THE BAKER COUNTY PRESS — 3
FRIDAY, APRIL 29, 2016
Business & Ag
420Ville’s customer base expands
Friday, April 22, 2016 — Eastern Oregon
BY EILEEN DRIVER
Prices trended generally steady compared to week
ago prices in a very limited test. Many producers
have decided to hold on to their hay for now, in
hopes for higher prices or to feed to their own ani-
mals. Many hay producers are sold out for the year.
Eileen@TheBakerCountyPress.com
On Wednesday, April 20
at 10:00 a.m., 420Ville,
Huntington’s marijuana
dispensary, held their
official Grand Opening
Celebration.
Although they have been
open for business for about
a month and a half now, no
other day would really be
right for this celebration
as April 20th—4/20—has
been the unofficial Na-
tional Marijuana Day since
the 60s and the time 4:20
p.m. is to smoker’s what
5:00 p.m. is to alcohol
consumption.
Since its opening
420Ville has steadily
increased its customer
base, which is now up to
approximately 130 to a 150
people a day.
According to Steve De-
Boer, advertising Manager
for 420Ville, at the grand
opening, “It’s only noon
and we’ve already served
Tons Price Range Wtd Avg
Alfalfa—Large Square Fair
168 125.00-125.00 125.00
Three week ago results were:
Alfalfa —Large Square Good
400 150.00-150.00 150.00
Alfalfa / Orchard Mix —Small Square Premium
10 195.00-195.00 195.00
USDA Market News Service—AMS.USDA.gov
— Cattle Market Report —
Eileen Driver / The Baker County Press
Huntington’s new marijuana dispensary is serving up to 150 customers a day
after only a month and a half in business.
over 130 customers today
and there doesn’t seem
to be a break coming any
time soon.”
Customers were treated
to a pulled pork lunch
prepared and served by
the Huntington Senior
& Youth Organization,
available by donation, as
well as an abundance of
hamburgers and hot dogs
and there was no shortage
of people willing to eat
them.
420Ville carries an
average of over 30 strains
of both medical and
recreational marijuana at
any one time with five or
six new strains coming in
every week or so.
Public comment given to USFS on
Lostine Corridor project
Since the initial project
announcement on Febru-
ary 2nd, the Wallowa-
Whitman National Forest
has received numerous
public comments outlining
support and concern for
the proposed Lostine Cor-
ridor Public Safety project.
Varying parties, including
residents, visitors, natural
resource organizations,
and business interests,
have provided 35 pub-
lic comments regarding
the public safety project
located on the 11 mile
Lostine River corridor.
The Lostine Corridor
Public Safety Project seeks
increased public safety in
conjunction with improv-
ing forest health and
resiliency in the high-use
public area leading into
the Eagle Cap Wilderness.
The proposed project aims
to achieve its objective
through removing hazard
trees, reducing fuel loads,
creating defensible areas,
and thinning dense forest
stands.
Jake Lubera, Deputy
District Ranger, said,
“The public comments are
extremely valuable input
for us. It gives insight to
how the public views these
important public safety
objectives in the project
area.” Lubera also added,
“I was happy to hear
that the public consid-
ers the Lostine Corridor
Public Safety project an
important project being
undertaken by the Forest
Service.”
A Lostine Corridor
landowner meeting on
February 23 in Wallowa
highlighted widespread
support among the Cor-
ridor property owners.
Foremost among the land-
owner concerns was the
buildup of heavy fuel loads
and hazard trees, which
increases the possibility of
a high-intensity fire in the
Corridor. One landowner,
whose family has lived in
the Corridor for 75 years,
was pleased with the
proposed project and com-
mented, “The density of
the forest has increased as
well as the people visiting
the Lostine Canyon, which
increases the risks of fires.
So I am very happy to hear
about the proactive project
planned.”
Another local Lostine
resident considers the
project as beneficial on
two fronts. The safety
project will not only tackle
the area’s increasing public
safety hazards but can also
“provide wood products to
local markets, including
firewood,” and is a “win-
win situation”.
While removing hazard
trees and thinning dense
stands to reduce hazards
received positive feedback,
there were notes of unease
that the project could be
used as cover for indis-
criminant logging. One
person commented that
the Forest Service should
“not use wildfire safety
as a reason and an excuse
to approve logging the
area.” The Forest Service
answered that the project
will only remove trees
conforming to the hazard
guidelines and where the
health and resiliency of the
forest will be improved.
The public also asked
for the Forest Service to
consider the exceptional
values that the Lostine
Corridor contains. Many
commenter’s views were
that addressing the public
safety issues is a way to
maintain the values to
all users of the Lostine
Canyon, such as “campers,
snowmobilers, cross-coun-
try skiers, fishermen, and
others.”
Adding to this senti-
ment, a representative
from a local conservation
group cautioned, while the
project objective to reduce
safety hazard is important
and a Forest Service re-
sponsibility, “it should not
trump other values” and
the Forest Service “should
harmonize the diverse and
important values associ-
ated with the project area.”
The feedback received
concerning the proposed
project will allow the
Forest Service to further
coordinate with the public
and cooperating agencies
in completing the environ-
mental analysis by fall of
2016. This coordination
will facilitate achieving
the project’s public safety
objectives while consider-
ing the corridors remark-
able values, such as scenic
quality, recreation, historic
sites, and habitat.
Cattlemen: Wildfire assistance
available, candidates speak
COMPILED BY STAFF
FROM MEETING AUDIO
The Baker County Live-
stock Association meeting
was held April 20, 2016 at
the Sunridge. Jake Bing-
ham brought the meeting
to order with about 25
people in attendance.
Announcements were
made that the Beef for
Schools shipment date was
April 24th, and that the Or-
egon Cattlemen’s Associa-
tion (OCA) midyear event
is May 22, 23, and 24 in
Sunriver, Oregon.
Cheryl Martin gave an
update about the 2015
Wildfire Assistance
program. Applications
are due May 19, 2016.
Financial donations are
provided to the OCA and
from the Agri Beef Com-
pany and Northwest Farm
Credit, and have provided
almost $30,000 in wildfire
assistance. The application
— Weekly Hay Report —
form is in April/May Beef
Magazine on page 20.
Ed Trindle gave an
update about his efforts to
create a “grass bank” to
assist with ranchers who
lost pasture because of last
summer’s fires.
Trindle spent many hours
working with personnel
from the Bureau of Land
Management and Forest
Service, and thought they
had a plan ironed out, but
in the end the federal agen-
cies walked away from the
agreement, in fact stating
they never agreed to open
up other allotments. These
meetings were documented
and had other members
attending as witnesses.
Elias Eiguren gave an
update on the Owyhee
Basin Stewardship Coali-
tion. For more info go to
www.ourlandourvoice.org
Members were encouraged
to go online and sign the
petition.
Mary Ellen Anderson
is coordinating the 2nd
annual Gridiron tailgate
and Grill on Shirine Day,
August 6th in the Geiser
Pollman Park. They are
looking for items for the
silent auction. To help or
donate, call Mary Ellen at
541-519-1224. All money
from this event goes for
purchasing the Shriner
steer.
County Commissioner
candidates Kody Justus
and Bruce Nichols were
in attendance. Jeff Nelson
had a previous engagement
but sent a paper response
to the list of items that
were to be discussed. Jus-
tus and Nichols each were
given 15 minutes.
SEE LIVESTOCK
ASSOCIATION PAGE 8
Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Vale, Oregon
Cattle sold through the auction: 950
Steer Calves
300-400# Bulk 167.00 - 191.00 Top 200.00
400-500# Bulk 161.00 - 189.00 Top 192.50
500-600# Bulk 161.00 - 189.00 Top 190.00
Heifer Calves
300-400# Bulk 149.00 - 171.00 Top 175.00
400-500# Bulk 149.00 - 161.00 Top 167.50
500-600# Bulk 142.00 - 154.00 Top 154.50
Yearling Steers
600-700# Bulk 149.00 - 177.00 Top 181.00
700-800# Bulk 129.00 - 152.00 Top 153.00
800-900# Bulk 126.00 - 134.00 Top 135.00
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Yearling Heifers
600-700# Bulk 136.00 - 146.00 Top 147.00
700-800# Bulk 126.00 - 131.00 Top 133.00
800-900# Bulk 121.00 - 128.00 Top 131.00
900-1,000# Bulk N/A Top N/A
Thin Shelly Cows 51.00 - 62.00
Butcher Cows 64.00 - 71.00
Butcher Bulls 71.00 - 86.00
Stock Cows Yng. 1375.00 - 1675.00
Pairs older. 1110.00 - 1290.00
Stock Cows Older. - 945.00 - 1290.00
ProducersLivestock.com
541-473-3136
— Log Price Report —
Price per 1,000 board feet: Northeast Oregon
Currently the local log market is flooded with
fire salvage logs. The log buyer for Malheur
Lumber Co. stated they have all the logs they
need under contract and are not accepting any
new purchases. BCC/LLC of La Grande has
receive so many burned fire salvage logs they
are no longer accepting logs at the La Grande
log yard. Any additional pine logs have to be
delivered to the Elgin Log yard cut in plywood
lengths and to a 8 inch top. For these pine
logs cut in plywood lengths, BCC is offering
$280.00/mbf. They are also paying $410.00/
mbf for Doug Fir & Western Larch. For White
Fir they are offing $310.00/mbf. At the Pilot
Rock Saw Mill BCC is offing $360.00/mbf for a
12 to 15 inch top, for 16 to 19 inch top $400.00/
mbf & offing $425.00/mbf for 20 inch plus top
Courtesy of Arvid Andersen,
Andersen Forestry Consulting
— Precious Metals Report —
Price per ounce, USD
Gold: $1,250.50
Silver: $17.30
Platinum: $1025.00
Palladium: $610.51
Bloomberg.com
— Ag Commodities —
Corn: $382.85/bu/USD
Wheat: $481.50/bu/USD
Soybeans: $1025.55/bu/USD
Oats: $209.00 bu/USD
Rough Rice: $11.03/cwt/USD
Canola: $498.50 CAD/mwt
Live Cattle: $116.88/lb./USD
Feeder Cattle: $142.98/lb./USD
Lean Hogs: $79.40/lb./USD
Bloomberg.com