Walden Responds & Wolf Petition
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Oregon's Greg Walden takes to the House floor to discuss the issues in Harney County...and groups want the feds to keep watching wolves.
Gun Control & Blame It On The Jet Stream
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A strong jet stream has been bring all this moisture...and the President lays out gun control.
Seeking A Peaceful Resolution & Burn Bans
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Ranchers in Oregon are supporting the Hammond family but not the occupation...and air quality is changing in some areas of the northwest.
Assessing Oregon Ag & Burn Ban
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Oregon'a ag chief looks back at 2015...and a number of counties in Washington have issued burn bans.
Revoking Chlorpyrifos & Pumping Your Own
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EPA needs to hear from producers who use products containing chlorpyrifos...and Oregon now lets you pump your own in some counties.
Travel Concerns & A Lot of Money Spent
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Might need to pack your passport to travel domestically...and a lot of money was spent this year on fires.
New Pear Industry Website & The EPA Fight Continues
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The pear industry has a new website...WOTUS won't be the only EPA fight in 2016.
Gypsy Moth Spraying & Snowpack
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Some controversial spraying may get green lighted over Portland...and with all the snow are we out of the drought?
Citrus Moving & Curbing Deer Populations
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Orange exporters in California are seeing product moving again...and deer are creating a problem in northern Idaho.
No Drought Extension, Drone Registration & Simplot Fine
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Seems the moisture is helping end the drought...you may have to register your new drone this Christmas...and Simplot is fined for air quality.
Rejected Wolf Plans & GMO Labeling Meeting
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A government agency is rejected to assist in the wolf problem...and a meeting on GMO labeling will be held.
Holiday Gas Prices & TPP
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The President would like to see the Trans-Pacific Partnership completed...and gas prices look pretty good for the holidays.
Getting Ready for Christmas & Farmland Saved
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A large parcel of farmland has been saved from the auction block...and what brought the Christmas tree to America?
House Passes Bill & Gypsy Moth Spraying
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The Asian Gypsy moth will get some attention in the spring...and those COOL tariffs may get averted.
EPA Compliance & Holidays From Oregon
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EPA releases list of compliance violators...Your holiday courtesy of Oregon.
More Rain & Wildfire Protection
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Idaho is bolstering their fire protection budget...and it looks like a wet Christmas.
Good Day for the World & Ag-Gag Law
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The Paris climate conference got support from the northwest...and Idaho ag producers want the "ag-gag" law back in place.
AFBF Presidency & Water Quality
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A northwest ag industry leader wants to head up Farm Bureau...and there's a lot to be done in regards to water quality issues.
COOL Possibilities & Pear Quarantine
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Pear stock is being quarantined in Oregon over a bacteria...and there may be some hope left for the resolution of the COOL issue.
E. Coli Testing & More Rains Forecast
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That Costco chicken salad is still being tested...and there's more rain on the way.
Early Present, More Rain & COOL Fallout
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Salmon are getting help...Congress is going to have to deal with COOL...and more rain on the way.
Washington Farm Hall, Simplot Fine & Crabbing Closed
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JR Simplot shells out money for a fine and improvements...crabbing is closed in a part of Oregon...and two Senators are holing a Farm Hall.
Farmland Values & License Declined
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Farmland values have been slipping...a company dealing in wolf "experiences" will not have their license renewed.