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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2017 BIG VOLUME 90, NUMBER 39 WWW.CAPITALPRESS.COM $2.00 EQUIPMENT, Tim Hearden/Capital Press Rob Piatt of Marysville, Calif., works on an en- gine during a basic en- gines theory lab course at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, Calif. The class is part of the Think Big program, which the college offers in conjunction with Caterpillar dealers and includes apprenticeships at the businesses. Trade schools offer an attractive alternative to expensive college educations for students interested in agriculture S Student Diane Morgan oper- ates an excavator simulator in the heavy equipment program at Shasta College in Redding, Calif. Career-tech- nical training programs are gaining in popularity as a way for some students to enter forestry and other agriculture-related fi elds. By TIM HEARDEN Capital Press TOCKTON, Calif. — Rob Piatt plans to even- tually take over his family’s ranch, but the re- cent high school graduate from Marysville, Ca- lif., isn’t preparing by studying agriculture at a four-year university. Instead, he’s a fi rst-year trainee in a program called ThinkBIG, an apprenticeship in servicing heavy-duty ag- ricultural equipment that combines classes at Stockton’s San Joaquin Delta College with work in the service de- partment at a Caterpillar dealership. Piatt found he had a “knack for turning wrenches” while working with his dad to restore old tractors. Tim Hearden/Capital Press Turn to TRADE, Page 12 Conservation groups file lawsuit challenging WDFW wolf kill order By MATTHEW WEAVER Capital Press Two conservation groups are accusing the Washington Department of Fish and Wild- life of violating state law by improperly authorizing the killing of wolves in the Sher- man pack and ignoring new research that doesn’t support killing problem wolves. According to a lawsuit fi led by the Center for Biolog- ical Diversity and Cascadia Wildlands, the department has ignored restrictions on killing wolves under the 2011 Wolf Conservation and Manage- ment Plan for more than fi ve years. The lawsuit named the department, Director Jim Un- sworth and coordinator Lisa Wood, who is responsible for the department’s following the State Environmental Pol- icy Act, or SEPA, in the law- suit. “Documents containing the complaint were deliv- ered to the director’s offi ce just before closing time on Monday,” department public affairs manager Bruce Botka 1426 Front St. Fort Benton, MT 59442 406-622-3803 www.fbrealty.com said. “We haven’t had an op- portunity to review them with our attorneys and don’t have an immediate response.” The lawsuit seeks to pre- vent the department from authorizing any future kill or- ders without complying with SEPA or the state Administra- tive Procedure Act. The lawsuit claims that “WDFW has authorized the extermination of three endan- gered wolfpacks at the demand of a single livestock own- er,” without trying non-lethal methods of deterrence confl ict, without evidence that depreda- tions would have been likely to continue without non-lethal practices and with “evidence of ‘intentional feeding or un- natural attraction of wolves by the livestock owner.’” Turn to WOLF, Page 12 Oregon Court of Appeals affi rms ruling overturning GMO ban County ordinance is pre-empted by state law By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press The Oregon Court of Ap- peals has affi rmed that a pro- hibition against genetically engineered crops in Jose- phine County is pre-empted by state law. Voters in Josephine Coun- ty approved the ban in 2014, nearly a year after state law- makers passed a bill barring local governments from reg- ulating genetically modifi ed organisms, or GMOs. Farmers Robert and Shel- ley Ann White, who wanted to plant biotech sugar beets, IRRIGATED HAY FARM: 208 acres located 5 miles E of Harlem, MT. 153 acres of flood irrigated hay, very nice 5-bedroom home, 30’x60’ heated shop, storage shed/tack room, corrals, and some farm equipment. Good Pheasant hunting area. $571,000 Call Shane Ophus for details at 406-788-6662. Mateusz Perkowski/Capital Press File The Josephine County, Ore., courthouse. The Oregon Court of Appeals has affi rmed the opinion of Josephine County Circuit Judge Pat Wolke that a county ordinance banning biotech crops is unlawful. convinced Josephine County Circuit Judge Pat Wolke that the local GMO ban was un- lawful in 2016. Oregonians for Safe Farms and Families, a non- profi t, and Siskiyou Seeds, an organic farm, intervened in that case as defendants, allowing them to challenge Wolke’s decision before the Oregon Court of Appeals. Turn to GMO, Page 12 MONTANA FARM 9,200 ACRES: Located in central MT, N of Lewistown. Includes 7,150 acres of dry cropland, two homes & two sets of farm buildings with feedlot set-up. Local cropping practices include Winter & Spring Wheat, Barley and Pulse Crops. Irrigation rights & development are possible. There’s Elk, Deer, Antelope & bird Hunting & fishing in this area. Farm is priced at $1,825 per acre. Call Mark Pyrak, Broker 406-788-9280 or go to www.fbrealty.com 39-1/102
