Announcing the 2025-2026 Scholarship Winners
OCA selected three scholarship award recipients for the 2025-2026 academic year. Applicants are sophomore status or higher enrolled in a community college or university with a focus and dedication to the improvement of agriculture.
Clancey Krahn
My name is Clancey Krahn, and I am a junior at Oklahoma State University, pursuing a dual major in agricultural communications and animal science with a minor in marketing. I am honored to be on the Presidential Honor Roll and actively involved in campus leadership, including serving as a student senator, on the executive committee of the Chi Omega Sorority, competing on the Dairy Challenge and Dairy Cattle Evaluation Teams, and holding an officer position in the Dairy Science Club.
I was raised on my family’s dairy and farmstead creamery, Royal Riverside Farm, in Albany, Oregon. As a sixth-generation dairy farmer, I worked alongside my family raising registered Jersey cows and bottling our milk in a vertically integrated system. I learned firsthand the importance of sustainable land management, animal care, and environmental responsibility. Our vertically integrated operation bottles milk sold in over 60 locations statewide, giving me a deep appreciation for the connection between producer and consumer.
My involvement in 4-H, FFA, and the American Jersey Cattle Association deepened my passion for the cattle industry and instilled a lifelong commitment to stewardship. I believe that protecting Oregon’s natural resources—its soil, water, and pastures—is essential to the long-term success of ranching families and rural communities. Through clear, honest communication and responsible management, I hope to be a part of preserving these resources for generations to come.
After completing my undergraduate degree, I plan to pursue a master’s degree in Agricultural Communications and Leadership. My goal is to serve as a bridge between producers and the public, advocating for sustainable cattle practices and the integrity of Oregon’s ranching heritage.
I am deeply honored to receive the Oregon Cattlemen’s Stewardship Fund Scholarship. Thank you for investing in my future. Your support fuels my mission to promote environmental stewardship and elevate the voices of Oregon’s cattle producers. I am eager to pursue a meaningful career that gives voice to agriculture and the people who feed the world.
Tegan Macy
My name is Tegan Macy and I will be a senior at the University of Idaho in the fall of 2025. I have a major in crop science and a minor in animal science. I have grown up working on my family’s farm, Macy Farms, which produces a variety of specialty crops including seed potatoes, carrot seed, Kentucky bluegrass seed, perennial ryegrass seed, parsley seed, and peppermint for tea leaf. I have also grown up working at my grandfather’s ranch, Wilson Ranches, in Fossil, Oregon. Any time that I have not been working on the farm, I have helped with branding, weaning, working cows, and other ranch activities. After graduating with my bachelor’s degree, my plan is to return to these enterprises.
In college, I have been a member of the University of Idaho soil judging team and have had the opportunity to compete in seven states. At the 2025 National Collegiate Soil Judging Competition our team received first place. I am also an Ambassador for the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and served as the treasurer of the Student Idaho Cattle Association for the 2024-2025 school year. During the summers I work on Macy Farms where I irrigate, operate equipment, do equipment maintenance jobs, am the farm’s main swather operator, and do other miscellaneous tasks. I am honored to receive a scholarship from the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and appreciate all that the organization does for the cattle and agricultural industry.
Madison Orem
My name is Madison Orem, and I’m from Heppner, Oregon, where I was raised on a dryland wheat and commercial cattle ranch. Growing up in agriculture instilled in me a strong work ethic, a sense of responsibility, and a deep respect for the land and livestock. From feeding cattle to helping during calving season and wheat harvest, I developed both practical experience and a lifelong passion for serving rural communities.
I am currently a junior at the University of Idaho, dual majoring in Animal Science (Pre- Veterinary) and Agricultural Economics. This academic path reflects my goal of becoming a large animal veterinarian while understanding the economic challenges farmers and ranchers face. My education is preparing me to support producers not only through animal health care but also through informed, cost-effective decisions that impact their operations. Outside the classroom, I am actively involved in the Student Idaho Cattle Association, Collegiate Young Farmers and Ranchers, and Kappa Alpha Theta Sorority. These organizations have helped me grow as a leader, advocate, and future professional in agriculture.
After earning my bachelor’s degree, I plan to attend veterinary school with the intention of serving rural areas, where access to large animal care is increasingly limited. I would like to work alongside producers to improve livestock health, productivity, and profitability.