May 2018 California Cattleman

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CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION OFFICERS

PRESIDENT David Daley, Oroville FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Mark Lacey, Independence SECOND VICE PRESIDENTS Pat Kirby, Wilton Mike Miller, San Jose Cindy Tews, Fresno TREASURER Rob von der Lieth, Copperopolis

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EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT Billy Gatlin VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Justin Oldfield DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Kirk Wilbur DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Lisa Brendlen DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS Jenna Chandler OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Katie Roberti

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alternative proteins... or just fake meat

by CCA Feeder Council Chair Mike Smith Some will argue that the recent movement toward alternative protein, or what is often termed “clean meat,” is but a fad, and that the beef industry should just “hunker down, keep quiet” and let this movement die its own death. I cannot disagree more strongly and I have to look no further than the dairy industry to come to this conclusion. Alternatives to “real” milk are proliferating, with almond, cashew, coconut, flax, pea, rice and soy milk capturing an ever increasing share of the consumer’s dollars.

Fake meat products currently sold at retail and food service include “Beyond Meat” and “Impossible Burger,” both of which are plant-based meat substitutes.

Beyond Meat currently has significant market penetration at retail, and just recently was added to the menu at TGI Fridays restaurants as an environmentally friendly alternative to a real hamburger.

Impossible Burger is also plant-based, but includes the addition of heme to give their product a taste more closely associated with actual meat, you know that “bloody” taste of the real thing.

The irony is the heme that they add to their products is manufactured using genetically modified yeast. Perhaps I’m missing something, but I thought all “foodies”, and environmentalists were anti-GMO? Impossible Meat recently announced the inclusion of the “Impossible Slider” on the menu of White Castle, the oldest fast food chain in the U.S. In this era of “clean food” I thought the goal was to clean up the “ingredient deck” of the foods we consume. So, let’s compare the labels of a frozen Beyond

Meat burger patty to that of Harris Ranch ground beef patty.

Beyond Meat: water, pea protein isolate, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, contains 2 percent or less of the following: cellulose from bamboo, methylcellulose, potato starch, natural flavor, maltodextrin, yeast extract, salt, sunflower oil, vegetable glycerin, dried yeast, gum arabic, citrus extract (to protect quality), ascorbic acid (to maintain color), beet juice extract (for color), acetic acid, succinic acid, modified food starch, annatto (for color).

Harris Ranch Ground Beef: 100% Beef Self-explanatory, isn’t it?

Finally, a vastly more expensive option includes cultured meat being produced by Memphis Meats. Cultured meat is created through the process of taking a stem cell from the muscle of a live animal and feeding that cell a nutrient-rich serum, which then promotes the stem cell to turn into muscle cells and proliferate.

Sounds tasty, doesn’t it? The epitome of “Frankenfood,” no?

Both Tyson and Cargill have invested capital in these alternative meat ventures.

Do you think these food industry tycoons would invest in something that is simply a fad?

In closing, I want to be very clear that I have no problem with the food industry providing alternatives to meet consumer wants. However, I firmly believe that alternative proteins, such as imitation meat, need to be identified with proper labeling and regulatory oversight. Meat is from animals produced by ranchers and farmers and harvested in the traditional manner, it is not grown in a petri dish.

What’s next, “Soylent Green?”

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Volume 101, Issue 5 ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN The authenticity of beef

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BUNKHOUSE Transportation win for California beef producers

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK Wolves expand territory as cattlemen continue fight

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VET VIEWS Calf health on the feedlot

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PROGESSIVE PRODUCER Added-value programs prove worth at sale time

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Current state of cattle markets Feeding outside the box Lassen County event marks a milestone Ag day feeds beef hungry attendees

READER SERVICES

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CCA Executive Committee 10 2017 CCA Livestock Market Directory 30 Buyers’ Guide 46 Obituaries 52 Advertisers Index 54

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BUNKHOUSE

RANCHERS BENEFIT FROM INTERIM WIN ON TRANSPORTATION

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Justin Oldfield California is the third largest state in the United States in size and California’s cattle industry is present across the many diverse regions the Golden State. California’s weather provides one of the best – if not the best – regions in the country to raise cattle. For the most part, our winters provide us the ability to grow grass when others are impacted by snow storms and inclement weather.

Although there is a great benefit to raising cattle in California, the majority of the country’s feeders and packers exist far from the state’s borders. While we are fortunate to have several successful and prominent cattle . feeders and processors in California (and without their ongoing operations local competition in the marketplace would suffer), roughly one-half to two-thirds of the calves weaned off grass in California are marketed to outof-state buyers. California calves and yearlings are trucked to buyers in the Midwest, and ranchers thus depend on both an intrastate and interstate market for their cattle.

Ranchers already experience a discount for cattle marketed to out of state buyers due to increased costs for freight. Trucking costs play a significant role in the value of cattle, and although not every rancher is engaged in hauling livestock out of state, every rancher should recognize that increased costs borne by livestock haulers will impact them directly.

As our officer team and staff travel throughout the state on Spring Tour and listen to ranchers directly, it’s clear that one issue has everyone concerned: the 2018 mandate for truck drivers to utilize an Electronic Logging Device (ELD) to comply with federal hours of service (HOS) regulations. Current federal HOS regulations allow a hauler to drive a maximum of 11 hours and serve no more than 14 hours of total on duty time prior to taking a mandatory 10-hour break. Drivers currently record their hours of service using a paper log book. The use of an ELD will offer the driver little flexibility and ensure strict compliance.

In addition to the challenges associated with using an ELD device itself, the use of an ELD to comply with the current HOS schedule could pose risks to animal welfare, risk disease transmission and, of course, lower prices for California ranchers. Truckers hauling live animals cannot just stop and take a 10-hour consecutive break on their way from California to Colorado or Nebraska.

CCA, NCBA and other livestock organizations stepped up to the plate and advocated for a waiver from the ELD mandate issued by the U.S. Department of

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Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA).

FMCSA issued a 90-day waiver beginning January 18, 2017 until April 18, 2018 for those hauling agricultural commodities. In March JUSTIN OLDFIELD of this year, CCA, NCBA and the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) filed another waiver request and received an additional extension by FMCSA that will now run through June 18.

While efforts were being exhausted within the Trump Administration to push back on the ELD mandate, CCA and NCBA also worked in Congress to defund FMCSA’s ability to enforce the ELD mandate through language included at the request of Representative David Valadao (R-21) who serves on the House Appropriations Committee. We are pleased to report that Congress approved and the President signed an appropriations bill in March that included this language and will prevent FMCSA from enforcing the mandated use of an ELD for livestock haulers operating in interstate commerce until at the very least the end of this federal fiscal year, which concludes Sept. 30. The current appropriations bill is likely to be extended through a Continuing Resolution because it is unlikely Congress will pass a new appropriations package to fund the government prior to the mid-term election.

So where do we go from here? CCA, NCBA, LMA and other state cattlemen’s affiliates are not shying away from this issue even in light of the delay. A multi-prong legislative and regulatory strategy will be rolling out soon to propose meaningful reforms to the current federal HOS schedule. ELDs may be an eventuality for all those that commercially haul goods, regardless of the commodity, and the livestock industry will need an HOS schedule that reflects the reality of hauling live animals our need to move cattle from California to the Midwest and other “grass-states” in an efficient and timely fashion while continuing to promote roadway safety. It won’t be an easy battle, but it is a battle that will be absolutely necessary to fight. Stay tuned for further updates in CCA’s Hot Irons and other publications and never hesitate to contact the CCA office for more information on this issue or any other.

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CCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Zone 2 - Peach

Zone 1 - Yellow

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Humboldt-Del Norte Mendocino-Lake Sonoma-Marin Napa-Solano

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Zone 4 - Pink

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Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Calaveras

Merced-Mariposa Madera Fresno-Kings

San Joaquin-Stanislaus

Tuolumne

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CCA committee leadership

San Mateo-San Francisco Santa Cruz Santa Clara Contra Costa-Alameda

POLICY COMMITTEES

Zone 8 - Turquoise

Monterey San Benito San Luis Obispo

Santa Barbara Tulare Kern Inyo-Mono-Alpine High Desert

AG & FOOD POLICY Chair: Jack Lavers Vice Chair: Ramsay Wood

Zone 9 - Orange Southern California San Diego-Imperial Ventura

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CATTLE HEALTH & WELL BEING Chair: Tom Talbot, DVM Vice Chair: A.E. “Bud” Sloan, DVM

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CATTLE MARKETING Chair: Col. Jake Parnell Vice Chair: Holly Foster

FEDERAL LANDS Chair: Mike Byrne Vice Chair: Buck Parks

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PROPERTY RIGHTS & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Chair: Adam Cline Vice Chair: Clayton Koopmann

2018 CCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Dave Daley

Zone Director 5 Gib Gianandrea

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First Vice President Mark Lacey

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Treasurer Rob von der Lieth

Feeder Council Member Paul Cameron

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Feeder Council Chairman Mike Smith msmith@harrisranch.com • (559) 301-0076

Feeder Council Vice Chair Trevor Freitas trevor@mendescalfranch.com • (559) 805-5431

Zone Director 1 Ramsey Wood ramseywood83@gmail.com • (530) 680-8985

Zone Director 2 Hugo Klopper hugoklopper@frontier.com • (707) 498-7810

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CALIFORNIA BEEF CATTLE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK ANOTHER CONFIRMED LIVESTOCK DEPREDATION

CCA CONTINUES TO FIGHT FOR MANAGEMENT OF WOLVES On April 4, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) confirmed that the Lassen wolf pack attacked a one-month-old calf on private pasture in the Indian Valley area of northern Plumas County. The attack is the second confirmed depredation by the Lassen Pack, and just the latest in a long string of suspected attacks by the pack.

On the evening of April 1, ranchers heard a loud commotion amongst their neighbor’s cattle, including “the sounds of a calf bawling loudly,” according to CDFW’s official Livestock Loss Determination report. When the neighbors investigated the commotion with spotlights, they witnessed the cattle tightly grouped together and saw three wolves in the pasture. The responders shone their spotlights on the wolves and honked a vehicle horn until the wolves fled the pasture.

It was not until the next morning that the injured calf was identified. After an initial investigation of the injured animal by CDFW and USDA APHIS Wildlife Services on April 3, the rancher ultimately decided to euthanize the calf due to the severity of its injuries. On April 4, CDFW and Wildlife Services returned for a more in-depth investigation of the carcass.

As a result of that investigation, CDFW was able to confirm that the calf was killed by wolves, specifically the Lassen Pack. In addition to the eyewitness sightings of three wolves and the injuries to the calf (which were consistent with a wolf attack), CDFW determined that the Lassen Pack was in the pasture at the approximate time of the attack based on data uploaded from a GPS collar attached to the breeding female of the pack, LAS01F. This is the second confirmed livestock depredation attributed to the Lassen Pack, following an October 2017 investigation which found that the pack had killed a 600-pound yearling heifer in western Lassen County. Of nine other suspected livestock depredations investigated by CDFW, however, four have been identified as “possible” or “probable” wolf depredations, suggesting that the Lassen Pack has been even more destructive than the two confirmations would suggest.

Two days after the confirmed depredation in Indian Valley, ranchers in Scott Valley (in Siskiyou County) captured a photograph of another radio-collared wolf on 12 California Cattleman May 2018

a trail cam. The male wolf, designated OR-44 because it is the 44th wolf radio-collared by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, is a member of Oregon’s Chesnimnus Pack, and appears to be dispersing in search of a mate.

According to a number of Scott Valley ranchers, they were not previously alerted by CDFW of the presence of a wolf in Siskiyou County despite CDFW apparently knowing of the wolf ’s presence there since March 13.

Unfortunately, so long as the gray wolf remains listed as an endangered species under state and federal law, virtually no management of the species is legally permitted—even by state officials. Even harassment of the species is disallowed by the federal Endangered Species Act, and ‘pursuit’—which could include chasing a wolf from livestock in certain circumstances—is illegal under California law.

Meanwhile, CCA continues to seek relief for California ranchers whose livestock are threatened by gray wolves.

CCA’s lawsuit seeking to overturn the California Fish and Game Commission’s 2014 decision to list the gray wolf as endangered under the California Endangered Species Act is currently pending in the San Diego Superior Court, with a ruling in the case expected by early 2019. CCA is simultaneously supporting efforts to delist the species from the federal Endangered Species Act, communicating the importance of delisting to officials at the US Fish and Wildlife Service and supporting the delisting efforts of our affiliate, the Public Lands Council.

Should the wolf be delisted from the state and federal endangered species act, it would greatly increase management options available to ranchers and CDFW (while wolves would likely maintain some protections as ‘non-game mammals’ under California law, they would not be fully-protected if delisted).

Finally, CCA is pressuring CDFW to increase transparency and improve communications regarding known wolf location and depredation investigations.

While very little management of wolves is allowed under current law, CDFW must better ensure that ranchers are prepared to avoid wolf/livestock conflict, and CCA stands committed to achieving that goal.

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VET VIEWS

CONTROL AND PREVENTION OF DISEASE IN FEEDLOT CATTLE

by W. Mark Hilton, DVM, DABVP, Clinical Associate Professor, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University for Merck Animal Health Control and prevention of disease in feedlot cattle depends on purchasing healthy animals; providing a transportation system that minimizes stress, a comfortable feedlot pen environment, and an adequate feeding system; establishing a good surveillance system; and judiciously using vaccines and, when necessary, antimicrobial agents.

Feedlot Facilities One of the most important considerations in the construction of a feedlot is good drainage. The pens and alleyways should be well drained and easily accessible for scraping the ground surface as necessary. Good drainage requires a 6 percent slope. To avoid overstocking, each animal should be provided with 18 m2 of space in well-drained land and with 9 m2 in a paved lot.

Cattle need protection from wind, rain, snow, excessive heat, and excessive sunshine. Trees are planted as windbreaks, and buildings and fences are placed so the wind is not deflected into feeding areas or sheds. An open-front shed provides protection from winter storms and hot summer sun. Each animal needs ~1-1.5 m2 of cover. The shed should be open to the south or southeast, and the front should be high enough so the sun strikes the ground at the back on the shortest day of the winter. The back of the shed should be ≥2.5 m high. A covered feed bunk protects feed from weather damage and affords cattle added comfort when eating. Feed remains dry and palatable, and waste is reduced.

Shades to provide relief from extreme summer heat are useful in feedlots where this is a major concern during the year.

Environmental concerns about feedlot operations have greatly increased in recent years. Stricter environmental laws

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require that all feedlot waste and runoff be contained in approved lagoon systems. Pollution prevention plans must be on file with the appropriate government agency. Monitoring, testing and record-keeping requirements vary from country to country as well as regionally. In addition, foodborne illnesses, particularly those caused by E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella, have forced the meat-packing industry to change the way beef carcasses are processed. The packing industry has placed pressure on feedlots to provide animals that are as clean as possible.

Transportation of Cattle Transportation or shipping of cattle has long been associated with increased bovine respiratory disease (BRD) in the feedlot, hence the term “shipping fever.” With current improvements in transportation, however, there is no correlation between the distance cattle are shipped and the risk of fatal fibrinous pneumonia in the feedlot. Factors such as weaning, level of immunity, commingling and other stressors appear more important in the risk of BRD than distance shipped.

Cattle can lose considerable weight within the first 24-48 hours after weaning, during shipment, and after deprivation of feed and water. This loss in body weight (known as shrink) varies from a minimum of 4 percent in cattle deprived of feed and water for 24 hours to up to 9 percent in animals transported long distances over a period of 2-4 days or in unweaned, high-risk, lightweight calves. Most of the fluid and electrolyte loss can be restored within a few days if the animals begin to eat and drink normally, but some studies show as few as 35 percent of high-risk calves consume an appreciable amount of feed the first 24 hours in the lot.

Shrink over percent has been associated with increased health problems. The total loss in body weight may not be restored for as long as 3 weeks in some highly stressed calves.

Transportation equipment and facilities should meet local standards and be able to transport cattle comfortably regardless of the season of the year. Some countries prohibit the transport of cattle over a certain length of time without unloading for rest, feed and water. On arrival at their destination, cattle should be examined carefully for evidence of clinical disease or injury. Provision of fresh hay, a small amount of starter feed and water can help detect those that are anorectic and require closer examination. This is particularly important if unexpected delays in transportation have occurred that increase the level of stress in the animals.

Cattle Purchase and Introduction to a Feedlot Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract are major causes of morbidity and mortality during the first 30-45 days after arrival in the feedlot. Digestive diseases, especially carbohydrate engorgement, in cattle placed on a high-energy diet within 30 days after arrival in the feedlot are a major potential threat but can be controlled. The acute respiratory disease complex is more difficult to control in feedlot cattle, even under good management conditions.

The major objective on arrival at the feedlot is to get the cattle onto a high-energy diet—which will result in rapid growth—as soon as possible, usually within 21 days, while minimizing the morbidity and mortality associated with acute respiratory disease, other common infections and digestive diseases associated with adjustments to high-energy diets.

Preimmunization and Preconditioning Preconditioning is the preparation of feeder calves for marketing, shipment and the feedlot environment; it may include vaccinations, castration and training calves to eat and drink in pens. The concept of preconditioning is based in part on immunologic and nutritional principles.

Preimmunization, or vaccination of calves 2-3 weeks before shipment from the ranch to the feedlot, was the basis of preconditioning. In addition to vaccination, more recent efforts have been directed toward increasing the number of days weaned before movement and improving management procedures on the ranch, such as genetic selection and nutrition, that assist calves in making an easier transition to the feedlot.

In the USA, preconditioning has been defined by the following elements: 1) weaning at least 30 days before sale; 2) training to eat from a feed bunk and to drink from a tank; 3) parasite treatment; 4) vaccination for blackleg, malignant edema, parainfluenza 3, infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and bovine viral diarrhea (some programs also call for vaccination against Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida and/or Histophilus somni); 5) castration and dehorning with wounds healed, 6) identification with an ear tag and 7) sale through special auctions. When preconditioned calves are placed in a feedlot, they usually begin to eat and drink on arrival; if they have not been subjected to unusual stressors, the incidence of disease is minimal. However, daily surveillance is still necessary to identify cases of illness.

Because these cattle generally go onto feed more easily than calves that have not been preconditioned, care must be taken not to increase intake too quickly and cause digestive concerns.

When preconditioning is examined on a partial budget basis, the cost effectiveness for the cow-calf producer is generally quite favorable. Calves can gain 2-3 pounds/day at a very low cost of gain while not getting fat. The health program “bonus” can add $3-$8/100 lpounds to the price when calves are sold at large, special preconditioned sales, but the primary financial reward to the cow-calf producer is in the form of added weight sold at a low cost of gain.

Backgrounding is a variation of preconditioning in which recently weaned calves are grown to heavier weights, usually in a smaller feedlot. The principal objective is to prepare these cattle to adjust to a high-energy finishing ration in a feedlot with minimal problems. This is achieved by feeding the calves a growth diet that yields rapid, efficient body weight gains without fattening. The spectrum of diseases seen in backgrounding operations during the first 45 days after arrival of the calves depends on whether the calves were preimmunized, preconditioned or obtained from several different sources with no preconditioning. Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract (BRD for example) and of the digestive tract (coccidiosis) account for most of the losses.

Recently arrived cattle of unknown backgrounds (e.g., those from auction markets) require extra surveillance and care. After a 24-hour rest, these cattle should be vaccinated and some need to be castrated, dehorned and treated for internal and external parasites. Nonpreconditioned, stressed cattle of unknown backgrounds should be watched closely for signs of BRD for at least 3 weeks after arrival. On their starter ration, the cattle are limit-fed good-quality roughage along with a quantity of a highly palatable, nutrient-dense concentrate ration. They are checked carefully at least twice daily for evidence of illness, and sick cattle are identified and treated. Once the animals are determined to be healthy and the common infectious diseases are not a problem, they can be moved up to finishing diets.

Vaccination against certain respiratory diseases at 24 hr after arrival is standard practice for most feedlot and backgrounding operations. Vaccination should be limited to those products that actually reduce losses resulting from respiratory disease. The use of metaphylactic antimicrobials against respiratory disease may be necessary in high-risk, nonpreconditioned calves. Numerous studies show a financial benefit to using metaphylactic antibiotics on highrisk calves, because BRD morbidity and mortality can be greatly reduced.

Regardless of the system used, soon after arrival the cattle should be weighed, examined for evidence of illness and treated if necessary. Some feedlots administer antimicrobials to all calves considered to be at high risk of acute respiratory disease. If the illness appears different from the usual case of respiratory disease, diagnosis by a veterinarian should be sought at the earliest possible time.

Close examination and surveillance are desirable for groups of cattle with a history of unusual stress. The youngest and smallest cattle often need special attention, and it may be necessary to separate them from older cattle. A reliable history of vaccination, vitamin injections, implants and anthelmintic administration would be useful but is usually not available. The major objective during the first few days is to avoid unnecessary stress and get most cattle consuming the starter ration. Depending on the condition of the cattle, ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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malignant edema (C. septicum), bacillary hemoglobinuria (C. novyi, type D [haemolyticum]), infectious hepatitis (C. novyi, it may be difficult during the first few days after arrival to easily type B), tetanus (C. tetani), and enterotoxemia (C. perfringens distinguish sick cattle from healthy cattle, and careful clinical types B, C, and D). Leptospirosis (Leptospira serovars Hardjo, surveillance every few hours may be necessary. Observations Pomona, Grippotyphosa, Canicola and Icterohaemorrhagiae) bacterins at the time of feeding often reveal anorectic animals that are also used in some situations. should be pulled from the pen and examined.

A basic vaccination schedule for receiving calves should include a viral respiratory vaccine plus a clostridial vaccine.

Processing Procedures Additional vaccines should be included only if two criteria can be met: the disease is enough of a risk that prevention Identification: is necessary (e.g., leptospirosis in some areas) and data are Each animal must be identified immediately, preferably available to support the use of vaccines to prevent disease. with a color-coded and numbered plastic ear tag that is easily visible from a distance. In many feedlots, each animal is not Castration and Dehorning: identified individually but instead receives a tag with a lot These surgical procedures are best performed well ahead number (group) or pen number. Systems are now in place of entry to the feedlot, but invariably there will be bulls and that individually identify animals with tags that can be read horned cattle offered for sale. When to castrate and dehorn electronically from a distance of 8-10 incjes. Information these mismanaged cattle is quite controversial, with studies maintained on individual animals through this technology showing that performing surgery at initial processing 24 hour may include performance, vaccination and treatment history. after arrival was superior to delaying these procedures.

These tags remain on the animal until slaughter, at which time Anthelmintics and Insecticides: the identification from the ear tag can be transferred to the Anthelmintics and insecticides are administered according overhead trolley system. to local conditions. Most incoming cattle will have been Measurement of Body Temperature: exposed to internal parasites, and appropriate deworming On arrival, some animals may be affected with acute methods should be implemented. Young cattle raised on disease but show no obvious clinical signs. Others may appear small farms in which the stocking rate on pasture is high fatigued and gaunt but are not affected with clinical disease. may harbor helminths. Young cattle may also be affected by Identifying animals with acute infectious disease that should chronic verminous pneumonia caused by Dictyocaulus viviparus. be treated early to minimize mortality can be difficult. The Most young cattle will be infected with coccidia, and having an body temperature of high-risk cattle (e.g., unweaned calves, appropriate anticoccidial agent in the feed is necessary. calves from auctions or calves transported long distances over Growth-promoting Agents: several days) is often measured at processing. Animals with a Growth-promoting agents increase growth rate of animals body temperature over 104°F (40°C) may be treated with an without being used themselves to provide nutrients for antimicrobial. Treated animals may be tagged and noted in the individual animal database, or the total number of animals growth. They are generally administered in small amounts treated (total amount of drug administered) in a group or pen —often via implants or in feed—to alter metabolism so the animal increases body tissues and grows more rapidly. They may be recorded. include antibacterials, antimicrobials, steroids (e.g., estrogens, androgens) and ionophores. They promote changes in Vaccination: composition, conformation, mature weight or efficiency of The value of vaccinating feedlot cattle for common growth, along with changes in the rate of live weight gain. infectious diseases, particularly those of the respiratory tract, has been controversial since the vaccines were introduced.

Nevertheless, a wide variety of vaccines are used in feedlot health programs.

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by CCA Communications Director Jenna Chandler As long awaited rains finally blanket the west, thoughts turn to all of the upcoming management questions and decisions that spring brings and to upcoming markets.

In early April, CCA caught up with livestock market operators throughout the state to see what they thought about the upcoming grass season and what they predict the market’s response to it will be.

Respondents Included: Lou Mora: Humboldt Auction Yard Sam Avila: Fresno Livestock Commission Col. Randy Baxley: Visalia Livestock Market Brad Peek: Shasta Livestock Auction Yard and Western Video Market What kind of prices did you seen in your area early this spring?

Lou Mora: Up north, we won’t really get in a big swing until late June, when we will really be able to tell what prices are looking like. A lot can change before then.

Brad Peek: Light cattle prices remain good. Yearling prices are a little tougher. Overall, futures and fat dropped in throughout March and into early April. In general, there is uncertainty.

Randy Baxley: We have seen the light calves stay relatively steady as the feeder cattle market lost $5 to $10. Cash calves and feeders have stayed relatively better compared to the futures. Butcher cows lost $5 and then gained it back in the same two weeks.

Sam Avila: In the last few weeks, there has been a rapid decline of about 20 cents in the feeder market. The cow market has had an uptick of 3 to 5 cents.

How has this winter impacted spring marketing?

Randy Baxley: With such a late grass season, it is tough for people to know what they have, so talk about marketing has been a bit delayed.

Sam Avila: The late rains have made a big impact on the feeder market and cow/calf producers. Weaning weights are 100 to 150 pounds lighter than normal and people are shipping 30 days earlier.

Brad Peek: It has impacted it a little, not as bad up north as down south, but with the early lack of rain, the cattle are coming in a little earlier than normal.

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like in your area this winter and spring?

Brad Peek: The grass is definitely shorter than it is on a normal year, even up north. The cattle are maintaining.

They aren’t getting ahead like you would like, but maintaining.

Sam Avila: Rainfall was below normal and very late in the year. It normally comes in January and February, but didn’t come until March this year which makes our grass season very short.

Randy Baxley: There was extremely limited rainfall early, with most coming in late March. The grass season has become extremely delayed and will be short.

Do you anticipate cattlemen retaining fewer heifers this year than usual?

Sam Avila: I suspect cattlemen will retain fewer heifers this year in our area due to the light weights. They will need to sell more calves to pay expenses.

Randy Baxley: Yes, absolutely.

Lou Mora: I suspect it would be a normal year for the area.

Brad Peek: It is hard to say. With the market the way it is, they may want to keep them because they aren’t bringing the better prices, but they need to balance that with lack of rainfall and grass.

What do you anticipate for prices from now throughout the late spring and early summer runs?

Randy Baxley: I’m really not sure now what to expect based on what the futures market has done in the last couple of weeks. If I had to speculate, I guess I would wish for a near term rebound and for the market to strengthen into the marketing season, staying relatively steady until late summer. I would question, though, if the fundamentals could outweigh the hype.

Sam Avila: I anticipate prices to stay neutral to a little uptick in the market, only because it has dropped so quickly in March.

What kind of cattle will be bringing a premium this spring?

Sam Avila: The good quality, black calves always bring a premium no matter what the market is. It’s just going to be a lower premium compared to what we would like to see.

Lou Mora: It is all relative to what you are selling. The

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ones that are taken care of the best always go for a premium, heifers kept away from bulls, etc. Basically, something that you can accurately represent and stand behind. If China opens up, then program cattle will see a big rebound depending on what the export requirements are.

Brad Peek: Good, grass type cattle for that summer grass with late rain in the mountains, those 500-pound to 700-pound cattle to go back to grass. The feedlot cattle are the biggest question right now. If the government issues can get figured out, that will give certainty and help to settle prices.

Randy Baxley: If you are talking about weight classes, I would say that the light cattle will be bringing a premium relative to the rest of the market.

What are buyers looking for?

Randy Baxley: Most buyers are looking for premium quality cattle with a consistent, comprehensive vaccine program.

Lou Mora: Genetics and vaccine programs.

Brad Peek: Quality, health and vaccination programs.

Specialty markets and natural cattle are also doing well.

The big question is if China opens up, the ones that qualify for export will go well.

What are the biggest concerns buyers have right now?

Randy Baxley: I believe the biggest concerns buyers have right now would be how they are going to get their livestock hauled with the implementation of electronic logging devices. Other big concerns could be what are the marketing trends going to be moving forward.

Brad Peek: The biggest question is what the cattle are going to be worth when those buyers are ready to sell.

Their concern is getting a good, quality, healthy animal and what are they going to be able to sell them for down the road with market volatility. It makes it hard to plan ahead.

Sam Avila: The biggest concern our buyers have right now is the volatility in our markets. When the prices can drop the limit in a day, it makes it tough to make those decisions. The market hardly ever drops a limit in a week, let alone daily.

Buyers at Shasta Livestock on April 6, just after the new sale ring at the auction yard debuted.

Lou Mora: There is so much speculation in our futures market that is not related to anything concrete. It makes it hard for the buying sector to long term plan. We have gotten away from supply and demand and feed factors being big predictors for the futures market.

In your opinion, is now a good time to consign cattle to local sale barns?

Randy Baxley: If you have cattle to market, marketing through your local livestock market is always a good thing. There is no better place to bring buyers and sellers together in one spot. I personally am a believer in true price discovery and my personal mission is to work for the producer by getting him or her the best price possible for their livestock.

Sam Avila: Any day is a good day to sell cattle at the sale barn. There are many special sales that promote various classes of cattle, bringing specific buyers together; off-the-grass sales during spring, bred cow sales during summer and winter. Livestock markets are where true price discovery happens. Video and private treaty are also good marketing tools, but you really need the markets to help determine price discovery.

If there was one optimistic thing to tell someone selling cattle right now, what would it be?

Brad Peek: I think the markets will get better. With the drought in the Midwest and the tariff talks, there is uncertainty, but it will all come out in the wash— like it always does.

And at the end of the day, maybe that is the moral of the story. The late and short grass season, a changing global market and price volatility are making long- term planning and predicting difficult, thus making those important herd management decisions for both buyers and sellers a challenge. But, according to livestock markets across the state, a few things are universal: quality, healthy cattle with good genetics and a thoughtful vaccination program will always bring a premium. And even when a volatile market is frustrating everyone, rest assured, it will all even out eventually. Just like it always has.

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by Tina L. Saitone, Cooperative Extension Specialist in Livestock and Rangeland Economics, University of California, Davis The ever-expanding suite of value-added management and marketing programs available to cattle ranchers creates substantial ranch-level complexity. Cattlemen today are faced with the challenge of determining which programs will differentiate their cattle on sale day while maximizing the profitability of their operations.

While all of these programs are likely to add costs, the additional income generated from each of these programs is uncertain. Given that lots of cattle sold typically participate in many programs and management decisions must be made months or years in advance of a sale, it is nearly impossible for a rancher to accurately forecast the premium associated with implementing any particular program.

However, with the help of good data and modern statistical methods we can gain considerable insights into the value associated with particular programs and management practices. In this article I discuss estimates of the average premiums paid by buyers for individual value-added management and marketing programs using data from Western Video Market’s (WVM) satellite video auctions in 2017. These results can give ranchers information about the average value that each of these programs brings on sale day.

WVM serves as a marketing outlet for cattle ranchers in the western United States. In 2017, more than 286,000 head were sold during 13 video-based auctions. Prices for calves and yearlings were analyzed separately.

Calves were classified based on the average FIGURE 1. weight of the lot being between 450 and 650 lbs. in order to focus on price effects at time of weaning. Yearling lots had average weights in the 750- to 950- lb. range.

In total, 998 lots of calves and 715 lots of yearlings were analyzed. Lots consisting of cows, pairs, and bred heifers were not included in the analysis. Lot-level characteristics (e.g., breed, sex, weight, frame score, etc.) are included in the model to control for how these factors influence price, while catalog descriptions were used to determine the value-added by specific management and marketing programs associated with each lot of cattle in the auction. Using statistical techniques and this lot-level sales information, the price paid for lots of cattle in 2017 can be decomposed by each characteristic/attribute.

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models. These results are shown in Figure 1. The estimates for calves are shown in navy blue and the yearling estimates are provided in red. In each figure the dot represents the estimated average premium or discount for that characteristic, while the lines extending from the dot depict the 95 percent confidence interval or the range in which we can be 95 percent certain the true value falls.

If the confidence interval includes zero (red vertical line), we cannot be certain that the premium/discount is not zero. All premiums/discounts are reported on a per hundredweight (cwt.) basis. Readers should interpret the dot as the best estimate of the true average value of the characteristic/attribute, and interpret the length of the line as a measure of the precision or accuracy of the estimate.

The variable Miles to Omaha accounts for the driving distance in 100-mile increments between the ranch location of the lot being sold and the concentration of feeding and processing capacity in the Midwestern United States. Since most slaughter capacity in the U.S. is in the central part of the country, most cattle raised in the west must eventually be transported Eastward for processing. The results indicate that a lot of calves is discounted by $0.77/cwt. for every 100 miles it is from Omaha, NE. This means that a lot of calves in Alturas, CA (about 1,550 miles from NE) would sell for $11.94/cwt. less than a lot of calves with the same characteristics and participating in the same programs ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 that was located in Nebraska. The estimated FIGURE 2. discount due to location is more substantial for yearlings – $1.15/cwt. per 100 miles.

Lots containing only heifers sell at a discount of $16.71/cwt. as calves and a discount of $7.27/cwt. as yearlings, when compared to steer-only lots. When mixed lots are marketed (lots including both steers and heifers), the price received for both sexes is discounted ($6.05/cwt. for calves and $4.00/ cwt. for yearlings), when compared to selling same-sex lots—mixed lots have roughly half the discount of heifer-only lots. Calves that are weaned 30 days or more brought an average premium of $5.56/cwt. in 2017.

The results from the calf and yearling models for the value-added management and marketing practices employed by ranchers in 2017 WVM auctions are provided in Figure 2. As before, the estimates for calves are shown in navy blue and the yearling estimates are provided in red. The largest premiums for both calves and yearlings in 2017 were associated with marketing lots that were organic ($7.92/ cwt. for calves and $6.60/cwt. for yearlings) and/or nonGMO ($6.94/cwt. for calves and $3.03/cwt. for yearlings).

Ranchers including these characteristics in the WVM sales catalog descriptions were new in 2017. Calves that were marketed as age and source verified, a program required for beef to be exported to Europe, sold for a $3.23/cwt. premium. Yearlings that were implanted ($0.93/cwt.) or marketed as natural earned statistically significant premiums as well.

WVM provides an alternative to the third-party verified natural program wherein ranchers can sign an affidavit confirming that cattle were raised in a fashion consistent with the natural definition (cattle marketed have never received antibiotics, added hormones, or consumed feed or supplements containing animal by-products). The thirdparty verified natural program generated a $3.25/cwt. premium and the WVM seller-certified counterpart provided an average premium of $1.93/cwt. for yearling cattle marketed in 2017.

The models estimated for calves and yearlings provide extensive information on 26 California Cattleman May 2018

premiums/discounts for lot-level physical characteristics, within-lot variability, and vaccination programs. Space considerations preclude a comprehensive discussion of all of the results in this article, but they are available at (https://livestockecon.ucdavis.edu/blog/).

Many ranchers who market through WVM are at the forefront of differentiating their cattle through a variety of value-added management and marketing programs.

Through estimating the premium or discount associated with each of these programs, I hope to provide ranchers with more information on the potential benefits, or lack thereof, associated with incorporating these programs into the management of their operations. By comparing the anticipated returns of a program with the additional costs, ranchers can maximize the likely returns to their operations.

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The changes would simplify the branding requirements, making the brands easier to apply and read, reducing errors. They would ensure Mexican cattle are easily identifiable and traceable for the remainder of their lives in the event of a disease detection.

The Mexican government requested changes to address issues with the current branding requirements, including confusion between the Mx

and MX brands used for spayed heifers and breeding cattle respectively; the small size of the brands, which can cause blotching and require rebranding; and the rejection of animals at ports of entry based on questions about whether they were branded correctly.

The proposed rule addresses these concerns by requiring an M brand for all cattle. The brand would also be larger in size for better readability.

Together, these steps will reduce branding errors. To make it easy to distinguish between feeder and breeding cattle, brands for breeding animals would be placed on the shoulder. Feeder cattle would continue to be branded on the back hip.

The proposed rule would still allow

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an MX ear tattoo option for breeding cattle, instead of a brand, because the tattoos have not posed a readability problem and are a permanent form of identification. Cattle imported from Mexico would still require an approved eartag for traceability purposes.

The USDA is already allowing Mexico to use the M brand on spayed heifers and breeding cattle as an alternate to the Mx and MX brands.

This has reduced errors and confusion at border ports. The change is proving to be beneficial for both countries.

The USDA will accept comments on this proposed rule for 60 days following publication in the Federal Register.

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2018 California Cattleman

Auction Market Directory FEATURING CALIFORNIA LIVESTOCK AUCTION YARDS WHO HAVE ADVERTISED THEIR SERVICES IN THIS ISSUE

OFFICE........................................ (209) 745-1515 E-MAIL..................................... info@clmgalt.com WEBSITE.................................. www.clmgalt.com CONTACTS Jake Parnell, Manager................. (916) 662-1298 CATTLE AUCTION............................ Wednesday 12495 Stockton Blvd., Galt, CA 95632

MEMBERSHIPS........ .NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA OFFICE.........................................(209) 387-4113 FAX.............................................. (209) 387-4476 WEBSITE............................www.dpyauction.com

16575 S. Hwy 33, Dos Palos, CA 93620

ESCALON

Livestock Market, Inc.

CONTACTS Joel E. Cozzi................................ (209) 769-4660 Joel A. (Joey) Cozzi..................... (209) 769-4662 Col. Doug Gallaway..................... (209) 617-5435 Mike Vieira................................... (209) 617-5435 Bill Enos....................................... (209) 761-1322 Garrett Jones............................... (209) 710-7904 OFFICE.........................................(209) 838-7011 FAX.............................................. (209) 838-1535 WEBSITE........www.escalonlivestockmarket.com E-MAIL.....escalonglivestockmarket@yahoo.com PRESIDENT Miguel A. Machado...................... (209) 595-2014

REPRESENTATIVES Joe Vieira..................................... (209) 531-4156 P.O. Box 26 25525 Lone Tree Rd, Escalon, CA 95320 Thomas Bert................................ (209) 605-3866 Tony Luis...................................... (209) 609-6455 Michael Machado......................... (209) 495-9208

FARMERS

OFFICE.........................................(209) 847-1033 FAX...............................................(209) 847-4425

6001 Albers Road, Oakdale CA 95361

CATTLE AUCTION...........Monday and Thursday

LIVESTOCK MARKET

HUMBOLDT AUCTION YARD, INC.

603 S. 3rd Street, Fortuna, CA 95540

CONTACT Steve Haglund..............................(209) 847-1033

OFFICE...........................................(707) 725-5188 FAX.................................................(707) 725-9822 E-MAIL......................humboldtauction@hotmail.com CONTACTS Col. Lee Mora.................................(707) 845-7188 Col. Lou Mora.................................(707) 845-7288 CATTLE AUCTION......................... Wednesday

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AUCTIONEERS...................... .Jake Parnell, Brian Pachaco, Mark Fischer UPCOMING EVENTS CLM will feature large runs of calves and yearlings during special feeder sales May 2, May 23, May 30 and June 20. Join us July 28 for our annual Bred Cow & Pair Sale. Visit www.clmgalt.com for an up-todate list of upcoming events and market reports.

CATTLE AUCTION..................Monday and Thursday MEMBERSHIPS............... NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS.........Doug Gallaway and Garrett Jones UPCOMING EVENTS Holding special upcoming feeder sales Friday, May 25 and Saturday, June 23.

Dudley Meyer..................................... (209) 768-8586 CATTLE AUCTION......................................... Monday MEMBERSHIPS............... NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS...............................Miguel A. Machado UPCOMING EVENTS Big strings of yearlings and calves sell Mondays in May and June. Call now to consign to our special feeder sales May 21 & June 1 Visit our website for more information on what we have to offer www.escalonlivestockmarket.com MEMBERSHIPS................NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS............. Clint Haglund, Ken Tompson UPCOMING EVENTS Join us for auction sales every Monday and Thursday for dairy, beef and feeder cattle.

MEMBERSHIPS.......................... CCA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS..................................Lee Mora UPCOMING EVENTS The Mora family invites you to join them ringside every Wednesday in Fortuna.

Celebrating 50 years in the auction business!

MODOC AUCTION YARD Hwy 299 W, Alturas, CA 96101

OFFICE...........................................(530) 233-3442

MEMBERSHIPS.......................... CCA, CLAMA

CONTACTS Jerry Kresge....................................(530) 640-1302

UPCOMING EVENTS Call us for dates on special feeder sales. See our ad on page 28.

CATTLE AUCTION......................... February to August: first and third Saturdays; September to February every Saturday.

OFFICE...........................................(209) 862-4500 FAX.................................................(209) 862-4700 CONTACTS Col. John McGill..............................(209) 631-0845 P.O. Box 756 • 2011 E, Stuhr Rd., Newman, CA 95360

CATTLE AUCTIONS..........Tuesday and Thursday MEMBERSHIP....................... .CCA, LMA, CLAMA

ORLAND LIVESTOCK

OFFICE...........................................(530) 865-4527 FAX.................................................(559) 582-6261

P.O. Box 96 3877 Hwy. 99 West, Orland, CA 95963

CATTLE AUCTION............................. .....Thursday MEMBERSHIP....................... .CCA, LMA, CLAMA

COMMISSION YARD, INC.

PRODUCER’S LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION

1022 S. Pine Street, Madera, CA 93637 P.O. Box 510 Madera, CA 93639

CONTACTS Col. Ed Lacque............................... (530) 865-2643 Col Wade Lacque, Manager...........(530) 570-0547

OFFICE...........................................(559) 674-4674 E-MAIL...............producersmadera@sbcglobal.net WEBSITE..................www.producerslivestock.com CONTACTS Matt Beechinor..................................559-676-0488 CATTLE AUCTION....................................Tuesday MEMBERSHIPS......... NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA

AUCTIONEERS........................... John McGill UPCOMING EVENTS Currently accepting cattle for Tuesday and Thursday sales plus Western Video Market sales from Cottonwood on May 24 and June 7 and Reno, Nev., in July. For details see our ad on page 22.

AUCTIONEERS.........Wade Lacque, Ed Lacque UPCOMING EVENTS Call us for details. Also see our ad on page 28.

Join us Thursdays at noon for our regular beef sales. Also check us out on Facebook!

AUCTIONEERS............................... Eric Bianchi UPCOMING EVENTS We hope to see you at our off-the-grass special sales May 4, May 18, June 1 and and June 15.

See our ad on page 22 for details. Also watch for big runs of calves and yearlings on our regular sale days in May and June.

2018 California Livestock Auction Markets Association OFFICERS & DIRECTORS President........................................................... Alana McGill Chairman................................................................Brad Peek Vice President....................................Col. Jake Bettencourt Secretary.......................................................Forrest Mangan Treasurer................................................ Col. David Macedo Director...............................................................Beth Baxley Director...............................................................Cindy Tews

Director.......................................................Sherrie Linhares Director..................................................... Col. Garrett Jone Nominating............................................. Col. John Rodgers Nominating.................................................Col. Max Olvera LMA Director....................................... Col. David Macedo LMA Director.............................................Col. Jake Parnell May 2018 California Cattleman 31

SHASTA

LIVESTOCK AUCTION YARD 3917 N. Main Street, Cottonwood, CA 96022 P.O. Box 558, Cottonwood, CA 96022

OFFICE...........................................(530) 347-3793 FAX.................................................(530) 347-0329 WEBSITE.......................... www.shastalivestock.com CONTACTS Ellington Peek.................................(530) 347-3793 Brad Peek.......................................(916) 802-7335 CATTLE AUCTION....................................... Friday OFFICE...........................................(559) 591-0884 FAX.................................................(559) 591-0808 WEBSITE...............www.tularecountystockyard.com

9641 Ave. 384, Dinuba, CA 93618

CONTACTS Jon Dolieslager...............................(559) 358-1070 Summer Dolieslager, bookkeeper....(559) 591-0884 AUCTIONEER............................... Jon Dolieslager OFFICE...........................................(209) 634-4326 FAX.................................................(209) 634-4396 WEBSITE.......................... www.turlocklivestock.com

10430 Lander Ave., Turlock, CA P.O. Box 3030, Turlock, CA 95381

CONTACTS Karen Cozzi.....................................(209) 634-4326 Col. Max Olvera..............................(209) 277-2063 Col. Steve Faria............................. (209) 988-7180 Col. Chuch Cozzitorto.....................(209) 652-4479 Buddy Cozzitorto.............................(209) 652-4480 Tim Sisil...........................................(209) 631-6054 Travis Johnson................................(209) 996-8645 OFFICE...........................................(559) 625-9615 FAX.................................................(559) 625-9012 WEBSITE...........................www.visalialivestock.com CONTACTS Col. Randy Baxley..........................(559) 906-9760 CATTLE AUCTION...................... ........Wednesday

733 N. Ben Maddox Way, Visalia, CA 93292 OFFICE.............................................(61) 399-2981 FAX.................................................(661) 399-0177 WEBSITE......www.westernstockmansmarket.com

31911 Hwy. 46, McFarland, CA 93250

CONTACTS Dwight Mebane...............................(661) 979-9892 Col. Justin Mebane.........................(661) 979-9894 Frank Machado...............................(805) 839-8166 Col. Bennet Mebanre......................(661) 201-8169

MEMBERSHIP...NCBA, CCA, LMA. CLAMA CATTLE AUCTION Join us for our regular Friday sales, as well as specials on May 4, May 25 and June 8.

Don’t miss the Western Video Market sales on May 24 and June 7 in Cottonwood. For more information, visit us online at www. shastalivestock.com or wvmcattle.com.

MEMBERSHIPS...NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA BEEF SALES EVERY FRIDAY AT NOON WITH COWS AT 2 P.M. Join us for Special Feeder Sales in May and June featuring large runs of calves as well as Spanish Ranch Brangus Bull Sale May 18.

BEEF SALE DAYS....Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday MEMBERSHIPS....NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS..........Max Olvera, Steve Faria, Chuck Cozzitorto, Eddie Nunes, Jake Bettencourt UPCOMING EVENTS Special cattlemen’s association sales May 5, May 19 and June 2. We hope to see you there! See our ad on page 9 for details.

MEMBERSHIPS.... NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS..........................Randy Baxley CATTLE AUCTION Join us for weekly sales and take advantage of our transporation options from the central coast! Join us Wednesdays in May and June for large runs of stockers and feeder calves.

BEEF SALE DAY.................................... Monday Butcher Cows at 10:30 a.m./Feeders at 12:30 p.m.

MEMBERSHIPS...................... NCBA, CCA, LMA UPCOMING EVENTS Special feeder sales in May and June with bred cow sales June 4 and July 9. See our ad on page 11 for details.

2018 CLAMA MEMBERS 101 Livestock Market, Inc. Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Inc. Dos Palos Y Auction Yard Escalon Livestock Market, Inc. Euclid Stockyard Farmer’s Livestock Market, Inc. Fresno Livestock Commission, LLC Humbolt Auction Yard, Inc.

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Newman Stockyards, LLC Orland Livestock Commission Yard, Inc. Overland Stockyard Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard, Inc. Producers Livestock Marketing Assn, Madera Shasta Livestock Auction Yard, Inc.

The Stockman’s Market, Inc..

Tulare County Stockyard, Inc. Tulare Sales Yard, Inc. Turlock Livestock Auction Yard, Inc. Visalia Livestock Market Western Stockman’s Market, Famoso Western Video Market Fallon Livestock Exchange, Inc.

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LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKETS ASSOCIATION

101 Livestock Market, Inc. Fresno Livestock Commission, LLC Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Inc. Humboldt Auction Yard, Inc. Dos Palos Y Auction Yard Newman Stockyards, LLC Escalon Livestock Market, Inc. Orland Livestock Commission Yard, Inc. Euclid Stockyard Overland Stockyard, Inc. Farmers Livestock Market, Inc. Petaluma Livestock Auction Yard, Inc.

Producers Livestock Marketing Association, Madera Branch Shasta Livestock Auction Yard, Inc. The Stockman’s Market, Inc. Tulare County Stockyard, Inc.

Turlock Livestock Auction Yard, Inc. Visalia Livestock Market Western Stockman’s Market Western Video Market Fallon Livestock, LLC

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UC DAVIS BEEF FIELD DAY SLATED FOR MAY 17 The 2018 University of California Beef Field Day, scheduled for May 17, will feature presentations and demonstrations of fence systems design and installation.

Southwest Fence Company and Gallagher North America will be onsite building permanent and electric fencing. The focus will be on fence design and construction showcasing new fence construction products. The current In-progress construction will allow attendees to see actual implementation of these systems and ask questions to company representatives.

There will also be a UC commercial bred heifer sale of a select number of UC Davis Animal Science born and bred commercial replacement heifers. Females will be confirmed pregnant with most having fetal calf sex identified. The Angus/Hereford cross heifers will be available for inspection with detailed information of sires used and due dates. The sale is a silent auction format that will close during lunch.

There is no cost for registration or attendance, all expenses are covered by the sponsors.

8:30 a.m.

Coffee and Donuts – Sponsored by Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Galt.

9:00 a.m.

Welcome – Jim Oltjen, Ph.D., UC Davis Animal Science Extension Beef Management Systems Specialist; Jim Murray, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, UC Davis Animal Science; Don Harper, UC Davis Animal Science Beef Operations Manager

9:15 a.m.

The Use of Cattle Grazing in Developing and Managing Native Grasslands – J. P. Marie, UC Davis Putah Creek Riparian Reserve Steward

9:45 a.m.

California Beef Cattle Mineral Needs and Supplementation – Dr. Bret McNabb DVM, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, Chief of Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service

10:15 a.m. A Cheaper Way To Supplement Protein and Energy on the Range – Roberto Sainz, Ph.D., Professor, UC Davis Animal Science 10:45 a.m

Electric Fence Use in the Management of Grazing Cattle – Randy Bailey, Gallagher Electric Fence Co.

11:15 a.m. Permanent Fence Design and Construction – Brian Larsen and Chris Hanneken, Southwest Fence Co. 11:45 a.m. Bred Heifer Viewing and Silent Auction Noon-

Tri-Tip Lunch – Sponsored by Napa/Solano and Yolo Cattlemen’s Associations Visit with the speakers, Fence Installation Demonstrations

12:30 p.m. Silent Auction closes

Location is 0.5 miles south of the intersection of Russell Blvd and Road 95A about 5 miles west of Davis. The address for GPS is 28000 Rd 95A, Davis, CA. UC DAVIS BRED COMMERCIAL HEIFERS 10 to 15 University raised heifers bred to calve Oct. 15 to 34 California Cattleman May 2018

Nov. 7 will be sold. The maternal base is Hereford and Angus.

The black heifers were bred to Hereford bulls, and the baldy and red heifers were bred to Angus bulls. The sex of the fetus was determined by ultrasound. The due date and sire information will be available for each heifer. All heifers will be available for review at the field day site.

Heifers have been treated with the following: • Bovishield Gold 5L5 3X • Vision 8 with Spur 2X • Dextomax wormer 2X • Selenium boluses • EBA (Foothill) vaccinated August RULES FOR BUYERS • All animals must be paid for in full (including tax) on the day of the sale by cash, check made payable to UC Regents, or credit card (Visa or Mastercard).

• Any returned checks are subject to additional fees.

• All animals must be picked up within 48 hours o sale. Any animals not picked up by May 19 will be charged $10.00 per day for feed and yardage.

• Title passes at close of silent auction (12:30 p.m. May 17, 2019).

• Animals are sold as is.

• Ultrasound one week before sale will confirm pregnancy and all breeding records will be available at the pen on the day of the sale.

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EVOLUTION IN

FEEDING &

BREEDING

by Managing Editor Stevie Ipsen

When black-hided offers more than meets the eye For decades, California’s robust dairy sector has played a large role in the feedlot industry on the West Coast. Due to the high number of Holstein bull calves born to dairy operations that subsequently have nowhere to go, it was common sense to feed them out and over time feedlot owners have learned that Holstein cattle can be fed into top quality beef. Today, Holsteins make up nearly 20 percent of the national fed cattle industry. And nearly a half million head of Holstein cattle are on feed on the west coast at any given time. As the practice of feeding Holstein calves has evolved, so has the ability to produce top quality, consistent carcasses for the global beef chain.

Originally thought of as a “ground beef only” animal, the well-refined genetic pool of the dairy industry is what many feeders say allows the carcasses to bring uniformity and grading consistency to Holstein carcasses, with some feedyards boasting up to 70 percent Choice cattle. However, anyone who has been face-to-face with a full-grown Holstein animal knows that their frame is significantly larger than the standard beef animal.

Years ago, one challenge that presented itself to feedlot owners was that backgrounded Holstein steers were reaching feedlots already weighing 800-plus pounds, making it hard for them to grade well against, say, Angus steers with much less mass. Enter the calf ranch, an operation where Holstein calves could go to be backgrounded and gain weight without gaining as much size, so when they reached the feedlot they weren’t already well ahead of their beef-bred counterparts.

This model has served the West Coast feeding sector well and over time has shown that Holstein cattle, with a fine-tuned feed regimen can fill a Choice void in the retail meat sector. But the evolution for some innovative feedlot managers didn’t stop there.

Impressed with the consistency of dairy genetics while recognizing the need for smaller, higher-quality carcasses, some calf ranch and feedlot owners began 36 California Cattleman May 2018

investing in Angus genetics to cross with Holstein replacement heifers, producing an animal that they feel meets a variety of needs.

Trevor Freitas, Mendes Calf Ranch, Tipton, has seen such a breeding program implemented and is impressed by the results.

“In my opinion, breeding Angus bulls to Holstein heifers has brought carcasses closer in terms of quality and value to what the typical native cattle achieve at harvest,” Freitas said. “I think it is a definite advantage for the industry when consumers have a more consistent product available for purchase at different price points.”

Mendes Calf Ranch initially began crossing Angus cattle with Holsteins in 2014, which is when Freitas said the programs really took off with many of the calf ranches and semen companies pushing the idea.

Because they have the knowledge needed to effectively feed out Holstein cattle, the addition of Angus genetics streamlines the process. Freitas says Angus genetics are bringing rib eye size, total quality grade and yield more in line with “native” beef breeds.

“Rib eye size has always been a downfall with Holsteins and that is one of the reasons the Angus/ Holstein cross program is working because it can help fix that when compared to a straight Holstein,” Freitas explained.

When selecting for Angus bulls, maternal traits were initially a major focus because Freitas said calving ease was a concern and they didn’t want to cause any problems for their dairy customers’ cows.

“I think we have come to a point where that has become much less of a concern and more recently have focused on carcass value and getting closer to a beef-bred animal in terms of that value,” said Freitas.

In terms of cattle marketing, the last couple of decades have shown that black-hided animals most often fetch the best premiums. So that has also been a factor in breeding black and whites to solid black Angus animals.

For operations like Mendes Calf Ranch and others in the Central Valley, which own all their own cattle, marketability in the sale ring is not as much an issue as fitting into a branded beef program, like Certified Angus Beef (CAB), in which one of the requirements is being at least 51 percent black-hided.

“Because we are not in the business of selling live cattle, for us the value in cross breeding Holsteins is seen at harvest,” Freitas said. “I will say, however, when the inventories of cattle are high across the county, the Angus/Holstein holds its value a lot better than a straight Holstein, especially as you move towards the midwest region.”

From carcass uniformity, high-grading opportunities to feed efficiency, there are myriad reasons that cattle buyers will pay a premium for black hided cattle.

According to Certified Angus Beef ’s Mark McCully, Angus brands dominate the beef market today with twothirds of more than 140 USDA-certified brands.

Under the requirements to fit into a reputable program like CAB, a carcass must pass a multitude of specifications, and when fed right, some Holsteininfluenced cattle, those that are mostly black, could nearly fit into that mold – with the harsh exception of a “10inch to 16-inch rib eye size” and “moderately thick to thicker muscling.” But now, with the integration of Angus genetics, not only is the likelyhood of 51 percent blackhided calves higher, carcasses are smaller, the marbling

potential, rib eye size and moderate muscling are also greatly enhanced.

CAB is an example of a black-hided branded beef program used only for illustration purposes, it is not intended to say that CAB cattle and Holstein-influenced cattle are necessarily equal, because it takes a wellimplemented breeding program to ensure that cattle with Holstein influence would fit the CAB model. But for many buyers, black-hided is black-hided and the feeders who have implemented Angus genetics also know the carcass quality is there.

“For many years, we’ve been able to predict how Holstein cattle will preform on the rail. Now that we have implemented Angus genetics we have also been able to refine the few pitfalls we saw in Holstein carcasses to the point that they are meeting more and more requirements for branded beef programs as well as meeting the high standards of top shelf restaurants,” Freitas shares.

As positive results of the breeding potential of Angus/Holstein cattle has spread, many feeders have taken note, but that’s not to say that all are jumping on the bandwagon. Freitas does however anticipate more calf raisers and feeders to experiment with the practice.

“I thought that this many years into the program we would have even more participation from the dairy industry, especially with the added value that day old calves would now have,” Freitas says. “That may change quickly in the next year as the split between straight Holstein and Angus/Holstein calves has become pretty large as inventories across the country are high and straight Holsteins are less marketable.”

As the national cow inventory was way down in recent years, Freitas says Holsteins have been able to fill the void because of the more consistent flow of calves. Additionally, he points out that they are not immediately impacted by problems other segments of the industry face such as drought, wild fire and other issues that cow calf producers might see.

“Over time, I would hope to anticipate more participation from the dairy industry and I think we need to keep working on carcass value going forward,” Freitas said. “One advantage I feel we have is that our traceability programs give us the data we need when we follow these cattle through a life cycle and we can more quickly decide on genetics and make adjustments.”

“The ultimate conclusion that we have made is that this type of breeding program is a win-win,” he says. “A win for producers like us, for seedstock guys marketing Angus genetics and for the consumer who is seeking an affordable, consistent and quality beef supply.”

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Lassen County

“Social Event of the Season”

Celebrates 30th Year

Community event promotes rural roots

by Managing Editor Stevie Ipsen

CattleWomen: (noun).

Women who know their way around the ranch and are excited to share their passion for the western way of life.

Editor’s Note: this is the first in a three-part series featuring longrunning beef promotion and ranching advocacy efforts made by individual units of California CattleWomen, Inc. For anyone who has come across the female specimen known as CattleWomen, you know they are strong, ambitious, persistant and enthusiastic. Because theirs is a lifestyle they hold dear, they work tirelessly to teach consumers about beef and the ranching industry and ensuring that the beef industry will thrive well into the future. Members of California CattleWomen, Inc., (CCW) and the American National CattleWomen (ANCW) work yearround to be sure that members of their own communities are aware of the importance of ranching and beef production.

CattleWomen groups from all parts of the United States are part of a professional networking group that keeps up-to-date on the issues related to the beef industry, which includes consumer education, promotion ideas and legislative items of interest. These 38 California Cattleman May 2018

groups work together to encourage and inspire each other to continue the work that officially began in California in 1951 and on the national level in 1952. Among their efforts are youth exhibits at county and state fairs, inthe-classroom instruction, social events promoting beef and other locallygrown products and grocery store displays that help those not familiar with ranch life become familiarized with the products they need and the people raising them.

Now in its 30th year, an event that fits the mission of California CattleWomen is the “Taste of Beef, Sip of Wine” event held each spring

by Lassen County CattleWomen and Lassen County Cattlemen.

In 1987, Lassen County CattleWomen Beef Promotion Chair Patti Hagata, Susanville, was in search of beef promotion ideas for her local unit when she thought a beef tasting – similar to wine tasting – might be a unique event for their area. Together with her sister-in-law Darcy Hanson, Susanville, Hagata put together the inaugural Lassen County Taste of Beef, Sip of Wine event to raise money for scholarships and other causes all while promoting beef.

“The idea for the event originally came to me from a Beef Checkoff brochure (see right) with hors d’oerves recipes,” Hagata said. “As our beef promotion chair, I thought an event showcasing beef in a sophisticated way was something our community would get on board with. I never dreamed it would turn into what it has.”

The first event was held at the Monticola Club, which the event outgrew in each of its first two years.

Today it is held at the Susanville Elks building.

Known for being one of the largest community events in the Susanville area, event co-chair Trisha Wood says proceeds from the event go toward a myriad of local agriculture causes including scholarships, Ag in the Classroom, youth activites and beef promotion efforts.

Past Lassen County CattleWomen President Teri Bertotti called the 2018 event “the best it’s ever been, with 327 attendees and raising roughly $10,000 through ticket sales, silent auction, a wine pull and a special live auction item.” ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

Cowboy’s Cowboy still roping strong at 93 years young In Northern California and in many areas across the western U.S., the name Nile Pearce is widely recognized by cattlemen and women for his friendship, honest handshake, knowledge about cattle markets and perhaps most noteably his skills as a horseman. With extensive experience in all facets of the western industry, Pearce is a lifelong rancher with operations in the Sacramento Valley, Taylorsville and Alturas.

He is also cattle buyer and former auction yard owner in Modoc County.

Pearce, now 93 years old still takes time to help fellow ranchers at brandings and round-ups.

He is pictured here roping on Saturday, April 14 at Chet and Angela Vogt’s 3 Creeks Ranch in Elk Creek.

The event also doubled as an early birthday celebration for Pearce, who officially ©EGLY turns 93 on May 4.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 36 In a town where many long-time families have ranching roots in the area, Wood says all facets of the community get involved to help make the established event such a success.

“People from all over the valley step up to make this event what it is,” Wood said. “It simply would not be possible without the generous donations of local families and businesses.”

From table sponsors, meat donations, wine donations and monetary contributions to the local businesses and individuals who offer their time and services to help gain publicity for the event, there is an endless list of generosity that takes the event to a whole new level. The Lassen County Chamber of Commerce and Margies Book Nook help sell tickets for the event and the local radio stations KSUE & KJDX promote the event over the airwaves.

Wood said a new aspect of the event this year was that she and co-chair Tami Mallery came up with the idea of trying to get all the beef that is prepared and served donated by local ranchers.

“In the past we have had a few ranchers donate some of the beef but some has also had to be purchased,” Wood said. “But this year we were very fortunate to have all meat prepared and served donated by local beef producers, which really speaks as a testament of the kind of people we have in the agriculture community – they are proud of what they do and are willing to share that with others, especially when it benefits the ranching industry.”

Among some of the awards given this year, Favorite Meat Station went to Lumberjacks, Justin Cadili and Legal Eagles; Favorite Wine Stations: table sponsor, Kirack Construtction and wine donors Gauge Wines LLC and Parady Family Wines.

Sponsors of the Year were American AgCredit and Karl & Pamela Andersen.

Hagata offers advice for other CattleWomen’s units with ideas that might be considering community promotion events.

“While this event is heavily supported by the ranchers who make up our ag community, we don’t rely on them to fund it,” Hagata says. “This event is made possible by the men and women and business members in our community who value our local ranching heritage. The key is helping donors see the value in what we as ranchers do. That, and hardwork. This event didn’t happen over night and it takes a lot of determination to keep it succesful.

But if anyone knows hardwork and determination, it is the cattlemen and cattlewomen who make up this way of life.”

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The staff of Lumberjacks celebrates their win as favorite meat station, voted on by 2018 event attendees.

At left, Lassen County Cattlemen’s President Wyatt Hanson and his fiance and Lassen County CattleWomen’s member Kelli Williams. At right, past event chairman Darcy Hanson enjoys the 2018 event.

Silent auction items at the 2018 event included an array of items and baskets donated by cattlemen, women and local busineses.

House Agriculture Committee Releases 2018 Farm Bill On Thursday, April 5, the House Agriculture Committee released their version of the 2018 Farm Bill (H.R. 2 Agriculture & Nutrition Act of 2018). CCA is still wading through the details, but this represents a significant achievement to passing a Farm Bill this year. We do not have a timeline on a release of the Senate’s version by the Senate Agriculture Committee yet, or if the House can accrue enough votes prior to the election to pass their bill.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Kevin Kester today issued the following statement in response to the release of the 2018 Farm Bill text in the U.S. House of Representatives: ”We’re pleased to see the House Agriculture Committee’s language for the 2018 Farm Bill. and we’re ready to see the bill move forward.

“We appreciate the Committee authorizing the Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine bank, which is vitally important to the safety of our industry. However, we were hopeful for full funding levels, which this bill does not provide in years two through five. We’ll continue fighting to secure that funding through all possible avenues.

“We’re also happy to see the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) bolstered in this bill, as well as funding for research, foreign market development, and market access programs.

“We will continue to work with the Committee to get this bill onto the House floor as quickly as possible.”

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued a statement on the release of the 2018 Farm Bill saying he is grateful to the House Agriculture Committee for their diligence and hard work in crafting the 2018 Farm Bill.

“The trend of low commodity prices over recent years and headlines about trade disputes have caused anxiety among agricultural producers these days, so this legislation is critically important to give them some muchneeded reassurance,” Perdue said. “In my travels across the country, I have found that farmers have confidence in President Trump’s ability to negotiate strong trade deals with other nations, but they also want a strong, bipartisan Farm Bill that puts their needs above Washington, D.C., politics.”

Perdue expressed while there is still a great amount of work to do, he is confident that the bill aligns with the principles at USDA and is pleased the the Trump Administratoin has made rural prosperity a priority for the country.

Stay engaged with CCA communications for further details of the Farm Bill impacting California beef producers.

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by CCA Communications Director Jenna Chandler In 2018, there is a day designated for just about everything. From January 2, National Buffet Day, to December 28, National Card Playing Day, not a single thing is missed, and at the California State Capitol it is no different. On any given day you may show up to everyone wearing a certain color and wonder what advocacy day it was that you missed. But in mid-March every year, a day to rival all others takes over the Capitol’s west steps— California Ag Day—and no one misses that one.

For this extra special occasion CCA provides the beef and CCW provides the manpower, making for a fun day and an ideal opportunity to tell the beef story to lawmakers.

Governmental organizations such as the California Department of Food and Agriculture as well as other trade organizations, like the California Rice Commission, set up shop on the West steps of the California State Capitol on March 20 this year, showcasing the cornucopia of abundance that California’s agriculture has to offer. From a woman spinning alpaca wool into yarn to Mexican rodeo demonstrations, you really could see a sample of it all there.

FFA members were there too, handing out fresh cut flowers and potted succulents to legislators and staff as they entered, reminding them that agriculture goes beyond meat, fruits and vegetables, to things like a bouquet of roses that one might not immediately tie to agriculture.

Guests also got their picture taken with the California State Fair Golden Bear and could “ooh” and “ahh” over the mare and bouncy thoroughbred foal that were there on behalf of the state’s vibrant racing industry.

Most of the Capitol legislators and staff know that if you show up to Ag Day with an appetite, you certainly won’t leave with one, and this year was no different.

Attendees were treated to fresh strawberries and mandarins, walnuts and almonds, ice cold milk from the dairy representatives and even peach cobbler with whipped cream. But the real excitement, as well as the staggeringly long line, surrounded one booth in particular, the one offering up the tri tip sandwiches of course!

In total, about 360 pounds of Buckhorn Grill’s finest tri tip was handed out to eager guests and hungry bellies that day. More importantly, though, were the informational flyers and fact sheets handed out at the same booth, and the candid conversations about ranching that were had there.

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volunteered at the booth that day, and said that it is important for government officials to know where their food comes from and how it’s grown.

“They really are fascinated by it when they learn,” she said. “It’s just our job to put it out there in a way they can understand.”

Mary Robinson, also of the San Joaquin/Stanislaus CattleWomen and an Ag Day volunteer, has a special understanding of those that didn’t grow up on a cattle ranch, and thinks it helps her relate to them in a way that makes her explanations of the beef cattle life cycle better.

“I grew up in a city and it has been a fascinating process to go through myself, learning how meat, beans and nuts get from the field to the plate.”

“And not only how agricultural commodities come to exist in isolation,” she said. “but how other agriculture interacts with beef: it’s a chain. And then also how global it is, sending products to Japan and China. We are truly feeding the world and it is all interconnected.”

Camille Borba, Amador/El Dorado/Sac Cattlewomen’s President and CCA/CCW Ag Day coordinator, said that they dispelled common misconceptions throughout the day, one of the biggest being that regular milk comes from white cows and chocolate milk comes from brown cows, a misconception held even by some adults!

Antibiotics in meat and environmental sustainability were also hot topics for legislators, sincerely concerned about what is in the food available to their families and their constituents, as well as what impact their food choices have on the environment.

CCW members were there though, armed with the expertise and facts to have informative conversations on the matters to open ears.

All in all, California’s Ag Day at the Capitol is a wonderful spotlight of the industries that truly make California what it is, and a great opportunity to remind legislators of just that. This year was no different.

While lobby meetings are imperative to reach lawmakers with the ranching message, this enjoyable, low pressure advocacy day may be one of our most valuable legislative promotion events yet. After all, it’s awfully hard to vote against the beef cattle industry with a juicy tri tip sandwich in your hands!

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Glenn-Colusa CattleWomen educate next generation

Net Energy Systems Symposium to mark 50 years

Pathways to Nature is a hands-on learning experience for fourth graders at Elk Creek Elementary School and 4M Ranch in Elk Creek. The intent is to provide them with an opportunity to get out in nature and experiment with some of the science concepts covered in the classroom and to develop a closer connection to our environment and natural resources. This year’s event took place on March 23 and was held for students from Elk Creek Elementary, Murdock Elementary, Walden Academy and Plaza School.

During the event, students participate in nature walks with rangeland specialists, identify and learn the characteristics of creek invertebrates, learn about the living and nonliving components of soil, the role of bats in a healthy environment, how math is used in daily life to safely and legally load cattle trucks, how law enforcement officers help protect our environment and natural resources and recreational opportunities, and the beef by-products that are a part of everyday life. Students are encouraged to get dirty, muddy and wet in pursuit of knowledge.

At the conclusion of learning activities, students and adults were given a tri-tip lunch provided by Ben Azevedo of Bar Y Cattle Co, Lundberg Family Farms, Superior Products of Willows and Chris Stifter and the Glenn County Office of Education. A morning snack of beef jerky will be provided by Glenn-Colusa CattleWomen and Cattlemen and Casey and Angie Stone of Yolo Land and Cattle Company. Bubba from Nancy’s Family Elkhorn Lodge volunteers his barbecue skills to prepare the meat each year.

Specialists from the Mendocino National Forest, Glenn County Resource Conservation District, Natural Resources Conservation Service, and Point Blue Conservation as well as Ben Azevedo, Leah Castor, Ryan Price, Crystal Thompson, and Brian Egly are volunteering their knowledge and time to work with students and adults.

Glenn-Colusa CattleWomen Sherry Maltby, Barbara O’Connell, Jill Stoltenberg, Justine Smith, Deb Smith, Ann Butler, and Jill Egly have organized the event and will share their knowledge about beef.

As always, the field trip is made possible by the generosity of the volunteer presenters, donors, and behind the scenes workers. The only cost to schools is providing the transportation to the event site.

The 50th Anniversary of the California Net Energy Systems Symposium will be held on the Universary of California, Davis, campus, Sept.1214. This symposium builds on the pioneering work of Professors Lofgreen and Garrett who published their system in the Journal of Animal Science in 1968. Their paper became the basis for how growing cattle are fed worldwide today, and was the most cited paper in animal science journals for over 25 years.

The symposium focus will thus be on cattle energetics, and how the system has been used since 1968 to improve our understanding of animal growth and nutrition through the presentation of fundamental and applied research by national and international speakers. The program was designed to encompass key issues in animal nutrition ranging from energy utilization at the animal level to energy interactions at the cellular and subcellular levels.

In all 31 internationally recognized speakers in a number of areas were identified and will give “state-of-the-science” presentations in each program session. In this way, participants will have the opportunity to listen to some of the best scientists in their field and interact with other scientists to create rich partnerships for further interaction.

Registration fees are $200 for the symposium, which includes a welcoming reception and introductory talks by Professor Richard Zinn, UC feedlot nutritionist working at the Imperial Valley Research and Extension Center, Holtville, who will discuss “Glen Lofgreen, Bill Garrett and the California Net Energy System.”

Once the delegates have been impressed by the challenges that Glen and Bill had in introducing a revolutionary new system (it took three years to get the paper accepted), Cal Ferrell, Ph.d., retired after a long career with USDA-ARS and a former Ph.D. student of Garrett’s will cover the “History of energetics leading to the net energy system.” In the next two days, there will be seven additional sessions with three to five presentations in each: The CNES in Practice, The CNES for Breeding Animals, The CNES for the Tropics, Modelling and the CNES, Nutrient Interactions, The CNES and Individual Efficiency, and The Future of the CNES. Lunch and Dinner will be provided Thursday Sept. 13, and breaks both Thursday and Friday.

Watch for more information in upcoming issues.

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“Friends of the Industry” honored at Western Video MArket event in Visalia On April 11 at the Wyndym Hotel in Visalia, cattle bueyrs, consignors and industry supporters gathered for one of Western Video Market’s largest events of the year. In addition to the camaderie that the group of ranching enthusiasts share, the good cattle prices for the day also brought some optimism to those in attendance.

During the sale, the California Livestock Marketing Association recognized three industry pillars for their commitment to the livestock industry in California. Col. Eddie Nunes,Turlock; Duane Martin, Ione, and Col Phil Tews, Fresno were individually recognized with the Friend of the Industry Award from California Livestock Marketing Association.

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IN MEMORY

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Ray Allen, Jr. of Paso Robles died at home on his ranch on March 23, surrounded by his children. He was 86.

Ray was born in Idaho during the Great Depression, and raised by hardworking, loving Christian parents.

He said he fondly remembered attending a one-room school with his mom for his teacher. Ray and all the kids rode horses to school and to visit each other at neighboring ranches, in all kinds of weather; he said he wanted to be a cowboy from the time he was small. Ray got his wish: he was a working cowboy and horseman for life.

At the age of 14, Ray helped run his older brother’s ranch while that brother was flying fighter planes in Europe during WWII. After a year of college, Ray volunteered to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War. It was while home on leave that he met his wife, Marabel “Mike” Clements, to whom he was married for 60 years until her death in 2015.

Ray and Mike worked on ranches throughout Nevada and California during their lifetime, while raising three children and contributing to both the Thoroughbred industry and the cattle industry.

In his very accomplished life, Ray always made time to participate in his kids’ sports events, be it rodeo, baseball, softball or basketball. He was absolutely devoted to his wife and children, and later to the grandkids and great-grand-kids who came along, teaching them all how to ride and how to conduct themselves. He always contributed to his community as well, and never failed to help a neighbor.

Throughout his life, Ray modeled selflessness, service and gratitude. As a life-long Christian believer, Ray always sought to follow the “Golden Rule” as taught by Jesus: “Do to others what you want them to do to you.”

Ray was named 2010 Cattleman of the Year for San Luis Obispo County, 2004 Santa Barbara Fiesta Honorary Vaquero and he was inducted into the California Mid-State Fair Hall of Fame (along with Mike) in 2016. He was a long-time member of Rancheros Visitadores, and a member of the Creston Community Church.

Ray is survived by his three children: Terri Allen Woods, Vicki Allen Penwell (and husband Scott) and Craig Allen (and wife Katy); six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, all who hope to carry on his legacy and follow the example he set for an exemplary life well lived.

A memorial service was held March 30 at the Paso Robles Fairgrounds followed by with a barbecue hosted by SLO Cattlemen’s Association.

In lieu of flowers, Ray wanted contributions to go to his favorite family charity, Mercy In Action (online at: www. mercyinaction.org or by mail to: Mercy In Action, 3018 W. Overland Road, Boise, Idaho 83705).

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new arrivals Ira Harney

Ira Dee Harney was born on March 29 to Deeth and Chaley Harney of Hardin, Mont. Ira weighed 6 pounds 12 ounces and was 19 inches long. He is the grandson of Gary and Connie Paulson, Manhattan, Mont. and Judy and the late Jay Harney of Mariposa.

Quincy Cunningham

Zack and Codi Cunningham, Redding, welcomed a daughter, Quincy Ann Cunningham on March 23. She weighed 7 pounds 9 inches and was 20.5 inches long. Grandparents are Steve and Keri Titus, McArther and Jeremy and Kristy Cunningham, Redding.

JACK RUSS

CCA PRESIDENT 1979-1980

In the mid-1960s, shortly after graduating from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a degree in farm management, Jack Russ became a member of the Humboldt County Fair’s Junior Livestock Auction committee. At auction time, he manned the scales, weighing the animals that he later bid on. And won.

And donated to the St. Vincent de Paul dining facility.

In 1972, he became a member of the board of directors of the Fair, a position from which he retired in 1994, saying that it was time to give someone else a chance to contribute ideas and skills.

Jack, the second son of Annette and Joseph Russ III, attended the Capetown School through the seventh grade, when it closed. The family

moved to town, and Jack graduated eighth grade at Ferndale Elementary.

He served as student body president during his senior year at Ferndale High, graduating in 1954.

Jack lived by the conviction that as a member of the fourth generation of the pioneer ranching and timber Russ family, he had a responsibility to give back to his community through his time and his resources.

The list of his civic involvement is a long one: president of the Humboldt County Cattlemen’s Association, the California Cattlemen’s Association and the Humboldt County Wool Growers’ Association; chairman of the California Cattlemen’s Association Livestock Memorial Research Fund, vice-chairman of the TriState Livestock Credit Corporation, a founding director of Six Rivers National Bank and the Humboldt Conservation District.

He also served on the boards of the California Beef Council, the National Cattlemen’s Association, the Bertha Russ Lytel Foundation and the Church of the Assumption parish council.

In 1965, Jack married Linda Schwartz, the daughter of Fortuna doctor Charlton Schwartz and his wife Evelyn, and the newlyweds moved to Jack’s ranch house—a cold, drafty house on Copenhagen Road in Loleta.

A lifelong rancher, Jack worked on the ranches of his father until his father’s death in 1991. Then, with his brother, Joe, Jack formed Russ Ranch & Timber Co., and leased its properties to his son, nieces and nephew..

Jack and Linda’s children, Jay and Sarah, were born during the Loleta years; the children were five and three when the family moved to the farm house on Centerville Road in 1972.

Jack died on Monday, March 19, after a long illness. He was 80 years old. He is survived by his family: his wife, Linda; son, Jay and daughterin-law, Lindsay; daughter, Sarah, and son-in-law, Wayne Soloaga; and granddaughters, Alexis and Lindsay Soloaga. He also leaves behind his brother, Joe; his sister-in-law, Karen; and their children and grandchildren.

Jack will be missed as well by a group of lifetime friends and a grateful community, who cared for the man who was generous, kind and gentle.

And who always waved.

A memorial mass was held at the Church of the Assumption was held on Saturday, April 21, with a reception at Fern Cottage.

The family requests that any memorial contributions be made to the Redwood Memorial Hospital Foundation, 3300 Renner Drive, Fortuna 95540 or the Church of the Assumption Restoration Fund, P.O. Box 1097, Ferndale, 95536.

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