McMinnville Area Chamber of Commerce

Located in St. Helens, Ore., Sheriff s Office is part of Columbia County, Ore. Columbia County operates various departments, such as animal control, civil service, community corrections, economic development and human resources. The county also maintains a juvenile, land development, road, and forest, parks and recreation departments. Established in 1854, Columbia County covers an area of more than 650 square miles. Its primary industries include agriculture, lumber, fishing and tourism. The county maintains various marine parks, including Sand Island and J.J. Collins Memorial Marine Park. Its Columbia County Commission on Children and Families (CCCCF) is dedicated to creating safe communities by preventing violence and supporting families, youth and children of various cultural and economic backgrounds.

Incorporated in 1932, Oregon Farm Bureau (OFB) is a voluntary, nonprofit agricultural organization representing the interests of the state s farmers and ranchers in the public and policymaking arenas. It promotes educational improvement, economic opportunity and social advancement for its members, as well as the farming, ranching and natural resources industry. Some of the programs that the bureau organizes are Oregon Century Farm & Century Ranch Program, employer education, legal advocacy, women s advisory council and the Young Farmers & Ranchers (YF&R) program. Oregon Farm Bureau has over 54,000 members with about 8,900 in agriculture. The organization is a part of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), a member-funded and politically independent federation of nearly 3,000 county farm bureaus throughout the United States and Puerto Rico.