From board rooms, to colleges, to classrooms, fairs and the halls of the legislature the members of Oregon Women for Agriculture have been working hard to share the message about agriculture in our state. Oregon boasts over 220 locally grown commodities, the third most agriculturally-diverse in the nation.
Learn more about the characteristics that make Oregon such a special place to call home. Oregon produced a total of 170 million lbs of apples with a monetary value of just above $55 million. Apples are ranked number 18 on Oregon's Top 20 agricultural commodities list. The largest proportion of chickens found are layers and pullets, with 2.8 million birds accounted for, and valued at $8.14 million.
Learn more about the characteristics that make Oregon such a special place to call home. Oregon produced a total of 170 million lbs of apples with a monetary value of just above $55 million. Apples are ranked number 18 on Oregon's Top 20 agricultural commodities list. The largest proportion of chickens found are layers and pullets, with 2.8 million birds accounted for, and valued at $8.14 million.
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Oregon Women for Agriculture was organized 50 years ago by Willamette Valley farm women who were concerned with regulatory issues impacting the grass seed industry. Since that time, this all-volunteer group has broadened its scope to include nearly all facets of agriculture and areas of our state. To educate and inform the membership and the public about the importance of agriculture to the economy and to the environment.
Oregon Women for Agriculture is a dedicated group that works together to communicate the story of today's agriculture. We provide crop identification signs along major roads to educate drivers on the crops being grown in Oregon. We provide volunteers & fundraising for Oregon AgFest in Salem every year, reaching 20,000 people.
Oregon Women for Agriculture does everything possible to see that agricultural interests are heard and dealt with fairly. This includes interacting with the legislature, visiting those who represent us and joining others in support or opposition of proposed legislation. We have an adopt-a-legislator program that allows our members to easily connect and converse with those at the state capitol.
Our volunteers work to help educate the public about the importance of Oregon Agriculture.
Our projects include promoting agriculture through social media, television ads, and truck wraps, providing crop identification signs for farmers and ranchers to display along the roadsides, support for Summer Ag Institute, Adopt a Farmer and Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom, activity booths at the Oregon State Fair, County fairs and Oregon AgFest along with many other informative and educational projects to help educate the public about the importance of Oregon Agriculture.
Our projects include promoting agriculture through social media, television ads, and truck wraps, providing crop identification signs for farmers and ranchers to display along the roadsides, support for Summer Ag Institute, Adopt a Farmer and Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom, activity booths at the Oregon State Fair, County fairs and Oregon AgFest along with many other informative and educational projects to help educate the public about the importance of Oregon Agriculture.
Caring farmers and farm families who manage our land wisely to contribute to America's bountiful food supply. Our membership dues are $45.00 per year and include membership in the national organization, American Agri-Women, as well as your local OWA chapter. Online payments include a $1.80 processing fee.
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