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get educated and speak out

by CCA Treasurer Beverly Bigger

I would like to begin by saying that I am grateful for the experience of being a part of the CCA officer team. Two years ago, when I received a phone call from Dave Daley asking if I would be interested in running for CCA Treasurer how could I say no? Dave has done so much for CCA and the cattle industry that he inspired me to step up. I have to say that in the beginning, being on the officer team was a little intimidating but CCA staff and presidents Mark Lacey and now Tony Toso have been very inclusive. The past two years have been filled with learning about other aspects of the cattle industry with political education thrown in as well. I have also learned that it is more important than ever to show up and speak up.

Being on the CCA Price Discovery Subcommittee opened my mind about cattle pricing beyond the auction yard. I never gave much thought about what happened in the food chain after my cattle were sold. After all, I received a check. Sometimes it was not as much as I thought it would be, and I still had cattle to attend to. Sure, I knew that they went to a feedlot or a ranch somewhere other than southern California that had an abundance of feed, but I never thought about the process beyond that. The price discovery subcommittee has opened my mind to the process that takes place and the challenges to get a fair price to both ranchers and feeders.

The CCA subcommittee chair and members have put in a tremendous amount of time and research so that changes can be made to the process on a national level. I witnessed the work of the subcommittee and CCA staff come to fruition this February at the NCBA convention in Houston. As President Tony Toso detailed the process in his column in last month’s CCA magazine, CCA formed an alliance with other states producing a resolution stating that we must have open disclosure by packers and the ability for ranchers to market their cattle

in a manner that works for them without a government mandate. This was political work at its best and an eye-opening experience of how as a like-minded group we can make a difference.

I realize that most of our cattle ranchers are in less populated areas of our state.

However, this is a recent example of what can happen in an area with urban influence.

The city of Los Angeles is trying to pass an ordinance to outlaw horse and cattle events by restricting use of spurs and cattle prods. This regulation would affect rodeos, roping, barrel racing and charro events. If passed it is widely believed that this restriction would also pass in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. In support of the Los Angeles equestrian community and in opposition to this ordinance a group of Ventura County residents chartered a bus to attend the February Professional Bull Riders event held at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles. A Santa Barbara County cattle rancher and world champion cowboy and his family were also in attendance to support rodeo and the Los Angeles equestrian community. This volume of support made Los Angeles TV news.

These are just two examples of supporting ranching and our way of life.

What can you do? You don’t have to be a CCA officer, for many there is not much time for anything other than running your cattle operation. There are many ways you can speak for cattle ranching and our way of life. Write a letter or e-mail to state legislators when a bill is proposed that will affect the industry.

Contact your county elected officials when your local cattlemen’s association asks for your support. Our voice becomes a larger voice by these small things.

Get involved with whatever issues are in your area, property rights, fire prevention, water, predators or public lands grazing. Your help can make a difference.

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ON THE COVER

APRIL 2022 Volume 105, Issue 4

CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN We can all do something

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This month’s cover photo was taken by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in San Luis Obispo County. With dry rangeland conditions persisting across the state, the spring time window for green grass and wildflowers is narrowing as temperatures rise.

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To submit your photos for consideration in this publication, e-mail them to magazine@calcattlemen.org.

YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK CCA always on guard in Sacramento

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ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES

NATIONAL STAGE Midterm elections insight

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR Dietitian says beef is best

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK Rancher puts subdivision on its heels

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COMMUNICATION BREAK DOWN

by Ryan Donahue for the California Cattlemen’s Foundation With my job with the California Cattlemen’s as at the end of the day, its Foundation, I’m tasked with communicating the people and marketing. The pipelines practices of California ranches to the general public. My of social media are thirsty thinking is that if possible, getting non-agricultural people for content and creators are willing to cook it up any to visit California ranches would benefit our membership way they want it. and the overall perception of ranching as there can be What can we learn misconceptions. Such ranch tours are, of course, impossible from all of this? It’s as ranchers are busy and ranches are universally remote.

The next best alternative is communicating these stories via my understanding that a successful ranching storytelling whether by photographs, writing or video. operation necessitates Historically, at least before the existence of social that the animals, families, media, massive brands like McDonalds and Coca Cola workers and land are all initially had few instruments for advertising other than properly taken care of. visual messaging via billboards and delivery trucks. Later If one is out of whack, the operation will be short-lived. came radio and television but even then messaging What’s important is that ranchers share these successes by nature had to be succinct given the costs and time any way they can. In my experience in communications, it’s constraints. These massive empires curated their origin common that people in unique industries fail to recognize via logos and slogans and their practices were largely that what they do and see everyday is interesting to the unavailable for public scrutiny. Since the internet and social media platforms these brands have adapted mostly by filling general public. That is to say that everyday chores like fixing fence or feeding animals are interesting and worthy for the void with contrived images of people and food that documentation and dissemination. you’ll never find in an actual in one of their establishments.

Lastly, I can see how communicating through social Content void of authenticity. These larger brands have a media can seem daunting and time consuming. I can assure big problem if they can’t tell their story authentically. The you that there’s no need to hire a photographer, buy a general public places a lot of importance on the origin of drone or bring on a personal stylist. To communicate your a brand or product. Many studies have proven the concept operations in a meaningful way all you need is a phone with that if people can attach a story to an object they derive a camera and motivation to tell your story. It’s something we more pleasure from its use or consumption. The question for businesses now is, if someone wants to learn about your all would benefit from. business via a smartphone with this new lens, what will they find?

More recently brands have enlisted storylines and visual elements that create the illusion of being authentic. A consumer with a keen eye would know that a decade ago, a promotional photograph of a burger or sandwich from a fast food brand would never include crumbs surrounding those items where now it’s hard to find examples without crumbs casually strewn across the foreground. Popular interview shows like 60 Minutes now include wide shots including the camera lights, light stands and grip equipment in their published productions to metaphorically pull back the curtain. The thinking is, people now want and require to know how the sausage is made, as they say. This move towards authenticity in media shouldn’t be confused as communal clarity or some sort of virtuous endeavor, Screenshots from a cell phone show how simple modern day communication and

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK CCA-SPONSORED LEGISLATION SEEKS TO EXTEND AG VEHICLE EXEMPTION TO BASIC INSPECTION OF TERMINALS PROGRAM

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur On February 17, Assemblymember Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) introduced CCA-sponsored Assembly Bill 2415. If signed into law, AB 2415 would extend by three years the current exemption for agricultural vehicles from the California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Basic Inspection of Terminals (BIT) program.

The BIT program requires certain motor carriers to submit to CHP inspection at the place where the carrier’s vehicles are garaged or maintained. BIT inspections are intended to ensure that motor carriers are complying with Motor Carrier Safety regulations and that vehicle maintenance is adequate to prevent collisions and mechanical breakdowns. To that end, during BIT inspections motor carriers must make their vehicles available for physical inspection by CHP, and CHP will also inspect the carrier’s vehicle maintenance records and driving records.

BIT fees begin at $130 per year for fleets of one vehicle and ramp up as the fleet size increases. BIT inspections for covered motor carriers occur at least once every six years; if a carrier has received an unsatisfactory rating in a previous inspection, subsequent inspection will occur more frequently.

These inspections can be costly and time-consuming for agricultural producers, and even minor violations can lead to further enforcement which restricts a rancher from operating a vehicle which is vital to the ranch operation.

Additionally, commonly-used farm and ranch vehicles also serve as producers’ personal vehicles which would typically be exempt from BIT if only used as personal vehicles or to haul recreational vehicles.

For those reasons, in 2016, CCA sponsored AB 1960, which exempted “agricultural vehicles” from the BIT program. For purposes of the BIT exemption, an “agricultural vehicle” is a truck/trailer combination with a gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of 26,000 pounds or less (with the towing vehicle’s GVWR being 16,000 pounds or less), operated by a farmer or rancher exclusively for

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agricultural purposes (when used in commerce), operated in a not-for-hire capacity and operated solely intrastate (that is, solely within California).

Due to concerns in the Senate that “it [was] unclear what the safety impact of this exemption would be,” AB 1960 was amended in the Senate to include a sunset date of Jan. 1, 2023, coupled with a requirement that CHP “report to the Governor and the legislature [by Jan. 1, 2022] about the impact of excluding an agricultural vehicle” from the BIT program, including “information about collisions involving excluded vehicles and any traffic safety issues associated with excluded vehicles.”

Unfortunately, CHP’s report on the safety of the agricultural exemption still has not been filed as of press time – months after the legislatively-set due date.

Nevertheless, the agricultural exemption is still set to expire on Jan. 1, 2023, causing undue hardship to farmers and ranchers who would be required to submit to timeconsuming BIT inspections – with potentially-significant disruptions to the farm or ranch operations – without any new data or public safety considerations justifying the new requirement.

AB 2415 would extent the agricultural exemption from BIT by three years – until Jan. 1, 2026. The intent of this extension is to provide the legislature and stakeholders like CCA the opportunity to address any concerns CHP may identify regarding the exemption once its report is filed with the Governor and Legislature. If no significant concerns exist, this extended sunset provides time for later legislation to make the agricultural vehicle exemption permanent.

CCA thanks Assemblymember Lackey, a former CHP officer who authored the initial ag exemption from BIT in 2016, for his leadership on this topic and his support of the agriculture community. CCA will continue to keep members informed as AB 2415 progresses through the Legislature.

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A VALUABLE TOOL FOR YOU GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA ANIMAL HEALTH AND FOOD SAFETY LAB

by Gabriele Maier, DVM, Ph.D., Katherine Watson, DVM, Omar Gonzales-Viera, DVM and Ashley Hill, DVM, University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine California is in the fortunate position of having a network of diagnostic laboratories known as the California Animal Health and Food Safety (CAHFS) lab system with four locations: Davis, Turlock, Tulare and San Bernadino. The function of these labs is to safeguard public health and to protect the health of California’s livestock and poultry by detecting and diagnosing animal diseases.

Personnel at CAHFS are proficient at recognizing many regulatory and foreign animal diseases (e.g. bovine tuberculosis or virulent Newcastle disease in poultry).

Early detection of these diseases limits their impact locally and globally. CAHFS partners with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), UC Davis, veterinarians and producers to do active disease surveillance (e.g. live bird market avian influenza sampling) and testing necessary for interstate movement or change of ownership in cattle (e.g. Brucella and trichomonosis).

Apart from regulatory testing, the lab offers many other services that researchers, veterinarians and producers can take advantage of. It is always best to work with your veterinarian when faced with a herd problem or sudden death, but sometimes producers need to submit samples or carcasses themselves.

A word from the new director at CAHFS, Ashley Hill, DVM, Ph.D. “Our mission is to lead diagnostics globally, and protect California locally. To do that, CAHFS

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provides quality services that protect animal health and performance, public health and the food supply.

“After 10 years as CAHFS’ Epidemiologist and section head for the Immunology section, I’m excited to take on the responsibility of directing the laboratory system. One of my goals is to build stronger connections with California’s livestock industries to ensure that we are meeting your needs. I’ve enjoyed the past two CCA statewide meetings and look forward to many more.

“We at CAHFS are here to keep California’s livestock and poultry healthy and productive. If you are experiencing either ongoing or sudden issues affecting the health or productivity of your cattle, we want to help. We can accept whole carcasses as well as samples of blood, animal tissue or feeds. Our pathologists are experts at examining animal tissues for evidence of diseases or abnormalities.

“We can test for a wide range of infectious and toxic substances using state of the art equipment – but most importantly, we have friendly, knowledgeable people who are happy to talk to you and your veterinarian. We can help you and your vet figure out what to submit as well as explain what we’ve found. Our goal is to provide information that you can use. Once you know what you’re dealing with, whether it’s nutritional, infectious or toxic, you and your veterinarian can figure out how to respond.”

Submitting the right samples Pathologists at CAHFS perform necropsies on deceased animals, but staff and veterinary pathologists

will also perform humane euthanasia on some live animals submitted for necropsies (not for horses, camelids and adult swine). It is extremely important to submit a fresh carcass in order to get meaningful results back. Although there is a minimum set of samples that should be submitted with every necropsy, it is best to communicate with the lab prior to sample collection so that the appropriate tissues are submitted for your particular case.

As an example, establishing a definitive cause of bovine abortion is a challenging problem faced by veterinary practitioners and diagnosticians. The infectious agent is identified in less than 50 percent of cases and declines even more when complete placentas, dam blood and high-quality carcasses are not included in the submission. Even though the placenta is very valuable for diagnosing the cause of abortion, it is understood that it cannot always be retrieved. If found, handle the fetal membranes with gloves to avoid spreading zoonotic pathogens. Questions? Phone a friend – a pathologist is on call to answer your questions!

Importance of a good history A thorough history can also guide the diagnostic process. The history on the submission form should include the age and breed of the animal, observations about the animal’s health prior to death, and any treatments (including vaccinations) the animal may have received. Sometimes deaths are sudden with no signs that anything was wrong, while other times an animal has been coughing, weak, disinterested in feed, lame or down, has discharge from the eyes, nose or vulva or diarrhea.

When submitting aborted fetuses, information about the expected calving date, history of diagnosed abortions in the herd, changes in management (e.g. switch or cessation of mineral supplementation), alterations in the health of the dam prior to abortion, recent treatments given to the dam, as well as the types and dates of dam vaccinations could all be helpful.

Testing for toxins While infectious agents are perhaps the most frequently thought of cause of abortion, there are other factors which may cause a proportion of pregnancies to terminate with an abortion including genetic abnormalities, heat stress, toxic agents (e.g. nitrates/ nitrites) and ergot alkaloids. When infectious causes have been ruled out, these additional avenues can be explored by submitting water, pasture or feed samples. Again, this is where communication with the pathologist on the case, as well as with your veterinarian and extension advisor, can be very helpful. When it comes to toxins, it is important to understand that there is not one toxin test or panel to detect all possible toxins.

Each suspected toxin has to be tested for individually, and those tests tend to be expensive. Some toxicology testing is included in the capped fee for a necropsy, i.e. testing for alkaloids, nitrates, trace minerals and selenium.

However, testing for substances such as oleander toxin, blue-green algae toxin and many others has to be done individually. Testing should be based on some suspicion or evidence of exposure to avoid spending a lot of money on tests that may not yield positive results.

Sampling and testing logistics Upon receiving a dead animal, pathologists will start by reading the clinical history, then proceed to opening the carcass to examine all of the organs in detail for evidence of disease that may have contributed to the animal’s death. They will also take samples of tissues to be preserved in formalin and examined under the microscope for changes that are not detectable by the naked eye. The pathologist may submit fresh tissues for bacterial culture, molecular tests or serology that seem relevant to the case or important for herd surveillance.

The in-state necropsy fee for any bovine carcass over 3 months old is $140 plus $50 carcass disposal fee if the submitter is from within California. A group of three calves less than three months old can be submitted for $135.

The lab prefers submission of whole carcasses, but for producers who live far away or cannot drive to the lab, shipping of fresh samples is another option. The CAHFS lab has detailed instructions on how to ship samples on their webpage (check out “Packaging Guidelines”, “Specimen Delivery” and “Submission Forms” under “Submit Specimens” on the CAHFS webpage for details).

Overnight shipping with Fedex is preferred. The lab can provide a Fedex account number for discounted overnight shipping to facilitate the process. Your veterinarian may perform the necropsy and submit the samples for you. Before attempting to perform your own collection of samples, make sure you familiarize yourself with the technique. UC ANR, in collaboration with the CAHFS lab, is working on video resources that show how to perform a field necropsy and collect samples.

These resources are in production but may be posted on YouTube by the time this article is published. The videos will be posted on the beef cattle herd health and production website in the “How to” section (https:// ucanr.edu/sites/BeefCattle). ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 12 April 2022 California Cattleman 11

...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11 Another useful tool for aiding in a diagnosis is your cell phone! Become a citizen scientist by taking pictures of where you found the dead animal(s). Sometimes the location or the way an animal was found can give clues to the cause of death.

If you suspect toxic plant involvement, take a closeup picture of those plants. If you perform your own necropsy, take a picture of the chest and abdomen after you open the carcass before you start sampling anything.

If you have a high suspicion for a toxin involvement, submit a sample of pasture, suspected toxic plant(s), water or feed.

Routine herd health testing The CAHFS lab can also help you with preventative herd health. One important tool is testing for trace mineral status by submitting representative blood samples from members of your herd. Copper and selenium deficiencies are common in California cattle due to low levels in California’s soil. Deficiencies can have a big impact on cattle fertility and immunity.

The gold standard for trace mineral assessment is a liver biopsy collected by your veterinarian. The liver will reflect the true status of stored minerals such as copper because the body tries to maintain certain concentrations of copper in the blood despite low tissue stores; however, low blood copper values are an indicator

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of a true deficiency. For selenium, both blood and liver levels are an accurate representation of the selenium levels. Different types of blood tubes are required for submission of trace mineral panels and selenium status.

Testing new additions to your herd for infectious diseases is another service you may consider. Diseases like Johne’s, bovine leukemia and leptospirosis can have asymptomatic carriers that transmit difficult to eliminate pathogens. Bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) persistently infected (PI) animals are another type of “Trojan horse” that you want to identify.

Vaccination for BVD has greatly reduced the occurrence of these animals, but one PI sheds so much virus that it may overcome immunity of well-vaccinated cattle. Ear notches can be submitted to the lab to rule out BVD PIs. If you live in an area that is endemic for Anaplasma marginale infections, introducing naïve cattle may result in massive losses. If you add any replacements or bulls that test negative, vaccination is an option to reduce the number of cattle getting sick from anaplasmosis. Your veterinarian can help you weigh the costs and benefits of testing versus the risk of introducing disease into your herd.

This article only scratches the surface of possible services that your diagnostic laboratory has to offer.

For details on sample type and costs refer to the CAHFS lab testing page https://cahfs.vetmed.ucdavis. edu/lab-tests-fees or call the lab: Davis: 530-752-8700, Turlock (only for poultry at this time): 209-634-5837, Tulare: 559-688-7543, San Bernardino: 909-383-4287.

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Tate Honored by Society for Range Management with W.R. Chapline Award Kenneth Tate, Ph.D., received the W.R. Chapline Land Stewardship Award at the Society for Range Management’s 75th Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, N.M., earlier this February. The W. R. Chapline Land Stewardship Award gives special recognition to members of the Society for exceptional accomplishments and contributions in the application of the art and science of range management.

It is given in recognition of exceptional landowners, land managers, administrators and counselors in the field of range management and supporting disciplines.

Tate, a Professor and Rustici Endowed Specialist in Rangeland Watershed Sciences with UC Cooperative Extension and UC Davis, has made exceptional contributions to the conservation of California’s 57 million acres of rangelands over the past three decades.

His research and extension program centers on the enhancement of both natural resources and sustainable agricultural enterprises and recommendations from this work have had significant impacts in guiding management practices, from individual ranchers to state and federal land management agencies. He has led multiple collaborative teams to develop integrated research, education and extension programs to proactively address concerns that fecal microbial pollution from rangeland cattle degrades water quality and threatens human health. These efforts have resulted in a comprehensive scientific framework

guiding understanding of the prevalence, transport and fate of microbial pollutants as well as a management ramework to guide best practices for reducing grazingrelated microbial water quality impairments and maintaining clean water.

He has published 120 peer-reviewed journal articles and secured more than $14 million in research and extension grants.

His scientific leadership and expertise in the livestock grazing-environmental quality-human health nexus has been sought out nationally and internationally.

Most importantly, Tate has become a trusted source of information through his work with private land owners, public land managers, conservation groups, regulatory agency staff and policymakers to support science-based decision-making. Tate has spent his research and Extension career supporting sustainable rangeland management and this award recognizes that commitment. Having worked closely with him on many efforts regarding California rangelands, CCA wishes to extend sincere congratulations to Ken Tate for this honor!

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NATIONAL STAGE TAKING POLITICAL ACTION AS MIDTERM ELECTIONS APPROACH IN THE MIDST OF WASHINGTON CHAOS

by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Executive Officer Colin Woodall As you read this column, primary season for the 2022 mid-term election is off and running. The Democrats believe they have delivered enough wins from their agenda to maintain control of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Republicans are gunning to take control of both houses of Congress to shut President Biden’s agenda down. At this point in time, it is anybody’s game.

While Tuesday, November 8, will be here before we know it, in the land of political campaigns it is a lifetime away.

All it takes is a short sound bite, news headline, or scandal to make or break a campaign. All of these can happen in just a matter of seconds, and both parties are susceptible to self-inflicted political wounds. There is no doubt this election season will be a spectacle.

For NCBA, our job is to evaluate the candidates running for Congress and determine who we want to support. For incumbents running for re-election, we analyze their voting record to see how they have voted on legislation important to cattle producers. We look at what committees they serve on and how those committees engage on our issues. We review their press releases and social media posts to make sure they are not a liability and can remain effective in passing legislation. We also take a close look at who their friends are. If a Representative or Senator is carrying the water for Humane Society of the U.S., PETA, or other extremist groups, you can rest assured they will not get support from us.

Many times, we will step up and support a candidate who is challenging an incumbent. Before we even consider their candidacy, we make them come to our Washington office and talk about themselves and pitch us on their campaign. Like incumbents, we look at the information they have posted publicly, as well as their voting record if they have held elected office in the past. Each candidate is thoroughly vetted before we make a commitment to support their campaign. Another critical component in our process is getting input from our state affiliate partners so we clearly know which candidates your state association wants us to support or help challenge.

Once we identify the Congressional races we want to engage in, we provide support with information and financial contributions. Our team will meet with the candidate and their campaign staff to brief them on our

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policy priorities and make sure they have the information they need when engaging with voters or participating in debates. In the case of challengers or candidates filling empty House or Senate seats, getting them pre-briefed before they are elected makes them more effective in helping us achieve our priorities once they win and are sworn in.

Running for Congress is an expensive proposition. In the 2020 election, the most expensive House race cost more than $37 million. Senate races can cost in excess of $200 million. Candidates must find a way to pay for those races, and that is where NCBA’s Political Action Committee, or PAC, comes into play.

With our PAC, we can give a candidate for Congress $5,000 for their primary race and $5,000 for the general election for a total contribution of $10,000. We have a goal of raising $1.25 million so we can participate in as many campaigns as possible. The goal is to get cattle-friendly candidates from both sides of the aisle elected to the House and Senate. Your contributions are key to helping us reach that goal.

Every dollar NCBA raises comes from our members, and nothing is taken off the top to pay for administrative expenses. Every dollar we raise goes right into a campaign.

If every member of NCBA just gave $25, we would exceed our goal. Unfortunately, less than 5 percent of NCBA members contribute. The PAC is one of the best tools we have in getting our voice heard via the candidates we support. This is not about buying votes. That is simply illegal. This is about showing we are willing to do our part to get the best Republicans and Democrats elected to Congress that understand the challenges you face and are willing to step up and fight for us.

To get involved with NCBA-PAC contact Anna Lee in our D.C. office at alee@beef.org.

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This fancy set of Angus second-calvers originating from the GI Ranch, Paulina, OR, sell bred to good quality Angus bulls – due to start calving Sept. 1st. They are foothill vaccinated and on a complete yearly modified live vaccination program.

These 2nd and 3rd Calf, Fall-Calving Cows all originated from Eastern Montana ranches. They are foothill vaccinated and on a yearly modified live vaccination program.

Bred heifers are foothill vaccinated and on complete yearly modified live vaccination & mineral programs. They have been running in the Sierra Mountain Foothills for 2 seasons, weighing 1,250+ lbs. (35-day calving period).

Bred to high-end Angus & Red Angus bulls, they will be ultrasound confirmed to calve between Sept. 10th and Nov. 10th.

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Farm Credit West Reports Strong Financial Results for 2021 Farm Credit West – a cooperative lending institution focusing exclusively on the agriculture industry – today released its 2021 Annual Report highlighting the association’s ongoing commitment to serving the financial needs of farmers, ranchers and agribusiness throughout California and Arizona. The association is reporting strong financial performance in 2021 with continued growth in net income, earning assets and capital.

“The events of 2021 – and the year prior – provided key opportunities for our association to seek innovative solutions to achieve success while also finding new ways to be efficient and strengthen our relationships with customers.” said Mark Littlefield, President and CEO of Farm Credit West. “The ongoing commitment of our staff, loyalty of our customers, and guidance by our Board of Directors all contributed to the association’s very strong financial performance last year.”

This strong performance provided the association with the foundation necessary for the Board of Directors to declare a cash patronage dividend equal to 125 basis points or 1.25 percent of eligible customer-owners’ average loan balance. A core patronage of 1.00 percent was distributed this February with the second supplemental payment equal to 0.25 percent distributed in March. This was a direct result of Farm Credit West’s exceptional earnings and maintenance of a strong capital position in 2021.

As a member-owned cooperative, Farm Credit West has

distributed over $1.186 billion in cash dividends since the patronage program’s inception in 2002. The varied geographic and commodity diversity of its activities in California and Arizona contributed to the strong earnings results in 2021.

Below is a summary of the Association’s financial performance last year: Net income for 2021 was $326 million as compared to $296 million in 2020. Net income in 2021 was positively impacted by an increase in net interest income due to strong growth and performance stability in the loan portfolio.

Earning assets grew to $12.8 billion at the end of 2021 from $11.9 billion at the end of 2020.

Asset quality improved to 97 percent non-adversely classified loans at year-end 2021 compared with 95.6 percent at the end of 2020. Additionally, nonaccrual loans and other property owned decreased to $71 million at the end of 2021 compared to $100 million at the end of 2020.

Total capital at the end of 2021 was $2.44 billion compared to $2.39 billion at the end of 2020.

Farm Credit West’s primary capital ratio measurement is common equity tier 1 (CET1). The CET1 ratio was 13.8 percent at the end of 2021 compared to a CET1 ratio of 13.9 percent at the end of 2020. Both were well in excess of the regulatory capital requirements.

Fighting For Regulatory Certainty Under the Endangered Species Act

Regulatory uncertainty is one of the greatest threats to cattle operations. For decades, the regulatory whiplash caused by politically driven changes to protections for gray wolves under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has made business decisions and planning for the future nearly impossible.

Oregon cattleman and NCBA Region V Policy Vice President Skye Krebs is just one of many producers who face the consequences of regulatory decisions being made based on activism-driven politics instead of sound-science.

“We keep getting mixed messages on ESA goals,” Krebs said. “Constantly moving goal posts coupled with lack of agency consistency and enforcement standards have created immense frustration among producers and have negatively impacted the health and well-being of livestock throughout the United States.”

Since being listed under the ESA in 1974, the gray wolf population has seen tremendous recovery, exceeding recovery goals by 300 percent. It is critical to recognize that success, instead of using ESA as a permanent management tool — a purpose that is in direct conflict with the original intention of the Act. “From the beginning, the livestock industry was willing to come to the table and work with agencies to minimize conflict between wolves and livestock. Even though we’ve exceeded the goals beyond expectations, federal politics have caused the rules to keep changing,” Krebs said.

CCA, NCBA and the Public Lands Council have led the charge to fight for the use of science-based, data-driven decisions regarding gray wolf population recovery. We were supportive of the decision by the Trump administration in 2020 to delist the gray wolf and have since been defending that decision, despite attempts by activist groups to undermine one of the most successful ESA recovery stories in U.S. history.

Across the country, increased gray wolf attacks on livestock are threatening the viability of family-owned operations. With reinstated protections under the ESA, this situation will only 18 California Cattleman April 2022

continue to get worse. In the coming weeks, we are committed to pursuing every avenue — whether it be regulatory or legal — to ensure that ESA decisions are made based on fact and producers have the tools they need to protect their livestock and livelihoods

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR

EAT BEEF. OUR REGISTERED DIETITIAN SAID SO.

by Makenzie Neves, manager of producer education and engagement, California Beef Council Registered Dietitian, Kori Dover, is the Director of Food and Nutrition Outreach at the California Beef Council (CBC). Her role at CBC plays an integral part in promoting beef to consumers. Why? Her expertise in nutrition and the food system allows us to effectively communicate how beef plays an essential role in a healthy diet.

California is not the only state who sees nutrition as a fundamental piece of beef promotion. Kansas and Nebraska also see that value. So much so that the Kansas State Beef Council and Nebraska Beef Council pay Dover’s salary to increase beef visibility on the west coast.

Dover, a self-proclaimed “foodie,” had early aspirations of becoming a chef. However, when she was diagnosed with her first autoimmune disease, Celiac disease, life steered her in a different direction. Learning to navigate the gluten-free world led her to pursue a career in health and nutrition. Which eventually led her to her role at CBC. While studying to become a dietitian, she also studied farm-to-table and small farm agriculture. She quickly learned how disconnected and removed many people are from the food system. “I fell in love with telling the story of how food gets to our plates while highlighting the nutritional benefits. Working for the Beef Checkoff was a natural fit, and I knew that’s exactly where I wanted to be,” said Dover. Telling beef ’s nutrition story means covering all the different aspects of food. It covers everything from sustainability, the nutrients found in beef, healthy convenient meals, and more.

When asked about her favorite part of her job, Dover describes seeing people have their “light bulb moments.” Now more than ever consumers want to know where their food is coming from, and she has a

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passion for helping people connect those dots around the food system. “When students, consumers, and even health professionals connect those dots there is nothing more exciting to see. People light up and begin to understand the importance of cattle within our food system,” said Dover.

Additionally, she described her love for meeting producers and sharing their stories. Specifically, when she provides immersion experiences and hands-on learning for folks in the dietetic world. She appreciates the direct impact these experiences have because of those who work to feed the world. She again references those light bulb moments stating, “I get to sit back and see those light bulb moments spread across a crowd. It’s one of the most rewarding things to see as a strong believer in our food system.”

Dover’s role at CBC allows her to be a strong voice for producers when it comes to nutrition and beef. She leaves us with her best piece of nutrition advice, “All beef provides 10 essential nutrients your body needs!

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UC ANR to hire more Cooperative Extension advisors From Del Norte, Siskiyou and Modoc counties south through San Diego and Imperial counties, Californians will be seeing more University of California Cooperative Extension advisors in their communities.

On March 18, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR) officially released news that 48 more UCCE Advisor positions for recruitment would be open over the next 12 months thanks to increased 202122 state funding. This brings the total to 89 new UCCE Advisor positions since July 2021 when Gov. Newsom and the state Legislature provided a historic budget boost for UC ANR. During the last six months of 2021, UC ANR released 41 other UCCE positions that have been filled or are under recruitment. The full list of UCCE positions is posted online at https://bit.ly/CEpositions2021-22.

Additional UC Cooperative Extension Specialist positions will be announced for recruitment in early April 2022.

“We appreciate the people across the state who worked with UCANR to develop the UC Cooperative Extension advisor position proposals,” said Glenda Humiston, University of California vice president for agriculture and natural resources. “Input from community members and partnering agencies and organizations was critical to informing the prioritization of these UCCE positions.

Now we hope our supporters will help us recruit the best scientists to work with California’s communities.”

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK

SUBDIVISION IN REVERSE

by Madison Goss, communications coordinator, California Rangeland Trust Imagine growing up on a ranch where everything you needed was on the land right in front of you. Between the fruit trees that provide fresh produce in abundance, the pastureland that supports a variety of grazing livestock and the peace and serenity that comes with being in tune with the land day in and day out, there is no place you would rather be, right?

Now imagine watching the land you love slowly vanish – first the open space is encroached on by one house, then a whole subdivision, and eventually it is taken over by an entire city. Doesn’t it leave you heartbroken to see the working rangeland that was once inhabited by cattle and a diversity of plants and wildlife plowed under and paved over?

For Sally Friend and her son, Michael Dennis, this was reality when their family’s ranch, Rancho Santa Ana, was swallowed up by the growing development happening in and around Los Angeles in the 1970s.

Today, the

vast landscape where some of Sally and Michael’s fondest memories were made are just that, memories.

“That ranch is unrecognizable,” Michael somberly explained.

Watching the land disappear was so disheartening, Michael retreated to Wyoming to start his own veterinary practice. For Sally, this was the beginning of a long road of reestablishing her presence in the ranching industry.

In 1979, Sally and her brother purchased the Carrizo Ranch and the Las Piletas Ranch in San Luis Obispo County. After a few years of the partnership, the pair split, and Sally became the sole owner of the Carrizo Ranch.

In recent years, Sally encouraged Michael to come back to California to take over management of the ranch.

Having witnessed the aftermath of what can happen when development comes knocking, Sally refused to watch history repeat itself.

“It is hard to protect your land on your own,” expressed Sally. So, in 2010 she sought out the California Rangeland Trust to ensure the Carrizo Ranch would not end with her generation.

Sally donated the development rights on the Carrizo Ranch, which at the time totaled 20,274 acres, through a conservation easement held by the Rangeland Trust.

The peace of mind from this act alone would have been enough for most but not for Sally. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 24

Sally Friend and her son, Michael Dennis, are the dynamic duo that own and operate the Carrizo Ranch.

Adjacent to the Carrizo Ranch stood a 53-lot subdivision ready to be developed. To date, Sally has acquired 50 of the original 53 lots to stave off development and ensure the property remains in ranching.

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nurture the land back to health.

Today, the land, rich in biodiversity, is truly a sight to see — to the south end of the property, oak woodlands Within the perimeter of the original ranch stood a cover the hillsides and to the north, rolling grasslands 53-lot subdivision ready to be developed. Sally spent years stretch as far as the eye can see. And in addition to Sally working to acquire these parcels to stave off development and Michael’s commercial cattle operation, the land is also and expand her ranch. To date, Sally has acquired 50 of the home to a variety of wildlife, including deer, elk and bears. original 53 lots, each time conserving the additional acreage “I want to make this ranch all that it can be,” said by donating the development rights to the Rangeland Michael. “This land is and should be a haven for wildlife, Trust. plants, and our livestock, and every day it is a joy seeing the “I like to call it a subdivision in reverse,” Michael changes we have contributed to.” stated. Today, the Carrizo Ranch encompasses more than In 2020, Sally and Michael were honored with the 27,000 acres of conserved, working rangeland.

California Rangeland Trust’s Conservationist of the Year Saving the land piece by piece was not an easy task.

Award which recognizes extraordinary achievement in “Not a lot of people can be talked out of their land, but I volunteer conservation by a private landowner. Between took those roadblocks and moved them out of my way,” Sally’s efforts to ward off development in and around her recalled Sally. ranch and Michael’s topnotch stewardship, they were a With this amount of land comes an immense clear choice for this prestigious award. responsibility to care for it. Under previous ownership, “It is very rewarding to be recognized for something the land saw soil erosion and harsh dry farming methods. that took a lot of time and effort to achieve,” said Sally “The land needed to be left alone, so it could heal itself,” proudly. explained Michael. Fortunately, he, like his mother, As touched as Sally was to be recognized, one of has a deep love for the land. By implementing holistic her greatest pleasures in life is watching her son, three management practices, he has been able to successfully grandchildren and multiple great-grandchildren enjoy the land as much as she does.

“Seeing the multiple generations on the land is what I always hoped for,” expressed Sally. “Now there is not a question, whether it is my family or not, it will never be lost to development.” ...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 22

As shown to the left, the Carrizo Ranch is rich in biodiversity and hosts a variety of wildlife including deer, elk and bears.

In 2010, Sally donated the development rights on the Carrizo Ranch through a conservation easement held by the Rangeland Trust. She has since completed two additional conservation easements thereby permanently conserving more than 27,000 acres.

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Progressive Enhancements to the AICA Genetic Evaluation

by Sally Northcutt, Ph.D., for the American International Charolais Association With the July 2021 rollout of the American International Charolais Association (AICA) genetic evaluation update, breeders again have access to progressive enhancements to their genetic prediction tools. The AICA membership has historically embraced new technologies and revisions to their national cattle evaluation procedures to deliver industry relevant EPDs to seedstock and commercial cattle producers.

In recent years, the use of DNA technology has grown with the implementation of single-step genetic evaluation procedures, and Charolais breeders have capitalized on this genomic application. DNA testing of registered Charolais cattle has been on a rapid increase and seamless incorporation of the genotypes has provided genomic-enhanced EPDs along with timely bi-monthly EPD updates.

The latest enhancements to the AICA genetic evaluation are two-fold. First, the genetic parameters utilized in generating EPDs are updated. Secondly, the growth and maternal predictions and Terminal Sire Index (TSI) index are delivered on a beef cattle industry relevant base for genetic selection.

weight and subsequent growth measures is reduced. Growth trait EPDs released under the updated genetic parameters tend to move more independently than in the past. Charolais breeders must continue to submit large contemporary groups of growth trait data to better leverage the evaluation enhancements.

Industry Relevant EPDs for Charolais Cattle The correct use of EPDs is to focus on differences between animals or comparisons to breed averages, as well as the use of percentile rankings. Yet, commercial producers seeking Charolais genetics may still be influenced by the numeric presentation of selection tools. With the popularity of Charolais genetics in the commercial industry and the need to update the EPDs for industry relevance, the latest NCE up- date has a modern delivery of growth trait EPDs. While no changes are evident in the birth weight EPDs, the weaning weight, yearling weight, milk and total maternal EPDs are updated.

Breed averages and percentile rank tables also illustrate Genetic Parameter Revisions the new presentation of AICA selection tools. As one would It is important to periodically revisit the heritability and expect, the TSI values are retooled with these revisions. The genetic correlation estimates that are represented in a genetic link for http://search.charolaisusa.com/ provides statistics for evaluation. The AICA National Cattle Evaluation (NCE) was this and future NCE updates and is a good reference point for well overdue for a review of its genetic parameters, particularly AICA evaluations. for the growth traits. The latest NCE update reflects revised Best Use of AICA Selection Tools structure for weaning weight, yearling weight and maternal While the update to AICA NCE results “Pen-Side Test milk trait relationships. Specific genetic parameters can be for Bovine Respiratory Disease May Save Cattle Industry Millions, accessed at the following link: https://charolaisusa.com/ Reduce Antibiotic Use” paints a more modern characterization genetic-evaluation.php. of Charolais cattle, it is important to remember the key basics In the past, a strong negative genetic correlation was set about use of EPDs: between weaning weight (direct genetic effects) and milk • EPDs, or expected progeny difference, are to be used to sort (maternal genetic). This strong correlation was commonly out relative differences among animals. evident when a sire was characterized with high weaning weight potential and his maternal milk EPD would tend to be • Breed average EPDs are a key resource in understanding cattle evaluation population for animal classes such as active driven down numerically. This negative association between sires, active dams and nonparent animals. weaning weight and milk was difficult to explain in the real • Percentile rank tables are an excellent resource for reviewing world, particularly where contemporary weaning weights the distribution of various traits, rather than focusing on for calves and daughters’ progeny were being aggressively absolute numeric values of EPDs. submitted by breeders. The latest evaluation results reflect a The goal of these changes is to improve the genetic zero correlation between direct weaning weight and maternal milk. predictions on the growth traits in the Charolais breed. The Another new element to the recent EPD update is the drive by breeders to adopt technology and provide genomicsoftening of genetic relationships between birth, weaning and enhanced EPDs in a user accepted format will continue to postweaning gain traits. The correlation strength between birth positively impact production systems in the beef industry.

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AVILA CATTLE CO. Mike & Char Avila PO Box 398, Clements, CA 95227 (530) 347-1478 • (530) 941-5025 cavila1956@att.net

Bulls sell at World of Bulls in Galt and off the ranch.

Select females for sale private treaty.

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BROKEN BOX RANCH Jerry and Sherry Maltby

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FRESNO STATE AGRICULTURE FOUNDATION California State University, Fresno 2415 E. San Ramon, Fresno, CA Randy Perry (559) 278-4793 http://fresnostate.edu/jcast/beef Bulls available private treaty

JORGENSEN RANCH Fred & Toni Jorgensen

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e believe strongly in the value of crossbreeding and the benefits of heterosis or hybrid vigor. Crossbred calves are more vigorous at birth, they are more resistant to disease and they have increased performance levels or weight gain.

In addition, crossbred beef cows have higher fertility levels, they are also more disease resistant and they are superior in terms of longevity, an often overlooked but very economically important trait in a beef herd.

These combined factors result in the generation of more total pounds of beef being produced from a commercial cowherd when crossbreeding is utilized.

We believe that Charolais bulls are the logical and best choice to use on the Angus-dominated commerical beef cowherd that currently exists in this country. They will infuse the benefits of heterosis and produce the “smokies” and “buckskins” that have been popular with cattle feeders and packers for decades.

Look for these Charolais breeders from throughout the West as your . or at leading source for Charolais genetics available off the ranch California, Oregon and Nevada sales.

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Bill & Cindy Romans • (541) 538-2921 Jeff & Julie Romans • (541) 358-2905 romansranches@hotmail.com www.romanscharolais.com Annual Production Sale • March 2023 • Westfall, OR

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CHIMES

EDUCATING CONSUMERS: A MISALIGNED FOCUS?

by California CattleWomen, Inc., President Julie Barnett California’s CattleWomen (CCW) have a longstanding mission: to promote beef and the ranching industry.

There are so many good reasons to continually evaluate and adjust our focus on the “how” we conduct our mission.

Often by listening to each other within the industry, we lose focus, and we may be drifting away from the ultimate goal – encouraging more consumers to purchase our products and we start speaking only to those within the industry.

I was recently hit between the eyes by an article written

by Prime Future that should challenge us all. In the article, it discussed that we need to be aware when we are developing education narratives that amount to a version of “kidding ourselves” by drinking and continually sharing our own version of “Kool Aid,” by continually circling around the idea that consumers need to be “educated.” We often do this by speaking in terms that are, in reality, speaking to the choir of those already in the industry to say things we like to hear. But the consumer is often left out of the process.

That mindset of “educating” consumers can develop some unforeseen mindsets for us within the industry. It may be time for some self evaluation: 1) Are we burdening the consumer with being required to learn something that they may not be interested in learning? Are we dumping over a century of research on them without realizing it?

2) Are we dealing with their issue, want or concern?

Often, the consumer is just looking for some reason to feel better about buying beef, and we think we need to have them agree with us through “education” and see things our way in order to purchase.

3) Are we limiting the ability to hear the consumer in front of us because we are so focused on our objectives of providing the “education” information?

4) Are we treating all consumers alike? That is not the reality of the consumer world.

So how can we communicate that beef is a great choice?

What if we shift our focus to marketing to our consumers instead of educating?

Marketing is the backbone of the free enterprise system. It puts the power of decision into the hands of the consumer for their choices, and when a consumer is empowered they can feel better and more assured about purchasing, including purchasing beef. Marketing works with connection and emotions, not just head knowledge.

No consumer owes us an obligation of what they need to do for us, or the obligation to agree with us. Focusing on marketing is about how we make our business about 28 California Cattleman April 2022

the consumer, and how we are working for them. It shifts our mindset and narrative of what we share. As the article from Prime Future stated, it’s really about, “What have I done lately for my customers?” Sharing all the good we do for our customers, our communities, our land, our cattle is marketing, is not educating, but marketing. Our tone changes. The “why” for so many consumers is not about being in agreement with us, consumers often need to be feeling good about themselves being a beef consumer. We are pretty good at what we do, let’s learn to market the aspects of what we do well and continue to grow to become even better. Educating, often, without realizing it, becomes a lecture to the person hearing the information.

Our customers are every person that walks into a grocery store or restaurant to purchase food to nourish themselves or their family. It is every customer that is celebrating a great achievement or special occasion. It is every person looking to improve their nutrition. It is a variety of people with a variety of reasons and a variety of concerns and a variety of focus. Let’s market ourselves to be the source to meet those desires and needs! We don’t need mountains of research to dump on every consumer we meet.

As of this writing, our CCW Spring Meeting will be taking place in March at Hotel Winters where we will be working on beef promotion, learning from the new team members of the California Beef Council, who develop a variety of materials to help our variety of consumers. One of our focuses will be about marketing beef, giving good reasons to buy because of the benefits to the customer!

As a nearly 1,800-member organization, the California CattleWomen are a great force in being the good voice for beef. Growing our membership and educating our team to be better at marketing will increase our impact and voice.

Continuing to grow in how we do what we do is important to us all.

So, have you evaluated how you promote beef? Take some time to do that soon. You never know when it will come in handy at the meat case while talking to a fellow human and your beef consumer! **If you would like to read the article from Prime Future, the newsletter for innovators in livestock, meat and dairy, check out primefuture.substack.com, look for newsletter 86.

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Pimento Cheeseburger

by Ryan Donahue for the California Cattlemen’s Foundation

Pimento Cheeseburgers are generally considered to be a creation of the American South. In my understanding pimento cheese was the result of New England cheesemakers making fresh unripened cheese formed in blocks a la cream cheese. At the same time, in the late 1800s, pimiento peppers (note the additional “i”) were being imported from Spain and their mild sweetness appealed to the masses. Given their popularity the peppers started being grown in the American South and soon after Pimento (notice now the lack of the “i”) became a staple in Southern Cuisine.

There is an interesting, albeit exhaustive, beautifullywritten article by Robert Moss about the history of Pimento Cheese online at seriouseats.com.

Ingredients

• Ground beef (80/20 or thereabouts); 1/4 of a pound per person • Burger buns (on the smaller side... the cheaper the better) • 8 ounce block of sharp cheddar cheese (not pre-grated) • 1/8 cup mayonnaise • 4 tablespoons hot sauce (I used Crystal) • 4 ounce jar of diced (or sliced) pimentos • 8 ounce cream cheese (room temperature) • Kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper *This recipe originally includes a housemade habanero aioli, which when made in large batches (for a restaurant) is worth the effort. We instead used Sir Kensington’s Sriracha Mayonnaise with good success (you could also stir in some hot sauce with traditional mayonnaise).

Tools

• Cast-iron pan or heavy bottomed skillet • Large spatula • Pie pan or lid (for covering to melt the cheese) • Mixing bowl • Hand mixer (optional)

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Process

Grate the cheddar cheese on the large holes of a box grater. Add the cream cheese (room temp), grated cheddar, mayonnaise, hot sauce and pimentos to a mixing bowl and add a big pinch of salt. Stir to combine (some folks use a hand mixer... we used a spatula and elbow grease). The resulting mixture should have the hue and saturation of a Cheeto. This is very much a taste and adjust recipe so add more any of the above ingredients should you find the flavor lacking. (This recipe is enough pimento cheese for a dozen burgers.)

Portion your ground beef into the size a bit larger than a golfball (about 4 ounces or a quarter pound). Don’t over work the meat.

Heat up your griddle (we’re aiming for 420 degrees) and toast all the buns you intend to use while the griddle is coming to temperature.

Once it reaches temperature place beef balls (as many that will fit while allowing space). Using your spatula use both hands (a towel or oven mit could be useful here) and smash the patties to about a half-inch thick. At this temperature with this method the patty will be ready to flip in under a minute. Once you see beautiful brown edges on the bottom flip the patties. Season with salt, add a heaping scoop of pimento cheese. Cover with a lid or pie pan to melt the cheese. Once melted transfer the patties to the toasted buns. Enjoy!

Nazarian Introduces Bill to Prohibit Animal Feeding Operations and Slaughter facilities On March 9, supporters of extreme animal rights groups such as Direct Action Everywhere (“DxE”) gathered on the steps of the State Capitol to support a moratorium on animal feeding operations and slaughterhouses within the state. The demonstration was picked up by The Sacramento Bee and other Capitolwatchers, and raised concern among many in the animal agriculture community, including CCA members.

The activists were gathered in support of Assembly Bill 2764 by Assemblyman Adrin Nazarian (D-Van Nuys). AB 2764 would prohibit, effective Jan. 1, 2023, the creation or expansion within California of animal feeding operation and slaughterhouses with annual revenues over $100,000. Nazarian’s bill proposes a fine of $10,000 per day for those who construct or expand feeding and processing facilities after that date.

Because the $100,000 annual revenue limit would render creation of new feeding operations or slaughterhouses economically infeasible, AB 2764 would effectively amount to an outright prohibition on any new facilities. In support of AB 2764, Assemblyman Nazarian and the bill’s sponsors at DxE advance a great deal of misinformation regarding purported damages these facilities cause in terms of animal health, environmental quality and employee health – failing to acknowledge

California producers’ leadership in each of these areas and California’s already-extensive regulation of these facilities.

Importantly, AB 2764 runs contrary to both the Biden-Harris Administration and the Newsom Administration’s efforts to expand meat processing capacity to address the supply-chain and market challenges exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The bill is also contrary to the efforts of Assembly Agriculture Committee Chair Robert Rivas (D-Hollister) last year to expand processing capacity; AB 2764 is likely to be initially referred to the Rivas’ committee. Given the countervailing priorities of state and federal leadership in Nazarian’s own party, AB 2764 is likely to garner strong bipartisan opposition.

Nevertheless, CCA is working with a broad coalition of stakeholders in California’s animal agriculture community to strongly oppose AB 2764 and to correct the record regarding the value of feedyards and slaughterhouses to California and the state’s consumers.

AB 2764 has not yet been referred to any policy committee and is not yet even eligible to be heard. As this story develops, though, CCA will continue to keep you apprised of the association’s efforts to kill this legislation early in the 2022 legislative calendar.

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IN MEMORY DIANE COOLEY

The Pajaro Valley in Santa Cruz and nephews, cousins, cousins’ children and her family tree in County bid farewell to its beloved its entirety. daughter on Thursday, March 10.

Diane is survived by her husband Donald Cooley, Diane Porter Cooley was born daughter Anne and Ben Youngblood of Carmel and on October 15, 1928, in Oakland Los Angeles, daughter-in-law Debby Coolnas of Aptos, and raised on Los Lomas Ranch grandchildren Sam and Rebecca Cooley, Kathryn and Tyler in nearby Watsonville. The only Doman of Watsonville, Genevieve Fullerton Dash of child of Thomas Bishop Porter of Los Angeles and Thomas Porter Youngblood also of Los Watsonville and Bernice Huggins Angeles. In addition to her great grandchildren, Porter Ann Porter of Berkeley, her early life was and Eva Mae Doman and Sam Cooley, Jr., all of Watsonville, filled with the beauty of the land, mark the seventh generation of the Porter Family in the her beloved horse Quita, farming Pajaro Valley and Watsonville. She was preceded in death by and ranching. Her parents were son, Steven Porter Cooley of Aptos, in February 2021. “town and country” people who loved both their country life on In her memory, please yodel, sing, laugh, have fun, hike the ranch and their vibrant civic life in Monterey and Santa Cruz a trail and, if you are so inclined, make a donation to the counties where the Porter Family has played a significant role Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds Foundation (Heritage Hall since 1850. Her father Tom was one of the four founders of Project). www.fairgrounds-foundation.org or All Saints/ Driscoll Berries, a legacy Diane continued her involvement with Cristo Rey Church, 437 Rogers St., Watsonville, CA 95076. until her death. She and her husband Don continued leasing farmland to Driscoll growers in the Pajaro Valley long after the Porters stopped growing berries themselves.

Diane attended Watsonville High School before Anaplasmosis is an infectious parasitic disease in cattle, spread moving on to Stanford University at age 17. She loved primarily by ticks and blood sucking insects like mosquitoes. The killed anaplasmosis vaccine protects cows and bulls of any age her Stanford years and her involvement in leadership from infection and requires a booster given 4 to 6 weeks after the and academics, and graduated Cum Laude in 1950, with initial vaccination. Find out below if you should order the vaccine! degrees in Political Science and Economics. While at Stanford, she met her future husband Donald Cooley, a Do you student in the Graduate School of Business, on a blind NO YES own cattle? date skiing in Badger Pass, Yosemite. The spark ignited and their marriage spanned 70 bountiful years.

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Cattlemen’s Report

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THOMAS ANGUS RANCH Baker City, Ore. • Feb. 22, 2022 Sale Managed by Cotto & Associates Col. Rick Machado and Col. Trent Stewart 170 Angus bulls...................................................................................$4,697

PRICE CATTLE CO. with Murdock Cattle Co. Stanfield, Ore. • Feb. 23, 2022 Sale Managed by Matt Macfarlane Marketing Col. Rick Machado 36 SimAngus bulls..............................................................................$5,123 30 Angus bulls.....................................................................................$5,335 5 Balancer bulls....................................................................................$3,940 11 Red Angus bulls............................................................................$4,336 29 commercial replacement heifers..............................................$1,310 BOTTS ANGUS RANCH Enterprise, Ore. • Feb. 24, 2022 Col. Rick Machado 71 Angus bulls.....................................................................................$3,885 BAKER ANGUS RANCH BULL SALE Vale, Ore. • Feb. 26, 2022 Sale Managed by Matt Macfarlane Marketing Col. Rick Machado 127 Angus bulls...................................................................................$5,030 14 SimAngus bulls..............................................................................$3,343 20 commercial open heifers............................................................$1,379 BAR 6 CHAROLAIS COWMAN’S KIND BULL SALE with Wilson Cattle and Hay Madras, Ore. • Feb. 27, 2022 Col. Denins Metzger 116 Charolais bulls..............................................................................$3,927 BUCHANAN ANGUS RANCH BULL SALE with Country Inn Cattle and Santos Angus Klamath Falls, Ore. • Feb. 27, 2022

HARRELL HEREFORD RANCH 43RD ANNIVERSARY SALE Baker City, Ore. • March 7, 2022 Sale Managed by United Livestock Brokers Col. C.D. “Butch” Booker and Col. Rick Machado 132 Hereford bulls.........................................................................$5,676 28 registered open heifers..........................................................$4,279 75 commercial open heifers.......................................................$1,452 22 ranch horses............................................................................$11,493 ROLLIN ROCK GENETIC PARTNERS Pilot Rock, Ore. • March 11, 2022 Col. Joe Goggins 101 Angus bulls............................................................................$5,936 22 Hereford bulls.........................................................................$3,455 RIVERBEND RANCH BULL SALE Idaho Falls, Idaho • March 12, 2022 Col. Rick Machado and Col. Trent Stewart 434 Angus bulls.............................................................................$8,797 SNYDER LIVESTOCK Bulls for the 21st Century Bull Test Sale Yerington, Nev. • March 13, 2022 Col. John Rodgers & Col. Eric Duarte 85 total bulls...................................................................................$3,585 SPRING COVE RANCH BULLSALE Idaho Falls, Idaho • March 14, 2022 Col. Rick Machado 173 Angus bulls............................................................................$6,709 62 registered open heifers.........................................................$1,887 26 commercial open heifers.....................................................$1,300 ROMANS RANCHES CHAROLAIS BULL SALE Westfall, Ore. • March 15, 2022 Col. Dennis Metzger 79 fall Charolais bulls..................................................................$4,104 24 spring Charolais bulls............................................................$3,198

Col. C.D. “Butch” Booker 65 Angus bulls.....................................................................................$4,629 7 registered heifers..............................................................................$2,279 COLYER HEREFORD AND ANGUS PRODUCTION SALE Bruneau, Idaho • Feb . 28, 2022 Col. C.D. “Butch” Booker and Col. Kyle Colyer 134 Hereford bulls..............................................................................$7,693 77 Angus bulls.....................................................................................$6,629 25 Hereford heifers............................................................................$4,034 14 Angus heifers..................................................................................$3,414 1 choice flush.....................................................................................$12,500 6 pregnancies........................................................................................$8,633

Lucy Snyder Rechel and Col. John Rodgers at the final Bulls for the 21st Century Sale in Yerington. The event also marked Rodgers’ last purebred livestock auction of his storied career.

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IN MEMORY LEWIS MATHIS

Lewis “Lewie” Mathis, an unflappable and highly regarded cattle rancher whose love of horses started as a very young boy and was passed on to his three children, died at home after a period of declining health. He was 88.

Lewie’s tough-as-nails exterior belied a gentle heart and his quiet demeanor shielded a sense of humor revealed by his affinity for goofball comedies. The Benny Hill Show and Hee-Haw were among his favorites.

He lived a rancher’s life, rising before dawn to tend to the cattle and other chores and never wanting to range far from home. A good vacation was several weeks per summer spent with the cattle on the family’s summer pasture in Fort Klamath, Ore. He was all about the cattle. Always up and out the door early, working on the ranch, said daughter Stephanie Hibbits, DVM, an equine practioner whose choice of profession was greatly influenced by her father.

“We would be driving somewhere and there would be a field full of cattle and he would slow down and check them out, assess them,” Hibbits said. “It was kind of all-consuming. It wasn’t just what he did. It was definitely what he loved.”

Lewie was a kind and supportive father who rarely raised his voice. His two sons, Todd and Jeff, began working with him as boys and followed him into the family’s cattle business.

“He was an old-school guy. He didn’t say a whole lot but I never doubted he loved me,” said Jeff, the younger of the brothers. “He wasn’t quick to get angry and he was very patient.”

Lewie enjoyed vigorous health into his late 70s, when he suffered a series of health complications. He died Jan. 28 at the family’s Santa Barbara County ranch.

Lewis Moulton Mathis was born Sept. 11, 1933. He was named for his grandfather, Lewis Fenno Moulton, who settled in Southern California’s Orange County in 1874 and leased and then purchased Rancho Niguel.

It was an original Spanish land grant that became The Moulton Ranch, a 22,000-acre cattle and sheep operation stretching from inland Lake Forest to coastal Dana Point.

The Mathis family home was in Villa Park, at the time a rural area just north of Santa Ana. Lewie was the oldest of three siblings, with Jane in the middle and Glenn Jr., who went by Deke, the youngest.

Lewie fell in love with horses early on and was always drawing pictures of them, Jane recalled. As an adult, Lewie possessed an impressive skill for pencil sketching.

Horses and their tack were his favorite subjects and he often employed his talents as illustrator for his kids’ term

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papers and school projects.

The family moved into Santa Ana, where Lewie attended junior high, then to The Moulton Ranch.

Lewie graduated from Tustin High School in 1952 and went into the agricultural program at the University of California, Davis.

After college, he moved to Montana for a job as a ranch hand. About three years later he returned home to work in the cattle business run by his father, Glenn Mathis, and Lewie’s aunt, Louise Moulton Hanson. Lewie also helped farm crops grown primarily for cattle feed.

Each year, he and Louise rode horses in the San Juan Capistrano parade. He also helped the neighboring ranchers with their annual roundups. It was at a postbranding barbecue at Rancho Mission Viejo that he met his wife, Christy. They wed Sept. 10, 1964, and were married 56 years.

The Moulton Ranch was sold in the early 1960s and the couple moved to Merced, in the Central Valley, where they lived while building their home on the 12,000-acre La Paloma Ranch in the foothills near Hornitos. They completed their home in 1970, moved in and stayed for 44 years while running their business, CH Cattle Company, and raising their family. Lewie ran the cattle operation and Christy handled much of the business affairs.

Todd was their first child, then Jeff and then Stephanie. From a young age, the boys worked with their father.

Lewie was well-known in the cattle industry and was active in the California Cattlemen’s Association and its Merced-Mariposa branch, where he served as president.

Each May for many years he traveled to Santa Ynez and for the Los Rancheros Visitadores ride. He was part of Campo Adolfo, also called the President’s Camp. Lewie’s father and brother were also members of Adolfo, as was Ronald Reagan, who rode while he was California’s governor.

Todd and Jeff said their experiences working with their father made it clear from an early age they would follow in his footsteps. This is all I ever wanted to do and I attribute that to dad, Jeff said.

Jane, fittingly, described her brother as healthy as a horse. He worked exceptionally long and hard well into his 70s.

For much of the last decade, Christy cared for Lewie, providing nightly dialysis treatments at the family’s Santa Barbara County ranch that had been owned by Lewie’s Aunt Louise. Christy continued even as she faced her own health challenges.

Lewie was predeceased by his wife, Christy, and brother, Deke. He is survived by Todd and wife Jene of Washoe Valley, Nev.; Jeff and wife Stephanie of Lompoc; Stephanie and husband Gregg of Templeton; sister Jane Barnes of Julian; and grandchildren Gage, Casey, Lewie, Zane and Ronan, as well as several nieces and nephews.

A private memorial will be planned for a later date.

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1485 SW King Lane • Culver, OR 97734 Ranch: (541) 546-2547 Cell: (541)480-9340 E-mail: barkdranch@msn.com visit us online at: www.barkdangusranch.com

Angus

Thank you to our 2021 bull buyers!

RAnch

Annual Bull Sale: Sat., September 1, 2018

Thank forSale: your support Inauguralyour Female Mon., Octoberin15,2021!

2018

VISIT US AT WWW.DONATIRANCH.COM!

916.712.3696 • 916.803.2685 jj@barrangus.com

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SEPT. 9, 2021 • WILLIAMS, CA

Tim & Marilyn Callison............................... Owners Chad Davis ..................................... 559 333 0362 Travis Coy ...................................... 559 392 8772 Justin Schmidt................................ 209 585 6533 Ranch Website ................. www.ezangusranch.com

• Calving Ease with Growth • CONTACT US ABOUT SEMEN FROM THESE IMPRESSIVE SIRES...

O’Connell Aviator 7727

Hoffman Bomber 8743

VDAR PF Churchhill 2825

VDAR Mirror Image 6207

SIRE: Musgrave Aviator MGS: R B Tour Of Duty 177

SIRE: VDAR Churchill 1063 MGS: VDAR Really Windy 4189

LOOK FOR US AT LEADING SALES IN 2022.

SIRE: Casino Bomber N33 MGS: S A V Final Answer 0035 SIRE: W R A Mirror Image T10 MGS: BCC Bushwacker 41-93

Nathan, Melissa & Kate Noah (208) 257-3686 • (208) 550-0531

Joe Sammis • (530) 397-3456 122 Angus Rd., Dorris, CA 96023

O’Connell ranch Gerber, CA

Call us about females available private treaty.

Join us Sept. 9 for our annual Black Gold Bull Sale!

Contact us for information on cattle available private treaty.

Registered Angus Cattle Call to see what we have to offer you!

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Scott & Shaleen Hogan

R (530) 200-1467 • (530) 227-8882

Thank you to our 2021 buyers!

We appreciate your continued support!

DAN & BARBARA O’CONNELL 3590 Brown Rd, Colusa CA (530) 458-4491

Celebrating Angus Tradition Since 1974

O’NEAL RANCH You can take to the bank!

PERFORMANCE-TESTED EFFICIENT, QUALITY ANGUS BULLS NOW AVAILABLE!

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— Since 1878—

Join us at the annual “Performance Plus” Bull Sale in O’Neals on Sept. 6, 2022

O’NEAL RANCH BULLS OFFER THE COMPLETE PACKAGE GROWTH • PERFORMANCE ADAPTABILITY • CARCASS Gary & Betsy Cardoza

(775) 691-1838 • honeranch@frontier.com HONERANCH.COM

PO Box 40 • O’Neals, CA 93645 (559) 999-9510

Thank you to our 2021 “Generations of Performance” Bull Sale buyers!

Offering bulls at California’s top consignment sales!

Call today about private treaty offerings!

RED RIVER FARMS 13750 West 10th Avenue Blythe, CA 92225 Office: 760-922-2617 Bob Mullion: 760-861-8366 Michael Mullion: 760-464-3906

Simmental – SimAngus™ – Angus

(530) 385-1570

E-mail................................tehamaranch@gmail.com

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A FAMILY TRADITION Angus and SimAngus Cattle John Teixeira: (805) 448-3859 Allan Teixeira: (805) 310-3353 Tom Hill: (541) 990-5479

thank you to our 2021 Buyers!

3L

“Breeding with the Commercial Cattleman in Mind”

79337 Soto Lane Fort Rock, OR 97735 Ken 541.403.1044 | Jesse 541.810.2460 ijhufford@yahoo.com | www.huffordherefords.com

www.teixeiracattleco.com | cattle@thousandhillsranch.com

SEEDSTOCK PRODUCER SINCE 1978

THANK YOU TO OUR BUTTE BULL SALE CUSTOMERS. JOIN US IN ALTURAS IN FEBRUARY FOR OUR MODOC BULL SALE!

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TUMBLEWEED RANCHES Greeley Hill, CA • La Grange, CA Stephen Dunckel • (209) 591-0630 www.tumbleweedranch.net twd@tumbleweedranch.net

CONTACT US FOR CATTLE AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY OFF THE RANCH

11500 N Ambassador Drive, Suite 410 | Kansas City, MO 64153 | (816) 842-3757 | aha@hereford.org

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REGISTERED HEREFORD CATTLE

THANK YOU TO OUR BULL SALE SUPPORTERS!

“THE BRAND YOU CAN COUNT ON”

Call us about our upcoming consignments or private treaty cattle available off the ranch.

Chris Beck • 618-367-5397 OFFICE@VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM WWW.VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM

MCPHEE RED ANGUIS

14298 N. Atkins Rd • Lodi, CA 95248 Nellie, Mike, Mary, Rita & Families Nellie (209) 727-3335 • Rita (209) 607-9719 website: www.mcpheeredangus.com

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Barry: (530) 6825808 • Carrie: (530) 218-5507 Bailey (530) 519-5189 morrellranches@yahoo.com 560 County Road 65, Willows CA 95988

P.W. GILLIBRAND Cattle Co.

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BARRY, CARRIE & BAILEY MORRELL

Annual Sale First Monday in March 42500 Salmon Creek Rd Baker City, OR 97814

Ranch: (541) 523-4401 Bob Harrell, Jr.: (541) 523-4322

Horned and Polled Hereford Genetics

Private treaty bulls available or watch for our consignments at Cal Poly!

Dwight Joos Ranch Manager P.O. Box 1019 • Simi Valley, CA 93062 805-520-8731 x1115 • Mobile 805-428-9781 dwight.joos@pwgcoinc.com Simi Valley, CA

pwgillibrandcattle.com

CHAROLAIS Feedlot • Rice • Charolais 2015 AICA Seedstock Producer of the Year

Jerry & Sherry Maltby

OFFERING HEREFORD BULLS BUILT FOR THE COMMERCIAL CATTLEMAN Bobby Mickelson (707) 396-7364

Jim Mickelson (707) 481-3440

P.O. Box 2689 • Petaluma, CA 94953

PO Box 760 Williams, CA bbr@citlink.net

Mobile: (530) 681-5046 Office (530) 473-2830 www.brokenboxranch.com

California’s Leading Producers for Brangus, Ultrablacks & Brangus Optimizers

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TUMBLEWEED RANCHES, GREELEY HILL (209) 591-0630

SPANISH RANCH Your Source for Brangus and Ultrablack Genetics in the West!

LITTLE SHASTA RANCH

Genetics That Get Results!

OMF EPIC E27

Owned with Owned with Oak Meadows Farms & Schooley Cattle.

Call anytime to see what we can offer you!

THE DOIRON FAMILY Daniel & Pamela Doiron 805-245-0434 Cell doiron@spanishranch.net www.spanishranch.net

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Antonia Old • (209) 769-7663

antonia.old@animalhealthinternational.com

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also offer custom formulations to meet your specific nutritional needs!

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Over 25 years serving California, Utah and Southern Idaho

specializing in oil pipe • chain link • barb wire

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CONTACT MATT MACFARLANE (916) 803-3113 OR E-MAIL M3CATTLEMARKETING@GMAIL.COM

Amador Angus Ranch................................................. 36

Hogan Ranch................................................................ 37

Scales Northwest........................................................... 18

American Hereford Association................................. 38

Hone Ranch................................................................... 37

Schohr Herefords.......................................................... 39

Animal Health International...................................... 39

Hufford’s Herefords...................................................... 38

Shasta Farm and Equipment_..................................... 21

Arrowquip....................................................................... 9

Hygieia Labs.................................................................. 23

Avila Cattle Company.................................................. 27

JMM Genetics............................................................... 39

Sierra Ranches............................................................... 39

Bar Ale Feeds............................................................... 39

Jorgensen Ranch........................................................... 27

Bar KD Ranch............................................................... 36

Kessler Angus................................................................ 37

Bar R Angus.................................................................. 36

Knipe Land Co........................................................29, 40

Bovine Elite, LLC.......................................................... 39

Lambert Ranch............................................................. 38

Broken Box Ranch..................................................27, 39

Little Shasta Ranch....................................................... 39

Tehama Angus Ranch.................................................. 37

Silveira Bros................................................................... 37 Sonoma Mountain Herefords..................................... 39 Spanish Ranch............................................................... 39 Stepaside Farm.............................................................. 37

Buchanan Angus Ranch.............................................. 36

M3 Marketing............................................................... 39

Teixeira Cattle Co......................................................... 38

Byrd Cattle Co............................................................... 36

McPhee Red Angus...................................................... 38

Tumbleweed Ranches.................................................. 38

Cattlemen’s Livestock Market....................................... 2

Multimin, USA............................................................. 13

Turlock Livestock Auction Yard................................... 7

Chico State College of Ag............................................ 39

Nicholas Livestock Co................................................. 27

VF Red Angus............................................................... 38

Conlin Supply Company, Inc...................................... 12

Noahs Angus Ranch..................................................... 37

Dal Porto Livestock...................................................... 36

O’Connell Ranch.......................................................... 37

Vintage Angus.........................................................38, 44

Dixie Valley Angus.................................................36, 43

O’Neal Ranch................................................................ 37

Donati Ranch................................................................ 36

P.W. Gillibrand Cattle Co............................................ 38

EZ Angus Ranch........................................................... 36

Pacific Trace Minerals.................................................. 39

Freitas Rangeland Improvements............................... 14

Petersen Agriculture Real Estate................................ 21

Fresno State Ag Foundation........................................ 27

Rancher Technical Assistance Program.................... 25

Western Poly Pipe......................................................... 14

Fresno State Ag Foundation........................................ 39

Red River Farms........................................................... 37

Western Stockman’s Market........................................ 15

Harrell Hereford Ranch............................................... 38

Romans Ranches.......................................................... 27

Western Video Market................................................... 3

HAVE Angus................................................................. 37

Sammis Ranch.............................................................. 37

Wraith Scarlett & Randolph Insurance..................... 31

Visalia Livestock Market............................................. 17 Vitaferm ....................................................................... 33 West Coast Brangus Breeders..................................... 39 Western Charolais Breeders........................................ 27

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“PERFORMANCE, GROWTH & CARCASS GENETICS”

sending bulls to the ultimate test... and passingwith flying colors

MIDLAND BULL TEST SALE

COLUMBUS, MT • APRIL 1

Watch for these and other midland standouts!

STERLING ENFORCER 133

STERLING POWERBALL 134

LOT 219

LOT 220 Sire: SydGen Enhance MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus RE +0.87

$C Test Ratio +273 107

CED 0

BW +2.4

WW +85

YW +151

MILK 31

MARB +1.15

RE +0.54

$C Test Ratio +306 104

STERLING CHATOOGA 141 AAA 20044603

Sire: Yon Chatooga G246 MGS: Baldridge Colonel C251

CED BW WW YW MILK MARB +6 +2.4 +89 +170 +31 +1.09 108 efficiency ratio and 123 average daily gain ratio

RE +0.86

$C Test Ratio +311 107

STERLING ENFORCER 145 AAA 20045894 Sire: S S Enforcer E812 MGS: Styles Upgrade J59

CED BW WW +0 +2.5 +96 112 efficiency ratio

YW +173

MILK +27

MARB +0.94

RE +0.80

STERLING ALTERNATIVE 125 AAA 20044582

Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125 MGS: Connealy Armory

CED BW WW YW MILK MARB +13 +1.0 +81 +150 +24 +0.87 107 efficiency ratio and 110 average daily gain ratio

RE +0.70

Sire: Raven Powerball 53 MGS: Basin Payweight 1682 CED BW WW +4 +1.8 +73 111 efficiency ratio

YW +140

MILK +30

MARB +0.92

RE +0.45

Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125 MGS: V A R Discovery 2240

CED BW WW YW MILK MARB +7 +2.0 +79 +147 +23 +1.10 113 efficiency ratio and 119 average daily gain ratio

RE +1.16

$C Test Ratio +308 106

Sire: S S Enforcer E812 MGS: Styles Upgrade J59

CED BW WW YW MILK MARB +8 +0.7 +78 +140 +33 +0.81 116 efficiency ratio and 110 average daily gain ratio

RE +1.01

STERLING CHATOOGA 187 AAA 20044601

CED BW WW YW +2 +2.0 +95 +169 115 average daily gain ratio

CED BW WW YW +10 +2.2 +75 +132 120 average daily gain ratio

RE +0.63

$C +298

Test Ratio 105

$C +313

Test Ratio 110

STERLING ENFORCER 157 AAA 20045895

Sire: Raven Powerball 53 MGS: Basin Payweight 1682 MARB +0.80

$C Test Ratio +280 102

Sterling Alternative 142 AAA 20046785

STERLING POWERBALL 165 AAA 20052964 MILK +29

$C Test Ratio +270 102

STERLING POWERBALL 134 AAA 20052963

STERLING ENFORCER 133 AAA 20045889

Sire: S S Enforcer E812 MGS: Styles Upgrade J59

STERLING ENFORCER 157

LOT 223

LOT 221

sterling enhance 104 AAA 20044572 CED BW WW YW MILK MARB +7 +0.4 +75 +143 +21 +0.84 116 efficiency ratio and 115 average daily gain ratio

STERLING ENFORCER 145

$C Test Ratio +309 103

Sire: Yon Chatooga G246 MGS: A A R Ten X 7008 S A MILK +33

MARB +1.01

RE +0.78

$C +302

Test Ratio 105

Lee Nobmann, owner Morgon Patrick, managing partner

Contact us year-round for cattle available private treaty!

8520 5th Ave E., Montague CA 96064 (530) 526-5920 • morgon@nobmanncattle.com

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watch for us at top consignment sales or contact us any time about bulls private treaty

A special “Thank You” from

VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH To a committed and long-time customer

BYRD CATTLE RANCHES

A family owned and operated commercial cow/calf ranch in Waterford, CA

“Vintage Angus bulls have added great value to our cow/calf and stocker programs. We have seen a marked advantage in our weaning weights as well as our rate of gain as stockers. These improvements have been the key factor in our decision to purchase bulls from Vintage Angus every year for the last 30 years.”

“Four Generations of Byrd Cattle Ranches,” Billy, Roni, Larry, Waylon, Paige, Angie, Cheryl and Larry Sr.

29 th Annual

JIM COLEMAN, OWNER DOUG WORTHINGTON, MANAGER BRAD WORTHINGTON, OPERATIONS MIKE HALL, BULL SERVICES • (805)748-4717 2702 SCENIC BEND, MODESTO, CA 95355 (209) 521-0537 WWW.VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM OFFICE@VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM

“Carcass Maker” Bull Sale Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 LaGrange , CA April 2022

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