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Newspaper Page Text16 CapitalPress.com 16 CapitalPress.com May May 19, 19, 2017 2017 Kansas wheat farmers still assessing April blizzard damage 1-800-882-6789 • By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Wheat farmers in western Kansas and eastern Colorado are still evaluating the crop damage caused by a late April blizzard. Bends and kinks in the plants won’t allow them to pull up moisture as hot, dry weather approaches, Vance Ehmke, a Dighton, Kan., farmer, said. Twenty inches of snow fell in some areas the last week of April, said Justin Gilpin, CEO of the Kansas Wheat Com- mission. “With wind and things dry- ing out, a lot of the stems are starting to break just because they’re frail and have been weakened,” Gilpin said. He said he’s not certain how much of the crop has been damaged. The commission encour- ages farmers to contact crop insurance agents to evaluate their fields, Gilpin said. “There’s nothing you can really do right now ex- cept worry as fast as you can,” Ehmke said. All of his wheat lodged and was bur- ied by a foot of snow for two days. He estimates 1 million to 2 LINE ADS 503-364-4431 P.O. Box 2048 Salem, OR 97308 DISPLAY ADS 503-364-4798 FAX 503-370-4383 FAX 503-364-2692 OMISSION & ERROR: Capital Press will exercise due care to prevent omissions and mistakes, but its to tal liability for any error, in any advertisement published, shall not exceed the proportionate space in which the error occurred. Credit, when allowable, will apply to the first insertion only. CLASSIFIEDS View a ll c lassified a ds a bsolutely f ree a t www.capitalpress.com CLASSIFIED INDEX Capital Press File Wheat growers in western Kansas are still worried whether their crop will survive damage from a late April blizzard. million acres of wheat in 15 Kansas counties, eastern Col- orado and the northern Texas panhandle are at risk. Jason Ochs, a farmer in Syracuse, Kan., said most of his wheat popped up again af- ter the first snow melted, but another storm laid a lot of it back down. Under crop insurance re- quirements he has to destroy the wheat by June 1 to replant, he said. Ochs hopes for an ex- tension on the deadline. Ochs will now plant more acres of grain sorghum than he originally planned. The changes make cash flow tougher and will throw off his crop rotation, he said. “I feel comfortable I’ll make it,” he said. “I might have to get creative on financ- ing.” Other farmers aren’t set up for sorghum or other crops. “I don’t know what their options are going to be, hon- estly,” he said. The region is too hot for spring wheat, Gilpin said. Growers are also contend- ing with an outbreak of wheat streak mosaic virus. “We’re getting a combina- tion of things hitting us pretty hard,” Ochs said. Washington FFA adviser departing Wallace to lead state’s career, technical education program By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Rebecca Wallace, Wash- ington state FFA adviser for the past four years, has a new job. She is the new executive director of career and tech- nical education programs in the state Office of the Su- perintendent of Public In- struction. She will continue as FFA adviser until a replacement is named. “My roots are in ag, I’m a product of FFA, I’m a product of ag education,” Wallace said. “I’ve really, truly enjoyed working with the teachers, directors and the students across the state to advance agricultural edu- cation.” Wallace hopes to lead by example in her new po- sition. “If you have the ability to impact on a greater level, then you have the responsi- bility to do your best to try,” she said. “We’ve been able www.capitalpress.com 1400 Broadway St. NE Salem, OR 97301 Acreage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 Alpacas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1171 Alternative Energy . . . . . . . . . 550 Antiques & Collectibles . 770 Antique Farm Eq. & Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1490 Art/Crafts & Events . . . . . . . . 760 ATV’s, Motorcycles . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Auction Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 Auctions - Real Estate . . . . 215 Automobiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Auto Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Bees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 930 Bison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1260 Boats, Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 860 Building Materials . . . . . . . . . 500 Business Opportunities . . 440 Cattle-Beef . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1250 Cattle-Dairy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1240 Christmas Trees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 570 Coastal Property . . . . . . . . . . . . 290 Commercial Property . . . . . 430 Dairy Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Dairy Equip. & Supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1310 Distributorships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 Dogs, Cats, Pets . . . . . . . . . . . . 1100 Draft Horses & Equip. . 1135 Emu, Ostrich, Rhea . . . . . . 1180 Equestrian Properties . . . . 353 Exotic Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1140 Farm Buildings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510 Farm Chemicals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 920 Farm Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 1600 Farm Equipment Parts . 1480 Farm & Ranch Products . 960 Farm/Yard/Estate Sales . . . 205 Farm Seller.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Farms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 Feed, Grain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1010 Fencing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480 Fertilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 890 Fish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 750 Forklifts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1450 Free Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 730 Fuel, Heating, Firewood 540 Garden, Turf, Yard Equip. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1500 Garden Materials . . . . . . . . . . . 900 Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1330 Goats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1190 Hay Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 1520 Hay, Straw, Forage . . . . . . . . . 990 Heavy & Indus. 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She is the new executive director for the state Office of the Superintendent for Public Instruction’s career and technical education program. to do some great things in agriculture. I’ve certainly appreciated the support from the ag teachers and ag indus- try in general.” Wallace said FFA has be- gun strategic planning for the future of agricultural education in the next 10 to 15 years. She also pointed to FFA’s relationships with Washington State University and the industry. “I’m really proud of the team we’ve built,” she said. “I’m proud of being able to bring to light some of the great things we already had been doing and growing and starting some new pro- grams.” Wallace has had an “un- believable” and “immeasur- able” impact on FFA, said Abbie DeMeerleer, execu- tive director of the Washing- ton FFA Association. “She has been a tireless advocate,” DeMeerleer said. “She’s been innovative, cre- ative and very supportive of new initiatives of diverse growth in our organization, helping us look and grow forward.” Wallace said she plans to continue to support FFA in her new capacity. Call Toll-Free 1-800-882-6789 www.capitalpress.com Don’t forget to renew your subscription! Call from anywhere in the U.S. 1-866-882-6789 or Fax (503) 370-4383 www.capitalpress.com Bill seeks to double export promotions By DAN WHEAT Capital Press A bill to double the fund- ing of USDA’s Market Ac- cess Program and Foreign Market Development Pro- gram has been introduced in Congress by Reps. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., and Chellie Pingree, D-Maine. HR 2321, the Cultivating Revitalization by Expand- ing American Agricultural Trade and Exports Act, is in- tended to help U.S. agricul- ture better compete globally. It would double the funding for the two programs over five years. Newhouse and Pingree say it would be a fractional increase in the USDA budget and would provide an “enor- mous return” for agriculture and the U.S. economy. “As a former state direc- tor of agriculture, I under- stand what it takes to market and sell American products to international buyers. These programs are critical to helping producers com- pete overseas,” Newhouse said in a news release. MAP and FMDP fund- ing has been static since the 2002 Farm Bill and has been eroded by inflation, admin- istrative costs and sequestra- tion, the two sponsors said. Meanwhile, the European Union and other competitors have ramped up export pro- motions. The EU is spending $255.3 million to promote wine alone in 2017, more than the U.S. spends on com- modity promotions through MAP and FMDP combined, Newhouse and Pingree said. “If this trend continues, American producers will be severely disadvantaged in the global marketplace,” they said. Slightly over $173 mil- lion is allocated through MAP in fiscal year 2017 to 65 commodity groups. The Cotton Council Internation- al receives the most at $14.9 million. The U.S. Meat Ex- port Federation is a close second at $13.3 million. Among the largest West Coast recipients, the West- ern U.S. Agriculture Trade Association receives $6.8 million, the Wine Institute $6.6 million, U.S. Wheat Associates $6 million, the Washington Apple Commis- sion $4.8 million and the California Walnut Commis- sion receives $4.2 million. FMDP is allocating $26.6 million in 2017 to 23 groups, many of the same ones that receive MAP funding. MAP was created in 1985 and awards groups money for support of trade shows, market research, consumer product promotion and tech- nical assistance for support of exports. There is a 10 percent minimum funding match for groups for generic pro- motions and a 50 percent minimum for brand-specific efforts. FMDP, created in 1955, also requires funding match- es, and is used for many of the same promotions, mostly for generic, bulk commodi- ties and helps agricultural trade associations maintain a permanent presence in con- sumer nations. A 2016 study headed by Texas A&M University found the programs gener- ated a net return of $28.30 for every dollar invested between 1977 and 2014 and have added an annu- al average of $8.15 billion to the value of American agricultural exports and $8.7 billion to farm cash receipts. Doubling funding cou- pled with increasing match- ing funds from 10 to 50 per- cent would result in average annual gains in GDP of $4.5 to $6 billion under a less than full employment sce- nario, the study said. (See answers in Class 750)