The Oregon Farm Bureau Federation and a number of other agricultural organizations including the Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers say they will be opposing a lawsuit filed by the Oregon Law Center this week in regard to agricultural overtime.  The lawsuit claims a 2017 bill on overtime in manufacturing industries should apply to agriculture, which the Farm Bureau and other ag organizations claim was not the case.  In a statement on Wednesday, the organizations called the suit an “appalling attempt” to circumvent the legislative process, noting the groups have been participating in a legislative workgroup discussing the nuances for proposals to extend overtime to agriculture.  The groups also said they pay among the highest wages for agricultural production in the world, and policy changes could have significant impacts on farm viability and the availability of agricultural work.