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| State of Oregon Agriculture, report from the Board of Agriculture |
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The 2005 Oregon Legislature passed HB 2196 requiring the State Board of Agriculture to prepare biennial reports to the governor and legislative assembly regarding the status of the agriculture industry.
This document is a comprehensive overview of many topics and issues related to, impacting, and affected by agriculture.
An executive summary outlines the current highlights, while the report delves into the background and details of these topics.
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| 2006-2007 Biennial Report |
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The Agriculture Quarterly is designed and printed on 11 x 17 inch paper. Please be aware that the document printed on standard 8 1/2 x 11 inch paper will appear small.
The online pdf file includes graphs and photos and is 2.8 MB in size. This file will take some time to download.
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| ODA's Strategic Road Map |
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This Strategic Road Map is what its label implies. ODA´s destination includes an economic future for Oregon agriculture, a sustainable natural resource system that protects those key ingredients for a sound agricultural economy, and a food supply that maintains its integrity with all consumers of Oregon products. The route taken to arrive at this destination is spelled out in the following pages.
This document articulates where the agency needs to go and how we are going to get there. The end result will be a better Oregon Department of Agriculture.
Katy Coba, ODA director
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| Valuation of agriculture lands: a perpetual investment in Oregon |
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Oregon Department of Agriculture, 2004
Brent Searle, policy analyst/economist
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A discussion of the valuation of agricultural lands, taking into account direct and indirect economic activity, ecologic/environmental contributions, aesthetic value, and other unmeasured attributes.
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| Bio-diesel in Oregon |
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An overview by the Oregon Department of Agriculture
Brent Searle, policy analyst
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A discussion of the current state of bio-diesel development in Oregon, the challenges, necessary infrastructure needs, and current efforts underway.
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| Linking Ag, High Tech, and Oregon's Higher Ed System |
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Oregon University System
Subcommittee report
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A report that was developed under Director Katy Coba´s leadership for the Board of Higher Education on how higher education can assist in the research and economic development of natural resource industries.
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