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4 CapitalPress.com November 24, 2017 Conference encourages women to lead By CAROL RYAN DUMAS Capital Press TWIN FALLS, Idaho — The ranks of young women in agriculture are growing but they face unique challenges in balancing the demands of farm and family and need to work together to empower each other to achieve their goals and manage risks. To address those and oth- er issues, Washington State University Extension held its sixth annual conference aimed at women in agricul- ture. It was simulcast Satur- day to 40 locations in Wash- ington, Oregon, Idaho and Alaska. The conference brought in keynote speakers, women with success in agriculture, to fuel local panel discus- sions, networking and indi- vidual plans of actions. One of this year’s keynote speakers was Alexis Tay- lor, director of the Oregon Department of Agriculture. Appointed about a year ago, Taylor previously oversaw USDA Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and led USDA’s Women in Ag ini- tiative. Before that, she was a congressional staffer and worked on the 2008 and 2014 farm bills. She also served eight years in the Army Na- tional Guard. Her success has been the result of numerous teach- ers, supporters and mentors, many of them women, she said. Growing up on her fami- ly’s farm in Iowa, which has been operating for 158 years, Carol Ryan Dumas/Capital Press Lynette Bowers, left, with the USDA Farm Service Agency in Rupert, Idaho, and Kathleeen Whitlock, a Rupert farm owner, take a break from brainstorming during the Women in Agriculture conference in Twin Falls on Nov. 18. she knew from an early age she didn’t want to be a farm- er. But she didn’t realize there was so much opportu- nity in agriculture, she said. In the next five years, 58,000 jobs will be open to college graduates with exper- tise in agriculture, natural re- sources and the environment. Of that, new graduates will only fill 61 percent of those spots, she said. “There’s great opportuni- ty, but agriculture will have to look outside the tradition- al venues to fill those needs. It’ll have to look outside of farm youth and beyond tradi- tional male ranks and engage young people to build a pipe- line. “I encourage all of you to use your experience and leadership roles to mentor younger women,” she said. Agriculture needs diversi- ty in leadership, with women serving on committees and commissions and making policy. Women make up half of the population, and they think differently than men. Having women in the room — asking questions and giv- ing their perspective — could change the outcome, she said. She encouraged women to lift up other women, setting examples to help them move forward, stepping up to the plate themselves and helping others to step up to the plate. “We as women need to help other women’s voices be heard,” to help amplify their voices so those voices reso- nate louder, she said. She encouraged women at the conference to formalize strategies to do that and to be intentional so that women have an equal seat at the table and are equally heard. “I’d really like to chal- lenge all of you to seek out a mentor or be a mentor,” she said. H-2A minimum wage likely to increase By DAN WHEAT Capital Press Dan Wheat/Capital Press Electronic sign alternates Wesco hay messages in Chinese and Japanese, useful when buyers from those countries visit. This one, in Japanese, says Wesco has been exporting hay to Japan since 1971. Dan Wheat/Capital Press CASE NO.: 17CV29151 SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION To: ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7990 HERON STREET, SALEM, OR 97305 THE STATE OF OREGON TO THE DEFENDANT/RESPONDENT(S) ABOVE NAMED: You are hereby directed and required to appear in, and defend against, this legal action within 30 days after the first date of publication of summons, which is the 3rd day of November, 2017, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BRONZE CREEK TITLE TRUST 2014-NPL1, A DELAWARE TRUST and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorneys for plaintiff, ZIEVE BRODNAX & STEELE, LLP, at their office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. This is a Complaint for Judicial Foreclosure of Deed of Trust. You must “appear” in this case or the other side will win automatically. To “appear” you must file with the court a legal paper called a “motion” or “answer.” The “motion” or “answer” must be given to the court clerk or administrator within 30 days along with the required filing fee. It must be in proper form and have proof of service on the plaintiff’s attorney or, if the plaintiff does not have an attorney, proof of service on the plaintiff. If you have any questions, you should see an attorney immediately. If you need help in finding an attorney, you may contact the Oregon State Bar’s Lawyer Referral Service online at www.oregonstatebar.org or by calling (503) 684-3763 in the Portland metropolitan area. DATED: October 26, 2017 Legal-44-4-3/999 ZIEVE BRODNAX & STEELE, LLP By: /s/ Amy F. Harrington AMY F. HARRINGON, OR Bar 123363 Attorneys for Plaintiff WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BRONZE CREEK TITLE TRUST 2014-NPL1, A DELAWARE TRUST LEGAL PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 98 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 11/27/17. The sale will be held at 10:00am by TRS OREGON INC. 1210 22ND ST SE, SALEM, OR 2001 BMW 330i VIN = WBAAV534X1FJ65860 Amount due on lien $3744.00 Reputed owner(s) OCEANA MONTANEZCRUZ, ANGELA LINDLOW Capital Press inflated an inaccurate piece rate wages, she said. Jennifer Uranga, owner of Mountain West Ag Consult- ing, Garneill, Mont., said the USDA survey is skewed by not including specific wages for entry-level, low-skilled farm labor and by including jobs not exclusive to farm labor like irrigators, tractor drivers, sprayers, foremen and managers. “My clients in Idaho’s Treasure Valley were un- aware what USDA surveys were used for. Now they are realizing their importance due to their increased par- ticipation in H-2A,” Uranga said. The AEWR may have de- creased in Idaho for the sec- ond year in a row because high-skilled farm laborers are moving into construction, leaving a farm labor force of H-2A, low-skilled and undocumented workers, she said. “In Washington, farmers are frustrated and do not think they can continue to operate with such high la- bor wages. Their margins remain the same while costs for labor, chemicals and other inputs are increasing,” Uranga said. Legal-46-2-1/999 LEGAL LEGAL IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION Probate Department IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF Harold L. Hayes, Deceased No. 17PB08210 NOTICE TO INTERESTED PERSONS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned has been appointed Personal Representative of the above estate. All persons having claims against the estate are required to present them to the undersigned Personal Representative in care of the undersigned attorney at: 319 Sixth Street SW, Albany, OR 97321 within four months after the date of the first publication of this notice, as stated below, or such claims may be barred. All persons whose rights may be affected by the proceedings in this estate may obtain additional infor- mation from the records of the Court, the Personal Rep- resentative, or the attorney for the Personal Represen- tative. DATED and first published November 24, 2017. Personal Representative: DORIS M.Hayes 1064 Camelot Dr. S. Salem, OR 97306 Attorney: DAVID B. BECKHAM 319 Sixth Avenue SW Albany, OR 97321 PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 98 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 11/28/17. The sale will be held at 10:00am by PARKING ENFORCEMENT SERVICES 1768 13TH ST. SE SALEM, OR 2008 TOYOTA CAMRY 4D VIN =4T1BB46K78U049859 Amount due on lien $3106.00 Reputed owner(s) CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ LEGAL PUBLIC LIEN SALE U-STORE SELF STORAGE Salem, Oregon Sat, December 9, 2017 10AM 1501 Hawthorne Ave NE Keyla Almestica Looney, 2C54; Tina Barlow, 1A04; Gordon R Bean, 2A65; Debra L Bennett, 2B46; Darrin Cragle , 1G17; Tammy Delfino, 1E43; Carmen Rocio Duran Ramirez, RJ14; Linches Esetok, RE14; Amanda Frechin, 2C65; Michell Graves, 1C41; SheaAnn Greaves, 2A50; Amber Jones, 1B15; Jonathon Jones, 2B56; Kevin M Lent, Y1-1; Andrew McMillan, 2E06; Sam Means, 2B58; Lynn Medina, 1F06; Joselyn Oropeza, 2C37; Christy Packer, 1C24; Dustin Patee, 1G16; Haley Potter, RE19; Kimberly Reitzer, 2C52; Erica Salazar, 2C57; Silas Scott, Y1-8; Shallone Sheets, 2G03; Jared Sheridan, 1F42; Brian Siegmund, 2A71, 2A73; Duane W Stateler, 1F34; Keith Weddle Jr, 1F47; Vincent K Wilson, 2D51; Kimberly Wollin, 2B25; Luis Zavala Santana, 2C39 legal-47-3-4/999 ELLENSBURG, Wash. — While hay exporters in El- lensburg say it’s still a long, tough road back from mar- ket losses caused by the port slowdown of 2014 and 2015, University of California an- alysts say West Coast hay exports may set new records exceeding 5 million metric tons and $1.4 billion in value in 2017. China and relative new- comer Saudi Arabia are driv- ing the increase, according to an October Alfalfa and For- age News report by UC-Da- vis Cooperative Extension. Japan remains the largest importer of U.S. hay at 1.57 million metric tons in 2016 but growing only 2.2 percent from 2015 while China/Hong Kong was close on its heels at 1.4 million metric tons up 24.4 percent from 2015, ac- cording to the report. South Korea was third at 935,000 metric tons up 3.1 percent and United Arab Emirates was fourth at 399,000 metric tons up 21.4 percent. Saudi Arabia was fifth at 264,000 metric tons up 257.3 percent. Mark T. Anderson, pres- ident of Anderson Hay & Grain Co., a large West Coast exporter in Ellensburg, says tonnage to China is great. “But given current mar- ket dynamics there is no profit in sales to China by growers or processors. Hopefully, this will change as alfalfa supplies tighten up this winter and into new crop LEGAL PUBLIC LIEN SALE U-STORE SELF STORAGE Albany, Oregon Sat, December 9, 2017 1PM 1668 Industrial Way SW Troy Babbit, J017; Teri Barnett, H063; Chelsey LaMora, H021; Richard Miano, H006; Minnie Reimer, E017 legal-47-3-4/999 LEGAL CHERRY AVENUE STORAGE 2680 Cherry Ave. NE Salem, OR 97301 (503) 399-7454 AUCTION SAT., DEC. 2 ND • 10 A.M. • Unit AS-34 Kyle Blackman • Unit #33 Jamie Meza and Judie Durham • Unit #46 Altheria Rabb • Unit #72 Marilen Pineda • Unit #73 Mirian Flores • Unit #179 John Codner • Unit #186 - #193 Juanita Thompson • Unit #222 Shante and Ranae Stroud • Unit #C-1 Summer Richey Cherry Avenue Storage reserves the right to refuse any and all bids next year,” Anderson said. There is demand from Saudi Arabia, but most of the buying is from one large dairy there with its own operations in Arizona, he said. “Time will tell on future tons, what comes from the U.S. and how channels get developed,” he said. “We see opportunities to grow hay ex- ports, but markets are com- petitive and other countries are working hard to ramp up production.” Daniel Putnam, UC-Davis Extension alfalfa and forage specialist and one of the re- port’s three authors, said vol- ume of exports has grown 56 percent in the first six months of each year since 2014 and export values 47 percent. He noted that’s coming up from a significant slump in 2014 due to work slowdowns at ports. “The entire alfalfa indus- try has been slowly coming back from low prices over the past few years as dairy pric- es increase and inventory and acreage is down,” Putnam said. Don Schilling, president of Wesco International, Ellens- burg, said competition will be keen for the Chinese and Middle East markets and that those countries shop around more than Japan did when it entered the market years ago. “As long as we continue to be the most reliable and safe supplier, we will dom- inate the market,” Schilling said. “But when our prices are too high they will look elsewhere more than they al- ready are and when our roads or ports are congested, we lose.” Saudi demand is increas- ing because of a three-year program, begun in 2016, to conserve water, according to UC-Davis reports. It has resulted in a reduction of do- mestic alfalfa, wheat, corn and several other commodi- ties important for dairy and livestock production. The UAE and Saudi Ara- bia are regional milk produc- ers and water restrictions in the UAE several years ago increased U.S. hay exports to the UAE from minuscule to 399,000 metric tons in 2016, the reports say. LEGAL legal-46-2-1/999 LEGAL Nevada and Colorado are esti- mated to go down 2.82 percent from $11 to $10.69 and Ari- zona down 4.47 percent from $10.95 to $10.46. Washington and California are fourth and fifth in numbers of H-2A workers in 2017, ac- cording to DOL statistics re- cently released. Florida, Geor- gia and North Carolina were the top three, in that order. Florida’s AEWR next year is likely to be $11.29, up 1.53 percent; Georgia $10.95, up 3.11 percent; and North Car- olina $11.46, up 1.69 percent. Oregon and Idaho do not have surveys to set piece rates but in Washington piece rates are determined by data col- lected by the state Employ- ment Security Department, Walker said. The survey does not accurately account for tasks which results in highly By DAN WHEAT Legal-46-2-1/999 for supervisors, irrigators and tractor drivers. It’s a never end- ing cycle because next year the reported wages will include the previous year’s AEWR plus domestic field worker, livestock worker, irrigator and tractor driver wages which will likely continue to increase the AEWR in those states,” said Montse Walker, who left the farm labor association WAF- LA in July and started her own firm, AgBusiness Partners. It offers operations management and H-2A compliance. Washington’s and Oregon’s AEWR was $13.38 in 2017. California’s was $12.57 and now is projected to go up 4.85 percent to $13.18. Idaho and Wyoming likely will go down 3 cents from $11.66 to $11.63. IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF MARION WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, DOING BUSINESS AS CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR BRONZE CREEK TITLE TRUST 2014-NPL1, A Delaware Trust, Plaintiff, vs. BRIAN D. GIBSON, an individual; TAMI K. GIBSON, an individual; OREGON DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; and ALL OTHER UNKNOWN PARTIES CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, LIEN OR INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY COMMONLY KNOWN AS 7990 HERON STREET, SALEM, OR 97305. Defendants. Hay exports heading for new records H-2A visa foreign guestworkers tie young apple tree branches to trellis wires at Zirkle Fruit Co.’s CRO Orchard south of Rock Island, Wash., Oct. 4. Zirkle employed 2,970 H-2A workers in 2017. legal-47-3-1/999 The minimum wage for H-2A visa foreign guest- workers in Washington and Oregon likely will rise 5.53 percent to $14.12 in 2018, falling from highest to sec- ond-highest in the nation. Hawaii is No. 1 at $14.37 per hour according to US- DA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service calcula- tions based on a survey of prevailing wages of field and livestock workers by re- gion across the nation. Utah is likely to be the lowest at $10.69, down 2.82 percent from $11. The NASS calculations usually are adopted in De- cember by the U.S. Depart- ment of Labor as the Adverse Effect Wage Rates (AEWRs) for the coming year. The AEWR is above state mini- mum wages and is intended to prevent wages of domestic workers from being adverse- ly affected by the importation of foreign workers. In Washington many H-2A workers in tree fruit are paid piece rates that typically are higher than the AEWR. Grow- ers who employ H-2A workers have to use the AEWR as the minimum for all their work- ers. As the AEWR increases it pushes all wages up, increas- ing growers’ costs, growers have said. “I think the AEWR is in- flated by the wages reported PURSUANT TO ORS CHAPTER 87 Notice is hereby given that the following vehicle will be sold, for cash to the highest bidder, on 11/27/2017. The sale will be held at 10:00am by COPART OF WASHINGTON INC. 2885 NATIONAL WAY WOODBURN, OR 2012 TOYOTA CAMRY 4DR VIN = 4T1BF1FK4CU084306 Amount due on lien $1455.00 Reputed owner(s) FARMERS INS CO OF OREGON legal-1/999