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Oregon FFA Convention Starts Thursday
Oregon FFA Convention Starts Thursday
Oregon FFA Convention Starts Thursday
The 95th annual Oregon FFA state convention gets underway Thursday at the Deschutes County Fairgrounds in Redmond.  Ontario’s Kinsley Kemble, this year’s Oregon FFA Vice President said an estimated 3,000 members and guests will be in attendance over the next three days as the convention returns to normal post-pandemic.   “This year we wer...
DeHaan: Oil Community Watching The U.S. Economy
DeHaan: Oil Community Watching The U.S. Economy
DeHaan: Oil Community Watching The U.S. Economy
Oil prices continue to soften, not on news from China, not because of the on-going war in Ukraine, but concerns over the U.S. economy.  Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said investors are concerned about everything from Wall Street to Main Street.   “...
COVID-19 Grants Available For Washington Aquaculture
COVID-19 Grants Available For Washington Aquaculture
COVID-19 Grants Available For Washington Aquaculture
Because of the pandemic, many businesses and industry were forced to adopt new restrictions and guidelines very quickly, including the aquaculture industry.  But, thanks to AMS, some of those costs can now be addressed. Through the Agricultural Marketing Service Seafood Processors Pandemic Response and Safety Block Grant Program, another round of grants are available to seafood processors and proc
Oil Prices Are Moving Lower, But The Reason May Surprise You
Oil Prices Are Moving Lower, But The Reason May Surprise You
Oil Prices Are Moving Lower, But The Reason May Surprise You
The turbulent see-saw that is oil prices continues to move back and forth.  Over the past week, West Texas Crude prices have moved lower, by slight amounts.  Pattrick DeHaan with GasBuddy said the reason those prices have moved lower may have many people scratching their head.   “Good and ...
SNAP Emergency Benefits Increase, Before Disappearing
SNAP Emergency Benefits Increase, Before Disappearing
SNAP Emergency Benefits Increase, Before Disappearing
Most Oregonians who receive food assistance through the SNAP program will again see a larger allotment this month; but it’s the last time emergency food benefits will go out.  Around 416,000 Oregon households will share an additional 71-thousand dollars in payments in February.  March will be...
Government Payments Expected To Decrease Again This Year
Government Payments Expected To Decrease Again This Year
Government Payments Expected To Decrease Again This Year
There are several reasons behind the USDA forecasting a 21% drop in net cash income for farmers this year, but one of the more obvious reasons is the roughly 34% drop in government payments.  USDA chief economist Seth Meyer said 2023 will mark a couple of years in a row of direct government payments declining.  Meyer s...
Oil Prices Continue To Move Higher
Oil Prices Continue To Move Higher
Oil Prices Continue To Move Higher
Oil prices continue the march higher we’ve seen through the first three weeks of 2023.  West Texas Crude was up slightly in Monday’s trade, around $81 per barrel.  Patrick DeHaan with Gasbuddy said there are several issues pushing oil prices higher, and tops on that list, China.   “Reopening its economy, the...
Will Fuel Prices Continue To Fall Into 2023?
Will Fuel Prices Continue To Fall Into 2023?
Will Fuel Prices Continue To Fall Into 2023?
Consumers enjoyed a bit of relief at both the gas and diesel pump to wrap up 2022.  Fuel prices started to fall in some locations in early November, and continued through December, thanks to dropping oil prices, and economic uncertainty both in the U.S., but a...
News From China Pushes Oil Prices Higher
News From China Pushes Oil Prices Higher
News From China Pushes Oil Prices Higher
Oil prices have inched a little higher in the past week, rebounding from the lowest prices we’ve seen in roughly a year.  A barrel of West Texas was up roughly $2 in Monday’s trade, hovering around $75.  And while that is higher week-over-week, Patrick DeHaan with GasBuddy noted that’s still one of the lowest prices we’ve seen in 2022.  DeHaan noted the recent swing higher in o...

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