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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Organization seeks to stop redevelopment of farmland more people to feed, he said. The industry also faces rising sea levels and more intense rain, floods and droughts, he said. By the end of the century, roughly 15 percent of the best farmland, or 52.5 mil- lion acres, could be lost, Lar- son said. Some regions produce lit- tle of the food they consume, he said. For example, to get to 50 percent security in food production, in New England would need an additional 1 million acres of farmland. “Stemming loss is one thing,” Larson. “Redevelop- ing farmland is a whole other challenge.” In the meantime, stop- ping the redevelopment of farmland will require more resources, he said. For every penny states invest to save farmland, they spend about $10 on highways, By MATTHEW WEAVER EO Media Group WALLA WALLA, Wash. — The U.S. loses more than 3 acres of farm and ranch land to development each minute, the leader of a national non- profit organization dedicated to protecting ag land told a food security conference. More than 31 million acres — of 350 million total acres of farmland — were converted to other develop- ment between 1992 to 2012, including 11 million acres of the best farmland, said John Larson, senior vice presi- dent of national programs for American Farmland Trust. He spoke during a food secu- rity forum Oct. 26 in Walla Walla, Wash. “Once it’s lost, it’s lost,” he said. By 2040, Larson said, the U.S. will have 66 million Matthew Weaver/EO Media Group John Larson, senior vice president of national pro- grams for the American Farmland Trust, addresses a food security forum on Oct. 26 in Walla Walla, Wash. Larson said. The nonprofit organiza- tion works to protect farm- land through tax relief and other incentives, limiting development of farmland and permanently protecting farm- land from development. The AFT recommends: • Dramatically increas- ing funding to protect ag land through agricultural conser- vation easements and agri- cultural land easements. • Fully funding USDA efforts to monitor changes to U.S. ag resources, in a proac- tive approach. • Enacting a 21st century federal ag land protection strategy. In early 2019, the organi- zation will release state-spe- cific reports, ranking each state’s efforts to protect farm- land. Later in the year, it will develop projections for 2040, using county-level data to determine the greatest threats. “If we’re disproportion- ately developing where our best is, we’re doing our- selves and future genera- tions very much a disser- vice,” Larson said. State and local programs and farm-friendly land trusts have protected 6.5 million acres across the country, Lar- son said. Hannah Clark, Pacific Northwest regional director for AFT, said funding is com- petitive. The more the indus- try connects farmland pro- tection options and data with users throughout the supply chain, the better to develop strategies, she said, citing the example of a market decid- ing to protect ground for its organic carrot production through a land trust. “How do we be more smart about what land we’re protecting?” she said. “I hope we can protect those key- stone properties around the state we just can’t lose, but then the rest of it, we can fig- ure out, how do we really make this thing work?” BRIEFLY the seven appeared separately Monday to enter pleas in federal court to charges alleg- ing they created disturbances and failed to comply with federal officers’ orders to leave the agency’s building. Protesters had camped outside the office beginning June 17, leading to the building’s temporary closure. Authorities detained a number of people later that month while trying to reopen. The activists sought the abolishment of Seven plead not guilty to charges stemming from ICE protests PORTLAND (AP) — Seven people have pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges stemming from the weekslong demonstrations outside the U.S. Immigra- tion and Customs Enforcement building in Portland. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Forecast for Pendleton Area TODAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY A little morning rain Mostly cloudy Variable clouds, showers around Times of clouds and sun Windy with a couple of showers 59° 54° 66° 49° PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 58° 49° 62° 46° 60° 42° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 61° 51° 67° 48° 69° 52° 63° 58° OREGON FORECAST 65° 44° ALMANAC Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Seattle Olympia 59/56 50/47 62/43 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 58/54 Lewiston 59/56 61/55 Astoria 60/56 Pullman Yakima 56/46 58/55 54/50 Portland Hermiston 61/56 The Dalles 63/58 Salem Corvallis 62/52 La Grande Yesterday Normals Records 52/48 PRECIPITATION John Day Eugene Bend 60/53 58/46 52/49 Ontario 54/41 Caldwell Burns 59° 32° 59° 36° 72° (2015) 6° (1935) 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Albany 60/54 Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. 0.00" 1.27" 0.68" 6.42" 7.80" 7.24" Today Boardman Pendleton Medford 57/47 Biana Manchik, M.D. NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS Family Medicine Physician 3001 St. Anthony Way Suite #125 Pendleton, OR 97801 WINDS (in mph) 54/42 54/37 0.00" 1.56" 1.01" 8.08" 13.70" 9.95" PORTLAND (AP) — Authorities have arrested the husband of a woman whose body was found near a summer camp southeast of Portland. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office arrested 45-year-old Martin Gallo-Gallardo Monday. The sheriff’s office says he’s facing a murder charge in the death of 38-year-old Coral Rodrigues-Lorenzo. Her body was found Sunday by a worker at Camp Namanu near the Sandy River. Clackamas County deputies say they believe she had been left in a ditch there on Saturday or Sunday. The sheriff’s office says Gallo-Gallardo confessed to killing Rodrigues-Lorenzo during a Monday interview with detectives. He was booked in the Clackamas County Jail and is being held without bail. It wasn’t immediately known if he had an attorney to speak for him. PORTLAND (AP) — Court records say a Portland man who was killed last week was stabbed in the chest with a sword that was hidden in a cane. A probable cause affidavit says Timothy Cato pulled out the sword while 28-year- old Tyler Chism was arguing with his girl- friend around 2 a.m. Thursday in Northwest Portland. The affidavit says Cato and an unidenti- fied woman approached Chism and his girlfriend, and Cato pulled out the sword and stabbed Cato Chism in the chest. The affidavit says Cato then sheathed the sword and used the cane for assistance as he walked away, leaving the wounded man on the ground. After his arrest, documents say 59-year- old Cato told court staff that he didn’t know Chism. Cato pleaded not guilty Monday to murder and unlawful use of a weapon charges. through 3 p.m. yest. HIGH LOW TEMP. Pendleton 50/46 62/55 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date Body dumped ID’d as Portland woman; husband arrested Man dies after he’s stabbed in the chest with sword HERMISTON Enterprise 59/54 61/53 56° 39° 57° 36° 79° (1901) 11° (1935) PRECIPITATION Moses Lake 58/54 Aberdeen 50/43 53/46 Tacoma Yesterday Normals Records Spokane Wenatchee 57/54 ICE and the end of the Trump administra- tion’s zero-tolerance immigration policy. Prosecutors claim the seven protest- ers “unreasonably obstructed” the build- ing, “impeded and disrupted” government employees’ official duties and refused orders to leave. A trial has been scheduled for March. Thu. 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