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THE BEGINNINGS OF GROWTH County Roots First filbert tree in Oregon was planted near Scottsburg in 1858; turkeys, prunes, sheep, much more has followed

JOHN SOWELL The News-Review ou’d probably never guess look- Y ing around but Douglas County was home to the state’s first filbert tree. Yes, back before France imposed upon the state’s nut industry to rename their precious product a hazelnut because appar- ently the French didn’t understand what a filbert was, Douglas County played an important role in its development as a cash crop. Sam Strictland, a former Hud- son’s Bay Co. employee from Fort Umpqua, planted the first filbert tree near Scottsburg in 1858, a year before Oregon became a state. The tree remained healthy until 1999, when the owner of the prop- erty the tree sat on cut it down because it was hanging over his house that he was trying to reno- vate. While the owner didn’t real- ize the importance of the tree, a local master gardner did and was able to recover some starts and Courtesy photo Douglas County once boasted a thriving turkey industry, but it has faded out. The first filbert tree, such as the one above, Please turn to ROOTS, page 7 in the state was planted in 1858 near Scottsburg. Page 4, The News-Review, Umpqua Edition AGRICULTURE Roseburg, Oregon–Monday, August 27, 2007

Production Options aplenty Climate, soil allows for a variety of crops, livestock PAUL CRAIG of crops to grow, while ani- The News-Review mals from alpacas to swine hristmas trees and are also raised successfully wine grapes. Cattle throughout the area. C and blueberries. Wood “With all the different animals that we and lambs. can grow in the county, and the different crops, there’s something for everyone,” It is all grown and produced said Shelby Filley, livestock and forage ANDY BRONSON/The News-Review in Douglas County. A mild Raising beef cattle, filberts and grass hay are all part of the agricultural scene in climate allows for a variety Please turn to OPTIONS, page 5 Douglas County. Farm sales for the county last year totaled $75.1 million. Umpqua Edition Index Your local tractor specialists! Page 3 — Douglas County’s agricultural Page 18 — Sheep numbers have declined history was first recorded in 1834 when “a from 100,000 head 25 years ago to about small patch of potatoes”was discovered 44,000 today. alongside the Umpqua River. Page 20 — Organic farmers grow for a Page 4 — Mild climate and different soils niche market. allow variety of agriculture in county. Page 25 — Farmers Market offers fresh Page 6 — Ag sales in Douglas County were produce weekly. $75.1 million last year. Page 26 — Outside jobs help families to Page 10 — Douglas County has 5,071 maintain farming or ranching lifestyles. square miles, but only 54 square miles is con- sidered high value cropland. Page 28 — Gleaners pick for themselves and for food bank. Page 12 — More and more consumers are Hard-working, versatile and 0.0% Financing opting to buy beef from local pastures. Page 30 — Umpqua Dairy is a longtime affordable for 36 Months***23 family business. Page 16 — Grape production grows with Come see the world class 990 Compact sales hitting nearly $4 million in 2006. Page 31 — Water is key to agricultural pro- Tractor! • High-torque 40.4-hp 4-cylinder duction. Yanmar diesel engine Page 17 — Boer goats have increased in ***23 35 PTO hp numbers in county in the last five years Page 32 — Young farmers are rare. 0.0% Financing for 36 Months • For dependability and quality nothing • Quick implement attachment because of steady price and market. beats a Deere! without tools

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Continued from page 4 take upward of 180 days to mature, Renquist said. Agricultural land is also more specialist at the Oregon State affordable compared to bigger University Extension Service population centers, making it easi- office in Roseburg. er for people to come to the coun- Cattle was the county’s top ty and start growing products that selling agricultural commodity in are in demand to try and turn a 2006, followed closely by small profit. It’s making that profit woodlots. Cattle had nearly $21 which can be difficult. million in sales in 2006, repre- “The reason that some indus- senting 28 percent of Douglas tries started and haven’t flour- County’s total sales in the agricul- ished is that we are a long way tural industry. Five other agricul- from the market, so our farmers tural products had sales of more have higher freight cost,” Ren- than $3 million in 2006, including quist said. nursery and greenhouse crops It’s important, Renquist said, to which had more than $11 million grow a type of product that is in total sales. unique to the region. Blueberries In 2005, Douglas County had 53 grown in California, Washington nursery and greenhouse operations and the Willamette Valley all growing plants on 580 acres. Not ripen at different times. Growing bad, but nowhere near the state’s a variety in Douglas County that top grower in that industry. ripens in-between those is key. ANDY BRONSON/The News-Review Clackamas County had 477 grow- “So, at least you’ve got a peri- The wide variety of products grown in Douglas County include cantaloupes, wine grapes and ers on 13,500 acres for gross sales od of time when you can domi- Christmas trees. of $206.5 million. nate, when demand will come animals also occupy a lot of Dou- optimum place for sheep, howev- that product into what humans “What we’ve really noticed is rushing to you,” Renquist said, glas County’s acreage. Historical- er. Wet soils in the winter time are can use, like food and fiber,” she people are trying to find a niche pointing to the success of Norris ly, Douglas County was the not beneficial for horses or cattle, said. and grow crops that do well in Farms near Umpqua, which ships state’s top sheep producer. but sheep can continue grazing The consumption of grass by Western Oregon, but at the same hundreds of thousands of pounds That is no longer the case, as for a longer period of time in such animals leads to products such as time provide an economic of blueberries around the world sheep and lambs represent only 3 conditions. meat, eggs, and fiber, wool and return,” said Steve Renquist, every year. percent of Douglas County’s agri- The hillside pastures prevalent fleece that are used for clothing. OSU Extension Service horticul- Renquist said the success of cultural commodity sales. in the area also work well for Filley said if the grass and shrubs ture agent in Roseburg. some of the local growers could Sheep numbers have declined sheep, Filley said. that are so prevalent in Douglas There are upsides and down- be a blueprint for others. “There’s over the last 40 years, Filley said. Douglas County ranchers bene- County were not taken advantage sides to the agricultural industry in no questions there’s just huge In 2006, Linn County produced fit from the ability to grow nice of in that way, they wouldn’t be Douglas County, Renquist said. potential growth in high quality 62,500 head of sheep, while Dou- pastures many months of the nearly as beneficial. The biggest selling point for the things like wine grapes or blue- glas County only had 44,000. year. That isn’t possible in East- “It’s nice to be able to integrate area is its growing season. berries or filberts and that sort of “The difference nowadays is ern Oregon due to colder weather, it all and I think that’s what we do The local growing season is thing,” he said. “We’re talking predators,” Filley said, adding for example. in Douglas County,” she said. 210 days because Douglas Coun- thousands of acres that could still that years ago the market for “Our biggest commodity, real- • You can reach reporter Paul ty has mild weather in both the see growth in this area.” sheep also dropped. ly, is grass and we use our ani- Craig at 957-4211 or by e-mail at summer and winter. Most crops A large number of different Douglas County remains an mals to harvest grass and convert [email protected].

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Harold Kruse, son of Edward Kruse and Lucy Brock Kruse, County with a crate of strawberries picked at Kruse Farms located on Roberts Creek, circa Roots 1913. Some ag products haven’t lasted

Continued from page 3 the Umpqua River and con- Smith, who settled tinued downstream about on a donation land some suckers from the filbert and have 20 miles before finding the claim in Green. them planted in different parts of the site of the first house built When Alonzo state. in the Umpqua Valley. It Courtesy photo Brown arrived in Several other agricultural industries in belonged to a man known Douglas County in Douglas County have also disappeared as “Joe,” described in some accounts as a 1811. Historical accounts speculate that fall 1859, he wrote that oats were selling rather unceremoniously. The county used Native American and in others as being Joe’s starts may have come from one of for $1 for a dozen sheaves, or bundles. to be the home of thriving commodities Indian and French-Canadian. those plantings. That year, he helped D.W. Stearns thresh such as turkey, hops, prunes, wheat, oats Work recorded that Joe, “the master of The men of Fort Umpqua, a Hudson’s oats at a farm two miles below Elkton. and broccoli. the only house that is here, has a small Bay outpost established in 1836, planted Brown and his brother, Henry, also hand- The first mention of cultivated agricul- patch of potatoes, which appear in a most fruit trees, grain and vegetables. They sowed more than 100 acres of oats on ture in what would become Douglas healthy and thriving condition,” accord- also kept livestock. their own farm. County was found in the journal of John ing to an account in the research library The first sheep were driven north from The following year, so many other Work, a brigade leader for the Hudson’s at the Douglas County Museum. California to the Willamette Valley in the farmers planted oats that supply out- Bay Co. Work was a member of an expe- Potatoes were first planted on an island 1840s by the Hudson’s Bay Co. and stripped demand. A dozen sheaves only dition that came to the Umpqua Valley in of the Columbia River in 1795 by the American settlers. The first permanent brought a quarter that year. 1834. crew of the ship Ruby. Subsequent plant- herds in the Umpqua Valley didn’t arrive The group traveled from Elk Creek to ings were made by the Astor party in until the early 1850s, possibly by Charles Please turn to ROOTS, page 34 Congratulations Bob Steffensen ob Steffensen has been working for BOregon Linen since January 2000. He started out on swing shift rolling mats, and soon progressed to running the washroom. Bob is very conscientious about doing a good Northwest Farm Credit Services has unique loan job and putting out quality products to our customers. He is always flexible with the programs designed to meet the needs of amount of hours that are necessary to get the job done. He is a great asset to Oregon Linen country home and rural property owners. and always has a positive attitude. • No acreage restrictions Bob, and his wife Abbie live in Roseburg with • Income producing properties are eligible their two children, Benjamin and Katherine. He enjoys taking his kids to the park, and spending time with his family. We also provide financing for full time timber Bob Steffensen and agricultural producers. Employee of the Year

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After 34 years John James is closing his orchard Small but productive business, James Orchard, in Winston. He will be taking all of his trees out, except for 500 cherry trees for the wholesale market, Croplands and putting in a cover crop, such as grass, on that land. Land use laws should protect prime ag land MICHELLE ALAIMO/The News-Review

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CHRIS GRAY different variety of peaches James said he plans to keep 500 cher- Umpqua rivers and Calapooya Creek. The News-Review ry trees for the wholesale market, and a Don Kruse, the patriarch of the Kruse will be ripe until mid-Sep- few peach trees for his own use and for Farms family, said there are only a hand- ohn James has run an tember. farmer’s markets, but most of them will ful of full-time produce farmers left in be pushed out, and the land put into Douglas County. With James cutting orchard outside Winston But this will be the last growing rye grass. back his work with the pruning shears, for 34 years, fulltime for year to buy fruit at the “The life of a farmer is not normal,” that will be one less. the past 10. orchard. James is getting rid James said. “I’m concerned about some young J Douglas County has 5,071 square people taking our place,” said the 76- He planted all his fruit of most of his trees, and clos- miles, a little smaller than the state of year-old Kruse. trees after he bought the 26 ing down his at-the-orchard Connecticut. But only about 1 percent of Kruse Farms owns about 500 acres that land, 54 square miles is considered and leases another 100. About half of that acres; he has 3,000 trees sales. to be high value cropland by the Dou- is devoted to row crops: melons, can- today. “We’re doing OK, but we’re going to glas County Planning Department. taloupe and sweet corn. The Kruses also James’ orchard had a cut back a lot,” James said. “This is Most of this land lies on the bottom- going to be our last year on a retail lands, along the Umpqua and South bumper crop this year, and level.” Please turn to CROPLANDS, page 11 Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review AGRICULTURE Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 11

After choosing and cutting it from the vine, Jeff Kruse throws a Croplands watermelon over his shoulder to Prime agricultural land protected one of the workers at Kruse Farms in Continued from page 10 cauliflower industry. a bottomland Kruse doesn’t see a lot field along Curry of prime agriculture land Road and near have 60 acres in orchards, with peaches, getting paved over as the South plums and cherry trees. real estate. Umpqua River. And they grow hay on much of the The rich soils are in rest. the floodplains, and in “We have some real low bottomland the uplands the topsoil that we don’t irrigate,” Kruse said. “We usually supports only can get four cuttings of alfalfa without grazing or rye grass. irrigation.” “That same ground He said agriculture has changed dra- would not raise alfalfa,” matically with the times in this county. said Kruse. Alfalfa is the main source of Without a zone change or possible County planner Chuck Perino said the Large farms in the Midwest make Ore- hay. Measure 37 request, land zoned exclu- application will just be harder to process gon unprofitable for many crops like Much of the county’s rural land that sive farming use can only have one non- if it doesn’t conform to state land rules or field corn and wheat. has been subdivided for housing devel- farm structure for every 80 acres. current zoning patterns. The county used to be known for its opments in recent years has been on the But if a landowner wanted to develop “We’re very property-rights-oriented turkeys, its prune plums and its cauli- oak-covered hillsides that have thin soil. property, the county planning department here,” Perino said. “We do what we can flower. will work with the landowner to develop to say, ‘Yes.’” Today, there is not one turkey at the The state has strict land use laws that protect prime agricultural land from anything, regardless of the sustainability county fair. The market for prunes disap- • You can reach reporter Chris Gray at peared as diets changed and too many development to better assure an available of the development or how well-suited 957-4218 or by e-mail at cgray@newsre- cold winters proved fatal to the local food supply. the land is for growing crops. view.info.

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ADAM PEARSON The News-Review LIDE — Instead of rummaging through the bins G in the meat department of a local store for that perfect steak, imagine having a freezer full of fine cuts and specially ordered tenderloins. Instead of wondering about hormone injec- tions, antibiotics or arti- ficial coloring, imagine the comfort in knowing your beef is all-natural and wasn’t fattened in a feed lot for optimal weight. Imagine being able to picture the pasture where your beef was raised and knowing what it was fed. Imagine cutting out the middle JON AUSTRIA/News-Review photos man for homegrown beef. “It’s a grade above whatever you At right, butcher Josh Witten and butcher’s assistant Victor Henry of Oakland Lockers work at the Shrum-Wright ranch in can buy at the grocery store,” said Glide recently. Randy Shrum sells 15 to 20 ‘whole beef’ each summer to customers in Oregon in conjunction with Oakland Rick Champion, a Portland resident Lockers. of about six years and formerly of On a recent late July morning at the keeping with the all-natural beef busi- label, Shrum checks their health with Roseburg, who has purchased beef from Shrum-Wright Ranch, five specially ness and tradition, Randy — a sixth-gen- annual blood checks. If tests show any the Shrum-Wright Ranch in Glide for as ordered beef cattle were humanely put eration Glide resident and also a fourth- deficiencies, he adds specially-blended long as he can remember. “It’s usually down at the crack of dawn and slaugh- grade teacher at Glide Elementary — minerals or salts to the animals’ food. superior. We know what they’re fed, tered on site. The beef was prepared for has seen to it that nothing is imported to To be considered organic, Shrum’s cat- and lean beef is what we want.” “hanging,” a curing process of about the ranch, not calves or even hay. He tle would have to go through a number of Champion and his wife, Cindy, pur- two weeks, and then butchered and cut sold about 20 whole beef last year. stringent tests, including verification of chase a side of beef from the Shrum- to order. “They are strictly born here, bred here each animals’ breed, feed, veterinary care Wright Ranch about once a year. It “We’ve had customers that have been and marketed here,” Shrum said of his and other criteria — including no fertiliz- sometimes lasts them the duration, but with us for probably 20 years,” said herd of cattle. ers or pesticides used on the ranch — from time to time they also buy beef Randy Shrum, co-owner of the Shrum- On his 360-acre spread, Shrum looks according to the U.S. Department of from the grocery store. However, they’d Wright Ranch and manager of the fami- after about 60 cows, 50 yearlings and 50 Agriculture. prefer to eat only homegrown beef, since ly business for about five years. calves. He leases another 100 acres of “We still worm our cows,” he said. they’re picky about what they eat and Vern Shrum, Randy Shrum’s grandfa- the ranch nearby. After so many years of business, enjoy having it prepared to their liking. ther, began raising and selling home- Since the cattle are not given additives “And we’re glad to pay for it,” he said. grown beef more than 30 years ago. In or antibiotics to maintain an all-natural Please turn to BEEF, page 19 Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 13

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PAUL CRAIG The News-Review ouglas County had nearly twice as D many acres of pinot noir grapes growing in 2006 than it had of all wine grapes combined just 25 years earlier. The growth of the Umpqua Valley’s wine industry isn’t as stagger- ing as that in Yamhill County — the undisputed quantity king of grape growing in Oregon — but it’s still substantial. In 1982, there were 15 vineyards growing 175 MICHELLE ALAIMO/ News-Review file photos acres of grapes, accord- Abacela Winery vineyard. Owner Earl Jones says the county has yet to fully tap its grape-growing potential. ing to information provid- because our agricultural land is a little Stephen Reustle of Reustle-Prayer They tried growing other varieties that ed by the Oregon State Uni- cheaper,” he added. Rock Vineyards got a similar feeling on require extra heat and succeeding in There are 15 open tasting rooms in his first trip to Douglas County. growing pinot gris, cabernet sauvignon versity Extension Service Douglas County. At least two more are Reustle had owned a direct marketing and malbec. office in Roseburg. scheduled to open in 2008. company in New York for 17 years. He The standout, Simmons said, is pinot People who grow grapes in the and wife Gloria were looking to pur- blanc. It’s not a grape that the area is In 2006, those numbers reached 36 Umpqua Valley started doing so for a chase a vineyard in Sonoma, when he necessarily known for, but it can be vineyards and 618 acres. Of those, 470 variety of reasons. found a site listed in Douglas County grown well. “It’s one of those that is yet acres were harvested which produced Terry and Sue Brandborg own Brand- that looked interesting. to be, not necessarily discovered, but at 1,316 tons of grapes. borg Winery in Elkton. They moved to Reustle traveled to the property near least commercialized,” he said. It all added up to nearly $4 million Elkton from the San Francisco area hop- Umpqua and was drawn to the shape John Bradley has been growing grapes worth of wine grape sales in 2006, ing to find the perfect place to grow and grade of the land, along with the at Bradley Vineyards in Elkton since which accounts for five percent of Dou- pinot noir. vegetation of the grounds. 1983. While pinot noir gets the most glas County’s total agricultural com- Good wine and a serious approach to “I felt like I was in Burgundy, attention locally and in the state, he said modity sales for the years. marketing has paid off for the Brand- France,” he said. riesling is another grape that the “The mild climate in our county borgs. Their first bottling produced Steve Simmons, who started planting Umpqua Valley, and specifically Elkton, allows the grape growers to come here 2,500 cases in 2002. Production Misty Oaks Vineyards in 2000, has dis- grows well. and grow both varieties from Northern increased to 15,000 cases by 2006. covered that this area can produce quali- It also shows the variety of grapes that California and the Willamette Valley,” It all started with a trip to Elkton. ty Bordeaux varietals. can grow locally. said Steve Renquist, OSU Extension “As soon as we drove into the area, it Simmons and wife Christy are caber- Service horticulture agent in Roseburg. had the right feel and looked right,” said net fans and the cabernet grapes they “On top of that, they come here Terry Brandborg. grew in their vineyards turned out well. Please turn to GRAPES, page 21 Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review, Umpqua Edition AGRICULTURE Roseburg Oregon, Page 17

A Boer goat buckling, props him- self on a fence at The Ewetopia Boer Farms near the Merrier Oakland. Goat breed gains popularity as meat source

CHRISTIAN BRINGHURST between 90 and 95 cents Boer goat than The News-Review you do a dairy per pound, said Marilyn goat,” Marilyn Burke. Boer goats, pri- said, explain- ing that 55 to AKLAND — It took a marily used for breeding 57 percent of a precipitous drop in stock when they were first Boer goat is the price of sheep to brought to North America JON AUSTRIA/The News-Review converted into O meat versus lead Oakland ranch- from South Africa in the al consortium of goat ranchers currently 48 to 49 percent of a dairy goat. ers Cliff and Marilyn Burke mid ‘90s, now fetch around led by Marilyn Burke, reports that 80 per- Aside from being president of OMGP, cent of the world’s population eats goat a group comprised of about 400 mem- to explore the market in Boer $1.10 per pound, she said. meat, with the U.S. importing more than bers from four states that was started in meat goats. 20 million pounds of goat meat per year. Douglas County in 2003 to promote the Boer goats are a large, sturdy breed, The high demand helps account for the meat goat industry, Marilyn and Cliff Sheep prices slipped to and the Burkes have found “there’s a stability of goat prices, which have been Burke work full time at their 140-acre great demand for the meat, not necessari- between 50 and 55 cents per on the rise recently. The high meat con- Elkhead Road ranch, Ewetopia Farms. ly in this county, but in the bigger cities,” tent is also a good selling point for poten- pound in the 1990s, though said Marilyn. tial buyers. they’ve since recovered to Oregon Meat Goat Producers, a region- “You get quite a bit more meat out of a Please turn to GOATS, page 21 Local Doctors “Serving the Agricultural Community Working for Local Seniors of Douglas County since 1921” • Owned by Douglas County Physicians Pre-Blast • Committed to Douglas County Seniors and all Medicare Beneficiaries • Dedicated to meeting your healthcare needs with high-quality, affordable plans that extend your Medicare benefits 2007 • Feed • Irrigation For information, call: 672-8620 • Agriculture Products • Fencing • Livestock Supplies • Pet Supplies • Landscape Items • Housewares • Fertilizer • Clothing Your Local Medicare Advantage Plan 500 SE Cass, Ste. 230, Roseburg (541) 672-8620, TTY (800) 735-2900 3171 NE Stephens www.atriohp.com Hours: Monday-Saturday 8am-6pm Sunday 10am-6pm ATRIO Health Plans is a Coordinated Care Plan (CCP) with a Medicare Advantage contract. All Medicare beneficiaries with Medicare Parts A & B and who reside in the plan’s service 673-0601 • 1-800-452-0981 area may apply. Enrolled members must use ATRIO Health Plans’ contracting providers for routine care. Beneficiaries must continue to pay Part B premiums. www.douglascountyfarmerscoop.com DOUGLAS COUNTY’S SOURCE FOR AFFORDABLE MEDICARE ADVANTAGE PLANS Page 18, The News-Review, Umpqua Edition AGRICULTURE Roseburg Oregon–Monday, August 27, 2007

Sheep numbers slump Production of lamb in county has decreased due to price, people’s taste, market, predators

ERIK SKOOG The News-Review here just isn’t as much of a future in T sheep as there used to be. Sheep production in Douglas County has dropped drastically dur- ing the past 26 years while market fluctuations have led to changes in livestock production. Generally, livestock production is down in sheep, cattle, hogs and chickens, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service Web site. The decline is espe- cially sharp for sheep,

however. Since there were JON AUSTRIA/The News-Review 98,000 head in 1983, LaVerne Murphy, a retired Umpqua area sheep rancher, remembers when there was 100,000 sheep in Douglas numbers have steadily County. Murphy said declining lamb prices, predator problems and disease were factors in sheep numbers declining. dropped to the current fetching $89.60. lambs now, Murphy said the decline Murphy said. 2006 estimate of about The expense of maintaining a flock can also be attributed to predators, dis- Kathy Panner, a partner in Cedar 44,000 sheep (ewes, and of sheep is also outstripped by the rel- eases like footrot and the labor-inten- Park Grazing in Riddle, said many lambs that go to market by atively lower cost of maintaining a sive lambing and feeding process. lamb growers have switched to cattle herd of cattle, said longtime sheep “They will tell you today that it because they are less difficult to 6 months old). rancher LaVerne Murphy of Umpqua. takes more sheep than cattle to make a tend. At 93 years old, Murphy may well good living,” Murphy said. Predators such as coyotes, dogs and The trend is a national one, said know everything there is to know Feeding cattle is also easier than cougars are also more of a threat to Janet Shea, an agricultural statistician about the business of raising sheep. He feeding sheep, and can be done with sheep than cattle because the cattle are with the Oregon Agricultural Statistics took over his family’s 220-acre farm in large round bales. Sheep, a grazing bigger and more likely to hold their Service. “People just aren’t eating as 1937, when rose bushes seemed to be animal, can also be fed with hay but it ground and take a stand against a pred- much lamb as they used to and they’re the main crop, he said. About 30 years has to be flaked off, he said. ator. (farmers and ranchers) moving on to later, Douglas County was the main Competing markets can also take a “It’s not uncommon to lose 50 head other things and prices just aren’t as sheep producer in Oregon, until the toll on local ranchers as the importa- in a few days because of predators,” good,” she said. popularity of cattle took hold. tion of lamb from places like New Panner said of sheep. A significant price reduction “In the 1970s, the price of lambs Zealand and Australia has increased. occurred from 2005 to 2006, when 100 weren’t exceeding what could be done “Sometimes it seems like you’ve • You can reach reporter Erik Skoog pounds of lamb could be purchased for with cattle,” Murphy said. almost got as good a chance in Las at 957-4202 or by e-mail at $101. In 2006, the same weight began Although he doesn’t actively raise Vegas at a casino as you do farming,” [email protected]. Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 19 AGRICULTURE Beef: Fuel costs linked to meat Continued from page 12 Shrum-Wright Ranch for hanging. It’s a service he provides about 700 times a Shrum said his all-natural beef is marketed year to ranchers throughout Douglas mainly by word-of-mouth. He sells beef County. His on-site butchery is at its — a minimum of a half — to customers busiest during spring and summer, before from Redmond to Eugene and Portland. cattle lose any weight. “They end up calling me,” he said. “People try and get them butchered One side of beef can weigh as much as before the grass dries,” said Witten, a tall 200 to 225 pounds. Hanging weight is man in his early 30s who bought Oakland $1.80 a pound, a considerable increase Lockers from his mentor, Jerry Harris, from $1.20 a pound Shrum charged about nearly six years ago. six years ago. The price increase has Oakland Lockers has processed beef caused Shrum to slaughter fewer cattle for the customers of the Shrum-Wright Thank you for your cooperation for market each year. Ranch for about 30 years. The drive behind the price increase, “They’re just purchasing the animal in helping to conserve our landfill Shrum said, is largely related to the price direct from Randy Shrum,” said Witten, increase in fuel, which also causes the cost who also charges $0.41 per pound to cut of grain and other food to spike. The fed- and wrap the meat to order. resources. By changing our throw eral government’s embargo on beef from Though it takes a considerable up-front Canada the past few years has also caused investment, Witten said it pays off to buy a away habits, we promote a healthier the price of homegrown beef to increase. side of beef and have it butchered to order. Customers are charged a $60 “kill fee,” “If you were to buy the same amount in pollution free environment. including a $10 rendering fee for animal the store, I think you’d spend more in the waste, for every whole beef purchased. long run,” he said. Here’s how we did in 2006 But those fees are paid to Oakland Lockers, a mobile slaughtering unit. • You can reach reporter Adam Pear- Newspaper ...... 259.48 tons Josh Witten, a fifth-year owner of Oak- son at 957-4213 or by e-mail at apear- Cardboard ...... 1,534.24 tons land Lockers, prepares each animal at the [email protected]. Plastic Bottles ...... 43.40 tons Scrap Metal ...... 20.75 tons Used Motor Oil ...... 912 gals. Aluminum ...... 1,309 lbs.

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JOHN GIVOT The News-Review he market for organic foods is thriving all Tover the nation, and Douglas County is no exception. The trend is fed by both consumer demand and farmers wanting to make the shift. There are 11 certified organic farms in Douglas County and numerous small farms that grow their pro- duce without herbicides and pesticides, but do not have certification. “I think organic is really JON AUSTRIA/The News-Review keeping agriculture alive, Dede Burning, left, Cheryl Richards and Jimi O'Hare sort orange slice tomatoes at The Berry Patch, in Roseburg. there is no doubt in my Organic food is loosely defined as years and was certified organic for 15 natural produce. The main outlets for mind,” said Richard Wilen, having been grown “naturally,” not years. Last year he stopped dealing small-scale growers are farm stands owner of the 83-acre Hay- using herbicides and pesticides, and it is with the “busy work” required to keep and farmers markets. defined by the federal regulators from his certification, but said he still farms The markets, which are usually out- hurst Organic Farm and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. the same. door and seasonal, happen once or twice Nursery in Yoncalla. “In “We just made up that name and “There is a ‘natural’ move right a week. Farmers have booths from gave it a definition,” Wilen said. “But, now,” he said. “It is essentially organic which they sell their wares directly to terms of recruiting new peo- it’s just a word, and kind of a stupid by another name.” consumers. ple, I think it’s great for word, everything’s organic.” Organic farming is also a benefit for rural Oregon.” He has been farming for about 30 people who want to buy fresh, local, Please turn to ORGANIC, page 24

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Marilyn Burke watches over lender celebrating 50 years. her goats at her ranch near Oakland. Marilyn and her husband Cliff Burke raise Boer goats, a particular breed of goats from Africa, that have been gaining popularity over the last several years. JON AUSTRIA/The News-Review Goats: Some people have switched from sheep to goats At Oregon First, you'll talk to a friendly decision-maker, Continued from page 17 They still have a couple dozen sheep, who is an expert in commercial lending and understands as well as alpacas and llamas, on their local business. They will get to know your business and 155-acre spread. Most of that is trees, They own about 130 full-blood Boer with only 15 acres of actual pasture land. personalize your loan to fit your needs. nannies — or female goats — four bucks Cheryl Bendle said Boer goats tend to and some 120 ewes. gain weight quickly and there is a good Most of the Boer goat ranchers in market for them. After 50 years of helping people realize their dreams, Douglas County own far fewer than that. “It’s ethnic, mostly, right now,” she now we can help your business too. Cheryl and Jerry Bendle of Myrtle said of the market. “We’re trying to Creek also raise Boer goats, with a small change that to get more people to try and ● herd of 28 goats. They have a ranch on enjoy goat meat ... you can use it in United States Department of Agriculture Frozen Creek Road off of North Myrtle recipes as much as beef.” (USDA) Loan Programs Road. Goat meat is leaner and lower in cho- ● “They’re fairly easy to raise,” said lesterol than beef, however. Agriculture Loans Cheryl of the goats. “They eat things that “We like ‘em, they’re nice gentle crea- ● Operating Loans cows won’t. They’ll clean up your pasture tures,” Cheryl said. ● better, they love berries and poison oak.” Operating Lines-of-Credit The Bendles used to raise sheep exclu- • You can reach Web Editor/Assistant ● Equipment Loans sively, but, like the Burkes, started rais- City Editor Christian Bringhurst at 957- ● ing Boer goats when the sheep market 4216 or by e-mail at cbringhurst@news- Commercial Real Estate Loans went south. review.info. ● Residential Tract Development Loans ● Letters of Credit Grapes: Pinot noir most popular Lending you more Continued from page 16 Earl Jones, owner of the Umpqua Val- ley’s Abacela Winery, said there is no to work with. reason to believe growth won’t continue “I could sell three times as much ries- in the Umpqua Valley. ling as I have,” Bradley said. He compared it to the growth of Cali- Douglas County had 347 acres of pinot fornia’s wine industry, saying there isn’t noir grapes growing in 2006, according much more room to plant in that state, John Godines to a National Agricultural Statistics Ser- while the Umpqua Valley hasn’t even Sr. Commercial Loan Officer vice report. That was the most of any tapped into 1 percent of its potential. individual grape by far, with pinot gris “We can look at the rate in which new 150 E. Johnson Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 accounting for 60 acres, chardonnay for vineyards and new wineries are coming 541.267.5115 Ext 229 58 and merlot for 54. online. We've doubled since the mid or In 1982, there were 38.5 acres of pinot late 90s,” Jones said. “If we keep grow- noir — both bearing and not bearing fruit ing at that rate, I mean, think what it's Lucette Lovell — in Douglas County. White riesling was going to be in 50 years.” Commercial Loan Officer actually the most planted wine grape 25 150 E. Johnson Ave. Coos Bay, OR 97420 years ago with 48 acres locally. • You can reach reporter Paul Craig at 541.267.5115 Ext 242 There were no merlot and no pinot gris 957-4211 or by e-mail at pcraig@news- plants accounted for in the 1982 study. review.info. oregonfirstccu.org Page 22, The News-Review, Umpqua Edition Roseburg Oregon–Monday, August 27, 2007

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Organic chemicals can’t be used in production Continued from page 20

Because there is no distributor, or mid- dle man, the farmers earn more for the limited amount of goods they grow and sell, allowing small operations to be more economically feasible. “If anything it is the growth of the farmers markets that has helped the small farmer, and probably the big ones too,” Wilen said. Only one farm sells at the Umpqua Val- ley Farmer’s Market in Roseburg is certi- fied organic, but all vendors farm without herbicides or pesticides, according to Keri Pratt, the market manager. For a farm to get the organic label, it must be certified by a third-party organi- zation, such as Oregon Tilth. Regulations stipulate that no herbicides or pesticides be used, and it takes three years after their use is stopped for a farm to be able to be certified. It must also maintain or encourage biological diversi- ty, and it must have “buffers” between it and other farms that use chemicals. Ani- mals, to be certified organic, must not be given antibiotics or growth hormones, and their feed must also be organic. JON AUSTRIA/The News-Review The organic approach is healthier for From left, Devin Mecham, Noreane Walker, Rex Eddings, Betty Rust and Alisha Hatton sort cherry tomatoes at The Berry both the land and people, Wilen said. It Patch in Roseburg recently. keeps the herbicides, pesticides and chemical fertilizers out of the soil, water Janis Bunyard, former president of the Wilen agrees with and emphasizes the organiccenter.org/science.html to see the sources, streams and rivers. farmers market and current customer, importance of local, and expounds on it studies he references. “There are studies that show that some said she doesn’t think she gets as much like a connoisseur. Harmon and Noreane Walker own the things like winter squash, their flesh will nutrition from conventional foods, and “The fresh local thing is the biggest Berry Patch with farms outside of accumulate pesticide residues and their attributes it in part to the irradiation that thing. It’s huge,” he said. “It’s really a Canyonville, Myrtle Creek, and Rose- flesh will have 10 times the level of PPM fruits and vegetables get so they will last different food experience. When you go burg. They are the largest organic tomato (parts per million) of pesticide residue,” a long time. to the Farmers Market, it (produce) is one grower in the Pacific Northwest, accord- he said. “The seeds will have 100 to one. She said that fresh is more important to day old. When you go the store, nothing ing to Harmon. They are currently pro- So they will accumulate it in their tissues. her than organic. is that fresh.” ducing about 5,000 pounds or about Plants will be able to absorb pesticides “A lot of the conventional foods that go Chris Schreiner from Oregon Tilth said 15,000 tomatoes a day, which get shipped from way back. They stay in the environ- through the supermarket have to last a there is a growing body of studies that all along Interstate 5 from California to ment like that, they don’t go away. That’s long time, so they treat them,” she said. show that the nutritional quality of food Canada, plus another 1,000 pounds of why they are so bad. And they probably “Local is my preference. I’ll do local and and the level of antioxidants is higher for stay in the body too.” fresh and then organic.” organic food than conventional. Go to Please turn to ORGANIC, page 33 Bunyard’s Barnyard

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CHRISTIAN BRINGHURST school and grading The News-Review papers.” On Gary and anching is a Christi Helbling’s family affair for 450-acre spread at R Dan and Bre- the south end of Roseburg, she is anne Dawson. the primary ranch- Both of them grew up er. Gary currently works for Mercy on local ranches, and Medical Center the Dixonville-area doing remodeling, and before that he couple wasted no time owned Gary’s Pre- continuing their family hung Doors and traditions by buying Cabinets. “We run about their first piece of two hundred head ranch land three years of ewes,” said into their marriage. Christi, adding that they used to raise However, like many cattle and horses on local families involved their Mistletoe Hill Lane property, too. in the agriculture At the age of 60, industry, they need an Christi still handles extra source of income feeding, worming and lambing, to supplement the though she gets MICHELLE ALAIMO/The News-Review ranching operation. help from Gary, 61, Breanne Dawson, left, gets a shot ready for a sheep as her husband Dan preps the animal to shear while the and her grandchil- While Dan is running sheep couple work sheep on their ranch near Dixonville recently. While Dan runs sheep and cattle, Breanne teaches dren with things and cattle on the couple’s Tem- second grade at Sunnyslope Intermediate School in Green for another source of income. But during the sum- like shearing and ple Brown Road place or their mer, Breanne helps Dan with the ranch work. getting hay. She said her two other property in Glide, Bre- the wee hours the next morning before worked animals, they rode roundup ... anne teaches second grade at Sunnyslope grown daughters help out when necessary, going to bed to rest for the next school day. any part of the ranch work they have though they’ve lost their taste for it after Intermediate. “She’s real busy too,” Dan said. done, and that includes my two girls,” “We’re just starting out, and it’s hard,” growing up doing such chores. “They still Marcia Santos, Breanne’s aunt, also Marcia said. “I think it personally was the grumble about it. They don’t like to help said Dan. “To make it I shear sheep on best way to raise a family ... they have a supplements her family’s income with a anymore; they remember how traumatic it the side, too.” very good work ethic, all three of them.” teacher’s salary. She teaches history at was. They make their kids help instead,” Dan, 29, also guides hunting parties in Don and his father, Gilbert Santos, and Glide Middle School, while her husband, she said, wryly. the fall to further supplement their his brother, Paul Santos, grow hay on 45 Don Santos, focuses on their 800-acre Though the sheep operation pays for income. Though Breanne works outside acres of irrigated pasture, tend between 90 Glide ranch. itself, it doesn’t provide enough income of the home, she helps Dan out on the “There’s very few ranches that are able and 100 mother cows — mostly black ranch too. Angus — and care for 200 ewes. Marcia to support the couple without Gary’s job. to sustain themselves anymore because of Still, it’s the lifestyle that attracts people During her summers off, Breanne, 28, the markets,” said Marcia. “By us work- and Paul’s wife, Rexene — who is Breanne helps tend the 1,000 breeding ewes and like the Helblings to ranching. ing it has continued to allow our hus- Dawson’s mother — help out when needed. 100 cattle the couple own. Summer tasks “It’s hard to give up the farming, it’s bands to do the things they like to do.” Rexene also works outside the home, at on the ranch include changing irrigation kind of a way of life,” said Christi, whose An added bonus of having a spouse Caddock Electronics. lines, building fences, getting hay in the ancestors secured the property through the work outside the home is the insurance Marcia says one of her favorite aspects barn and feeding animals. Donation Land Act three generations ago. benefits offered by employers. “It’s a of their lifestyle is getting to help out She often does double-duty during the “I’ve lived on this place my whole life.” huge benefit,” Marcia Santos said. again once school is over for the year. school year. During lambing season, from Don and Marcia also involved their “Having the time in the evening to approximately January to April, it’s not three children, now grown, in the daily check calves or irrigation ... to me that’s • You can reach Web Editor/Assistant City unusual for Breanne to come home from ranch routine. just the ultimate breath of fresh air, just Editor Christian Bringhurst at 957-4216 or school and help with lambing duties until “They did it all. They made hay, they cause I’m not geared 100 percent toward by e-mail at [email protected]. Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 27

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So you know ...

For more informa- Glean & Clean tion on gleaning, con- tact Jackie Ingalls at for a worthy cause, aiding county’s less fortunate 445-2424.

ADAM PEARSON time, paid coordinator then. The News-Review But now the Gleaners are short of hands. With many MPQUA — Ripe for volunteers well past retire- ment age, and getting older, the picking, a wide they have a hard enough time U variety of fruit abound bringing together a full crew. in Douglas County. Lest it Sometimes Smith has to bring in ‘retired’ members. rot on the vine, en masse, the “I re-upped,” explains 76- Umpqua Gleaners will har- year-old Hugh Fretwell, who says he was urged to glean vest it for a good cause. And again by Smith. “The reason I also take home some of it for glean — I hate waste.” baked goods. “In biblical times, the Gleaners went in after the har- When the blueberry season vest and salvaged what was came to a close in late July left,” Fretwell further explained. at Haven Blueberry Farm in “We do it all,, from cutting Umpqua, and not enough firewood too picking nec- fruit remained on the vine to tarines, beets, beans and apples. “You name it.” open the “you-pick” busi- ANDY BRONSON/The News-Review Jeanine Caffey, food chairs program coordinator at ness, but enough to make a Sarah Jutson, 17, and brother Jacob, 14, behind bushes, pick blueberries while their moth- mess, Susan Haven knew er Geri holds a full bucket of the fruit they gleaned recently at Haven Blueberry Farm in UCAN, said the Gleaners’ Umpqua. The family volunteers with the Umpqua Gleaners. adoptee families are usually who to call. low-income seniors or others “(The Gleaners) do a good who’s been a Gleaner for 14 years, sat on them in pails to a “plunk, plunk, plunk” who are disabled and unable a pail, her usual mode of operation since sound. to glean. job of getting berries out of she recently had reconstructive ankle ‘”Hey Pam, where ya at?’” Ingalls This past fiscal year, 2006 through the field,” Haven said. surgery, and picked blueberries plumper hollered out. “’I see you missed some,’” 2007, over 11,000 pounds of gleaned than marbles from the 4-foot trees. A and pointed to a bunch of fat blueberries produce was brought to UCAN. With half of each pick going to the volunteer coordinator for the organiza- hanging barely above the ground. First-year Gleaners, the Jutsons kept Umpqua Community Action Network, tion, Ingalls doesn’t allow her bother- Usually working during the week their fingers busy this summer. In two the Gleaners split the other half of each some ankle or the long drive from her because UCAN doesn’t open its doors hours, they could sometimes pick nearly harvest between themselves and home in Camas Valley to deter her from for donations on the weekend, the Glean- 60 pounds of blueberries. “adoptee” families. They recently spent a picking 20 pounds of blueberries a day. ers begin their day around 9 a.m. and fin- Geri Jutson, of Roseburg, said she and few hours each morning for a couple of “I’m determined to help the needy,” ish picking by noon; before the day heats her three kids first gleaned for strawber- weeks harvesting blueberries from rows Ingalls said. “I know what it is to be up. ries at Deer Creek Farms. “It sounded of shrubs near the Umpqua River. down-and-out.” Fred Smith, a longtime-Gleaner and like a good opportunity to help with the “It’s something we can share,” Haven Moving down rows of shrubs adjacent president of the organization, said 16 to local food bank and at the same time, said. to her, a half-dozen other Gleaners 17 years ago, there were about 30 Glean- enjoy some good local produce,” she One overcast morning, Jackie Ingalls, stripped blueberry bunches and dropped ers ready to pick. They even had a full- said.

UMPQUA VALLEY FARMERS MARKET EVERY SATURDAY Mid April thru October 9AM - 1PM Across the street from Offi ce Depot at 2400 Stewart Parkway SEASONAL LOCAL PRODUCE , PLANTS AND CRAFTS AN EVER CHANGING SELECTION OF PRODUCTS FOR INFO CALL KERI (541) 673-7579 or (541) 580-3646 [email protected] Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 29 AGRICULTURE

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Where can I find equipment that works hard but isn’t MICHELLE ALAIMO/The News-Review hard on me? Rob Horn of Roseburg looks at some chain saw wood carvings at Ed Rosemey- er’s booth at the Umpqua Valley Farmers Market in the Mercy Medical Center Institute of Rehabilitation parking lot in Roseburg recently. Who has Performance- Matched implements? Market: Offers local food, crafts Continued from page 25 realized the local market included more than produce. “They come to support the market,” customers. “At first we did it mostly for Pratt said of the vendors in general. “And, the fun because we’d only make $30,” it’s just fun.” said Janice Bunyard of Bunyard’s Barn- In return, though, vendors say they need yard of Roseburg, who started out as a the support of the community. customer in the beginning and then went Karen Wagner, project manager with the on to sell for seven years. “… When the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s community grasped the idea of healthy, Statewide Farmers’ Market Promotion local produce, we saw that we could actu- program, said markets in rural areas face ally make some money.” the most stress and instability, financially What was up until this year called the speaking. Douglas County Farmers Market started Market representatives must work to out at the old Gove’s Market on Diamond raise awareness about the importance of Lake Boulevard. Bunyard said it then supporting such businesses for customers Which dealer can I rely on moved to the parking lot of the old Bon used to cheaper and more easily accessible Marche at the Roseburg Valley Mall, a site food, said Wagner, who visited the local for knowledge and service? that brought good exposure. market recently. One benefit, for example, When plans to put in a Red Robin restau- is that money made at farmers markets rant started up in 2005, the market moved to changes hands in the community seven Who has the right equipment the Rite-Aid lot on the other side of the times more than if the money were spent for the job? mall. Hidden behind the trees and shrubbery at a corporate store. that surrounds the mall, the market was hard Not to mention the healthy eating bene- to spot for passers-by and customers and fits associated with fresh, local food that EVERYTHING YOU VALUE IS vendors alike dwindled, vendors say. requires fewer, if any, pesticides. Wagner A stint in the Home Depot lot failed due believes urban populations are more keen- RIGHT HERE to cramped quarters, said Bunyard, also a ly aware of the risks of toxins. past president of the market’s board of “I don’t think (rural residents) feel that directors and board member since last year. same sort of threat,” she said. This year’s new spot in the Mercy parking At least one visitor on a recent Saturday lot, highly visible to drivers on Stewart did understand the value of making a trip Parkway, seems just right. to the market. Bob Conrad of the “We’re just now starting to come back Dixonville area enjoys the fresh produce again,” said Keri Pratt, the market’s man- and figures it’s worth paying a bit extra for ager and a vendor of handmade jewelry. it since prices in mainstream grocery MONTEITH She said the number of members, at 55 stores are so high anyway. EQUIPMENT COMPANY now, has remained about the same in recent “The money stays right here,” he added. years. But the amount of those who partici- But for more vendors to make the com- pate has risen since the recent move. mitment to hauling produce into town, 2165 N.E. STEPHENS ST. • ROSEBURG, OR In recent years, more craft vendors have said O’Neill of Happy Valley Farm, they joined in. Pratt thinks that adds variety to need to know there will be more people the market, though others miss the pro- like Conrad there to buy it. 541-672-3369 duce focus of the old days. “In order for us to sell more,” he said, Up until last year, Pratt had traveled to “there’s got to be the potential for us to the Eugene Saturday Market, but then sell more.” Page 30, The News-Review, Umpqua Edition AGRICULTURE Roseburg, Oregon – Monday, August 27, 2007

Tradition Roseburg-based Umpqua Dairy has been selling milk of Quality products since 1931

TERESA WILLIAMS The News-Review mpqua Dairy process- es 600,000 pounds of U milk every day. Though the compa- ny has eight distribution depots across the state, all of its products are still manufac- tured in Roseburg, just like they were when Ormond Feldkamp and Herb Sullivan first started selling milk, but- ter and ice cream to railroad passengers in 1931. The business has stayed in the Feldkamp family. Ormond’s grandsons, Doug and Steve Feldkamp, are the dairy’s major stockholders. Doug serves as president, and Steve is the chief operat- MICHELLE ALAIMO/The News-Review ing officer. Sean Fargher, a filler technician at Umpqua Dairy, monitors Vitamin D milk at the Roseburg plant recently. that we’re all going in the same direc- farms are hard to find now. So the dairy isn’t as high, the dairy also churns butter, “The joys of a family business are that tion,” Steve said. “... It’s really the buys 70 to 80 percent of its milk from which is cut, wrapped and packaged in you make your own decisions and you employees that go out and grow the sales. three farms, one in Albany and two in Portland. run the company the way that you see They grow the production end of things. I Klamath County. The remaining milk For ice cream, sugar and stabilizers are fit,” Steve said. “We think in terms of think it’s our role to make sure that we’re comes from a cooperative. added to the raw milk before it is pasteur- long-term viability, not necessarily short- operating as a team.” When the milk arrives in tanker trucks, ized. The ice cream mix travels through term profits. The business has grown. Today it’s put into one of four silos. Every load stainless steel pipes into a machine where “As the owner, both my brother and I Umpqua Dairy makes the ice cream mix of milk is tested for antibiotics, growth flavors are added. It comes out through a work in the business every day,” he said. for Dairy Queen restaurants throughout hormones, bacteria, temperature and sort of giant soft-serve machine that can “If there’s something on anybody’s mind, the Northwest. Dutch Brothers drinks are quality. Cattle on antibiotics must be kept dish up to 600 half-gallons an hour. they can come and talk to us. You run it made with Umpqua Dairy milk, too. And separate, according to state law, and After the ice cream is pumped into the kind of like a family.” students across southern Oregon and Umpqua Dairy won’t use milk from cows containers, it rides a conveyor belt into a The dairy has grown to 229 full-time some in Lane County will open cartons given growth hormones. It’s one of three freezer with a wind chill factor of 60 employees. About 120 of them work in of Umpqua Dairy milk at school this fall. times during the production process that degrees below zero. It will harden a Roseburg. The company makes about 60 prod- the milk and products will be tested. three-gallon tub in four hours. The faster For the last two years, Quality Chekd ucts, including seasonal items like egg The dairy pays farmers according to the ice cream freezes, the creamier it is. Dairies Inc. has named Umpqua Dairy nog, and has about 100 ice cream-related the quality of the milk, including safety The ice cream is then moved to a sec- the top dairy in the nation, and it’s earned flavors. and the percentage of fat in the milk. ond slightly warmer freezer. Employees five national awards in the last 11 years. “We keep a lot of cows busy,” market- “We think that it’s vitally important to wear heavy clothes and can only work It’s graded on leadership, customer satis- ing coordinator Tamara Osborne said. our business that we reward farmers for inside for an hour. faction, marketing communications, staff None of those cows live in Douglas giving us good quality milk,” Steve said. Milk is put in cartons or jugs and development and business ethics, as well County. Umpqua Dairy has never owned Most of the cream separated from the as production quality. cows. In the early years, it bought milk milk is used to make ice cream. In the “It’s a real testament to our employees from local dairy farms, but small dairy winter, when the demand for ice cream Please turn to DAIRY, page 32 Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review AGRICULTURE Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 31 Water rights a valuable commodity Even though all the water Oldest rights have rights in the Umpqua Basin have been allocated for the priority when summer months, there is stored water available in Galesville there’s a shortage and Ben Irving reservoirs that ERIK SKOOG can be purchased by landown- The News-Review ers if they’re able to access the water, Williams said. n times of a water short- To access water from the Galesville Reservoir, a person age, owners of the oldest has to live below the reservoir I rights to water get to keep on Cow Creek, below the con- fluence of Cow Creek with the their flow. South Umpqua River, or on the That’s because Oregon’s water main stem of the Umpqua. Using water requires a contract laws are based on the prior with Douglas County for the appropriation principle, said purchase of the stored water Dave Williams, the Oregon and a state issued water right to allow the water withdrawal. Water Resources Department “In other words, the water Watermaster in Douglas County. has to be able to get to you from Galesville Reservoir,” Prior appropriation favors Williams said. the oldest water right and Water can be accessed from ANDY BRONSON/The News-Review file photo Ben Irving Reservoir by people grants its holder first access near Olalla Creek or Looking- to water when the supply Water can be purchased from Galesville Reservoir in south Douglas County when there is glass Creek. The process to use runs short, according to a water shortage during the summer months. water from Ben Irving Reser- voir is similar to the process “Water Rights in Oregon,” The water right is transferred with the prop- Water rights to access ground water are not involved in using water from the Galesville published by the water erty, Williams said. required for single or group domestic pur- Reservoir. “Not only do you need to watch the pri- poses that do not exceed 15,000 gallons per Although water rights are not required resources department in ority date, but also if the source is good,” day, single industrial or commercial pur- for domestic household purposes and half- August 2006. he said. “Lots of little tributaries dry up poses that do not exceed 5,000 gallons per acre irrigation, finding a reliable ground during the summer, so you need to watch day, lawn or noncommercial watering of water source can be difficult in Douglas for that.” half an acre or less, and watering 10 acres County, where both quantity and quality “Each water right has a priority date to “In all but a couple instances, you need a or less of school grounds located in a criti- are limited. Wells also typically go dry dur- ensure that they receive their water,” water right issued by the State of Oregon to cal ground water area. ing the summer, Williams said. Williams said. “At this point in time, all use water from streams or rivers,” Williams Simply having a water right isn’t enough, “If a person had a five gallon per minute water rights have been allocated in the said. however. well on their property, they would have a Umpqua Basin for the summer months.” Some exempt practices that would Water right holders need to exercise their pretty decent well. Lots of people are get- Attached to property and not transferred require a water right for the use of surface right once every five consecutive years, or it ting by on a gallon or two per minute,” from one person to another, water rights are water include livestock watering, fire con- becomes subject to forfeiture. It is possible Williams said. issued by the state Water Resources trol, and collection of rainwater from an to collect and store water, but to do so Department and apply to surface water and impervious surface. Natural springs located requires a permit unless the water is collect- • You can reach reporter Erik Skoog at include springs, creeks and rivers, and on private property and whose water ed from an impermeable source, like rain- 957-4202 or by e-mail at eskoog@news- water drawn from wells and ground water. remains on that property is also exempt. water that drips from a roof. review.info.

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Program hopes to lure So you know ... more into the fields To find out about the Oregon Farm Bureau’s TERESA WILLIAMS Young Farmers and The News-Review Ranchers Program for ages 16 to 35, contact Amber McKinney (503) n a list of the top 20 399-1701, ext. 314, or issues facing Oregon’s Justin Henderson at 673- I agricultural industry, the 2011. Oregon Department of Agri- “There are a few ranchers culture lists the aging of that are willing to take peo- farmers and pending land ple on and help them,” Fil- turnovers as No. 14. ley said. “I think that’s important for the agricultur- In 2002, Douglas County al community to embrace had just 66 principal farm newcomers.” Despite the instability, the operators who were 34 or farming lifestyle is attrac- younger, according to the tive for Henderson. U.S. Department of Agricul- “It’s a whole industry and business in itself,” he said. ture’s Census of Agriculture. “You’ve got to be involved, The county had 2,110 princi- you’ve got to have a lot of pal farm operators total, and JON AUSTRIA/The News-Review different skills. It’s a lot of Justin Henderson, 34, picks cabbages at Kruse Farms Friday. Henderson is a manager at work, and the reward is not 377 of them were 70 or older. Kruse Farms and is also involved with the Oregon Farm Bureau's Young Farmers and Ranch- always monetary. ... It can The average age of a farmer ers Program. be a good living, but you’re going to earn it.” in Douglas County was 57.3. Justin Henderson is a manager at Kruse start with,” he said. The Young Farmers and Ranchers Pro- Farms. His family has a farm in the Port- The program is reaching out to college gram holds conferences, as well as fun Principal operators don’t tell the whole land, which is run by his parents and his campuses, trying to get younger farmers events, to give young people information story. two brothers. At 34, Henderson is consid- connected with each other. and get them involved. Shelby Filley is the regional livestock ered a young farmer, and he’s involved While Filley sees generations working “There’s not a lot of folks our age that and forages specialist for the Oregon with the Oregon Farm Bureau’s Young on family farms, she doesn’t see many are staying around and getting involved State University Extension Service, and Farmers and Ranchers Program. young people who are new to farming. in something like this,” Henderson said. she works with farmers and ranchers When he and his wife, Margaret, first “You have to either be independently Soon, he’ll “age out” of the group, too. throughout southern Oregon. joined the program, there were a few wealthy or borrow money,” she said. He’s hoping there will be others to take “Almost all of the farms are family- more farmers involved, but they were And in order to borrow money, you his place. owned, so they range from newborn until getting close to the upper end of the age have to convince a bank that you are grandpa,” she said. “ ... The successful bracket, 35. knowledgeable, skilled and able to farm. • You can reach reporter Teresa ones are the ones that are able to keep the “Just all at once, there wasn’t anybody In a business where income isn’t stable, Williams at 957-4230 or via e-mail at family together, and I see a lot of those.” there, and there weren’t very many to it’s a tough sell. [email protected].

Dairy: Machine can fill 6,000 milk Coming October 29th... gallons in an hour, largest in the U.S. Continued from page 30 After the products are made, they ride Our Town conveyor belts into a giant cooled ware- house, where employees make sure labeled. Some of the milk is produced for they’re stacked properly until they are store brands, like Market of Choice, A Guide To Living loaded onto trucks for delivery to distribu- In Douglas County 2007 Sherm’s Thunderbird and Great Value. tion centers. Others, in white jugs which protect the On any given day, 90 vehicles take milk from lights in store cases, have the This yearly supplement will tell you everything you need Umpqua Dairy products throughout the Umpqua Dairy label. to know about the county and communities within Douglas Pacific Northwest. County. Information on county and local governments, Umpqua Dairy’s gallon filler has the medical facilities, schools, utilities, disposal sites, cemeteries, largest capacity in the United States. It • You can reach reporter Teresa etc. will literally be at your fi ngertips. Look for it this fall! can fill 6,000 gallons per hour, though the Williams at 957-4230 or via e-mail at dairy doesn’t run it that fast. [email protected]. Monday, August 27, 2007–The News-Review AGRICULTURE Umpqua Edition, Roseburg Oregon, Page 33 Organic: Doctors have different opinions on benefits of organic foods

Continued from page 24 He said the reason other farmers don’t may be beneficial. grow organically is because they don’t “I think people do better if they pay know better. attention to their nutrition, less fatty foods, cherry tomatoes and 1,100 pounds of zuc- “The less chemicals your food has, the more fruits and vegetables. It may have chinis. healthier it will be,” Noreane said. “I think some value in keeping them from getting “We have so much fun doing what we all the cancer has something to do with the cancer later,” he said. “As far as organic do,” Harmon said. The less chemicals your demand (for organic food).” goes, there may be some merit to it, but I The Walkers have been farming for 30 food has, the healthier it The link between cancer and chemicals don’t know. I think (herbicides and pesti- years, and made the switch to organic nine is something which she says everyone cides) have been suspect, to my knowl- or 10 years ago. will be. I think all the knows. Harmon agreed, but said there is edge, nothing is proven, but some cancers “When we started (growing organical- cancer has something to no way for doctors to prove it. like lymphoma, some pesticides increase ly), I really hadn’t thought that much “When I was a kid, you never heard of a the risk for that.” about it. After I got going I thought, ‘yeah, do with the demand (for 20-year-old kid having cancer,” Harman Big supermarkets are also buying into it made sense,’” Noreane said. “I feel organic food). said. the organics wave. Safeway started its O good about this stuff knowing what I’m “ “It’s a purer product,” Noreane said. “All Line of 150 organic products in 2005. The giving the people is good for them.” the people that have been through cancer demand was so high that the line has Harmon said that the runoff of chemi- Noreane Walker are looking for organics, because that is increased to 250 items, and it is expected cals is a big problem as well. Organic farmer what their doctors are telling them. So I’m to be at 299 by the end of the year. “When I was a kid, I used to go down to not giving anything to my body that it Dan Floyd, who is in public relations the creek to fish,” he said. “There used to doesn’t know what to do with. (People) just for Safeway, said the changes were made be bullfrogs. You’ll never find bullfrogs have to hear it enough that they will say because of consumer demand. now. The old-timers will tell you.” ‘maybe there is something to this.’” Safeway buys most of its products “The crux of organics is that it is a bio- Different doctors have wildly different nationally, and does not buy from farms in logical approach,” Wilen said. “Mostly we views on the subject. Douglas County. are concerned with the soil and the “To keep it healthy,” Noreane “I think organic foods are pretty much The benefit of organics is debated, but microorganisms. You feed the soil organ- explained. nonsense,” said retired pediatrician Larry more and more people are buying natural ic, natural fertilizers/material, and let them “And the spraying and all that depletes Hall of Glide. “I think it is a gimmick and foods, and the supply is increasing with process and let it feed the plants.” that and then they have to put more chem- pretty silly and not with the mainstream. I the demand. Walker also gets excited about microor- icals into it because there is nothing alive know of no science to support (organics).” ganisms. in the soil,” Harmon continued. “Then Dr. Gene Lienert, from the Community • You can reach reporting intern John “One teaspoon of healthy soil has 15 you have to feed the plants with some- Cancer Center in Roseburg, is more Givot at 957-4208 or by e-mail at million critters in it,” he said, beaming. thing else.” ” accepting of the idea that organic foods [email protected].

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out of Douglas County in 1945 Courtesy photo The J.E. Evans fruit stand, north of Dillard on old Highway 99, is shown around 1920.

Continued from page 7 became a large producer. farmers turned to other means of pro- varieties, melons that were much larger Until prunes came along, wheat had duction, nearly all of the dairies shut than those found today. Turkey production began in 1840. By been the dominant crop. Farmers down. Today, only Umpqua Dairy, Happily, though, Dillard’s melons are 1929, Douglas County raised the sixth- switched to prunes after wheat prices founded in 1931, buys the bulk of its still sweet and delicious and still avail- highest number of turkeys in the nation. took a beating. milk from farms located outside the able, unlike the early local filberts, Most were sent fresh by rail to San Hundreds of acres of new trees were local area. turkeys and other crops. Francisco and other points. planted between 1910 and 1915. The Dillard became a prime producer of In 1945, 350,000 turkeys were last new plantings took place about melons and cantaloupe beginning in the shipped out of Douglas County, an all- 1920. After that, prices for plums, 1890s. Alabama Sweets, Thunderbolt, • You can reach reporter John Sowell time local record. The following year, which were dried in warehouses by Georgia Rattlesnake and Holbert’s at 957-4209 or by e-mail at when grain prices soared after becom- huge fans, fell. Still, average crops of Honey were some of the most popular [email protected]. ing scarce, only a third as many turkeys 15 million pounds of dried prunes were were raised in the county. produced in the county for many years. Government deregulation of the The Stearns family of Oakland plant- industry also fueled price reductions ed some of the first hops, with the ini- and eventually turkeys sold for less than tial crop in the county planted about they cost to produce. Later, in the 1896. They maintained a hop yard and a 1950s, western production moved to wood-fired dryer on the south side of Utah following a trend of having Calapooya Creek, just west of the rail-  Want to keep your trees healthy, your garden growing, turkeys raised closer to processing road station. your lawn green? plants. By 1910, Oregon was the nation’s The first area prune orchard was largest producer of hops, an ingredient  Looking for positive, skill-building activities for your planted about 1878. John Hill and Jake in beer. Douglas County and Marion children? Chadwick of Myrtle Creek, along with County, which still produces hops, were  Need advice on food preservation, preparation or Carl Kimball of Canyonville and the two of the largest growers. Winston & Agee Orchard in Dillard Douglas County once had a thriving safety? were some of the early growers. Later, dairy industry, with dozens of dairies  Want to become a more effective manager of your prune trees were found in many parts of spread throughout the county. When the the county and the Umpqua area number of dairy farms dwindled as farm, orchard, vineyard, ranch or forest?  Have a question no one else can answer? Beautiful Umpqua River Setting You need OSU Extension Service! Full Hook-up Sites •River Sites Research-based knowledge and education to strengthen Pull-Thrus • Groups Welcome communities and economies, sustain natural resources, and Pavilion •Fire Ring Drift Boat Slide • Fish year-round promote healthy families and individuals. Walk to Restaurants, Wineries, Douglas County OSU Extension Service Gardens 1134 SE Douglas Ave. PO Box 1165 Phone: 541-672-4461 Roseburg OR 97470 Web: Extension.oregonstate.edu/Douglas Reservations accepted.

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