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2 CapitalPress.com March 30, 2018 People & Places Students get real-world lessons Trent Van Leuven brings college-level learning to high school classes Western Innovator By DIANNA TROYER For the Capital Press In their FFA and agri- science classes, students at Mackay High School in cen- tral Idaho are enrolling in col- lege classes and experiencing unforgettable lessons through an innovative and flexible curriculum. Under the supervision of Trent Van Leuven, 34, agri- science instructor and FFA adviser, students enroll in col- lege classes, become certified to do artificial insemination in cattle through the Idaho De- partment of Agriculture, and help biologists trap deer. They also run the state’s only year-round high school warm- and cold-water aqua- culture laboratory, where they raise tilapia, trout and sturgeon. Van Leuven plans to eventually build a new lab with $35,000 in grants and other funding already com- mitted to the project. “I’ve always considered the whole world as my class- room,” said Van Leuven, who began teaching in Mackay in 2014. “Some teachers have come to accept a traditional role of what the world thinks teaching has to be. I try to use all my resources and ingenu- ity to bring basic concepts home to students. If an oppor- tunity arises, I take it — even if it means ranchers asking for help working cattle and call- ing me up at 6 a.m. that same morning.” Several years ago, a teach- Trent Van Leuven Age: 34 Hometown: Roberts, Idaho Education: University of Idaho, ag education, 2007 Family: Wife and son Motivational sign in classroom: “I am who I choose to be.” Courtesy Kathy Neville Trent Van Leuven, agriscience instructor and FFA advisor at Mackay High School, checks on fish in the school aquaculture lab. ing opportunity arose when a local rancher donated a two-headed stillborn calf to the ag program. Van Leuven presented a dissection and taught an embryology class with it. This winter, his students helped Idaho Department of Fish and Game biologists trap mule deer to study population trends. His students also run a hy- droponic greenhouse, have an annual plant sale, raise calves, plan an itinerary and raise money to attend the National FFA convention, and organize a blood drive. “I really appreciate great administrators who help make these opportunities possible, especially our dual-enroll- ment college classes,” he said. He has received instruc- tor endorsements, enabling him to provide students dual enrollment college options. Through the College of Southern Idaho, he teaches an animal science class and agri- culture management, enabling students to earn inexpensive college credits while studying in their Mackay classroom. He also teaches a range prin- ciples class through the Uni- versity of Idaho. Not all of Van Leuven’s lessons are limited to U.S. agriculture. When appropriate to a class, he shares his inter- national teaching experiences. Three years ago during the summer, he lived in Benin, a tiny country in West Africa known for cotton production. He developed a curriculum for school gardens through the U.S. Agency for Interna- tional Development’s Farm- er-to-Farmer Program ad- ministered by Catholic Relief Services. The program pro- motes sustainable economic growth and food security. An- other year, he has also learned tilapia-raising techniques in Brazil. Van Leuven’s students also use an innovative award-win- ning teaching aid he built, a mobile cow skeleton. In 2012, the National Association of Agricultural Educators hon- ored him with an Ideas Un- limited Award for using the skeleton. “My lessons about things like primal carcass cuts, ru- minant digestion, artificial insemination, and cattle body structure needed a hands-on aspect that would grab and hold students’ interest,” he said. “I couldn’t bring a cow into the classroom, so I did the next best thing.” In 2016, his teaching phi- losophy and projects earned him a National Agriscience Teacher of the Year Award from the National Association of Agricultural Educators. Van Leuven was one of six winners nationwide and rep- resented District 1, a region that encompasses nine west- ern states. “My peers who nominated me have taught me so much at various conferences and set- tings,” he said. A self-described lifelong learner, Van Leuven said he “tries to encourage my stu- dents to follow suit. I read once that 60 percent of col- lege graduates never read an- other book after college. We should never stop learning.” On a recent family va- cation in San Diego, he met aquaculturists who helped him tap into a nationwide net- work of people who raise fish. “We also went to a botan- ical garden to admire their succulents and tropical fruit section and explored eco- systems at a beach and zoo. There are always opportuni- ties to learn whatever we do and wherever we go. Lifelong learning can help ag instruc- tors — and they should seek out professional development that really would help them help students.” Capital Press Established 1928 Board of directors Mike Forrester Steve Forrester Kathryn Brown Susan Rana Mike Omeg Corporate Officer Heidi Wright Chief Operating Officer Capital Press Managers Joe Beach ..................Editor & Publisher Elizabeth Yutzie Sell .... Advertising Director Carl Sampson ................Managing Editor Jessica Boone ........ Production Manager Samantha McLaren .... Circulation Manager Entire contents copyright © 2018 EO Media Group dba Capital Press An independent newspaper published every Friday. Capital Press (ISSN 0740-3704) is published weekly by EO Media Group, 1400 Broadway St. NE, Salem OR 97301. Periodicals postage paid at Portland, OR, and at additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: send address changes to Capital Press, P.O. Box 2048 Salem, OR 97308-2048. 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It was appropriate that there was a flock of sheep in a nearby pasture on his Bar None Ranch because Bailey spent much of his 65-year career as a veterinarian and rancher working with that an- imal. After he and his wife, Betty, moved to Roseburg to serve an internship after he graduated in 1950 with a de- gree in veterinary medicine from Colorado State Univer- sity in Fort Collins, Colo., most all of his work dealt with sheep and cattle. The couple opened Bailey Veterinary Clinic in Roseburg in 1951. In addition to help- ing with the care of livestock throughout Douglas County, Bailey also got involved in numerous agricultural, veter- inary and civic organizations and activities at the local, state and national level. Bailey retired from his clinic in 1991 after a 40-year career and he retired as a rancher a couple of years ago. He had both a cattle and sheep Courtesy of the Bailey Family Don Bailey of Roseburg, Ore., was a long-time veterinarian and rancher who specialized in the care of livestock. Bailey, who died March 20, was involved in numerous agricultural, veterinary and civ- ic organizations and activities at the local, state and national level. operation, and at one time had about 2,000 ewes. “He was young, ambitious and a really good veterinar- ian who was very good with sheep,” said Bob Hall, who owns and operates a ranch east of Roseburg. “He knew a lot about them and when he came out to the ranch, he would tell you how to do things so you wouldn’t have to call him the next time you needed help with the same problem.” Eugene Holcomb and his sons, Richard and Roger, also learned from Bailey when the veterinarian visited their cattle and sheep operation near Elk- ton, Ore. “He was really good at sharing the practical things he had learned over the years,” Richard Holcomb said. “He didn’t hesitate to try to bring our skill level up so we could do a lot of things we had pre- viously called him out to do. I had such admiration for him. He was such a mentoring type of man, a man filled with a lot of graciousness.” Rex Heard, a sheep rancher near Lookingglass, Ore., said he was impressed by Bailey’s eagerness to continue to learn. “He was well into his 80s and he was still sitting in the front row at meetings and con- ferences, with a tablet and pen- cil, taking notes,” Heard said. “I learned from him that when you take notes, you’re forced to be attentive and it helps you learn. When I talk to 4-H and FFA groups, I tell them that is something I learned from a local veterinarian. You have to apply yourself.” Bailey shared his knowl- edge beyond his own prac- tice. Recognizing a need in small ruminant medicine, both in colleges of veterinary medicine and in food animal science, he helped organize the American Association of Sheep and Goat Practitioners (now the American Associa- tion of Small Ruminant Prac- titioners) in 1968. He served as the organization’s second president, secretary-treasurer and executive director. The Roseburg veterinari- an also held positions in oth- er organizations: A member of the board of directors of the Intermountain Veterinary Medical Association, chair- man of the Health Committee of the National Wool Growers Association, a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association House Advisory Committee, president of the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association and the Oregon Sheep Growers Association, the OSGA’s delegate to the National Wool Growers Asso- ciation and one of the found- ers of the Douglas County Soil and Water Committee. In 1974, while Bailey was president of the OVMA, he was an advocate of increasing the opportunities for Orego- nians to study veterinary med- icine. The School of Veteri- nary Medicine at Oregon State University was established later in the 1970s and a veteri- nary teaching facility was con- structed at the school in 1980. Bailey became a member of the Oregon State University President’s Committee on Ag- riculture Education. Since 1976, he was a fre- quent keynote speaker at state, national and international meetings. On his ranch, Bailey and his wife, Betty, hosted hun- dreds of grade-school students for many years during lamb- ing season so the kids could get that agricultural experi- ence. Calendar Subscriptions Mail rates paid in advance Easy Pay U.S. $3.75/month (direct with- drawal from bank or credit card account) 1 year U.S. ...................................$49.99 2 years U.S. .................................$89.99 1 year Canada .................................$275 1 year other countries ......... call for quote 1 year Internet only .......................$49.99 1 year 4-H, FFA students and teachers ....$30 9 months 4-H, FFA students & teachers .....$25 Visa and Mastercard accepted To get information published Mailing address: Capital Press P.O. 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Write “Calendar” in the subject line. and common form of welding on farms. General metalwork will also be covered. Cost: $50 each per- son. Contact: paula.burkhalter@ oregonstate.edu or 541-776-7371. Website: http://bit.ly/JacksonSmall- Farms Saturday, March 31 Idaho FFA State leadership Conference. College of Southern Idaho, Twin Falls, Idaho. Website: https://www.idahoffa.org/confer- ences-conventions/ Welding and Basic Metal Work for Small Farms. 1-5 p.m. Dunbar Farms, Hillcrest Road, Medford, Ore. This popular class is small and hands-on. With space limited, regis- ter early. David Mostue, farmer and equipment guru, will teach the ba- sics of welding techniques on-site at his farm. Particular focus will be on those skills most useful to farm- ers, including the types of welders, tools and safety equipment needed. Participants will have a chance to try MIG welding, the most useful Ad fax .............................. 503-364-2692 or ...................................... 503-370-4383 Telephone (toll free) .......... 800-882-6789 Online ......www.capitalpress.com/classifieds Wednesday-Saturday April 4-7 Thursday, April 5 Part 4: Farm & Ranch Succes- sion Planning Workshop. 6-8:30 p.m. Clackamas Small Business Devel- opment Center, 7726 SE Harmony Road, Milwaukie, Ore. This program is offered and taught by the Clack- amas Small Business Development Center, along with guest presenters such as attorneys and CPAs. A com- plimentary light dinner will be at 6 p.m. To register, call 503-594-0738. Cost: Free. Website: http://bit.ly/ 2CX1jvl Friday, April 6 In the Field: Yakima Agricul- ture Seminar. 12:30-5 p.m. Hilton Garden Inn, 401 East Yakima Ave., Yakima, Wash. The topics include estate and succession planning for farmers and ranchers in light of the new tax laws; air, water rights, pesticides and CAFO permits; and employment laws and immigration. Sponsored by Schwabe, William- son & Wyatt. Cost: Free Website: http://bit.ly/2FRZoKG Saturday, April 7 28th Dayton FFA Alumni Auction and Dinner. 5:30-9 p.m. Old Day- ton High School Gym, 801 Ferry St., Dayton, Ore. The auction is the largest fundraiser the Dayton FFA Alumni does each year. If you or your business would like to donate an item, time, money or services to this year’s auction, or if you are inter- ested in joining Dayton FFA Alumni, please contact Mitch Coleman at (503) 864-2080. The silent auction starts at 5:30 p.m. The first table closes at 6:30 and dinner featuring local foods will be served at 7. Cost: $10 at the door or from the Dayton Ag Shop at 503-864-2080. Basic Irrigation System Design and Operation. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Dunbar Farms, Medford, Ore. This class will look at a variety of irrigation systems suitable for different crops. The class will be particularly useful for those planning to build or alter their irrigation systems. The day of instruction includes a trip around Dunbar Farms to look at a wide va- riety of pump stations and irrigation methods in operation. These sys- tems include overhead sprinklers for hay, drip irrigation in wine grapes, rotator sprinklers for row crops, canons for infrequent irrigation and flood irrigation in hay. Directions to the farm will be sent to registrants. Registration options other than on- line, contact Paula, 541-776-7371. Register online: http://bit.ly/Jack- sonSmallFarms Cost: $35. Website: http://bit.ly/JacksonSmallFarms Dairy ...................................... 9 Fieldwork report ..................... 3 Livestock ............................... 9 Markets ............................... 12 Opinion .................................. 6 Oregon FFA ........................... 5 Tuesday, April 10 Correction policy Southern Idaho Livestock Hall of Fame induction. 6:30-9 p.m. Turf Club, 734 Falls Ave., Twin Falls, Ida- ho. This year’s inductees are: cattle rancher Jim Baker of Filer; sheep and cattle ranchers Ed and Emily Baker (posthumously) of Filer; cattle ranchers Scott and Sarah Bedke of Oakley; dairy producers Harry and Flora Bokma of Buhl; long-time Bu- reau of Land Management super- visor Dean Brown of Jerome; and cattle ranchers Wade and Gwenna Prescott of Carey. Cost: $25 Accuracy is important to Capital Press staff and to our readers. 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