Linn Benton Chapter

Linn/Benton Chapter of OWA serves the mid-Willamette Valley area and our members are very active in projects that benefit the community. Join us to communicate the story of agriculture in Oregon.

Linn Benton Chapter Members in 2018

Linn Benton Supports…

  • Linn and Benton County FFA Programs
  • Benton County 4-H
  • Linn County 4-H
  • Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom
  • Summer Agriculture Institute
  • College Scholarships 

Upcoming Meetings

The Linn-Benton Chapter meets for dinner on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 PM, meeting begins at 6:30 PM on Zoom.

2026 Meeting Schedule 
Please email the president for location information. 

March 10- Laura Cavill, DLF Office
April 14 – Kelsy Pimm
May 12- Spring Social
June 9- Kjer Kizer, OSU Campus
September 8 – Tami Kerr
October 13- Debbie Prouty
November 10- Carrie Jackson-Corrado

Scholarships

Linn-Benton Chapter Scholarships

The Linn-Benton Chapter offers two scholarships every year, one for agriculture majors from Linn or Benton County high schools, and one for children or grandchildren of a Linn-Benton Women for Agriculture member in any major. 

Download 2026 Scholarship Application

Applications are due April 15, 2026. 

Scholarship questions contact: lbscholarships@owaonline.org

 

2025 Linn Benton Chapter Scholarship Recipients 

Congratulations to our 2025 recipients: Clancey Krahn and Khloe Free

Kjer Kizer

Kjer Kizer

President

Abby Johnson

Abby Johnson

Vice President

Debbie Burns

Debbie Burns

Secretary

Amorita Wirth

Amorita Wirth

Treasurer

Chapter Updates

We share quarterly updates so you can stay in the loop on chapter happenings!

Linn-Benton Summer 2021 Update

Linn-Benton Summer 2021 Update

The Linn-Benton ladies continue our meetings in-person, with a Zoom option. For our June meeting, we met at Carino’s in Albany and enjoyed a fantastic dinner and great company before getting down to business. Our Activity/Coloring Book is headed out to farm stands and...

Linn Benton Chapter Winter Update 2021

Linn Benton Chapter Winter Update 2021

The ladies of Linn-Benton gathered together in November to make Christmas tree decorations and hold our last chapter meeting of the year. Every year as a fundraiser for our chapter, we make decorations to adorn a Christmas tree in the lobby at Papé in Tangent and...

Linn-Benton Chapter Fall 2020 Update

Linn-Benton Chapter Fall 2020 Update

The Linn Benton ladies scheduled an outdoor meeting in September, but had to quickly change to a Zoom meeting when the smoke from the wildfires altered our plans.  The devastation in our counties is something none of us will ever forget.   During our meeting we...