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Survey & Manage Settlement Rescinded-our forests
On April 25, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals invalidated a settlement agreement between the Forest Service, BLM, and the Northwest’s major environmental groups involving the survey and manage program of the Northwest Forest Plan which required surveys and restrictive harvest buffers forprotection of hundreds of fungi, lichens, bryophytes, mollusks, amphibians, arthropods, and the red [...]
Legislative Bulletin from Oregon Farm Bureau – soregonag@gmail.com – Gmail
Seed Premption Bill Finally Scheduled For Senate Floor Vote After sitting in the Senate Presidents office for sometime, SB 633 has finally been scheduled for a full vote of the Oregon Senate. This bill is crucial to the viability of Oregon’s agriculture community, because it will prevent local governments from creating a patchwork of regulation [...]
Farm Bureau Urges Support for Fruit, Veggie Farmers
WashINGTON, D.C., April 24, 2013 – Providing new farm bill programs for fruit and vegetable farmers would help ensure a strong agricultural economy and benefit the health of the entire nation, American Farm Bureau Federation Vice President Barry Bushue told Congress today. “The farm bill helps farmers and ranchers deal with the risks that [...]
Oregon Department of Agriculture – ODA Director to hand out education award at Ag Fest
Oregon Department of Agriculture Director Katy Coba will present funds to three winners of the second annual Oregon Ag Fest Agricultural Education Award this coming Sunday, April 28, at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem. The awards presentation is part of the 26th annual Oregon Ag Fest to be held over the weekend. The purpose [...]
Half Way Point At Legislature Brings Questionable Referrals
A report from the Oregon Farm Bureau There is a point in a legislative session in which each chamber can no longer move bills out of their respective committees. For example, bills originating in the House can no longer be voted out of a House committee. You can think of each chamber “swapping” bills with [...]
Import workers or food, U.S. farm bloc says of immigration debate
(Reuters) – The United States will become more reliant than ever on imported food if it does not pass immigration reforms to assure there are enough workers to harvest fruit and vegetable crops and milk cows, a farm coalition told senators on Monday. The Agriculture Workforce Coalition pointed to estimates that thousands of U.S. farms [...]
PUBLICATION RELEASE – Harris Poll 21 – Earth Day_4.15.13.pdf
Majority of Americans See Organic Label as an Excuse to Charge More Concern for the Environment on the Rise; Willingness to Pay More is Stagnant Confusion Still Exists on Organic NEW YORK, N.Y. – April 15 , 2013 – Does an uptick in the economy give people more reason to care about Mother Earth? That [...]
Oregon Reservoirs Low Heading Into Irrigation Season » News » OPB
Some Oregon farmers could have a difficult time finding water for their crops this summer. That’s according to the state’s Water Resources Department. With the spring irrigation season about to begin, state reservoirs hold only half their normal amount of water. Barry Norris the state engineer for the Oregon Water Resources Department. He says the [...]
Work Session on SB 633 – Seed Preemption
Work Session on SB 633 – Seed Preemption Thursday, April 11 at 3:00 at the Capitol A Work Session (opportunity to move the bill out of committee) on SB 633 will be tomorrow, April 11, at 3:00 pm. Tell legislators why you SUPPORT this bill with only the -1 amendments! There have been 3 [...]
Scientists call on French researchers to release GMO test data | Management content from Western Farm Press
More than 700 scientists and academicians have signed petitions calling on French researcher Gilles-Eric Seralini to release research data behind his recently publicized health claims associated with biotech crops. The signers include senior scientists, prize winning researchers and respected academics from a wide range of highly regarded research institutions, international organizations and universities from around [...]
