January 23, 2025 2:50 a.m.

As confirmation hearings ramp up on Capitol Hill, four major sectors of Oregon farm and ranch groups are backing President Trump’s nomination of former U.S. Representative Lori Chavez-DeRemer for secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor.

A release said the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association, Oregon Cattleman’s Association and the Oregon Association of Nurseries all joined together on the endorsement.

The organizations previously worked with her as a member of the House Agriculture Committee.

The release said Chavez-De-Remer has a proven track record of being solution oriented and working across the aisle to solve problems facing family farmers and ranchers.