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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 2016 Oregon crops top ‘Crazy snake worm’ $5 billion in value unearthed in Oregon Beef leads way in commodities By STEVEN DUBOIS Associated Press PORTLAND — For the second year in a row, beef is Oregon’s No. 1 agricultural commodity. The state Department of Agriculture this week released the list of Oregon’s top 10 crop and livestock val- ues for 2015. The commodi- ties on the list are the same as the year before, except onions replaced hazelnuts. Cattle and calves brought in $914 million, down from $922 million in 2014, edging greenhouse and nursery prod- ucts for the top spot. Agriculture Department spokesman Bruce Pokarney said in a news release that the cattle industry is cycli- cal and prices have weakened in 2016: “Nonetheless, cattle and calves is expected to be a mainstay at or near the top all commodities in the foresee- able future.” Rounding out the top 10 for 2015 were hay, milk, grass seed, wheat, potatoes, pears, wine grapes and onions. Hay and milk retained their posi- tions despite seeing their val- ues drop by $100 million and $180 million, respectively. Though ninth of the list, the wine grape sector has been the greatest gainer over the past decade. Pokarney said the production value for 2015 was $147 million, an increase of more than 300 percent since 2005. Outside the top 10, three commodities that have shown tremendous growth in the last decade are blueberries, eggs and apples. Oregon harvested a record 97 million pounds of blueberries last year, satisfy- ing demand for the berry that has a reputation as a super- food. The Oregon crop value is up about 250 percent since 2005. As for apples, Pokar- ney said the growing pop- ularity of ciders is perhaps why the value of production has spiked 131 percent since 2005. The state produces more than 220 agricultural com- modities and the overall crop value for 2015 was $5.4 bil- lion, similar to 2014. Only one of Oregon’s top 20 com- modities, Christmas trees, has declined in production value over the past decade, and it’s only down 2 percent. Invasive species could impact forest water retention By MATEUSZ PERKOWSKI Capital Press FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 71 57 58 Mainly clear this evening; low clouds late Last Plenty of sun Newport 52/63 Coos Bay 54/69 First Sep 1 Prineville 55/94 Lebanon 55/90 La Grande 52/93 Baker 46/92 Ontario 62/100 Associated Press Burns 51/96 Klamath Falls 51/93 Lakeview 53/93 Ashland 62/97 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 Tonight's Sky: The constellation of Orion is visible just before sunrise in the east. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 7:00 a.m. 6:56 p.m. Low -0.7 ft. 2.0 ft. REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 91 90 69 91 65 92 99 86 62 65 Today Lo 46 52 53 54 58 51 62 55 52 53 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc Hi 92 90 71 90 67 93 99 87 63 67 Tues. Lo 48 52 54 52 56 53 62 54 51 53 W s s pc s pc s s s pc pc City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 83 95 85 93 90 67 92 89 85 97 Today Lo 53 60 60 59 57 58 62 55 59 59 W s s s s s pc s s s s Hi 84 95 85 92 88 68 92 90 86 99 Tues. Lo 51 60 61 59 56 56 63 53 58 61 W s s s s s pc s s s s TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W t pc r s pc c s c pc r pc s s t pc t t pc pc pc r pc pc s pc Tues. Hi Lo 90 74 83 72 81 68 89 58 85 68 80 63 93 67 69 55 87 75 77 68 87 66 109 81 91 63 82 73 91 78 88 73 89 78 88 76 90 65 94 79 84 70 98 71 72 55 83 59 96 80 Courtesy of Oregon Department of Agriculture Close-up image of the “Asian jumping worm”. The state confirmed that the worm, Amynthas agresitis, was found in Clackamas and Josephine counties in 2016. energetic behavior, but this one is.” The worm’s detrimental effects on forest health have also been causing growing concern in the Great Lakes region and the East Coast, said Jim Labonte, a Department of Agriculture entomologist. “There’s beginning to be a lot of attention to be paid to this there,” he said. Several pathways may be responsible for the worm’s movement, including earth- moving equipment, compost and fi shermen, he said. The spe- cies reproduces asexually, so not many individuals are necessary for an established population. By rapidly consuming the detritus along the forest fl oor, the worms remove the protec- tive layer that plant seeds need to sprout and outcompete other Tribes can gather national park plants under new rule Roseburg 59/92 Brookings 53/71 Sep 9 John Day 61/98 Bend 52/90 Medford 62/99 UNDER THE SKY Today Hi Lo 92 73 87 71 79 68 90 58 83 66 81 69 90 65 72 53 87 75 79 72 84 64 108 82 92 65 87 74 91 79 92 74 90 80 91 77 89 63 94 78 77 70 97 70 71 54 83 59 95 78 Pendleton 60/95 Salem 57/88 Eugene 54/90 New Aug 24 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 88 60 Clouds breaking for sun and warmer The Dalles 64/94 Portland 60/85 Sunset tonight ........................... 8:24 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 6:16 a.m. Moonrise today .......................... 6:34 p.m. Moonset today ............................ 3:25 a.m. High 7.1 ft. Low clouds giving way to sunshine Tillamook 54/68 SUN AND MOON Time 1:23 p.m. none 82 64 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 58/71 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.00" Month to date ................................... 0.40" Normal month to date ....................... 0.39" Year to date .................................... 40.74" Normal year to date ........................ 37.58" Aug 18 FRIDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 68°/57° Normal high/low ........................... 69°/53° Record high ............................ 90° in 1942 Record low ............................. 44° in 1984 Full 70 55 Low clouds followed by sunshine ALMANAC THURSDAY A new invasive species, known as the “crazy snake worm” or “Asian jumping worm,” has been unearthed for the fi rst time in Oregon. The state Department of Agriculture has confi rmed that the worm, Amynthas agresitis, was found in Clack- amas and Josephine counties this year . The signifi cant distance between the two discoveries likely indicates the species is probably found elsewhere in Oregon as well, said Clint Burfi tt, manager of the state’s insect pest prevention and management program. Residential landown- ers turned the worms over to offi cials from Department of Agriculture and the state Department of Fish and Wild- life after noticing its vigorous fl ipping. “The behavior is very dis- tinctive,” Burfi tt said. “Earth- worms aren’t known for their Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc t c t s r s c pc r s s s t pc t t t s t c s pc s t PHOENIX — Tribes can begin entering into agreements with the National Park Service to allow their members to pick plants on protected land under a new federal rule. The rule announced in June by Interior Secretary Sally Jew- ell went into effect Thursday. Under the rule, tribes must have a culturally signifi cant tie to the land that makes up a national park in order for its members to harvest foliage that grows there. And Native Americans or Alaskan Natives must use the plants for tradi- tional reasons, such as using a root for medicinal purposes, or branches or bark to make a basket. There are 58 national parks in the U.S., with some cover- ing vast expanses within prox- imity to some of the nation’s largest Indian reservations. MEMORIAL Saturday, Aug. 20 SMOTHERMAN, Kelly Edward — Celebration of life at 1 p.m., Warrenton High School, 1700 S. Main Ave. in Warrenton. Smotherman, 53, of Warrenton, died Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2016, in Valdez, Alaska. DEATH Aug. 14, 2016 MASON, Hugh, 76, of Warrenton, died in Warrenton. Cald- well’s Luce-Layton Mortuary in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Cannon Beach Watershed Council, 4:30 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. WHY TRAVEL? WE HAVE ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL AND PREDICTABLE SYSTEMS AVAILABLE! K lem p Fam ily D entistry offers Im p la n ts ◉ C T sc a n Sa m e d a y d en tu res A ll on 4 im p la n t d en tu re G u id ed im p la n t p la c em en t X-Rays TUESDAY Cannon Beach Public Works Committee, 9 a.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. Sunset Empire Parks and Rec District, 4 p.m., 1225 Ave. A, Seaside. Clatsop County Human Services Advisory Council, 4 to 5:30 p.m., 800 Exchange St., Room 430. Port of Astoria Commission, 5 p.m., executive session (closed to public), 6 p.m., regular meet- ing, 10 Pier 1, Suite 209. Historic Landmarks Commis- sion, 5:15 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Shoreline Sanitary District Board, 7 p.m., Gearhart Hertig Station, 33496 West Lake Lane, Warrenton. 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