Greg Walden

With a new Congress being sworn in next month, central and eastern Oregon will have a new representative in D.C. for the first time since the late 1990s. After 20 years in the House, Greg Walden announced earlier this year he would not seek reelection in 2020 ...

Earlier this week, long time central and eastern Oregon representative Greg Walden took to the House floor one final time to say goodbye to his colleagues. Walden said growing up on a cherry orchard outside of The Dalles taught him to have great respect for farmers and ranchers ...

On Thursday, the Department of the Interior announced it has removed the gray wolf from the endangered species list, signaling a successful recovery under the Endangered Species Act. The gray wolf spent more than four decades on the endangered species list, and federal officials say the population is now thriving in the lower 48 states ...

Earlier this week, several federal agencies signs the Environmental Impact Statement regarding management of the Columbia and Snake River systems. The draft EIS, which was released earlier this year, said removing the Snake River dams would destabilize the power grid and increase greenhouse emissions ...

Robert Freeman Smith, a staple in Oregon politics and ranching for decades has died. Smith grew up in Burns, and attended Willamette University in Salem graduating with an agricultural degree. He worked as a rancher until he was first elected to the Oregon state House in 1960 ...

It’s not just senators asking Ag Secretary Sonny Perdue to help wheat farmers harmed by the coronavirus pandemic. Last week, 26 House members, from both parties, sent a letter to USDA head Sonny Perdue, asking that he utilize CARERS Act funding to help growers facing substantial losses because of COVID-19. “ ...

The Broadband DATA Act recently signed into law will look at improving efforts to deploy broadband access to rural portions of the country. Portions of the legislation included the Broadband Data Improvement Act, sponsored by eastern Washington’s Cathy McMorris Rodgers. She ...

Last week over 100 House members wrote a letter supporting the modernization of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The letter, spearheaded by Central Washington’s Dan Newhouse and House Republican Whip Steve Scalise, encourages environmental leadership while eliminating the “negative effects of permitting delays for critical infrastructure projects” across the country. “We const ... R

EPA’s final WOTUS-replacement rule is being well-received by farm interests.  The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association was one of many farm and industry groups that strongly opposed the original 2015 Obama era Waters of the U.S. Rule for its ...

In late October, Representative Greg Walden announced he would not seek reelection to Oregon’s 2nd Congressional district in 2020.  The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s Jerome Rosa said the announcement was surprising for many in the farm community.  He added he’s sad to...