Health & Safety
The OFB Health & Safety Committee urges Oregon’s agriculture producers to make safety a priority on their farms and ranches. Farming and ranching jobs come in as the 8th most dangerous, with 23 deaths for every 100,000 workers nationwide. The first step in keeping your ag operation safe is to become informed about what you can do to make a difference.
Meet the OFB Health & Safety Committee!
Cory Stengel - Committee Chair
Health & Safety Committee Chair Cory Stengel is a fourth-generation Oregon farmer and third-generation Farm Bureau member. His great-grandparents started farming in Polk and Marion Counties at the turn of the 20th Century.“For the past 20 years I have been working a small hay operation in Deschutes County, as well as managing the farm operations in Marion County. Currently I’m serving as chair for the Oregon Farm Bureau Health & Safety committee and as vice president of the Deschutes County Farm Bureau,” said Cory.
Health & Safety Committee Vice Chair Kristie Glaser is also vice chair of the OFB Women’s Advisory Council, serves on the OFB Ag Education Committee, and is a member of Linn County Farm Bureau.“I help my husband Brian Glaer on his family’s farm. We have three children: Brooke, Kendra, and Brandon. They are the fifth generation on the farm, which today raises a variety of specialty crops, including tall fescue, perennial grass, turnips, clover, meadowfoam, and wheat.”
Kristie Glaser - Vice Chair
Paul Thorp - Committee Member
Besides volunteering on the OFB Health & Safety Committee, Paul serves as vice president of Polk County Farm Bureau. He does a variety of farm work in the Willamette Valley.
Mickey Killingsworth - Committee Member
Mickey Killingsworth also serves as chair of the OFB Ag Education Committee, on the OFB Women’s Advisory Council, and as secretary for Jefferson County Farm Bureau. She raises sheep on her farm in Central Oregon.
Ray Austin - Committee Member
Along with OFB Health & Safety Committee, Ray Austin is also a member of Jefferson County Farm Bureau. He works for COUNTRY Financial.
Roberta Valladao - Committee Member
Roberta Valladao also serves on the OFB Women’s Advisory Council, Ag Education Committee, and Deschutes County Farm Bureau. She raises cattle on a ranch in Central Oregon.
Rhett Nelsen - Josephine County Farm Bureau Member
Rhett Nelsen is a member of Josephine County Farm Bureau. His family farmer raises flowers, plants, vegetables, fruit, and pumpkins at the famous Cron Farm stand in Kerby.