High school state swim & dive championships C1
11.15.2015
●
Everett, Wash.
●
$1.50 (higher in outlying areas)
●
HeraldNet.com
●
Facebook.com/HeraldNet
●
A DRIER FUTURE
Twitter: @EverettHerald
Boeing building too many planes? As assembly lines ramp up, market projections suggest demand won’t increase to meet production. By Dan Catchpole Herald Writer
year. He lost about 20 percent of his crop but counts himself among the more fortunate local farmers. The unusually warm weather brought a boon in bugs that hurt crops. Miller said they are expensive to get rid of, especially for organic producers. Many farmers also had to irrigate earlier and more often, which meant hiring extra help and paying for more fuel and water. They faced an uphill battle to keep fields and pastures healthy as days of dry, hot
EVERETT — The world’s two biggest airplane makers are making more airplanes than ever before, and plan to make even more. But based on analysis of their own market projections, the Boeing Co. and Airbus Group are making more airplanes than the market needs. Either current production levels will have to come down or demand for new airplanes will have to come up. Boeing and Airbus are ramping up assembly lines faster than they project demand to grow, according to analysis of their market forecasts by the International Institute of Strategic Leadership. The institute is led by Ted Piepenbrock, a lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The number of new commercial jetliners made in the next 10 years could outstrip demand by more than 20 percent, according to the analyses. Of course, forecasts are just projections. Factors affecting commercial jetliner purchases — such as how often people fly, fuel prices, interest rates and global and regional economic performance — are not beholden to the forecasts, which are
See WEATHER, Page A8
See BOEING, Page A9
KEVIN CLARK / THE HERALD
Mary Vann (left) stacks pumpkins as Jose Tobon (far right) brings another giant to the flatbed truck at Craven Farm in Snohomish. Pumpkins were one of the few crops that weren’t adversely affected by the early dry, hot summer.
Drought and heat hurt Snohomish crops this year, but local farmers say they expect to have to adapt to more of the same By Amy Nile and Kari Bray Herald Writers
MONROE — Nestled in the pastoral Tualco Valley are fields of greens springing from the earth. Willie Greens Organic Farm boasts about 65 acres of crops, buildings made from 100-year-old Montana barn wood, streams, large greenhouses and grassy spaces. Owner Jeff Miller rides his orange Kubota tractor, cultivating spinach, arugula, cabbage, lettuce, kale, collards and chard. He sells to Whole Foods, Charlie’s Produce and other
retailers. Years ago, the former San Francisco chef decided to trade his apron for Carhartts and give farming a go. After nearly three decades of earning his living from the land south of Monroe, this year’s drought took him by surprise. “It was definitely an unprecedented challenge,” said Miller, 53. Though the drought was an anomaly in 2015, it could be the norm by 2050, according to a state climatologist. Like fellow farmers around Snohomish County, Miller’s business took a hit this
DUMB PHONE
FROM SKY TO SEA
Friends join forces to to do some brewing in Everett. Hops & Sips, D8
Dr. Paul Schoenfeld suggests we disconnect — at least sometimes. Good Life, D1
A tale of adversity, mystery and the pilot who wouldn’t give up. Local, B1
Classified . . . . . E3 Crossword . . . . D6
Dear Abby. . . . . D6 Horoscope . . . . D6 1446753
Lottery . . . . . . . A2 Success . . . . . . A13
Movies . . . . . . . D5 Obituaries. . . . . B4
Sports . . . . . . . . C1 Viewpoints . . . . B7
Sloppy 44/37, C10
VOL. 115, NO. 276 © 2015 THE DAILY HERALD CO.
SUNDAY
BARREL OF FUN
6
42963 55555
7