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July 31, 2015
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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.
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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].