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Page 8 4-H Program Family Community Health Morning Rae Ferris Danita Macy Arlene Boileau Jeanette Henderson Sara Smith John Brunoe 4-H is back in Warm Springs Hello, my name is Morning Rae Ferris. I have joined Oregon State University Extension to fill the 4-H Youth Development Faculty position in Warm Springs. Before joining the OSU faculty, I was part of the OSU Extension administrative team as the Office Coordinator, employed by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. So what is 4-H? 4-H is the largest out-of-school youth program in the United States. There are more than 6 mil lion 4-H members nationwide, and thousands of young people participate in Oregon 4-H each year. Through 4-H, young people learn and grow in partnership with caring adults to develop the skills and confidence needed to become contributing, productive, self-directed members of society. Be cause 4-H uses an active, learn-by-doing approach, young people see how their actions make a dif ference in the lives of others and the world around them. 4-H is the only nationwide youth organiza tion administered through land-grant universities. In Oregon, 4-H is affiliated with Oregon State University. At the local level, OSU faculty mem bers who live or work in the community they serve provide leadership and oversight of 4-H. These faculty members have extensive training in youth development principles and also are in touch with the needs of the community’s young people. Vol unteers who work with 4-H are invited to do so only after they undergo extensive background checks. They must also participate in training that includes topics such as club organization, risk man agement, and working with youth. Beginning in October, OSU Exten sion will be reintroducing the 4-H pro gram into Warm Springs Elementary P.E. and 5th grade cooking classes. Thanks to Danita Macy and the FCH (Family and Community Health) team, they have allowed 4-H to participate in the WSE programming. This time slot will be used to educate students about 4-H, what it means to become a 4-H member, the benefits to 4-H, activities and games, and future 4-H events. I am very excited to be a part of the OSU Extension 4-H and to have the opportunity to share the 4-H programs with the community of Warm Springs. My goals for the first year are to become engaged with tribal pro gramming and to bring more outdoor activities such as mountain biking, white water rafting, ski ing, snowmobiling, fly fishing, hiking and much, much more! My office is located on the second floor of the Education building. I will be available by phone at 541-553-3238 or by email: morning, ferris@oregonstate.edu. September is National Breakfast month and Eastern Shoshone. I re ceived my BA Degree in Art from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo, in 2004. After graduation, I was em ployed by the Eastern Shoshone Boys and Girls Club in Wyoming until I was accepted into gradu ate school at the University of Oregon. In 2009, I graduated from the University of Oregon with a MA Degree in Arts Ad Getting to know me ministration. Shordy after gradu Yes, my first name is Morning or some people ation, I accepted a position at like to call me “Miixmaic’qi” and this works too! OSU Extension in Warm I am originally from the Wind River Indian Springs. Reservation in Wyoming. I am Northern Arapaho Culture Enrichment Camp 2011 Well “4-H Camp at Peters Pasture” is over. The campers had lots of fun and learned about their culture and about themselves. The campers had fun doing skits, singing camp songs at the campfire while making smores, swim ming in cold water, taking sweats, becoming aware of their culture, but most of all making new friends and lots of good memories of camp. There are so many folks to thank. I will start by thanking the following departments and people for their devoted support to this endeavor for our Warm Springs youth and families. Big thanks to all the staff at KWSO for all their PSA’s at the last minute, Spilyay for all the good words and coverage of 4-H Camp. To Natural Resources for building the fence and removing the part of the tree blocking the girls sweat into the creek. Warm Springs Utilities for all the hard work at Peters Pastures in the building and cement pad. Culture and Heritage staff for teaching and Val Switzler for her financial support. Caroline Cruz for all her financial and staff support. The Dia your summer and smile too betes team and C.H.E.T. for traveling to 4-H (please forgive me if I forgot camp to teach classes. To the entire teaching staff to mention you). Thank you. Arlene Boileau, that traveled to 4-H camp to teach the Campers. To Tiger and his crew for all the help they gave 4-H Camp Coordinator so generously, and to Lana Leonard and her stu dents for their help. To Identity Zone and Howie Arnette for the sponsorship of the camp t-shirts and to all our funding business for their support. I want to thank the parents/guardians of the 4-H campers, for trusting all the 4-H Camp Staff with your children. To all the 4-H Camp Staff and OSU Staff: Fara, J.T., John, Sara, Morning, Danita, Rosanna, Merle and Ashley. You are to be commended for all your energy, time, effort, and com mitment for a job well done. Take care and enjoy the rest of Campers canning blueberry jam 0 Food safety starts in the garden Fara Brummer and John Brunoe By Judy Scott Judy. scott@oregonstate. edu. CORVALLIS — An outbreak of E. coli 0157:H7 in fresh strawberries sickened at least 10 people in Oregon in July and re minds us that food safety starts in the garden. Sam Angima, a soils special ist, and Carolyn Raab, a foods and nutrition specialist - both with the Oregon State Univer sity Extension Service — offer these words of caution. Fruits and vegetables can be carriers of pathogens that cause foodborne illnesses such as E. coli 0157:H7 and salmonella especially if untreated animal manure has been used in or is near the garden, Raab said. If animals have access to the gar den, that could be a source of manure. “The risk associated with gar- © 2011 Oregon State University. This pub lication was produced and distributed in furtherance of the Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30,1914. Extension work is a cooperative program of Oregon State University, the U.S. Department of Agri culture, and Oregon counties. Oregon State University Extension Service offers educational programs, activities, and ma terials without discrimination based on age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national ori gin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran’s status. Oregon State Univer sity Extension Service is an Equal Oppor tunity Employer. Published July 1983. Revised January 2011. * 1 1 A den produce is small, but it’s there,” she said. Foodborne ill ness outbreaks have been linked with many foods, including raw fruits and vegetables and unpas teurized apple cider. What does this mean for gardeners? Use particular care if and when you use animal manure in the garden. To avoid potential food safety risks, Angima and Raab recommend the following: Use recommended food preparation techniques with gar den produce. Always wash pro duce in clean water before eat ing it. Use a vegetable brush to remove visible soil. Peeling may also help reduce risk. Keep fruits and vegetables and other raw food separated from cooked food. Wash your hands thoroughly with soap af ter handling raw foods, as well as before preparing food and eating it. Always wash hands after using the toilet and after changing diapers. People who are more prone to foodborne illness include young children, pregnant women, older adults and those with can cer, AIDS and other immune- compromising diseases. “If a fam ily member is at risk, serve cooked or canned vegetables and fruits for an extra margin of safety,” Raab said. “Heating kills bacteria and parasites.” 3 As our students return to school, we think about all the things that they will need to get a great head start on the new school year. We make sure that they have school supplies, clothing, lunch boxes and many other things to get going. Another important item to make the list is a healthy breakfast. Any breakfast is better than no breakfast at all. But many breakfast foods are high in calories, sugar and fat. They also don’t contain the vitamins a growing body and brain needs. Some kids skip breakfast because they sleep too late or because they think it’s a way to stay thin. The opposite is true. Someone who skips breakfast tends to eat more calo ries throughout the day. If you find yourself skipping break fast because you’re too rushed, try these quick breakfasts. They’re easy to grab on the way out the door or can be prepared the night before: Breakfast Ideas for busy families • eggs • French toast, waffles, or pancakes (try wheat or whole- grain varieties) • cold cereal and milk • hot cereal, such as oatmeal or cream of wheat (try some dried fruit or nuts on top) • whole-grain toast, bagel, or English muffin with cheese • yogurt with fruit or nuts • fruit smoothie, • cottage cheese (try fruit and nuts with a little jam) • sliced fruit and cream cheese sandwich • any kind of sandwich — grilled cheese, peanut butter and jelly • Leftovers • single servings of whole-grain, low-sugar cereal • whole-grain muffin • trail mix of nuts, dried fruits, pretzels, crackers, and dry cereal Kids who eat breakfast do better in school, are more likely to participate in physical activities, and tend to eat healthier overall. So tomorrow morning, don’t run out the door on an empty stomach. Fuel up with a healthy brain! Breakfast Huckleberry Smoothie • 1 V 2 cups huckleberries • V 2 banana • 3/2 cup pineapple or orange juice • 2 tablespoon honey • 3 cups milk 5 ice cubes Add all ingredients in blender and blend for 1 minute until smooth Cow Camp Chatter Agriculture and Natural Resources L Septem bei- 21, 2011 Spilyay Tyrnoo, Warm Springs, Oregon The Value of a Cow In the vegetable garden, use of compost rather than manure is preferred. However, if you use any kind of manure, ensure that the edible portion of the crop does not touch the soil. Use straw or mulch to separate the crop from the soil. “If you do choose to apply fresh or partially composted ma nure to the vegetable garden, ap ply it to a crop with a low patho gen-contamination risk, such as sweet corn,” Angima said. Plant crops whose edible parts contact the soil such as carrots, potatoes, lettuce and melons in a section of the garden where manure is not applied. “Backyard composting can be an effective way to kill patho gens in manure,” Angima said. “But the composting process must be carefully managed. To be certain of pathogen kill, the pile must reach temperatures greater than 130 degrees. The pile must be turned often to en sure that the cooler material on the edges of the pile gets into the hotter center of the pile. “You’ll need about five turns during the hot composting phase to assure pathogen kill,” he said. “After each turn, temperatures greater than 130 degrees for three days are needed to kill hu man pathogens. (Sources: Carolyn Raab, and Sam Angima.) ) By Ron Torell, Tong-Standing Educator and A.dvocate o f A-griculture Eight hundred dollar calves, eleven hundred dollar yearlings, one thousand dollar market ready (cull) cows, two thousand dollar aged bulls. Pair these ex ceptional prices with the small est U.S. brood cow factory since the 1950’s and many of us are considering expanding our cow herds. The unrestrained production costs that accompany today’s ex cellent market, along with the price of retaining and develop ing replacement heifers, and the difficulties of finding and pur chasing quality bred cows at an affordable price, are all major concerns. When buying cows, don’t let the current optimistic market set the purchase price for your investment or you may get caught up in the buy high, sell low trap. Consider all the long term variables that contribute to what you can afford to pay for a cow. First and foremost when de termining the value of a cow, compare her gross lifetime in come potential against her ac cumulated expenses. Gross rev enue for the brood cow is es tablished by present and future calf values combined with cow salvage or market ready (cull) value. Disposal value is a one time income as opposed to calf sales which are yearly. Accu rately estimating the salvage value of a cow along with ac cumulated calf sales eight to ten years out is difficult but neces sary. It is important to include both in the up-front purchase price of a brood cow. Follow ing this strategy will naturally place more value on a young cow purchase versus that of an older cow. In estimating the accumu lated expenses of a cow, include opportunity costs on the value of land, equipment and cattle. Take in to account labor, depre ciation, taxes, overhead, and in cidental costs such as extras for day help. Don’t underestimate these expenses. Total annual cow costs vary extensively from ranch to ranch. With winter feed being the leading cost associated with m ost cow /calf operations, make sure and value hay as a purchase on the open market rather than simply an out-of- pocket production and har vest cost. Knowing winter feed costs allows producers to evaluate a fall purchase of bred cows versus a spring pur chase of pairs. When considering the nu merous long-term variables that influence the value of a cow, keep in mind the cow that ge netically fits your ranch and management protocol is obvi ously worth more to you than to someone with completely dif ferent resources. As an example, frame size and milking ability largely dictate the nutritional re quirements of a cow. Buy the cow that matches your ranch’s resources. Another important variable to consider is the body condi tion of the cow at the time of purchase. A moderately fleshed cow versus a thin cow is worth more than just the added weight, provided the added weight is not there because she is a poor pro ducer, bad mother, or performs inadequately reproductively. Fat reserves play a huge role in the future productivity of a cow with increased weaning percent and weight, faster return con ception, boosted immune re sponse to vaccines, and the abil ity to handle stress better. When purchasing brood cows, cattlemen often overlook the bio-security issues associated with introducing reproductive and/or viral diseases to their existing herd. It is crucial to buy from reputable sources where the vaccination, management, and health history of the cattle is well-known. Purchasing a neighbor’s catde which are already acclimated to the area and require no sales commission or transportation costs may fit this profile. I J
