August Timber Sales Makes Over $14.3M, BLM Says
BLM said these nine timber sales in western Oregon during August will feed local mills and support about 770 jobs in western Oregon communities.
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BLM To Offer Multiple Timber Sales Across Oregon
The Bureau of Land Management announced this week it will offer eight timber sales this month in western Oregon.
Three Oregon Timber Sales Nets Over $5M
The Bureau of Land Management sold 19.2 million board feet of timber across 772 public acres for $5,726,255 between three timber sales in western Oregon
Oregon Counties Share Millions From BLM
The Bureau of Land Management has distributed more than $27.7 million in timber revenue payments to 18 western Oregon counties. BLM said the payments are supported by the timber harvested from public lands and support local services, including emergency response and education.
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BLM Announces Plan To Protect Northern Spotted Owl
The Bureau of Land Management has finalized its plan to kill barred owls to save the northern spotted owl. BLM said northern spotted owl populations are rapidly declining, and its two biggest threats are competition from invasive barred owls, as well as fire and drought-related habitat loss.
Although barred owls...
Social Distancing May Lead To New FSA Tools
Very few good things have come from the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps the future of agriculture could benefit from the social distancing requirements of today. Barry Bushue, Director of the Oregon FSA said prior to the pandemic, they offered limited on-line tools to process losses or to make answering basic questions easier. Bu
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Bushue Named Head Of Oregon, Washington BLM
Former Oregon Farm Bureau President Barry Bushue has been appointed state director of the Bureau of Land Management for Oregon and Washington. Bushue is currently the State Executive Director of the Oregon Farm Service Agency, where he oversaw the implementation of programs and policies across 23 county offices, the state office, all with a total of 100 employees
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AFBF To Honor Oregon’s Barry Bushue At Convention
The former head of the Oregon Farm Bureau will be honored this weekend. The American Farm Bureau Federation will present the Distinguished Service Award to Senator Pat Roberts and the Farm Bureau Founders Award to Oregon’s Barry Bushue during AFBF’s 101st Annual Convention this weekend. In addition to...
President Trump Pardons Hammonds
Tuesday morning, President Trump announced that he had pardoned two Oregon ranchers sent to jail on terrorism charges. In 2012 Steven and Dwight Hammond were arrested after a back burn on their property moved on to federal land, burning roughly 100 acres. Wh...