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4 CapitalPress.com October 7, 2016 Hanjin bankruptcy causes grass seed airlift By DAN WHEAT Capital Press WDFW shoots seventh wolf; livestock depredations continue Hunt for Profanity Peak pack still on By DON JENKINS Capital Press Washington wildlife man- agers shot another adult wolf Sept. 29 from the Profanity Peak pack, the state Depart- ment of Fish and Wildlife an- nounced. It’s the seventh wolf from the pack killed since the pack was slated for removal for re- peatedly preying on livestock. Based on recent tracks, WDFW believes the pack still has one adult female and three pups surviving. The depart- ment said it will continue to hunt for the rest of the pack. In an email, WDFW wolf policy lead Donny Martorello noted that the pack continues to attack livestock, with the most recent depredation con- irmed last week. “Given this pattern, we do not believe we have achieved the goal of stopping depreda- tions in the near future,” he Calf found dead in Wallowa County was killed by wolves By ERIC MORTENSON Capital Press A calf found dead Sept. 28 in Wallowa County was killed by one or more wolves, according to Oregon Depart- ment of Fish & Wildlife. A livestock owner found the calf and alerted ODFW. The carcass was intact but had bite wounds on the left front leg, left lank and left hind leg, which investigators described as common attack points for wolves. The size, spacing and number of bite marks also were consistent with wolf at- tacks, and wolf tracks were found at the site, according to an ODFW depredation report. The calf probably died three days before it was found, according to the report. The attack happened in the Harl Butte area on private land. Another calf was attacked in July about 8 miles south- west of the most recent incident. Investigators did not attribute the attack to a speciic wolf pack. said in an email. WDFW has conirmed the pack has attacked nine cattle in the Colville National For- est in northeastern Washing- ton since July 8. Investigators have identiied the pack as “probably responsible for ive more depredations. The wolf killed Thursday was a male. It was shot from a helicopter, Martorello said. Previously, WDFW shot two adult females on Aug. 5, one adult female Aug. 21, and two adult males and one fe- male pup Aug. 22. “The department’s remov- al operation is continuing, but as I’ve indicated before, we recognize full pack removal will be extremely challenging, given the rugged and heavi- ly timbered landscape in the area and the wolves’ extensive range,” Martorello said. Also Sept. 29, WDFW conirmed the Smackout pack had attacked a calf, the second conirmed depredation by that pack since Sept. 21. WDFW investigators also say the pack probably attacked another calf, but they were unable to conirm the depredation was by wolves. WDFW’s policy calls for the department to consider lethal removal of wolves after four conirmed depredations in a year. The Smackout pack’s territory straddles Stevens and Pend Oreille counties in northeastern Washington, where most of the state’s wolves live. OUR VISIT TE AND SI WEB OME A Y! BEC R TODA BE MEM Don Wilson/Port of Seattle A 747 800 air freighter is shown at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Canby, Ore.-based Pure Seed is shipping 88,000 pounds of grass seed by air to the Unit- ed Arab Emirates because ocean carrier Hanjin has stopped operations. in Busan, South Korea. “We scrambled for two weeks for another shipper. It was chaotic,” Solis said. Eventually, Pure Seed decided to air freight 88,000 pounds of ryegrass seed to the UAE. Loading was set for Sept. 28-29 at Seattle– Tacoma International Air- port. The rest of the seed, stuck in Busan, is scheduled to reach UAE by the end of October on another shipping line. The ocean freight and related costs of the orig- inal shipment was about $20,000, Solis said. The air freight will cost about $60,000 more and be borne by Pure Seed, distributors and management compa- nies, he said. Almost Everything Starts on a Farm or Ranch 630 NW Hickory St. Suite 120; PMB 50 Albany, OR 97321 (503) 243-FARM (3276) www.owaonline.org ROP-41-4-4/#7 Courtesy of Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife A wolf is seen in this ile photo.The Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife has shot a seventh member of the Profanity Peak pack. CANBY, Ore. — It wasn’t something Lucas Solis intended to do, but he thinks he may have set a re- cord for the air shipment of grass seed. Solis is general manager of Pure Seed, a Canby, Ore., company that produces and sells turf and forage grass seed in North America and overseas. In mid-August, Pure Seed delivered four containers, just under 200,000 pounds, of perennial ryegrass seed to the Port of Seattle for ship- ment to the Middle East. It was supposed to reach the United Arab Emirates by the end of September for overseeding high proile golf courses, including one that will host the Abu Dhabi HSBC (Hong Kong Shang- hai Banking Co.) 2017 Golf Championship Jan. 19-22. “Everyone was con- cerned about Hanjin. Our shipping team reached out to them and they assured us there would be no delays,” Solis said. “The next shipper wasn’t going to make the deadline, so we decided to stay with Hanjin.” A few weeks later, South Korea-based Hanjin, the world’s seventh largest shipping company, iled for bankruptcy. At that point, Pure Seed’s shipment was stuck at a port TO EDUCATE • TO PROMOTE • TO UNITE ROP-41-4-2/#7 Was that a PINK tractor? We caught up with the Pink Tractor recently to ask some burning questions. “PT” was kind enough to answer them. Q: We’ve all seen red, and green, and yellow, and blue and orange tractors, but you must admit that pink is a tractor of a different color. How did you come to be? PT: That’s a good question, and I’m proud to be unique, by the way. I was born red in 1958 and worked for a Northwest FCS customer in Worley, Idaho. I liked my job, but I was getting older and it was time for the younger tractors to step up. So in 2013, still functioning and running perfectly, I found a higher calling. My farmers helped me find a new home in Spokane and within 30 days, I found myself fully restored to my former glory with a new coat of pink. Those Northwest FCS volunteer employees who worked on my makeover outdid themselves…I still feel like a kid again! Q: Why pink? PT: Pink represents the fight against breast cancer. My mission is to bring awareness, fundraising and a little fun to the fight. Q: Where have you been since turning pink? PT: I’ve been to a multitude of events in four states in four years, and helped raise thousands of dollars to donate to cancer organizations. Everywhere I go, I meet people who have been affected in some way, shape or form by cancer. They keep me motivated and determined to fight even harder. And if I can bring some fun to them, I’m happy. Q: What’s your favorite part of your job? PT: The people. I love to hear their stories. And they love to take pictures of themselves standing near me. If I had a smart phone and hands, I’d take selfies, too. 41-2/#13 You may have seen it on the road, perhaps on a trip from Boise to Billings, Spokane to Salem or in a number of towns along the way. It’s crisscrossed the Pacific Northwest many times, on its way to or from community and customer appreciation events, ag shows, parades, rodeos, farmers markets and races against cancer. Northwest Farm Credit Services and AgDirect collaborated to bring an important message to rural communities throughout Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington using a whimsical and totally effective messenger, the Pink Tractor.
