by lmg_admin | Oct 11, 2014 | Celebrate Oregon Agriculture, Uncategorized
Polk county member and OWA 2nd Vice President Tiffany Marx talks about how family farms like hers grow Oregon wheat. Wheat Facts 90% of wheat grown in Oregon is exported Wheat ranks #6 in Oregon’s top crops Wheat is the #1 product exported through the Port of...
by lmg_admin | Oct 10, 2014 | Celebrate Oregon Agriculture, Uncategorized
Marion-Clackamas member Lauren Olson talks about the bountiful Oregon tree fruits that Oregon farm families grow! Tree Fruit Facts: Oregon farmers produce an average of 48 pounds of pears, apples, sweet cherries and peaches per person in Oregon The pear is...
by lmg_admin | Oct 8, 2014 | Celebrate Oregon Agriculture, Uncategorized
Central Oregon Women for Agriculture President Jessica Hanna spoke about Oregon’s specialty seed crop industry! Facts about Oregon Specialty Seed Approximately 85% of the hybrid carrot seed planted in the United States is grown in Jefferson and adjoining...
by lmg_admin | Oct 7, 2014 | Celebrate Oregon Agriculture, Uncategorized
Elle Coon of Oak Park Farms talks about the grass seed that Oregon farm families grow! Facts about Grass Seed Oregon grows over 2/3 of the world’s supply of cool season grasses Oregon grass seed is turf and forage varieties meaning it can end up in a...
by lmg_admin | Oct 6, 2014 | Celebrate Oregon Agriculture, Uncategorized
Facts about Meadowfoam 3000-4000 acres of meadowfoam is grown in the Willamette Valley annually The Willamette Valley has an ideal climate and soils for the production of meadowfoam; meadowfoam is planted in the fall and begins blooming in early May with seed harvest...
