by lmg_admin | Oct 29, 2014 | Advocacy, Measure 92, Uncategorized
By Arwen McGilvra- I think I need to give my 2 cents on this issue that has been so hotly contended. I’m getting phone calls and mailings practically every day, and I’m sure you are too. Here’s what it boils down to: Badly written legislation shouldn’t be passed even...
by lmg_admin | Oct 24, 2014 | Advocacy, Pesticides, Uncategorized
From our friends at Oregonians for Food & Shelter and Oregon Forest Industries Council – Download the report here. Download the report here. (PDF) In profiling the use of herbicides in Oregon’s forestry sector, two recent stories in The Oregonian (Story 1,...
by lmg_admin | Oct 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Whew! Summer is over and the leaves are changing. Now that I have time to be inside I wonder where all this dust came from, that I was too tired to notice during June, July & August. A time and a season for everything! OWA is involved with Celebrate Oregon...
by lmg_admin | Oct 14, 2014 | Advocacy, Measure 92, Uncategorized, Yamhill Chapter
This op-ed by Helle Ruddenklau appeared in the McMinnville News-Register on September 12, 2014.
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...
