The 2008 Inter-agency Noxious Weed Symposium will be held on December 2, 3, and 4, 2008 in Corvallis at the La Sells Stewart Center. There is a discount for early registration, but your payment must be submitted before November 24, 2008. Posters, fliers and other suitable reference materials are welcome - please contact the ODA Weed Control Program soon, as space is limited.

Senate Bill 235 (2007) created the Dairy Air Quality Task Force to study the air emissions from Oregon dairy operations and evaluate options for reducing those emissions taking into account a number of potentially competing factors.

As a state agency that both regulates and promotes the industry, ODA is poised to assist farmers, ranchers, food processors, and the many others involved with agriculture to achieve success. Our three-fold mission includes natural resource protection, food safety and consumer protection, and agricultural marketing.

Deadline for 2009 Sesquicentennial Awards fast approaching
The CF&R Program is looking for farms and ranches that will turn 150 years old or more this year for the new Sesquicentennial award. If you think that your family operation might qualify, don't forget to submit your application by November 1, 2008.

The CF&R Historic Cookbook project
See your family recipe featured in a new cookbook celebrating 100-years of Oregon agriculture. Scheduled for publication spring 2009, the program needs your recipes and photos now.

Oregon is throwing a 150th birthday party and you are invited. Celebrate the state's sesquicentennial in 2009 by getting involved now.