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Save the Date!
Discover the bounty at the end of the Oregon Trail! Join us November 6-10, 2019 in Tigard, Oregon. The newly remodeled Embassy Suites is your ideal basecamp for a getaway to the greater Portland area. Enjoy a spacious hotel room conveniently located just a few steps...
Oregon Women for Agriculture Convention: Golden Jubilee Celebration!
February 28- March 2, 2019 Spirit Mountain Casino, Grande Ronde Registration Early registration and hotel lodging is due January 29! Download the registration form and accommodations details here. Tours Participants will gain valuable insight into agriculture and...
Linn Benton Winter Update
Our October meeting was held at Kirsten Pick’s home. We were excited to meet and welcome Rachel Nobel who is taking over Debbie Crocker’s position for Summer Ag Institute and is also working at Ag in the Classroom. November our meeting was held at Sue Kalina’s home....
Lane County Winter Update
Happy New Year from Lane County. On November 13th we held our 3rd annual Lane County Social and Membership drive. This year’s event was held at Hayworth Estate Wines in Coburg. We had some great speakers. Suzette Menking a local Junction City teacher that we...
Marion-Clackamas Winter Update
Our last two meetings of the year focused on what interests members have in how to be involved with OWA, how to move forward with our Oregon Trail Farms project, as well as deciding to sponsor chapter members' registration and/or lodging for OWA's convention in 2019....
Columbia Gorge Winter Update
The Columbia Gorge chapter held a Fall Social on Monday, November 12 at ClockTower Ales in The Dalles, with four members and four guests attending. We are happy to welcome new members Lisa Perry of Cody Orchards and Michelle McCafferty of Duckwall Fruit, who came to...
Oregon Farmer’s Response to Glyphosate in Cereal
l am a farmer, and it does a disservice to Oregon when news outlets publish stories like “Weed-killing chemical found in cereals, oat products, report says”. I spend considerable time trying to educate the public about modern agriculture, and articles like this do...
Linn-Benton Summer Update
The last few months have been exciting here for Linn/Benton Chapter. Our April meeting was held at Kristi Miller’s house. Of course one of our big topics was the OWA Auction. We had a guest speaker, Teri Plagmann. She is running for Linn County Circuit Court Judge,...
Marion-Clackamas Summer Update
The Marion-Clackamas chapter kicked off summer with a social in June held at the McNary Golf Course Restaurant in Keizer. We had many members attend auction and it was a fantastic evening. Kudos to all OWA members who volunteered their time and talents to make...
Polk County Summer Update
Polk OWA has had a busy spring. Our meetings have been consumed with considering plans for the 2019 Annual OWA meeting. We are excited to finalize our plans so we can share the information with you! Watch for details very soon! Our summer plans include a booth at the...