Shelly Boshart Davis

Oregon Ag Community Voices Concerns Over HB 2548
Oregon Ag Community Voices Concerns Over HB 2548
Oregon Ag Community Voices Concerns Over HB 2548
Wednesday was a big day for the Oregon farming community, as lawmakers in Salem held a hearing on House Bill 2548.  The Legislation looks to create a Workforce Standards Board for Agriculture, which the Oregon Farm Bureau said would have the ability to determine pay, crop rotation and would remove at will employment in the state’s farming sector.  State Represe...
Oregon Farmers Show Up To Oppose SB 747
Oregon Farmers Show Up To Oppose SB 747
Oregon Farmers Show Up To Oppose SB 747
Earlier this week, family farmers were in Salem voicing their opposition to Senate Bill 747.  The legislation, sponsored by Portland Senator Khanh Pham, would require farms 200 acres and larger to report their annual fertilizer use to the state Department of Agriculture.  The leg...
Efforts Underway To Amend Oregon’s Ag OT
Efforts Underway To Amend Oregon’s Ag OT
Efforts Underway To Amend Oregon’s Ag OT
A year after the legislature mandated overtime pay for farm workers, an effort is underway in Salem to make changes to the law.  State Representative Shelly Boshart Davis said since taking effect in June, the rules have created hardships for family farms and resulted in lower pay for ag workers.  She’s lookin...
Boshart Davis: Process Regarding Ag Overtime Very Discouraging
Boshart Davis: Process Regarding Ag Overtime Very Discouraging
Boshart Davis: Process Regarding Ag Overtime Very Discouraging
House Bill 4002, which removes the overtime exemption for the farming community in Oregon, now waits for the expected signature of Governor Kate Brown. When signed into law, overtime will be required in the agriculture industry by 2027. Many in the farming community are not only frustrated with the legislation and the requirements it puts on producers, but the way the process was handled ... Rea
Overtime Legislation Clears Oregon House
Overtime Legislation Clears Oregon House
Overtime Legislation Clears Oregon House
On a party-line vote this week, the Oregon House passed legislation removing the overtime exemption for the state’s farming community. Despite testimony and input from hundreds of farmers and ranchers across the state, the House Bill 4002 was approved by lawmakers Tuesday. The ...
OFB Elects New Leadership, Honors Lawmakers During Bureau Convention
OFB Elects New Leadership, Honors Lawmakers During Bureau Convention
OFB Elects New Leadership, Honors Lawmakers During Bureau Convention
It was a busy Oregon Farm Bureau Convention earlier this month as new leadership was elected, and those who help farmers across the state were honored at the 87th annual state Farm Bureau Convention.   Barb Iverson of Clackamas County was elected the 16th Oregon farm Bureau President on December 12th.  Iv...