I found this post on a blog site called NW Republican quite interesting. The post's writer spews venum about the Farm Bureau over they whole land-use controversy that just won't die in Oregon.
From what I can tell, the post writer is pro-development, regardless of whether farmland is lost. I won't spoil it for you. This you just have to read for yourself. I would be curious to hear what farmers and ranchers think about the post.
It's snowing in the Willamette Valley. This rare occurrence is the stuff that can strike fear and dread in the heart of anyone forced to venture out on the roads.
Fortunately, a lot of folks seem to have decided to stay home today. The roads are fairly quiet and even foot traffic on the sidewalks is light, leaving few footprints in the fresh snow.
I'm just glad I don't have to venture out in this stuff to feed cattle or something.
Yuck.
Of course the snow and freezing rain here is not nearly as damaging as the freezing temperatures have been on agriculture in California.
It's going to be a long winter for some of those folks.
