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Eastern Oregon. “They have to move so fast, but He grows pasture grass and they have all this stuff in the way,” beardless barley and puts up big Krosby said . “They have roads and stacks of hay to earn extra money highways in the way, they have cit- free for his young family. Leggett’s ies in the way, agricultural areas. services! farm costs include equipment, And all of these form these barri- 'PSBMJNJUFEUJN chemicals, fencing and fertilizers. ers to wildlife getting to where they * FREE ear canal Attention hearing FREE hearing tests 3FDFJWF But hay makes money. need to go to shift their ranges to * Reveals if and where you need hearing inspections aid wearers: “Your hay is your paycheck,” adapt to climate change.” 5. assistance and is recommended for 1SP "VEJP5POF Sometimes it’s nothing more than If you already wear a hearing aid (any everyone over 50 years old. Leggett told Northwest News Net- Making things worse, elk can excessive earwax. 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Pamphlets, ball caps online session. “Elk getting into and squishy stress-balls shaped like hay stacks is one of the big ones.” little tractors litter vendor’s tables. McCanna is an expert on resolv- A vendor motions to a passing ing wildlife confl icts with humans farmer, “Hi, ya, how you? Enjoy- for the state Department of Fish and ing your day so far?” Wildlife. He teaches farmers how Clint Vieu is from Walla Walla, to set up automatic propane can- Washington. He’s with a major tar- nons to haze them with noise. But ping company called ITC Services 'PSBMJNJUFEUJNFPOMZ elk are smart — and sometimes it in Moses Lake. He said one solu- 3FDFJWF doesn’t always work. tion for growers is to install “elk "VEJP5POF 5. 1SP This year, drought has upped the curtains,” which are tarps cover- stakes — hay prices are up across ing the sides of big stacks. Left )FBSJOHBJET the West. unprotected, Vieu said , “Stacks /PX 0OMZ “This summer was very hot and have fallen on elk ’cause they’ll eat dry. 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