Linn Benton Chapter
Linn/Benton Chapter of OWA serves the mid-Willamette Valley area and our members are very active in projects that benefit the community. Join us to communicate the story of agriculture in Oregon.
Linn Benton Supports…
- Linn and Benton County FFA Programs
- Benton County 4-H
- Linn County 4-H
- Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom
- Summer Agriculture Institute
- College Scholarships
Upcoming Meetings
The Linn-Benton Chapter meets for dinner on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 6 PM, meeting begins at 6:30 PM on Zoom.
2025 Meeting Schedule
Please email the president for location information.
January 14- VSI
Februray 11- Barbara Hauge
March 11- Allette Hornung
April 8 – Kelsy Pimm
May 13- Spring Social
June 10 – Michel Bryant
September 9 – Dona Coon
October 14- Carrie Jackson Corrado
November 11- Debbie Prouty
Scholarships
Linn-Benton Chapter Scholarships
The Linn-Benton Chapter offers two scholarships every year, one for agriculture majors from Linn or Benton County high schools, and one for children or grandchildren of a Linn-Benton Women for Agriculture member in any major.
Download 2025 Scholarship Application
Applications are due April 15, 2025.
Scholarship questions contact: lbscholarships@owaonline.org
2024 Linn Benton Chapter Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to our 2024 recipients: Hannah Glaser, Carson Davis, Addison Cleveland, Clancey Krahn, John Cavill
Lisa Goracke
President
Kjer Kizer
Vice President
Debbie Burns
Secretary
Chelle Davis
Treasurer
Chapter Updates
We share quarterly updates so you can stay in the loop on chapter happenings!
Linn-Benton Spring Update
During January, we met at the home of Barbara Hauge and our February meeting was held at the home of Betty Jo Smith. During these two months, a committee of L/B ladies worked on getting everything ready for the OWA State Convention which we were hosting this year in...
Linn Benton Winter Update
Our October meeting was held at Kirsten Pick’s home. We were excited to meet and welcome Rachel Nobel who is taking over Debbie Crocker’s position for Summer Ag Institute and is also working at Ag in the Classroom. November our meeting was held at Sue Kalina’s home....
Linn-Benton Summer Update
The last few months have been exciting here for Linn/Benton Chapter. Our April meeting was held at Kristi Miller’s house. Of course one of our big topics was the OWA Auction. We had a guest speaker, Teri Plagmann. She is running for Linn County Circuit Court Judge,...