Monthly Archives: July 2025

New OSU Extension study links wolf presence to livestock revenue losses and increased costs

By Tim Delbridge Earlier this month, David Bohnert and I published a new peer-reviewed article through OSU Extension on the economic impact of wolf depredation on Oregon livestock producers. Coincidentally, this came out just after the Governor Kotek signed Senate … Continue reading

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Are farmland conservation easements associated with greater farm investment?

In this post, I’m going to present an overview of a recently published paper on the relationship between farmland conservation easements and farm investment. Before I dive into the paper, I first want to provide a brief overview of how … Continue reading

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