By Oregon Forests Forever, To celebrate the end of the year we’ve rounded up a “Top 5” list to recap 2019: 1. Top issue: Forest fires. Our community has been eager to urge lawmakers to do something about the annual problem of forest fires. This year we gave you a […]

OSU Extension Office, It’s a familiar scene to anyone who’s watched footage of brown bears catching sockeye salmon in Alaska: They’re standing knee-deep in a rushing river, usually near a waterfall, and grabbing passing fish with their paws or jaws. But a new study published in the journal Conservation Letters […]

By American Farm Bureau Federation The House of Representatives passed Farm Bureau-backed legislation that will improve the accuracy of broadband coverage maps to better identify needs. The Broadband Deployment Accuracy and Technological Availability (DATA) Act (H.R. 4229) requires broadband providers to report more specific data to create a significantly more […]

Congressmen Greg Walden, Representative Greg Walden (R-Hood River) released a statement following the House passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA): “I am glad that the House came together today to pass the bipartisan USMCA and I applaud President Trump for working hard to negotiate this deal. Today is […]

By Kevin Hecteman California Farm Bureau A bill that would give agricultural employees a path to legal status and revamp the H-2A agricultural-visa program has taken a significant step forward. The Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019, sponsored by Reps. Zoe Lofgren, D-San Jose, and Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., was approved […]

By National Cattlemen’s Beef Association National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) CEO Colin Woodall issued the following statement regarding the announcement that the U.S. and China have agreed to a phase one trade deal: “The announcement of a phase one deal with China is welcome news for the U.S. beef industry. […]

Oregon Transformation Third Century Solutions, Q and A with Nick Smith, Founder and Executive Director of Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities You founded the nonprofit Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities in 2013. What is your organization’s mission and why did you found it? Healthy Forests, Healthy Communities (HFHC) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit […]

Association of O&C Counties, The Association of O&C Counties (AOCC) is seeking support from the Oregon congressional delegation for reestablishment of the part of the Cascade Siskiyou National Monument that was declared illegal by a federal judge in Washington DC. The Monument near the Oregon/California border was expanded in early […]

By American farm Bureau Federation, Recognizing the high levels of stress affecting America’s farmers and ranchers, Farm Credit, American Farm Bureau Federation and National Farmers Union have partnered on a program to train individuals who interact with farmers and ranchers to recognize signs of stress and offer help. Based on […]

By Oregonians for Food and Shelter, In September, Bev Clarno, the Secretary of State, rejected the anti-forestry initiative petitions 35, 36, and 37 because she believed these petitions violated the single subject rule of the Oregon Constitution. The Secretary of State is granted exclusive authority to determine whether initiative petitions […]