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SPRING RAIN | UMATILLA COUNTY
Farmers:
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For Newtson, the rainfall and
crop levels leave him optimistic
about the future. He said that other
farmers in the area are, for the most
part, happy.
Some hay farmers had to delay
their fi rst cutting due to rain, but that
tradeoff seems minor in exchange
for prospering crops. Newtson said
there haven’t been rains like this
since 2011, and it’s greatly helped
during a time of need.
“Fuel prices are high, other
inputs are high, supply chain issues
are great,” Wysocki said. “This is
a good year, off setting the prices.”
Newtson echoed Wysocki’s
words, saying the rains came at the
perfect moment.
“When you start adding those
expenses up, you’ve got to have
a little more income to cover the
costs,” he said. “We’ve got a large
crop coming in, and a decent price
also, it defi nitely makes you a lot
more optimistic.”
Back in January, the future
looked bleak. Newtson said he took
a risk this year by growing canola
for the fi rst time in nearly 25 years,
unsure of how it would produce.
Now, the crop is fi lling in nicely,
and Newtson plans to add canola
back in the rotation in future years.
Those future years are also
looking promising for Newtson and
other farmers. The fallow ground,
ready for planting next year, has
an estimated 2 to 4 inches of mois-
ture in it. Newtson said he believes
this will help for next year as well.
Above all else, he said he noticed
how widespread the positive
impact is in the area after years of
hard times.
“It puts you in a much better
mood,” he said. “There are a lot
more smiles when you go to town,
that’s for sure.”
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