By American Farm Bureau Federation, Drought conditions in the western U.S. are a big problem for farmers and ranchers. Micheal Clements and Shelby Hagenauer, Director of Congressional Relations at American Farm Bureau Federation, shares more on the drought’s impact. Clements: The ongoing drought in the western U.S. highlights the need for […]

By Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities, So far we’ve seen major forest fires from Wisconsin to New Jersey.  An active fire on New Mexico’s Lincoln National Forest is being described as a “wake-up call.”  Bone-dry conditions elsewhere in the west are stoking predictions of another bad summer. Wildfires are rising up […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, Legislative Update The Legislature is in a bit of a lull as we await the next quarterly state revenue forecast, coming Wednesday May 19th. This will frame up the remaining budget decisions and determine the fate of bills residing in Ways & Means. Senate […]

National Cattlemen Beef Association The Tax Aggie Coalition sent a letter, signed by 41 national and regional agriculture organizations, to House and Senate leadership to express significant concerns about legislative proposals that would jeopardize the future of family-owned farm and ranch businesses. As members of Congress work to implement President […]

By Mary Anne Cooper, OFB Vice President of Public Policy Oregon Farm Bureau, I have been fielding a lot of questions from members about a concerning proposal coming forward around Oregon’s livestock industry. What is it and what do you need to know? IP-13 is an initiative petition that would […]

By Natural Resource Note, The Forest Service estimates that nearly 150 wild horses are identified and growing in the Big Summit Wild Horse Territory of the Ochoco National Forest according to recent estimates. Because counting may be off due to the pandemic delays in state monitoring, the number could be […]

By Oregon Small Business Association, Oregon Congressman Kurt Schrader signed a letter along with thirteen other Democrat Members of Congress. asking President Biden to exempt farmers from his new tax plan which includes the repeal of stepped-up basis. The letter states, “…we write to express concern over the impact that […]

By Natural Resource Report, According to The Capital Press,(Oregon Hazelnuts Receive 15-20% Premium – Room to Grow), Hazelnut plantings in our state’s cherished Willamette Valley have more than doubled in little more than a year. Already, Oregon produces 99% of the nation’s hazelnuts and recent growth is making it even […]

By Oregon US Attorney Press Release, Former Weyerhaeuser Employee Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-Million Dollar Fraud Scheme EUGENE, Ore.—Susan Tranberg, 62, of Eugene, Oregon, was sentenced to federal prison today for defrauding her former employer, the Weyerhaeuser Company, out of more than $4.5 million, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Scott […]

By Lars Larson NW and national radio host Rain’s in the forecast in the next few days. That’s spring in the Pacific Northwest. But in a couple of months, the dry weather arrives and with it the massive forest fires caused by the bad forest management policies of Kate Brown […]