THE VIEW FROM
T O R R E Y H O U S E
June 2019
With a new piece every month, Voices Rising elevates millennial voices through a digital platform to publish diverse forms of storytelling. From poetry and creative nonfiction to song and visual art, we hear from young people grappling with the greatest challenges society faces.
by Rachel Cockayne
“Surely, we are the superior adventurers,” we say to ourselves from inside our air-conditioned truck, classic rock playing from our Bluetooth stereo system, cold water bottles from the fridge in our hands. “After all, we sleep in a tent at night.”
Cue the sneering of the backpacker who walks all day and sleeps beneath a tarp.
Meet Torrey House's Summer Intern
Jessie Brandt was raised along the rocky, salty California coast and recently moved to the Walla Walla Valley of Washington near the Blue Mountains and slow-moving Columbia River. Studying Politics at Whitman College, she is focused on courses that interrogate and imagine intersections of nature and humankind, borders and decolonization, and the role of story for our future. She grew up cooking meals, knitting, and making tent-trailer treks each Spring to the Southwest with her family and their golden retriever. Since, Jessie has spent lots of time long-distance backpacking and is content settling in Utah this summer to get to know its mountains, canyons, and artists. As well as illustrating with pen and watercolor, you can find Jessie dancing to music from Talking Heads to big band swing. She loves to read feelings-packed creative nonfiction and intricate sci-fi, write pieces of her own, and think about this planet we all belong to.
Torrey House Press at the Salt Lake City Downtown Farmers Market
July 20, August 3, September 14, October 5
Rebecca Lawton at Ashland Public Library
August 4, 1:00 PM
Ashland, OR
Water, the most critical fluid on the planet, is seen as savior, benefactor, and Holy Grail in these fifteen essays on natural and faux oases.
August 10, 7:30 PM
Torrey, UT
Join author Amy Irvine and 3hattrio for an evening of literature and music.
Order your books today at the Torrey House Press store
JUNE NEWS AND EVENTS
THP IN THE NEWS
Check out the latest reviews and interviews:
Arches Enemy in Library Journal
Arches Enemy in Nightstand Book Reviews
Desert Cabal in Mountain Journal
Before Us Like a Land of Dreams in 15Bytes
Desert Cabal in Outside Magazine
Before Us Like a Land of Dreams on UPR
Re-Bisoning the West in Midwest Book Review
C. Joseph Greaves on Colorado Public Radio
(l-r) Susan Imhoff Bird and Kurt Repanshek read from their Torrey House Press titles Howl and Re-Bisoning the West at this month's Utah Arts Festival in Salt Lake City, UT.
Karin Anderson kicked off the month with a reading of Before Us Like a Land of Dreams at Pioneer Book in Provo, UT on the first then headed to Dolly Bookstore in Park City, UT on June 15.
Staff members Rachel and Anne represented Torrey House Press at the Salt Lake City Farmers Market on June 8th.
Ayja Bounous, Zak Podmore, Kurt Repanshek, Karin Anderson, and Susan Imhoff Bird gave readings from their Torrey House titles during Utah Arts Festival on June 21-23.
Rebecca Lawton closed out the month with a visit to Corvallis, CA to read from The Oasis This Time.
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WOES
RELEASE DEBUT FULL LENGTH
AWFUL TRUTH
STREAM AND PURCHASE TODAY AT
https://unfd.lnk.to/AwfulTruth
"A shining debut from a band brimming with promise" - Kerrang!
"(Woes) bolsters the entirety of the record with catchy pop-punk tunes
that not many other bands can offer." - Obsessxns
JUNE 28, 2019 - Edinburgh - Scottish pop punks Woes have officially released their debut full-length album, Awful Truth today. Woes took their own DIY experience and combined it with acclaimed producer Seb Barlow (Neck Deep, WSTR, Roam), in turn creating their most ambitious collection of music to date. The result of that tireless work is Awful Truth, a collection of songs that are genuinely unique.
From the sombre heartbreak of Cross and the euphoric swagger pulsing through Money Shoe to the earnest punk-rock energy of Suburbs and the bubblegum pomp of Fancy, the spectrum of moods, styles and sounds crammed into these 10 tracks is gargantuan. Awful Truth is available to stream and purchase today at https://unfd.lnk.to/AwfulTruth.
Leading up to today's release, Woes dropped singles "Awful Truth", "Fancy", "Money Shoe" and "Suburbs", all of which have seen support from BBC Radio 1 Rock Show, Kerrang! Radio, Amazing Radio, Rock Sound, idobi Radio and Upset.
Awful Truth Track Listing
1. Boy
2. Fake Friends
3. Fancy
4. Money Show
5. Awful Truth
6. Suburbs
7. Mess
8. Cross
9. Gone Forever
10. Ugly
Awful Truth follows last year's acclaimed Self Help EP, which launched the four-piece into the eye of rock press (KKKK - Kerrang!, 'Bold' - Rock Sound, 9/10 - Discovered) and landed a hefty touring schedule with highlights including support to Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Neck Deep, State Champs, 2000 Trees, Download and Slam Dunk.
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SILENT PLANET
TO SUPPORT AUGUST BURNS RED
ON '10 YEARS OF CONSTELLATIONS' TOUR
WHEN THE END BEGAN
OUT NOW VIA SOLID STATE RECORDS
STREAM/BUY:
silentplanet.lnk.to/WhenTheEndBegan
MAY 24, 2019 - LOS ANGELES, CA - Silent Planet are set to support August Burns Red on their 10 Years of Constellations tour, alongside co-support act Silverstein. The 40+ North American tour kicks off on 6/20 in Lancaster, PA and will make its way through Boston, MA; Montreal, QC; Chicago, IL; Vancouver, BC; Seattle, WA; Austin, TX; Nashville, TN and more, before
wrapping up on 8/11 in New York, NY. The 40+ date support tour follows the release of Silent Planet's critically-acclaimed album, When The End Began, out now via Solid State Records. For tickets and more information, please visit https://www.silentplanetband.com/.
Since forming in 2009, Silent Planet have steadily gained traction by playing local venues throughout California and expanding to the DIY touring scene throughout the United States. Over the past 9+ years, the band gained prominence thanks to their vast array of influences, anchored by vocalist Garrett Russell's master's degree in psychology and field experience as a mental health therapist. As a result of their continued momentum, Silent Planet took home the "Underground Band of the Year" award at the 2017 APMA awards.
Their latest album When the End Began, which was released in November 2018, captures Silent Planet's aggressive live sound while retaining their more experimental ambient elements. The record was praised by Billboard for its exploration of "high-minded concepts like apocalypse, eternal return and the crisis of the modern world", while Alternative Press named it one of the best albums of 2018, writing, "When The End Began is an explosive blast of metalcore that will leave your heart as battered as your eardrums."
Along with Russell's poignant lyrics, the band had a plethora of talent and skills to draw on for their latest record. From the dynamic range of bassist Thomas Freckleton, to the progressive drumming of Alexrene Camarena and the diverse arrangements of primary song architect and guitarist Mitchell Stark, Silent Planet managed their most deliberate, cohesive effort to date.
For more information on Silent Planet, please visit:
https://www.silentplanetband.com/
https://www.facebook.com/silentplanetmusic/
https://www.facebook.com/silentplanetmusic/
Tour Dates:
06.20 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon Club
06.21 - Boston, MA - House of Blues
06.22 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
06.23 - Montreal, QC - M Telus
06.25 - Toronto, ON - Rebel
06.26 - Detroit, MI - Fillmore
06.27 - Cleveland, OH - Agora Ballroom
06.28 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogarts
07.01 - Chicago, IL - House of Blues
07.02 - Minneapolis, MN - Skyway Theatre
07.03 - Sauget, IL - Pops
07.05 - Kansas City, MO - Truman
07.06 - Denver, CO - Fillmore
07.07 - Salt Lake City, UT - The Depot
07.09 - Edmonton, AB - Union Hall
07.10 - Calgary, AB - The Palace Theatre
07.11 - Vancouver, BC - Vogue Theater
07.12 - Spokane, WA - Showbox SoDo
07.13 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SoDo
07.14 - Portland, OR - Roseland
07.16 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades
07.17 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
07.19 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
07.20 - Mountainview, CA - Warped Tour
07.21 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
07.23 - Las Vegas, NV - House to Blues
07.24 - Phoenix, AZ - Marquee
07.26 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
07.27 - Austin, TX - Emo's East
07.28 - Houston, TX - House of Blues
07.30 - Tampa, FL - Ritz Ybor
07.31 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
08.01 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
08.02 - Atlanta, GA - Tabernacle
08.03 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music
08.04 - Raleigh, NC - The Ritz
08.06 - Charlotte, NC - Fillmore
08.07 - Norfolk, VA - Norva
08.08 - Silver Spring, MD - Fillmore
08.09 - Philadelphia, PA - Fillmore
08.10 - Pittsburgh, PA - Roxian Theater
08.11 - New York, NY - Playstation Theater
* = w/ August Burns Red & Silverstein
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GRAIN STOCKS – JUNE 1, 2019
ARIZONA
Off-farm corn stocks in Arizona on June 1, 2019 were 1.78 million bushels, down 11 percent from June 1, 2018, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm all wheat stocks in Arizona on June 1, 2019 were 3.38 million bushels. Other Arizona grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
COLORADO
All corn stocks in Colorado on June 1, 2019 were 35.09 million bushels, down 13 percent from June 1, 2018, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All corn stocks stored on farms amounted to 16.00 million bushels, down 16 percent from a year ago. All corn stored off farms amounted to 19.09 million bushels, down 11 percent from a year ago. Off-farm sorghum stocks were 1.71 million bushels, down 26 percent from last year. Off-farm oat stocks in Colorado were estimated at 49,000 bushels, up 172 percent from last year. Off-farm barley stocks totaled 5.89 million bushels, down 21 percent from last year.
All wheat stocks in Colorado on June 1, 2019 were 21.04 million bushels, down 26 percent from June 1, 2018. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 3.90 million bushels, up 18 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 17.14 million bushels, down 32 percent from a year ago. Other Colorado grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
MONTANA
All oat stocks in Montana on June 1, 2019 were estimated at 244,000 bushels, down 26 percent from last year, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Oats stored on-farm were down 23 percent from last year to 230,000 bushels. Off-farm oat stocks were 14,000 bushels, down 52 percent from a year ago. Montana barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2019 were 16.21 million bushels, up 5 percent from a year ago. Barley stored on farms totaled 7.30 million bushels, up 28 percent from last year. Off-farm barley stocks were down 9 percent from a year ago to 8.91 million bushels.
All wheat stocks in Montana on June 1, 2019 were 63.70 million bushels, up 36 percent from June 1, 2018. All wheat stocks stored on farms amounted to 42.50 million bushels, up 52 percent from a year ago. All wheat stored off farms amounted to 21.20 million bushels, up 12 percent from a year ago. All Durum wheat stocks on June 1, 2019 were 12.24 million bushels, up 98 percent from last year. Other Montana grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
NEW MEXICO
Off-farm sorghum stocks in New Mexico on June 1, 2019 were 162,000 bushels, down 66 percent from June 1, 2018, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Other New Mexico grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
UTAH
Off-farm corn stocks in Utah on June 1, 2019 were 432,000 bushels, up 70 percent from June 1, 2018, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Off-farm oats stocks in Utah on June 1, 2019 were 13,000 bushels, down 13 percent from June 1, 2018. Offfarm all wheat stocks in Utah on June 1, 2019 were 3.60 million bushels, up 7 percent from last year. Other Utah grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
WYOMING
Off-farm barley stocks in Wyoming on June 1, 2019 were 2.25 million bushels, down 48 percent from last year, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey and June Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Other Wyoming grain stocks were not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
UNITED STATES
Corn stocks in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 5.20 billion bushels, down 2 percent from June 1, 2018. Of the total stocks, 2.95 billion bushels are stored on farms, up 7 percent from a year earlier. Off-farm stocks, at 2.25 billion bushels, are down 12 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2019 indicated disappearance is 3.41 billion bushels, compared with 3.59 billion bushels during the same period last year.
Grain sorghum stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 115 million bushels, up 75 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 9.47 million bushels, are up 81 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 105 million bushels, are up 75 percent from June 1, 2018. The March - May 2019 indicated disappearance from all positions is 78.1 million bushels, up 4 percent from the same period last year.
Old crop oats stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 36.9 million bushels, 10 percent below the stocks on June 1, 2018. Of the total stocks on hand, 10.5 million bushels are stored on farms, 8 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks totaled 26.4 million bushels, 11 percent below the previous year. Indicated disappearance during March - May 2019 totaled 13.4 million bushels, 4 percent below the same period a year ago.
Old crop barley stocks in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 86.6 million bushels, down 8 percent from June 1, 2018. On-farm stocks are estimated at 22.9 million bushels, 13 percent below a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 63.7 million bushels, are 6 percent below June 1, 2018. The March - May 2019 indicated disappearance is 34.8 million bushels, 2 percent below the same period a year earlier
Old crop all wheat stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 1.07 billion bushels, down 2 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks are estimated at 207 million bushels, up 58 percent from last year. Off-farm stocks, at 865 million bushels, are down 11 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2019 indicated disappearance is 521 million bushels, up 31 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Old crop Durum wheat stocks in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 55.2 million bushels, up 58 percent from a year ago. On-farm stocks, at 26.1 million bushels, are up 74 percent from June 1, 2018. Off-farm stocks totaled 29.1 million bushels, up 46 percent from a year ago. The March - May 2019 indicated disappearance of 19.2 million bushels is up 32 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Soybeans stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 totaled 1.79 billion bushels, up 47 percent from June 1, 2018. On-farm stocks totaled 730 million bushels, up 94 percent from a year ago. Off-farm stocks, at 1.06 billion bushels, are up 26 percent from a year ago. Indicated disappearance for the March - May 2019 quarter totaled 937 million bushels, up 5 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Pulse crops stored in all positions on June 1, 2019 and the change from June 1, 2018 are: dry edible peas, 4.50 million cwt, up 2 percent; lentils, 3.18 million cwt, up 81 percent; Austrian winter peas, 177 thousand cwt, down 34 percent; all chickpeas, 3.47 million cwt, up 294 percent; small chickpeas, 955 thousand cwt, up 256 percent; and large chickpeas, 2.51 million cwt, up 310 percent. Small chickpeas are defined as peas that will pass through a 20/64 inch round hole screen. Large chickpeas are defined as larger than 20/64 inches.
For a full copy of the Grain Stocks report please visit www.nass.usda.gov. For state specific questions please contact:
Arizona – Dave DeWalt 1-800-645-7286 New Mexico – Longino Bustillos 1-800-530-8810 Colorado – William R. Meyer 1-800-392-3202 Utah – John Hilton 1-800-747-8522 Montana – Eric Sommer 1-800-835-2612 Wyoming – Rhonda Brandt 1-800-892-1660
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ACREAGE – JUNE 2019
UTAH HIGHLIGHTS
Utah principal crop planted acreage, which includes acres planted to all major crops and those expected to be cut for all hay, is up 4 percent from 2018 to 907,000 acres, according to the June 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
Utah corn producers planted 80,000 acres of corn this year of which they intend to harvest 27,000 acres for grain, up from 22,000 acres harvested in 2018. This is an increase of 23 percent from last year’s harvested grain acreage and a 14 percent increase in planted acreage for all purposes. Barley planted area, at 22,000 acres, is 5 percent more than last year's acreage. Expected harvested acres, at 13,000 acres, are 19 percent below 2018.
Winter wheat producers planted 125,000 acres in the fall of 2018 for harvest in 2019, up from 120,000 planted for the previous year’s crop. Acreage expected to be harvested for grain is up 21,000 acres from last year to 115,000 acres.
The area to be harvested for hay is expected to be increase 30,000 acres from a year ago to 680,000 acres. Alfalfa hay harvested acreage is expected to increase 30,000 acres to 530,000 acres and all other hay harvested acreage is expected to be unchanged at 150,000 acres. Safflower growers planted an estimated 15,000 acres this year, unchanged from last year. Harvested acres are expected to total 14,000 acres, up from 13,000 acres harvested in 2018.
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Corn planted area for all purposes in 2019 is estimated at 91.7 million acres, up 3 percent from last year. Compared with last year, planted acres are up or unchanged in 40 of the 48 estimating States. Area harvested for grain, at 83.6 million acres, is up 2 percent from last year.
Barley producers seeded 2.86 million acres of barley for the 2019 crop year, up 12 percent from the previous year. Harvested area, forecast at 2.33 million acres, is up 18 percent from 2018.
All wheat planted area for 2019 is estimated at 45.6 million acres, down 5 percent from 2018. This represents the lowest all wheat planted area on record since records began in 1919. The 2019 winter wheat planted area, at 31.8 million acres, is down 2 percent from last year but up 1 percent from the previous estimate. Of this total, about 22.7 million acres are Hard Red Winter, 5.54 million acres are Soft Red Winter, and 3.55 million acres are White Winter. Area planted to other spring wheat for 2019 is estimated at 12.4 million acres, down 6 percent from 2018. Of this total, about 12.0 million acres are Hard Red Spring wheat. Durum planted area for 2019 is estimated at 1.40 million acres, down 32 percent from the previous year.
Producers intend to harvest 52.8 million acres of all hay in 2019, down less than 1 percent from 2018. If realized, this will represent the lowest total hay harvested area since 1908. The decrease in acreage is due to a 1 percent decrease in all other hay (excluding alfalfa) acreage compared to 2018. Acres of alfalfa and alfalfa mixtures are expected to be up 1 percent compared with 2018.
Safflower area planted is estimated at 153,000 acres in 2019, down 3 percent for comparable States in 2018. This is the second lowest planted area for the Nation since records began in 1991. Area for harvest is forecast at 145,500 acres, down 1 percent for comparable States from last year. This represents the third lowest harvested area on record, if realized. For a full copy of the Acreage report please visit www.nass.usda.gov.
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