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The Oregon Department of Agriculture will need to search for a new Director, after the Senate voted Wednesday to confirm Alexis Taylor as Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.   Taylor was first tapped to serve as ODA Director by Governor Kate Brown in 2016.  Pr...

Governor Kate Brown wrapped up her trade mission to Asia Tuesday.  South Korea is Oregon’s third largest export market for food and agricultural products, and no country the Governor pointed out buys more Oregon blueberries.  And Brown said she thinks there’s room for growth and expansion.   “Oregon blueberries ar...

This fall, voters in Oregon will select a new Governor.   Betsy Johnson, a Central Oregon native, and longtime state lawmaker, said she’s an aggressive advocate for the farming community across the state.  She says currently overregulation is one of the most pressing issues Oregon farmers are facing at the state level.   “Kate Brown...

We’re still in the month of May, but officials in Salem are already sounding the alarm about the 2022 wildfire season. Oregon Governor Kate Brown said during a recent press conference conditions are ripe for another bad fire year. "Already this year, I have declared drought emergencies in 15 counties. This ...

According to Oregon lawmakers, the new federal infrastructure package will fund forest management and wildfire resiliency, all while improving access to clean drinking water, expand broadband and pay for a host of other projects. During President Biden’s visit to the Beaver state last week, Oregon Governor Kate Brown said historically underserved communities struggle to access these basic needs.

Governor Kate Brown signed a bill Tuesday April 12, creating the Elliott State Research Forest. The Elliott, northeast of Coos Bay, was established as Oregon’s first State Forest in 1930. Oregon Secretary of State Shemia Fagan said it was an honor to be involved in striking the deal with the Department of State Lands and the Legislature. “ ...

House Bill 4002, which removes the overtime exemption for the farming community in Oregon, now waits for the expected signature of Governor Kate Brown. When signed into law, overtime will be required in the agriculture industry by 2027. Many in the farming community are not only frustrated with the legislation and the requirements it puts on producers, but the way the process was handled ... Rea

Last week, the Oregon Farm Bureau joined a broad coalition of businesses from across the state filing a challenge to the state’s Climate Protection Program rules. Mary Anne Cooper, Vice President of Government Affairs at OFB, says the rules promoted by Governor Kate Brown and enacted by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality are an effort to institute Cap & Trade measures after the id

The Oregon Ag Community is calling on Governor Kate Brown to veto legislation that will do away with the state’s overtime exemption for the farming community. The coalition, which includes a dozen Ag organizations from across the state, is asking the Governor to reject the legislation which they call bad policy for both farm families and farm employees. The ...

Once Governor Kate Brown signs House Bill 4002, the overtime exemption for the farming community in Oregon will phase out over the next five years. While many in the farming community say this legislation will be detrimental to the Ag industry across the state, advocates say farm workers deserve better and overtime pay is a step in the right direction ...