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 Gary Johnson - is a hay producer with a farm in Carlton.
3rd VP Barb Iverson - grows tulips in Woodburn.
4th VP Mary Grimes - is a retired Tennessee walker horse rancher in Linn County.
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)
Steve Hammond of Harney Co. Farm Bureau is a cattle rancher based in Diamond.
Region 4 (Klamath, Lake)
Lyndon Kerns is a hay and cattle producer in Klamath Falls.
Region 5 (Crook, Deschutes, Jefferson, Wheeler)
Bob Friend is a cattle rancher based in Sisters.
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)
Edmund Duyck grows corn on his Hillsboro farm.
Region 15 (Marion)
Bruce Chapin grows cherries and hazelnuts in Salem.
Region 16 (Lane, Douglas)
Don Hansen is a hazelnut grower based in Creswell.
Young Farmers & Ranchers Chair
Justin Henderson raises produce, nursery stock, and alfalfa in Roseburg.
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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