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Push Back on Record Tax Increases
The 2025 transportation package would raise $4.3 billion over ten years by increasing Oregon’s gas tax to $0.46 per gallon, doubling the payroll tax for public transit, and sharply raising vehicle registration, title, and electric vehicle fees, costs that could add hundreds of dollars a year for Oregon drivers.

Austin McClister
Nov 12


Positive Changes to H-2A Rules Will Benefit Farmers
This week, the U.S. Department of Labor announced significant, positive changes to federal H-2A policy.

Austin McClister
Oct 4


Oregon's Learn & Earn$: Growing America's Agricultural Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
The Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) is promoting a collaborative one-day workshop at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)...

Ryan Krabill
Aug 21


Oregon Farm Bureau Welcomes Submissions for Oregon’s Bounty Calendar Contest
Submissions for the calendar are open until September 15, 2025. The OFBF State Board will vote on the photos featured in the calendar at their September board meeting.

OFB Staff
Aug 4


Share Your Family’s Story: Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Seeking Applications for 2025 Century and Sesquicentennial Awards
The Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program began in 1958 to honor farm and ranch families with century-long connections to the land.

Austin McClister
Mar 19


Rep. Scharf Announces Legal Opinion Declaring Portion of OR-OSHA’s Ag-Labor Housing Rules Unlawful
“This is a major victory for Oregon’s farmers and an appropriate check on agency overreach,” said Rep. Scharf about the legal opinion.

Austin McClister
Feb 13


OR-OSHA’s New Farmworker Housing Rules Will Force Out Farmworkers, Shutter Family Farms
OR-OSHA's new rules signal the beginning of a new chapter of unsustainable state policies for farmworkers and farm families alike.

Austin McClister
Jan 10
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