by lmg_admin | Jan 29, 2016 | Advocacy, Minimum Wage, Uncategorized
Oregon Women for Agriculture has identified the key legislative priorities and areas of concern for the 2016 February Legislative session. There has been over 600 bills filed for the 35 day session. It is vital that we have as many members possible participating and...
by lmg_admin | Jan 25, 2016 | Advocacy, Minimum Wage, Uncategorized
Oregon Women for Agriculture opposes raising Oregon’s minimum wage. OWA members share the reasons why they are personally opposed to raising Oregon’s minimum wage. Oregon Farmer & OWA member Shelly Boshart Davis submitted the below testimony to the...
by lmg_admin | Jan 14, 2016 | Advocacy, Minimum Wage, Uncategorized
Oregon Women for Agriculture opposes raising Oregon’s minimum wage. OWA members share the reasons why they are personally opposed to raising Oregon’s minimum wage. Oregon Rancher & OWA member Jana Kittredge submitted the below testimony to the Oregon...
by lmg_admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Advocacy, Linn-Benton Chapter, Uncategorized
Since the formation of Oregon Women for Agriculture in 1968, our mission has always been to “Communicate the Story of Today’s Agriculture.” True to our mission around 1972 OWA put their efforts towards making an informational video about the Grass...
by lmg_admin | May 7, 2015 | Advocacy, Uncategorized
Dear Oregon Women for Agriculture, I attended the Gazette-Times forum on Measure 2-89 on April 29th, 2015. It was standing room only, packed with community members, farmers, academics, and everyone in between. I stood in the back of the 80 degree room with Dona Coon....
by lmg_admin | Apr 14, 2015 | Advocacy, Minimum Wage, Uncategorized
Oregon Women for Agriculture opposes raising Oregon’s minimum wage. Oregon Women for Agriculture (OWA) was founded in 1969 and is an all-volunteer organization that works to see that agricultural interests are heard and dealt with fairly. OWA’s members include...
