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May 2022
Volume 40
48 Pages
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GOV. KATE BROWN
Q& A
ON THE FARM
Oregon Gov. Kate Brown talks about rural, farming issues Sierra Dawn McClain/Capital Press
Stephen Hagen, owner of Antiquum Farm, explains to Oregon Gov. Kate Brown how he grazes his sheep in the rows between winegrape vines. He uses electric wires similar to electric fencing to keep the sheep from damaging the vines.
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By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN Capital Press
UNCTION CITY, Ore. — Oregon Gov. Kate Brown last week visited Antiquum Farm, a Willamette Valley vineyard and livestock operation owned by Stephen Hagen and his wife, Niki. The governor was there at Hagen’s invitation to learn more about Antiquum’s vertically integrated business, sustainability goals and the benefits of grazing. The farm, nestled in Junction City’s rolling hills by Turnbow Creek, has grazing-based viticulture — rotational intensive grazing of Katahdin and Dorper sheep, Kunekune pigs, poultry and waterfowl among rows of Pinot noir and Pinot gris grapes to control weeds and boost soil health. In addition to wine, the Hagens sell pasture-raised meats, eggs and honey, and their latest venture involves See Q&A, Page A12
Occupation: Governor of Oregon Age: 61 Born: Torrejón de Ardoz, Spain, on a U.S. Air Force base where her father served. Hometown: Arden Hills, Minn. Education: Degree in environmental conservation and certificate in women’s studies, University of Colorado at Boulder; law degree and certificate of environmental law, Northwestern School of Law at Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Public service: Oregon House of Representatives, 1991-1997; Oregon Senate 1997-2009; Oregon Secretary of State 2009-2015. Became Oregon governor in 2015 and was elected to a second term that ends in 2023. Family: Husband Dan Little (married Brown in 1997), retired in 2015 after a decades-long career in the U.S. Forest Service. Brown has two stepchildren (Dan’s adult children), Dylan and Jessie.
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TRACTORS
‘10 CIH 535 QUADTRAC, 5520 hrs., autosteer, 36” tracks, diff. locks...........................................$140,000
‘90 CAT CH65, 14821 Hrs, 27” tracks, Very Good Condition........................................................ $17,900 ‘92 CAT D6B, cab/air, updated engine w/ 1165 hrs...$5,000 ‘84 CAT D5B, 6084 hrs., factory cab, 28” shoes...$12,000 (2) Camoplast 30” Tracks for CIH STX Quad.$500 & $750
‘02 CASE IH STX450 QUADTRAC, 5538 Hrs, 30” Tracks, Diff Locks, Air Ride Cab, Complete Track Suspension Rebuild........................................................... $75,000 ‘77 Versatile 850 Series 2, 6024 Hrs., 24.5-32 Duals, 3-Hydraulic Remotes...........................$12,000 ‘74 Versatile 850, 4955 Hrs., Firestone 24.5-32 Duals @ 80%, 4-Hydraulic Remotes..............$12,000 ‘62 3010, since OH, Jake, Du-Al radial loader with ‘91JDCASE IH 1634 9280,hrs.powershift, $ bucketduals, & haydiffforks, remotes .......................... 10,500 locks,2 late engine & trans. OH .. $52,500
APPLICATORS
HAY EQUIPMENT
‘14 APACHE AS1220, 2352 hrs., 100’ booms, 1200 gal. tank, boom height, 9-section boom control, Auto Steer.........$120,000
‘96 CASE IH 2188, Rahco Leveler, 3536 Sep Hrs, 4WD, Chopper, ‘99 CIH 1010-30’ Head, ‘06 CIH 2020-30’ Flex Head, & 22.5’ 810 Head With Love Pea Bar ...... $29,950 ‘92 CIH 1680 HILLSIDE, 4390 Hrs, Chopper, ‘93 101025’ with Cart, ‘93 1020-25’ Flex Head............ $9,650
‘97 JD 9400, 6966 hrs., Powershift, 710 duals, weight pkg...$60,000
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‘11 CASE IH 8120 LEVEL LAND, 3863 Sep Hrs., 4WD, Luxury Cab................................................. $75,000 ‘11 CASE IH 8120 LEVEL LAND, 4016 Sep Hrs, Luxury Cab ..........................................PARTING OUT, ½ OF NEW ’96 CASE IH 2188, 1 Owner/Operator Since New, 4797-sep-hrs, ’96 Case IH 1010-30’-head, ’06 2020-30’-flex-head............................... $40,000 ‘94 CIH 1688, 4689 hrs., Hillco leveler, duals, ‘98 101030’ head.....................................................$23,000 ‘89 CIH 1670, 5185 hrs., ‘89 1010-25’ head, Stoess cart...$9,500 ’85 IH 1470, 4905-engine-hrs, new chopper, good tires.................................. $3,950 ‘82 IH 1470, 4886 hrs., ‘83 810-22.5’ head, Love pea bar................................................................$3,000 ‘13 GLEANER S77, 1172 sep. hrs., 4WD, ‘11 Gleaner 9250 Flex Draper head, 30’........................$179,000 ’82 GLEANER N7, Series III-24’ rigid head, and 20’ flex head.......................................... $3,000
SHOPBUILT SPRAYER 95’, 1000 Gallon Tank, Hydraulic Drive pump.......................................................$6,500 ’96 CASE IH 8430 ROUND BALER ............. $4,950
SIMAK UNIVERSAL 400 TEDDER................ $2,500 MILLER PRO HAY INVERTER.....................$6,000 SITREX DM-4 DISC MOWER, 6’ Width.............$5,950 ’15 NH H6740 DISC MOWER..................... $6,000 ’09 MACDON D65-S DRAPER HEAD, 30’, triple delivery, transport kit........................... $19,500
HOFFMAN MANUFACTURING BACKPACKER, 1650 Gallon Cone Tank + 700 Gallon Cone Tank......... $15,000 SHOPBUILT BACKPACKER, 600 Gal Poly Tank, Hyd Drive Pump, Plumbed For NH3 with cooler & flow meter......$3,000
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‘11 CASE IH 3020 FLEX HEAD, 35’, Cart.. $16,500 CRARY CWS, for MacDon 40’, extra driveline & fan..$7,000 ‘81 CASE IH 810, 22.5’, pea bar, cart............. $1,250 ’11 JD 630F, Stoess cart.............................. $13,950 JD CONTOUR MASTER, fits 9760-STS............ $2,000 JD 7700 PARTS .................................. 1/2 OF NEW ’00 CASE IH 1015, 13’ pickup head ............... $3,000 3-CASE IH 80 SERIES, hellical concaves ..............$950
‘02 Lexus RX330 AWD, 163K Miles, Leather, Very Good Condition...................................................$5,995
‘98 FORD F800, Cummins, 7 Speed, 176K Miles, Mobile B-40 Drill, Cathead, Winch, Hydraulic Hammer, 75’ Drill Bits..........................................................$34,950
AGPRO 3610 DRILL, Converted to 12” Spacing, 5” Paired GREAT PLAINS CTA4000-HD, 40’, 7.5” spacing, ADC2350 Row, Quad Fold, 1000 Gallon Primary N, (2) 200 Gallon Starter Tanks, Extra Airbox Rolls............................$110,000 cart, 1-season on new blades & tires............................. $80,000 ‘13 BOURGAULT 3320, air drill, 60’, NH3 or liquid, SEEDHAWK 3012, 12” spacing, 1500 gal. primary N, 300 gal. starter................................................................$20,000 12” shank spacing with 4” paired row, 5” packers, furrow closers, hyd. sidehill hitch, 200-bu tank, 4-section AccuBoom JOHN DEERE 1890, 9” Spacing, 42’, AgPro Box, (3) on seed & fert., AgPro seed metering...............$189,500 Sets Of Rolls .............................................. $99,000
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HOPPER SET- ‘01 Frontier 40’, ‘85 Western 20’ Pup, Roll Tarps, Nice Older Set. ....................................... $29,950 ’14 WESTERN HOPPER FLATS, 36’ Lead, 20’ Pup, side kits, tarps............................... $45,000
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‘01 WESTERN HOPPER SET 29’ Lead, 25’ Pup, reskinned, roll tarp, spring suspension, all aluminum wheels... ..................................................................... $30,000 ’00 TIMPTE HOPPER PUP, 24’, 14’ tongue, roll tarp, outside aluminum wheels ................ $17,500 GENERAL, 21’ 5th-wheel equip trailer, air brakes . $7,500
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BRENT 780 GRAIN CART, PTO DRIVE, 1-Owner.. 18,950 500 GALLON NH3 TANK, dual fill...................$2,000 6000 GALLON VERTICAL POLY TANK, 3” valve...$3,000 NH3 PLUMBING KIT, 3-section, flow control, (3) distributors, cooler, (3) valves...........................$2,000 (3) HUTCHINSON AUGERS, 6”x41’, 8”x53’, 8”x60’. .................................................................$500 EA. YETTER 6150 HYDRAULIC MARKER.......... $1,000 LETOUREAU Pull Scraper, all hydraulic.................$7,500 ADAMS, pull grader......................................... $1,000 FLATBED, 15’, all steel, bang board......................$1,950 ADS IV6000, Performance Module...................... $995 $
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’76 IH 2070, tandem, Cummins 290, 10-spd, 2000-gal poly tanks, pump............................. $5,950 ‘79 IH 1724, 57K miles, 404 V8, 5x2 trans., 16’ bed/hoist..$3,000 ‘86 FORD F250 LARIAT, 66K miles, diesel, AT $3,000 ‘78 FORD F600, 370 V8, 4WD, 5 Speed Trans..$2,400 GUSTAFSON SEED TREATER........................... $495 BAZOOKA, 54’ X 8” auger with transport gear.........$500 WACKER BS50-4S, Jumping Jack compactor........$700 (4) 38 x 18-20 R1 Tires & Wheels..........$250 ea. 4-BOMBER TIRES & WHEELS......................ea $250 2-NEW HADCO, 10-hole hubs, spindles.............ea $250 CUMMINS, 6-7L, 2K-hrs, complete.....................$7,500 CAT 3306-DI ENGINE, .................................$2,500 FIRESTONE 800/70R38 R1 TIRE......................$1,000 (4) GOODYEAR 800/65/R32 TIRES & WHEELS..$2500 EA. NEW KELLY 20.8x38-R1 Radial tire...................$1,000 UNVERFERTH WHEEL SPACERS, 16”, 16” ID............ ...................................................................$500/Pair
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JD 2410 SHANK ASSEMBLIES & OUTER FRAME ..$400/ SHANK ASSEMBLY, $2000 FOR OUTER FRAMES. SHOPBUILT HARROW CART, 61’, 7-bar HD harrow, 10-11” tines, airbox......................................$22,000 BROEMELING HYDR. ROLLER CART, 50’, Brilion 18” roller...$9,000 MELROE 1000 PLOW, 8-bottom, spring reset.....$1,500 CALKINS CULTA-WEEDER, 36’, 3-bar flex ...... $1,500 WIL-RICH 2800, 10-bottom plow, double reset springs$13,000 MCFARLANE WDL 2170-16 HEAVY HARROW, 70’, WIL-RICH, 10-bottom plow, auto reset................ $3,000 16 Bar Flex Harrow.........................................$35,000 IH 800, 10-bottom plow, toggle reset ................. $6,950 WIL-RICH, 22’ chisel plow ............................... $2,950 GATES COULTER HARROW, 48’, 1200 Acres, (2) $ Independent Coulter Gangs, Hydraulic Angle Harrow, Rolling ROLLER, 15” roller, 5/6/8’ sections .............. 100/ft $ Baskets........................................................$85,000 BRILLION, 18”-roller, 42’................................ 150/ft
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Classic beef recipes Here are some classic beef recipes from the Montana Beef Council.
Classic country fried steaks and gravy
Ingredients: Country-Fried Steaks: • 4 beef Cubed Steaks, 1/4 inch thick (about 1-1/2 pounds) Classic Gravy: • 2 tablespoons butter • 1/4 cup all-purpose flour • 3 cups whole milk • 1 to 2 teaspoons cracked black pepper • 1/4 teaspoon seasoning salt Country-Fried Steaks: • 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour, divided
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• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper • 1/2 teaspoon paprika • 1/4 scant teaspoon cayenne pepper • 3/4 cup whole milk • 1 egg • 1/2 cup butter cracker crumbs Serving Suggestions: • Mashed potatoes, fried egg (optional) COOKING: CLASSIC GRAVY: 1. Melt butter in medium sauce pan over medium heat. Stir in flour; cook and stir 4 minutes. Stir in milk; bring to a boil, whisking constantly. Reduce heat; simmer 2 to 3 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly, stirring See Kitchen, Page A7
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MF GC1725MB, 4WD tractor/loader/backhoe, 25 eng. HP, 2-range hydrostatic w/ cruise control, FL1805 loader and 48” skid steer bucket, BH2720 backhoe..........CALL
'11 GLEANER S77, duals, 390-bu, variable spd header..........CALL GLEANER R62, combine.................................................CALL
VERSATILE FURY , Fast and flexible.
The Fury is designed to cut/chop/size & mix your residue at speeds of 8-12-mph, up to 70-acres/hr, narrow 12' transport width.
This is a one-pass residue management tool
MF 2607H, 74 HP, MFWD, 8x8 shuttle trans., w/ 911X loader (N.A.P.) .........
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IT’S THE PITTS By Lee Pitts
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Reel to real cowboys
C
owboys can be divided into three basic types: 1) Rodeo cowboys, 2) movie and TV cowboys and 3) real cowboys. (Thank goodness we don’t have to worry about urban cowboys and disco cowboys anymore.) Actually, rodeo cowboys are real cowboys too and often either come from a ranch background or are just trying to win enough money to buy a ranch someday and
settle down. So we are left with REAL cowboys and REEL cowboys. • Real cowboys are named Ty, Trevor, Tuff or Stetson while John Wayne’s real name was Marion and Roy Roger’s moniker was actually Leonard Slye. Real cowboys don’t have to change their name. • Movie cowboys are almost always seen wearing gloves with silver-covered gauntlets whereas genuine cowboys only wear gloves
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2002 FREIGHTLINER CLASSIC, Detroit 12.7, 2006 IH 4300 CAB AND CHASSIS, DT466E, Allison automatic, spring ride, low miles, A/C..$19,900 Jakes, 15 speed, drop axle, A/C................$39,900
when they are stringing barb wire, their hands are freezing or they are handling a branding iron. • A real cowboy’s spurs are made of silver while his wife goes barefooted. • A movie or TV cowboy is handed his coffee by an assistant, “iced, venti, with 5 pumps of vanilla, 7 pumps of caramel, 4 Splenda® and poured, not shaken.” A real cowboy gets his own coffee that’s so thick it will float a horseshoe. He’s never tasted escargot or caviar. • Hollywood cowboys are careless with their guns (Alec Baldwin) and wear double buscadero gun rigs. Regular cowboys might have a rifle in a scabbard to shoot varmints or a pistol in their pommel bags to shoot rattlers. • True cowboys aren’t members of the Screen Actors Guild and the only thing they have in common with Will Smith is that they aren’t members of the Academy of Motion Pictures either. • An honest to goodness cowboy is bow-
legged, sleeps in his long-handled underwear, smells like a horse and lives on beans and beef. He has no need for a makeup artist and has never had a pedicure. • Reel cowboys go to work when the lighting is right whereas real cowboys work from dawn to dusk. Real cowboys never go to their room during the day and they don’t wear pajamas or lounging jackets. • Authentic cowboys wear belt buckles they won at a rodeo or a roping. Fake cowboys get their buckles from the prop department. • TV cowboys like Roy Rogers, the Lone Ranger and The Rifleman all had their own lunchpails that are now sold in antique stores. Bona fide cowboys don’t eat lunch. • Cowboy stars live in Hollywood or on the beach in Malibu. John Wayne, for instance, lived on the beach in Newport. Honest-to-goodness cowboys live on ranches 30 miles outside of nowhere. They don’t own a chalet near Vail or a 20,000 square foot log home in Montana. • When they’re not on the movie set film cowboys wear Rolex, Cartier, or Patek Philippe wristwatches. Real cowboys don’t wear wristwatches and can tell you the time without one. • Old movie cowboys never remove their hat so we won’t see their hair plugs. A regular
cowboy removes his hat in church, when he sees the American flag or at a funeral. • When an authentic cowboy empties his pockets you’ll see a pocketknife, a can of chew and enough hay to feed his horse for a week. The pockets of movie cowboys are stuffed with cash. • A non-fictional cowboy can can throw a Houlihan and rope a cow in brush so dense the Hollywood version couldn’t crawl through. A real cowboy knows you never grab the bridle on another man’s horse. The real version never shot a man, rode his horse into a bar, never chased a rustler across the Rio Grande or saved a damsel in distress who was tied to the railroad tracks. He’s never used valet parking or received a standing ovation and the only honor he wants is the respect of his fellow cowpunchers. Wherever he goes he is followed by at least one dog, a banker and perhaps an ex-wife. A movie cowboy is followed by a financial adviser, an agent and an entourage, who wear designer jeans and are scared of horses. A real cowboy faces real danger on a daily basis and never needs a stunt double. • The only way a regular cowboy will get into the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City is to buy a ticket.
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occasionally. Add black pepper and seasoning salt, as desired. Cook 1 to 2 minutes, whisking constantly until gravy is smooth and thick. Keep warm. COUNTRY-FRIED STEAKS: 1. Combine flour, salt, black pepper, paprika and cayenne pepper in shallow dish. Remove 1/2 cup seasoned flour; set aside. Beat milk and egg in separate shallow dish until blended; set aside. Combine remaining 1/2 cup seasoned flour with cracker crumbs in separate shallow dish. Season beef Cubed Steaks with salt and pepper, as desired. Dip each steak into seasoned flour, milk mixture, then into flour-cracker mixture, turning to coat both sides. COUNTRY-FRIED STEAKS: 1. Heat counter top fryer to 350°F per manufacturer’s instructions. Fry prepared steaks 2 to 3 minutes until internal temperature reaches 165°F and golden brown on all sides; drain on paper towels. Fry in batches, if needed to avoid overcrowding the fryer. Sprinkle steaks with salt and paper immediately after removing from oil, as desired. Keep steaks warm.
COMBINES
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Classic beef sloppy Joes
Ingredients: • 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner) • 1 cup minced sweet onion • 1 cup minced green bell pepper • 1 can (14-1/2 ounces) unsalted tomato sauce • 1/4 cup barbecue sauce • 1/4 cup ketchup • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce • 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar • 1 teaspoon dry mustard • 4 whole wheat hamburger buns or 8 slider buns Toppings: • Dill pickle slices, coleslaw, American or Cheddar cheese slices (optional) COOKING: 1. Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add onion, cook 3 to 5 minutes until golden brown. Add Ground Beef and bell pepper; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking beef into 1/2-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Cook’s Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.
NEW FENDT 936, 360-hp, front PTO ...... CALL FOR DEMO ‘14 GLEANER S78, 1565 sep. hrs., overhauled, RWA ..................CALL ‘09 GLEANER R76, 1423 sep. hrs., overhauled, RWA..................CALL ‘13 MACDON D65, 40’ draper header, Gleaner adapter .......................................................... $45,000
HAY EQUIPMENT 2005 NEW HOLLAND TS100A, wheel tractor, 2 WD, front loader, 5006 hrs ................................................. $26,900
‘18 VERSATILE 315, 4WD, 315hp, 545hrs.............. $185,000 MASSEY 65, gas, 2WD, rear blade.................................$2,900
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‘11 HESSTON 1839 BALER, very low bale count, great shape.$26,500 NEW ‘21 MF/HESSTON 1840, small square baler......CALL HESSTON 4910, large 4x4 baler ............................... $4,000 CASE IH 8590, large 4x4 baler ................................. $4,000 TWINSTAR 2027, hydraulic hay rake ..................... $11,500
SWATHERS ‘13 HESSTON 9240, 16’ 9040 hay head, overhauled............................................................$39,900 HESSTON 6650 SWATHER WITH 14’ HAY HEAD....$8,500
TILLAGE & DRILLS NEW ‘21 GREAT PLAINS HS2200-23 QUALIDISC, 23’ Hybrid Tillage Tool ............................... CALL FOR DEMO IH 510, 12’ double disc grain drill. ............................... $2,900 NOBLE 6000, sweep plow ......................................... $6,995 JD 975, 4-bottom plow .................................................... $4,995
‘16 BOBCAT S590, open station, 1928 hrs., hand & foot..$29,500 ‘13 CAT 226B3, skid steer, just serviced, 4733 hrs.............$15,900 ‘20 MATTRACKS 65M1-A1, SUV / light pickup tracks, LIKE NEW (N.A.P.)............................................................................$16,500 NEW CAMSO X4S ATV & SMALL UTV TRACK SYSTEM...$4,300 ‘16 NEWHOUSE U2050, 20’ flail mower .............. $27,200 MACDON, 35’-40’ top auger kits for D-series header ...... $3,995 ‘17 JOHN DEERE Z535M ZERO TURN MOWER, with 48” deck ............................................................... $3,895 2007 EXMARK LHP ZERO TURN MOWER, 1480 hrs, 23hp, 46” mower deck with mulch kit and power bagger........$3,500 LIKE NEW KUBOTA SVL75 TRACK SET, OEM wide tracks..$3,500
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Classic spaghetti and meatballs
Continued from Page A7 2. Stir in tomato sauce, barbecue sauce, ketchup, Worcestershire sauce, brown sugar and mustard; increase heat to medium-high. Bring to a boil; cook 5 to 10 minutes or until sauce is thickened, stirring occasionally. Season with salt, as desired. Cook’s Tip: You may add an additional 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce for sweeter, richer flavor. 3. Divide beef mixture evenly among buns. Top with pickles, coleslaw and cheese, if desired. Close sandwiches. Cook’s Tip: You may serve the beef mixture over hot cooked whole wheat pasta instead of buns.
Classic beef pot roast
Ingredients: • 1 beef Cross Rib Chuck Roast or Arm Chuck Roast Boneless (2-1/2 to 3-1/2 pounds) • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour • 1 teaspoon salt • 1 teaspoon pepper
Classic spaghetti and meatballs • 1 tablespoon vegeta- potatoes (about 1-1/2-inch ble oil diameter), cut in half • 4 cups reduced-so• 1 pound carrots, dium beef broth peeled, cut into 1-1/2-inch • 2 tablespoons tomato pieces paste • 2 large onions, cut into • 2 teaspoons dried 8 wedges each thyme leaves COOKING: • 1 pound red-skinned 1. Combine flour, salt
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and pepper; coat beef roast with 2 tablespoons flour mixture. Reserve remaining flour mixture. Heat oil in stock pot over medium heat until hot. Place roast in stockpot; brown evenly. Pour off drippings. 2. Combine broth, tomato paste and thyme in stock pot; whisk in reserved flour mixture. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 1-3/4 to 2 hours. Stir gravy. Add potatoes, carrots and onions to stockpot; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover tightly and simmer 45 minutes to 1 hour or until roast and vegetables are fork-tender. 3. Carve roast into slices or chunks; serve with vegetables and gravy.
Ingredients: Meatballs: • 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner) • 1/2 cup soft bread crumbs • 1 large egg • 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion • 1 teaspoon minced garlic • 1/2 teaspoon salt • 1/8 teaspoon pepper Spaghetti: • 1 jar (26 to 30 ounces) spaghetti sauce • 8 ounces uncooked spaghetti, cooked • Grated Parmesan cheese (optional) COOKING: 1. Heat oven to 350°F. Combine meatball ingredients in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into twelve 2-inch meatballs. Place on rack in broiler pan. Bake in 350°F oven 25 to 30 minutes. Cook’s Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed Ground Beef. Ground Beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of Ground Beef doneness. 2. Combine meatballs and spaghetti sauce in large saucepan; heat through, stirring occasionally. Serve over spaghetti; sprinkle with cheese. ALTERNATIVE COOKING METHOD 1. Recipe can be made in a 8-quart Air Fryer. Heat Air Fryer to 350°F. Combine meatball ingredients in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into 12 2-inch meatballs. Place in Air Fryer basket sprayed with cooking spray. Bake at 350°F for 24 to 27 minutes.
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SATURDAY MAY 14
Agricultural Pesticide Collection Event: There will be a free Agricultural Pesticide Collection Event on May 14 in Clackamas, Ore. This is an opportu-
The Growers’ Guide nity for forest landowners, farmers and other commercial and institutional pesticide users to search out their barns, sheds, and basements for old, restricted or unusable pesticides. Participation is free and anonymous, but participants must pre-register for an appointment. Pre-register for the event by May 1 at https://conservationdistrict.org/.
WEDNESDAY MAY 18
NRCS-WA Local Work Group Meeting for Puget Sound (online): 7 p.m. Producers from Thurston, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, King counties and conservation districts are invited to participate. Local Work Group Meetings are a valuable part of the NRCS planning process, providing an opportu-
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16 CASE IH TITAN 4540, 1960 hours, FLX 810 air spreader bed, with 70’ boom, 2 bin bed with coap bins, Electric roll tarp, Raven Viper 4 rate controller, ‘16 TERRA GATOR TG8400B, AGCO diesel engine, AutoSteer..................................$192,500 CVT trans, 14’ New Leader L4000, twin spinner, all hyd ,SS insert, New Leader L4000 G4 SS multi bin, Raven Viper 4, lightbar, 2,132-hrs..... $151,000
‘16 CASE IH TITAN 3540 FLOATER, ‘15 TERRA GATOR 8400B, Precision 2-70’ 1512.1-hrs, 3-wheeler with 810 Air Delivery Box, 70’ Boom, granular bins, Viper Pro, boom, coap bins, Viper 4, Autosteer ..... $167,000 Auto Steer, 3600-hrs ................... $132,500 ‘14 TERRA GATOR 8400, Dry Floater, Air Max Precision 2 70’ boom, granular bins, Viper Pro, auto steer, 3500-hrs..... $123,500
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‘15 CASE IH 4530 dual micro ingred bins, 70’ boom, Viper Pro, 2964-hrs ........ $148,000 ‘14 CASE IH TITAN 4530, 70’ boom, multi product, Raven Viper Pro, 5019-hrs ... $94,500
‘14 CASE IH PATRIOT 4430, 1200-gal, AIM Command, 120’ boom, Viper IV, 650/ 65R38 flotation tires, 2234-hrs .... $157,000
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‘96 FREIGHTLINER, Cummins, with 24-ton Ray-Man tender with side discharge $39,500 ‘88 IH, 24 ton tender ........................ $27,500
‘08 STERLING ACTERRA, fuel truck, Cummins diesel, Allison auto, tandem axle full screw, 3600-gal 5-comp fuel body, dual metered hose reels, frame mounted storage boxes, 218,755-mi ........................... $38,500 ‘02 STERLING Cummins, 8-spd Lo/Lo transmission, full screw tandem axle, heavy front axle, 4400-gal, ‘85 FREIGHTLINER, with 16 ton rear auger 617,568willmar tender. Great Truck .....................$24,500 4-compartment body, dual metered hose reels, mi. Tank has current test ...................... $37,500
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Dairy Tech 2022 Conference: Austin Marriott Downtown, Austin, Texas. Hosted by the International Dairy Foods Association and dairy.com, the conference will focus on the impact of technology and innovation in the industry. Website: https:// www.idfa.org/events/ dairytech-conference
FRIDAY MAY 20
NRCS-WA Local Work Group Meeting for SW Washington (online): Noon. Producers from Clark, Underwood (Skamania), Lewis County, Cowlitz, Pacific, Wahkiakum, Grays Harbor counties and conservation districts are invited to participate. Local Work Group Meetings are a valuable part of the NRCS planning process, providing an opportunity for local land managers to be part of a collaborative effort to improve natural resources within their area. This year’s meeting is on Zoom: https://bit. ly/3OGiQtD Contact: 360557-3282 or bobette.parsons@usda.gov
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way. I think I have a strong passion and concern for our farming and ranching communities. I don’t know; you would have to ask them how they feel about me.
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Q: Where do you see common ground that you share with the farming community?
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Brown with a livestock guardian dog at Antiquum Farm in Junction City, Ore. brevity and clarity.
Q: How would you characterize your relationship with Oregon farmers?
Well, I see our farmers and ranchers, what they produce and create and make, as very integrated into Oregon’s economy. Our agri-
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Q: But how would you characterize your relationship with farmers? For example: positive?
Ah! Haha. I’m not sure I would characterize it that
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cultural industry is very much a part of who we are. It’s also culturally incredibly important. This family (she gestured to the farmers at Antiquum Farm) is taking farm-to-table to the nth degree, right? They are vertically integrated here and I think it is happening in Oregon because of the creativ-
One is our work around wildfire, and our work to create healthier primarily forest landscapes through thinning, prescriptive burning and the work we’re doing through the wildfire council. I think the second piece I would say is drought. I’ve been really proud of the work my administration has done to invest — we put together a $100 million drought package in December of 2021 — (and) the work we are doing now to figure out how we invest in both the natural and built environment to create a 100year water plan for Oregon.
Q: When and why did you become a proponent of prescribed burning?
I have been all along. One of my most devastating experiences (was)
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in John Day and specifically the Canyon Creek Fire (in 2015). We lost 50 homes. (I realized) we were going to have to modernize and update our firefighting efforts. But, you know, we’ve had really challenging fire seasons ’17, ’18 — I think we got a bye in ’19 — ’20, and obviously, ’21. After the Substation Fire (in 2018 near The Dalles), it was clear to me that we needed to rethink how we were fighting fires with the strategies, techniques, equipment and systems. So, we created the wildfire council in 2019.
Q: How would you rate the performance of the Oregon Water Resources Department in managing the state’s water, especially during drought? Is there anything you’d change?
I think this is incredibly challenging when you don’t have enough (water). No decision is going to feel right; it’s much like during the pandemic, right? I think my goal for the department and frankly for the entire Western region is, we have to be working more collaboratively, more creatively. We have to be trying new techniques. I think we’ve got to do better about investing in wetland mitigation. And we’re going to need help from our federal partners.
Q: What’s your response to farmers who say they don’t feel heard by you? How do you perceive that you’ve listened to that community?
I mean, I will just tell you that the criticism I get from the progressive side is that I spend too much time listening to people. So, you obviously have to find a balance. In my role as governor, it’s harder firsthand, and so we work through organizations, right? Through the (Oregon Association
The Growers’ Guide of Nurseries), the Farm Bureau, (and) I work with members of the (State Board of Agriculture). Could I have done more? Absolutely. There’s no question about it. When I was (Oregon) Secretary of State (2009 to 2015), I had listening sessions with
folks like the Iversons (who run Iverson Family Farms and the Wooden Shoe Tulip Farm) and others to hear what was happening on the ground. It’s honestly more challenging to do as governor — time constraints, and, you know, unfortunately, Oregon’s been in
crisis after crisis. I think one of the biggest areas of conflict, frankly, is around climate change. I think that’s where we most strongly butted heads. We worked hard after our first version of “cap and invest” to really listen to both rural and agricultural com-
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Protection Program,” similar to cap and trade, without consent from legislators or the public?
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Well, I would say conservatives sidestepped the legislative process when they walked out. I was very clear if there continued to be walk-outs and the Legislature refused to tackle this issue, that I would take executive action. We’re obviously still in court battles, but I’m very confident that the courts will support my executive authority. We are in crisis and I have authority over state agencies, and they are taking action well within the confines of the law. I would have preferred to do it through the legislative process; there’s no question about that. That was impossible because people left the building.
Q: Farmers have a spectrum of opinions about climate change, but even among farmers who agree with you that the agricultural sector should play a role in slowing climate change, many criticize your methods, saying they’d rather see positive incentives for private enterprise rather than more policies that punish businesses. Do you favor the “carrot” or “stick” approach to achieving your climate goals?
I always prefer carrot approaches. And what we liked about our legislation is that by creating incentives, it would have allowed us to create dollars to put back into our communities that have been underserved. So, it was obviously a
regulatory approach, but the resources would have been targeted into the communities that were on the front lines of climate change.
Q: Can you describe a time when a farmer changed your mind?
Changed my mind — two people have been instrumental on multiple issues: Rep. Bobby Levy and her husband, Bob Levy. (The Levys farm in northeastern Oregon. Bobby Levy has served as a Republican in the Oregon House of Representatives since 2021.) I’ve worked with Bob on water issues. Bobby has been a source of information for me in terms of wolves, frankly, and in terms of ag and ranching policy.
Q: And what shift has happened or is happening in your mindset?
I think it’s really important to hear other people’s perspectives and be able to listen and look at things from a broader lens. Conversations that I’ve had over the years with Bobby and others provided a different lens for me. I will tell you that my votes on cougars in the Legislature are different than probably most of my counterparts in Portland. When Dan and I started dating, he was living in Enterprise, Wallowa County. (Dan Little is Brown’s husband.) I had friends living in Wallowa County who were afraid to have their kids walk up Lostine Canyon because of cougars. I don’t know that people have changed my mind, but I think folks have definitely broadened my perspective.
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OLYMPIA — The Washington State Department of Agriculture plans to lower the per-head fee for electronically reporting cattle sales, a move the agency hopes will encourage more producers to use the online system. The fee will be 80 cents a head rather than 1.30 if the department follows through on its proposal. “It’s quite a price drop. It’s the only one that’s going down. We can use all the help we can get,” Washington Cattlemen’s Association lobbyist Mark Streuli said April 29. The department set up electronic reporting several years ago as an alternative to a state brand inspector going out to check the
transaction. The department hoped to save money and improve its ability to trace the movements of livestock in the event of a disease outbreak. To report sales electronically, livestock owners much individually identify each animal with an electronic 840 RFID tag. Producers were slow to embrace online reporting. In 2020, only 775 head were reported sold through the electronic system. In 2021, the number increased to 12,200, though one producer accounted for 87% of the cattle. Still, thanks to that one producer, the revenue from the $1.30 per-head fee now covers the cost of running the online system.
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Brennan Kimbel, acting manager of the department’s livestock identification program, said she expects revenues who stay ahead of expenses even if the department cuts the fee to 80 cents a head. More producers should be attracted to report sales online, she said. “We’re trying to get people to use it,” she said. An advisory committee with representatives from segments of the cattle industry petitioned the department to lower the fee. “Hopefully, producers will get a little financial relief, as well as an incentive to use the system,” Washington Cattle Feeders Association executive director Jack Field said. The department does not plan to change other inspection-related fees. In-person inspections of branded or electronically tagged cattle will remain $1.21 a head, plus a $20 call-out fee. Registering to report sales online will continue to cost $33 a year. Whether the sales are reported online or checked by a brand inspector, the department collects
a $1.50 per-head feed for the Washington Beef Commission and charges 23 cents a head to support its animal disease traceability program. The inspection fee for cattle that are not branded or have electronic tags will remain $4 a head, a price difference the department hopes will reduce the number of so-called “unidentified” cattle. The department will take public comments on the fee change until May 24 and tentatively plans to adopt it June 1. At the same time, the department plans to adopt a rule allowing veterinarians and private field inspectors to check sales at public livestock markets, feedlots and slaughterhouses if state inspectors are not available. The rule change will make permanent an emergency rule the department adopted because the COVID pandemic caused a shortage of state inspectors. Written comments can be sent to Gloriann Robinson, rules coordinator, P.O. Box 42560, Olympia, WA 98504-2560. Comments can be sent by email to WSDARulesComments@agr.wa.gov or by fax to (360) 902-2092.
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BOISE — Researcher Leonora Bittleston and her team at Boise State University are hunting for the microbes and fungi that help sagebrush plants thrive during drought. Their work could benefit sagebrush and other native plants and wildlife, and even reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire. “If we find beneficial microbes that help sagebrush to tolerate stress Leonora better, then Bittleston it could lead to better restoration of the sagebrush ecosystem across the Sagebrush Steppe that covers much of the West,” said Bittleston, an assistant professor at Boise State. “We’re trying to encourage the right type of micro organisms that can help the plant in stressful conditions,” she said. Sagebrush, a “nurse” plant that helps native grasses and other plant species to become established, can itself be hard to re-establish, Bittleston said. Many transplants don’t survive much past a year. See Sagebrush, Page B7
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“If we were able to improve restoration success for sagebrush, it could lead to a healthier overall ecosystem,” she said. Once they are identified, sagebrush-benefiting microbes could be collected and cultured to create larger populations. The microbes in turn could be added to sagebrush seedlings before planting, increasing the survival rate. “We first have to figure out which might be beneficial,” Bittleston said. She and students have spent about a year taking samples in the foothills northwest of Boise. They sampled healthy sagebrush leaves that showed no sign of disease. That boosts the odds the microbes and fungi are beneficial — but it is also possible they have no effect on the plant the researchers are studying. During last year’s especially hot summer in Boise, “our plants all survived,” Bittleston said. “But they are mature adult plants.” It is likely seedlings or more vulnerable plants died in the heat wave, she said. The heat also enabled the researchers to explore how the microbial communities fared. Bittleston said the researchers have found fungi that are mostly yeasts, a single-cell form of fungi. Many of the yeasts are also found in other dry environments. Some of these yeasts have substantial melanin, which provides ultraviolet protection. “We know it helps fungi. We don’t know if it helps the host plant,” a topic of continued study, Bittleston said. Next steps include processing samples, analyzing data, extracting DNA, DNA-sequencing microbial communities and exploring correlations with weather variables. The team is looking at how the presence of particular microbes correlates with weather station data on a site’s temperature, humidity, precipitation and
The Growers’ Guide other measures. DNA-sequenced microbial communities also are studied in relation to weather data. Researchers are also studying how seedlings are affected by adding a whole community of microbes versus a single microbe. A doctoral candidate is introducing microbial communities in growth chambers to determine if they help the sagebrush plant grow, or tolerate drought. “Our ability to look at microbes through DNA sequencing has increased a lot in recent years, as has our appreciation of their importance beyond just being pathogens,” Bittleston said. The project is part of the larger Idaho Genes for Environment, Modeling, Mechanisms and Mapping — GEM3 — project funded through the National Science Foundation’s Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research initiative.
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A drone created by Tevel Aerobotics Technologies picks an apple.
Race to robotic apple harvest in ‘pivotal year’
robotic harvesters for years as the industry faces a shrinking supply of pickers and rising labor costs. Experts estimate labor repIn Central Washington this fall, robots resents 60% of an apple’s cost, and twowill pick apples in limited-scale trials in the thirds of that comes from harvest. ongoing race to commercialize a robotic A few major companies are in the robotic apple harvester. U.S. apple growers have been pining for See Robotics, Page B9 By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN Capital Press
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A robot created by Fresh Fruit Robotics, or FFRobotics, harvests apples.
Robotics
Continued from Page B8 arms race. Big names include Fresh Fruit Robotics, Tevel Aerobotics Technologies, Advanced Farm Technologies and Abundant Robots. Industry leaders predict widescale commercialization is still three to five years away, but they say the technology is improving. “This could be a pivotal year, quite frankly. If indeed some of these companies can make strides — and I have no doubt they will — then we will be in a very different situation going into next year,” said Ines Hanrahan, executive director of Washington Tree Fruit Research Commission, which is supporting the trials.
‘I DON’T SEE ANY MAJOR ISSUES AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I THINK THE MACHINE IS READY FOR COMMERCIAL USE.’ Avi Kahani, CEO and president of FFRobotics
All four companies plan to offer robots via service or lease models — charging per bin picked or per month leased — rather than selling robots. One player is Israel-based Fresh Fruit Robotics, or FFRobotics. The company, which has been working with Washington growers for several years, will run a limited-scale commercial harvest at a grower-packer operation this August. The FFRobotics machine has 12 arms, six per side, which can adjust to row widths. Prongs on the end of each arm pick apples, which are gently released onto conveyors that deposit them into a bin. An earlier-iteration robot plucked too many fruiting spurs along with apples, but Avi Kahani, CEO and president of FFRobotics, said the company has improved the picking technique. “In my opinion, (FFRobotics) basically solved that problem,” said Hanrahan, of the commission. FFRobotics still needs to improve the robot’s software and hardware, but the CEO is optimistic. “I don’t see any major issues at this point in time,” Kahani said. “I think the machine is ready for commercial use.” If trials go well, Kahani predicts the company will expand its offering to the market in 2023 and may later offer the robot as a four-season machine that can also thin and prune branches. Another company, also based in Israel, is called Tevel Aerobotics Technologies. Tevel employs flying autonomous robots, or drones, which use vision algorithms to detect ripe fruit that grippers then pick. See Picker, Page B12
An up-close view of a robot created by Fresh Fruit Robotics, or FFRobotics, harvesting an apple.
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‘STILL AMBITIOUS’ Inside Anderson Ranches’ sheep farm and its rise to success By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN Capital Press BROWNSVILLE, Ore. — With Easter two weeks away, the Anderson family is preparing for one of its busiest times of the year.
The Andersons run a grass-fed sheep farm in Oregon, and Easter weekend marks peak season for lamb consumption in the U.S. “The two weeks before Easter are our biggest push,” said Reed Anderson, 62, a fourth-genera-
tion farmer and owner of Anderson Ranches. “We’re rockin’ and rollin’.” For decades, many Americans have eaten lamb only around Easter, Christmas and in white-tablecloth restaurants, but that is chang-
ing. The pandemic fueled in-home gourmet cooking, boosting lamb’s popularity. Per capita consumption is the highest it’s been in decades, and lamb prices have broken records. The overlooked protein is having a renaissance. See Ranch, Page B11
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“It’s a really positive time,” said Robyn Anderson, 59, Reed’s wife, who runs the bookkeeping side of the business. Anderson Ranches is
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Continued from Page B9 “The drones pick fruits individually, like a bird,” said Hanrahan. Writing to the Capital Press from Berlin, Tevel’s founder and CEO, Yaniv Maor, said he is currently demonstrating his system to European growers. This fall, Tevel will expand into the U.S., trialing drones in Washington orchards. Hanrahan said Tevel appears to be “on the fast track” to commercialization. A third player is California-based Advanced Farm Technologies, run by young tech entrepreneurs and backed financially by Kubota, Yamaha Motors and other investors. Advanced Farm Technologies recently devel-
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A robotic strawberry harvester created by Advanced Farm Technologies. The company is currently developing a similar-looking robot to harvest apples with different grippers on its robotic arms. oped a robotic strawberry harvester and is moving into apples. Fall 2021, the company’s developers visited Washington to see growers’ needs and test equipment. AUTO
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is Abundant Robotics, founded in 2016 in Hayward, Calif. Pre-COVID, Abundant appeared to be leading the race to commercialization and had financial backing from major funders including Google Ventures. In 2021, however, Abundant Robotics shut down. A memo said the company “was unable to develop the market traction necessary to support its business during the pandemic.” In October, the firm Wavemaker Labs pur-
chased Abundant’s IP and relaunched the brand under the new name Abundant Robots. Buck Jordan, Wavemaker’s CEO, leads the newly resurrected Abundant Robots. The firm is planning a crowdfunding seed campaign and is re-designing the robots. Currently, Jordan said, Abundant’s robotic arm can pick an apple every 1.5 to 2 seconds. “We think there’s a path to 1 second,” said Jordan. The company plans to run field trials starting fall 2023. Cleveringa, of Starr Ranch Growers, said he’s glad “multiple good candidates” are creating robots, but he anticipates the industry is still five years out from widescale commercialization. Tim Kovis, Washington State Tree Fruit Association’s spokesman, said growers are preparing by planting new orchards at high density with trellising or fruiting walls — ideal configurations for robotic harvesters.
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Continued from Page B11 Reed knew from an early age that he wanted to farm, but he had to start from scratch because his dad had also married young and was only 40 when Reed was 20 — nowhere near ready to retire and pass on his property. The young couple started small. They bought 150 ewes, rented and leased land and lived in a single-wide mobile home. As pieces of land near them went up for sale, they bought what they could. The couple had three boys. The eldest died of cancer in 2000. The younger two became part of the family business. Reed recalls building fences with Robyn, their diapered boys slung in baby backpacks. “It’s the life they grew up with,” he said. In the early days, the farm handled its own distribution. Travis Anderson, 33, the youngest son, said he remembers many days as a teenager waking up at 5 a.m. to make van deliveries “before distribution centers gave us the blink of an eye.” Through the years, the farm improved its genetic lines and reputation, but there was an important aspect of the industry that they had little control over: processing. The family estimates that the number of sheep in Oregon’s Willamette Valley fell from more than 500,000 in 1927 to about 70,000 in 2010, and with that decline came processor consolidation, meaning fewer harvest options for sheep producers. “We were kind of faced with a dilemma,” said Reed Anderson. Around 2011, the family began toying with the idea of creating its own processing facility, which would give it more stability, price control and ability to expand. In 2012, with “all the money (they) could scratch up” and backing from Northwest Farm Credit Services, they took a $2.5 million risk to build a plant: Kalapooia Valley Grass-Fed Processing. Running a vertically integrated business, Reed
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The Anderson family, fourthand fifth-generation farmers. Left to right: Jake, Reed, Robyn, Travis.
To anyone who’s been inside meat plants, the thing that immediately stands out about the Kalapooia plant is how clean and orderly it is. See Sheep, Page B14
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“It’s just about having a sense of pride. When people come to a clean facility, they want to come back. We wanted people to come back,” said Travis Anderson, 33. The Kalapooia facility is a USDA-inspected plant, meaning a USDA inspector must be on the premises during production. Getting the plant running was no small feat. Travis Anderson said it
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for other brands, including Carman Ranch and Painted Hills Natural Grass-Fed Beef. The Andersons raise enough animals for the plant to be self-sustaining, but co-packing provides additional volume. Over time, the Andersons have added coolers, freezers and a rollstock packaging machine that automatically vacuum-seals meat. In the near future, the family plans to look into what grant money is available from USDA to support the plant’s long-term needs; Reed said the plant needs more skilled meat-cutting employees, for example. The family members say they try to be sustainable, running a water-reclamation program that reuses water in pastures after it’s recycled through the plant’s sanitation program. The most important aspect of the plant, the Andersons say, is its focus on humane handling. “That’s the key to everything,” said Travis. Because most of the Andersons’ sheep are pastured within approximately 20 miles of the plant, the short travel distance reduces stress on animals. It also has economic benefits: Meat from relaxed animals tastes better. According to a 2020 study in the Asian-Australian Journal
of Animal Sciences, animal stress and dehydration prior to slaughter negatively affect the flavor and tenderness of meat. “Our lambs have plenty of water and a short trip,” said Reed Anderson. Prior to building the plant, Reed Anderson talked with Temple Grandin, a prominent animal behaviorist and Colorado State University professor, on how best to design the facility. Based on Grandin’s advice, the family created a curved corral chute animals walk through when they’re headed toward the kill floor. The shape of the chute tricks animals into thinking they’re headed back to pasture, minimizing their stress. Anderson Ranches is a Certified Humane program, involving a third-party audit of the operation.
Markets
The Andersons sell into retail and wholesale markets. Pre-COVID, 70% of the ranch’s lamb went to foodservice and 30% to retail. Now, it’s the reverse. “When COVID first hit, everyone overnight was devastated by the loss of foodservice and dining, and Anderson Ranches was no different. They were heavily invested in fine dining,” said Wortman, of the Lamb Board. “But they were so resilient and they pivoted quickly.” As processors rerouted lamb to retail, something unexpected happened: Sales went up. According to USDA’s Economic Research Service, the highest lamb consumption in the past 100 years was 5 pounds per consumer in 1912. Then lamb See Markets, Page B15
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Continued from Page B14 got a bad rap during World War II, when returning servicemen wanted nothing to do with it after years of eating canned mutton. By 2011, the average American consumed 0.6 pound of lamb yearly. Lamb resurged during COVID, with home chefs and adventurous millennial eaters driving demand. Per capita consumption in 2020 was 1.1 pounds. It didn’t slow down. According to Peter Camino, chairman of the Lamb Board, per capita lamb consumption in 2021 was 1.36 pounds. That’s still niche compared to other proteins — the average American eats 60 pounds of beef, 100 pounds of chicken and 50 pounds of pork annually — but sheep producers are still excited. Prices, too, are strong. According to a March 2022
Anderson Ranches sheep. American Sheep Industry Association report, the sheep and lamb industry saw prices reach “historic levels” in 2021. Feeder and slaughter lamb prices hit a record high with price gains of more than 40%. Reed Anderson estimated the family’s products are in about 60 retail stores, and the farm sells to restaurants through about 12 distributors. The Andersons say their success has largely been tied to growing consumer demand for lamb that is
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The Anderson farm is a quilt of properties pieced together over decades: green pastures, blue hills, flocks of grazing sheep. It looks like a postcard. But behind the idyllic picture lies dirt-under-the-fingernails hard work. Jake Anderson, 35, Reed and Robyn’s son, is responsible for the farm side of the business. According to Jake, the
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family has about 3,000 ewes, sold about 50 rams as breeding stock last year and had between 3,500 to 4,000 lambs born this spring. The farm also buys feeder lambs. The Andersons raise their sheep on open ranges and pastures with unlimited grazing. They mainly raise Dorsets and Suffolks, English breeds tailored to their microclimate. A few times, Jake has imported genetics from Australia and England. Reed Anderson said the family breeds sheep for three main traits: hardiness on pasture, good maternal traits and animals that produce large racks, loins and legs — high-value cuts. The family has innovated in many ways: doing multi-species grazing with cattle and sheep, installing French drain tiles in waterlogged fields and running sheep on annual ryegrass during the cold months, whose seed the family later harvests as a secondary
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WANTED, PTO T-Box, 1¾”x21-spline, 1000-RPM......CALL! STOR KING, double hopper nurse box, electric/hyd. dual augers, steel roll-top lids .............. $5,500 BARBER 1307, turf rake, hydraulic dump ............ $2,500 BARBER, 45’ granular spreader, center load .......... $2,000 BARBER, 45’ granular spreader, center load. Good! $4,750 ACE, orchard heater/blower, LP gas, 3-point, 540-PTO, 4-tanks, Massive Space Heater! ........................ $1,750 KUBOTA 350-SP, lawn mower, diesel, hydro, 5-reel . $3,300 HEAT EXCHANGER RADIATOR, 4x4x21’, 30-hp/ 3-phase motor, copper tubes, 3-squirrel cage fans, single shaft drive, heat, cool or dry! .................. $1,950 3-NEW JD, 42”, 48” & 52” mower decks, ea..........$350 IRRIGATION T TAPE, 5,000 ft. rolls, ¾” with 24” spacing, metered water outlets............... $85/per roll TARP TIE DOWNS, new, choice of rope with Ny-Locks . CALL WELL PIPE, 6” or 8” ......................................... 55¢/lb WALL TUBING, 4”x8”x11-ft 3/8” ..................... 55¢/lb SELF-TAPPING SHEET-METAL SCREWS. ...... 2.50/lb ANGLE IRON, 3/8”x2-1/2”x3-1/2”x15’ long ... 65¢/lb RECTANGULAR, 3/8”x 4”x 6”, 12 ft. lengths ..... $144/ea 4-NEW MICHELIN TIRES, radials, 265/70R19.5 ...... $850
income source. That’s what Jake loves most about farming: the variety. “It’s something different every single day. You’re not stuck in the same place doing the same thing,” Jake said. But the farm also faces difficulties. “Labor is a huge challenge,” said Robyn Anderson. Reed agreed, saying the pending overtime pay rule for workers will be hard on farm businesses. The Andersons are also grappling with rising costs, especially for fuel and fertilizer. Although lamb prices are high, input costs are also high, so they say profit margins are static. One of the greatest difficulties is predatory pressure. On average, the farm loses 3% to 4% of its sheep annually to predators, including eagles, coyotes and cougars, although losses have been as high as 20%.
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Wheat researchers, consultants to ponder ‘minutiae’ during field tour By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press
As wheat crop tours for farmers resume in the Pacific Northwest, researchers also plan to get together for their annual field day. The Western Wheat Workers tour June 20-22 is primarily for researchers, crop consultants and industry leaders, but farmers are also welcome, said Christina Hagerty, Oregon State University assistant professor of plant pathology at the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center in Pendleton, Ore. “We really get into the minutiae at these meetings,” Hagerty said. “Getting researchers together like this gives us the opportunity to really understand
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Christina Hagerty, a plant pathologist at the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center near Pendleton, where the Western Wheat Workers tour will be June 20-22. what the biggest challenges are in the community of researchers, and how we can tackle that as a unit.” Topics can include different races of stripe rust, disease resistance genes and
locations of cooperative trials. State reports about the greatest challenges from the past production cycle reveal opportunities for researchers to collaborate, she said.
The event returns to CBARC after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID19 pandemic. Registration is $100. The field day is in conjunction with a conference held by National Information Management and Support System’s multi-state research committee on cereal diseases, WERA97. Hagerty welcomed the resumption of in-person field days. “There’s nothing like in-person conversations,” she said. “There’s just really nothing like getting to walk the plots with your colleagues and stakeholders.” The agenda includes discussions about cover cropping, a presentation from Syngenta about hybrid wheat and farm
visits, which include a walk-through of a 15-foot trench on the Aquino family’s DLL Ranch and Chris Williams of Johns Ranch discussing dryland and irrigated winter wheat, irrigated organic dark northern spring wheat, irrigated organic spring barley and green peas. While planning the event, Hagerty made a point to focus less on formal presentations in favor of just spending time together. “Folks are really excited to get out in the field and just have really organic, unstructured conversations,” Hagerty said. “That’s a nice time to just sit next to a researcher you might not know, introduce yourself and have a nice conversation.”
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HILLSIDE COMBINES ‘21 CASE IH 9250, 233 Sep. Hours, Harvest Command, Combine Automation, PowerPlus CVT Drive with Feedrate, Yield Monitor, Harvest Command with Camera, In-Cab Adjust Cage Vane Control, In-Cab Adjust Pre Sieve, Luxury Cab, Semi-Active with Heat and Ventilation, AM/FM/ WB/Bluetooth Radio, Pro 700, Large Color Touch Scre en............................................................JUST IN! ‘21 CASE IH 8250, 201 Sep Hrs, Hillco Leveling System, Harvest Command w/ Cameras, Automation, PowerPlus CVT Drive w/ Feedrate, Yield Monitor, Auto Cleaning Fan, In Cab Adjust Vane Control, Luxury Cab, Semi-Active w/ Heat and Ventilation, AM/FM/Bluetooth Radio, Pro 700, Large Touch Screen, AutoGuidance, Nav Controller, Telematics....................................................................... $565,900 ‘20 CASE IH 9250, 851 hrs, Hillco Leveling System, Automation, AutoGuide Ready w/ GPS Mounts, Yield Monitor, HVSTC w/ Camera, Telematics, Connectivity Carrier, EXT Wear Infeed w/ Chrome, Ext Wear Rotor w/ Bars/Spokes, 2 Speed Elevator, 40’ Unloading Auger, Cross Auger Control, Fine Cut Chopper, Windrow Chute, DLX Spreader, Large Color Touch Screen, Halogen Stadium Lighting, Diff Lock, 2 Speed Powered Rear axle,........... .............................................................. $521,900 CASE IH 9240, Hillco Leveler, Ext Wear Rotor, Large Color Touch Screen, Luxury Cab, Diff Locks, Auto-Guide Ready with GPS Mount, Y&M Logging, Block Heater Cross Auger Control, Fine Cut Chopper.............................JUST IN! ’20 CASE IH 8250, 296 sep, 650-75r32-r/w duals, 750/65r26-r/w rears, 4wd, extended wear packages, hyd grain tank extension, independent cross auger control, fine chopper w/window chute and deluxe spread, pivoting unloader spout adjust, ext wear unloading auger for 40 ft. Head, trailer hitch, rotating ust screens brush, in cab cage vane adjust, auto clean fan rpm, does not have automation, consigned……$482,500 ‘08 CASE IH 2588, 2500 rotor hrs., Hillco 2800 hillside, 520/85R38 duals, 2 speed hydro, AFX rotor, chopper, 208” unloading auger, price includes CaseIH model ‘10 30’ header and cart , consigned....................................$82,000
'12 CASE IH 8120, 2867-Sep-hrs, Hillco leveler, RWD, large wire modules/cage, 24.5x32 with Straw Tracking, 600x65R28 rears......... $174,900
‘20 CASE IH 8250, Hillco leveler, 4WD, 494-Sep-hrs, ‘97 CASE IH 2188, 3889 Sep Hours, 250 Leveler, 2 Speed Hydro, 2WD, Chopper, Rear Weight Kit, Includes combine automation adjust, Autoguide ready with GPS mount, 1010 30’ Header, Dual Drive, Good floor, Steel Reel yield monitor, HVSTC, with camera, Telematic, connectivity Teeth, and Cart with Good Tires, Consigned......$26,900 carrier, PowerPlus CVT drive w/feedrate, feeders, ext’d wear infeed with chrome, in-cab adj cage vane, ext’d wear rotor CASE IH 1688,6894 Hours, Field Tracker, 4WD w/2 SP, with bar/spikes, Auto Clean fan RPM, in-cab adj pre-sieve, 30.5 single Front Tires, 6” Axle Extention ... $12,900 ext’d wear 2-speed elevator, grain tank HC power ext, ...... ........................................................ $471,900 ‘91 CASE IH 1680, 4403-E-hrs., Hanson leveler, Hillco transition conversion, bulk tank ext., hard-faced augers, 3 seasons on cage & rotor, chopper, new style fan, 1-spd hydro, 30.5Lx32/14.9x24, Consigned ...... $35,000 ‘91 CASE IH 1670, 6800-hrs, 500-hrs on reman Cummins, chopper, 2388 spreader............. $21,900 ‘86 CASE IH 1680, Hillco 2000 leveler, 18.4-38 duals, chopper, 2WD, hard surfaced augers...... $7,900 ‘13 CASE IH 8230, level land, 2110-Sep-hrs, header tilt, rock
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‘16 CASE IH 8240, 1447-Sep-hrs, Hillco Hillside, 4WD, MagnaCut fine chopper, hyd fold grain tank, Luxury cab with cloth seat...................................... $304,900 ‘11 NH CR9080, 2132-Sep-hrs, Hillco Hillside leveler, 4WD rear axle, diamond tread tires, 24.5R32 duals, extended wear pkg with chrome cage & transition, fine cut chopper, chaff spreader, Deluxe light pkg, Intelliview Monitor, Trimble E-Z-Steer, consigned ....... $149,900 ‘11 CASE IH 9120, 2453 Sep Hrs, Hillco Hillside, 4WD, Diff Lock, Luxury Leather Cab, Small Grain Combine, Fine Cut Chopper, Unloading Auger for 40’ head, Trailer Hitch, ‘92 JD 9632, 5072 Rotor Hours, Racho Leveler, 2WD, Recently over hauled................................$179,900 Vitteto Chaff Spreader...................................$15,900
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Cost overruns hit Treasure Valley Reload Center By BRAD CARLSON Capital Press
Building the Treasure Valley Reload Center to original design specifications would cost almost one-third more than originally estimated, prompting proponents to scale back the project. The truck-to-train loading facility to be built north of Nyssa, Ore., would ship onions and other commodities east to major markets. Southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho produce about a quarter of the country’s fall storage onions. The 2017 Legislature approved a $26 million ConnectOregon grant from lottery-backed bonds. Legislators this year approved a $3 million grant, from federal coronavirus recovery funds, to the City of Nyssa, for a water line extension for
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ground for development. He said an overarching solution is to reduce the budget and features “from a Cadillac to a Chevrolet” including eliminating “unnecessary wants.” Cost overruns include about $5 million in unexpected necessary excavation to deal with excess groundwater, a price from lone building-construction bidder TCG Construction, Meridian, Idaho, that was about $2.9 million above expectations, and steel and asphalt costs driven by high inflation. Smith said construction bidding interest has dropped due to development in southwest Idaho and high transportation costs. The corpora-
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tion will solicit new bids. About $3 million could be saved by delaying construction of one of the three rail spurs for three years, he said. And $1 million could be saved by using a septic waste system instead of a lagoon system serving several companies. Smith said $2 million could be saved by eliminating all access roads except the one to the reload center. Industrial park roads could be added later as funding becomes available. Substantial excess groundwater lies in the path of planned rail spurs. An engineering solution that uses riprap rock to displace water and add support strength is expected to reduce remediation cost by about $1 million, he said. Another $300,000 could be saved by reducing office square footage. “We don’t need $10 million, we need $3 million,” Smith said. The development corporation is inquiring with legislators and state economic development unit Business Oregon about potential solutions. Smith said potential funding sources are the Legislative Emergency Board, which meets between sessions, and the state Special Public Works Fund that provides low-cost financing to municipalities.
A Special Public Works loan would be repaid by Malheur County or the City of Nyssa, depending on which applies. He said it would be backed by the development corporation, either through the 65 acres it has acquired or future sale of industrial park lots. Malheur County Judge Dan Joyce, who heads the commission-like County Court, said commissioners likely would be hesitant to borrow. The county at the outset did not plan to spend money on the project but ended up doing so to help the corporation purchase the site. But the county supports the economic development project “and would like to see it come to fruition,” he said. Nyssa City Manager Jim Maret could not be reached immediately. Site work started in October, triggering state funding. Steel for the building is on-site. Smith said rail will be placed starting by late this month or in early May. “Our goal is to ship onions by Oct. 1, and as of right now we are within that schedule,” he said. A less expensive building is an option, though capacity to place and briefly store onions is important to handling efficiency, Smith said. Reload center features would be added as funding becomes available, he said.
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‘00 JOHN DEERE COMBINE MODEL 9750 STS,2500 hrs. approx., level land, 2 WD, 18.4R42 duals, 28Lx26 rear tires, small grain, spreader, with JD 930D Header, 30 ft., draper, road transport system, poly tine pickup reel. REDUCED!.......................... $52,000
JOHN DEERE 7720, 24.5x32 drive tires good, wheel extensions, straw spreader, with 24 ft. header. Clean Machine!.........$2,500 ‘90 CASE IH 1680, 5400-hrs showing, 30.5x32 drive tires, dealer worked on, Cummins engine, chopper, with Case 101025’ header, and cart. Nice!..........$9,500
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NEW HOLLAND 1002 BALE WAGON STACKLINER, pull style, 14 in. bales - 56 bales / 16 in. - 41 bales, 540 PTO. Nice!.....$2,900 KITCHNER BALE KING, bale wagon, picks up and holds 84 small square bales, 3-ton, pull-style--similar to NH 1047, electric control ............REDUCED! $2,500
LEWCO BALE HANDLER FORK MODEL 5A, high lift option, 18 teeth, non-rotating,614x18 in. on edge, 5- 16x18 in. on edge. ..................................... $2,500
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drive tires, 16.9x24 rear tires, annual winter OH at local dealer every year, have records, stainless elevators, main shaft last year ect., chopper, Trimble Yield Monitor, (Head & Easy Steer--not with). Also, 30' Gleaner 700 Series header, big flighting, newer reel. Nice! ..........$19,500 ‘10 CASE IH 2010, 30’ header, auger/rigid, twin sickle, full finger & H.S. auger, fore & aft on reel, pickup reel, with header cart. Possible backup header. In Good Shape!.. $12,800
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JOHN DEERE 8650, 11300 hrs., 290 h.p. engine, with 2300 hrs. on JD Dealer engine OH., 16 F. & 6 R. trans., 20.8x38 tires - good shape. Nice Overall!............................................$24,800 JOHN DEERE 4020, 100 h.p. - engine, 5400 hrs., diesel engine, 8 F. - 2 R. synchro trans., 540/1000 PTO, newer rebuilt injection pump and starter, no 3-point, cab, rear tires 18.4x34. Nice!..............................................$7,900
VERSATILE TRACTOR MODEL 895, 360 h.p., Cummins 855 engine - 6600 hrs. approx. on OH, 12 F. & 4 R. trans., F. & R. diff. locks, good interior, 8.4x38 tires - triples, 4 remotes. Also, Auto Steer. EZ Steer System. Nice!......$13,900 FARMAL IH M, wide front end, power steering added, 4 cyl gas, 13.6 X 3.8 rear tires, 600 X 16SL front, DUAL loader, 5‘ bucket......$2,500
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1995 SPRA COUPE SELF PROPELLED SPRAYER MODEL 3430, 40 ft. or 60 ft. booms, Cummins Turbo B3.3 engine, 300 gal. poly tank, newer electric pumps, A/C, with Trimble 250 Auto Steer. Also, N Tech Ind. Weed Seeker System for 40 ft. of booms. Nice! ............. $35,000
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DISKS & RIPPERS BUSH HOG, 7-shank ripper, V-style, drawn unit with parts BH 5-shank unit........ $5,000
MORRIS SPRING TINE HARROW, 50 ft., 10 sections and lift arms, 3/8 in. tine, tine angle adjustment, off of Morris Rangler II Packer..........................................$2,500
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PULL SPRAYER FRAME FOR SMALL ACREAGE, 100 gal. poly tank, booms 40 ft., some valves. Very Nice Unit, Great Paint Job! ........................................... $2,900 PULL BEHIND SPRAYER, 1000 gal., SS Tank, 90 ft. booms approx., Hypro Pump - hyd. driven, foam marker, can be Used as back packer, triple nozzle tips, has control head. $3,500
GRAIN BOX, for Wheat or Seed Truck, 14ft. long........................................... $3,900 FERTILIZER SPRING COIL SHANKS, approx. (48) count, 3/4 in., 21 in. clearance, dual tu '69 IH 1600, boom truck, 392-engine, bes.........................................$15 EACH newer winch included ......REDUCED! $950 ‘78 FORD 9000, tandem wheat truck, Detroit engine-bad, Eaton 10-spd trans, 11R24.5 newer front Toyo tires, 20’ metal bed, racks, and hoist ..................................... $5,000
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Two more solar projects have been proposed in Yakima County, Wash.
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New NWREC director pioneers pest management By GEORGE PLAVEN Capital Press
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Surendra Dara was hired by Oregon State University in January as station director for the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. Coast, helping farmers to control the pernicious pest. Dara returned to the U.S. in 2003, working as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Houston and, later, UC Cooperative Extension. At NWREC, he will guide a team of 12 research and extension faculty, providing critical data for farms to improve their production and efficiency. But operating an agricultural research station is about more than just communicating with growers, Dara said. It is also about public outreach, and explaining to consumers why they should care how their food is produced. “If you ask an average citizen anywhere, very few people know what an agricultural research station does,” Dara explained. “We play a major role in providing solutions that help improve the quality of food, the affordability of food and protecting the environment.” In addition to hosting field days for growers, Dara said NWREC plans to host its first Ag Innovations Conference Sept. 22-23, coinciding with the station’s annual harvest dinner. See Dara, Page C7
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Dara said he organized similar conferences in California that were well received by the public. “This year’s theme is sustainable agriculture,” he said. “We have limited natural resources, but the population is growing everyday and there is a need for more food.” For Dara, the focus on sustainability has led him to pioneer a new approach to integrated pest management. In the past, he said IPM models have prioritized ecology over economics, while farmers have prioritized economics over ecology.
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Wheat Marketing Center gets new director By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press
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‘Mass timber’ construction climbs in popularity By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press PORTLAND — Construction of new “mass timber” buildings has climbed over the past decade, but experts believe the demand for such structures is still in its infancy. Before reaching their full potential as building materials, however, “mass timber” wood products must still overcome skepticism from financiers, insurance companies and others in the construction industry, experts say. “Mass timber is the start of something and it’s going to get much bigger,” said Bill Parsons, vice president of operations at Woodworks, a nonprofit that assists builders with such projects. Parsons and other experts spoke about the market outlook April 13 at the Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Ore. Mass timber broadly refers to large structural elements made from lumber products, such as “cross-laminated timber” panels composed of lumber boards glued together in alternating directions. Another variation is “mass plywood” panels that are engineered from plywood rather than lumber. These products are strong but light, allowing developers to design much taller and larger structures
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Building industry professionals gathered April 13 at the Mass Timber Conference in Portland, Ore. from wood than they have traditionally. Last year, about 370 building projects relied on mass timber products, compared to roughly 20 projects in 2014, Parsons said. “We’ve really seen this go from nothing to what it is.” That upward trajectory is expected to gain steam, with developers projected to undertake 11,000 mass timber projects a year by 2035, he said. Mass timber’s momentum began in the Pacific Northwest but it has since picked up throughout North America, which now has nearly 1,400 structures built or designed with such wood products, he said. The popularity of mass timber was initially strongest among developers of office buildings, due to its visual appeal and acoustic properties, Parsons said. However, the shift toward working from home due to COVID has hindered office building development. “With the pandemic,
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the first woman to serve the number of female produccollege as executive asso- ers increased 27%. In Oregon, 44% of agriciate dean, overseeing all academic departments and cultural producers were women in 2017 branch experiment sta— tied for the tions across the state. fourth-highest perHer journey culmicentage with Maine nated in March when and Massachusetts. she was promoted to “You definitely dean, making history see it happena second time as the Staci first woman to hold the Simonich ing now in agriculture,” Simonich said. college’s top job. She replaced Alan Sams, who left “Women are starting to be OSU to rejoin Texas A&M more evident.” University. First-generation “It means a great deal,” student Simonich said of breaking As a first-generation colbarriers within the college. lege student in her family, “It’s the recognition — and Simonich said she initially you see this across our state had no idea what academia — how women are becomwas. ing the business owners, the Simonich grew up in leaders on farms and ranches, Green Bay, Wis., where the leaders on all different her father worked at a parts of the agricultural compaper mill. Though she was munity and commodities.” never raised on a farm, she As of fall 2021, the Colremembers fondly digging lege of Agricultural Sciences in the dirt with her grandhas 3,214 enrolled stufather, who grew berries, dents. That includes 1,415 asparagus, potatoes and students enrolled in online raised rabbits for meat. Sevcourses. eral family friends also ran Simonich said 60% of dairies in the area, where she students in the college are would occasionally spend women. According to the weekends. latest USDA Census of “I certainly didn’t grow Agriculture, the number up on a farm, but had enough of female-operated farms of that experience to enjoy it nationwide increased 23% and see the importance of from 2012 to 2017, and the it,” Simonich said. In high school, Simonich said she was a good student with an aptitude for science and math. Going to college, she said, was a natural progression and way to better her life. Simonich earned her bachelor’s degree in chemistry with a minor in environmental science from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. She got a job working at the same mill as her father to pay her way through undergraduate school. From there, Simonich received her doctorate in chemistry from Indiana University and went to work as a senior scientist for Procter & Gamble, a multinational consumer goods company that makes everything from laundry detergent to snack foods. See Simonich, Page C11
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“I did everything from ensuring the safety of their products to developing and finding new chemistries,” she said. “I found that fascinating, but I wondered if there was more.” Simonich had never considered becoming a college professor — at the time, there were no female chemistry professors at IU, she recalls. But when she saw an opening for an assistant professor at OSU, she asked herself, Why not? “It was a bit of an adventure,” she said. “I wanted to ensure I had a long and enjoyable career where I could contribute to the next generation. I thought I could better do that here.”
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Between her time in private industry and the different leadership positions she has held at OSU, every step
of her career has prepared her to be dean, she said. “I didn’t even know what a dean was when I started at UW-Green Bay,” she said. “It makes sense now.” The College of Agricultural Sciences is the second-largest college at OSU, behind only the College of Engineering. Simonich is in charge of nearly 800 staff and faculty in more than 40 academic programs, and 13 agricultural experiment stations from the Oregon coast to the high desert. Simonich will retain the duties she held as executive associate dean, and continues to meet with industry partners. After she was named dean, she spent several days at the Wheat Marketing Center in Portland, meeting with Northwest growers, supply chain managers and sales representatives. Simonich said she plans to spend a lot of time traveling this summer, attending field days at the univer-
sity’s research stations and community events like the Pendleton Round-Up. “I look forward to getting out,” she said. “Our goal as a college is to support all of our stakeholders and address their needs.” On campus, Simonich said she will build on the college’s strengths, including strong student enrollment, research and extension programs. The college is also dedicated to providing equity and opportunity for everyone while growing Oregon’s diversity as a state, she added. “Now more than ever, we must be out there working collaboratively with Oregon’s densely diverse agricultural and natural resource industries and communities to advance scientific discovery, create economic opportunity, develop future leaders and strive each day to make tomorrow better for all,” Simonich said.
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Wildfire-damaged ranges mean less public land for Western cattle to graze By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN Capital Press Though drought is top-ofmind for many cattle ranchers, there’s another factor limiting forage availability in 2022: Some public rangelands were so damaged in the West’s 2020-2021 wildfires that they can’t yet be grazed again at full capacity. “People are scrambling for grass, and it’s tough — really tough,” said Matt McElligott, president-elect and public lands committee chair of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. Jack Hanson, California rancher and chairman on the California Public Lands Council, said producers with cattle on grasslands owned by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management will have to deal with drought, but they’re likely better off than those with U.S. Forest Service allotments that burned. Dave Daley, California rancher and chairman of National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s Federal Lands Committee, is among those still suffering from 2020’s fires. September of 2020, the Bear Fire tore through the Plumas National Forest, scorching Daley’s range. Partly because of thick forest fuels, the fire burned intensely. “This is not a two-tothree-year recovery,” he said. “This could be generational,
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In 2021, 21% of active grazing allotments and 10% of acres burned. Rangeland conservationists are currently deciding what can be grazed again at what capacity. Suzanne Flory, Forest Service spokeswoman, said although some areas require an automatic two-year rest period, allotments generally aren’t taken out of use post-wildfire. “We just reduce the number of livestock that’s authorized to graze them,” she said. They approve full numbers again “once we see evidence that we’ve reached pre-fire resource conditions.” Industry leaders predict ranchers will sell many cattle at auction this spring due to limited forage. “If you hear of anyone with grass, let me know,” joked Hanson, California rancher. “I’m sure it’s going to be a pretty dramatic season for folks.”
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Tyler Meskers demonstrates what used to be hand labor: stacking and arranging plant trays in greenhouses. Now, a robot called a mobile stacking unit, left, does that work with minimal human aid.
Family-run Oregon flower farm invests in robots
Most of the robotic equipment the family has installed was manufacAURORA, Ore. — At tured in Europe. Martin Oregon Flowers Inc., a Meskers, Tyler’s father, is a family-run cut flower busi- third-generation Dutch bulb ness in Aurora, robots help farmer and immigrant who run the show. looks to the Netherlands for The Meskers family is inspiration and equipment. heavily invested in automaA walk-through of Oretion and continues to grow gon Flowers Inc. reveals its robotic workforce, pro- several robots at work. ducing millions of flowThe most recently ers annually in elephantine installed robot is a glass greenhouses. top cleaner which “We’re always the company used looking to invest in for the first time this automation and tech. March. The robot The old way of thinkpaints latex whiteing just doesn’t work wash on greenhouse anymore,” said Tyler A flower sunroofs so flowat Oregon ers inside don’t bake Meskers, 34. The Meskers Flowers when the weather Inc. started seriously autoturns hot and sunny. mating about seven “It’s like putting years ago. The family’s your sunglasses on,” said reasons for mechanizing, Tyler Meskers. Meskers said, have been to Prior to installing this produce more quickly and robot, employees painted efficiently, make employ- whitewash on greenhouse ees’ jobs easier and safer roofs manually twice a year, and be able to expand pro- taking about eight employduction without hiring more ees a week each time. The workers. new robot, assisted by two “We have to find ways to to three people, does the job be efficient, especially now in two days. when labor’s such a challenge,” he said. See Robot, Page C15 By SIERRA DAWN McCLAIN Capital Press
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Tyler Meskers, left, and Roy Hofer, right, in the new 100,000-square-foot greenhouse under construction at Oregon Flowers Inc. in Aurora.
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The farm, which already has several large greenhouses, is currently building another 100,000-squarefoot greenhouse, so having a robot paint the roof will be a big time-saver. Inside the greenhouses, harvest is mechanized. The old-school method involved workers cutting, stacking flowers atop a dangling cart and moving loads by hand. Now, workers place cut flowers on “harvest belts” — automated conveyer belts. “It’s faster, and it’s also easier on workers,” said Roy Hofer, 31, grower and operations expert. Beside him, bunches of sweet-scented oriental lilies were moving on conveyer belts suspended in the air. The next machine is an automated spray boom manufactured by Robur, a Dutch brand. Before it was installed, workers in safety gear had to walk each row of flowers spraying chemicals. Now, a person can press a button at a distance and the spray boom will hover above rows, spraying
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