Matt McElligott

This year has been particularly hard on the Oregon cattle industry, but not because of meat prices, or input costs, but because of wildfires.  Nearly two million acres have burned across the state, which means for many producers they lost their summer grazing land, and some unfortunately lost an outbuilding, or even their home.  Matt Mc...

With the 2023 Oregon legislative session underway in Salem, ag groups across the state will watch a host of issues in the weeks ahead.  Matt McElligott, President-elect of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association says one of the issues they will watch very closely, and with some concern, is the roll out of Ag overtime.   “Coupl...

Over the holidays, Alexis Taylor officially changed roles from Director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture, to the USDA’s Undersecretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs.  And many in the farming community say the move is good news for Oregon.   “She w...