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August 18, 2017
People & Places
Ag director sets the pace
Celia Gould a trail
blazer in Idaho ag
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By SEAN ELLIS
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BOISE — When you’re
director of the Idaho State
Department of Agriculture
and still own and operate
a ranch, there’s not a lot of
down time.
ISDA Director Celia
Gould, who is in her 10th year,
makes the two-hour drive from
Boise to Buhl after work each
Friday to help run her ranch on
the weekend.
Then it’s back to Boise to
run the department.
“I’ve never been a per-
son that needed a lot of down
time,” she said. “That drive
time is really good down time
for me.”
Gould, 59, is the state’s first
female ag department director
and will become the longest-
serving director at the end of
her current four-year term.
Gould, who also served 16
years in the Idaho Legislature,
said she took the job because it
gave her an opportunity to help
an industry she grew up in and
loves.
“Agriculture has always
been my passion. It’s why I ran
for the legislature,” she said. “I
wanted to do what I loved and
that was agriculture.”
When she was offered the
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Celia Gould
Position: Rancher; director
of Idaho State Department of
Agriculture
Home: Buhl, Idaho
Family: Husband, Bruce
Newcomb; five children and
10 grandchildren
Professional: Master’s
degree in public administra-
tion and bachelor’s degree in
political science from Boise
State University
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Celia Gould, director of the Idaho State Department of Agriculture, is the first woman to hold that job.
position by Gov. Butch Otter,
himself a rancher, she never
imagined she would remain
for three terms.
“My plan was to be here
four years and then go back
to the ranch full-time,” Gould
said. “I never envisioned I
would stay here that long.”
But as she told legislators
two years ago before they vot-
ed to approve her for a third
term, she felt she has unfin-
ished business at the depart-
ment.
During her second year as
ISDA director in 2008, during
the recession, the department’s
budget was slashed 13 percent
and that meant a lot of cutting.
“We cut some things
in 2008 that we probably
shouldn’t have cut, but we just
didn’t have a choice and now
we’ve had to go back and do
some fence building,” Gould
said.
With the ISDA budget al-
most back to its 2008 level —
the department’s 2018 fiscal
year budget is $45.5 million
while the 2008 budget was
$46 million — Gould says she
would like to do some positive
things.
Gould said that since fund-
ing has returned to near nor-
mal, the ISDA has stepped up
its marketing programs and
significantly improved its lab-
oratory capabilities.
Some of her goals include
seeking more opportunities for
the state’s organic growers,
continuing to grow ISDA’s
range monitoring program and
continuing to grow farm ex-
ports, which have almost dou-
bled under her tenure.
She and her husband, for-
mer Idaho Speaker of the
House Bruce Newcomb, raise
Angus and Wagyu cattle on
their ranch.
Otter told Capital Press in a
statement that Gould’s “years
of experience both in the field
and here under the dome of
the Capitol made her an ideal
pick to lead the department of
agriculture, a job she has done
with remarkable skill.”
“Her considerable knowl-
edge about Idaho agriculture
and wealth of experience in
the legislature provide her
with invaluable insight, which
is why I routinely seek her
guidance on many issues,” he
said.
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Newspaper sparks interest in connecting students with ag
By JUDY L. BEDELL
For the Capital Press
SACRAMENTO — Austin
Miller says that “connecting
students to agriculture is more
important now than ever be-
fore.”
Growing up in tiny Scio,
Ore., he has fond memories
of spending summers on his
grandparents’ ranch.
He also has fond memories
of growing up with the Capital
Press newspaper.
“I first got to know Capital
Press in high school ag class.
Every Friday or Monday we
would pass the paper around,
and we used the info for various
projects,” Miller said.
A Capital Press representa-
tive was looking for people to
sell subscriptions at the Oregon
State Fair in 2013 “so I signed
up,” said Miller, who sold sub-
scriptions for three years at the
fair and to friends and family
on the side.
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Austin Miller, program co-
ordinator for the California
Foundation for Agriculture in
the Classroom, explains the
“Imagine This...” writing contest
to teachers at the organization’s
annual conference in Visalia.
Oregon State Fair was a lot of
fun,” he said. “There were so
many people who were die-
hard fans, and they came by the
booth each year to renew their
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Sunday, Aug. 27
Western Idaho Fair, noon-11
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Saturday, Aug. 19
Total Solar Eclipse Weekend.
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Sat.-Sunday, Aug. 19-20
11th Annual Harvest Fest. 10
a.m.-4 p.m. Yamhill Valley Heri-
tage Center, 11275 SW Durham
Lane, McMinnville, Ore. The event
will feature threshing, baling and
binding oats using vintage equip-
ment, pioneer kids activities,
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and blacksmith shops, stagecoach
rides, museum tours, old timey
music and food. Cost: $8 admis-
sion; historical society members
and youths under 12 free. Website:
www.yamhillcountyhistory.org
Saturday, Aug. 26
Oregon Aglink Barn Dance.
6-10 p.m. Victor Point Farms,
13166 Riches Road SE, Silverton,
Ore. Ben Rue will be the featured
performer. Over 21, please. Tick-
ets are $75 and available online
only. Website: www.Aglink.org
Saturday-Sunday
Aug. 26-27
Importer Safety Training. 8
a.m.-5 p.m. Monarch Hotel, 12566
SW 93rd St., Clackamas, Ore.
Food Safety Modernization Act
training for the safe importation
of human or animal food. Two-day
course with Food and Drug Admin-
istration standardized curriculum.
Certificates awarded upon comple-
tion. Cost: $850. Website: http://
www.feedpctraining.com/fsvp.html
Sunday, Aug. 27
Summer Farm Day. Noon-
4 p.m. Ruby & Amber’s Farm,
Dorena, Ore. Sponsored by the
Willamette Farm & Food Coalition.
Website: willamettefarmandfood.
org
Friday, Aug. 25-
Monday, Sept. 4
Oregon State Fair. 10 a.m.-10
p.m. Oregon State Fair & Expo-
sition Center, 2330 17th St. NE,
Salem, Ore. Website: https://ore-
gonstatefair.org/
Wednesday, Aug. 30
Grazing Lease Workshop. 9:30
a.m.-noon. Stanislaus County
Farm Bureau, 1201 L St., Modesto,
Calif. Speakers will include cer-
tified rangeland managers Tim
and Clayton Koopmann, who will
subscription at the fair.”
Miller has always been a
“people” person, so once he
graduated from Oregon State
University with a major in agri-
culture, an informal focus in ag
education and a minor in com-
parative international agricul-
ture, he was ready to put those
attributes to work.
He started with the Oregon
Agriculture in the Classroom
Foundation while still in col-
lege and then made the jump to
the California Foundation for
Agriculture in the Classroom
earlier this year as the program
coordinator of communica-
tions.
“Here in California agri-
culture is always growing and
changing. I believe the push-
back that ag receives is not go-
ing away. It is a great blessing
to be able to choose and make
opinions about what we eat and
buy but we have a huge need
to educate people to make in-
formed decisions,” Miller said.
“For those of us involved in
ag, we have a clear picture of
what it means but to the con-
sumer or teacher, you have to
break it down into something
they can relate to. Make sure
they know ag is the food they
eat and the clothes they wear,”
Miller explained.
“We came up with the ‘5
F’s of Ag: Food, Fiber, Fish,
Forestry and Fuel,’” he said. “It
gets people talking and asking
questions.”
For example, he said, “bio-
fuel is a big part of the message
we are working on. It is a fun
way to connect ag to science.
Students love the lessons we
have on turning cow poop into
electricity. They not only learn
but they don’t forget and it gets
them talking and wondering.”
One of the biggest challeng-
es Miller faces is getting accu-
rate information on agriculture
to urban teachers and those
without an agriculture back-
ground.
“We are really working on
our website as a resource for
teachers to find standards-based
lessons that are clear, easy to
follow and fun. We update the
information throughout the
month and I am an email away
if someone needs help,” Miller
said.
On the website teachers can
find mini-lessons, fact cards,
grants, lesson plans and con-
tests. The “Imagine This…”
writing contest starts this fall
and is a way to involve students
in grades 3-8 in agriculture. De-
tails and examples of past win-
ning stories can be found on the
website.
Miller keeps himself busy
spreading the word and making
it easy for teachers to incorpo-
rate agriculture into the class-
room.
Resources and materials
for taking agriculture into the
classroom can be found at
learnaboutag.org. For more
information on the California
Foundation for Agriculture in
the Classroom, call Miller at
916-561-5633.
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discuss identifying land and pre-
paring lease proposals. The Cal-
ifornia Cattlemen’s Association is
the sponsor. Cost: Free. Website:
calcattlemen.org
Rice Experiment Station Field
Day. 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Rice Experi-
ment Station, 955 Butte City High-
way, Biggs, Calif. Website: http://
cesutter.ucanr.edu/
Friday, Sept. 1-
Saturday, Sept. 9
Eastern Idaho State Fair. 8
a.m.-10 p.m. Eastern Idaho State
Fairgrounds, 97 Park St., Black-
foot, Idaho. Website: https://funat-
thefair.com/
Friday, Sept. 1-
Sunday, Sept. 24
Washington State Fair. 10
a.m.-10 p.m. Fairground in Puy-
allup, 110 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup,
Wash. The Washington State Fair,
commonly referred to as the Puyal-
lup Fair, is the largest single attrac-
tion held annually in the state of
Washington. Closed Tuesdays and
Sept. 6. Website: www.thefair.com/
Tuesday-Friday
Sept. 5-8
Western Apicultural Society’s
40th annual conference. Univer-
sity of California-Davis Harry H.
Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research
Facility, Davis, Calif. Bee Culture
magazine editor Kim Flotton will
address “The Rapidly Changing
Bee Scene;” beekeeper and au-
thor Les Crowder will discuss man-
aging honeybees in top bar hives;
and bee expert Larry Connor will
cover “Keeping Your Bees Alive
and Growing.” Cost: $225. Web-
site: www.westernapiculturalsoci-
ety.org/
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Tuesday-Thursday
Sept. 5-7
The National Heirloom Expo.
Sonoma County Fairgrounds, 1350
Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa,
Calif. The 6th Annual National Heir-
loom Exposition will feature a wide ar-
ray of natural vendors and speakers
from across the country and beyond.
Website: www.theheirloom.com
Wednesday, Sept. 13
FSPCA Preventive Controls for
Human Food — One-Day Blended
Course. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hilton Gar-
den Inn, 1741 Harrison St., Twin
Falls, Idaho. The new Food Safety
Modernization Act regulation re-
quires every processing facility to
have a trained resource person
or “Preventive Controls Qualified
Individual” who has completed a
specialized training course (such as
this one) that was developed by the
Food Safety Preventive Controls
Alliance and is recognized by the
FDA. This person will oversee the
implementation of the facility’s food
safety plan and other key tasks. Jeff
Kronenberg, an assistant professor
at the University of Idaho and Food
Safety Specialist at TechHelp, will
offer this One-Day FSPCA Blended
Course as an alternative to the tra-
ditional 2.5-day course. Cost: $330.
Website: www.techhelp.org
Thursday, Sept. 14
Food Safety Internal Auditor
Workshop. 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Hilton
Garden Inn, 1741 Harrison St., Twin
Falls, Idaho. A comprehensive audit
system is essential to a company’s
food safety and product quality. It
provides confirmation that systems
and procedures are operating ef-
fectively and identifies areas that
require improvement. The Internal
Internal Auditor Workshop will teach
you how to conduct internal audits in
1-800-765-9055
your facility against one of the GFSI
Audit Schemes, which are becoming
a standard for the food industry as
a tool for assuring food safety and
regulatory compliance and have
become a customer requirement
for many processors. Many of the
schemes require formal, document-
ed training for personnel who con-
duct internal auditing. This one-day
course will provide attendees with a
full understanding of audit require-
ments as well as promote personal
professional development. Cost:
$330. Website: www.techhelp.org
Friday, Sept. 15
2nd Annual Rice Weed Course.
8 a.m.-4:25 p.m. Rice Experiment
Station, 955 Butte City Highway,
Biggs, Calif. Website: http://cesutter.
ucanr.edu/
Saturday, Sept. 23
Goat Education Day. 8:30 a.m.-
4 p.m. OSU Southern Oregon Re-
search and Extension Center Audi-
torium, 569 Hanley Road, Central
Point, Ore. Choose four classes
from a selection of 11, two in the
morning and two in the afternoon, for
$35. Or choose two morning classes
and cheesemaking in the afternoon
for $50. Class topics are geared to
both beginner and advanced goat
owners from Getting Ready for
Kidding Season and Holistic Goat
Care to the foundations of Nutrition
and Feed and the Making of Goat
Milk Soaps and Lotions. Present-
ers include Dr. Charles Estill, OSU
veterinarian; Gianaclis Caldwell,
author; and Christina Strickland and
others from the Rogue Valley Dairy
Goat Association. Register online at
http://bit.ly/JacksonGoatEdDay2017
or call 541-776-7371. Ask about a
youth discount. Cost: $35 to $50.
Website: http://extension.oregon-
state.edu/sorec/SF-classes
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