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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Columbia Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Diane Kunkel and together with my husband, Dave, we own Columbia Farms, Inc. on Sauvie Island in Portland, Oregon. We have two daughters, Megan and Heidi, as well as a dog, Tug. Since the early 90’s, our family-operated farm has produced wheat, grass seed, clover seed, silage corn, […]
Northwest Transplants – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Lauren Lucht and I, along with my parents, operate Northwest Transplants LLC.; a diversified seedling operation outside of Molalla, Oregon. My mother and father started Northwest Transplants in 1988 after experiencing the need and potential market for a quality seedling production to service the Pacific Northwest. Together, they […]
Willamette Valley Cheese Co. – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Rod Volbeda, and I’m a 2nd generation dairyman with a farm just outside of Salem in the heart of Oregon’s wine country. Growing up I worked with my dad and brother milking Holsteins. Today, we milk 420 Holstein and Jersey cows, and make cheese right after we milk. […]
Scharf Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Anna Scharf, and I’m part of Scharf Farms. Our farm is located 20 minutes west of Salem, 20 minutes south of McMinnville and 10 minutes north of Dallas in Perrydale, a community based in agriculture. The Scharf family has been farming in the Perrydale area since 1933, and […]
