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Friday, July 29, 2022
OFB Summer 2022 Update
impact is a critical step in
finding better solutions. In
all of these meetings, the
needs of member farmers
and ranchers were politely
but directly and forcefully
raised. The clout and
credibility of Farm Bureau
opens these doors. It
proves again we’re stron-
ger together,” said Bailey.
appeal form (https://www.
oregon.gov/odf/fire/docu-
ments/wildfire- risk-classi-
fication-appeal -form.pdf)
and submit it electronically,
or mail it to:
Oregon Department of Forestry
Protection Division
Attn: Risk map appeals
2600 State Street
Salem, OR 97310
Wildfire Maps
Oregon’s Wildfire Risk
US Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack addresses state
maps have been released
Farm Bureau presidents in Washington D.C. July 13.
and are now available
to the public. The maps
identify the wildland-urban
interface and wildfire risk
at the property owner-
hile the legislative
ship level. Every tax lot
vote. Our future cannot
session may be out, change if you do not show in the state has received
the Oregon Farm Bureau
up. It has never been more a wildfire risk category,
is still hard at work for
important to vote, and your ranging from no risk to
you. You know the list of
extreme risk.
vote has never mattered
challenges and set-backs more. We hope you’ll join
Because properties desig-
from public policy over-
us in fighting for change
nated as high or extreme
reach to mother nature.
this November.
risk and located within the
There are also bright
wildland-urban interface
DC Advocacy
spots. We are proud to
will be subject to regula-
OFB
President
Angi
Bailey
have come together with
tion, including defensible
just returned from Was-
other agricultural groups
ington, DC where she had space and home harden-
to form the Oregon
ing standards (on future
Agricultural Water Alliance the chance to hear from
construction or remodel),
and interact with the US
to advocate for needed
and local governments
Secretary of Agriculture,
accountability in water
may also regulate other
EPA
administrator,
direc-
resources management
risk classes and state
tor
of
BLM,
director
of
US
and investment in needed
agencies may seek further
Fish and Wildlife Service,
water infrastructure.
regulation on high and
the
top
Bureau
of
Recla-
We hope this alliance
extreme risk classes out-
mation
operations
official,
can chart a course to
side of the wildland-urban
and four key members of
more effective water
congress. Issues covered interface, it is important
management.
that you know your prop-
Most importantly, we have included the farm bill, graz-
ing, water supply, Klamath, erty’s designation.
tremendous hope for our
See the map at: https://
collective future: We have wild horses and burros,
endangered species,
tools.oregonexplorer.info/
a rare opportunity to set
disaster
assistance,
avail-
OE_HtmlViewer/index.
Oregon back on track with
html?viewer=wildfire. You
November’s election. With ability of inputs like Atra-
voters across Oregon fed zine, inflation and supply
can search by address.
chain, energy, proposed
up with the lack of lead-
Now is your chance as
on-farm SEC climate
ership from Salem, this
a landowner to appeal
regulations, trade oppor-
is our chance to restore
tunities, wildfire, and labor your property’s wildfire
balance in the legisla-
risk designation – but you
and immigration. “A key
ture and elect a governor
to Farm Bureau’s strength must file an appeal before
who actually support and
Sept. 15, 2022. At this
is our ability to work with
protect Oregon agricul-
time,
you cannot appeal
leaders on both sides of
ture. Making this change
the aisle. Getting in front of your designation in the
will require all hands on
these key national leaders wildland-urban interface.
deck to motivate rural
To file an appeal, use the
Oregonians to turn out and on issues of real world
Young Leaders Step Up
The Oregon Farm Bureau
Young Farmers and
Ranchers Committee
(YF&R) has been involved
in many local events
across the state. If you
would like to participate
in your local area, please
email youngfarmersan-
dranchers@oregonfb.org.
The group has held tractor
safety certificate programs
as well as tractor driving
contests with the FFA. In
fact, the FFA State Tractor
Driving Contest will be
held at the Oregon State
Fair on August 25 th . Ore-
gon has been fortunate to
have Jon Iverson serve on
the National YF&R Com-
mittee as well as serve
as their Chair for the past
year. Jon just finished his
offboarding process where
he traveled to New York to
meet up with the rest of the
National Committee. John
states, “Offboarding was a
perfect way to wrap up our
time on the YF&R Commit-
tee. It allowed us to reflect
on our growth and let us
know that AFBF truly cares
about our next steps as
leaders in Farm Bureau.”
Fighting for you
W
Scholarships: A record-
breaking year when it’s
needed most
Oregon Agricultural
Education Foundation
(OAEF) is the 501c3
partner to Oregon
Farm Bureau.
2022 Farm Dog of the
Year: A new tradition
Congratulations to Cindy
Murdoch of Timberview
Farm and her Lapponian
Herder, Ripley, who was
chosen as Oregon’s Farm
Dog of the Year for 2022.
The judges selected Ripley
because of his dedication
The application for all
to protecting Cindy’s rein-
but REAL Oregon come deer herd from cougars in
in the spring. If you
the southern Willamette
Valley. Ripley is a popular
would like to apply for
any of these, nominate farm ambassador traveling
to displays and enjoying
someone else, or find
attention from people who
out how to volunteer
come to see his reindeer.
or support these vol-
The Oregon Agricultural
unteer-led efforts, visit
Education Foundation
www.oregonfb.org/oaef. launched this annual com-
petition because farm dogs
Contributions to the
play on important role on
foundation and all of its our farms and ranches
projects are tax deduct- and can connect us to dog
ible charitable gifts
lovers across Oregon on
and off the farm.
under IRS rules.
Through the programs
at right, OAEF cele-
brates, connects, edu-
cates, and elevates
Oregon’s farm and
ranch families.
This spring, the Oregon
Farm Bureau Memorial
Scholarship Program
awarded $53,500 in schol-
arships to 31 students for
the 2022-23 academic
year. This is the first year
of the Anne Marie Moss
Memorial Scholarship,
which will join three other
endowed scholarships
that will help students
get the higher education
they need for ag-related
careers in perpetuity.
Special thanks to NW Farm
Credit Services for its gen-
erous anchor gift to make
the Anne Marie Moss Schol-
arship a reality this spring.
Century Farm and
Ranch: Honoring 100-
and 150-year farm and
ranch families
The YF&R Committee
is busy planning an Ag
tour and Leadership
Conference for the Fall
– be on the lookout for
registration information.
If you would like more
information, or to get
on our mailing list
email youngfarmersand
ranchers@oregonfb.org
42 recipients recognized
as sesquicentennial farms.
Honorees must document
that a single family has
operated them continu-
ously in the same location
for 100 years or more.
SAI: Teaching K-12
teachers about ag for
over 30 years
Supporting Health
and Safety
Volunteers under the
leadership of OFB 4 th VP
Kristie Glaser are hard at
work as well. The Farm
Bureau family collectively
supported all four Ron-
ald McDonald Houses in
Oregon. Ronald McDon-
ald Houses provide long
term housing and meals
for parents of children
being treated for injuries
or illness that require long
stays at hospitals far from
home. “It’s a privilege
to bring Farm Bureau
support to these families
during a difficult time in
the health journey of their
children,” said Glaser. The
Health and Safety Com-
mittee is again partnering
with numerous radio sta-
tions and several county
Farm Bureaus to run ads
reminding the non-farm
public about the impor-
tance of driving with care
in farm zones this summer.
Send your best shots
for 2023 OFB calendar
Twelve photos will be selected
for the OFB 2023 calendar,
which is distributed to over
66,000 households across
Oregon. Selected images and
runners-up (if any) will earn a
modest prize.
Deadline: Sept. 15, 2022.
Learn more: www.oregonfb.
org/calendar. Email images
to tiffany@oregonfb.org with
the email subject “calendar.”
Include your name, address,
phone, and email address
so we can contact you. By
submitting a photo, you agree
to be bound by the terms of
conditions set forth by Oregon
Farm Bureau.
32 nd anniversary of the
original SAI Corvallis
program.
REAL Oregon:
Equipping and
connecting ag and
resource leaders
The Resource Education
and Agricultural Lead-
ership (REAL) Oregon
Summer Ag Institute
program graduated its fifth
(SAI) programs wel-
class this spring. Each
comed 22 teachers this
class of ag, forestry, fish-
summer to a weeklong
eries, and agency leaders
experience in agricultural
completes a five-day ses-
classrooms and laborato- sion curriculum that takes
ries, field visits and farm
them all over Oregon
and ranch family home
to connect them to our
stays. Teachers will earn
communities and to each
graduate level education
other. The alumni network
credit after developing
now numbers over 120
lesson plans to use in their leaders. Applications for
classrooms. Sessions
Class 6 are available now
are offered in LaGrande
at www.realoregon.net.
and Corvallis. This is the
The deadline is Aug. 12.
The Oregon Century Farm
and Ranch program will
honor 9 farm families with
Century (five) and Ses-
quicentennial (four) Farm
and Ranch recognition at
the Oregon State Fair in
August. Since the program
was established in 1959,
Members of REAL Oregon Class 5 enjoy a moment together before
1,254 farms and ranches
their graduation ceremony in Ontario. Over 120 Oregon leaders
have been honored, with
have now completed REAL Oregon.
Get more complete information at www.oregonfb.org/stateissues and sign up for email alerts at www.oregonfb.org/advocacy
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