Samantha Bayer

The Oregon Farm Bureau is asking the Ag community to vocalize their support of House Bill 2334, which is scheduled to have a hearing Thursday. Samantha Bayer, Policy Council with the Oregon Farm Bureau, said HB 2334 focuses on reinforcing the original goal of the Small Business Impacts and Analysis, originally passed in 2005 ...

On Monday, the Oregon Farm Bureau filed a formal petition to Oregon-OSHA on behalf of farm housing providers. The petition said the Ag industry seeks common-sense solutions to farm labor housing protections during COVID-19. Samantha Bayer, OFB Policy Counsel, said this is not the first time the farming community tried to work with the state to keep employees safe during the pandemic ... Read Mor

We have less than a month to go for the Oregon legislative session, and lawmakers have already passed the Gross Receipts, and appear poised to pass Carbon Reduction legislation, better known as Cap and Trade, there are at least two more pieces of legislation could have a huge impact on the Ag community in Oregon...