Spring 2025 Legislative Update

Spring 2025 Legislative Update

At the federal level, the Legislative Committee joined a coalition letter to support Brooke Rollins’ nomination to be the 33rd Secretary of Agriculture. Following her appointment, we joined a letter to express our enthusiasm for working with her and requesting...
Winter 2025 Legislative Committee Update

Winter 2025 Legislative Committee Update

At the federal level, the Legislative Committee supported three coalition letters. The first letter was submitted to EPA to address their draft Insecticide Strategy to Reduce Exposure of Federally Listed Endangered and Threatened Species and Designated Critical...
Fall 2024 Legislative Committee Update

Fall 2024 Legislative Committee Update

At the federal level, the Legislative Committee signed on to support a bipartisan Farm Bill Coalition letter and an ESA risk assessment reform letter. As a stakeholder group, we joined efforts to request EPA improve its process for assessing potential risks that...
OWA is OPPOSED to Ban on Aerial Spraying

OWA is OPPOSED to Ban on Aerial Spraying

Oregon Women for Agriculture are opposed to Lincoln County ballot measure 21-177.  This letter to the editor was submitted to the Newport Times on February 21st by OWA Past President and Lincoln County resident, Deanna Dyksterhuis. To the Editor: The ballot measure...