Ken Bailey is part owner and Vice President of Orchard View Farms, a fourth-generation family corporation that grows packs and ships fresh sweet cherries throughout the world. Ken grew up on and continues to live on the family farm near The Dalles that was founded by his grandparents in 1923 that now farms 3,400 acres of orchard.
Ken graduated from Oregon State University with a degree in Horticulture. Ken and his wife Shirley have three children, six grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Ken has served on many local, state and national public and industry boards including Columbia Gorge Fruit Growers, Wasco County Soil and Water Conservation District, Oregon Association of Conservation Districts, The Dalles Watershed Council, Lower Deschutes Ag Water Quality Advisory Committee, Oregon Department of Agriculture’s Ag Water Quality Advisory Committee, National Council of Agricultural Employers, Oregon State Board of Agriculture, Oregon Land Use Task Force (Big Look), Mid Columbia Economic Development District and the Oregon Investment Board.