Alex McGregor

Alex is Chairman of the Board of Directors for The McGregor Company and also serves as Managing General Partner of McGregor Land & Livestock, a 135 year old eastern Washington family wheat, alfalfa, barley and livestock ranch. Alex earned his bachelor’s degree from Whitman College; his masters & PhD from the University of Washington. His book, Counting Sheep, a history of agriculture in the Inland NW, was chosen as one of the top one hundred “centennial books” written since Washington became a state. Alex taught history at the University of Washington & at Whitman College before joining his family firm. Alex, historian Richard Scheuerman and photographer John Clement have collaborated on recent books including Northwest Drylands: Seasons (2010) and Harvest Heritage: Agricultural Origins and Heirloom Crops of the Pacific Northwest, which he and Richard Scheuerman co-authored for the WSU Press in 2013.