Tag: Family Farms

OWA is OPPOSED to Ban on Aerial Spraying

April 25, 2017

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 language banning all aerial  spraying in Lincoln County is misleading. (Same for the…
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Seven Things You Should Know About Large Dairies

March 23, 2017

By Melinda Petersen, Marion-Clackamas Chapter – Oregon has 228 family dairy farms, ranging from fewer than 100 cows being milked each day to more than 30,000. Regardless of the size of the farm, there are certain values, standards and management practices that every Oregon dairy farmer has in common. It’s a misperception that larger farms…
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