M O N A R C H B U T T E R F L Y P R O T E C T I O N S C O U L D R E S T R I C T G M O S Page 3 Cap i t a l P r e s s T h e W e s t s W e e k l y FR IDA Y , JANUARY 1 6 , 2 0 1 5 H - 2A hou r l y w ag e ch ang e s iffo r 2 0 1 5 $ 0 . 4 5 VO LUME 8 8 , NUMBER 3 W a g e r a t e b y s e l e c t r e g i o n T h e m a n d a t o r y m i n im um , a l s o k n ow n a s t h e a d v e r s e e iff iff e c t w a g e r a t e , i s d e t e rm i n e d b y t h e U .S . D e p a r tm e n t o iff L a b o r . $ 0 . 5 5  R eg ion 2 0 1 4 A p p a l a c h i a n I C o r n b e l t I I S . P l a i n s M o u n t a i n I M o u n t a i n I I M o u n t a i n I I I P a c i iff i c C a l i iff o r n i a $ 9 . 8 7 $ 1 0 . 3 2 1 2 . 2 2 1 2 . 6 2 1 0 . 8 6 1 0 . 3 5 1 0 . 6 9 1 1 . 1 4 1 0 . 8 9 1 1 . 3 7 9 . 9 7 1 0 . 5 4 1 1 . 8 7 1 2 . 4 2 1 1 . 0 1 1 1 . 3 3 In c r e a s e /d e c r e a s e in 2 0 1 5 $ 0 . 4 0 $ 0 . 4 8 $ 0 . 3 2 $ 2 . 0 0 FARM BUREAU HOLDS STEADY $ 0 . 4 5 $ 0 . 5 7 S o u r c e : U .S . D e p t . o iff L a b o r 2 0 1 5 WWW .CAP IT A LPRESS .COM - $ 0 . 5 1 D a n W h e a t a n d A l a n K e n a g a / C a p i t a l P r e s s W ag e h ik e won ’ t s top in c r ea s e in H -2A wo rk e r s B y DAN WHEA T C a p i t a l P r e s s Th e numb e r o iff H -2A v i s a iffo r e ign gu e s two rk e r s on W e s t Co a s t iff a rm s w i l l con t inu e to in c r e a s e wh i l e a t a s low e r p a c e b e c au s e o iff a l a rg e up t i ck in th e i r m and a to ry m in imum w ag e , s ay s th e d i r e c to r o iff th e W a sh ing ton F a rm L abo r A s - so c i a t ion . Th e m and a to ry m in imum , known a s th e Adv e r s e E iff iff e c t W ag e R a t e o r AEWR , h a s gon e up s ign i c an t ly th rough - ou t th e W e s t . Th e r a t e , s e t by th e U .S . D ep a r tm en t o iff L abo r , w en t iff rom $11 .87 to $12 .42 p e r hou r in W a sh ing ton and O r e - gon iffo r 2015 . Th a t ’ s a 55 - c en t jump . On ly H aw a i i ’ s i s h igh e r a t $12 .98 p e r hou r and A r i zo - n a and N ew M ex i co in c r e a s ed th e mo s t , up 57 c en t s . C a l i iffo rn i a ’ s AEWR in - c r e a s ed 32 c en t s to $11 .33 p e r hou r and th e m in imum ro s e 45 c en t s to $11 .14 in Id aho , Mon t an a and W yom ing . Th e AEWR i s b a s ed on D e - p a r tm en t o iff L abo r su rv ey s o iff ag r i cu l tu r a l w ag e s by r eg ion . I t i s abov e s t a t e m in imum w ag e s in W a sh ing ton and O r egon and i s in t end ed to p r ev en t w ag e s o iff s im i l a r ly emp loy ed U .S . wo rk e r s iff rom b e ing adv e r s e ly a iff iff e c t ed by th e impo r t a t ion o iff iffo r e ign wo rk e r s . W e ’ r e go ing to h av e iff ew - e r n ew H -2A wo rk e r s b e c au s e o iff i t ( th e AEWR in c r e a s e , s a id D an F a z io , WAFLA d i - r e c to r . Tu rn to H -2A , Pag e 13 D a n W h e a t /C a p i t a l P r e s s H - 2A iff o r e i g n g u e s tw o r k e r s c l e a r r o o t s a n d b r a n c h e s iff o r r e p l a n t i n g o iff iff r u i t t r e e s a t Z i r k l e F r u i t C o . ’ s CRO O r c h a r d n e a r R o c k I s l a n d , W a s h . , O c t . 8 . T h e H - 2A c r ew r e t u r n e d t o M e x i c o i n N o v em b e r . I t w i l l c om e b a c k t h i s s p r i n g . A s h ow o iff h a n d s d u r i n g t h e g e n e r a l s e s s i o n o iff AFBF ’ s a n n u a l m e e t i n g i n S a n D i e g o , C a l i iff . C o u r t e s y o iff Am e r i c a n F a rm B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n T e chn i c a l , s o c i a l , en v i r onm en t a l , i s su e s sw i r l a r ound c on v en t i on B y ER IC MORTENSON C a p i t a l P r e s s SAN D IEGO — Th e top i c w a s b ig d a t a and who own s th e s e ed , inpu t and y i e ld in iffo r - m a t ion co l l e c t ed by mod e rn iff a rm equ ipm en t . Th e sp e ak e r , J a son T a tg e iff rom K an s a s , w a s t e l l ing iff a rm e r s g a th e r ed iffo r th e Am e r i c an F a rm Bu r e au F ed e r a t ion ’ s n a t ion a l conv en - t ion abou t h i s p lug and p l ay d ev i c e th a t w i l l k e ep d a t a s a iff e . And J e r ry R e ev e s , a 74 -y e a r -o ld co rn and soy iff a rm e r iff rom Oh io , w a s sh ak - ing h i s h e ad wh en i t c am e t im e to a sk qu e s t ion s . I ’m a l l iffo r t e chno logy , I a lw ay s h av e b e en , bu t i t ’ s g e t - t ing ov e r my h e ad , h e s a id w i th a sm i l e . I c an ’ t ev en d r iv e my equ ipm en t any mo r e , b e c au s e i t d r iv e s i t s e l iff . And th a t , a s mu ch a s any - th ing , m igh t sum up th e F a rm Bu r e au ’ s 96 th annu a l conv en - t ion . P rodu c e r s a r e h ang ing in th e r e and th ey know wh a t th ey w an t , bu t som e t im e s nd th em s e lv e s sw ep t a long by th e C o u r t e s y o iff Am e r i c a n F a rm B u r e a u F e d e r a t i o n F a rm B u r e a u p r e s i d e n t B o b S t a l lm a n ( l e iff t ) i n t r o d u c e s A g r i c u l t u r e S e c r e t a r y T om V i l s a c k d u r i n g t h e AFBF G e n e r a l S e s s i o n . a c t ion s and b e l i e iff s o iff o th e r s . Con sum e r t ru s t C a s e in po in t : On e o iff th e b e s t a t t end ed wo rk shop s o iff th e conv en t ion w a s Wh en Con sum e r s and S c i en c e Co l - l id e , in wh i ch sp e ak e r Ch a r - l i e A rno t s a id iff a rm e r s mu s t eng ag e con sum e r s a l a rm ed by GMO s o r th e u s e o iff an - t ib io t i c s on l iv e s to ck . A rno t s a id p rov id ing t ru s t ed sou r c - e s to sp e ak on comp l i c a t ed iffood s a iff e ty i s su e s i s c ru c i a l . H e s a id m any con sum e r s d e - v e lop h e i r b e l i e iff s by su r ng th e In t e rn e t , and h a l iff - jok ed th a t ag r i cu l tu r e ’ s id e a l coun t - e r -m e s s eng e r i s a s c i en t i s t who ’ s a l so a mom and a iff a rm e r . Tu rn to AFB , Pag e 12 WSDA s e t s u p q u a r a n t i n e a r o u n d b i r d u o c k s Oiff c i a l s s e e k t o k e e p v i r u s iff r om s p r e a d i n g t o c omm e r c i a l p o u l t r y B y DON JENK INS C a p i t a l P r e s s Th e W a sh ing ton D ep a r t - m en t o iff Ag r i cu l tu r e h a s e s - t ab l i sh ed a qu a r an t in e zon e th a t in c lud e s p a r t s o iff B en - ton and F r ank l in coun t i e s in sou th - c en t r a l W a sh ing ton to p r ev en t b i rd u iff rom sp r e ad - ing . Th e zon e i s rough ly 20 m i l e s a t i t s w id e s t po in t and en c i r c l e s two r e s id en c - e s wh e r e b a cky a rd o ck s o iff du ck s , ch i ck en s and tu rk ey s w e r e expo s ed to h igh ly p a tho - g en i c H5N2 av i an in u en z a , a c co rd ing to WSDA . Th e qu a r an t in e w i l l b e in p l a c e iffo r up to 240 d ay s and r e s t r i c t s th e mov em en t Tu rn to FLU , Pag e 13 C h i c k e n s a r e r a i s e d i n a n i n d o o r iff a c i l i t y i n t h i s l e p h o t o . T h e W a s h i n g t o n D e p a r tm e n t o iff A g r i c u l t u r e h a s e s t a b l i s h e d a q u a r a n t i n e z o n e t h a t i n c l u d e s p a r t s o iff B e n t o n a n d F r a n k l i n c o u n t i e s i n s o u t h - c e n t r a l W a s h i n g t o n t o p r e v e n t b i r d S t e p h e n R A u sm u s /USDA -ARS u iff r om s p r e a d i n g . 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