CapitalPress.com
June 2, 2017
Prices of largest spuds on the rise
By JOHN O’CONNELL
Capital Press
By DAN WHEAT
Capital Press
John O’Connell/Capital Press
Seed potatoes are loaded into a truck in Rockland, Idaho, in early
May to be transported for cutting and planting. Prices of large,
fresh spuds from the 2016 crop are on the rise, and Idaho potato
growers anticipate less production from this season’s crop.
there’s not that much big stuff
around.”
Hardy explained big po-
tato prices started increasing
once the supply of Russet
Norkotahs was exhausted,
due to the smaller size profile
of the Burbank crop. But he’s
optimistic the next crop will
be more profitable, as grow-
ers throughout the state have
reported cold and wet soil
conditions and planting de-
lays have their spuds at least
a week behind last season’s
development.
“If there’s a bright spot, I
think Mother Nature is taking
care of any overabundanc-
es we’re going to have this
year,” Hardy said.
Rexburg fresh grower
Lynn Wilcox said demand for
large spuds has boosted total
grower returns by a couple of
dollars per hundredweight,
and he believes the likelihood
of a delayed harvest should
further strengthen 2016 crop
prices.
“This great big huge pile
12 month waiver
3 years at 1.9%
we thought we had that we’d
never get all the way through,
by the time you delay the start
of the new crop by seven to 14
days, we have plenty of room
to move the old crop and get
some money,” Wilcox said.
“We need to be asking a lot
more money for the crop we
have left.”
Wilcox said many spud
acres in Eastern Idaho sus-
tained another likely yield
setback recently, when 70
mph wind gusts blew away
sandy soils and exposed many
tubers.
Idaho Potato Commission
President and CEO Frank
Muir said demand for Idaho
spuds has been strong, as ev-
idenced by shipping rates that
have been well ahead of last
year’s pace and could set a
volume record for the year.
Muir said he’s been “be-
fuddled” by low 2016 crop
prices, but he’s optimistic
for the future. Muir said all
indications point to flat or de-
creased 2017 acreage.
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WENATCHEE, Wash. —
An abnormally large moun-
tain snowmelt in Canada is
swelling rivers in Northcen-
tral Washington and may
flood shorelines along the
Okanogan River from Oro-
ville to Brewster all summer.
“Property owners with
low-lying lawns and fields
and folks who recreate in
the river should take heed
and prepare for the highest
river levels we’ve seen in 20
years,” said Al Josephy, of the
state Department of Ecolo-
gy’s water resources program.
Okanogan River flows
could be two to three times
greater than normal through
summer, he said.
Large mountain snowpack
in British Columbia is putting
tremendous pressure on Cana-
dian water managers to main-
tain optimal levels in reser-
voirs and lakes, Josephy said.
Lake Osoyoos on the
U.S.-Canada border likely
will remain above normal op-
erating levels for much of the
summer, causing periods of
flooding on the lake shore and
farther downstream, he said.
Roughly 100 acres of pas-
ture between Oroville and
Tonasket and a couple hay
fields near Tonasket flooded,
said Jay O’Brien, manager of
Oroville-Tonasket Irrigation
District.
“Guys had first cutting
down, grass and alfalfa, and
had it raked but never got it
baled,” O’Brien said.
The river was 1.34 feet
above flood stage at Tonas-
ket on May 25, he said. That
amount of flooding is not un-
usual but the anticipated dura-
tion through summer is unusu-
al, he said.
Dan Wheat/Capital Press
The Wenatchee River floods several rows of a pear orchard at the
Old Monitor Bridge northwest of Wenatchee, Wash., on May 30.
Prolonged high water will kill the trees.
O’Brien said he didn’t
know of any orchard flooding.
The Methow, Entiat and
Wenatchee rivers are all
full and above their banks
in places. Several rows of
a pear orchard at the Old
Monitor Bridge northwest of
Wenatchee were underwater
from the swollen Wenatchee
River on May 30.
Pear trees can handle high
water better than apple trees
but neither can survive it
too many days, said Howard
Schell, director of field ser-
vices at Chelan Fruit Cooper-
ative in Chelan.
Roots can’t get air and if
that lasts too long, trees will
die, he said.
Driving from Chelan to
Omak, on May 28, Schell said
he saw no orchards flood-
ed but did see low-lying hay
ground flooded near the town
of Okanogan.
The Columbia River res-
ervoir behind Wells Dam had
been lowered to make room
for additional flows from the
Okanogan and Methow riv-
ers, “both of which are roar-
ing torrents right now of lots
of water,” he said.
John Baile, assistant or-
chard manager at Auvil Fruit
Co. in Orondo, said company
orchards along the Columbia
at Orondo are OK but that he
didn’t know about company
orchards farther south at Van-
tage. They are more prone to
flooding, he said. There’s a
lot of silt in the river from the
heavy runoff so employees
are constantly checking auto-
mated irrigation pump filters
to make sure they are work-
ing, he said.
Larry Letts, a Baker
Flats orchardist near East
Wenatchee, said the Colum-
bia is 10 feet below the high
water mark for his orchard
and that his irrigation pump
would be jeopardized if it
reaches that level.
SAIF increases discount for AgLink members
PORTLAND — SAIF’s
discount to Oregon AgLink
members for supplemental
workers’ comp coverage has
been increased to 6 percent ef-
fective July 1, the association
has announced.
The current discount is 2
percent.
“This is a big deal,” Geoff
Horning, executive director
of AgLink, said. “At a time
when so many in the agricul-
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold, for cash
to the highest bidder, on 6/13/2017.
The sale will be held at 10:00am by
STAYTON TIRE & AUTOMOTIVE
1794 W. IDA, STAYTON, OR
2008 Malibu 21 ft. boat
VIN=MB2K8737A808
Amount due on lien $55,900.00
Reputed owner(s) GAVIN CHAMBERS
KEY BANK USA NA
CORY & SUSIE DENT
HEALTH & POSTAL EMP C.U.
LEGAL
SECRETARY OF STATE
NOTICE OF PROPOSED
RULEMAKING HEARING
Oregon Department of Agri-
culture, Market Access and
Certification Program, Adminis-
trative Rules Chapter #603, Sue
Gooch, Rules Coordinator, (503)
986-4583. AMEND: OAR 603-
048-0700 and Repeal: 603-048-
0700, f.3-14-17, cert.ef.3-15-17
thru 9-10-17. RULE SUMMARY:
This rule makes permanent the
temporary rule filed January 18,
2017, set to expire on July 16,
2017, that increased annual
registration fees for industrial
hemp growers, handlers, and
seed producers.
The industrial hemp program
(program) is financially insol-
vent. Current registration fees
do not generate funds sufficient
to over the cost to pay for
administration of the program.
Without sufficient funds, the
program will go further in debt,
the program’s ability to register
and regulate registrants will be
impaired, and the new industry
will be prejudiced. The only
mechanism available for finan-
cing the program under the
current statute (ORS 571.300 to
571.315, as modified by Oregon
Laws 2016, Chapter 71) is annual
registration fees. The proposed
fee change increases annual
registration fees for industrial
hemp as follows: Industrial
hemp grower registration in-
creases from $500 to $1300;
Industrial hemp handler regis-
tration increases from $500 to
$1300; Agricultural hemp seed
producer registration increases
from $25 to $120. Hearing date:
June 21, 2017 at 9:00 a.m.
Location: Oregon Department
of Agriculture Building, 635
Capitol St. NE, Salem, OR. Last
day for public comment is June
7, 2017.
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tural community are looking
or ways to save money, this
program saves our members
money on a service they are
required to have.”
The discount is calculated
by the state each year, and is
a ratio of actual losses divided
by expected losses.
“The group continues to
earn a discount as long as the
collective members’ perfor-
mance is better than what the
rating bureau would have ex-
pected,” Pat Morrill, Agency
and Group Program coordina-
tor for SAIF, said.
To be eligible for the dis-
count an agricultural entity
must be a member of Oregon
Aglink at the time of their
renewal and have a mod rate
of 1.0 or better. The discount
does not take effect until the
company’s renewal date, but
is good for one calendar year
LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 87
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold, for cash
to the highest bidder, on 6/6/2017. The
sale will be held at 10:00am by
DTR RACING
1810 NE COMMERCIAL ST, SALEM, OR
2004 HONDA TRX450
VIN = 478TE300Z4A006259
Amount due on lien $2006.63
Reputed owner(s) THOMAS KUSCHNICK
AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE
regardless of the July recalcu-
lation. Thus, a member who
has an October renewal, for
instance, would not receive
the increased discount until
October, but would keep the
discount until their next re-
newal. At that time the new
recalculated discount would
take effect.
“We’re proud of the part-
nership we have with SAIF,”
Horning said. “They are an
organization committed to
providing agricultural work-
ers with a safer work envi-
ronment. They’ve helped us
develop numerous safety vid-
eos, and their ag seminars are
a staple throughout Oregon.
At the end of the day, the dis-
count is just the cherry on top.
Agriculture comes with a fair
amount of risk to our employ-
ees, and the important thing
is creating an environment
where all of our workers come
home safely to their families
every night. SAIF really is
committed to making that
happen.”
Anybody with questions
can contact the Oregon Aglink
office at info@aglink.org, or
join the association at www.
aglink.org/membership/join.
LEGAL
OREGON TECHNICAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MEETING (OTAC)
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LEGAL
PURSUANT TO ORS
CHAPTER 819
Notice is hereby given that the
following vehicle will be sold, for cash
to the highest bidder, on 6/16/2017.
The sale will be held at 10:00am by
RANDY’S TOWING
925 WILCO RD., STAYTON, OR
1998 DODGE 2500 4C
VIN=1B7KC2363WJ252274
Amount due on lien $3,296.00
Reputed owner(s) AUSTIN NATHANIEL
CRAWFORD
MARK R. & LYNN JOHNSON
AUSTIN NATHANIEL CRAWFORD
AUSTIN NATHANIEL CRAWFORD
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IDAHO FALLS — Idaho
growers finally see reasons
for optimism about fresh po-
tato prices in the home stretch
of what’s been an unprofitable
season.
In the past few weeks, car-
ton prices for large potatoes
have nearly doubled, as ship-
pers are exhausting invento-
ries of big Russet Burbanks
from a 2016 crop heavy on
smaller tubers.
Prices of smaller spuds,
however, remain sub-par.
Growers also anticipate
weather challenges affecting
the current crop will limit
yields and delay this season’s
harvest, strengthening the
prices of both remaining 2016
supplies and new-crop spuds.
On May 24, USDA’s Ag-
ricultural Marketing Service
reported 50-pound cartons
containing 60 Russet Burbank
potatoes originating from
Idaho’s Twin Falls-Burley
District were selling for $13
to $14, compared to $6.50 to
$8.50 on March 15.
Commercial sack prices
declined slightly, with prices
of five 10-pound film sacks
at $2.50 to $3.50 on May 24,
compared to $3 to $4.50 on
March 15.
“We’re glad to see carton
prices go up, but the main
reason they are is there just
aren’t very many of them,”
said Oakley grower Randy
Hardy, chairman of the board
for Sun Valley Potatoes. “It’s
better than nothing, but it
hasn’t made much difference
to a guy’s bottom line because
Massive Canadian snowmelt
causes Washington flooding
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WHAT: OTAC Meeting
WHEN: June 15, 2017
@12:30pm-4:00pm
WHERE: Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife
4034 Fairview Industrial Drive, SE
Salem, OR 97302
Room: Conference Room
For more information, or to
arrange special accommoda-
tions for meeting attendees,
please contact Cory Owens
at
503-414-3261
or
cory.owens@or.usda.gov.
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LEGAL
OREGON SHEEP COMMISSION
Notice of Public Budget Hearing
Notice is hereby given that a public meeting will be held pursuant to
ORS 576.416 (5) on Friday, June 16, 2017, regarding the proposed
budget for the operation of the Oregon Sheep Commission for fiscal
year July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018. The meeting will begin at 1:30 PM in
the Conference Room of the Oregon Farm Bureau, 1320 Capitol Street
NE, Suite 200, Salem, Oregon.
At this hearing, any Oregon sheep producer has a right to be heard
with respect to the proposed budget, a copy of which is available for
public inspection, under reasonable circumstances, in each of the
county Oregon State University Extension Services offices. Copies of the
proposed budget and tentative agenda are also available for public
inspection in the Commission office located at 1270 Chemeketa Street
NE, Salem, OR and may be requested by calling 503.364-5462 or
sending a message to: info@sheeporegon.com. Written comments
regarding the budget may also be submitted to the Commission office
by June 16, 2017.
The Oregon Sheep Commission complies with the American with
Disabilities Act. If you need special accommodations to participate in
this meeting, please call the Commission office 48 hours in advance,
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503.364-5462.