Oregon’s vast farm and forest lands could be enlisted to capture carbon and reduce heat-trapping greenhouse gasses under legislation that awaits further work in a legislative committee.
SALEM — Representatives of Oregon’s cattle industry are asking lawmakers to eliminate the state’s legal requirement to vaccinate female cows against brucellosis, a disease that causes abortions.
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Environmental groups are calling on Oregon lawmakers to reform how the state compensates ranchers for lost livestock. Ranchers say changes are needed, but not the ones environmental groups want.