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September 9, 2020 - The NW is on fire

By Natural Resource Report Note, Here is KGW-8TV News 16-minute coverage of the fire… KOIN-TV 6 on fire tearing through Mill City KOIN-6 TV on coverage of Santiam area Here is Fox News coverage of the California fire… Watch the latest video at foxnews.com


September 7, 2020 - Feds support keeping four lower Snake River dams intact

By Oregon Farm Bureau, On July 31, the final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) was finally released as part of the years-long Columbia River System Operations (CRSO) process. The FEIS determined that keeping the four dams of the lower Snake River intact, with some operational adjustments, was the best way to […]


September 4, 2020 - Livestock and Sportsmen Groups Historic Partnership

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Press Release, The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ducks Unlimited (DU) and Safari Club International (SCI) to outline the groups’ shared commitment to conservation of natural resources through sustainable multiple use. The […]


September 2, 2020 - Great American Outdoors Act one of Trump’s best bills

By Oregon Sportsmen Association, A strong bipartisan Congress has passed one of the most significant outdoor recreation bills in modern history. The Great American Outdoors Act (GAOA) preserves and enhances access to public lands for hunters and other outdoor recreationalists while establishing permanent funding to support infrastructure improvements and advance […]


August 31, 2020 - Farmers warned of CA blackouts

By California Farm Bureau, The recent electrical blackouts seemed to catch California policymakers by surprise, but they shouldn’t have. For more than a decade, Farm Bureau has raised concerns that the renewable-energy policies implemented by the Legislature, California Energy Commission, Public Utilities Commission and Air Resources Board have set the […]


August 28, 2020 - Farm subsidies to get stricter standards

USDA Tightens Eligibility Rules For Farm Subsidies By National Association of Wheat Growers, “Loopholes remain, but the USDA is tightening its crop subsidy rules by limiting who can collect a payment for managing a farm, historically one of its most porous definitions. The new regulation, to be published on Monday, […]


August 26, 2020 - Farmers lawsuit against Governor’s unconstitutional carbon order

Oregon Farm Bureau Press Release, OFB joins lawsuit to fight governor’s Executive Order On July 31, Oregon Farm Bureau, in partnership with Oregon Business and Industry, Oregon Truckers Association, Oregon Forest Industries Council, Oregon Manufacturers and Commerce, and individual business owners, including Otley Land & Cattle owned by Harney County […]


August 24, 2020 - A case for Oregon Energy reform

By Cascade Policy Institute, After 42 years, the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) may be finally getting the update it has needed for years. President Carter signed PURPA into law in 1978 when the U.S. was between the energy embargo of 1973 and the 1979 oil crisis, when the […]


August 21, 2020 - 6th generation rancher tells USDA panel beef helped her lose 125 pounds

By National Cattlemen Beef Association Sixth-generation California rancher Kiah Twisselman told officials with the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) about her first-hand experience with the benefits of beef in her diet and urged them to do more to encourage beef as part of a […]


August 19, 2020 - Rural Oregon reverses re-openings. Slowly shutting down,

By Oregon Small Business Association, Malheur is the third Oregon rural county to see new restrictions imposed as COVID-19 cases increased. The governor reinstated stay-at-home status for Umatilla County and shifted Morrow County back to Phase 1. This comes as all of rural Oregon and all counties are now hit […]