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Marion Clackamas Chapter Summer Update
The Marion Clackamas Chapter has been hard at work updating their Oregon Trail Farm guide. It has 13 local farms and a beautiful new website: oregontrailfarms.com. They kicked off summer with a June social and are planning the Oregon State Fair booth!
Linn Benton Chapter Summer Update
Linn Benton chapter has its April meeting a Willamette Community Bank in Albany, hosted by Sue Kalina. Welcome to Debbie Burns, a new member who attended. We donated a classroom set of Get Oregonized history books to Mt. View Elementary from Points for Profit money....
Lane Chapter Summer Update
We held Chapter elections for 2017/2018 Officers. Sarah Fay was re-elected as President and Elizabeth Peterson is our new Chapter Vice President. Continuing for an additional two years are Mary Howarth Secretary and Loretta Pearce as Treasurer. Veronica Hennessey...
Polk Chapter Summer Update
Polk county meets on the second Monday of each month at 11:30 AM at the Eola Inn, Rock n Rogers Restaurant in west Salem. All are welcome to join us! Arlene Kovash traveled to two AAW events this year, (the Mid-Year Meeting and Fly In), and Deb Thomas helped with Ag...
Columbia Gorge Chapter Summer Update
Chapter members attended the annual Bull Tour in Wasco County in April, chapter helped sponsor it. Chapter hosted the state board meeting in May with a wonderful lunch afterward at Bent River Restaurant. Ag in the Classroom literacy project done in Sherman, Arlington,...
Yamhill Chapter Summer Update
Yamhill County has been busy starting to plan the 2018 OWA State Convention. We had our June meeting at Helle and Bruce Ruddenklau’s in Amity. We invited our current and past few years OSU and Community College Scholarship recipients to tell us how our...
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...
2017 Oregon Women for Agriculture Auction Success
Nearly 1,000 guests from around the state attended the Oregon Women for Agriculture's 30th annual auction and dinner on Saturday, April 15. Proceeds help fund year-round programs that educate the public about the many facets and values of Oregon agriculture, including...
1,000 Expected at 30th Annual Auction
More than 120 volunteers will stage the 30th annual Oregon Women for Agriculture auction Saturday evening at the Linn County Fair & Expo Center. The organization, whose goal is to support and educate the public about the benefits of agriculture, hopes to gross...
Yamhill Chapter Spring Update
Fields here in the valley are like walking on a sponge full of glue! At least the birds have started singing. The grass is getting green but its not dry enough to put any fertilizer on. Same goes for the lawn that just keeps growing with no hope of mowing until...