…”The bills would phase out petroleum-based diesel fuel,
levy sweeping new taxes on tires and off-road agriculture
equipment, and place a moratorium on new and existing dairy
and poultry farms, the majority of which are family owned and
operated.The farm moratorium “would magnify the strain on our food
supply chain and further drive up costs for milk, chicken,
eggs, beef, and pork,” wrote Republican state Rep. Cyrus
Javadi, whose district on the northern Oregon coast has a
timber, agriculture and dairy-based economy.”…