Friday, May 16 (275 miles) |
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| 7:00 AM: | Leave from west side of the Crop Science Bldg. |
| 9:00 AM: | Quick rest stop at Sandy River |
| 9:15-11:15 AM: | Travel to The Dalles |
| 11:15 AM: | Arrive Orchardview Farms in The Dalles; meet Bob, Ken, and Diana Bailey; fresh sweet cherry production, processing, and marketing |
| 12:45 PM: | Depart Orchardview Farms |
| 1:00 PM: | Lunch stop, Celilo Falls Park |
| 1:30-3:30 PM: | Travel to Hermiston (HAREC) |
| 4:00–5:30 PM: | Meet with Phil Hamm and HAREC staff |
| 6:00-7:30 PM | Dinner in Hermiston |
| 8:00 PM: | Return HAREC for overnight |
Saturday, May 17 (148 miles) |
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| 6:30 AM: | Rise and shine. No-host breakfast arrangements in Hermiston (McDonald's??); purchase lunch ingredients |
| 8:10 AM: | Depart for IRZ. |
| 8:20 AM: | Arrive IRZ Irrigation Consulting, Hermiston; meet Mary Corp, Umatilla County Crops Agent; visit with IRZ owner and manager, Fred Ziari, and IRZ staff about irrigation and water issues in the Columbia Basin |
| 10:00 AM: | Depart IRZ |
| 10:15 AM: | Arrive Walchli Farms, John Walchli owner, and Charlie Fetterhoff. Asparagus, potatoes, peppers, buffalo, other issues |
| 12:20 PM: | Depart Walchli Farms |
| 12:40 PM: | Arrive Madison Butter Creek Farm, sack lunch on lawn; meet Mary Corp, Umatilla County Irrigated Crops Agent and Kent Madison, owner and operator. Discussion of biosolids and ranching in the 21st century |
| 2:30 PM: | Depart Madison ranch for Wasco |
| 4:30 PM: | Arrive at Wheat Acres near Wasco; meet Sandy Macnab, Sherman County Extension Agent, and the Kaseberg family (Chris and Carrie, Larry and Sherry). Tour Wheat Acres dryland wheat operation. Catered dinner by the Kasebergs followed by a short presentation and discussion around an open fire. Overnight in barn, shop, bunkhouse and home |
Sunday May 18 (288 miles) |
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| 6:30 AM: | Breakfast graciously provided by the Kasebergs |
| 9:30 AM: | Depart Wheat Acres |
| 11:30 AM: | Rest stop |
| 12:00 noon | Meet Steve James, County Extension Agent. Review irrigation and agriculture issues facing the Agency Plain Irrigation Project |
| 12:45 PM: | Arrive Richard and Terry Macy Home; luncheon graciously provided by Macy families; descriptions of Macy operations by Richard; potatoes, mint, onions, garlic and other seed crops |
| 3:15 PM: | Depart Macy Ranch |
| 7:00 PM: | Arrive Crop Science parking lot |