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Ag pleased administration recognizes its role in conservation
By CAROL RYAN DUMAS
Capital Press
The Biden administration
has released a report outlin-
ing its vision to conserve and
restore land, water and wild-
life with recommendations for
locally led, voluntary eff orts to
conserve 30% of U.S. lands
and waters by 2030.
The 24-page report out-
lining the administration’s
“America the Beautiful” ini-
tiative recognizes the contribu-
tions of farmers, ranchers, for-
est owners, private landowners
and fi shers and commits to
supporting those eff orts.
Zippy Duvall, American
Farm Bureau Federation pres-
ident, said he appreciates the
report’s acknowledgement of
his organization’s concerns
and recognition of farmers’
and ranchers’ contributions to
conservation.
“That recognition must
carry through implementa-
tion,” he said.
“The report is a philosoph-
ical document that empha-
sizes important principles such
as incentive-based voluntary
conservation, protecting per-
sonal and property rights and
continued ranching on public
lands, but it lacks specifi cs,”
he said.
Farm Bureau will work
with USDA Secretary Tom
Vilsack and his colleagues
Matuesz Perkowski/Capital Press File
A new conservation proposal by the Biden administra-
tion relies on voluntary, locally led eff orts.
to ensure the details live up
to promises made to protect
American agriculture, he said.
Rob Larew, president of
National Farmers Union, said
farmers and ranchers initially
had a lot of questions about
what the plan might mean for
agriculture.
“After sharing those con-
cerns with the administra-
tion, we are heartened that our
feedback was taken seriously
and incorporated into the fi nal
principles,” he said.
“Today’s report under-
stands the valuable work that
family farmers are already
doing to improve soil, water
and air quality and commits
to advancing that work in the
future. We are glad to have
clarity on the matter and look
forward to continued collabo-
ration with the administration
to ensure these principles are
followed,” he said.
Michael Crawford, pres-
ident of the National Asso-
ciation of Conservation Dis-
tricts, said the association
appreciates the report’s focus
on support for locally led and
designed conservation eff orts
and the opportunities that are
championed by conservation
districts.
“Conservation
districts
were created to work directly
with landowners and local
communities to implement
conservation, and the goals
of adding additional conser-
vation across the country rep-
resents a signifi cant opportu-
nity to advance conservation
on both private and public
lands,” he said.
Most places warmed in past decade, but not all
By DON JENKINS
Capital Press
Annual average temperatures
Some Northwest and
California cities bucked the
warming trend and became
cooler in the past decade,
according to new climate
normals from the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration.
The new averages are
based on temperatures over
the past 30 years. The aver-
age year-round temperature
increased in most places
in the U.S., according to
NOAA.
A sampling of 40 cit-
ies in Oregon, Washing-
ton, Idaho and California
found the average tempera-
ture increased in 27 of them,
decreased in 12 and was
unchanged in one, Idaho
Falls.
Washington State Cli-
matologist Nick Bond said
Thursday he wasn’t sur-
prised some places cooled.
Here are the annual average temperatures for 40 places in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California. Temperatures are based on the climate
from 1991-2020. The plus or minus represents the change in degrees Fahrenheit from average temperatures from 1981-2010.
Most places warmed, though some cooled.
City
Average temp
Burley, ID
Walla Walla, WA
Arcata-Eureka, CA
Hermiston, OR
Bellingham, WA
Yreka, CA
Redding, CA
Salem, OR
Yakima, WA
Bend, OR
Rexburg, ID
Grants Pass, OR
Boise, ID
49
54.3
52.5
53.9
51.2
53.5
63.4
54.1
50.8
47.6
44.8
55.6
53.2
Change
+1.8
+1.8
+1.4
+1.4
+1.3
+1.2
+1.1
+1.1
+1.1
+1.0
+0.9
+0.8
+0.7
City
Average temp
Klamath Falls, OR
Fresno, CA
Pocatello, ID
Bandon, OR
La Grande, OR
Red Bluff, CA
Quincy, WA
Coeur d' Alene, ID
Prineville, OR
Roseburg, OR
Corvallis, OR
Moses Lake, WA
Astoria, OR
47.1
65
47
53.2
49.4
63.3
51.1
48.8
49.4
55.9
52.9
50.9
51.4
Change
+0.7
+0.6
+0.6
+0.5
+0.5
+0.5
+0.5
+0.4
+0.4
+0.4
+0.3
+0.3
+0.1
City
Average temp
Wenatchee, WA
Idaho Falls, ID
Moscow, ID
Centralia, WA
Twin Falls, ID
Chelan, WA
Colville, WA
Long Beach, WA
McMinnville, OR
Ellensburg, WA
Elma, WA
Sedro Woolley, WA
Susanville, CA
The Dalles, OR
52.5
44.2
46.4
51.5
49.1
50.1
48.9
49.8
52.9
47.7
52.3
51.3
50.2
53.5
Change
+0.1
0.0
-1.5
-1.4
-0.8
-0.7
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.2
-0.1
Capital Press graphic
Short-term weather patterns
and the varied eff ects of cli-
mate change infl uence tem-
peratures, he said.
“We don’t expect a uni-
form warming,” he said.
“An important message is
most places show that the
last 30 years were warmer
than the previous 30-year
bloc, and that’s a sign of
overall warming occurring.”
NOAA updates what’s
considered
“normal”
weather in the U.S every 10
years. The new norms are
based on temperatures and
rainfall recorded at thou-
sands of weather stations
between 1991 and 2020.
The previous climate nor-
mals were based on readings
between 1981 and 2010, so
two decades overlap.
Climate normals date
back to 1900. U.S. tempera-
tures have increased an aver-
age of 0.16 degrees Fahren-
heit per decade since then,
according to NOAA.
The longer view gives
a better picture of global
warming, Bond said.
“This is a sign that there
is a real problem,” he said.
“It’s not that the Northwest
is going to be uninhabit-
able. It’s going to be a dif-
ferent place, and we have to
mitigate for that and adapt to
that.”
The cities with a warmer
year-round average tempera-
ture include Moses Lake,
Klamath Falls, Pocatello
and Redding. Cities with
a cooler average tempera-
ture include Ellensburg,
McMinnville, Twin Falls
and Susanville.
Angela Bailey takes reins as Oregon Farm Bureau president
By GEORGE PLAVEN
Capital Press
Barb
Iverson
SALEM — Angela
“Angi”
Bailey,
a
fourth-generation family
farmer and nursery owner
in Gresham, Ore., has
taken over as president of
the Oregon Farm Bureau.
Bailey stepped into the
role eff ective April 15 after
health issues forced former
OFB president Barb Iver-
son to resign.
“I am ready to serve as
OFB president alongside
an amazing team of state
offi cers, board and staff ,”
Bailey said in a state-
ment released by the Farm
Bureau. “All are engaged,
dedicated and give 100%
to this organization.”
Bailey and her hus-
band, Larry, own and
operate Verna Jean Nurs-
ery in Gresham, about 15
miles east of Portland. The
17-acre nursery special-
izes in growing ornamental
and fl owering trees includ-
ing Japanese maple, Euro-
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pean beech, dogwood and
magnolia.
Bailey is a member of
the Multnomah County
Farm Bureau, and served
as fi rst vice president of the
state organization under
Iverson’s leadership.
“While nobody can
ever ‘replace’ Barb, Farm
Bureau members should
know that we have a strong
team in place to carry Ore-
gon Farm Bureau for-
ward,” Bailey said.
Iverson, who owns the
famous Wooden Shoe Tulip
Farm near Woodburn, Ore.,
was elected OFB presi-
dent in 2019. As fi rst vice
president, Bailey will fi n-
ish Iverson’s two-year term
which continues through
December.
Brian Glaser, of Linn
County, moves up to fi rst
vice president, and Shane
Otley, of Harney County,
moves up to second vice
president. The position of
third vice president will
be fi lled during a special
election at the OFB board
meeting in May.
Iverson said her deci-
sion to step down was diffi -
cult but necessary, given a
recent health scare that left
her in and out of the hospi-
tal for the better part of a
month earlier this year.
On Feb. 21, Iverson said
she was taken to Oregon
Health and Science Univer-
sity in Portland, where doc-
tors found she had a subdu-
ral hematoma — a type of
brain bleed. Though she
has since returned home,
a full recovery could take
8-9 months.
“I thought it was prob-
ably best for the Farm
Bureau to just step aside,”
Iverson told the Capi-
tal Press. “There is just so
much going on.”
Bailey’s
credentials
include graduating from
the American Farm Bureau
Federation’s Partners in
Advocacy Leadership Pro-
gram in 2019. She was the
fi rst member from the Ore-
gon Farm Bureau invited
to participate in the pro-
fessional
development
course.
Looking forward, Bai-
ley said producers in Ore-
gon continue to face new
challenges to their liveli-
hoods. She cited a bill in
the state legislature that
would require agriculture
to pay higher overtime
wages, and an initiative
petition for the Novem-
ber 2022 ballot that would
remove exemptions for
livestock producers under
the state’s animal cruelty
laws.
“I’m proud to be part of
an organization that fi ghts
for the rights of our farm-
ers and ranchers,” she said.
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