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OFB Golf Tourney on Sept. 23 in Oregon City
All members are welcome to attend the 5th annual Monsanto - Oregon Farm Bureau Classic Golf Tournament Tournament on September 23, 2008 at the Stone Creek Golf Club in Oregon City.
The event is an important fundraiser for Oregon Farm Bureau PAC -- and an excellent chance to play golf in a relaxed scramble format, while spending time with legislators and other Farm Bureau members and supporters of ag.
Tournament ournament schedule on Tues., Sept. 23
12:00 p.m. Registration and range opens
1:00 p.m. Golf Tournament shotgun start (scramble-format golf)
5:30 p.m. Syngenta's 19th hole: Dinner & awards
Download a tournament registration form -- due by Sept. 12
Download a tournament sponsorship form -- due by Sept. 1
Visit the Stone Creek Golf Club website
Questions? E-mail Katie Fast or call her at 503-399-1701, ext. 305.
Oregon State Fair set for Aug. 22-Sept. 1
With more than 9,000 things to do, see and taste, the 2008 Oregon State Fair is too big to miss. It truly has something for everybody, with events and activities that are classic and cutting-edge, wholesome and hip, rockin’ and refined, and uniquely Oregon. Where else could you, in one day, go to a draft horse driving competition, enter a watermelon spitting contest, ride a Ferris wheel, try your hand (and feet) at rock climbing, taste Oregon’s finest wines, and see teen sensation Vanessa Hudgens, star of the High School Musical movies, in concert?
Visit the Oregon State Fair website for more information.
New pamphlet explains impact of rock mining on farmland
The Oregon Farm Bureau has produced a new pamphlet illustrating the facts bout the impact of rock mining on class 1 and 2 soils in the Willamette Valley. The pamphlet clearly demonstrates nine misconceptions of Oregon’s rock mining industry and how the industry is contributing to the rapid loss of farm land in the valley.
Download OFB’s “Rock (Aggregate) Mining in the Willamette Valley: Myths & Facts” brochure.
Please feel free to request printed copies of the pamphlet for community events, to share with your neighbors, local officials and other interested parties. E-mail Shawn Cleave or call (503) 399-1701, ext. 309
In February 2007, Oregon Farm Bureau commissioned a study about the impacts of aggregate mining in the Willamette Valley’s best farmland.
* Download the report intro and testimonials. (Word doc)
* Download the 43-page report: “Analysis of a Policy to Prohibit Aggregate Mining on Class 1 and 11 Soils in the Willamette Valley.” (PDF)
Free Ag Summit to address legislative issues on Oct. 7
Farmers and ranchers invited to free summit to learn about legislation and initiatives impacting the Oregon agriculture industry.
Portland, Ore. –Dunn Carney Allen Higgins & Tongue is presenting its first Ag Summit on Oct. 7, 2008 at the Wilsonville Holiday Inn. This half day summit will begin at 8:15 AM and cover important and timely issues related to Water, Alternative Energy, Niche Marketing/Trademarks, Climate Change Legislation and Succession, Estate and Business Planning.
The Oregon Farm Bureau Federation, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association the Oregon Wheat Growers League and the Agri-Business Council of Oregon have each agreed to be Participating Organizations for the Summit. Dunn Carney anticipates that news of the Summit will reach well over 10,000 farmers and producers in Oregon.
Dunn Carney has invited Senators Smith and Wyden to speak at the Summit on federal legislation and initiatives impacting the agriculture industry. Other speakers include Dunn Carney attorneys Elizabeth Howard, Tim Bernasek, Merrill Baumann, Kate Moore, Marsha Murray-Lusby and JoDee Keegan. Brenda Bateman from the Oregon Water Resources Department will also speak on water legislation anticipated for the 2009 legislative session.
There is no cost for the registrants of the Ag Summit, which will include a light breakfast and lunch.
You can register for this event by sending an e-mail to Seminars@dunn-carney.com with information requested in the form below, or at the www.dunncarney.com homepage, or calling Lorrie Dye at 503-242-9613. Please register if you plan to attend the seminar.
Ag Summit Registration information needed:
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Send the above information to Seminars@dunn-carney.com.
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Farm Bureau takes ag’s story to YouTube
Ever been to a hog farm before?
Before you make any snap judgments about what it must be like, Farm Bureau invites you to take a virtual tour of a hog farm in Missouri, hosted by Chris Chinn, former chair of the national Young Farmers & Ranchers Committee.
Check out this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOpVYj2bKIE
Family farmers and ranchers work hard to ensure that their operations are safe, environmentally sound, and able to produce high-quality, nutritious food for Americans and the rest of the world.
Barry Bushue elected Vice President of American Farm Bureau Federation
Oregon Farm Bureau President Barry Bushue was elected Vice President of the American Farm Bureau Federation at the national organization's 89th annual meeting in New Orleans.
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