Art Schultheis
District 6 Barley (Whitman, Asotin, Columbia, Garfield, Walla Walla, Benton, Franklin, Klickitat, Yakima)
Art Schultheis is one of two barley representatives for the Washington Grain Commission.
Art is a fifth-generation wheat farmer who is currently farming land homesteaded by his family in 1874. Art was featured in USW’s Stories of Stewardship video series in 2024.
Art started in 1983 and farms with his son Kyle and daughter-in-law Stacie. They use a direct-seed system raising winter wheat, spring wheat, malt barley, food barley, lentils, peas, oats, garbanzo beans, canola, and bluegrass seed. They home-store most of their crops for identity preservation. Barley is an important part of their crop rotation.
Art received his degree in agriculture mechanics from Walla Walla Community College.
Art is also a Shepherd’s Grain owner/producer and served on their Board of Directors for eight years, including a term as chairman of the board. He previously served on the board of directors for Uniontown Cooperative Association. In addition, Art serves as the bookkeeper for St. Gall and St. Boniface Catholic Parishes.
Art and his wife, Sue, have two children, Kyle and Kelsey, and four grandchildren.