Ruddenklau Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Helle Ruddenklau and together with my husband, Bruce, we own and operate Ruddenklau Farms near Amity, Oregon. I am a 2nd generation farmer who grew up in Denmark, but eventually came to the United States with my family, who bought a farm in Dayton. I attended Oregon State […]
Harrold’s Dairy – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Bobbi Harrold Frost and I am a fourth generation dairy farmer in Creswell, Oregon. I own and operate Harrold’s Dairy with my parents, Max and Cindy Harrold, and my spouse, Patrick Frost. My Poppa and his brother (Eldon and Don) still live on the farm but are retired. […]
Cersovski Farms – We are Oregon Agriculture
We are Oregon agriculture. Ever since our family arrived in America in 1880, we have farmed. After stops in Nebraska and Kansas, our great grandfather, Joseph Cersovski and his brother arrived in Oregon in 1902. Originally, the brothers farmed in the Fern Ridge area. In March of 1913 however, our great grandfather purchased a farm […]
SJB Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Shelly Boshart Davis. I run my family’s businesses with my parents, Stan and Lori Boshart. We proudly represent Boshart Trucking, BOSSCO Trading LLC, PressCo and SJB Farms. Our family has been planted in Oregon since the early 1950’s. We have cultivated our beginnings into a thriving internationally-driven straw […]
Severson Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Dick Severson, together with my wife Maryanne we own and manage Severson Farms, located near the McKenzie River in Thurston east of Springfield. We have raised our family here and we both have roots that originate from farms in the farm belt of Carroll County, Iowa. We often say, “we grow a little of everything but not […]
Bashaw Land and Seed – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is a Marie Bowers and I am a fifth generation farmer. I farm alongside my Mom and Dad on our century farm, Bashaw Land and Seed, in the South Willamette Valley. We grow grass seed, wheat and meadowfoam. Our farm name, Bashaw, is based on the type of soil […]
Columbia Seeds – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Mary Harer and I’m with Columbia Seeds in Corvallis, OR. We are a turf and forage grass production and marketing company with over 50 years of combined grass seed experience. Columbia Seeds LLC began in October of 2002 when Tom Pape and my husband Scott Harer felt very […]
Pugh Seed Farm – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Denver Pugh and I am a sixth generation farmer. I farm with my dad, mom, and now my wife and newborn daughter on our farm in Shedd, Oregon. Here on Pugh Seed Farm, we predominately raise grasses grown for seed such as annual ryegrass, perennial ryegrass, tall fescue, […]
Clackamas Community College Horticulture Department- We are Oregon Agriculture
We are Oregon agriculture. The Horticulture Department at Clackamas Community College is in the business of growing future farmers. Yes, we grow food and ornamental crops too, but by far our most valuable commodity is our students who go on to be successful CSA farmers, farmers market managers, plant propagators, greenhouse growers, or any of […]