Oregon Farm Bureau Board of Directors
President & VP's
President Barry Bushue - runs a family nursery, berry, and flowering basket operation near Boring
1st VP Tracey Liskey - is a flower, hay, beef, and fish producer based in Klamath Falls.
2nd VP Peggy Browne - is a cattle rancher from North Powder.
3rd VP Barb Iverson - grows tulips in Woodburn.
4th VP Roberta Valladao - runs a ranch in Bly.
Region 1 (Gilliam, Morrow, Umatilla)
Larry Lear is a retired wheat and hog producer from Condon.
Region 2 (Baker, Union, Wallowa)
Eugene Hawes is a cattle rancher based in Baker City.
Region 3 (Grant, Harney)
Jeff Thomas is an orchardist based in Kimberly.
Region 4 (Klamath, Lake)
Lyndon Kerns raises cattle and hay in Klamath Falls.
Region 5 (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Wheeler)
Wade Flegel is a farmer from Prineville.
Region 6 (Hood River, Sherman, Wasco)
Lonnie Wright is a grape grower and wine producer in The Dalles.
Region 7 (Clackamas, Multnomah)
Pete Postlewait of Clackamas Co. Farm Bureau grows row crops in Aurora.
Region 8 (Clatsop, Tillamook)
Dale Buck is a retired dairyman based in Cloverdale.
Region 9 (Polk, Yamhill)
Dean Freeborn produces grass seed, hay, and cattle in Rickreall.
Region 10 (Benton, Lincoln, Linn)
Dan Thackaberry is the second generation to work on a family farm in Lebanon.
Region 11 (Jackson, Josephine)
Bill Ryan raises cattle and hay on his ranch in White City.
Region 12 (Coos, Curry)
Sharon Waterman produces timber and raises cattle and sheep in Bandon.
Region 13 (Malheur)
Dan Andersen is a farmer from Ontario.
Region 14 (Columbia, Washington)
KC VanNatta has forestland and cattle in Rainier.
Region 15 (Marion)
Bruce Chapin grows cherries and hazelnuts in Salem.
Region 16 (Lane, Douglas)
Rick Epp produces hay in Roseburg.
Young Farmers & Ranchers Chair
Mike Hathaway raises hazelnuts and produce in Corvallis.
Ex Officio
Dr. Larry Curtis - Associate Dean, College of Ag Sciences, Oregon State University
To get in touch with an OFB Officer or Board member, call the OFB office at (503) 399-1701, ext. 301, or click on their name to send a contact information request to the OFB office.
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