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8 CapitalPress.com July 31, 2015 Content & Design Provided by Oregon Farm Bureau -•*_*? OREGON ake a look ai O'B's 201 5 Sav's S.'jCC 01 o rsw or leased "Farm Bureau is like a family, Members have simifar inte-rests and way5. oF [ife. Ic-abb.'Vy Review one V'OJ " i l iOO f'Ow t-s$C i r %1 i", "I is r-or farTier:^ one; ranchers 1o i'lGvo s Irene, reprcsenicrior d ihe Oregon Stcrle Copi'ol As :_: Although I raise cattle^ I can relate to a hozelnur grower who has jost survived a blighl in his orchard or is facing a new regulation. 1 " giTi&siools orgo r "ii7ation, Oeqon Form Bur-sou slafF and members work ;r; 1^'idtriVi 'O " : cjf:" roi lo-LjiS' Dan Andersen OFB Board rne^be^ .'VVjIhnijr Couniv fonr-Lrr & rancoo' bt'cn fhot heics. nol 'uu r s, "c-Ti'ly op-feu 'jre n Oiegor. If you'-C- r'ol a L c;'n-, SJIOXJL ^ember I -5 1 • ji moke a c.a$e why yoj ihculcl be. OH 13 ir. viler- "cir-ily xvrnc'f.s and •one.: he is ro shoie the rnosi pi eas- ing aprioj'Urs ssues fac'-ng "ieir cpsrrjlirns a 1 o'ecpr'b. erg/ rnt.: erc]0 -L-Ornpl^l-f "K: Or-iinC? fo'iT. ana r:n O : B striker will ^espcri::; rjirecHy wiln an updc^e On wl'Ol FairTi Bureau i.b CJOirVij abojl ihft ~op:f.s or rov r.cr'ic.-firn Ic ycj. Lei Li .^novv you how Fa' r Bureau "s wo'k'nfi hnrr: nnr; cjetMci resu'ls that no- only beneii' O'egcr cgr culture as a whole. bu' re^u's that --'a ire i i" n " a-. 1 *o you and yo-jr T; p m. Take the Farm Bureau Challenge at oregonfb, org /challenge. farm 'Bureau b qrcmrovti form Bureau's roofs "n Oregon b-scjcn in 919. when fhe f i i s f cour'V '~or- Bjicau wjs 'ounooy ir LJmcrilh Gxnly !r formed out of c; reed ide"it!*-ed cy local te'mo'S. who wan-cc! ro loan Bill standardizes GMO labeling On Jjly '?/. the U.S. House passed a no Nona I biotech Inbel- irg policy. MR 159Q. the S^e & Accu'a'e Food labeling Ac* ci 2015, cosponso'ec by Oregon Rep. Kurt Schroder Form B-UTX'U supper !s 'he bipoi .ion bil . 'A'hich lein forces bo'h Ihe siandaros ard aufhcr' h / ci lh& Fond 6. Diua Admirri'rc.jtiyn in :cr[jololiiX; Vbrizor: C'SCOLFT inr business Iffic-i. CCOL,' n'ior6 e'nci^nf, ^odftir w'nea \- g f cy-^ : n g p TJ c ' ic 9 s . : 1 \l nery~s;>; years a to . I" arm Rjieau ^'ill bcssi "is p"iorlr : ei ar v d 'work or "he reeds o* O'eqon's cicj r ic u I tL r c lo rr; i \ 'cs . i" ^' ' n • B u r Ga L. i. Ci ^r r K.X: r a I" c gross: cots s'rucluie is rooted ar fke county -eve. /V co'jnfy form BjiOOu nv.veli'Kji. ir:divicljol iuir'fi eis gorier -a 'denr'fy o-id disruss roc: ag-'icu' Ijre "ssuss of ccncern a-'id hle:OS? lo fhc-rn. ^rorn ihtMt:. ".>:"•: i J6-A n'ioke fhe";' wov 'O 1 1"' ft 6'Ot-s- kvfil v : C] rsgionc rap'e^en reives. on 'ne OFB Boarc; o' Direcfo'5. f r orr. all coj j -rhy ["amr, Burerjufi qalfiG' to iG-view rjfid ronaw -re CF3 -blicy Book, a l i s l o ' - ne orqanizatior's ct ; :cial c;ji:!ic pol- "cy posifio j "i5. Like l'io wide f ancif? of lows Via I in'iCuCf your ta 1 '' or 1 0 '"iC 11 .. ••- ) I" B f y ol i C V CO V6i •:> CrrVf I V" fhing horn abor ana lane use ~o vVfj'c-r a 1 1 rj -.vi ' rj H e . ' f ' f j-^C' L;O I i ^ i e- s e o ' b :jr - Oa$ if fhe eg-sbhjis. bol:cvc-s l!i",1 ALL typer-: cori- r -iod:'ie?... ord cu.v bases ore valunbls a no sh:p- OfsOk/'id 11 1 "'6 world "10" will drive Ame'k-.cn busi'tess forwcrd mcir.bers cro C'SO cliqibb foi COUNTRY Fina'>c:al insurance ond o""ier ^e'vice:^. and 'eci^fo recjy:af:cns. Less 1 hcD.n I pe'cenf of the pop- jb^ior' ma .'-.os \\HJ\' ' "'•••'• no in ciciri ciiliure, rh'Oup-'i ^a- IT, Suieoi.., you join 7.000 *eiiow lamily torm€3 r 5 a "id rcnchers across •J'-^yor", arvj 0> '!0i^ 'har - . .b mi' ion lumbers -nr.ross ihe Lnire-d bb'trs. w.-ic ac'ively acivocote ^cr O t: ' i cu I J i O u n '^ r i_. r u I Con'i n i u r ! " I i c-i . S'rdy cut. ih-s'e "s no more e^edive way *c ampl-f/ your voice ir; fhe i-aiilc'ivt- yronu ihun farm 'Bureau Mwe* yoummey v ou car saaily recoup :he cosr of cir-'iuc! cuc'5 — end en joy rno'iy i^'OiO iOvif-qi — 'h:OL;pl'i Foir'n Eures-j's variety o~ greoi rnembe: bsnsfifs programs. .\Ae ''•" ae' s w i I f- b i m sio r" ds, L.-pick Melds, on-forrn feslivais, CSAs etc. can be lea p ured : n OFB's 'er"-,owr:.--:0 Oregon's Bounty Qjine ond wehsi-e. 'ne sfa-e's mosl comprehensive i'siing O p d'lCCl '"Oikrj-r :.](.] v-^riiL.rfji Become a "o-'^ 3-.ueau iT.e."^- her today and join CJrsqo'i oqri- ru'.ireX hr^l Gi'a'-^roGK n&fworki • _• Ge" rhe oppl"c<j":or ^1 o.'^ofb. o'pj or conlcuv OfE's Meliisa Armour ol rridi 503.39^.1/0 vemon in \\'r-. iry-er-KVior-al ^'urko'fjbcc. :>o"d Aner^co-"! Z G":' 1 "'- 3 urea L Fed- efOiio--. ^^^.idenl Roh Sknlirnrjn. "ihe A'ner con economy sfon-cis SlrO^iqei --.vhtjr- wo wor< !Tj^t:!r".-:j-i - Cjnd thnl's jusl whir;! T f:.^de J • romolicn Auviorih/ enab'es LS lo dc cjl if'o byrtj^ir-inc" 'ab'e. o.S. ogiicuk/e is ready for nnrib : tio.js "ace ao'eemsriis 4 hci b r eak down barrio'5 \o p'oducls 3 ; ov^r ono made v i Amenca. . ; .-o Ok.r "cjciing c-cirtrers ^now we mean b J5 i n f j si. bla I! ma' i sci i J. HS 1 599 empowers con.jmers Oy coniir.Liiny lo require -.varniiiy niseis for foods nor nay hove advene -3- be Is on fh& public. " sod AhliF IVjjido'il Bob Siulinyr. 'Al 'he in me? time, it dc^s awny \v''h !ciL":-e : - For rne fxi&l ^G years. T PA rjn^ 1 "to pre-r.er;eni ve'sior-s. hov-ft picvicod U.b. r:c-C]ot : Ofo r o ^'c- ob'iify !O i'60Ch cjqr'eerrenl wi'h irq schemes I hat -.vould stigmolizs ^ocds based on nofhng more;- lha-n oihe; -"iQ'ions on frodfi ^ioilers J nar ere noi ocen ic chon-qe by tie way ir -,vh:cb H s: ey v/e-e devel- cpsd. Th : s C'i!' is an en 1 dole to anli- G.V.O n ilia lives lra j make peocb v;.'ongly feoi 'he fax; fhey eal Coiuross. Ye- Tf-A f--as p:c-luCf^d C.'onf|rer;s' ;".on!jiifi..'ionol role 'o sel '.'ac;e objechvss and pre- S-rjiyr-'d Cr/.'fri^.<0!i?' lira I "v'y^" or OI : Q. ciops. onimoli. kind, ord ife- SVL=. ~hey also share ins bjider ol cver-uxfjardini'j loca^, 5la'c-. med'rorioni. note I srcryi. 'enio 1 cars, ar.d mere. Farrs B-j'eaj res icier' Cbanr-cTs sicncru'e or'' ih-_? I'a^C 1 l''io"!n'irifi G.ViC labeling HR 1599 vvoub sef fcr'h nalional S: a '"dares re a'- iiiQ lo bbeliny bods derivtxi irorri I'R 1 599 new reed, to t-e So"a"C'. Lea"! rnoie abuu' 'ho oil! al VV'icr cl ( cqr^ulh.ralish share is a cvo "or rjnr_; p r idc- in ineir As o Farm Bureou me-^sef. you ft-so hove ocisress fo sav- 'nqs on p-cpone. p r G-i::rip'ior Farm Bureau cheers TPA passage Ajiho.'ii\'. 0'' "fosl licc.it." leg 5!Otio r i opens the door "O C'-S'CiliriCj r'-jw Irctdc: p-jrlnOi Ag ,\Aa fueling Seivice wifh creo'iny prolocc 1 ard ini^e'ig i'nr.daros sirr-ibr to rho5-3 -jEed Icr organic 5. '0 iOOriflhy 1 Ond ncrkel p-odoCf^- Oi -on-GWQ, cor ve n f! o n o , b lot f^c h , n o- h.^c h , corsumsr-chect. end commerc-al. WliOi U-'id iii'j'W yOL fc.ir' r 'i i. : "ioi_,id b^ 1 ur; lo you. fhe former. //Iff <: bio."e-L"hr.o!:xiv. ond wojld preeiip- any slafe OF !occl labeling require- rncn's. Hov^over. Ire b'll coes nol af-'eci vale aivj locol legubiior^ ori Gg r 'i:-j|"u'ai prcduc'-cr c r G,V'CE GM. Chevy, o- B'jic^ vehicle |a diSCOuri! lrx:t'i, i'OC<oble wilh QViOr G/v\ o-'fersl; ?:0ve up to .'50% on G'cirger purr hoses a no a si f'G-G bl'iippifiq will i oi'ilir'f^ O'dtTd," Q*:?1 S?00-$300of j Po:ari^ofh ; x:d vt'h : c!es; r e-ceiv.i $ 3 CO-$5 CO of ^ coifOi'i 'Lose ~l I'ucio-iS 01 ii i ".G!rj > men Is. F ! icicle TO"- ard ro-icn opera'scns can get a sur^anlic- "rov" O'"i ihe afjfeernsnl. "Passage of TFA a lows Ccn- gico^. Ic vole on l-io : r:jf^ i 3 acific Oregon's agricullurol exports reached an estimated $2.3 billion in 2013. p iri •" limo.y "irj'inor. vvh"c i wil ollo'A'- Oregon :;rd U.S. cgn'-cuilure fo L ur,her Hounsh." said O'B Preaicion.- Barr Bus hue. r nu: '-rirr-ors lo iharc woric.' "C'"QJ5 Oreaon Cfop^., like b'tebeirie^, wifh oihsr ccur'-ies. " lor r iis l'3' p iaci^y and d<?dica- liO'i ir-. rn:><i^q TPA o ieo'"ty. and Reps. Greg Wai den Kurt Schroder Suzanne O'egcr's ogr'culfural exports •'eochf-xi -r;ir"i o^iirncl^d i/',J- b: • :ion "n 20 '' 3 i.p from i '• .5 hil- 'icr in 2009. Oreaon's -^xpo'tj ""ieir; bo-OS! lairn rjr'c^i- ur".d income, vv'h'^e s.jppor-ing about I 7 400 cbs EO' ? I on ihe "ci-nri Bona m id ur d Earl Blue- menauer ; Q' a. so s.ippcfirrj the 'e-qislcnor-. O'U: "n ie O led ir-idustr : ei iucf"' OS ''•c-od crocessinq. rronspo:to*ic-ri. one; m o n u f a C ' L r i r . mends Senator Ron Wyden 'V«u i '.r. r'i -v_.oi.. r . i ly i"--J ' n . B J i !">:j L. member Doug Krnhme'. o blue- berry grower wifh 500 acres also pressed the ''tioc- dc-vebp- men Is say'nr:. "Reduc;nq "a^e bo Tiers is qood "or local jobs and is a '^nrr-^c c o t V i i for ?0 > 3 iS2 r / : 7 milhonj prcciesssd i"ji L s anr.i r.uls ($2^1 r-illicn). f-esf- 'ii^ls ($ '' 15 irillicn) p-cce^ed vegetables |$ 1 GO rri! 'ior|, and deny p-nducii |$8H mi' ion].