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Wake berries give farmers versatility Wake Haven is newest raspberry variety from Northwest Plant Company By Brent Lindquist brent@lyndentribune.com
WHATCOM — The seasons can be unpredictable, and so local berry farmers like to have as many options as possible to deal with whatever the weather throws at them year after year. For that reason, Lynden’s Northwest Plant Company is hard at work creating new varieties of raspberries for farmers to plant and then reap the benefits. The company’s newest variety is the Wake Haven raspberry, which can be planted about 10 days earlier in the spring. “It spreads out labor, it spreads out equipment, and it just allows a grower to get started sooner and spread the risk out over the season,” Northwest Plant owner Julie Enfield said. Northwest Plant first began work on the Wake Haven raspberry way back in 2008, when it was selected as a seedling. It spent one to two years in the seedling stage before Northwest planted it in a six-plant plot. Measurements were taken and the trials were expanded out. “It’s a long process,” Enfield said. The Wake Haven and its counterpart, the earlier
Wake Field, are both designed to help phase out the long-running Meeker variety, which gained strength in the 1980s following its introduction decades earlier. Enfield said the Meeker proved to be suitable for machine harvesting, which became a very important transition of the industry. However, the Meeker is vulnerable to root rot and raspberry bush dwarf virus (causing the fruit to become crumbly), and it’s a softer berry, meaning it does not hold up well to a significant amount of rain. It also molds rather easily. Northwest Plant’s varieties are higher-yield options that last longer and are less susceptible to the issues faced by the Meeker. “That’s the objective of this breeding program,” Enfield said. “Looking for varieties that are better than Meeker. We compare everything we evaluate to Meeker. For us to release something, it has to be better than Meeker.” The Wake Haven was released on limited acreage in the spring of 2016, and it saw a larger-scale release in 2017. “We kind of worked the bugs out of the propagation issues,” Enfield said. “We’re sold out for 2018, but we’re taking orders for the fall of 2018 and the spring of 2019.” Northwest Plant Company works in partnership with the Plant and Food Research Institute of New Zealand. Visit http://www. nwplant.com to learn more about the company.
Northwest Plant Company’s new Wake Haven raspberry is the company’s second offering for growers looking for a replacement of the Meeker variety.
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FERNDALE — Appel Farms announces that co-owner Ruth Appel is in the 2017 class of American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professionals. Appel was among those who passed the ACS Certified Cheese Professional exam given on July 26 in Denver. The total individuals now certified in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico and Europe is only about 900. The exam was established by the American Cheese Society to encourage high standards of comprehensive cheese knowledge and service for professionals in all areas of the industry. The exam is based on the knowledge and skills required to successfully perform cheeserelated tasks in jobs across the industry. Testing encompasses a broad range of topics including raw ingredients, the cheesemaking process, storing and handling cheese, selecting distributors, marketing and communicating about cheese, nutrition, and regulations and sanitation. Appel has been working in the cheese and dairy industry for close to 20 years. The Cheese Shoppe at Appel Farms is located at 6605 Northwest Rd. between Lynden and Ferndale. It is open Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Samples are available at the full-service cheese counter. The cafe is open for breakfast and lunch serving homemade soups, sandwiches, wraps and fresh baked goods, as well as espresso and milkshakes using ice cream made on the farm.
WHATCOM — At the recent Master Gardener State Conference in Yakima, Whatcom County’s own Karen Gilliam was named State Master Gardener of the Year. Karen has served the local program as a volunteer in every capacity for 41 years. During the 1980s she served as secretary, treasurer and president of the WSU Whatcom County Master Gardener Foundation. She also helped create the WSU Whatcom Extension demonstration gardens at Hovander Homestead Park. She has been a mentor to new Master Gardener trainees and the teacher of monthly plant identification courses and numerous community workshops and classes throughout the county. Each year, Karen has donated approximately 1,500 plants to the annual plant sale. All arrive in tiptop shape and accurately labeled. You might think of these as her “green legacy” as the plants have settled into hundreds of gardens in Whatcom County. Karen became a certified Master Gardener in 1976, and for the past 41 years Karen has met and exceeded all expectations as a WSU Extension volunteer, says the Extension office. “She is professional, compassionate, research-based, a lifelong learner and above all, patient. In keeping with the mission of Master Gardeners she has expanded our knowledge of the plants we live with and been a model of stewardship.”
Benchmark milk price drops 21 cents The September Federal Order Class III benchmark milk price is $16.36 per hundredweight (cwt.), down 21 cents from August and 3 cents below September 2016, but $1.48 above California’s comparable 4b cheese milk price. The Class III price is equivalent to $1.41 per gallon, down a penny from August. Class III futures prices settled Friday, Oct. 6, with October at $16.80, November at $16.57, and December at $16.35 per cwt., and nothing above $16 until July 2018. The Class IV price is $15.86, down 75 cents from August but $1.61 above a year ago. California’s comparable September Class 4b cheese milk price is $14.88, down $1.38 from August and 36 cents below a year ago. The 4a butter-powder price is $15.69, down 99
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cents from August, but $2.11 above a year ago. While many in the U.S. are hoping exports can turn prices higher, the Oct. 3 Global Dairy Trade auction actually headed lower, with the weighted average for products offered down 2.4 percent. U.S. dairy prices were mixed the first week of Oc-
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ers report steady production amid strong domestic demand and interest from international buyers. Cash Grade A nonfat dry milk saw a Friday close at 82.5 cents per pound, a quarter-cent lower on the week and 9 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. $16.36 $16.55 (current) Oct. $16.65 $16.30 Nov. $16.45 $16.45 Dec. $16.30 $16.30 Jan. $15.85 $15.85 Feb. $15.80 $15.75 March $15.65 $15.70 April $15.55 $15.65 May $15.60 $15.65 Lee Mielke, of Lynden, is editor of the Mielke Market Weekly. Whatcom County has about 100 dairy farms.
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