With community papers reeling from economic hardship and hurting for print ready content, there is no better time to put fingers to keyboard and seize this great opportunity to advance conversations about natural resources. OFS is excited to present a workshop […]