Risa DeMasi – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Risa DeMasi and I’m one of the founding partners of Salem-based Grassland Oregon, a leading provider of top-rated seed varieties of cool-season grass and legume species. Innovation is the key to staying ahead in the cover crop, forage and turf industry, so we test over 4,000 unique lines […]
Rogue Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is John Maier and I’m the Brewmaster at Rogue Ales & Spirits. If there’s one thing 25 years has taught us, it’s that there’s no better way to get farm fresh beer than to grow your own. The GYO Revolution starts at Rogue Farms, in Independence, OR, where we […]
Wilco – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. Established when five agricultural cooperatives joined together in 1967, Wilco supplies Oregon agriculture. After decades of growth, the farmer-owned cooperative proudly serves farms and rural customers as the largest agricultural supply cooperative in the Pacific Northwest. Wilco’s Agronomy Centers build close relationships with large, full-time farmers and growers. Their agronomists and seven commercial […]
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, […]
Robinson Nursery – I am Oregon Agriculture
We are Oregon agriculture. My name is Chris Robinson and my parents, Rick and Roxanne Robinson, started Robinson Nursery in 1984. They spent those early years working several different jobs trying to make the nursery self-sustainable. In 1996 my father left his managerial job at a large nursery to pursue Robinson Nursery full time. They […]
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 […]
Ioka Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Michele Doerfler-Fennimore and I am a fifth generation farmer/family member involved in Ioka Farms, Inc. I returned to the family farm 26 years ago and am currently the office manager and head of HR. Don, my brother, manages our farm production division assisted by our cousins Doug, Alex […]
Abiqua Acres – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Darleen Sichley (formerly Mann) and my husband, two children and I run Abiqua Acres on the same land that was cultivated back in 1938. The Mann family has been dairy farming in the Willamette Valley for four generations. Our 100-acre farm is home to one of the nation’s […]
Hammelman Farms – I am Oregon Agriculture
I am Oregon agriculture. My name is Bernadette Hammelman. My husband Dan, son Brian and some dedicated employees operate both Hammelman Farms Inc. and Hammelmans Dried Floral LLC. We are first and second generation farmers growing specialty grass seed, specialty crop seeds, wheat, processed vegetables, hazelnut trees and flowers. My husband, a lifelong farmer and […]
