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2 CapitalPress.com December 9, 2016 People & Places ‘A rancher fixing ranchers’ problems’ Chris Banks helps other landowners with conservation issues in Idaho Capital Press Established 1928 Board of directors Mike Forrester ..........................President Steve Forrester Kathryn Brown Sid Freeman .................. Outside director Mike Omeg .................... Outside director Corporate officer John Perry Chief operating officer By SEAN ELLIS Capital Press Managers Capital Press Mike O’Brien .............................Publisher CHESTERFIELD, Idaho — When it comes to dealing with government on water and soil conservation issues, southeast Idaho ranchers can turn to one of their own for help. Chesterfield rancher Chris Banks worked for the Idaho Association of Soil Conserva- tion Districts for eight years before starting his consulting business, Conservation Ba- sics, in 2014. During his time at the commission, he learned how to address federal Clean Wa- ter Act requirements and ap- ply for conservation grants and he wrote total maximum daily load implementation plans and rapid water shed as- sessments for the USDA Nat- ural Resources Conservation Service. When it comes to dealing with water quality and soil erosion issues, Banks, 34, has seen both sides of the prover- bial fence, as a rancher and government employee. He still works part-time for the association and spends the rest of his time running his cattle operation and his con- sulting business. Banks was raised on the family’s ranch in Chesterfield, Idaho, east of Pocatello. His first experience deal- ing with government on water quality issues started when his family was approached by Idaho State Department of Agriculture officials about a water quality issue dealing with a creek that ran across cattle trails. Calendar Joe Beach ..................................... Editor Elizabeth Yutzie Sell .... Advertising Director Carl Sampson ................Managing Editor Barbara Nipp ......... Production Manager Samantha McLaren .... Circulation Manager Entire contents copyright © 2016 EO Media Group dba Capital Press An independent newspaper published every Friday. Capital Press (ISSN 0740-3704) is published weekly by EO Media Group, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, OR, and at additional mailing offices. Courtesy of Idaho Farm Bureau Federation Rancher Chris Banks flies a drone on his ranch in Chesterfield, Idaho, in September as his wife, Autumn, and sons, Cort and Ridge, watch. Besides running his ranch, Banks helps fellow ranchers and landowners deal with water and soil conservation issues. To Reach Us Western Innovator Chris Banks Title: Rancher and owner of Conser- vation Basics, a consulting business Focus: Helping fellow landowners deal with water and soil conservation issues Family: Wife, Autumn, and sons Cort, 3, and Ridge, 1 Home: Chesterfield, Idaho ISDA officials worked with the ranch to get the trails moved away from the stream and install a gravity-fed trough system. The ranch also relocated is corrals. “It was a good experi- ence for me because they did it in a manner that was not heavy-handed at all,” Banks Monday, Dec. 12 Internal Auditor Workshop. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Idaho Water Center, 322 E. Front St., Boise. We will teach you how to conduct internal audits in your facility against one of the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) Audit Schemes, which are becoming a standard for the food industry as a tool for assuring food safety and regulatory compliance and has become a customer re- quirement for many processors. http://bit.ly/2etdxP6 Oregon Fine Fescue Commis- sion meeting. 7-9 a.m. Salem Con- vention Center, 200 Commercial St. SE, Salem, Ore. www.oregon- finefescue.org Tuesday, Dec. 13 Family Offices 101: An Intro- duction and Best Practices. 7:30 to 9 a.m. Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road, Tualatin, Ore. Family offices are a professionally managed financial organization formed by a single or multiple families. Presented by: Carol Wachter and Eric Johnson, Deloitte Tax LLP. Sponsored by the Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University. $40 per person. http://bit.ly/2gQX6M4 Through Wednesday Dec. 14 Meridian FFA Holiday Produce Sale, Meridian Professional Techni- cal Center, 1900 W. Pine St., Merid- ian, Idaho. The sale is 8 a.m.-noon Saturday, closed Sunday and 8 a.m.-5:30 p.m. through Wednesday. www.meridianffa.theaet.com Monday-Tuesday Dec. 12-13 Oregon Seed Growers League Annual Convention. Salem Con- ference Center, 200 Commercial St. SE, Salem, Ore. The agenda includes industry speakers, edu- cational sessions, displays, trade show and an industry reception. seedleague.org Monday-Wednesday Dec. 12-14 Far West Agribusiness Associ- ation 57th Annual meeting. Three Rivers Convention Center, 7016 Grand Ridge Blvd., Kennewick, Wash. Featured speakers are Chuck Conner, president and CEO www.oxarc.com of the National Council of Farm- er Cooperatives and Chris Jahn, president of The Fertilizer Institute. www.fwaa.org Wednesday-Friday Jan. 4-6 Potato Expo 2017. Moscone Center West, 800 Howard St. San Francisco, Calif. potato-expo. com Friday-Wednesday Jan. 6-11 2017 American Farm Bureau Federation Annual Convention & IDEAg Trade Show. Phoenix Con- vention Center, 100 N Third St., Phoenix, Ariz. http://annualcon- vention.fb.org Tuesday, Jan. 10 Idaho-Eastern Oregon Alfalfa and Clover Seed School. Cald- well Elks Lodge, Caldwell, Idaho. Contact: benjamin@amgidaho. org Thursday, Jan. 12 Inside the Family, Outside the Business. 7:30 to 9 a.m., Bridge- Port BrewPub, 1313 NW Marshall St., Portland. This session will explore how family members in- volved in the business can best communicate and collaborate with non-active members. We will share first-hand insights from a panel of non-active family mem- bers on how they have faced the challenges of being inside the family, but outside the business. Presented by the Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University. $40 per person. 800- 859-7609 http://bit.ly/2gQX6M4 Thursday-Friday Jan. 12-13 Oregon Mint Growers Annual Meeting. Salishan Lodge & Golf Resort, 7760 Hwy 101 North, Gleneden Beach, Ore. oregon- mint.org Monday, Jan. 16 Oregon Blueberry Conference. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Salem Convention Center, 200 Commercial St. SE, Salem. Presented by the Oregon Blueberry Commission and the North Willamette Research and Extension Center. 503-589-1700 or oregonblueberry.com. Tuesday-Thursday Jan. 17-19 38th Annual Ag Expo. Idaho Holt Arena, 921 Pocatello, Idaho. ductions.com said. “Because of that experi- ence, it kind of shaped what I wanted to do for a living.” In 2006 he went to work for the IASCD, which sup- ports the state’s 50 conserva- tion districts. He started his consulting business in 2014 and now helps fellow ranchers and oth- er landowners with their con- servation challenges. Banks helped engineer a major project for Inkom, Idaho, rancher Jim Guthrie Sr. that involved protecting a stream bank on his proper- ty, including fencing off 1.5 miles of the Portneuf River and installing water troughs. “He’s a great person to have at that position and he’s helped a lot of people clear through the valley,” Guthrie said. “He’s a really good ad- vocate for farmers and ranch- ers because ... he runs cattle himself. Chris really under- stands because he’s a rancher fixing ranchers’ problems.” Banks wishes more ranch- ers would take a more coop- erative approach with gov- ernment agencies, especially local ones, when it comes to addressing conservation is- sues. “There are government agencies like your soil and water conservation districts ... that are ag-minded, that are producer-driven and they want you to succeed,” he said. “We have to get over the idea that it’s ‘Us versus Them.’” Banks has turned to drones recently to help him in his conservation efforts, using them to take before, during and after photos of projects and to fly over stream chan- nels to identify potential prob- lem areas. “I think the possibilities with drones are limitless,” he said. GASES / WELDING / SAFETY / FIRE Sponsored by: To submit an event go to the Community Events calendar on the home page of our website at www.capitalpress.com and click on “Submit an Event.” Calendar items can also be mailed to Capital Press, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Sa- lem, OR 97301. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Capital Press, P.O. Box 2048 Salem, OR 97308-2048. Eastern Idaho State University South 8th Ave., www.spectrapro- Wednesday-Thursday Jan. 18-19 49th Annual Idaho Potato Con- ference. Idaho State University’s Pond Student Union Building, 921 South 8th Ave., Pocatello, Idaho. Speakers include Idaho Potato Commission President and CEO Frank Muir, Potatoes USA Pres- ident and CEO Blair Richardson and National Potato Council Exec- utive Vice President John Keeling. http://bit.ly/2fayqPE Idaho Noxious Weed Con- ference. Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise, Idaho. www. idahoweedcontrol.org Thursday, Jan. 19 Oregon Tall Fescue Commis- sion meeting. 6-8 p.m. Cascade Grill restaurant, 110 Opal St. NE, Albany, Ore. www.oregontallfes- cue.org/ Tuesday-Thursday Jan. 24-26 Northwest Agricultural Show. Portland Expo Center, 2060 N Marine Drive, Portland, Ore. The hours are 9 a.m.-6 p.m. on Tues- day, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. on Wednesday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Thursday. www.nwagshow.com Wednesday-Friday Jan. 25-27 FSPCA Preventive Controls for Human Food Course. Idaho De- partment of Labor, 600 N. Thorn- ton St., Post Falls, Idaho. The new Food Safety Modernization Act regulation requires every process- ing facility to have a trained re- source person or “Preventive Con- trols Qualified Individual” who has completed a specialized training course (such as this one) devel- oped by the Food Safety Preven- tive Controls Alliance that is recog- nized by the FDA. This person will oversee the implementation of the facility’s food safety plan and other key tasks. http://bit.ly/2f6cogT Wednesday-Saturday Jan. 25-28 American Sheep industry As- sociation Convention. Denver Mar- riott City Center, 1701 California St., Denver, Colo. www.sheepusa. org/About_Events_Convention Wednesday, Feb. 1 California Prune Industry Sum- mit. Orchard Creek Lodge, Lincoln, Calif. www.californiadriedplums. org Tuesday, Feb. 7 Pesticide Short Course-IPM. 8 a.m.-4:10 p.m. Lane Community 20 Northwest Locations College, Center for Meeting and Learning, Bldg. 19, 4000 E. 30th Ave., Eugene, Ore. $85 if regis- tered by Jan. 23; $95 after. http:// extension.oregonstae.edu/lane/ farms Tuesday-Thursday Feb. 7-9 Spokane Ag Expo and Pacific Northwest Farm Forum. Spokane Convention Center, 334 W Spo- kane Falls Blvd., Spokane, Wash. Spokane Ag Expo is the largest farm machinery show in the Inland Northwest. https://greaterspokane. org/ag-expo/ Wednesday-Feb. 8 Oregon Clover Growers Annual Meeting. Noon-1 p.m. Holiday Inn, Wilsonville, Ore. Wednesday-Thursday Feb. 8-9 The 8th Annual Organic Farm- ing Conference. Canyon Crest Event Center, 330 Canyon Crest Drive, Twin Falls, Idaho. The event is organized by the Northwest Center for Alternatives to Pesti- cides. www.pesticide.org/events Tuesday-Thursday Feb. 14-16 Practical Food Safety & HAC- CP. The Riverside Hotel, 2900 Chinden Blvd., Boise, Idaho. HACCP or Hazard Analysis Criti- cal Control Points, is a preventive system for the control of health threatening food hazards during food processing. The comprehen- sive three-day workshop is de- signed for individuals responsible for implementing and managing a HACCP system in a food process- ing facility. Participants who pass a final test will receive a certificate of completion. http://bit.ly/2f2iJ9Q Thursday, Feb. 16 Keeping Your Family Business Communication on Track. 7:30 to 9 a.m. Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road, Tualatin, Ore. This session will provide tools and techniques that attendees can use right away to cul- tivate better communication among family members, employees, and shareholders. Presented by: Mark Wickman, Family Business Coun- sel. $40 per person. 800-859-7609, http://bit.ly/2fPK987. Wednesday, March 8 Taxes and Succession Plan- ning. Noon-1 p.m. Join us for a free online webinar and an intro- duction to how planning ahead for estate and gift taxes can help address family and busi- 1-800-765-9055 ness needs and meet retirement goals for the current generation. Presented by: Carol Wachter and Heather Tomsick, Deloitte Tax LLP, and the Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University. 800-859-7609, http:// bit.ly/2gW7Kjq Thursday, March 16 Building Family Business Value from the Inside Out. 7:30 to 9 a.m. BridgePort BrewPub, 1313 NW Marshall St., Portland. Much can be done to build the value of the business from inside the enterprise, and the earlier the process begins, the more sustainable the results will be. In addition to building value, most businesses become more ef- ficient and profitable along the way. Presented by Francis Brown, Key Private Bank and the Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University. 800-859-7609, http://bit. ly/2gR3KC0 Tuesday, April 11 Do Your Kids Want the Busi- ness? Planning for Yes or No. 7:30 to 9 a.m. Hayden’s Lakefront Grill, 8187 SW Tualatin-Sherwood Road, Tualatin, Ore. This session will deliver practical advice for fam- ily business owners regarding next generation succession. Presented by Steve Bennett, Farleigh Wada Witt and the Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University. 800-859-7609, http://bit.ly/2h3k8Ck Thursday, May 18 Family Business Charters. 7:30 to 9 a.m. BridgePort BrewPub, 1313 NW Marshall St., Portland. A family business charter sets forth the es- sential rules, obligations, and re- sponsibilities relating to ownership and management of the business, as well as the family values that will help sustain the business for future generations. Presented by A. Jef- fery Bird, Lane Powell PC and the Austin Family Business Program, Oregon State University. $40 per person. 800-859-7609, http://bit. ly/2gPuLYY Correction policy Accuracy is important to Capital Press staff and to our readers. If you see a misstatement, omission or factual error in a headline, story or photo caption, please call the Capital Press news department at 503-364-4431, or send email to newsroom@capitalpress.com. 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