Country Life October 2016

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Riding like the wind Dairying in Whatcom County is evident in the dairy barn of the Northwest Washington Fair each August.

(Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune)

Farmers sound off against CAFO Online comments show sense of personal threat to dairy industry

By Calvin Bratt editor@lyndentribune.com

WHATCOM — ­ Local dairy farmers pour out their concern for the future of the industry, many saying in online comments that they could be forced out of business by the rules and high costs of a proposed new Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) permit being developed by the state.

More than 350 entries — from form letters to personal and passionate appeals to detailed and technical statements — were posted by the Washington State Department of Ecology in September from a comment period that ended Aug. 31.

The remarks paint a sharp picture of contrast between farmers who say they are fighting for their livelihood and non-farmers saying

animal manure contributes to unacceptable pollution of streams and underground water sources.

Ecology also conducted public hearings in Bellingham and Yakima and took hardcopy letters. Overall, 4,534 comments were received, although some 94 percent of those were form letters from environmental groups urging stricter regulation of dairies, the Capital Press agricultural newspaper reported.

These are two statements from Lynden-area farmers: • Cheryl DeHaan — “Our farm will likely be one of those severely hurt or lost due to the draft CAFO permit. Your staff’s estimates of the costs are way, way off and make us think they have been provided to help sell this to the government leaders and the public.

We need to trust your agency and completely ignoring the reality of what this permit will do and selling it at the expense of our family, our heritage, our hopes for the future destroys trust in your agency and our state government.”

• Mike Douma — “Just letting you know (as a) third-

Brooklyn Bosman, 14, of Lynden, earned Grand Champion riding Montana in 2 Barrel Flags on the Whatcom County Intermediate Western Games team at the Washington State 4-H Fair in Puyallup in September. Brooklyn also took fourth and sixth in other events. She is a member of Nooksack Valley Junior Riders 4-H Club and attends Lynden Christian High School. (Courtesy photos/Shawna Bosman)

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Learning about streams

In Bloom

Autumn tasks for a colorful garden and healthy lawn

By David Vos

Lynden High School plant science students gather at Bender Fields to wrap up a Fishtrap Creek tour on Oct. 5. They learned about all types of impacts upon water quality, from septic systems to agriculture, and also the characteristics of a healthy stream. Two classes of agriculture teacher Tammy Brandvold took the tour. This is the first year using a grant to help educate in schools on local streams, said Lee First with sponsor Sustainable Connections. On Oct. 12 classes of Ferndale High School were to tour Schell Creek. (Calvin Bratt/Lynden Tribune)

Weather catch-up Editor’s Note: The weekly weather information normally presented on page A2 of the Lynden Tribune has been absent since about July 1. This is the information caught up to date.

Month High Temperature Low Temperature Precipitation Mo. High Low Pr. JULY 1 70 49 tr.

2 75 56 .00 3 71 56 .10 4 67 57 .09 5 63 54 .18 6 74 48 .00 7 64 53 .10 8 73 59 .17 9 71 56 .41 10 71 57 .00 11 72 56 .00 12 75 53 .00 13 74 56 tr.

14 75 53 .04 15 72 51 .06 16 72 56 .00 17 76 55 tr.

18 78 53 tr.

19 74 59 .00 20 79 52 .00 21 84 51 .00

22 74 59 tr.

23 74 59 .00 24 80 49 .00 25 82 49 .00 26 76 55 .00 27 82 53 .00 28 84 53 .00 29 84 57 .00 30 80 59 .00 31 77 54 .00 AUGUST 1 78 47 .00 2 69 51 .01 3 71 57 .05 4 79 50 .00 5 76 49 .00 6 76 46 .00 7 68 51 tr.

8 74 49 tr.

9 67 59 .03 10 75 58 .00 11 82 50 .00 12 88 53 .00 13 86 56 .00 14 80 56 .00 15 82 50 .00 16 81 51 .00 17 82 51 .00 18 93 50 .00 (ties max. 93 in 1940) 19 94 62 .00 (breaks min. 60 in 1974) 20 88 51 .00 21 79 52 .00 22 72 57 .00 23 80 45 .00 24 90 47 .00 25 92 50 .00

26 91 50 .00 27 76 56 .00 28 71 55 .05 29 81 54 .00 30 71 49 .00 31 66 53 .17 SEPTEMBER 1 66 57 .16 2 63 53 .37 3 67 54 .01 4 70 44 .00 5 64 48 tr.

6 67 55 .00 7 64 54 .10 8 70 55 .05 9 74 41 .00 10 76 54 tr.

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ing of pansies. Choose colors that coordinate with your bulbs and you’ll have a beautiful mix of heights, textures and colors come spring when your bulbs push up through the pansies and bloom!

Beyond the realm of flowers, though, October is still a great time to plant shrubs, trees and perennials. While our air temperatures are cooling, the soil still has some summer warmth left in it, making for rapid root development on whatever you choose to plant.

Add to that the free watering your plants will get every time it rains plus sales happening as nurseries reduce their inventory for winter, and there’s little reason not to plant!

Lastly, think of autumn as the beginning of the year for your lawn — and here in the Pacific Northwest, the first thing to do in just about any lawn care plan is prevent moss growth. October is the perfect time to apply granular lime to your lawn to discourage moss and keep your grass healthy.

Since moss tends to grow during cool, wet weather, fall is the best time of year to apply lime, but given the amount of rain we typically get here in northwest Washington, plan to reapply in spring. In any case, use a fastacting lime like Super Sweet and you’ll have much less moss to try to eradicate come spring.

October isn’t always the most pleasant month for yard work, but we wouldn’t be true Washingtonian gardeners if we let a little rain slow us down, right? So, enjoy the nip in the air and make the most of fall gardening!

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12 78 46 .00 13 78 41 .00 14 76 41 .00 15 76 41 .00 16 74 46 tr.

17 63 55 1.00 18 69 51 tr.

19 65 54 .32 20 69 50 .05 21 73 41 .00 22 69 39 .00 23 56 48 .05 24 67 48 .14 25 71 55 .02 26 76 50 tr.

27 76 50 .00 28 71 42 .00 29 65 39 .00 30 66 37 .00

With the return of rainy, cool weather, autumn is in full swing here in the Pacific Northwest. And while it’s not always the most fun to work outside these days, the fact is that it’s perfect weather for planting and taking care of some important yard work. So here’s what’s on my gardening to-do list this month — grab your raincoat!

First, it’s time to replace your summer flowers with two types of flowers that will provide fresh color for both winter and spring. If you love the color that spring-blooming bulbs offer, now is the time to plant.

Tulips, daffodils and other early-spring bloomers need the winter to put out roots and grow, so even though you won’t see anything happening aboveground until late January at the earliest, get them planted now and they’ll be well-established come spring.

When I plant bulbs, I prefer to plant in groups. If you’ve ever visited a bulb display garden, you know the impact that bulbs planted en masse can have.

Now I’m not suggesting you make your yard look like a tourist destination, but even on a smaller scale a single grouping of 10-12 bulbs makes a much bigger impact than 10-12 bulbs scattered around the yard. For that reason, I recommend digging a wide, flat-bottomed hole, sprinkling bone meal into the bottom and working it into the soil, then arranging your bulbs in the desired pattern or grouping type.

I mentioned planting two types of flowers for color through winter and spring — and bulbs are sure to give you color in spring. But for winterlong color, nothing beats the happy faces of winter pansies.

It’s unfortunate, really, that modern derogatory slang dictates that a wimpy, weak person is a “pansy,” because these flowers are truly anything but.

Winter pansies not only bloom until the hardest winter freeze, but as soon as the weather climbs above freezing, they continue to put out new flowers well into late spring or even early summer.

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generation farm, if Whatcom County environmental extremists are running things, we will sell our cows and after over 50 years in business will be forced out! Sad. Hope that you know what you’re doing?”

As proposed in the summer, dairy farms of 200 or more milking cows would have to get a permit — either under state or tougher federal law — to handle their manure.

The permit creates new restrictions on when and where farmers can spread manure.

They would need to keep records of application, sample soils yearly and budget the nutrient level applied to each field.

A farm’s Manure Pollution Prevention Plan — which could parallel the already required Dairy Nutrient Management Plan — would detail these matters of storage, land application, record-keeping and reporting.

Based on his record, under the permit a farmer could be required to revise manure management. If three years pass without a problem, the review could be extended to three years instead of annually.

In the comments, many farmers claim that, in both

Whatcom County and across the state, there is about 97 percent compliance with state soil nutrient standards, leaving only 3 percent problem situations.

They say that pollution impacts already from Canada stream flow across the border into Whatcom, and also from failing septic systems and growing cities, have not been accounted for properly.

Over years, the farmers say, they have built manure holding lagoons and used related equipment as directed — and funded — by other government agencies, only to be told now that those are not good enough, and pollute.

Another matter is requiring buffers to streams — 100 feet if open field, 35 feet if through vegetation — which will force farmers to have to find more land to apply manure — another crimp of the land base for them.

Ecology’s calculation of cost impacts is $11,400 to $19,000 per farm under the state permit, $18,000 to $25,700 under the federal one.

These are additional opposition comments: • Ruth deBoer — “We live in the north county surrounded by farmers and see how educated

and conscientious they are. I disagree with making a permit based on what is believed instead of facts. I could not find any test results that would warrant these strict and expensive fees. These hard-working dairy farmers are what America was built on. Please get out of your office and spend some time on a farm verifying what is believed before you add undeserved hardship on hardworking Americans.”

• Steven Beebe — “Farming has always been vital to this area and our farms and farmer families are essential to this community. The restrictive regulations currently being considered would place an undue burden on these farmers when the vast majority of them are already doing their best to limit pollution and run-off.”

These are comments in support of stricter rules: • Peter Haase — “I believe the large cattle feeders and grazers should have very stringent permits (much more so than that proposed for CAFO) that work like construction projects. The operator has to put many protections in place and then do the sampling and monitoring and reporting to show they are not polluting.

Agriculture in general gets too much of a free ride when it comes to water pollution. They will find a way to meet a more stringent permit and we all will final begin to see cleaner streams that flow within agricultural fields, especially those with livestock.”

• Randall Collins — “More than a few scientific studies identify industrial agriculture as a major source of water pollution. This is an issue that affects the entire state of Washington. ... The permit lacks critical requirements for changing how manure waste is managed in our state. By failing to adequately regulate this known source of pollution, the permit threatens public health and fisheries. Require large and medium CAFOs to use cost-effective and sciencebacked technology to reduce pollution, such as double liners for manure lagoons.”

The agency intends to make a decision by the end of this year.

The comments are at: https://data.wa.gov/NaturalResources-Environment/2016D r a f t - C A F O - Pe r m i t - P u b lic-Comments/a9ns-58n5.

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Crop outlook: Higher New Bread Lab, Baking yields, lower returns School in Skagit Valley Northwest Farm Credit Services does its quarterly Market Snapshot SPOKANE — Northwest Farm Credit Services, the region’s leading agricultural lending cooperative, has released its quarterly Market Snapshot that looks at the state of major agricultural commodities in the Northwest.

This is the analysis of commodities pertaining to Whatcom County (berries were not surveyed): Dairy — After increasing more than $2 per hundredweight (cwt.) between May and August, December class III milk futures slipped, weighed down by butter and cheese inventories. However, lower feed prices are softening falling milk prices’ impact on dairy producers’ profit margins. Costs of production are down by as much as $1.50 per cwt. on dairies where new-crop inventories enter feed rations.

Globally, milk production is slowing, especially in the European Union and Australia.

Beef — Current and projected cattle markets are volatile and trending down.

Bearish market forces include increasing herd numbers and beef production, sluggish beef exports and a relative decrease in poultry and pork prices. The USDA’s recent decision to allow Bra-

zilian beef imports is significant, but the net effect upon U.S. markets is limited due to the Other Country Tariff Rate Quota system. (The quota caps beef exports from Brazil and other named countries at 64,000 metric tons.)

Potatoes ­ — Northwest potato production is mixed.

In Idaho, favorable weather conditions support strong yields, up 5 to 10 percent from the prior year. Washington potato yields are down by the same percent, limited by high early-season temperatures. Although fresh-market potato prices were initially profitable, markets are now at or below producers’ costs of production. Lower fuel, fertilizer and pesticide expenses help buffer potato growers’ margins.

Hay — Ample and lowpriced feed supplies are swamping hay markets.

Favorable growing conditions increased hay, grass, alfalfa and corn silage yields throughout the Northwest.

Strong production and oldcrop inventory carryover continue to challenge hay prices, with many growers accepting offers between $55 and $100 per ton for fairquality hay. Demand from U.S. dairies is lackluster, but export demand is up nearly 11 percent year to date.

Nursery-Greenhouse — Nursery and greenhouse growers are optimistic, citing strong demand. Ornamental buyers are committing to orders early to assure access to product, driving year-

to-date sales up nearly 10 percent. Greenhouse sales are similar to last year, with increases limited by adverse seasonal weather. Overall, the outlook for the nursery and greenhouse industry is positive, buoyed by inventory shortages, strong demand and expectations for rising housing starts. Labor shortages continue to temper producers’ optimism.

Fisheries — Good fishing and strong demand support higher or sustained prices for many fisheries, including pollock, Pacific cod and halibut. Other fisheries, such as black cod, pink shrimp and salmon, face challenges. Whale predation of black cod, a salmon run failure in Prince William Sound and a voluntary shutdown of the pink shrimp industry challenge these fisheries. Overall, the fishing industry faces opportunities in consumers’ preferences for healthy and sustainable proteins.

Forest Products — The U.S. housing industry drives forest products industry demand and prices. Although housing starts are up nearly 6 percent from 2015, they remain below sustainable levels. Pent-up housing demand supports the forest products industry in the long term. In the near term, recently improved lumber prices face challenges from rising Canadian lumber imports. Log price increases are limited by ample supplies fueled by summer logging not hindered by forest fires.

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Milk price drops, after three months of gain September’s Federal Order benchmark Class III milk price is $16.39 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 52 cents from August.

But it is 57 cents above September 2015 and $1.15 above California’s comparable 4b cheese milk price.

The 2016 Class III average is now at $14.38, down from $16.04 at this time in 2015 and $22.72 in 2014.

The September Class IV price is $14.25 per cwt., down 40 cents from August and 83 cents below a year ago.

California’s September 4b cheese milk price is $15.24 per cwt., down $1.10 from August but 30 cents above September 2015. The 2016 average now stands at $13.64, down from $14.62 a year ago and $20.53 in 2014.

The 4a butter-powder price, at $13.58, reversed three months of gain, down 41 cents from August and $1.82 below a year ago.

The Oct. 4 Global Dairy Trade auction reversed four consecutive sessions of gain, as the weighted average for all products offered dropped 3 percent. The previous event

End of year Small Fruit Conference at fairgrounds WHATCOM — Plans are being made for the 2016 Washington State Small Fruit Conference on Wednesday through Friday, Nov. 30 to Dec. 2, on the Northwest Washington Fairgrounds in Lynden.

Get caught up to date, with over 20 hours of educational opportunities, on production information and pest management tools, and hear from industry leaders on the current and future state of the regional berry industries.

These will be pest management topics: foliar and fruit disease management and biology, soil-borne disease management, weed management, insecticide/miticide decline evaluation, virus management and survey. These will be cultural management topics: nutrient management, foliar feeding, pollination, automation.

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saw a 1.7 percent gain, following a 7.7 percent boost on Sept.

6, 12.7 percent on Aug. 16 and 6.6 percent on Aug. 2.

Back home, cash cheese and butter at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange ended the first week of October on an up note. Block cheddar was steady until that Friday when it gained 1.75 cents and closed at $1.55 per pound, 15 cents below a year ago. The barrels dipped to $1.45 on Oct. 5, but rallied and closed at $1.51, unchanged on the week but 11 cents below a year ago.

Midwest cheese production is “active and running near full capacity when pos-

sible,” according to Dairy Market News. Domestic demand remains strong in advance of the holiday season.

Spot butter sank to $1.83 on Oct. 6, the lowest spot price since May 4, 2015, but regained 2 cents on that Friday, closing at $1.85 per pound, down 4.75 cents on the week and 56.75 cents below a year ago.

Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk ended at 91.5 cents per pound, down 1.25 cents on the week and 12 cents below a year ago.

The Northwest Dairy Association made these price projections for the Class III price and Pacific Northwest blend price: Month Class PNW III Blend Sept. $16.39 $15.85 (current) Oct. $14.85 $15.30 Nov. $15.20 $15.20 Dec. $15.20 $15.30 Jan. $15.30 $15.30 Feb. $15.50 $15.55 March $15.60 $15.75 April $15.70 $15.90 Lee Mielke, of Lynden, is editor of the Mielke Market Weekly. Whatcom County has about 100 dairy farms.

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The annual meetings of the Washington blueberry and red raspberry commissions are held during the conference.

For more, including registration, call WSU Whatcom County Extension at 360-7785800 or go to http://whatcom. wsu.edu/ag/edu/sfc/.

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The note was in a tube that was strapped to the pigeon’s leg. The hawk that tried to get him did not succeed. And then he heard gun fire. The Germans were firing at him!

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just about to take off when G.I. Joe had arrived! G.I. Joe was the pigeon’s name.

Then G.I. Joe went back to Italy with another note. The planes would not come to bomb the town. The town was safe. G.I. Joe had saved their lives! He got put into a museum where everybody could see the very famous pigeon who had saved a whole town’s life. And he lived happily ever after.

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Family owned and operated Lic# WHATC873RB

Gutter Screens & Cleaning • Removal ASK ABOUT OUR MAINTENANCE PLANS

Seamless Gutters Baked-On Colors • Aluminum • Copper

All credit cards accepted

For FREE Estimates call 360-354-5810 or 360-733-4355

The water power division of Canyon Industries, Inc. Design, Engineering, Fabrication, CNC Machining 5500 Blue Heron Ln., Deming, WA 98244 Tel: 360-592-5552, canyonhydro.com

800-342-7530