APRIL Good Day on Capital Hill. 10 From Grain to Glass the Oregon Barley Brand. 13 Oregon Wheat lobby makes a smooth transition

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1 An Official Publication of the Oregon Wheat Industry 4 Good Day on Capital Hill 10 From Grain to Glass the Oregon Barley Brand 13 Oregon Wheat lobby makes a smooth transition OREGON WHEAT GROWERS LEAGUE 115 SE 8th St., Pendleton, OR Address Service Requested

2 commission Eric Orem President Tyler Hansell Vice President Bob Newtson Chair Darren Padget Vice Chair Dana Tuckness Secretary/Treasurer Jerry Marguth Immediate Past President County Presidents Kurt Feigner, Central Oregon Evan Thomas, Central Oregon VP Brent Cheyne, Klamath County Dana Tuckness, Malheur County Brent Martin, Morr County Alan von Borstel, Sherman County TJ Hansell, Umatilla County Rob Lane, Union/Baker County Kurt Melville, Walla County Zach Christensen, North Willamette Valley Brian Glaser, South Willamette Valley Issue Liaisons Jerry Marguth, Environment & Regulations Walter Pell, Farm Policy & Transportation Craig Reeder, Research & Technology Ex-Officio Dan Steiner Staff Blake Re, Chief Executive Officer Marilyn Blagg, Office Manager Sally Christensen, Membership Director MEMBERS Grers Dale Case, Cove Tom Duyck, Forest Grove Walter Pell, Condon Public Member S. Greg Borossay, GM, Marine Mktg, Port of Portland Handlers Jeff Kaser, Up Country Elevator, Mid-Columbia Producers Dain Lauderback, Export Handler, The Scoular Company Staff Blake Re, CEO, Oregon Wheat Tana Simpson, Associate Administrator Diana Thompson, Administrative Assistant Cover Photo: Eastern Oregon barley, Pat Hayes, OSU Crop/Soil Scientist

3 An Official Publication of the Oregon Wheat Industry In This Issue 3 President s half acre 4 Good Day on Capital Hill 5 Future Funding, LLP Policy Hot Topics for USW 7 Port Grth Paves the Way for Grain Exports 10 From grain to glass - stories from the Oregon Trail and the Oregon barley brand 13 Oregon Wheat lobby makes a smooth transition 13 Track Bills in the 2015 Oregon Legislature online 14 Oregon Wheat Grers League 15 Appetizing Apps 17 Three Times Is a Charm for Wheat Exports to Ecuador subscriptions U.S. Single Copies: $ Year Subscription: $ Year Subscription: $28.00 Canadian and foreign: 1-Year Subscription: $ Year Subscription: $56.00 Send subscription requests to: Oregon Wheat Grers League 115 SE 8th Street, Pendleton, Oregon sales & production Publication Office: Single Copies: $ Year Subscription: $ Year Subscription: $28.00 Sales & Production: Kim Morgan - Ad Sales Northern Directory Publishing kmorgan@ndpub.com advertising rates If you are interested in advertising for this publication, please contact our sales representative, Kim Morgan, at: kmorgan@ndpub.com or Oregon Wheat is published bimonthly by Oregon Wheat Grers League, 115 SE 8th Street, Pendleton, Oregon Oregon Wheat is sent to all Oregon wheat producers through funding provided by the Oregon Wheat Commission. If you are currently receiving multiple copies, or would like to make a change in your Oregon Wheat subscription, please contact the publication office (above, left). Receipt of Oregon Wheat magazine does not indicate membership in the Oregon Wheat Grers League. Every effort is made to ensure accuracy in articles published by Oregon Wheat; hever, the publishers assume no responsibility for losses sustained, allegedly resulting from folling recommendations in this magazine. Consult your local authorities. The Oregon Wheat Grers League has not tested any of the products advertised in this publication, nor has it verified any of the statements made in any of the advertisements. The League does not warrant, expressly or implicitly, the fitness of any product advertised or the suitability of any advice or statements contained herein.

4 New Members John & Susan Bernards, Cornelius Elligsen Road Farm, Tualatin Emerson Dell, Lacey, WA Hay Inc., North Pder Jaeger Farms, Condon Dennis Macnab, The Dalles Stadelman Farms, LLC, North Plains Terra Poma Farms, LTD, Hermiston Tubbs Ranch, Inc., Adams Alan Wall Enterprises, Williams president s half acre Eric Orem President Spring, here we come. Time to get back in the field. Spring is a time for new grth and rejuvenation. Spring is also a time to start over, to renew obligations. Let s start by renewing your obligation to the Oregon Wheat Grers League. One question I have been asked recently is What does the League do for me and what am I getting for my 5 cent assessment? Let s look at renewing your dues to the OWGL or any other grer organization as insurance. We all pay insurance. Thousands of dollars each year for insurance we hope we never have to use. So let s look at our dues or even a contribution to the Oregon WheatPAC as insurance to protect the very thing you work for every day your farm or ranch, your livelihood. I kn everyone pays their wheat assessment, 5 cents on every bushel that you gr. And I kn that some grers feel like that is plenty and that the Commission can pass some of those dollars to the League on your behalf. Well you re right, they do. But that money cannot be used for lobbying efforts on your behalf. Instead, those dollars are used to fund research at OSU and marketing efforts through organizations like US Wheat Associates (USW) to help expand existing markets and open new ones. Some of the Commission funds help OWGL provide grer services, like this magazine, newsletters, the website, and a variety of meetings and events. Hever, the dollars used for lobbying must come from your membership dues to the League. Let s look at the investment of your assessment dollars in OSU s wheat breeding program. OSU s varieties give us better yields and better wheat to gr and sell to our overseas customers. The demand generated by the work of USW has expanded our markets and benefited our bottom lines. If you don t think so, compare soft white wheat prices, shipments, and estimated ending stocks to other wheat classes and producing areas. Grers in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have always been forward thinking leaders in the wheat industry, willing to invest in the future. We were willing to assess ourselves at a higher rate to fund the programs needed to insure that we produced the best quality wheat and that we built markets we could serve. One example of the work the OWGL has done recently was last month s Wheat Day at the Capitol event. In addition to meeting directly with many legislators, we provided a briefing on the wheat industry for legislators and staff, including presentations from myself, Tyler Hansell, Dana Tuckness and Wally Pell. We gave a quick rundn of our operations and talked about current farming practices in our respective regions. We also talked to them about stewardship practices, history of family farms, business structure, current equipment costs and the use of GPS technology to increase efficiencies and decrease expenses. Legislators don t have a good understanding of precision agriculture, but they were very interested in the potential economic and environmental benefits. Along the way, we helped grers learn h to address important issues with legislators. The whole event was very productive and well received. Maybe there are issues from the past that keep you from committing to membership. Perhaps you are frustrated with the political climate we live with. Perhaps it was a poor production year for your farm. Hever, n isn t the time to pull back. The very things you depend on daily are under attack seed treatments, herbicide use and application, and other chemicals, not to mention the raising of your direct costs through added taxes. We need your voice and your financial support more than ever to combat these issues. I am confident your dues will return dividends though our work with Legislators, the public, and our grers. Please remember to join or renew your membership with the League, get involved, and tell your story. Like I said at the start, get your sprayer out and put the pl in the ground. It s spring. Time to get farming. 3

5 Good Day on Capital Hill By, Blake Re, CEO, Oregon Wheat The last week in January proved to be a good time to be in Washington, DC. Wheat League President Eric Orem, Vice President Tyler Hansell, and former President Darren Padget, joined me for one of our regular visits to our Congressional delegation. To get the most impact for our travel dollars, we paired our lobby visits with our trip to the Winter Wheat Conference hosted by the National Association of Wheat Grers (NAWG) and US Wheat Associates (USW). We were very fortunate to visit Capitol Hill on a beautiful, crisp, winter day; not quite shirt-sleeve weather, but very pleasant for walking between offices. In the course of the day, we were able to meet directly with Senators Wyden and Merkley, Representatives Walden, Schrader, and Bonamici, and staff for Representative DeFazio. All the legislators seemed engaged in our discussions and spent extended time with our group. We targeted five issues for our visits. Top billing went to extending or permanently adopting provisions alling small businesses to expense capital expenditures up to $500,000 under Section 179 and to elect 50% bonus depreciation for the purchase of capital assets and equipment. Next on our list was support for international trade by approving Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) and the Transpacific Partnership (TPP) Free Trade Agreement. Both are expected to move forward this year, perhaps with TPA in the Spring and TPP in the Fall. On the labor front, we asked for help with the Port labor issues and for a change in the Grains Standards Act (up for renewal in 2015) that would prevent a repeat of last year s problems with maintaining FGIS grain inspections during labor disputes at export terminals. We covered the importance of the Columbia and Snake River Navigation System to move our wheat to market and sought support for full funding for operation and maintenance of the system, the completion of repairs to the jetties at the mouth of the Columbia river, and for preparatory work for the extended maintenance closure planned for the winter of 2016/17. Finally, we asked for help with resolving a problem with h fire damages to wheat fields are handled when calculating a grer s average production history (APH). The economic damages being caused by the labor sldns at Pacific Coast container ports drew many comments from legislators, especially Representative Schrader. Many said they were working to get more engagement from the Obama Administration to bring resolution to the dispute and asked for our help with documentation of the impact on grers. Several legislators asked for more grer participation at tn halls and public meetings on TPA and TPP. They need to hear from grers who support the free trade agreements. Thomas Griffin from Representative Walden s office arranged for us to meet with Skylar Sder, Legislative Assistant to House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway, to discuss our impressions on implementation of the 2014 Farm Bill. She proved to be very knledgeable on Farm Bill programs and our concerns with the treatment of fire losses in the APH process. Orem and Padget had an opportunity to meet with Brandon Willis, the Administrator of USDA s Risk Management Agency (RMA), to discuss our APH concerns. Willis assured them that a rule package would likely move forward later this year that should include provisions to address our concerns. We will continue to track this closely to see h this progresses. Finally, Newtson and I had an opportunity to join grer representatives and staff from many other States, to meet with each of the members of the Surface Transportation Board on rail service issues. Listening to the transportation problems reported from other States provides a great reminder of our good fortune at being close to the Pacific Coast, with access to the Columbia- Snake River Navigation System. I think we have good working relationships with our delegation and we reach out to them throughout the year as issues come up. Hever, it is always nice to to see them in person once in a while, especially when you can catch a beautiful winter day at the Capitol. Oregon Delegates meet with Congressman Walden (1-r) Blake Re, Darren Padget, Tyler Hansell (seated), Congressman Greg Walden, and Eric Orem. 4

6 Future Funding, LLP Policy Hot Topics for USW Bob Newtson, Chair, OWC OREGON wheat commission As one of your two Oregon Wheat Commission (OWC) representatives on the U.S Wheat Associates Board of Directors, I wanted to share information on two important topics covered at the U.S. Wheat Associates (USW)/ National Association of Wheat Grers (NAWG) Winter Conference held in Washington D.C. at the end of January. The first topic was the development of future funding options that might help maintain the export marketing programs conducted by USW. The second topic was the development of a l level presence policy (LLP) for wheat. Since we export around 90% of the wheat we gr, these two topics hit very close to home for Oregon grers. Both topics had been discussed at our December, 2014 Commission meeting and recommendations on each were carried to the Winter Conference discussions. USW currently receives approximately two thirds of its funding through two USDA programs: Foreign Market Development (FMD) and the Market Access Program (MAP). The other third comes from grer assessment dollars paid to USW via our annual dues. Unfortunately, the federal funds have been declining in recent years. The annual Congressional appropriation for FMD and MAP is always a struggle and the authority to continue the programs beyond 2018 depends on the next Farm Bill, which is also uncertain. USW staff made a recommendation to the USW Board that alternatives be developed that could replace the FMD and MAP funding, if it were lost, to maintain the USW marketing program. They suggested that the best option might be a national wheat check-off program. The USW Board also considered increasing state dues and placing more reliance on state-funded activities, but the magnitude of the federal dollars that would need to be replaced pushed most discussion tards the national check-off concept. The OWC recommendation for the check-off topic was that we wouldn t be able to evaluate and take a position on a national check-off unless we could see a complete proposal, including the level of the proposed assessment, h it would integrate with our existing state wheat assessment, h the funds would be used, refundability, and the governance for the program. We aren t thrilled with the check-off idea, but recognize we can t evaluate it without understanding the details. Other states share our feelings and the USW Board ultimately recommended that a complete proposal be developed. The Board also authorized staff to hire expertise as needed to develop the concept. The LLP issue is very complicated as it is a worldwide trade issue. The best definition of LLP that I have seen is: L level presence refers to the unintended presence, at l levels, of minute amounts of genetically modified (GM) material that has been approved in at least one country but not in the country that is importing the product. While we expect that the commercial release of GM wheat is still years away, developing a workable LLP policy will be key to our ability to serve customers who want non-gm wheat delivered through a supply chain that will likely handle both GM and non-gm products. The OWC recommended that USW support USDA s development and adoption of a LLP for GM wheat in advance of its eventual commercial release. After much discussion, the USW Board adopted a recommendation supporting a 5% LLP standard for wheat. The 5% level is used for other crops and would be a workable standard for our supply chain. USDA is currently working with our trading partners to develop a consensus position on LLP standards, so the recommendation from USW is very timely. It is a good opportunity for the US to sh leadership in working tard acceptance of GM crops and we hope this will motivate other countries to advance similar policies. We will continue to work on these two issues and report back as they progress. Having spent most of this winter rooting for the Oregon Ducks football team (really difficult as a Beaver graduate), I m ready for spring. Good luck with your spring work. 5

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8 Port Grth Paves the Way for Grain Exports OREGON wheat commission Our ship has finally come in! The Louis Dreyfus grain export facility located on the Willamette River, tributary to the Columbia River, in dntn Portland loaded its first vessel after extensive upgrades that took just over two years to complete. The vessel ALMASI took on 49,000 metric tons of wheat and sailed to Thailand. Except for a few unhappy drivers who could not cross the Broadway Bridge because it was elevated to let the ship pass, everyone at the export facility and Louis Dreyfus was thrilled to see this first vessel depart. Louis Dreyfus or O-Dock for Oregon Dock was built in 1910 and is the oldest continuously operating facility in the Columbia River system. To put this into perspective, O-Dock opened before the Panama Canal, which was completed in October of Renovations that cost a reported 25 million dollars include new ultra-high tech wheat cleaners and dedicated shipping bins that will all wheat to be blended and graded by the Federal Grain Inspection Service (FGIS) before it is loaded on a vessel. Expectations are that this facility will compete aggressively for all of the high quality customers in Asia. The Columbia River is the third largest grain port in the world and the single largest port for wheat in the United States. The Columbia River ten year average for wheat exports is 11.2 million metric tons, corn 8.4 million metric tons, and soybeans 7.5 million metric tons (Table 1). Durum and Hard White are also exported but the amounts are very small. Soft White (SW) wheat is the largest class with 4.6 million metric tons, folled by 4.5 million metric tons of Hard Red Spring (HRS) and 2.4 million metric tons of Hard Red Winter (HRW) (Table 2). The primary SW wheat production areas are Washington, Idaho and Oregon. North Dakota and Montana account for most of the HRS that is exported, while Montana is the primary HRW exporting state. Table 1 Table 2 7

9 U.S Wheat Associates presented these slides at the OWGL Board meeting in Salem summarizing the investments to the PNW grain handling system and infrastructure. Although you may all be aware of the investments that have occurred in recent years, the totals are impressive. They have graciously alled us to share some of their slides bel. OREGON wheat commission 8

10 Study: CA Renewable Energy Policies Could Shape Standards in Other States OREGON wheat commission An energy data research firm says that California s renewable energy policies, including a Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) that calls for 33 percent of the state s energy needs to be met by 2020, could shape similar policies in other states, despite pushback from fossil fuel industries. 25x 25 REsource, 25.org 9

11 From grain to glass - stories from the Oregon Trail and the Oregon barley brand Pat Hayes, Scott Fisk, Laura Helgerson, and Tanya Filichkin Oregon Barley Project Patrick Hayes, Crop and Soil Science Grant Title: Barley Breeding: Food, Feed and Malt Grant Funding Level: $38,000 This Oregon Wheat Commission grant funded barley variety development. The funds were leveraged to secure additional funding from industry and competitive grants. Outcomes of prior OWC-funded research realized in 2014 were the releases of Alba (winter 6-r feed), Full Pint (2-r malt), and #STRKR (winter naked food). In 2015 we will propose the release of Buck (winter 6-r naked food) and BSR 27 (spring hooded forage). We will initiate pre-commercial assessment of Thunder and Lighting (winter 2-r malts). In Oregon, we have plots at Corvallis, Hermiston, Lebanon, and Pendleton. We cooperate with breeders in Idaho and Washington for extensive assessments. Our experimental lines and potential varieties are tested across the U.S. and internationally. Our research and progress are reported at and you can foll us on Facebook. Introduction to the article and h it relates to grant work: This article is about malting barley research and development at Oregon State University and the outcomes it is having for Oregon s craft brewing and distilling industries. If you ve been to your local pub, grocery store, or even gas station recently you can t help but notice that Oregon is at the epicenter of craft brewing. And it s not just IPAs anymore witness the flering of new flavors from pilsners to saisons and everything in between. As if beer weren t enough, n the craft distilling industry is offering a range of barley-based spirits from gin to whiskey. Note the intentional e in the latter, only Scots can legally sell whisky. H fitting, then, that Oregon will host the Craft Brewer s Conference in Portland this year April Rest assured, the OSU Barley and Fermentation Sciences Projects will be in the thick of it featuring the research aspects. As the Oregon craft brewing industry has matured, there s been an increasing appreciation for local ingredients. Witness the renaissance of the Oregon hop industry, with an emphasis on the special flavors and aromas that Oregon-grn hops bring to craft brews. Hops brought us a rainb of IPA s, and yeasts (and their cousins) brought us a palette of flavors from saison to sour. As the flavor horizons have expanded, so has the search for the full spectrum of locally grn and sourced ingredients. N the spotlight is on barley, the base of beer. Barley is truly the base of beer. Even for you wheat beer enthusiasts out there, the majority of the malt in a hefeweizen is actually made from barley. What makes barley special for brewing (and distilling) is that each kernel has the perfect, balanced package of starches and proteins for feeding yeast. To be humble, barley is all about feeding yeast an optimum and balanced diet so that the yeast will behave itself during fermentation and produce ethanol, flavors, and aromas. Plain unadulterated barley can be used for brewing, provided a cocktail of enzymes is added. But in most applications, barley is malted. Malting is a superficially simple - but in fact incredibly complex - integration of time, moisture, and temperature. These three variables are harnessed to germinate the barley grain, trigger the synthesis of native barley enzymes, and to stimulate the breakdn of starch to sugars and proteins to amino acids. OREGON wheat commission 10

12 OREGON wheat commission Oregon is fortunate in having Great Western Malting just across the river in Vancouver, Washington. Every day, massive amounts of barley are converted into malts at this plant - and others throughout the world and these malts find their way into beers of all colors, flavors and types. Please note the intentional use of malts, with an s. By manipulating time, moisture, and temperature, a maltster can produce a range of malt colors and flavors ranging from pale to roasted. The brewer then chooses from this palette of malts to produce the desired range of flavors, aromas, and colors in the beer. Next time you open a beer have a look at the label and see what it says about malts. Mainstream lagers may say something about finest barley malts whereas the latest example of a craft brewer s art and acumen may specify multiple malts with the manufacturers name folled by terms like Crystal, Vienna, or English Pale. For an initiation into the world of malts, there s no better start than your local home brew shop. Folling in the pioneering tradition, Oregon is also the home of an increasing number of craft maltsters including (in alphabetical order), Gold Rush Malting in Baker City, Mecca Grade in Madras, and Rogue in Tygh Valley. These enterprises are in production or soon to come online. Rogue has been featuring its n estate malt, Mecca Grade is producing its first mechanically floor malted test batches, and Gold Rush Malting is scheduled to begin production this year. More enterprises are sure to foll. Just up the road in the Skagit Valley of Washington, for example, Skagit Valley Malting is making fine malts and beers from a range of exotic barleys, including OSU s n Alba winter barley. Much as Oregon is an epicenter of craft brewing and distilling, OSU is a leader in Fermentation Science research and barley variety development. The Fermentation Science program has doubled in size over the past five years and the Oregon Barley Project has been developing barley varieties, with a focus on malting for years, thanks to long-term support from the Oregon Wheat Commission (and the former Oregon Grains Commission), the Beer sensory held at the 2015 Barley Improvement Conference. Beers made from Copeland, Full Pint, Klages all brewed at Sierra Nevada by Scott Fisk and Dustin Herb were tasted and rated by approximately 100 participants. American Malting Barley Association, Busch Agricultural Resources, and Great Western Malting. From 1986 to 2012 the thrust of the malting barley variety development program was on winter 6-r, with the goal of having varieties that could meet mainstream beer specifications. By being grn in the Pacific Northwest, the plan was that these varieties would dodge the bullets Fusarium Head Blight was slinging at Upper Midwest 6-r spring barley. Winter 6-r, hever, was not high on the list for Pacific Northwest craft brewers and as a consequence there was little direct engagement between the craft industry and the OSU variety development program the exception being the aforementioned collaboration with Skagit Valley Malting. Furthermore, there was a severe bottleneck hampering integration of the Barley Breeding and the Fermentation Science programs. The bottleneck was malting: experimental malt systems use around 12 ounces of barley and commercial malt systems require 350,000 pounds. A new day is dawning, hever, with renewed interest in Oregon 2-r malting barley and a resolution of the research malting bottleneck. 11

13 There were two major events that re-configured the Oregon malting barley variety development picture: one originated in Belgium and the other in Brnsville (Oregon). The Leuven (Belgium) event was the decision by AB InBev to focus on 2-r in their global operations. This re-directed the OSU Barley Breeding program to focus exclusively on 2-r and opened doors for all users of its varieties, mainstream and craft. The Brnsville event was the decision by Scott Sayer to take a gamble on a spring 2-r germplasm released by OSU as BCD47. Legend has it that BCD stands for Beavers conquer Ducks. Be that as it may, Scott was successful in producing BCD47 and he took the initiative to have some of his production malted at Colorado Malt Company. That malt found its way into commercial channels and an enthusiastic response from Oskar Blues Brewing. At the same time, Sierra Nevada Brewing picked up on BCD47 and, like Oskar Blues, found that malt made from BCD47 had some unique flavor profiles. Meanwhile, Seth Klann (Mecca Grade Malting), Dylan Goldsmith (Captured by Porches) and Tom Hutchison (Gold Rush Malting) picked up on the variety and initiated commercial production in OSU released BCD47 as Full Pint as a variety the same year. Foundation seed is available from the Washington State Crop Improvement Association. Meanwhile, back at the lab in Corvallis, there were exciting developments that have led to an entirely new research thread and shattered the malting bottleneck. The new research threads at Oregon State University are a project testing the hypothesis that barley varieties can contribute to beer flavor and a project designed to Build the Oregon Barley Brand. The flavor research is supported by a group of leading craft brewers knn as the Flavor 6-pack composed of (in alphabetical order) Bells (Michigan), Firestone-Walker (California), New Glarus (Wisconsin), Russian River (California), Sierra Nevada (California), and Summit (Minnesota). Full Pint is one of the check varieties in this research, which has led to a Ph.D. research project, collaborative research scale malting, brewing with New Glarus and Sierra Nevada, and sensory assessments at breweries and with the OSU Fermentation Sciences program. We ve also developed new experimental doubled haploid varieties from crosses of Full Pint with classic varieties beloved of the craft industry (Golden Promise and Maris Otter) as well as hot new varieties from German breeders (e.g. Violetta). The Oregon Barley Brand project was proposed to the Oregon Wheat Commission in 2015 and involves assessing Full Pint and other spring 2-r varieties of current or potential interest to the craft industry at three key appellations in Oregon: Klamath, Walla, and Willamette. The trials will identify optimum nitrogen management strategies (ler protein is of key importance to craft maltsters and brewers) and produce sufficient grain to malt and brew at OSU. The Fermentation Sciences Program at Oregon State University has long had the capacity to make pilot brews and to assess these beers with expert sensory panels and analytical tools. This potential has been harnessed successfully to assess the contributions of hop varieties to beer flavor. The malting bottleneck was broken with the creation of the OSU Malt Lab. This facility will house the mini-malter designed and built by OSU Engineering students, as well as analytical equipment for testing malts. The mini-malter is designed to make malts from lbs. of barley, which is sufficient for pilot brewing. Remodeling of the new mini-malter home is underway and the facility is envisioned to be in full operation by spring, The Malt Lab was made possible by generous donations from (in alphabetical order) the Brewers Association, Mr. Carl Casale, the OSU Agricultural Experiment Station, the OSU Food Science and Technology Department, Secobra Recherche, and Sierra Nevada. Additional donations are pending and more are welcome: the OSU Foundation is handling the fundraising. Many thanks to Oregon grers for the longterm support of barley research at Oregon State University. We look forward to providing you with new barley varieties and cropping opportunities in the future and to raising a Full Pint or two in the years ahead. Stay tuned for Thunder, Lightning, Oregon Promise, Oregon Otter and more! OREGON wheat commission APRIl

14 Oregon Wheat lobby makes a smooth transition Jana Jarvis of Paladin Public Affairs has been the spokeswoman for the wheat industry in Salem for the past three years. New to the Natural Resource industry, she learned quickly the critical issues of wheat farmers, and earned the respect of those she served, tackling issues head on as OWGL s key legislative advocate. In his announcement to the OWGL Board of Directors last month, CEO Blake Re stated, One of the dnsides to having really good people working for an organization is that you occasionally may lose folks to other employers. The League will be facing this scenario as Jana has informed the OWGL leadership that she has accepted a new position as the director (President) of the Oregon Trucking Association. Jana has promised to remain with the wheat industry as a consultant through this Legislative Session, which promises to test the grit of farmers statewide and the natural resource lobby representing them. She has subcontracted with Amanda Dalton of Dalton Advocacy to assume the representation of the Oregon Wheat Grers League in Salem. Amanda is a lawyer-lobbyist and political advisor with over fifteen years of legislative advocacy, public policy and strategic planning experience. She has built a career in Oregon based on strong relationships and a solid reputation for hard work, open and responsive client communication and an eye tards Legislative strategy. Amanda brings the seasoned experience of a legislative staffer coupled with a decade of providing contract lobby services and in-house corporate government affairs. Her roots in the Oregon Capitol run deep. Amanda staffed her first session of the Oregon Legislature in 1999 and her former campaign clients include many familiar faces to those of us outside of the metro area including Sen. David Nelson, Sen. Doug Whitsett, Sen. Jeff Kruse, Rep. John Dallum and Rep. John Mabrey. She returned as Legislative staff during the 2011 Session for the unprecedented time of shared, bipartisan per in the Oregon Legislature advising Rep. Vic Gilliam as he Co-Chaired the House Energy, Environment and Water Committee and House Human Services Committee. The OWGL board had the opportunity to meet Amanda in Salem during Wheat Day at the Capitol and look forward to working with her through the 2015 Session. Track Bills in the 2015 Oregon Legislature online You can access any bill introduced in the Senate or House at From there, you can read a bill, find hearing dates, and schedule alerts to your on specific bills of interest. Bills to watch in the 2015 Session that have the potential to affect your farm operation will be updated weekly by OWGL lobbyists Jana Jarvis and Amanda Dalton and posted to YOUR website at gl.org. 13

15 OREGON WHEAT GROWERS LEAGUE The FIRST Commodity Association of its kind - since 1926 Still the leader in advocacy and education Join today at gl.org Or complete this form and mail to Oregon Wheat Grers League 115 SE 8th St, Pendleton, OR FAX Producer/Landlord Member: Less than 320 acres... $100 Member: acres... $100 Member: More than 2000 acres... $200 Affiliate: Retired grer or landlord... $75 Business Associate Member Agribusiness companies serving producers Associate: 1-10 employees...$100 Associate: employees...$150 Associate: 26 or more employees...$200 WheatPAC Donation: Your support helps! Please enclose a separate check made payable to Oregon WheatPAC. Your credit card will be charged separately. Thank You Payment Information Check Please make payable to Oregon Wheat Grers League Mastercard Visa AMOUNT CHECK NUMBER CREDIT CARD NUMBER EXPIRATION DATE NAME ON CARD SIGNATURE

16 Appetizing Apps Here s a sampling of the many apps you can store on your smartphone for easy access to cooking tips, healthy eating ideas and recipes. Visit www. wheatfoods.org for more available apps. Big Oven A great app for storing your n recipes or finding something to cook based on ingredients you have on hand. Even take a photo of your handwritten recipe and Big Oven will store it for you. Contains over 170,000 recipes. iphone, Adroid nutrition Serving Sizer Pro Input any recipe and this app will scale it to serve any number of guests. Serving Sizer Pro helps you easily double, triple, or half any recipe and even converts between U.S. and Metric units. iphone Smart Chef Substitutions A handy app that provides hundreds of ingredient substitutions for when you just don t have time to make another trip to the grocery store. Cooking for someone with an allergy? No problem! This app will find an appropriate substitution for almost any ingredient. iphone Food Network In the Kitchen Gain access to recipes from your favorite food network chefs and cooks! This app provides recipes, shopping lists, cooking tools, and more. iphone, Android For more information, resources and recipes, visit 15

17 Pear & Bacon Waffle Bake Ingredients: 6 4-inch round frozen waffles, wholegrain, thawed 1 15-ounce can sliced pears in 100% pear juice, well- drained, diced 12 slices precooked, thin sliced, maple bacon, diced 8 large eggs 1 1/2 cups 1% milk 2 tablespoons maple syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg Directions: Cut the waffles in half crosswise. Lay 6 halves in the bottom of an 8x8-inch baking dish, arranging them so they lay flat. Sprinkle with half the pears and half the bacon. Cover with the remaining 6 waffle halves and sprinkle with the remaining pears and bacon. NUTRITION In a medium mixing bl, whisk together the eggs, milk, maple syrup, vanilla, salt and nutmeg. Pour over the waffles. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and press all over the surface with your fingers to submerge the waffles in the liquid. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and as long as overnight. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Mix together the sugar and cinnamon, and sprinkle it over the waffles. Bake in the middle of the oven, minutes, until lightly puffed and firm. Let sit 5 minutes before cutting into squares. Serves 6 Serve warm, with maple syrup if desired. Approximate nutritional value per serving: 320 calories; 17 g protein; 37 g carbohydrates; 12 g total fat (4 saturated fat); 3 g dietary fiber; 305 mg cholesterol; 1 mcg DFE (folate); 700 mg sodium. APRIl

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21 Obama's budget: a bigger OSHA President Barack Obama is seeking the largest boost to OSHA spending since he entered office more than $40 million above current levels. In his proposal, under standards development and federal enforcement, the administration is seeking a $3.3 million and $17.6 million increase, respectively. Kyle Morrison, National Safety Council 2/13/15 Generating the Buzz TIDBITS February marked the long-awaited publication of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee s (DGAC) final report. The report provides a baseline to the Departments of Health & Human Services and USDA for the writing of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans. The final 2015 guidelines are anticipated this fall. While the report was universally positive regarding consumption of whole grains, socalled refined grains were consistently linked with unhealthy eating habits and negative health outcomes. Nonetheless, the DGAC recommended continuation of the current dietary guidance of six servings of grains daily, with at least half from whole grains, due to recognition that a combination of refined and whole grains result in higher consumption among Americans of key nutrients, such as iron, magnesium and folic acid, which they might otherwise lack. Wheat Foods Council Update Feb 2015 www. wheatfoods.org APRIl

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