Updates

In an effort to keep our members and the community informed about changes that can or will affect them, related articles, updates, press releases, etc. will be shared here and discussion is welcomed.

11/21/22 –Farmers of Color Are Suing the US Government

10/17/22 – USDA Updates Two Farm Insurance

9/19/22 – What Farmers Really Want From the 2023 Farm Bill

9-7-22 – How One Portland Organization Uses School Gardens to Plant Seeds of Confidence

8/29/22 – USDA Invests $300 Million to Help Farmers Transition to Organic Production

7/20/22 – 9th Circuit rejects arguments against farming in Klamath wildlife refuges

7/5/22 – Mormon Crickets Swarm Oregon Farms

6/13/22 –How One Oregon Farmer Implemented Permaculture Techniques to Conserve Water

6/13/22 –The Past, Present and Future of the West’s Water Woes

6/13/22 –Honeybees Are Feeling the Heat

5/31/22 – American Agriculture’s Reliance on Foreign Workers Surges

5/16/22 – The Meatpacking Industry Drafted Trump’s 2020 Order to Keep Plants Open at the Expense of Worker Safety

5/16/22 – USDA Renews People’s Garden with New Locations

5/16/22 – President Biden Calls on Farmers to Double Crop in Face of Food Insecurity

5/16/22 – Agriculture’s Water Challenge is About to Get a Lot Worse

4/25/22 – In Oregon, Klamath Tribes Oppose Water Release for Farmers

4/18/22 – Farming At Your Fingertips: How Technology is Changing Agriculture Work

4/18/22 – Manure Supplies Running Low as Global Fertilizer Crisis Brews

4/11/22 – How Would a Potential Dockworkers’ Strike Affect Agriculture?

4/11/22 – 7 Bingeworthy Food and Farming Podcasts

4/11/22 – Finding New Uses for Crab Shells in Agriculture

4/4/22 – The Giant Spider Heading to the East Coast Is Good News for Agriculture

4/4/22 – A New Wave of Grain Innovation Rises in the Pacific Northwest

4/4/22 – US Supreme Court Will Hear Challenge to California’s Proposition 12

4/4/22 – FDA Approves First CRISPR Cows For Beef

3/28/22 – Solar-Driven System Could Produce Electricity and Water in Desert Regions

01/28/20 – Right to Farm Laws

03/02/16 – New Minimum Wage Hike Impacts Oregon’s Growers & Processors

01/12/16 – Vincent Duvall Elected 12th President of the American Farm Bureau

12/30/15 – BOLI Offers Trainings For Implementation Of New Sick Leave Policy

12/15/15 – November Agricultural Employment Law Update

08/13/15 – Oregon Farm Bureau’s Review of the 2015 Legislative Session

10/07/13 – University of Arkansas to Host Webinar on Animal Welfare Enforcement