May 2019 California Cattleman

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clm rEprESEntAtiVES Jake Parnell ..................................916-662-1298 George Gookin .......................... 209-482-1648

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CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

First quarter of year brings big things for CCA

OFFICERS

PRESIDENT Mark Lacey, Independence FIRST VICE PRESIDENT Tony Toso, Hornitos SECOND VICE PRESIDENTS Steve Arnold, Santa Margarita Greg Kuck, Montague Cindy Tews, Fresno TREASURER Rob von der Lieth, Copperopolis

STAFF

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 DIRECTOR OF OUTREACH AND CREATIVE CONTENT Katie Roberti

PUBLICATION SERVICES OFFICE & CIRCULATION CCA Office: (916) 444-0845 Fax: (916) 444-2194

MANAGING MAGAZINE EDITOR Stevie Ipsen (208) 996-4922 stevie.ipsen@gmail.com

by CCA President Mark Lacey I asked Stevie Ipsen the editor of our California Cattleman if I could provide a column for this issue because much of the time events or issues we write about are outdated by the time they are published, so I wanted to recap the first quarter of 2019 CCA activity and give some acknowledgements while they are more current.

First, we had an active tour season with our county affiliates starting early in January.

I want to thank all the county representatives that worked closely with Katie Roberti to manage the meeting schedule. I know it is difficult to find a date that is convenient.

There were a number of county meetings that I couldn’t attend because of scheduling conflicts and to those counties I apologize and I owe all those associations a visit the next go around. I also want to thank the staff members and officers that attended those meetings in my absence.

At most of the meetings we spent as much time as necessary explainingthe Cattle Council and the referendum. There were many questions and lots of healthy discussion which was great because we wanted to make sure that everyone understood how the vote worked and what the Cattle Council is. The only drawback to the extensive discussion was that there wasn’t time to cover many of the other important issues. Overall the meetings were very positive, well attended and the food was great. As a matter of fact, I had to go on a hunger strike to get in shape for branding season.

At the end of January, over 200 Californians attended the NCBA convention in New Orleans to be updated on current national issues and policies, but mostly to support outgoing NCBA President Kevin Kester. Kevin, who is known for his California roots, also continues to serve on the president’s advisory board on trade.

Additionally, Tim Koopman was elected as Region 6 Vice President and Dave Daley

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is vice chair of the NCBA Federal Lands Committee, and received the top hand award for membership recruitment, Tom Talbot, DVM, serves on the Animal Health committee, and Mike Byrne serves as a director for the Public Lands Council so California continues to have strong leadership at the national level.

In March, CCA host the 41st annual “Steak and Eggs” breakfast in Sacramento that was well attended by both legislators and CCA members. The featured speaker was Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., who gave a great presentation and also attended several legislative visits with our group. Overall the visits our group had were fairly positive and legislators were supportive of the issues we discussed with them, and all of them commented that Mitloehner was one of the best speakers we have had at the breakfast. I encourage everyone to come to the Capitol next year and help fight for our way of life.

Also, in March I attended a joint meeting of California Cattlewomen, Inc., and California Women in Agriculture where we shared some ideas on how to better coordinate our efforts and amplify the voice of California cattle ranchers. I want to thank them for the invite.

Finally, the first week of April CCA sent a delegation to Washington, D.C., to attend national meetings and visit our members of congress. Of the issues that were discussed during the visits some were nationwide, like ELD and trade and others were regional, like wildfire. Also, Dave Daley and Mike Byrne participated in the PLC conference, and there were several other highlights that I’m going to save for another column.

Mainly I just wanted to thank everyone that participated in the county meetings and attended our various events; member involvement is what drives CCA keep up the good work.

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ON THE COVER

MAY 2019

Volume 102, Issue 5 ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN Sharing way of life with state leaders

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BUNKHOUSE Producers getting praise for foothill vaccine

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK Cattle Council gets rancher approval in vote process

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HERD HEALTH CHECK Things to consider before sending calves to sale

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CHIMES Cattlewomen making the rounds

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Parasite control: What do you know?

Livestock auction event comes to California Member perspective on green new deal Remembering local leaders

READER SERVICES

CCA Executive Committee 2019 CCA Livestock Market Directory Buyers’ Guide Obituaries Advertisers Index

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This month’s cover photo was submitted by Cassandra Soberano and was taken by photographer Colin Brown at the 2019 branding held at Santiago Corrals, Wind Wolves Preserve in Kern County.

This issue, featuring California’s auction markets and annual auction market directory also gives a sneak peak of the annual California & Arizona Feeder meeting held later this month in Coronado.

UPCOMING CCA MEETINGS & EVENTS

MAY 5 — MAY 15 RANCHEROS VISTADORES RIDE MAY 21 SAN DIEGO-IMPERIAL COUNTY CATTLEMEN’S MEETING

Wynola Pizza and Bistro, Julian

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MAY 22 — 24 CALIFORNIA & ARIZONA FEEDER MEETING

Coronado

JUNE 19 — 21 CCA & CCW MIDYEAR MEETING

Murieta Inn, Rancho Murieta JULY 29—AUG. 1

SEPT. 26

NOV. 28—30

NCBA SUMMER BUSINESS MEETING Denver, Colo.

FARM TO FORK FESTIVAL Capitol Mall, Downtown Sacramento CCA & CCW CONVENTION Peppermmill Casino Resort, Reno, Nev.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2019 6 am - 7 am 6 am - 7 am 6:30 am - 7:30 am 7 am - 4 pm 7 am - 8am 8 am - 10 am 10 am - Noon 12 pm - 1 pm Noon - 1 pm 1 pm - 3 pm 3:30 pm - 6:30 pm

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CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN

EDUCATING REPRESENTATIVES IS KEY TO GAINING SUPPORT FOR CATTLE INDUSTRY

by CCA Feeder Council Chair Trevor Freitas As the CCA tour season winds down I thought I would give an update about what I would consider one of the more important events that CCA holds on an annual basis. The CCA Steak and Eggs Breakfast and lobby day at the capitol gives producers a chance to meet numerous state legislators, many of whom we would not get to cross paths with unless an event like this is in place for producers to attend. The breakfast always seems to attract a good crowd with this year being no exception and the legislators in attendance seemed to cover all corners of our vast state.

Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., of the University of California, Davis, gave a great presentation touching on. facts about greenhouse gas emissions and the opportunities we have in such a diverse agricultural state. Mitloehner seemed to grab the attention of many legislators in the room as he touched on the EAT-Lancet report and AB 479, a bill that was introduced to make it possible for local school districts to receive reimbursement for serving plant-based meals and plant-based “milk” products. Legislation such as AB 479 has already been proven to be very costly for school lunch programs that have tried to implement similar programs, not to mention the added food waste which is already cited at forty percent on a national scale.

After breakfast we moved over to the capitol and split off into groups making our way to meetings with legislators throughout the morning. I joined a group that met with four different legislators, all of whom were from the greater Los Angeles area. Our discussions were centered around AB 448, which is a CCA-sponsored bill that would create a streamlined and cost-effective process to certify currently constructed stock ponds of 10-acre feet or less. We pointed out that the constant regulation is forcing the hand of ranchers and the consequences of over regulation of stock ponds would result in environmental issues, the biggest of which would be loss of habitat for native species that rely on water from stock ponds. We discussed last year’s devastating fire season and offered

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numerous solutions that would have been helpful in some of the major fires that occurred throughout the state.

I have to say I had a pretty good feeling after each meeting and I think others in my group would TREVOR FREITAS agree. One message that seemed to be common amongst the legislators we spoke with was that there may need to be more oversight with some of the state agencies that seem to be the issue when trying to solve many of the problems that ranchers are constantly dealing with in California. I am going to try and be an optimist but I’m not going to hold my breath waiting for anyone to try and make a change that would benefit a rancher when it comes to state agencies; I guess only time will tell.

As the current chairman of the CCA Feeder Council I want to extend an invitation to our annual feeder meeting in San Diego being held May 22 through May 24. We have once again lined up some great speakers that will cover a variety of topics which cover all aspects of the cattle industry and the current issues we all face. To learn more about the meeting, the topics that will be presented and how you can participate, see pages 10 and 11.

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T H E C A /A Z FEEDER’S MEETING MAY 22-24, 2019 R E G I S T R AT I O N N O W O P E N AT C A L C AT T L E M E N . O R G As always, the annual feeder meeting is a fun opportunity for California and Arizona feedlot industry members to come together to discuss issues facing the beef industry, network with fellow cattlemen and learn from one another. Please save the date for the 2019 meeting and start making your reservations to join us in Coronado this May!

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SPEAKERS

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Senior Director of Government Affairs, NCBA

Professor, UC Davis

Scott Horsfall, Chief Executive Officer, California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement • Sara E. Place, Ph.D., Senior Director, Sustainable Beef Production Research, NCBA • Megan Kuhn, Advisor Digital & Social Media Communications, Elanco • And many more industry experts.

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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

Siskiyou Modoc Lassen Fall River-Big Valley

Zone 3 - Light Blue Shasta-Trinity Plumas-Sierra Tehama Butte Glenn-Colusa Yuba-Sutter Tahoe (Placer-Nevada) Yolo

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Zone 4 - Pink

Zone 5 - Green

Zone 6 - Purple

Amador-El Dorado-Sacramento Calaveras

Merced-Mariposa Madera Fresno-Kings

San Joaquin-Stanislaus

Tuolumne

Zone 7 - Tan

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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: Ramsay Wood Vice Chair: Rick Roberti

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: Holly Foster Vice Chair: Sam Avila

FEDERAL LANDS

Chair: Mike Byrne Vice Chair: Eric Hafenfeld

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PROPERTY RIGHTS & ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT Chair: Clayton Koopmann Vice Chair: Seth Scribner

TAX & CREDIT

2019 CCA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE President Mark Lacey

mjlacey1@icloud.com • (760) 784-1309

Chair: Jack Lavers Vice Chair: Jill Heely

Zone Director 5 Bob Brennan bsbrennan@mlode.com • (209) 661-6419

First Vice President Tony Toso

Zone Director 6 VACANT

Second Vice President Steve Arnold

anthony.stornetta@sbcfire.com • (805) 391-0044

cottoncrk@aol.com • (209)988-4468 pozovalley@aol.com • (805) 235-7840

Second Vice President Greg Kuck

gregkuck54@gmail.com • (530) 905-2076

Second Vice President Cindy Tews

Zone Director 7 Anthony Stornetta Zone Director 8 John Hammon hamdawg66@gmail.com • (559) 623-1538

Zone Director 9 Bud Sloan

beefnmore@aol.com • (559) 970-6892

Asloan5119@aol.com • (805) 340-0693

Treasurer Rob von der Lieth

Feeder Council Member Paul Cameron

rvdlieth@aol.com • (916) 769-1153

pcmesquitecattle@sbcglobal.net •(760) 427-6906

Feeder Council Chairman Trevor Freitas

Feeder Council Member VACANT

trevor@mendescalfranch.com • (559) 805-5431

Feeder Council Vice Chair Jesse Larios lariosjess1@gmail.com • (760) 455-3888 Zone Director 1 Ramsey Wood

ramseywood83@gmail.com • (530) 680-8985

At Large Appointee Myron Openshaw openshaw4@gmail.com •(530) 521-0099

At Large Appointee Mark Nelson kmarknelson@gmail.com •(916) 849-5558

Zone Director 2 Hugo Klopper

At Large Appointee Rob Frost

hugoklopper@frontier.com • (707) 498-7810

rbmaf@juno.com •(805) 377-2231

Zone Director 3 Wally Roney

At Large Appointee Darrel Sweet

bjr@billieweb.com •(530) 519-3608

dsweet@cattlemen.net • (209) 601-4074

Zone Director 4 Mike Bettencourt

At Large Appointee Lawrence Dwight

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For more information about CCA’s Executive Board or committees, please contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845.

CCA affiliate leadership

ALLIED INDUSTRY COUNCIL vacant

CALIFORNIA BEEF CATTLE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION President: Rita McPhee Vice President: Ryan Nelson Secretary: Celeste Settrini

CALIFORNIA CATTLEWOMEN, INC. President: Callie Borror 1st Vice President: Debbie Hay 2nd Vice President – 1 year: Julie Barnett 2nd Vice President – 2 year: Cheryl Beckwith 2nd Vice President – 3 year: Jill Bright Secretary: Tara Porterfield Treasurer: Heidy Carver

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BUNKHOUSE

PRODUCERS DESERVE PRAISE AS FOOTHILL VACCINE NEARS MARKET

by CCA Director of Communications Jenna Chandler As the rain continues to come down and grass continues to grow, spring is here. Flowers are blooming and calves are hitting the ground. And with calves hitting the ground, some cattle ranchers’ thoughts are on one thing that has been stealing the joys of spring, and producer profits, for decades—foothill abortion disease.

For producers in the experimental trials, though, spring (or fall, depending on when you calve) is happy again.

Thoughts are on mama cows and healthy calves, and the habits of one nasty tick and the trouble it causes are a distant memory.

While specific details are still forthcoming, a commercially available foothill abortion vaccine is likely to be on the market in the coming year. With the vaccine becoming more widely available, it is tentatively the last year of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine’s experimental vaccine trial in conjunction with CCA. As the trial wraps up, the vaccine reaches the market and the excitement builds, it’s a good time to thank those who made it all possible.

And it was producers that made it possible. It was producers that developed this vaccine.

Clearly, without all of the brilliant scientists, veterinarians and academics along the way, the support of the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine and the tireless dedication of researches Dr. Jeff Stott and Myra

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Blanchard, a foothill abortion vaccine would have never been a reality.

But from the financial investment of the California cattle industry, the thousands of raffle tickets so generously purchased year after year, donation checks written in memory of so many ranchers no longer with us, to the donations of time, the effort JENNA CHANDLER to complete the mountains of paperwork, down to the volunteered use of herds for early trials, producers were there, doing everything they could to make a commercial vaccine a reality. Without that generosity, the vaccine would, without at doubt, not bewhere it is today.

The great news, in addition to a forthcoming commercial vaccine, of course, is that while the trial is still continuing through this year, for the last few years, it has truly been an “experimental” trial in name only.

The experiment is over. The vaccine works, that’s not in question. But it wasn’t always that way, and generous ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 producers took risks when they volunteered their herds and their properties for early trials. They did it for the good of the industry and to try to get some relief from the disease that had plagued producers so long.

Before the bacteria that causes the disease was even identified, researchers had to obtain the ticks that they suspected transmitted it. Ranchers offered up their properties so strange dry ice bait stations could be set up, drawing the ticks out of the soil looking for their next meal. Scientists spent days traipsing around ranches in search of the illusive bug. And cattle producers were more than happy to allow them to do it.

Thankfully, bugs were found and progress in the lab was made, until finally a prototype vaccine was formulated.

While preliminary safety testing was done at the university, how the vaccine would work in real range cattle was a mystery until they vaccinated such animals, and the only places to find large enough numbers of such animals, given their value and the care needed to maintain them, were working ranches. But asking ranchers to risk their livelihoods, even if the vaccine was preliminarily deemed safe, it was a tall order. California cattle producers, though, paid little mind to their own risk and generously volunteered their herds. The field trials were able to begin.

But the work for volunteering producers didn’t stop there. Paperwork came in mountains. Permits to take the

vaccine to each and every location it went to had to be obtained. University forms and liability waivers came in stacks. Each animal had to be accounted for and then accounted for again, multiple times, brought in for health checks with blood and vitals taken over and over. Their pregnancies and births had to be carefully monitored and everything was documented for the study.

Even then, because it was a scientific experiment, there had to be a control group. So after all of that work, not even all of a ranch’s animals were able to be vaccinated with the potentially money saving injection.

Some had to remain free of the product and their health monitored as well to note differences between vaccinated and unvaccinated animals. And producers were willing to freely do it all. All to bring the industry one step closer to a solution.

And a solution is exactly what it brought!

So, as the vaccine trials likely come to an end and a foothill abortion vaccine nears commercial availability, pat yourselves on the back! It was your purchase of a raffle ticket, your donation in memory of a fellow producer lost and the willingness of hundreds of producers like you to give of themselves, their land and their livelihoods to make it happen.

This may be the solution to only one of the industry’s problems, but judging by this trial, it’s clear the California cattle industry is one poised to tackle any issue that arises.

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK CATTLE COUNCIL PASSES AMONG VOTERS

2-TO-1 RESULT CREATES OPPORTUNITIES FOR RANCHERS The California Cattle Council is now fully operative after the California Department of Food and Agriculture announced the results of the recent California Cattle Council Referendum on April 5. With 68 percent of votes in favor of implementation, the referendum passed with the needed majority and the Council has now been declared operative by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture.

The California Cattle Council referendum was a vote of the state’s beef producers to determine if $1.00 should be assessed on the sale of live cattle to fund the California Cattle Council in order to provide more resources to defend and promote cattle production in the state. Efforts were led by the California Cattlemen’s Association to pass Senate Bill 965, creating the opportunity for cattle producers to vote on the formation of the council through a referendum conducted by the California Department of Food and Agriculture.

Members of the California Cattlemen’s Association, along with agricultural allies, campaigned for support during the voting period of Feb. 21 to March 22.

“I am extremely pleased with the strong support demonstrated by ranchers throughout California for the Cattle Council,” said Dave Daley, the Oroville cattleman tasked with chairing the Cattle Council Outreach Committee. “It became clear to me very early on that once ranchers learned more about the Cattle Council, they were overwhelmingly supportive.”

With the referendum providing a green light to establish the California Cattle Council, the California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting nominations for the board of directors. The California Cattle Council board of directors will be comprised of cattle producers to direct the activities of the California Cattle Council and select funding priorities. All producers are eligible to serve on the California Cattle Council.

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To obtain a nomination form please visit www.cdfa. ca.gov/go/cattle. Nominations must be received by the California Department of Food and Agriculture no later than May 22. Once the California Secretary of Agriculture appoints the members, the board will begin meeting to establish the California Cattle Council’s goals and budget.

“This outcome is reflective of the dozens of grassroots volunteers throughout the state and the thousands of volunteer hours that have gone into educating ranchers over the last two years,” said Daley. “I now look forward to continuing our grassroots effort as we shift into achieving the objectives of the Cattle Council.”

In contrast to the California Beef Council which focuses on the promotion of beef as a product, the California Cattle Council is tasked with addressing what Daley calls “live cattle issues,” including topics such as land and water use, wildlife’s interaction with cattle, open space preservation, predators, greenhouse gas emissions and animal welfare concerns. As attention turns to such issues more and more frequently, the California cattle industry will be poised to address them with education and advocacy on a greater scale, thanks in-part to the formation of the producer-voted Council.

Unlike traditional checkoff dollars, with $0.50 going to national beef production and $0.50 staying in the state, the entire $1 per head assessment approved by the referendum stays in the state to address the California beef industry’s unique challenges and needs. That $1 is not without responsibility though. The new Cattle Council offers an additional level of accountability to the ranchers funding it.

Dollars collected on the sale of cattle are refundable upon request, should the Council not meet producer expectations.

While an exact date is yet to be established, the Council will likely begin collecting the funds on cattle sold beginning sometime later this year.”

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EFFECTIVE PARASITE CONTROL BEGINS WITH KNOWLEDGE Strategic use of active ingredients offers promise in managing parasites from Zoetis

Using parasiticides in cattle without considering the active ingredients in those products presents dangers for an operation. Using different parasiticide active ingredients can extend the effectiveness of parasite control products and play a significant role in the management of healthier cattle.

Some common, yet misguided, management practices can lead to an operation unintentionally increasing resistance in parasites. One type of parasiticide — macrocyclic lactones — saw the first documented case of resistance approximately 14 years ago, and now Cooperia and Haemonchus parasites have been demonstrated as resistant to macrocyclic lactones in more than half of all operations examined.

Of course parasites must be dealt with, but producers need to find a balance in their management practices.

Here are three common active ingredient families and how they work to control parasites: • Benzimidazoles — This active ingredient family depletes energy reserves in parasite cells and inhibits the elimination of waste — actions that appears to play an essential role in having a lethal effect on worms because it prolongs the time the parasite is exposed to the drug.

• Macrocyclic lactones — Microscopic worms experience paralyzed pharynx, body wall and uterine muscle when exposed to macrocyclic lactones, which leads to death. This active ingredient works by binding to receptors that open

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up parts of the nematode to allow the influx of chemicals that cause the paralysis.

• Imidazothiazoles — This group of parasite control products stimulates muscle contractions in worms that lead to paralysis.

The judicious use of parasiticides with different modes of action will control parasites in a herd and also help keep products effective longer in the industry. Keep these tips in mind when developing a management plan for parasiticides: • Dosing is based on accurate weight. Underdosing is a contributing factor to parasite resistance.

Accurate weights help drive accurate dosing, which can help ensure product efficacy.

• Careful management practices. A growing trend calls for replacing the current practice of repeated dosing of whole groups of animals with a move to targeted selective treatments to animals showing clinical signs or reduced productivity.

• Use different active ingredients to reduce risk.

Most of the commonly used parasiticides are either benzimidazoles, macrocyclic lactones or imidazothiazoles. Thus, resistance to one particular compound may be accompanied by resistance to other members of the same group — also known as side-resistance.

Theoretically, resistance may be delayed by using products with different modes of action annually between dosing seasons.

NEW STUDY SAYS COWS NOT CLIMATE CHANGE CULPRIT A new USDA Agricultural Research Service study finds greenhouse gas emissions from U.S. beef production and inputs are not “significant contributors” to climate change.

The study, which began in 2013, measured the use of fuel, feed, forage, electricity, water, fertilizer and other inputs to raise beef cattle from birth to slaughter in seven major cattle-producing regions over five years.

The goal was to establish a baseline for the beef industry to measure any potential changes to the sector's environmental footprint and improve sustainability. ARS Agricultural Engineer Alan Rotz led the study and used data from 2,270 survey responses and site visits across the nation.

"We found the greenhouse gas emissions in our analysis were not all that different from what other credible studies had shown and were not a significant contributor to long-term global warming," Rotz said in a release.

The results found: • Total beef cattle production accounted for 3.3 percent of all U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. By comparison, transportation and electricity generation accounted for 56 percent while agriculture in total accounted for 9 percent.

• Fossil fuels used in cattle production accounted for less than 1 percent of total consumed nationally.

• Cattle consumed 2.6 pounds of grain per pound of beef, a figure comparable to pork and poultry figures.

"The environmental footprint of producing beef has long been debated," Marlen Eve, ARS deputy administrator for natural resources and sustainable agricultural systems, said. "One challenge is the impacts extend beyond just those associated with growing the animals and include the impact of producing feed and other inputs.”

The study noted water use and reactive nitrate losses could be improved.

Water use in the West increased where beef cattle are concentrated. Reactive nitrate losses accounted for 15 percent of the U.S. total, in the form of ammonia, which could lead to public health concerns.

Rotz’s team looked at reactive forms of nitrogen from manure and urine through the "Integrated Farm System Model" (IFSM). Over the next six months, ARS will combine IFSM data with postharvest data to provide a national assessment of the beef industry specifically looking at resource use, economics, net losses of GHG and other emissions.

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The 2019 Livestock Marketing Association’s (LMA) Annual Convention and World Livestock Auctioneer Championship will be hosted in the Golden State in Visalia, with the WLAC Contest taking place at Tulare Sales Yard.

The events will take place June 5 through June 8. Among this year’s contenders for the WLAC title are California auctioneers: Col. Colton Brantley, Modesto; Col. Garrett Jones, Los Banos; Col. Justin Mebane, Bakersfield; and Col. Jim Settle, Arroyo Grande.

Each boasting an outstanding chant and knowledge of the livestock industry, these four auctioneers stand a chance of joining California’s elite club of

well-known world chamions — Col. H. Skinner Hardy (1966); Col. John Rodgers (1986); Col. Rick Machado (1999); Col. Max Olvera (2000); and Col. David Macedo (2006).

In addition to the obvious duty of calling bids from the auction block, the contestants, who have qualified from contests held regionally around the nation in 2018, are also interviewed about current livestock industry topics impacting producers around the country and consumers worldwide.

For those interested in attending this years LMA Convention or the WLAC contest, a detailed schedule and registation is available online at www.LMAweb.com.

2019 WLAC CONTESTANTS

Neil Bouray, Webber, Kan. Chuck Bradley, Rockford, Ala. Colton Brantley, Modesto, Calif.

Darren Carter, Ninety Six, S.C. Dakota Davis, Caldwell, Kan. Eric Drees, Nampa, Idaho Dean Edge Rimbey, Alta.

Will Epperly, Dunlap, Iowa COLTON BRANTLEY GARRETT JONES Brandon Frey, Creston, Iowa Philip Gilstrap, Pendleton, S.C. Steve Goedert, Dillon, Mont.

Shane Hatch, Kirtland, N.M. Jim Hertzog, Butler, Mo. Brennin Jack, Prince Albert, Sask.

Garrett Jones, Los Banos, Calif.

Ryan Konynenbelt, Fort Macleod, Alta.

Lynn Langvardt, Chapman, Kan. JIM SETTLE JUSTIN MEBANE Wade Leist, Boyne City, Mich.

Jacob Massey, Petersburg, Tenn.

Justin Mebane, Bakersfield, Calif.

Jeremy Miller, Fairland, Okla.

Daniel Mitchell, Cumberland, Ohio Christopher Pinard, Swainsboro, Ga. Jay Romine, Mt. Washington, Ky. Jim Settle, Arroyo Grande, Calif.

Russele Sleep, Bedford, Iowa Dustin Smith, Jay, Okla.

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LMA & WLAC SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

June 5, 2019 Executive Committee – 7:30 a.m.-11 a.m.

Staff Visit – 9 a.m.-11a.m.

Registration – 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

REO Meeting – 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Industry Tour – 1p.m.-4 p.m.

WLAC Committee – 5: p.m.-6 p.m.

Government & Industry Affairs – 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

Membership Services – 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

June 6, 2019 Registration – 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Tradeshow – 7 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Government & Industry Affairs Committee (closed session) – 7 a.m.-8 a.m.

Membership Services Committee (closed session) – 7 a.m.-8 a.m.

Sequoia Tour – 7:45 a.m.-4 p.m.

Opening General Session- 8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.

Regulatory & Policy Update – 10 a.m.-12 p.m.

Semi-Finalist Briefing – 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.

Showcase Lunch – 12 p.m.-12:45 p.m.

Membership Services Update – 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m.

Afternoon Break – 2:30 p.m.-3 p.m.

Traceability Session – 3 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Executive Committee – 4 p.m.-5 p.m.

Host Market BBQ – 6 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

June 7, 2019 Registration – 7:30 a.m.-7:30 a.m.

Tradeshow – 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.

California Livestock Auction Markets Association Meeting – 7:30 a.m.-9 a.m.

Board of Directors Meeting (closed session) – 8 a.m.-9 a.m.

Breakfast with Boehringer Ingelheim – 8 a.m.-9 a.m.

Angus Breakout Session – 9:10 a.m.-9:50 a.m.

Board of Directors Meeting – 9:30 a.m.-11:45 a.m.

Adventure Park – 9:45 a.m.-1 p.m.

Leadership Luncheon – 12 p.m.-1:30 p.m.

Judge Briefing – 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

WLAC Semi-Finalist Interview Rehearsal – 2 p.m.-2:45 p.m.

WLAC Semi-Finalist Interviews – 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

Champions Reunion – 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m.

LMA PAC Reception, Dinner & Auction – 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m.

June 8, 2019 WLAC Remote Viewing Room – 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m World Livestock Auctioneer Championship – 8 a.m.-3 p.m.

WLAC Awards Banquet – 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.

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HERD HEALTH CHECK PREPARING CALVES FOR MARKET PRECONDITIONING AND PROCESS VERIFICATION

by Texas A&M’s Rick Machen and Ron Gill The purpose of preconditioning stocker/feeder calves is to minimize the morbidity and mortality experienced by calves as they move from their ranch of origin into the beef production system.

Process verification is a systematic means of capturing and verifying (sometimes by a third party) the preventative health and management protocols administered to a well identified group of cattle.

Both steers and heifers are preconditioned. Most, if not all, current preconditioning protocols specify knife cut steers. Castration of bull calves before they are 90 days old is an industry-accepted, Beef Quality Assurance best management practice.

A preconditioning program is based on: - a minimum 45 day weaning period - a series of two modified live respiratory complex (IBR, PI3, BVD, BRSV) vaccinations 14-21 days apart.

(Preferably, the second vaccination will occur at least 14 days prior to sale.)

- a series of two 7-Way Clostridial vaccines given on the same schedule as the viral vaccines mentioned above - a Pasteurella (Pasteurella multocida and Mannheimia haemolytica) vaccine given during the first round of vaccinations - treatment for internal parasites and external parasites.

(Note: Most preconditioned/process verified feeder cattle sales have well defined health and identification protocols for consignments. Consult the sale host for specific program requirements.)

It is recommended that the calves be held in the pen for a minimum of 3-5 days after weaning. A high quality preconditioning ration should be offered twice daily and cool, fresh, clean water should be available. Arrange feed bunks perpendicular to the fence so calves walking the fence will find the feed.

The remaining 40+ days of the weaning program will likely be most economical and efficient if done from a forage base in small pastures, grass traps or improved pastures. Supplementation with cubes, cake or a grain-meal

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mix may be necessary to achieve the desired gain of 1-1.5 lb/day.

Tip: If possible/feasible, familiarize the calves with the preconditioning feed while they are still with their dams – calves will quickly learn how to eat feed by watching/mimicking their dams.

Considerations: 1. Determine the market (breakeven) price required to cover the cost of production. If that value is more than $5-8/cwt greater than the potential value of the calves at weaning, have a long visit with professional marketing personnel before proceeding with a preconditioning program.

Know where and how the calves will be marketed BEFORE the preconditioning process begins. Never consign preconditioned calves to the regular weekly sale at the local or regional auction market. They be the only preconditioned calves available that day and the marketing system cannot justify paying a premium and keeping them separate from non-preconditioned calves.

2. Realize that a preconditioning program will not change the muscle or frame score of feeder calves. If they are medium frame, #2 muscle score at weaning, they will still be medium frame, #2 muscle cattle on sale day. Accurate assessment of the quality of the calves is critical to predicting their performance in a sale. Perceptions indicate that as quality declines, so does the magnitude of the “premium” offered.

3. Sort off any calves that “won’t fit” load lots of calves on sale day. Sell these at weaning. Whether it is color, quality, size, age, condition, weight, disposition, phenotype or tail shape, if they don’t fit, sort them off.

Calves not included in load lots and consequently sold as individuals at the end of the sale typically sell at a discount to their herdmates.

4. Realistically calculate what the preconditioning program will cost. Vaccines + anthelmintic = a minimum $12-20 per head (essentially, a fixed cost).

If you accept the minimum preventative health

program cost above AND want to keep the total per head cost of the program (before pasture cost, interest, labor, capital equipment, depreciation, etc.) at or below $25, you can spend no more than $15 - 19 per head on pasture, hay, supplement and/or feed. That equates to spending less than 35¢ per head per day.

To put that in perspective, if a supplement (hay cost not included) is fed 45 days and costs $300/ ton, maximum daily per head allowance is 3.0 lb.

Realistically, $15-20 per head is the minimum a cattleman can expect to invest for feed or supplement.

On a 500-lb. calf, that is a $3-5/cwt investment (not considering postweaning gain).

Accurately evaluate the magnitude of potential premiums. Feeder calf market prices influence the “premiums” that can be paid for preconditioned and process verified calves.

5. Evaluate the potential pitfalls.

Timing - The minimum acceptable weaning period is 45 days. Research indicates longer preconditioning periods are not necessarily more effective. Potential buyers coming to the sale expect a 45-day weaning period and are not prepared to pay additional premiums for longer weaning programs. Days 46+ cost additional dollars and add to accidental death risks. Therefore, plan your program as close to 45 days as possible.

Precaution: Long weaning periods have the potential to move weaned calves into a ‘yearling’ (> 600 lb) market. There is very

little (if any) demand for preconditioned yearlings.

Sickness - Calves weaned and backgrounded on the ranch where they were born seldom experience health problems. However, if sickness were to occur, the additional medicine costs and reduced performance could easily consume any potential premiums on sale day.

Unexpected fatalities resulting from a broken neck, choking, strangulations, bloat, enterotoxemia, etc. can quickly eliminate the profitability of a preconditioning program.

Facilities (corrals, pens) need to be in good working order BEFORE initiating a preconditioning program.

Note: Consider previous experiences with weaning and keeping replacement heifers. If illness, injury and death loss have been minimal, so should it be while weaning and preconditioning feeder calves.

Nutrition Program - Often the largest cost, yet offers the greatest opportunity. Most producers will tend to spend too much on feed, hay and supplement. The gain target over this 45 day period is 1.5 lb per day. Few producers can realize this gain on grass alone – thus supplementation is usually warranted. Contact an Extension Specialist or beef cattle nutritionist for assistance with development of a nutrition program. General observations relative to nutrition: - hay is expensive relative to its efficiency of use and the performance (gain) it yields

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change from dropping them off and hoping someone will pay top dollar.

- Benefiting from the sort. Several comingled preconditioned feeder calf sales are available in Texas wherein cattlemen can consign ‘smaller than load lots’ of cattle that adhere to the host’s management protocol. If variation within the offering would preclude them being marketed as a group, then selling through a comingled sale allows small numbers from individual consignors to sell for load lot prices.

- confinement feeding on the ranch is seldom an economically feasible option, unless cost of gain can parallel current feedyard economics.

- calf performance on bermudagrass alone in late summer or fall is typically less than expected. Weaned calf average daily gains during this time will often be 0.40 to 0.75 lb./day.

- forage quality is of paramount concern - nutrient requirements as a function of body weight are at their lifetime high. Again, if calves are expected to average 1.5 lbs. per day gain for 45 days, supplementation will likely be required.

Freight - If the host commission company is not your traditional marketplace or is significantly further away, carefully evaluate the freight expense. Commission company personnel can be a huge help. Freight rates are less expensive ($/head transported) for trucks than a pickup and trailer. Most cattle trucks have a 45,000 to 50,000 lb payload; pooling calves with a nearby producer could fill a load and reduce freight expense.

- Producing a better product. Preconditioned and process verified calves are less risk to the feeder or stocker operator. Calves that never get sick perform better in the feedyard, have a greater chance of achieving their quality grade potential and, most importantly, are more likely to produce a positive eating experience for the beef consumer.

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Shrink - Backgrounded calves typically exhibit less shrink than fresh weaned calves.

Nevertheless, predict what that shrink will be and include it in your calculations. (Hint: Cattlemen who have always sold at weaning and never weighed a calf on the ranch may not understand the impact of shrink.)

Check with the host commission company to understand how they will handle shrink.

The Sort - A heavy sort at the commission company can result in too many calves being sold individually, usually at a discount to the load lot price. Discuss your calves and the sorting procedure with the host commission company personnel.

Market slide - If the market is expected to fall during the 45 day preconditioning period, proceed with caution. Even small market declines of $2-4/cwt, when added to the $5+ per hundredweight investment in the postweaning program, can become significant profit stealers.

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by Walt Giacomini, Humboldt County cattle rancher and CCA member The vegetarians, animal rights radicals, environmental extremists and opponents of free enterprise who would like to eliminate the cattle industry are attempting to use greenhouse gas emissions as an issue to support their agenda. While the “Green New Deal” seems to be losing momentum, the reasoning behind it, is cause for great concern. As a rancher, I am appalled at the ignorance of those who suggest that “farting cows” are a significant contributor of greenhouse gases.

We have two problems here: (1) There is a misunderstanding of fundamental science. Most of the methane generated by cows is not the result of flatulence; the gas comes out of her mouth; a result of the digestive process of ruminants. Which end of the cow emits the gas doesn’t matter. The ignorance of those who would eliminate cows matters a lot. (2) If methane is an important factor, then an appropriate question would be: How much is now generated, compared to that produced in 1492?

If numbers of ruminants existing today are less than, or similar to, the population that lived in North America prior to Columbus, it is hard to argue that cattle are responsible for increased green-house gas emissions.

We have an estimate of current cattle numbers. Some estimates of historical bison numbers approach those numbers. We don’t know how many elk, moose, antelope and deer were present in 1492. We do know that animals, and landscapes, evolve in concert with each other. This is especially true of grasslands and grazing animals. Remove the animals and succession occurs, and grass is replaced by brush, so it is logical to assume that grasslands, and grazing animals were in a sustainable, natural state of equilibrium when Columbus arrived.

Grassland acreage has sharply diminished in the last 500 years. Railroads and highways, along with urban and rural development, have taken some. Vast acreages have been converted to farmland, producing crops largely consumed by people. If the ruminants that existed in the

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15th century were in balance with the available forage, the same must be true today. Grassland acreage now is significantly smaller than it was then. It follows that grazing animal numbers are also reduced. If numbers are down, GHG emissions must be down as well.

A University of California study by Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., has shown that cattle are minor contributors to greenhouse gas production, without taking into account that cattle have replaced much of the grazing wildlife, including nearly all of the millions of bison that historically grazed our grasslands. If one factors in that tradeoff, net greenhouse gas production from cattle, has to be near, or below, zero.

For those who would like to go back to the good old days, eliminate cattle and restore historic wildlife numbers, it must be remembered that grazing species are generally migratory, and migration in a landscape segmented by railroads, superhighways, huge urban areas and rural housing development is severely limited.

Cattle serve mankind well. They provide many products, including food and clothing, that benefit us all.

They do this by consuming a renewable resource, grass, with no practical alternative use. They also are capable of managing fuel loads by controlling grass growth and preventing the encroachment of brush, thereby reducing the greenhouse gas emissions from a major source: wildfire.

We need an intelligent, informed approach to the environmental challenges facing our nation and the world.

We need to ask the right questions, then seek answers to those questions and solutions to the problems identified using sound science. Science and common sense tell us that cattle are not a factor when it comes to climate change.

EDITOR’S NOTE: The views expressed in this article are the author’s only and do not necessarily reflect CCA policy. Members wishing to express their own opinions on this or other topics may contact the CCA office about contributing to this publication.

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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

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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 Jarod Cozzi.....................................209 587-6082 OFFICE.........................................(209) 838-7011 FAX.............................................. (209) 838-1535 WEBSITE........www.escalonlivestockmarket.com E-MAIL.......escalonlivestockmarket@yahoo.com

REPRESENTATIVES Michael Machado......................... (209) 495-9208 Joe Vieira..................................... (209) 531-4156 Thomas Bert................................ (209) 605-3866 P.O. Box 26 25525 Lone Tree Rd, Escalon, CA 95320 Tony Luis...................................... (209) 609-6455 CJ Brantley................................... (209) 596-0139

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

6001 Albers Road, Oakdale CA 95361

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

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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. Justin Mora..............................(707) 845-7388 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 durign special feeder sales May 1, May 13, May 22, June 1, June 17 and June 26. Join us July 17 for our annual Bred Cow & Pair Sale. Visit www.clmgalt.com for an up-to-date 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 24 and Saturday, June 29.

CATTLE AUCTION......................................... Monday MEMBERSHIPS............... NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS..............................................CJ Brantley UPCOMING EVENTS Big strings of yearlings and calves sell Mondays in May and June. Call now to consign to our special feeder sales May 6, May 13, May 20. Visit our website for more information on what we have to offer. www.escalonlivestockmarket.com MEMBERSHIPS................NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS......................................Clint Haglund UPCOMING EVENTS Join us for auction sales every Monday and Thursday for dairy, beef and feeder cattle.

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

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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 29.

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 2, May 30 and in Reno, Nev. July 8-10. For details see our ad on page 23.

AUCTIONEERS.........Wade Lacque, Ed Lacque UPCOMING EVENTS Call us for details. Also see our ad on page 29.

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AUCTIONEERS...........................Kellun Wooton UPCOMING EVENTS We hope to see you at our off-the-grass special sales May 20 and June 17. See our ad on page 23 for details. Also watch for big runs of calves and yearlings on our regular sale days in May and June.

2019 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 2019 California Cattleman 31

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

OFFICE...........................................(559) 582-0404 FAX.................................................(559) 582-6261 WEBSITE................ www.overlandstockyeard.com

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

CONTACTS Doug Belezzuoli..............................(559) 816-2806 Ben Renteria...................................(805) 674-1505 Jason Glenn................................... (805) 550-9893 Dustin Burkhart.............................. (661) 378-3504 Jim Sili.............................................(661) 340-6848

UPCOMING EVENTS Join us on Monday, May 13, May 20 and June 10. See our ad on page 17 or visit us online for more information!

OFFICE...........................................(530) 347-3793 FAX.................................................(530) 347-0329 WEBSITE.......................... www.shastalivestock.com

MEMBERSHIP...NCBA, CCA, LMA. CLAMA CATTLE AUCTION Join us for our regular Friday sales, as well as specials on May 17, May 31 and June 14. Don’t miss the Western Video Market sales on May 2 and May 30 in Cottonwood and and July 8-10 in Reno! For more information, visit us online at www. shastalivestock.com or wvmcattle.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 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 Col. Max Olvera..............................(209) 277-2063 Col. Steve Faria............................. (209) 988-7180 BEEF SALE DAYS....Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday

OFFICE.............................................(61) 399-2981 FAX.................................................(661) 399-0177 WEBSITE......www.westerstockmansmarket.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 Mebane.......................(661) 201-8169

MEMBERSHIPS......NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA

MEMBERSHIPS...NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA BEEF SALES EVERY FRIDAY AT NOON WITH COWS AT 2 P.M. Join us for Special Feeder Sales May 10 and June 7 featuring large runs of calves. Please join us for Angus Brangus Bull Sale, Sat, Sept 28.

MEMBERSHIPS....NCBA, CCA, LMA, CLAMA AUCTIONEERS..........Max Olvera, Steve Faria, Chuck Cozzitorto, Eddie Nunes, Jake Bettencourt UPCOMING EVENTS Join us May 7 for an early spring feeder sale, Special cattlemen’s association sales May 18, June 16, June 22 and July 13. We hope to see you there! See our ad on page 9 for details.

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.

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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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HArris Ranch Sells to Central Valley Meat Co. Harris Farms, Inc. (“Harris Farms”) Owner John Harris and Central Valley Meat Company, Inc. President and CEO Brian Coelho announced in early April that Central Valley Meat Holding Company will acquire Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company (“Harris Ranch Beef ”), including its wholly owned subsidiaries, Harris Feeding Company and Harris Ranch Beef Company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

“We have known and respected John Harris and Harris Ranch Beef for decades, and I am pleased to have this once-ina-lifetime opportunity to continue the business’ family-owned legacy and pursue its tremendous potential for growth here in the Central Valley,” said Coelho. “While Central Valley Meat Company and Harris Ranch Beef will continue to operate independently, I expect both businesses and their respective customers to benefit from the companies’ shared knowledge, extensive resources and expanded product offering.”

Under the agreement, Harris Ranch Beef and Central Valley Meat Company will operate independently, with both companies retaining their respective brands.

“The Central Valley has long served as the home of some of the finest beef sold around the world. Today’s announcement cements a future for two family-owned beef operations to continue to thrive,” said Mr. Harris. “Brian has a proven track record of growing businesses, and under his leadership Harris Ranch Beef can continue its long and storied legacy.”

“Brian and the Central Valley Meat Company team share our view that employees are our company’s most valuable asset and that customers should be treated as partners, if not as family,” said Dave Wood, Chairman of the Harris Ranch Beef operations and a 50-year veteran of the business. “We are pleased to work with Brian and we look forward to each company’s continued success.”

None of Harris Farms’ other entities are impacted by the transaction. Harris Farms’ Hospitality Division, including the Harris Ranch Inn and Restaurant, Farms Division, Horse Division, and River Ranch will remain fully owned by Harris Farms. Wood will remain with Harris Farms as its President.

Lucas Horsfall served as financial advisor to Brian Coelho and Central Valley Meat Holding Company. Stubbs, Alderton & Markiles, LLP served as legal counsel to Central Valley Meat Holding Company. Wells Fargo Securities served as financial advisor to Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company. Carriage House Capital Advisors, LLC served as financial advisor to Harris Farms, Inc. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP served as legal counsel to Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company. Bolen Fransen Sawyers LLP served as legal counsel to Harris Farms, Inc. 34 California Cattleman May 2019

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Remembering the legacies of two of Humboldt County’s finest

by CCA Director of Outreach and Creative Content Katie Roberti

“He’s gone all the time,” Lawrence Dwight said about Jim Timmons over 30 years ago when he first started working for Jim on his ranch in McKinleyville.

It wasn’t long before he learned why Timmons was frequently spending time away from his ranch, much more time than he probably wanted.

“I was running him to the airport a lot,” Dwight said.

“Over time, I started finding out about all the boards he served on and all the instrumental things he’d done for the county.”

Timmons wasn’t just active on local boards but was also serving in state and national roles as well. One of those volunteer positions was serving as president of the California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) from 19871988, and another was chairing the Private Property Rights Committee for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.

Not every county has a spokesperson, or someone as involved asTimmons was within the livestock and timber industries, but fortunately for Humboldt County, this wasn’t the case.

Just down the road from Timmons’ ranch, Joe Russ was also a passionate advocate for both the livestock and timber industries. As Jim did, Joe devoted much of his life to serving in leadership roles on a variety of boards from the local level to the national level.

Dwight, who still runs cattle on the same land where he started working for Timmons, also had close ties with Russ, who was Dwight’s relative, godfather and neighbor.

While being active advocates for Humboldt County in the livestock and timber industries was one common thread Timmons and Russ shared, it is not where the list of parallels the two shared during their lives ends.

In 1926, James W. (Jim) Timmons was the 4th generation of his family to be born in Humboldt County.

A decade later, Joseph (Joe) Russ IV was born, also the 4th generation of his family to be born in Humboldt County.

Both men attended school in Humboldt County, and both went on to graduate from the University of California, Berkeley. Each of them served in the military, Timmons with the Army Air Corp, and Russ in the U.S. Marine Corp.

In leadership roles, they each were active in their community. Timmons was a member of the Arcata School Board for many years, and Joe dedicated decades of service on the Planning Commission.

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Leadership within the livestock industries was something they both were passionate about as well.

Each served as president of the Humboldt Del-Norte Cattlemen’s Association, and both went on to serve in roles at the state level: Timmons as president of CCA and Russ as president of the California Woolgrowers. Russ also worked closely with CCA as his brother, Jack, served as president from 1979-1980. Interestingly, Timmons and Russ, along with their families were investors in the CCA building, the office CCA still operates out of today.

Both Timmons and Russ were each honored to receive the California Livestock Man of the Year award. Joe Russ receiving it in 1987 and Jim Timmons being awarded it in 1994. They saw great value in environmental stewardship

and taking care of the land. Jim was on the committee that started the Environmental Stewardship Award Program for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Joe was vital in the implementation of the Williamson Act, which insured a way for ranchers to continue producing on the land.

The list of parallels from throughout both men’s lives comes all the way down to their last day. Jim Timmons and Joe Russ passed away on the same day each at home on January 12, 2019.

More than a story of two men with similar paths and interests throughout their lives, Jim and Joe have left long legacies that testify the power of protecting your passions.

Jim’s son, Rick Timmons and Joe’s son, Lane Russ, can attest to why their dads took the time to be strong advocates for the industries that mattered to them, with one of their most parallel passions being protecting land and private property rights.

“He (Jim) was one that believed if you believe in something, you better stand up and speak about it,” Rick Timmons said about his father.

As part of the less than two percent of people in the U.S. involved in production agriculture, caring for the land was something Jim Timmons stood up for and spoke about often.

“Dad believed you were entrusted with stewardship and the resources of the land and that there was a beauty to managing it for the other people around,” Rick Timmons said. “He really believed you had to stand up not only for your rights on the land but for the best interest of the land.”

Rick says something his dad tried to communicate to the legislators and staff he met with on all of his trips to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., is to trust the people who are on the land because they know how to take care of it and are going to take care of it best.

“Dad always believed and said he was a conservationist; if you look up that definition, that is what he professed,” Rick said. “He was a champion for the industry and for the people who ran it and carried it on.”

Today Rick continues to operate Essex Ranch, G.F. Timmons and Son, the ranch Jim started with his own father in the 1950s. Although Rick has been managing the ranch for the past four years, he says his father was involved on the ranch up until the day he died.

Similarly, Joe’s son Lane Russ, says his dad, would want to be remembered by, “his passion for producers taking active involvement and action on defending agriculture. This was a big part of his life and what he did.”

Joe Russ was passionate about being involved, “primarily because he saw that if individuals are not willing to advocate on their own behalf, the nature of government would act against individual producers,” Lane said.

The implementation of the Williamson Act is one area Joe stood up and spoke out.

Lane noted that being in the ranching business in California lends itself to being outnumbered compared to our urban friends. When Joe and others saw California’s population and popularity rising, they recognized this would only put more demands on land.

“At that time in California he could see, given the value and demand for land, we needed some way to have a system that represented the productivity of the land and not the development value,” Lane said.

The Williamson Act is a solution that provided a way to keep more producers ranching.

“The legacy of keeping private property intact was very true to both of them,” Dwight said.

Cattlemen, such as Dwight, from across state and country who interacted with Jim and Joe over their many years of involvement and service to the livestock industries, no doubt recognize the path they paved for the next generation of ranching, not just for their own families and community, but beyond.

“Jim should be remembered for his transparency within our industry,” Lawrence Dwight said. “He would share and talk with both sides and those who don’t know.”

Dwight says whether it was on water quality, wetlands, endangered species, etc., the topic didn’t matter. Jim and Joe would show up to tell their stories.

“I can say that for Joe, too,” Dwight said. When it comes to a word to remember his legacy, “the word transparent comes to mind. He was able to pull whatever he needed out of whoever we were talking to.”

Walt Giacomini, another a rancher from Humboldt County, can also speak to the value Jim and Joe brought to the table at every meeting they attended.

“Joe was certainly one of the most influential cattle leaders from our area, and Jim was too,” Giacomini said.

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well as he did Jim, he said Joe was well thought of and that he made a significant impact on agriculture.

“Jim and Joe were both eager to serve and willing to take on the responsibility of serving their industry,” Openshaw said, “More of us need to take on the effort to make it better, and they did that.”

a young age, when he got to work alongside him while working for Joe’s father. He continued to know Jim well as the years passed.

“He knew a lot of people and how to communicate with them,” Giacomini said. “Joe was always ready to go to that important meeting and tell our story. He was a upcoMing spEcial fEEdEr salEs positive force on influencing not just on the North Coast, but for the whole state.”

“They supported the industry in a very wonderful and upscale way,” John Lacey, of San Luis Obispo County, said about Jim and Joe. “Their involvement and work always moved the industry and association ahead.”

Lacey says while he knew Joe well from serving on many boards together Large runs of and seeing him on trips up to visit the THD stockers feeders © Humboldt County group, he had a very close friendship with Jim. “It was a friendship made in heaven,” Lacey said.

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Openshaw got a front row seat to Jim’s leadership with CCA, as he served as first vice president of CCA while THANK YOU FOR HELPING US CELEBRATE 50 YEARS OF Jim was president.

“He was a very thorough man,” SERVING CATTLEMEN ON THE NORTHCOAST AND BEYOND! Openshaw said. “He always thought things out and was very positive.”

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SPRING EVENTS PROVE FRUITFUL FOR CALIFORNIA’S CATTLEWOMEN

by California CattleWomen, Inc., President Callie Borror As May is now upon us and spring is nearly over, it is hard to believe that we will soon be at the midyear mark.

The California CattleWomen (CCW) have been on the move at events in all parts of our great state accomplishing big things on behalf of beef producers.

CCW had a great presence again this year at the International Ag Show in Tulare back in February. The ever-popular trivia wheel was back in action in addition to a new virtual reality tour which provided the participant a virtual tour through a feedlot operation. CCW Ag Show Chair Sheila Bowen, Glennville, reported that the show attendance included 65 countries, 47 states and more than 100,000 people with over 1,000 exhibitors.

A new project that CCW will be working on over the next year is the California Ranch Raised Kids Book.

This book will focus on the kids that are truly raised on the ranch. Each of the state units will be asked to nominate kids that they think would be a good fit for this book preferably in the age ranch of 8-15 years old. The CattleWomen are accepting sponsorships to help off-set the cost. The goal is to have this book completed by 2020 and available at convention.

CCW participated in Ag Day at the Capitol on March 21 and served up more than 300 pounds of tri-tip. The morning started off with the CCA Legislative Breakfast which featured Frank Mitloener, Ph.D., speakin to all the CCA/CCW members and the state senate and assembly

Mark Lacey and Callie Borror at the CCW Meeting in Visalia.

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members. Everyone in attendance was sure to learn something new from his research and presentation.

Another exciting opportunity for CCW is that our members will be participating as the hostesses for the World Butcher Challenge as it will be in Sacramento in 2020. The butchers will come to Sacramento from all over the world and demonstrate how they cut up beef, pork, lamb and chicken. They will be having ranch tours take place in the days prior to the challenge. You will also see the CCW booth at Farm to Fork near the butchering station in September.

We held our spring Beef Promotion Meeting in conjunction with the California Women for Agriculture on March 16 in Visalia. Our meeting opened with CCA President Mark Lacey, who spoke about the CCA Strategic Plan and the outcome of it. He reiterated that we need to make sure that we are working with our affiliate organizations and speaking our voice. He also recommended that we start at a local level with our elected officials by visiting them in their offices.

We also had the California Beef Council Dietician Damon Mason at tour meeting this year, and he shared about the science of protein and other foods. He shared that the best diet is one that you will follow. It all works with wellness; achieving physical, emotional, social, occupational and behavior health. The Beef Council’s Jill Scofield and Celeste Settrini spoke on telling your beef

CCW Members gather outside J.D. Heiskell & Company where they toured the production plant in Pixley.

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The afternoon was filled with a tour at J.D. Heiskell & Company out in Pixley. The Plant Production Manager was great and gave a tour to around 70 ladies, showing us through their operation. Our tour guide said that they go through 100,000 tons of corn every five days. This company primarily supplies feed to the dairies in the area.

The Midyear Meeting is coming up in June, and CCW will hold their executive board meeting and workshops on Tuesday, June 18. The Board meeting will follow on Wednesday, June 19 all taking place at the Murrieta Inn & Spa in Rancho Murrieta.

One of our workshops will focus on business management plans. We will hear from Mary Heffernan of Five Marys in Fort Jones share how she and her husband have built their business on their ranch to include shipping their beef directly to individuals and families all over the country and using social media to share their story and connect consumers to their food. They have also opened a restaurant, farm store and guesthouse in their rural town in Siskiyou County and are expanding to build a processing facility.

The second workshop will be on farm safety and awareness. The Board meeting will take place on Wednesday, June 19, so that our members have the opportunity to attend CCW meetings on Wednesday and Thursday.

Stay tuned for next month’s article as we will have the Beef Ambassador State Contest results and team introductions.

On April 17, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) announced the launch of a campaign to celebrate the conservation success story of the gray wolf. The campaign supports state management of gray wolf populations and encourages grassroot engagement during the open U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) public comment period ending May 14.

“Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Oregon and Washington have demonstrated that states have the means to responsibly manage stable wolf populations,” said Oregon cattleman and PLC President Bob Skinner. “There is no longer a need to take valuable resources from other critical species that need protection, and it is essential we comment in support of Fish and Wildlife Service’s proposed rule to return management of the gray wolf to the states.”

Since being listed as an endangered species in 1974, the gray wolf has exceeded recovery goals by more than 300 percent and has bipartisan support for a delisting.

In 2013, the USFWS proposed removing the wolves’ endangered status, and were met with threats by environmental groups to take the rule to federal court. This most recent proposal finishes the work of the Obama Administration.

“With populations exploding nationwide, the agency is wellpositioned to remove federal protections for the species,” said NCBA President Jennifer Houston.

“As livestock producers, we have a role to play. We need to engage by commenting, and ensure activist do not derail the delisting process with scientifically unsupported claims.”

To submit comments or to learn more about the issue, visit policy.ncba. org.

Longtime Harris Ranch cattle buyer, Richard Stober was recognized by the California Livestock Markets Association with their annual “Friend of the Industry” Award, during the Western Video Sale in Visalia on April 10 for his longtime committment to supporting California beef producers and the state’s auction market businessses. He is pictured here with Col. Max Olvera, Col. John Rodgers and Col. Rick Machado (all on the block) and Col. Jake Parnell, Forrest Mangan, Kevin Devine, Cindy Tews, Phil Tews, Brad Peek and Sam Avila.

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IN MEMORY

Carl Negranti

Carl Vincent Negranti, age 93, passed away peacefully on April 8, at his ranch in Cambria, assured of his family’s love, strength and gratitude.

A lifelong San Luis Obispo County resident, Carl was born on June 15, 1925 at the Maternity Hospital in San Luis Obispo.

He grew up on Toro Creek in Cayucos and attended Coast Union High School and the Old San Luis Junior College.

He married Mary Antonette Loduca in 1952. Together, they raised a family, worked the ranches, and fostered lifetime friendships.

Carl was named San Luis Obispo County Cattleman of the Year in 2004, was past president of Caballeros de Tolosa, and a member of Native Sons of the Golden West his first ancestor arrived in California in 1874.

A reflection of his Swiss-Italian heritage, Carl was self-possessed, stubborn, and unambiguous. He possessed an innate ability to design, operate and build. He founded heavy equipment company Negranti Construction with his sons, Jon and Stuart.

His talents ran the gamut from sausage making to metal work, hunting to roping to cattle raising, and of course, a good card game. Carl’s self-reliance, work ethic and commitment to excellence is reflected in his children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Carl’s greatest solace in life was his family, particularly his wife Mary.

Carl is survived by his wife, Mary; children Antonette and Jon (Anna); grandchildren Ben (Rochelle), Sam (Amanda), Kate (Damien), Colter (Heidi), Ashley (Luis), Clark, Nick (Katy) and Wade (Alexis); great-grandchildren Audrey, Mary, Darcy, Sabrina, Cash, Ace, Beau, Rhett, Cooper, Cecilia, Eli and June; and son-in-law Mark. He was preceded in death by his son, Stuart (Nina).

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution to the Negranti Scholarship Fund established through San Luis Obispo County Cattlewomen or Jack’s Helping Hand.

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Bob Fox

Robert Fox died peacefully on March 19, with his wife and two children by his side. Bob was a devoted husband, father and grandfather who will be remembered not only for his quick wit, dry humor and love for a good political debate over a glass of brandy, but also for being a wellrespected horseman.

Bob will be missed immensely by those who survive him, including Norma, his loving wife of 34 years, daughter Kelly (Rafe) and their son Kaden, son Don (Kathy); and, the children’s mother Sherryl Fox. He is also survived by his 2 step sons, Kirk (Janine) and Mark Jorgensen and their children, along with two brothers, Jim (Bonnie) and Michael (Fern). Bob had countless, beloved family memories, but taking grandson Kaden to his first rodeo at age 2 was one he always cherished.

A Northern California native, Bob grew up in Half Moon Bay, eventually moving to Sacramento to start his career and family, then spent most of his adult life residing in Placer County (including Lincoln, Auburn, Newcastle and Penryn).

His outgoing and friendly nature led to many life-long relationships with people he and Norma met through their shared love of horses. Bob & Norma loved traveling and camping with their horses, especially to the North Coast near Point Reyes and the Sierras, where they always enjoyed the beautiful scenery from the perspective of a saddle.

Bob was successful at merging his work and play lives with his passion for horses, agriculture and the outdoors, resulting in an amazing career that began in the California State Service. He served in numerous executive-level positions with appointments by four different Governors. After retiring from State service, he established his own lobbying practice; Robert Fox Government Relations, where he represented a diverse group of clients with a strong focus on the equine industry.

Fox was also very active in the community serving as a reserve Deputy Sheriff and Captain of the Sheriff ’s Search & Rescue Mounted Unit. In addition, he served on the Board of Directors of the Gold Country Fair, the Gold Country Pro Rodeo, and the Board of the California Pro Rodeo Circuit. He was a member of numerous equestrian organizations including the Rancheros Visitadores and won multiple awards in several events including the Trail Horse, Cutting, and Reining classes.

A small Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, April 5, 12:00pm, Saint Joseph Catholic Church (280 Oak Tree Lane, Lincoln, CA) A larger Celebration of Life will be held on Friday, May 24, 2:00pm – 5:00pm, Sun City Lincoln Hills, Orchard Creek Lodge Ballroom (965 Orchard Creek Lane, Lincoln, CA) The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation. https://bit.ly/2CCamjV or text PFFTribute305 to 71777

Willard Wolf

Willard Mark Wolf passed cattleman who worked on behalf of the entire beef away peacefully on March 13, at industry. He was former president of the Spokane County the age of 78, at Hospice House in Cattlemen; served on committees with the Washington Spokane, Wash., with his wife and Cattlemen’s Association; was an active member of the daughter by his side, after a valiant Cattle Producers of Washington; and for 30-plus years, he battle with cancer. conducted educational programs as part of the Spokane Ag He was born July 26, 1940, Expo/Pacific NW Farm Forum. in Meers, Okla., to Kenneth Willard also believed that it was vitally important to and Helen Wolf. Willard and his support youth who were starting out in agriculture. He brother, Gordon, were raised on was a source of leadership and encouragement to Junior the family’s commercial Hereford Hereford members and served on the board of the cattle ranch, adjacent to the Spokane Junior Livestock Show. Willard was inducted into Wichita Wildlife Refuge, where Willard and other young The American Hereford Association Hall of Merit in 2005 cowboys spent many hours riding the range. and the National Livestock Marketeers Hall of Fame in Willard graduated from Elgin High School in 1958 as 2007. an honor student and outstanding ag student and earned an Willard officially retired from the American Hereford FFA Junior Master Farmer’s Degree. During high school, Association in 2001, but he never really left the cattle he showed the grand champion steer in the 1957 Tulsa State industry although he did allow more time to play golf, travel Fair. Willard went on to graduate from Oklahoma State with dear friends and family, and always cheered on the University with a bachelor’s degree in animal science and a ZAGS! Many summer days were spent at Conkling Park minor in business law. In college, he earned high academic Marina with his B Dock family of boaters, and he regularly honors and was an active member of several livestockjoined his Monday Night Poker Club. Willard stayed related teams and clubs. active in purchasing cattle for the Certified Hereford Beef While attending college, Willard got his start buying Program and Crossroads Cattle Company up until a few and selling feeder and fat cattle at the Oklahoma City days before he passed.

Stockyards. In 1963, he was hired by the Livestock Market Willard is survived by his wife Patty, Valleyford, WA; News which included assignments in Oklahoma, San son Bart Wolf, Mead, WA; daughter Wende (Lance) Wilber, Francisco, and Spokane. In 1965, Willard was transferred Anchorage, AK; and daughter Wendy Porter, Spokane to Washington, D.C., and later accepted a position with Valley, WA. He is also survived by grandchildren Ian and the Foreign Agricultural Service, which included exporting Claire Wilber, Anchorage, AK, and his brother Gordon thousands of head of cattle, sheep, hogs, and horses to (Jeannie) Wolf, Meers, OK. many foreign countries.

Patty and Wendy would like to thank Cancer Care In 1968, Willard moved to Spokane and began working Northwest and Hospice House of Spokane for the as the Northwest field representative for the American exceptional care Willard received during his final days, as Hereford Association—a position he held for 33 years. well as a special thank you to all the neighbors in Valleyford During that time, he served as a consultant, marketer, for many days of snowplowing and their ongoing support. researcher, and promoter of the Hereford breed across the A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, April 28, at U.S. as well as Canada, Mexico and Australia.

12 p.m. at the Mirabeau Park Hotel, 1100 N Sullivan Rd, The annual Western Nugget Show and Sale in Reno, Spokane Valley, WA. A luncheon will follow. Memorials Nev., continues today as a result of Willard’s development may be sent to Hospice of Spokane, P.O. Box 2215, and guidance through the years. The “Willard Wolf Award” Spokane WA 99210, or to a local Cattlemen’s Association or is given each December at the Reno show to an outstanding Junior Livestock Show of your choice.

Junior Hereford Member. Willard’s highly innovative ideas of promotion led to unique sales like The Ladies of the Lobby in the Historic Davenport Hotel and the Ladies of REGISTERED FOR LEFT SHOULDER, RIB, HIP AND The Boardwalk on the floating dock at the RIGHT SHOULDER, RIB & HIP Coeur d’Alene Resort as well as the first ever sale of registered cattle by satellite held at the #165200 #165584 #165586 Ag Trade Center in Spokane. #165583 #165585 #165587 Calf roping was one of Willard’s favorite pastimes. He always looked forward to ASKING $1, 650 FOR ALL 6 LOCATIONS attending the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas. Willard was also accomplished in the REGISTERED THROUGH 2021 highly specialized art of water witching, and he successfully witched hundreds of wells all CONTACT DAVID HERGERT AT (308) 632-2315 OR over the Pacific Northwest in his lifetime.

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