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Organic Matters, Summer 2018 Are Looking to Expand to Freezer Crops Such As Potatoes, Onions, Capability As They Are Aiming to Zucchini, Tomato and Melon Summer 2018 Volume 15, Issue 3 Organic MATTERS What’s Inside OAEC/WARC Farm Tours .....1-6 OAEC/WARC Farm Tours in Bitterroot Valley Ag Worker Health Services ......1 Review article and photos by Susan Waters, Organic Matters’ Editor MOA 2017 Financials ...............7 MOA 2018 Conference .............9 It was a perfect mid-July day, the and sustainability in organic grain, OTA Award to MOA Member ..10 kind that lures even the most fruit and vegetable production. Farm Bill Update ..................... 11 committed introvert outside—80 “OAEC has been working directly Organic Fraud.........................12 degrees and sunny, with just a hint with MSU, funding research NOC Livestock Rule Lawsuit ..12 of breeze, and projects for four Timeless Field Day Review ....15 not a wisp of years now,” New NOP Deputy Admin ........17 wildfire smoke stated Sam New NOSB Board Members...17 anywhere. It was Schmidt, MOA Member Profile: T & ....T 18 the ideal setting member of both Organic News .........................19 to tour organic OAEC and Organic Resources .................20 farms in the MOA’s Board of Seeking Your Input .................22 Bitterroot Valley, Directors, “and just south of review of this Missoula, Bitterroot Mountain Range overlooks the work during a Ag Worker Health & Services fertile Bitterroot Valley south of Missoula. Montana. field day is one Patient Centered Medical Home Running along Quality, affordable healthcare for of the formats of sharing this the Bitterroot River and flanked on information.” you and your family. both sides of Hwy 93 by the (Centro Médico Centrado en majestic peaks of the Bitterroot Our first stop on this beautiful, el Paciente—Calidad y Salud Range to the west and the more farm tour day was Luna Llena accesible para usted y su Vineyards, tucked on the east side familia.) rounded Sapphire Mountains to the east, the Bitterroot valley was of Highway 93 between Florence and Victor. Rich Torquemada, carved by movement of the Head Weed Puller and Novice glaciers and the filling and emptying of Glacial Lake Missoula Viticulturist, was our guide as he more than 13,000 years ago. The explained his operation, including deposits from this geologic age a vineyard profile, plantings and a contributed to the agricultural history of plant experimentations. fertility of this valley, which is rich A retired Fish Biologist, Rich with agricultural endeavors. claims he is a winemaking hobbyist, at least for now, but has The Organic Advisory and aspirations to bottle soon. Rich is Services available in Billings, Education Council (OAEC) also the President of the Montana Dillon, Fairview and Lolo, teamed up with Montana State Montana and Powell, Wyoming University’s (MSU) Western Montana Migrant & Seasonal Agriculture Research Center Farmworkers Council, Inc. (WARC) to organize this year’s 1-800-813-4492 Farm Tours and Organic Principles [email protected] Review, focusing on integrated www.mtmigrantcouncil.org weed management, soil fertility, Grape and Winery Association, which was established in 2015 to promote viticulture (grape growing) and enology (wine making) in the state. Rich embarked on his dream in 2014, starting with a mere 21 plants (Marquette, Frontenac, Frontenac Blanc) in two test plots. He now has about 303 vines (with added varieties Montana Organic Association is a such as St. Pepin, 501(c)6 non-profit Petit Pearl and organization dedicated to advocating and promoting Itasca), with organic agriculture for the highest good of the people, plans for the environment and the State economy. expansion to 500 Organic Matters is published quarterly by plants (65% red / 35% white wine varieties and other the Montana Organic Association. fruits) on one working acre of sloping terraces. Luna Send queries, suggestions, letters, and requests to: Llena Vineyards is not certified organic yet, but Rich Organic Matters uses predominately Montana Organic Association organic techniques PO Box 9823 whenever possible. The Kalispell, MT 59904 physical deterrents were (406) 333-1054 hard to miss: barricades, [email protected] electric fencing, and www.montanaorganicassociation.org netting were all clearly Organic Matters occasionally includes guest articles visible and appeared to and opinions. While we review these for relevance be working well. Rich to our mission, the opinions in these articles uses drip irrigation, may not reflect the opinions or policy of using about seven gallons per week per plant with the Montana Organic Association. future plans for a rainwater catchment system. Editor: Susan Waters MOA Newsletter Committee: The next stop on the OAEC/WARC tour route was John Porterfield: Chair across Hwy 93 on the west side and a little further Heather Estrada south toward Corvallis. The Bitterroot Range, with its Becky Weed majestic craggy mountain peaks, overlook the Sam Schmidt Tucker Family Farm and adds significantly to the Jamie Ryan Lockman pastoral atmosphere. Tyler and Kendra Tucker, with Jennifer Swanson Tyler’s parents, Jerry and Kim Tucker, purchased the MOA Board Members: 84 acres spread Doug Crabtree: Chair in the spring of Cliff Merriman: Vice Chair 2012. Within Heather Estrada: Treasurer two months Jamie Ryan Lockman: Secretary they started Nate Brown: Past Chair Sam Schmidt: Parliamentarian raising nearly Mona Rae Tuhy: Member at Large 800 animals: Jess Alger chickens, Gary Iverson ducks, turkeys, Judy Owsowitz geese, cows, John Porterfield lambs and pigs. The Tuckers started a cheese making Jennifer Swanson operation in 2015, and the Head Cheesemaker, Becky Weed Allison Dembek, guided the 40 tour participants Membership Contractor: Patti Gregerson Communications Contractor: Susan Waters through the fields, creamery, and aging cellars of Page 2 Organic Matters, Summer 2018 are looking to expand to freezer crops such as potatoes, onions, capability as they are aiming to zucchini, tomato and melon. We provide milk to the cheese making walked the fields, spoke to the for most of the year. field hands and were given Another quick trip across Hwy 93, equipment demonstrations. Mill back to the eastside, took us to the Crick Farm is currently newest site of Mill Crick Farm, transitioning to Certified Organic adjacent to the Teller Wildlife and plan to be compliant by Summer 2019. Refuge, in Corvallis. At the The last location of the day was MSU’s Western Agriculture Research Center in Corvallis. their seven-year old lamb/sheep Conducted on 29 acres of irrigated operation and dairy. land, research at the site includes a wide range of production studies Although Tucker Family Farm is in fruits, vegetables, forages and not certified organic, they use grains. A local advisory board mostly organic techniques. (Alison made up of area producers, MSU explained that they currently do original homestead on Dutch Hill not gain a premium for organic Road in Hamilton, Mill Crick sheep milk or organic cheese.) The Farm has the greenhouse, farm stand and high tunnels for hot crops and season extension. Dutch Hill is also where they grow asparagus, strawberries, and mushrooms. In 2017, Mill Crick Farm, owned by Extension agents and industry Randi Mark and Lindsey Auhal, representatives provides guidance joined forces with Fourth Wave on establishing WARC research Farm, formally of Stevensville, on priorities. The mission of the Western Agricultural Research current lamb and sheep operation/ Center is to serve the specific dairy uses 130 animals, who were needs of the clientele in WARC’s far out in the field during the tour, production area and the broader grass feeding on a pasture rotation needs of Montana agriculture in plan. The operation is currently general. This is accomplished through applied research directed to the problems and impacts of agricultural production. Once we arrived, we were treated to a sumptuous lunch made from organic and local ingredients. this exciting new nine-acre field just across the river on Chaffin milking 72 sheep and net Lane in Corvallis. This new approximately 17 gallons per day, location will allow them to scale 20% of which is curd. They milk up on a few diversified vegetable from April to November and are crops and experiment with currently freezing the milk different cultivation systems. The successfully for the cheese operation cultivates cut flowers operation the rest of the year. They and less than a dozen vegetable Organic Matters, Summer 2018 Page 3 WARC’s Produce Market Researcher and Sales the day. WARC is his territory and he graciously Coordinator, Amy Hutton, prepared the feast with guided us and answered our various questions. Zach ingredients from area producers B-Bar Beef, Red took the tour out of the classroom and back out onto Rooster Artisan Bakery, Mill Crick Farm, Tucker the research Family Farms, Lifeline Farm, Homestead Organics, farm where we WARC and more local producers. Their contributions taste tested were greatly appreciated and consumed with gusto. many varieties After lunch, we made our way across the fields to a of Haskap barn-like structure that serves as a modern berries. Wildly classroom. Here successful in Dr. Ellen Mallory Canada, WARC and Dr. Eric is looking to Gallandt, organic elevate the specialists from profile of these the University of berries and others in the United States. We toured Maine, talked the net-enclosed berry plot where they are testing about their various varieties, growing methods, fertilizers, harvesting techniques and yields. research on grain fertility and weed Katrina Mendrey, Orchard Program
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