by Jessica Jansen | Apr 1, 2026 | Advocacy
The OWA Legislative Committee was active during the 2026 Short Session that ended on March 6. We took positions to support and oppose legislation and policy at the state and federal level over the last few months. There were not many significant agricultural bills...
by Jessica Jansen | Feb 13, 2026 | Advocacy
The Oregon Legislature started its 5-week session on February 2nd. The voice of the people is the cornerstone of democracy! To look up proposed legislation, register to testify in a committee, or subscribe to follow specific bills, additional information and...
by Jessica Jansen | Apr 2, 2025 | Advocacy
At the federal level, the Legislative Committee joined a coalition letter to support Brooke Rollins’ nomination to be the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture. Following her appointment, we joined a letter to express our enthusiasm for working with her and requesting...
by Jessica Jansen | Jan 20, 2025 | Advocacy
At the federal level, the Legislative Committee supported three coalition letters. The first letter was submitted to EPA to address their draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical...
by Jessica Jansen | Sep 27, 2024 | Advocacy
At the federal level, the Legislative Committee signed on to support a bipartisan Farm Bill Coalition letter and an ESA risk assessment reform letter. As a stakeholder group, we joined efforts to request EPA improve its process for assessing potential risks that...
by lmg_admin | Oct 27, 2018 | Advocacy, Agriculture
l am a farmer, and it does a disservice to Oregon when news outlets publish stories like “Weed-killing chemical found in cereals, oat products, report says”. I spend considerable time trying to educate the public about modern agriculture, and articles like this do...
