Cow Country News July 2013 by The Kentucky Cattlemen's Association

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July 2013

Issue Highlights Congress Reauthorizes the Animal Drug User Fee Act - pg. 12 New Lab Gaining Traction - pg.17 Region 4 Hall of Fame Inductee: Charles Miller - pg. 24-25 UK Experts Weigh in on Lowest Beef Supply in 60 Years - pg. 42-43

Ky Cattlemen’s Assoc. 176 Pasadena Drive Lexington, KY 40503

OMB #0581-0152

Beef Promotion and Research Program Private Treaty Sales Checkoff Investment Form Provided for in the Beef Promotion and Research Order Section 1260.172, paragraph (2) assessments: Any producer marketing the cattle of that producer’s own production in the form of beef or beef products to consumers, either directly or through retail or wholesale outlets, or for export purposes, shall remit to a qualiﬁed state beef council or to the Board an assessment on such cattle at the rate of one dollar ($1) per head of cattle or the equivalent thereof.

Date________________ Sellers Name_________________ Address______________________ City/State/Zip________________ Seller Signature_____________

Buyers Name_______________________ Address____________________________ City/State/Zip_______________________ Buyers Signature___________________

Both the seller and the buyer have the responsibility to have the $1 per head assessment collected and remitted to the qualiﬁed state beef council. This form is designed for the seller to use in private treaty sales.

Total Number of Cattle Sold_________ X $1 per head=$_____________ Date of Sale_____________________________________________________ State of Person remitting assessment Seller_______ Buyer_________ State of Origin of Cattle__________________________________________ Brand Inspection Number (if Applicable)__________________________ Send Form & Remittance to: Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association, 176 Pasadena Drive, Lexington, KY 40503 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1.8 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the form. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspects of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing the burden, to Dept. of Agriculture, Clearance Officer, STOP 7602, 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Washington, 20250-7602. When replying refer to the OMB Number (OMB #0581-0152) and Form Number in your letter. Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture prohibits discrimination in its programs on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, political beliefs, and martial or familial status. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) Persons with disabilities who require alternative means for communication of program information (Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) should contact the USDA Office of Communications at (202) 720-5881 (voice) or (202) 720-7808 (TDD). To file a complaint, write to the Secretary of Agriculture, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Washington, D.C. 20250 or call (202) 720-7327 (voice) or (202) 720-1127 (TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity employer.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COLUMNISTS

Don Reynolds, Jump Start to the Summer

James Comer, How Do You Tell Your Story?

Dave Maples, What a Difference a Year Makes

Baxter Black, Boneless Chicken

Melissa Hart, Never Give Up

Garry Lacefield, Leaving a Legacy - Part II

Roy Burris, My Thoughts on this Age of Communications!

FEATURE STORIES

FY 2014 Beef Board Budget Approved

New Lab Gaining Traction

Extension Boosting Kentucky Beef Industry One Farm at a time

Judicious Use of Antibiotics - What Does This Mean for a Beef Producer?

15th Annual East KY Replacement Bred Heifer Sale Sponsored By the East Kentucky Beef Cattle Council

Lee City Stockyards

1:00 p.m. Sat. • September 21, 2013 • Viewing at Noon

Approximately 130 Head Consigned to the Sale Commercial and Registered Heifers Some will be sold in lots of 2 and 3 • Heifers were A.I. bred to the Select Sires Angus bull: FORWORD 6025 7AN366 • Black Angus clean up bulls were used with heifer acceptable CE scores • All heifers had to meet or exceed 160 sq. cm. pelvic area • Pelvic Area was age adjusted to one year of age on all heifers • All heifers have data available on intra-muscular fat • Heifers were assembled in October 2012 and have remained together and developed under the guidelines from Dr. Les Anderson, UK Extension Beef Specialist • All sale heifers are source-verified and farm-raised

Guaranteed bred for 60 days after the sale Free delivery for purchases of 10 or more up to 200 miles. Health records, sire information and heifer information will be provided in a sale catalog. Catalog will be available on sale day. For more information Contact: Larry Clay Charles May D & D Ranch Perry Co. Extension Ofﬁce (606) 438-9914 (606) 436-2044 Sale can be viewed at www.cattleusa.com Heifer data can be viewed at http://ces.ca.uky.edu/perry. Click on Ag & Natural Resource

Region 4 Hall of Fame Inductee: Charles Miller

How Can Santa Gertrudis Genetics Fit Your Herd?

Gerts Are Great

Never Give Up

Switchgrass Project a Success

UK Experts Weigh in on Lowest Beef Supply in 60 Years

Mastitis: Not Just a Dairy Issue

Beef Cattle Water Requirements

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National News State News County News Economic & Policy Update Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association Young Producer’s Council Kentucky Beef Council Kentucky Beef Network Membership Calendar of Events Classified Section: - Classified ads - Advertisers Index

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Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association 2013 Leadership KCA Regional Directors: REGION 1

REGION 3 continued

*Steve Dunning, Vice President, 270-498-8180 Bobby Shilts, 270-547-6470 Daniel Hayden, 270-570-2815 Richard Russellburg, 502-233-4285 Jeff Pettit, 270-884-5305 George Whitson, 270-725-5906 Lonnie Epley, 270-726-0844 Chris Milam, 270-726-1803 Lanny Boyd, 270-889-9682 Bob Tucker, 270-797-8263

REGION 2

KCA 2013 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS: PRESIDENT

SECRETARY/TREASURER

KCA PROGRAM CHAIRMAN

Don Reynolds 1405 Jonesville Mill Rd., Magnolia, KY 42757 (270) 528-5239

Billy Glenn Turpin 1282 Miller Drive Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-7219

David Lemaster 1859 Irvine Road Winchester, KY 40391 (859) 749-0258

PRESIDENT ELECT

KCA PAST PRESIDENT

KBC CHAIRMAN

Steve Downs 830 Arthur Mattingly Rd Lebanon, KY 40033 (270) 865-2611

Mike Bach 1787 Wyoming Road, Owingsville, KY 40360 (606) 674-2953

Chuck Crutcher 4364 Berrytown Rd Rineyville, KY 40162 (270) 877-0239

VICE PRESIDENT

KBN CHAIRMAN

Gary Woodall 619 McReynolds Rd. Quality, KY 42256 270-725-0819

Bobby Foree 2440 Eminence Road, Eminence, KY 40019 (502) 845-4947

*Ryan Miller, Vice President, 859-779-5461 Jerry Gaddie, 270-325-3703 Dr. Kenneth Green, 270-879-0229 Bobby Druen, 270-432-5969 Andy Bishop, 502-275-6177 Wayne Pedigo, 270-670-9238 Laura Cooper-Green, 270-230-3463 Mike Elmore, 270-678-2494 Marty Lile, 270-202-3282 Eddie Jessie, 270-565-4371 Marion Crutcher, 270-877-5709 Tony Reynolds, 270-528-6142 Mitchel Logsdon, 270-524-0266 Kelly Flanders, 270-528-6272

REGION 3 *Bobby Foree, Vice President, 502-845-4947 John Ellegood, 502-532-7573

Corinne Kephart , 502-220-1748 Kevin Perkins, 502-269-7189 Paul Redmon, 859-749-7788 Chris Browning, 502-268-9181 Joe Lipps, 502-747-0792 Rondal Dawson, 502-829-5489 James Lyons, 859-361-1222

REGION 4 *Tim White, Vice President, 859-223-0326 Scott Turpin, 859-314-4615 Mike Stokley, 859-771-9195 Chris Cooper, 859-625-0090 Harold Rice, 606-652-4605 John Tudor, 859-624-3834 Clay Wills, 859-749-8248 Ron Ray, 859-858-4326 Jason Rose, 606-738-9756

REGION 5 *Dave Rings, Vice President, 270-866-5535 Tim Shepherd, 859-265-7804 Mike Spalding, 270-699-6587 Don Minton, 606-423-2675 Larry Clay, 606-438-9914 Bonnie Rings, 270-585-3500 Joe Goggin, 859-238-9437 Adam Chunglo, 859-613-2985 Phillip Reese, 606-787-1629 Cary King, 859-734-2173 * Denotes member of Executive committee

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PRESIDENT’S THOUGHTS

Jump Start for the Summer Don Reynolds

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Kentucky Cattlemen's Association President

he official start of summer is approaching soon. What a difference in June this year in comparison to 2012, which started the drought. The first of June we have green grass and mild temperatures. However, farmers have been running behind getting their crops planted and hay cut due to rain throughout the month.

KBC Planning Committee The Kentucky Beef Council Planning Committee meeting was held at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s office in

Lexington, Kentucky on June 3rd. Todd Johnson, Vice President of Federation Services conducted the meeting. Long Range Plan Core Strategies discussed for the Kentucky Beef Check-Off were to improve domestic consumer preference for beef and strengthen the image of beef and the beef industry. The 2013 Kentucky Beef Council mission is to increase beef demand through promotion and education. Three priorities are to establish beef as an everyday part of a healthy diet, increase consumer confidence in selecting and preparing beef, and reshape the conversation about modern beef production. Other areas of focus were to capitalize on global opportunities, strengthen the image of beef and the beef community and to identify and fill science gaps on pathogen impacts to public health. Since June 16 was Father’s Day, I want to wish a Happy Father’s Day to

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Scholarships are Due Just a reminder, the Youth Cattlemen Scholarship is due July 12. I encourage parents to remind their children to apply for this scholarship. It is a great opportunity to help students get financial assistance for their education. There will be five scholarships awarded, one to each of the five regions in the organization. The student or a parent must be a member of KCA. There are lots of students out there who qualify and it is a great benefit for your membership.

Happy 4th of July As July 4th is approaching, I want to wish everyone a happy and safe July 4th weekend. We need to remember

our soldiers and those who have fought and died to keep our independence. Later this month, I am looking forward to visiting Bath County to meet with my friend, Mike Bach, past Kentucky Cattlemen’s President and attend their Cattlemen’s picnic. Mike has served our country and I always look forward to catching up with him!

Membership Continues to Increase Next month, I hope everyone gets a jump start for the summer months ahead. I will be busy cutting hay, plowing tobacco, bush hogging pasture fields, and checking cattle. I am looking forward to attending some local county fairs to show cattle with my son, Brian and to meet many of our local cattlemen. I encourage everybody to keep up the good work with the membership drive; we are over 9,000 members for the year.

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COMMISSIONER’S CORNER

How Do You Tell Your Story? James Comer -------------Commissioner of Agriculture

merican farmers do more with less today than at any time in history. That’s certainly true of beef cattle producers, who are operating far more efficiently than even just a generation ago. Over the past 30 years, U.S. beef production per head has increased 40 percent and total carcass weight has risen 21 percent even as total numbers of beef cattle have declined 15 percent. That’s how we’ve managed to keep total beef production stable while numbers of beef cattle and beef cows have reached their lowest levels in 50 years. That’s also how American cattle farmers and ranchers can raise 20 percent of the world’s beef with 7 percent of the

world’s cattle. The story is the same across all livestock species as well as crops. These dramatic gains are due in large part to scientific advances that have enabled farmers to make much better use of resources than their parents and grandparents. In the case of livestock, these gains also can be attributed to the fact that we take better care of our animals today. We shelter them from weather, pests, and predators. We give them the best veterinary care. We safeguard their health through the joint efforts of producers, private veterinary practitioners, and publicsector partners such as Kentucky’s state veterinarian’s office. The end result of all this progress is that the United States enjoys the safest, most abundant, and most affordable food supply in the world. This food supply is produced with minimal impact on the environment as farmers constantly identify better and more efficient ways to use their resources — precision agriculture, recycling, land

conservation, minimal tillage, composting, more and better use of manure as fertilizer. Sometimes it seems as if all this progress is a well-kept secret. Headlines about American agriculture tend to be negative — when agriculture is covered in the media at all. Certainly, bad actors should be held accountable. But the public needs to be made aware of all the good things going on in agriculture. That means we need to engage the public directly. The Kentucky Department of Agriculture and the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association work every day to promote Kentucky farmers and farm products. But the most effective advocate for agriculture is you, telling your story to customers, friends, neighbors, and even strangers. It’s in your interest — indeed, it’s in everyone’s interest — to spread the facts about American agriculture as far and wide as we can. Let’s work together to tell the amazing success story that is American agriculture.

CALLING ALL FARMERS State Fair Volunteers Needed! This year’s KY State Fair runs from August 15 to August 25 and KBC is in need of volunteers to help out with our “Ask a Beef Farmer” area located in the South Wing Lobby A. You will have an opportunity to talk to fairgoers about what you do each day to provide great tasting beef. Available Shifts: August 15-16 10 AM - 1 PM or 1 PM - 4 PM August 19-23 10 AM - 1 PM or 1 PM - 4 PM August 17-18 12 PM - 2 PM or 2 PM - 4 PM August 24-25 12 PM - 2 PM or 2 PM - 4 PM Contact Caitlin Swartz with questions. 859.278.0899 or cswartz@kycattle.org 8

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FROM DAVE’S DESK

What a Difference a Year Makes Dave Maples

-------------Executive Vice President

hat a difference a year makes when it comes to weather. Last year was hot and dry, this year is cool and wet. The May 29th USDA weekly Crop Report, indicates that both soybean and corn planting remain well behind schedule and are both roughly at the level of 1993 — NOT a good comparison if one wants large crops! After planting 43% of corn acres as of the week of May 19, further progress was limited by heavy rainfall in many parts of the corn belt. Only

15% more corn acres were put in the ground, bringing the total to 86%. That compares to a ‘08-’12 average of 90%. Corn planting was completed by the week of May 29th last year. So was this corn crop the slowest ever? USDA has always shown 1993 as the slowest year primarily because it got started so slowly with less than 10% of acres planted by the end of April. Like this year, producers caught up some in mid-May 1993, planting 53% of the acres between May 5 and May 19 of that year. 2013 is running just a bit behind 1993 but catching up and will more than likely finish ahead of 1993 in the end. As USDA reported corn stocks are short and any threat to the new crop has the potential for creating a scramble for remaining old crop supplies which in turn will affect feeder calf prices. In Kentucky, pasture conditions

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have been very good this spring but nationally USDA reports pasture conditions improved only slightly with poor/very poor acres dropping 4% to 27% and good/excellent acres gaining 4% to 52%. The vast majority of those poor acres, though, are in key cow-calf states in the Plains. Texas still shows 44% of pastures in poor or very poor condition. For Oklahoma, that percentage is 36. For Kansas, it is 53. For Nebraska it is 65. And for New Mexico it is 91 with the other 9% rated as only fair. It may be very difficult to grow the beef cow herd significantly this year. Memorial Day is the official kickoff to summer grilling season. However, rising beef prices have some consumers drawing back at the meat case in the grocery aisles. Retail beef prices are widely expected to set new records in coming weeks after

wholesale prices hit an all-time high the week prior to Memorial Day. Competition for the consumer’s food dollar is intense where the economy is already stressing the consumer due to other concerns like higher gas and high unemployment. The fear is that the consumer will move to other cheaper meats. This move will also challenge the restaurant industry as well as the grocery stores and eventually down to the cow-calf producer. Drought has a long term cause and effect on many people and the result of the years of drought in the major cattle-producing states has an effect on everyone in the beef chain. The nation’s cattle herd is the smallest in six decades. I just hope that we don’t lose our consumer to other protein sources for the long term.

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FEATURE

FY 2014 Beef Board Budget Approved

ational checkoff leaders this week approved a Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) budget of about $40.7 million for Fiscal 2014, reflecting a 5.6 percent decrease from the Fiscal 2013 amended budget, amid continued tight supplies and an expected slowing of cow slaughter. The CBB Budget Committee, the Operating Committee, and the CBB Executive Committee each reviewed their respective portions of the proposed budget during separate conference calls on June 4. The budget is based on projected beef checkoff assessment revenues of $39 million in the coming year, down slightly from 2013. In addition, it incorporates an estimated $1.7 million in FY13 funds returned from programs coming in under budget for the current year, plus funds that the Operating Committee decided last September to carry over from FY13 revenues to counter the

revenue decline expected in FY14. As approved, the budget for the fiscal year running Oct. 1, 2013 – Sept. 30, 2014 includes more than $37.9 million for the Operating Committee – made up of 10 Beef Board members and 10 directors of the Federation of State Beef Councils – to assign for funding of national checkoff work plans from promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications budget categories of the CBB budget. It also incorporates $2.8 million to fund a CBB administration and USDA oversight budget approved by the Executive Committee, as well as program development and evaluation expenses approved by the Operating Committee. “We continue to have budgetary challenges before us, as we knew we would,” said CBB Chairman Weldon

ATTENTION STUDENTS Five scholarships of $1,000 each are available through the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and are funded by the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation. See the requirements and deadline below. Winners will be notiﬁed in August and a scholarship presentation will take place at the Kentucky State Fair. For more information contact Nikki Whitaker at the KCA ofﬁce at 859-278-0899, nwhitaker@kycattle.org or 176 Pasadena Drive, Lexington, KY 40503

Wynn, who also chairs the Operating Committee. “But we’re just really optimistic that the changes we’ve made in the structure of our checkoff committees this year will help us be more efficient than ever with every checkoff dollar we invest through the Cattlemen’s Beef Board.” Wynn said that a Beef Demand Determinant Study contracted through the Joint Evaluation Committee is going to provide some additional direction to help the checkoff prioritize its investments solidly on efforts that stand to further the goals of the Beef Industry Long Range Plan most effectively. It will do so by ranking demand drivers in order of importance to consumers and the checkoff ’s ability to influence them, so that Beef Board members and Federation of State Beef Councils directors serving on joint program committees understand what programs would benefit most from

increased – or decreased – emphasis in checkoff work plans. Chairman Wynn said he believes that members of the Beef Board and Federation of State Beef Councils who sit on joint program committees this year will have some exciting proposals from potential checkoff contractors under the new checkoff structure. Individual joint program committees and subcommittees will review preliminary work plans during conference calls in coming weeks. They then will meet in Denver Aug. 7-10 to prepare recommendations and priorities for specific work plans to submit to the Operating Committee, which will consider those work plans for funding with the FY14 budget during its meeting Sept. 24-25. The 2014 budget recommendation still must be approved by the full Beef Board, which administers the national checkoff program, and by USDA.

KCF Veterinary Medicine Scholarship Two $2,500 Scholarships are available through the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association and are funded by the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation These scholarships are awarded to third or fourth year Kentucky students currently enrolled in a College of Veterinary Medicine. A strong background in Kentucky’s Cattle Industry as well as intentions to return to Kentucky and pratice food animal medicine is suggested for this scholarship. Application Criteria:

Deadline: July 12, 2013

Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation scholarship requirements to be eligible: • You must be a graduate from a Kentucky high school in the spring of 2013.

• Be accepted for enrollment in a Kentucky college or other institute of higher education. • Planning to major in Agriculture or an Agriculturally related subject. • You or your parent or guardian must be a member of the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association.

Applications are available from: County Association Presidents, KCA Ofﬁce, or on the web at www.kycattle.org

• Applicant exhibits academic excellence. • Applicant demonstrates outstanding leadership skills. • Applicant completed a Pre-veterinary Medicine curriculum at a Kentucky University. • Applicant is a current student in an accredited College of Veterinary Medicine. • Applicant has a strong background in Kentucky’s livestock industry. • Applicant intends to pursue a career involving food animal medicine in Kentucky. • Applicant must be entering the third or fourth year of veterinary school. *Students who hold the scholarship during their third year of vet school may reapply for the scholarship for their fourth year of vet school.

Deadline: July 12, 2013 Winners will be notiﬁed in August and a scholarship presentation will take place at the Kentucky State Fair. Applications are available from: County Association Presidents, KCA Ofﬁce, or on the web at www.kycattle.org

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NATIONAL NEWS

Congress Reauthorizes the Animal Drug User USMEF Fee Act Welcomes Negligible BSE Risk Designation by OIE WASHINGTON (JUNE 4, 2013) he Animal Drug User Fee Act (ADUFA) passed the House of Representatives last night with a vote of 390-12. With the passage of ADUFA last month in the Senate, the legislation, which authorizes the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to collect fees for certain animal drug applications, now heads to the White House for the President’s signature. Reauthorization of ADUFA is one of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) top policy priorities. NCBA President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer

he U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is extremely pleased to see the announcement by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) that it has recognized the United States as having the lowest possible risk of BSE in its cattle population. This “negligible risk” designation by the international standard setting body follows a thorough assessment of the BSErelated risk in the United States by an OIE committee of experts. The committee’s recommendation that the OIE grants the United States negligible BSE risk status is a clear reflection of the effective BSE surveillance and mitigation measures that have been in place in the United States for many years and the extremely low incidence of the disease in the U.S. cattle herd. USMEF President and CEO Philip Seng welcomed the announcement by saying, “This decision by the OIE should clear away any remaining concerns that some countries have about the risk associated with importing beef and beef products from the United States. We think the decision announced by the OIE today should provide a number of beef importing countries with a reason to reevaluate their requirements for beef imports from the United States.” 12

from Cody, Wyo., said the passage of ADUFA is important because new animal health technologies allow cattle producers and veterinarians to prevent, control and treat diseases to maintain a healthy herd. “Raising healthy cattle is of utmost importance to cattlemen and women, and it is important for producers and the veterinarians they work with to have the ability to best manage herd health and produce safe, nutritious beef,” said George. “The reauthorization of ADUFA will provide resources for the FDA to conduct timely and thorough reviews of new animal drugs for safety and

effectiveness.” George added that with a “clean” bill free of amendments, the fees paid by animal health companies to fund FDA reviews and evaluations will be utilized to support and facilitate the new animal drug approval process. “Cattle producers know that keeping our animals healthy is critical to the viability of our operations and our industry,” said George. “We sincerely thank the Senate and House leadership for working together to pass this legislation and for realizing the importance of passing a clean bill without unnecessary language or amendments.”

Statement from NCBA President Scott George on the Canadian Government’s Release of a List of U.S. Commodities for Possible Retaliation WASHINGTON (JUNE 7, 2013) oday the Canadian government released a statement in response to the submission of the amended rule on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (MCOOL) to the World Trade Organization ( WTO). National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President and Cody, Wyo. cattle and dairy producer, Scott George issued the following statement. “Cattlemen and women have long known MCOOL not only violates our international trade obligations, but also that it provides no value to the consumer. It is a failed experiment in boosting beef demand and a tremendously successful experiment in creating a trade barrier.”

“NCBA does not oppose voluntary country of origin labeling, but it is a marketing tool not a food safety program. And

as a marketing tool, it needs to be run by beef producers and processors, not codified into law or administered by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). MCOOL is not market or consumer

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driven and it does not fit within our international trading obligations.” Canada’s government has stated that they are ready to proceed with the next phase of the WTO dispute settlement process on the amended MCOOL rule and has set a list of products for possible retaliatory tariffs. The list includes: beef, pork and chicken in addition to a wide range of grains, fruits and dairy products. “This list of products brings home the real-world consequences of the USDA’s adherence to MCOOL. Our members have warned both the USDA and members of Congress that should this program continue, there will be a true cost to not only cattle and pork producers but to many other segments of the U.S. economy as well. This is too high a price to pay for a program that has proven it has no value.”

NATIONAL NEWS

Senate Passage of 2013 Farm Bill

USDA Issues a Final Rule on Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling WASHINGTON (MAY 23, 2013) he following is a statement from National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a Cody, Wyo. dairy and cattle producer, regarding today’s announcement that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a final rule regarding the Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling Rule (MCOOL). “We are deeply disappointed with this short-sighted action by the USDA. Our largest trading partners have already said that these provisions will not bring the United States into compliance with our WTO obligations and will result in increased discrimination against imported products and in turn retaliatory tariffs or other authorized trade sanctions. As we

WASHINGTON (JUNE 10, 2013)

said in comments submitted to USDA, ‘any retaliation against U.S. beef would be devastating for our producers.’ While trying to make an untenable mandate fit with our international trade obligations, USDA chose to set up U.S. cattle producers for financial losses. Moreover, this rule will place a greater recordkeeping burden on producers, feeders and processors through the born, raised and harvested label.” “As cattlemen and women, we do not oppose voluntary labeling as a marketing tool to distinguish product and add value. However, USDA is not the entity that we want marketing beef, and on its face, a label that says ‘harvested’ is unappealing to both consumers and cattle producers.”

he U.S. Senate in a 66 to 27 vote passed the 2013 Farm Bill (S. 954) today. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Cody, Wyo., issued the following statement on the passage of the legislation: “NCBA is very pleased with today’s passage of the 2013 Farm Bill by the Senate. We commend both Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Senate Agriculture Committee Ranking Member Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) for their leadership on this very important piece of legislation. Cattlemen and women have been asking Congress to pass a farm bill which not only provides certainty for agricultural producers nationwide, but also incorporates priorities important

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to the cattle industry - there is not a livestock title, conservation programs are maintained and the research title is sustained. We are also pleased that disaster assistance programs are included in this legislation which is a positive step toward providing a strong safety net for our producers. “Passage of a 2013 Farm Bill is not only important to farmers and ranchers, but also to Americans nationwide who enjoy an abundant, safe and affordable food supply. We support the Senate’s passage of this legislation and will continue working with the House as they bring their version of the farm bill to the House floor this month. As Congress moves forward with the 2013 Farm Bill I urge family farmers and ranchers to continue their grassroots efforts and remain involved and engaged in this process.”.

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STATE NEWS

Ag impact on state, region worth billions LEXINGTON, KY., (MAY 28, 2013) he importance of Kentucky agriculture extends well beyond the farm. The total economic impact of agriculture production, inputs, processing and manufacturing is nearly $46.3 billion and represents 263,000 jobs in Kentucky, based on a recent analysis by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture. Kentucky is one of a growing number of Southern states where an emerging agbioscience industry is proving to be a boom to their economies, according to a recent survey conducted by Battelle, the world’s largest independent research and development organization. Agbioscience encompasses a broad continuum of development, production and value-added use of plants and animals for food, health, fuel and industrial applications. Historically, employment associated with Kentucky agriculture has been limited to production agriculture, said Alison Davis,

agricultural economist and director for the college’s Community and Economic Development Initiative of Kentucky. The value of this sector in Kentucky is $6.1 billion; this includes cash receipts from commodities as well as revenues from additional sources of farm income, such as custom work, machinery hire and farm rental values. Cash receipts totaled nearly $5 billion including $2 billion in agricultural exports in 2011. The largest agricultural export originating from Kentucky is soybeans followed by tobacco and corn. It’s important, however, to recognize food and fiber processing and manufacturing that value-added enterprises represent beyond the farm gate. “Ignoring these businesses underestimates the value of the agricultural sector,” Davis said. Defining the Kentucky agriculture cluster to include these sectors adds 143,776 workers to the more than 90,000 individuals who work directly in agriculture production

and $24 billion in direct revenues. This impact does not include service-based industries such as banking, insurance or legal sectors. In addition, this number does not include the nearly $10 billion impact of the forestry and wood products sector and the more than 51,000 jobs that support it, Davis noted. The Battelle study, “Impact and Innovation: Agbioscience in the Southern United States,” finds that agriculture, forestry and fisheries production generates $240 billion in economic activity within the Southern region and supports more than 2.2 million jobs, with labor income totaling $62 billion. Downstream processing of agriculture, forestry and fisheries output into valueadded food and industrial products adds an additional $1 trillion in output to the South’s economy, and almost 4.6 million jobs with labor income totaling more than $200 billion. “In our science- and technology-

1st Annual Washington County AG Day Summer Time Grazing – Warm Season Grasses and Alfalfa Saturday July 13, 2013 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Corporate Drive Springﬁeld, KY Off HWY 555, Across from ECTCS - Springfield Campus (Registration begins at 9:00 a.m.) Activities Include: Farm Tours Free Hay Testing Over 20 Vendors Activities for Kids Meals Available Special Guests: Dr. Garry Laceﬁeld, University of Kentucky, Forage Specialist Tom Keene, University of Kentucky, Hay Specialist Dave Maples, Kentucky Cattlemen's Association Executive Vice President

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based economic development practice at Battelle, we have observed the consistent rise of agbioscience as a core driver of economic growth and business expansion opportunities for the U.S.,” said Simon Tripp, co-author of the report. The study’s findings show that agbioscience, its valuechain in production and the downstream industrial activity are vital to the country’s sustainable global and domestic economic future, with the Southern region helping drive that activity. “The current and future importance of the agbiosciences is hard to overstate,”Tripp said. “For instance, this science and industry sector is fundamental to the survival of the world’s expanding population, the food security of our nation and the health of our population.” Battelle conducted the report on behalf of the Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors and the Association of Southern Regional Extension Directors.

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COUNTY NEWS

Serving Up Some Beef in Larue County

Above: Peggy Jones, Ann Flanders, Pat Hollingshead, and Ruby Garrison taking a timeout to pose for a photo during the May 7th cooking event at the Larue County Band of Hawks Banquet.

Above: Larue County Beef Producers were busy at the grill during the week of May 6th grilling for both the Larue County Band of Hawks Banquet and the Larue County FFA Banquet. Left: Larue County Beef Producers donated and served approximately 200 FFA members and guests during the FFA Chapter Banquet held at the Larue County High School on May 9th.

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FORAGES

Leaving a Legacy - Part II Dr. Garry Lacefield

----------------University of Kentucky Forage Specialist

ast month my column was titled “Leaving a Legacy”. In that article I discussed a banquet I had spoken at honoring Dr. Joe Bouton. I further discussed many “Forage Legends” that had impacted forage-livestock programs and me personally. The last individual I discussed was Dr. John Baylor. The following was excerpted from that column. “A few years ago I wrote about my dear friend and mentor Dr. John Baylor who had retired from Pennsylvania State University as Forage Extension Specialist and continued to work in Industry for an additional twenty years. I reflected on his career when I was invited to be the banquet speaker at the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Pennsylvania Forage Council, which he started. Last year I put together a program for the National Hay Association in Naples, Florida and had Dr. Baylor as my keynote speaker. Last month while going to the Penn State Ladies Basketball game, John fell and broke his leg. I visited and had lunch with him in a rehab center in Pennsylvania. Although the broken leg had compromised his mobility, it had not dampened his enthusiasm for forage-livestock improvement. He still has a desire to continue making a contribution, although he laughingly stated he might have to do those things “slower” for a few weeks – that statement at 90 – WOW what an inspiration. At the time of that writing, I never thought that one month later I would have this title “Leaving a Legacy – Part II. On Thursday following the submission of the June article, I was on 16

the phone twice with Dr. Baylor as we were discussing the loss of one of our friends and Forage Legend Dr. Robert Barnes. In addition, we discussed some issues concerning the American Forage and Grassland Council and our plans to meet this summer and discuss a number of forage-related issues. Less than 48 hours after talking with him, I received a call from Henrietta Baylor with the news Dr. Baylor had passed away. Naturally I was shocked since our last conversation was most encouraging relative to his health. Dr. Baylor has so many Kentucky ties including being one of the few non-Kentuckians to have received the Kentucky Alfalfa Public Service Award. In addition, he and Henrietta lived in Kentucky and served as Chairman of the XIV International Grassland Congress held in Lexington in 1981. As a tribute to Dr. Baylor and recognition of his life and forage legacy, I am including an excerpted obituary. In addition, I am including a photo taken in Pennsylvania by Dr. Don Ball of me with two of my mentors and dear forage friends.

John E. Baylor September 16, 1922 – May 5, 2013 John E. Baylor, 90, of State College, passed away Sunday, May 5, 2013 at Mt. Nittany Medical Center of congestive heart failure. Born September 16, 1922 in Belvidere, NJ, he was the son of Benjamin M and Minnie Baylor. He earned his B.S. degree in Farm Crops from Rutgers University in 1947 (class of ’44) after serving 3 ½ years during WW II in the USAAF as a bombardier and Gunnery Officer on B-‐24 bombers, and an M.S. degree from Rutgers in 1948. From 1948 – 1955 he was on staff at Rutgers as Extension Crop Specialist, and in 1955 left Rutgers to pursue his Ph.D. at Penn State University. After receiving his degree, he joined the faculty at Penn State in Agronomy Extension. On August 31, 1950 he married Henrietta Hauck in Dunellen, NJ, who survives at home.

Garry Lacefield with two Forage Legends, Dr. Robert Barnes and Dr. John Baylor. During his tenure at Penn State he served as Extension Forage Specialist, with a primary goal of helping farmers improve forage production. Dr. Baylor was an organizer of the International Grassland Congresses in Brazil (1964) and chairman of the Governing Board for the XIV Congress in Lexington, KY (1981). While on sabbatical leave in 1970 he traveled extensively with his family around the world, presenting lectures in both New Zealand and Australia. From 1973-‐77, Dr. Baylor and PSU participated in a 5-‐year contract with the Bahamian government, making several trips there to assist in the development of an applied research oriented Agricultural Research Center on Andros Island, Bahamas. While at Penn State, he was an active member of the American Society of Agronomy and the American Forage and Grassland Council, a founding member of the Pennsylvania Forage and Grassland Council, and was widely published in his field, receiving awards from many national and international societies. He was fondly known to many as “Mr. Alfalfa” and “the Moses of Penn State Agriculture.” In 1983 he retired

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from Penn State as Professor Emeritus of Agronomy Extension, then joined Beachley-‐Hardy Seed Company as Director of Market Development until 1991. In 1987 he became the Executive Director of the Atlantic Seedsmen’s Association, a position he held until 2002. He was involved professionally in national and international associations until his death. Locally he was actively involved in the State College Kiwanis Club and the Pasto Agricultural Museum at Penn State, and was an avid Lady Lions Basketball fan. Throughout his time in State College, he was a longtime active member of State College Presbyterian Church, where he served faithfully as a Deacon and Elder. In addition to his wife of 62 years, he is survived by two daughters: Sue Colbath (Donald) of Austin, TX, and Martha Trout (Kerry) of State College, PA as well as two granddaughters, Jillian Keith of Austin, TX and Kristen Trout of Exeter, NH and several nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents a brother Horace A. Baylor preceded him in death. He was loved by many and will be sorely missed by his family and friends.

VETERINARY LAB OUTLOOK

New Lab Gaining Traction ease diagnostic laboratories support Kentucky agriculture with high standards of diagnostic ------------------ excellence and quality. I recently attended the Director, Breathitt Southeastern Region Laboratory Veterinary Center Director’s Meeting in Athens, GA. The annual meeting provides an opportunity to he Murray State University tour other veterinary diagnostic Breathitt Veterinary Center laboratories and to collaborate with (BVC) Project to replace the fellow directors on common issues current facility with a state-of-the- and challenges. It is interesting art laboratory is gaining traction. In to find that across the ten-state its 2012 session, the legislature allo- southeastern region, there is a wide cated monies toward the site acqui- variation in laboratory affiliation sition and architectural phases. I am with state departments of agriculture, pleased to report that both aspects of colleges of veterinary medicine, the project are in progress and that land grant universities, and regional the project should be well positioned universities. At the end of the day, for construction funding in the 2014 it is all about providing excellence legislative session. The animal dis- in diagnostic medicine. I always

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return home with more innovative ideas than I contribute. Kentucky is fortunate to have two of the top laboratories in the nation within its borders to serve the veterinary profession and animal agriculture. Laboratory submissions through the spring months reflect the season with increased neonatal diseases (scours/pneumonia), abortion and infertility issues, and regulatory testing for sales and shows. Fortunately, due to climatic conditions and good farm management, we did not see a spike in grass tetany cases this spring. If sufficient moisture continues into the summer, frothy bloat will be a concern in pastures with significant clover. Bloat preventatives should be available at all times and cattle conditioned to legume pastures and limit grazed.

UK Extension veterinarian Dr. Michelle Arnold and the Breathitt Veterinar y Center hosted a continuing education meeting for regional veterinarians in June. Topics included: Deworming—New Research and New Products Necropsy Case Review Pulmotil Deep Dive—The How and Why Heat Stress and Its Impact on Cow Performance and Health Please contact the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory or the Breathitt Veterinary Center if we can be of service to your cattle operation.

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ECONOMIC & POLICY UPDATE

Farm Bill Update BY WILL SNELL wo important pieces of legislation impacting agriculture, the farm bill and immigration reform, have taken center stage the past few weeks in the U.S. Congress. After a couple years of debate, discussion, and disappointment, the farm bill has been on the fast-track of late. On May 14th the Senate Agriculture Committee marked up its version of the farm bill, which resulted in a 15-5 bipartisan vote the same day in favor of quickly moving the bill to the floor. A day later the House Agriculture Committee passed its version of the farm bill by a 36 to 10 vote.

T The Agricultural Economics Department publishes the Economic and Policy Update towards the end of each month. Each issue features articles written by extension personnel within the department and other experts across the country. Topics will var y greatly but regularly include marketing, management, policy, natural resources, and rural development issues. If you would like to recieve this newsletter by email, please contact Kenny Burdine at kburdine@ uky.edu.

You can also view current and past issues online at http://www.ca.uky. edu/agecon/index. php?p=209 Co-editors: Kenny Burdine, Alison Davis, and Greg Halich

Senate leadership promptly called the farm bill to the floor last week, where the comprehensive food and agriculture bill had a significant amount of floor debate on a variety of amendments. The Senate floor debate on the farm bill will continue when the members return on June 3rd from their Memorial Day recess. The House is expected to take up debate on the farm bill in mid-June; which, if passed in both chambers, will lead to a conference committee being established to iron out the differences. There are hopes of a final farm bill emerging prior to the August recess. The current extended farm bill is set to expire by September 30, 2013. Structurally, the two bills are similar, but there are some major differences. The House farm bill calls for much deeper reform cuts in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps). Despite efforts to modify the reduction in SNAP funding as part of several amendments, the current Senate version (which proponents argue is only to address waste/fraud/abuse of the program) calls for $4 billion of cuts, compared to $20 billion of reductions in the bill that was passed out of committee in the House. The

House farm bill reduces total funding by nearly $40 billion over 10 years, compared to a $24 billion reduction in the Senate bill. Both the Senate and House bills eliminate direct payments, countercyclical payments, the Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) and the Supplemental Revenue Assistance (SURE) programs, consolidate several conservation programs, revise the dairy program, and offer producers the option of revenue-based or target price safety net programs. For specific details on the various revenue-based and target price programs go to http://farmdocdaily. illinois.edu/2013 /05/farm-bill-updatechanges.html, which summarizes the Senateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Adverse Market Payment (AMP) and Agricultural Risk Coverage (ARC); and the Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Revenue Loss Coverage (RLC) options. Inclusion of target prices/price support protection options evolved in order to gain support from Southern senators concerned about rice and peanuts. Proposed dairy reforms call for profit margin protection based on national milk prices and the average cost of feed, and adopts a controversial supply management program; which will likely receive a lot of attention as the debate unfolds. Crop insurance was the focus of several amendment battles on the Senate floor. Tobacco-state senators

were able to fend off a call for ending the federal subsidy on tobacco crop insurance policies, but an amendment for reducing the premium subsidy from 62% to 47% for farmers making more than $750,000 annually passed on the Senate floor. Currently, the House Agriculture Committee version of the farm bill does not include any means testing for crop insurance, nor does the House bill tie conservation compliance to eligibility for the cropinsurance premium subsidy; as is presently outlined in the Senate bill. However, battles over eligibility and premium subsidies for crop insurance will likely continue to evolve in the coming weeks. Look for several more amendments to be offered early next week as Senate leadership elects to finish the farm bill debate and move promptly onto the immigration battle, which recently moved out the Senate Judiciary Committee on a fairly strong bipartisan vote. Most policy analysts feel the most contentious farm bill discussion will likely occur on the House floor in mid-June regarding nutrition, crop insurance and dairy reforms. A good side by side comparison of the bills coming out of the Senate and House agriculture committees can be found at: https://www.kyfb.com/ media/files/fed/ legislative-affairs/ farm-bill-resources/AFBF%20Farm %20Bill%20 Comparison%20051613. pdf

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ECONOMIC & POLICY UPDATE

Market Demand for Local Meat BY TIM WOODS survey of meat consumers in Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee indicated very strong interest and use of locally produced meats. The survey included responses from 2,620 consumers in the region, exploring meat consumption and shopping patterns. Much of the direct meat marketing effort in the area has emphasized product differentiation. Consumers indicated relatively high levels of consumption frequency of local products; 39% had consumed some kind of locally produced meat product within the last 12 months, including 18% that had consumed these products more than three times. Results indicate that “Locally grown” meat was tried more than any of the other common aspects of differentiation within the direct meat marketing strategy mix; including

USDA Organic, grass-fed, and free range products. Figure 1 provides a summary of these results. There have been considerable efforts to expand the availability of local meat products throughout the region in recent years. Local meat, however, is an extremely challenging enterprise to develop within most local food systems. Issues include logistics and transportation costs, processing costs, access to USDA inspected processing facilities, inventory management (such as too much ground beef and not enough steak), and variability of production/ quality. Another issue is the choice of a marketing method. Direct marketing methods may be expensive in terms of time. Also, consumers generally identify local butcher shops and smaller grocers as places where they expect to get higher quality meat, but they also note the relative lack of access to

local butcher shops. The supply chain management logistics for local meat are very challenging. However, the Consumer Meat Purchasing Survey

suggests that if those logistic issues can be addressed, there is a relatively strong market for local meat products.

Leasing vs. Buying Equipment BY AMANDA JENKINS ave you ever wondered which option, buying or leasing a piece of equipment, is a better suit for your operation? While leasing may not be a popular decision as of right now, with the availability of bonus depreciation and Section 179 write-offs as high as they are, a reduction in that expense may lead farmers to look for other alternatives. The decision to lease or buy should be made on a case by case basis because every operation is different. Both options offer advantages and disadvantages.

Leasing Equipment: Advantages 1) Preserving capital - leases require less money up front so they do not have a major effect on your cash flow. 2) Providing flexibility - leases are usually easier to obtain and have more flexible terms than loans for buying equipment. 3) Upgrading equipment - leasing allows individuals to obtain the latest in technology, horsepower, and/or features. 4) Tax deductions - lease payments are considered production expenses that can be written off when incurred. Leasing Equipment: disadvantages 1) No ownership - leased equipment is not considered an asset on your balance sheet. 2) Repair costs - the lessee is typically responsible for repair and maintenance of the equipment. 3) Lease terms - most leases have a specific time limit on equipment use. Exceeding this limit could greatly increase the cost of leasing equipment, and getting out of a lease may be difficult or costly.

Buying Equipment: Advantages 1) Ownership - buying equipment gives one the pride of ownership and increases one’s assets, and the number of hours of machinery use doesn’t have to be taken into consideration. 2) Tax incentives - Section 179 expense allows $500,000 (subject to a cap if purchases go over $2,000,000) of purchases in 2013 to be claimed in the first year of ownership; or if the equipment is new, bonus depreciation of 50% of the cost. 3) Depreciation deductions - if not all depreciation is taken with Section 179, then the cost of the equipment can be taken over the life of the asset. Buying Equipment: disadvantages 1) Higher initial cost - a down payment is required for most purchases, and any required loans may tie up lines of credit. 2) Upgrading equipment - buying exposes one to the risk of it becoming obsolete before the equipment is worn out. 3) Repair costs - repair costs may rise as machinery ages, but with leasing, the lease may be up before repair costs begin to accumulate. When trading equipment in on either a lease or a purchase, one thing to consider is depreciation already taken on it. A trade with a purchase allows the depreciation and gain to roll into the new one. However, when trading an owned piece in for one that is going to be leased, the old piece must be shown as a sale and the gain recognized. For instance, if Section 179 expense is taken on a piece of equipment and then traded in on a lease, then the accelerated depreciation must be recaptured and the sale will be shown as a gain.

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INDICATION: RESFLOR GOLD is indicated for treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis, and control of BRD-associated pyrexia in beef and nonlactating dairy cattle. CONTRAINDICATIONS: Do not use in animals that have shown hypersensitivity to florfenicol or flunixin. WARNINGS: NOT FOR HUMAN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. This product contains material that can be irritating to skin and eyes. Avoid direct contact with skin, eyes, and clothing. In case of accidental eye exposure, flush with water for 15 minutes. In case of accidental skin exposure, wash with soap and water. Remove contaminated clothing. Consult a physician if irritation persists. Accidental injection of this product may cause local irritation. Consult a physician immediately. The Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) contains more detailed occupational safety information. For customer service or to obtain a copy of the MSDS, call 1-800-211-3573. For technical assistance or to report suspected adverse reactions, call 1-800-219-9286. Not for use in animals intended for breeding purposes. The effects of florfenicol on bovine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Toxicity studies in dogs, rats, and mice have associated the use of florfenicol with testicular degeneration and atrophy. NSAIDs are known to have potential effects on both parturition and the estrous cycle. There may be a delay in the onset of estrus if flunixin is administered during the prostaglandin phase of the estrous cycle. The effects of flunixin on imminent parturition have not been evaluated in a controlled study. NSAIDs are known to have the potential to delay parturition through a tocolytic effect. RESFLOR GOLD®, when administered as directed, may induce a transient reaction at the site of injection and underlying tissues that may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.

RESIDUE WARNINGS: Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 38 days of treatment. Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older. Use of ﬂorfenicol in this class of cattle may cause milk residues. A withdrawal period has not been established in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.

ADVERSE REACTIONS: Transient inappetence, diarrhea, decreased water consumption, and injection site swelling have been associated with the use of florfenicol in cattle. In addition, anaphylaxis and collapse have been reported post-approval with the use of another formulation of florfenicol in cattle. In cattle, rare instances of anaphylactic-like reactions, some of which have been fatal, have been reported, primarily following intravenous use of flunixin meglumine.

Extension Boosting Kentucky Beef Industry One Farm at a Time BY AIMEE NIELSON or several years, Mike Wilson has been a beef producer on the side. Spending evenings and weekends on his Anderson County farm and days at his job at the auto repair garage he owns, has kept Wilson very busy. But thanks to education through the Master Cattleman program a one-onone Kentucky Cooperative Extension partnership, Wilson may be on the way to being a full-time cattleman. Wilson is in the fifth year of a management and genetics improvement program. He’s been working with University of Kentucky College of Agriculture beef specialist Les Anderson and Tommy Yankey, the UK extension agent for agriculture and natural resources in Anderson County. “I have had the farm since 1999,” said Wilson, who grew up on a dairy farm and has been around cattle all his life. “I worked for several years to clean it up and then started to bring cattle out here in about 2005. I knew the cows were pretty good size when I bought them. I had mostly Simmental and I wanted to cross breed with Angus.” “When we began working with Mike a few years ago, he had a very typical commercial cow-calf operation,” Anderson said. “He had fairly decent control over this herd with a calving season of about 70 to 90 days. He had a lot of variation in the type and size of his cattle We wanted to help him make things tighter and more efficient.” They went to work with Mike to downsize his herd, not in number, but in physical size of each cow and allow him to wrap up the calving season in a shorter window. Through the use of artificial insemination and estrus synchronization, the team helped Wilson do both. In just five years, Wilson has been able to reduce the frame size of his cowherd, which means he has lower feed

costs, but at the same time, he’s seen weaning weights substantially increase by about 100 pounds per calf. That means more money in his pocket. “I’m now finished with the majority of the calving season in about a seven-day window,” Wilson said. “This program is a great way to go; the calves are about the same size.” Yankey said Wilson has also benefitted from some of the Phase I settlement funds in Anderson County which have allowed him to purchase scales and handling equipment to keep up with the progress of the herd. Anderson said components of the program began nearly seven years ago with funding from the Kentucky Agricultural Development Board filtered through the Master Cattleman and Advanced Master Cattleman programs offered throughout the state. “We really wanted to attack the benefits of AI and estrus synchronization,” he said. “The first level was just to demonstrate the immediate impact--the increase in weaning weight that increases the value of the feeder calf and that led to the new program MAG60, where we are able to demonstrate through a large number of cattle harvest data that we can produce a more valuable end product.” MAG-60 a new program through the Kentucky Agriculture Development Board and Kentucky Beef Network. MAG-60 stands for Management and Genetics, 60 days post weaning. They fund the cost for the semen and the technician; producers pay for synchronization medications and related labor. It ends up being about a 50-50 match. “We work with all the AI studs in the state and agreed to just use four bulls from each group that are genetically similar and then produce a large number of genetically superior and similar calves and market them cooperatively,”

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Anderson said. “Our goal is to capture $10-15 per hundred weight more. We know through studies that our cattle are worth about $150 per head more than non-selected calves.” Yankey said he looked to Wilson to help reach other beef producers in the county. “We were looking for a good demonstration farm so we could teach other farmers some of the principals we are promoting,” Yankey said. “Mike is a progressive farmer and a great joy to work with. He is always willing to learn; we are making a difference in his livelihood.” The program is spreading across Kentucky. Anderson said he’s got about 15 cooperators in Northern Kentucky. Yankey said other producers are using the program principals, but not selling their calves through MAG-60 and are seeing similar results. “Any producer can implement the basic principles of the program,” Anderson said. “It does take a good five to 10-year commitment to really see the long-term effectiveness. With Mike, he will see even more benefits as his cows enter their most productive years (5- to 10-years old).” Anderson explained that most of the bulls in the MAG-60 program are oriented strictly to feedlot and carcass performance. Because many producers were looking to retain the AI-sired heifers in their herds, some of the bulls in the MAG-60 program are more oriented toward maternal performance. Saving these heifers will help Mike create a better cow, he said. Wilson’s goal is to eventually spend more time on the farm and with his family. He’s planning to sell the garage and only work there in the mornings so he can focus more on the cattle. With the success he’s seen in just a few years, Yankey and Anderson said Wilson is well on the way to realizing his dream.

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Judicious Use of Antibiotics - What Does This Mean for a Beef Producer? BY DR. MICHELLE ARNOLD, LARGE RUMINANT EXTENSION VETERINARIAN, UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

he Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is implementing a voluntary strategy to promote the judicious (appropriate) use in foodproducing animals of antimicrobials (antibiotics) that are important in treating human infections. The goal of the strategy is to protect public health and help curb the development of resistant drugs and in turn help to reduce the number of infections in humans that are difficult to treat because existing antibiotics have become ineffective. A public meeting was held at Western Kentucky University on April 9, 2013 to “provide an opportunity for public dialogue and feedback on challenges faced by the animal agriculture industry and practicing veterinarians as FDA implements its initiative for the judicious use of medically important antimicrobials in medicated feed or drinking water of food-producing animals.” This meeting was offered because FDA is seeking input as it moves ahead with its strategy to promote the judicious use in food-producing animals of antibiotics that are critically important in treating humans. This three-pronged approach includes: • Issuing a guidance for industry (Guidance #209), entitled “Judicious Use of Medically Important Antimicrobials in Food Producing Animals,” which establishes a framework for phasing out production uses (growth promotion and feed efficiency) of antimicrobials important in treating humans, and phasing in veterinary oversight of the remaining therapeutic uses of such drugs. This guidance for industry (GFI) was finalized on April 11, 2012 and can be found at: http://www.fda. gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinar y/ GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/ 22

GuidanceforIndustry/UCM216936.pdf • Issuing a draft guidance (Guidance #213)that will help drug companies voluntarily revise product labels to remove production uses (feed efficiency and growth promotion) and add instead disease prevention, control, and treatment uses. This guidance document also advises companies on how to voluntarily change the marketing status of these medically important antimicrobials to include veterinary oversight or supervision. • Providing draft text for a proposed regulation intended to improve the efficiency and practicality of existing Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) requirements. VFD drugs are drugs intended for use in or on animal feed which are limited to use under the professional supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Which drugs currently used in food animals are the focus of FDA’s strategy? The voluntary strategy is primarily focused on medically important antimicrobial drugs. An “antimicrobial” is an agent that kills or slows the growth of bacteria such as an antibiotic or a synthetic agent. The term “antibiotic” is reserved for a substance actually produced by a microorganism which can inhibit the growth of or kill bacteria (for example: penicillin is an antibiotic produced by a type of mold). The drugs of interest are those that: • Were approved prior to the issuance of Guidance 152, Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to Their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern, which was published in October 2003. • Are used in food-producing animals to increase feed efficiency and promote growth; • Are available over-the-counter (OTC), and therefore, can be given without a veterinarian’s involvement; and • Are given continuously through the feed or water to entire herds or flocks of animals.

A list of antimicrobial drugs FDA considers medically-important are listed in Appendix A of Guidance for Industry #152. Interestingly, we have several growth promotion products in the cattle industry that are not listed in Appendix A. Bacitracin, bambermycins (Gainpro®), laidlomycin (Cattlyst®), and ionophores (such as Rumensin®) are not affected by this GFI. The complete GFI can be found at: http://www.fda. gov/downloads/AnimalVeterinar y/ GuidanceComplianceEnforcement/ GuidanceforIndustry/UCM052519.pdf What is “Judicious Use”? “Judicious use” is using a drug appropriately and only when necessary. The development of resistance to medically important drugs, and the resulting loss of their effectiveness, poses a serious public health threat. Misuse and overuse of antimicrobial drugs creates selective pressure that allows resistant bacteria (the “bad bugs”) to increase in numbers faster than susceptible bacteria and can transfer through the food chain to humans, increasing the opportunity for individuals to become infected by resistant bacteria. This could potentially result in treatment failure or a prolonged course of disease in a human patient because the antibiotics routinely used for that condition were not effective. Because antibiotic overuse contributes to the formation of drug resistant organisms, these important drugs must be used carefully in both animal and human medicine to slow the development of resistance. The Judicious Use Guidance (GFI #209) provides two recommended principles regarding the appropriate use of drugs: (1) Limit medically important antimicrobial drugs to uses in animals that are considered necessary for assuring animal health, and (2) Limit medically important antimicrobial drugs to uses in animals that include veterinary oversight or consultation. Regarding Principle 1, FDA considers uses that are associated with the treatment, control, and prevention

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of specific diseases to be necessary for assuring the health of food-producing animals. In contrast, “production uses” are not directed at any specifically identified disease, but rather are used for enhancing the production of animal-derived products. FDA believes that production use indications such as “increased rate of weight gain” or “improved feed efficiency” are no longer appropriate for medically important antimicrobial drugs. Because drugs given in feed or water are often administered to entire herds or flocks of food-producing animals for production purposes, this poses a higher risk to public health than the administration of these drugs to individual animals or targeted groups of animals to prevent, control, or treat specific diseases. For that reason, this guidance is focused on antibiotics that are approved for use in the feed or water of food-producing animals. Why is veterinary oversight necessary? Prior to 1993, most drugs given in feed and water were approved for over-the-counter use in food-producing animals. At that time, the methods used by FDA to assess food safety aspects of new animal drug applications were not as rigorous as those used today, in part because less scientific data was available about the public health ramifications of antimicrobial resistance. However, as time passed and data has accumulated, all antimicrobial new animal drugs for use in food-producing animals approved by the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) since 1993 have been labeled with prescription (Rx) or VFD marketing status, with the exception of generic copies of existing over-the-counter (OTC) products. This shift to requiring veterinary oversight was viewed as an important step to slow the food safety risks potentially caused by the use of new animal drugs, particularly for those drugs considered to be medically important. Based on the available scientific evidence, FDA believes that the judicious use of medically important antimicrobial drugs

FEATURE the progress of measures intended to make an orderly and relatively smooth transition. This final guidance simply represents the FDAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;current thinkingâ&#x20AC;? regarding antimicrobial drugs and contains â&#x20AC;&#x153;nonbinding recommendationsâ&#x20AC;? so adoption of these practices by drug companies is considered voluntary. After 3 years, FDA will evaluate the rate of voluntary adoption of the proposed changes across affected products. The agency will then consider further action as warranted in accordance with existing provisions of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FD&C) Act for addressing matters related to the safety of approved new animal drugs. Developing strategies for reducing antimicrobial resistance is critically important for protecting both public and animal health. Collaboration involving the public, the public health, animal health, and animal agriculture communities is needed to assure that the public health is protected while also assuring that such strategies are feasible and that the health needs of animals

intended for use in food-producing animals should involve the scientific and clinical training of a licensed veterinarian. This is because judicious use involves accurately identifying bacterial disease that is present or likely to be present and selecting the suitable antimicrobial drug. Veterinarians are uniquely qualified to determine which specific diseasecausing organisms are likely to be present and to determine appropriately timed administration of medication relative to the disease. The decision to use a specific approved drug or combination drug is based on factors such as the mode of antibacterial action, drug distribution in specific tissues, and the duration of effective drug levels at the site of infection. In the case of prevention, judicious use includes the ability to consider all relevant factors in order to determine the risk of developing a specific bacterial disease. Timeline for Implementation? Once the final version of Guidance #213 is finalized, FDA intends to monitor the progress of its strategy for the voluntary adoption of the changes outlined,including

are addressed. It is critically important to remember the benefits of using antibiotics in food animal production and the adverse effects that would result from their removal. Although the convenience of buying feed grade antimicrobials at a local farm supply will be changed by adoption of these guidelines, it is important that correct and medically sound advice accompany these purchases. Unfortunately, not all employees of stores that sell health supplies are adequately trained to give correct advice and may be unfamiliar with the potential harm if label directions are not carefully followed. FDA recognizes that it is important to work with the veterinary and animal producer communities to ensure that their concerns are taken into consideration as these changes are implemented. FDA is very interested in receiving comments on the practical implications of these changes for animal producers, particularly those with smaller operations in remote locations. The agency is also interested in receiving input on how impacts or disruptions to animal producers could

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Region 4 Hall of Fame Inductee: Charles Miller BY SARA NEUMEISTER

our 2013 Region 4 Hall of Fame inductee for the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association is Charles Miller of Jessamine County. He and wife, Judy, have been farming for generations and wouldn’t have it any other way. In fact, Miller is the 5th generation to farm land in the county. He grew up loving the farm and was very involved in FFA. From the very beginning, Miller was a leader. He was FFA state President in 1964. It was his experience on a farm and his involvement in FFA that fueled his passion which led to his decision to start his lifelong full time farming career. He first got involved with the Cattlemen’s Association in the early 90’s and enjoyed the associations mission to address industry issues, as well as the opportunities it gave him to learn new things and to network. He attended the KCA Leadership Program in 1994 which suited his desire to develop more as an industry leader and to find solutions for problems. According to Ron Ray, current county President, “Charles is a natural leader who is widely known through the livestock industry in the United States. He has the ability to see the merits of both sides of an issue and to work with both sides to mesh the merits into a policy that is acceptable to them and to the agriculture community. “John Stevenson says it best “When people leave a meeting with Charles in charge, they leave slapping each other on the back instead of bickering.” Very few individuals have that gift. Miller has been a leader in the state when it comes to the improvement of herd health and herd genetics as he’s pushed for Ag Development funds to 24

be used for bull cost share programs which have given farmers opportunities to make a huge difference in genetic improvement in the state. He’s also been behind the CPH sales which have contributed to herd health through mandatory vaccination programs as well as pre-weaning requirements. “I run a stocker operation and I know it makes my job easier when calves come in healthy and weaned within the last 30-45 days. Kentucky has made huge strides in herd health, uniformity and genetics just in the past 12-15 years. Kentucky cattle use to have a bad reputation. The quality of our cattle has improved 130% and it’s being recognized nationwide. Something all cattle producers have to remember is that it’s not over when they leave the farm. Either they’re going to a stocker operation if you’re a cow-calf guy or they’re going into the food supply if

Charles Miller has been involved in the cattle industry from the local level all the way up to the national level. He is a well-respected cattleman and a great mentor. Pictured at left are Charles and Judy with 2 of their grandchildren, Ryan and Lainey.

you’re a feeder operation. Either way, we all need to be cognitive of where our cattle our going and how we can play our part to the best of our ability. Judy and I decided a long time ago that we are beef producers, not cattle producers. We are very proud of the fact that we’re doing everything possible to produce a safe, wholesome, healthy food supply for our

country. What’s really helped us is going to see feedlots out west- it’s helpful to understand where your calves are going. I think every producer should be required to visit a feedlot,” says Miller. “But how many should they have to go see,” asked Judy with a smile. “Yea, I know, we’ve seen a lot,” said Charles. In fact, they make a hobby out of it. Judy and Charles help round up a trip every year through their local cattlemen’s

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association. They fly somewhere one year and drive somewhere the next. “We get to see beef cattle operations on every trip, but always make an effort to visit somewhere that they are unfamiliar with such as cranberry farms, rice farms and gold fish farms,” says Judy. “When you’re a farmer, you know going in there are going to be long hours,” adds Charles. “I think if it weren’t for Judy here, I’d never go on vacation. But I really enjoy our trips and I’ve learned a lot from them!” They also take trips to help people like farmers who were devastated by Hurricane Katrina. The Millers are most

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proud of this type of work. Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association also aided farmers who were impacted by recent tornados in Alabama and Kentucky by helping to raise funds for fencing. The Association raises money for 4-H camp, Beef for family consumer science classes in schools, hospice, cancer buddies and more. The Millers have taken a huge leadership role in the organization. Charles is a past president of the Jessamine County Beef Cattle Association. But his leadership record doesn’t stop there. He was the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association President in 2000, Kentucky Beef Network chairman in 2001, the National Beef Board 2003-2009, National Beef Board operating committee 2005, National Beef Board executive committee 2004,2006,2007,2008, Member of NCBA Long Range Task Force 2011 and a current board chairman of Integrated Traceability Solutions which is working on ways to improve our ability to export beef and will therefore have a lasting financial impact on U.S. cattle farmers. He accomplished all these things while also backgrounding 1,200 head/ year from about 475-875 lbs while raising his own hay for himself and Judy who has her own cow -calf herd of about 27 head. She backgrounds some of her own and the couple also segregates a group of all natural cattle that they sell throughout the community as freezer beef. Of course, they eat their own beef as well. When I asked them what their favorite beef meal was they took turns saying: grilled steaks, ribeye, chili, hamburger patties, beef roast…. Finally Charles stopped and said, “Well, you get the point, we like it all”. Charles has an undeniable passion for every sector of the beef industry and has made a difference in it on the community, county, state and national levels. What an appropriate person to be honored as a 2013 Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association Hall of Fame Inductee!

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How Can Santa Gertrudis Genetics Fit in Your Herd? JOHN FORD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, SANTA GERTRUDIS BREEDERS INTERNATIONAL, KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, APRIL 1, 2013

ommercial cattlemen have numerous breeds to consider when building or rebuilding the cowherd. Publications, websites, and countless other outlets tout the attributes of the various breeds available today. Often times attempts are made to tie hide color to profitability. Currently, some industry members are implying that marketing straightbred cattle through a branded program has greater value to a commercial producer than heterosis. However, knowledgeable cattlemen understand that heterosis, not color, influences profitability. After all, a large percentage of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cattle are sold over the scales and commercial cattlemen recognize that pounds do matter. Years of research have continually shown that maximum heterosis is obtained when mating animals of breeds that are completely unrelated, such as a British and/or Continental Breed with a breed containing Bos indicus bloodlines. Cattlemen looking for genetics that supply added heterosis, with the added bonus of exceptional maternal traits capable of producing a highly competitive feeder calf, do not need to look any farther than Santa Gertrudis. Not only does the Santa Gertrudis breed include Bos indicus in its genetic package, the breed was the first composite, a standardized and very predictable blend of Shorthorn and Brahman genetics. Santa Gertrudis genetics ensure that cattle will thrive in a wide variety of climates, from the hot and humid Southeast, to the arid drought prone Southwest. There 26

is no better way for a commercial cattleman to capture or increase hybrid vigor than through the use of Santa Gertrudis genetics. Unlike the majority of breeds available for use in the commercial sector, the versatility of the Santa Gertrudis breed allows for marketing flexibility. Few breeds provide the industry with the genetic

capability to produce the highly sought af ter F1 replacement female as well as an efficient competitive feeder calf. The Santa Gertrudis F1 female is extremely versatile and can be incorporated into a wide variety of breeding programs. She is known for her productivity and longevity. Santa Gertrudis influenced females are fertile, gentle, and most importantly consistent producers of a calf that is viable and competitive in the beef industry. University conducted test verify that Santa Gertrudis influenced calves are efficient feeders

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that produce high quality lean carcasses. Recently, 1,000 head of Santa Gertrudis steers were evaluated in the National Steer Feedout. The average daily gain was 3.49 lbs. with an average Warner-Bratzler Shear Force (tenderness) measurement of 6.25 lbs., a figure well under the 7 lbs. that consumers consider as tender. Economic data collected by Texas A&M Agricultural Extension Service over a 10 year period found that order buyers at selected South Texas sale barns had a preference for Santa Gertrudis crossbred steers. In some instances Santa Gertrudis influenced calves brought $11/cwt. more than like quality cattle representing 8 other breeds and breed combinations. If pounds over the scale are critical, added heterosis essential, exceptional maternal traits valuable, profitable feeders vital and consumer pleasing results significant, the use of Santa Gertrudis genetics is key for profitability.

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Gerts Are Great BY NOLAN TAYLOR he start to 2013 in the agr iculture communit y has been dominated by the weather. Here in western Kentucky, we have gotten weekly rains which are helping to make up the difference we are still feeling from last year’s awful drought. The rain and cool temperatures well into May have the wheat crop looking outstanding, the corn crop off to a great start, and most importantly, the pastures and the cattle looking great. Of course as great as the weather has been in our area, we want to send our thoughts and prayers to those affected by the devastating tornadoes in both Texas and Oklahoma. I’m sure we all know someone affected by these natural disasters and it definitely makes us appreciate what we have and realize

what is important in life. On a more positive note, cattle prices were great the past year in both consignment sales and at the stock yards. The Kentucky national sale in 2012 was one of the best I can remember in many years. We had a fantastic set of cattle, many new buyers to go along with our very supportive and loyal annual visitors. Darren Richmond was a great new asset as the manager of the sale and we appreciate Ira Barrow coming in from Oklahoma to judge the sale cattle as well as the junior show afterward. I am honored to be the president and sale commissioner of the Kentucky Santa Gertrudis Association again this year. I would like to express my deep appreciation to the entire Kentucky Santa Gertrudis Association for all of their hard work on the sale, which starts as soon as

the sale is over and takes all year to plan and run. This year’s sale is fast approaching and will be held July 20 at 11:00 AM CST in Bowling Green, KY, at the WKU Ag Expo Center. The cattle will be judged on Friday, July 19 at 11:00 AM and everyone is invited to attend both. We are going to have a great offering of both purebred Santa Gertrudis as well as Gert crossbred cattle to expand and improve your herd. More and more cattlemen are realizing the benefits of adding Santa Gertrudis genetics to a commercial herd via the “hit the ground growing” and strong maternal instincts that protect their calves from the growing coyote population and other dangers. Commercial cattlemen are also realizing the benefits in their wallets. The crossbred, or Star 5, cattle have become a staple at Santa Gertrudis

sales across the country and the quality has gotten better and better as more breeders develop crosses which exhibit top performance. Hope to see you in Bowling Green on July 20th for the sale. Stick around for the Junior Show following the sale to see the dedicated youth of our breed demonstrate their showmanship and their amazing purebred Santa Gertrudis cattle. Anyone interested in the Santa Gertrudis breed, the Kentucky Association, or any other inquiries please do not hesitate to call or email any of the breeders advertising in this publication. Any of them will be more than happy to assist you with any questions you may have. Sale catalogs are available from Darren Richmond, Sale Manager, at 423.364.9281 or Nolan Taylor at 270-589-9046

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KENTUCKY JUNIOR CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

KJCA Leadership Camp Re-Cap BY BRANDY GRAVES n Friday, May 31st, 20 Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association (KJCA) members representing 15 counties filled the conference room at the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association office for the 2nd Annual KJCA Leadership Camp. After some quick ice breakers and introductions, led by Kentucky Beef Network (KBN) Program Coordinator, Brandy Graves, the two-day program began. Our first speaker for the morning was Kimberly Poe, Bourbon County Extension Agent. She talked to the group about how extension can help you in many ways and also explained to the group how the County Agriculture Investment program works (CAIP). The second speaker was Mrs. Terri Thompson, a professional speaker with an emphasis on food etiquette. She showed the group how to properly use all of your utensils and meal strategy. Mrs.

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classes and take notes on one class to give reasons on why they picked the class the way they did. Brendan Sadler and Austin Cole educated the kids on how to properly care for their show cattle while clipping and working their hair on a daily basis. After the training, the youth and staff were treated to a delicious meal prepared and sponsored by Tim and Amy White and the Fayette County Cattlemen’s Association. Everyone had the chance to relax and enjoy the mild June weather while playing volleyball and corn hole. Saturday morning began with a great breakfast, as Carey Brown the KY Cattlemen’s Publication Coordinator, talked with the group about how to tweak your resume for a job and how to better yourself for the interview process.

the National Junior Charolais Association board of directors. Following lunch, the next tier of the program featured a feed mill tour. Anthony Koch, Sales and Marketing manager at Hallway Feeds gave us an impressive first hand tour of the feed mill from the mixing facility to bagging to shipping. The Leadership group then ventured to Tim & Amy White’s farm for the afternoon to judge beef cattle and learn about clipping show cattle. C a r r i e Tilghman, U n i ve r s i t y of KY past judging coach came to help the kids judge a class of fall heifers and a class of yearling heifers. The kids were asked to Brendan Sadler and Austin Cole talked to the group about how judge both to properly care for their show cattle.

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All leadership participants had to judge a set of cattle and give reasons.

Alison Smith taught the group how to cook stir fry. After a lesson. each group got to cook their own lunch!

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Anthony Koch gave a tour of the feed mill at Hallway Feeds.

process. Followed by Leanna Jackson by helping the group learn how to present themselves while on Twitter, Facebook and other social media outlets. Alison Smith gave a re-cap on the MBA program and how they can become a better beef advocate for the beef industry. She also talked to them about cooking and how to cook meat to the proper temperature. Educating the group on how to fix an easy stir-fry, then the kids were split into groups as they cooked their own stir-fry for lunch. Dr. Patricia Harrelson an Animal Science instructor at Morehead State University came and talked to the group about Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) and helped the kids to better understand how to

read those and use them efficiently for their cattle herd. The camp concluded with an overview of how KJCA works and how it has helped grow some of the KJCA board and camp participants were awarded certificates. Overall, the camp was another great success! Thank you to everyone who helped make this year’s KJCA camp a great success. Also a big thanks to Sheryl Wingard a graduate student at UK for helping out at the camp, we appreciate your help. The KCA staff looks forward to making improvements to the camp and offering it again next year. For more information about the Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association contact Brandy Graves at 859-278-0899.

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YPC Member Spotlight: Daniel Hayden YPC offers, Networking, Field Days/Educational Opportunities, Mentor Program, Website with additional educational items, Career Building Opportunities, KCA/Whayne Supply Leadership Program, Fun and Fellowship.

Calling all Young Cattlemen... Join KCA Young Producer Council for their Region 1 meeting and field day.

Saturday July 13, 11:00 am - 5:30pm Daviess County Fair Grounds

The field day will include an ag industry tour, YPC meeting, and a steak lunch.

The event is open to all young cattle producers. Preferred, but not limited to those 20-40 years of age.

Contact your Region 1 Director, Daniel Hayden with questions at (270)570-2815.

Please RSVP by July 6! Additional information will be available at www.kycattle.org in early July. 32

BY SARA NEUMEISTER

ne of the most enjoyable things about writing for Cow Country News is the opportunity I have to meet cattle farmers around the state, many of which have been farming for their entire lives and have years and years of stories and wisdom under their old caps. Daniel Hayden, a full-time cattle farmer in Owensboro, Kentucky may only be 24, but he has a lot on his mind as well. He was raised on a farm where he grew tobacco, cattle and a passion for agriculture. That passion made him decide to make a career out of it. He graduated from Murray State with a degree in Ag Business and has come back home to farm 200 head of momma cows, stockers, 400 acres of hay and four houses of Purdue chickens. “Coming home from college to take over the family farm has been exciting and overwhelming at the same time,” says Hayden. “It’s a constant challenge to do not only the farm work, but the behind the scenes work like finding land for cattle at a time when anything you can drive a tractor over is being leased for corn. Then there’s the weather. This year there’s been too much rain, and then there’s always those years you don’t get enough.” It begged the question- why does he do it? Why not get a public job, out of

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The Hayden’s farm in Owensboro, KY is used for cattle, hay and chickens. Pictured left to right are Daniel, David, Joan and Martin Hayden. the elements, with a set schedule and pay check, free of the stresses of finding land and the constant stream of hurdles that farmers seem to face? “For one, I’m hard headed like my dad,” jokes Hayden, “But I get an unreal amount of fulfillment out of knowing that as a farmer, I’m not only providing for myself, but I’m providing safe and wholesome food for our country and our world- people I don’t even know. You can take land that is useless to any other human being and put cattle on it. Those cows can graze it and convert that grass into protein- a powerhouse nutrient that can give people the opportunity to live healthy lives. It’s things like that that keep farmers getting up early. Farmers are some of the only people in the world that don’t have a boss to answer too if they’re late, but they’re still up earlier than the people that do. It’s hard to find any other group of people who are as passionate about what they do as farmers.” That’s something Hayden wants to share with other people. “Young or old, new or experienced, go out and tell someone your story,” says Hayden who agrees with

YPC the rest of the YPC group in saying that this generation of farmers need to utilize technology on and off the fields to survive. Hayden was a beef ambassador with KCA in 2004 and said it was a wonderful experience where he really started to understand the importance of advocating beef. He leads a livestock 4-H group in the county where he has 12 kids ranging from 8-13. He wants to teach them not only how to raise livestock, but to have an understanding and appreciation for it.

“This country not only has the ability to grow any crop or livestock in the world, but it also has the safest food supply in the world,” says Hayden. That’s something to appreciate! Hayden also enjoys the opportunity to network with other young farmers with fresh ideas and open minds through the YPC. “I have really high hopes for the direction it’s headed in!” He especially likes the idea of the internship program where older farmers can mentor younger farmers. It could offer the opportunity of

a much needed and mutually beneficial relationship. Younger farmers have a lot to gain from the years of knowledge and resources of a seasoned farmer. Seasoned farmers can gain from the enthusiasm, energy and youth of the younger generation who are eager to help them take care of their land and continue the farming legacy. It seems to be an extreme win-win situation. Hayden is the Region 1 director and is on the executive committee. One of his goals for the YPC is that it offers

opportunities for people no matter how experienced they are. Some people didn’t get to grow up on a farm or go to school for agriculture and need a resource to help them get started because we’re going to need their help to keep everyone fed. Last but not least, Hayden is excited to announce that he is newly engaged to fiancée Danielle Beard who will be moving here from Kansas. She’s equally as passionate about agriculture and will be a great new addition to the YPC family!

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KENTUCKY BEEF COUNCIL

Promotion and Consumer Information: 2013 Celebrate the Steak Media Tour ran through the month of May to celebrate May as Beef Month and to kick off the grilling season. The tour stopped at 23 media outlets and 5 consumer stops reaching over 450,000 plus consumers. KBC teamed up with the Holland Grill Company to give away an EPIC Holland Grill and beef prize pack. There were 693 entries for the grill and one winner Mark Wells of Lawrenceburg, KY. Photo Right: The Holland Grill Co. National Sales Manager Scott Warner presents Mark Wells with the new grill.

Education: Allen County Cattlemen’s Association President Devon Trammel, talked to Family and Consumer Sciences Agent, Janet Johnson about the importance of beef farmers in the community and state during the taping of the 26 minute Family Lifestyles on WPBM-31 at Allen County Farmer’s Service.

Promotion: Tina Jennings, anchor on WBKO-TV’s

Promotion: Nelson County Cattlemen’s Association

Mid-Day Show in Bowling Green, interviews Alison Smith about beef grilling tips for the coming summer months.

prepares hamburgers along with all-beef hot dogs and bratwurst as part of Boone’s Butcher Shops’ customer appreciation day. Nelson County Cattlemen’s members served over 1,000 guests with the free lunch in only a few hours!

Promotion: KBC’s Caitlin Swartz, and Communications Intern, Hannah Greenwell, sampled over 15 pounds of Citrus Marinated Beef and Fruit Kabobs at the Fort Harrod Beef Festival in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. Participants also sampled beef from the grilling competition that took place during the festival.

Education: KBC staff recently participated in the Kentuckiana Go Red for Women Luncheon in Louisville. Staff sampled Beef Pasta Primavera to the guests, and educated many of the 500 attendees on how beef fits into a heart healthy diet. Participants also created their own steak rub at KBC’s spice bar.

Promotion: Dunker of WKYX-FM in Paducah poses for a Facebook photo as he tries the Spicy Cheeseburger Slider during the media tour. While in Paducah, KBC was featured on four different radio stations and appeared on WPSD-TV’s morning show.

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BQA Tip of The Month

Sweet Hawaiian Burgers

True or False: Those who handle cattle should be properly trained in the following areas: animal health, animal’s point of balance, proper handling, and recognizing signs of extreme stress.

1 pound ground beef 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce 4 canned pineapple slices, drained 12 Hawaiian sweet or small whole wheat dinner rolls, split Lettuce

True: Those who handle cattle should be properly trained in the above areas to reduce the stress levels of the animal as well as increasing their quality of life, and ultimate proﬁtability for the operation.

Makes 4 servings

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Sauce: 1/4 cup barbecue sauce 1/4 cup pineapple preserves 1 tablespoon packed brown sugar

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Combine ground beef and Worcestershire sauce in medium bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Lightly shape into twelve 1/2-inch thick mini patties. Set aside.

Combine sauce ingredients in small saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.

Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 8 to 10 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, covered, 9 to 11 minutes) until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally.

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Meanwhile brush pineapple slices with sauce and place on grid around patties. Grill pineapple 4 minutes, turning once and brushing with additional sauce. Remove pineapple, keep warm. Brush burgers with remaining sauce after turning.

Cut each pineapple slice into thirds. Line bottom of each roll with lettuce, top with burger, then with pineapple piece. Close sandwiches.

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Help Welcome – State Fair Volunteers Needed! With July the 4th right around the corner, everyone is looking forward to fun, ﬁreworks, and tasty summer food. Why not impress your family and friends with some delicious and show stopping beef meals. Fire those grills up and pair the star of the show, beef, with fresh summer harvest, like corn, tomatoes, squash, beans and other fresh vegetables. Beef is a great way to mark this historic American Holiday!

Total recipe time: 35-40 minutes

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This year’s KY State Fair runs from August 15 to August 25 and KBC is in need of volunteers to help out with our “Ask a Beef Farmer” area located in the South Wing Lobby A. You will have an opportunity to talk to fairgoers about what you do every to provide great tasting beef. Shifts are: August 15-16 and August 19-23 - 10 AM to 1 PM or 1 PM to 4 PM August 17-18 and August 24-25 - 12 PM to 2 PM or 2 PM to 4 PM

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Graze 300

tend to be hotter and dryer in the summer than we are in Kentucky, so they do have a lot of Bermuda grass incorporated into their pastures to provide some drought tolerance. Our trip was escorted by Dr. John Jennings and Kenny Simon, both with University of Arkansas Division ----------------of Agriculture. These gentlemen have KBN Industry done an outstanding job of educating Coordinator the producers about the 300 Days of Grazing project, implementing a grazing his past month I had the opportunity plan for their farm, and then working to travel to Arkansas with some with the farmers to fine tune the plan folks from UK. The purpose of our to fit their operations needs. We toured trip was to look at the 300 Days of Grazing five different farms and they ranged from projects that the University of Arkansas 15 acres up to 140 acres. These farms all had implemented on several producers had the same basic structure as how to operations throughout the northern part manage the forages, but they also had of the state. The goal of this project is to unique challenges that had to be properly intensely manage the forages so that you managed. There are five basic steps to are able to graze livestock for 300+ days implementing the Graze 300 project on out of the year, therefore reducing the your farm. number of days you are feeding hay. This 1. The producer has to have an interest part of Arkansas is not much different than in the project to make it successful. It Kentucky in the fact that they have rolling takes a lot more management then the hill topography and the primary cool season traditional practice of turning the cows grass is fescue. However this area does

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Turnips sowed with spring oats to provide additional forages during the cooler spring months. out on a field and letting them graze it all summer. This program will require you to rotate cattle every 1 to 2 days and carefully control exactly what part of the pasture they will graze in. This is done using temporary polywire fencing that can be moved along with the cows. 2. An inventory has to be completed to know how to best implement the program. What grasses are currently growing, is there a weed problem, how many cattle do I plan to graze, where are the water sources? Some evaluating and planning up front will make the program much more successful. 3. Improving the management on the existing forages. This can be done by testing the fertility of the soil and correcting any problems using fertilizers and/or lime. The existing forages can be strip grazed during the summer and stockpiled in the fall for winter grazing. 4. Add complimentary forages. This may include over seeding fescue pastures with clover to increase the nutritional content of the forage. Or a warm season grass, such as Bermuda grass, could be incorporated to increase forage growth during the warm season. Another practice is to use cool season annuals to supplement

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grazing the stockpiled fescue during the winter. This could be done using turnips sowed with winter wheat or spring oats. 5. The most important step to a successful grazing program is planning ahead. To be able to graze cattle in the winter you have to have stockpiled enough forage to do so. To stockpile for the winter you have to plan in the spring where you cows will be grazing during the summer and fall, and what areas you are going to stockpile. The producers in Arkansas plan at least two seasons ahead. In winter they are planning there grazing rotations in the summer and vise versa. Good planning and record keeping is key in knowing what forages work best for the operation and whether or not it is cost effective. The Graze 300 project can be implemented in Kentucky and I think it will become very popular over time as producers see the benefits of feeding less hay and letting the cows graze the forage for more days throughout the year. KBN is working with the University of Kentucky to get the Graze 300 program put together and we are looking forward to implementing these practices on farms throughout Kentucky.

FEATURE

Eden Shale Progress Continues in the Central Kentucky Top of the Crop sale in Richmond, Kentucky. I have spoken with Brandon Sears about the management requirements and other qualifications for this sale so we can begin to meet those needs ----------------as the summer progresses. Our current Director of plan is to pull the bull out at the Kentucky Beef Network beginning of July, and schedule the vet visit sometime in August to do Tractor Arrives the pregnancy check and calf hood Delivery of Massey Ferguson tractor. L to R: Dan Miller, Becky vaccinations. Thompson, Dave Maples and Charlie Edgington, Whayne Supply. he Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association has been fortunate to have a partnership with Whayne Supply since 2007 when they established their KCA member preferred pricing on all Challenger products program. Whayne Supply then makes a contribution from each sale to the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation to support the KCA Leadership Program. When it came time for KBN to acquire a tractor for Eden Shale it only seemed natural to approach Whayne Supply first. We have since leased a 4260 Massey Furgeson tractor through our own partnership with Whayne Supply and AgCo. After the tractor was delivered on June 5 the Whayne Supply Far left: Whayne Supply’s service team spreading the wheels out on the tractor to handle the terrain at the service crew came back to the farm and Owen County farm. Tractor tires before both sets of wheels were moved out (middle) and after (right). widened the front and back wheels to give the tractor a lower center of gravity and better control on the hillsides. If the weather holds up this week we plan to start cutting hay and getting it baled, we have an agreement with a local Owen county farmer who will cut and bale the hay for us on a custom basis through the summer and fall.

Becky Thompson

The Eden Shale cows

would like to wish you a

Heifer Purchase To help us continue to diversify the Eden Shale operation we purchased 15 heifers at the end of May that we have been rotating through the two acre paddocks with a young Angus bull. Our plan for these heifers is to sell them

The paddock on the right side had been grazed for 5 days by the heifers.

Happy 4th of July!

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MEMBERSHIP

Youth Continue to Drive KCA Activities Kentucky Junior Cattlemen make up 4% of our entire membership with 40 4 members. In addition, the KCA along with the Kentucky Cattlemen’s Foundation also provides scholarships to graduating high school seniors and veterinary students. Each year, the Foundation awards $10,000 to help students further their education. The Kentucky Cattlemen’s Association is proud to support any program that encourages youth across the state to continue in the agriculture industry. These children and young

he other day, several of the KCA staff were talking about our involvement in 4-H and FFA as youth. Memories of activities, trips, teachers and friends filled our conversation. It was apparent that involvement in these organizations was very important to us. We have much to learn from young people who are already engaged in youth organizations. They are a key factor in mobilizing their peers,

families, and communities towards positive social transformation. Youth members are some of the most active supporters in our industry today. Last month, the KCA office in Lexington hosted the second annual Kentucky Junior Cattlemen’s Association Leadership Camp. Twenty KJCA members from across the state came eager to learn new leadership, communication and organizational skills. This leadership camp is one of the many ways the Kentucky Cattlemen’s is very active in youth programs across the state. The

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Jessamine Logan Grayson Madison Hart Lincoln

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85 81 77 71 67 67

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Union Clay Simpson Butler Livingston Bullitt

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121 112 116 120 110 112

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70 66 75 58 40 52 71

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39 50 51 39 50

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Never Give Up Melissa Hart

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ith all the men gone, my daughter Sarah and I were left to finish up chores and take care of the farm for the day. It was a beautiful summer day with lots of possibilities on the agenda. Planting flowers, weeding the garden, enjoying a tall glass of ice cold lemonade on the porch, delving into a good book--the opportunities were endless. Sweeping the isle in the barn, I noticed the heifer that was close to calving. She was lying down in the calving pen, but there was just something

different about her that day. I tucked that thought in the back of my mind and finished the rest of the chores. Ready to leave the barn and enjoy that lemonade, I went back to check the heifer, just to make sure she wasn’t in trouble. Totally stretched out in the straw I could see she was in full blown labor. Watching closely, I decided it was time to help the young mom-to-be. I gathered all the labor and delivery tools and a warm bucket of soapy water and began to prepare to pull the calf. I had watched my dad pull calves when I was growing up now I was the assistant in helping my husband pull calves, but I was never required to perform this task alone. Now it was time to prove this farm girl could handle things. Or not…. With constant pressure I pulled and pulled. For thirty minutes I strained and pulled and was now sweaty and frustrated at her lack of progress.

Realizing I couldn’t do it alone, I had to call for help. My first call was to the neighbor, he was an hour away. My second call was to the vet, they put me on their list. My third call was to my daughter, she came running. Because neither one of us were body builders, I had no confidence in our ability to deliver this calf. With little hope I told Sarah what to do and we began pulling together. We pulled and prayed and pulled and encouraged each other and pulled and prayed and with all hope gone, we gave one last tug and a huge bull calf was delivered. Looking at each other with wide smiles I said, “We did it!” Two lessons were cemented into my mind that day. The first was never to underestimate the power of teamwork and the second was never, ever give up.

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Switchgrass Project a Success BY KATIE PRATT, LEXINGTON, KY

n 2007, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture forage specialists, East Kentucky Power Cooperative personnel and 20 farmers in northeastern Kentucky began a pilot project looking at the biomass potential of switchgrass, a warm-season forage native to Kentucky. Several factors have limited the current biomass market, but Ray Smith, UK extension forage specialist, said the project was still a success. “We learned a whole lot and found some useful applications for the forage until a consistent biomass market develops,” said Smith, who was the primary investigator on the project. The research project, directed by UK hay specialist Tom Keene and funded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, has yielded better recommendations for establishing switchgrass as forage, an economic spreadsheet farmers can utilize to determine if switchgrass would be a good option for their operation, documented environmental benefits of the crop and possibly a more cost effective way to make the product easier to transport and handle. Smith said half of the original group of farmers still have productive stands of switchgrass and are cutting it for hay or grazing cattle on it, as it thrives during the hot, dry months of summer when cool-season grasses struggle. He said the producers were extremely pleased with switchgrass’ production and quality during

the 2012 drought. “One of the primary reasons why we selected switchgrass for this project was because it showed great promise as a dual purpose crop,” Smith said. UK researchers found that producers could take an early cutting of switchgrass for hay and harvest it in late fall for a biomass crop without a significant yield loss, which is promising if a market develops. Former UK graduate student David Davis conducted a study in 2011 that showed when switchgrass is harvested at a leafy stage, it has acceptable digestibility and protein that growing steers need. The pilot project also showed the forage’s beneficial environmental

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the crop. “Producers must be able to realize the economic benefits of switchgrass before they can justify moving land out of hay or crop production,” Smith said. “This tool allows producers to determine whether switchgrass is more profitable than hay for their farming operation before they sign long-term biomass production contracts.” Throughout the study, UK researchers looked for several ways to mitigate transportation and handling costs for producers and the power company—two of the biggest limiting factors for using switchgrass as a biomass. In 2011, UK purchased two mobile briquetting units, so producers could turn switchgrass into briquettes on the farm. Putting switchgrass into a briquette makes it easier to transport compared to large, round bales. It also made mixing the switchgrass with coal much easier for the power company. Smith said briquetting units are expensive, however, and producers would likely have to purchase a unit as group or cooperative to keep production costs low. He added that he has begun a different research project funded by the Natural Resources Conservation Service to look at other opportunities for switchgrass beyond biomass production. That project will go through 2014. UK forage specialists are continuing to look at forage options for biomass production.

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UK experts weigh in on lowest beef supply in 60 years BY AIMEE NIELSON, LEXINGTON, KY

ust as the summer grilling season is heating up, beef supplies across the country are down, meaning it might cost a little more to host that backyard party. In fact, the number of beef cattle in the United States is reportedly less than 30 million—the lowest number since the early 1960s. And when numbers go down and feed prices go up, consumers end up paying more at the grocery store. “In the interest of telling the whole story, productivity has also increased since that time,” said University of Kentucky College of Agriculture economist Kenny Burdine. “But, the combination of fewer cattle over the past several years and generally strong export markets has left beef supplies relatively tight.” UK beef specialist Les Anderson explained that for the past several

years, many beef producing areas of the United States have experienced drought situations and increased feed costs. “Drought affected vast segments of many of the beef producing states, and that led farmers to reduce the number of cattle they produce,” he said. “Also, many feed costs have been markedly higher during the drought periods, so ranchers have been reluctant to hold onto their cattle simply because it costs too much to feed them.” Because of those conditions, Burdine said the industry has seen sizeable decreases in cattle inventory in many areas—most notably the Southern Plains. “Many areas have been impacted by the weather, including the Southeast,” he said. “Another factor worth noting is that we are seeing a considerable conversion of pasture and hay ground to row crop production.”

Even in Kentucky, beef cow numbers are down, about 15 percent from January 2007 to January 2013, but beef specialists expect the beef industry in the state to hold steady. “Kentucky farmers have leased land, previously used for pasture, to crop farmers because of high prices being paid for land leases,” said Roy Burris, UK beef specialist at the UK Research and Education Center in Princeton. “But, a lot of land here is not suitable for cropping, so the best use for that land is to continue grazing. Barring any severe droughts, I really think cattle numbers in Kentucky will hold steady.” All that said, consumers still have a strong demand for beef products, and that means the United States will export

about 2 percent less beef and import about 15 percent more. “Even with strong demand, U.S. beef consumption per person dropped to about 55 pounds per year, compared to 63 pounds in 2008,” said Lee Meyer, UK College of Agriculture economist. “It had peaked at 94 pounds in 1976

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s beef producers, we don’t spend a lot of time talking about mastitis. But maybe we should. Milk production can explain more than 60% of the variation seen in pre-weaning calf gains, and research has shown that each one pound increment in daily milk production correlates to more than 7 pounds of weaning weight. Mastitis infections reduce milk yield, and, in turn, can knock weaning weights 7-12%, or even more. The Basics. Mastitis is, by definition, inflammation of the mammary gland. While these infections can be the result of an injury, virtually all cases are due to infectious agents such as staphylococcus and

streptococcus bacteria. Mastitis is classified by severity into four classes: • Peracute – swollen, hot, red udder; fever, depression, weight loss, depressed appetite; • Acute – severe udder inflammation; some fever, mild depression; • Subacute – less pronounced udder symptoms; cows do not appear sick; • Subclinical – no visible signs or symptoms, but infectious agents present. The bacteria responsible for mastitis are widely distributed in the environment. Cows can come in contact with them through bedding, on pastures, in dirt lots, from other cows through cross-suckling by calves, and from flies. Research has shown that problem bacteria, such as Staphaureus, can already be present in the teat canals of heifers prior to their first

lactation. Factors often associated with mastitis include wet and muddy conditions, confinement settings, nutritional stress (and resulting impacts on immune function), teats that are wide and flat-tipped, older cows (since pendulous udders are more prone to physical injury and contamination), and significant fly populations. Biting flies, such as horn flies, can actually drive infectious bacteria into mammary tissue when feeding. Open sores on udders, due to multiple fly bites, are obvious sites for establishment of infections. And virtually all flies can physically carry disease organisms onto an animal. A common indicator of mastitis is Somatic Cell Count (SCC). White blood cells known as leukocytes constitute the majority of the somatic cells in question. The number of somatic cells increases

in response to pathogenic bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus. Typically, values of less than 100,000 cells/ml would be considered uninfected, while cows with greater than 300,000 are infected with significant pathogens. How Big is the Problem? Several research projects have evaluated the prevalence and significance of mastitis in beef cows and heifers, reporting infections in 7 to 54% of the animals involved. In a study at Louisiana State University, mastitis in heifers reduced weaning weights 23 lb. This matches closely with a couple published veterinary case studies, which reported decreases of 31 ½ and 26 ½ lb. Another study (Watts et al.) specifically tied Staph aureus infections to a 42 lb depression in pre-weaning gains. In this group of cows, 37% of the animals (and 18% of all quarters) were infected with

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CATTLE SENSE the organism. Work at North Carolina State evaluated mastitis in a group of Simmental heifers, collecting and analyzing milk samples six times during their initial lactation. They found mastitis-affiliated bacteria in milk from about 1/3 of the animals. Using a SCC of 292,000 cells/ml as the dividing line, heifers were grouped into “high” and “low” SCC groups. Elevated SCC levels were associated with a 16% reduction in milk production. At Oklahoma State, scientists working with Hereford and Hereford cross females also showed that mastitis negatively affects the nutritional composition of milk, reducing concentrations of butterfat, lactose, and protein. In this study, they found that 62% of the heifers were infected, and that this value jumped to to nearly 67% in cows that were nursing their 5th to 9th calf. Mastitis also impacts reproduction. Israeli research showed that mammary

infections can double the length of time it takes a cow to return to heat after calving. This is accompanied by lower levels of reproductive hormones, and reduced follicle function and oocyte competence. Management Options. Researchers at Penn State tested the efficacy of an intramammary infusion of cephaprinbenzathine, given at weaning in hopes of reducing mastitis during the following lactation. While this protocol did eliminate existing infections in a majority of animals, it apparently did nothing to prevent new infections. This was somewhat surprising, since this is a proven practice with dairy cows, but the authors suggested the differing response was due to the extended length of the “dry period” in beef vs. dairy production systems. Regardless, this would probably not be a practical option in most beef cowherds. In another Oklahoma study, intramuscular injection of antibiotics

(oxytetracycline) at weaning and/or calving was evaluated as a mitigation tool for mastitis. Unfortunately, the drug was not effective. Regardless of treatment, 53.7% of cows were infected at weaning, and 43.4% were infected at their subsequent calving date. If one or two quarters were impacted, weaning weights dropped 22 lb; if three or four quarters were infected, the resulting reduction was 56 lb. The predominant bacteria was Staph aureus, and its concentration relative to other infectious species increased with cow age. This persistence of Staph aureus infections was observed in both Angus and Brahman sired heifers in research done at the University of Arkansas. Bacterial infection was measured in teat secretions/milk collected during pregnancy and early lactation. If S. aureus was present in an early sample, it was almost always detected in milk samples taken later from the same

quarter. They also showed that if a quarter was clean during pregnancy, there was a high likelihood it would remain so going into lactation. The authors made a point of commenting on the widespread presence of dry scabs on the udders of these heifers, due largely to horn flies. All of this highlights the value of mastitis prevention, starting with developing heifers. Critical control points include: • Adequate and balanced nutrition, to support immune function; • Good hygiene in facilities and pastures, to minimize opportunity for udder contamination and to limit fly breeding sites; • An integrated fly control program that targets all problem flies. In today’s market, all of these represent cost-effective investments in the health and productivity of the cowherd.

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Cattle Water Requirements and Intake Levels Cattle water requirements and consumption depend on a number of factors, including air temperature, humidity level, water temperature, milk production,

pregnancy status, physical activity, growth rate, animal size, breed, diet type, moisture level in the diet, salt intake, and dry matter intake. Lower evaporative losses of water from cattle in high humidity conditions can slightly lower water intake requirements. Diets high in protein, salt, minerals, or diuretic substances that increase urination can raise water requirements of cattle. Brahman-influence cattle have an enhanced ability to adapt to hot, dry conditions and may withstand short-term water deprivation better than other breeds. Water intake studies of Brahmans compared with Herefords revealed lower water intake by Brahmans.

Environmental Temperature Seasonal differences in water intake occur.Water intake is highest in summer, intermediate in spring and autumn, and lowest in winter. Providing shade in summer can reduce water intake. Temperature increases from 50º

Fahrenheit to 90º Fahrenheit can increase daily water requirements by two and a half times. According to the most recent edition of the Nutrient Requirements of Beef Cattle, a 400-pound growing calf requires approximately 5.8 gallons of water per day when the temperature is 70º Fahrenheit. This increases to 9.5 gallons per day when the temperature reaches 90º Fahrenheit. As the size of the calf increases, water requirements also rise. For a 600-pound calf, daily water intake needs are 7.8 gallons at 70º Fahrenheit and 12.7 gallons at 90º Fahrenheit. High humidity levels are common in Mississippi. The combined effect of temperature and humidity on cattle is important to consider. Humidity can intensify the effects of environmental temperature on livestock comfort, water intake, feed intake, and performance.

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Bray’s Gelbvieh 1568 Bray Ridge Road Bedford, Kentucky 40006 Phone: 502.255.3584 Full Circle Farms Registered Gelbvieh Cattle Brad Burke 989 Metcalf Mill Rd. • Ewing, KY 41039 (H) 606-267-5609 • (C) 606-782-1367 gbb789@windstream.net

Kilbourne Gelbvieh East Bernstadt, KY 606-843-6583 cell 606-309-4662 Black Replacement Heifers & Bulls Availble Embryo transplant & AI sired calves

Double-Doc Farm Gelbvieh Cattle Darrell, Beth, Justin & Jessica Johnson 50 Tar Lick Road • Parksville, KY 40464 Farm- (859) 332-2270 Cell- (859) 583-5655 doctorj212@att.net

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Bar IV Livestock Barry, Beth & Ben Racke • Brad Racke 7416 Tippenhauer Rd. • Cold Spring, KY 41076 Phone (859) 635-3832 • Barry cell (859) 991-1992 Brad cell (859) 393-3677 • Ben cell (859) 393-3730 Fax (859) 635-3832 • bar4@insightbb.com

Bee Lick Gelbviehs Eddie Reynolds 277 Old Bee Lick Rd. Crab Orchard, KY 40419 606-379-2281(H) 606-305-1972(C) Bulls & Females for sale

Mockingbird Hill Farm (270) 934-2198 Shane & Felicia Wells Registered Gelbvieh Cattle 10072 Provo Road

Rochester, KY 42273

Kentucky Hereford Association KHA Invites any Hereford Breeder to Become a Member! Dues are $25. Send to 2396 Union City Rd. Richmond, KY 40475

KHA Annual Meeting • August 3rd & 4th, 2013 Tim & Peggy Wolf’s Farm • Alexandria, KY Meal reservations due July 26th

KY Hereford Autumn Purebred & Hereford Inﬂuenced Sale November 23, 2013 • Chenault Agricultural Center • Mt Sterling, KY Watch for entry forms next month.

KHA Ofﬁcers President: Tim Wolf President-Elect: Tony Staples Secretary/ Treasurer: Earlene Thomas Elm Tree Farm, LLC 859-623-5734 Jody Huckabay thomasep@roadrunner.com 566 Hume-Bedford Road • Paris, P i KY 40361 6 61 Visit our website at Ofﬁce: (859) 987-4856 • Cell: (859) 983-2272 info@elmtreefarmky.com • www.elmtreefarmky.com www.kentuckyhereford.org

Wells Farm Polled Herefords 439 Flatwoods Frozen Camp Road • Corbin, KY 40701 Kevin, Angela, Bobby & Brenda Wells Kenlea & Kyler Murray 606-523-0569 - Home 606-528-1691 - Home 606-344-0417 - Cell 606-682-8143 - Cell wells_farm@yahoo.com

Polled Hereford and Gelbvieh Cattle 3459 KY Hwy. 1284 E. Cythiana, KY 41031 (859) 234-6956 Ben, Jane, Shelby and Lincoln

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Masters Herefords 383 Walker Parke Road Richmond, KY 40475 Frenus & Donna Masters Home: 859-623-3077 • Cell 859-582-7487

Underwood Farms Registered Polled Herefords VitaFerm Dealer Doug & Darrelyn Underwood 1883 Old Mac Road • Campbellsville, KY 42718

(270) 789-7788

Thomas Farm

Eric & Ronnie Thomas 2396 Union City Rd. Richmond, KY 40475 (859) 623-5734 • Eric’s Cell (859) 314-8256 “Cattle for sale at all times”

Boyd Beef Cattle 5754 US 62 • Mayslick, KY 41055 606-763-6688 • 763-6497 • 763-6418 Annual Bull Sale second Saturday in March Hereford and Angus Bulls

WOLF FARM

TK4 Herefords

Tim & Peggy Wolf 12939 Peach Grove Rd. Alexandria, KY 41001

Tony & Kathy Staples 2880 Fairgrounds Rd. Brandenburg, KY 40108 270-422-4220 tstaples@bbtel.com

Registered Polled Herefords Bulls & Females for sale

ROSECREST FARM 1276 Winchester Road Paris, KY 40361 H. Charles Miller Ofﬁce: 859-987-7500 Cell 859-953-1125

MPH Farms

WCN Polled Herefords Since 1961

Registered Polled Herefords Monty G. Hancock 7300 KY 56 Owensboro, KY 42301 270-771-4118

Paul L. Hankcock 8559 KY 56 O wensboro, KY 42301 270-771-4194

Chambliss Hereford Farms Brad, Carla, Clay and Clint Chambliss 916 Winchester Blvd. • Elizabethtown, KY 42701 Home (270) 982-3905 • Cell (270) 668-7126 fax 270-735-9922 www.chamblissherefordfarms.com

Bill & Libby Norris 2220 Celina Road Burkesville, KY 42717 Phone (270) 433-7256 Cell (270) 433-1525 “Every calf needs a white face”

Sweet T Farm

Pete & Gayla Szak 1040 Hick Hardy Rd. Cynthiana, KY (859) 484-2265

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Pile Stock Farm

Registered Polled Herefords

Hansell Pile, Jr. & Hans Branham 12045 St. John Rd. Cecilia, KY 42724 Phone (270) 862-4462 Highway 1357 or St. John Rd. - 12 miles West of Elizabethtown or Leave KY. 86 at Howevalley Go North 2 miles

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“Registered Angus and Polled Herefords”

John Tucker II 1790 Hidden Valley Lane Hudson, KY 40145 270-617-0301 “Bulls always for Sale”

Peyton’s Well Polled Herefords The Lowell Atwood Family 133 Edgewood Drive Stanford, KY (606) 365-2520 home/fax (606) 669-1455 cell Victor- inﬂuenced cattle bred for performance on grass.

Windy Hills Farm “Breeding Polled Herefords for over 58 Years” Breeding cattle for sale at all times. 1999 Walnut Hill Rd. • Lexington, KY 40515 (859) 271-9086 • cell (859)533-3790

Popplewell’s Herefords

Raising Polled Hereford for over 50 Years

“Black cows need a good Hereford Bull”

BECKLEY HEREFORDS L.W. Beckley D.V.M L. Wayne Beckley 284 Pyrse Lane 1420 Fitchburg Rd. Irvine, KY 40336 Ravenna, KY 40472 Cell: 859-779-1419 Home: 606-723-3021 Clinic: 606-726-0000 Cell: 859-779-0962 www.beckleyherefords.com

LINEBRED VICTOR DOMINO CATTLE

Jackie D. Perkins II 367 Mt. Pisgah Rd. • Bremen, KY 42325 270-525-6533 Breeding to produce good cows since 1981.

Registered Hereford & Angus Farm

Service Age Bulls Open and Bred Females For Sale Vince, Tracy & Alex Home (270) 866-4480 1526 Clearfork Rd. Cell (270) 566-1852 Russell Springs, KY 42642

BBL Beef

Sarah & Bo Layne 866 Capitol Hill Rd. • Fountain Run, KY 42133

270-670-4287 bblayne@scrtc.com

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www.jmsvictordomino.com 270-465-6984 • 270-566-2694

Old Fall Creek Farms AHA & KHA member • Proven bloodlines Private treaty sales • Visitors always welcome 1874 Old Fall Creek Road • Monticello, KY 42633

Reed Bertram 606-348-7486 David Bertram 606-278-3630 www.ofcfarms.com

FEATURE Cont'd from page 47 emergency conditions for cattle. Water intake increases when the TemperatureHumidity Index goes above 75.

Body Water Losses Anything that influences body water losses increases a calf â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s water intake requirements. Cattle lose water through urine, feces, sweat (to a limited degree), and by evaporation from the lungs and skin. Diet influences water losses in feces

with lush diets and diets high in mineral content, resulting in higher fecal water output. Health conditions causing diarrhea or loose feces impact water losses from the animal Cattle cannot adapt to water restriction very well. Restricting water intake to less than is required by the animal results in decreased feed intake and reduced performance. Water deprivation for extended periods can result in death. Thirst is a result of water need, and cattle drink to fill this need. Thirsty cattle may indicate water needs are not being met. Cattle should be supplied with all the water they can drink to avoid stress, production losses, and possible dehydration.

Water Sources other than Drinking

Not all water cattle require must come

from drinking. Feeds and forages contain water, and digestion of feeds can produce water in the body, particularly high-energy feedstuffs. Water intake usually refers to free-drinking water plus water from feedstuffs. Pasture forages, green chop, and silage generally contain large amounts of water, while hay and feed grains tend to contain lower amounts of water. Lush forage may consist of approximately 75 percent water, while forage in the form of hay may contain closer to 10 percent water. Water is listed as moisture on a forage or feed analysis report. Subtracting the dry matter percent of a feedstuff from 100 percent yields the moisture percent. High energy feedstuffs supply more body water during digestion than low energy feedstuffs.

Water Temperature Water temperature has been identified as affecting animal preference to water. Water temperature may affect water intake by cattle. Warming of water can reduce intake, and cooling of water can increase both water and feed intake. Cool water helps cattle maintain a proper body temperature and can increase water intake.

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Swain Select Simmental 12113 Green Valley Dr. • Louisville, KY 40243 frederickswain@bellsouth.net • www.swainselect.com Fred & Phyllis 502-245-3866 502-599-4560

Chi & Angie 502-477-9727 502-287-2116

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Kentucky Simmental Ofﬁcers President: Derek Tingle 502-845-2589 Vice Pres: Johnny Moore 270-434-4616 Secretary: Tonya Phillips 606-584-2579

KENTUCKY SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION Call or visit one of these Simmental breeders for cattle that work! www.kentuckysimmental.com • Send application to: Tonya Phillips, 102 Burgess Ct., Georgetown, KY 40324 • Membership Fee is $25.00

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Graves Grandview Simmental Farm Timothy Graves 560 Rudd Lane Springﬁeld, KY 40069 (859) 481-3954 • gravesconstru353@bellsouth.net

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My Thoughts on this Age of Communications! come. I was speaking to a rather large group when a woman, seated right in front of me, got a call on her cell phone and proceeded to carry on a conversation right there. I kept ----------------talking louder and she did too. She University of Kentucky said “I can’t hear anything; this man’s Extension Beef Specialist talking too loud”. Finally, I said “Ma’am am I disturbing you”. She replied, “Oh, its okay” and kept talking. echnology, like the internet, Well, it wasn’t okay. It was embarrassing cell phones, iPhones, etc., has to everyone in the room – except her. Would it be too much to expect made communication rapid, folks at meetings to turn off their cell inexpensive and widely used. In phones – or at least step out of the room fact, Wikipedia (sort of an internet to take a call. Have some consideration encyclopedia) says that this fast for the speaker. Now that most people evolution of technology has allowed have iPhones that can do everything, rapid communication to “shape modern they “multitask” by texting while they are society”. If this shapes modern society’s “listening” to the speaker. I don’t think social skills, all I can say is “Lord, help that they are really listening because us!” there is no eye contact. It is very My first misadventure occurred distracting to speakers and somewhat when cell phones were just getting started but it was a sign of things to rude.

Dr. Roy Burris

Speaking of rude. What about those Bluetooth earpieces that permit you to talk hands-free? I was in a checkout line in a busy store, when a young woman looked directly at me and said “I really like you”. I was flattered and about to point out our age difference when I noticed that thing attached to her ear. I’ve decided that if someone you don’t know speaks to you – you should walk around them and look behind their ears before you answer so that you don’t make a fool of yourself. Speaking of making a fool of oneself. I was in a stall in a restroom – just taking care of “business” when the person in the next stall said “is everything going okay?” I replied that I was doing pretty well. He then said “Honey, I’ve got to hang up. Some fool thinks that I’m talking to him”. From now on – unless someone calls me by name, I am not responding, either. I worry about the younger generation.

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Feeder cattle prices were mixed, ending moslty steady. Calves were mostly $2 to $3 weaker on light demand. Market cows were steady to $3 lower. — Troy Applehans

Just a few days ago, Karen and I were enjoying a nice dinner out and were seated at a table next to a nice looking family – husband, wife and two teenage children. The two teenagers had their heads bowed while the parents talked to each other. I remarked to Karen how shameful those parents were since they were talking while their nice, wellmannered children were “saying grace”. Karen pointed out that they weren’t praying at all – just texting on their iPhones. Well, so much for a nice family meal. They should’ve just left those kids at home with a bowl of cocoa puffs. Social media, like Facebook, has shown folks that communication can be easy. So easy that we forget that effective communication requires some skills – like spelling, sentence structure and thinking before you “post” something that you might regret. Do young folks understand that, even though they are talking to their best friends, they are sharing a lot of information that wasn’t meant to be shared but it’s out there. The first thing a prospective employer will check is your Facebook page. Are you sure that it reflects well on you. Probably not. What are we to do? The new technology is wonderful. I’m addicted to it, too. Just use some common sense and proper etiquette. This new age of communications can be a boon to our personal and business lives but requires some thought, judgment and a little restraint at all times. The way you use it is a reflection on you and, perhaps, your business or career.

Timely Topics for July Spring-Calving Cow Herd • Remove bulls from the cow herd by the end of the month and keep them away from the cows. A short calving Cont'd on page 54

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Scholarships & Awards KCA Youth Scholarships, Applications due July 15, Details on pg. 11 KCF Veterinary Medicine Scholarships , Applications due July 15, Details on pg. 11 KCA Hall of Fame applications due August 1, Details on pg. 52

General

June 22 Alltech Barren County Ag Festival, Barren County High School, Glasgow, KY July 13 1st Annual Washington County Ag Day, Springfield, KY, See ad on pg. 14 July 13 YPC Field Day and Meeting, Daviess County Fair Grounds, See ad on pg. 32

July 27 KJCA Field Day, Boyd Beef Cattle Farm, Mays Lick, KY, Details on pg. 30

Angus August 31 The Breeders Cup Sale, Boyd Beef Cattle, Mays Lick, KY Sept. 21 15th Annual East KY Replacement Bred Heifer Sale, Lee City Stockyards, See ad on pg. 4 September 29 Green Oaks Farm Production Sale, See ad on pg. 13

Hereford Nov. 8 & 9 Grandview/CMR Herefords Dispersal Sale, Como, MS

Nov. 23 KY Hereford Autumn Purebred & Hereford Influenced Sale, Mt. Sterling, KY, Details on pg. 48

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Santa Gertrudis July 19-20 35th Annual Kentucky National Santa Gertrudis Show & Sale, Western Kentucky University Expo Center, See ad on pg. 28,29

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Simmental September 21 KenCo Family Matters Simmental Production Sale, Sunset View Sale Facility, Auburn, KY

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CATTLE MANAGEMENT CALENDAR Cont'd from page 51 season can concentrate labor during the calving season; group calves by age so that it is easier to find a convenient time to vaccinate, castrate, dehorn, etc.; and provide a more uniform group of calves at market time. • Mid-July (when the bulls are being removed) is a good time to deworm cattle, use a product that is effective against inhibited ostertagia. Re-implant calves which were implanted at birth if the type of implant and amount of time indicate. Calves which haven’t been vaccinated for blackleg should be. Spraying or using a pour-on for flies while cattle are gathered can supplement other fly control methods. Remember to work cattle early in the morning when it is cool and handle them gently to minimize stress. • Continue to watch for pinkeye and treat if necessary. Minimize problems by clipping pastures, controlling face flies and providing shade. Monitor the

bulls’ activity and physical condition as the breeding season winds down. • Our hay yields were generally lower than usual this spring. Be sure that you have enough feed to survive a drought and/or a long winter. Plan ahead. • Fescue pastures tend to go dormant in July and August, so look for alternatives like warm season grasses during this period of time. Try to keep the young calves gaining weight. Go to pastures which have been cut for hay to have higher quality re-growth when it is available. • Consider warm season grass pastures for hay, if reserves have not been restored yet.

Fall-Calving Cow Herd • De-worm cows in mid-July with a product that is effective against inhibited ostertagia. • Fall-calving cows should be dry and pregnant now. Their nutrient

needs are minimal and they can be maintained on poor pasture to avoid over fattening. Keep a good free-choice mineral mix available at all times. You can use a lower phosphorus mineral supplement now, if you want to save a little money. These cows are regaining body condition after a long winter feeding period. • Get ready for fall calving and plan to have good pasture available at calving and through the breeding season.

Stockers • Sell heavier grazing cattle before rate of gain decreases or they get into a heavyweight category. This will also relieve grazing pressure as pasture growth diminishes. They can be replaced with lightweight calves after pastures recover. • Lighter cattle which are kept on pasture need to be rotated to grass-legume or warm-season grass pastures to maintain a desirable level of

performance. Re-implant these calves and deworm with a product that is effective against inhibited ostertagia.

General • Maintain a weed control program in permanent pastures and continue to “spotspray” thistle. • Check pastures for downed wild cherry trees after storms (wilted wild cherry leaves are toxic to cattle). • Be sure that clean water is always available, especially in hot weather. Make routine checks of the water supply. Cattle need 13 to 20 gallons of clean water in hot weather. • Have forage analyses conducted on spring-cut hay and have large, round bales covered. Begin planning the winter feeding program now. Most of the hay was cut late due to a wet spring but a dry period permitted it to be put up without getting it rained on – so overall not a bad haying season. • Start soil testing pastures to determine fertilization needs for this fall.

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