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20 YEARS LIVING THE DREAM from M3 Marketing’s Matt Macfarlane

There is a popular saying that if you do what you love you will never work a day in your life. It has also been said that nothing worth having comes easy. After 20 years in my profession I can definitely say that both phrases ring true.

Like most of you, I am one of the fortunate people who can honestly say, “I LOVE what I do.” Some of you might be asking what it is that I actually do. You might see me ringside at production sales.

You might see me at an occasional weekly livestock market event. You might even have seen me at a CCA event catching up with friends and clients – usually clients, who I am also blessed to call friends.

You might only see my when my face or name pop up in this publication. In a nutshell, I usually tell people with a lesser understanding of the cattle business that my profession is marketing livestock, which is true. But to those of you who understand that what that means, I would expand to say I sell advertising for the California Cattlemen’s Association, take bids at production sales and manage purebred production sales.

Having been raised in the Northern California beef industry, lived, worked and traveled extensively in other states, spent a fair amount of time in the show ring and having done a lot of day-to-day ranch work like branding, doctoring, breeding, calving and shipping, etc., I can honestly say my job encompasses all of those things. While there are definitive fall and spring sale seasons where I am “at work” every day, my job is a year-round cycle.

From visiting ranchers as they welcome calf crops and see the result of the breeding decisions, to trips throughout the year to various feedlots to see bulls as they are developing to combing websites, sale

catalogs, news publications and more to keep on marketing and seedstock trends, life in my career is rarely dull.

In addition to seeing or doing something new every day, one of my favorite parts of my job is that it allows me the time to still have my own cows. I wouldn’t be in this business if that weren’t one of my deepest passions. Having the opportunity to work with and learn from producers like you and then go home and put into action all that I learn is one of my greatest joys.

When I first started selling ads for this magazine in 2001, I really had no idea what life had in store. I was a young dad and husband eager to travel and learn.

Now I am not quite as young but I am still eager to travel and learn and I still believe in the work CCA is doing. California might not be the same as it was in 2001, but some of the changes show us why the work CCA is doing even more vital. As much as the business climate has changed in the west, the cattle raised here and the ranching lifestyle are still incredible and the weather, scenery and people are still the best you can find.

I can’t promise that I will be in this position in another 20 years, but I can promise that as long as I am here, front of mind will always be advocating for you, your family and for your lifestyle. And if you ever want to buy or sell cattle, need help buying a bull or you want to place an ad, I am always here for that too.

I hope as we embark on the upcoming fall bull sale run, I will get to see some of you. While it has been a trying time for many, the chance to catch up and compare notes is a good time to remember all that this way of live gives us beyond the gates of our own operations.

SERVING CALIFORNIA BEEF PRODUCERS SINCE 1917 Bolded names and businesses in editorial represent only current members of the California Cattlmen’s Association or California CattleWomen, Inc. For questions about your membership status, contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845.

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ON THE COVER

JULY • AUGUST 2021 Volume 104, Issue 7 ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN Giving credit where it is due

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK 14 Drought update from CCA

The cover of this year’s Bull Buyer’s Guide features a photograph taken by M3 Marketing’s Matt Macfarlane.

BUNKHOUSE A viscious cycle

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CALIFORNIA CATTLE COUNCIL Program by ranchers to help ranchers

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VET VIEWS Protecting against PI

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BEEF AT HOME AND ABROAD Trade policy outlook

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UPCOMING CCA MEETINGS & EVENTS

NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE Protecting profitability CHIMES Women bonding through beef

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AUG. 10-12 CATTLE INDUSTRY CONVENTION &

NCBA TRADE SHOW

Nashville, Tenn.

RANGELAND TRUST TALK Not all politics for Garamendi family

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CA/AZ FEEDER MEETING Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

CHECKING IN ON YOUR BEEF CHECKOFF National Checkoff celebrates 35 years

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CCA & CCW MIDYEAR MEETING Paso Robles Inn

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CATTLE-PAC FUNDRAISER Mid State Fairgrounds, Paso Robles

DEC. 1-3

CCA/CCW CONVENTION Peppermill Spa and Casino, Reno, Nev.

CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT CCA recognizes future industry leaders

SPECIAL FEATURES

Developing bulls for commercial producers Show ring translating back to the ranch Remembering a hHereford legend EPDs and genomics UC Davis improves veterinary hospital facilities Beefmaster in the feedyard Drought risks in your herd Water ownership revisited

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by CCA President Tony Toso As we work our way out of the pandemic I am encouraged and grateful for more opportunities to get to see everyone and just have a chance to visit and catch up. Technology has been beneficial to help keep us in touch and informed but there is nothing like being able to interact with each other in person. Especially when I think about all the different issues and concerns that need attention every day.

As cattle producers we know that not keeping an eye on the herd is the first step in the wrong direction. With that being said, I want to take a quick second to point out how appreciative I am of our staff and my fellow officers and committee leaders. I know that we all appreciate the efforts of our office staff – Billy, Kirk, Lisa and Katie. Now just think about that prior sentence. Four names! Four people to keep us informed, work on our issues and handle the day-to-day problems that come to the office, and that’s putting it lightly.

Getting to work with these people is a lesson in efficiency and undaunted work ethic. We really do have the best when it comes to staff who are dedicated to our way of life and they are never too busy to attend to the latest “crisis” and that’s with the added pressure of trying to operate and accomplish our goals in the midst of the COVID-19 era.

There is much going on that your staff and officers have been involved with. To start, I can’t write this article without acknowledging our Fire Subcommittee and their great work. This is a committee of allstars. As most are aware we are on the cusp of seeing several CCAauthored bills have a great chance to become law and showcase our voice and contributions to be part of the solution to wildfire mitigation.

Anthony Stornetta has been masterful in leading this group and Lenya Quinn-Davidson’s work on getting SB 332 – Dodd (prescribed fire liability standards in a nutshell) to where it is currently at in the legislative process is nothing short of impressive. The work that Kirk Wilbur, Jason Bryant and Billy Gatlin have put into this piece of legislation (not to mention 8 California Cattleman July • August 2021

our other bills and priorities) was critical.

We also are moving the Ag Pass bill through the process (AB 1103 – Dahle) and it has been met with some very impressive support.

Finally, AB 434 (Rivas) which would encourage grazing of state-owned lands, has been delayed, but is still a main priority of CCA and will be pushed for later in the year or in the first part of 2022. It will be exciting to see where this all goes, but I am confident that the efforts put forth by our fire committee and staff have put us in the best position to succeed in our wildfire efforts.

The other area that is always on the mind of any cattle producer is the price we receive for our production. Tha ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 has not been lost on your officers and staff. In light of the recent past events like the Tyson Fire in August of 2019 and this past year with COVID affecting supply chain function, it seems we are in a never-ending battle to create more value in our calves and to receive commensurate price for the value created.

CCA was right there in the mix of last summer’s meetings with NCBA in Denver in that six-hour marathon Live Cattle Marketing meeting where the 75% Plan was conceived. In anticipation of following the progress of the 75% Plan and being at the ready, CCA formed our own Price Discovery and Transparency subcommittee to try and get ahead of what the results of the “trigger” process of the 75% plan might indicate.

As of today, we have seen triggers tripped in the first quarter evaluation. With the prospects of considering possible government mandates to price discovery/ transparency on the horizon CCA is intent on making sure that we have turned over all the stones to make the best decisions that benefit our producers.

Seth Scribner has done a great job leading this

committee and the cross section of knowledge from all segments of the industry within the group is impressive.

The entire CCA officer team is also a part of the group to gain input and thoughts, while maintaining the utmost in transparency. We are looking at the process of discovering price of fed cattle, evaluating our policy and looking for ways to keep it updated and pertinent to today’s markets.

We are also looking at existing legislation like the Packers and Stockyards Act, Livestock Marketing act of 1946 and Mandatory Livestock Reporting from 1999.

There have been some great discussions and they are frank and the interest and knowledge coming out in these discussions is encouraging. CCA will be at the NCBA convention in August and participating in these discussions regarding price discovery and transparency within the market.

As you can see your association has been busy working on your behalf and this is just the tip of the iceberg. Other important issues like GHG’s, sustainability, drought, predators, fake meat and much more are on our radar. CCA is working hard on your behalf and your membership is greatly appreciated. Don’t ever hesitate to call or get in touch when you have a concern. Till next time...

APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2021 CCA SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH OCTOBER 1, 2021!

In 2020, CCA awarded over $51,000 in scholarships to students studying agriculture.

CCA Allied Industry Scholarship • CCA Feeder Council Scholarship • Tom Grimmius Memorial Scholarship • Hank Stone Memorial California Beef Cattle Improvement Association Scholarship • Terry Bengard Memorial Scholarship • Livestock Memorial Research Fund Scholarship • New this year: The Al Burtis Memorial Scholarship

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK POLICYMAKERS’ RESPONSES TO CALIFORNIA DROUGHT TAKE SHAPE

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur Depending on which source you consider, the current drought is nearly unprecedented. Some sources say it could be the driest year since the 1500s. Modern records however indicate 2021 is the third-driest year on record in California – tied with 2014, with only 1924 and 1977 being drier. California is currently in its second-driest two-year stretch on record, behind only the record drought of 1976-77.

As drought continues to grip the Golden State, ranchers are feeling the heat, with water unavailability and state and federal responses to drought conditions having devastating impacts on the state’s agricultural producers.

Those reading these pages understand better than anyone the severity of California’s current drought conditions. While the impacts of California’s dry conditions themselves are apparent, the paragraphs that follow will provide insights into state and federal policymakers’ responses to these historic drought conditions.

Federal and State Officials Declare Drought The federal government acted swiftly this year to declare a drought emergency in the state of California. In a March 5 letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack designated 50 California counties “as primary natural disaster areas due to recent drought,” and designated the State’s remaining eight counties as “contiguous natural disaster areas.”

The primary and contiguous drought designations make ranchers in every county of the state eligible to apply for certain assistance from the Farm Service Agency (FSA), such as FSA emergency loans, and from the Small Business Administration (SBA), such as Economic Injury Disaster (EID) Loans (applications for assistance from FSA or SBA under the drought designation must be submitted no later than November 5).

The State of California has been slower to formally acknowledge the drought emergency, however. Despite the State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) on March 22 issuing an early warning to 40,000 water rights holders that ongoing drought conditions would likely result in water shortages later in the year, and despite a bipartisan group of State Senators and Assemblymembers urging the Governor to declare a statewide drought emergency on April 7, Governor Newsom’s first drought declaration was not issued until April 21 – and only applied to Mendocino and Sonoma counties, based on drought conditions in the Russian River Watershed.

On May 10, Governor Newsom issued his second drought declaration, expanding the state of emergency to 39 additional

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counties within the Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watersheds.

Newsom has been hesitant to declare a statewide drought emergency. When he declared a drought emergency in Sonoma and Mendocino counties due to conditions within the Russian River Watershed, Newsom argued that “We have to target our solutions regionally…. Parts of the state are in extreme conditions like this; other parts of our state are not experiencing the kind of extreme conditions that we’re experiencing here in Northern California.”

As of press time, no further drought declarations have been issued by Governor Newsom, meaning that 17 California counties are currently under no state of emergency due to drought. Notably, all of those counties are experiencing persistent drought conditions according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, with at least ten of those – Inyo, Los Angeles, Marin, Mono, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura – at least partially experiencing “exceptional drought,” the most severe classification under the Drought Monitor.

Indeed, as of press time the U.S. Drought Monitor designated all of California as in at least moderate (“D1”) drought, with nearly 95 percent of the state in severe (“D2”) drought, 85 percent in extreme (“D3”) drought and a startling one-third of the state in exceptional (“D4”) drought.

Water Cutoffs and Curtailments Begin Early in the year it became evident that drought conditions would have drastic impacts on California’s agricultural producers.

On May 12, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation announced that it would close the primary canal serving Klamath Project irrigators for the season, leaving Klamath Basin farmers and ranchers with no water this summer. Then, after initially announcing that it would deliver five percent of contracted amounts to its Central Valley Project customers, Reclamation initially announced that water “is not available for delivery until further notice,” formally zeroing out agricultural water deliveries on May 26.

On May 23, California’s Department of Water Resources cut water deliveries under the State Water Project from 10 percent of contracted amounts down to five percent of contracted amounts.

In late May and throughout June, the SWRCB began issuing curtailment notices to post-1914 appropriative water rights holders – and adopted a framework for later curtailing ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 the water rights of pre-1914 and riparian water right holders, those diverters whose water rights pre-date California’s laws for administering those rights.

While these curtailment orders are not unprecedented – the SWRCB issued dozens of curtailment orders, including for some pre-1914 water rights, between 2014 and 2017 during California’s prior drought – they are concerning for California’s agricultural producers, who must find alternate water sources, fallow fields or liquidate livestock herds to meet the challenge.

On May 26, the SWRCB gave notice of drought curtailment orders to all post-1914 appropriative water rights holders on the Upper Russian River Watershed – 930 water rights holders in all. Six days later, on June 1, the SWRCB issued notices of water unavailability to 158 water rights holders in the Scott River Watershed in Northern California.

Then, at a Tuesday Board Meeting on June 15, the SWRCB made two major moves regarding water curtailments.

First, the SWRCB laid a framework for curtailing pre-1914 and riparian water rights on the Russian River Watershed. The regulation will partly tie curtailments to storage levels of water in Lake Mendocino. For instance, curtailments orders could issue if Lake Mendocino’s water volume falls below 29,315 acre-feet before July 1 (as of June 11, only 33,586 acre-feet of water were present in the lake). If the water level falls below a desired threshold, regulations will be triggered to conserve water for human health and safety, state- and federally-listed fish and for storage in Lake Mendocino and Lake Sonoma. Any other consumptive use – including agricultural uses – would be deemed “waste and unreasonable use” and thus prohibited, regardless of the diverters’ priority of right.

According to the SWRCB, approval of the emergency regulation means “approximately 2,400 water right holders could be ordered to stop diverting as early as July 5, when water availability is projected to worsen. That includes 1,600 water users in the Upper Russian River and up to 800 in the Lower Russian River.”

Second, the SWRCB on June 15 issued Notices of Water Unavailability to all 4,300 water rights holders with post-1914 appropriative water rights in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Watershed, requiring such right holders to cease diversion of water. According to the SWRCB, “projections indicate that water is also likely unavailable this summer for a subgroup of more senior pre-1914 appropriative and possibly riparian water right claims,” which may result in Delta Watershed curtailments similar to those discussed approved for the Russian River Watershed.

As of press time, no further curtailment orders had issued.

However, developments in response to the drought are fastpaced, and other curtailments are likely to issue throughout the remainder of the summer. Consequently, CCA urges producers to stay tuned to the Association’s Legislative Bulletin e-newsletter and to regularly check the SWRCB’s Drought Information and Updates webpage at https://www.waterboards.ca.gov/ drought/.

Importantly, curtailment orders do not impact water already diverted to storage in stockponds and other reservoirs. During the prior drought, the SWRCB clarified that “The State Water Board’s curtailment of water rights does not limit the use of water previously stored in a pond or reservoir. Therefore, uses of previously stored water authorized by a permit, license, registration or certificate can continue.” CCA has confirmed with the SWRCB’s Deputy Director for the Division of Water 16 California Cattleman July • August 2021

Rights that diverters may continue to legally utilize water previously diverted to storage.

Finally, the SWRCB is requiring all diverters who receive notices of unavailability – even those allowed to continue using water previously diverted to storage – to complete a Water Unavailability Certification Form within seven days of receiving the curtailment order or face a fine of $500 per day. The Form can be accessed at https://public.waterboards.ca.gov/WRInfo using the Water Right ID and Password included on the Notice of Water Unavailability sent to diverters by the SWRCB. Budgeting for Future Drought Resilience While little can be done to immediately improve the State’s drought footing, state legislators and the Newsom Administration have begun to focus their attention on policies that can minimize the crippling impacts of future drought seasons. In its budget bill passed June 14, for instance, the California Legislature appropriated just shy of $3.5 billion “for a water and drought resilience package.”

While it is not immediately clear how those funds will be spent (the budget bill notes that this appropriation is “Contingent upon future legislation” which will come later in the legislative session in the form of budget policy bills known as ‘budget trailer bills’), a late April proposal from the Senate Budget Subcommittee on Resources, Environmental Protection and Energy and Governor Newsom’s “May Revise” of his proposed budget provide some possible clues.

The Senate proposal would earmark $500 million for “Emergency Drought Water-Use Efficiency,” half of which would be utilized to provide “grants for agricultural water-use efficiency projects including building and upgrading irrigation and treatment ponds.” The plan also includes $350 million for implementation of the Sustainable Groundwater Management Plan, $200 million for “Resilient Water Infrastructure Projects” and $285 million to protect fish and wildlife from the impacts of drought, among other spending priorities. At the urging of Sen. Brian Dahle (R-Bieber), the Senate proposal would also earmark $15 million for the Klamath River Basin.

Under Governor Newsom’s proposal outlined in his May Revise, the largest chunk of the amount appropriated for water and drought resilience – $1.3 billion – would be directed at drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, particularly in small and disadvantaged communities. Newsom’s plan also includes $300 million for Sustainable Groundwater Management Act implementation, $200 million for improvements to water conveyance systems in the San Joaquin Valley that have been damaged by subsidence due to groundwater pumping, $500 million for multi-benefit land repurposing (such as converting irrigated farmland to rangelands) and $60 million for State Water Efficiency and Enhancement Program grants to fund farmers’ irrigation efficiency.

Additionally, to fund longer-term projects, legislators are looking to place an approximately $6-7 billion bond on the 2022 ballot addressing wildfire prevention, safe drinking water, drought preparation and flood protection.

It is sure to be a long, dry summer for California’s agricultural producers – and it cannot be overlooked that drought conditions enhance the potential for another catastrophic wildfire season in the state. Throughout the coming months, CCA will continue to advocate on behalf of California’s cattle producers before the SWRCB and other relevant state and federal agencies, and will continue to keep you apprised of significant regulatory developments in response to the drought.

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Selling 80 Spring & Fall Yearling Bulls Five Star Land & Livestock • Wilton, CA • 1 PM

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Heritage Bulls are designed with the commercial bull buyer in mind. We select for balanced traits of calving-ease with rapid growth to weaning and optimum carcass merit, but we do this without sacrificing the convenience traits of structural soundness, docility and maternal strength.

John Dickinson ...................916-806-1919 Jake Parnell ....................... 916-662-1298 Luke Parnell ...................... 805-431-1267 Website ...............ParnellDickinson.com

FIVE STAR 5005 ENTICE 009

FIVE STAR 8010 ENTICE 043

MOGCK Entice X Baldridge Waylon W34

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SONS OF THESE BREED LEADERS & MORE SELL ...

Mogck Entice Woodhill Blueprint V A R Power Play 7018 Hoover No Doubt Bar R Jet Black 5063 LD Capitalist 316 Casino Bomber N33 Wilks Sure Fire J6151 SF Magnify 8019 EXAR Monumental 8886B

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THIS YEAR’S SALE WILL FEATURE REGISTERED, FALL-BORN YEARLING HEIFERS BY: Hoover Know How • EXAR Monumental 8886B • Wilks Sure Fire J6151 • Connealy Absolute Power ALSO SELLING A NICE SET OF REGISTERED 2-YEAR-OLD, FALL-CALVING PAIRS

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BUNKHOUSE

PLAYING THE INFINITE GAME

progress amid the cycle of uncertainty

by CCA Executive Vice President Billy Gatlin What a wild ride the last 16 months have been. Since last March we have lived through a once in a lifetime pandemic, the largest wildfires in state history and currently Californians are living through what some are calling the worst drought since the 1500s. It has been crisis after crisis.

We have seen cattle markets collapse and rise again only to collapse and then rise again. Uncertainty is all around.

Something that struck me during the pandemic was the constant chorus of, “there’s so much uncertainty in the world.” While our lives were majorly disrupted and we were thrown into a tailspin of reorganizing our daily routines, the world at large remained as uncertain as before the pandemic started.

As cattle ranchers, we know that every day is unpredictable and filled with uncertainty. There are the obvious unknowns like the weather and the general ups and downs of the cattle market. There are also the dayto-day trials, broken fence or irrigation pipes, flat tires, cows on the road, predators, etc. The everchanging uncertainty on a ranch makes each day new and exciting even if it is frustrating and exhausting. What makes 2020 and 2021 unique is that I have heard the term “black swan event” used more frequently amongst ranchers. While the perceived scope and magnitude of the uncertainty may currently appear to be greater, the fact is the world is and remains as unpredictable as ever.

If you know what the weather will be in nine months and where the cattle markets will be over that time, I invite you to write this column for the next California Cattleman and share that information. If you know when the next pandemic will occur or any other black swan events, please share that information too. The fact is the world is unpredictable. And day to day life is even more unpredictable.

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Fortunately, ranchers are well trained not only to survive in an uncertain world, but to thrive.

I believe ranchers are uniquely adept at dealing with uncertainty because they are playing an infinite game while most of the world is playing a finite game. Ranchers, for the most part, have no end goal. They are not working towards a retirement date or a “magic number” that will indicate they have finally achieved the financial wealth necessary to finally live out their dreams in their golden years.

Ranchers do not retire. Ranchers are not building a business to sell so they can one day sail around the world.

The “end goal” of a rancher is to honor the legacy of the generations before them by ensuring they have done enough over their lifetime to provide an opportunity for the next generation of ranchers—whether that is keeping the ranch in the family or passing it on to the next family.

The goal of continually improving and leaving the land in a better condition than when they took over remains the same. That is the infinite game of the rancher.

Unfortunately, we have witnessed and lived through countless instances where government has failed both ranchers and nature with excessive interventions (even if well-intentioned) that destroy and threaten our ranches and our state’s ecosystems. There is no better example of this than the plague of wildfires that besiege our state every year. It is powerful and moving to experience the ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 complete destruction of a wildfire that annihilates an entire ecosystem. It is even more powerful to see that ecosystem cling to what little life remains underground as it struggles to crawl back to life. The ecosystems on our ranches are as resilient as the ranchers that care for them. This is the infinite game of our ecosystems.

There is a connection between ranchers and the ecosystems (a.k.a. ranches) they manage. The two are in tune with each other. A relationship that is built and strengthened over decades and passed on through blood and handshakes.

As I gain a better understanding of this infinite game, I begin to better understand why a world that appears to mostly be working towards a finite goal of accumulating as much wealth as possible and sometimes through a “by any means necessary” approach finds it hard to believe that ranchers are not motivated by wealth and extracting as much as possible as quickly as possible from their ranches.

This is not to suggest that ranchers are not motivated by profit and do not enjoy the monetary benefits of a strong cattle market. Profitable ranches are sustainable ranches, and we need to ensure that cattlemen and women have a fair opportunity to turn a strong profit. And CCA

will continue to fight for that. But ranchers will not sacrifice long term goals for short term gains. Our task is getting people to believe that, and because it is counterintuitive to how they live their lives, that task is particularly challenging.

I know together we can make a difference. This is the infinite game of CCA. It will never end but each day we will get a little better and make incremental progress.

The idea of continuous improvement has been something that has resonated with me for as long as I can remember. I am drawn to the simplicity of the idea that all I must do is get a little better each day. Over my last 10 years at CCA that has been the goal of the entire office— end the day a little better than you started and commit to doing the same the next day, the day after and each and every day you show up.

The political, legislative and regulatory world is constantly changing. Settling for small, finite victories ensures ultimate defeat. Winning at all costs or by an any means necessary mindset will provide immediate but shortlived victories. CCA leadership and staff, with the support of our strong membership, are committed to getting a little better each day and leaving our association and industry stronger for the next generation.

I appreciate all of you and the opportunity to play the infinite game with you. And with the pandemic behind us, I look forward to seeing you soon.

COMMON SENSE

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attle breeding is really not that difficult if you just use some good, old common sense. It has been proven over time that the functional ability of livestock is tied very closely to how they are designed from a phenotypic stand point. In our herds, the cattle must have an adequate amount of body depth or volume, an adequate degree of muscle, and they must be structurally sound.

If they don’t meet these basic criteria, they are culled regardless of how good they are in terms of their EPD or genomic profile.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU

We would like to extend a special thank you to all of the buyers and bidders in our annual Internet-based Private Treaty Bull Sale as well as the other ranches and individuals who have supported our program during the past year.

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We also place emphasis on the basic traits of eyes, udder, feet and disposition. These traits are described by many as “convenience traits” and again if our cattle are not problem free in these areas, we limit their genetic influence in our herds.

Our opinion is that the most profitable beef cattle in any production system are those that can function with very little need for additional labor or supplemental feeding. Our ultimate goal is to create a small framed, low maintenance cow that can wean a big stout calf and do it without any other inputs from us. That goal is the same in both our Charolais and Angus herds.

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EXAR MONUMENTAL 6056B X BALDRIDGE BRONC DOB 1-24-2020 AAA *19881905

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Lunch at 12 p.m. • Sale at 1 p.m. • Granzella’s Conference Center Preview the Bulls at Broken Box Feedlot: Wednesday & Thursday

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DONATI RANCH

Tom & Rocky Donati • Oroville, CA 530-693-1634 donatiranch.com

O’CONNELL RANCH

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103 BULLS IN ‘20: $6,000 OR LESS 35 BULLS IN ‘20: $6,250 OR MORE • Baldridge Alternative E125 • Baldridge 38 Special • Bobcat Blue Sky • BUBS Southern Charm AA31 • Connealy Emerald • Connealy Legendary 644L • D R Judgement • D R Triumph F348 • E&B Plus One • EXAR Monumental 6056B • GAR Ashland • K C F Bennett Fortress • V A R Power Play 7018 • V D A R Cedar Wind 5126 • 44 Lucky Charm

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WULFF BROS. LIVESTOCK

Carl & Heidi Wulff • Cheney, WA 916-417-4199 wulffbrotherslivestock.com

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Daniel O’connell 530-632-3902

$M +59 $W +73 $F +94 $G +76 $B +169 $C CW MARB RE +49 +1.03 +1.11 +278

CONNEALY LEGENDARY 644L X COLEMAN REGIS 904

SALE BOOK AND BULL VIDEOS POSTED MID-AUGUST: www.BlackGold BullSale.com

Dan & Barbara O’Connell • Colusa, CA 530-632-4491 oconnellranch.com

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Tattoo H019

$M +64 $W +72 $F +94 $G +65 $B +159 $C CW MARB RE +54 +.85 +.91 +270

MATT MACFARLANE MARKETING Matt Macfarlane 916-803-3113 m3cattlemarketing@gmail.com

AUCTIONEER Rick Machado, 805-501-3210

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SELLING 170 BULLS SAT., SEPTEMBER 4

ANGUS RANCH

EZ Angus’ Tejas Ranch • Farmington, CA Lunch: 11:30 a.m. • Sale: 12:30 p.m.

Join us at the Tejas Ranch located at 22950 Milton Road, 11 miles west of Farmington, CA. We will be selling 170 performance-tested bulls with complete DNA evaluation.

Bulls are vaccinated for anaplas and tested PI-negative for BVD. We offer FREE DELIVERY to California and surrouding states. Every bull selling is backed by the EZ Angus Breeding Guarantee!

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THESE BULLS FEATURE BREED-LEADING GENETICS THE PORTION OF THIS YEAR’S OFFERING RANKING IN THE TOP 35% OF THE ANGUS BREED INCLUDE: • 65% for Calving-Ease Maternal • 57% for Ribeye EPD • 49% for Calving-Ease Direct • 50% for Docility EPD • 74% for Wean Value ($W) • 76% for Weaning Weight EPD • 70% for Carcass Wt EPD • 85% for Beef Value ($B) • 77% for Yearling Weight EPD • 76% for Marbling EPD • 82% for Combined Value ($C) • 66% for Residual Avg. Daily Gain

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DEVELOPING BULLS for the

COMMERICAL CATTLEMAN

by Managing Editor Stevie Ipsen Though often reserved and kept to themselves, you’d be hard pressed to find someone more educated than today’s rancher. Not only are they inquisitive students of the industry, they are often more aware of the environment than a meteorologist, as adept at animal health protocols as some veterinarians, and are as reliable at predicting the success of a mating as many genetic formulas. Like any specialist, experience in their field – coupled by a willingness to adapt – is what determines their level of proficiency.

When it comes to raising breeding bulls, seedstock cattlemen are learned experts who don’t come by their knowledge easily. Unlike more ruthless industries, time and time again purebred beef producers share what they know to help other cattlemen and women prosper.

For commercial cattlemen, their seedstock suppliers are one of the most important parts of their business.

As bull sale season lies directly before us, seedstock producers across the state are gearing up for the finale event of a long list of preceding events.

In fact, the most important aspects of a successful bull sale happen years, sometimes even decades before the culminating bull sale. From developing a reliable cowherd to learning the best way to feed high-performing herd bulls, the most intricate details of sale season are the parts no one ever sees.

For commercial cowcalf producers looking to invest in genetics this spring, California’s seedstock 26 California Cattleman July • August 2021

producers have a great deal to offer and you need look no further than your backyard to find a seedstock operator who is not only willing to help you find what you are looking for, he has already been hard at work doing just that long before this year’s bull offering hit the ground.

Bryce Borror of Tehama Angus Ranch in Gerber says it takes years of building a functional cow herd to produce bulls that will go to work in any environment. “It takes generation upon good generation of good mother cows mated to the right functional sires. Then you put those genetics to work in your environment,” Borror said.

In addition he says it takes countless hours pouring over A.I. stud catalogs, making calls to other breeders who have used similar genetics or run cattle in similar environments. Getting feedback from past buyers and potential customers is also important in knowing what producers want in a bull is also a critical step, Borror says.

He emphasizes there is also the never-ending list of herd health protocols and management steps that have to be met to get a bull calf all the way to being a sire prospect.

This includes everything from pre-breeding cow vaccines all the way to the breeding soundess exam and everything in between, he says.

GOALS

A good bull development program has to include an attainable game plan. For some producers this may mean beginning by evaluating the resources they have available.

Facilities, labor and land are just a few of the resources that have to be considered when it comes to raising and developing young bulls. A proper bull development program involves a lot of cost management and a welldesigned nutrition and herd health program – not to mention people who can be on hand to implement such a round-the-clock program. So capital is also a concern.

In addition to the physical goals needed on the operation itself, seedstock producers also need to know what they are aiming for in terms of the bulls they are seeking to produce. Some questions they likely ask themselves on a routine basis are: Who am I raising bulls for? What are some consumer trends in the beef industry I need to be aware of ? What does the commercial cattleman need? What will it take for me to develop bulls for him or

her?

GENETIC SELECTION

Not only does raising a functional, broody cowherd take a lot of trial and error, but utilizing breed genetics and expected progeny differences (EPDs) that will appeal to bull customers is also important for a successful calf crop.

Seedstock producers should start with careful evaluation and selection of sires that will complement the cow herd and are expected to produce a desired type of bull calf.

Ron Gilliland is a seedstock producer in Davis who also runs a large commercial herd which allows him the opportunity to see his genetics go to work.

“Bulls have to be able to travel and have the stamina to breed!” Gilliland said. “Moderate frame, moderate milk, good growth, eye appeal and stayability have to be main characteristics of the mother cow.”

I want a fully functional cow that breeds back on her first cycle and carries a functional calf to weaning while traveling large distances when out on paster. She ahs to repeat that cycle year after year. The goal is to raise females that will work for a commercial producer no matter where their operation is located.”

Anymore, genetics can change your bull calves immensely from year to year so it is important for a purebred manager to do their homework before they ever order a single straw of semen or make a herdsire purchase.

Deforest Livestock is a Hereford and commercial cattle ranch and Quarter Horse operation in the high elevation area of Modoc county near the small town of Adin. According to Kathy Deforest selecting genetics to implement in their herd and to sire bull calves, requires

a good deal of caution because as longevity is of utmost importance to most producers, including themselves.

“For us, in both buying bulls and producing them, good feet and legs a imperative. If we don’t think we can get four years out of a bull, we don’t even look at him,” Deforest says.

“There in no compromise for soundness, not only does it hurt your bottom line, but selling an unsound bull can hurt your repuration and the possibility of customers coming back,” she explains.

Balance is something that Deforest says she weighs heavily as well.

“We don’t just look at EPDs. Phenotype is important but we also look at carcass traits and mothering ability,” Deforest says. “We aren’t big enough that we can use one bull on a group of cows for one trait or another bull on a different set of cows to improve that trait. We need bulls that cover all the bases.”

While phenotype m atters to the Deforest family, Kath says she is leery of excessive body condition.

“Fat is pretty and pretty animals – whether we’re talking about catttle, horses or even dogs – make life more fun. But you have to be cautious because it is usually when bulls slim down and get to work that you really see what they are made of.

CULLING

Not every male born on a seedstock operation will be the kind and quality needed to make it as a breeding bull.

For this reason, seedstock producers should start taking ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 28

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 27 note of a calf ’s potential the day he hits the ground. From the size of the calf at birth to his markings, structure and the way he moves and eats, everything about a new calf catches the eye of a seedstock beef producer.

Nursing problems for bull calves may lead to problems that may result in culling. Early identification of these calves could necessitate castration.

Weaning is also a good time to cull low-performing, unthrifty, structurally unsound or genetically inferior bull calves and select those bull calves that will continue on in a breeder’s bull development program. Bulls are also evaluated throughout their development for temperament.

For bulls that exhibit poor disposition, culling may be considered.

When it comes time to market bulls, those who are fast-gaining, structurally correct, free of genetic defects and easy to get along with are sure to fetch a better price tag. Culling bull calves is not the only aspect of culling that a good seedstock producer considers. Routine evaluation of a cowherd is also an important part of bull development as a quality bull is only as good as the factory he came from and he will pass on her genes as much as his sire’s.

Though culling isn’t any rancher’s favorite part of the job, it is one that pays them back in the long run.

It regards to selecting “keeper bulls,” Deforest says she thinks it is quite simple. “If we wouldn’t use a bull on our own commercial cows, we make the tough choice to casterate him. I think the hardest part of being a good seedstock producer is that you can’t be afraid to use a knife. In the end, it is the best thing to do even if it means having fewer bulls to sell.”

NUTRITION

Postweaning development of beef bulls is imperative to their success as breeding bulls. It is also one of the more costly parts of being a purebred beef producer, making it one of the parts of bull development that separates mediocre breeders from the best ones. Different management is essential for bulls of different stages. Bulls are usually separated and managed according to age. For example, weanling bull calves, yearling bulls, gain-tested bulls, two-year-old bulls, mature bulls, etc., each demand a different ration in order to reach their full potential.

Separating younger bulls from older ones may not be convenient but is vital for preventing injuries. Dividing bulls into specific age categories also allows for easier for ration formulations at feeding time.

As bulls grow and mature, their feed requirements subsequently change. Younger bulls require less quantity, higher quality diets. While daily dry matter intake typically increases with body weight, the protein requirement as a percentage of dry matter intake declines. Younger bulls require a higher percentage of protein for the rapid lean muscle growth that is occurring during early in their development.

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says everyone knows that fat sells but getting bulls fat is not necessarily the best thing for the longevity of the bull.

“I sometimes hear commericial producers say about bulls they might have purchased from some production sale, ‘He looked real good on sale day but I got him home and he fell apart.’ But the key thing about young bulls that commercial producers should remember is that these are growing bulls so they need to be cared for differently than mature bulls. They can have a couple more years of growth left and should be fed that way,” Rechel said.

“Young bulls need forage and fiber to gain well but also so you won’t burn them up early.”

HEALTH

When considering vaccination protocols for breeding bulls, it is good to know which diseases can lead to reproductive problems. Diseases that can result in abortion, infertility and reproductive performance in the cowherd are obviously detrimental to reproductive efficiency. These kinds of disease include leptospirosis, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), Bovine Viral Diarrhea, vibriosis and trichomoniasis. Bulls should be vaccinated for these diseases prior to marketing.

Your local veterinarian has the most complete knowledge on diseases in your area and can make more specific recommen¬dations for developing a vaccination protocol for your specific herd. An individualized approach to disease risk and management is the most effective.

Breeding soundness evaluations (BSE) prior to marketing or breeding is one tool that helps ensure that only bulls with likelihood of successful breeding will be sold and used. Breeding soundness is very important in herds of all sizes, regardless of the number of bulls utilized in a cowherd. While few bulls are completely sterile, some do generally have a fertility level that ranges from very high to very low. A BSE helps determine which bulls will not perform satisfactorily for potential culling from the herd.

According to Merck Animal Health, approximately one in five bulls will not pass a BSE. A breeding soundness evaluation performed by a veterinarian one or two months prior to the breeding season is an important management procedure. This involves a complete physical examination, a scrotal circumference measurement and a semen evaluation of the bull. Scrotal size is directly correlated with actual volume of sperm production. In addition to a BSE, observing the bull during service is necessary for monitoring cow cycling activity and ensuring that cows are being serviced timely and properly. A BSE is not only in the best interest of the breeder, it is also essential to good customer service and a satisfied cow-calf producer.

MARKETING

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year, one theme will generally continue to ring true: You get what you pay for. This theme applies to every facet of cattle marketing from what a purebred breeder is willing to pay for a straw of semen or quality vaccine or advertising your bull offering. This philosophy applies to commercial cattlemen as well. While the price for bulls has increased exponentially in the last decade, it is important to remember all that goes into producing a good bull and the dividends he will pay back when it comes time to sell his calf-crop.

an optimal audience of bull buyers. Whether marketing cattle online, private treaty or through a live auction, each seedstock producer should pursue the avenue that is best for them.

Factors that may be included in making this marketing decision are: Bull offering – how many bulls do you have to market? The more bulls you have, the more likely you are to need a larger audience and a big event.

A smaller number of bulls may give you the ability to sell them private treaty or via an intimate online event. Facilities – do you have the means and ability to hold a live, in-person sale event?

Budget – What kind of capital you have on hand may determine where and how often you can advertise your sale offering. Budget may also dictate if you can afford to entertain a sale audience, afford an auctioneer, etc. But if one “Breeding with the commercial cattleman in mind” thing is for certain in any business, including the cattle business: You have to spend money to make money.

Cutting corners likely won’t glean the sale results you want.

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CALIFORNIA CATTLE COUNCIL

BY PRODUCERS FOR PRODUCERS RANCHER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM LAUNCHED

by California Cattle Council Executive Director Justin Oldfield Today, there is no shortage of evolving regulatory rules and requirements that cattle producers struggle to keep up with in California. From labor regulations to water use reporting, complicated compliance requirements can burden cattle producers with time consuming work and threats of enforcement.

Recognizing that many cattle producers could benefit from additional regulatory expertise and professional support, in the Spring of 2021 the California Cattle Council awarded a grant to the California Cattlemen’s Foundation to develop a technical assistance program. This new program, called the Rancher Technical Assistance Program (RTAP), is now underway.

Take a minute to look over the questions and answers below to learn how you may be able to use RTAP to help you navigate regulatory compliance issues.

1. What is the technical assistance program?

RTAP is a joint project developed by the California Cattlemen’s Association, California Cattlemen’s Foundation and Western Resource Strategies, LLC and funded by the California Cattle Council. RTAP’s goal is to help ranchers stay ahead of the latest regulatory requirements by providing technical assistance to ranchers, enabling them to understand and navigate complex regulatory, environmental and business issues.

The technical assistance RTAP provides is limited to understanding and navigating regulatory requirements. The

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team will provide general guidance on what is required and where you can find the resources you need to fulfill your regulatory obligations. RTAP cannot provide legal, tax or accounting advice. You should engage your own tax, legal and accounting advisors before making any decisions.

2. What are some of the issues cattle producers can get help with through this program?

RTAP’s initial focus is helping cattle producers navigate regulatory requirements related to their operations. This can include water, land use, wildlife, transportation and other issues. For example, a cattle producer may call with questions about stockpond registrations, prescribed fire regulations or vehicle code requirements. When the RTAP team does not know the answer immediately, they will research the issue and respond as quickly as possible.

The RTAP team will also work to help you with nonregulatory questions where they can. This might include issues like the tax provisions related to drought-related livestock sales, conservation programs and disaster relief.

Recognizing that cattle producers in California are always facing new challenges, RTAP will work to help you understand and adapt to new issues.

Examples of issues RTAP may be able to assist with include: • State and federal labor laws • Air quality regulations and permitting • Access to public lands and grazing opportunities • State and federal vehicular/transportation regulations • Depredation/take permit compliance • California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) water rights applications • SWRCB measurement and reporting regulations • Rangeland water quality planning and state and regional water quality regulations • Various state and federal permitting issues (lake and streambed alteration agreements administered by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, dredge and fill permits through the Army Corps of Engineers, etc.)

• Safe Harbor Agreements • Rangeland monitoring 3. Who is eligible for assistance?

All cattle producers in California can seek assistance at no cost.

4. If I call in for assistance on an issue who will be helping me?

When you contact RTAP you will be connecting with Jack Rice and Noah Lopez of Western Resource Strategies, LLC. Jack and Noah work with the team at CCA to provide the best technical assistance possible to cattle producers.

Prior to starting Western Resource Strategies, LLC, Jack worked for eleven years as an attorney with California Farm Bureau Federation, where he focused on water and environmental issues. In addition to consulting, Jack also owns and operates a small cattle and hay operation on the North Coast. Noah recently joined Western Resource Strategies, LLC after working several years in production agriculture and related businesses.

5. How can producers contact RTAP for assistance?

Livestock producers can reach out by calling (916) 406-6902 or emailing rtap@wrstrat.com.

6. How does the work of this program benefit all ranchers in California?

RTAP is available to all California ranchers. Any cattle producer struggling to deal with a regulatory or technical issue can reach out to RTAP and the team will work to help you understand what is required and how to fulfill those requirements. As RTAP assists cattle producers in grappling with regulatory requirements, it will provide valuable insights regarding the real-world challenges of California’s complex regulations; CCA can use this information while working in Sacramento to reduce these regulatory burdens on ranchers.

7. Where can I go to keep updated on the program and learn more?

To stay current on special meetings or offerings through the program, visit https://calcattlecouncil.org/ assistance or use the contact information above.

The California Cattlemen’s Foundation will also be working with the California Cattlemen’s Association, local Farm Bureaus and county cattlemen’s associations throughout the state to provide updates and reminders about the program. Where appropriate to address specific regional issues, in-person technical assistance at industry meetings will be provided through RTAP. 8. Anything else producers should know about the program?

In the 2019 referendum to create the Council, the need for this type of assistance was repeatedly brought up as an example of the type of critical work that could be done if the Council was created. Getting this technical assistance program off the ground is an exciting step forward for the Council fulfilling its purpose and all efforts will be made to ensure this benefit serves as useful as possible for all cattle producers.

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Truly unique individual by the $45,000 Enforcer and out of a productive 4-yearold Discovery daughter that has never missed. He pushes top 10% rankings for WW, YW, and RADG with a top 10% Marbling and top 1% Ribeye rank. He has strong maternal as well with a top 5% DOC, top 25% Heifer Preg EPD, and top 10% CEM. This elevate his $M to the top 4% and when matched with his top 2% $B rank, he handily sits in the top 1% for $Combined Index.

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More importantly, 4463 has tremendous look and profile with added length and stoutness. He is clean made and moves out with excellent flexibility and reach.

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Here is a sampling of the offering from Dixie Valley Angus that not only offers some of the breed’s leading-edge performance sires, but also some of the most dominant Angus cow lines as well. The Dixie Valley bulls not only excel from a growth and carcass standpoint, but also offer a broad range of traits that is illustrated in their high-ranking index values.

ID 0151 0135 0108 0105 069 082 018 028 014 012 016 056

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SIRE SS Enforcer SS Enforcer Advantage 809 Alternative E125 Advantage 809 Stonewall Mogck Entice Alternative E125 Alternative E125 Alternative E125 Stonewall Alternative E125

MGS CED Hoover Dam 12 Confidence + 5 TheRock A473 13 Prophet 9 No Doubt 10 Ten X 4 Citation 1 Prophet 13 Weigh Up 7 13 Megahit Colonel 4 Upgrade 10

BW WW YW RADG DOC CEM Milk CW Marb RE $M $W $B $C -0.2 85 145 0.30 31 12 31 68 0.88 0.56 97 102 170 317 2.8 90 169 0.40 33 12 36 82 0.49 1.54 87 99 201 348 -1.5 71 131 0.26 21 10 25 59 0.83 0.93 69 77 169 288 1.5 88 148 0.28 28 11 20 69 0.81 0.79 73 83 171 295 0.7 88 149 0.24 23 13 25 76 0.77 0.82 87 95 171 309 3.7 83 153 0.35 22 10 34 85 1.05 0.42 55 82 205 321 3.4 95 163 0.30 26 7 25 80 0.92 1.06 69 92 190 315 0.4 79 138 0.29 31 9 22 61 1.00 0.78 60 79 176 288 1.2 82 153 0.32 18 10 15 80 0.80 0.99 27 64 197 283 -0.2 74 135 0.29 23 12 18 65 1.02 0.63 43 64 185 283 2.5 87 167 0.40 26 6 27 78 0.94 0.81 61 80 202 323 -0.1 71 129 0.29 28 10 24 45 0.88 0.60 60 71 155 261

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Beef

salt, pepper and a Weber

by Ryan Donahue, California Cattlemen’s Association

Ingredie Ingred ients: nts:

Skirt steak (figure 3/4lb or 12 ounces per person) Kosher salt Fresh ground black pepper

Background:

Skirt Steak hails from just above the rib section of the animal and is characteristically lean, well grained and fibrous. Qualities which are seemingly not the most desirable attributes to steak but rest assured that skirt steak is one of the tastiest cuts for the money.

You should know a butcher. Why, you ask? Turns out there are two kinds of skirt steak...both called “skirt steak.”

One of the two is superior. There are two inside and two outside skirt steaks per bovine. You want the outside skirt steak. Being that there is no labeling delineating the two you need to either know a butcher or the characteristics of the outside skirt steak. Fortunately, you can tell by looking at it. The inside skirt is quite a bit larger than the more desirable outside skirt steak. Your skirt steak should not be wider than 5 inches. It should be 3-4 inches wide, 1/2–1 inches thick and can be up to 2 feet long.

Process:

Allow meat to come to room temperature. (This step is less important for thinner cuts but it’s a good habit to get in.)

• Get your grill rippin’ hot.

• Cut the steak into serving size or lengths that best fit your cooking vessel. Pat dry with a towel and season with kosher salt and fresh cracked pepper.

• Once your grill is hot, cook the steak until it caramelizes (dark brown but not black) and flip. Once brown on side two, pull off the grill and rest for 10 minutes. While it’s resting hit it with a little more cracked pepper (the high heat of the grill compromises the flavor of the pepper that the steak was originally dressed). Once rested, cut the steak against the grain.

• The meat can be put between bread, in a tortilla or eaten as is.

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Feelin’ Saucy?

Chimichurri recipe:

This recipe is intentionally ambiguous. Taste while you go. The only way to mess it up is if you over salt it.

Ingredients: 1 or 2 bundles of fresh herbs (flat leaf parsley, cilantro, oregano or even mint...take your pick) good olive oil 1 pepper (fresno or jalapeno) red wine vinegar 2 cloves of garlic 1 shallot (if you’re feeling fancy) Kosher salt Process: Chop everything thoroughly (remove the seeds and pith from the pepper). Though tempting, do not use a food processor or blender for this process as they tend make mush.

Combine the chopped veg in a bowl and cover most of the way with olive oil. Add a splash of red wine vinegar to fully cover and add a healthy pinch of salt. Stir.

Now taste. Though the flavors have yet to completely incorporate you can get an idea of the eventual flavor. The sauce should be herbaceous, acidic, a bit spicy and a bit salty.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Ryan Donahue is an exrestaurateur, photographer and lover of grilling on coals.

While he does cook on a Weber, he says any grill will work.

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BRAGGING RIGHTS

TRANSFERRING RIBBONS FROM THE SHOW RING TO THE WORKING RANCH

by Bruce Derksen for the California Cattleman The livestock show ring on the outskirts of the smalltown fair or under the bright neon lights of big city grand championships is the place to be for cattle folk, young and old, during the summer and fall seasons. Tasks of washing, grooming, combing, brushing and prepping bulls, show steers or cow/calf pairs provide excellent opportunities for seasoned pros and first timers alike to teach or be taught about life and livestock. Those involved learn to take responsibility for their own actions, celebrate their successes or display graciousness and humility in their defeats. Plus, they will undoubtedly meet and interact with knowledgeable people from diverse walks of life.

But does anything seen or heard in these competitive gatherings transfer to the ‘real’ working ranch? Can a ribbon or a trophy point to the perfect herd sire or reflect the image of the steers needed to fill a finishing pen?

Unfortunately, most answers to these questions often fall heavily on the negative side.

“I think you can make it what you want it to be when it comes to those questions,” says Shane Bedwell, long time cattle judge and Chief Operating Officer and Director of Breed Improvement for the American Hereford Association. The former professor and livestock judging coach at Colorado State University has judged alongside legends in the industry and overseen hundreds of anxious contestants leading their prized animals throughout his

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distinguished career.

Growing up, he spent most of his time at the Medicine Lodge auction barn, run by his grandfather. It was there he began to develop his knowledge of the cattle marketing business. Today, he is still an active part of his family’s 500head operation.

Balancing Visual Appraisal and Genetics

“Visual appraisal is still very important in our industry,” said Bedwell. “Everyday cattle go into a sale barn or on video and all the genetic info that accompanies them is essential, but your first impression of them is still based on visual appraisal.”

He believes a genetic emphasis should be balanced with a phenotypic assessment to establish desirable cattle in all portions of the beef industry and is confident a cross-over exists between the show ring and the working ranch.

To begin with, he stresses bulls should be more rugged in their masculinity and females classy in their femininity.

Then, an emphasis on the rib, doability and substance is of most importance.

Whether he’s judging breeding cattle in the show ring or walking the pens of a commercial cow/calf producer, his foundation principles don’t waver.

“I want to see a sound, functional animal with the ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 44

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correct. Then it accelerates from there. You’re trying to find an animal tying balance, quality, structure and eye appeal. If I correct feet and leg structure, the right body capacity and the step back and make market fundamentals of composition the doability. That’s crucial to work and make a productive female priority, this whole thing can be in harmony.” or a strong bull. The same foundation principles are there.”

Identifying Structure as the Point of Intersection

Bedwell attributes the main point of intersection between show and ranch cattle to feet and leg soundness and structure. They shouldn’t be too straight in the front end, or they’ll lose mobility, their toes will grind down and they’ll have issues with their feet. This will affect grazing ability and efficiency. Those with correct front-end structure will cover more ground with less effort and increased flexibility.

Likewise, the hind quarter structure is critical to building longevity in the herd for both males and females. From the top of the pin bone down to the hock, the angles must provide the give necessary to allow a reaching step, plus the flexibility to cover their stride and fill their track.

The confines of the ring help him get up close and personal to inspect for both positives and negatives in the legs, feet and hocks, plus shoulders and toplines while animals pose or are moving through their paces.

“Overall confirmation and feet and leg soundness are subtle things that make the good ones great, but you’re still looking for balance and correctness whether it’s in the show ring or in the pasture. It’s kind of form and function. All of it relates to their skeletal makeup.”

EPDs and Market Fundamentals

Knowledge, Predictions and Tools for Success

He feels the knowledge gap between the two worlds is decreasing and over time producers and judges understand what does and doesn’t work. The tools available now such as ultrasound, genomics, or the EPDs themselves, provide an accelerated start in breeding cattle.

“We know what we’re all working with. We can mate around it or improve it and I think that’s why it’s critical to use the two together. But all of it still must transmit to real life. Sometimes you’re right and sometimes you’re wrong.

That’s just how the cookie crumbles. It’s tough to see the future. For example, considering intramuscular fat and marbling—you’re kind of gauging it and hoping for the best, visually looking at all of it.”

Bedwell says it boils down to producers and judges trying to create and judge the best product they can, and in the ring, there’s only what’s available on any given day to help bridge the gap.

He believes the show ring is an excellent place to market, advertise and promote a breeder’s operation and their animals. He urges both sides of the working ranch and show competition equation to try and work together.

“There are obviously extremes on both sides of the business,” he said. “But it needs to intersect, or we get too isolated in these silos that aren’t good for any part of the industry. I think there has to be some commonality and common sense on both sides of it.”

Bedwell describes the advent of breed associations providing judges EPD information as valuable to connecting the two distinct entities.

“If we as judges in the show ring use the EPDs then those cattle have value to all segments. If a grand bull offers a really good genetic or EPD profile, meets everything in the show ring and has those extras, then that bull today has more value because he can work across all segments.

I think that’s what makes the strongest EPDs in our business is when animals have the phenotypes, the genomics and staying on top by putting our program to the test everything an EPD combines. It’s the strongest tool we have.”

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Grace Grit with

remembering the hereford lady of the west BELL RANCH©

by Kim Holt for the American Hereford Association Reprinted with permission

Lilla Bell’s cattle friends were many and their respect for this Western lady was even greater. She was the breeder, caretaker, record keeper and labor behind the registered cattle at Bell Ranch. She built her Hereford cow herd from the ground up at Paradise Valley, Nev. Her family and the real- world cattle here were, as she put it, “her loves.”

“Lilla was really a cattle person — and I don’t say that lightly,” says Lucy Rechel of Snyder Livestock Company, Inc. (SLC) at Yerington, Nev. “There are some people who are good at some aspects of the cattle business...but Lilla put it all together, in my opinion. She understood genetics and she understood genetics that worked in a pretty tough situation in Paradise Valley. She had a super high level of integrity and hard work.”

Blazing trails

trailblazer in production agriculture. She received a bachelor’s degree in animal husbandry from California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) at San Luis Obispo in 1960, the first woman to do so.

Lilla was also the first woman to compete on Cal Poly’s livestock judging team. Her team was the 1958 champion at the Cow Palace in San Francisco and the Golden Spike in Ogden, Utah. Lilla was the high-scoring individual at both contests. The team also competed at the National Western Stock Show and traveled by train to Chicago for the International Livestock Show.

Although she didn’t go on to judge livestock shows, Lilla had the ability.

“The fact that she won some college judging contests will tell you that she had a really good eye for cattle,” says her longtime friend Jackie Davis of Lincoln. “If I was any place and she mentioned, ‘Boy, I really like this one,’ I sure went over and looked at it.”

As a sale consultant and ranch manager, Davis traveled 44 states and Canadian provinces and met lots of cattle people in between. He says, “I would respect Lilla’s opinion on any cow as much as anybody I’ve met.”

Lilla Bell’s Hereford story began in her youth. Although she grew up in two different worlds – her father worked in San Francisco and her mom had a ranch near Hollister – she knew early on that ranching was her life’s calling. She and her siblings spent every spare moment of time at the ranch, where there were commercial Hereford cattle.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 46 Aside from having a good eye for cattle, Lilla was recognized as a leader from the Western states. In 1990, Lilla served on the American Polled Hereford Association’s (APHA) Vision 2000 committee.

A year later, Davis, a former APHA board chairman asked Lilla to consider running for the position he was exiting. He told her the board needed a grassroots producer, someone like her with a good understanding of the cattle business.

Committed to giving back

Keep in mind Lilla and her husband, Woodie, ranched 40 miles north of Winnemucca, Nev., the largest town close to the Bell Ranch. But, the closest commercial airport was in Reno, Nev., a nearly four-hour drive. Travel time was a limiting factor, but Lilla was always willing to invest time in volunteer leadership.

Lilla served on the APHA board from 1992 to 1995, representing five Western states. She brought the experience and knowledge of raising registered and commercial cattle in arid, high- desert conditions and marketing bulls to Western ranches. Lilla was named chair of the APHA board in 1995, the first and only time a woman held the position. That particular year was historic for another reason: she presided during the merger of APHA and the American Hereford Association (AHA).

“The merger was quite a challenge when I was chairman,” Lilla recalled in 2004. “But, I could really work with the horned people. I got along really well with them, and I really respected them. And I felt they did the same with me.”

Lilla encouraged APHA and AHA memberships to think in terms of “all of us” rather than “we” or “they.”

She also recognized most of the commercial beef cattle industry viewed the breed as one. She shared that fact with the APHA membership as it stood ready to vote.

“This was a difficult time in Hereford history, with merger discussions and debate, but Lilla was the perfect leader to help get the merger accomplished,” says Jane Evans Cornelius of Coyote Ridge Ranch, LaSalle, Colo., who served on the APHA board with Lilla. “Her ladylike, straightforward demeanor soothed worries and all understood the common goal. But, under her quiet calm were toughness and savvy. She was extremely knowledgeable about the entire cattle industry and the Hereford breed. Everyone respected her logic, wisdom and dedication. She exemplified grace with grit. Much of the success the breed is enjoying today can be attributed to Lilla’s leadership during a critical period.”

Besides serving APHA, she was a director for the California-Nevada Polled Hereford Association for more than 20 years, a member of the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association and a member of the Fallon Bull Sale Committee, where she also served as a committee sifting member. Plus, Lilla was a 4-H club advisor when her grandkids showed cattle. Of her willingness to serve, Lilla explained, “I just feel that the breed and the associations have done so much for me, I need to pay them back in a small way.”

Lilla was inducted into the AHA Hall of Fame in 2012, the same year as Davis. Both Westerners were recognized for their lifelong service and dedication to the Hereford breed.

Raising tough, productive cattle

Lilla and Woodie moved their family to the Paradise Valley Ranch in 1978, two years after Bell Ranch joined APHA. Their three sons, Dean, John and Dan grew up with a rope in their hands, showed Hereford cattle in 4-H and FFA. Each one also competed in high school and college national rodeo finals; all carried cards in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association.

Paradise Valley is a tough, unforgiving part of the world. The high-desert rangelands here, owned by the federal government, receive an average of 8-9 inches of rain annually.

“That’s why Herefords or the Hereford-cross works,” Lilla said, explaining that even in drought conditions, a high percentage of their registered and commercial cows bred and calved each year. “The fertility is extremely important to us here. It really shows up when we sell bulls.”

Commercial cow-calf producers discovered and appreciated Bell Ranch bulls: moderate-framed, high fertility, volume, thickness, moderate birth weights and pigmentation. Plus, the genetics and the bulls were a product of the same harsh conditions where bull buyers ran their cattle. Every year, Woodie and Lilla marketed 20 to 30 yearling and long-yearling Herefords to repeat bull customers in Nevada and surrounding states. For two decades, another five-10 head were tested and sold through the Bulls of the 21st Century Test and Sale in Yerington, Nev. Lilla worked hard to breed problem-free cattle, concentrating on udder and teat quality, fertility, calving ease, and adding as much milk and growth as the environment would allow. “We’ve really stressed getting rid of calving problems,” Lilla explained. In part that was because she took care of the registered herd on her own, ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 50

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earned from her peers and followers in the business was a direct testament to the way she lived her life,” Holt says.

“Grace, honesty, and hard work followed her in everything she did. The Hereford breed, or any group for that matter, is better with a Lilla Bell in its presence.”

Lilla’s Bell Ranch legacy and genetics continue with her son Dan and his family. The Birdsall Family, Torrington, Wyo., also added a set of Bell Ranch mature cows. Her legacy of Herefords and advocacy for the breed continues through her many friends impacted by her kindness and her determination to persevere for the betterment of all.

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Bell Ranch used its own registered genetics to develop and improve its commercial F1 herd. Buyers appreciated the feeding potential of the moderate-framed calves, with excellent feed conversion and quality, as well as replacement heifer potential.

“Lilla was always known for producing registered Hereford cattle that would thrive in tough, arid country. In my early years as an AHA fieldman, I remember vividly the day BRL Call 100L won the National Western Stock Show in Denver and became her first national champion,” says Mark Holt, who served the Western region from 2002 to 2018.

“Even more, I recall Lilla telling me there OROVILLE, CA were multiple generations of Bell Ranch cows on the bottom side of his pedigree.

She was most proud of this. If you have, or ever plan to visit Paradise Valley, you would soon understand why.”

Lilla always focused on productive cow families, selecting herd bulls from the best or most productive females. About 70 percent of her decision was based on the bull’s dam, and it was definitely a plus if she was a Dam of Distinction.

Bell Ranch has more than 60 Dams of Distinction to its credit.

Bell Ranch’s reputation for quality, problem- free cattle wasn’t lost on neighbors who stood in line to buy any POLLED & HORNED HEREFORDS WITH of Lilla’s females that didn’t make the BREED-LEADING GENETICS! registered herd. However, she often was in a rebuilding phase due to the hardships BULLS RAISED IN TOUGH COUNTRY associated with ranching on Nevada AND READY TO WORK rangelands.

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VET VIEWS

FIGHT BACK AGAINST BVD

FIVE STEPS TO PROTECT AGAINST PERSISTENTLY INFECTED CALVES from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Persistently infected (PI) calves continue to be a substantial threat to all segments of the cattle industry, but many producers don’t even know they are in the herd.

“A PI calf is an animal that acquires bovine viral diarrhea virus [BVDV] from its mother in utero,” said John Davidson, DVM, DABVP, senior associate director of beef professional veterinary services, Boehringer Ingelheim. “The calf can often go its whole life without showing visible signs, while still shedding BVDV and exposing the rest of the herd to the virus.”

An infected herd will experience unexplained health problems such as calves born with abnormalities, abortions and lowered pregnancy rates. There will also be more bovine respiratory disease cases and substandard weaning weights compared to uninfected herds.

The good news is that it’s never been easier to get serious about controlling BVDV PI calves. We know more about the virus, detection and how to prevent the virus than ever before. Following the steps below can help protect your herd.

Step 1: Keep detailed herd records.

“You can’t manage what you don’t measure,” asserted Davidson. “Records are an important part of any health program, but especially for identifying issues such as PI calves and BVDV problems. They’ll help you spot changes in reproductive performance, productivity and morbidity rates, which can then help you piece together a BVDV diagnosis sooner.”

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Step 2: Confirm your records with diagnostics.

If you suspect BVDV is impacting your herd’s productivity, the next step is to perform diagnostics. In large operations, veterinarians might initiate surveillance with pooled samples to net down the average cost per head. This will help determine if BVDV is part of the issue. Any pools with positive results are followed up with individual tests to identify PI calves. All bulls, replacement heifers and dams of PI calves should be tested as well, and positives should be culled or isolated from the rest of the herd.

Step 3: Ensure heifers are eligible for breeding.

Another step that’s often missing from the herd calendar is evaluating heifers’ reproductive status before turnout. “We have done a really good job conducting breeding-soundness exams on our bulls,” said Davidson.

“Now we need to implement a similar and equally important evaluation of replacement heifers to ensure they are sexually mature and eligible for breeding.” This pre-breeding herd event is a critical opportunity to begin preventing BVDV PI calves with the inclusion of the right vaccine.

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“Some of the costliest BVDV PI incidents that I’ve seen have been when a well-intentioned producer put cattle with an unknown BVDV PI status on one side of a fence line and unprotected pregnant cows on the other, not aware that fence-line contact between the vulnerable pregnant cows and PI calves was what eventually led to more BVDV PI cattle,” Davidson observed.

For producers who buy cattle from unknown sources, there’s always the risk of PI calves being present. Those infected animals can shed the virus around the feed bunk, the water trough and the chute during processing. That’s why it’s important to quarantine new additions to the herd.

“It’s a good idea to keep them in their own group for 14 to 21 days, test their BVDV status, monitor them for disease and make sure they’re vaccinated before moving those cattle out into the general population,” added Davidson.

Step 5: Choose a vaccine proven to prevent PI calves.

Vaccination is the most important part of not becoming a victim of the PI calf problem. “This is truly one of those diseases we can prevent through selecting the right vaccine and giving it at the right time,” Davidson explained. “I recommend vaccinating cows with a modified-live BVDV vaccine pre-breeding. When looking at modified-live virus (MLV) vaccines, the key question to ask is, ‘Is there a PI

prevention claim clearly indicated on the label?’ It’s vitally important to understand that all MLV vaccines are not equal in preventing BVDV PI calves.”

Your vaccine selection should also reflect the latest research, which shows that Type 1b is now the most prevalent subspecies of BVDV. “Whether you’re a cow-calf, stocker or feedlot operation, when your cattle are exposed to BVDV, the odds are three to one they’re going to be exposed to Type 1b,” said Davidson. “If you’re a betting person and you take those odds, you’ll want to make sure your vaccine program lines up against that threat.”

That same pre-breeding MLV vaccine also helps cows produce antibody-rich colostrum that can protect newborn calves from BVDV for several weeks to a few months. “Even if a calf is born with sufficient colostrum intake from a well-vaccinated cow or heifer, producers can vaccinate that calf around 30 days of age with an MLV vaccine that includes the BVDV antigens,” noted Dr. Davidson.

His best advice is to work together with your beef cattle veterinarian and get to know the BVDV issues around your region — and utilize resources like BVDVTracker.com. It has an interactive heat map that makes it easy to identify if BVDV is in your area.

“Our end goal as beef producers is to provide a wholesome product for our consumers,” concluded Davidson. “Managing BVDV PI calves will help us take healthier cattle to market, reduce our antibiotic use and provide a better overall experience for the consumer.”

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WHAT’S AN EPD WITHOUT

GENOMICS?

by Holly Martin for the American Angus Association

Jared Decker’s grandfather was a cattleman. He taught Jared the right way to build fence. He taught him to value good cattle. And he taught him to respect the tradition of the cattle industry.

Decker is now assistant professor of beef genetics at the University of Missouri. While Decker continues to respect that tradition, he also recognizes the tools and technology of the modern-day beef industry.

The legacy of a strong and vibrant beef industry is dependent on recognizing new opportunities, Decker said, and in particular — technology adoption.

One technology that is commonly used today by cattlemen, is expected progeny differences (EPDs). Today, most beef producers don’t give a second thought to the validity that EPDs bring to their breeding decisions. Decker reminded breeders not to lose sight of what “expected” means.

“Not only is it talking about a prediction of the future, but it’s also meaning an average of a large group,” he said.

“It’s a prediction about how the average of a calf crop is going to perform.”

Recently, cattlemen have a new tool — genomics — that helps add to the accuracy of those EPDs, but there remains a question of whether they are having too much influence on the resulting EPDs. The question comes up when an animal’s EPDs change significantly after they are genomically tested. But Decker said EPDs without genomics are the average. Adding genomics ties specific genes to specific performance data measuring genetic similarity and increasing the accuracy of an EPD. And yet, biology is still random. For the same reason that brothers in the human population are different, Decker said, so too are full-sibling bulls. One brother may be tall, lanky and fair-haired; and the other brother will be shorter, broader and have dark hair. The two are the result of the same mating, but the genetics they received are different.

“Consistency is one of those things that producers really crave,” Decker said. “They want to make sure they have that very predictable, very uniform calf crop, and biology just continues to smack us in the face and not give us that consistency.”

Genetic variation is always going to be there. The typical bell curve, regardless of selection will show consistently.

While the shape of that curve stays the same, producers can slide that right or left based on the breeding decisions they make.

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people market a set of flush-mate brothers,” Decker said.

“There was kind of the implication there that these full brothers were carrying identical genetics, and in reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth.”

Genomic testing actually allows us to identify those genetic differences between full siblings and allows us a much more accurate and a much more reliable estimate of those genetic merits, he said. That happens by using pedigree information to measure genetic similarity.

“So now the performance data that we collect and the contemporary groups that we report, the pedigree information and genomics — they’re all working together, pulling in the same direction, trying to make sure that we get as accurate predictions as possible,” Decker said.

We know adding genomics to the mix adds to the accuracy of an EPD and gets us there faster, said Stephen Miller, Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) director of genetic research. A recent study conducted by AGI determined how well performance and genomics predict an animal’s underlying breeding value, since that represents his true genetic merit.

The study compared 178 genotyped Angus sires, born in 2015 and 2016, that have progeny performance records for Birth Weight (BW), Weaning Weight (WW), Yearling Weight (YW) and ultrasound IMF (IMF). Those records were used to calculate a classic progeny-based EPD without genomics as an indication of the sire’s true breeding value.

AGI compared these classic progeny-based EPDs on those bulls with EPDs calculated with different sources of information including parent information and adding their own performance, genotypes alone and genotype and performance together.

“In all the scenarios, an EPD generated with just a genotype is better at predicting the future of a young bull’s progeny performance than an EPD that includes his performance data, but no genotype,” Miller said.

The results tell us that a relatively inexpensive genomic test can improve the accuracy of EPDs significantly, allowing breeders to more accurately market their cattle to their customers.

So should producers spend their resources collecting phenotypic data (or performance data) or spend that time and money on genotyping? Decker said the research shows you should do both.

“At the end of the day, if we stop collecting trait records, our genetic evaluations fall completely apart,” Decker said.

“So, it’s so important that we get complete, accurate records turned in because that’s really what drives the bus.”

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BEEF AT HOME AND ABROAD MARKET DIVERSIFICATION, LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES AND TRADE POLICY OUTLOOK from the U.S. Meat Export Federation Representing a wide range of agricultural sectors, members of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) gathered in a virtual format for the federation’s annual Spring Conference, held May 26-27.

USMEF Chair Pat Binger, who heads international sales for Cargill Protein North America, opened the conference by discussing the importance of market diversification in achieving sustained success for U.S. red meat exports.

“The most recent export results – which are from March – provide a great illustration of this,” Binger said. “Our leading pork market – China – was down significantly, yet pork exports still set new volume and value records. The leading beef market – Japan – was also down, but beef exports set a new value record and beef muscle cut volume was the largest ever. We know there will always be twists and turns in our top markets, which makes diversification extremely important.”

Binger noted that USMEF saw excellent growth potential in Southeast Asia, Central and South America and Africa, and in recent years has committed more staff and resources to these regions. This forward-looking approach has helped expand the global footprint for U.S. pork, beef and lamb.

USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom updated members on COVID-related restrictions in key export

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markets and gave a detailed recap of first quarter export results, which were highlighted by the record March performance. He said 2021 promises to be an outstanding year for red meat exports, but cautioned that the industry continues to face shipping delays and other logistical challenges.

“As optimistic as this report is, it could have been better,” Halstrom explained. “Port congestion, shortages of refrigerated containers, a shortage of chassis to move those containers, increasing freight rates and delays in ocean shipments continue to be a major constraint. Not only is this a constraint on shipments, the U.S. may run the risk of jeopardizing our longstanding reputation as a reliable global supplier of U.S. beef and pork.”

Halstrom said USMEF is working with industry partners to create greater awareness of these challenges among federal regulators and to propose solutions to improve the flow of outbound cargo.

On trade policy, Halstrom said USMEF is urging the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to conclude free trade agreement negotiations with the United Kingdom and Kenya, which were launched by the Trump administration. He noted that a U.S.-Kenya FTA could serve to unleash much broader trade opportunities in Africa.

Speakers outline trade policy challenges for U.S. agriculture Trade policy issues were also the focus a keynote address by longtime Washington policy analyst Jim Wiesemeyer, who gave USMEF members an update on the Biden administration’s agricultural policies and priorities and the implications for trade. Wiesemeyer noted that the U.S.China Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement has delivered significant benefits for U.S. agriculture, but building on Phase One to complete a more comprehensive trade agreement with China could prove difficult. He offered similar thoughts on the U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement, which leveled the playing field for U.S. beef and pork in the Japanese market when it entered into force in 2020.

Wiesemeyer said efforts to engage Japan in further trade negotiations could be complicated by Japan’s desire for the U.S. to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.

The Biden administration’s trade agenda was also discussed in a meeting of the USMEF Exporter Committee, where exporters received a trade policy outlook from guest speakers Darci Vetter and Carmen Rottenberg. Now vice chair for agriculture, food and trade for Edelman, Vetter is a former chief agricultural negotiator for USTR. Rottenberg is managing director of Groundswell Strategy, a consulting firm she co-founded after serving as administrator of the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. Exporters also received updates on port congestion and container availability, efforts to expand U.S. beef access in South Korea and consultations with Japan on the safeguard threshold for U.S. beef. This safeguard triggered earlier this year, resulting in a 30-day period in which a higher tariff rate was imposed on U.S. beef cuts entering Japan.

Day 1 of the conference also included a meeting of the USMEF Feedgrain and Oilseed Caucus, where members received a spring planting report and grain market outlook from Dr. Sam Funk, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation director of agriculture analytics and research. USMEF Korea Director Jihae Yang discussed opportunities for U.S. beef and pork in Korea’s booming e-commerce sector and Joel Haggard, USMEF senior vice president for the Asia Pacific, gave an update on African swine fever in China and highlighted China’s rapidly growing appetite for U.S. beef.

The second day of the conference featured meetings of the USMEF Beef and Allied Industries Committee and Pork and Allied Industries Committee. Members received updates on U.S. beef marketing activities in China, Africa and the European Union. On the pork side, USMEF staff discussed emerging opportunities in Central America and Southeast Asia and provided an update on the competitive landscape in Japan. The Pork Committee meeting also included industry updates from the National Pork Board and National Pork Producers Council.

Conference closes with market insights from USMEF international directors Binger kicked off the closing general session by highlighting the importance of USMEF’s experience in serving the red meat industry in international markets. With a number of new challenges facing the industry over the past

year, he said this experience is more important than ever for maintaining and defending the international customer base while working to identify new opportunities.

In introducing four USMEF international directors, Jesse Austin, USMEF vice president for international marketing, echoed what members had heard throughout the two-day meeting: global demand for U.S. red meat is strong, especially through retail and e-commerce, while foodservice recovery is at different stages from market to market. In addition to Haggard and Yang, the panel featured USMEF Japan Director Takemichi Yamashoji and Gerardo Rodriguez, marketing director for Mexico, Central America and the Dominican Republic.

Common themes emerged from the four presentations, including the rapid digitization that is reshaping marketing channels and impacting consumer behavior. The directors also provided updates on COVID-19 case numbers, social restrictions and vaccination rates in their markets. Japan and Korea are currently experiencing new waves of infections with continued restrictions, while Mexico is finally seeing a decline in cases and a gradual loosening of restrictions.

Except for international travel, Haggard reported that China is open with no restrictions.

Yang described the e-commerce boom in Korea, with food sales increasing sharply during the past year. Demand is very strong for convenient home meal replacement and restaurant meal replacement products as consumers prize convenience and quality. Yang also discussed the growing importance of eco-friendly messaging in Korea and highlighted recent USMEF marketing initiatives to promote U.S. industry sustainability.

Rodriguez discussed changes in Mexico and Central America, saying that in a short period of time consumers are becoming multi-channel buyers who now typically conduct research prior to purchase. He said lockdowns and social restrictions drove consumers to digital channels and businesses have been racing to adapt. Many companies that formerly operated business-to-business only are now marketing directly to consumers through digital platforms.

Yamashoji explained that e-commerce adoption and sales growth is occurring at a slower rate in Japan. The Japanese culture places great value on in-person experiences and face-to-face interactions, and consumers still prefer to go to a store to see and touch products before purchasing. Social media is booming, however, as consumers regularly seek new ideas on products to purchase, particularly for meal preparation.

Haggard talked about increased digitization and automation in China, noting that the marketing environment has grown much more complex. He pointed to livestreaming and gamification as recent examples of how consumers are seeking immersion into e-commerce “experiences” to buy products. Haggard assured members that USMEF remains focused on the fundamentals of market development, working to build core purchasing and distribution programs with partners in the trade, retail and foodservice sectors, while also adding new skillsets and directly reaching a greater number of consumers.

The next meeting of USMEF members is set for Nov. 10-12 in Carlsbad, California, where the 2021 USMEF Strategic Planning Conference will mark the federation’s 45th anniversary.

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HERE TO HELP

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by Jack Rice and Noah Lopez from Western Resource Strategies LLC California ranchers have many different roles, even if they only wear one hat. A cowboy in the morning, a mechanic at lunch, a veterinarian in the afternoon, a baseball coach in the evening and a bookkeeper late into the night, today’s rancher must have many different skills to care for their land, livestock, businesses and families. Even though their time is already filled, California’s ranchers are increasingly being asked to take on another role, that of a regulatory expert. On top of all the other commitments vying for a rancher’s time and energy, they are expected to understand and navigate a vast and complex landscape of regulatory obligations.

Mariposa rancher and California Cattlemen’s Association President Tony Toso puts it this way, “When you’re a busy producer and you need to get out and fix fence or do whatever job needs to get done that day, the last thing you have time for is to sit down and figure out how to fill out some

complicated form.”

Unfortunately, it is more than just one form. The list of regulatory requirements is long and complex. It covers everything from water rights and stockponds to prescribed fire regulation and the vehicle code. While many explanatory resources exist, they are often hard to find and hard to understand, JACK RICE NOAH LOPEZ requiring extensive research more time than anyone has. The same and study. A quick Google is true for tax, insurance and other search of any one of these issues will business issues. come up with so much information “Each of these things seems small that one might not even know where but when added up take many hours to begin, let alone how to apply the and leave you spent, wondering if information to a specific situation. you’ve done everything you need to,” Regulations are not the only Toso says. area where ranching is getting more With ever growing concerns complicated. For example, federal around water availability, land use and and state assistance and conservation general sustainability the amount of programs exist to help ranchers, but researching, understanding and ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 62 accessing these programs often takes

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Your biggest issues as a California rancher are the California Cattle Council’s priorities.

FALL 2020 An “Enough Taxes” campaign ran to remind Californians it is in their interest to support property tax laws that protect farmers and ranchers.

WINTER + SPRING 2021 The Council initiated a robust “Wildfire Resiliency” campaign to amplify the need for improved forest management practices NOW, most notably the expanded use of grazing and prescribed fire. The campaign was widely delivered through digital media and radio, targeting the key audiences.

SUMMER 2021 Launching in July is a new “drought” campaign focused on protecting ranchers from critics arguing water should not be used to produce beef and dairy. It will also urge policy makers and the public to endorse real solutions for new storage and conveyance NOW. JUST LAUNCHED Large investments were made to hire experts to assist ALL cattle producers (at no cost and regardless of any association membership) with regulatory advocacy and technical compliance. Learn how the Rancher Technical Assistance Program can help you at www.calcattlecouncil.org/assistance.

Sign up to get monthly email updates from the Council sent to you and see our latest work at www.calcattlecouncil.org/ recentworks. Follow @CattleCouncil on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

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...CONTiNUED FROM PAGE 60 time needed to research these issues can feel overwhelming.

It certainly creates a burden on the California rancher that no one really has time for.

Seeing the clear need for assistance in these areas, the California Cattle Council provided funding to the California Cattlemen’s Foundation to implement a Rancher Technical Assistance Program (RTAP). The program is available to all California ranchers and is aimed at assisting ranchers as they navigate complex regulatory, environmental and business issues.

Ranchers with a question can contact RTAP and the team will work to help them understand what needs to be done and guide them to resources they need. For example, if a rancher has a question about stockpond measurement and reporting, the RTAP team can explain the compliance process and guide them to the appropriate forms and information. While RTAP is not able to do compliance work on behalf of ranchers, where additional assistance is needed, the program will help find the appropriate service provider. Sometimes the most helpful thing is knowing who and what to ask.

RTAP aims to go beyond providing general fact sheet

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information by providing more personalized assistance to ranchers. As Toso noted, “You can talk all you want in magazines and websites, but there’s nothing like when your able to visit with somebody and actually get some help from someone. I think this program will provide a valuable service and a great resource to the ranching community.”

The RTAP service will be provided by Jack Rice and Noah Lopez of Western Resource Strategies, LLC working in coordination with the CCA team.

Prior to starting Western Resource Strategies, LLC, Jack worked as an attorney with California Farm Bureau Federation for 11 years where he focused on water and environmental issues. In addition to consulting, Jack also owns and operates a small cattle and hay operation on the North Coast. Noah recently joined Western Resource Strategies, LLC after working several years in production agriculture and related businesses.

All California ranchers are encouraged, whether or not they are members of CCA, a local cattlemen’s association or any other membership organization, to reach out to RTAP with their questions. The program is dedicated to providing prompt responses and valuable service.

To reach out for assistance call the RTAP team at (916) 409-6902 or email rtap@wrstrat.com.

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EXPECTED PROGENY DIFFERENCE Why, what, when, and how, Part I

by Randie Culbertson, Ph.D., IGS Lead Geneticist Expected progeny difference, or EPD, is defined as the expected difference between the average performance of an individual’s progeny and the average performance of ALL progeny. In the context of genetic improvement, EPD are very powerful tools for cattle breeders to make genetic improvement in their herds.

EPD VS. EPDS

Historically in editorial content, the ASA has used EPDs for the plural form of EPD. However, expected progeny differences is abbreviated EPD for both singular and plural forms. From now on, the ASA Publication will adopt the scientific approach of using EPD for both singular and plural abbreviations.

WHY

Why use EPD? Simple: genetic improvement! Underlying the performance of every animal is both environment and genetics. Every calf on an operation has a genetic propensity for performance of a trait. When genetic potential is lacking, even when an ideal environment is provided, the calf will have limited performance. To maximize performance, both environment and genetics need to be maximized.

Phenotypic selection for improvement can be utilized, but by selecting on phenotype the rate of improvement is significantly slower. When selecting on phenotype, you are selecting for the underlying genetics, but you are also selecting the environmental influences that cannot be passed onto offspring. Phenotypic selection gives no indication of how much of the performance is influenced by the environment.

EPD account for environmental differences and

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influences as well as genetics. EPD therefore help you to select for the heritable portion of a trait that can be passed to offspring. Using EPD to select for traits of interest will dramatically increase the rate of improvement, especially when compared to using phenotypic selection.

WHAT

In the most basic sense, an EPD is a solution resulting from the genetic evaluation. The evaluation is a series of statistical and mathematical models where performance, DNA, and pedigree information are included. These statistical and mathematical models are developed based on our knowledge of biology and genetic inheritance.

Utilizing the information provided, these models are able to differentiate environmental influence from genetic influence to create a prediction of genetic potential for an animal as a parent.

When we consider an animal’s performance, there are two major influential components: genetics and environment.

Environmental factors are any effect that is non-genetic and can range from management, to the physical environment, to the maternal influence of the dam on a calf. The environmental influences are important to an animal’s own performance, but they cannot be passed on to the next generation of calves.

Appropriately accounting for environmental factors is crucial for reliable EPD. When developing the models for a genetic evaluation, tremendous focus is placed on how to ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 66

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...CONTINUED ON PAGE 64 account for all non-genetic influences on a trait. The assignment of contemporary groups (animals raised in the same environment with the same opportunities to grow, conceive, marble, etc.) is crucial in accounting for the non-genetic components that would influence an animal’s performance.

With environmental effects properly accounted for, the evaluation solves for the genetic effects using animal relationships from the pedigree. The pedigree maps out all known relationships to an individual animal and the relatives of that individual. These relationships are assigned numerical values to represent the amount of genetics shared. For example, calf A shares 50 percent of his genes from his sire and 25 percent of his genes from a halfsib. If the half-siblings were inbred, the percentage of genes shared would be higher. The evaluation uses these relationship ties within the pedigree in conjunction with performance records and environmental effects, to solve for the genetic potential of animals for a given trait.

It is important to point out a biological law of genetic inheritance referred to as the law of independent assortment. The law of independent assortment states that the segregation of genes is independent during the formation of reproductive cells. In other words, each parent possesses two versions of a gene, but only one version is passed onto progeny. Which of the two genes that is passed onto each individual progeny is completely random. This randomness leads to genetic diversity and allows for the ability to make genetic improvement on traits. If we consider full sibs, these calves will share 100 percent of their genes according to their pedigree, but there

will be differences in their performance. These differences in performance are in part attributed to the difference in gene versions inherited. In the absence of performance data, these two animals would have the same EPD, but once performance or DNA information is included in the evaluation, their EPD will begin to deviate from each other as the evaluation begins to account for the difference in the genes inherited from their parents.

How does DNA and genomic testing fit into all this?

When an animal has genomic information included in the evaluation, it allows us to identify the actual genes, or markers, the animal has inherited. If we know that an animal has specific markers for a trait and how those markers contribute to a trait, this increases the reliability and predictive power of the EPD. If we consider the genomic results for a pair of full sibs, calf A has markers that contribute to additional pounds at weaning, while calf B has markers that do not contribute additional weight at weaning. As a result, there will be a deviation in their EPD since the genomics give a clear indication of which genes were inherited by each calf. Genomics will also increase the accuracy as it reduces the uncertainty of which genes a specific animal has available to pass on to progeny.

Submitting DNA does NOT replace the value of submitting phenotypes. Although DNA markers improve the accuracy of an EPD by reducing the uncertainty of the genes an individual has, these markers only explain a small percentage of the genetic variation of a trait. Traits included in genetic evaluations are controlled by thousands and thousands of genes, where genomics may only identify a small portion of the genes contributing to the phenotype.

Reporting the phenotype as well as DNA will increase the overall reliability of the EPD. In the second article of this two-part series, we will focus on how and when it is appropriate to use an EPD. The “how” will focus on how to use EPD when making selection decisions for your herd as well as how accuracies and percentile ranks contribute to using EPD. The “when” will compare and contrast the use of phenotypes in context of making genetic selection.

AUTHOR’S NOTE: In the second article of this two-part series, we will focus on how and when it is appropriate to use an EPD. The “how” will focus on how to use EPD when making selection decisions for your herd as well as how accuracies and percentile ranks contribute to using EPD. The “when” will compare and contrast the use of phenotypes in context of making genetic selection.

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NEW STUDY SHOWS THE NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF TRANSFER TAXES On June 15, Texas A&M Agricultural and Food Policy Center released a report quantifying the negative impact imposing new transfer taxes will have on U.S. cattle and beef producers. The conclusions of the study support NCBA’s position on tax policy for rural America that creates a viable business climate for family-owned businesses, including farms and ranches.

This study, requested by Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry John Boozman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Agriculture GT Thompson, reveals the significant impact two proposed bills would have on long-standing provisions in the tax code. The STEP Act would eliminate stepped-up basis at the time of death of an owner. The 99.5% Act would, most notably, decrease the estate tax exemption from the current $11.7 million per individual and $23.4 million per couple to $3.5 million per individual and $7 million per couple. The study proves that, because of their unique structure, family-owned businesses are particularly susceptible to changes in the tax code. In fact, if both bills were implemented 98% of the representative farms used in the study would have seen an average tax increase of $1.4 million.

“This study supports what NCBA has long advocated for—tax policy for rural America that encourages generational transfer, instead of acting as a barrier for the next generation of agriculturists to contribute to a safe, reliable and abundant food supply chain. From the results of the study, it is clear that these proposed bills would have significant and, in some cases, devastating effects on familyowned businesses,” said Senior Executive Director of Government Affairs Danielle Beck. “We appreciate Senator Boozman and Representative Thompson taking action to

preserve sound tax policies and ultimately supporting the businesses that are the backbone of rural economies across the United States.”

With more than 40 percent of farmland expected to transition in the next two decades, Congress must prioritize policies that support land transfers to the next generation of farmers and ranchers. When doing this, it is imperative that lawmakers take into consideration the complexity of the implications of taxes on family-owned businesses. In the case of farms and ranches, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) reports that 91 percent of assets are illiquid. This means that to pay off tax liabilities at the time of an owner’s death, surviving family members may be forced to sell of land, farm equipment and sometimes parts of the operation. If farmland is lost, and therefore transitioned out of production, the environmental benefits that come along with the deliberate stewardship done by farmers and ranchers will be lost as well.

“Farmers and ranchers conserve nearly 900 million acres of crop and rangeland in the United States. The vital work done by cattle and beef producers to deliver an array of environmental benefits such as restoring wildlife habitat, sequestering carbon, and protecting and improving water quality, depends on their ability to stay in business. Federal tax policy that facilitates generational transfer and allows the next generation of producers to build upon the environmental and economic benefits of today’s farmers and ranchers is just as important for fifthgeneration producers as it is for first-generation, veteran and minority community producers who are breaking into and establishing a foothold in the industry,” said Beck.

UPCOMING CCA WILDFIRE WORKSHOPS

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July 28: Managing Wildfire Risk for Grazing Permittees on Federal Lands This virtual event is free, but registration is required.

Learn more and register at www.calcattlemen.org/events.

August 26: Understanding California Law & Regulations Regarding Prescribed Burns & Utilizing Controlled Burns to Reduce Fire Fuel and Lessen Wildlife Risk This free event will be held in-person at the Paso Robles Inn. Dates are tentative and subject to change This material is based upon work supported by USDA/NIFA under Award Number 2018-70027-28587.

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MCPHEE RED ANGUS As Good As The Best Better Than The Rest

WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS An OPPORTUNITY you shouldn't pass up. This young herdsire will be our lead off bull in our sale this year. He comes from a tried and true proven maternal line, whose dam was the only daughter by the famed Royce's Sensational 14 cow who sold for a record $54,000 in the Mile High Classic sale at the 2016 National Western Stock Show.

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A CUT ABOVE THE REST UC Davis Looks to Ambitiously Improve Livestock Facilities from the University of California Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine When the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) first opened its doors in 1948, its sole purpose was to prepare students to meet the needs of the growing animal agriculture industry in California.

By 1970, the school’s prominence in veterinary medicine was already being established throughout the country, as the SVM opened the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH), a world class clinical facility rivaled by none in the Western United States.

However, the VMTH was originally built to see 3,000 patients a year – which included all species, large and small.

Today, the VMTH livestock services alone see more patients per year, with the overall hospital seeing more than 60,000.

To better serve this ever-growing caseload, the SVM looks to transform the VMTH into the future Veterinary Medical Center (VMC), a donor-funded, decade-long campaign to construct a comprehensive clinical facility to advance the school’s mission of leading veterinary medicine and addressing societal needs.

And to keep with the original purpose of the SVM, a main component of the VMC will be the Livestock and Field Services Center (LFSC). The center will bring together a team of board-certified livestock faculty, residents, certified veterinary technicians and veterinary students to provide expert care to livestock patients and exceptional service to their rancher clients – all in facilities designed to provide immediate access to stateof-the-art technologies.

The LFSC has been designed in consultation with Temple Grandin, Ph.D, well known for her groundbreaking work in engineering humane animal facilities. Grandin, a fellow in the Society of Biological and Agricultural Engineers, partnered with the planning team to refine preliminary designs to provide the best possible environment for livestock patient handling and care, as well as clinical teaching emphasizing modern concepts in animal welfare.

Delivery of veterinary services for livestock producers has evolved since 1948, when large-scale operations preferred onsite veterinary care at their ranches. While the Livestock Herd Health and Reproduction Service still provides those field visits, hospitalized care has become increasingly more popular, as ranchers with high-value animals are willing to transport them to UC Davis for expert care, with the in-house Livestock Medicine and Surgery Service handling those duties.

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The livestock handling facilities currently at the VMTH were originally designed to handle dairy cattle, which are larger and more docile than the beef cattle more commonly seen in the hospital now. Upgrades and modifications in the LFSC will improve safety and provide a more advanced environment in which to provide service. Additionally, construction of an entirely new livestock delivery system will make receiving/discharging of animals to/from the facility safer and more efficient. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 72

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THURSDAY, AUGUST 19 7:45 a.m. Beef Industry Overview and Outlook Duane Lenz, General Manager, Cattle-Fax 8:30 a.m. Price Discovery Dr. Derrell Peel, Charles Breedlove Professorship of Agribusiness, Dept. of Ag. Econ., Oklahoma State University 9:30 a.m. E.coli Study Robert Atwill, DVM, MPVM, Director of Vet Med Extension and the Western Institute of Food Safety and Security, University of California Davis 10:15 a.m. Genetic Traits and Performance of Dairy Beef Troy Marshall, Director of Commercial Industry Relations, American Angus Association 10:45 a.m. Carcass Differences between Holstein vs. Angus vs. Dairy/Angus Brad Johnson, Ph.D, Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat and Muscle, Texas Tech University 11:15 a.m. Beef on Dairy Economics Don Close, SVP, Food and Ag Research, Animal Protein, Rabo AgriFinance 11:45 a.m. Beef on Dairy Panel Discussion 1:15 p.m. Methane/Seaweed Study Ermias Kebreab, Associate Dean for Global Engagement, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Director, World Food Center Professor and Sesnon Endowed Chair 1:45 p.m. Alternative Meats Brad Johnson, Ph.D, Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat and Muscle, Texas Tech University 2:15 p.m. California Cattle Council Update Dave Daley, President, California Cattle Council 2:30 p.m. Assessing the Role of Cattle in a Sustainable Food System Donald Layman, Ph.D., Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Illinois 3:30 p.m. Mexican Cattle Industry Dr. Juan D Garza 4:15 p.m. Sustainability Sara Place, Ph.D, Technical Consultant in Sustainability, Elanco 4:45 p.m. International Economics Don Close, SVP, Food and Ag Research, Animal Protein, Rabo AgriFinance 5:15 p.m. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Update Collin Woodall, Chief Executive Officer, NCBA FRIDAY, AUGUST 20 8:30 a.m. Securing the Future of Beef: Responding to Activist Threats Hannah Thompson-Weeman, VP, Strategic Engagement, Animal Agriculture Alliance 9:00 a.m. Beef in the digital age: videos, podcasts and more!

Whitney Bond, Food Blogger 9:30 a.m. New Implant Rules Brad Johnson, Ph.D, Gordon W. Davis Regent’s Chair in Meat and Muscle, Texas Tech University View the full agenda & event schedule available at https://calcattlemen.org/events.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 70 “By providing a safe and controlled environment with a diverse caseload, the Livestock and Field Service Center will allow our students and residents to participate in surgeries such as castrations, common abdominal surgeries, C-sections and leg fracture repairs,” said Bret McNabb, DVM, director of the VMTH’s Large Animal Clinic, and a livestock veterinarian himself. “They will also gain valuable experience with radiology, ultrasound, endoscopy, and even laparoscopy, CT and MRI. All of this adds up to a more comprehensive experience for everyone involved – ranchers, their animals and our personnel.”

Being a nearly 100 percent donor-funded campaign, the VMC is being phased into several projects throughout the coming decade, with the LFSC being part of Phase I. To support this project, SVM Dean Michael Lairmore and his wife Donna have generously contributed a gift to the LFSC, understanding its importance in the coming decades.

“By 2050, food production needs are expected to increase by 50 percent,” said Lairmore. “While global food security requires a complex series of approaches, it is clear that the production of healthy animal-sourced proteins will

play a significant role in the solution. The Livestock and Field Services Center will allow our ranching community’s herds to remain healthy in order for them to fulfill that role.”

UC Davis remains dedicated to the original purpose of its veterinary school’s establishment and is committed to meeting the needs of California’s agricultural communities.

Nearly 75 years later, the SVM continues its early mission to solve the problems that impact California’s livestock industries and continues its work to help them to ensure and produce a safe and healthy food supply.

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE PROTECTING PROFITABILITY FOR THE U.S. CATTLE PRODUCER

by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Jerry Bohn Profitability is a common theme in the conversations I have with members, and for good reason, which is why improving the business climate for U.S. cattle producers is one of NCBA’s top-line priorities. This past month, our organization has been hard at work on two issues that remain top of mind for members – cattle marketing and taxes.

By now, you’ve probably heard that last month six groups representing different demographics within the U.S. cattle industry came together to talk about the current state of the marketplace and what can be done to try to address these issues on the behalf of cattle producers. These groups came to consensus on three items that we all believe can go a long way in trying to help the overall strain within the countryside.

Leading that list is pushing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to conclude its investigation that was launched over a year ago.

It’s in the best interests of both producers and consumers for the DOJ to get to the bottom of the current market dynamics, and assess why they seemingly always result in producers getting the short end of the deal. Cattle producers deserve to know whether or not the price disparity that has plagued our market is the result of anti-competitive or other inappropriate practices in the packing sector. NCBA is working with Congress to ensure the requests for a progress report will be met at DOJ with the urgency it warrants, and we hope to see results from the Attorney General soon.

The next point of consensus was in terms of packing capacity. We know that the squeeze point right now in our beef supply chain is at the processor. We have plenty of consumers that want our product, and we have plenty of cattle. We just don’t have plenty of places to process. NCBA has long worked to increase processing capacity and expand opportunities for producer profitability by lowering the hurdles for small and medium size processing facilities. We are working with Congress and the administration to try to find ways to incentivize new packing capacity and also provide incentives to try to expand existing capacity. We know this will go a long way in helping ease the tension that we’re currently seeing in the supply chain. It’s also important to note that we’ve been contacting Congress to let them know that these individuals who currently have employment at these packing plants need to get to work.

And finally, there was consensus with the need to reauthorize mandatory price reporting. LMR was due to be reauthorized for five years last September but it was only reauthorized for one year. LMR now expires September of this year. We need another five-year reauthorization for

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the inclusion of a cattle contracts library so U.S. cattle producers know the types of contracts that are available. This will help our members determine if any of those contacts fit within a producer’s marketing plan.

As we look at protecting your opportunities and profitability, it’s more than just NCBA’s work with cattle marketing. It’s also making sure that we put in place a business climate that helps you succeed. And that is all the buzz right now as we look at the proposals coming out of President Biden’s administration regarding tax increases.

If there’s one thing I know it’s that America’s farmers and ranchers deserve certainty in the tax code. Without it, transition planning for the next generation of producers is nearly impossible. And, we know that typically when there is a tax increase, those of us in agriculture carry a significant part of that burden. When you look at some of the proposals we have seen or talk regarding the step-up in basis, the Death Tax, capital gains taxes and depreciation, all of those are going to have a direct impact on us. We understand that a lot of money has been spent by this administration and the previous administration in trying to address the pandemic, but we’re going to do everything we can to make sure that we’re not the ones that pay those bills. We are fighting to protect all of the great tax provisions that we achieved from the past four years during President Trump’s administration.

In particular, we are trying to protect the step up in basis. In fact, we just saw the results of a study that we were a part of, along with other small businesses, that makes it very clear that preserving the step up in basis is going to be a key component in allowing the generational transfer of operations. If we lose that step up in basis, it is going to be a tax nightmare for cattle producers and NCBA is not going to allow that to happen.

Our focus is to make a difference for cattle producers every day. We are the only trade association that never closed its doors throughout the pandemic. It was our priority to be there with you every step of the way. We’re going to remain there fighting for you, our members, because we have to have you be successful in order to make sure that we’re putting that high quality protein on the plates of Americans and our consumers around the world.

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SEE US THIS FALL AT THE FOLLOWING The American Angus Association® recently named Kelli Retallick-Riley SALES AND PRIVATE TREATY! president of Angus Genetics, Inc. (AGI).

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A Wisconsin native, Retallick-Riley Watch for us at the Visalia Range Select Bull Sale • Sept. 12, 2021 did her undergraduate work at University Save the Date: Ward Ranch’s Bull Sale in Gardnerville • March 20, 2022 of Wisconsin-Madison. She followed Bulls also available now via private treaty with a master’s degree in Animal Breeding from Kansas State University DEMAND IS HIGH FOR BLACK BALDIE STEERS & FEMALES, TAKE and is currently in the final stages of ADVANTAGE OF HIGH QUALITY GENETICS TODAY! completing her Ph.D. program, also from Kansas State University. Before coming to work for AGI in 2016, she worked for the American Gelbvieh Association.

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by California CattleWomen, Inc., President Julie Barnett As we roll out of the COVID-19 stay in place orders, we are becoming increasingly aware that things have forever adjusted to meet new normal demands for access to resources, information and connection through technology, all while gearing up to return to in person events. To meet this shift of expectations, the California CattleWomen have stepped up their game.

Technology – A Tool for Connection Our internal business management platform, Google Workplace, is continuing to provide learning opportunities on the capability and resources that will continue to provide meeting platforms, document storage, working document sharing, domain email communications and retention plus the ability to collect report data, build questionnaires and forms and efficiently collect responses.

With a growing membership, and being a volunteer organization with rotating leadership, these tools are showing their value over and over as we continue to grow in skill and understanding.

Since in-person has been so severely limited, we have listened to the requests for online educational resources for members and our friends to use. Working with new tools over the past six months, we have developed a collection of links to vetted resources and can instantly update our website cattlewomen.org on a third-party platform. A few clicks and a chairman or administrator can instantly share resources with all who look to California CattleWomen as good and trustworthy resource.

You can find these collections of resources under the “Beef for Kids!”/Youth Education Resources and “We Promote Beef ” at cattlewomen.org.

Additionally, we enlisted the help of “secret shoppers” to help us review ways to help interested potential members connect with California CattleWomen. After reviewing the website, interested persons can then complete an “Interested in Membership” online form to get connected with a local unit in their area. This new upgrade was not publicized, yet to date we have had 41 new and returning potential members request connection to a local unit to discuss membership. Each person has been personally contacted and referred to a unit when confirmed.

Meeting New Audiences – A Connection of Person to Person For the first time, California CattleWomen had a booth to promote beef and membership opportunities at the 2021 Bishop Mule Days. Chairman Jeri Roen said they met attendees from areas that do not have a local unit and had the opportunity to share who the cattlewomen are 78 California Cattleman July • August 2021

and the work we do, plus connected with several potential members in the Inyo/Mono area that would like to be a part of exploring the creation of a new unit for the Eastern Sierras. The connections were made with attendees by several CCW member volunteers including Debbie Torres, Faith Darling, Julie Allen, Keely Rose, Whitney Nickerson, Rebecca Broomell and Madeline Davis.

Social Media – A Connection with our Growing On-Line Community Social Media has become a big part of connecting with industry and membership as a part of the modern culture.

Our social media platforms have seen an increase of engagement and views with a rolling average of over 5,000 engagements per month on our Instagram and Facebook platforms, with periods exceeding 7,000. Our Facebook page likes have surpassed 3,000, and our reach to other organizations and businesses is over 200 with a huge uptick to connect with CCW in recent weeks as social media platforms have expanded for organizations and businesses.

Unit RoundTable – A unit Team Connection At our midyear meeting, we plan a roundtable discussion with unit representatives as a part of our agenda to discuss 1) ideas and education for growing membership; 2) reaching more generations to build for the future; and 3) improving workflows so we can continue setting the stage for the next 70 years of the CCW. With our improved abilities to connect, engage and impact through the tools we have been working hard to put into place, we have tremendous opportunity to touch more consumers, more members and tell the good story concerning beef and solution ideas are key to our success.

Online Shopping – Connecting with cattlewomen.org online store Your source for your copies of the California Ranch Raised Kids, Polo Shirts or California Cattlewomen Wild Rags has been in operation since late 2020. Online 24 hour shopping convenience has kept items moving into the hands of beef and ranching fans and members alike. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 80

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 78 California Cattlewomen’s First Intern New Collegiate Connection Frontier Ashley Jordan, an Agriculture Communications major at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo has completed a two quarter internship with the California CattleWomen working on our website and with our media team. We gained valuable insight as to ways we can begin upgrading our look and began development of tools for future interns as we continue forward, plus she will continue to be instrumental in helping CCW begin our YouTube portfolio while working with State Beef Ambassadors. We are very grateful to Ashley for her work and for continuing to help us reach new levels of resources and information.

We will be searching for our next intern very soon, so keep watch for the application link on cattlewomen. org and via email. This unpaid internship provides experience in an agriculture volunteer organizations and will work closely with the media team, do website updates, work with social media and continue our development of tools and resources.

California Beef Ambassador Contest – New Youth Connections Our Beef Ambassador page on cattlewomen.org will be featuring our new California Beef Ambassadors in showcase videos to tell us about themselves. There were 12 knowledgeable, worthy competitors in our second online contest. The 2021 State Beef Ambassadors are: Senior Division: Central District: Maddie Beckwith, Santa Clara Northern District: Callie White, Siskiyou Southern District: Linkin Word, Monterey Junior Division: Northern District: Molly Fowler, Placer/Nevada Southern District: Jesus Gonzale, Monterey Northern District: Jaycee Norr, Intermountain Overall Senior State Beef Ambassador Ashley Jordan, Santa Clara Overall Junior State Beef Ambassador Fallon McNeil, Kern Salene Duarte, beef ambassador chairman, ran a stellar online contest, and is continuing to work with this year’s team to bring new voices to our CCW social media team and our education resources. As we move forward, CCW will be able to host contests utilizing Google Classroom, another tool in our Google Workplace resources.

Meet With Us In person or Online - Connection Options Our midyear board of directors meeting on 80 California Cattleman July • August 2021

August 26 will have an option to attend online for those unit presidents, delegates and members who are not able to attend in person. We understand the need for CCW to connect with those who can’t travel to be with us and we want your voice in developing the future of CCW. If you plan to attend in person, you can register at calcattlemen.org/events. Virtual meeting attendance will be via a link we will email to units along with the registration fee information.

It’s About Connection By updating our traditions to touch more people, to be of relevance to many generations and to be accessible to our current and future friends, we continue to build on our foundations for the next 70 years. Glad you are along for the ride.

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK Hye ya Nye Wall ye. Touch the Earth.

by Madison Goss for the California Rangeland Trust Throughout the years and between the birth of six children, numerous state elections and the welcoming of 14 grandchildren, the Touch the Earth Ranch, located in the hills of Calaveras County, has served as a haven for Rep. John Garamendi and his wife Patricia and their family. All who have encountered it have undoubtedly been touched by the ranch’s peaceful serenity and scenic beauty.

Touch the Earth Ranch is a special place with a name that holds special meaning. In 1978, when John was first elected to the California Senate, Dorothy Stanley, the tribal leader for the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians visited the ranch. While touring the property, she came across a section of the land that the Me-Wuk consider sacred ground. Dorothy knelt down, felt the soil and told the couple to name the ranch “Hye ya Nye Wall ye,” which means “Touch the Earth” in Me-Wuk. As a state elected official, John worked with Dorothy on Native American and environmental issues for more than 30 years, right up until the time she passed away. Each time they were together, Dorothy reminded John and Patricia just how special the ranch is. “She always told us to protect this land, so we have always made sure to do that,” said Patricia.

While the Garamendis have always been remarkable stewards of the land and have maintained the health of the ecosystem on their ranch, they began seeing development encroaching on the working landscapes surrounding them.

Meanwhile, Dorothy’s words remained in the back of their minds; this made the threat of losing the area’s natural resources that much more concerning. “I realized we were losing To the right: In 1999, John and Patricia Garamendi worked with the California Rangeland Trust to conserve the Touch the Earth Ranch in Calaveras County.

Below: Named “Hye ya Nye Wall ye,” meaning touch the earth, by the tribal leader for the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, the ranch is a special place with a name that holds special meaning.

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precious ranchland, and it made me question how we were helping to solve this problem,” exclaimed Patricia.

In the late 1990’s, right around the time Patricia was appointed Assistant Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs for the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency by President Clinton, the family began researching options to protect their land, just as Dorothy had instructed. The Garamendi family started the conservation easement process with a different land trust, but once the California Rangeland Trust was formed in 1998, the choice of which organization would hold the easement was clear. In 1999, the Garamendis donated the development rights on their ranch to the California Rangeland Trust.

“It was almost like [Dorothy] was sending down a blessing,” said Patricia. “At that moment, we knew this is what we wanted to do.”

The Garamendi’s decision resulted in the Rangeland Trust’s first conservation easement transaction. Not only did this protect the ranch in perpetuity, but it also helped the Rangeland Trust establish credibility as a bridge-builder between agricultural preservation and environmental ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 84

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 82 protection. “There was a bridging that took place, and we were happy to walk across that bridge,” John stated.

Over the last 40 years, the Garamendi family has used the land as a meeting place to bring people together. The couple has worked to instill the same love and respect for the land that they hold in their children, grandchildren and everyone that steps foot on the ranch. “These lands allow humans to interact with nature; without them, we would lose that,” said John.

Between the rolling hills with peaks that provide the most picturesque views of the high Sierra and Pacific Coast and the Mokelumne River running alongside the property, Touch the Earth Ranch is truly a slice of heaven on earth. The land serves as a sanctuary, not only for their family, but also for the plants and animals that inhabit it. The ranch is home to their Angus cattle herd, a permanent flock of geese that find refuge in the multiple ponds throughout the property, dozens of majestic oak trees and numerous other wildlife species, such as deer and ducks. “It is like they know they are safe here,” Patricia explained.

Like most ranchers in California, the drought has affected how the Garamendis care of the land.

“There’s a new reality or normal,” John explained.

“The droughts that used to be every 10 years are now every three to five years.” This daunting truth has forced the family to pull back on their number of cattle and diversify their family business to ensure the ranch will remain viable for the future generations.

“We bought the ranch for the family,” said John. The conservation easement through the Rangeland Trust ensures that it will be there through the generations.”

Over the years, the Garamendis have been strong conservation advocates, encouraging other ranchers to conserve their land and protect the natural resources and immense benefits these spaces provide. “To preserve the land — it is essential for all the ecological reasons; the diversity of wildlife, the diversity of flora and fauna, the protection of watersheds and it supports the economy,” John emphasized.

John and Patricia have made a legacy for themselves in more ways than one, but the one that will outlast the test of time is the permanent protection of Touch the Earth Ranch. It is something they are proud to hang their hat on.

The ranch serves as a sanctuary, not only for the Garamendis, but also for the plants and animals that inhabit it.

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From docility to dry-matter conversion and dressing percent, Sebranek says Beefmaster x Angus cattle are “the quality breed in the feedyard.”

“For the longest time, I thought there wasn’t anything better than an Angus x Charolais cross in the industry,” Sebranek said. “I thought the ‘smokey’ was the best animal out there. But over the last few years working with the Beefmasters, I have a hard time not picking the Angus x Beefmaster as the quality breed in the feedyard.”

Sebranek said genetic traits are easily passed on when breeding to Beefmaster. He explained when crossing with Angus cattle, “the IMF seems to really influence them coming off the Angus side into the Beefmasters.”

“From there the Beefmasters bring the Angus genetics a whole bunch of quality in other places like the dressing percent, performance, as well as the size and scale of the animal,” Sebranek said. “It all goes back to the hardiness of the animal, their heterosis. Due to that heterosis they’re not as much maintenance. Whether we’re down in the south or further north like here in Kansas, they acclimate just fine to the weather. Ultimately, without issues caused by linebreeding like we may see in some other breeds, on average Beefmasters are just stronger, stouter and healthier.”

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At Riverbend Feedyard, very few health issues are seen in the Beefmaster and Beefmaster-crossbred cattle with 86 California Cattleman July • August 2021

only an occasional respiratory issue. Sebranek says these occasional issues are uncommon and much more infrequent than those in standard English breeds.

“One of the biggest reasons I initially transitioned my herd from just running all black cattle was the Beefmaster’s resistance to disease,” Makuakane said. “They’re less susceptible to disease, to bugs and to the climate. All those things really play out in the feedyard. Those are variables you have to consider passing on in your herd as intrinsic value, especially for retained owners.”

In addition to being known for their health and heartiness, Beefmasters have earned a reputation in feedyards for their disposition. Makuakane said “Beefmasters are more docile, and that docility translates into more profitability.”

If a calf can get up to the bunk and eat, then go lay down and not burn off all that weight, he’s doing his job,” Makuakane said. “The Beefmaster influence does that for us.”

Sebranek echoed Makuakane explaining just how much of a difference disposition can make on gains and therefore profitability in the feedyard.

“Disposition is huge in the feedyard, because we really have to watch the high-headed cattle,” Sebranek said. “I mean we’ll see them come off the trucks and a lot of cattle will have their heads up in the air and you’ve got to be prepared because they’re going to eat you. Usually with a higher-headed animal that animal is not eating like he’s supposed to because he’s always running to the back of the pen if someone goes by or is washing tanks etc. Then he’s running back up to the front. If he’s running, he’s wasting energy and taking weight off. When animals are that highheaded, they’re really only comfortable when we’re shut down at night and no one is around. We don’t see that in the Beefmasters. These cattle are easy to move, easy to work, they’re just easy. You may see the occasional high-headed ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 88

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 86 individual, but we have less problems with bad attitudes in Beefmasters.”

Beyond their heartiness and docility, Beefmasters are also known for their gains, conversions, quality grades and dressing percent. Feedyard managers and producers alike are taking note and looking to increase the profitability of their operations by utilizing Beefmaster genetics.

“Beefmasters are really strong on dry matter conversions. We’ve seen good performance on Beefmaster cattle as well as gains and conversions,” Sebranek said.

“They’re looking awfully good on the quality grade side and hanging them up too.”

Sebranek attributes the improved quality grade to more and more Beefmaster breeders retaining ownership through the feedyard and consistently making more informed breeding decisions.

“With more Beefmaster breeders retaining ownership and feeding them, breeders are paying more attention to performance and selecting bulls that will better their animals’ performance in the feedyard,” Sebranek said.

“Because of that, we’re seeing the breed improve. Plus, the bos indicus side of Beefmasters really helps with the dressing percent which makes a big difference. You know with every one percent increase over the plant average for dressing percent is $1.20 per pound back on the live price.

That’s huge when you start hanging cattle up!

“When we hang them up on the grid, and the plan average is 63.5 and a lot of these Beefmaster/Beefmastercrossbreds are doing 65… They’re 1.5 percent over the plan average. On that side of it they’re getting about $1.60 to $1.70 per pound or $15 to $18 over the market just for that. On a 1350 lb. animal, that’s $23 per head roughly.

That’s what you’ll get on dressing percent alone. Not counting on grade or anything. On dressing percent alone, you’re adding $23 per head in value.”

Makuakane is seeing these results in his herd and other local producers’ herds who have started using Beefmaster bulls. The producers in Makuakane’s co-op utilize the data collected by Riverbend Feedyard to run cross comparisons between their purebred Beefmasters, crossbred Beefmasters, as well as the operations running entirely black-hided cattle.

“Riverbend Feedyard collects data and provides feedback to us,” Makuakane said. “One of the big things for us, that we notice is straight off the top, was a consistency in your yield grade. We noticed that Beefmaster-sired calves consistently, yield grade higher than other breeds and even other crossbreds. After comparing 88 California Cattleman July • August 2021

and contrasting that data, the general consensus within our co-op was that everyone needed to add some Beefmaster genetics into their herd so they can gain the advantages of heterosis and improve their yield grades.”

Makuakane said you don’t have to give up black-hide premiums when using Beefmasters. Especially on Angusbased cows, you maintain a high-rate of black-hided calves which can easily reach CAB premiums as high as $40 per head.

“You can still achieve those CAB premiums by using Beefmasters on black breeds because the majority of them are homozygous black,” Makuakane said. “But really where we see the greatest margin of improvements in just the raw data, is when we look at the yield grades of Beefmastersired calves, specifically that are crossbred. With this next load the co-op is sending to Riverbend Feedyard we artificially inseminated heavy to Beefmaster bulls.

The benefit of artificially inseminating using Beefmaster genetics is two-fold for my co-op members. One, they didn’t have to go out and buy a Beefmaster bull and two, they will be seeing the translation of profitability in their herds due to the benefits of Beefmaster genetics.

“Previously, most of my guys were getting yield grade three to four,” Makuakane said. “One of my guys got some yield grade fives and that meant $900. So, he was looking at a $17 loss on that calf. Another one of my guys used Beefmasters on 50 percent of his herd last year and on 100 percent of his herd this year. He hit yield grade two on 100 percent of his Beefmaster-sired calves.

“Yield grade pays. Yield grade can actually out pay prime, because prime animals are lighter, but if you can get choice yield grade two, all day long, you’re talking about another $50 to $70 extra profit. Basically, you can out bid prime just by more yield. At the end of the day, pounds on the ground and pounds on the hook, that’s what we get paid for, that’s where the money is at.”

Makuakane said his biggest complaint with Beefmasters is when it comes to buying calves back. Once producers see what these calves can do, they don’t want to sell them back.

“The hardest thing is when you say to your customers, ‘I’m interested in buying your calves back,’ but when it comes down to it and they see the calf crop they get and those Beefmaster-crossed calves are 50 to 70 pounds heavier at weaning…They say ‘well we’ll just see what we get in the market,’” Makuakane said. “If you tailor your animals right, with just that touch of ear, it’s wide open. I mean your buyers in the feedlot or backgrounders putting those loads together they recognize these animals and it gets crazy. It turns into a price-chasing escapade and I don’t get a chance to buy calves back. They’re just that good.”

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR The Beef Checkoff: Driving Demand for 35 years Nationally, 67 years in California

by Annette Kassis, director of consumer and brand marketing, California Beef Council Good food will always bring us together. It is one of the indisputable joys of life…sitting down with family and friends to share a meal. Food is universal; however, food choices run the gamut. Since 1986, the producer-led Beef Checkoff program has shaped our industry through Checkoff-funded promotion, research and education initiatives to reach consumers, work with retail and foodservice, improve cattle production, promote environmental sustainability, provide science-based nutrition education and more.

In just 35 years it has covered a lot of ground to help keep beef the protein of choice among consumers.

But did you know that a pioneering producer-led program of assessments used for beef promotion originated right here in California? The Golden State has long been a leader in driving beef demand through promotion, research and education. Here are some highlights not only of the 35-year-old Beef Checkoff, but of your 67-year-old California Beef Council (in red) as well.

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Points for pathogens at packing Gardens and Woman’s Day. plants; high-temperature vacuuming California 1982: The Walt Rodman removing contaminants from Award is established to recognize carcasses becomes the new industry outstanding beef promotion standard. programs executed by California CattleWomen units.

• Late ‘90s: Groundbreaking muscle California 1983: Paul B. Addis, PhD, profiling research adds overall of the University of Minnesota carcass value by reinventing the becomes the first recipient of previously underutilized chuck and the California Beef Council’s round portions.

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1987: Launch of the awardwinning “Beef: Real Food for Real People” ad campaign.

1990: R&D introduces low-fat ground beef, which McDonald’s uses in the new McLean Deluxe hamburger.

Early ‘90s: Checkoff-funded BQA program begins at the state level.

California 1991: As part of a summer promotion, the California Beef Council gave Nolan Ryanautographed baseballs to meat merchandisers at select grocery chains, tying the promotion to Ryan’s seventh no-hitter.

1992: Launch of the awardwinning “Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.” ad campaign.

1994: Following a beef-linked E. coli outbreak, research with packing plants and food safety experts helps develop new spray washes to reduce pathogens and prevent future contamination.

1994: The first sale of U.S.produced beef is made to China.

1997: A microbial-mapping study identifies Critical Entry

• California 1954: The California Beef Council (CBC) is created by the state legislature under the California Beef Council Law. It is the first state beef council in the country and collects 10 cents per head.

• California 1959: Santa Claus rides • horseback through the streets of San Francisco, handing out $50,000 worth of beef gift certificates • courtesy of the California Beef Council.

• California 1967: It’s estimated that 1,000 schools each year are requesting beef-focused teaching materials from the California Beef Council.

• • California 1978: The California Beef Council launches the “Ah, Beef ” campaign with magazine ads • in Reader’s Digest, Better Homes & 92 California Cattleman July • August 2021

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 92 • California 1998: The California Beef Council brings a Director of Public Relations on board who begins to establish a spokesperson development program. .• 2000: Launch of TV ads featuring Aaron Copland’s “Hoe-Down” and actor Sam Elliot’s voice highlight prepared beef items and increase sales by 131 percent.

• California 2000: The California Beef Council establishes the California Beef Backer Award, recognizing restaurants that promote beef and the beef industry through innovative menuing, promotions and their delicious beef entrees.

• 2003: When Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) is discovered in the U.S., the Checkoff partners with USDA and industry/food safety experts to reassure American consumers of protocols in place to prevent the disease from entering the food supply.

• 2006: Amid BSE concerns in Japan, the largest export market for U.S. beef, U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) launches “We Care” to demonstrate beef ’s safety and quality and rebuild trust among Japanese consumers; the campaign helps return American beef sales to Japan to pre-BSE levels of $1.5 billion annually.

• California 2006: The Oklahoma Beef Council begins a three-year commitment to send funding to support the California Beef Council’s industry-leading Hispanic marketing program in Southern California.

• 2010: Launch of the Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) program.

• California 2011: Kansas and Nebraska State Beef Councils work with California to provide additional Checkoff funds to establish a Registered Dietitian position at the California Beef Council.

• 2012: The Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet study shows lean beef as part of a heart-healthy diet is as effective in lowering heart disease risk as the DASH diet.

• California 2012: Recognizing the unique position of California as a highly-populated and uniquely diverse state, the CBC adds a dedicated consumer marketing and issues management component to their staff.

• 2015: Advertising drives more than 2.2 million site visits to BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com, a 29 percent increase over FY14.

• California 2016: The California Beef Council begins bringing film crews to ranches to produce short-form videos that show consumers the “who” behind ranching and beef in California.

• 2017: Efforts to refresh the Beef Category on Amazon Fresh Prime increases beef units sold by 16 percent.

• California 2017: The CBC introduces the annual Beef Leadership Summit, which has become a cornerstone immersion experience for retail and foodservice professionals.

• 2018: Culinary debut of Beefshi, sushi using beef instead of fish.

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• 2019: New beef production science-based courses are introduced nationwide to middle and high school classrooms.

Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner. reaches a landmark one billion consumers in one year.

• 2020: A “lost year” for many industries due to COVID, the Checkoff helps contractors nimbly adapt programming to help push beef demand to record highs; total meat sales volume at retail climb 10 percent and total dollar sales at retail rise 18 percent.

• California 2020: The CBC launches a redesigned mobile app specifically geared to restaurateurs, chefs, center-ofthe-plate specialists and other foodservice professionals.

• 2020: For the first time ever, new U.S. dietary guidelines include recommendations for foods such as beef as a healthy complementary food for babies and toddlers.

• 2021: The message spreads about U.S. producers’ sustainability efforts, including how today’s cattle are yielding 66 percent more beef per animal with fewer resources.

About the California Beef Council

The California Beef Council (CBC) was established in 1954 to serve as the promotion, research and education arm of the California beef industry, and is mandated by the California Food and Agricultural Code. The CBC’s mission is to position the California beef industry for sustained beef demand growth through promotion, research and education. For more information, visit www.calbeef.org.

About the Beef Checkoff The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States may retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.

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RISKY BUSINESS DROUGHT‐RELATED POISONING AND NUTRITIONAL RISKS TO CATTLE

by Robert H. Poppenga, DVM, Ph.D., Veterinary Toxicologist, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, School of Veterinary Medicine University of California at Davis; Birgit Puschner, DVM, Ph.D., Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University; and Tracy Schohr, Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, University of California Cooperative Extension Provided from the California Beef Cattle Improvement Association Ranchers across California in 2021 are facing another unprecedent drought. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor in May of 2021, all of California is experiencing drought conditions, with 26 percent of California currently experiencing exceptional drought and over 48 percent classified as extreme drought. According to the California Department of Water Resources, the snowpack in the Northern and Central Sierra peaked at 70 percent of average, however rain is below 50 percent of average, which ties this year for the third driest year on record.

With ranchers experiencing limited rainfall across the state resulting in reduced forage production for livestock, cattle producers are facing another difficult year which will necessitate additional vigilance to assure cattle health and productivity. Drought can increase the risks of animal poisonings and nutritional deficiencies. In addition, should drought-breaking rains occur, the grazing conditions for cattle may dramatically change and pose additional health risks.

The conditions mostly commonly associated with the end of severe drought conditions include bloat, plant poisonings and clostridial diseases. The following are some droughtrelated threats to cattle health and productivity.

WATER QUALITY Water is the most critical factor in the diet of food animals and is involved directly or indirectly with essentially all physiologic processes. When cattle don’t drink enough clean and safe water every day, feed intake and productivity declines. Drought conditions can potentially affect all water sources, including groundwater, but surface waters are especially vulnerable. Streams and ponds can become completely dry, while water flows in rivers and streams can be significantly decreased.

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water quality, especially as quantity becomes more limited and have plans for alternate water sources.

Water consumption varies with age, weight, breed, species, ambient temperature, humidity, lactation status, diet and level of production. Dry cows need eight to 10 gallons of water daily, whereas cattle in the last 3 months of pregnancy might drink up to 15 gallons per day. Lactating cows require a water intake of approximately five times the volume of milk produced. Periodic assessment of basic water quality parameters such as total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium, sulfates and nitrates/nitrites should be considered.

There are a number of certified water testing laboratories throughout California that provide sample analysis and interpretation of results specifically for livestock.

TOTAL DISSOLVED SOLIDS (TDS) TDS are all of the organic and inorganic substances in water that can pass through a two-micron filter. Elevated TDS adversely affects the palatability of water and, therefore, water consumption. In general, TDS concentrations less than 1000 ppm (parts per million) should ensure the safety from

almost all of the inorganic constituents present, whereas individual components should be identified and quantified to more fully characterize potential problems if TDS values are more than 1000 ppm.

Sulfate High sulfur (S) concentrations reduce feed and water intake in animals resulting in reduction of growth and performance. Ruminants consuming high dietary sulfur concentrations in combination with high-grain diets are at a particular risk for sulfur-associated polioencephalomalacia.

In water, the most common form of S is sulfate. Outbreaks of polioencephalomalacia have occurred when water has been a significant source of S. During droughts, sulfate becomes more concentrated in water at the same time that water intake increases during periods of high ambient temperatures. It is recommended that water for livestock consumption contain less than 500 ppm sulfate with a maximum safe level of 1000 ppm for cattle exposed to moderate dietary S concentrations or high ambient temperatures. Elevated sulfate concentrations (as low as 500 ppm) are reported to decrease copper absorption, thus potentially exacerbating marginal to low copper intakes.

Nitrate/Nitrite Nitrate/nitrite contamination of water can occur from a variety of sources, mostly fertilizer and manure runoffs, but drought conditions can increase water concentrations.

In addition, drought stunts plant growth, causing nitrate to accumulate in plants. Immediately after a rain, plants may take up even more nitrate and become particularly dangerous. Nitrate/nitrite can cause sudden death of ruminants and risk of intoxication needs to consider intake of nitrate/nitrite from both feed and water. Frequent monitoring of water nitrate/nitrite concentrations is recommended. Nitrate/nitrite screening tests are quick and inexpensive. Water nitrate concentrations less than 400 mg/L (ppm) and nitrite concentrations less than 100 mg/L should not cause poisoning in livestock. Cattle can gradually adapt to elevated nitrate concentrations to a certain extent.

Water nitrate concentrations in excess of 750 mg/L can be hazardous to non-adapted ruminants.

Toxic Cyanobacteria During periods of hot and dry conditions, rapid proliferation of cyanobacteria (formerly referred to as blue-green algae) in water is more common. Increases in the number of cyanobacteria result in noticeable bluish/ greenish “blooms.” Stagnant water conditions and high levels of nutrients (e.g., nitrogen and phosphorus) increase the potential for bloom formation. Cyanobacterial blooms can reduce water quality and intake and be potentially toxic.

Windy conditions can concentrate blooms along water edges, increasing the risk of ingesting cyanotoxins. If blooms are noticed, testing of water for toxins is recommended as not all cyanobacteria blooms produce toxins. Cyanobacteria can produce toxins that affect the liver and nervous system.

Depending on the specific toxin and amount ingested, animals may die suddenly, or suffer from weakness, staggering or photosensitization. It is important to limit access to water that has visible cyanobacteria blooms until tested negative.

FEED QUALITY AND NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES Drought conditions frequently result in the need to feed poor quality forages or to switch to alternative feed

sources. Both can affect animal nutrition and increase the risk for intoxications. Use of poor-quality forages can cause or exacerbate deficiencies of important minerals such as selenium, copper and phosphorus and vitamins such as vitamins A and E. In addition, drought affected forages are often deficient in energy and protein. Even in non-drought years, deficiencies in selenium and copper are common in California cattle, particularly beef cattle.

Copper Soils in many regions are low in copper resulting in low copper concentrations in forages. Copper deficiency is one of the most frequent mineral deficiencies identified by the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory in pastured cattle not receiving mineral supplementation.

Forages for cattle are copper deficient if copper concentrations are less than 7 ppm on a dry weight basis; total rations are deficient when copper concentrations are less than 10 ppm on a dry weight basis. One of the earliest manifestations of copper deficiency is loss of hair color in dark-haired breeds of cattle and rough hair coats. Other manifestations of copper deficiency include ill thrift (poor doers), reduced production, diarrhea, decreased resistance to infectious agents and parasites, poor vaccine response, loss of bone strength in calves, weakness and wobbling in neonates, reproductive failure and sudden death of adult animals. Severe copper deficiencies can be diagnosed in live animals from blood serum testing whereas liver testing is used to diagnose deficiencies in animals that die. If your cattle are copper deficient, work with your veterinarian to determine appropriate supplementation to improve cattle health and production.

Selenium Selenium is essential to help protect cells from day-to-day damage and is a critical component of the body’s antioxidant enzymes. Soil and forage selenium concentrations are either marginally adequate or deficient in many areas of California. Like copper, selenium deficiency is one of the more frequently diagnosed mineral deficiencies in the state.

Selenium deficiency causes white muscle disease of skeletal and heart muscle resulting in stiff gaits, slow movement, heart damage and weak neonates. Ill-thrift (poor doers) and reduced production occur and similar to copper deficient animals, there is less resistance to infectious agents and parasites. Selenium status of live animals can be assessed based upon testing of whole blood samples. Liver selenium concentrations are used to diagnose selenium deficiency in dead animals. If your cattle are selenium deficient you can provide a bolus annually to improve cattle performance.

Combined copper and selenium deficiencies are common, particularly in unsupplemented beef cattle.

Adverse health effects can be even more severe with combined deficiencies.

Vitamin E Vitamin E is an antioxidant that helps to protect cell membranes. Its actions are complimentary to those of selenium. Thus, an adequate intake of one can help, but not completely prevent, the adverse effects of a deficiency of the other. A concomitant deficiency of both can have significant adverse effects. Vitamin E deficiency occurs most commonly when animals are fed inferior quality hay or straw; this is more likely during periods of drought. Clinical signs of

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 97 vitamin E deficiency are similar to those listed for selenium.

The vitamin E status of animals can be assessed by testi serum or liver samples. Vitamin E in serum is susceptible to degradation so sample quality is critical; veterinarians should be consulted to assure proper collection and storage of samples.

Vitamin A Primary vitamin A deficiency occurs in beef cattle on dry range pasture during periods of drought. Deficiency requires prolonged low intakes due to relatively good storage in the liver. Cattle can subsist on naturally deficient diets for five to 18 months before clinical signs of deficiency appear. Clinical signs in cattle include night blindness, dry eye, retarded growth rate, reproductive failures and increased mortality. Beef calves coming off dry summer pastures at 6 to 8 months of age are commonly marginally deficient. A maternal deficiency of vitamin A can result in herd outbreaks of congenital vitamin A deficiency in calves.

Maternal deficiency of vitamin A can cause abortions, stillbirths or calves born alive but blind and weak with death within one to three days. Cows should be given an injection of vitamin A (and D) about 30 days prior to calving and calves should be given a vitamin A injection at birth. Vitamin A status can be assessed through the testing of serum and liver samples. Like vitamin E, sample quality is critical for proper determination of status based upon serum testing.

Mechanically Irritating Grasses Grazing animals that eat sharp grass awns, spiny plants such as prickly pear cactus (Optunia spp.) or those with burs such as burdock (Arctium minus) and cocklebur (Xanthium spp.) can injure the lining of their mouths and digestive tracts. Some common grasses such as foxtail barley (Hordeum jubatum) and bristle grass (Setaria spp.) have seeds with sharp awns that can become embedded in the tongue and gums of animals ingesting them. Initially excessive salivation occurs, but embedded awns or spines eventually lead to large ulcers.

Some sharp grass awns can also penetrate an animal’s skin, migrate through the tissues and cause abscesses and draining wounds far from the point of entry.

Alternative Feeds The higher cost of feeds and forages during periods of drought results in increased use of less common “alternative” feeds. If you are providing supplemental nutrients or replacement feed when it becomes over 50 percent of diet, it is always important to consider the stage of cow production to determine the appropriate supplement requirements. Supplemental feeds and by-products have varying nutritional values along with other advantages and disadvantages. Additionally, alternative feed storage and quality is important. Below are two case examples of potential problems associated with alternative feeds.

Moldy sweet potatoes: Sweet potatoes are a good energy source for cattle. Because of the high amount of readily available fermentable starch, cattle should be gradually adjusted to sweet potatoes in their ration to prevent ruminal acidosis. In addition, sweet potatoes that are infested with a fungus, can contain a mycotoxin called 4-ipomeanol. The toxin results in severe lung damage, and cows develop acute respiratory distress.

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assortment of nutrients that support productive purposes in dairy cattle. However, pomegranates contain tannins and other polyphenolic compounds that have negative effects on animal performance. From limited reports, moldy pomegranates may cause liver disease in cattle. Precise thresholds associated with adverse effects are unknown. In addition, the sugar in pomegranates is readily available to bacteria and fungi (molds) to support their growth when there is adequate air, moisture and heat present. Fungi produce mycotoxins that can negatively impact animal health.

INCREASED INCIDENCE OF PLANT POISONINGS Drought conditions increase the risk of plant poisonings in situations where available feed/forage is inadequate to maintain cattle. Cattle will seek out and consume plants that they would not otherwise find palatable. While only a few of the potentially toxic plants are discussed here, a comprehensive resource for common poisonous plants in California can be found at: https://anrcatalog.ucanr.edu/ pdf/8398.pdf.

Plant-Associated Nitrate Poisoning Nitrate poisoning is one of the most common plant associated intoxications diagnosed by the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory. Drought conditions can result in high accumulation of nitrates with plant tissues.

Normally, plants absorb nitrates from the soil converting the nitrate into plant proteins. Application of nitrate fertilizers along with stunting of plant growth as a result of drought can cause potentially toxic concentrations of nitrates to occur. The highest concentrations of plant nitrate typically occur in stems and not in leaves, flowers or fruits. Therefore, nitrate poisoning is unlikely to occur when cereal grains are fed.

The potential for nitrate poisoning to occur is increased when livestock water sources also contain elevated concentrations. The threat of nitrate poisoning is greatest in ruminant animals since the environment of the rumen results in the reduction of nitrate to toxic nitrite. Nitrite interferes with normal oxygen delivery to tissues.

Many common weeds, forage crops and cereal grain plants have the potential for nitrate accumulation during drought conditions. The first sign of nitrate poisoning is often the sudden and unexplained deaths of one or more animals. Other clinical signs include drowsiness, weakness, muscle tremors, increased heart and respiratory rates, staggering and recumbency.

Signs can develop within several hours of ingesting a toxic amount of nitrate. Nitrate concentrations can be easily and cheaply determined from samples submitted to a veterinary diagnostic laboratory for testing. It is a good idea to consider testing forage samples prior to feeding to livestock when the potential for nitrate accumulation is high. Serum samples can be tested for nitrate levels from live animals showing clinical signs. A variety of samples including postmortem blood samples and ocular fluid can be used to diagnosis nitrate poisoning in dead animals.

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Oaks/Acorns Acorns and oak leaves might be attractive to livestock during periods of scarce forage. There are a number of oak species (Quercus spp.) in California. High acorn production can occur during periods of drought. All parts of oak trees contain tannins and phenols and are potentially toxic.

Young oak buds emerging in the spring contain the highest concentrations of tannins. Poisoning is most typically associated with consumption of large amounts of buds, leaves or acorns over a several day period.

Signs of poisoning vary with the amount of plant ingested. Initially, animals stop eating, become depressed, and develop intestinal stasis. Excessive thirst and frequent urination might be noted. Initially feces are hard and dark, but black tarry diarrhea occurs later. Teeth grinding and hunched back are often indicative of abdominal pain. Severe liver and kidney damage occurs. Animals might live for five to seven days after the onset of clinical signs. A condition called “acorn calf syndrome” can occur in calves born to cows on a low plain of nutrition and which have consumed large quantities of acorns during the third to seventh months of pregnancy. Clinical signs in affected calves include joint laxity, shortened legs, deformed hooves and either a doomed skull or long narrow head.

Pine Needle Toxicity With reduced forage production this year, ranchers in the

mountains should be extra careful to prevent cattle ingestion of pine needles. Pine needles contain a chemical compound called isocupressic acid that is known to cause abortions for pregnant cattle in the third trimester. It is important to prevent ingestion of pine needles. Management tips include: Preventing access to pine forest during late pregnancy, providing ample feed to prevent hungry cattle from eating pine needles, when providing supplemental feed, space so all cattle have access; and do not feed hay on top of pine needles that can lead to involuntary consumption.

Conclusion During periods of drought, cattle producers should be especially careful about the quality of feed and water available for their animals. Consideration should be given to monitoring water quality parameters that might indicate the potential for problems. Pastures and hay should be scrutinized for the presence of weeds or mechanically irritating grasses. Animals on over-grazed pastures should be provided with supplemental feed and adequate vitamins and minerals.

When you are changing management practices on your grazing operation you should remain cognizant of potential unintended consequences. For example, if you acquire a new lease or land in a different region with pajaroello tick and your cattle are naïve, it could result in death of calves from Foothill Abortion (Epizootic Bovine Abortion). Also, you may want to connect with your local UC Cooperative Extension livestock advisor to get a list of potentially toxic plants in the region.

If additional information is needed or, in the unfortunate event that one or more animals become ill and/or die, you can contact your local veterinarian, local UC Cooperative Extension livestock advisor or the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (www.cahfs. ucdavis.edu) for assistance.

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by J. Neil Orth, Executive Vice President, American-International Charolais Association If you come from the country, you have most likely heard a parent say, “Hang onto that. Someday we may need it (i.e.: baling twine or barbed wire).” The same can be said for collecting information in the beef business. As the industry evolved from a commodity mindset to thinking about how to add value and document the value, every stakeholder has been challenged to collect data.

Even before a system based on value changed the marketing paradigm, the beef and dairy seedstock sectors began to accumulate data. Since bovine DNA had not been sequenced, the data couldn’t accurately be genetically connected, or its relevance verified.

The spring of 2009 changed everything when the results of the Bovine Genome Project were announced. It wasn’t long before stakeholders began offering test kits to collect DNA samples. Universities and breed associations collected even more data and expected progeny difference (EPDs) computations were restructured to include genomic information. Since producers had been collecting and submitting phenotypic data to breed associations for a couple of decades, the assimilation of phenotype and genotype began to reshape the genetic selection process.

The seedstock sector began to develop selection tools to address stature, docility, marbling, fat and many more traits of economic importance with documented accuracy.

As more genomic data was collected, breed associations developed indexes that combined heritable traits into economic indicators of profitability from birth through harvest. Policy and procedures put in place from the beginning attempted to remove subjectivity and ensure the

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data collection and reporting remained objective. More recently, traits such as teat and udder, foot scores and feed efficiency have been added to many evaluation measures, which brings us to today.

The American-International Charolais Association (AICA), through the Whole Herd Rewards (WHR) program, has accumulated a sizable database for udder scores. When WHR was initiated in 2002, producers were required to submit phenotypic data for many traits. Some data could be accurately quantified. Other data continued to accumulate, knowing science and technology would evolve.

Some may question the need for more data. Our history proves the importance of continuing to genetically connect and quantify all traits of economic importance. Thanks to generations of forward thinking Charolais breeders and past and present AICA board of directors, the AICA database is one of the strongest among the major beef breeds.

The future of the beef business will likely continue to see contraction and consolidation in an effort to maximize efficiencies. Commercial cow-calf producers continue to shift from a commodity mindset to seeking tools to capture more value, and having access to more information is critical in their decision-making process. From bull selection and feeder calf marketing to heifer replacements, more accurate data and selection tool suites are keys to the future of breed associations. Collecting and warehousing data may not have a purpose today. If the collection protocols are sound and the data is objective, it’s highly likely we’ll find it valuable down the road!

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State Leaders Tour Grazing Allotment Decimated by Wildfire Daley Ranch hosts tour focused on finding solutions for better land management

by Katie Roberti, Ryan Donahue and Jason Bryant for the California Cattlemen’s Association On June 4, at his cattle ranch just outside of Oroville in Butte County, CCA Past President and current California Cattle Council Chairman Dave Daley and his son Kyle Daley hosted the Secretary of the California Natural Resources Agency Wade Crowfoot, Secretary Karen Ross of the California Department of Food & Agriculture and Director Thom Porter with the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (CalFire) and a handful of other regulators for a tour and informational session that highlighted the devastating ecological impacts of the North Lightning Complex Fire. Spanning the better part of the day, the tour and discussion highlighted the importance of better managing public and private lands through grazing, fire fuels reduction, conservation and the protection of rangelands.

Starting with introductions and conversations at the Daley Ranch, later in the morning the tour continued up in the Plumas National Forest giving the regulators a firsthand look at the devastating impacts last year’s wildfire season had on the mountains. The Daleys have been taking cattle up to a grazing allotment in these mountains for generations.

In the 2020 Bear Fire—later part of the North Lightning Complex Fire—nearly 400 of their cows and their calves on the allotment were killed. With Kyle and Dave driving the group up to the allotment in vans, they were able to provide a narrative of what the land used to look like and show the unimaginable damage the forest now faces following the fire.

Traveling through the forest, it took a trained eye and some time to find any signs of life. A beetle. A seedling. A butterfly. For Californians who have been in the state long or traveled through it often, it is not uncommon to become accustomed to fire season and witnessing landscape scarred by fire; usually finding respite quickly on the freeway seeing normal growth just around the bend. On this trip to the Northern Complex Fire’s burn scar finding anything normal took some doing.

While touring the fire devastation was difficult for many, especially for the Daley Family, it was a rather sobering yet powerful illustration of the desperate need for regulators to partner with ranchers across the state to help prevent catastrophic wildfire events through better management of our forests and rangelands.

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While protecting ecosystems on both public and private lands is something the ranching community is extremely proud of, it may not be widely known amongst those holding senior level leadership positions within key levels of state government.

It was goal of this tour—sponsored by the California Cattle Council and CCA— to deliver that message through the discussions had that day, in addition to creating new opportunities for ranchers to collaborate with state agencies to protect rangelands and to help reduce fire fuel loads immediately.

These options must include increasing grazing on state lands in fire prone areas, reducing regulatory barriers to getting prescribed fire on the ground and allowing ranchers access to their herds during wildfire events to keep them safe.

The tour also highlighted to state policymakers the ways in which ranchers steward the state’s land, water and wildlife resources every day. The Newsom and Biden ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 106

The location selected for the group to convene at in the mountains was next to an area of the forest that had been part of a control burn. Showing the difference in how this acreage was responding following the fire compared to much of the forest that had not been treated with a prescribed burn, illustrated the need for increasing the use of good fire.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 104 Administrations have made clear their goals to conserve 30 percent of state and federal lands and waterways by 2030 (“30x30”). As ranchers all know, productively grazed rangelands already serve those conservation functions.

Grazing conserves our open spaces, provides habitat and other benefits that conserve native biodiversity, and conserves our atmosphere through carbon sequestration

and the reduction of fire fuels.

By getting Secretary Crowfoot, Secretary Ross, Director Porter and other key staff on a working cattle ranch, the California Cattle Council was able to demonstrate the ways in which California’s 38 million acres of rangeland managed by ranchers are already conserved – and that the Administration’s 30x30 goal need not be at odds with the practice of livestock grazing.

With cattle grazing in the background, the group of regulators from Sacramento convened at the Daley Ranch on the morning of June 4 and kicked off the day with discussions surrounding land management, conservation and sustainability.

Pictured above, right; Kyle Daley driving one of the tour vans up to the grazing allotment in the Plumas National Forest. As Kyle and Dave lead the group up through the devastated forest, they shared of their experience on the land and their losses in last fall’s North Complex Lightning Fire.

Traveling through the forest, it took a trained eye and some time to find any signs of life. A beetle. A seedling. A butterfly.

Seeing the forest firsthand and hearing the Daley family’s account of what the North Lightning Complex fire destroyed was a sobering, yet powerful illustration of the desperate need for regulators to partner with ranchers across the state to help prevent catastrophic wildfire events through better management of our forests and rangelands.

Conversations continued as the group arrived in the mountains and stopped to take some time to survey the devastated land.

Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) has already put in months of work on logging and cleaning up the aftermath of the fire on their lands in the forest. A representative from SPI met with the group up at the site and explained their plan and map to continue salvaging timber.

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WHO OWNS CALIFORNIA’S WATER? Understanding the legal and applicable definitions of your water rights

by California Cattlemen’s Association Member Richard M. Ross, J.D. EDITOR’S NOTE: This article originally ran in this publication six years ago in the May 2015 issue. At that time, Californians were facing severe drought. This article’s contents is again a reminder of legal definitions of ranchers’ water rights.

California’s law of water rights is unique to California and combines English and Spanish law with California custom. English common law recognized “riparian” right – the right of those along a waterway to draw water from it.

The Spanish, dealing with a more arid climate, followed a doctrine of “appropriative” right - the right to appropriate water from a waterway and transport it somewhere else for use. In California, the Gold Rush created a need to develop water for washing gold bearing placers away from the streams.

I pay for my irrigation water by the “miners’ inch.”

Mining practices, combined with California’s Spanish/ Mexican heritage called for recognition of appropriative rights. But California adopted the English common law in its constitution, making riparian rights the law of the land. What resulted was the California Doctrine which combines the two. Over the years, the most profound changes in water rights have probably been adoption of the Water Commission Act of 1914 which created the current state administered permit system; Article X, section 2 of the California Constitution which limited water rights to reasonable use; and the California Supreme Court’s decision recognizing a “public trust doctrine” as trumping recognized water rights. Recent groundwater legislation will be important as we move forward.

Water rights can be made simple. In 1968 I headed to Wyoming to study water rights under the great Frank J. Trelease. He had three “Laws of Water.” 1) Water flows downhill; 2) Water flows toward money; 3) Rule 2 prevails over Rule one. His rules were especially true in California.

The Public Trust Doctrine may reflect Rule two and the economic power of green.

With Dean Trelease’s ultimate realities in mind, we can turn to the source of all human power and right - our constitutions. Rights to water are specifically covered in California’s constitution which provides that people can have a right to use it, so long as it is applied to a reasonable and beneficial use, using a reasonable method of diversion and use. What that means is that nobody can OWN water, you can only have a conditional right to use it. In legal terms, it is a usufruct, the right to use the property of another.

Where its value cannot be realized in a non-consumptive way, water is an “imperfect usufruct” and may be consumed.

Still, outright ownership is not possible and a right to water is only an “incorporeal hereditament” (a “right” with no embodiment, but capable of being inherited). So – moving beyond law school terms, who has a right to use the water if someone else ‘owns’ it?

The right to use water is a property right. Clearly it has

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value. In its absence nothing can live – crops, livestock and people themselves parish. Taking the “value” of the water from the land makes the land of little productive value.

However, the right to use water is generally set by place, time and type of use. What is the value of a new Ferrari if your right is conditioned on it being covered by a tarp in a barn in Idaho? But that goes to valuation, not whether there is a property right.

If the government “takes” private property for public use it must provide just compensation under the due process provisions of the 5th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. However, what if government does not “take” the water right? What if a current right simply ceases to exist?

As the thirst of urban counties increases, state government (controlled by urban areas) will likely find more and more current uses, and methods of diversion and use, to be unreasonable. If your use or methods of use are unreasonable (i.e., “you shouldn’t be raising almonds versus grazing because they use too much water,” or “you only need half as much water because you could drip irrigate your pasture”) then you arguably don’t HAVE a right to the water. You only have a right to water so long as you use it reasonably.

Why would the government “take” water rights if it can simply declare that existing uses or methods of use are unreasonable? The Russian River frost protection case reflects such a change. Sprinkling grapes for frost protection was recognized by regulation as a reasonable use; some salmonids were found stranded in the Russian River; the state water board passed a resolution changing the regulation and finding that pumping water for frost protection that could affect the flow of the river was “an unreasonable method of diversion and use.” The Superior Court overturned the board, but was reversed on appeal.

Look forward to more challenges to the reasonableness of diversion and use.

With the underlying authority in mind, the next element to understanding a legal framework is understanding the terms used. Here are a few of the basic terms in water law.

“Appropriative right”: The right to take from a surface water and use the water away from the source. Appropriative rights have priority depending upon when they were established.

Appropriative rights are often divided into two parts: 1. Pre-1914 Rights: Rights to appropriate water that were established before the Water Commission Act of 1914 which authorized state regulation. The rights must have been in continuous use since 1914.

2. Post 1914 Rights: Since 1914 the state has taken applications and determined if there is adequate unappropriated water, whether there would be adverse impact on the stream, etc. and can issue a permit which becomes a license when fully implemented.

Establishing a pre-1914 right is not easy. In 1872 the legislature enacted Civil Code provisions establishing ‘first in time is first in right’ and providing that notice needed to be posted in some conspicuous place at the point of intended diversion stating the claimed number of miners inches of water, the purpose for which it was being taken, the place of use and means of diversions. That information was then to be recorded at the county. The right was dependent upon completion of the project, and the priority of the right related back to the original notice. But what if the project was not completed as noticed, or was abandoned for some period or changed? The county recording does not establish all of the elements needed to establish the right. Because of the potential for un-confirmable pre-1914 claims, the water board has announced a review of pre-1914 rights.

Appropriative rights are for specific amounts of water/ rates of flow, points of diversion, methods of diversion, periods of use, places of use and uses (irrigation, stock water, storage, etc.).

Riparian Rights: Any parcel contiguous to a water body generally has riparian rights to take water from that body to use on the riparian parcel. The land entitled to riparian water is the smallest parcel in the chain of title that has had the same ownership as the parcel touching the water, although there is precedent for reconnecting once severed parcels if the deeds reserved the riparian rights.

Riparian rights are superior to appropriative rights, so in times of water shortage, riparian owners may take all of the water, leaving none for people with appropriative rights. The rights of riparian owners are “correlative,” meaning that all must proportionately share whatever water is available. There is no priority based upon where you are on the waterway or how long you have used the water. [There is some law related to ownership of a water’s source.] How to share is not always easy to determine. For instance, there is an argument for determining correlative rights based upon the number of irrigable/arable acres owned, but definition of those lands has changed with technology.

Of significance with riparian rights is that there is no right to store water. The state has long recognized a 30 day rule, but that is subject to change without notice.

Prescriptive Rights: These are rights acquired by “adverse possession.” If someone uses water with no right to do so for a long time, and the people who might have a higher right to the water were aware and did nothing to protect their rights, the party using the water in a manner adverse to the others may acquire a “prescriptive right” to use the water. It generally requires a judicial decree.

Adjudicated Rights: The Water Code authorizes adjudication of the state’s waters. Historically, the appropriative water rights of a river have been subject to adjudication, but not riparian rights. However, in 1979, the Supreme Court ruled that unexercised riparian rights could be curtailed by future adjudications. The normal process is that the Superior Court tasks the Water Resources Control Board (WRCB) with researching the uses and potential uses of the river and allocating the water to various users for various uses, periods of use and priorities of use. The WRCB also has its own authority. The research and report from the state can take many years. Eventually the adjudication is adopted. Superior

courts retain jurisdiction to resolve disputes and appoint a watermaster to administer the decree on a day to day basis.

Pueblo Rights: In Spanish/Mexican days, the rights of communities to take water from waterways for domestic use and irrigation were recognized. These rights are still recognized for cities that were established during Spanish or Mexican rule.

Groundwater rights: The rights to groundwater are in flux.

Historically, groundwater belonged to the overlying land owner. Since the groundwater basins generally extend beyond the surface boundaries, the rights are “correlative” meaning that all landowners are required to share proportionately.

In 2014, the legislature adopted laws calling on the state to regulate groundwater. Given the potentially constitutional nature of existing rights, there will be questions on the authority of the legislature to amend those rights, and the legislature will undoubtedly fine tune the process for some years to come.

Public Trust Rights: In 1983 the California Supreme Court ruled in the Mono Lake case that the public had a right to water that trumped vested rights. The court held that “The principal values plaintiffs seek to protect . . . are recreational and ecological, the scenic views of the lake and its shore, the purity of the air, and the use of the lake for nesting and feeding by birds. . . . it is clear that protection of these values is among the purposes of the public trust.”

The conclusion of the court in the case was: “The public trust doctrine and the appropriative water rights system are parts of an integrated system of water law. The public trust doctrine serves the function in that integrated system of preserving the continuing sovereign power of the state to protect public trust uses, a power which precludes anyone from acquiring a vested right to harm the public trust, and imposes a continuing duty on the state to take such uses into account in allocating water resources.” National Audubon Society v. Superior Court (1983) 33 Cal.3d 419.

The decision called for “reconsideration of the allocation of the waters of the Mono Basin.” In conjunction with laws like the endangered species acts, there has been a massive reappropriation of water. Many articles refer to agriculture’s use of 80 percent of California’s water, yet recent studies show that nearly 50 percent of the state’s developed water now goes to environmental enhancement, 40 percent for agriculture and 10 percent for urban. Roughly 60 percent of the state’s water is “undeveloped” (free range water) which undoubtedly inures to the benefit of the environment, for a total of 80 percent actually going to the “environment.”

An interesting twist on the public trust doctrine was presented by the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Summa Corp. v. Cal. State Lands Commission the year after Audubon. The court denied California’s claim of a public trust easement over a wetland because title to the land traced back to a Mexican land grant. California had made no claim in the land patent proceedings implementing the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo which recognized property rights of Mexican origin, so it was estopped from challenging the current owner’s rights derived from Mexican title. As a result, land that was included in old land grants is arguably exempt from the public trust doctrine. But is the water flowing past?

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Summer is here and with the warmer weather unwanted pests are making an appearance. Flies and internal parasites are more than nuisances, they make animals uncomfortable, transmit disease and can impact profitability. Although eradication is not feasible, management is possible. During a recent National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattlemen’s Webinar Series event, speakers shared proactive solutions and practices that producers can put to work on their operations to manage pests and keep animals, and the bottom line, healthy.

“Our goal as producers is to manage cattle effectively so they utilize available forage and convert it into more profitable products like meat,” said Paul Kropp, national accounts manager for Central Life Sciences. “Flies create stress and discomfort in our animals, hindering performance. Maximizing herd efficiency and comfort are keys to improving revenue potential.”

According to Sonja Swiger, DVM, associate professor and veterinary/medical extension entomologist for Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, external parasites cost the U.S. beef cattle industry $2.4 billion annually, with $1 billion of that cost attributed to horn flies alone. When each horn fly takes 30-40 bloodmeals per day, cattle spend their time switching their tails and kicking their bellies, creating stress and negatively impacting performance.

Horn flies are known to be vectors for at least 65 diseases including pink eye and mastitis, and their biting behavior can lower milk quality, affect pregnancy rates,

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lower body condition scores and decrease weaning weights.

According to Kropp, increased stress, blood loss and reduced grazing caused by biting flies can result in losses up to $40 per animal.

Kropp suggests that 200 horn flies per animal is the economic threshold where animals will perform up to their potential. Over that amount, efficiency and productivity can start to decline. Although there is no one “silver bullet” to manage the fly problem, various options exist such as insecticide ear tags, liquid pour-ons and feed-through fly control.

“Ear tags have some limitations since the insecticide begins to dissipate within 70-75 days,” said Kropp. “Feedthrough fly control works through the entire season, and we’ve seen increased weight gains in cattle fed fly control solutions.”

Kropp’s biggest advice is to get ahead of fly emergence, limit animal stress and don’t let flies steal the gains.

External insects such as flies are easy to see and identify as a problem, however, other pests such as internal parasites can be more difficult to diagnose even though their impact on animal health is just as detrimental.

“Parasitic diseases caused by roundworms, lungworms, tapeworms and liver flukes can impair the health, reproduction, growth and productivity of cattle,” said Swiger. “In order to effectively control internal parasites, producers first need to know which ones they are dealing with.”

Megan Schnur, DVM, technical service veterinarian for Norbrook, agrees, stressing the importance of diagnostics, such as using fecal egg counts, to determine the parasite and then select the “right drug for the bug”.

According to Schnur, cattle can tolerate and naturally fight off a certain number of parasites, but when the number gets too high, animal health is impacted.

Understanding the parasite, host and environment as well as the interaction among the three is important to managing parasites. “Producers should consider animal age as well as immune system and nutritional status when selecting treatment products, in addition to understanding the parasite’s life cycle,” said Schnur.

There are two major classes of deworming products: macrocyclic lactones (ivermectins) and benzimidazoles, also known as white dewormers. Each has a different mode of action and while ivermectins have some extended effect on parasites, white dewormers only work in the gut with no longer term effects, according to Schnur.

Schnur provided some deworming protocol options.

“If you are rotating dewormers, be sure to use products in different classes, not different dewormers in the same class,” she said. “Another option is concurrent or combination deworming, administering more than one dewormer at the same time, which offers a broader spectrum of protection and has shown increased efficacy and a slower development of resistance.”

Treatment timing also plays a critical role, selecting the right product, the right dose at the right time. Schnur’s

advice is to monitor success of the treatment program, evaluate and make changes as necessary. “Producers should consider best practices and practical realities of herd management when developing a well-rounded parasite control program,” she said. “Consider ease of application, cost effectiveness and withdrawal times as well.”

Effective pasture management with rotational grazing is another way to reduce parasite infestations. Larvae only move up 2-4 inches on blades of grass so if cattle are moved before grass is grazed shorter, they are less likely to consume the larvae. Resting pastures also allows sunlight and heat to kill the larvae. Basic hygiene practices such as cleaning up feeding areas and spreading manure also help with internal and external pest management.

There are a lot of options when it comes to pest control, and all speakers stressed the importance of establishing a relationship with local veterinarians and extension agents to understand unique geographic and environmental pest factors, and to provide diagnostic services and treatment options.

“Producers want to maximize pounds of beef per acre, and in order to reach an animal’s full genetic potential and increase efficiency, managing pests is critical.

Spending money up front on pest control results in positive returns on investment,” concluded Kropp.

To view recordings from the Cattlemen’s Webinar Series and learn about upcoming webinars, click on the Producers tab at www.NCBA.org.

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Standout Scholars Following a non-traditional class regimen over their final two years of undergraduate student, CCA is especially proud to recognize a few standout graduates who have gone the extra mile during their education and have plans to continue supporting the beef industry in their future endeavors.

In addition to accomplishing their goals within the classroom, each of the CCA Achievement Award recipients must also be involved in extracurricular activities pertaining to agriculture, demonstrate superior leadership abilities and have personal and/or professional goals to stay involved in the beef industry.

This year, CCA is recognizing graduates from

MICHAELA CLARK Snelling AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION Develop and use different strategies to diminish the gap from farm to fork.

LAUREN COSTA Squaw Valley

agriculture programs at California State University, Chico; California State University, Fresno; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; and the University of California, Davis. The following students were nominated and selected by their university professors for their standout performances during their undergraduate career.

CCA members should be pleased to see the future of our industry being so dedicated to their cause and to the agricultural way of life. CCA extends congratulations to the entire class of 2021 for the perseverance they have shown in working to obtain an education in the face of advesity!

Good luck to you all as you charter your own unique paths through the next step in your individual journeys!

WESTON FAIR Denair

KYLE PROCK Denair

ANIMAL SCIENCE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, ANIMAL SCIENCE, MEAT TECHNOLOGY LIVESTOCK BUSINESS LIVESTOCK BUSINESS MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT Teach part time and operate family’s 4th generation cattle ranch. Continue to raise show steers Operate a purebred Angus and breeding heifers to sell as operation with his brother. show cattle.

JULIE BROWN Potter Valley

ANIMAL SCIENCE & AGRICULTURE BUSINESS

TANIA BURRONE Fort Jones ANIMAL SCIENCE

Will continue working on he family ranch, 4T Hay and Cattle.

Will be pursuing a career in ranch management and will continue showing cattle on family operation.

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REED PRITCHARD Flournoy

AGRICULTURE BUSINESS

BRADY SCHMIDT Morgan Hill AGRICULTURE BUSINESS

Pursue a career in agricultural sales.

HUNTER ORITZ Williams ANIMAL SCIENCE

Is interested in pursuing a career in Hopes to continue education in ethology either within a U.S. National Park or agriculture law. on a global scale.

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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

TYREE COCHRANE San Luis Obispo ANIMAL SCIENCE

GRACE GUTHRIE Porterville AGRICULTURE

MAUREEN LAGRANDE Sites

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SCIENCE BUSINESS Will be beginning a Master’s Will be attending California focusing on Beef Cattle Will be working for M. Green Will be entering Cal Poly’s Polytechnic State University, research in the fall 2021. & Company, LLP while blended agriculture education San Luis Obispo to continue Master’s and credential pursuing Certified Public her education and receive her program in the fall.

Accountant licensure and Master’s Degree. continuing to help with the family’s cattle operation.

NATANYA ACKERLY Shingle Springs ANIMAL SCIENCE

Will be pursuing a career in ranch management.

SKYLAR CAMPBELL Sterling, Alaska

BRIANA MORALES Selma

Will be attending veterinary school at Colorado State University.

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ANIMAL SCIENCE

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In Memory KEN WEMPLE

Kenneth Jay Wemple (also known to many as “the mayor of Milford”), cattle rancher, cowboy and lifelong resident of Milford, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on June 17, at the age of 80 years old.

Ken is survived by the love of his life, Kathryn French Wemple, sons Keith Wemple (Diana Wood Wemple) and Kyle Wemple (Anna Wemple); grandchildren Ryan Chase Wemple (Jody), Reg Winchester Wemple (Bobbie), Cash Leo Wemple (Sydney), Kattie Marie Wemple (Casey Awbrey), and Artem, Abigail and Alia Bgatov; great grandchildren Levi Kenneth Wemple, Lexie Joy Wemple and Layne Florence Wemple; and numerous nieces and nephews.

He was proceeded in death by his beloved daughter Kristine Ellen Wemple, father Don Wemple, mother Gay (Corder) Wemple and sister Donna Gay (Wemple) McClelland.

Ken was born in Susanville, on Sept. 19, 1940 and was raised on the Wemple family Ranch in Milford. Growing up, he was very active in high school sports, including field and track, basketball and football. He was also involved in 4-H and FFA, raising beef project cattle throughout his school years and later becoming a 4-H horse leader.

Ken and Kathryn were married on Aug. 12, 1961 in Reno, Nev. Over the next nearly 60 years, Ken and Kathryn took great pride raising their family in Milford on the Wemple Ranch, where there was always an abundance of work, laughter, sarcasm and love to be found. Ken was an excellent horseman and always made sure good horses were underneath his family.

Even with all the responsibilities of the ranch, he always made time for some weekend travel and could be found in rodeo and roping arenas alongside his family and friends. He was a member of the Califiornia Cattlemen’s Association and ACTRA and always made the time to haul his kids and grandkids to their Junior and High School rodeos.

Ken served as a school board member with his first board position being at the Milford Schoolhouse where he replaced his uncle, Glen Wemple. The Milford School closed and was moved to Janesville Union School where he continued serving the community as a board member from 1969 to 1992 (22 ½ years). He also served as a representative on the Agriculture Stabilization Conservation Service for 10 years.

Ken was beloved by many. His quick wit and strong work ethic were only matched by his love for his family and friends and cowboy traditions.

A celebration of life was held June 26 at the Wemple Ranch/Wemple’s Pumpkin Patch in Milford. In Ken’s memory, donations can be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital in Ken Wemple’s memory or to a charity of your choosing.

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RALPH CLARK Ralph Leroy Clark, of Plymouth, passed away on Wednesday, March 10, from complications after surgery. He was born Sept. 23, 1937 in Venice to his parents, James and Virginia (Meyers) Clark.

Ralph is survived by his wife Susan Clark of Plymouth; children, Gay (Loch) Ockey of Fresno, Jim (Sherri) Clark of Snelling and Barry (Shannon) Clark of Ione; brother, William Clark; grandchildren, Sierra Zamora, Casey Clark, Brand Ockey, Michaela Clark, Sydney Clark and Peyton Clark; and many wonderful nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his sister, Barbara McCaleb (Win).

In his early years, Ralph attended Fresno State College where he competed on both the judging and showing teams as well as a year on the rodeo team. In 1966, Ralph accepted a position at Chico State College as herdsman and married Susie Crump. A year later, he became the secretary manager of the Western States Angus Association which he held for four years moving the Western Angus Futurity from Las Vegas to Reno where it became the second largest Angus show in the country.

Ralph took a management position with MC Angus in Madera to be near his kids Gay and Jim. after son, Barry Clark was born. Ralph loved his career, but family came first, and he loved his children and would do anything for them.

Ralph managed the Amador County Fair for 26 years from 1978 to 2004. The Amador County Fair enjoyed his leadership as its chief executive officer.

He enjoyed the many aspects of the fair from the arts as well as the addition of a wine competition and the betterment of the junior livestock show and auction. His reputation in the livestock industry attracted events such as Angus Days, Hereford Gold, California Shorthorn Sale and the establishment of the Cattlemen’s Jackpot Show.

Ralph’s career revolved around the Fair Industry, and to him it was a “calling.” It was the life that he loved.

Friends and family gathered for a celebration of life, June 26, at the Amador County Fairgrounds.

Contributions in his memory can be made to Amador County Fair Foundation at P.O. Box 1072, Plymouth, CA 95669.

JOHN J ASCUAGA John Ascuaga, the son of Basque sheepherders who became a northern Nevada gambling icon after he bought a small coffee shop with a few slot machines in 1960 and turned it into a major hotelcasino he operated for more than a half century, died on June 28 at age 96.

Ascuaga and his twin sister Rosa “Rosie” were born on Jan. 7, 1925 to Jose Ascuaga and Marina Equiluz in Caldwell, Idaho. Raised in the small community of Notus, Idaho, John was a self-made man who built an entertainment empire in Reno as well as a large ranching enterprise. His father Jose emigrated from Spain in 1914 and Jose’s wife Marina joined him two years later, and they raised John and his three siblings on a farm in Idaho. John started in the hotel industry as a bellman in McCall, Idaho, while attending college. He followed family friend Dick Graves to Nevada. Dick opened the Nugget in 1955, and three years of growth later, moved it across the street to its current location.

By 1960 Dick was ready to retire and sold the business for $3,775,000 to John, who at the time was only 34 years old.

He put nothing down on the loan and still managed to pay it off in seven years.

He didn’t let the expansion of Interstate 80 get in the way of growth plans for his Nugget Casino in downtown Sparks during the 1970s.

He just built the casino under the major thoroughfare that connects Northern Nevada with Northern California.

Pillars that support the freeway were incorporated into the Nugget’s casino area.

Though he was known as a pillar of Nevada’s gaming industry, those in the ranching industry who knew him personally say you would be hard pressed to find someone as authentic and humble as John Ascuaga. A Herefordenthusiast and proud rancher, it was always John’s pleasure to welcome livestock events to the Nugget. For many recent years, California’s cattlemen and women paid the Nugget a visit during their annual CCA and CCW Convention.

Western Video Market sales have also been held in the resort hotel’s ballrooms and possibly most notable for the cattle industry were the Hereford cattle that graced the main

TERRY JOCHIM

Terry R. Jochim, age 73, of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on June 19, following a brief illness.

He was born on September 24, 1947, in Sacramento, CA to the late Sebastian and Julia Jochim.

Terry was an Air Force Veteran and retired after 38 years of Federal Service. He was an avid cattleman and greatly contributed to the cattle industry being President and Executive Director for the California Beef Cattle Improvement Association. It was a great honor for him to be the Deputy Grand Knight for the Knights of Columbus

stage of the nugget as Leroy Van Dyke’s “The Auctioneer” boomed from the speakers, with Van Dyke himself once making an appearance. The Nugget Hereford Sale began in 1967 in the parking lot of the hotel before moving indoors to the big stage. Only recently did the event change venues.

It was in the Nugget Steakhouse where Ascuaga met his future wife Rose Ardans. The two went on to build John Ascuaga’s Nugget into a major resort destination in the Reno area. Rose passed away in 2020.

John owned the Nugget Casino in Sparks for more than five decades before selling it to Sheltie OPCO in December 2013.

Ascuaga was known for roaming the floor and greeting patrons personally at the casino he named John Ascuaga’s Nugget along Interstate 80 in Sparks, just east of Reno.

John and Rose lived at their Jacks Valley Ranch, 50 miles south of Reno near Carson City, Nev. The ranch is one of three originally owned by the Ascuagas. At one time they had 1,700 head of Hereford-based commercial cows and a small flock of sheep. Today the ranch includes 300 head of Hereford cattle.

Throughout his career, John was recognized by multiple cattle and livestock trade associations and breed organizations for his long time support of the beef and ranching industries.

In November 2013, CCA gave its highet honor, the Gordon Van Vleck award to John Ascuaga in recognition of his long-time support of California’s cattle producers.

“I have always believed in doing business with a handshake,” said the nearly 89-year-old Ascuaga, who recently sold the hotel and casino venue. “I am proud to associate with men and women like you who still do business with a handshake… as I slow down, I look forward to new adventures and going back to my roots. Ranching was my first love and has remained one of the greatest joys in my life,” Ascuaga said upon recieving the award.

John is preceded in death by his parents, siblings and his wife Rose. He is survived by children, Camille Bressler (Mark), John L. Ascuaga (Teri Hiratani), Michonne Ascuaga (Dr. Kevin Linkus), and Stephen Ascuaga (Priscilla), grandchildren Gabriel, Noah and Miriam Bressler; Sean Ascuaga and Kai Hiratani; Jonathan and Rosie Linkus; Malia and Marisol Ascuaga; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Council 4621, working tirelessly on projects with fellow Knights.

He enjoyed sharing his extensive knowledge and passion for wine with all. That joy for wine took him and Brenda to travel around Italy on two occasions. He did everything with conviction and dedication that surpassed most people, with humility and a generous loving heart.

He is survived by the love of his life, Brenda; son, Brian Jochim (Rose) of Bend, OR; daughter, Ginger Fontes (Mat) of Chicken, AK; three siblings, Dennis, Bobby and Mark; four grandchildren, Alyshia, Anthony, Mathew, and Lucian; and four great-grandchildren.

Services were held June 23 and June 24. Burial followed at Dreamland Cemetery with military honors in Canyon, Texas.

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All West/Select Sires................................................ 31 Allan Real Estate Investments..............................101 Amador Angus Ranch....................................57, 116 American Ag Credit................................................ 79 American Angus Association................................ 55 American Hereford Association..........................118 Animal Health International...............................119 Arellano Bravo Angus.......................................36, 37 Arrowquip................................................................ 21 Avila Cattle Co.......................................................103 Bar 6 Charolais.......................................................103 Bar Ale Feeds...................................................77, 119 Bar KD Ranch........................................................116 Bar KJ Angus............................................................ 95 Bar R Angus...............................................18, 19, 116 Beef Solutions Bull Sale.......................................... 53 Beefmaster Breeders United................................... 87 Biozyme..................................................................111 Black Gold Bull Sale................................................ 23 Borges Angus Ranch............................................... 44 Bovine Elite, LLC...................................................120 Broken Box Ranch.........................................103, 118 Bruin Ranch............................................................. 43 Buchanan Angus Ranch.......................................116 Bullseye Breeders Bull Sale..................................... 45 Byrd Cattle Company...................................6, 7, 116 Cal Poly Bull Test & Sale......................................... 65 California Breeders Bull Sale................................. 40 California Cattle Council....................................... 61 Cattlemen’s Livestock Market................................ 15 Chico State College of Ag.....................................119 Circle Ranch............................................................. 43 CoBank..................................................................... 79 Conlin Supply Co., Inc............................................ 62 Dal Porto Livesetock.......................................51, 116 Diablo Valley Angus..........................................36, 37 Diamond Oak Cattle............................................... 45 Dixie Valley Angus...................36, 37, 116, 122, 123 Donati Ranch...................................................23, 116 Double M Ranch..................................................... 45

Duarte Sales.............................................................. 54 Eagle Pass Ranch..................................................... 39 EZ Angus Ranch........................................24, 25, 116 Farm Credit West.................................................... 79 Five Star Land & Livestock...............................18, 19 Flood Bros. Cattle.................................................... 45 Freitas Rangeland Improvements........................100 Fresno State Ag Foundation...........................22, 103 Genoa Livestock..............................................17, 118 Gilliland Livestock.................................................. 66 Gonsalves Ranch..................................................... 45 Great Basin Seed...................................................... 54 Grimmius Cattle Co..........................................32, 33 Harrell Hereford Ranch........................................118 HAVE Angus..........................................................117 Heritage Bull Sale..............................................18, 19 Hogan Ranch.........................................................117 Hone Ranch............................................................117 Hufford’s Herefords.........................................30, 118 Hygeia Labs.............................................................. 49 JMM Genetics........................................................120 Jorgenzen Ranch....................................................103 JV Angus.............................................................18, 19 Kessler Angus.........................................................117 Knipe Land Company...........................................120 Lambert Ranch................................................50, 118 Little Shasta Ranch................................................119 M3 Marketing........................................................120 McPhee Red Angus.........................................69, 118 Microbial Plus............................................................ 3 Mid Valley Bull Sale................................................ 57 Morrell Ranches.....................................................118 Mrnak Herefords West........................................... 76 Nicholas Livestock Co..........................................103 Nine Peaks Ranch.................................................... 83 No. 7 Ranch Simmentals........................................ 93 Noah’s Angus Ranch.............................................117 O’Connell Ranch.............................................23, 117 O’Neal Ranch.....................................................9, 117 P.W. Gillibrand Cattle Co...............................84, 119

Pacific Trace Minerals...........................................119 Pedretti Ranches...................................................... 47 Phillips Ranch.......................................................... 90 Rancho Casino Angus............................................ 51 Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale................................ 89 Red River Farms....................................................117 Revolution Genetics..............................................122 Romans Ranches...................................................103 Romero Ranch......................................................... 43 Sammis Ranch.......................................................117 Scales Northwest...................................................... 90 Schafer Ranch.......................................................... 57 Schohr Herefords...................................................119 Shasta Farm & Equipment..................................... 72 Sierra Ranches..................................................73, 119 Silveira Bros. ..............................................12, 13, 117 Snyder Livestock, LLC............................................ 99 Sonoma Mountain Herefords........................29, 119 Spanish Ranch..................................................90, 119 Stepaside Farms...............................................76, 117 Stokrose Angus......................................................105 Sunbright Angus...................................................... 50 Tehama Angus Ranch.....................................11, 118 Teixeira Cattle Co............................................81, 118 Thomas Angus Ranch............................................. 75 Traynham Ranches.................................................. 63 Turlock Livestock Auction Yard................40, 41, 43 VF Red Angus........................................................118 Vintage Angus Ranch...................................118,124, Visalia Livestock Market........................................ 91 Vitaferm..................................................................111 Watkins Fence Company......................................120 Western Charolais Breeders.................................103 Western Poly Pipe.................................................... 90 Western Stockman’s Market................................... 85 Western Video Market.............................................. 2 Wulff Bros. Livestock.............................................. 23 Zinpro....................................................................... 80

July • August 2021 California Cattleman 121

ANGUS BREEDERS . . . WE HAVE YOU COVERED If you are in the market to take your next calf crop to the next level by finding a sire that matches up best to your cow herd, Revolution Genetics has an extensive inventory of top Angus bulls to meet your needs!

Sterling Advantage 809 • 19159370 Connealy Confidence Plus X Connealy Consensus 578B

$M +82 $W +87 $F +116

$

30

$G +61

Semen

$B +177

Owned with Dixie Valley Ranch, Los Molinos, CA

$C +312

Ranks in the top 10% or better for 11 traits: WW, YW, RADG, Doc, CW, RE, $M, $W, $F, $B, $C.

CED +11

BW -.1 CED 67

WW +75

BW 59

WW 11

YW +139 YW 5

SC +.33 DMI 91

Doc +31 Doc 18

CEM 71

Claw +.62 Milk 25

Angle +.43 CW 6

CW +67 Marb 29

Marb +.75 RE 12

Fat 57

RE +.88 Tend 32

Sterling Advantage 809 is a very unique bull.

From exceptional phenotype, great feet, great fertility, proven calving-ease, solid progeny yearling growth, proven feed efficiency to strong carcass characteristics and an outcross pedigree. This bull can handle the desired traits for most cattlemen in the industry.

CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE A TOUR OF OUR FACILITIES OR ORDER SEMEN • 209-847-4797

Headquarters: 11116 Sierra Rd, Oakdale, California 95361 122 California Cattleman July • August 2021

AAA EPDs as of 5/6/21 AnGS Results as of 7/9/18

“PERFORMANCE, GROWTH & CARCASS GENETICS”

-Thank You !

TO ALL OF OUR 2021 SPRING FEMALE SALE CUSTOMERS...

WALLSTREET CATTLE CO. • LOT 5, STERLING ISABEL999 BRIAN POPOVITS • LOT 6, STERLING ISABEL 9120 VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH • LOT 7, STERLING ISABEL 9122 RRR CATTLE CO • LOT 44, STERLING ISABEL 054

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AND THOSE WHO SUPPORTED EVENTS WHERE DIXIE VALLEY ANGUS BULLS WERE SOLD...

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Save the Date- • September 11 ---

DIXIE VALLEY BULLS SELL AT THE ARELLANO BRAVO & DIABL0 VALLEY ANGUS BULL SALE IN GALT

Watch for these standouts!

STERLING ADVANTAGE 069 AAA 19886436 DOB 3/9/20

STERLING ALTERNATIVE 056 AAA 19821641 DOB 2/29/20

Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125 CED +10

BW -0.1

WW +71

YW +129

MILK +24

CW +45

MGS: Styles Upgrade J59 MARB +0.88

RE +0.60

$B +155

Sire: Sterling Advantage 809

$C $261

CED +10

CED +4

BW +2.4

WW +87

YW +167

MGS: Baldridge Colonel C251

MILK +27

CW +78

MARB +0.94

RE +0.81

$B +202

CED +7

BW +1.2

WW +82

YW +153

MILK +15

CW +80

CED +9

MGS: Plattemere Weigh Up K360 MARB +0.80

RE +0.99

$B +197

YW +149

MILK +25

Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125

$C $323

STERLING ALTERNATIVE 014 AAA 19823378 DOB 1/18/20 Sire: Baldridge Alternative E125

WW +88

MGS: Hoover No Doubt

CW +76

MARB +0.77

RE +0.82

$B +171

$C $309

STERLING ALTERNATIVE 0105 AAA 19901472 DOB 8/3/20

STERLING STONEWALL 016 AAA 19821645 DOB 1/21/20 Sire: Jindra Stonewall

BW +0.7

$C $294

indicates top 5% of the breed or better

BW +1.5

WW +88

YW +143

MILK +20

CW +69

MGS: G A R Prophet MARB +0.81

RE +0.79

$B +171

$C $295

STERLING ENFORCER 0135 AAA 19902044 DOB 8/1/20 Sire: S S Enforcer E812 CED +5

BW +2.8

WW +90

YW +169

MILK +36

MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus CW +82

MARB +0.49

RE +1.54

$B +201

$C $348

indicates top 20% of the breed or better

Lee Nobmann, owner • Morgon Patrick, managing partner

(530) 526-5920 • morgon@nobmanncattle.com www.dixievalleyangus.com • follow us on facebook!

PRIVATE TREATY BULLS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON THE RANCH

Montague, CA

July • August 2021 California Cattleman 123

VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH Thursday, September 2, 2021 28th Annual “Carcass Maker” Bull Sale

Selling 200+ “Multi-Trait Excellence” Bulls • LaGrange, CA • 12 Noon $Wean 79 • Top 15%

$Wean 100 • Top1% $Feedlot 112 • Top 10%

$Feedlot 107 • Top 15%

$Grid 73 • Top 5%

$Grid 83 • Top 1%

$Beef 185 • Top 3%

$Beef 191 • Top 2% $Combined 312 • Top 2%

$Combined 301 • Top 4%

V A R POWER PLAY 0014

V A R SUMMATION 0234 BW 0.8 WW 99 YW 177 MK 27 SC 1.31 CW 77 MB 1.0 RE 1.08

SIRE: K C F BENNETT SUMMATION • REG NO. 19697625

BW 1.9 WW 81 YW 141 MK 24 SC 0.65 CW 62 MB 1.33 RE 0.67

SIRE: V A R POWER PLAY 7018• REG NO. 19668445

$Wean 87 • Top 4%

$Wean 91 • Top 2%

$Feedlot 113 • Top 10%

$Feedlot 128 • Top 2%

$Grid 60 • Top 20%

$Grid 66 • Top 10%

$Beef 172 • Top 10%

$Beef 194 • Top 2%

$Combined 301 • Top 4%

$Combined 329 • Top 1%

V A R POWER PLAY 0374

V A R BOMBER 0008 BW -1.5 WW 87 YW 149 MK 20 SC 0.88 CW 69 MB 0.66 RE 1.11

BW 1.7 WW 88 YW 161 MK 28 SC 0.72 CW 77 MB 0.91 RE 0.85

SIRE: CASINO BOMBER N33 • REG NO. 19692011

SIRE: V A R POWER PLAY 701• REG NO. 19721761

SIRE • FIREBALL

0278 BW 1.3 WW 78 YW 149 $C 331 Reg No. 19698605

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

SIRE • POWER PLAY

SIRE • POWER PLAY

0338 BW 2.5 WW 96 YW 171 $C 322 Reg No. 19695145

0072 BW 0.3 WW 75 YW 135 $C 308 Reg No. 19668501

Join us Sept. 2 as we offer a real world set of bulls that will add thickness, volume and muscle • They are the rancher’s kind!

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