Ag Events and Activities

Oregon County Fairs, various dates
Visit YOUR Oregon fair this year. Better yet, participate in the fair. It could be a talent or skill you find rewarding or maybe it's a group activity the whole family can get involved in!  Or check out the 2009 Oregon's Best Contests!

Tillamook County Creamery Association 100-Year Anniversary Portland Celebration, Friday, July 31, 2009
Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland, Oregon
Join TCAA for an anniversary celebration, including cheese samples, cheese and beer pairings, ice cream cones for a penny, pictures with Tillie the Cow, and many other family-friendly activities.

Tillamook County Creamery Association 100-Year Anniversary Open House, Saturday, August 1, 2009
Tillamook Cheese Visitors Center, Tillamook, Oregon
Join TCAA for a hometown celebration at the Tillamook Cheese Visitors Center featuring cheese, ice cream samples, live music, a petting zoo, chef demonstrations, cheese and wine pairings, and much more!

1st Annual Friends of Oregon Agriculture Helicopter Drop & Golf Tournament, August 13, 2009
Register for the first ever Golf Tournament and Helicopter Drop, fundraisers for the Keeping Agriculture Viable initiative.  The Golf Tournament, proudly presented by Bank of the West, will be in the format of a four person per team scramble at the OGA “TUKWILLA” Golf Course in Woodburn.  Enter the Helicopter Drop for your chance to win $1000 cash!  The Golf Ball Drop is proudly sponsored by Dow Agro-Science. Pre-numbered golf balls will be sold to the public for $10 a piece.  Each of these balls will be loaded into a helicopter and dropped onto the driving range of the OGA course.   The ball that lands in the hole first or is closest to the hole WINS $1000 in cold hard cash!!!  To register or buy tickets, click here.

Oregon State Fair, August 28 - Sept. 7
With more than 9000 things to do, see and taste, the 2009 Oregon State Fair is going to be too big to miss. This is the BIG BIRTHDAY BASH celebrating Oregon's 150th!  It just maybe THE BIGGEST BIRTHDAY event of the year.  Over 365,000 people attended last year and the Fair features all the state’s best, with the fairgrounds becoming the second largest city in Oregon for eleven days!
Check out the 2009 Oregon's Best Contests!