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Carter Rickert of Salt Creek Cider House pours a goblet of Rebel Rose, a cider made with apples, pears, blackberries and Marionberries.

By KYLE ODEGARD Capital Press

ALLAS, Ore. — Carter and Lindy Rickert purchased his parents’ 20-acre farm in 2016 without a plan, but knowing they wanted a value-added product that tapped into agritourism. That fall, the couple walked through the farm’s orchard of 12 trees and had an epiphany. “The fruit was falling on the ground and it just clicked,” Carter Rickert said. Salt Creek Cider House opened in 2019 with its tasting room in a renovated cattle barn. The Rickerts planted 1,300 heirloom cider apple and pear trees, and this season they harvested 3 tons of fruit. Trees are still maturing, more will be added and the crop could eventually increase to 250 to 300 tons. For the time being, the Rickerts also purchase 5 to 10 tons of fruit each year to combine with 5,000 gallons of juice they buy from Hood River, Ore., and the Yakima Valley in Washington state. Salt Creek will produce 10,000 gallons of cider this season. “We’re See Cider, Page A8

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’03 CHALLENGER MT765, 10K Hrs, 30” Tracks, Full Weight Package, PTO, 3 Point, Saddle Tanks ............. $55,000

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SHOPBUILT SPRAYER 95’ 1000-Gal. Tank, Hydraulic Drive Pump ..................................................... $6,500 SHOPBUILT BACKPACKER, 1100 Gallon Cone Tank, Hydraulic Drive Pump...................................................$7,950 SHOPBUILT BACKPACKER, 1000 Gallon Poly Tank, 60’ Removable Booms .................................................. $2,950 PALOUSE WELDING BACKPACKER SPRAYER, 1000 Gallon Cone Tank, 70’ Booms, Foam Marker.............. $6,500 PALOUSE WELDING BACKPACKER, 2000 Gallon Tank, Hydraulic Drive Pump, Trimble Node, Wilrich 42’ Field Cultivator, DYKO Points, 5 Section Liquid Control, Tine Harrow ... $19,950 (2) 1500 GALLON POLY TANKS, .............$1,500 EA. TOP AIR 600 3-POINT SPRAYER, 90’ Booms, (2) 300 Gallon Poly Tanks, 5 Section Boom Control, Triple Nozzles............. $22,950 1635 GALLON POLY HOOP TANK ................. $2,500 500 GALLON POLY TANK ................................... $300 (2) 300 GALLON POLY TANKS .................. $100-150

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TILLAGE BUYS

’06 JD 9760STS, Rahco Leveler, 6280E/5130S Hrs, 4WD, Comprehensive Records, ’13 JD 630R With Cart, ’11 JD 630F With Cart............................................................. $75,000 ’05 GLEANER R75, 3800E/2800S Hrs, Cummins M11, 4WD, Fine Cut Chopper, Long Unloading Auger, Lateral Tilt, ’12 Gleaner 8200-30’ Flex With Crary Air Reel & Cart..... $75,000 ’04 GLEANER R75, 4465E/3466S Hrs, Cummins M11, 2 Spd Hydro, Fine Cut Chopper, Large Unload Auger Lateral Tilt, ’10 Challenger 8200-30’ Flex Head & Cart.................... $44,950 ’99 GLEANER R72, 3883E/3176 Hrs, Cummins M11, Fine Cut Chopper, Lateral Tilt, ’10 Gleaner 8200-30’ Flex Head With Crary Air Reel & Cart ............................................. $39,950 CIH 1688, HILLCO 2000, 5K Hrs, 500 Hrs On Reman Engine, 2 Seasons On Hydro, CIH 1020-25’ Flex Head & Cart.... $19,900

SHOPBUILT HYDRAULIC HARROW CART, 60’, 5 Bar Stiff & 3 Bar Flex .................................................... $3,500 WIL-RICH 22’ Chisel Plow..................................... $2,950 KRAUSE 1751 DOUBLE OFFSET DISK, 18’, 19-22” Blades ........ $2,750 M&W EARTHMASTER DISK CHISEL, 5 Shank..............$7,500 KILE FERTILIZER POINTS FOR CHISEL PLOWS.........MAKE OFFER WILRICH FIELD CULTIVATOR, 32’, Plumbed For Liquid Fertilizer, Tine Harrrow................................................................... $3,200 CALKINS 4X4 FIELD CULTIVATOR FRAME, 42’, Harrow........$1,200 JD 1000 FIELD CULTIVATOR, 36’, DYKO Points, Morris Tine Harrow .......................................................................... $3,000 WILRICH 2900 PLOW, 9 Bottoms, Spring Reset, IH Bottoms..$8,500

DRILLS

HORSCH RAZOR POINT, Poly Seed Dividers With Carbide Plates .........................................................MAKE OFFER (4) IH 150 SPLIT PACKER HOE DRILLS, 12’, 18” Spacing................... $1,500 EA OR ALL (4) FOR $5,000 AGPRO DRILL PARTS, Meter Rolls. Blades, Packer Wheels/ Tires & More................................................ 1/2 OF NEW CASE IH PRECISION 500T DRILL RUNS FOR SMALL SEED .................................................................... $2,950 AGPRO DRILL TOOLBAR, 30’ ........................... $4,950 (64) GREAT PLAINS SS SCRAPERS...................... $700 WAGNER 455 DRILL TOOLBAR, 35’, JD 980 Shanks, Chrome Ally Fertilizer Points ................................... $15,000 JD 455 DRILL, 35’, 4” Packers..............................$19,950 CIH PTX600 AIR DRILL, 45’, 200 Bu Air Cart With Steerable Axle, 1000 Gal SS Tank, Raven Omni Seed & Accuboom On Seed & Fert, CIH 800 Openers On 12” Paired Row............ $75,000 CIH CONCORD 2400 AIR DRILL, 30’, Kile Openers On 10” Paired Row, 2 Compartment Cart, Set Up For NH3 ......$15,000

MCGREGOR HYDRAULIC HARROW CART, 50’, 7 Bar Flex, AgPro 185-D Airbox....................................................... $19,950 BROEMELING HYDRAULIC CART, 50’, Danish Tine Sections ................................................................. $6,950 MCKEE DANISH TINE CULTIVATOR, 32’, Flex Harrow.. $2,000 SOIL SAVER, 18’, Extra Center Section.................. $1,950 BRILLION XXL184 HYDRAULIC FOLDING ROLLER CART, 46’, 18” Roller............................................................... $19,500 MCGREGOR HEAVY HARROW CART, 42’, 500 Gallon Poly Tank, 5 Bar + 5 Bar Flex .................................................... $7,950 JD 980 FIELD CULTIVATOR, 42’, Updated Shank Assemblies, Tine Harrow, Shopbuilt Backpacker, 1700 Cone Tank, Pump

HAY EQUIPMENT

MILLER PRO HAY INVERTER ..................................... $6,000 ALLIS CHALMERS SIDE DELIVERY RAKE, ground drive....... $750

‘82 MACK SUPERLINER Mack 6 Cylinder, 13 Speed, 20’ Bed/Hoist, Removable Box, Roll Tarp ....................... $16,950 ‘74 MACK RL700L Mack 6 Cylinder, 10 Spd, 20’ Alloy Aluminum Hopper Bed, Roll Tarp .............................. $10,950 ‘78 FORD F600 370 V8, 4WD, 5-Spd. Trans. ........ $2,400 ’99 IH 9200, 731K Mi, Series 60 @ 400 HP, 10 Spd, Alum Outside Wheels .................................................... $19,950 ’05 WINNEBAGO JOURNEY, 68K Mi. 350 Cat, Allison, Exhaust Brake, 39’, (3) Slides, Aluminum Wheels, Air Ride, Onan Generator......................................................$49,950 ’19 KAWASAKI BRUTE FORCE 750 4 WHEELER, 4557 Mi, Fuel Injected V Twin .......................................................... $5,000 ’75 CHEVROLET C65 CAB/CHASSIS, 427, 5X2, Air Brakes, PTO & Reservoir w/ Valve ................................................. $1,950 ’12 KW T800, 543K Mi, Cummins ISX @ 485 HP, 10 Spd, 0 Miles On Out Of Frame Overhaul, Lift Axle, APU, All Aluminum Wheels ...... $95,000

’12 KW T800, 577K Mi, Cummins ISX @ 485 HP, 10 Spd, Late In Frame, Lift Axle, APU, All Aluminum Wheels........................ $75,000 ’76 FORD F700 SEED TRUCK.................................... $1,500 CHEVROLET C65 FLATBED, Propane............................ $1,500 ’88 KW T600 DAYCAB, Cummins , 9 Spd, Outside Aluminum Wheels.......................................................................... $13,000 ’94 CHEVROLET KODIAK SERVICE TRUCK, 119K Mi, Cat 3116, 5X2 Trans, Air Brakes, 1000 Gal Fuel Tank, Oil Tanks, Air Compressor.............................................. $7,250 ’94 FORD F700 SERVICE TRUCK, 109K Mi., 5.9 Cummins 12 Valve With Mechanical Pump, Allison Automatic, Air Brakes, AutoCrane .................................................. $6,400

TRAILERS ‘77 TOTEM-ALL EQUIPMENT TRAILER 15 Ton, 16’ Deck + 4’ Beavertail .............................. $4,950 ’76 JONES SPRAYER/SWATHER TRAILER, Pintle Hitch, Air Brakes, Fold Out Sides to 11’ ...................... $3,250 ’78 COMET 4 AXLE HOPPER PUP, 25’, 16’ Tongue, Roll Tarp............................................................. .$15,000 ’17 WESCO HOPPER, Rear Pintle, Roll Tarp, Excellent Condition............................................................. $26,950

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Everyday turkey November and turkey go together like December and Christmas trees. But, producers say turkey isn’t just for Thanksgiving. Here are some everyday recipes from the Iowa Turkey Federation.

Slow cooker BBQ sandwich

Ingredients Turkey (thighs and/or tenderloins) Ketchup White vinegar Worcestershire sauce Hot pepper sauce Lemon

Courtesy Iowa Turkey Federation

Slow cooker BBQ sandwich. Burger buns Directions In

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Fajitas fast and easy.

Fajitas fast and easy

Ingredients Vegetable oil Green pepper Red pepper

Courtesy Iowa Turkey Federation

Yellow pepper Small onion Sliced turkey strips Dry Italian salad dressing mix Directions Sauté and remove from the pan: Vegetable oil 1 green pepper, cut into thin strips 1 red pepper, cut into thin strips 1 yellow pepper, cut into thin strips 1 small onion, sliced thinly To the warm pan add: Vegetable oil 1 lb. sliced turkey strips 1 package dry Italian salad dressing mix Water as needed Serve with: Tortillas Salsa Sour Cream Shredded Cheddar cheese Lettuce See Kitchen, Page A5

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Stuﬀed bell peppers

Ingredients Bell peppers, (mix of green, red or yellow) halved lengthwise, veins & seeds removed: 4 Medium Hot Italian turkey sausage, casings removed: 1 Pound chopped onions: 1/2 Cup Peeled and ﬁnely grated carrots: 1/2 Cup Minced fresh garlic: 1/2 Teaspoon No-Salt Added tomato sauce: 1 (8-Ounce) Cooked rice: 1 Cup

Dried oregano leaves: 2 Teaspoons Black pepper: 1/2 Teaspoon Shredded Parmesan cheese: 8 Teaspoons Directions Blanch peppers in boiling water for 3 minutes. Plunge peppers into cold water to stop the cooking. Drain well. In a large, heavy nonstick skillet, over medium heat, cook sausage, breaking sausage into small pieces with a wooden spoon. Cook until no longer pink.

Courtesy Iowa Turkey Federation

Stuffed bell peppers. Drain all but 1/2 teaspoon pan drippings from pan. Add onions and carrots and sauté just until vegetables are soft. Add garlic and

cook only until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomato sauce, cooked rice, oregano and black pepper. Mix gently but thoroughly.

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Spray a 13 X 9-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Place pepper halves, cut side-up, in dish. Portion sausage mixture into the pepper halves Bake, covered, in a preheated 350 degree F oven, for 25 minutes. Remove cover and sprinkle each with 1 teaspoon Parmesan. Return to oven, uncovered, and bake 5 more minutes or until sausage mixture reaches an internal temperature of 165 degrees F.

See Turkey, Page A7

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Turkey

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Cider

Continued from Page A1 about to take the leap from being a small cidery,” Lindy Rickert said. And Salt Creek isn’t alone.

An agricultural drink

October, with the apple harvest in full swing, is National Cider Month. The Northwest’s cider industry — fueled in part by high-

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Return of heirlooms

Dessert apples are most commonly used in cider — Takush said he looks for high acid fruit such as Cosmic Crisp and Granny Smith and typically blends those with other varieties, including Fuji and Gala. But cider makers, including 2 Towns, also are returning to nearly forgotten heirloom varieties. That fruit was largely abandoned as Americans left the countryside during the Industrial Revolution, when beer became the nation’s drink of choice, and during Prohibition, according to Washington State University. Growers are including cider apples in orchards to diversify their production

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and sales market, said Seth Brawner, a WSU graduate research assistant. Heirloom cider apples typically have higher tannins or acids that add complexity to drinks, and can be more bitter or tart than fruit grown for eating fresh. Both WSU and Oregon State University are studying growing methods and mechanized harvest techniques for cider apples, but Brawner said heirloom apple acreage isn’t tracked. Harmony Orchards of Tieton, Wash., has that state’s largest cider apple plot, 55 acres. It produces fruit for Tieton Cider Works. Snowdrift Cider Co., an East Wenatchee, Wash., cidery and orchard, has about 10 acres of cider apples and an acre of pears used for perry, a cider made from that fruit, said Peter

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Influence

Continued from Page A11

The family began grafting trees over with “lost varieties,” including apples from England and France. Much of the scionwood came from WSU. “We’re fortunate because we grow that fruit, and most cideries don’t have access to it,” Ringsrud said. In 2009, Snowdrift began producing artisan cider commercially, and the company will produce 10,600 gallons this year. With the limited supply of fruit, boutique cider orchards may be a source of sought-after apples for numerous businesses. Smaller cider makers often become farmers, too. “The easiest way to get your hands on those cider apples is to grow them yourself,” cider maker Carter Rickert said. According to the Northwest Cider Association, a third of cideries grow heirloom apples, which they often mix with other varieties.

Craft beer influence

Most fruit used in Northwest cider comes from Washington, which produces roughly 60% of the apples in the U.S. Last year, Washington led regional production with 2.5 million gallons of cider annually, according to Northwest Cider Association data. That’s followed by Oregon with 2 million gallons. See Experiments, Page A13

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DRILLS VERSATILE 1150, power shift, 5,900 hrs., diff. locks front & rear, KTA-1150, 525-hp., triples, 4 remotes.. $55,000 JD 8640, PTO, 3-point hitch, 4-remotes, new crank, rods & main bearings, Papé Machinery rework on engine, 8-heavy cast wheels, rack & pinion axles .......... $18,500 JD 8630, 8100-hours, 3-remotes, PTO, 8-excellent 24.5x32 matching tires, 50 Series engine ........ $15,500 JD 544, articulating loader................................. $17,500 CASE 4890, 4-remotes, 4594-original hrs, tank optional, 30.5LRx32 radials inside, 24.5x32 bias outside .$17,500

TRUCKS & TRAILERS

MILLER 20-TON TILT DECK TRAILER, air brakes .......... ..................................................................... $12,500 OSHKOSH M747 60-TON TRAILER, 11’ wide deck, 4-axle, 16-wheels , ramp .................................. $29,700 FEED/SEED TANK, mounted on semi-trailer, 5-compartment, retractable unloading leg ............ $2,500

ENGINES

CAT 3126, 190-hp ............................................. PARTS AC 3500, diesel ................................................$3,850 JD 404, turboed diesel ........................................$2,000 JD 303, gas engine head, complete .......................... $600 JD 466 TURBO DIESEL ....................................$3,950

LAMINATED $ WOOD BEAMS 24’ TO 40’

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FIELD RUN GRASS SEED, 400 LBS $400/LB FIELD RUN VNS ALFALFA SEED $200/LB

NH 1048, self-propelled bale wagon, auto trans. ......$6,500 NH 1046, self-propelled bale wagon, 6-cyl. gas .......$1,950

IH 6200 DRILL, 14’x6” spacing, with dry fert. /seed box combo, packer wheels, single hydraulic ............ $5,500 3-JD 9350, 8’x7” hoe drills, factory movers, packer wheels, grass seed/fertilizer ........................... $6,500 KRAUSE 5436, folding drill, minimum till, with liquid tank applications ................................................ $27,700

COMBINES & PARTS

JD 6620 SIDEHILL, 1690 hrs., 220 header, pickup reeL... ................................................................. $17,500 NH 595, 3x4 baler, Excellent! ............................$12,700 KNEIB POP-UP HAY BALE LOADER, field ready. .......... ........................................................................... $1,250 BALE WAGON PARTS, auto & stick transmissions, rear ends, 460-V8, auto. transmission .....................CALL HESSTON 4655, in-line style baler ...................... $12,500 ALLEN 8827, rake ............................................ $5,500 JD, 12-wheel V-rake ............................................. $4,750 HESSTON, StackMover trailer ............................... $1,100 HAY GRAPPLE, 3-big bales, 4-round bales, or many small bales, Cat telehandler mounts (can be changed) with 2 hydraulic cylinders .......................... $2,900/ea. CASE IH, hay dry preserver applicator, ea...................$250

TILLAGE HESSTON 54 CULTIVATOR, 5-section, walking beam axles, sweeps, hard faced ........................................... $18,500 JD KILLIFER 15’ OFFSET DISK,........................... $2,800 MORRIS, 19’ chisel plow, 2-section....................... PARTS

‘76 JD 6602, with 20’ header ........................... $2,500

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Lindy and Carter Rickert hope to increase production substantially in the coming years at Salt Creek Cider House. The cidery’s tasting room is in a renovated cattle barn.

Experiments Continued from Page A12

Northwest cideries have focused on premium products, and that’s led to a robust reputation throughout the world — much like their beer and wine counterparts, Daisy-Ensign, of the cider association, said. The region, with plentiful fruit and a foodie culture, has oﬀered cider a place to ﬂourish. Northwest craft beer principles of experimenting with high-quality ingredients have been transferred to cider since the 2000s. Portland became the best cider market per capita in the country, said Michelle McGrath, CEO of the American Cider Association. In January, Portland will host CiderCon 2024, a convention that will bring 1,000 attendees for tours, tastings, educational workshops, networking opportunities and a trade show. While cider has deep historical roots in the United States, there are a variety of styles in the Northwest. “Makers are willing to try new things as well as look back on more traditional styles,” Daisy-Ensign said. “Nobody is in a box here,” Takush said.

Experimentation of Ten Towers

For John Kruger of Ten Towers Cider Co., that maverick spirit is the point of making cider. “It’s always fun to experiment,” he said. Ten Towers of Rickreall, Ore., has traditional ciders, but Kruger also created ciders blended with peach tea and chai. He’s working on an Earl Grey with lemon drink, as well as a cider with elements of an old-fashioned cocktail. Kruger started homebrewing in the 1980s, dreaming of opening a brewpub. But he felt the craft brewing market became too saturated, so he turned to cider. His family had pressed apple juice since the 1970s at their farm, and Kruger applied his fermentation know-how — and got advice from a nearby winemaker. Ten Towers started operations in 2017, renting space at Eola Hills Wine Cellars. This season, the company will make about 6,000 gallons of cider. Next year, that should be 10,000 gallons. The name of the company comes from the towers at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem, where Kruger and his business partner, Troy Collins, work. “One of the next steps in our evolution is to have our own taphouse,” Collins said. See Room, Page A14

'21 MERRITT AGMAX A-TRAIN HOPPER SET, 2- '21 TRAV-A-LONG A-TRAIN 40' & 20' HOPPER SET, 40' lead, full Holland air pintle hitch set-

up, 2 hoppers, high & low view windows for each, Shur-Lok black tarp, Alcoa alum wheels,LIQUID 11R24.5 TENDER, virgin rubber,42’ chipLONG, resistant undercoating 2024 DEMCO 3250-GAL FRONTonAND hoppers andAIR landing 24" offTOground, 18" pin24” setting, front & rear REAR TANKS, AND gear, ELECTRICAL BOTH TANKS, PIN SETTING, STEEL ladders & view platform, LED lights, 4 chrome corner caps.

40' lead, 1993 BEALL 4 AXLE PULL TRAILER, MC 306AL, 7400 GALLONS, 20' pup, SCULLY, Air Ride VAPOR, 3 COMPARTMENTS, 2400, 1500, 3500, AIR INTERNALS, Shur-Co tarp, 11R22.5 BOTTOM LOAD, 295 75R22.5 RUBBERsusp, ON ALL ALUMINUM WHEELS, GREAT Yokohama tires, all alum. wheels, STORAGE TRAILER..................................................................................... white finish,AGMAX LED lights,A-TRAIN set approx.HOPPER 16,200-lbs.SET, '21 MERRITT

WHEELS, 295 75R 22.5 LOW PRO TIRES, SPRING SUSPENSION, BLACK '15 PETE 579, CORSOL CORROSION PAINT”, ALUMINUM APPROACH STEPS EACH SIDE,MX13 motor @455-hp, 13-spd, '21“ANTI TRAV-A-LONG 4-bag air ride, 3:42 rear ratio, COMING IN EARLY OCTOBER KILLDRAW SOME WEEDS!................................. 2-LET’S '21 20' TRAV-A-LONG A-TRAIN 20' PUP TRAILER , 2nd

40' lead,

sliding 40' & 20'BAR! HOPPER SET, 40' lead, full Holland air pintle hitch5th set-wheel, all aluminum half of NW A-Train set or selling 20' pup, Air Ride up, 2 hoppers, high & low view windows for each, Shur-Lokwheels black tarp, with 295/75R-22.5 separately, large ring turn-table, susp, Shur-Co tarp, 11R22.5 Alcoa alum wheels, 11R24.5 virgin rubber, chip resistant undercoating on rubber with 70% NEW capped Yokohama tires, all alum. wheels, Alcoa wheels, 11R24.5 virgin hoppers and landing gear, 24" off ground, 18" pin setting, front rear brakes on drives, steers,& 60% white finish, LED lights, set approx. 16,200-lbs. rubber, high and ladders & view platform, LED lights, 4 chrome corner caps. front disc brakes, 391,977 original miles, tilt wheel, controls in steering wheel, chrome '15 PETE 579, low hopper nice motor clean @455-hp, 5th wheel!13-spd, '21front TRAV-A-LONG view windows, Shur-Lok black tarp, & rear ladders & view platform, LED lights, bumper, SS visor,MX13 4-bag, airfuelride,truck, 3:42 rear ratio, DRAW PUP TRAILER , 2nd has 20' '99 IH 4900 hopper is 24" off ground, 4 20' chrome corner caps, hopper Gator Hyde applied. BAR! sliding 5th wheel, all aluminum half of NW A-Train set or selling DT466 @210-hp, 9-spd, spring wheels with 295/75R-22.5 separately, large ring turn-table, suspension, 11R22.5 tires, rubber steel with 70% NEW capped Alcoa wheels, 11R24.5 virgin steers, 60% 1974 brakes on drives, rubber, highSTAINLESS and 1992 BARBEL INSULATED SEMI TANK TRAILER,wheels, 231,606-mi, disc brakes, 391,977 original miles, tilt wheel, controls in steering wheel, chrome low hopper Beal 2700-gal,front 3-compartment SS visor, nice clean 5th wheel! 7000 GALLONS, SINGLE COMPARTMENT WITH DISCHARGE, view windows, Shur-Lok blackREAR tarp, front & rear laddersSTRAIGHT & view platform, LED lights, bumper, 900/900/900, bottom load, 359, CUMMINS N-14, 18 SPD TRANS, 4:63 REAR 1979'99 PETERBILT IHmechanical 4900, fuel truck, is 24" off ground, 4 chromeSCREW corner caps, hopperAThas Gator Hyde applied. ROUND CONSTRUCTION, 3”hopper STAINLESS QRB STYLE VALVE REAR, scully, vapor recovery, internals, double pumper, one on each side.295 75R 24.5 RATIO, 2 SPD REAR ENDS, HENDRICKSON PAD SUSPENSION, DT466 @210-hp, 9-spd, spring 304 STAINLESS HEAD AND SHELL, T316L WELDS, SPRING SUSPENSION, '21 LANDOLL 9330E-51-15 TRAVELING AXLE POWER TAILALL, ALUMINUM suspension, 11R22.5 tires, steel '02 F-LINER FLD80, Cat 3126@330-hp, 10-spd, Reyco spring suspension, REAR 90% TRACTION DEEP LUG CAPS, 11R24.5 STEERS 90%, 22.5” TIRES ONonALUMINUM WHEELS, SINGLE HOSE2001 TUBEProgress ON LHaluminum SIDE, wheels, 231,606-mi, 1974 20,000-lb Warn/ 2400, 2 11R22.5 drives aluminums, 315/80R22.5 on steers, WHEELS, 1979 CLOUGH ALUMINUM TANK, 4800 GALLON 2400 Beal 2700-gal, 3-compartment 2-spd winch with HYDRAULICALLY DRIVEN 3fuelINCH ROPER PUMP1500/1500/800/600, AT REAR OF TRAILER .... 4-compartment MC406AL delivery tank,GEAR 4400-gal, COMPARTMENTS MANIFOLDED 900/900/900, bottom load, AT THE BACK......................................... remote, 13 side double pumper, hose reels and meters in rear, bottom load, scully, vapor, air internal. scully, vapor recovery, mechanical internals, double pumper, one on each side. winches & stake '16 PETE 579, Cummins ISX-11.9L, LANDOLL AXLEramp, POWER TAIL, '02 F-LINER FLD80, Cat 3126@330-hp, 10-spd, Reyco springpockets, suspension,strobe'21 light package9330E-51-15 in bumper, 6'TRAVELING upper air deck 2 pull20,000-lb 425-hp, 10-spd trans, 11R22.5 3:70 rear drives ratio, on aluminums, 315/80R22.5 on steers, 2001 Progress outaluminum steps on either side, 237/75R17.5 tires, aluminum over steel wheels,Warn 2-spd winch with 4-compartment MC406AL fuel delivery tank, 4400-gal, 1500/1500/800/600, 295/75R/22.5 rubber @ 100% Neway air ride suspension, 15' tail, Apitong decking, centralized grease remote, 13 side pumper,152"hose reels and meters in rear, bottom load, scully, vapor,system, air internal. everywhere, 60% brakes,double 222-W/B, traction plate on rear ramp with center keyhole tie-downs on both winches & stake '16 PETE 579, Cummins ISX-11.9L, C/T, 21' 9" OF frame, 703,2150-mi. edges, LED lights, sidestrobe opening boxes,in arrived pockets, lighttool package bumper, 7-20-21. 6' upper air deck ramp, 2 pull425-hp, 10-spd trans, 3:70 rear ratio, out steps on either side, 237/75R17.5 tires,de-tach, aluminumaluminum over steelpullwheels, '22 LANDOLL 835 E-R-53 AG , hydraulic 295/75R/22.5 rubber @ 100% Neway air ride suspension, 15' tail, Apitong decking, centralized grease outs to 13'6", everywhere, 60% brakes, 222-W/B, 152"system, traction plate on rear ramp with center keyhole tie-downs on both 27' well, Apitong C/T, 21' 9" OF frame, 703,2150-mi. edges, LED lights, side opening tool boxes, arrived 7-20-21. decking, air weight '22 LANDOLL 835 E-R-53 AG, hydraulic de-tach, aluminum pull'05 PETE 335, digital load max air to 13'6", outs flatbed truck, 224"-W/B, scale, 3rd axle lift, 27' well, Apitong 16K fronts with 40K rears, decking, air weight toolbox in neck, 315/80-R22.5 steers with '05 PETE 335, 1985 STE STAINLESS SEMI TANK TRAILER, digital max air strobe package chain hanger behind load lockINSULATED arms, in rear bumper, 4-prong electrical flatbed STEEL truck, 224"-W/B, (3) 2023drives, DEMCO 40’ GRAIN TRAILERS, 11R22.5 Cummins 3rd axle lift, 3emergency COMPARTMENT (2500/2000/2500),DOUBLE CONICAL, outlet at7000 rear GALLONS, ofscale, trailer for lights, 3-pair flag holders, boom trough, 16K fronts with 40K rears, toolbox inQRB neck, 2-HOPPERS, STEEL WHEELS, 11R24.5 RUBBER, weld-on3”steel/wood ISC @ 300-hp,SPRING 10-spd,SUSPENSION, Reyco STAINLESS STYLE SCREW VALVES, 316pakcage STAINLESS HEAD & SHELL, 315/80-R22.5 steers with deck with rubrail, counter weight cut-out for rear steel chain hanger behind lock arms, strobe package in rear bumper, 4-prong electrical spring HOPPERS, ride, 462,000-mi, VENTED 2-RIDGE STRAPS, 11R22.5 drives, FRONT CumminsAND REAR PLATFORMS, deck, gooseneck 316L WELDS, SPRING RIDE TIRES STEEL WHEELS, mudflaps, traction bars for trunionlights, slope22.5” 50"flag spread onONaxles for outlet at rear of trailer for SUSPENSION, emergency 3-pair holders, boom trough, ISC @ 300-hp, 10-spd, Reyco 23'x102" flatbed with removable rails and lift gate. Very clean truck! REAR LADDER, SHUR-CO BLACK MANUEL ROLL TARP. BRAND NEW........ max wellHOSE ONsteel/wood SIDE......................................................................... space.TRAY Coming inRHOct. 2021. weld-on deck with rubrail, counter weight cut-out pakcage for rear steel

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Apples in a bin at Eola Hills Wine Cellars in Rickreall, Ore., waiting to be pressed for cider for Ten Towers Cider Co.

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Kruger also mused that he might start brewing beer to sell there. While Ten Towers mainly purchases juice, the company also presses some apples. A friend recently found an unusual apple with red flesh at a local farm. Kruger and Collins are hoping to get it identified, clone it and use the variety in rosé ciders.

Room for growth?

Takush said imperial ciders’ success shows there’s room for the industry to grow, especially as new innovations emerge. And perhaps the next big thing will start small. Cideries continue to open in the Northwest. Daisy-Ensign knew of nearly 20 cideries preparing to start operations in Oregon alone. Some cideries have failed, but that’s expected in business, industry experts said. Regardless, the number of cideries plateaued after two decades of robust growth, according to American Cider Association data. There are now 1,310 cideries, up 10 from 2022. In 2013 there were 550 and in 2003, just 205. The association lists 98 cideries in Washington, 67 in Oregon, eight in Idaho and 111 in California. Most Northwest cideries are smaller, family-run businesses, often started while owners hold a day job or transition from other careers, Daisy-Ensign said. About two-thirds of Northwest Cider Association members make less than 10,000 gallons of cider annually, she said.

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TRACTORS

‘88 CAT 65A, no PTO, 13,500 hrs, 4-valve, new bolt on tracks... ...................$20,000 1958 MASSEY HARRIS 33, ........ $2,500

MISCELLANEOUS

HAY EQUIPMENT

‘10 MIL-STAK, has hillside kit with wide axles and adjustable sides.......................... $45,000

WANTED: FARMALL B TRACTOR

TRANSPORTATION

‘05 FORD-F550, 6.0 diesel, auto. trans., $10,000. Aluminum bed & bumper installed, ................................................. $15,000

‘90 IH, DT466, 13 spd., 210 hp ....... $8,500

CAT D5 DOZER w/Holt blade ...........$11,500

POWER LINX 2118. dual power hitch................ .......................................................$12,000

SUMMERS ULTIMATE NT 90FT, single body nozzles, 5 section, Purple AIXR nozzles . $13,000

CAT CHALLENGER 65A, 9800 hrs., PTO .... ..............................................$17,500

JD 956 HYDROSWING SWATHER, 15 1/2’, cut approx. 1500 acres. Comes with transport cart.................................... $18,500

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DRILLS & PLANTERS

2008 FOURWINDS WINDSPORT, 2 slide outs, fully loaded, excellent shape ..$32,000

1993 HARLEY FXR, .................... $8,500

2002 WILSON 24’ STOCK TRAILER, .... ...............................................$25,000 45’ LUFKIN SPREAD AXLE, brakes & tires, good shape ...............................$10,000

2013 CAT 13L, 18 spd., 475 hp, 287,250 miles, drop axle .....................$50,000

COMBINES

JD 625 RIGID HEADER, Stoess cart, completely overhauled, extra sickle ... $8,500

TILLAGE

‘04 REINKE 48’ TRAILER, brakes & tires good shape ...............................$18,000

1984 IH L10 CUMMINS, 13 spd., tandem axle, 62,311 miles with 1,000 miles on rebuilt engine, GVW 48,000, slip tank, auger, tarp ................................$25,000

JD 7722 TITAN, ............................. $3,500 (4) IH 150 DRILLS, 10” spacing, Stoess hitch........................................... $2,500

‘97 BEALL 8,000 gal. & ‘85 BEALL 5,000 gal. pup........................................... $27,500

17’ CALKINS CHISEL CHOPPER GOOD SHAPE ............................................ $7,500 CASE IH 8010 HILLSIDE, Hillco leveler, 4100 se.p hrs., extended auger w/ 2007 Case 2062 36’ header ...................... $120,000

14’ BUSHHOG MOWER.............$12,000

2017 50’ CORNHUSKER, 3-axle, good tires, auto roll tarps, air ride .................. $65,000

30’ SUNFLOWER SWEEP, 5-sections, bifold, good shape ................................. $6,500 (4) IH 150 DRILLS, 18”, packers are in good shape. No hitch, no transports, no hydraulics........................... $5,000 OBO ‘98 JD 9610 HILLSIDE CONVERSION W/ JD 924 HEADER & CART, 4217 separator hrs. & 5540 engine hrs.. $35,000

2002 FORD F250, Superduty Crewcab, 4×4, V10, auto, runs good, interior in good shape ... $10,000

13’ NORTHWEST TILLER, roller, new shaft, new blades, good shape ....... $8,000

14’ POWDER RIVER LOADING CHUTE, new tires, new paint, excellent shape .. $28,000

200 GALLON SPRAYER, Honda engine, hose reel, 3-section shutoff for boom, Raven control .. $50,000

(6) JD HZ DRILLS, Stoess hitch, hydraulics, Barnes bearings on, Barnes drive roller chains, packers have been capped but need capped again, need some work. No transports .................................. $7,000 OBO

(5) JD HZ16 DEEP FURROW, split packer, Stoess hitch, Barnes bearings, packer wheels capped, transport, good shape ....... $8,500 OBO

(5) 10 1/2’ CALKINS RODS W/STOESS HITCH ............................................. $6,000

SUNFLOWER 33’ sweep, 5’ blades, rotary harrow on rear............................... $7,500

GLEANER-R62 w/30’ MACDON HEADER .................................$22,000

JD 9650 HILLSIDE W/930R HEADER & CART, approx. 4000 sep. hrs., good shape ...............................................$55,000

2002 WILSON PACESETTER 39’ & 21’, only used 6 seasons, good shape, tires and brakes 50-60%, good tarps, .......$70,000

‘18 40’ GOOSENECK FLATBED TRAILER ...............................................$15,000

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QUADTRACS

‘23 CASE IH 580Q, 200 Hours, Lux Performance Cab, PowerDrive, Cold Weather Starting Aid, AFS1200, High Capacity Hyd Pump, Power Beyond Supply and Return, 36” ‘22 CASE IH STEIGER 500W, 905 Hours, 500 HP, Luxury Cab, Tracks, 6 Rear Remotes, Front Weights ............ $647,900 Powerdrive, Engine Brake, Pro 1200, HiCapacity Hydraulic Pump, Performance Lighting, PTO, Auto Guidance, 710/70R42 Duals, Front ‘23 CASE IH 580Q, Deluxe Cab, PowerDrive, Cold Weather and Rear Weights.................................................... $389,900 Starting Aid, True Ground Speed Radar, AFS Pro 1200, Hi Capacity Hyd Pump, Power Beyond Supply and Return, ‘22 CASE IH 420W, 573 Hrs, Luxury Performance Cab, Performance Lighting, Dual Beacon, LED Cab Roof Work Power Drive, Row Crop, Cold Weather Starting Aid, True Ground Speed Radar, AFS Pro 1200, High Capacity Pump, Lights, 6 Electric Remotes, 1000 RPM, PTO, Diff Lock 36” Power Beyond Supply and Return, Performance Lighting, Tracks, Front Bumper Weights......................... $610,900 Dual Beacon Cab Roof Work Lights , (N.A.P.) $346,900 ‘23 CASE IH 580Q, 198 Hrs, Powershift, Lux Performance ‘18 NEW HOLLAND WORKMASTER 50, 535 Hours, ROPS, Cab, Cold Weather Starting Aid, True Ground Speed Sensor, 8x8 Mechanical Shuttle Transmission, 540 PTO, 3PT ‘22 CASE IH 470W, Luxury Performance Cab, Power Drive, Row Crop, Hitch, Draw Bar, 4WD, Diff Lock, 2 Rear Remotes, Aftermarket Cold Weather Starting Aid, True Ground Speed Radar, AFS Pro 1200, High AFS PRO 1200, High Capacity Hyd Pump, Rear Remotes..... Electric Splittle Valve, 611TL Loader, Skid Steer Quick Attach, Bucket, Capacity Pump, Power Beyond Supply and Return, Performance Lighting, ...................................................................$619,900 935 GBH Backhoe Attachment, Mechanical Thumb, New Seat, Dual Beacon Cab Roof Work Lights , (N.A.P.)................... $367,900 Consigned............................................ $39,900 $38,000 ‘01 CASE IH 440Q, Diff Lock, PTO, 5 Remotes, OutBack ‘18 NEW HOLLAND WORKMASTER 50, 535 Hrs, 4WD, Guidance, Auto Steer.................................... $65,900 8.3x24 Fronts, 13.6x28 Rears, Loader, 2 Remotes, 1 Kickout, PTO, 3PT, 1500KG Lift Hitch, Parking Brake, Hyd Steering, 8x8 CASE IH STX385Q, 4 Remotes, Camo Tracks in Good Synchro ................................................................ $37,500 Condition, Consigned........................................ $85,900 ‘16 NEW HOLLAND BOOMER 24, 252 Hours, 540PTO, 3PT, $ 4’ Tebben Mower, 7’ Kind Kitter Back Blade, Cons .... 16,900 CASE IH 375Q, 7819 Hrs, 4 Rem, 30” Tracks.... $72,500 ‘22 CASE IH PUMA 150, 473 Hours, Mechanical Cab Suspension, BlueTooth ‘98 JD 9200, 8597 Hours, Full Power Shift, 3 Valve Hyd, Triple, 20.8x42 Wheel Weights, Clean Cab, 310 HP, Recently Radio, 2 Tele/Heat/Rem Adjustable Mirrors, ISOBUS Class 3 Speed Control, 200 Amp Alternator, 3 Electronic Rear Remotes ,(N.A.P.).... $178,900 Fully Serviced............................................ $45,900

‘83 FORD 5600, 2WD, 75HP, Loader, Rebuilt Motor and Hydraulic, New Pint, SS Quick Attach, Cons.............................. $29,000 ‘84 STEIGER CP1360, 450 HP, Front and Rear Lockers, Calcium and Weight Pkg, LED’s, New Batteries, Consigned ..... $38,900 ‘79 VERSATILE 875, with 7900 Hours, Consigned.................. ............................................................................ $9,000

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‘12 CASE IH FH400, Kile Points, 4-1/2” Packers, Call Moscow for More Info ................................. $29,900

CULTS & CHISELS HESSTON 2210, 38’, 3-Section, Heavy Harrow, 7 ½” Spacing, Cons................................$5,000 $3,800 IH 45, 17’, 3pt., Outter Wing Fold ................... $2,900

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‘20 CASE IH FH700/3555, 60’x 12” Spacing, 550lb Trip, 12.5Lx15 High Flotation Tires, 5.5” Rubber Press Wheel Gangs, Transport Lighting Package, TBT, Double Shoot, Tillage Mounted Work Switch, Stealth Tips Carbide Gumbo, TBT Air Cart, 555 Bushels, High Flotation-Hydraulic Control, Deluxe Auger Screen, R650/75R38 High Float Duals, 8 Run Double Shoot, Light Bar, Bulk Tank Work Lights, Sectional Command, Tank Fill Indicator, Tillage Mounted Work Switch , (N.A.P.)................................................. $364,900

‘17 LANDOLL 40’ Drills, 7.5” Spacing, Starter Kit on Drill, 4” Packers .................. $119,000 $104,900

‘03 FLEXI-COIL 5000HD, 45’ single shoot, liquid deep band set-up, 12” spacing, 5.5” rubber press wheels, 5” paired row boots...... $24,900 $18,900 ‘99 FLEXI-COIL 5000, Stainless Couplers, 41’, 4” Packers, 12” Spacing, Stealth Openers ...... $39,900

‘99 FLEXI-COIL 3450, Dual Fan, Double Shoot, ISOBUS, 30.5l-32 12 Ply Tires, 340 BU , (N.A.P.) ..... ............................................................ $25,900 ‘00 GP 4000/2220 Air Drill, 40’x 7.5” Spacing, Hyd Drive, 2x13 Packers, T-Handle Adjust, Ravin Hyd Motor Drives, Ravin Monitor & Antenna $32,900 $26,900 JD 1910/1890, 3 Tank, 12” Conveyer, Tow Between, New Fan Housing, Duals, Single Shoot, 60’ Drill, 7.5” Spacing, Blockage Monitor.. ....................................... $ 165,900

‘11 GP FH6851HD, 51’, 16 Bar Flex Harrow, Forward Folding, 12’ Mid Sections ............................$27,900 HILLCO 48’ HARROW, 12-sections, Transport Cart, IH Spring Tooth Harrow, Bolt on Replaceable Points, 4-Bar Pepin Flex Harrow........................................ $9,900 S P I K E H A R R O W , Hill’s Hydro-Hitch cart, 50-ft, 5-bar flex harrow, hydraulic fold ............. $3,500

HAY TWINSTAR RA-2030, V-Rake, Twin Baskets, 5 Function, Guage Wheels, Control Box ..........................$17,500 NH 258 HAY RAKE, Ground Drive, Good Condition, Consigned.................................................... $3,995

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‘22 CASE IH 4440, 1107 Hrs, Lux Cab, 710/60 R46 Tires, 3” Front Fill, Nozzle Shut Off, Boom Flush Valve, 135’ Boom, 7 Section, 20” Spacing, AIM Command, DLX LED Field Lighting, Spray Pattern Lights, Aux Monitor Mounting, Manual Axle Adjust, AutoBoom Height Control, 3 Cameras, Chemical Eductor, Fence Row Nozzles, Wide Fenders, Intake Flowmeter, Reversing Engine Fan .............................. $434,900

fertilizer cart, 500 gal. poly tank, ground drive pump, bomber tires............................................. $1,900 SPRAYER, shop-bilt 80’ pull-type, single tips, 750-gal poly tank, 4-section AutoBoom, 2 fence-row nozzles, 24.5-32 tires,10-bolt, induction tank, rinse tank $5,900

‘21 CASE IH 4440, 850 Hours, Luxury Cab, 710/70R42 Tires, 135’ Boom, 3” Front Fill, Single Nozzle Body, 7 Section, 20” Spacing, Boom Flush Valve, AFS Pro 700, AIM Command, AFS 372 Receiver, Accuguide Nav II Controller, One Camera, (N.A.P.) ........ ......................................................... ...$429,900 ‘19 CASE IH 4440, 2882 Hrs., Luxury Surveyor Cab, Active Suspension, 380/90R46 Tires, 120’ 7 Section, 20” Spacing, AFS Pro 700, AutoBoom Height Control, Combo Rate Dual Body Shut-Off, Nav II Controller, Intake Flow Meter................................... $299,900

‘16 CASE IH 4440, 4100 Hours, 120’ Boom, Accuboom Section Control, Autoboom Height Control, Pr 700 AIM Command Pro, Foam Marker, 650/65R38 Turf Tread ... ........................................................... $189,900 ‘00 GALLENBERG Self Propelled Sprayer, 120’ boom, 8.3 Cummins, 4WD, Guidance, Consigned........... ............................................................... $37,500

MOLDBOARD PLOWS IH 800, 10-bottom plow, walking beam in center, good moldboards, good landsides and pads...................$5,600

MOWERS (4) 620/70R38 TIRES WITH RIMS, 3-Like New, 1-has 2 Seasons on it, consigned .............. $16,000 LEON, 8’ front blade, consigned................$1,000 KUBOTA V6280, hyd tree trimmer, consg .. $500

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’12 APACHE AS1220, 1100-hrs, 1200-gal, both narrow and flotation tires, hyd adjust axles, Trimble FM750, Section Control, Raven Auto Boom Height, Clean Unit! .$135,000 $124,900

‘90 LORAL MAGNUM IV, truck mounted fertilizer applicator, Allison automatic trans., 2-speed gear box, single axle truck with fertilizer applicator on top........................................................$9,900

BALERS AGCO 4790, Square Baler ............................ $19,900 ‘19 NEW HOLLAND RB450, 4x5, 1.8m Silage, Endless Belt, Net and Twin, Dlx Wrap, 18L1.6 Tires, Dual Wheels, Manual Hyd Pickup Lift, 5 Bar Reel, Roller Windguard, Clevis Hitch......................................................... $42,900 ‘03 NH 580, 16x18 Bale, Hydraulic Pick-up, Bale Extension, ¼ Turn Chute, Newer Knotters , Consigned ..... $13,900

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Corn is irrigated in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. As Oregon focuses on building housing and reducing groundwater declines, irrigation supplies are expected to come under increased pressure.

Irrigators caught between conﬂicting Oregon housing, groundwater policies By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press

Irrigators could be caught in the middle of a conflict between Oregon’s need to build more housing and its goal of curbing groundwater depletion, experts say. Rapidly increasing the state’s housing inventory is a key component of Gov. Tina Kotek’s plan to decrease homelessness. Meanwhile, the state’s Water Resources Department is proposing to mitigate aquifer declines with stricter rules for tapping into groundwater, which cities worry will constrain their growth. Under the proposal, the agency would deny applications unless there’s sufficient data that pumping won’t decrease groundwater levels or stream flows. “This is the functional end of groundwater appropriations throughout much of Oregon,” said Steve Shropshire, an attorney with the Jordan Ramis law firm, at the recent Oregon Water Law conference. See Irrigators, Page B3

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However, experts say it’s possible the two policy objectives will also have a combined effect on agricultural water, pushing cities to acquire water rights outside their boundaries and transfer them for municipal uses. Surface waters in Oregon have already been heavily appropriated while proposed groundwater regulations may greatly curtail aquifer pumping, experts say. Meanwhile, municipal demands are only expected to continue rising. “How is the system going to accommodate that?” asked Janet Neuman, a water rights attorney and retired Lewis and Clark Law School professor. Applying for new water rights will likely cease being the “bread and butter” of water law practice, and attorneys will have to find other ways to secure water for clients, said Marika Sitz, an attorney at the Ramis law firm. “I think that really leaves us with transfers,” Sitz said. Transfering both the point of diversion and the purpose of a water right would involve steep legal and practical hurdles, but that may not dissuade cities facing a dearth of alternatives, experts say. “If permits are not issued, they’re going to look at all other sources,” said Rep. Mark Owens, R-Crane, who often focuses on water legislation. While cities can theoretically buy water rights outside their urban growth boundaries and transfer them for municipal purposes, such transactions are limited by geography and geology, said Shonee Langford, an attorney with the Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt law firm. The water rights could only be transferred along the same waterway or within the same basin for groundwater, among other restrictions, he said. The OWRD must determine the transfer won’t enlarge the water right or injure senior water rights holders. Agricultural water rights are generally seasonal and current policy frowns on converting them to year-round municipal uses, though regulators have changed their view on the matter historically, Langford said. “With different lawyers advising them, they can flip flop their position,” he said. See Water, Page B4

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Despite such barriers, water rights transfers between farms and cities are hardly impossible, said John Short, who heads Water Rights Services LLC. “That’s how I get communities water,” he said. “That’s really the only viable option we have.” Cities can reimburse the OWRD for expedited processing of transactions and water rights can often remain seasonal as they’re transferred from agricultural to municipal uses, Short said. Like farmers, city residents use the most water during the summer irrigation season, but their demand plunges during the winter, he said. “That matches up pretty well to agricultural water rights,” Short said. The burden is on applicants to prove to OWRD that transactions won’t harm other water rights holders, which tends to put cities at an advantage over individual farmers and ranchers, said April Snell, executive director of Oregon Water Resources Congress. “Only people with the financial resources are going to be able to pay for the data,” she said. The state government should invest in better understanding the water situation in each basin because imposing more stringent rules without such information creates an uneven playing field, Snell said. “It’s setting us up to have more conflict,” she said. Despite recent investments in water data by the Legislature, Oregon’s knowledge is still lacking, said Rep. Ken Helm, D-Beaverton, who also focuses on water legislation. “It’s nowhere near what we need to make informed decisions,” he said. Though the state’s been making progress with water investments, such spending depends on healthy tax revenues, said Mark Landauer, lobbyist for the Special Districts Association of Oregon. “It takes just one bad budget cycle to tear all that down,” he said.

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Some wheat farmers grapple with low falling numbers By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Late harvest rains in Idaho have caused sprout damage, resulting in low falling number test results in the last of the wheat to be brought in, the executive director of the state wheat commission says. “It is geographically widespread in that we’ve seeing reports of low falling number in both the northern and southern part of the state,” Britany Hurst Marchant told the Capital Press. “However, because it happened at the very tail end of harvest, the volume of wheat damaged is quite low.”

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This year, a late spring, cool weather, and extended snow cover held up progress at the front of the growing season, pushing harvest later, she said. “As a result, the rains we got in the second half of August and in early September fell on wheat that hadn’t been cut yet,” she said. “When the wheat gets too wet and starts to sprout again or you get increased levels of late maturity alpha amylase during grain fill, you The test end up with low falling The commonly used fallnumber.” ing number test measures Sprout-damaged wheat starch damage in wheat. goes into the feed markets, Technicians determine how as a lower quality wheat, long it takes two pins to fall compared to “grade 1” or through a ground wheat-wa- Britany Hurst Marchant “grade 2” wheat exported ter slurry, measuring its visor milled domestically as cosity. Wheat with a low falling number a high-quality ingredient, Hurst Marchhas starch damage and is sold at a dis- ant said. count because it can reduce the quality “The wheat in which we saw sprout of baked goods and noodles. damage and low falling number will in Farmers were caught off guard in 2016 no way compromise the quality of wheat when 44% of soft white wheat samples customers and consumers are accusand 42% of club wheat samples tested tomed to receiving from the Pacific below 300, the industry standard. The Northwest,” she said, in a message to industry estimated the damage that year overseas buyers. “We take great care to cost farmers more than $30 million in ensure that the highest quality wheat is lower wheat prices. what we are feeding our families and Low falling numbers can be caused by your families. The vast majority of our pre-harvest sprouting due to rain or by crop this year meets the quality characlate maturity alpha-amylase occurring as teristics you expect and upon which you a result of large temperature fluctuations depend from PNW wheat.” during late grain filling. See Numbers, Page B7 The longer the wheat is in the ground,

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Farmers with low falling number don’t have many options, she said. “We blend wheat all the time to get certain protein levels or to meet other specifications required by customers, but you can’t blend out low falling number,” she said. Some people say anecdotally that leaving wheat in the bin longer will improve results of the test, but there’s no proof or scientific finding to support that theory, she said. Some farmers have the same load of wheat tested twice, receiving different results. Getting wheat tested more than once is not a bad idea, Hurst Marchant said. The farinograph, which tests starch quality, leaves room for error. “If your falling number result is lower than you thought it would be, it’s OK to get it tested again,” she said. “But remember, that variability goes both ways and having it tested again may be to your detriment. Testing high moisture grain can also lower your falling number results.”

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Oregon’s wheat harvest was largely complete prior to rains, so exportable crop did not see any falling number issues, said Amanda Hoey, Oregon Wheat CEO. In Washington, there have been a few instances, but overall wheat quality is “sound,” said Amber Hauvermale, Washington State University research assistant professor. There was “a lot of really, really good grain and a few isolated incidents where there may be low falling numbers on the farm level,” she said.

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The current falling numbers test is slow, can only measure two samples at a time, and requires expensive equipment. Due to expense and logistics, most grain elevators don’t have a falling number testing system on hand, Hauvermale said in a WSU news release. WSU and USDA Agricultural Research Service researchers and industry stakeholders are developing a new rapid test. “We are creating an immunological test for evaluating wheat quality, that will be calibrated to a falling numbers test,” Hauvermale said.

TheChavez, Growers’USGC Guide marketing B7 other information,” said Javier specialist for Mexico. “In turn, customers can ask questions about market factors, supply and demand issues related to COVID-19 while providing their own outlook on Mexican beer production. “By providing market information and education, we are able to better reach out to our end-users. We now have brewers asking for updated information on U.S. barley varieties and U.S. malt suppliers, as well as for help on specific trade projects.” Mexico is the world’s largest beer exporter in terms of both value and volume—good news for U.S. barley farmers and malt producers who supply the main ingredient. Mexico dominates imports of U.S. barley and barley products, purchasing 350,000 metric tons (12.9 million bushels) in 2019/2020. The outbreak of COVID-19 essentially shut down the brewing industry in Mexico in spring 2020 as beer production was deemed a non-essential industry. Some brewers near the border and in rural areas could operate, but malt imports quickly dropped to a third of normal demand. As these large companies have resumed production, the Council has stayed in close contact with key customers to stay tuned-in to their concerns. The shift to a virtual setting for this program meant the Council could not only answer questions, but also expand participation to include more staff from each of the companies as well as more presence from members of the U.S. barley and malt supply chain. “This business-to-business approach takes advantage of the virtual nature of meetings to make it easy to include more participants from both sides of the border,” Chavez Capital Press File said. “We can go beyond procurement staff to include other A sample of wheat goes through a falling individuals number test for starch damage at the USDA Agriculfrom these Mexican companies working in retural Research Service laboratory in Pullman, Wash. search and development, quality control and management. The report will look familiar to wheat At the same time, we can include a larger number of U.S. HeaderBetter and and Auger Rebuilding wPlatform NEW, researchers suppliers.” Than Factory industry members, she said, “but the way farmers,Nomaltsters, ! g in Follow us on Facebook and Instagram to see r tu c a f u n The has follow-up programs scheduled with Ma Council the we’re detecting issues with grain quality is PACKER WHEELS neat things we are workingfor on JD & IH! each individual brewing company to address specific needs completely diﬀerent.” The current falling number test is an “indi- identified through this virtual meeting. “Through these programs, we reaffirm the Council as a rect measure” of alpha-amylase. The new Theand Rebuilding an active parttest would directly measure the enzyme and source of education, market information Specialists ner in enabling trade,” Chavez said. “As a result, we have its activity, Hauvermale said. In August, they received a three-year more inquiries than ever from brewers, feed producers and (509) 745-8588 $850,000 grant from the Foundation for grain importers.” Waterville, WA www.barnesweldinginc.com Food and Agriculture Research. Researchers delivered proof of concept of a test to diagnostic technology company EnviroLogix, based in Portland, Maine. The Nov. 15th1st thru-Feb. 15th, Nov. Feb. 282024. th company is in “validation phase,” making tests accessible to the grain industry. They will deliver beta tests during the fall and winOn All Harvest Solutions & Precision Farm Parts ter to test grain samples acquired this year, Hi-Performance Combine Parts Hauvermale said. “As we move into spring, we hope to actuHarvest Solutions, Inc. ally be testing in real time at elevators,” she harvestsolutionsinc.com • 541-786-2358 said.

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Katie Gonzales, owner of Hiatt Farm, south of Philomath, Ore., said dessert pies now represent 25% of the operation’s annual income. “We’re still farming, but these are the products we sell really well,” she added.

Blue Raeven Farm in Amity, Ore., responded to plummeting berry prices in 2007 with a pop-up tent in a parking lot to sell fruit. That quickly turned into a farmstand with a commercial kitchen. A few years later, pies were added. “We were just making ﬁve to 10 pies a day and we were super excited,” Katie Sauers recalled. Fast forward and Sauers, manager of Blue Raeven Pie Company, estimated she’ll sell 25,000 pies the week of Thanksgiving. “The pie company is now the main driver of all our entities. It’s unreal,” Sauers said. Thanks to the pie company, Blue Raeven Farm has a buyer lined up every year for 100,000 pounds of fruit. Many family farms in the Northwest turned to value-added products to See Pie, Page B9

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diversify, and pies evolved into the heart of some agricultural operations.

Turkey day is pie day, too

According to the American Pie Council, 186 million pies are sold in U.S. grocery stores every year, enough to circle the Earth. Sales surge during the holidays but farmers said Thanksgiving was their most important day. Sauers said Thanksgiving pies account for 40% of Blue Raeven’s annual income. Katie Gonzales, owner of Hiatt Farm near Philomath, Ore., said her business sells 800-900 pies the week of the holiday. “Pumpkin pie is always toward the top of the list. Hazelnut Marionberry and caramel apple pecan are next in line,” Gonzales added. See Food, Page B12

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Hiatt Farm south of Philomath, Ore., will sell 800-900 dessert pies such as this Marionberry pie the week of Thanksgiving. Owner Katie Gonzales said the holiday is the most important day of the year for her business.

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Linda Swenson of Lil’ Punkin Pie Co. at Prairie Home Farm near Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.

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Rancher-funded checkoff provides beef nutrition info to parents of babies By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press The Beef Checkoff is promoting the benefits of beef for infants as they transition into eating solid foods. Funded by National Beef Checkoff dollars, the “Early Bites With Beef” campaign reached 300 medical offices, focusing on family practitioners, pediatricians and obstetricians/gynecologists, said Jackie Madill, executive director of the Washington Beef Commission. The campaign focuses on the nutrients in beef, such as protein, iron, zinc and choline, which regulates memory, mood and muscle control. The checkoff has funded beef nutrition research for a decade, Madill said. The campaign kicked off nationwide in 2021. “We’re not just turning four-month-old babies loose

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constantly engaging the next generation of consumer,” she said. “While millennial parents and Generation X parents are having these conversations at the moment, they’re raising the next generation — the Gen Zers and the Gen Alpha.” Generation Z is the term used to describe people born between 1997 and 2013. Generation Alpha, or Gen Alpha, is the term used for people born between 2010 and 2023. Parents introducing solid food into their child’s diet should consult their physician or health care provider first, Madill said. The commission next plans to address nutrient gaps in adolescents, particularly girls aged 8 to 14 years, Madill said. “I love that we’ve got beef nutrition research and beef meal solutions for every age and every stage of life,” she said.

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It’s critical to make sure kids and families are comfortable with beef and serving it regularly, Madill said. “We want to say, ‘Here’s the science, and here’s a recipe,’” she said. For example, before adding ground beef to a shepherd’s pie, a parent might take a portion of the beef and use their home blender to make a puree, Madill said as an example. Over time, they graduate to a thicker puree, then a chopped or smashed version or crumbles as the baby begins to use their hands at about 6 to 8 months old, then on to small food or finger foods and utensils. “It’s really this wonderful evolution that can begin as early as 4 to 6 months, and follow the development of the child from 10 to 24 months as their palate evolves,” Madill said.

Matthew Weaver/Capital Press Jackie Madill, executive director of the Washington Beef Commission

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The Washington commission last year expanded upon the medical office campaign with a digital advertising campaign aimed directly at consumers. The beef commission saw more than 250,000

impressions over several weeks in the springtime of 2022. “We know that pediatricians appreciated the content, and when we delivered directly to consumers, consumers engaged with the content,” Madill said. “That speaks powerfully to me.”

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It would be difficult to pinpoint the exact amount of increased sales that could result from the campaign, Madill said. The commission’s mission is to increase beef demand. “It really boils down to

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Washington crushes record for farm production By DON JENKINS Capital Press Washington’s agricultural production in 2022 reached an all-time high of $12.7 billion, shattering the previous mark as seven of the state’s top 10 commodities enjoyed record years. The old mark of $10.4 billion was set in 2015, despite a severe drought. Washington’s record production last year coincided with rising food prices and record farm exports. Higher prices rather Sierra Dawn McClain/Capital Press than larger crops drove Apples led Washington to a record-setting year in 2022 in value of agricultural the increase in value for production. most commodities, USDA seventh-most valuable comNational Agricultural Sta- commodities in the top ries and grapes. tistics Service regional five. Milk, wheat, cattle and Hay production was a modity after being 12th in director Dennis Koong said. calves, and potatoes all set record $882.5 million, up 2021. Wholesale egg prices 46% from 2021. Egg pro- rose to a record high in 2022 records for value. Apples most Milk production was duction soared to a record as bird flu reduced egg-layvaluable Apples were again the $1.68 billion, up 39% from $459.9 million, up 149%. ing flocks elsewhere in the state’s most-valuable crop, 2021. Wheat production Hop production was $434.4 U.S., according to USDA. Record-setters outside making up 16% of agricul- was $1.17 billion, up 55%. million, down 9%. the top 10 included onions, Sweet cherry production tural production. The 2022 Cattle and calves produccrop was valued at $2.07 tion was $1.02 billion, up was $407.7 million, down $368 million; carrots, $251 billion, up 3% from the year 28%. Potato production was 13%. Grape production was million; and canola, $70.7 $943 million, up 32%. a record $394.8 million, up million. before. Others in the top 10 were 31%. Crops that had lower The increase was modest compared to the other hay, eggs, hops, sweet cherEggs rose to be the state’s value in 2022 included Spokane, WA (509) 244-4902 Yellow Highlight denotes recent trade

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An El Nino likely will make the Pacific Northwest warmer than normal this winter and cause drought to persist east of the Cascade Range, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted Oct. 19. An El Nino shifts the Pacific jet stream, meaning the northern U.S. will get less cold air than usual from upper Canada and the North Pole, NOAA chief forecaster Jon Gottschalck said. “The anticipated strong El Nino is the predominant factor driving the U.S. winter outlook this year,” he said. “The greatest odds for warmer-than-average conditions are in Alaska, the Pacific Northwest and northern New England,” he said. An El Nino is triggered by warm Pacific Ocean temperatures along the equator. The last El Nino was in 2019. A La Nina, triggered by cool seas, prevailed the past three winters. NOAA rates the chances of a strong El Nino forming at 75% to 85%. The El Nino can be expected to have its strongest impacts in January, February and March, according to forecasters. Northwest snowpacks have varied during previous El Ninos. Washington’s 2014-15 “snowpack drought” occurred during an El Nino. The El Nino was stronger the next winter, but the snowpack was above average. NOAA Chief Scientist Sarah Kapnick cautioned against expecting the upcoming El Nino winter to be like any past El Nino winter. “No two El Ninos are alike. And the impacts of those El Ninos are not always alike,” she said. Gottschalk said “sub-seasonal” weather patterns could preempt El Nino. The atmospheric rivers that flooded California last year occurred during a La Nina winter, which are typically dry in the southern U.S., he said. Sub-seasonal patterns that have a stronger impact than an El Nino or a La Nina have been particularly noticeable in the western third of the U.S., he said. “This is something that has been happening more and more in, say, the last five to 10 years,” he said. While Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California are expected to be warmer than average, the outlook for rain and snow is more mixed.

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American Falls, Idaho, vies for top FFA chapter By BRAD CARLSON Capital Press

American Falls, Idaho, is one of three finalists for the national FFA organization’s Model of Excellence Award. Oklahoma chapters in Bartlesville and Stillwater also are finalists for the award, to be presented on the first day of the 96th National FFA Convention and Expo Nov. 1-4 in Indianapolis, Ind. Recognition as one of the country’s top three FFA chapters means that American Falls has reached a pinnacle seen by few, Idaho FFA Executive Director Clara-Leigh Evans said in an interview. Growing leaders, building communities and strengthening agriculture are the criteria for the award, for which 9,163 U.S. chapters can compete. The recognition “shows that American Falls goes above and beyond a singular strength and embodies the impact an FFA chapter can make in their school and local community,” she said. American Falls FFA is “an ideal model of agricultural education,” said Evans. The chapter exemplifies a complete model that

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Big Idaho Potato Harvest Meeting: 8 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Mountain America Center, 1690 Event Center Drive, Idaho Falls. State and national leaders in the potato industry to discuss trends, challenges and opportunities in Idaho and beyond. Website: https://tinyurl.com/4jphvwvt

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Denim and Diamonds Dinner Auction: 5 p.m. Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial St SE, Salem. Sponsored by Oregon Aglink, this event serves to recognize those who have gone above and beyond in advocating the importance of agriculture to the economic, environmental and social well-being of the state of Oregon. Website: https://aglink.org/events/denim-diamonds/ See Calendar, Page C5

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Organic Grower Summit: Hyatt Regency Hotel and Spa, Monterey, Calif. The summit brings together organic growers, producers and processors for education, information and networking. Website: https://www.organicgrowersummit.com

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PULLMAN, Wash. — The new director of USDA’s Western Wheat Quality Laboratory has one goal in mind: To keep a good thing going. Sean Finnie joined the lab July 30 as director. “Really, my priority was not to mess things up,” Finnie told the Capital Press. “I did a lot of just listening and learning how the lab works, understanding the priorities of the stakeholders ... really just trying to listen to growers, all the way to food manufacturers.” The lab is on the Washington State University campus in Pullman. Of four USDA wheat labs in the nation, it has the highest wheat and pulse research and sample throughput, serving Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California, Ari-

zona, Montana and Utah. Finnie expects to process 6,000 samples this year, up from 5,500 last year. He replaces Craig Morris, who died of pancreatic cancer in 2021. Morris was director for 32 years. Finnie praised research biologist Alecia Kiszonas, who stepped in as interim director, for guiding the lab through “a tremendous, difficult time.”

from WSU under Morris. He got a Ph.D. in grain science at Kansas State University and a post-doctoral degree at KU Leaven in Belgium. He worked as research project manager for Cargill Inc. and Bay State Milling Co., in Minneapolis and Boston before returning to the lab. “The experience I had as a student really propelled me into my career, and my life, and brought my wife and I Started as a all over the world,” Finnie dishwasher Finnie, now 42, first worked said. “When the opportuin the lab as an undergradu- nity came up for this job, I ate at University of Idaho , couldn’t turn it down.” starting as a dishwasher. ‘Characters at the lab’ It’s also where he found During his time at the lab, his footing as a food science Finnie worked closely with researcher, he said. longtime lab technicians He worked in the lab from Doug Engle and Art Bettge, 2002 to 2006, as an under- both now retired. grad and a graduate student, getting his master’s degree See Wheat, Page C7

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He points to estimates that white flour consumption is declining 3% a year, while organic wheat consumption is increasing by 10% to 20% per year. “From my research perspective, it’s frustrating that in the wheat industry, the only area that has increased sales year over year is organic wheat,” he said.

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“The characters at the lab really were unique in their approach to research, and helped me develop my approach I have now, which I think is somewhat unique as well,” he said. Engle was rooting for Finnie to get the job. He expects the lab to continue its long-running mission to answer industry questions and needs. “It’s just been this continuous drive to find out more, collaborate with our industry partners and produce a better wheat crop,” Engle said. “He’s extraordinarily experienced and capable,” said Bettge, now a wheat consultant and mayor of Moscow, Idaho. “It’s a beautifully circular story, where he started in the dish tank in the lab and now he’s the director.” Bettge said he always knew Finnie would be successful.

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Doug Engle, a retired food technologist at the USDA Agricultural Research Service Western Wheat Quality Lab. “(Farmers) can expect somebody who’s going to sit and listen to their concerns, what they need and what the export community needs,” he said. “Sean is going to be great. He’s one of my favorite people.” Morris’ biggest lesson to Finnie was curiosity, and a willingness to look at things differently. “That’s something I didn’t fully appreciate until I started working with other scientists that had more

of a traditional view on approaching research,” Finnie said.

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As growing seasons change, the lab will work to maintain the quality that the region’s wheat is known for worldwide, Finnie said. Major wheat components include starch and protein. Finnie hopes to also work on lipids, or fats, which he calls a “forgotten component” in batters and doughs

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Finnie and his wife of 20 years, Karee Bohman, met during high school. They have two children, Freya, 5, and Rowan, 2. The family lives in Spokane, and Finnie commutes to Pullman four to five times a week. He calls himself a “wannabe farmer.” If he could, he’d attempt to raise organic wheat just because of the challenge involved.

His wife comes from a farming family near Troy, Idaho. It’s helped Finnie appreciate the work involved. “It’s really about income per acre,” he said. In the traditional commodity market, farmers increase income by boosting yield, he said, but they can potentially develop more opportunities with food manufacturers as traits become specialized. “Hopefully, throughout the next couple decades that I’m here, we can come up with different wheat traits that can provide value,” he said.

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Continued from Page C8 The group and other agricultural stakeholders say they’ve been shut out of the mediation process. Without knowing any of the details, Pena said he’s not optimistic about the benefits to agriculture. “From the rumors we’ve been hearing, it does not sound good,” he said. “We don’t know, ultimately. We’re completely in the dark on this.” Other stakeholders will supposedly be given an opportunity to provide input, but that remains to be seen, Pena said. “There’s an agreement coming out that they’ve already conferred on,” he said. “It sounds like they pretty much have their decision that they want. ... Given our experience in this process, I’m very doubtful.” “It was kind of anti-climactic, because we didn’t get any details of what’s come out of negotiations,” said Kurt Miller, executive director of Northwest RiverPartners. Miller and Pena say their organizations expect to receive copies of the proposed package before the Dec. 15 deadline, and plan to respond. Key questions about the proposed actions and commitments, according to Northwest RiverPartners: • Do they help the region meet its climate change policy objectives? • Do they support electrical grid reliability for the region? • Do they support energy affordability? • Do they have a scientific

basis in salmon recovery? Miller said he’s “less worried and more upset” that stakeholders are still not included in negotiations. “How can I have any faith that the next 30 to 45 days would be any diﬀerent?” he said. “I don’t — I have absolutely zero faith that our input is going to be taken seriously.” Stakeholders have been told that Biden administration senior adviser John Podesta is “genuinely” worried about endangered salmon, but also about the region’s energy, barge transportation and farm infrastructure, Miller said. “We’ve been told all those things carry important weight with him,” Miller said. With the Biden administration’s “aggressive” climate decarbonization goals, removing the dams doesn’t make sense, he said. “But this is the government we’re talking about,” he said. “It’s just really hard to say. ... They literally are giving us nothing tangible.” Being left out of the process likely won’t make the region’s members of Congress happy, Miller said. “Policy makers don’t like to have groups being excluded,” he said. “Policy makers are not going to like that, if the administration turns its back on millions of Northwest ratepayers.” The message to farmers? “Just keep a really close eye on this,” Pena said. “Whatever happens here is going to have a huge impact on agriculture and our economy. Don’t lose sight of it. We’ll wait and see, I guess. We don’t know what they’re going to do.”

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The Idaho Wolf Depredation Control Board on Oct. 26 voted to contract with ﬁve ranch groups to help control wolves in priority areas. Contract applications were approved with Davis Cattle; the Siddoway, Hunsaker and Faulkner family ranches; and a group in the Salmon area. Each must report its progress halfway through the contract’s term. The contracts, in various locations, will start when agreements are signed. Some will end in early spring, some in June. A 2021 state law, which environmental groups opposed, substantially increased the number of wolves that can be taken and allowed additional control-related contracting. The wolf board in late June approved a pilot program to contract with ranch groups on private property where depredation is a problem. Allowed actions include hunting, trapping and aerial control. The livestock industry, the state Department of Fish and Game and the legislature fund the board. Directors of Fish and Game and the state Department of Agriculture co-chair it. The wolf board also contracts with USDA Wildlife Services to investigate livestock depredations and control wolves. Wildlife Services must have approval from Fish and Game to kill wolves. The new contracts aim to complement what Wildlife Services does while providing more information about livestock and wildlife depredation. Ranchers have reported that depredations can occur in addition to those that Wildlife Services investigations conﬁrm to be caused by wolves, Fish and Game Director Jim Fredericks said. Ideally, the rancher-led work will have the most impact in high-depredation areas. “We all recognize we don’t want to pay to harvest wolves that really are not causing the problems,” Fredericks

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said. Funding the contracts and seeing how the ranchers’ work unfolds is valuable, although “we will need to pay close attention to where the wolves are harvested, and other things.” Measuring and tracking results will be important, said board member Jon Goode. The five proposals totaled $156,250, more than three times the amount the board envisioned when it approved the pilot program. The board approved all proposals at 90%, or $140,625 combined. First-year priorities include spreading projects across a wide area to maximize potential impact, learning as much as possible and remaining conservative, board members said. Contracting parameters and processes could be refined in subsequent years. “If you go out and talk to producers, you begin to know that there’s a lot more money than this being lost every year,” said board member and rancher Richard Savage. The Idaho wolf population remains well above U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service minimums that allow state management as a game animal. The population held steady in 2020 and 2021, and dropped by just over 13% in 2022, according to Fish and Game studies. The Idaho Fish and Game Commission in recent years has focused harvests where wolf-livestock conflicts were chronic or where elk populations were below management objectives. Confirmed and probable wolf-caused depredations have been down recently.

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Washington farmer tops wheat yield contest with 212 bushels By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Chris Gross topped the national wheat yield contest this year, but don’t ask him to tell you how he did it. “I don’t know what I did right, and I don’t know what I did wrong yet,” Gross told the Capital Press. “You put the seed out, give it a good chance, make sure it has the water it needs and hopefully it will produce.” A member of the Reardan, Wash., Hutterian brethren, Gross got a yield of 211.98 bushels an acre in the contest’s irrigated winter wheat category. He planted the WestBred hard red winter wheat Keldin. “I guess it was just the right year for it,” Gross said. “The whole circle wasn’t that well, but we just found a good spot in the circle and all of a sudden saw the yield jump up, so we cut out the yield plot in that one ﬁeld.” Gross believes that one spot was a low area with a higher water table than the rest. The wheat was directseeded into pea stubble, he added. “That was probably what really boosted the yield, the

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Chris Gross, irrigator for the Reardan, Wash., Hutterian brethren, was the top Bin Buster in the National Wheat Yield Contest with 211.98 bushels an acre in the irrigated wheat category. excess nitrogen,” he said. It was his ﬁrst year entering the contest, which is sponsored by the National Wheat Foundation. He’s been farming 15 years, and is the irrigator for the Reardan Hutterians, overseeing water management. They farm about 6,000 acres, half dryland and half irrigated. Gross said he and the rest of the brethren were surprised by the win. They had a nice stand early on, he said, but didn’t think they’d do as well as harvest approached. The winter came on so quickly there wasn’t enough time to get

enough tillers, even into the spring, he said. The Reardan Hutterians completed planting next year’s winter wheat Oct. 22. This year, they began experimenting with biologicals in spring wheat, to reduce chemical usage. The goal was to “see if we can just try having the ground work for you,” Gross said. With chemicals, “we’re putting enough nutrients down, but I don’t know if the crop is actually getting it.” So far the change seems to be paying oﬀ, he said. “It was a major success,”

he said. “It was probably 3 or 4 bushels less than our conventional farming, but half the input. So it’s amazing. The emergence is really the eye-opener. Side by side, this thing popped up out of the ground so much faster and looked better. We have a lot more to learn.” Other contest Bin Busters: • Dryland winter wheat: Dick Judah of Carlton, Ore., who planted Limagrain soft white winter wheat LCS Shine, yielding 173.77 bushels an acre. • Dryland spring wheat: Brad Disrud of Nola, N.D., who planted WestBred hard red spring wheat WB9590, yielding 129.98 bushels an acre. • Irrigated spring wheat: Dallin Wilcox of Rexburg, Idaho, who planted WestBred hard white spring wheat WB7589, yielding 170.14 bushels an acre. The 24 national contest

winners averaged a yield of 144 bushels per acre across all categories, according to the National Association of Wheat Growers. The contest received “robust” participation and wheat farmers displayed “exceptional resilience” despite prolonged drought in the central and southern plains, and challenging conditions in spring wheat areas, NAWG said in a press release. Drought impacted 59% of U.S. winter wheat production by May 9 and 75% of U.S. spring wheat production by July 25. Contest entry deadlines were May 15 for winter wheat and Aug. 1 for spring wheat. Gross plans to enter again next year. Topping the contest “just shows us we have a lot more work to do,” he said. “It’s possible to grow it. Now we’ve just got to ﬁgure out how to do it over the whole farm.”

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Jersey cows at an Idaho dairy. Milk was Idaho’s top commodity by value in 2022. because of husbandry, breeding and management. Milk prices in 2022 reﬂected export-market factors as well as strong demand, he said. Barley production value increased by 87% from 2021 to nearly $450 million, a record high, according to NASS. Harvested acres increased by more than 14%. Hop production value dropped, following nine consecutive year-to-year increases, but was the third highest on record, according to the statistics service. “We are a main player in the U.S. in a lot of ag commodities, and this data show that,” Ellis said. Idaho leads the U.S. in potato production, peppermint oil, and trout for food, for example. In the rankings of the state’s top 10 commodities by value, barley moved up by one position to sixth and sugar beets moved down a spot to seventh. Here are the production values of Idaho’s top 10 commodities, 2021 to 2022: • Milk: Up 39.8% to $4.29 billion. • Cattle and calves: Up 22.5% to $1.75 billion. • Potatoes: Up 35.1% to $1.51 billion. • Hay (all): Up 50.4% to $1.42 billion. • Wheat (all): Up 42.5% to $748.4 million. • Barley (all): Up 87.8% to $449.55 million. • Sugar beets: Down 0.4% to $403.8 million. • Corn for grain: Up 12.2% to $171.07 million. • Onions (all): Down 9.5% to $123.3 million. • Hops: Down 6.6% to $98.04 million.

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