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Garrett
Roseberry: Not enough guarantees
By
TY BEAVER
H&N
Staff Writer
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Garrett Roseberry raises cattle and hay on his ranch near
Sprague River The water settlement will affect Roseberry and
other off-Project irrigators in terms of water and power to their farms and ranches. |
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Garrett
Roseberry is new to the
The
rancher was raised east of
His
family maintained pastureland for its cattle operation with water from
an irrigation district that relied on groundwater pumps.
Roseberry
now owns 7,500 acres near the
Natural
resources
He
says he was drawn by the Basin’s affordable land prices and by its
place in the cattle market, as many herds from
He’s
developed a fondness for open bodies of water, and he and his family
enjoy boating and water sports in the area’s lakes.
Since
he’s moved to the area, Roseberry gained an understanding of the
complexity of natural resources. He’s now president of the Sprague
River Water Group, which represents water users in the upper part of the
Water and power equally concern the off-Project
rancher, as irrigated portions of his ranch depend on both powered
irrigation and naturally flowing water. Without either, he and other
irrigators would have a hard time doing business.
Accepting
community
Roseberry says he has no intention of leaving the
region. The Basin community is very welcoming and accepting of
newcomers. People want to get to know you and will still call you a
neighbor even if you disagree on something.
Combined with the assets the area provides for agriculture, there’s no
place he’d rather be.
“This community is a very forgiving community,” he says.
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