Author Archives: Tim Delbridge

Rising food prices seem to be on everyone’s mind these days. Consumers are frustrated that prices have not come down from pandemic levels, even after the reasons for those cost increases seem to have abated. Food price inflation has slowed this … Continue reading →

I spent most of last week traveling in Eastern Oregon to speak with livestock producers, and the subject of Pasture, Rangeland, Forage (PRF) insurance came up in conversation. It is clear that PRF has become increasingly popular, and may even … Continue reading →

Tim Delbridge [updated 3/19/24] Along with colleagues at Oregon State (NMPAN, OSU Clark Meat Science Center) and Blue Mountain Community College, I am a part of a USDA-NIFA funded project that aims to strengthen the development of the meat processing … Continue reading →

Tim Delbridge I attended the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association annual convention last week, in part to talk to ranchers about their experience operating in areas of wolf activity. While wolf management policy is often controversial, there isn’t much disagreement that the … Continue reading →

Legislators and advocacy groups are in the middle of negotiations related to the 2023 Farm Bill, and the federal crop insurance program is a big part of the discussion. Crop insurance is the largest farm program in the Farm Bill … Continue reading →

Many Oregon fruit and vegetable producers have had a hard time finding sufficient labor in recent years, and have seen costs increase significantly. A recent USDA-ERS publication on the labor challenges facing specialty crop growers includes some data and conclusions … Continue reading →