Op-Ed: Paving the way for the future of American AgricultureAmerican agriculture always seems to get a bad rap. We are demagogued as huge, impersonal agribusiness that exploits workers. Nothing could be further from the truth. American agriculture is an innov... Read MoreDeficit Reduction Talks Live On - CQ Roll Call, March 5, 2012[Exerpts] Two bipartisan groups of lawmakers are working behind the scenes to revive momentum for comprehensive legislation to address the government’s fiscal woes and in particular to chart a course... Read MoreWashington Week Ahead: Super Tuesday and an Ag Day celebration - Agri-Pulse, March 4, 2012WASHINGTON, March 4 - Will front-runner Mitt Romney pick up enough delegates on “Super Tuesday” to finally seal the deal on the GOP presidential nomination? The Romney “camp” certainly hopes they can... Read MoreMeeting to weigh alternatives to logging trust bill - Corvallis Gazette Times, March 2, 2012Several local conservation groups are sponsoring a public meeting to discuss alternatives to a proposal that would preserve some federal timberlands in Western Oregon while opening others up to more ... Read MoreNo Budget, No Pay gaining traction across the country - The Examiner, March 2, 2012By Ken Bingenheimer "Blue Dog" Democrats in the U.S. House have now signed on to the "No Budget, No Pay" proposal put out by the bipartisan-focused group No Labels. The idea is that if Congress fails... Read MoreInquirer Editorial: State has a stake in chicken, egg debate - The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 28, 2012Being the nation's third-largest egg producer means Pennsylvania should pay close attention to a proposal in Congress to improve the living conditions of egg-laying chickens. The state, though, has n... Read MoreSchrader, Blue Dogs Endorse No Budget, No Pay ActCoalition Says It's Time for Congress to Work Together, Do Its Job Read MoreCongress considers US egg production standards - JAVMA News, February 29, 2012Despite concerns, AVMA supports House bill that codifies UEP-HSUS agreement on hen welfare By R. Scott Nolen By year's end, two unlikely allies want Congress to pass a controversial law they say will... Read MoreGUEST VIEWPOINT: Governor and Congress need to step up for Lane County - The Eugene Register Guard, February 28, 2012The Lane County Board of Commissioners is sending a letter to Gov. John Kitzhaber that describes Lane County as a very different-looking place in the wake of the loss of federal forest payments. The ... Read MoreOregon House debates logging bill: This time Republicans and most Democrats agree - The Oregonian, February 27, 2012The Oregon House spent more than a half hour Monday debating a proposal that has no teeth other than the ones on the chain saw that Rep. Tim Freeman, R-Roseburg, hoisted onto his desk. Freeman acknow... Read More |