The Oregon Hay and Forage Association will:
Publish an annual membership hay directory booklet for market promotion.
Sponsor the annual Oregon Hay & Forage Hay King Contest.
Publish the "Oregon Hay & Forage Association" newsletter.
Work voluntarily with USDA Market News Service to develop and maintain Oregon Hay Market Reports.
Co-sponsor and promote forage education through forage conferences, workshops, and field days.
Work with Oregon State University forage research and extension programs to serve in an advisory capacity to forage related programs in Oregon.
Actively promote a working relationship with ODA/EPA as a forage advisor for pesticide use, organic certification, IPM, and other regulated areas.
Next OHFA Board Meeting will be held Wednesday, September 24, 2014, 10 AM, Klamath Extension Office, south end of Washburn Way, Klamath Falls, Oregon.
The meeting can be broadcast via Polycom to your local Extension Office by reservation. Please contact shelby.filley@oregonstate.edu or 541-672-4461 and let her know at which office you want to join the meeting so she can set it up.
Polycoms Make Attending OHFA State Board Meetings Easy
Mylen Bohle, with the Central Oregon OSU Extension Service, has been trying to figure out how more board members from other distant affiliates (depending upon who is hosting the board meeting) could / would participate in the state board meetings via Polycoms. They are available in each region by contacting your local extension service. With the Polycoms, we can see and hear you, and you can see and hear us. They are easy to connect up. The Polycoms would allow any affiliate president and board members, and any other interested OHFA members to participate, when a particular state board meeting is too far away to travel to because of time and expense. As long the Polycom room is available and reserved ahead of time in an affiliate’s county Extension office, then every affiliate should be able to attend the meetings.
WHO WE ARE
We are a group of forage producers, agribusiness representatives, researchers and extension agents dedicated to promoting the forage industry in Oregon.
GOALS
To serve as the sole voice for forage focused agriculture in Oregon in order to educate the policy makers and the public.
To work with other agriculture organizations, i.e. Oregon Cattlemen's Association, Farm Bureau, and Oregonians for Food and Shelter.
To support education, research and technical assistance which promotes the environmentally sustainable production of forages and agriculture.
To promote networking and marketing among forage producers, buyers, exporters and advisors, so producers will gain marketing advantages for their forages.
MEMBERSHIP
All people interested in forages are invited to join with us by contacting your nearest Oregon Hay & Forage Association representative listed. Membership in your local affiliate entitles you also to be a member of OHFA. Dues range from $40-$70.
Oregon Hay & Forage Association (OHFA)
498 SE. Lynn Blvd, Prineville, OR 97754
Ph: 541-447-6228 Fax: 541-416-2115
http://www.oregonhaygrowers.com
OHFA OFFICERS
President: Scott Pierson Silver Lake – 541-576-2889 piersonhay@presys.com
Vice-President: Greg Mohnen Bend – 541-419-5339 greg@themcginnisranch.com
Secretary: David King Malin – 541-723-2202 dk82859@aol.com
Treasurer: Lee Fischer Bend– 541-410-4495, lee.fischer@mail.com
AFFILIATES & CONTACTS
Central Oregon Hay Growers’ Assn. 498 S. E. Lynn Blvd., Prineville, OR 97754
Greg Mohnen, President Bend – 541-389-7827 www.hayfinder.org
Harney County Hay & Forage Assn., EOARC 67826 A Hwy 205, Burns, OR 97720
Tony Svejcar, contact, Burns – 541-573-8901 tony.svejcar@oregonstate.edu
Klamath Basin Hay Growers’ Assn., P.O. Box 1976, Klamath Falls, OR 97603
David King, President, Malin – 541-723-2202 dk82859@aol.com
Lake County Hay & Forage Assn., PO Box 556, Christmas Valley, OR 97641
Joe Baertlein, President – 541-947-2323 jbaertlein@wildbluenet
Wallowa County Hay Growers’ Assn., 668 NW First, Enterprise, OR 97828
Mark Butterfield, President, Joseph – 541- 805-0909, mbutter@eaglecap.net
Western Oregon Hay and Forage Growers
Sara Dinsdale, President, Grants Pass, OR –541-472-8873, dinsod@hotmail.com
WEBMASTER/ DIRECTORY/NEWSLETTERS
Mary Williams Hyde
Contact me with any news of interest to the organization and/or suggestions for improving the website, directory and newsletters!
541 883-7456
mary@maryhyde.com
For those of you who truck hay into California here is a link to the Diesel Risk Reduction Program