Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Awards Century Status to 10 Farms & Ranches and one Sesquicentennial Farms in 2011
July 19, 2011 No Comment
Two Union County and one Umatilla County ranch and farms receive prestigious awards SALEM, Ore – At an annual awards ceremony at the Oregon State Fair, families from across the state will receive recognition for operating as either a Century or Sesquicentennial Farm or Ranch. The 2011 ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 3, [...]
WASHINGTON D.C. — HR 2060, the Central Oregon Jobs and Water Security Act, receives a legislative hearing before the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water and Power on June 23, 2011. The bill, authored by Rep. Greg Walden, would bring new jobs to Prineville, clear the way for clean renewable hydroelectric energy, and spark important [...]
US Forest Service Finds that Forests Play Huge Role in Reducing Carbon and Higher Global Temps
July 15, 2011 1 Comment
USDA — Forests absorb carbon like a giant sponge into what scientists call a carbon sink. This fact is well known throughout the scientific community. However, what scientists weren’t sure of until now is the amount of carbon forests can store.
Value of production has fluctuated for the top ten over a volatile past six years ODA Story of the Week — Oregon agriculture’s roller coaster ride this past decade is reflected in a close look at six years of statistics for each of the state’s top ten commodities. From nursery crops to cherries, the production [...]
Beautiful, but problematic, nonnative invasive plants identified in field guide
July 13, 2011 No Comment
Pacific Northwest Research Station/USDA Forest Service — Thumbing through this guide and viewing the color and beauty of each plant, it is hard to realize that these are pests and invasive species. The recent release, Nonnative Invasive Plants of Pacific Coast Forests: A Field Guide for Identification, by the Forest Service’s Pacific Northwest Research Station, [...]
According to USDA, there are some major changes to the U.S. and world wheat forecasts in the latest round of USDA reports. (Susan Carter and USDA Chief Economist Joe Glauber report) Click below to listen to the report
14 Students Awarded Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarships for 2011-12 Academic Year
July 7, 2011 No CommentThe Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce the following fourteen (14) recipients of the Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship program is open to any Oregon high school graduate preparing for an agriculture or forestry related career.
Click here to listen to Audio Imported natural enemies of the brown marmorated stink bug are being researched Oregon’s ability to control an exotic stink bug that threatens agriculture may rest on a tiny insect that just happens to be a natural predator of the unwanted pest.
SPOKANE, WA – The Risk Management Agency’s (RMA) Spokane Regional Office would like to remind Pacific Northwest livestock producers that the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) program is available in all counties in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. LRP insurance plans include Fed Cattle, Feeder Cattle, Lamb and Swine.
Click here to listen to Audio This month’s Oregon Berry Festival focuses on the state’s unique, high quality fruit ODA Story of the Week — As a wide variety of Oregon berries ripen this summer, growers and processors expect a two-day celebration this month to bear fruit in terms of generating publicity and appreciation for [...]
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