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Biotech ish labeling replaces
local GMO control proposal
House passes bill
requiring labeling
for genetically
engineered salmon
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI
Capital Press
SALEM — A proposal to
give local governments in Ore-
gon the power to regulate bio-
tech crops has been scrapped in
favor of a labeling requirement
for genetically engineered ish.
Lawmakers recently con-
sidered overturning the state’s
prohibition against local re-
strictions on genetically mod-
iied crops, which was passed
in 2013.
Biotech critics claim that
local ordinances are necessary
to prevent cross-pollination
between transgenic, conven-
tional and organic crops be-
cause the state and federal
governments have failed to act
on the issue.
Opponents of the proposal
argued that it would compli-
cate farming across county
lines, reduce crop options and
put a strain on local govern-
ments that would have to en-
force such ordinances.
However, the original lan-
guage of House Bill 4122 was
“gutted and stuffed” at the
committee level with a label-
ing requirement for geneti-
cally engineered ish, and the
revised version was approved
32-27 by the House on Feb.
17.
Supporters of the label-
ing requirement said it would
allow consumers to choose
conventional ish if they had
doubts about the health or en-
vironmental safety of biotech
salmon, which the federal gov-
ernment approved last year.
“We deserve as consumers
to have the choice where we
put our money,” said Rep. Ken
Helm, D-Beaverton.
Genetically
engineered
salmon will likely be cheap-
er than wild-caught ish from
Oregon, so labeling will allow
consumers to support their lo-
cal industry, said Val Hoyle,
D-Eugene.
“If they don’t understand
the difference, they will just
buy the ish that is less expen-
sive,” she said.
Rep. John Davis, R-Wil-
sonville, said the bill was pre-
mature because the U.S. isn’t
importing the biotech salmon
from Canada until the Food
and Drug Administration de-
cides whether to require label-
ing.
The Oregon ishing in-
dustry is also free to label its
ish as being wild-caught or
non-genetically engineered,
said Rep. Mike Nearman,
R-Dallas.
“There’s simply not a need
for this to be done as a matter
of state law,” he said.
While the proposal to allow
local restrictions on biotech
crops was removed from the
bill, it may get resurrected in
future legislation.
The bill’s sponsor, Rep.
Paul Holvey, D-Eugene, said
he wishes problems could
be worked out amicably, but
farmers who fear cross-pol-
lination from biotech crops
don’t currently have a system
to prevent economic losses.
After the Legislature
pre-empted local regulation
of seeds — including biotech
crops — in 2013, their concern
hasn’t been addressed, he said.
“I think they have a legit-
imate issue that needs to be
solved,” Holvey said during a
previous committee hearing. “I
hope the Department of Agri-
culture solves it or the legisla-
ture does in the future.”
Rep.
Shemia
Fagan,
D-Clackamas, said she hopes
the recent discussions in the
legislature will pressure the
Oregon Department of Agri-
culture to come up with a solu-
tion.
Fagan noted that heirloom
crop varieties cannot be re-
placed once they’re lost, so she
hopes to give farmers some
method to protect such culti-
vars.
“There is some urgency to
this issue,” she said.
Rep. Nearman said it would
be unfortunate if the current
system of voluntary cooper-
ation among farmers were
replaced with a “bureaucratic
solution” for cross-pollination
concerns.
“They try to solve their
problems by talking with
each other and working with
each other,” Nearman said.
Rep. Susan McLain, D-Hills-
boro, said she agreed that an
ideal solution would allow all
types of farmers to co-exist.
“Let’s not pre-empt that
possible pathway,” she said.
February 19, 2016
New rule may jeopardize
container trade, coalition says
By DAN WHEAT
Capital Press
A new maritime rule on
container weight documenta-
tion that goes into effect July
1 could create “major turmoil
at marine terminals” and “sig-
niicantly impede” U.S. ex-
ports, the Agriculture Trans-
portation Coalition warns.
The coalition, based in
Washington, D.C., is calling
for a congressional inquiry
into how the London-based
International Maritime Or-
ganization adopted the rule
without U.S. exporter or im-
porter notice or advice or
consideration of the impact it
would have on the U.S. econ-
omy.
The rule, an amendment to
IMO’s Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS) will require all ship-
pers, importers and exporters,
to certify and submit the Ver-
iied Gross Mass (VGM) to
steamship lines and terminal
operators before containers
are loaded onto vessels, the
coalition says.
VGM is the combined
weight of cargo and contain-
er. Currently, the shipper is
responsible for accurately re-
porting the weight of cargo.
The shipper does not own,
control or maintain containers
which are owned or leased by
carriers.
The amendment was cre-
ated in response to claims
of incidents of damage due
to overweight containers al-
though the IMO SOLAS
committee did not reference
any instance where a ship was
damaged or sank exclusively
due to overweight underre-
ported containers, the coali-
tion states in a Feb. 9 position
paper.
Peter Friedmann, exec-
utive director, could not be
reached for comment.
There has been no con-
gressional or federal review
or approval of the rule and no
input from the shipping com-
munity, the paper states.
Shippers, steamship lines,
terminal operators and gov-
ernments are scrambling
to create best practices and
guidelines for the new rule,
according to the coalition.
Weights printed on con-
tainers are typically not
accurate, the rule imposes
liability on the shipper to
certify equipment it does
not own, it will disrupt flow
of cargo through ports and
no means exist to facilitate
VGM data, the coalition’s
paper states.
The rule will result in new
costs on all participants in the
U.S. export supply chain, the
paper states.
Oregon crop and insect growth gets a head start
Degree days point
to an early spring in
Oregon, experts say
By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI
Capital Press
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LEGAL
PUBLIC NOTICE OF SALE
State of Oregon Department of Forestry
OF APPROXIMATELY 115 ACRES OF IMPROVED PROPERTY KNOWN AS
THE D.L. PHIPPS FOREST NURSERY
Location:
D.L. Phipps Forest Nursery 2424 Wells Road
Elkton, Oregon 97436
Description:
Parcel No. 1 (Elkton Nursery): Beginning at a point on the property line
between Norman L. Compton and Keith Kesterson 1265.6 feet North
and 957.0 feet West of the one-quarter corner common to Sections 1
and 12, Township 23 South, Range 8 West, Willamette Meridian; thence
South 18° 14’ West 2436.7 feet along the Keith Kesterson property line;
thence North 57° 30’ West 1099.8 feet; North 65° 45’ West 1122.0 feet;
North 63° 45’ West 330.0 feet; North 73° West 48.8 feet to a point on
the Howard F. Carnes Property line; thence North 30° 54’ East 1451.8
feet along the Howard F. Carnes property line; thence North 84° 29’
East 1068.0 feet; South 48° 56’ East 572.2 feet; North 18° 14’ East 550.6
feet; South 58° 34’ East 754.0 feet to the point of beginning, all in
Douglas County, Oregon.
Parcel No. 2 (Road to Elkton Nursery): Beginning at a point 25 feet
South of the center of the Existing County Road No. 203, said point
being 532.7 feet North and 1773.0 feet East of the Northeast corner of
the William F. Bay Donation Land Claim No. 38; Township 23 South
Range 8 West, Willamette Meridian, thence along the center line of a
road right of way 50 feet in width South 26° 01’ West 639.5 feet; South
11° 57’ East 83.5 feet; South 4° 29’ East 365.7 feet; South 39° 52’ East
446.3 feet; South 22° 34’ East 342.8 feet; South 49° 33’ East 80.9 feet;
South 25° 10’ East 449.5 feet; South 64° 10’ East 72.4 feet; South 41° 15’
East 183.7 feet; South 75°46’ East 80.0 feet; South 22° 52’ West 71.7
feet; North 89° 24’ East 97.7 feet; South 69°10’ West 104.9 feet; South
36° 44’ East 67.9 feet; South 45’ 30” West 78.2 feet; South 69° 26’ West
99.8 feet; South 0°08” East 70.5 feet; South 12°45’ East 289.2 feet; South
12° 36’ East 323.0 feet; South 72° 19’ East 71.8 feet; thence along a 70
foot right of way North 67° 27’ East 66.0 feet; South 30°19’ West 192.3
feet; thence North 56°16’ East 82.0 feet; South 19° 13’ West 81.8 feet;
South 87° 17’ East 48.4 feet; South 36° 39’ East 222.7 feet; South 13° 48’
West 71.3 feet to a point on the North boundary of the proposed Elkton
Nursery site 1370.5 feet North and 1128.8 feet South of the one-quarter
corner common to Sections 1 and 12, Township 23 South, Range 8 West,
Willamette Meridian, all in Douglas County, Oregon.
Zoning:
Exclusive Farm Use (EFU)
Sale:
This property is owned in Fee Simple by the Oregon Department of
Forestry (ODF).
Price:
Minimum asking price for the entire property in “As Is” condition is One
Million Three Hundred Sixty Five Thousand dollars (USD $1,365,000).
Compliance with RFP:
All Proposals must comply with a Request for Proposal issued by ODF. A
copy of the RFP can be obtained from:
Oregon Department of Forestry Administrative Services Program
Facilities Section - Bldg. “F”
2600 State Street
Salem Oregon 97310
Attn: D. Chris Stewart, P.E.
Facilities Director
Phone: (503) 945-7375
Public Commentary:
The Public is invited to comment on the values of this property to the
people of the State of Oregon; including its values for fish and wildlife
habitat and public access to other property in accordance with OAR 125-
045-215(7). All such comments must be in writing and sent to the
Submittal Address described below. Comments are due no later than 3
PM (Pacific Time), Monday, March 7, 2016.
Deadline:
Proposals must be in writing and signed by a person authorized on
behalf of the Offeror in accordance with 125-045-0235(6), and received
at the following address by no later than 3 PM (Pacific Time), Monday,
March 7, 2016.
D.L. Phipps Nursery Proposal
Oregon Department of Forestry
Facilities Section - Bldg. “F”
2600 State Street
Salem Oregon 97310
Attn: D. Chris Stewart, Facilities Director
Phone: (503) 945-7375
*Reservation of Rights by ODF:Pursuant to ORS 270.130; ODF reserves
the right to accept or reject any proposal.
Pursuant to OAR 125-045-0235(3)(e): Terminal Disposition of this State
Real Property Interest may be subject to a Right of First Refusal.
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The growing season is off
to a fast start in Oregon again
this year, prompting another
unseasonably early resurgence
of plant and insect life.
Based on heat units known
as degree days, the growth of
temperature-sensitive crops
across much of the state is
more than a month ahead of
the 30-year average, accord-
ing to Oregon State University
data.
A growing degree day is the
difference between a base tem-
perature — 50 degrees Fahren-
heit for many crops — and the
average of the daily high and
low temperatures.
For example, a day with
a high of 80 and a low of 40
would have an average of 60
degrees. After subtracting the
base of 50, the day would have
10 degree days. Degree days
are cumulative during a grow-
ing season. The base used by
OSU was 41 degrees.
The year also started warm
in 2015, but the situation this
year is less precarious because
snowpack levels are generally
above average across Oregon.
Last year, they were low-
Capital Press photo
Daffodils bloom in the Willamette Valley Feb. 16. Based on heat
units known as degree days, the growth of temperature-sensitive
crops across much of the state is more than a month ahead of the
30-year average, according to Oregon State University data.
er than normal, reducing the
availability of irrigation water
in many areas.
For producers of certain
fruit crops, the early spring
poses a danger to vulnerable
blooms and growing shoots
that could be damaged by a
cold snap.
“It opens up a wider win-
dow of risk,” said Tom Peer-
bolt, a crop consultant who
works with berry growers in
Oregon’s Willamette Valley.
Caneberries and blueber-
ries that experienced early bud
break in 2015 faced a similar
hazard from freezing tempera-
tures, but it fortunately did not
materialize, Peerbolt said.
With more precipitation in
2016 compared to last year,
plants are growing in warm,
water-saturated soils that in-
crease their susceptibility to
root rot, he said.
Even so, favorable condi-
tions last autumn have result-
ed in healthy bud counts and
generally robust plants, which
bodes well for the 2016 berry
harvest — barring any serious
problems, he said.
While spring has come
early for the past three years,
Peerbolt noted that farmers
were dealing with one of the
lowest accumulations of de-
gree days on record in 2011,
which signiicantly delayed
crop development.
“Who knows what to ex-
pect anymore?” he said. “It’s
the extremes that are very hard
to plan for.”
With an earlier start to
spring, there’s also more time
for insect populations to build
up during the growing season.
For example, farmers will
likely have to ight three full
generations of codling moths
— and part of a fourth gener-
ation — as they did in 2015,
said Len Coop, associate di-
rector of Oregon State Univer-
sity’s Integrated Plant Protec-
tion Center.
Typically, only two gener-
ations of codling moths, and
part of a third, will hatch in
one season.
Growers can prepare by
setting traps out early, as well
as pheromone-based dispens-
ers aimed at disrupting repro-
duction, Coop said.
Fortunately, pest popula-
tions will be starting at a low
point, even if they’re start-
ing early, he said. “We had a
pretty hard frost and I think it
knocked back a lot of overwin-
tering insects.”
In 2015, the early spring
contributed to low yields for
grass seed in Oregon’s Willa-
mette Valley, but that problem
was aggravated by drought,
said Tom Chastain, a seed crop
physiology professor at OSU.
Washington drains water funding, replenishment uncertain
By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
LACEY, Wash. — The
$200 million the Legislature
dedicated a decade ago to de-
velop new water supplies for
Eastern Washington has been
nearly exhausted, leaving the
state with no long-term plan
LEGAL
Request for Proposals
Fiscal Year
July 1, 2016 - June 30, 2017
The Oregon Beef Council is
soliciting proposals for projects
in the following areas:
1) Positive Producer Image
2) Studying Legislation
3) Education related to beef
4) Generic promotion of beef
Any individual or organi-
zation may propose projects
in any of the categories listed
above.
Projects must meet the Beef
Council’s mission of enhanc-
ing the beef industry’s image
of profitability of Oregon’s
beef industry. Approved pro-
jects must comply with the
Beef Promotion and Research
Act and O.R.S. 577
To present a proposal you
must complete and submit
an Authorization Request
Form by March 18, 2016 at
4:00 p.m.
Download an Authorization
Request Form from orbeef.org
or by contacting the Oregon
Beef Council office (503) 274-
2333 or via e-mail at
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to complete projects that have
been years in the planning, a
Department of Ecology of-
icial told an advisory group
Feb. 11.
“We have come to a mo-
ment where we have to igure
out where we go from here,”
Ofice of Columbia River Di-
rector Tom Tebb said. “We’re
at a key point in the program’s
life.”
The ofice opened in 2006
with the broad mandate to
“aggressively pursue” new
LEGAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
NOTICE OF TEMPORARY
RULEMAKING
Oregon Department of
Agriculture, Market Access &
Certification Program,
Administrative Rules Chapter
#603, Sue Gooch, Rules
Coordinator, (503) 986-4583.
Amend: OAR 603-048-0200,
603-048-0600.
RULE SUMMARY: The 2015
legislative assembly revised
statues relating to industrial
hemp, ORS 571.300 to
571.315. Substantial revisions
to the statue include reducing
the length of terms for indus-
trial hemp licenses and agri-
cultural hemp seed produc-
tion permits from triennial to
annual. This temporary rule
establishes annual licenses
and permits allowing for the
issuance of these licenses and
permits for spring planting
2016.
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water supplies.
The ofice has
spent all but $7
million of the
original appro-
priation.
Although
Tebb
little water has
actually reached
farmers, storage and conserva-
tion projects are on the cusp
of delivering, Tebb said. “We
want to see it through,” he
said.
Irrigators will have to
pay much of the cost for new
pipelines and pumps, and the
federal government may help
fund some projects, particular-
ly in the Yakima River Basin.
LEGAL
CHERRY AVENUE STORAGE
2680 Cherry Ave. NE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 399-7454
Sat., Feb. 27th • 10 A.M.
• Unit 11
Julia Porter
• Unit 41
Mike San Felipe
• Unit 80
Karla Michael / Don Wentz
• Unit 85
Angela Kinzel
• Unit 138 & 185
Rachel Choudry
• Unit 142
Angelique Goldschmidt
• Unit 151
Arias Santos Guadalupe
Cherry Avenue Storage
reserves the right to refuse
any and all bids
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DOE, however, has iden-
tiied hundreds of millions of
dollars worth of water projects
dependent on additional state
funding.
Unless lawmakers commit
to another major funding pack-
age, the projects will be funded
piecemeal in biennial budgets.
The current budget, ap-
proved last year, included $30
million for water projects in
the Yakima River Basin. DOE
estimates the projects will cost
$900 million over the next 10
years and $3.8 billion over 30
years.
Several members of DOE’s
Columbia River Policy Advi-
sory Group, which represents
federal and state agencies,
counties, tribes and irrigators,
said they preferred Washing-
ton’s water policy to be guid-
ed by big-picture objectives
backed by long-term inanc-
ing.
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold,
for cash to the highest bidder,
on 3/1/2016. The sale will be
held at 10:00 am by
AJ’S AUTO REPAIR
1858 13TH ST SE, SALEM, OR
2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER
VIN = 3A4FY48B06T249419
Amount due on lien $5,402.80
Reputed owner(s)
Richard Vorseth
Reliable Credit Assn
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