August 2023 California Cattleman magazine

AUGUST 2023 BULL BUYERS

2023 GUIDE

PREPPING YOUR HERD FOR BREEDING SEASON WHO’S RAISING YOUR BULLS PRESCRIBED BURNING ENVIRONMENTAL INITIATIVES THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S August ASSOCIATION 2023 California Cattleman

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e v i l s u n i o J nline! or o FEATURING CATTLE FROM REPUTATION RANCHES FROM THE PLAINS TO THE PACIFIC! ALSO, OFFERING A LARGE SELECTION OF LAMBS ON EACH OF THESE SALES

LITTLE AMERICA CHEYENNE, WYOMING

SIMULCAST ON DISH CHANNEL 998

HAYTHORN LAND & CATTLE OGALLALA, NEBRASKA

SIMULCAST ON DISH CHANNEL 998 CONSIGNMENT DEADLINE AUGUST 24

WATCH, LISTEN AND BID ONLINE AT WWW.WVMCATTLE.COM

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TEHAMA ANGUS RANCH

f o s n o i t a Gener e c n a m r o f Per

49 th Annual

BULL SALE

FRIDAY, SEPT. 15, 2023 • GERBER, CA 150 Spring & Fall Yearlings sell at 1 p.m. PDT

L057

L114

AAA 20498559

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AAA 20498567

AAA 20501319

Tehama Tahoe B767 5 Ellingson Identity 9104

Tehama Patriarch F028 5 Tehama Factor Y811

Deer Valley Optimum 9246 5 Tehama Tahoe B767

CED BW WW YW Milk Marb RE $M $W $B $C +9 +1.6 +79 +141 +23 +.63 +.81 +61 +69 +145 +249

CED BW WW YW Milk Marb RE $M $W $B $C +15 –1.7 +76 +147 +43 +.77 +.83 +82 +87 +164 +295

CED BW WW YW Milk Marb RE $M $W $B $C +9 +2.0 +88 +155 +21 +.36 +1.12 +65 +73 +174 +291

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AAA 20665813

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Sitz Resilient 10208 5 Tehama Tahoe E425

Tehama Patriarch F028 5 Sitz Stellar 726D

Tehama Patriarch F028 5 Sitz Stellar 726D

CED BW WW YW Milk Marb RE $M $W $B $C –2 +2.9 +88 +142 +22 +.88 +.56 +69 +76 +150 +264

CED BW WW YW Milk Marb RE $M $W $B $C +8 +1.4 +89 +165 +31 +.99 +1.02 +80 +82 +187 +323

CED BW WW YW Milk Marb RE $M $W $B $C +11 –0.9 +85 +155 +25 +.66 +.68 +80 +81 +149 +273

Celebratingg 8 0 year Celebratin earss of Maternal Excellence!

Let the Tehama Angus Ranch program work for you. Call or email today to request your sale book!

TEHAMA ANGUS Ranch 23820 Tehama Ave., Gerber, CA 96035

tehamaranch@gmail.com • tehamaangus.com

Ranch (530) 385-1570 Bryce Borror (530) 526-9404

Watch & bid online!

Videos online prior to sale day

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VOL. 106, ISSUE 7

CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

AUGUST 2023 WWW.CALCATTLEMEN.ORG

3841 North Freeway Blvd., Suite 130 Sacramento, CA 95834 PRESIDENT

Steve Arnold, Santa Margarita FIRST VICE PRESIDENT

Rick Roberti, Loyalton SECOND VICE PRESIDENTS

Sheila Bowen, Glennville Frank Imhof, Pleasanton Mike McCluskey, Red Bluff

UPCOMING EVENTS

TREASURER

Beverly Bigger, Ventura EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Billy Gatlin

VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Kirk Wilbur

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE & EVENTS

Lisa Brendlen

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Katie Roberti

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Maureen LaGrande

OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

Katherine Dickinson

PUBLICATION SERVICES OFFICE & CIRCULATION

CCA Office: (916) 444-0845 Fax: (916) 444-2194 MANAGING MAGAZINE EDITOR

Stevie Ipsen | (208) 996-4922 stevie.ipsen@gmail.com

ADVERTISING SALES/FIELD SERVICES

Matt Macfarlane | (916) 803-3113 m3cattlemarketing@gmail.com BILLING SERVICES

Lisa Brendlen lisa@calcattlemen.org 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 membership status, contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845.

The California Cattleman (Publication #8-3600) is published monthly except May/June is combined by the California Cattlemen’s Association, for $20/year, or as part of the annual membership dues. All material and photos within may not be reproduced without consent of publisher.

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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: California Cattleman, 3841 North Freeway Blvd., Suite 130 Sacramento, CA 95834

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Fall River-Big Valley Cattleman Calf Scramble and “Sweet 16” Team Branding Sept. 2-3

Plumas-Sierra Cattlemen’s Association Fall Dinner Calpine Sept. 9

107th CCA and CCW Convention Sparks, Nev. Nov. 29 to Dec. 1

Announcing the new vaccine from Hygieia Labs:

Your Foothold Against Foothill Abortion.

Costing the industry more than $10 million annually, Foothill Abortion — formally known as Epizootic Bovine Abortion, or EBA — has robbed profits from ranchers for almost 100 years as the leading cause of calf loss in affected areas of the Western United States.

Until now.

Contact Jenna Chandler at Hygieia Labs for additional information.

Jenna Chandler, EBA Product Manager 916-769-2442 | jenna@hygieialabs.com

After years in development and testing, the new Foothill Abortion Vaccine is available from Hygieia Biological Laboratories. The Foothill Abortion Vaccine has been shown to protect more than 95% of animals from the disease when administered as directed. Administration is safe, simple and proven to give your heifers a strong start for greater productivity.

Protect your investment and promote your profitability. Ask your local veterinarian if the Foothill Abortion Vaccine is right for your herd, or contact Hygieia Labs to learn more.

HYGIEIA BIOLOGICAL LABORATORIES P.O. Box 8300, Woodland, California 95776 USA T: 530-661-1442 | F: 530-661-1661 | hygieialabs.com

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CONTENTS ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES

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CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN

Appreciating all sectors of beef production as CCA supporters

14 BUNKHOUSE 20 DUES DOLLARS AT WORK

Capturing the imagery of ranching CCA keeping close eye on state budget proposal

26 WORKING RINGSIDE 28 PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER A sale season to remember

Accessing livestock drugs after regulation change

44 HERD HEALTH CHECK 66 BEEF ABROAD 72 YOUNG PRODUCERS

Mineral impacts on bull performance Beef export down from year ago high Feather River College gives students bang for their buck

82 NATIONAL STAGE

NCBA making most of membership revenue to benefit you

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR

Putting your dollars to work in main stream media

ON THE COVER In this year’s bull buyers guide, CCA staff and contributors share insights of all aspects of genetic improvement in beef herds for California producers to consider, including perspectives from seedstock operations covering the gamet of breeds. This month’s cover, taken by CCA’s Director of Communications Katie Roberti features an Angus herd bull cleaning up a commercial herd in the Sierra Valley.

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SPECIAL FEATURES

32 ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Stegall Family successful in learning the ropes of bull production

36 SEEDSTOCK MANAGMENT 46 GENE EDITING

All hands on deck, all year round

Genomics goes where beef producers never imagined

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SIMGENETICS AT CIRCLE RANCH Curran Family’s love of lifestyle PRE-BREEDING HERD HEALTH Are your cows and bulls ready for fall turnout?

UC DAVIS VET SCHOOL 75 years of training veterinarians GETTING IN SYNC Common sense approach to synching heats

40 POLICY RECAP

40 58 PRESCRIBED BURNING 92 30 X 30 UPDATE MIDYEAR MEETING

Paso Robles plays host to CCA & CCW Event

Burn associations get trained in getting ahead of wildfire Q&A shares insight to Governor’s conservation plans

READER SERVICES

98 RANCH FAMILY ROUNDUP CCA loses two longtime supporters

100 FALL 2023 PRODUCTION SALES BUYERS’ S’ GUIDE 102 BUYER 108 ADVERTISING INDEX

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‘DISTINCTLY DIFFERENT’

Angus Bull + Female Sale

SELLING 52 ELITE FEMALES AND PREGNANCIES WITH AN AVERAGE

BYRD FAULT FREE 6276-2531 20441889 CED +7

BW +3.6

WW +94

YW +163

CW MARB RE $B $C +92 +1.65 +1.33 +261 +409

BYRD SUPERMAMA FB 6276-2548 20457522 CED +13

BW +1.2

WW YW +75 +143

CW MARB RE $B $C +78 +1.78 +1.20 +250 +385

BYRD SUPERMAMA FB 6276-2560 20436155

CED +3

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CW MARB RE $B $C +92 +1.64 +1.28 +260 +404

BYRD BLACKCAP LADY 0172-3009 20603760

CED +11

BW +2.1

WW +98

YW +166

CW MARB RE $B $C +87 +1.56 +1.14 +239 +384

ALSO SELLING 50+ COMMERCIAL FEMALES W/REGISTRATION PAPERS AVAILABLE!

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Friday, Friday, September September 11 FEMALES SELL AT 12 P.M. WITH THE BULL SALE AT 2 P.M.

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SALE BOOKS & VIDEOS:

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CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN CCA MEMBERS EXIST IN ALL SECTORS, CCA’S VOICE IS NEEDED IN ALL SECTORS

by CCA Second Vice President Mike McCluskey Bull buying season is upon us, and I have been selected to pontificate on the subject. In all my years I never would have thought I would be writing magazine articles, I would have paid more attention in English class. Anyway, it’s time to buy bulls, those big onery animals that breed our cows each year and are hopefully improving every generation of calves they sire, helping you to achieve your goals. Turning out a quality bull can improve many things over time, not the least of which is your bottom line.

There are many decisions to make when purchasing your next bull and our California seedstock producers can help with those decisions. They have been working for years and some for generations, to improve the quality of their genetics to be offered each year to commercial cattlemen and women, throughout the West. They work year-round selecting the best genetics to use on their best cows to produce a quality product year after year. They work tirelessly collecting and compiling data, looking through their herds, culling and selecting the best to move forward with. We are very fortunate to have some of the best seedstock producers in the country and the nation, right here in California.

The better relationships you build with a seedstock producer, and the more knowledge you both gain about each other, your cow herds, and each of your goals in the type of cattle you want to produce, will help make the selection of a quality bull that fits your program much easier.

There are many producers to choose from, don’t hesitate to contact any of them, they would be happy to provide as much information as you want.

We all know how challenging it is to do business in California, especially in the livestock industry. So, I would like to say thank you to all the seedstock producers in California for persevering and for continually providing commercial producers in the West with quality bulls year after year. As our local businesses all like to say, shop 10 California Cattleman August 2023

locally.

I would also like to talk a bit about CCA and membership.

I have heard from some and previously thought about this myself, what does CCA do? Well, I have found out, quite a bit; the more involved I have gotten the more I have learned. As far as I know we are the only organization lobbying in Sacramento on behalf of every California cattleman year-round; whether you’re a member or not, you benefit.

This year alone we have been successful in killing or amending several bills that threatened our livelihoods. These bills run the gamut from proposals to mandate feeding cattle unproven methane-reducing feed additives, legislation empowering radical animal rights groups’ watch dogs and a plethora of water bills that would have weakened the water rights upon which our operations rely. We are working hard to show the positive effects of grazing on wildfire prevention, and are promoting the development of many other wildfire tools.

CCA committees are working on private property rights, cattle health and welfare, marketing, transportation and federal lands policy. We also work closely with the feeders in California to keep a viable feeding industry here. Do not hesitate to get involved, and when someone asks what we do, you can tell them. This is a member driven organization, we accomplish a lot. The stronger our membership is, the stronger and louder our voice will be in Sacramento and beyond.

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer.

Feed is good, we have water again and cattle prices are through the roof. Enjoy your trips looking for bulls and enjoy visiting with new and old friends along the way.

THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MARKETING CENTER

FALL-CALVING FEMALE SALE OF THE YEAR!

17TH ANNUAL CALIFORNIA CATTLE PRODUCERS FEMALE SALE SATURDAY, AUG. 5 • 10 A.M. FEATURING AN OUTSTANDING LINEUP THAT INCLUDES OVER 800 FEMALES FROM:

Dal Porto Livestock • 20 1st calf Angus heifers Duane Martin Livestock • 80 Angus and black/white st face 1st calf heifers John Ginochio • 20 1 calf Angus heifers Prewitt Ranch • 40 Angus and black/white face 1st calf Lawrence Ginochio • 15 1st calf Angus heifers st heifers Billy Grissom • 75 1 calf Angus and black/white face RM Livestock • 30 Angus and Angus cross 1st calf heifers heifers Haydn Myer Ranch • 20 2nd & 3rd calf cows Art Anderson • 75 1st calf Angus and black/white face J and T Ranch • 80 Angus and black/white face 5-7 year heifers st rd old cows Gilliland Livestock • 150 Angus and SimAngus 1 -3 calf Pennington Ranch • 75 2nd and 3rd calf Angus and heifers and cows st black/white face cows Ronnie Seever • 30 1 calf Angus heifers

Females are foothill & anaplaz exposed or vaccinated. Watch for bull information at sale time.

UPCOMING MIDSUMMER FEEDER SPECIALS AUGUST 1 • AUGUST 15 • AUGUST 29 • SEPT. 12 • SEPT. 26

JOIN US SATURDAY, SEPT. 30

ANNUAL FALL FEMALE SALE & CALIFORNIA BREEDERS BULL SALE! When marketing calves at TLAY, don't forget how essential the 2nd round of shots is.

Make sure to include a modified live vaccination!

CALL TO CONSIGN TO UPCOMING EVENTS: AUG. 14 & 15, CHEYENNE, WY SEPT. 12, OGALLALA, NE.

WATCH LIVE AND BID ON LMAAUCTIONS.COM

FOLLOW US ONLINE FOR WEEKLY SALE REPORTS AND NEWS ABOUT UP-TO-THE-MINUTE SALE DATES AT WWW.TURLOCKLIVESTOCK.COM OR ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE! TLAY REPRESENTATIVES

JAKE BETTENCOURT..209 262-4019 MAX OLVERA...............209 277-2063 209 631-6054 STEVE FARIA ...............

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209 480-5101 MATT BRANDON BABA .......209 480-1267 MILLER..............209 914-5116 JAKE BETTENCOURT............... 209 262-4019 TRAVIS JOHNSON.......... ......209 996-8645

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10430 Ave., Turlock, CA 209 Lander 634-4326 • 209 667-0811 P.O. Box 3030, Turlock, CA 95381 10430 Lander Ave., Turlock, CA www.turlocklivestock.com P.O. Box 3030, Turlock, CA 95381 www.turlocklivestock.com

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SELLING 190 BULLS SAT., SEPTEMBER 9

ANGUS RANCH

EZ Angus’ Tejas Ranch • 22950 Milton Road, Farmington, CA

Lunch: 11:30 a.m. • Sale: 12:30 p.m. with Live Broadcast on Superior

This year’s offering includes 190 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!

LIVE BROADCAST WITH INTERNET BIDDING ON SUPERIOR LIVESTOCK

EZAR DOC RYAN 2223 SIRE: T/D Doc Ryan 049 DAM: Paf Rita 7096 (Connealy Confidence)

CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 9 0.7 88 148 30 84 1.06 1.09 91 198 348

EZAR DOC RYAN 2213

Striking herdsire prospect with top 3% growth, excellent carcass, and a maternal brother to the $135,000 high-seller last year, EZAR Gettysburg 1061.

SIRE: T/D Doc Ryan 049 DAM: Paf Rita 7096 (Connealy Confidence) Plus CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 9 1.5 89 161 30 78 1.23 1.27 60 209 331

A stout-made, massive individual with breed-leading growth, top 1% Ribeye, and high Marbling that is also out of the $240,000 PAF Rita 7096 donor.

TEXT JOHN DICKINSON TO REQUEST A SALE BOOK: 916 806-1919

Tim & Marilyn Callison .......................................... Owners Chad Davis ............................................... 559 333-0362 Justin Schmidt ......................................... 209 585-6533 Austin Flynn ................................................. 559 361-9701 Website ........................................www.ezangusranch.com 12 California Cattleman August 2023

SIRES REPRESENTED THIS YEAR INCLUDE: EZAR Step Up 9178 Basin Safe Deposit 9234 SG Salvation T/D Doc Ryan 049 DB Iconic G95 Connealy Clarity GAR Home Town GB Fireball 672 Baldridge SR Goalkeeper Square B True North

SALE MANAGEMENT

John Dickinson ............... 916 806-1919 Jake Parnell ................... 916 662-1298

QUALITY IN VOLUME SELLS SEPTEMBER 9

160 Spring-born Long Yearlings & 30 Elite Fall Yearlings

EZAR SALVATION 2077

SIRE: SG Salvation MGS: EXAR Monumental 6056B CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 6 2.5 75 127 23 75 1.72 0.93 67 235 372

EZAR SAFE DEPOSIT 2140

SIRE: Basin Safe Deposit 9324 MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 13 -0.9 78 136 34 65 1.40 1.14 78 201 339

EZAR STEP UP 2110

SIRE: EZAR Step Up 9178 MGS: Bar R Jet Black 5063 CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 11 2.1 79 142 23 71 1.03 1.36 75 203 338

EZAR STEP UP 2165

SIRE: EZAR Step Up 9178 MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 10 1.8 87 153 28 73 1.27 1.17 80 208 350

EZAR SAFE DEPOSIT 2150

SIRE: Basin Safe Deposit 9324 MGS: Connealy Confidence Plus CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 14 -1.0 79 140 29 66 1.34 0.95 85 197 341

EZAR FIREBALL 2126

SIRE: GB Fireball 672 MGS: TEX Playbook 5437 CED BW WW YW Milk CW MA RE $M $B $C 14 2.0 88 160 29 80 1.40 1.13 77 222 365

SALE BOOK AND BULL VIDEO LINKS WWW.EZANGUSRANCH.COM FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR SALE DETAILS

EZ ANGUS RANCH ANNUAL FEMALE SALE SAT., OCTOBER 7 PORTERVILLE, CA

ANGUS

RANCH

21984 Avenue 160

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BUNKHOUSE TELLING THE COMPELLING STORY OF CALIFORNIA BEEF PRODUCERS

by California Cattlemen’s Foundation’s Ryan Donahue As I write this, we are fresh off the heels of the CCA Midyear Meeting in Paso Robles. These meetings are essential for communicating the work we are doing, engaging in meaningful discussions and facilitating in-person interactions. The latter is a great benefit to me as I am relatively new to Cattlemen’s (just hit 2 years) and had not worked in agriculture prior.

Stories from California Country, also completing its second year, has amassed 45 episodes communicating about the people and practices of ranches all over the state.

In speaking with members at midyear, some were surprised to learn that finding ranchers willing and available to be on the podcast is not always easy. There are, of course, many reasons for this. Ranchers are busy and often have frenetic schedules. Another reason is that many do not consider their story all that compelling. It’s this reason I would like to dispel.

Years ago, I was tapped to do a marketing workshop for the American Bakers Association.

Like ranchers, bakers are busy, have frenetic schedules and are tasked with an array of lastminute problems needing immediate attention.

I found that they too, felt that their work was uninteresting and not worthy of communicating.

People, even those with fascinating professions,

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become immune to seeing what they do as interesting. It is not dissimilar to getting a toy you had been pining for at Christmas and losing interest in it in a few weeks. Think about the days after you purchased your most recent car/truck and how enamored you were. How do you feel now? Sic Transit Gloria. Glory fades.

My point is that despite your feelings you are surrounded by compelling imagery and stories.

It’s important you get past this self-imposed apathy and make efforts to communicate your industry. I think we can all agree that ranchers communicating the people and practices of their operations to urban and suburban Californian’s is critical to the perception of the industry. You’re doing good work.

I earned my college degree in Cinema. I am particularly fond of the Western genre and its tropes. Good guy in the white hat. Bad guy in the black hat. Gun twirling. The final showdown.

Another common trope is a storyteller. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023!

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Featuring bulls like these by breed leading sires

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KG SOLUTION 5041 X DEER VALLEY TESTIMENT 5202 BW -0.9

WW YW MILK RE MARB $B $C +75 +134 +18 +0.60 +1.04 +169 +273

O’Neals Achievement 2228

POSS ACHIEVEMENT X CONNEALY CONSENSUS

BW 0.3

WW YW MILK RE MARB $B $C +59 +113 +28 +0.73 +1.14 +156 +256

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BW -0.1

O’Neals Exemplify 2218

WW YW MILK RE MARB $B $C +73 +137 +29 +0.73 +0.82 +191 +298

LINZ EXEMPLIFY 71124 X S A V GRAND MOUNTAIN 1694

O’Neals Power Play 2290

44 POWER PLAY X V A R RANCHER 4412

BW 3.9

WW +80

BW 2.6

WW YW MILK RE MARB $B $C +71 +123 +25 +1.00 +0.74 +167 +273

O’Neals Chester 2297

YW MILK RE MARB $B $C +141 +22 +0.91 +0.81 +182 +295

R TREASURE CHESTER 9T6B X KG JUSTIFIED 6035 BW -1.6

WW YW MILK RE MARB $B $C +65 +134 +34 +0.62 +0.81 +145 +245

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Often portrayed as an author or reporter, this character’s function is to provide official recognition that the story being communicated is authentic.

The Western genre has a confidence problem of sorts, and the idea that the plots were recorded in real time honestly add much needed credence to the story. Ranches are similarly remote in communications and can bridge the gap with social media via photography, video and the written word (even a podcast). The public is most receptive to honest and authentic communication so there is no reason to bring in a professional photographer or copy writer. Use the camera on your phone, shoot a picture of something you see every day and send it into the digital universe. You’ll be surprised by this approach’s efficacy.

Regarding our podcast, we are reaching listeners with over 16,000 downloads since its inception. Along with capturing audio we shoot galleries of still photographs and shoot video. The biggest ancillary benefit is that we’re creating a record, an audiovisual history of ranching in California forever preserved. They say a picture is worth a thousand words. As you can see from some of the images I have captured in recent travels, a lot can be said about the story of the American west.

As time passes these stories seem more and more historical. As I mentioned at the beginning of this article, we are always looking for subjects to interview. If you have any interest, you can reach me by e-mail at ryan@calcattle.org. I promise that you have a compelling story.

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Don’t buy an imposter.

Not all “Angus” bulls are REGISTERED Angus bulls.

Know what you’re buying. There are a lot of Angus bulls on the market, but not all are backed by the power of 80 million datapoints and a registration paper.

Look for the REGISTRATION NUMBER. Bring the Power of Angus to your herd.

Angus.org/PBA.

SM

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Sunday, September 10 BAR R PAPA 2001

HAYNES PAPA 0100 X BASIN PAYWEIGHT 1682

Join us the Sunday after Labor Day

90 Spring & Fall Yearling Bulls Five Star sale facility near Wilton, CA • 1 P.M.

2-1-2022

CED BW WW 5 1.3 83

YW MILK MARB RE $M $B $C 147 27 1.04 1.02 85 186 326

TRI T PACIFIC 702 2162

sterling pacific 904 x basin advance 3134

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, and, we do this without sacrificing the convenience traits of structural soundness, docility and maternal strength. Our genetics are validated through DNA testing and our commitment to performance has produced top bulls that have gone on to make an impact in both commercial and seedstock herds alike.

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ONLINE BIDDING SALE DAY

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK LAWMAKERS FINALIZE FY 2023-24 STATE BUDGET

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur On June 27, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law the Budget Act of 2023, finalizing a $310.8 billion spending plan for Fiscal Year 2023-24 three days ahead of the fiscal year’s beginning.

Despite Democrats holding a supermajority in both chambers of the State Legislature, budget negotiations with the Democratic Governor were not without controversy this year.

Throughout much of the year disagreements centered on how best to address a roughly $32 billion deficit. Newsom was firm from the outset of budget negotiations that the state would not dip into its “Rainy Day Fund,” preserving that resource in case a recession materializes in the years to come. Newsom also shot down as a “non-starter” a proposal by Senate Democrats to bridge the state’s funding gap in part by increasing corporate taxes.

Things got particularly contentious after the Governor proposed a slate of budget trailer bills to streamline infrastructure projects in mid-May, with many Democrats balking at the proposals on both substantive and procedural grounds.

Among the Governor’s infrastructure proposals were reforms to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), including a proposal to streamline construction of the Delta conveyance tunnel to transport water from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to Southern California. While some Democrats opposed these policies outright, others complained that including the proposals in budget trailer bills deprived the Legislature and public the opportunity to fully vet the measures in legislative policy committees.

Negotiations were contentious enough that the Governor even threatened to veto the Budget Act if legislators failed to advance his infrastructure priorities. Ultimately a compromise was struck in which the Governor’s Delta tunnel proposal was excised from the Budget while other reforms to streamline some major infrastructure projects – for instance, by limiting delays from judicial challenges to no more than 9 months “to the extent feasible” – were retained in the final bill.

Below are the details of the 2023-24 Budget most relevant to California’s cattle producers.

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Flood Protection and Resilience The Budget Act includes significant allocations and policy provisions intended to improve the state’s resilience to floods and drought. While the Governor’s proposed budget, released in January, had proposed $125 million in “drought contingency” funding, in the aftermath of atmospheric rivers in late 2022 and early 2023 that caused widespread flooding throughout the state the May Revise reallocated that funding to instead address flood impacts and improve flood resilience. The final Budget increased that funding an additional $10 million, providing a total of $135 million “to support costs associated with preparedness, response, recovery, and other associated activities related to the 2023 storms, the resulting snowmelt, and other flooding risks, including, but not limited to, supporting communities…to better withstand future flood events.”

In total, the Budget includes $436 million in one-time spending for flood response and resilience.

To specifically address the impact of recent floods on ranchers and other agricultural producers, the 2023-24 Budget includes $20 million in funding for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to provide “grants to small agricultural business impacted by recent storms.”

The public resources budget trailer bill, SB 122, creates another grant program – the Dam Safety and Climate Resilience Local Assistance Program, administered by the Department of Water Resources – “to provide state funding for repairs, rehabilitation, enhancements, and other dam safety projects at existing state jurisdictional dams.”

Finally, the Budget Act extends a recentlyenacted policy permitting the diversion of flood flows to recharge groundwater aquifers. On March 10, in response to the numerous atmospheric rivers that had battered the state and caused widespread flooding, Governor Newsom issued an executive order suspending certain water rights ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 laws and wildlife protection statutes to allow for the diversions of flood flows under specified conditions to reduce flood risk and accelerate groundwater recharge to improve the state’s drought resilience. The executive order is currently set to expire on August 31, but the Budget Act codifies the executive order, permitting the diversion of flood flows for groundwater recharge through the end of 2028 without the need to obtain an appropriative water right.

Wildfire On the heels of the state’s historic 2020 wildfire season, the 2021 and 2022 budget acts invested $2.8 billion in forest health and wildfire resilience over a four-year period as part of a broader $54 billion multi-year climate investment. Confronted with a nearly-$32 billion budget shortfall this year, lawmakers found themselves shaving about $2.6 billion from the $54 billion outlay, though. While wildfire resilience and forest health priorities were relatively unscathed – this year’s budget retains 98% of prior funding for these areas – the 2023 Budget Act lacks significant new investments in wildfire resilience.

A budget trailer bill this year does provide some relief for victims of 2019’s Kincaid Fire in Sonoma County and 2020’s Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties, however. Under SB 131, settlements obtained by victims of those fires from Pacific Gas & Electric will be exempted from recipients’ gross income for income tax purposes.

Climate Smart Agriculture Programs As with forest health and wildfire resilience, many climate smart agricultural programs saw cuts in prior multi-year funding allocations, with $114 million in total cuts to prior allocations for programs such as the State Water Efficiency Enhancement Program (SWEEP) and the Healthy Soils Program, among others. The Budget allocates $75 million in funding to the California Air Resources Board for its Funding Agricultural Replacement Measures for Emission Reductions (FARMER) program, a $25 million reduction from the amount requested in the Governor’s May Revise.

Of particular note, the Budget Act includes $25 million in new appropriations to the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for an Enteric Fermentation Incentive Program “to encourage the voluntary use of products or strategies, such as feed additives, that are scientifically proven and safe for enteric emissions reductions in the state’s livestock sectors.”

The establishment and funding of an Enteric Fermentation Incentive Program is noteworthy in the context of SB 485 (Becker), a bill CCA opposed earlier this Legislative Session. SB 485 would

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have required the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to establish a voluntary, incentives-based program to promote the use of livestock feed additives intended to reduce methane emissions from all livestock. CCA ultimately succeeded in limiting the scope of the bill to dairy cattle, rather than all livestock, citing the lack of research and development for feed additives aimed at beef cattle and unique challenges related to interstate processing of beef cattle. (SB 485 was later gutand-amended to instead address election worker protections.)

While the Budget’s creation of an Enteric Fermentation Incentive Program could be seen as problematic for the California beef industry in this context, CCA will work with CDFA to ensure that the program does not have unintended repercussions for cattle producers. In many ways, the budget allocation is preferable to SB 485: oversight of the program rests primarily with CDFA, not CARB, and the brief description in the Budget Act omits many of the troubling provisions of SB 485. Additionally, as CDFA works to establish the program, CCA can point to clear legislative intent established during SB 485 negotiations that such a program not burden beef producers.

A Potential Climate Bond As noted above, in light of this year’s budget shortfall lawmakers this year cut approximately $2.6 billion in funding for climate programs authorized under the 2021 and 22 budget acts.

Governor Newsom has previously supported sending a climate bond to voters seeking to offset these cuts, and the Administration’s summary of the enacted Budget reiterates that “the Administration and the Legislature are continuing to discuss a potential climate bond that would allow for even more targeted climate investments.”

A handful of climate bond bills have been introduced and debated in the Legislature this year, ranging from $3 billion to $15 billion.

Ultimately, legislators are likely to negotiate one climate bond to put before voters on the 2024 ballot, including within that measure policy priorities lifted from the various bond bills currently working their way through the Legislature.

CCA has thrown its support behind one bond bill, AB 408 (Wilson), which contains several provisions recognizing and promoting livestock grazing’s role in reducing fire fuel loads and enhancing wildfire resilience. Specifically, AB 408 makes livestock grazing projects and grazing infrastructure eligible for various grant programs supporting wildfire resilience and community agriculture.

As state lawmakers negotiate a climate bond bill to put before voters in 2024, CCA will lobby to ensure that the measure includes provisions recognizing and promoting the climate resilience benefits of livestock grazing.

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WORKING RINGSIDE GOOD PRICES MAKE THE BEST TIMES BETTER EYES ON THE COMMERCIAL MARKET AS WE MOVE INTO BULL SALE SEASON

by Matt Macfarlane for the California Cattleman What an exciting time to be in the cattle business! In my nearly 25 years working with the California Cattlemen’s Association magazine and M3 Marketing, I have never seen the levels we are at in the marketing sector. It has made going to work for commercial producers this summer even more fun than normal, which is saying something.

But that is not to say that we are not at record levels for input costs as well. It was an extremely tough winter for the Great Basin region with many losing 10 percent of more of their calf crops, but those that made it through are reaping the bigtime rewards this summer. With all of the moisture we had, the recovery period for our valuable forage has been extremely relieving to see. Driving across the state of Nevada in June, I have never seen it greener! Hay prices are flattening out as well, which will provide a bit of cushion.

The reports read from the progressive sale yards in California in their busy marketing time of May through the summer have been wild.

The recent Western Video Market and Superior

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Livestock sales in Nevada and Colorado were on fire. Working in Reno at the WVM sale, the energy, excitement and enthusiasm was motivating to say the least. The demand for high-quality, source verified genetics has never been higher. Being in the genetic business, it is heart-warming to see those that are progressive minded, studious in their bull purchases and provide excellent management to their cow herd getting the big premiums they deserve. I do not think this will slow down for the foreseeable future and should only get more valuable as we move forward.

Inventory report are also working in our favor. It’s nice to see the producers I have the privilege of working with on a daily basis get rewarded for the outstanding cattle that are produced in the Western U.S.

Another relevant aspect in the marketing sector is the many options and flexibility that are offered to producers by the multiple outlets and buying entities as well as the regional packing plants that have opened. They are not only purchasing cattle to fill their immediate needs and go to the feedlot, but continue contracting later delivery, light weights and taking them to grass to fill their needs throughout the year.

Keeping that marketing window open has really added value and put more dollars in producers pockets. It is also nice to see so many more hands in the air bidding on these cattle and not just a handful of the major four.

Lastly, the fall bull sale season is upon us and I could not be more excited.

I still remember the first time I put on a tie to attend a bull sale in a marketing capacity. My maiden voyage was in September of 1997 I represented this same publication at the Early Dawn/ Buckhorn Ranches Bull Sale in Oakdale.

What I remember most was that I had the privilege to work that sale with two legends of the industry, Col. Skinner Hardy was on the block and I worked ringside with someone who would go on to teach me the ropes of taking bids and marketing cattle. Western Livestock Journal’s Jerry York was the other ringman that day and the things I learned from him about this business have been invaluable.

I have been hooked on auctions ever since and cannot wait for sale season to start each fall. This fall is no exception.

It’s almost like the anticipation of a new calf crop, which I know most of you can relate to. I also love the opportunity I get to occasionally help a new field man learn about working ringside, assist new production sales in knowing what to expect and meeting new bull buyers who are seeking to improve their herd.

I am looking forward to seeing the product that the advertisers in this special issue are bringing to the table, seeing old friends and making new ones!

If you are in need of any assistance or just want to chat, please do not hesitate to reach out to me, I would be happy to help you anyway I can.

WVM Co-Founder Ellington Peek, with Col. Jake Parnell, Robert Staley and Wes Cockrell.

Matt Zappetini with Bar Ale and Frank Ward with Crystalyx attended the trade show and sale to support producers on sale day.

A packed house at the 2023 July WVM sale as calves off of ranches across the West broke records day after day.

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PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER ACCESSING LIVESTOCK DRUGS IN CALIFORNIA

by Morgan Doran, UCCE Livestock & Natural Resources Advisor Gabriele Maier, DVM, Professor of Extension, Beef Cattle Herd Health and Production, UC Davis Roselle Busch, DVM, Professor of Extension, Sheep and Goat Herd Health and Production, UC Davis A livestock producer recently contacted UCCE regarding a problem he was having getting livestock dewormers shipped to a California address from out-of-state online retailers. Three different online retailers told him that they don’t have a license to ship the products to California.

This was a headscratcher since the same retailers have previously shipped the same products to California.

The problem triggered an exploration into the regulation of livestock drugs in California, which is helpful to understand the issue encountered with the online retailers.

Below is a brief description of how livestock drugs are regulated in California, with many references to lists published by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), and a final suggestion on what to do if you encounter the same denial to sell a dewormer or other livestock drug.

Here are the basics of California Livestock Drug Regulations When you buy livestock drugs from a store or an online retailer you usually don’t know or need to know the regulatory process that permits such transactions, unless you are buying an antimicrobial drug that requires a prescription. Drugs that don’t require a prescription are classified as either a “livestock drug” or a “restricted livestock drug.” Here are the different livestock drug classifications and their corresponding regulations: 1. Livestock Drug – does not have any restrictions to sell or purchase 2. Restricted Livestock Drug – the drug retailer is required to have an approved retailer license issued by CDFA to sell the drug in California 3. Restricted Livestock Drug, Rx – the retailer has the same requirement as with a Restricted Livestock Drug and the buyer must have a veterinary prescription to purchase the drug

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Some restricted livestock drugs are further classified as Type A VFD (Veterinary Feed Directive) or Type A Non-VFD, but most livestock producers don’t need to worry about Type A livestock drugs unless they are a confined animal feeding operation (CAFO).

You can download a complete list of CDFA Approved Livestock Drug Registrations and their classifications at: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/ pdfs/LDRegistrations2.pdf More on the Drug Classifications Most drugs for livestock fall under the “Livestock Drug” classification and include drugs such as antiseptics, topical medications, pain relievers, vitamins, minerals, nutrients, insecticides, and many more.

Drugs in the “Restricted Livestock Drug” category include hormones, dewormers, coccidiostats, medicated feed additives and a handful of other drugs.

You can find a list of “Restricted Livestock Drugs ” here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/ RLD_Only_List-no_MIADs.pdf Purchasing “Restricted Livestock Drugs” in California is typically not a problem unless the retailer does not have an approved retailer license with CDFA. Drugs classified as “Restricted Livestock Drug, Rx” include medically important antimicrobial drugs such as penicillin, oxytetracycline, sulfamethazine and others. A list of “Restricted Livestock Drugs, Rx” that were available without a prescription prior to 2018 in California” is available here: https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/is/ffldrs/pdfs/MIADs_ Changing.pdf These are drugs that require a prescription from your veterinarian to be purchased in the state of California, as mandated by the Livestock: Use of Antimicrobial Drugs law (FAC § 14400 – 14408). ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28 Other livestock drugs, including antimicrobials such as tulathromycin or gamithromycin have always required a prescription and will continue to do so in the future. If you do not have a veterinarian’s prescription, then you must establish a veterinary-client-patient relationship (VCPR) with a veterinarian so that the veterinarian knows you and your livestock operation and has confidence in your animal care practices and ability to properly use and administer the prescription drugs.

If you find yourself in a similar situation in which an online retailer declines the sale of a dewormer product or other restricted livestock drug, you can first check if the retailer has an approved retailer license using this CDFA Restricted Livestock Drug Licensee list. If the retailer is listed as having an approved license then you should call their customer service number to order the product and let them know of the website error so that it can be corrected.

You can find all the referenced lists of restricted livestock drugs, licensed retailers and information about the Livestock Drug Program in California at this CDFA website https://www.cdfa. ca.gov/is/ffldrs/LivestockDrug.html.

Why Did the Retailers Decline Selling the Dewormer Products While one of the retailers clearly does not have a retailer license to sell restricted livestock APPLICATIONS FOR THE 2023 drugs in California, the other CCA SCHOLARSHIPS ARE BEING two retailers do have an ACCEPTED NOW THROUGH approved retailer license. When OCTOBER 1, 2023. APPLY TODAY! we contacted the two retailers who do have an approved retailer license, they both indicated that the purchases were denied due to a website error and suggested that the purchaser call their customer service phone number to order the restricted products.

Given this response we Livestock Memorial Research Fund Scholarship • CCA Allied Industry suspect there may be confusion Scholarship • CCA Feeder Council Scholarship • Tom Grimmius or glitches among some outMemorial Scholarship • Terry Bengard Memorial Scholarship • The Al of-state online retailers on Burtis Memorial Scholarship • Hank Stone Memorial California Beef selling restricted livestock drugs Cattle Improvement Association Scholarship in California. A contributing factor may be recent changes Learn more about the 2023 requirements for applying & download made across the nation the CCA Scholarship application at calcattlemen.org/scholarship. regarding medically important antimicrobials.

On June 11, 2023, the US Food and Drug Administration implemented GFI # 263 and all medically important antimicrobials in the nation now require a prescription from a veterinarian. The rest of the country essentially now follows what California has already been practicing since 2018. The drugs that were previously “Restricted Livestock Drugs, Rx” are now Federally labeled as Rx drugs and no longer require a special designation for sale to California residents. It did not, however, ST change the label status of other “Restricted Livestock Drugs” in California.

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LEARNING THE ROPES Stegall Family turns dream into reality by offeringRed Angus genetics off the ranch

by CCA Associate Director of Communications Maureen LaGrande

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riginating from Europe, the Red Angus breed made its way to the United States in the mid-1940s. By 1954, several Red Angus herds were established.

This led to the formation of a performance breed association, known as the Red Angus Association of America (RAAA). With good mothering ability, quality genetics and resistance to heat, the red hided cattle can provide robust offspring to a producer’s livestock operation. As fall bull sale season approaches, so does the need for new genetics in the herd.

Last September, Stegall Cattle Company hosted their first fall bull and female sale at the family ranch in Colusa. Almost a year later, Todd Stegall, Colusa, a third-generation cattle rancher shares about all that it takes to put on a sale. While sale day comes and goes in a flash, months of hard work, thought and planning goes into the event. Along with his family, wife Taylor and their sons Case (5) and Hayes (3), Stegall worked hard to make the sale a reality.

“It’s always been a goal of mine to have a sale,” said Stegall.

When asked “Why the Red Angus breed?”

Stegall shares, “They are good mothers, very maternal and being in California during the summer they are more heat tolerant.” His likeness of Red Angus started in 1995 as a 4-H project for he and his sisters. From that year on they continued to take steers to fair and began to show heifers. Those heifers turned into a small breeding operation of Red Angus. Stegall’s herd is now on a bigger scale compared to his early 4-H days.

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Getting Started

Having attended bull and livestock sales over the years, Stegall felt confident in putting on his own. “Listening to auctioneers and seeing how programs are ran at different sales, gave me a good idea of what I wanted at mine,” said Stegall.

In the early stages of planning the first decision was to decide where on the ranch to host the sale. Not having a sale barn, meant that they were starting from scratch. The Stegall family went back and forth on the location of where to set up the block, ring and tables. Once the decision was made, the next move was to figure out what to use as an auction block and to build a stage. With the stage set, tables and chairs were also put out for the buyers. “We had a tent set up for the buyers to sit under,” said Stegall. And good thing they did, for on sale day it rained!

Having the location nailed down, the next details to settle were choosing an auctioneer, and getting video details set. Instead of running the bulls and females through a ring, the sale of each animal was conducted through videos taken the month prior and displayed on a television.

Western Video Market and DVAuction, an online sale platform was utilized in the sale, “Everyone from WVM was super helpful with all their equipment,” Stegall said. “They really assist you on sale day.”

Obstacles Conquered

Thinking about the challenges of leading up to a sale, Stegall shared how videoing the bulls can at times be an obstacle, specifically getting

them to cooperate and positioning themselves nicely for the camera. All the videoing is done a month and a half to two months before sale day to ensure that the animals in the video currently reflect what the buyers are purchasing on the day of the sale. Having video footage of sale animals available online is a useful tool allowing potential buyers to view the bulls before and during sale day, preventing any stress the animals could face if being moved around a ring.

The continuation of the state’s drought during the sale was also a concern for Stegall, knowing that due to lack of water and feed in the state, producers may be selling off stock and not necessarily looking to add any until feed conditions improved.

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Something unique to the Stegall’s sale is the offering of 18-month-old bulls. “The bulls have an age advantage. We mainly calve in the springtime giving these bulls the chance to develop an extra six months, helping them to hold up a little better,” said Stegall. The sale also features a handful of yearling bulls, Red SimAngus bulls and registered commercial heifers.

Col. Rick Machado and Todd Stegall on the block at Stegall Cattle Co.’s inaugural bull sale event.

Generating Clientele

Having a client base is also a crucial component to a successful sale day. To ensure the word got out about the sale, Stegall worked with an independent contractor to create a website, sale catalog and promotional advertisements that were sent to publications such as the California Cattleman magazine. Stegall also sells bulls and heifers via private treaty and contacted previous buyers to notify them of the sale. He also picked up the phone to reach out to friends, contacts in the industry and anyone who could help put the word out to those who may be interested in purchasing Red Angus stock.

To further get word out about his Red Angus bull and female sale, Stegall utilized the RAAA’s mailing list data base to access Red Angus producers in California as well as parts of Oregon and Nevada.

Matt Macfarlane and Col. Randy Baxley were also a large help, looking at bulls for potential buyers who were interested but could not make the sale. Baxley also served as the auctioneer for the sale.

Triumphs

Following the 2022 inaugural sale, a triumph for Stegall was being able to sell all his animals within the state of California, all the way north to Ferndale and as far south as Bakersfield. “On sale day it gets kind of hectic,” shares Stegall. “One thing you don’t realize is that a lot of the sale boils down to customer service.” The hustle and bustle of sale day kept him from being able to converse and meet

Todd and Taylor Stegall are proud of the product they are raising and of the legacy they are building.

all who attended the sale. Being able to personally, deliver the bulls himself, allowed Stegall the chance to meet all of his buyers, get to learn about their operations and getting to know the produces that bought them.

Coming this Fall

As bull sale season draws near, “I’m looking forward to the next sale.” said Stegall. Mark your calendars for the 2nd Annual Stegall Cattle Company Fall Bull and Female Sale taking place on, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023 in Colusa. Check out their bull sale advertisement on page 31. Further information and updates on the sale can be found on their Facebook, Instagram and website at www.stegallcattle.com.

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The committee will make recommendations focused on a climate-informed amendment of the Northwest Forest Plan to update management direction so that national forests are managed sustainably, adapted to climate change, and resilient to wildfire, insects, disease, and other disturbances, while meeting the needs of local communities.

“Establishing this committee is another way for us to embrace climate-smart science, ensure we hear from diverse voices and get a range of perspectives on how to best confront the wildfire crisis and climate change,” said Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

The committee’s recommendations will incorporate traditional ecological knowledge, the latest science, and climate resilience into its recommendations for the 17 national forests in the Northwest Forest Plan area. The committee will also advise how these planning efforts can complement

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Establishing this committee is in line with President Biden’s Executive Order 14072 and Secretary’s Vilsack’s Memorandum on Climate Resilience. The national forests in the Northwest Forest Plan area have significant ecologic values, including for water, wildlife, and carbon, and contain important old and mature forests. They are embedded in the people and communities of the area and are important for the social and economic sustainability of those communities.

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AROUND THE CLOCK THE DETAILS IN RAISING SEEDSTOCK

by Managing Editor Stevie Ipsen Early mornings, late nights, cold winters and relentless summers. Anyone who has experienced ranching, even on the most miniscule of levels, knows it’s work. But for those who have done it for a substantial amount of time recognize it as a labor of love. It’s a job that doesn’t always pay, let alone pay well. It can be harsh, unforgiving and humbling. Never the less, It’s one of those jobs that reflects the cliché saying, “If you do what you love, you will never work a day in your life.” Not only do cattle producers work.

They work hard.

Each sector of production is labor intensive and even more love intensive. And, like cogs in a wheel, no sector of the beef production chain is more valuable.

Without one cog, the wheel doesn’t work the way it should.

For commercial producers, a sector that helps them build a better calf crop generation after generation is the seedstock sector. Purebred cowherds aren’t just fancier forms of the same old beef. They are the genetic base that propel the commercial industry forward.

Seedstock operations are genetic suppliers, and continuous genetic improvement is a paramount focus of a seedstock business. Seedstock operators, often have the same breeding, calving, feeding routines that commercial producers have but the data that is tracked and carefully managed can be much more intensive.

For Angus breeder Bryce Borror, Gerber, seedstock production is second nature. As a third generation manager of Tehama Angus Ranch, and the fourth generation to live on the family farm and ranch operation, tracking data and chasing emerging technology is something he has always known. As a kid, his father Kevin Borror was the manager of Tehama Angus Ranch and showed Bryce the ropes.

“I grew up seeing how cows were bred, how new calves were measured and managed, how bulls could be better fed to reach their maximum potential,” Borror said. “I am really fortunate that 36 California Cattleman August 2023

I was able to be taught that from a young age.”

Borror comes from a long line of cattle production. His mother’s family raised Hereford cattle and commercial cattle and his paternal grandfather, Bill Borror, is credited with having one of the most innovative approaches to Angus production in his generation.

“My grandpa was one of the first people to really keep data and track it,” Bryce said. “He grew up in the dairy business and saw how milk production was measured and correlated to progeny testing so he kept the same kind of records on this own Angus cattle.”

Bryce said since expected progeny differences (EPDs) are something he has always known, it has just been since he took over management of the operation that he realizes just how revolutionary his grandpa’s methods were.

“It makes me very proud to help carry on his family business,” Bryce said.

When Bryce was growing up he said there were always reasons to bring the bulls in and track some sort of data but today a lot of the reasons his family needs to work cows has changed.

“Growing up it seems like we always had to bring

Kevin, Bryce and Bill Borror at the Tehama Angus bull sale.

bulls in for one reason or another. It was routine to just bring them in to take weights and track progress but breeders are lucky that we have the science now that makes that less necessary,” Bryce said. “We have replaced that time chute-side with differernt reasons to work cows. We are constantly syncing heat cycles to do artificial insemination (A.I), flush embryos or put embryos in.”

While there is a lot of differences in commercial and seedstock production, there are a lot of similarities in the day-to-day management of the two types of cowherds.

Bryce said he is mindful to raise the same kind of cows his commercial customers would want.

“All beef cows have to travel to feed and water and have the same basic maintenance requirements.

I have a lot of the same end goals as my customers,” Bryce explained. “We both want a tight calving window, cows that calve out easily, calves that grow well and subsequently fetching a great price on the video or in the sale ring. If we produce the kind of bull that helps meet those goals then we all win in the end.”

While commercial cattle can include purebred animals eligible for breed association registration, the registration of cattle is typically the biggest difference between commercial and purebred outfits.

For East Bay Area ranchers Joe and Patricia Borges of Borges Angus Ranch in Byron, the complexity of recordkeeping presented a learning curve when they took on part of Joe’s family purebred Angus business but their meticulous records have resulted in numerous Cal Poly champions as well as happy customers year after year.

“There is a lot of detail when it comes to raising bulls but the more tedious we are, the better the results we see,” Patricia Borges says. “I think I speak for most seedstock producers when I say the challenge of improving your genetics each each is the fun part.”

While the Borges Family considers themselves to be a small purebred program. buyers who have been to the Cal Poly Bull Test and Sale know that sometimes it’s the “small guys” who bring the best bulls.

Since 2007 Borges Angus Ranch has entered bulls in the test to see how their bulls stack up against other producers’. Some of those bulls also come from small breeders who take the performance of their seedstock herds very seriously Patricia said being a good bull producer is a full time endeavor. She says the cycle starts with asking their bull buyers how their purchased worked out, what they can do to raise better bulls, what traits the buyers are seeking in a bull, etc. Then Joe and Patricia work to educate themselves on what they need to do to meet those goals.

“We breed cows, wait for the result and once the calf hits the ground we weigh it and watch the females that we raised raised wean off a heavy bull calf,” Patricia explains. “As the bulls grow we carefully select which will remain bulls. That decision is largely based on phenotypic evaluation becasue we won’t know any EPD numbers until their are wearned and registered.”

Once the calves are registered, Joe and Patricia

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Joe and Patricia Borges recieving an award at the 2023 Cal Poly Bull Sale

can follow their predicted carcass and maternal traits and to decide which will go on to the test, other consignment sales or be sold privately.

“We don’t keep anything a bull unless we would use it on our own commercial cows. After the bulls sell, we start the process back at square one and use our buyers for feedback on how we are doing,” she said.

Patricia credits consignment sale events for helping attract buyers through shared marketing cost, but says the job she and Joe have done for buyers in the past is always a factor in how well their bulls sell year after year.

“We are really fortunate that our buyers have helped us produce better and better bulls, she said.

“We have tried to learn and improve and feel we must be on the right track because our customers have seen good results at marketing time and have come back to bid again.”

Bob and Carol Coker of Genoa Livestock in Minden, Nev., know the learning curve that comes with hosting a respected production sale.

Genoa Livestock hosts a bull and female sale at the ranch in the Carson Valley in September. Bob says they branched off into their own sale after years as a consignor in respected consignment sales across the west. He credits consignment events with teaching him the basics of holding an independent sale event.

“We are in our 13th year of hosting our own sale and we feel it just gets better and better with each passing year,” Bob said.

After raising Hereford cattle in the outskirts of Sacramento as a youth in 4-H, Bob said there were several factors than influenced his decision to raise purebred Herefords.

“Their good nature is what attracts a lot of people to Herefords but living here in the higher elevation, where all of our bulls and females are born and raised until they are delivered, hardiness is a more critical factor. This winter was quite a test and the herd didn’t disappoint us;”,” Coker said. “We also saw an openingalso saw an opening in the Hereford breed – a need for another good Hereford operation in this region.” ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 38

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professionals who help where ever we need.”

Bob says West Coast producers are lucky to have Following the well-known docility of Hereford great field staff and auctioneers to help purebred cattle, Bob said longevity is another Hereford selling producers. point he is proud of.

“From advertising and printing catalogs to “To see an older cow raising a great calf is helping ringside, the guys who do this year-round common. I love that our bulls are breeding hardiness have been helpful in making the sale better each year,” into commercial cattle. Our buyers wean off heavy Bob said. “But after the sale, it is up to us to ensure the calves that sell well but their replacement heifers will buyers got a product that suited them and that they’ll also go on to perform,” he said. return to buy from us again.”

The time in at the chute is what Bob credits to the For Tehama Angus Ranch, as they approach quickest improvement of a calf crop. their 49th annual bull sale on the ranch, the process of “We have always done A.I. but embryo transfer preparing for a bull sale has become easier. has really fined tuned our herd,” Bob said. “It’s a lot While some ranchers take their bulls to custom of work but you can’t just turn a Hereford bull out on feeders who are experts at getting bulls in sale Hereford cows and expect to get ideal calves. It takes day condition, Tehama Angus Ranch, feeds their a lot of investment and education to build great bulls. own bulls. As a diverse farming operation, hulls It’s exciting to look at the Hereford Association’s Herd from their almond crop are bought back from the Report and see how much improvement we have almond processor and used in the bull ration on the made.” ranch. Bryce said it’s one more job for someone but With a background in real estate, Bob likens the developing bulls at home has been invaluable to their seedstock industry to the housing market. marketing.

“I thought the first three houses we build were When it comes to print marketing and getting pretty great,” Bob said. “But when we started building ready for sale day, Bryce admits it is a big job and houses that were just what buyers wanted, I sold a lot echoes Bob Coker in saying one man can’t do it alone. more houses. The bull business is much the same.”

“My mom, Linda, has done this for years. She does Having held a production sale with other ranchers almost everything in the office and has it down to an for several years and having been a consignor at art. We definitely couldn’t manage without her,” Bryce several bull tests and sales, Bob and Carol felt well said. positioned to host the sale at the home ranch in the In addition to the obvious jobs on the ranch, Bryce scenic Carson Valley. has uncles who each help manage aspects of the Bob said the sale would have been too much of an farming and cowherd while Bryce splits time between undertaking without great help and appreciates the mountain property and the home ranch taking care marketing-minded management at the ranch. of cows. Bryce’s wife Erin also helps when she can “Great bulls are vital to a good bull sale but between full time jobs of being a mom and working as without a hardworking team you never get the great an economist for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. bulls. We are fortunate to have an experienced crew, “The longer I do this the more I realize how led my our outstanding manager, Chris Beck. At the important each person is to our success,” Bryce said. ranch he is known by his nickname “24/7” because he “With everyone having a crucial role and doing their sets an ambitious pace and keeps our standards at part well, it frees up my time for customers.” the highest level.” Bob said. “Carol runs the office and He says checking in with buyers has paid back association details. We have had a couple of managers in spades. Not only does he learn what the ranch who helped to push our program in the right direction. can improve on, but it helps stay ahead of any issues We are also fortunate to have access to marketing before they become issues.

“Selling bulls is like selling any product. Bulls are live animals and there are a lot of variables that can influence them. From disposition to injury, a bull customer needs to know that a bull operation stands behind their product. Our ultimate goal is to help them have a good experience with a great bull,” Bryce said.

Because Bill Borror and Kevin Borror were known for guaranteeing their product, Tehama Angus Ranch has multiple generation ranches who have been buyers throughout Bryce’s lifetime. He said it means a great deal to him that those kinds of buyers put so much trust in their program and what makes said one of his favorite times of year is when commercial calves are marketed.

“Even though we are just one piece of the puzzle, I love knowing we have helped a customer’s cattle bring better prices because of the work we put in,” Bryce said. “I hope my boys will experience that as the fifth generation to live here and help run Tehama Angus Ranch.”

Bulls on sale day at Genoa Livestock in picturesque Minden, Nev.

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MIDYEAR on the

CENTRAL COAST

by CCA Associate Director of Communications Maureen LaGrande Over 100 California cattlemen and cattlewomen made their way to the Central Coast’s town of Paso Robles, June 21-22 for the CCA and CCW 2023 Midyear Meeting at the Paso Robles Inn. Over the two-day meeting, updates, presentations and catching up with one another took place.

Bright and early Wednesday morning smiles and greetings were shared amongst members as they arrived in the lobby to check in. Attendees spent their morning in board meetings and workshops leading up to a spread of Mexican food for lunch. Rolling into the afternoon attendees received updates from the California Beef Council’s Manager of Producer Education & Engagement Makenzie Neves, California Cattle Council board member Dave Daley, Oroville, and CCA’s Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur. Wilbur shared an overview of the priority legislation CCA is working on for members and where bills currently stood in the legislative process. To conclude the updates, CCA Fire Subcommittee Chair Anthony Stornetta, Atascadero, spoke on the subcommittee’s current efforts. Stornetta specifically highlighted the progress of livestock pass permits throughout the state and the state’s Burn Boss Program.

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Assistant Branch Chief for the Animal Health Branch, Andrea Mikolon, DVM, MPVM, Ph.D. was also one of the afternoon’s speakers. Mikolon provided an update on traceability and cases of vesicular stomatitis virus in California.

Zach McFarlane of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo closed out the day of presentations sharing research on bull selection and management in preparation for breeding season, tying into all the upcoming

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summer and fall bull sales in California.

As the day’s meetings wrapped up, members loaded into shuttles headed for the CCA President’s Reception honoring San Luis Obispo County’s, Steve Arnold, Santa Margarita.

This year’s president’s reception on Wednesday night sponsored by San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen and CattleWomen, gave guests the chance to see an exhibit featuring over 250 years of ranching history in San Luis Obispo County at the Paso Robles Pioneer Museum. Guests sipped on cocktails, wine and beer and snacked on appetizers served by the founding ladies of San Luis Obispo County Young Cattlewomen members, while browsing exhibits of different forms—from barbed wire to and array of branding irons—collected over the years.

The idea to host the president’s reception at the museum came to light at the San Luis Obispo Cattlemen’s spring meeting. Kathy Loftus, Paso Robles, was visiting with Sheila Bowen, Glennville, and Jill Heely, Paso Robles, sharing how she wished that more people could experience the history of ranching exhibit at the museum. With conversation among others and CCA’s Director of Finance and Events Lisa Brendlen, Bowen and Heely both approached Loftus saying that it could happen. After two months of thoughtful planning, the set up at the museum was executed early Wednesday morning, with Loftus’s direction.

Loftus sits on the board of directors for the museum and worked hard finding the funding for the ranching history exhibit. When she visited the museum and peeked into the blacksmiths exhibit, she saw the brands that Chuck Pritchard’s family, Paso Robles, had donated to the museum in 1982. Knowing their history, Loftus approached the board and asked about

creating an exhibit for the brands. At the time the board didn’t have enough money to fund the project but said if she could allocate the funds they would gladly put in the exhibit. With dedication, and generous county residents, the hope for a ranching history exhibit became a reality.

“This exhibit wouldn’t have been possible without the donations from the San Luis Obispo County Cattlewomen and other local ranchers,” said Loftus.

One of Loftus’ favorite parts of the exhibit is the 85-metal plated photos of San Luis Obispo County ranchers and ranches from over the years on the walls. She shared that most of the images were never before seen photos that she searched for, some of which came from Colorado and Texas. “The history of cattle ranching is my passion,” Loftus said.

As the president’s reception came to a close, the dinner portion took place in the center of the museum. San Luis Obispo County Cattlewomen President Tracy Nicholson thanked everyone who came to see the museum and recognized San Luis Obispo County local and current CCA President Steve Arnold, as well as Kathy Loftus for all the work she put in to make the event happen at the museum. A dinner of Santa Maria Tri-tip, salad and potatoes was served, and of course a trio of cobblers made by Jill and Robert Heely, provided a fun treat to end the night.

Something great about the Association’s members is when the dinner concluded, everyone worked together to clean up tables, chairs and move the 20 wagons that had been moved to make space for the event back into the museum.

An early morning breakfast of biscuits and gravy gave members fuel to prep for Thursday morning’s guest speakers. Secretary of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) Karen Ross spoke to members about the recently released, longterm plan for California agriculture named“Ag Vision.” During her talk she outlined the five key areas of the strategic plan which include climate-smart food systems, constructing healthy communities,

motivating next generation talent, increasing the understanding of agriculture and collaborating on smarter regulations. To learn more about Ag Vision listen to the Sorting Pen podcast episode “Sorting through CDFA’s Ag Vision w/ Sec. Karen Ross.”

Sherri Brennan, Sonora, rancher and Tuolumne County Supervisor later talked about the emerging biomass industry and reducing fuels on public lands. Agoro Carbon Alliance’s Jake Tilden-Browning, presented on the options for Carbon Credit on grazing ground, sponsored

by WSR Insurance. In the lobby of the grand ballroom, members could swing by the WSR Booth to speak with insurance agents about any of their ranch insurance needs and also learn more about Agoro Carbon Alliance.

The final guest speaker of the day was Tolera Kanno, an environmental scientist with CDFA sharing updates for mobile livestock slaughter in California. Check out Sorting Pen: The California Cattlemen Podcast to hear from Kanno and learn more about the recent legislation that changed requirements for mobile slaughter of livestock.

In conclusion of the morning’s presenters, Steve Arnold led the CCA Board Meeting where further Association updates and business was conducted. Arnold’s adjournment of the meeting signaled the end to another successful Midyear Meeting on the Central Coast.

With another Midyear in the books, save the dates for the 2023 Cattle-PAC Auction + Dinner happening Saturday, Sept. 16 in Paso Robles and the 107th Annual CCA and CCW Convention and Industry Tradeshow taking place Nov. 29 – Dec. 1 at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev.

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SCENES FROM Midyear Meeting

CCA President Steve Arnold making remarks.

Trevor Freitas and CCA First Vice President Rick Roberti

Travis Smith, Anna Bibby, Zach, Missy and Wesley McFarlane

CDFA Sec. Karen Ross speaking about CDFA’s Vision.

Local cattleman Anthony Stornetta talks about current wildfire managment issues.

RTAP’s Jack Rice and Pat Abel

CCA update from CCA’s VP of Government Affairs, Kirk Wilbur.

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Some of the logistical challenges that bulls face during breeding season include the amount of land they have to cover and the number of cows they need to breed. For spring calving operations, bulls will be breeding cows during the heat of the summer and will have the added challenge of heat stress. With fall calving operations, bulls may need more nutrients to maintain energy during the colder temperatures. If bulls are dealing with hoof problems, the logistical challenges of the breeding season will become even more difficult to overcome.

Sometimes it’s easy to forget about bulls in the offseason, but in reality, there may be no easier group of cattle to care for, as bulls are often closer to headquarters in the offseason. Plus, while bulls might only account for 5% of your herd, they account for 50% of the breeding equation, and they need special attention in the offseason.

Supplementing your beef cattle nutrition with performance trace minerals can help improve your bulls’ well-being and reproductive performance.

Cattle Hoof Problems Increase Challenges During the Breeding Season Two of the most common hoof problems bulls face during breeding season include vertical fissures (also known as sand cracks) during drier pasture conditions and foot rot during wetter pasture conditions. Beef cattle producers have also started finding digital dermatitis in beef herds, but that is still limited.

During the breeding process, bulls support themselves on their back hooves. If they are in pain or lame due to hoof problems, they will not be as eager to pursue and breed cows that are in heat. Likewise, lame bulls are not going to cover as much ground in a day due to the pain they’re experiencing.

Lameness in beef cattle and other cattle hoof problems can trigger an inflammatory response, diverting energy and nutrients toward the immune response and away from reproduction

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and growth requirements in developing bulls.

Beef cattle reproduction is one of the lowest nutritional priorities for bulls, so any stress in bulls, including lameness and hoof health issues, can result in reduced semen quality and motility. Semen that is malformed won’t be able to penetrate the oocyte, and if it’s not motile, it may not even be able to reach the destination to fertilize the oocyte.

Performance Trace Minerals Improve Bull Performance Beef cattle producers and nutritionists should supplement their bulls’ nutrition with the same performance trace minerals they are feeding to their cows. This will help build sound, resilient hooves for the breeding season.

Sound feet and legs allow bulls to cover more cows. Overall skeletal soundness relies on proper nutrition. Along with macro minerals like calcium and phosphorus, trace minerals like manganese, zinc and copper also directly affect bone and joint development.

Additionally, trace minerals are required for strong hoof and skin integrity, which is essential to preventing foot rot. Research has shown that supplementing grazing cattle with performance trace minerals decreased the incidence of foot rot by 30 to 57 percent.

Quality semen in ample quantities helps optimize cow conception rates and sets the stage for greater pregnancy rates and more weaned calves. However, bulls produce lowerquality semen during stress events, such as heat stress. The same performance trace minerals that improve beef cattle hoof integrity have been shown to improve semen quality and motility as well. Research shows that feeding Availa® 4 produces semen that is 9% more motile, 9 percent more progressive and 10% more rapid.

Supplementing bull nutrition with Zinpro Performance Minerals® can yield a strong return on investment. At a minimum, bulls should be fed 7 grams of Availa 4 or 12 grams of Availa® Plus per head, per day for optimal hoof development and reproductive performance. Larger, more mature bulls may require additional supplementation.

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GENE EDITING

AN EXCITING TOOL, SCARY SCIENCE OR SOMEWHERE IN BETWEEN?

by Miranda Reiman for Angus Media With long generation intervals and traditional breeding, making change in the cattle industry has always been a slow and steady process.

Some producers and scientists alike imagine a future where that’s not the case. The broad bucket of genetic engineering has been around for decades, but the more targeted technology of gene editing has become more practical and applicable in animal agriculture in the last five to ten years.

The tools have advanced a lot, but they can always get better, says Larry Kuehn, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC). They aren’t a distant, yet-to-be-developed technology.

“We are absolutely able to do this today, in terms of the science.”

Other livestock species and even some in the cattle industry are already employing gene editing to make more rapid advancements.

EDITING EXPLAINED

It may sound part science fiction, but it’s the world Angus breeder and former National Junior Angus Association (NJAA) member Maci Mueller works in every day.

She’s currently a research geneticist at the University of California, Davis and explains: “Gene editing is a biological tool that we can use, as animal and plant breeders, to add, delete or replace letters in the genetic code, and the genetic code can be thought of as kind of a recipe book for how an organism is created or

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developed.”

Using a protein to cut the DNA, animal breeders take advantage of the cell’s innate tendency to try to repair that cut, Mueller says.

“The natural cell repair mechanism can either delete a small section of that DNA code or add in different base pairs, and ultimately it can inactivate that gene that was being targeted by that protein cutting the DNA, and that’s what we would call a gene knockout or deletion,” she says.

Similar to editing a document, the gene editing can allow for a copying, pasting or deleting specific letters in the DNA code.

Changing those instructions or the “recipe,” changes the trait of interest in the animal.

Using a breed that’s not naturally polled, a cattleman can eliminate horns using the tool.

That doesn’t apply to Angus, but it’s an example where a single gene could be responsible for a trait.

“We can do them in really just a single generation, which we haven’t had that capability before,” Mueller said.

ADOPTION AHEAD?

Gene editing technology could change the cattle business, but there are a lot of questions to answer before it becomes mainstream.

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Today, gene editing is regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and each edit must go through a process similar to getting a new drug approved. There are checks and double-checks in place, Mueller noted.

Fifteen years ago many in the cattle industry were working to understand DNA sequencing and chips.

“It doesn’t mean everybody has to be an early adopter to be successful here. It means that we have to be aware of what’s out there, and let’s make ourselves aware,” Kuehn says, encouraging cattlemen to seek out resources from the USDA, universities or breed associations.

In addition to understanding the technology at a cellular level, there are many conversations in industry about how to best incorporate information from gene-edited animals into breed registries and the current expected progeny difference (EPD) structure.

The easy answer may be to ignore gene editing all together, but there’s risk in “getting left behind,” Mueller countered, “whether it’s other countries that are pursuing the technology, or other breeds and species.”

SOME TRAITS EASIER THAN OTHERS Gene editing could help solve many economically relevant challenges, from environmental adaptability to disease tolerance, Kuehn says.

“The most likely early candidates here are things that have large effects and often singlegene effects, because we know how to find them and we know where they’re at, and we know they have an economic impact in many cases,” he noted.

For example, the slick gene has been determined “low risk” by the FDA because it exists naturally. The low-risk determination means these animals and their products can enter the food chain without labeling. Thus, the slick edit may be one of the first to see wider application in the cattle industry.

In February, an American Angus Association

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UC Davis Genetic Researcher Maci Mueller researches genomics within beef and other livestock breeds and has studied under the direction of well-known beef geneticist Alison Van Eenennaam.

member submitted an application to the Board of Directors for the approval of the slick-gene edit. Discussions will continue at the June board meeting.

Quantitative traits, such as marbling, weaning weights and yearling weights, may be harder to pinpoint, because it’s harder to find extremely large effects, especially in single genes, Kuehn says. Researchers are also anxious to solve health problems, but that provides a different set of complexities to be sure that changing a disease pathway doesn’t delete something vital.

“While [health] is not a low-hanging fruit, I do think it is one that’s ripe for the picking because that’s one that’s really challenging to do with our traditional breeding methods,” Mueller says. The pork industry is trying to tackle porcine respiratory syndrome with a gene knockout of a receptor that allowed the disease to enter the cells, she said.

Regardless of the pace of the advancements in gene editing or the adoption across the industry, Mueller says it doesn’t change the fundamentals of genetic improvement.

“The foundation of animal breeding is a solid breeding objective and structured program,” Mueller says. “Then from there, when we have our objectives in mind, we can choose which tools we use to reach those objectives.”

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SIMMENTAL SUCCESS

by Lilly Platts for the American Simmental Association

At Circle Ranch

Tim Curran’s great-great-grandfather founded the family ranch in the Sierra Foothills, near Ione, five generations ago. The family ran commercial cattle for many years, and in the last 20 years, has transitioned exclusively to developing seedstock. Curran was first introduced to the Simmental breed in the mid- 1970s when a neighbor with Hereford cattle purchased a Simmental bull. He took note of the extra pounds the neighbor gained in his calf crop and began breeding his commercial cows to Simmental bulls.

When frame size became an issue in the 90s, the Curran family decided to try raising their own bulls.

With the purchase of 16 open heifers from Nichols Farms in Iowa they were soon raising their own Simmental genetics.

When Circle Ranch got to the point where they were raising more bulls than they needed, they began selling a small number to neighbors and through consignment sales. “We were still mainly a commercial cow-calf operation. We reached a point where we had to make a decision. Are we going to go forward with the seedstock business and sell bulls on a larger scale, or stay in the commercial business? We decided to give the bull business a shot,” Curran explains.

Over the following years the cow herd transitioned to being registered — primarily halfblood SimAngus — and in 2007, Circle Ranch held their first sale, partnered with Bruin Ranch in 50 California Cattleman August 2023

CIRCLE RANCH, IONE, CALIFORNIA, IS A FIFTH-GENERATION CATTLE OPERATION FOCUSED ON PRODUCING BULLS THAT WORK FOR COMMERCIAL CATTLE PRODUCERS LONG-TERM BY ADDING LONGEVITY AND PREDICTABILITY TO COW HERDS. HETEROSIS, BALANCE, AND ADAPTABILITY ARE AT THE HEART OF THE PROGRAM. TIM AND JILL CURRAN’S SONS, TAYLOR AND AUSTIN, ARE THE SIXTH GENERATION ON THE FAMILY OPERATION WITH GRANDSON JACK HENRY BEING THE SEVENTH.

Tim and Jill Curran (right) with sons Taylor and Austin and daughters-in-law Cameron and Savannah and grandson Jack.

Auburn. They have had 16 sales since, which they call the Beef Solutions Bull Sale; Bruin Ranch sells purebred Angus bulls, and Circle Ranch sells their SimAngus genetics. Together, they market around 200 bulls annually and sell an additional 40–50 by private treaty.

The Circle Ranch program is focused on breeding bulls that will work for the commercial producer, and thrive in California’s unique environment. “The climate here — west of the Sierras — is Mediterranean. The rainy season starts in October, and picks up in November. The hills will start to green up in November, and it will get a little colder into December and January. It doesn’t freeze here at all, and by spring we have a flush of growth that is incredible,” Curran explains. “By June all of the native feed is dry, and the last thing we want in the summer is rain. A good heavy rain in July can ruin the protein in our grass.”

Heterosis is the base of the program. Curran says, “We are reaping the benefits of hybrid vigor and can take advantage of lowly heritable traits, like longevity and fertility. If you have a straight-bred cow herd you can select for those things over generations and make progress, but very little. If you bring in another breed you immediately see better conception. You also see calf vigor and cow longevity.”

When Circle Ranch moved toward seedstock, using Angus for the other half of the program was the first choice. Complementary traits and the diverse genetic options have helped to

develop a successful composite program. “Angus and Simmental complement each other so well,” Curran shares. “Angus brings the maternal side, which Simmental does as well. Simmental brings added growth, muscle, and performance.”

Curran also values the power behind the large International Genetic Solutions (IGS) database, and ASA member programs. Circle Ranch has participated in several programs, including the Cow Herd DNA Roundup (CHR).

“IGS has by far the most DNA data on file for animals,” he says. “IGS is important to the commercial cattle producer because it increases the accuracy of all EPD. If you’re already embracing crossbreeding you should gravitate toward an entity like IGS, which evaluates many breeds in the same system.”

The Circle Ranch program has gained loyal customers over the years thanks to the consistency of their bulls and dedication to customer service. This consistency has been built through tough genetic selection in the cow herd; if a female doesn’t measure up in fertility, performance, udder quality, feet and leg structure, or disposition, she is culled. Select females have been flushed, but only after proving themselves by producing top-tier calves.

The entire cow herd is bred by AI through time breeding, and cleanup bulls are utilized.

Building a strong relationship with their commercial customers is important to Curran. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 52

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 51 Beyond offering strong customer service, they also help customers market their calves.

“Many of them contact us when their calves are available. If they are selling on video or in the sale barn we try to put them in touch with buyers we know. The biggest part of our customer service is staying in touch with our customers. Every year we try to make a number of ranch visits so we can see what is or isn’t working, and if there are any adjustments we can make,” Curran shares.

Keeping in touch with customers and paying attention to the bulls they purchase each year guides breeding decisions and helps Curran offer valuable guidance at sale time. “Part of using composite bulls is that it’s very important to maintain a high level of heterosis to avoid linebreeding. Our job is to keep track of the bloodlines our customers have purchased. If a certain customer is using one line of bulls we will advise them to switch so they can maintain a high level of heterosis,” he explains.

The commercial customer is also in mind on a daily basis, and guides the daily operation.

When the cow herd was moved toward the seedstock program, Curran continued many of the same management practices from the commercial operation. This ensures that bulls will perform in their customers’ environments, and in situations with limited resources.

Curran has been a strong advocate for performance cattle over his career in the industry.

He served as a director of the California Beef

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Cattle Improvement Association (CBCIA) and was named CBCIA Seedstock Producer of the Year in 2010. He has also served locally as a beef project advisor for the county fair. Prior to becoming a full-time cattleman, he spent 10 years as a retail meat cutter. Curran’s wife, Jill, is an essential member of the team. They are the parents of two sons, Taylor and Austin.

Curran is proud to be a fifth-generation California rancher. “If you’re going to be in the ranching business it has to be in your blood, and really in your heart. We all know there are easier ways to make a living, but I don’t know if there is a better way.”

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Is your herd Ready to Breed? tips to consider before turnout

by Erica Louder for the California Cattleman The last five years have been a wild ride for the California cattle industry, and the 2023 season has especially been one for the record books. Record moisture levels created optimum conditions for grazing. For many folks, there was even more grass than cattle – what a problem to have. Cows came off the range flush, ready to calve. As the fall calving season arrives, it is already time to start transitioning into breeding season.

Preparing your cattle for the breeding season is a yearlong endeavor. The decisions you made at breeding last year, turnout, weaning and calving all impact your cattle’s ability to breed efficiently.

As we transition into that all-important breeding season, let’s talk about the time before bulls are turned out – pre-breeding.

Before we jump into the details of do’s and don’ts, let’s look at the question of breeding, holistically, and ask ourselves: What are we trying to achieve at breeding?

The answer seems obvious – you are trying to get your cows bred. But not just bred. You want them to breed early. Why? Because early breeding will result in a tight calving window and a tight calving window will create a more uniform calf crop. A uniform calf crop creates substantial market advantages and higher returns.

A study from South Dakota State University showed that calves bred one cycle earlier will weigh about 50 pounds more than a calf born later in the season. At $2.50/pound that is an additional $125/calf. Tracking calving distribution data can give you a benchmark to achieve this in your program.

Calving Distributions Benchmarks One of the benchmarks CHAPS, a national

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cow herd software program, publishes annually is calving distributions. According to CHAPS: • 63% of the mature cow herd should calve within the first 21 of calving season.

• 87% of the mature cow herd should calve within 42 days.

• 96% of the mature cow herd should calve within 63 days.

If we look at heifers, the data shows that 42 percent of heifers calve before their scheduled calving date, 76 percent of heifers by 21 days from the expected start of calving season, and 88 percent of heifers by 42 days.

A good rule of thumb is two-thirds of your herd calving in the first 21 days and less than 25 percent calving in the second 21 days of calving season. Any more than that, you need to reevaluate your herd and breeding protocols.

Ensuring your herd calves early in the calving season starts with ensuring that your herd breeds earlier in the breeding season, which is where pre-breeding protocols come into the equation.

There are essentially three aspects that will impact how quickly a cow breeds, 1) nutrition, 2) herd health and 3) genetics.

Focus on Nutrition When we are thinking about the breeding season, nutrition is key, and it is what all other aspects of a breeding program hinge on. Joe Catania, DVM, a longtime cattle veterinarian who practices in Modoc and Lassen counties, says, “There’s a lot of factors when you talk about preparing for the breeding season. Yet, number one is nutrition and energy status. It doesn’t matter what type of vaccine, deworming, or mineral program you have if nutrition isn’t there.

If there isn’t sufficient energy, the mama cow won’t cycle. If she is not going to cycle, she will not breed.”

Catania says that your herd needs to be on an upward plane of nutrition coming into breeding season. “Before breeding, you need to get the mama cows caught up from having a calf and raising one. If the cows are a little behind, you’ve got to bump up their nutrition at least 30 days before to get their system cycling.”

Aaron Lazanoff, Beef Operations Manager for Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, says that for the university herd, the first thing they do going into the breeding season is to evaluate body condition. He says, “One of our main concerns is body condition going into breeding season.

It’s about timing calving, evaluating nutrition and keeping a cow in the five or six in the body condition score.” And he agrees with Catania– creating an upward nutritional plane for the herd is key to a successful breeding season.

Ensure an Upward Plane of Nutrition Lazanoff and Catania both say that increasing nutrition doesn’t need to be complicated – a slight change in diet can make a big difference. Catania recommends supplementing their diet with 30 percent alfalfa hay if you are feeding grass hay. He says, “A little alfalfa seems to be enough extra nutrition to get them up, going, flush and able to start ovulating.”

For the Cal Poly herd at Escuela Ranch, Lazonoff says it is about timing your calving and breeding seasons to your grazing conditions.

He says, “The summer is our dry season, but hopefully, by the time we start calving in the fall, we’re starting to get some rainfall. And when we are breeding, the grass is green. Ideally, the nutrition level of the feed is coming up as the cow’s nutritional needs increase without the need to supplement much.”

Despite rarely supplementing cows, he does say there are a few ways they ensure an upward plane of nutrition for the herd, including:

• Putting out protein tubs 30 days before calving.

• Supplement feeding the first-calf heifers.

• Wean a little earlier, so cows come into the dry season with higher BCS. However, conditions are rarely perfect, and sometimes it is just about working with Mother Nature, even if that means a herd is a little less than “benchmark.” Catania, who works with spring calving herds in northeastern California, says, “Every rancher, depending upon where they’re at and the available resources, do things a little bit different. Many guys are just trying to make it through winter, waiting for that green grass to come, and they put the mama cows out on that green grass, and then she kind of catches up once that spring growth happens.”

Herd Health Protocols Once you’ve established nutrition for your herd pre-breeding, you can shift your focus to disease prevention, which involves vaccines, dewormers and minerals.

In their latest Vaccine Guidelines, the American Association of Bovine Practitioners says, “Vaccination is only one aspect of disease prevention. In the absence of good management, nutrition, and husbandry practices directed at animal health and infection control, vaccination alone is not enough to prevent infectious disease.” The guidelines go on to say, “Management strategies that minimize pathogen exposure and enhance innate immune function are as important as any vaccination protocol.”

As we talk about vaccine recommendations, remember that while vaccines are an important part of herd health, they are not the “magic bullet” in your tool belt. They are a part of an overall management strategy.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 55 diseases. Below is a recommendation for the vaccines and other shots to provide pre-breeding in California and the diseases they control.

Consult your veterinarian for a protocol that best meets the need of your herd.

Vaccine Recommendations for Pre-Breeding • Clostridial Vaccines (7-way, 8-way) • Disease: blackleg, redwater, Respiratory Vaccines (5-way, intranasal) • Disease: IRB, BVD, BRSV, PI3 Reproductive Vaccines • Vibrio/campylobacter • Leptospirosis • Foothill abortion Other Herd Health Recommendations: • Dewormer (twice annually) • Injectable trace mineral

Plan for Genetics The final major consideration for how quickly and efficiently your herd will breed is genetics.

Yet, during pre-breeding, you can do little to change the genetics of the animals you’ve got.

However, what you do before breeding – the bulls your select, the cows and heifers you choose to breed – will impact your herd for years into the future.

Catania and Lazanoff say that if you want to improve your calving distribution and how quickly your cows breed back, genetically select bulls with strong fertility EPDs like scrotal circumference and heifer pregnancy rate. Then, critically evaluate what cows and heifers make the cut when it comes to culling. A cow that calved outside that ideal calving distribution may not have the genetics to thrive in your operation.

Other Pre-Breeding Considerations Nutrition, herd health and genetics are the big three when it comes to preparing A dewormer is part of a good vaccine for breeding season. But there are other protocol, and it works to support nutrition. considerations, particularly for that often Catania says, “A dewormer will clean the mama’s forgotten member of your herd, the bull. Here digestive system out if you will, so it can function are a few other pre-breeding considerations, at the highest rate. If she gets the most out of her depending on your breeding strategy. feed, she can produce an ovulation and carry a calf. Ultimately it all comes back to nutrition.”

For the Bull: Catania also emphasizes the importance of • Breeding soundness exams that include mineral supplementation, especially in places semen analysis where the soils are deficient in trace minerals.

• Trichomoniasis testing “You need to supplement with a quality oral • Adequate cow-to-bull ratio (20:1-30:1) mineral, probably year-round, but an injectable mineral should also part of the protocol,” Artificial Insemination: Cantania says. “An injectable ‘fills the tank’ in • Synchronization protocols 24 hours as opposed to trying to do it with oral • Semen selection replacement, which would take at least 30 days.

When a mama cow comes home in the fall, she Let’s return to the original question – what will probably be mineral deficient. If you don’t are we trying to achieve during pre-breeding? If give that trace mineral injection when you give the answer is, we want our cows to breed quickly your vaccines, she might not have what she and efficiently (of course, it is the answer), we needs to make a good immune response and need to consider “pre-breeding” as a season just that vaccine won’t be as effective without a good as important as the breeding season. Make sure your cows are 1) on an upward plane of nutrition; immune response.”

He emphasizes that injectable minerals are not 2) have the vaccines, minerals and dewormers to to replace oral minerals and vice-versa. They work protect against disease and parasites; and 3) each year, evaluate the genetic make-up of your herd. together.

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PRESCRIBED PROGRESS Q&A with CCA Fire Subcommittee member and UCCE Livestock and Natural Resource Advisor Jeffery Stackhouse

by Director of Communications Katie Roberti

Q

It’s been a long time since we’ve ran an update on the progress of prescribed burn associations in California. As a reminder, can you quickly explain what PBAs are and how they operate?

A I am not sure that this will be a “full” update

on PBAs in California, because there are too many to keep track of, but I’ll give it my best shot. Prescribed burn associations (PBAs), Range Improvement Associations (RIAs) and other burn cooperatives are really all one in the same.

Collectively, across the nation, the “Prescribed Burn Association” or “PBA” term tends to be the most common, as is true in California. A PBA is really just a community or place-based group of people that work together to use fire as private practitioners. Much like a branding, it is a neighbor-helping-neighbor model where if you show up and help on my burn, I will prioritize showing up and helping on your burn. Also, like brandings, some are big social gatherings with many people, food and drink.

Other burns have the bare minimum staffing and mechanical resources to get the job done.

Each and every burn organization is different, and every landowner host has their own style of hosting a burn event.

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How many PBAs are we up to in California?

The first PBA was started in California in 2017.

Interestingly, however, the Central Coast was

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the last remaining stronghold of the Range Improvement Associations from which the concept of a PBA was adopted from California by burning groups in the Midwest and renamed “Prescribed Burn Associations” which has come full-circle back to the Western states.

The Santa Barbara Range Improvement Association, led primarily by CCA members, is one of these long-lasting RIAs that is still burning today. That said, since 2017, there has been an incredible amount of interest in revitalizing RIAs and starting new community-based burning groups, most of which have adopted “Prescribed Burn Association” as part of their name.

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Is the number of PBA groups formed and burning continuing to grow?

A

Currently, the amount of interest and the number of leaders in this movement has grown to a capacity to which no one knows exactly how many groups there are forming or working toward forming, which is incredibly exciting! Also, there is so much interest in some areas that have PBAs, including Humboldt County, that ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 60

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 58 the PBAs are starting to subdivide into smaller geographic regions as they build prescribed fire expertise in their communities. As fire knowledge and experience among PBA members grow, we hope to see more burns on the landscape to meet the ever-growing demand to have good fire on the ground.

Each organization is tackling the increased demand differently in terms of their organizational structure, and it is fascinating to see how each community handles those decisions as they unfold across the state. As such, having an accurate count on the number of community-based organizations in the state is difficult to quantify. Depending on how you slice it, there are somewhere between 2030 PBAs that are organized and actively burning in over 20 counties in the state and the movement is still snowballing into new and exciting regions!

Q

What’s exciting you most right now about the work PBAs are doing across the state? Are there any projects that have been done or are set to take place that you want to highlight?

A

One of the things that excites me is who is doing the burning. When Lenya Quinn-Davidson and I started the Humboldt County Prescribed Burn Association, I really thought it was going to be a tool for the ranching community. Now, as we

hit our six-year anniversary, range improvement burns are still a strong ecological driver of many of our burns, but most landowners that are steppingup are the non-ranching landowners wanting to improve their rangelands for wildlife habitat and pasture restoration purposes. Additionally, the vast majority of the paying PBA membership, the actual human bodies to do the hard work of applying safe fire to the landscape, are nonlandowners.

It is wonderful, here in Northern California, at least, to see the strong involvement of the volunteer fire departments and to hear from them how these burns (especially those early summer burns) at the beginning of their wildfire season, are hugely beneficial to them as they acquire novice firefighters that greatly appreciate the training afforded to them by being on a controlled burn.

These organizations are as diverse as the communities they exist in, and it is wonderful to see involvement from all segments of these communities in using fire as a tool to improve the landscape in which they live.

Q

In the July edition of this publication, CCA Fire Subcommittee Chair Anthony Stornetta provided a fire outlook. In the Q&A he mentioned the Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund Pilot program was waiting for approval from the Governor. Since then, the program was approved and rolled out.

How does the launching of this program impact the work that PBAs are able to get done?

Over the 4th of July weekend, Stackhouse was involved in three different range improvement burns that were successful in Humboldt County. © Jeff Stackhouse and Lenya Quinn-Davidson.

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The Liability Claims Fund brings with it a huge sigh of relief for those of us that organize and lead these community-based burns! Now, not only does a state certified burn boss certification give qualified persons the ability to approve burn plans for projects to receive a gross negligence liability standard for those with state certified burn boss signatures of approval (even when the state certified burn boss themselves may not be involved in the actual burning), but now those burn bosses can also apply for projects they lead, themselves, to be covered by this Prescribed Fire Liability Claims Fund. The claims fund then adds an additional $2 million of coverage if the fire were to escape as the first line of liability defense if there were damages to another’s property.

I am still learning the ins and outs of how it works, but over the 4th of July weekend, we registered (and successfully burned) three different range improvement burns here in Humboldt County. As organizers, the co-lead Kai Ostrow, and myself both felt slightly less pressure knowing that we had the gross negligence and the claims fund behind us the day of the burn.

Q

Also, in last month’s magazine Stornetta mentioned the need for more burn bosses and more burn boss instructors. How important is getting more burn bosses when it comes to the efforts of PBAs in California?

A

The more burn bosses, the better. Stornetta hit the nail on the head that there is a current bottleneck with getting instructors, and hence, classes hosted to meet the demand for people wanting to take the classes. Lenya QuinnDavidson, and others have worked diligently at the state level to ensure that there are adequate benefits afforded to State Certified Burn Bosses to make it worth the effort to obtain that level of certification. With the gross negligence combined with the claims fund, they have been successful in capturing the attention of the burning community and the waiting lists for those classes are proof that their work to incentivize skilled burners in obtaining the state certification is paying off.

Good fire has been and will continue to be possible without a state certified burn boss, but having one in your community to approve your burn plan and/or lead your burns can reduce the number of excuses for those hesitant around using fire for vegetation management on their property.

Q

What are other limiting factors for PBAs getting more burns done?

A

I think that the two biggest limitations are 1) landowner interest and 2) a general lack of prescribed fire culture in California. Collectively, we have made a lot of changes in the prescribed fire world in California over the past few years.

The regulator culture around fire is drastically changing for the better. Liability has changed for the better. Community organization, shared equipment and knowledge level have changed for the better. Now, it is a matter of helping those that are interested in moving forward with burns and getting those that want more comfort/understanding with prescribed fire out on some safe burns so they can see how it works and how un-scary burning can be. Then, once onboard for hosting a burn, the last and final step is prioritizing the burn over other projects. Every landowner has a list too long to get done what needs to get done.

Prescribed fire takes a lot of planning. A LOT of planning, in most cases. If all of that planning— site visits, mapping, air quality permitting, CAL FIRE permitting, unit preparation, equipment preparation, grant writing, grant reporting, community organizing, scheduling, unscheduling, rescheduling—has all been done and the perfect weather finally lines up with your prescription in your burn plan… that is where the “prescribed fire culture” piece comes in. Then, fire needs to force its way to the top of whatever list of things to do you may have going on that week, because it is most often a now or never time and the investment to get there is enough to want to see your ROI in the form of safely conducted black acres.

Q

How can ranchers support or get more involved with PBAs and find out if there is one in their area?

AC

ollectively, the PBA community across the state tries our best at maintaining a state PBA website (calpba.org), which is a good place to check. There are links there with organizations across the state. Additionally, many UC Cooperative Extension offices have some involvement and/or will know who to connect you with in your area. Or, lastly, if you do not have an active PBA in your region, but would like to start one, reach out to myself (Jeff Stackhouse, jwstackhouse@ucanr.edu or 707-445-7351) and I can help you figure out next steps to get the ball rolling in your area.

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2023 SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY NAMES CATTLEWOMAN, CATTLEMAN OF THE YEAR from the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau

Local agriculture organizations recognized three San Luis Obispo County farmers and ranchers during the California Mid-State Fair’s annual Cattlemen and Farmers Day at the Paso Robles Event Center on July 20.

The 2023 award recipients are: George Donati, Agriculturalist of the Year; Suze Evenson, CattleWoman of the Year; and Mike Massey, Cattleman of the Year. The awards were selected by members of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, San Luis Obispo County CattleWomen, and San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association.

“This is a special annual tradition for our local agriculture community dating back to 1963,” explained Farm Bureau Executive Director Brent Burchett. “These three individuals embody our proud farming and ranching heritage in San Luis Obispo County.”

Suze Evenson, 2023 CattleWoman of the Year San Luis Obispo County CattleWomen have selected San Miguel rancher and community leader Suze Evenson as the 2023 Cattlewoman of the Year.

Born in Ojai, in 1953 to Leland and Betty Stiles, Suze has one sister, Kathy. As a child growing up in the Ojai Valley, she was exposed to the sweet smell of orange blossoms in the spring and riding her horse downtown with friends.

After graduating from Nordhoff High School in 1972, Suze worked for the County of Ventura in the Mental Health Emergency Services Inpatient Unit as the Inhouse Secretary. She went on to work for a company her father helped start that made wiring harnesses for classic car restoration. Suze moved to Couer d’ Alene, Idaho for three years for work, “but it turned out to be too cold for this Ojai girl,” Suze says, and she returned to California where she met the love of her life, Dale.

The Evensons have two sons Ahrean (Aaron) and Casey, and four grandchildren, August, Aymie, Holt and Callahan. Her exposure to the cattle industry began when Suze and Dale were married in 1986.

“From then on,” Suze recalls, “my life took a turn from watching cattle drives on Sunday night TV episodes of ‘Bonanza,’ to raising two boys on a beautiful cattle ranch in San Miguel. In a few short years with growing boys, I learned how to form a human stock panel by standing and holding hands at arm’s length with the boys, to watching them learn how to drive by standing up in the seat and turning the wheel while Dad fed hay off the 62 California Cattleman August 2023

back of the truck. I know that the first words they understood coming out of Mom’s mouth were ‘Hold on!’” After her boys started school, Suze says she was fortunate to get the job as School Secretary and worked there until retirement. Suze remains active in volunteering at the school today where her grandkids now attend, serving as a member of the Pleasant Valley Joint Elementary School District Board of Trustees.

Suze’s extensive community service includes serving as Board Member and Secretary for the Adelaida School House Historical Society, Board Member on the Pleasant Valley-Estrella Cemetery District, a docent at the Paso Robles Pioneer Museum, and as a member of the San Miguel Lions Club. She is a California Mid-State Fair “Friends of the Fair” member, having served as a volunteer for 20 years helping out in the Livestock Office and Arena. The Evensons are members of SLO County Farm Bureau, the Range Improvement Association, and Independent Grape Growers of Paso Robles Area. Suze also serves as Secretary of the SLO County Agriculture Education Committee.

Thousands of local fourth graders have taken part in Suze’s “owl pellet” educational presentation over the years at the annual Great AGventure event in Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande. Suze says after she explains what exactly the pellets are, the kids’ reactions are either “Yuck!” or “This is so cool!” In her spare time, Suze loves hosting Sunday barbecues with family and neighbors, traveling, taking care of her plants, and reading a good mystery book with a glass of wine in her favorite chair. Few embody what it means to be a San Luis Obispo County Cattlewomen more than Suze Evenson. Her many leadership positions over the years include Committee Chair for Membership, Cattle Health, Beef Promotion and Scholarships. From 2018-2020, Evenson led the organization as President.

For all her volunteer roles, Suze says CattleWomen will always hold a special place in her heart. “This has been the best, most important, and fun organization that I have ever been lucky enough to join as a member,” Evenson explains. “Every heart and soul of my Cattlewomen friends are loving and giving ladies who never cease to amaze me with their dedication to helping the beef industry. I have made many wonderful friends in my SLO County Unit and appreciate them more and more every day.

I am blessed.”

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 62 Mike Massey, 2023 Cattleman of the Year San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association has named local rancher and cattle industry leader Mike Massey the 2023 Cattleman of the Year.

Born in Paletine, Illinois to Bill and Rosette Massey in 1963, Mike Massey has seven siblings, Denise, Maureen, Renee, David, Craig, Brian and Bonnie. The Massey family came to California in 1971, when Mike’s father was transferred to a position in Fullerton.

Massey aspired to be a cowboy from a young age. He credits the beginning of his lifelong love of agriculture to his high school FFA teacher Gary Hunt. “Mr. Hunt impressed upon me to work hard at whatever I was doing,” Mike recalls.

After graduating Fullerton High School at age 17, he told his parents that a job was waiting for him in Bakersfield. There was not actually a job waiting for him, but he soon found work at a diversified cattle and farming operating, Costerisan Farms.

Farm boss, Lowell Costerisan thought Mike was “too small and wouldn’t make it,” but he did.

As they worked together, Costerisan became like a second father to him. Massey recalls being “fired a lot, but never for more than a few hours.” Massey learned to “rope and ride, start colts, and you name it, that’s where it all began.”

His father’s advice led Massey to start taking night classes at Bakersfield College before transferring to California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo in 1985. It was there that he met his future wife Lillian (Lil) Varian, while being roommates with Lil’s brothers. To pay the rent, Mike helped Lil’s mom, Zee Varian, start colts on the family ranch.

After graduating Cal Poly in Agricultural Management n 1988, he took a job in Lompoc at Cojo Jalama Ranch as Assistant Ranch Manager.

Three years later, Massey went to work at Western Stockman’s Market in Famosa as a Field Representative soliciting ranchers to send cattle to the auction.

In 1992, Mike and Lil married before moving to the V6 Ranch in Parkfield, and the couple started a cowherd on leased ground in San Luis Obispo County. The Masseys are the proud parents of two daughters, Sage (25) and Sammy (20).

“The greatest joy of my life has been watching our girls grow up,” Massey says.

Sage competed on the Cal Poly Rodeo team and graduated from California Polytechnic University, SLO with her bachelor’s degree. Sammy will be a junior at Cal Poly, SLO this fall, is on the Rodeo Team, and was this year’s Poly Royal Breakaway Champion. Both girls, alongside Lil, have become accomplished horsewomen and have established a well-recognized Massey Livestock

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horse breeding and training program.

Mike and Lil are proud supporters of the local agriculture community, whether through the California High School Rodeo Association District 7, Cal Poly Rodeo Boosters, providing cattle for rodeo events, buying 4-H and FFA projects at the California Mid-State Fair, supporting various charities, or helping fellow ranching families with cattle brandings.

A special opportunity emerged in the year 2000, when Massey had the opportunity to take over management of the Templeton Livestock Market with Randy Baxley and Chad Davis for the next 11 years. After the partnership ran its course, Massey continued to run more and more cattle, mostly yearlings, in California, Nevada, Nebraska, Colorado, Idaho and Wyoming, while simultaneously marketing cattle for his customers in and around San Luis Obispo County.

Massey says one of the best things about being on the road is getting to see so many different ranches and beautiful country in the western U.S. For SLO County Cattlemen’s Association, his work provided valuable insight into what was happening on the ground with the cattle market. “When Steve Johns was Cattlemen’s president several years ago, he would call me up for a report before the Cattlemen’s meeting and say, ‘Since you don’t come to meetings, you can be my man in the field!’” Massey recalls.

Supporting organizations like the Cattlemen’s Association and Farm Bureau is important, Massey says. “In the difficult California regulatory and political environment we are in, these groups help protect our property rights and freedom to farm and ranch,” Massey explains. “I have so much respect for the work our Cattlemen’s Association does on behalf of our industry, and the work they and our Cattlewomen do to educate local youth about ranching.”

Partnerships have been a key part of Massey’s success in the cattle business. “I’ve been blessed over the years to have the best partners a guy could have. Partners like Tim and Kate Hearne, Nessen Schmidt, Katy Varian, John Nino, Dave Wood, Kent Hirdes, Wyatt Bourdet, Joseph Sill, Dan Wixom, Duane Baxley, Claude Loftus, Randy Baxley, John McCarty, and Chad Davis. There are also so many other great cattlemen I’ve gotten to know like John Lacey, Dick Nock and Richard Stober. I want to thank all my great customers over the years, so many of whom I’ve become good friends with.”

Massey says he could not be in the cattle business without the help of his family and trusted employees. “I am so grateful for my niece, Kayla Santos, who runs my entire office, my right-hand man, Sam Swan, my wife Lil, daughters Sage and Sammy, and my wife’s family, the Varians.”

San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association has given the Cattleman of the Year award annually since 1963, making Massey the 60th person to receive this honor.

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BEEF ABROAD BEEF EXPORTS BELOW RECORD-LARGE, YEAR-AGO TOTALS from the U.S. Meat Export Federation While well below the record-large volume and value posted in May 2022, beef exports improved from April and were the second largest (behind March) of 2023.

Beef exports totaled 116,159 metric ton (mt), down 14 percent from the May 2022 record but up 4 percent from the previous month. Export value was $874.7 million, down 19 percent yearover-year but 2 percent above April. For January through May, beef exports were down 10 percent to 554,069 mt, valued at $4.09 billion (down 21 percent).

“U.S. beef exports face considerable headwinds in 2023, on both the supply and demand side, especially when compared to last year’s massive totals,” Halstrom said. “To address tighter beef supplies, USMEF has heightened efforts to showcase underutilized cuts, even in our well-established markets. It’s also encouraging to see beef variety meat exports maintain a strong pace, as this is essential for maximizing carcass value.”

For many major markets, May exports of U.S. beef trended below last year’s record-setting totals. But Mexico was a strong exception, with shipments climbing 9 percent to 17,254 mt, valued at $94.2 million (up 14 percent). Through the first five months of the year, exports to Mexico were 13 percent above last year’s pace at 82,166 mt, with value up 17 percent to $459.6 million. Mexico is the largest volume destination for U.S. beef variety meat, with exports through May increasing 16 percent to 42,613 mt. Export value climbed 20 perent to $120.4 million.

May beef exports lower overall, but strengthen in North America and Taiwan While below last year’s large volume, May

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exports of beef variety meat were the largest in 12 months at 26,961 mt, with value the highest since November at $99.5 million. In addition to Mexico (see above), variety meat exports trended higher to South Korea, South Africa, Hong Kong and Central America. While still below last year, exports to Japan were the largest of 2023 at 4,287 mt. For January through May, beef variety meat exports were 5 percent below last year at 117,611 mt, while value fell 15 percent to $448.2 million.

For the first time in 2023, May beef exports to Taiwan exceeded last year’s volume, climbing 9 percent to 6,142 mt – the largest since April 2022 and the ninth highest on record. Export value was $59.6 million, down 7 percent from a year ago but the largest since August. For January through May, exports to Taiwan were down 16 percent from a year ago to 26,534 mt, valued at $259.8 million (down 31 percent).

Other January-May export results for U.S. beef include: • May beef exports to Canada totaled 11,319 mt, up 17 percent from a year ago and the largest since December 2021. Export value increased 23 percent to $95.6 million, the highest in ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 68

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 66 nearly eight years. January-May exports to Canada were down 2 percent to 41,799 mt, valued at $327.3 million (down 6 percent).

• Exports to leading market Korea totaled 23,657 mt in May, down 12 percent from a year ago, while export value fell 27 percent to $194.3 million. Through May, exports to Korea were 11 percent below last year’s record pace at 112,365 mt, valued at $901.4 million (down 30 percent).

• January-May beef exports to China/Hong Kong totaled 98,671 mt, down 11% from a year ago, while value declined 16% to $852.2 million. But exports to Hong Kong have strengthened in 2023, bolstered by the gradual, post-COVID rebound in tourism and business travel. Through May, exports to Hong Kong increased 30 percent to just under 16,000 mt, valued at $162.3 million (up 11 percent).

• May beef exports to Japan fell significantly from a year ago, reflecting persistent economic headwinds, the weak yen and Japan’s high tariffs on beef imports. May exports were 19,291 mt, down 33 percent and the lowest since early 2016. Export value was down 40 percent to $137.1 million. Through May, exports to Japan were

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down 15 percent year-over-year to 108,359 mt, valued at $757.6 million (down 27 percent).

• Beef exports to South Africa continued to shine in May, increasing 77 percent to 1,481 mt, valued at $1.6 million (up 21 percent). For January through May, exports were 142 percent above last year at 8,680 mt, with value up 120 percent to $9.4 million. Exports to South Africa are almost entirely beef variety meat.

• While beef exports to Central America are trending below last year, demand has strengthened substantially in Honduras. Through May, shipments to Honduras increased 9 percent year-over-year to 1,256 mt, while value climbed 21 percent to just under $6 million.

• Beef export value equated to $399.71 per head of fed slaughter in May, down 21 percent from a year ago. The January-May average was $391.66, down 19 percent. Exports accounted for 14.7 percent of total May beef production and 12.1 percent for muscle cuts only, down from the exceptionally high ratios (17.2 percent and 14.6 percent, respectively) posted in May 2022. The January-May ratios were 14.4 percent of total production and 12.2 percent for muscle cuts, each down about one percentage point from the same period last year.

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Turlock, Cattlemen’s Livestock Market, Galt, and Results from the pilot project will be reviewed to Blue Grass Stockyards, Lexington, Ky., conducted determine all costs and changes in value that can a pilot project to determine how blockchain be attributed to the BlockTrust Network enrollment technology offered by BlockTrust Network may allow LMA member livestock marketing businesses with full results reported back to LMA’s leadership for future member service development. to leverage voluntary data capture of cattle moving through the auctions.

The first of a series of sales kicked off on June 17 in Petaluma, conducted by the Mobile Cattle Marketing Group and featuring 1,500 fancy calves and yearlings.

Additional sales are scheduled for July 8 and July 22.

“We see opportunity in discovering how the decentralized database technology, like that offered by BlockTrust Network, may help our member livestock auctions capture greater value for auction customers while also protecting the privacy and rights of the farmer/rancher, the livestock auction and each additional stop along the supply chain” said Kristen Parman, Vice President Membership Services for LMA. “We know that livestock auctions have access to a tremendous amount of information about their customer’s herd management practices that result in top quality calves coming to auction, and we want to help auctions and auction customers translate that information in to improved value.”

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FEATHER RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE OFFERS MORE THAN GREAT EDUCATION

by Feather River College student Anna Holley and professor JP Tanner Feather River College has an established program, professors keep their student’s career reputation as an equine-focused school, they also goals in mind and place a strong emphasis on offer many opportunities for students to learn connection and mentorship. According to JP about the beef cattle industry. This small school Tanner, head beef cattle specialist and professor, is the only community college in the state of students can expect to receive strong support California that offers an accredited, agricultural from faculty members, as well as assistance with bachelor’s degree program. Students earning their career paths. He states that, “if a student has their bachelor’s degree in Equine and Ranch a goal to work in a certain aspect of the livestock Management have the distinctive opportunity to industry or has certain educational aspirations… receive a high-quality education while enjoying the agricultural department professors will do unique, hands-on experiences. These experiences everything that they possibly can to help students are made possible by intimate class sizes, achieve that goal.” engaging and supportive professors, and the use Upper-division students enrolled in the beef of school-owned facilities and animals. cattle production and management course are The college has a herd of approximately 50 given the unique opportunity to travel to Montana Black Angus cattle that are used in various classes. for a five-day long tour of ranches in the Idaho and Students in the elements of beef science class Montana region. The class tours an array of diverse attend weekly labs where they are taught handsoperations, ranging from the headquarters on skills that are needed for a successful career of Riverbend Ranch in Idaho Falls, Idaho to family in the beef cattle industry. They participate in owned and operated ranches such as Centennial vaccinating, administering breeding soundness exams, testing for pregnancy, and assessing ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 74 conformation, along with other useful skills.

Additionally, the school offers classes such as ranch skills with horses and technical eterinary skills that allow for students to broaden the scope of their skills and further build their confidence through hands-on learning.

Students also assist in the halter breaking process of the school’s yearling bulls. These bulls go on to be sold at the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale, the Klamath Bull Sale, and the Great Basin Bull Sale. Students enrolled in the introduction to showing beef cattle class prepare the bulls for sale and accompany them to the sales, gaining experience in preparing animals for sale and navigating the process of selling animals via auction. Students are given the opportunity to conduct original research projects on the school cattle as part of the beef cattle production and management course.

Past research has covered a wide array of topics, from weaning methods to dietary supplements.

Aside from hands-on experience, students are also provided with comprehensive classroom instruction. Instructors teach a wide variety of topics relevant to the beef industry, ranging from herd health practices and pasture management techniques to agricultural Students getting a Feather River College bull ready computer applications and the implementation for the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale. of risk management methods. Within the beef

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Common Sense Cattle Breeding breeding is really not Cattle 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 standpoint. In our herds, the cattle must have an adequate amount of body depth or volume, an adequate degree of muscle, they must be structurally sound, and they must be fertile. If they don’t meet these basic criteria, they are culled regardless of how

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!

good they are in terms of their EPDs or genomic profile.

We also place emphasis on the basic traits of eyes, udder, feet and disposition. These traits are described by many as “convenience traits.” 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 inputs.

Our ultimate goal is to create a small-to-moderate 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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Regina Schneider Madison LaPere Will Seghesio Colby Lack Wilbur Vargas Dominic Santella Ana Grimaldo-Velazquez Our bulls and developed and cared for with the help of Fresno State students who put into practice the applicable, real world production methods that they learn in This year’s sale will be held August 15-30. the classroom. Not only do we produce outstanding bulls, we also turn out top quality students who are ready to enter the agriculture industry, better for the Please contact us for more information or visit our website. experience they’ve gained in our program!

A Special Tip of the Hat When one thinks of Fresno State Animal Science and especially The Fresno State Beef Unit, the first person that comes to mind is Dr. Randy Perry.

After 33 legendary years, Dr. Perry has retired to greener pastures, with his family, in Oklahoma. We will be forever grateful for all he has done.

Not only for Fresno State, but for all

that have had the pleasure to be taught or mentored by him. He is the best educator, mentor, and friend a student or colleague could ask for.

“Doc,” thank you for all you have given to this university, your students, colleagues, the local community and to California Cattlemen and Cattlewomen.

Your guidance, mentorship, leadership and words of wisdom have been more appreciated than words can express. We wish you all the best for what your future has in store. God Bless and may the trails treat you well!

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the FRC beef herd to improve genetically for the students… and would like to expand the beef herd to provide the students with different marketing strategies along with having more cattle for student research projects.”

Feather River College offers students a quality education with many benefits that are unique to their program. Students that are interested in any facet of beef production, ranging from field work to upper-level management will learn valuable skills and form beneficial connections that will follow them throughout their career. This is made possible by passionate faculty members who are committed to the success of their students and the development of their program. One of these faculty members is Russell Reid, Quincy. Reid has been a professor at Feather River College since 1978 and has extensive personal connections to the ranching industry.

He is retiring from his long-held position as a professor and mentor, but will continue on in his role as Agriculture Department Chair for a few more years. While students and fellow faculty members alike are sad to see him leave the class room he leaves behind a legacy of integrity, humor and wisdom that will live on in the program for years to come.

Livestock in Dillon, Mont. Students are given full tours of each operation and are encouraged to ask questions, gaining access to decades worth of industry wisdom and experience.

The class also tours the headquarters of the American Simmental Association in Bozeman, Mont. where they get a behind-the-scenes look at the many aspects of breed association operations.

Kate Brost, a senior Equine and Ranch Management student and participant in the 2022 beef trip, said “My biggest takeaway was that all the ranchers and cattlemen are extremely passionate about their animals and how to improve their facilities for their cattle.” Through this trip, students are able to network with potential employers, bond with their classmates, and walk away with a unique, memorable, and educational experience.

Since the initial creation and construction of the beef program and facility, there have been numerous changes and improvements put into place. The most recent of these is a new calving barn with an adjoining vet room and office that was completed at the beginning of the year. Historically, Feather River College has been known as an equine college. However, there is an increasing number of students that are entering the Equine and Ranch Management program with a predominant interest in beef cattle. In order to accommodate these students and offer them the best opportunities possible, the school has extensive plans to continue developing and improving the beef cattle program. JP Tanner says that, among other things, he would like to increase the herd size and continue improving the quality of the herd’s genetics. He Feather River Colleges students enjoying a field trip to Montana. states that he “would like

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CHEERS TO 75 YEARS UC DAVIS VET SCHOOL CELEBRATES ACHIEVEMENT

by UC Davis Chancellor Gary S. May Davis is an ideal place for those with beloved pets or those who simply love animals. Some furry friends have even become local celebrities, such as Cheeto the orange tabby cat, who roams near the Department of Physics building. Cori, a black Labrador retriever, has become a regular attraction at Aggie sports events, including football and baseball, and even has her own Facebook page.

The animals in our lives are more than pets or livestock. They’re companions and family members.

So, it is stressful when they need urgent medical attention. When that happens, we know we can turn to world-class care nearby at the UC Davis Veterinary Teaching Hospital. Now in its 75th year, the veterinary hospital is celebrating its place in our community and planning to expand services.

Their services also include aiding wildlife, exotic animals, aquatic mammals and fish. They are frequently doing research that is at the nexus of animal, human and environmental health.

A reputation for excellence

Many of you know that, consistently, UC Davis is ranked first in the nation and first or second in the world for veterinary science. Our veterinary teams are often on the front lines when wildfires, natural disasters and other emergencies strike California.

They are called to assist other states and countries, as well. For example, some of our veterinarians are at Montana’s Yellowstone River, monitoring the wildlife impacts of the bridge collapse there.

The University of California began veterinary research in the 1800s and helped launch the modern era of veterinary medical education in Davis with the opening of our School of Veterinary Medicine in 1948. The school started leading

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the field immediately, and over the decades has created breakthroughs in vaccines for livestock diseases, pioneered surgical techniques and launched the world’s first specialty veterinary training programs.

Serving more animals

The added capacity and expanded services underway include a new emergency room and intensive care unit that opened in May. It nearly doubled the square footage of the former space.

With a caseload of more than 50,000 patients each year, this facility will help us meet ever increasing needs for care.

Another area where we’ve seen increasing demand is for specialty veterinary surgeries, particularly in orthopedics. Later this summer, we’ll open the Center for Advanced Veterinary Surgery to accommodate more of these procedures.

The center is a 6,600-square-foot facility that provides life-saving orthopedic treatments for cats, dogs and other companion animals. It uses the latest advances in anesthesia, surgical instruments and cross-sectional imaging equipment to support innovative surgical procedures.

A key attribute of the expanded surgical center is the increased capacity to perform total hip replacements in dogs. One of the top reasons that dogs are euthanized is due to hip disease and not being able to stand in their older years. Our veterinary hospital is one of few in the world that can perform this critical procedure. UC Davis is also on the cutting edge by using a 3D-printed titanium implant to perform the treatment. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 78

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 76 With a lengthy waiting list for hip replacements, we now have a training fellowship for boarded veterinary surgeons to learn this procedure at the new surgery center. This will have impact across the field of animal care.

Overall, the new surgery center will provide much needed space to accommodate the demands of today and the future. Our current center is already on track to see 2,100 patients — up from an average of 1,750 patients per year from 2018 to 2020.

The new ER/ICU and surgical facilities are just the latest in a series of expansions occurring at the hospital. A new medical imaging center is also under construction and more projects are underway or in the pipeline. Donors have been incredibly important to these projects, and we

appreciate their support.

Caring for all

Meanwhile, the university’s veterinary students continue to serve the Davis community in impactful ways. As I noted in a recent column, Davis Pet Advocacy and Wellness is a satellite of the Mercer Clinic, a non-profit run by UC Davis veterinary students, that provides free veterinary care to pets of the homeless in Davis. Their outreach happens throughout the year at the Daytime Homeless Respite Center at 5th and L streets and other locations. The Mercer Clinic’s Holiday Pet Baskets also provides toys, treats and even coats and sweaters for unhoused people and their cats and dogs each holiday season.

I ask you to join me in congratulating the School of Veterinary Medicine on its 75th anniversary.

CATTLE PRODUCERS PRAISE CONGRESSIONAL RESOLUTION SUPPORTING BEEF CHECKOFF

On July 13, cattle industry leaders praised the introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution recognizing the importance of commodity checkoff programs, including the Beef Checkoff.

"As a cattle producer who invests in the Beef Checkoff, I know how important this program is to the continued success of America’s cattlemen and cattlewomen. The Beef Checkoff was created by cattle producers, is run by cattle producers, and provides immense benefit to cattle producers,” said National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Todd Wilkinson, a South Dakota cattle producer. “I am proud of Representative Barry Moore (R-AL) for leading this resolution and standing with cattle producers to recognize the importance of checkoff programs...”

Every time cattle are sold in the U.S., $1 from the sale goes to support the Beef Checkoff. These investments are collected by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB), a producer-led organization overseen by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Each year, industry organizations, research institutions, and land grant universities develop proposals focused on strengthening beef demand through research, consumer education, marketing, and promotion efforts. The cattlemen and cattlewomen that volunteer their time to serve on the Beef Board, as appointed by the Secretary of Agriculture, determine which proposals to fund.

The organizations that receive funding become contractors to the Beef Checkoff and undergo regular audits to ensure the judicious use of producer dollars and compliance to the program.

"The Beef Checkoff might be most well-known for the Beef. It's What's for Dinner. campaign, but the Checkoff's benefits go far beyond advertising.

Checkoff-funded programs have led to the development of new cuts of beef and strengthened consumer trust in the cattle industry's animal welfare and sustainability," said NCBA Policy 78 California Cattleman August 2023

Division Chairman Gene Copenhaver, a Virginia cattle producer. "The Checkoff has made sure that beef is at the center of Americans' dinner plates for generations while providing a strong return on investment to cattle producers. I am proud to pay into the Checkoff and know that this collective effort does way more for my operation and this industry than I could do own my own.”

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CALIFORNIA FARMLINK PROGRAM HELPS FARMERS PLAN SUCCESSIONS SUCCESSFULLY According to the USDA’s Census of Agriculture, fully 96 percent of the nation’s 2.2 million farms are family-owned and operated. But as the baby boom generation continues to age, an estimated 70 percent of U.S. farmland will change hands in the next 20 years – and the USDA warns that if a farm or ranch family has not adequately planned for succession, it is likely to go out of business, consolidate into larger operations with neighboring farms, or be converted to non-farm uses.

To help farming families plan for a successful succession, California FarmLink – a certified nonprofit Community Development Financial Institution – recently launched The Regenerator: A Year of Farm Succession Planning. The program is designed to walk families through all the issues that can arise to help ensure that succession goes smoothly. The next cohort of family farmers and ranchers will begin work in November, said Liya Schwartzman, FarmLink’s Senior Program Manager for their Equity and Conservation on Working Lands division.

“FarmLink actually started out in 1999 with a focus on supporting retiring farmers to find someone to lease or take over their operations, but the work we were doing had its limitations.

Short workshops weren’t cutting it, and it’s hard to maintain a trajectory when you’re working with 20 families in different stages of planning,” Schwartzman said.

“I thought there must be a better way, and after we studied programs across the country, we came up with a cohort model to bring people in who are in similar stages of being ready to seek assistance in transferring their land and their businesses to successors.”

FarmLink launched The Regenerator as a small pilot program in the fall of 2021 with just three families involved, and all three completed the program and created executable plans. After reviewing and fine-tuning the program, the nonprofit is hoping for seven to 10 participants this year, with a vision of scaling up the program in future years.

FarmLink engages a team of professionals – including CPAs, estate-planning attorneys, appraisers, and transition specialists – to aid the families in crafting plans that fully meet their unique needs. The program also provides $1,600 to each participating group to work with these providers, using funds provided by a USDA educational grant.

Schwartzman said one of the first things that a family needs to do is determine if family members are interested in taking over and how that would occur.

“The majority of successors may be heirs, but there is a trend of the immediate heirs moving away from farming. Sometimes the family will have grandchildren who want to come back to the farm, 80 California Cattleman August 2023

but if nobody in the family is interested, retiring farmers will need to look outside the family. Often a farm manager could be a perfect successor,” she said.

“But people should start sooner rather than later because it can take several years to find the right successor and complete the transition process.”

As part of its efforts to support nonprofits making a difference in California agriculture, four Farm Credit organizations serving the state’s farmers and ranchers – AgWest Farm Credit, American AgCredit, CoBank and Fresno Madera Farm Credit – have sponsored FarmLink since 2018.

These organizations are part of the nationwide Farm Credit System, the largest provider of credit to U.S. agriculture.

Kevin Ralph, California State President for AgWest Farm Credit, said participating Farm Credit organizations are proud to support FarmLink’s efforts to preserve family farms.

“This is a relationship-driven business and Farm Credit prides itself on being trusted advisers to our customers – really understanding our clients’ business and educating them on their options,” Ralph said. “FarmLink’s novel program builds on that and will really help farming and ranch families properly manage their succession issues.”

“There are nearly six times more California farmers age 65+ than ones under 35,” DeBoer said.

“This succession tsunami will provide opportunities to expand the diversity of California agriculture, which will help ensure a prosperous future for farming and ranching in the Golden State.”

Schwartzman said another key component of the program is working to build communications skills.

“Succession planning most often falls apart when retiring farmers, their heirs and successors, have a breakdown in communication. This can be a very emotional and very intense time. It means someone will no longer be with us when plans are executed. And also, it’s the transfer of something the retiring generation has spent a lifetime building, so not preparing and educating people about effective communication skills and including a plan for mediation is to do a disservice and can be the downfall of the transition,” she said.

But the biggest reason FarmLink is working to provide succession planning is the potential impact of so many farms changing hands.

“This will shape the food system for the following century. We need to put as many resources as we can behind preserving and growing these farm businesses that are about to go through these transitions,” she said.

Applications are still being accepted for this year’s program. For more information, visit https:// www.californiafarmlink.org/courses/the-regenerator or contact Schwartzman at liya@cafarmlink.org

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE FOR JUST $19 A MONTH

by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Chief Executive Officer Colin Woodall You have all seen the commercials on television where images of abused and neglected animals tug at the heart strings. After illustrating the plight of these mistreated dogs and cats, a calm voice implores you to help them by simply donating $19 a month. While several activist groups utilize this fund-raising method, the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) seems to saturate the airwaves. According to the Center for the Environment and Welfare, ASPCA’s dirty little secret is they only spend 3% of their annual budget supporting local pet shelters. So, where does the rest of it go?

According to CharityWatch, almost half of ASPCA’s annual budget actually goes to the overhead required to run the organization. They have more than $500 million in total assets, including $11 million offshore in the Caribbean.

If you are trying to help animals, why do you need to keep some of your money in offshore accounts? Well, since they settled a racketeering lawsuit filed against them alleging they paid a witness who lied in court proceedings, it becomes clear their actions are not as noble as they advertise. ASPCA is using their money to advance their political agenda, and that is why you find them supporting legislation such as Senator Cory Booker’s Industrial Agriculture Accountability Act that attacks feedlots.

Last month I wrote about the Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act, better known as the OFF Act, which is also sponsored by Senator Booker. This is a piece of legislation attacking the Beef Checkoff and is being supported by many animal activist groups, including ASPCA. It is also a fitting example of the activist community’s strategy to find new ways to attack cattle producers. These groups have realized extreme methods and messaging, like the kind you see employed by PETA, do not resonate with the majority of Congress. They also know efforts to ban meat production or consumption are never going to make it into law. So, they went back and developed a better plan to come after us and achieve their goals of reducing, and ultimately eliminating, meat consumption.

The activist strategy is now focused on supporting legislation, rules and regulations that make it harder on us as producers to raise cattle and run our operations. For example, coalitions of these groups support EPA’s WOTUS proposal.

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WOTUS has nothing to do with animal welfare, but it definitely would make it harder on us to operate as we always have. They support the OFF Act because they know it will hurt beef research and promotion to a point where the Beef Checkoff is no longer effective at building beef demand. Over the years, we have seen them support many proposals that would only result in weakening our industry. It is by design, and they have been successful in getting groups like R-CALF to help support their efforts as a way to claim they are really taking these actions to protect producers. We know better than that.

In an attempt to appeal to the mainstream public, we now find these activists trying to hijack legitimate groups to get more support. Earlier this spring, we discovered the traditionally conservative group Freedom Works had hired known animal activist Marty Irby as their Chief Operating Officer. Instead of fighting big government, they were now supporting legislation like the OFF Act. My thanks to all of you who attended our Legislative Conference in April and went to the Hill to expose Irby’s masquerade. Due to your efforts, I am pleased to announce he is no longer employed by Freedom Works.

The animal activists also have strong Political Action Committees (PACs) and are supporting Democrats and Republicans in an effort to gain support for their agenda. We have been disturbed to see some of the Members of Congress who have taken activist PAC checks.

These activists are well-funded, coordinated, smart, dangerous, and they are not going away.

We will continue to fight back, but we need your help. Call your representative and two senators and tell them to stay away from the OFF Act. We also need to make it harder for these groups to keep raising the money they do. As I write this article, the top petition on the website change.org is one to tell ASPCA to “stop hoarding money instead of helping local shelters.” Go to change.org and sign the petition so we can make them scramble and think twice before they take us on again.

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IN SYNC Common Sense Estrus

Synchronization in Beef Cattle

by Cheryl Ann Fairbairn, extension educator, Penn State University and Ryan W. Fairbairn, DVM, professional services veterinarian, Trans Ova Genetics

So you have decided to synchronize a group of cows or heifers! That’s great but before attempting this be sure to consider a few things. What is the goal you want to achieve by synchronizing this group? What methods do you want to use to make sure you have maximum success in getting cows settled? What facilities do you need to make it easy on the cattle and those who will be doing the breeding? All of these questions must be answered before you dive into synchronization.

Many producers utilize estrus synchronization to tighten up their calving interval. Cows will calve within a few days of each other, lessening the time you need to spend watching them. Tighter calving intervals, or having cows calve in a shorter window, creates a more uniform calf group to market at weaning time. Calves born from synchronized cows are similar in age, and usually in size and weight, making them a more uniform group.

That uniform group is more attractive to the feedlot and should command a better price. A more uniform group of replacement heifers is also more attractive to you, the producer, because they will be more likely to reach puberty at the same time and will be ready to breed when you want them bred, ideally at the beginning of the breeding season before you breed the mature cows.

Uniformity is not the only opportunity that synchronization affords. Some producers choose to use estrus synchronization so bulls from top breeders can be used increasing the genetic value of the offspring. If this is your goal, make sure you know what you are selecting in terms of bulls so

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their offspring fit the goals you have chosen for your herd. If the offspring are all terminal, meaning they will all be sold as feeder steers or fed to finish, then choose bulls that will add growth and carcass value to the offspring. However, if you are looking to improve your female base and will keep heifers as replacements, make sure you select maternal characteristics such as milk and weaning. For many producers, selecting bulls with balanced traits across the board will suffice.

Before jumping into any synchronization program, you must have a veterinary client patient relationship (VCPR) with a veterinarian.

Drugs, such as GnRH and Prostaglandin (PGF2), that are needed to synchronize your cows must be obtained from that vet and, in todays world, unless you have a VCPR they will not be able to sell you the drugs. There are several different types of synchronization protocols that you can follow and most of these protocols can be found in reputable semen company’s herd sire books.

Choose the protocol that best fits your available time to put into it and the protocols agreed upon with your veterinarian. Before you start you must understand that strictly adhering to these protocols is an absolute must or the entire process can fail.

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Deciding on whether or not to use a timed breeding protocol is another decision that needs to be made. With most methods, you can simply breed based off signs of heat. However, this requires more labor as someone will need to be checking for heats during a three-day span to accurately catch the cows cycling. If you are going to invest in this method you must check heats at least two or three times a day. Cows are then bred in a time frame after standing heat is observed.

Those who do not show heat can be bred on time according to the protocol you have chosen.

On the other hand there are other protocols available that can allow you to breed all your synchronized cows on a timed basis. These protocols typically require an extra round of GnRH administration, which means another trip down the chute; however, this extra injection of GnRH eliminates the need for an accurate observation of standing heat. Expected conception rates for each of these methods can vary so be sure to consult with your veterinarian before making a decision and then chose what works best for you.

One of the most detrimental factors in any synchronized breeding program is excessive stress on the cattle. Stress can come from a variety of factors including environmental factors, such as heat and cold stress, or physical stress, caused by rough or excessive handling of the cattle. In order to reduce stress and have the best chance at success you must have a practical chute system to quietly move the cows into the chute and restrain them safely to allow the breeder to properly inseminate them.

With the investment in high quality semen, the drugs, and your investment of time, you must make sure you have a competent person breeding the cows. Not someone who only does a few a year but someone who breeds a large amount of cattle consistently and has the arm strength to handle breeding a large group in succession. Someone like that will not want to work in a rusty old chute that has little protection for him/her or the cows.

Cows that can be moved quietly into the holding area and into the chute have a better chance of conceiving than those who have to be chased around for an hour before finally giving up and moving into the chute. An enclosed area that can confine cattle for heat checking can also save time, but you need to be able to provide feed and water during that time. Also, think about calving time and what space you may have to handle a large number of cows or heifers who will calve at the same time and may need shelter in poor weather conditions or assistance if any problems

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may arise.

Remember that all cows may not conceive with these procedures. Many factors in and out of our control play into whether a cow will conceive.

You may think you have everything from nutrition to health as perfect as it can be and she still doesn’t conceive. So you need to make a decision whether or not to turn cows out with a bull to be caught on the next heat cycle or invest your time checking for heats to AI them again.

If you are interested in narrowing your calving window, putting the cows in with the bull will often assure your cows are bred in that next window.

Cows that do not conceive in that second or third heat, either with a bull or through AI, should be considered for culling as they will become outliers and extend your calving window longer than it should be extended because they may not be as fertile as those who took on the first or second service.

Estrus synchronization is not for everyone, but it is an excellent tool if done in conjunction with a good reproductive veterinarian, and an experienced breeder who can breed many cows at one time.

Your investment of time in selecting bulls and following protocols to the utmost degree can pay off by narrowing your calving interval thus giving you more uniform calves with added genetic merit to the offspring. This will make your calves more marketable and should add to the profitability of the operation. Consider all the options you have at hand and make a sound decision if this technique will work best for your operation.

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR PRIME TIME

SHARING CATTLE PRODUCTION WITH THE PUBLIC AND CONSUMERS

by California Cattle Council Executive Director Justin Oldfield If you live in the Sacramento region or Northern California and watch KCRA Channel 3, there is a good chance you have seen a TV commercial sponsored by the California Cattle Council. If you live in the Fresno area or southern San Joaquin Valley, there is also a good chance you will see these commercial at the end of July or in August.

For the first time, the cattle industry has had the chance to elevate the reach of our public affairs campaigns and messages on issues that impact dairy and beef producers directly to the living room of our fellow Californians. I certainly recognize that commercials marketing beef, milk and dairy products are well known to many. However, to my knowledge, this is the first time the industry has had the ability to highlight our producers.

While many people have turned to online-only app services to watch TV, research shows that a very high percentage of people watch their local news broadcasts. In the Capitol region, there is no channel that dominates the market like KCRA Channel 3. As part of our public affairs campaign, we now have two commercials running during morning, lunch, and evening broadcasts.

The first commercial we produced focuses on ranchers caring for the land and serving as stewards of our natural resources. The commercial reiterates this fundamental value does not just benefit our businesses but every resident of this state. The commercial also touches on grazing as a beneficial tool to prevent catastrophic wildfire.

The TV spot also highlights the role grazing has in protecting wildlife habitat and displays several threatened or endangered species that flourish in habitat that has been grazed by cattle.

Our newest commercial, which aired the first part of July, takes on an additional issue that continues to be at the top of mind for many legislative and agency officials along with the general population – livestock’s perceived role in climate change. The dairy and feeding sector are, in particular, under fire for methane emissions originating from stored manure piles and enteric fermentation (belching).

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reduce methane come with a significant cost. As the public dialogue continues to focus on what more can be done, it is critical our leaders and the public at large recognize the past and present investments in the use of these technologies. For example, the voluntary installation of dairy manure digesters must not be overlooked.

As of press time, a third commercial will be airing soon that connects the direct relationship California cattle producers have with providing nutritious food to our state’s school-aged children.

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Cattle Council commercials airing across California to highlight good things about the cattle business.

UCCE HOSTS SIERRA VALLEY RANCH TOUR, SUPPORTED BY CATTLE COUNCIL

The July 12 tour was planned

by UCCE Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Tracy Schohr.

Local rancher Rick Roberti spoke about the history of the area and ranching while the bus drove though Sierra Valley.

Water, easements, succession planning and barriers to ranching were all discussed at Maddalena Ranch.

Local ranchers Sheri and Paul Roen prepared a delicious tri-tip lunch.

Bowdy and Brian Griffin are two of the local ranchers who enjoyed lunch.

Annie (Maddalena) Tipton and California State Treasurer Fiona Ma.

Lunch was held at the Roberti Ranch in Loyalton.

Maddalena Ranch in Sierraville was the first ranch stop.

Cousins Maddie Maddalena and Hazel Tipton offered lemonade to guests.

Dave Daley spoke about the Cattle Council and importance of ranchers and the work they do.

Local ranchers came to eat lunch and talk with tour attendees, making lasting impresstions and connections.

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projects. Please take some time to familiarize yourself with the work the Cattle Council does.

As always, we recognize this effort would not be possible without your continued investment in the California Cattle Council. Never forget this is your organization, because we don’t. We work hard each and every day to ensure the campaigns and projects we fund will elevate and enhance the image of cattle producers and dairy farmers across the state. We’ve been working hard and I’m excited to see this particular campaign through to the end of 2023.

meal of the day at school. We can always discuss the benefits of beef and dairy in our children’s diet, but we cannot forget that those products only exist with local cattle and dairy producers that are economically viable. In other words, it is counterintuitive to support free access to healthy and nutritious foods for our school-aged children without also supporting California cattle producers and dairy farmers. We want to drive that message home.

If you happen to be one that only watches TV on an online or app based program, don’t worry. The Cattle Council is also placing these ads on programs like YouTube which Anaplasmosis is an infectious parasitic disease in cattle, spread primarily by ticks and blood sucking insects like mosquitoes. The will require viewing the ad killed anaplasmosis vaccine protects cows and bulls of any age before watching a selected from infection and requires a booster given 4 to 6 weeks after the video clip. The online presence initial vaccination. Find out below if you should order the vaccine! of this campaign will also be joined by the additional Do you NO YES placement of digital ads on own cattle? social media.

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30 X 30

by CCA Director of Communications Katie Roberti

CCA Follows up on Governor’s big scale conservation goal In October of 2020, Governor Newsom signed an executive order to conserve 30 percent of California’s land and coastal water by 2030. In this interview, Jennifer Norris, Deputy Secretary for Biodiversity and Habitat at the California Natural Resources Agency provides an update for ranchers on this goal and explains the Pathways to 30x30 Strategy.

The answers in this Q&A have been edited for brevity and clarification. To hear the entire interview specifically intended for California beef producers and the ranching community, listen to season 3, episode 14 of Sorting Pen: The California Cattleman Podcast at www.calcattlemen.org/podcast.

Q Before we start talking about what the state’s 30x30 initiative is and how you’re leading that,

let’s hear about your role at the California Natural Resources Agency. How long have you been with CNRA and what led you to the Agency?

AthatI’veI was been here about three years in June. Before at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service doing

endangered species work throughout California, working with a lot of ranchers in the Central Valley. I’d been leading that office for about seven years, and I was looking for something new and a new challenge.

This just happened to be a new position that they were developing, and it sounded like an amazing opportunity to advance conservation in California.

Soon after I came here, I got assigned 30x30, but also “Cutting Green Tape,” which really builds on my regulatory experience and looking for ways to advance habitat restoration and good projects around the state with minimal intervention by minimizing the amount of green tape people have to get through to get good projects done.

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In October of 2020, Governor Newsom signed an executive order to conserve 30 percent of California’s land and coastal water by 2030. CCA has been providing updates on the progression of it since the executive order was signed, but as a reminder, can you provide a brief explanation of 30x30 and share what the Pathways to 30x30 plan is?

Aprotect 30x30 is actually part of a global movement to 30 percent of the planet, essentially, with the 92 California Cattleman August 2023

recognition that we need biodiversity to thrive as human beings, for our ecosystems to function and also to help address the climate crisis. California’s commitment started in 2020. We spent about a year plus figuring out how far along are we on our road to 30 percent, what do we mean when we say conservation, what are all of the ways we can maybe get the rest and what works.

Fundamentally, 30x30 is really a voluntary conservation effort. It is not a regulatory requirement.

It’s just a bold goal and a way for us to work together on protecting natural spaces and stewarding them for the future.

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With cattle grazing 38 million acres of working lands in our state, ranchers manage a huge portion of California’s public and private lands. How does the 30x30 plan incorporate working with ranchers and livestock producers to reach these conversation goals?

Ais this First, the most important part (I mentioned above) definition: “What is conservation?” We solicited

so much feedback on just that one sentence and wrote it and rewrote it and wrote it again. We have several pages that help outline what that really means. It’s all about durably protected areas that are managed for biodiversity and ecosystem function.

That can span a wide array of land types and as we talk about in our document, working ranches and working forests can meet that definition particularly if they are under a permanent conservation easement.

We talk about working ranches in our definition and then we actually have a pathway dedicated to

increasing voluntary easements, recognizing how much public land we have in California and how in certain ecosystems, private land ranching is really our best opportunity to advance work. We can only do this in partnership. That pathway is really about accelerating those voluntary easements where people want to work with us. What are the barriers to that?

How can we get better funding? How can we partner in the ecosystems that need work and do restoration as well?

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In the Pathways to 30x30 plan it states California’s strategy to conserve an additional 6 million acres of land and half a million acres of coastal waters is organized into 10 Pathways. Of interest to ranchers, “Increase Voluntary Conservation Easements” is the third pathway in that plan. What exactly does this mean for ranchers? What standards of the easements do they need to fit into this?

Aabout That’s a complicated question. We held a webinar a month ago just to really unpack that question because easements come in so many flavors really, and each one is individually tailored to the land it’s on, which is appropriate. Within the ranching world, the vast majority of them I think meet our definition.

We worked with GreenInfo Network—the entity that maps all of the areas that meet our definition of conservation around the state. We had them put together a toolkit which is available on our website where people can figure out how their easement fits into our broader definition, whether it meets it and whether it counts towards our total. When we released our strategy, we were at six million acres to go. We’ve just had our annual progress report and now it is five and a half million acres [left to conserve to get to 30 percent]. We added almost 630,000 acres last year. Some of that is just finding easements that are out there that weren’t part of our map.

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How can ranchers and landowners find out of if any of the acres they manage are eligible to be or will be counted in the 30 percent?

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First of all, some of them may already be counted, many are. We have a California Protected Areas database which is all the publicly owned lands. Then it is linked to our California Conservation Easement database which tries to gather up all the easements— but easements are hard to track. Lots of easements that are done for mitigation tend to make it into our database.

The first thing they should do is go to our protected areas explorer on our website data.cnra.ca.gov/. They can zoom in on their property and see if it is shaded the right color. If it’s not and they think it might be eligible cause they have an easement and are managing for healthy landscapes, then they can go checkout the toolkit. It is like a decision tree that will walk through how to figure it out and how to offer your information up so we can get it on our map.

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Why should ranchers and other land managers take the time to have their lands counted as conserved?

AI think Again, everything is voluntary. This is a partnership. one reason is just celebration. I like celebrating

all the great work that ranchers do and their contribution to our efforts. To me, again, showcasing the variety of land use types and partners that we have really makes for a big tent, and it builds partnership and understanding. Again, its voluntary. If they don’t want to that’s great. But I think it is a great opportunity for building that partnership.

The other reason is, if you are thinking about large landscapes and you want to maybe build wildlife connectivity or larger blocks of habitat, it does really help to know where the protected places are.

That gives you sort of a better visual of where other opportunities might lie or how species might be using the landscape. So just from a straight biodiversity perspective it is valuable as well.

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How critical is it to have ranchers involved and what’s next for the 30x30 strategy?

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We are all about implementation now. We have our strategy. We have our broad vision. Our interests now are: How do we get the resources to the people that need them? How do we gin up more support in places that maybe aren’t paying attention, but really would like to be part of it?

You brought up the point that 38 million acres of land in California are grazed. That’s a lot. That’s more than a third of our land in private hands and in grazing. I think it really provides great potential for partnership. Some of the ecosystems that need the most love in the Central Valley are privately owned and we need those ecosystems to function for ourselves. To me it’s a critical pathway. That’s why it got its own webinar and why we really wanted to shout it out in the document.

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As far as getting engagement from ranchers and people in agriculture what has that looked like? Have you gotten feedback?

Aquestions There’s been a lot of outreach cause there’s always about 30x30. There is a lot of fear about

what it really is. I have had great conversations in different forums where we have been able to unpack this and help people see that it’s a voluntary opportunity. We want to hear more, especially if there are barriers, concerns or just questions that people have. E-mail us at californianature@resources.ca.gov where we get feedback all of the time. If people are having challenges with getting easements done and they want to bring that to us that would be great. Our whole goal is to help them do the things they already want to do more quickly and more effectively. Learn

more at www.californianature.ca.gov.

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CBCIA AND CALIFORNIA ANGUS HOST CENTRAL VALLEY TOUR

The 2023 California Beef Cattle Improvement Association and California Angus Association’s Central Valley Tour brought in attendees from all over the state as well as and beef industry supporters from the West.

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Tour attendees enjoyed dinner at Gonsalves Ranch.

Mike Hall talks about the bull development program at Vintage Angus Ranch.

The tour would not be possible without great supporters like the folks at Yosemite Farm Credit.

The Gonsalves Family were great tour stop hosts, allowing participants to see the ins and out of their Angus and Simmental operation.

Sciabica Olive Oil was a fascinating tour stop for the largely cattlefocused group of attendees.

Hertlein Cattle Company’s Sharon and Kurt Hertlein enjoyed the tour.

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CUTTING THROUGH THE CARBON CLUTTER

from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattle producers know the importance of managing land and water resources and how their practices affect efficiency, the environment and their bottom line. Carbon markets may offer an opportunity to capture additional income through climate-smart practices. A recent Cattlemen’s Webinar Series event cut through the carbon clutter to provide insights on how to enter the wild, wild west of carbon markets.

Nicole Buckley Biggs, Ph.D., director of sustainability for AgriWebb, says that practices such as genetics and breeding, animal health, optimized feed, feed additives, grazing management, tree planting, and compost application, among others, can help sequester and drawdown carbon, opening the door to be paid for adopting these climate-smart practices.

According to Biggs, there are four approaches to sustainability revenue including government programs such as subsidies and technical assistance; credit markets for biodiversity and carbon credits; price premiums for certifications and carbon insetting; and financial lender support through project loans and improved financing.

USDA’s new Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant is a recent example of government programs. According to its website, USDA is investing $3.1 billion in 141 projects that will “provide technical and financial assistance to producers to implement climatesmart production practices on a voluntary basis on working lands; pilot innovative and cost-effective methods for quantification,

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monitoring, reporting and verification of greenhouse gas benefits; and develop markets and promote the resulting climate-smart commodities.”

Kevin Kester, past NCBA president and California rancher, would like to see more grant dollars dedicated to rangeland research to determine profitable propositions for the climate, society and ranchers. Pilot projects could help clarify carbon questions and lead to a better understanding of how production practices affect soil carbon. If a rancher changes practices, what impact do they have and how can potential changes in soil carbon be predicted? Additional research would also give third parties the information needed to conduct audits and validate claims.

Biggs points out that producers have choices when it comes to selecting carbon projects, however, there are differences to be aware of as well as restrictions. For example, producers can either sell offsets or low-carbon beef, but not both.

“The reason for this is that when you sell a carbon offset, you are selling the right to claim that carbon benefit to another entity,” said Biggs. “The other party receives the credit, and it can no longer be attached to the producer’s land or livestock.”

Carbon offsets technically permit businesses to pollute. Cattle producers implement climate-smart practices on their operation then companies buy and use the credit. Many carbon offsets are sold to companies outside the cattle industry.

One option to keep carbon credits flowing through the beef supply chain is carbon insetting.

Through insetting, companies invest in their own source farms to reduce their carbon footprint instead of buying offsets from a different industry.

According to Biggs, while insetting can build public trust, the premium price to be paid is yet to be determined.

A barrier for producers is that many markets only incentivize new practices, but Kester wants to ensure that producers are rewarded for positive practices already in place.

“If somebody has been doing good for the environment by sequestering carbon, they should get credit for that whenever they enter a contract,” said Kester. “From a policy standpoint, I’m going to try to change that mindset as we go forward because if you want to get ranchers engaged, they should get credit for the good they are doing for the environment and society.”

Most cattle producers are waiting for more information before making decisions about carbon markets, however, participating in any carbon project requires data collection and recordkeeping to monitor improvements. Basic records such as livestock numbers, sales and purchases of animals, feed and forage amounts, grazing movements and feed additives are generally required to participate in carbon projects.

“Even if you decide to wait, it’s not too early to collect data and be ready for a market when it is right for you,” said Chad Ellis, CEO of Texas Ag Land and Trust.

When entering into a carbon market agreement, Ellis suggests, as with any contract,

have an attorney review it and understand what is required. He also says it is important to make sure the producer maintains ownership of the data collected.

“It is good practice to keep records and track information,” says Ellis. “I really believe there’s value in that data, especially on grazing lands, and that you can get paid for that data in the future.”

Webinar presenters agree that producers need to take the time to do the research before entering carbon market agreements, and decisions on which carbon projects to undertake need to be based on what makes the most sense for the operation and family members.

“Patience and playing the waiting game are good things and it doesn’t mean that you’re behind,” said Biggs. “It means you are evaluating risk and looking at the long-term view to determine what makes sense for you and your family.”

Biggs encourages producers to select projects that improve productivity, efficiency and resilience to climate events.

“Don’t join a carbon market just for the money,” she says. “The project should fit your goals and improve the long-term outlook for the next generation taking over your operation.”

Ultimately, everyone should benefit from carbon markets, because “Conservation without compensation is only a conversation,” concluded Ellis.

For more information about carbon markets and to watch the webinar, visit www.ncba.org/producers.

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IN MEMORY DEBORAH CAMERON It is with profound sadness that we share the unexpected passing of Deborah Suzanne Cameron (Debbie) on July 8. Debbie’s generosity and commitment to all were legendary. Whether with her growing family, hometown of Brawley, or among her friends, she truly made a huge impact on those who knew her.

Debbie was the eldest of Joe and Sue Hannon, born on March 12, 1959, at Pioneers Memorial Hospital in Brawley. She attended Sacred Heart School, and Brawley Union High School, involving herself in numerous clubs and graduating in 1977.

Debbie continued her education at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, where she earned her degree in Agriculture Business and a minor in Art. Cal Poly is also where she fell in love with her college sweetheart, Paul Cameron. They returned to their hometown of Brawley and were married on November 27, 1982.

They recently celebrated their 40th anniversary. Paul and Debbie were blessed with four children, Katie, Joe Dan, Kyle and Sean.

Debbie held a position at Newman Seed Company, then worked with her father, Joe Hannon, at Imperial International Grain Company.

Debbie soon became an integral part of the family businesses, Paul Cameron Ranches and cattle feeding operations.

Debbie made a lifelong commitment to serving her community. She was a true leader, full of passion. Debbie set an example for all when it comes to loyalty, dedication, heart, community service, and breathing the success of Brawley and the Imperial Valley. Debbie dedicated her life to volunteer work, youth outreach, community programs, and the Agriculture and Beef Industries here in the Valley and California.

Debbie was honored numerous times for her service and support of our local community. In 2013 and 2015, she was honored as a Distinguished Philanthropist at National Philanthropy Day by the Imperial Valley Community Foundation. In 2016, Debbie received the Eunice Fleming Service Award presented by the Boys and Girls Club for her outstanding support and dedication to the Imperial Valley Chapter. In 2018, she received the Distinguished Women of the Imperial Valley award. In 2019, Debbie along with her husband Paul were honored with the Brawley Chamber of Commerce Branding Iron Award for their continued commitment to the community of Brawley.

Debbie was also the recipient of the Western Fairs Association Blue Ribbon Award for dedication as an advisor to the Junior Fair Board at the California Mid-Winter Fair and Fiesta.

Debbie loved the youth of the Imperial Valley and was tireless in her commitment to them. She was a founding member of the Boys and Girls Clubs

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of Imperial Valley, which was very near and dear to her heart. Her organizational and creative skills were instrumental in raising thousands of dollars through the annual dinner and auction. Debbie was a longtime and much beloved advisor to the Junior Fair Board, serving as an advisor for 20 years.

She was a big supporter of the 4-H and FFA in the Valley as well, supporting local youth at the annual California Mid-Winter Fair auction. Debbie also supported the youth and women of the Imperial Valley through her 31 years of service to the DOVES organization.

Debbie and Paul instilled in their four children the importance of hard work, dedication, generosity, and community service. It is safe to say this is Debbie and Paul’s greatest accomplishment. Along with this, being Nonnie to her grandkids was her greatest joy in life. She enthusiastically cheered them on in their school activities and sporting events. Nonnie loved spending quality time with each of her grandkids, whether it be coloring, swimming, sharing jokes with them, or going to the park, she loved them with her whole heart.

Rarely did you see her without a smile on her face, wearing her trademark Indian jewelry. Her giggle was truly infectious. She loved being with family and friends, dining, traveling, bicycling, and walking. Debbie always had a positive attitude, even while battling and overcoming breast cancer.

Debbie is survived by her husband of 40 years, Paul; daughter, Katie (Jared) Brady; son, Joe Dan (Abbie) Cameron; son, Kyle (Lena) Cameron; and son, Sean (Cheyenne) Cameron; grandchildren, Callum, Cameron, and Callie Sue Brady, Grady, Colbie Joe, and Kaycie Cameron, Beau and Ruby Cameron, Wesley and James Cameron; parents, Joe and Sue Hannon; sister, Lisa (Steve) Davis; brother, Mike (Mary Ellen) Hannon; sister-in-law, Debbie (Darrell) Huddleston; along with many beloved nieces and nephews.

She will be missed dearly by all who had the privilege of being a part of her life. In Debbie’s words, It’s all good!.. Gotta get it going on!.. Love you more!

A celebration of Debbie’s life was held on Friday, July 28 in Brawley.

In lieu of flowers, the family would be honored by donations to the Boys and Girls Clubs of Imperial Valley or The Imperial Valley Community Foundation.

Boys and Girls Clubs of Imperial Valley: P.O. Box 1277, Brawley, CA 92227. On the memo line, please put Debbie Cameron. You may also donate online at www.bgciv.org. Follow the prompts and earmark your donation for Debbie Cameron.

Imperial Valley Community Foundation: P.O. Box 2739, El Centro, CA 92244. On the memo line please put Cameron Family Scholarship. You may also donate online at www.ivcommunityfoundation.org.

Follow the prompts and earmark your donation.

SHARON OPENSHAW Sharon Openshaw, 83, passed away on June 23.

She was a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend.

Sharon was born in Portola.

She moved to Oroville at an early age, and attended Thermalito Grammar School and Oroville High School. During high school she enjoyed cheerleading and she graduated in the year 1957. In 1961 Sharon married Myron Openshaw. They lived happily in Taylorsville and eventually moved to Oroville. Sharon worked various jobs; most recently for Arvit Insurance in Chico. She was a sorority sister, a lifetime member of Weight Watchers and a devout member of Butte County and California Cattlewomen. She enjoyed helping others, traveling and spending time with family. Sharon is survived by her husband, Myron Openshaw and her two children, Jerry and Jenny; five grand-children, Morgan, Shyla, Drake, Hunter and Mallory; one great grandchild, Bella Raine. A Celebration of life was held at the Eagles Hall in Oroville on July 22.

NEW ARRIVALS HANK TRAVIOLI Curtis and Julie Travioli, Visalia, welcomed their third child, a boy named Hank Douglas Travioli on May 31. Hank weighed 7 pounds, 2 ounces, was 20 and one-half inches long and was eagerly greeted by his two sisters. Hank is the grandson of Sam and Megan Travioli of Visalia.

To share your family news, obituaries, weddings and birth announcements, please contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845 or e-mail: magazine@calcattlemen.org.

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2023 CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

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Byrd Cattle Company Angus Bull Sale, Los Molinos Vintage Angus Ranch Bull Sale, La Grange Sierra Ranches Bull Sale, La Grange EZ Angus Ranch Bull Sale, Farmington Heritage Bull Sale with Bar R Angus and Toledo Ranches, Wilton Genoa Livestock Production Sale, Minden, Nev. O’Neals Ranch Angus Bull Sale, Madera

Teixeira Cattle Co. Production Sale, Pismo Beach Donati Ranches and O’Connell Ranches Angus Bull Sale, Oroville Tehama Angus Ranch’s 49th Annual “Generations of Performance” Angus Bull Sale, Gerber Arellano Bravo & Diablo Valley Angus Bull Sale, Galt

Visalia Livestock Market Range Bull Sale, Visalia

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Rhoades Ranch Angus Production Sale, Cambria Bullseye Breeders Bull Sale, Modesto Pedretti Ranches at the Bullseye Breeders Bull Sale, Modesto Rancho Casino & Dal Porto Livestock Angus Bull Sale, Denair McPhee Red Angus Production Sale, Lodi Stegall Cattle Company Red Angus Production Sale, Colusa Traynham Ranches Production Sale, Fort Klamath Eagle Pass Ranch Bull Sale, Dos Palos Bruin Ranch and Circle Ranch’s Beef Solutions Bull Sale, Ione Turlock Livestock’s California Breeders Bull Sale, Turlock

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EZ Angus Ranch Female Production Sale, Porterville Vintage Angus Ranch’s 37th Annual Genetic Gold Production Sale, Modesto 9 Peaks Ranch Angus Bull Sale, Fort Rock, Ore. Kern Cattle Company Online Bull Sale Western Stockman’s Market Bull Sale, McFarland

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Thomas Angus Ranch Production Sale, Baker City, Ore. Lambert Ranches Modoc Bull Sale, Oroville California Angus Association Female Sale, Modesto Stokrose Angus Production Sale, Moses Lake, Wash.

55th annual Central California World of Bulls Bull Sale, Galt Rocky Mountain Angus Association Female Sale, Tremonton, Utah Western Nugget National Hereford Sale, Reno, Nev.

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

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9 Peaks Ranch..............................................................................................81 All West/Select Sires................................................................................85 Amador Angus Ranch......................................................................... 102 American Angus Association ������������������������������������������������������������ 17 American Angus Association ���������������������������������������������������������104 Animal Health International ����������������������������������������������������������� 105 Arellano Bravo Angus............................................................................. 77 Arrowquip........................................................................................................ 21 Bar Ale Premium Livestock Feeds ���������������������������������������������106 Bar KD Ranch............................................................................................ 102 Bar KJ Angus................................................................................................ 63 Bar R Angus.................................................................................. 18, 19, 102 Beef Solutions Bull Sale ����������������������������������������������������������������������� 53 Bovine Elite, LLC......................................................................................106 Broken Box Ranch.................................................................................. 105 Bruin Ranch.................................................................................................. 53 Buchanan Angus..................................................................................... 102 Bullseye Breeders Bull Sale ��������������������������������������������������������������� 57 Byrd Cattle Co..................................................................................8, 9, 102 Cal Poly Bull Test Sale............................................................................. 71 California Angus Breeders �����������������������������������������������������������������70 Cattlemen’s Livestock Market ��������������������������������������������������������� 59 Chico State College of Ag ����������������������������������������������������������������� 105 Circle Ranch.................................................................................................. 53 Conlin Supply Company, Inc. �����������������������������������������������������������68 Dal Porto Livestock........................................................................49, 102 Diable Valley Angus................................................................................. 77 Dixie Valley Angus..................................................................102, 110, 111 Donati Ranch..................................................................................... 47, 102 Double M Ranch........................................................................................ 57 EZ Angus Ranch.........................................................................12, 13, 102 Flood Bros. Cattle...................................................................................... 57 Freitas Rangeland Management ��������������������������������������������������99 Fresno State Ag Foundation �������������������������������������������������� 73, 105 Genoa Livestock...............................................................................29, 104 Gonsalves Ranch....................................................................................... 57 Harrell Hereford Ranch.......................................................................104 HAVE Angus................................................................................................ 103 Heritage Bull Sale............................................................................... 18, 19 Hogan Ranch............................................................................................. 103 Hone Ranch................................................................................................ 103 Hygieia Labs....................................................................................................5

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Kern Cattle LLC............................................................................................ 91 Kessler Angus............................................................................................ 103 Knipe Land Company..........................................................................106 Lambert Ranches...........................................................................87, 104 LiphaTech.......................................................................................................42 M3 Marketing.............................................................................................106 McPhee Red Angus.......................................................................65, 104 Morrell Ranches.......................................................................................104 Noah’s Angus Ranch............................................................................. 103 O’Connell Ranch...............................................................................47, 103 O’Neal Ranch........................................................................................15, 103 Old Stage Angus........................................................................................45 P.W. Gillibrand Cattle Co. �������������������������������������������������������������������104 Pacific Trace Minerals...........................................................................106 Pedretti Ranches.......................................................................................43 Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale ���������������������������������������������������������109 Red River Farms....................................................................................... 103 Rhoades Ranch.......................................................................................... 37 Sammis Ranch.......................................................................................... 103 Scales Northwest.......................................................................................78 Schohr Herefords.................................................................................... 105 Sierra Ranches....................................................................................35, 105 Sonoma Mountain Herefords ������������������������������������������������ 83, 105 Spanish Ranch.................................................................................. 24, 105 Stegall Cattle Co.......................................................................................... 31 Stepaside Farm..................................................................................67, 103 Tehama Angus Ranch.....................................................................3, 104 Teixeira Cattle Co..................................................................... 24, 25, 104 Toledo Ranches/Tri-T Farms ������������������������������������������������������� 18, 19 Traynham Ranches..................................................................................79 Tumbleweed Ranches.........................................................................104 Turlock Livestock Auction Yard ��������������������������������������������������������� 11 Veenendaal Angus...................................................................................45 Vintage Angus Ranch................................................................. 104, 112 Visalia Livestock Market �����������������������������������������������������������������������69 Ward Ranches............................................................................................ 101 Watkins Fence Company �����������������������������������������������������������������106 West Coast Brangus Breeders ������������������������������������������������������ 105 Western Poly Pipe....................................................................................99 Western Stockman’s Market ������������������������������������������������������������ 75 Western Video Market �����������������������������������������������������������������������������2 WSR Insurance.......................................................................................... 107

Dixie Valley

60 FALL ANGUS BULLS | 30 SPRING ANGUS BULLS WITH CHART-TOPPING MATERNAL AND CARCASS TRAITS

Check out some of th thee sale off ffeerin ing g!

Name

Reg No.

CED

YW

CW

MARB

$C

Name

Reg No.

CED

YW

CW

MARB

$C

Sterling Deadwood 210

20306350

8

139

80

1.08

326

Sterling Blue Collar 2116

20457159

3

168

79

0.99

310

Sterling Greater Good 225

20313742

9

162

76

1.23

327

Sterling Blue Collar 2145

20457204

8

182

91

0.89

306

Sterling Father 226

20311813

8

145

81

1.24

327

Sterling Huckleberry 2157

20485823

6

137

60

1.14

323

Sterling Deadwood 228

20306355

1

160

82

1.5

342

Sterling Deadwood 2162

20483082

11

123

64

1.24

323

Sterling Deadwood 230

20306354

-5

132

72

1.41

321

Sterling Huckleberry 2166

20485821

7

145

69

1.1

333

Sterling Deadwood 233

20306358

7

131

66

1.77

339

Sterling Home Town 2179

20557924

6

136

64

1.46

336

Sterling Deadwood 234

20337935

10

128

75

1.85

389

Sterling Father 2201

20539561

8

173

79

1.68

357

Sterling Father 235

20311821

12

142

75

1.42

335

Sterling Bond 2216

20590322

1

156

76

1.02

322

Sterling Deadwood 246

20320876

10

163

75

1.28

322

Sterling Deluxe 2236

20586857

8

153

86

1.07

335

Sterling Deadwood 256

20320917

4

150

72

1.21

312

Sterling Chatooga 2239

20586856

7

151

62

1.03

312

Sterling Deadwood 260

20320877

6

143

67

1.55

309

Sterling Father 2240

20588656

18

126

56

1.58

306

Sterling Doc Ryan 266

20320875

-2

150

80

0.94

315

Sterling Father 2241

20588660

13

156

77

1.32

305

Sterling Versatile 269

20405693

2

189

90

1.54

341

Sterling Chatooga 2242

20586851

11

158

69

1.28

315

Sterling Deluxe 2103

20396429

10

145

66

1.33

322

Sterling Deadwood 2265

20586853

9

129

69

1.61

338

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SEPTEMBER

8

GALT, CA | 12:30 P.M. Off ffeerin ing g son ons s of bree eedd-chan ang gin ing g

sires like th theese...

POSS DEADWOOD

BALDRIDGE VERSATILE

11

CED

8

BW

0.3

BW

0.5

WW

83

WW

82

YW

149

CED

YW

149

RE

$M

$W

$F

$G

$B

$C

Milk

27

0.87

61

75

143

122

265

405

Marb

1.96

Sire: Poss Maverick | MGS: Poss Easy Impact 0119

STERLING BOND 007

RE

$M

1.23

78

$W 72

$F 113

$G 83

$B 195

RE 0.91

$M 60

$W 63

$F 100

$G 107

$B 207

$C

Milk

16

328

Marb

1.80

Sire: Baldridge Forecaster B160 | MGS: Hoover Dam

DVAR HUCKLEBERRY 871

STERLING PACIFIC 904

CED

5

CED

10

CED

3

BW

1.6

BW

1.7

BW

1.7

WW

82

WW

76

WW

70

YW

150

YW

142

YW

126

$C

Milk

23

331

Marb

1.01

Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus | MGS: SydGen CC & 7

RE

$M

0.55

65

$W 54

$F 110

$G 89

$B 199

$C

Milk

15

RE

$M

$W

$F

$G

$B

$C

Milk

25

323

Marb

1.43

1.45

99

67

115

80

194

351

Marb

0.91

Sire: Hoover No Doubt | MGS: GAR Prophet

Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus | MGS: Hoover Dam

sale managed by

Dixie Valley Montague, CA

Lee Nobmann, owner Morgon Patrick, managing partner (530) 526-5920 www.dixievalleyangus.com

Jake Parnell (916) 662-1298 John Dickinson (916) 806-1919

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VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH Thursday, September 7, 2023 30th Annual “Carcass Maker” Bull Sale

Selling 200+ “Multi-Trait Excellence” Bulls • LaGrange, CA • 12 Noon

V A R ALL POWER 2107

V A R CHAPS 2044 CED 8

BW 1.2

WW YW SC CW MARB RE $M 79 138 1.54 72 0.79 0.93 73

$W $F $G 86 123 63

$B $C 187 316

REG # 20294763 • SIRE: POSS RAWHIDE • MGS: V A R FRONTIER 3011

CED 9

BW 2.8

BW 0.7

WW YW SC CW MARB RE $M 90 156 0.46 74 1.22 0.69 49

$W $F $G 81 119 83

CED 7

BW 1.8

WW YW SC CW MARB RE $M 92 167 1.86 95 0.72 0.85 61

$W $F $G 81 149 57

CALL OR E-MAIL TO GET A SALE BOOK!

Also look for Sierra Ranches’ Guest Consignment of Hereford bulls on sale day!

$W $F $G 81 134 79

$B $C 213 343

V A R DAY ONE 2001 $B $C 206 328

REG # 20294827 • SIRE: POSS RAWHIDE • MGS: V A R FRONTIER 3011

Join us Sept. 7 as we offer the largest selection of high quality Angus bulls on the West Coast!

WW YW SC CW MARB RE $M 85 158 0.41 90 1.11 0.89 67

REG # 20348165 • SIRE: T/D DOC RYAN 049• MGS: BAR R JET BLACK 5063

V A R SPUR 2122 BW 3

$B $C 227 333

V A R HARVEST 2494 $B $C 202 311

REG # DB ICONIC G95 • SIRE: DB ICONIC G95 • MGS: CONNEALY ALL AROUND

CED 8

$W $F $G 65 150 77

REG # 20294816 • SIRE: BALDRIDGE ALTERNATIVE E125• MGS: V A R POWER PLAY 7018

V A R GLIDE 2356 CED 6

WW YW SC CW MARB RE $M 92 162 0.62 96 0.93 1.29 39

CED 4

BW 2.1

WW YW SC CW MARB RE $M 86 142 0.88 71 1.49 0.83 84

$W $F $G 84 111 98

$B $C 209 355

REG # 20295670 • SIRE: T/D DOC RYAN 049• MGS: V A R POWER PLAY 7018

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