For more information or to submit a press release, email Anne Marie Moss (annemarie@oregonfb.org).
Farm Bureau to donate food to Ronald McDonald Houses on Feb. 18
February 15, 2013
On Monday, February 18, Oregon Farm Bureau members will donate more than $1,500 worth of nutritious food to local Ronald McDonald House Charities in recognition of Food Check-Out Week.
Farm Bureau’s Food Check-Out Week, Feb. 17-23, 2013, is devoted to helping teach Americans how to stretch their grocery dollars with healthy, nutritious food. While America’s farmers and ranchers are committed to producing safe, healthy food, they share with consumers the same issues of putting nutritious meals on the table while sticking to a tight budget.
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Public invited to Farm Bureau event on Coquille Valley land acquisition/wetland restoration
February 11, 2013
Coos-Curry Farm Bureau presents a Save Family Farms meeting on the Coquille Valley land acquisition and wetland restoration on March 6.
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Oregon Farm Bureau seeks calendar photos
January 21, 2013
Oregon’s Bounty is an award-winning calendar produced by Oregon Farm Bureau that features gorgeous photos of agriculture, its orchards, ranches, fields, and people.
Images for the 2014 calendar are being sought. Farm Bureau invites the public to submit their own photos of Oregon agriculture: the commodities, the families, the production, the landscape, the retail, anything that depicts the beauty, technology, culture, or tradition of farming and ranching.
See call for photos information.
OFB’s Liskey featured at Harvesting Clean Energy Conference
January 18, 2013
Oregon Farm Bureau 1st Vice President Tracey Liskey, a cattle rancher from Klamath Falls, will be a featured moderator at the 12th annual Harvesting Clean Energy Conference, Jan. 27-29 at the Oregon State University Conference Center.
Liskey will moderate a panel of recipients of the Harvesting Clean Energy Ag-Forestry Innovator of the Year Award. These are rural Northwest innovators who are harvesting a full range of clean energy resources, from energy efficiency to renewable power and biofuels. The farmers are building a long-term integrated energy strategy to control costs, manage risk, and benefit the bottom line.
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Farm Bureau Award Winners from 2012 OFB Annual Meeting
December 13, 2012
Tillamook’s Dale & Jackie Buck inducted into Farm Bureau Hall of Fame
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Prinevile’s Doug Breese inducted into Farm Bureau Hall of Fame
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Jackson County’s Ron Bjork honored with Farm Bureau Top Hand Award
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Baker County’s Christine Hawes honored with Farm Bureau Top Hand Award
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Jackson County’s Louise Isbell honored with Farm Bureau Woman of the Year award
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Prineville’s Jere Breese honored with Farm Bureau Service to Ag Youth
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Linn County’s Roger & Sharon Detering honored with Farm Bureau Memorial Award
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2012 OFB Officer Election Results
December 13, 2012
Barb Iverson reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau 3rd Vice President
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Klamath Fall’s Tracey Liskey reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau 1st Vice President
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Oregon farmer is finalist for national ag spokesperson role
November 15, 2012
Vote for Brenda, an Oregon family farmer!
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), a major national coalition effort involving American Farm Bureau, commodity groups, and others in the ag community, has launched its Faces of Farming and Ranching program with a national search for ag spokespeople. More than 120 farmers and ranchers from around the country applied to become a national “Face of Farming & Ranching.”
From that group, Oregon Farm Bureau volunteer leader and St. Paul farmer Brenda Kirsch was named one of nine finalists. Brenda was flown to New York for an official announcement on Nov. 15.
Farm Bureau releases 2012 Election Guide
October 16, 2012
(Salem, OR) – Oregon Farm Bureau prides itself on being a grassroots, policy-driven organization. Farm Bureau tirelessly advocates at every level of government to enact policy developed by our family farming and ranching members.
The OFB Board of Directors and OFB Political Action Committee make voting recommendations after significant research, careful consideration, and input from agriculture producers around the state.
The endorsements reflect Farm Bureau’s non-partisan judgment about which candidates and ballot measure outcomes will best represent family farmers and ranchers, the natural resource community, and all Oregonians.
See the 2012 OFB Election’s Guide: http://www.oregonfb.org/2012_election/
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Get food from the farm with Oregon’s Bounty
August 6, 2012
In celebration of National Farmers Market Week, Aug. 5-Aug. 12, 2012, Oregon Farm Bureau invites fresh food lovers to visit the online version of Oregon’s Bounty, a listing of more than 300 Farm Bureau members with roadside stands, u-pick fields, vineyards, festivals, and more.
Visit oregonfb.org to search over 300 farms and ranches in all parts of Oregon.
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Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Awards Century Status to 16 Farms & Ranches and 2 Sesquicentennial Farms in 2012
July 25, 2012
(Salem, OR) – At an annual awards ceremony at the Oregon State Fair, families from across the state will receive recognition for operating as either a Century or Sesquicentennial Farm or Ranch. The 2012 ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 1, at 1:00 p.m. at the Oregon State Fair. The public recognition ceremony and awards celebration will be held in the Corporate Tent on the west side of the fairgrounds. Please join us and the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation and its major partners, the Oregon Farm Bureau, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, OSU Libraries’ University Achieves and the Oregon Department of Agriculture for this special event.
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16 Students Awarded Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarships for 2012-2013
Academic Year
June 28, 2012
The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce the following
sixteen (16) recipients of the Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship
program is open to any Oregon high school graduate preparing for an agriculture or forestryrelated
career. Students attending institutions outside of Oregon are also eligible. The goal of
the OFB Memorial Scholarship is to “Support students that will have a positive impact on
production agriculture and other agricultural-related fields.”
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1 Student Awarded Oregon Farm Bureau Associate Member Scholarship, funded by COUNTRY Financial for 2012-2013 Academic Year
June 28, 2012
The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce the following recipient of the Oregon Farm Bureau Associate Member Scholarship, funded by COUNTRY Financial.
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Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Seeking Application for 2012 Century and Sesquicentennial Awards
March 16, 2012
Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 award year for the Oregon Century Farm &
Ranch Program. The application deadline is June 1, 2012. Families throughout Oregon who
have continuously farmed portions of their family acreage for the past 100 or 150 years are
invited to apply.
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Government Regs, Land Availability Concern Young Farmers
March 8, 2012
Oregon’s The latest survey of participants in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Farmers & Ranchers program shows an even split when it comes to concerns about top challenges they face today. A total of 21 percent of young farmers surveyed ranked burdensome government regulations and “red tape” as a top concern; an additional 21 percent cited securing adequate land to grow crops and raise livestock as their top challenge today.
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Farm Bureau seeks calendar photos
March 5, 2012
Oregon’s Bounty is an award-winning calendar produced by Oregon Farm Bureau that features gorgeous photography of agriculture, its orchards, ranches, fields, and people.
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Peggy Browne re-elected as Oregon Farm Bureau 2nd VP
February 17, 2012
At the 79th Oregon Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Pendleton, Peggy Browne was re-elected to her second two-year term as OFB 2nd Vice President.
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Ben Christensen honored with Farm Bureau Distinguished Service Award
February 17, 2012
At the Oregon Farm Bureau Convention in Pendleton, OFB President Barry Bushue presented 96-year-old Ben Christensen of Linn County Farm Bureau with the Distinguished Service Award for his years of invaluable service to Oregon family farming and ranching.
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Dave Cruickshank honored with Farm Bureau Top Hand Award
February 17, 2012
At the Oregon Farm Bureau’s 79th State Convention in Pendleton, OFB President Barry Bushue honored Dave Cruickshank of Yamhill County Farm Bureau with the OFB Top Hand Award.
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Keith Cyrus inducted into Farm Bureau Hall of Fame
February 17, 2012
At the Oregon Farm Bureau 79th Anniversary State Convention, OFB President Barry Bushue inducted Keith Cyrus of Deschutes County Farm Bureau into the OFB Hall of Fame in recognition of his years of exemplary service and volunteer leadership.
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Dean Freeborn honored with Farm Bureau Service to Agriculture Award
February 17, 2012
At the Oregon Farm Bureau’s 79th State Convention in Pendleton, Dean Freeborn of Polk County Farm Bureau was honored with the Farm Bureau Service to Agriculture Award.
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Dennis Myhrum honored with the Farm Bureau President’s Award
February 17, 2012
At Oregon Farm Bureau 79th Annual Meeting in Pendleton, Dennis Myhrum received the OFB President’s Award for his more than 30 years of employment with the organization and service to Oregon’s family farmers and ranchers.
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Julia Spratling honored with OFB County Action Award
February 17, 2012
At the 79th Oregon Farm Bureau State Convention in Pendleton, Julia Spratling of Umatilla-Morrow County Farm Bureau was honored with the OFB County Action Award.
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Bob Valladao honored with Farm Bureau Memorial Award
February 17, 2012
At the 79th annual Oregon Farm Bureau Annual Meeting in Pendleton, OFB President Barry Bushue honored Bob Valladao of Klamath-Lake County Farm Bureau with a Memorial Award, for having made a significant difference in the Farm Bureau organization and for agriculture during his lifetime. The award was accepted on behalf of Valladao, who passed away on March 2, 2011, by his wife Roberta.
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Clackamas County Farm Bureau offers scholarships
February 2, 2012
Clackamas County Farm Bureau supports an informed and educated agricultural industry. In 2012, the Farm Bureau will offer about $15,000 in agricultural scholarships.
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Barry Bushue re-elected Vice President of American Farm Bureau, President of Oregon Farm Bureau
January 31, 2012
On January 11, Oregon Farm Bureau President Barry Bushue was unanimously re-elected to a third two-year term as Vice President of the American Farm Bureau Federation by delegates attending the national organization’s 93rd annual meeting in Honolulu.
And in December 2011, Bushue was re-elected to a seventh two-year term as Oregon Farm Bureau President during OFB’s 79th annual meeting in Pendleton.
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Scholarships available through the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation
January 31, 2012
January 22, 2012
The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce that applications are available for two scholarship programs for the upcoming 2012-2013 academic year.
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Oregon Farm Bureau Federation Endorses Liskey in House District 56 Primary
November 23, 2011
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation announced its endorsement of Tracey Liskey for House District 56, portions of Klamath and Lake Counties.
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Ag Tour lets Valley farmers experience SW Oregon ag
September 27, 2011
Willamette Valley farmers and ranchers got to experience the lives and livelihood of their southwest Oregon counterparts during the OFB Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) Ag Industry Tour, Sept. 23-25.
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AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY LEADERS SPEAK OUT ON SWEEPING E-VERIFY REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY U.S. HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
September 23, 2011
September 23, 2011, Wilsonville, Ore. – Oregon agriculture leaders responded sharply to news this week that the House Judiciary Committee approved Chairman Lamar Smith’s H.R.2885, the Legal Workforce Act.
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Clackamas County Farm Bureau supports 4-H at County Fair
September 20, 2011
Clackamas County Farm Bureau supported the next generation of farmers and ranchers directly this year by donating $10,000 to the Clackamas County Fair 4-H livestock awards, which took place Aug. 16-21 at the Clackamas County Fair & Rodeo in Canby.
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Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Awards Century Status to 10 Farms & Ranches and one Sesquicentennial Farms in 2011
July 18, 2011
At an annual awards ceremony at the Oregon State Fair, families from across the state will receive recognition for operating as either a Century or Sesquicentennial Farm or Ranch. The 2011 ceremony will be held on Saturday, September 3, at 1:00 p.m. at the Oregon State Fair. The public recognition ceremony and awards celebration will be held in the Corporate Tent on the west side of the fairgrounds. Please join us and the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation and its major partners, the Oregon Farm Bureau, the Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, Oregon Travel Information Council, OSU Libraries’ University Achieves and the Oregon Department of Agriculture for this special event.
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Linn County Farm Bureau awards scholarships
June 27, 2011
Linn County Farm Bureau has announced the award winners of its scholarship program for the 2011-2012 academic year.
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15 Students Awarded Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarships for 2011-12 Academic Year
June 22, 2011
The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce the following 15 recipients of the Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship program is open to any Oregon high school graduate preparing for an agriculture or forestry-related career.
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1 Student Awarded Oregon Farm Bureau Associate Member Scholarship
June 22, 2011
The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce the following recipient of the Oregon Farm Bureau Associate Member Scholarship, funded by COUNTRY Financial.
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Clackamas County Farm Bureau awards $15K in scholarships
May 9, 2011
Clackamas County Farm Bureau announces the recipients of its 2011 scholarship program. The nonprofit, grassroots organization awarded $15,000 to seven students pursuing degrees in agriculture and related fields.
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MEDIA ALERT: Natural Resources Day at Capitol on 4/19
April 15, 2011
Oregon Farm Bureau and 31 other agricultural and forestry organizations will host a Natural Resources Day for lawmakers and the public on Tuesday, April 19 at the State Capitol. Gov. John Kitzhaber has declared April 19, 2011 as Natural Resources Day in Oregon by official proclamation.
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Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program Seeks Oregon Families Who Worked Land for at Least 100 Years
March 10, 2011
Applications are now being accepted for the 2011 award year of the Oregon Century Farm & Ranch Program, a statewide recognition program honoring farmers and ranchers who have worked the same land for at least 100 years. Applications are also available for the Sesquicentennial Award, introduced by the program in 2008, honoring families with farms or ranches continuously worked for 150 years or more. To date, 1,117 families have formally received the Century designation and 22 families have received the Sesquicentennial Award.
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Young farmers more optimistic
March 9, 2011
The next generation of Oregon agriculture producers has piqued media interest in the wake of a recent New York Times article about how more young people are getting into small-scale farming. Mike Hathaway, chair of the Oregon Farm Bureau Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee, is all for it.
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Farm Bureau donates $1,660 to Ronald McDonald Houses for Food Check-Out Week
Feb. 22, 2011
On Monday, February 21, Oregon Farm Bureau members will donate hundreds of dollars worth of nutritious food to local Ronald McDonald House Charities in recognition of Food Check-Out Week
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Oregon Farm Bureau Wins National Awards for Excellence
Jan. 27, 2011
The Oregon Farm Bureau was honored with five national Awards for Excellence and one President’s Award at the 2011 American Farm Bureau National Convention in Atlanta.
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Tracey Liskey reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau 1st Vice President
Jan. 27, 2011
At the Oregon Farm Bureau 78th Anniversary State Convention, Tracey Liskey of Klamath-Lake County Farm Bureau was reelected to a fourth two-year term as OFB First Vice President. He was elected by the House of Delegates, comprised of volunteer leaders from a multitude of agriculture backgrounds representing each county Farm Bureau.
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Barb Iverson reelected as Oregon Farm Bureau 3rd Vice President
Jan. 27, 2011
At the Oregon Farm Bureau 78th Anniversary State Convention, Barb Iverson of Clackamas County Farm Bureau was reelected to a fourth two-year term as OFB Third Vice President. Iverson was elected by the OFB House of Delegates, a grassroots body comprised of volunteer leaders from a multitude of agriculture backgrounds representing each county Farm Bureau.
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Virginia Kutsch inducted into Farm Bureau Hall of Fame
Jan. 27, 2011
At the Oregon Farm Bureau 78th Anniversary State Convention, OFB President Barry Bushue inducted Virginia Kutsch of Benton County Farm Bureau into the OFB Hall of Fame in recognition of her years of exemplary service and volunteer leadership.
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Kevin Westfall honored with Farm Bureau Top Hand Award
Jan. 27, 2011
At the Oregon Farm Bureau’s 78th State Convention, OFB President Barry Bushue honored Kevin Westfall, president of Coos-Curry County Farm Bureau, with the OFB Top Hand Award.
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Judy Steele honored with Farm Bureau Outstanding Secretary Award
Jan. 27, 2011
At the Oregon Farm Bureau 78th Anniversary State Convention, OFB President Barry Bushue honored Judy Steele of Polk County Farm Bureau with the Outstanding County Farm Bureau Secretary Award for her years of invaluable service.
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Marie Gadotti honored with Farm Bureau Service to Agriculture Award
Jan. 27, 2011
At the Oregon Farm Bureau’s 78th State Convention, OFB President Barry Bushue presented Marie Gadotti, vice president of Columbia County Farm Bureau, the her tireless efforts in addressing the problem of migratory geese damage on farmers’ fields.
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Washington County Farm Bureau offers scholarships
Jan. 24, 2011
Washington County Farm Bureau offers a variety of scholarships to students from Washington County planning to continue their education.
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Yamhill County Farm Bureau offers scholarships
Jan. 24, 2011
Yamhill County Farm Bureau offers two $1,500 college scholarships to full-time students who have completed at least one year of college study directed towards a degree in a field related to agriculture.
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Douglas Co. Farm Bureau offers scholarships
Jan. 24, 2011
Douglas County Farm Bureau offers six $1,000 scholarships for the 2011-2012 school year to students who are pursuing an agriculture or forestry-related career — or are the children/grandchildren of a Douglas County Farm Bureau Voting Member (in which case any major will be considered).
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Scholarships available through the Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation
Jan. 17, 2011
The Oregon Agricultural Education Foundation (OAEF) is pleased to announce that applications are available for two scholarship programs for the upcoming 2011-2012 academic year: Oregon Farm Bureau Memorial Scholarships and the Oregon Farm Bureau Associate Member Scholarship
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