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by CCA Second Vice President Mike Miller
As I write this we are coming to the end of CCA's yearly fall tour of county cattlemen's meetings. I have enjoyed meeting so many of you and seeing so much of the different operations and country of the state in my first year as a second vice president for this association. I look forward to getting to see more next year. I want to thank all of you for the hospitality you have shown me this year. By the time you read this column you may have just returned home from the 101st CCA & CCW Convention and I hope many of you will be looking forward to going to Phoenix, Ariz., for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show convention. It runs from Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, and is fairly close to home this year. I hope to see you there. My thoughts are with those of you who are putting things back together after the fires that burned through many areas of the state. I saw some places before the fires, some after and some that were on fire. I was lucky to have had only small fires myself. My thanks to CalFire and all the many other fire fighters and responders, and to all of the volunteers. I hope the government agencies in charge of resource management will learn some lessons about fuel reduction
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and management and become more enlightened about the benefits of grazing. One of my favorite quotes, which is attributed to Mark Twain, among others, is "Whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting over." Regardless of who said it first, it is as true in California today as always. This can be seen in all the new laws, rules, regulations, etc. We are fortunate to have an organization like CCA to help us fight our way through the water battles. We will also need to work together to deal with all the other issues concerning us like trucking, drug controls, air quality regulations and the wolf. Another quote I like, attributed to Adlai Stevenson, Eleanor Roosevelt and Confucius, is "Better to light a candle than curse the darkness." I would like to see some more work done in the area of education, of the membership and the public, with regard to the values and benefits of our industry. And also some outreach to ranchers who are not members but could benefit from some new things. Thanks again to all of you who hosted us at your local meetings and I hope to see you again soon.
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DECEMBER 2017 Volume100, Issue 11
ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES
CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN 4 BUNKHOUSE 6 CCA has success in 2017 legislative season
ON THE COVER This month's cover photo was taken by Ginger Miller of Litchfield and was entered in the 2016 CCA & CCW Photo Contest. Watch for winners in the 2017 contest in the upcoming January 2018 issue of this publication.
YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK 10 Wolves and wild horses continue to plague cattlemen HERD HEALTH CHECK 18 Brush up your body condition evaluation skills
SPECIAL FEATURES
North 4D Ranch 12 Final Announcement: New antibiotics regs in 2018 16 How important is temperament in your herd? 20 CCA at the end of 100 years 22
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Cattlemen's Report 28 Obituaries 30 Buyers’ Guide 32 Advertisers Index 38
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CCA ACHIEVES LEGISLATIVE SUCCESS IN SACRAMENTO by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Justin Oldfield Oct. 15 officially saw the end of year that artificially increased gas legislative business in Sacramento prices by $.12 per gallon and on-road until the New Year. Just like every diesel prices by $.20 per gallon. CCA year, it’s been a whirlwind with the and agriculture stood virtually on our Califoria Senate and the Assembly own in opposition to the new gas and introducing 2,980 bills for debate. diesel taxes as trucking, business and The legislature shut down just past labor interests lined up in support. their constitutional deadline at 2 SB 1 is certainly a bill that attracted a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 16, giving the significant public attention – and for Governor 30 days to sign or veto good reason – but it is very important legislation. Of the 2,980 debated over to not lose sight of the significant the course of the year, the Governor victories that did occur this year. CCA, signed 1,189 bills and vetoed 118. working with other stakeholders, was Except for bills deemed an emergency successful in defeating numerous bills and receiving a two-thirds majority that would have harmed California’s vote this calendar year, Jan. 1, 2018 cattle industry and we were successful will usher in over a thousand new laws in enacting a CCA-sponsored bill into that did not previously exist. law that will bring needed relief to CCA waded through the nearly ranchers working to comply with new 3,000 bills introduced this year to monitoring regulations for surface determine their impact – both positive water diversions pursuant to SB 88 or negative – on California’s beef (Committee on Budget, 2015). cattle industry. We closely monitored For example, CCA killed hundreds and took official positions on numerous pieces of legislation based on the direction given to your staff by CCA’s Executive Committee, Board of Directors and specific policies adopted by the membership. It’s easy to get overwhelmed with the massive legislative package debated in Sacramento each year. Without a doubt, bills were passed even with diligent oppositions by CCA and other agricultural organizations. Many Californians are now intimately familiar with the increases in gas and diesel sales taxes and excise taxes resulting from the enactment of SB 1 (Beall) earlier this 6 California Cattleman December 2017
JUSTIN OLDFIELD legislation that sought to reinstate a California estate tax (SB 726, Wiener), expand protection for sections of rivers designated as “wild and scenic” from the riverbank to a quarter mile on each side of the riverbank (AB 975, Friedman) and a bill which sought to grant discretion to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife to withhold a depredation permit to take a mountain lion ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 8
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 determined to have killed livestock (AB 8, Bloom). Of specific note, CCA and a coalition of stakeholders were successful in holding SB 49 (de Leon) on the Assembly floor at the end of session. SB 49 sought to circumvent the public process by requiring California environmental agencies to amend their regulations, without public notice or participation, to ensure they meet or are more restrictive than federal regulations that were in place as of January 19, 2017. Furthermore, the bill would have required that any species listed under the federal Endangered Species Act not currently listed as threatened or endangered under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) to be immediately put forward to the California Fish & Game Commission for listing under CESA if the species is downlisted from endangered to threatened, delisted or a 4(d) rule is applied which allows take for ongoing agricultural activities. On the flip side, CCA sponsored legislation that was signed by the Governor to provide a course taught by the University of California Cooperative Extension that will allow water right holders to self-certify a measuring device and avoid costs associated with consulting a professional engineer or approved contractor as required by regulations issued by the State Water Resources Control Board pursuant to SB 88 (Committee on Budget, 2015). The passage of this bill, AB 589 (Bigelow), was a significant milestone in CCA’s efforts to address these unreasonable regulations and will set the stage for further action moving forward. Although significant challenges exist in California, don’t lose sight of the victories that are achieved. What would the world look like if CCA was not here to advocate on your behalf and many of the bills mentioned previously had passed and been signed into law? Your membership is extremely important and is the key for the association’s success in future years. If your neighbor is not a CCA member, please encourage them to join. Our strength is dependent on you. 8 California Cattleman December 2017
USDA Chief Scientist Statement on WHO Guidelines on Antibiotics The World Health Organization (WHO) has released recommendations regarding the use of antibiotics in agriculture. Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, USDA Acting Chief Scientist, issued the following statement on Nov. 7: “The WHO guidelines are not in alignment with U.S. policy and are not supported by sound science. The recommendations erroneously conflate disease prevention with growth promotion in animals. “The WHO previously requested that the standards for on-farm antibiotic use in animals be updated through a transparent, consensus, science-based process of CODEX. However, before the first meeting of the CODEX was held, the WHO released these guidelines, which according to language in the guidelines are based on ‘low-quality evidence,’ and in some cases, ‘very lowquality evidence. “Under current Food and Drug Administration (FDA) policy, medically important antibiotics should not be used for growth promotion in animals. In the U.S., the FDA allows for the use of antimicrobial drugs in treating, controlling and preventing disease in food-producing animals under the professional oversight of licensed veterinarians. While the WHO guidelines acknowledge the role of veterinarians, they would also impose unnecessary and unrealistic constraints on their professional judgement. “USDA agrees that we need more data to assess progress on antimicrobial use and resistance, and we need to continue to develop alternative therapies for the treatment, control and prevention of disease in animals. We remain committed to addressing antimicrobial resistance in people and animals. We will continue to work with the WHO, World Organization for Animal Health and Food and Agriculture Organization to promote antibiotic stewardship to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.”
Schohr joins UCCE as Advisor in Plumas, Sierra and Butte Counties Tracy Schohr joined UCCE on Oct. 16, 2017, as an area livestock and natural resources advisor in Plumas, Sierra and Butte counties. Prior to joining UCCE, Schohr worked for the Department of Plant Sciences, UC Davis (2012-2014), where she co-led research projects on working rangelands focused on irrigated pasture, mountain meadows, livestock predation, annual rangelands and invasive species. She is a managing partner for Schohr Ranch (rice, cattle, walnuts and wetland management) where she is engaged in all facets of the operation from livestock production, financial accounting, equipment operation, human resources and marketing. From 2015 to 2017, Schohr also worked as a farmer outreach specialist for K-COE Isom, a national agricultural accounting and consulting firm, where she was a scientific and agricultural advisor on conservation initiatives. From 2006 to 2012, Schohr was the director of rangeland conservation for the California Rangeland Conservation Coalition. From 2004 to 2006, she served as director of industry affairs for the California Cattlemen's Association. She completed an M.S. in horticulture and agronomy (rangeland focus) from UC Davis and a B.S. in agricultural business from CSU Chico. Based in Quincy, Schohr can be reached at (530) 283-6262, cell (916) 716-2643 and tkschohr@ucanr.edu.
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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK CATTLEMEN IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GRAPPLE WITH WILD HORSES AND WOLVES by CCA Director of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur Modoc Ranchers Sue US Forest Service Over Wild Horse Mismanagement On Oct. 19, a group of Modoc County ranchers comprising the Devil's Garden Preservation Group sued the U.S. Forest Service to force the agency to remove excess wild horses at the Devil's Garden Wild Horse Territory in the Modoc National Forest. The Forest Service is legally required to manage the wild horse population within the Wild Horse Territory at the appropriate management level (AML), which was established with an upper limit of 402 horses. Instead, the population of wild horses on the Devil's Garden Plateau is estimated at over 2,800 horses. Wild horse overpopulation has been devastating to ranchers, as grazing permits on the Modoc National Forest have routinely seen
reductions in permitted grazing due to overutilization of forage by the unmanaged wild horse herds. Two permittees have been informed that they will not be able to turn cattle out on their allotments at all in 2018 because all forage on those allotments is utilized by the horses. The horses have also devastated the environment, degrading riparian habitats and promoting the establishment of invasive plant species. The horses have even proven detrimental to themselves; their over-competition for forage has left many of the animals emaciated, and scarce water supplies during the drought resulted in numerous horse deaths. The ranchers are requesting that the court compel the U.S. Forest Service to remove excess wild horses from the Devil's Garden in accordance with the prescribed AML
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and that the court set aside decisions to eliminate livestock grazing from two allotments. The lawsuit, Devil's Garden Preservation Group v. U.S. Forest Service, is pending in Sacramento before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California in Sacramento. CDFW Confirms Wolf Depredation in Lassen County California has experienced its first confirmed livestock depredation by wolves. On Oct. 20, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) issued a livestock loss determination report which confirmed that on October 13, the Lassen Pack killed a 600-pound yearling heifer on private property in western Lassen County.
The breeding female of the Lassen Pack (designated LAS01F by CDFW) was collared with a GPStracking device on June 30, the data from which confirms that the wolf was present at the carcass site for at least 6 hours the night the animal was killed. According to the CDFW report, LAS01F could also be seen about 620 meters from the site while CDFW staff investigated. According to the report, "wolf tracks were observed within the area," including "kick marks and disturbed ground consistent with a struggle." It was evident that wolves had killed the heifer because "the hide contained numerous pre-mortem bite marks on the right front shoulder and both rear flanks and legs." When CDFW investigators arrived, "one of its front legs was missing, the neck had been largely consumed, and the ribcage was exposed and seven ribs had been consumed." While this is the first confirmed kill, it is not the first suspected depredation by the Lassen Pack. On four other occasions between Sept. 19 and Sept. 30, the same rancher identified four other potential livestock depredations by the Lassen Pack and alerted CDFW. While CDFW did not confirm any of those four incident (three were given a cause-of-death of "other" while one was listed as a "possible/unknown" wolf depredation), GPS data and eyewitness reports did place the Lassen Pack near the cattle and at least one dead calf had been fed upon extensively by the Lassen Pack. In November of 2015, CDFW listed a calf kill as a “probable” depredation by the Shasta Pack. It
is widely acknowledged that, due to a number of complicating variables, actual livestock depredations by wolves are far greater than confirmed depredations. Frustratingly, current California law provides ranchers and CDFW exceedingly few tools for managing
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NORTH 4D RANCH The Legacy of Giving Back by Malorie Bankhead for the California Cattlemen's Association
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he North 4D Ranch is home to the Davis family in Paso Robles as a dry farm forage hay and stocker operation. Gary and Patti Davis reside on the ranch while their sons Bret and Chad and their families get back to the home ranch when they can to help their parents. Perhaps what you may recognize most about the Davis family, though, is their dedication and work in allied industry fields related to the beef community. Gary says his father, Al Davis’ love of horses inspired his passion for ranching. Gary says he had no agriculture background in school until he attended Pierce College in the San Fernando Valley, but he was always involved in agriculture. In 1988, Gary and Patti decided to move to the North 4D Ranch, which happened to occur on the day that Gary’s father passed away. The pair say it was a symbolic event that helped them decide that it was the place they were meant to be. Both Bret, who resides in Porterville with his wife Shana and their children Lynlee and Brody, and Chad, who resides in Visalia with his wife Erin and their children Paige, Payton, Kaitlin and Cullan, attribute their love for the agricultural industry to their parents’ work and involvement in the industry. “I really think watching my dad work in the animal health industry and my involvement in FFA and my jobs at Farm Supply in San Luis Obispo in high school and college 12 California Cattleman December 2017
gave me the strong footing I needed to enter into the agricultural industry,” Bret said. Bret says his education at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly) in agricultural business and animal science helped pave his path even further. The Davis family comes from a long line of Cal Poly alumni, including both Bret and Chad’s wives. Chad says his dad’s dedication to his customers and his mom’s involvement in the industry with the San Luis Obispo and California CattleWomen set great examples for he and his brother. Gary worked in the animal health industry for over 40 years with all livestock species, and he helped found the CCA Allied Industry Council and the CCA Scholarship Program for young people with plans to enter the beef cattle industry after graduation. He says he recalls meeting with Ray Cerniga, Ken Carr and Al Burtis in Porterville to discuss how they could help the industry. The idea grew and began to take shape, and the group set up bylaws and got approval from CCA. After about five years, allied industry companies and manufacturers became more actively involved, and the group was more readily accepted by cattlemen across the state.
"The young people who are entering the industry are doing a really great job working an offensive game and that will benefit the whole industry in the short and long run.” — Bret Davis The buck doesn’t stop there with their family’s allied industry involvement. Both Bret and Chad have been actively involved in the CCA Allied Industry Council both serving on the board. Bret works as a sales representative for Bayer Animal Health and Chad works for Diamond V in the livestock nutrition arena, and both have served in their careers for over 20 years. Bret is also currently serving on the board of directors for the Tulare County Cattlemen’s Association, while Chad serves on the El Diamante High School Ag Advisory Board where his oldest daughter, Paige, graduated in 2016 and where his daughter Payton now attends. For the Davis family, being a part of the beef community is a family endeavor and Gary, Bret and Chad take pride in being able to help beef producers do the great work they do in their jobs on a daily basis. “Ranchers are creating food for the American public,” Bret said. “I’m helping the producers I work with create a safe and healthy product, and we help them do it with quality assurance in mind.” Bret and Chad say they appreciate that ranchers still work with age-old family and business values, and they take to heart the generations of people their family has been able to work with over the years. “It’s an honor to help provide ranchers with the tools they need to run successful operations,” Chad said. “When you look at the benefits in the industry and the personal relationships that stem from all of us working as a team, it becomes clear why my family loves working in this industry—and why anyone would, really.” The Davis family remains cautiously optimistic as they look toward the future of ranching in California. While challenges in policy will certainly be a given, Gary says as long as ranching values stay the same, the people in the industry won’t give up any time soon. He is also hoping for progressive change as he is noticing more and more people in state office beginning to turn a corner when it comes to agricultural issues. “For folks like me, any positive changes aren’t likely to happen quickly enough for me to experience them,” Gary said. “But people like my sons and their families will hopefully be able to reap the benefits with a positive direction shift.” He says California is too nice of a place to live for it to stay the way it has always been. “The future of the beef industry is in technology and in politics, and we need to become more offensive than defensive in our communication with consumers and those who are not familiar with beef cattle and our industry,” Bret says. “The young people who are entering the industry are doing a really great job working an offensive game and that will benefit the whole industry in the short and long
run.” The North 4D Ranch is a central location for family to gather. Gary says ranching in his area is still surrounded by a bit of an urban population, but the ranch provides his family a country lifestyle that they all love. And he’d like to keep it that way for his family. “I think we’ve represented our industry and our respective companies well,” Bret said. “The agricultural community has been a great home base for all of us, and I am grateful our children will be able to have that too.” This feature story is the last of a series focused on family ranch profiles in CCA’s commemorative coffee table book Since 1917, A Century of Family Legacies in the California Cattlemen’s Association. To purchase a copy of your own, contact the CCA office at (916) 4440845.
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Cargill to create proprietary advanced feedlot analytics Cargill and Performance Livestock Analytics, Inc. (PLA) are partnering to bring new data analytics to cattle production. PLA’s Performance BeefTM is now enhanced with the Cargill MAX® system for beef, creating an advanced and more robust feedlot system, Performance Beef™ MAX®. This new version is exclusive to Cargill and its customers. Performance BeefTM MAX® leverages real-time feed ration information, backed by growth models from Cargill Animal Nutrition, to help farmer-feeders and feedlots introduce greater performance predictability and improved efficiency into their feeding program. “We are excited for the opportunity to bring the power of real-time data analytics and performance prediction to the industry,” said Duane Theuninck, director of feedlot nutrition, Cargill Animal Nutrition. “Combining our MAX® system with the Performance BeefTM platform creates a unique and proprietary set of tools that will empower producers to know more about cattle feed efficiency and performance
with unprecedented accuracy and ease of use.” Livestock producers run on competitive margins. The Performance Beef™ MAX® software application provides the automation and the decision analytics needed to help Cargill customers become more successful cattle feeders. Cargill customers can now completely automate data input and collection of their feeding programs interfaced with Cargill’s MAX® feeding system. These enhancements save time, increase accuracy, and improve cattle performance. Performance Beef™ MAX® utilizes the automated on-farm data and growth modeling to create accurate, easy to use performance reports resulting in more informed and timely decisions regarding diet changes, feeding protocol, and market timing. “The experience of our in-house staff of farmers, computer, and data scientists allowed Performance Livestock Analytics to develop Performance Beef™ into a scalable, high-performance solution that automates data collection and provides real-time analytics,” said
PLA’s CEO Dane Kuper. The Performance BeefTM platform is a leading business operating system in the livestock industry. The software subscription service helps livestock producers automate their feed process and eliminates tedious data entry. Performance Beef™ MAX® unlocks decision analytics through simple, easyto-use software apps, allowing livestock producers to manage all financial, operational, and performance data relative to their cattle operation. Coupled with best-in-class nutritional consultation services from Cargill Animal Nutrition, producers will now be better equipped for improved cattle performance and business success. This partnership with PLA is another example of the commitment by Cargill Animal Nutrition to using technology, data and analytics to better serve its customers. Over the last few months, Cargill has introduced Dairy Enteligen™, TechBro Flex™ for broilers, and Reveal®, a real-time forage analysis system.
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FINAL NOTICE: CCA ISSUE ALERT
CCA WORKS TO HELP RULES WORK FOR YOU AND YOUR OPERATION Antibiotic resistance is an issue that non-medically important antibiotics such indirect relationship exists, veterinarians, threatens human health and animal as ionophores (e.g. Rumensin®). at their discretion, can continue to health. The California Cattlemen’s • Vaccines are not considered prescribe antibiotics to a producer for a Association helped lead the way in antibiotics and thus will still be available prolonged period of time. securing landmark legislation that will for purchase over-the-counter without a • Producers must continue to consult make California a leader in combating prescription. with their veterinarian at least once antibiotic resistance and ensuring • SB 27 does not alter how antibiotics annually, however SB 27 does not require judicious use of antibiotics while are administered under the California a veterinarian to administer the antibiotic protecting ranchers’ ability to provide Veterinary Medical Practice Act or or issue an individual prescription for timely care for their livestock. SB change the nature of the veterinarianeach time an antibiotic is needed to treat, 27 (Hill, 2015) ensures ranchers can client patient relationship. So long as an control or prevent disease. continue to use antibiotics effectively to treat, control and prevent disease. Distinguishing Between SB 27 is also beneficial because it codifies, in statute, that antibiotics can US and CA Antibiotic Laws be used for disease prevention where necessary and appropriate. Specifically, the bill states, “A medically important antimicrobial drug may also be used Is the medication an antibiotic? when, in the professional judgment of a licensed veterinarian, it is needed for YES NO prophylaxis to address an elevated risk of contraction of a particular disease or Other medications sold alongside infection.” antibiotics, such as vaccines, mineral Is the antibiotic a supplements, and dewormers, are not Beginning Jan. 1, 2018, SB 27 Medically Important Antimicrobial Drug included. Consult your veterinarian for requires injectable and other medically (MIAD)? prescription requirements. important antibiotics not delivered Check the AUS website for current information through feed or water to be purchased regarding the FDA’s drug classification. and used with a prescription issued by a Subject to standard regulatory NO veterinarian. Independent of SB 27, all restrictions, as labeled. medically important antibiotics delivered YES through feed must be administered using a veterinary feed directive (VFD) per federal regulations largely supported Federal Law: Veterinary Will the MIAD be used YES by the industry and pharmaceutical Feed Directive (VFD) in livestock feed? companies. Many antibiotics already require a NO veterinarian prescription (e.g. Nuflor® and Draxxin®), but for those that currently do not but will beginning Jan. Will the MIAD be used Federal Law: YES 1, 2018 (e.g. LA200® and penicillin) in water? Water Prescription will still be allowed to be purchased at common retail facilities with a NO veterinarian prescription. The California Department of Food and Agriculture Please check relevant State-specific Are you raising livestock has already begun the process to update regulations for additional information NO in California? beyond Federal laws. their Restricted Drug Program in order to provide businesses the necessary license to sell medically important YES antibiotics that are not currently required to be sold by a pharmacy. California Law: SB 27 (2015) requires a prescription from a CaliforniaIt’s important to understand SB licensed veterinarian in order to purchase and use MIADs in livestock, 27 and the impacts of the legislation, beginning January 1, 2018. For more information, however it’s also important to visit https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahfss/AUS or email CDFA_AUS@cdfa.ca.gov understand what the bill does not do: • SB 27 does not impact the use of 16 California Cattleman December 2017
Key Terms
What is an antibiotic?
An antibiotic is a medicine (such as penicillin) that destroys bacteria or inhibits its growth.
What is a Medically Important Antimicrobial Drug (MIAD)?
A MIAD is an antimicrobial drug that is important for treating human disease. MIADs include all critically important, highly important, and important antimicrobial drugs listed in Appendix A of the federal Food and Drug Administration’s Guidance for Industry #152.
What is SB 27?
SB 27 (2015) is a California Senate Bill that formed the current Antimicrobial Use and Stewardship (AUS) program. The law requires a veterinarian prescription to administer medically important antimicrobial drugs to livestock, beginning January 1, 2018. This is in addition to current Veterinary Feed Directive legislation on the Federal level that took effect January 1, 2017.
ANTIBIOTIC LIVESTOCK DRUGS IN CALIFORNIA Not Medically Important No prescription required Aminocoumarins
Novobiocin (only available in combination with a MIAD in California)
Medically Important Prescription or VFD required after January 1, 2018 Aminoglycosides
Bambermycins (Gainpro 10, Flavomycin)
Dihydrostreptomycin*** Gentamicin** (Garacin, Gen-Gard) Hygromycin B** (Hygromix) Neomycin** (Neo-Sol 50, Neovet) Spectinomycin* (L-S50, Speclinx-50)
Ionophores
Amphenicols
Glycolipids
Laidlomycin*** Lasalocid (Avatec, Bovatec) Monensin (Rumensin, Coban) Narasin (Maxiban, Monteban) Salinomycin (Sacox, Bio-cox)
Florfenicol*** (Nuflor) Ceftiofur***(Naxcel, Excede, Excenel) Cephapirin (Today, Tomorrow)
Diaminopyrimidines
Polypeptides
Fluoroquinolones
Tiamulin (Denagard, Triamulox) Bacitracin (Pennitracin, BMD)
Quinoxalines
Carbadox (Mecadox)
Erythromycin** (Gallimycin) Gamithromycin*** (Zactran) Tildipirosin*** Tilmicosin (Pulmotil AC) Tulathromycin*** (Draxxin) Tylosin** (Tylan, Tylovet, Tyloved) Tylvalosin (Aivlosin)
Penicillins
Cephalosporins
Pleuromutilins
Macrolides
Amoxicillin*** Ampicillin*** (Polyflex) Cloxacillin*** Penicillin** (Pennchlor, R-Pen, Bactracillin)
Streptogramins
Ormetoprim (Rofenaid)
Virginiamycin** (V-max, Stafac)
Sulfonamides (Sulfas)
Danofloxacin*** Enrofloxacin*** (Baytril)
Sulfadimethoxine** (Salfadived, Albon, Sulfamed) Sulfamerazine** (Poultrysulfa) Sulfamethazine** (Poultysulfa, Aureo) Sulfaquinoxaline** (Sul-Q-Nox, Poultrysulfa)
Lincosamides
Lincomycin** (Lincosol, Lincomix) Pirlimycin***
Tetracyclines
Chlortetracycline** (ChlorMax, Pennchlor) Oxytetracycline** (LA-200, Duramycin, Bio-Mycin) Tetracycline** (Duramycin, Tetramed)
Polymyxins
Polymyxin B (Terramycin)
* Feed/water drugs must follow FDA VFD and water prescription requirement as of 1/1/2017. ** May be used in feed *** Federally labeled as prescription-only (regulatory restrictions unchanged by SB 27)
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HERD HEALTH CHECK BRUSH UP YOUR BODY CONDITION SCORE SKILLS from Purina Animal Nutrition can provide additional insights as you compare datasets. 7. Focus on young and old cows. Young cows and older cows serve as good barometer for the herd. They’re often the first to show visual change with any environmental, management or nutritional challenges. Keeping close tabs on these early indicator groups and making necessary adjustments can help avoid a whole-herd impact. 8. Pictures can’t tell the full story. Taking pictures of cows on your cell phone can be a handy way to monitor BCS, but beware of shadows that can make it difficult to accurately score. You’ll be able to tell a BCS 4 from a 6, but it’s harder to distinguish a BCS 5 from a 5.5. It’s Here's 10 tips to brush up your BCS skills: particularly challenging to tell differences in photos on mostly black cattle. 1. Calculate the percentage of each BCS in your herd. For 9. Maximize your time spent observing. While in the example, 23 cows in a 115-cow herd with a 5 BCS equals pasture, observe other management factors. Do you need 20 percent of the herd. However, do most cows fall additional fly control? Are mineral feeders full? Should between 4.5 and 6 BCS, or are the majority between 3.5 you move a feeder to move cattle into an underused and 7? Both situations result in roughly the same average pasture area? score (5 BCS), but they tell different stories of herd 10. Act on the data. Forage quality and quantity change performance. as seasons change, but body condition should remain 2. Score on a regular basis. There are three key times to steady. If you’re seeing a shift toward a lower BCS or collect scores: 60 days before calving, at calving/presuspect a shift could happen soon, it’s time to look at breeding and at weaning. It’s most important to score 60 supplement options. A protein supplement with intake days before calving because the condition in which a cow control properties can provide energy to complement calves impacts how quickly she will return to estrus. your forage and maintain cow body condition through all 3. Get another perspective. If you see your cows every day, seasons. it’s difficult to notice if they’re losing weight, so have “These tips are good reminders and can help you someone else look at your cows occasionally. It’s also recalibrate your scoring skills,” says Cosby. “However, step helpful to have multiple people scoring to cross-check. one is to make time to score on a regular basis. Scoring Keep a BCS scoring guide handy to recalibrate. provides you with data to help you make critical herd 4. Write scores down. Written records help identify trends, management decisions, like adding a supplement before especially in groups with a consistent BCS. A simple scores slip or slip further.” chart on a notebook page can work well. Down the left column list the possible scores (1 to 9), including half scores. As you evaluate the herd, put an X in the row corresponding to the animal’s BCS. This format makes it easy to quickly tally across the row and calculate the percentage of the herd at each score. 5. Capture a representative sample. Aim to score 60 to 65 percent of cows for a holistic picture of the herd. Larger range or challenging environments may prove difficult to achieve this percentage. In those situations, use known cattle patterns to your advantage. For instance, score at the time of day you know cattle visit a water source or when you might expect them behind a wind break. 6. Don’t forget to include the date and conditions. Date your scoresheet and make note of the weather conditions on the day you scored. You’re more inclined to score higher on a bright, sunny day than on a cloudy, overcast day. These notes 18 California Cattleman December 2017
Whether you’ve scored thousands of cows or just a handful, here are some quick tips to help boost your body condition score (BCS) skills. Some tips may be refreshers while others may be new to you. Regardless, all will help you become a better herd manager. “Body condition scoring can tell you quite a bit about your herd, and the results can be used to make important management decisions,” says N.T. Cosby, Ph.D. and cattle nutritionist with Purina Animal Nutrition. “Because the data captured is so vital, it’s good practice to recalibrate your scoring skills.”
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TEMPERAMENT
CONVENIENCE TRAIT OR PERFORMANCE TRAIT? by Certified Angus Beef Director of Supply Development Justin Sexten We often consider temperament a convenience trait. Looking for bulls to use, we study pedigrees, pictures, performance data and now videos until we develop a list of prospective herd sires. The final call before bidding: is he docile enough? Replacement heifer candidates will follow a similar pattern with “attitude” a deciding factor after you consider many other traits. Even if it’s the last thing you think about at decision time, recent work at Texas A&M suggests disposition affects performance at many points in development. Researchers sorted heifers from the same ranch into excitable and calm groups based on exit speed from the chute after processing. Like most evaluations by default, that sort produced a group of “fast” or excitable heifers. Interestingly, cattle in this experiment were fed in the same pens, so performance was comparable between these groups within the same environment. Excitable heifers were 72 pounds lighter upon feedyard entry suggesting pre-weaning performance was reduced. That says herd operators at all stages along the production chain could realize benefits from selecting for docile cattle. On the other hand, building on their heavier feedyard entry weights, the calm heifers gained 12 percent faster during the growing period. That brought with it an 8 percent greater feed intake, but feed efficiency still favored the calm heifers. No big surprises there, but how these groups behaved during the feeding period offers new insights. Excitable heifers went to the bunk as often as their calm pen mates, but they were slower to approach the bunk and then spent three minutes less time eating. To speculate just a bit, that could be linked to a greater “flight response.” The study did not get into that aspect, but we can imagine how the excitable set would challenge the best feedyard cowboy to accurately evaluate their health status. Based on performance results, the researchers suggested the use of disposition as a sorting tool—imagine checking
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the wild bunch every morning. While many of the cattle were Bos indicus-influenced, performance and behavior results were consistent across breeds. That tells us the excitable, “fast” calves of each breed represented were slower gaining and less efficient. Disposition challenges occur in every breed, yet these data suggest the bottom 15 percent of all operations, on the average and regardless of breed, may contain relatively “excitable” cattle. Further evaluation should quantify the threshold for “slow enough.” We all know cattle that are faster than seems ideal, but the acceptable range of exit speed or excitability within a herd or group remains undefined. In the Texas research, performance results extended beyond the feedyard and into the beef supply chain. Calm heifers had more valuable carcasses because they weighed 24 pounds more; they also had larger ribeyes and 8 percentage points more grading Choice. Tenderness didn’t directly contribute to the $56 carcass value advantage of calm heifers, but they did yield more tender steaks across the aging groups of one, seven and 14 days following harvest. These results are consistent with past studies where calm cattle perform better at the feedyard and on the rail than excitable ones. Most of the existing data were on steers, however, and this look at the heifer side makes us think about the traditionally built-in option for a pen of growing heifers. On decision day, we can keep the calm ones with better breeding and performance, but we must keep in mind that the other half probably won’t perform as well for anyone on down the supply chain. Whether you keep most, some or none of your heifers as replacements, that’s more logic to support culling beyond reproductive failure. Keep whittling off the bottom 10 percent to 15 percent of the fast ones that may be slowly eroding profitability and consumer demand for the whole beef community.
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resident Theodore Roosevelt is known for having said, “The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” By the year 2007, California Cattlemen’s Association staff and officers were well-versed in lessons of the past and were much more prepared to face what the coming decade would have in store, both good and bad. Though the great work CCA did on behalf of cattlemen in the organization’s first 90 years, the recent history is still fresh on the minds of many of the state’s cattle producers who were actively involved with CCA during the early 2000s, when agriculture in the Golden State felt its share of challenges. As beef producers are well aware, Mother Nature alone can divvy out her share of hardships, which seemed abundant with a cycle of high water, low water and no water repeating itself in true California fashion. After abundant waterfall in 2005, the longstanding problem of water storage in California was emphasized when the drought of 2007-2009 arrived. According to Mark Cowin, then director of the California Department of Water Resources, that particular drought was California’s first drought for which a statewide proclamation of drought emergency was issued. Drought impacts were most severe on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. Central Valley Project deliveries for that area were at 10 percent of contractors’ allocations in 2009, following deliveries of 40 percent in 2008 and 50 percent in 2007. The resulting water shortages caused significant economic impacts to agriculture and to rural communities dependent on agriculture for employment. The cattle industry also felt the blow. As rangeland became harder and harder to find, beef cattle producers in every corner of the state were forced to cull some of their herd, with some producers being forced to liquidate entirely. In all, the state’s beef herd saw more than a 15 percent reduction between 2007 and 2010. 22 California Cattleman December 2017
To add salt to their wounds, cattle producers were also taking a beating in corn markets, where the livestock sector was paying record high prices while the growing corn ethanol industry, was lobbying subsidized prices for corn, which the agriculture sector fought hard against. According to then CCA Executive Vice President Matt Byrne, Woodland, it was a vital time for the state's cow-calf producers and feedlot operations to strengthen ties. "During that time the revitalization of our feeder council was instrumental in CCA's success on the policy front," Byrne said. "Not only did we need increased representation from that sector, the increased funds from dues dollars helped us increase our man power to fight during what was a unique time for production agriculture." Another nuisance that was entirely out of beef producers’ hands but still impacted them was the topic of Tuberculosis (TB), which was detected in an isolated number of dairy cattle. The issue initially reared its head in 2009 but as other incidences of the disease in subsequent years came up, the groundwork during the first case of the disease would prove valuable. Byrne said the topic of TB was a thorn in cattlemen’s side simply because of the extra precautions that had to be put in place. Increased recordkeeping and new management practices were essential for some while others closer to TBpositive herds faced quarantine. “By California losing its TB-free status, transportation for cattlemen came with more records and paperwork,” Byrne said. “Beef producers weren’t the problem, nevertheless, they paid the price.” Byrne said having Tom Talbot, DVM, an Owen's Valley veterinarian and cattle producer, as a member of the CCA officer team was beneficial. "Tom was instrumental in communicating with other state veterinarians in key states like Nebraska and Colorado to help them see the actual risk from our state's beef herd," Byrne explained. "The groundwork laid as a result of that first TB-positive case certainly made it easier to navigate
other TB-positive cases that arose down the road." Mother Nature and cattle health problems are issues expected by those in the beef production business, but what was not anticipated were some of the other topics CCA faced during that same time frame. On Feb. 18, 2008, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ordered the largest meat recall at that point in its history – 143 million pounds of beef, a California meatpacker's entire production for the past two years – because the company did not prevent ailing animals from entering the U.S. food supply. The recall came about two weeks after the release of a videotape showing what the USDA later called "egregious violations" of federal animal care regulations by employees of a Westland partner, Hallmark Meat Packing in Chino. Despite not being a problem with beef cattle producers’ practices, CCA was again on the defense doing serious damage control to help the public understand the situation and restore their faith in the U.S. beef supply. “That incident and the aftermath is definitely a vidid memory of my time at CCA,” Byrne said. “It was horrendous and indefensible, which was a point CCA staff, officers and members communicated to local and national media time and time again. That’s not how our animals are raised and it was, and still is, unacceptable.” Despite the best efforts of cattlemen to highlight the bad actors of the industry and emphasize the good that ranchers do, much of the damage was already done and similar types of undercover video surveillance operations were taking place in a variety of animal agriculture sectors. The repercussions of such investigations would soon be taken to the ballot box in the form of animal welfare legislation. Proposition 2 was a California ballot proposition in the state's general election on Nov. 4, 2008. It passed with 63 percent of the votes in favor and 37 percent against. In a nutshell, Prop 2 aimed to give egg-laying hens more room in cages, alter the way veal calves were raised and outlaw farrowing crates in hog operations, despite the testimony of many food animal veterinarians who disagreed with the measure. With few veal and pig farming operations in California, Proposition 2 mostly affected farmers who raised California's 15 million egg-laying hens.
"CCA members can and should be proud to know that the success of the future of our way of life can be directly tied to their contributions in this association." - Dave Daley CCA President Though this legislation was not immediately impactful to all of California agriculture, groups like CCA were active in opposing the legislation because of the precedent it set for animal rights groups to spearhead unjustified campaigns that misguided the well-intentioned public and have longtime ramifications for animal agriculture across the U.S. For a variety of possible reasons, Prop 2 passed to the detriment of agriculture and ultimately to the detriment of the public who believed they were voting on a measure that was good for animals. Many policy experts believe the bill could have been more effectively fought had the agriculture lobby acted more quickly and more aggressively to combat the legislation. "If anything was learned from the ballot measure, it was that in the court of public opinion, cold hard science doesn't translate to voters like emotional appeal does," Byrne said. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
Past CCA Presidents at the 100th Annual CCA & CCW Convention Centennial Celebration (L to R): Darrel Sweet, Billy Flournoy, John Lacey, Less Guthrie, Kevin Kester, Tim Koopmann, Mark Nelson, Rob Frost, Jerry Hemsted, Myron Openshaw, Bruce Hafenfeld, Tom Talbot, DVM, and Incoming CCA President Dave Daley. December 2017 California Cattleman 23
...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 When anti-tail docking legislation was introduced in February 2009, CCA saw it as an opportunity to get involved on an animal welfare bill that showed ranchers want what is best for animals. The legislation made illegal the act of removing cattle tails without the use of anesthesia, a practice that had once been common in the dairy sector. In 2013, CCA attempted to go a step further insecuring the well-being of livestock, CCA worked with Assemblymember Jim Patterson in sponsoring a bill that would help protect animals in mismanaged operations. The intent of the bill, AB 343, was to force those who see animal abuse to report it – rather than just quietly documenting it. CCA leadership saw the bill as a way of stopping abuse in its tracks. Unfortunately, the bill was misconstrued as a way of hindering free speech by not allowing undercover surveillance. Unfortunately, the bill was labeled as an “ag gag” bill, the legislation triggered an outcry of opposition from groups like the Humane Society of the United States, which wanted to keep documenting abuse and thereby perpetuate ill treatment of animals. Regardless of the original intent of Patterson and CCA, the bill was pulled by the author when it was apparent that it would not garner support. In 2012 and 2013, the beef industry in other parts of the country was struggling as a result of droughts like the one experienced in California only a few years earlier. And just as history tends to repeat itself, cattle liquidations again occurred. Only this time the national herd reduction brought the national cowherd size way down to levels not seen since the 1950s. The good news for beef producers was the supply-demand issue that commenced. With the national cowherd size so low, 2014 and 2015 brought cattlemen and women across the country beef prices they had never experienced. “After taking hit after hit after hit from Mother Nature, production costs and corn prices, record high prices were definitely a welcome change,” said Byrne, whom by that time was no longer working for the association and instead was a strictly a rancher himself. “For many cattlemen, the good prices made them whole again. The tough times remind us how resilient ranchers are, especially in California where we face more than our share of uphill battles." Byrne said it is that same resilience and ability to adapt in an always-evolving production climate that will ensure CCA's longevity for the next 100 years. "California ranchers are a valuable asset to the state. The challenge is reminding the public and lawmakers of that and keeping more of them on your side than not," Byrne said. According to 2016-2018 CCA President Dave Daley, Oroville, the beef industry is like every facet in life – you live and learn. For all the challenges CCA faced in the 2000s, the positive outcomes deserve praise. For ranchers, perhaps nothing is more important than ensuring their posterity can prosper for generations. In this same decade, CCA members were encouraged to raise funds to benefit disease research to discover a viable vaccine to combat Foothill Abortion, a tick-borne 24 California Cattleman December 2017
disease that is prevalent in – and occurs primarily only in – California. As of 2017, an effective vaccine has been developed and is currently being tested on herds up and down the state. Once available commercially, CCA members can take pride in the fact that the vaccine was developed because of the contribution of their hard-earned dollars and will help the California beef industry succeed in the future. Another way CCA members have invested in the future of the industry’s success is through scholarship dollars. From 2007 through 2017, CCA affiliate groups have given more than 150 scholarships worth over $200,000. A great number of those recipient are working in the industry or serving the industry today. “I’ve seen dozens of CCA scholarship recipients go on to thrive in careers as a direct result of their involvement through this organization,” said Daley, who also works as a agriculture professor and animal scientist. “From helping further the education of veterinarians and research faculty to educators and darn good cattlemen and women, CCA members can and should be proud to know that the success of the future of our way of life can be directly tied to their contributions in this association. I have great hope in the future of our industry because the leaders of the future have learned from the cattlemen of this generation. At the end of CCA’s first 100 years, it is exciting to imagine where the association may find itself upon its 200th anniversary.”
This article is the final in a 10-part series covering top issues within each decade of CCA’s 100-year history.
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CDFA AND DWR AWARD 4.6 MILLION dollars TO IMPROVE WATER EFFICIENCY The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and the Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced in late October that the recipients of a joint water efficiency grant. The North San Joaquin Water Conservation District and 19 farm operations within the district will receive $4.6 million to improve water delivery and on-farm water efficiency. The improvements will bring surface water supplies to farms that currently depend exclusively on groundwater for irrigation, helping to ease demands on critically overdrafted basins in the region. Growers can also use grant funds to adopt water conservation technologies such as drip irrigation, moisture sensors and weather stations to reduce water use. “It is essential that we think about water distribution at irrigation districts as well as on the farm,” said CDFA Secretary Karen Ross. “This grant is a smart investment in improving our water-use efficiency and managing our groundwater basins for future droughts. Our thanks to the Department of Water Resources for joining us in this critically important program.” The grant combines dollars from Proposition 1, a $7.5 billion bond measure approved by California voters in 2014, and the State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program (SWEEP), a CDFA program that provides
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In Memory BOB COCKRELL
Robert (Bob) Lewis Cockrell was born Nov. 13, 1933, in the Sweet House just south of Cedarville. He passed over on Oct. 16, 2017 at his ranch in Eagleville. When he was a small boy his father and mother moved to Reno, Nev., where his father worked in a bank. They stayed there for around two years, at which time they returned to Surprise Valley. The family purchased the Hornbeck Ranch, which was known as the home ranch in California. Bob went to the Eagleville School until it closed around the sixth grade, then the kids were bused to Cedarville to school. While in school, he and his brother milked the cows and the milk was taken to the creamery. The milk was separated and they received the money for the cream -- that was their spending money. Bob gradated from Surprise Valley High School in 1952. He was drafted into the U.S. Army from Jan. 10, 1956 to Oct. 9, 1957. He got an early release to help put hay up and had to return to the Army. He then got released on a hardship for his father who had to have surgery. Robert married Judith Ann Tollett on Sept. 22, 1958; they lived in the small house next to the family home on the Hornbeck Ranch. They would move back and forth from there to the Duck Lake Ranch. In the early 1930s, Bob’s grandfather bought the Duck Lake Ranch, which was in MARGARITE MACHADO Margarite Machado, a long time resident of Dos Palos, passed away on Nov. 2, at her residence in Dos Palos. Margarite was born on Jan. 4, 1930, in Fresno, the daughter of Frank and Marie (Souza) Silva. She moved to Dos Palos from Lemoore, CA years ago. She met the love of her life, Tony, and married him on June 26, 1949, in Los Banos. Margarite was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Dos Palos, and the YLI (Young Ladies Institute). She sang in the church choir for many years. She loved working alongside her husband and sons in the three cattle auction yards. Margarite was loved and cherished by everyone, and touched the lives of everyone, especially her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She is deeply missed and remembered lovingly by her family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Tony B. Machado; and daughter, Suzanne Machado. Margarite is survived by her sons, Steve L. Machado and wife Martha from Warren, R.I., Miguel Machado and wife Adeline of Escalon, Joel Machado and wife Sara of Tulare, Martin Machado and wife Stacey of Winton, and Tony B. Machado Jr. of Escalon; one brother, Tom Silva and wife Diane of Orangevale; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and many family and friends. Visitation was held at Whitehurst Funeral Chapel of Dos Palos, on Nov. 9, followed by a Funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with burial at Los Banos Cemetery District. Remembrances may be made in Margarite's name to the Alzheimer's Association. 30 California Cattleman December 2017
Nevada. Bob worked on the ranch his whole life. Judy and he went to Duck Lake in February until the cows were turned out on grass. They then returned back to Hornbeck Ranch to help put hay up. In 1964, the family bought the 4 Star Ranch; Bob lived there until his passing. He would drive back and forth for a lot of years and feed the calves in the feedlot at Duck Lake. He even made some trips at night to put the chopped haystack out. He spent six months of his life building the Wall Canyon Reservoir. Bob was 14 years old when they drove cows from Duck Lake, Nevada to Big Valley, Ore. He was a member of the Modoc County Cattlemen’s Association for many years. His hobbies were team roping, team branding, team penning and cow horse competition. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Lewis and Fern, brother Bill and niece Terry Cockrell Martinez. He is survived by his wife Judy, brother Jim (Judy) of Lake City; sister-in-law Betty of Cedarville; son Tom (Lynn) Cockrell of Eagleville; daughter Ruth (Johnny) Still of Eagleville; four grandsons Cody, Ross (Amber), and Casey (Andria) Cockrell of Alturas and Zane Still of Eagleville; four great-grandchildren, many cousins, nephews and nieces. Bob will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Graveside services were held on Oct. 24. Donations in Bob’s memory may be directed to the Modoc County Cattlemen and Cattlewomen’s Scholarship Program, attention: Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 711, Alturas, CA 96101. CHUCK WILSON Chuck Wilson, a retired Cooperative Extension employee, passed away the morning of November 4th, 2017, being a month and a half short of 86. Chuck had been ill for some time, battling Parkinson’s disease and other complicating factors. He had been in long-term care for about the last year. Wilson joined Cooperative Extension in 1961 and from 1961-1969 he was a 4-H Advisor in San Diego and Butte counties. He was the Livestock Advisor in the GlennColusa office in 1969-1970. He then took the Livestock Advisor position in the Yuba-Sutter office in 1970 where he remained until he retired in 1995. In the latter years of his time in the Yuba-Sutter office he also served as county director. He enjoyed his years in extension where he felt he made a difference serving local livestock producers. He is survived by his wife Valerie and their 5 children: Dennis, Joyce, Janice, Tammy and Beth an numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. In lieu of flowers Chuck asked that people contribute to their favorite charity. Sympathy cards can be directed to: Valerie Wilson, C/O The Courtyards 1240 Williams Way, Yuba City, Ca 95991
In Memory LAURIE GOSS
Laurie Marie Goss, age 53, lost her courageous battle with cancer on November 1st, 2017. She was a resident of Rio Oso, CA. Beloved wife of 34 years of George Goss, loving mother and inspiration to Cody Goss (Sofia Goss), Heidi Mickelson (Bobby Mickelson), and Madison Goss. Further survived by her parents; Ted and Jean Hansen, brother, Michael Hogan, grandchildren; Weston, Carter and a little girl on the way, and other relatives and many dear friends. She had a passion for agriculture that was spread to thousands. She touched lives of many through her 27 years as an Agriculture Teacher at East Nicolaus High School. Laurie always had the can-do attitude, and expected everyone around her to do the same. You could always find Laurie on the sidelines cheering on her children and students, on the road traveling to shows and conferences, or in the barns and pastures working with her animals. A Celebration of Life will begin at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 18th, 2017, in the Main Exhibit Hall at the Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds, 442 Franklin Rd, Yuba City. In lieu of flowers, the family asks all donations be made to the East Nicolaus Alumni Association, P.O. Box 673, Pleasant Grove, CA 95668.
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