September 2018 California Cattleman

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CALIFORNIA

CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION

OFFICERS

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

STAFF

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

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WHOSE JOB IS IT?

by CCA Second Vice President Pat Kirby As I think about our industry and the challenges it faces both on State and National issues, It reminded me of the story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody.

There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure Somebody would do it Anybody could of done it, but Nobody did it. Somebody got angry about that, because it was Everybody’s job. Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, But Nobody realized that Everybody wouldn’t do it It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.

I believe there is a littler bit of that in all of us.

However, CCA has an active membership that gives of their time to get involved. More importantly we have staff that keeps our organization engaged in an onslaught of state and national issues impacting ranchers. Even though many of these issues never make it out of committee, our staf spends considerable time on all of these issues, helping frame discussion that has led to favorable results for our industry.

From a political stand point, we are a minority. Our challenge has been to seek out the moderate section of the Senate and Assembly to try and find some common ground. CCA has been successful in finding support or at least engagement from the other side of the isle. A sizeable task but not impossible.

Our membership varies from 1,600-1,700 producer members annually. Thus when you think about the size of our membership and look at some of the success’s we have had in the past year, it’s encouraging.

We must grow our relationships politically in Sacramento and Washington as well as in our local communities, that is where the real opportunity lays.

When CCA finds a fix for a problem, it benefits all cattle operations in the state not just our members. It makes one think “why wouldn’t you invest time and money to be a member?” Certainly there are people who feel their interests aren’t always met all the time. That’s a fair statement, but a lack of involvement doesn’t solve the problem. You can’t solve problems, if you don’t have discussion. But it would be hard to believe that non members aren’t feeling financial relief from ELD extensions or self-certification on water diversions thru UC extension courses. Opinions are necessary for good discussion. Sometimes your ideas aren’t part of the consensus, but the next one might be the solution. How can you not be involved, if you share the same passion for preserving the livestock industry ,as most of us do.

It’s our responsibility to become activists for our industry and lifestyle.

Why an activist? Take a look around-those that want to draw attention to their efforts and make it a point of

being heard. I have read some articles recently on two of the most active groups I know: Sierra Club and HSUS. Both encourage their membership to be involved and give them advice on how to get their message across. HSUS is reported to have 2.6 million followers on Facebook and 800,00 on twitter. The Sierra Club has over 3.5 million members. These groups are activists in every sence of the word. One of the most important things they advocate is building “a relationship with your legislator.”

They also focus on local platforms, because often times national level issues are difficult to push thru. As one put it “you can change the world with a local ordinance.”

The take away here is investing time locally on issues that legislators or their staffers can relate to from their area. Many of our associations invite legislators or their staffers to their annual dinners. I would encourage all of our local associations to review their interactions with their representatives.

Granted they aren’t always available, but we need to consider the out reach more than once or twice a year.

This is especially important if your relationships with these groups have not been active in recent times. Something as informal as a breakfast or lunch with your board or just members will heighten their awareness about issues you are dealing with locally or on a State level.

The most prominent issue on everybody’s mind in July/August has been the continuation of devastating fires engulfing California. Gov. Brown calls it the “new normal” attributing it to climate change. While that may have something to do with it. this is not an acceptable answer.

One would think this is a time when mismanagement of public lands are going to get discussed a lot more over the next few months. We need to help stimulate those discussions While CCA staff has had productive meetings with Cal Fire. I believe there is an opportunity for discussions with local county officials by local Cattle Associations along with Assembly and Senate Legislators to discuss prescribed burning and to discuss accountability amongst the agencies that have responsibility for managing these lands .As a stake holder ranching interest have long sought to heighten awareness of the benefits of grazing in open space areas as well as on public lands.

Environmental groups and overzealous lawsuits have compromised Forest Service and BLM ability to effectively manage these areas and fire loads have increased and the end result has been unpresented losses of property and human life.

So whose job is it? It’s all of our jobs to be active as well encourage those that aren’t members of our organization to rethink their position. A unified voice is much stronger than a fragmented one.

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ON THE COVER

SEPTEMBER 2018 Volume 101, Issue 8 ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN

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BUNKHOUSE Do you “like” CCA?

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK 12 CCA holds regional public lands events HERD HEALTH CHECK 16 Keeping down the dust PROGESSIVE PRODUCER Examining RFI

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR 46 Finding new ways to reach consumers

SPECIAL FEATURES

Fires more fierce than ever CattleFax and Harris host leadership event CBCIA tour explores Southern Oregon Utilizing drone technology on the ranch Make plans to attend CCA & CCW Convention How large ranches can implement an A.I. program Quality in any circumstance Cal Poly bull test sees changes Timing your nutrition program

READER SERVICES

Buyers’ Guide Obituaries, Wedding Bells & New Arrivals Advertisers Index

This month’s cover photo was contributed by the Cal Poly Bull Test Enterprise at California Polytechnic State Univeristy, San Luis Obispo. The hardworking faculty and students are gearing up for the annual bull test sale, the culminating event of the 2018 Cal Poly Bull Test.

This year’s sale will be held on October 7 and features top performing bulls from a variety of beef breeds. Consignors include progressive purebred producers across the west who are looking to compare their bulls with those of other producers To learn more about the bull test and sale, see the feature article on page 66.

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UPCOMING CCA & CCW EVENTS SEPT. 11

MENDOCINO-LAKE CATTLEMEN’S DINNER

SEPT. 29

SACRAMENTO FARM-TO-FORK FESTIVAL Downtown Sacramento

OCT. 7

PLUMAS-SIERRA CATTLEMEN’S DINNER

NOV. 2

LASSEN COUNTY CATTLEMEN’S DINNER

NOV. 3

MODOC COUNTY CATTLEMEN’S DINNER

NOV. 28-30

102ND CCA & CCW CONVENTION The Nugget Casino Resort, Sparks, Nev.

Does your local cattlemen’s association or cattlewomen’s unit have an upcoming event they would like to share with other beef and ranching enthusiasts? Please contact the CCA office to have your events listed in this publication!

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EZAR Blackcap 6012 Sire: VAR Discovery 2240 • Dam: VAR Blackcap 1059

This full sister to the $90,000 EZAR Gold Rush 6001 featured at ABS Global sells! She ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW and $Beef, top 2% for RADG and top 3% for Marbling. An elite opportunity here on a young female with tremendous phenotype and genetic merit.

She sells bred to VAR HERITAGE 5038.

CED +6

BW +2.9

WW +80

YW +154

CW +59

MA +1.20

RE $W $B +.88 +70.07 +196.09

Female sale offering highlights

4A tremendous set of fall cow-calf pairs with calves at side by EXAR

Monumental, Sydgen Enhance, as well as the first calf crop sired by the $90,000 EZAR Gold Rush 6001.

4Fall yearling heifers that feature a Basin Payweight 1682 daughter of Baldridge Isabel Y69, making her a maternal sister to Baldridge Colonel C251 and Baldridge Bronc.

4A powerful set of spring-bred females, including production age Basin Lucy 4261

Sire: EXAR Denver 2002B • Dam: Basin Lucy 1022

cows and elite bred heifers, carrying the service of Basin Payweight Plus 6048, EXAR Powersource 4723B, Basin Rainmaker 4404 and Sydgen Enhance.

This full sister to ORIgen standout, Basin Yuma 4286, sells!

The dam of this female is the $100,000 one-half interest donor at Tailor Made and Basin. Her granddam is a flush sister to both Basin 4The absolute top-end of the 2018 spring heifer calf crop with many ET females sired by Basin Payweight 1682, 3F Epic 4631, Baldridge Payweight 107S and the sire of Basin Payweight 1682. She sells Colonel C251, Basin Yuma 4286, EXAR Monumental 6056B, Basin with a September calf at side by EXAR MONUMENTAL 6056B. CED +4

BW +2.9

WW +64

YW +118

CW +62

MA +.91

RE $W $B +.91 +64.79 +191.63

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EXAR Joy 4700

EZAR Maureen B128

Sire: EXAR Denver 2002B • Dam: Connealy Consensus 7229

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Sire: EXAR Denver 2002B • Dam: Connealy Consensus 7229

CED +9

CED +6

CED +0

Excellent carcass merit with top 10% Marbling EPD and ranks top 2% $Beef. Sells with a fall calf at side by SYDGEN ENHANCE. BW +2.7

WW +68

YW +112

CW +54

MA +.93

RE $W $B +.54 +69.11 +170.63

Powerful growth genetics here with top 3% YW and top 10% $Beef. She sells bred to calve to VAR HERITAGE 5038.

BW +3.2

WW +61

YW +120

CW +42

MA +.75

RE $W $B +.53 +38.86 +147.92

Outlier growth with top 4% both WW and YW EPD, top 5% $Beef rank. Sells with a fall calf at side by BASIN PAYWEIGHT PLUS 6048.

BW +3.2

WW +66

YW +119

CW +46

MA +.59

RE $W $B +.75 +56.47 +154.00

This stout-made female’s granddam is another full sister to Sitz Upward 307R.

EZAR Rita 8220

EZAR Henrietta Pride 8157

EZAR Lucy 8190

Sire: Basin Bonus 4345 • Dam: Discovery x SJH Complete of 6108 1564

Sire: EXAR Stud 4658B • Dam: Consensus x Sitz Henrietta Pride 657T

Sire: EXAR Monumental 6056B • Dam: Basin Lucy 4261

This female’s granddam is the $100,000 Vintage donor with nearly $3 million in progeny sales.

CED +10

BW -.1

WW +66

YW +123

CW +51

MA +1.24

RE $W $B +.57 +82.66 +168.87

The granddam of this stout-made daughter by EXAR Stud 4658B is a full sister to Sitz Upward 307R. CED +5

BW +1.9

WW +66

YW +121

CW +54

MA +.88

RE $W $B +.54 +63.54 +170.58

Huge growth and Marbling figures push this standout’s $Beef into the top 1%.

CED +5

BW +1.2

WW +75

YW +136

CW +68

MA +1.04

RE $W $B +.69 +85.13 +201.64

EZAR Henrietta Pride 7481

EZAR Lucy 8186

EZAR Lucy 8194

Sire: 3F Epic 4631 • Dam: EZX 3772B x Sitz Henrietta Pride 643T

Sire: VAR Generation 2100 • Dam: Hoover Dam x Basin Lucy 3829

Sire: Baldridge Colonel C251 • Dam: EXAR Denver x Hoover Dam

Excellent profiling female with a top 1% rank for $Wean and top 4% rank for $Beef.

CED +12

BW -.6

WW +64

YW +110

CW +53

MA +.92

RE $W $B +.71 +77.22 +168.60

She ranks in the top 2% for WW and YW, as well as top 1% for Ribeye and $Beef.

CED +2

BW +2.3

WW +74

YW +130

CW +72

MA +.60

RE $W $B +1.13 +67.53 +196.01

She ranks in the top 1% for WW, YW and $Beef and the top 5% for Marbling.

CED +5

BW +3.1

WW +78

YW +144

CW +68

MA +1.10

RE $W $B +.60 +73.49 +194.21

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Get Social with Us! The value of just one click

by CCA Director of Communications Jenna Chandler The CCA/CCW Midyear Meeting impacts of grazing are common marked my three year anniversary with knowledge among producers, but CCA. Time flies when you’re having not necessarily to legislators. And fun! passively filling their twitter feed with the positive story of beef production My experiences over the last three in California, can go a long way when years at CCA, and even back to the it comes to lobbying time on some of time I spent at the state Capitol, have those same issues. They may not know only reinforced to me the value of where they heard that grazing helped personal connections, and one of an endangered salamander or reduced the primary vehicles we as a society fuel load for fires, but they remember use to connect today is via social it. media. Social media is also one way By far though, most social media that CCA makes and reinforces those engagement with CCA members connections with the beef cattle happens on Facebook. Insights industry as well, particularly with about those Facebook interactions the three most used platforms— can give an interesting overview of Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. our audience, and helps us to tailor Instagram is a photo based content to those groups and to expand application very popular with to others, as well. millennials. Through the use of To start, most interactions come hashtags, we can reach a wide range from desktop access, not mobile of viewers that are not involved phone access which is different in the beef cattle industry or usual than with many other platforms followers of CCA. This is a very and audiences, and can change the outward facing social media platform way content visually appears to and so our strategy with outreach is users. Of our followers, 58 percent a little different. While not a primary way CCA communicates with our members themselves, posting informative memes, photos of our members engaging in educational seminars that improve the quality of the food they produce and photos showing the positive realities of ranching and even funny pictures of healthy, happy cattle, serve to further beef ’s positive image—specifically targeted to the public at large.

CCA also engages on Twitter.

Although also not the most important way we communicate with CCA members, Twitter is popular with both state and even many federal legislators, who are our target Twitter viewers.

CCA follows many legislators and they follow us back. If you have ever seen something tweeted by CCA that made you think “well, of course, why would they post that? Everyone knows that!” the answer is, because of our audience on Twitter. Things such as the positive 8 California Cattleman September 2018

JENNA CHANDLER are women, 41 percent men and the number one city they are from is Bakersfield. The second is Paso Robles. Our average posts reach approximately 2200 users each.

2018 ushered in a new algorithm for the way Facebook makes posts visible on those users’ timelines, however. The stated purpose was to prioritize and increase “meaningful interactions,” while filtering out ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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What that ultimately equates to is less visibility for businesses, groups and public pages. Pages just like CCA’s.

How exactly does that work, though, and how do we combat it?

IN Well, it means that Facebook E cA tracks A D ri 921 M e 1 your interactions with like CCA’s ce msinpages A and assigns them a “value” based on what they are.

Comments are valued the highest.

It takes time and effort to comment and if you are commenting on a post, clearly that must indicate that you have a connection to that page. This also extends to replies on comments.

Replying to comments signifies an ongoing conversation, prioritizing that conversation in the algorithm. This, according to Mark Zuckerberg is the most important outcome of the 2018 update.

Second most highly “valued” are reactions. It takes an extra half of a second to “love” or “wow” a post,

versus just giving it a like with the standard thumbs up. Reactions other than a like with a page will bump up the algorithm and make that page’s posts more visible to that user and related users.

Sharing posts is also very important. Facebook goes even one step further as simply sharing a post is not enough. The engagement on a shared post is also tracked and prioritized in the algorithm. Share something that your friends comment on or share further? More similar content will start to appear on your timeline.

But Facebook isn’t content just tracking the active participation on a page; they log the passive as well. Even the amount of time a user spends engaging with or viewing a post is factored in.

We are working hard at CCA to use the algorithm changes to producers’ advantage, but member engagement helps us reach even further! Make your dues dollars count even more.

Share, react and comment on content.

Even if at times it may seem like a post is obvious or trivial, engaging with it boosts our visibility. It not only ensures that you will continue to see CCA’s updates, but it increases our reach with your friends and connections.

And just as a personal connection goes a long way at meetings and in AmMvalue AD face to face interactions, the and s e E IN r e 1 ic believability of social mediainccontent 92 A 1 increases exponentially when shared or interacted with by friends and people we know. We all have friends outside of the beef community and the way we personally represent it goes further than any formal ad or promotion, even just with passive scrolling in a newsfeed.

In a world of endangered species and fake meat, we need all of the help we can get to win beef ’s case in the court of public opinion, and social media is one tool that is giving us a leg up in bringing the truth about the beef cattle industry to those not lucky enough to be in it! And that’s something we can all LIKE!

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK

CAL PLC MEETINGS OFFER INSIGHT ON PUBLIC LANDS ISSUES MEMBERS NEED TO KNOW ABOUT allotments in California are vacant, while approximately 14 In early July, the California Public Lands Council (CalPLC) arm of the California Cattlemen’s Association percent of BLM allotments are vacant. held its latest two meetings in a series intended to allow While some of these allotments may be unsuitable public lands permittees to address issues of local concern for grazing, the major factor preventing these allotments with CCA staff and federal agency officials of every level. from being opened to livestock grazing is the fact that the Permittees of the Eldorado, Stanislaus and Tahoe allotments require NEPA analysis. According to Barnie National Forests and the Bureau of Land Management Gyant, the Forest Service Deputy Regional Forester (BLM) Motherlode Field Office convened at the Sonora who was on hand for the Visalia meeting, the failure to Opera Hall on July 12, with permittees of the Sequoia and complete NEPA analyses on vacant allotments is a matter Sierra National Forests and the BLM Bakersfield Field of resources: a high percentage of Forest Service funds Office meeting at the Visalia Wyndham the following have been allocated to fighting catastrophic wildfires, and day. The gatherings followed a successful meeting of the agency is also understaffed, having lost 40 perceny of Northeastern California public lands permittees held in its staff over the past 15 years.

Susanville last August. Dave Eliason, President of CCA’s Fortunately, a fire funding fix included in the 2018 national affiliate the Public Lands Council (PLC), made the Omnibus Spending Bill will free up some of the trek out from his ranch in Snowville, Utah along the Utah/ agency’s resources beginning in 2020, but permittees Idaho border to provide insight into PLC’s lobbying efforts and their representatives are wise to seek reforms to in Washington, D.C. and to get a glimpse into some of the the NEPA process and identify creative paths toward challenges facing California’s public lands ranchers. completing NEPA analyses on vacant allotments. One Eliason informed attendees that PLC staff has been option is for permittees to seek third-party NEPA analyses hard at work on a trio of major priorities (among other or partially fund the process themselves, though these issues): Endangered Species Act modernization, National options can prove prohibitively expensive. Another option, Environmental Policy Act reform and Sage Grouse according to Regional Range Program Manager Tom resource management plan amendments. And PLC’s Frolli, is for permittees bordering vacant allotments to efforts seem to be paying off. On the ESA modernization seek an administrative reconfiguration of their allotment front, Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) recently introduced boundaries to encompass portions of the vacant allotment. the Endangered Species Modernization Act of 2018 Another common issue identified by permittees at the and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released a trio Sonora and Visalia meetings (as well as at the Susanville of proposed rules aimed at reforming the federal ESA. meeting last year) is the failure of the agencies to Likewise, the Administration’s Council on Environmental adequately maintain roadways and the resulting closures of Quality recently wrapped up a public comment period many roads. on streamlining procedural elements of NEPA, and both ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 the BLM and US Forest Service are taking steps to reform the NEPA process.

Finally, the BLM’s most recent Sage Grouse Resource Management Plan Amendment for Nevada and Northeastern California, while still imperfect, represents a significant improvement upon the 2015 iteration. All of this progress is thanks to the efforts of public lands ranchers and their representatives at groups like CCA and PLC. A persistent concern of public lands permittees in California has been the rash of vacant allotments on federal lands, particularly within lands managed by the U.S. Forest Service. At both the Sonora and Visalia meetings, UC Cooperative Extension agents provided presentations USFS Deputy Regional Forester Barnie Gyant (center-left) addresses defining the scope of the problem, revealing that permittees of the Sierra National Forest during an issues breakout approximately 30 percent of U.S. Forest Service session in Visalia on July 13 12 California Cattleman September 2018

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 According to Stanislaus National Forest staff, the Stanislaus Grazing Permittees Association has had some success in prompting road maintenance that other grazing permittees would be wise to mimic. First, the permittees will often collectively identify priority roads, helping the Forest Service focus its efforts and better channel its limited resources.

Secondly, the Permittees Association has had some success in applying or Road Use Permits that allow access to otherwise closed roads. One problem that is a constant thorn in both the agencies’ and permittees’ sides is the threat of environmental litigation.

According to Gyant, there’s no quick solution to environmental litigation, but the agencies shouldn’t let legal threats dictate their every decision, either. “You can’t breathe in California without being sued, so why be afraid of it?” Gyant said. “It’s just a part of the process.”

During breakout sessions at each of the meetings, permittees, CCA staff and officers and agency personnel identified dozens of other issues and how they might best be addressed by the various stakeholders. While those discussions were far too extensive to detail here, CCA staff will be sending out detailed reports to all those who attended the meetings.

There is no shortage of significant problems facing the Forest Service, the BLM and the permittees and broader public they serve.

However, by assembling the relevant stakeholders for these frank, detailed discussions there is hope that we can begin to alleviate some of the concerns facing California’s grazing permittees. CCA is committed to following up on the problems and potential solutions identified at each of these CalPLC meetings.

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HERD HEALTH CHECK

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by Russ Daly, DVM, extension veterinarian, South Dakota State University As an extension veterinarian, I get calls about interesting animal health situations that sometimes involve unusual situations in other parts of the country. As a case in point, I recently heard from a cattle producer several states away with concerns about raising cattle in his current environment. A sand mining operation recently started up close to one of his cattle pastures. The mine produces a special “silica sand.” This sand is used by “fracking” operations to pack into the fissures they create, and hold the spaces open as oil or gas is extracted.

The cattle farmer was calling because of his sick and dying calves. Of 135 calves he’d placed on grass several years ago, he’d lost 20 of them due to respiratory disease. At least that many had needed treatment and some had become chronic. Of most interest to the producer was the fact that the same year he had 400 similar calves on another pasture, with only 3 sick ones the whole grazing season. The main difference between the pastures? The sick calves were pastured next to a silica sand mine, exposed to dust whenever the wind blew the right direction. This producer wanted to know more information about silica sand dust and pneumonia in cattle.

In his mind, the connection was obvious, but he needed more information that he could bring to the mining company.

At the core of his investigation is the question, what does this dust do to the respiratory tract of cattle?

What I think happened to this guy’s cattle is no different than what happens to South Dakota cattle in dry pastures and lots when the wind and dust blow. The producer’s thought was there was something specifically toxic in this silica dust, but in reality, it’s probably the simple exposure to dust that contributed to pneumonia in his herd. We know about silicosis, a chronic lung disease (“coal miner’s lung”) in people that have breathed in these small particles over long periods of time. Cases of silicosis have been seen in horses, but as far as we can tell not in cattle – it seems cattle don’t live long enough to develop the associated chronic lung problems.

The plight of this producer was a good reminder for me that dust can be one of many risk factors for pneumonia in cattle – an important thing to keep in mind as we wean calves this year. Note that I said dust is “one of many risk factors.” Oftentimes we want to pin the blame on dust as the sole cause of cattle pneumonia; reality is more complicated than that.

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respiratory tract’s normal immune defenses, particularly “innate immunity.” Innate immunity can be thought of as the “built-in” features of the body that protects it against damage due to germs and other insults. Examples of innate immunity in the respiratory tract include moisture of the mucous membranes (traps germs and foreign material), hair-like respiratory surface cells that sweep germs and foreign material up so they can be coughed out, and macrophages (white blood cells) that destroy germs deep in the lung.

Dust interferes with all of these, allowing germs such as Mannheimia, Histophilus, and Mycoplasma – which can be present in a normal calf ’s nose and throat – to gain access to the lower lung and cause pneumonia.

Combating dust can be a challenge, especially on pasture, but using sprinklers in drylot environments can help keep it down. Even when dust can’t be controlled, its effects can be limited by paying attention to the other factors that promote healthy lungs. Appropriate preweaning vaccinations will stimulate active immunity against pneumonia germs. Making sure calves have access to water sources will combat dehydration, and will help the mucous membranes stay healthy enough to keep germs at bay.

Additionally, paying attention to starting calf nutrition and avoiding acidosis will help the lungs deal with these germs too.

When these defenses fail, antibiotics and other treatments can be used to help pneumonia calves recover, but they’re much more effective when these illnesses are detected and treated early. Your veterinarian is the best resource for developing a plan for diminishing the effects of all the factors that contribute to pneumonia in weaned calves.

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A HOT MESS

RANCHERS: MISMANAGEMENT TO BLAME FOR INCREASINGLY DESTRUCTIVE FIRE SEASONS

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As of August 9, 18 major fires were burning at less than 100 percent containment. This includes the Carr Fire in Shasta and Trinity Counties that destroyed over 1,000 homes on the outskirts of Redding and has so far burned more than 177,000 acres.

Just south of the Carr Fire, the River Fire and Ranch Fire have joined to become the Mendocino Complex Fire and California’s largest wildfire on record. The Mendocino Complex Fire has burned more than 304,000 acres and is not expected to be fully contained until Sept. 1.

At the State Capitol, the focus has been on who pays for the damages caused by wildfires rather than taking a serious look at fixing the decades of mismanagement that has occurred on federally- and

state-owned lands contributing to an abundance of fuel in the form of un-grazed forage and unharvested timber. Leadership in the California State Senate and Assembly have formed a Wildfire Preparedness and Response Legislative Conference Committee that so far has focused on the reform of state liability laws for utility companies that are found at fault for starting a wildfire.

Under current law, a utility company whose infrastructure is found to have caused a wild fire is held liable for the damages associated with the wild fire under the policy of “strict liability” (meaning the utility is liable even if negligence was not a factor in the wildfire). Insurance companies forced to pay out on fire policies turn to the utility companies to recapture their losses. Monetary damages determined by the court are ultimately taken to the California Public Utilities Commission to

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determine how an investorowned utility, such as Pacific Gas & Electric, can apportion those losses to their ratepayers.

In response, the Governor’s Office released a proposal that will be debated by the Conference Committee to reform the strict liability standard and mandate that a court, when considering a civil action against an investor- or publiclyowned electric utility, balance the public benefit provided by the electrical infrastructure with the harm caused to private property. In addition, the court also must weigh whether the utility acted reasonably to prevent the onset of a wildfire.

Both factors are likely to result in awarding fewer payouts to insurance companies. Legislation is also being considered to require utilities to prepare and routinely update fire safety, reliability and resiliency. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 20 plans to help prevent future fires.

Many have expressed concern that this legislation will result in increased costs to ratepayers in order for utility companies to pay to develop and implement the plans.

Without a doubt, California farmers and ranchers need a reasonably-priced and reliable source of electricity to function and ensuring that utility companies are held to a fair liability standard when considering damages associated with wildfires that may have been started by electrical infrastructure is worth exploring. CCA will also be focusing on protecting ratepayers from hikes in the cost of electricity and ensuring private property owners seeking to reduce fuel loads are protected from liability.

It goes without stating that the longer Sacramento delays in addressing the real problem, the longer California’s fires will continue to ravage the state year-after-year. The discussion over wildfires cannot be relegated to just who pays. Given the heightened public attention to this issue, we must collectively seize the opportunity to better manage rangelands and forests to reduce fuel loads and remove brush and dead trees.

While the state seeks to implement the most aggressive greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction laws in the world, far more GHGs are emitted from fires every year than can be contributed to cap-and-trade. Policymakers must get serious and recognize that increasing timber harvesting and grazing is actually protecting the environment and promoting the safety of our rural communities.

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TRACKING TRENDS & MANAGING MARKETS: YOUNG PRODUCERS NET VALUABLE INSIGHT AT HARRIS RANCH CATTLEFAX LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

by CCA Director of Communications Jenna Chandler Those leading the beef industry know that the future existence of the beef business relies on the next generation of cattle producers taking over, managing and even starting new operations all over the state today. CCA’s Leadership Series aims to offer educational opportunities for those young producers and the 2018 Harris Ranch CattleFax Seminar in August was one of them.

The event kicked off on Wednesday, Aug. 8, as the group met at the iconic Harris Ranch fountain and shuttled over via van to the company’s feedlot for an in depth tour.

From the sorting and identification systems all of the way down to nutritional balancing, young producers got to see the entire feeding operation from start to finish. This more thorough understanding of feedlot processes served to help attendees make decisions to set their own cattle up for maximum performance come feeding time. On the way back, the group stopped by the recently opened Harris Ranch BBQ Express. Here guests are treated to tri tip and brisket sandwiches, potato salad and wraps at an on-thego lunch counter, but with the same high quality and great tasting beef products that have become synonymous with the Harris name.

Dave Wood, chairman of beef operations told the group about how the installation of the BBQ express increased the average ticket price from about $5 to about $10 dollars and also almost doubled the number of guests served over the previous restaurant in its place, Subway; driving home the point that there is an expanding market for beef, and the industry just needs to get creative about capturing it.

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After sampling the barbecue products, leadership series participants got down to business as Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax and Duane Lenz, Manager of Analysist Services for CattleFax explored the nitty gritty of markets, both domestic and global. The data and chart packed first session featured a snapshot of today’s current markets as well as historical trends. This was no mere overview, though. Attendees delved into the nuances that impacted such trends, identifying the early indicators of market increases and decreases that they could bring home to future decision making in their own operations. Blach and Lenz also explained the delicate relationships between the different markets — specifically corn and pork — and how paying attention to those, the conditions in the large cattle growing states in the Midwest and the seasonality of the beef cycle can give producers early ideas of what could be coming down the pike for California’s beef market, and ultimately their own bottom line.

Their largest takeaway from day one, though? “Listen to consumers.” According to presenters, it wasn’t until the mid to late 90s when the industry truly started to listen to consumers and retail demand stopped its then downward trend, and started to increase. And producers can continue to capitalize on that increase by producing the kind of product that customers are asking to buy.

Today, Blach and Lenz stressed, that demand is traceability, and they recommend getting out in front of this emerging issue. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 “This is important enough to this new consumer that they are willing to pay for it. And if we don’t give it to them, they are going to get it somewhere else” Blach said, referring to both domestic and international demand.

After the wrap up of day one’s seminar and a reception packed with beef appetizers and valuable networking time, attendees were treated to an experience that won’t likely be forgotten anytime soon.

Walking into the room, guests were met with a plethora of Harris Ranch’s finest beef cuts on display and a renowned chef to tell them all about each one. All of the cuts were individually displayed and described in detail. Then, each person got to choose their own steak to be cooked to perfection, plated and served—right from the butcher block to the table.

The second day’s theme was how to bring all of the market information learned in the first day back to the ranch to make more profitable decisions for the individual operation.

The biggest take home here was, “you cannot manage what you don’t measure.”

The key to being profitable as a cow/calf operator, Blach and Lenz said, was to have a detailed plan and stick to it, not change directions every few years. Breaking each and every thing down in unit cost of production accounting means that one can better manage the fixed costs to be in a better position when variable costs change in a volatile market. So, in such volatile markets, how can young producers remain profitable moving forward?

According to CattleFax speakers, it’s with premium cattle.

Lower feeder cattle and calf prices only serve to underscore the absolute necessity of capturing value-added premiums.

Producers with solid health programs, high-end genetics and a superior product will gain those higher premiums. Thus, Blach highly recommends retaining ownership through feeding. This generally increases market opportunities and may improve chances for profitability. An added value is the data that it offers as well, potentially revealing more information on performance and quality grade to aid in genetic selection and management decisions. It does, however increase the length of exposure to risk, something that a producer needs to be aware of and manage appropriately.

After day two’s session, young producers had an opportunity to ask both Blach and Lenz questions, as well as discuss the seminar with each other, before embarking on their long drives home, no doubt digesting all of the information that had just been presented. It was evident though, the wealth of information wasn’t lost on seminar attendees.

Ryan Nelson of Nelson Land and Cattle Compan, Clements, summed up the experience. “Words can’t describe how appreciative I am for the California Cattlemen’s Foundation, the California Feeder Council and Harris Ranch for hosting the CattleFax seminar. As a cow/calf producer, you follow the market and try to learn from reading the CattleFax publications, but until I was able to listen to Randy Blach and Duane Lenz for two days, I didn’t fully comprehend how little I knew.”

“I think I speak for everyone in attendance in saying that this was a tremendous opportunity for all of us to further our knowledge as young producers.”

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CattleFax’s Randy Blach and Duane Lenz shared valuable insight with conference attendees.

Event participants enjoyed a dinner and discussion with Harris’ Dave Wood about starting from the ground up in the beef business.

As Harris Ranch hosted the event, Harris Ranch’s Dave Wood addresed the participants.

The leadership event was a great opportunity for young producers from different facets of the industry to network.

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PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER ARE MORE EFFICIENT CATTLE ALWAYS MORE EFFICIENT? INVESTIGATING RESIDUAL FEED INTAKE MORE CLOSELY

by Emily Andreini, Ph.D. Candidate, and Jim Oltjen, Ph.D., UCCE Animal Management Systems Specialist, UC, Davis Throughout the beef production system, most of what cattle consume consists of human inedible feeds, which cattle convert into a human edible product: beef. Beef and other animal products offer over twice the protein quality of edible plant-based proteins in human diets. Also, as population and incomes grow throughout the world, beef production will have an essential place in meeting the increased demand for meat products. Maintaining efficient beef production systems through the improvement of feed efficiency is one way to keep up with the increasing demand for beef products.

Feed inputs can account for 50-70 percent of production costs in beef production systems; therefore, improving feed efficiency is important. It has been estimated that a 10 percent improvement in feed efficiency across the entire US feedlot sector would reduce feed costs by 1.2 billion dollars. Feed efficiency has been of interest to producers and researchers for decades, and selecting for animals with improved feed efficiency provides an opportunity to improve producer profits and reduce resource use in beef production.

MEASURING FEED EFFICIENCY

Several different measures of feed efficiency are commonly used in the beef industry. Feed conversion ratio (FCR; i.e., the ratio of feed intake to live weight gain) averages between 4.5 – 7.5 pounds of feed to 1 pound of gain for feedlot cattle. A smaller number is more desirable, indicating the animal consumed less feed per pound of gain. The FCR is useful in measuring growing cattle performance; however, the ratio does not partition feed inputs into what is used by the animal for body maintenance and what is used for growth. Using FCR as a tool to select for more efficient cattle will select for increased growth; therefore, it can lead to increased mature cow size and result in increased cow herd feed costs. Increasing feed costs is the opposite of the goal of improving feed efficiency in a herd.

Residual feed intake (RFI) is another beef cattle efficiency measure used to identify animals that consume less feed than others for a given rate of gain. Residual feed intake is calculated as the difference between an individual’s actual and predicted feed intake over a measurement period, and RFI is independent of growth and mature size.

Negative RFI numbers indicate animals that consumed less feed than predicted and are classified as low RFI, or efficient animals, and those animals with a positive RFI are classified as high RFI, or inefficient. Residual feed intake has been shown to be 0.14 – 0.44 heritable, so it can be used to select for efficient animals without increasing the mature cow size of the herd.

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If feed efficiency is so important, why aren’t all animals measured and only the most efficient kept in the herd?

Measuring feed efficiency requires animals to be individually fed for 50 – 70 days in order to determine average daily feed intake and weight gain. This can be an expensive, laborintensive process requiring facilities to house animals in individual pens. Advances in feed intake measurement systems, such as the GrowSafe and Insentec systems, has allowed researchers to measure individual intakes while maintaining animals in a group pen. These systems identify an animal entering a feed bunk by reading the animal’s electronic ID tag, and while the animal is eating, record the change in weight of the bunk to determine intake. Successful feed efficiency research has been conducted using both individual feeding and group feeding methods. Individual feeding or advanced feed intake measurement systems are not cost-effective for producers to implement in their production systems, and feed efficiency research replaces the need for producers to measure each individual in their herd.

RECENT FEED EFFICIENCY RESEARCH AT UC DAVIS

Recent research questions at UC Davis have arisen regarding the ability of inefficient and efficient animals to tolerate environmental changes, such as drought, without compromising efficiency of production. Research has shown that variation in RFI is related to differences in maintenance energy requirement, which may vary with level of feeding. However, it is unclear how the basal metabolic rate changes for low and high RFI animals under certain conditions, and further research can determine how RFI groups will adjust or maintain their maintenance energy requirements in response to a changing climate.

For instance, drought-like situations can be simulated through feed restriction, and after determining RFI rank and basal metabolic rates under ad libitum conditions, these measurements can be repeated under a restricted feeding period. Comparing heat production after each feeding period could offer insight to the adaptability of low or high RFI cattle and show how different animals adjust their maintenance energy requirements to a change in feeding environment.

In response to these RFI research interest areas, studies conducted at the UC Davis feedlot have sought to address the questions regarding feed efficiency changes in beef cattle during periods of ad libitum and restricted feeding. Animals were housed in individual pens and fed twice daily by graduate and undergraduate students. Daily ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 32

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...CONYINUED FROM PAGE 30 intakes and bi-weekly animal weights were measured, and animals were ranked into high or low RFI groups.

In the first study in 2016, we addressed the hypothesis that low RFI steers remain more efficient during a feed restriction period and showed that high and low RFI steers performed similarly when restricted to a given amount of feed. The results suggested variation in RFI might be explained by behavior and appetite rather than metabolic efficiency. However, the 2016 study suggested that it was unclear if the results of restricted feeding were related to RFI or different levels of restriction — the high RFI steers were restricted to 68 percent of ad lib intake while the low RFI steers received 80 percent of their ad lib intake.

So, the high RFI steers were put under more nutritional stress, and may have reduced their maintenance requirements more than the low RFI steers.

In 2017, we repeated the experiment with a slight modification in order to address this question of changing efficiency. Our hypothesis was that low RFI cattle would be better able to adjust their maintenance energy requirements during a period of feed restriction if all animals were restricted to 75 percent of their previous ad libitum intake, instead of feeding all animals the same amount. We found that after a period of feed restriction based on previous ad libitum intake, low RFI steers outperformed high RFI steers

and remained more efficient during feed restriction.

Both RFI groups decreased their maintenance energy requirement; however, the low RFI steers still maintained a lower maintenance requirement compared to the high RFI steers. The lower requirement allowed the low RFI animals to use more energy from the feed towards growth during the restricted period.

This research, as usual, suggests another important question—do different cattle under feed limiting conditions reduce their intake to similar amounts, or to a similar proportion of their intake under ideal conditions? Their efficiency may differ depending on the answer to that question.

SUMMARY

UC Davis research has shown feed restriction decreases maintenance energy requirements, and this reduction occurs in both high and low RFI groups that are restricted to the same degree based on previous ad libitum intake. The 2017 study results are in contrast to the 2016 results in which cattle were fed to the same restricted intake and not the same degree of restriction. Since both studies were conducted with cattle being fed a feedlot ration, future research is needed to determine how these results will apply to cattle on lower-energy forage diets, similar to those fed on cowcalf operations. pregnant, having increased longevity within the herd.

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Loyalton. “Most importantly, The event created a venue it provided a venue to open up for local forest staff, agency Ken Tate, Ph.D., professor and rangeland watershed specialist the doors for new collaboration leadership, grazing permittees at UCCE with permittee Todd Swickard and Quentin Youngblood, district ranger of the TahoeNational Forest. between permittee and local and other regional stakeholders forest service staff with the help to discuss contemporary of UC Cooperative Extension.” research, management and The 2018 Rustici Rangeland Tour monitoring for sustainable public lands grazing. The Rustici was supported by an extension Rangeland Tour was established grant from the UC Davis as part of the Rustici Rangeland College of Agricultural and Environmental Science’s Science Symposium series Russell L. Rustici Rangeland to bring hands-on extension and Cattle Endowment; and education opportunities to support from UC Rangelands local resource managers and CCA member and Plumas Forest Permittee Rick Roberti, with and County of Plumas and stakeholders in a field-based CCA’s Kirk Wilbur and Bob Gillaspy, Davis, Natural Resources Sierra. setting.

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DISCOVERING SOUTHERN

OREGON

CBCIA Tour Pays Visit to Neighbors to the North

by CCA Office Administrator Katie Roberti

With the goal for attendees to gain knowledge of the agricultural history and production practices of some of the most northern parts of California and southern Oregon, the 2018 California Beef Cattle Improvement Association (CBCIA) Discover Southern Oregon Tour kicked off on the smoky morning of July 29.

The CBCIA is devoted to fostering the improvement of beef cattle in California through scientific breeding methods, performance evaluation and education. The organization is also committed to the production of improved beef cattle through both educational and promotional work, such as these tours.

The tour group of about 80 people met at Shasta Livestock Auction Yard in Cottonwood, to begin their three-day venture, with the detrimental effects of the surrounding fires, including the Carr Fire, just a few towns north in Redding, looming all around. With ash falling in the parking lot and smoke inhibiting all views, attendees loaded the buses with heavy hearts for those affected by the fires, but grateful for the opportunity to still participate in the tour.

The Carr Fire eliminated the chance for tour participants to visit Driscoll Farms in McArthur for a facility tour and berry tasting as the first stop of the adventure. This sweet stop got canceled as the farm was busy generously refocusing their efforts to providing water, berries and more to those impacted by the fires. However, before loading the buses to head north, the group did get the chance to hear about the growing facilities for Driscoll Farms both in McArthur and around the world, as well as ask questions about the berry industry and learn about some of the innovations in the works for berry harvesting.

Although a short visit with Driscoll Farms, the cattlemen and women loaded up on the two buses with plenty of new insights to ponder as they started their trek to southern Oregon.

The first stop was Adin, population less than 300 and home to Tom and Kathy DeForest. While smoke and poor air quality changed the plans of visiting DeForest Livestock, as those in agriculture do so often, Kathy and 34 California Cattleman September 2018

Tom adjusted plans for the group to meet at the Adin Community Center. Following a delicious lunch prepared by intermountain cattlemen and women, featuring Kathy’s homemade bread, the DeForests shared about their ranch.

Kathy, who has been active in efforts regarding wolves in California, gave an insight on why she has taken the time to tackle the issue, and encouraged others to engage on issues when given the opportunity. Larry Forero, Ph.D., Shasta County Director for the University of California Cooperative Extension and Tom Azevedo, president of the Shasta County Cattlemen’s Association, also joined tour participants at the stop and wished the group well on the rest of the tour.

Hopping on the bus in Adin, Mike Byrne, Tulelake, became the group’s tour guide for the next leg of the trip through the Modoc National Forest. Participants had a unique chance to see Byrne’s U.S. Forest Service grazing allotment, as well as hear about many of the critical issues he faces as a cattle rancher in Modoc County. From mismanagement of land to the overpopulation of wild horses, Byrne explained his frustrations of being overregulated as a producer.

“They don’t allow you to manage the land anymore— you’re managing for a bug or a horse or an arrowhead,” Byrne said.

With fires burning all around California and smoke inescapable on the trail of the tour, it was also a timely moment for Byrne to share about the 2017 Steele Fire that blazed through his allotment and how the land has recovered.

As the buses crossed over the border into Oregon, attendees happily arrived at their home for the next two nights, Running Y Ranch in Klamath Falls, Ore. With the resort offering an array of activities and sights to see, the group had time to explore, relax, and take a break from the smoke before heading to a dinner and presentation from sponsors of the evening, Boehringer Ingelhiem.

Day two started in Sprague River, Ore., by visiting with Duane Martin, a producer on the list of the top 20

who has ranches across the western states, but is based in Ione, humbly shared about what it took to build Duane Martin Livestock up to what it is today, as well as what makes Sprague River a thriving place to bring cattle from early spring to late November.

However, with ongoing water fights surrounding the Klamath Basin, Martin didn’t pass over the chance to share the detriments ranchers in Sprague River have and continue to face as result of continuous battles for water with the nearby Klamath Tribes. From Martin, along with others who have been actively fighting to keep their rights to use water from the Sprague River, tour participants gained a deeper understanding of just how severe the Klamath Basin water issues are.

Just a few dirt roads away from Martin’s, the water talk continued as Colusa County-based Mike LaGrande and his daughter Michelle shared about their organic cow-calf operation, while also hosting a delicious lunch and a history lesson of the area. Similar to Martin, the LaGrande family brings cattle up in the spring with the goal of having all cattle shipped out of the valley and back to California by Thanksgiving.

LaGrande continued to expand on water conflicts, while also sharing how Michelle’s vision to turn their cattle program into an organic operation became a reality.

Admitting it took time to be sold on the idea of becoming organic and that there is extra record keeping to be done with an organic ranch, today Mike believes the switch will come with rewards for the family.

He attributes the success of their organic program to

his daughter while recognizing it’s not an option for every ranch and being organic, “doesn’t take away the need for good genetics and good cows.”

After time spent at Crater Lake, primarily by relaxing at the lodge, as the thickest smoke of the trip inhibited all views of the lake, it was on to Fort Klamath, Ore., for the final ranch visit of the day at Traynham Ranches. The group partook in a guided tour of the beautiful Wood River Valley and the conversations about the difficulties of ranching without rights to water continued. Just before dinner, Brad and Buckley Cox welcomed the group to the ranch where they spend their summers and talked about their cattle program which consists of a commercial herd, as well as registered Angus and registered Shorthorns.

Northwest Farm Credit Services sponsored a steak dinner and guests enjoyed it ringside in the barn where the family will host their 18th annual bull sale and 3rd annual female sale this fall.

Cara Pascalar Ayres, a writer and performer under the name “Cara Bout Ag,” who creates custom musical entertainment tailored to agricultural topics, was the entertainment for the night. Singing clever lyrics about the daily chores of being in the beef industry, poking fun at CBCIA board members, and even weaving in lines about the Association’s goals, the performance was one that left the whole group laughing at the end of day two.

As the group made its way back down through the northernmost parts of California, John and Shauna ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 36

— Betsy Behlen

CBCIA Tour attendees were fortunate to hear expertise from many different individuals on this year’s tour. Pictured Top (L to R) are: UCCE’s Larry Forero, Ph.D.; DeForest Livestock’s Tom and Kathy DeForest; and UCCE’s Dan Sehnert, Ph.D. Middle (L to R) are: Mike Byrne; Duane Martin, Sr.; Col. Eric Duarte; and; and Mike LaGrande. Bottom (L to R) are: John and Shauna Hinton; Greg Kuck; International Simmental Association’s Wade Schafer, Ph.D.; and Belcampo Meats Ranch Manager J.P. Thompson.

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such as Anita Oberbauer, associate dean for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at UC Davis, were pleased to leave with a better understanding of various facets of beef production and beyond.

“This is my third CBCIA Tour and I keep coming back because I learn so much about the variety of the industry and all of the pieces that go into the industry. People tend to think of it [agriculture] in a very narrow sense, but it’s much broader than that,” Oberbauer said. “That’s why I appreciate so much the opportunity to learn about everything that goes into the lives of our producers.”

Hinton and their daughters hosted the first stop of the final day of the tour at their ranch in Siskiyou County. In addition to having pens of cattle out of Hinton Ranch Simmentals ready to be looked at, Wade Shafer, the executive vice president for the American Simmental Association, flew out from Montana to be a part of the tour stop. Shafer talked to the group not just about the Simmental breed, but also encouraged producers to learn more about the data available through International Genetic Solutions, a multi-breed genetic evaluation tool.

Before loading up and on to the final stop, guests had the opportunity to walk through pens of Hinton Ranch Simmental’s best cattle and talk with the family about their Simmental genetics.

The last destination of the tour was a beautiful lunch stop and visit to Belcampo Farms located in Gazelle, at the foot of Mt. Shasta. The multi-species organic and vertically-integrated farm provides the meat for Belcampo’s seven restaurant locations stretching from the Bay Area to southern California. The farm visit was a fun chance for the group to ask questions and learn more about how the Farm continues to expand and grow across the nation.

Although stops along the trail changed and the smokefilled Tour attendees (L to R) are: Dan Sehnert, Jim Oltjen, Sarah Klopatek, skies never cleared for the 2018 CBCIA tour, participants Maci Lienemann-Mueller, Marissa Fisher and Anita Oberbauer.

Jill Scofield, Marissa Fisher, Frank Mongini, DVM, Abbie Nelson, Dan Sehnert, Ph.D., and Chery LaFranchi found time to relax on the tour.

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McPhee Red Angus was well-represented on the tour, pictured (L to R) are: Royce McPhee-Bayha, Becky Nunez, Rose McPhee, Nellie McPhee, Mary McPhee, Rita McPhee and Helen Dondero.

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DECODING

DRONES

AERIAL ASSISTANT OR HOVERING HAZARD?

by CCA Director of Communications Jenna Chandler

The issue of technology in ranching and farming is not a new one. Producers are always looking for ways to do things faster, easier and cheaper. One new tool that seems to be on the minds of cattlemen everywhere, is drones.

According to an April 2018 Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. survey, 3 in 4 farmers are using, or are considering using drones to monitor, manage or assess their farms.

But what does that entail? And what are the benefits?

Costs? Risks? The good news is, this technology is becoming so widely available, that the answers to those questions are becoming just as widely available as well.

To start though, what exactly even is a drone? The original use of a drone was primarily as a military tool.

They flew autonomously and had a very short lifespan.

Their use was very specific and they were designed to be shot down. When most people use the word drone today however, they are usually referring to a UAV, or unmanned aerial vehicle, the kind controlled by an operator on the ground, or in the case of ranchers and farmers, in a truck, a tractor or on the back of a horse. Further, most of the time they are referring to vehicles equipped with an onboard camera, the kind with a view screen held by the operator.

The benefit? A direct line of sight as the crow flies to…virtually anything. You get a vantage point you can’t get from the ground. Beyond even the photographic application, the possibilities are endless when it comes to drone use. Mapping areas, scouting dense regions, checking crop conditions, nighttime surveillance and even aerial firefighting are all uses and technologies that are currently available or will be soon. Even the spraying of crop treatment applications can be accomplished by drone power alone. But for ranchers, it’s the every day, much more mundane tasks that are made easier by drone use.

Fence lines, water troughs, animals, forage and soil conditions are all things that can be checked via even the most basic drone. And that, say users, can save time and money. Want to know what the fence looks like over that ridge? Instead of riding all of the way over there, you can use the drone to see that everything looks good.

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individually, the drone can tell you which particular one needs attention. Identifying animals in distress is also made easier from the air. And that’s exactly what past CCA president and current NCBA president Kevin Kester, Parkfield, utilizes the technology for.

In a segment called Rethink the Ranch for the Beef. It’s what’s for dinner campaign, Kester mentioned the newest piece of technology on his ranch.

“The newest thing we’ve done is purchase a commercial drone. We use the drone for gathering cattle and checking water troughs and water systems to make sure things are functioning correctly. Every time there is new technology we try to take advantage of it. Not only for the business side but for the environmental side and conservation.”

And as busy a man as the current president of NCBA is these days, any time advantage is an important one.

So that sounds great—a safer, easier way to do certain ranch work. But before heading down to the nearest big box store and pulling one off the shelf, it is important to remember that not all drones are created equal. In fact, there is quite a big difference between the work horse Kester uses on his ranch and what the local kids fly at the park.

According to Steve Smith of the Ultravance Corporation, a UAV consulting firm in Thousand Oaks, the differences are vast. Depending on form and features, even commercial drones can range in cost from $30,000 to well over $500,000, and there are five of those features in particular that ranchers should consider when looking at various drone models.

1) Endurance- Endurance refers to how long the UAV will stay in the air. Smith recommends something that can fly for at least an hour. This, he says, “separates the men from the boys. The drones you buy at Costco look fantastic, but in 15 minutes they are down on the ground.”

2) Range- This is how far the drone can fly away from the operator or ground control station. Many are only capable of a distance of half mile, even on clear days

with good weather and open sky. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) currently mandates that the operator maintain a visual line of sight with the craft, but Smith says that in preparation for the relaxing of this law (currently in the works) that it would be wise to go for the model with longest possible range given that it is really the point—to only have to go in person where the drone says you should be.

3) Payload Versatility- The usefulness of a drone is really in the things that it can do, and payload versatility refers to how easy it is to interchange or upgrade those things. For many lower end machines, the camera it comes with is integrated in such a way that it is impossible to change it. As technology improves, the variability of parts and applications will too, and ease of changing those parts to expand versatility is paramount. Mapping, night flying infrared and video all require different cameras and how easy they are to snap on and off may change how useful the drone is and how long you can use it before you need to upgrade the entire thing.

4) Robust – No matter how good the pilot is, at one time or another, most drones will make an “aggressive landing” (i.e. crash landing). How robust or ruggedized the drone is could be the difference between just dusting it off and thousands of dollars in repairs. “Even for experienced operators, even if you are hypervigilant, if you are using the drone to its fullest potential, you will crash,” Smith said.

“All of these aircraft live a hard life. They work in a hot, dusty, dirty environment. You want something that can withstand the rigors of usage.”

5) Service and Assistance – While it may not be the first thing that comes to mind when comparing different drone models, the availability of service and assistance with the unit, might just be a deal breaker. While some offshore suppliers are reliable, many aren’t and the availability of reasonably priced replacement parts and a representative that you can talk to in the same time zone are important for a $30,000 plus piece of farm equipment.

So you’ve decided on a particular drone that meets your needs and brought it home, now what? Just like any vehicle operating in airspace, there are certain regulations

that govern drone flight. In fact, commercial drones and those piloted by the amateur or hobbyist all fall under FAA guidelines.

A visual line of sight, unassisted by binoculars or telescope (glasses are ok), must be maintained with the vehicle. Depending on the color and size, that distance will vary with each aircraft. Drones cannot be flown within 5 miles of operating airports and must be kept within 400 feet above ground level. They must remain under 55 pounds. Those are just a few of the rules that control how drones are used, and they can often be confusing. But, the FAA does offer certification courses for those undertaking drone flight for business or profit, during which complete FAA rules are covered.

With responsible use, drones can be a handy asset in the toolbox of any cattleman. But unfortunately, as with most things, there is a side of drone use that isn’t quite so good, and that is actually becoming quite a concern to the beef cattle industry.

“Like any new technology, this technology is immensely useful, but that comes at a price. There is a downside. We have to reduce the danger and mitigate the risk, extract all of the benefits but not be naive about the risks. It’s not like it’s coming. It’s already here,” Smith said.

And some of those in the cattle feeding business have already experienced it.

As useful as they are for ranchers in continuing their mission of raising happy, healthy cattle, they are just as useful for animal rights activists to their own mission of stopping animal agriculture. This, according to Imperial Valley’s Jesse Larios of Foster Feed Yard, is many feeders’ biggest concern with drones.

As an occasional hobby drone user himself, Larios sees the possible feed lot applications—inventorying cattle in pens with radiofrequency tags, water trough and fence observation and even surveying where standing water is pooling after a large rainstorm could all benefit feed yard operators and staff. But the drones seem to be even more valuable to the animal rights activists using them to spy on ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 40 September 2018 California Cattleman 39

...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39 and harass those same feed yards.

“Setting aside the issues of spying and videotaping, the drones flying under the shades and the hum spooking the animals, it is an issue of food safety. Someone could easily use anthrax or mad cow disease to infect the herd and the food supply; fly right over the feed yard and drop it right into the water troughs, infecting the whole Imperial Valley,” Larios said.

The hardest part about that and the concern for many feeders, he says, is how hard it is to fight. Currently, many of the same FAA rules apply to drones that apply to manned aircraft with human pilots inside. This means, drones can legally be flown over private property as long as the operator is standing on public property. And, you can’t shoot them down. An animal rights activist could be standing outside on the sidewalk and fly his drone over the feedlot, with little that the feed yard owner can do about it.

And that’s just what happened in Tipton.

On a morning that started like any other, Trevor Freitas of the Mendes Calf Ranch received a frantic call from his sons. A drone was flying overhead, taking photos and video and scaring cattle. He told the boys to keep their eyes on it and rushed there, eventually finding the operators parked on the side of the road, just outside the ranch. When confronted, they said they were filming a documentary for the dairy industry and wouldn’t budge.

Freitas called the sheriff. “They got their lawyer on the phone immediately when the sheriffs showed up. They said they weren’t breaking any laws and they had their whole

spiel rehearsed. They knew where to park on the side of the road on public property. They knew what they were doing.

They knew all of it,” Freitas said.

The sheriff was, however, able to insist that they move on and leave the calf ranch after warning them that they were filming minors under 18, but according to reports, they went directly to another one, subjecting that ranch to the same drone harassment as Mendes. It was later determined that the group was from Mercy for Animals, the same group affiliated with those who chained themselves to the front of the Cal Poly meat processing center weeks later.

With recent incidents like these, the topic was, without a doubt, a hot one at the 2018 CA/AZ Cattle Feeders Meeting in San Diego. In response, an informal CCA member working group is currently in the works to address possible responses to the issue and any legislative action that can be taken.

Gone are many of the stereotypes of the cowboys of yesteryear. Today’s cattlemen have a full arsenal of technological gadgets and advancements that make the raising of beef cattle in California safer, better for the environment, more efficient and ultimately more profitable.

And one of those tools is increasingly becoming a drone.

As their use as an asset to the industry increases though, so does their threat. But producers, feeders and CCA are getting out in front of the issue and as drone technology continues to advance, it’s clear that for this piece of equipment, its application for operations of any size, could almost be universal!

For questions about what drone could be right for your operation, contact Steve Smith, Ultravance Corporation, steve.smith@ultravance.com, www.ultravance.com.

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As the 2018 wildfire season rages across California, our thoughts and prayers go out to those affected. For updates on the Carr, Ferguson, Mendocino Complex and other wildfires currently impacting the state, visit the National Interagency Fire Center website.

Various state and federal government programs exist to provide disaster assistance for those who have been impacted by fires. Although your attention is no doubt focused on the situation at hand, it’s important to note that several of the disaster assistance programs have initial notification deadlines that must be met in order to be eligible for funding.

Emergency Conservation Program (ECP) - cost shares with producers who need to repair or replace fencing or water conservation structures damaged by a natural disaster. For an ECP fact sheet, click here.

Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) - provides emergency relief for losses due to feed or water shortages, disease, adverse weather, or other conditions which are not adequately addressed by other disaster programs. ELAP covers physically-damaged or destroyed livestock feed that was purchased or mechanically harvested forage or feedstuffs intended for use as feed for the producer’s eligible livestock. For an ELAP fact sheet, click here.

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) - offers payments to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather. Eligible losses may include those determined by FSA to have been caused by wildfires, hurricanes, floods, blizzards, tropical storms, tornados, lightning, extreme heat and extreme cold. Producers will be required to provide verifiable documentation of death losses resulting from an eligible adverse weather event and must submit a notice of loss to their local FSA office within 30 calendar days of when the loss of livestock is apparent. For a LIP fact sheet, click here.

Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program (NAP) - provides financial assistance to producers of non-insurable crops when low yields, loss of inventory or prevented planting occur due to natural disasters including excessive wind and qualifying drought (includes native grass for grazing). Eligible producers must have purchased NAP coverage for 2018 crops. A notice of loss must be filed within 15 days of the earliest of the following: the date the disaster occurred, the date the loss became apparent or the normal harvest date. For a NAP fact sheet, click here.

Livestock producers who enrolled in NAP in 2018 can submit a NAP Notice of Loss. If the producers didn’t have NAP, they can apply for lost forage production and/ or increased feed costs due to a disaster under ELAP (see above). The Livestock Indemnity Program covers livestock deaths.

Emergency Loan Program - available to producers with agriculture operations located in a county under a primary or contiguous Presidential or Secretarial disaster designation. These low-interest loans help producers recover from production and physical losses.

For more information on these programs and documentation requirements, visit www.fsa.usda.gov/ disaster or contact your local FSA office.

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR CHECKING IN ON YOUR BEEF CHECKOFF

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Bond about the best “One Pot Each episode of the podcast Wonders” for the summer and tips notes that it is “brought from Emmy-nominated blogger and to you by the California Beef food and lifestyle expert Parker Wallace Council and California’s cattle about cooking with what’s in season. ranchers and beef producers.”

Additional season one episodes include Season one of Feed Me! features 12 hacks for packing your lunch, making episodes posting margaritas with a tequila mixologist, biweekly through December. To how to tailgate like a pro with NFL learn more about how to Hall of Fame running back Eric download, visit www.calbeef.org/ Dickerson, wine pairing basics, holiday podcast. entertaining hacks and more.

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• 44% (124 million) of the US population has listened to a podcast – up from 40% in 201 (source: Infinite Dial 18) • 26% (73 million) listen to podcasts at least every month – up from 24% in 2017 (source: Infinite Dial 18) • 16 million people in the US are “avid podcast fans” (source: Nielsen, 2018) Latest CBC Campaign Launches In early August, the CBC launched its latest integrated marketing campaign.

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A CBC integrated marketing campaign involves a variety of retail and consumer outreach elements, designed to maximize program investment and campaign effectiveness.

For the Tacos and Tequila campaign, elements include a rebate offer through popular mobile app ibotta, in-store signage and displays, geo-targeted smart phone advertising, ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 48

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The seven-week campaign is being executed in partnership with E&J Gallo’s Camarena tequila brand, ibotta and iHeartMedia. Specifics include an ibotta offer that provides shoppers a $3.00 rebate for the purchase of any top sirloin steak, 12 ounces or more, at participating retailers.

Consumer elements include ads featuring different beef and margarita recipes on iHeartMedia’s Total Weather Network, targeting the San Francisco, Los Angeles, Sacramento and San Diego markets. Additional elements include weekly social media posts sharing a featured taco recipe and margarita pairing for the week. Feed Me! podcast episodes that complement the campaign are also being promoted throughout the campaign, including an episode featuring award-winning Mixologist Tim Rita from E&J Gallo Spirits.

All told, the various elements of this campaign will potentially reach millions of California consumers, with the goal of encouraging them to add beef to their menu and grocery cart. The Tacos and Tequila campaign is a precursor to two additional integrated marketing campaigns the CBC has planned for the remainder of 2018. One will focus on grilling and tailgating and include a celebrity partner, and another will focus on beef for the holidays. Stay tuned for more details on those campaigns in upcoming CBC updates!

Farm-to-Fork Event Grows in 2018 The 2018 Farm-to-Fork Festival will be held Saturday, Sept. 29 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on the Capitol Mall. The California Cattlewomen (CCW) & PlacerNevada Cattlewomen (PNCW) will have a booth at the event and are putting out a call to action for fellow beef producers in California to join them. Maxine DaCosta, CCW booth coordinator said, “This is a great opportunity to meet with our consumers and teach them more about where the beef them enjoy comes from. We’d love to have as many beef producers there as possible!”

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In short – the Sacramento region is the true home of Farm-to-Fork. So grab a plate – we saved you a seat.

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Sutter County Agriculture abounds in Sutter County, with more than 300,000 acres of farmland ranging from sprawling walnut groves to plentiful orange trees.

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WORTH THE WORK

BENEFITS OF ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION FOR LARGE-SCALE PRODUCERS

by Mary Frost for the California Cattleman Early mornings, long days, and late nights. Calves can be born day or night during calving season. However, since the early 1970s, beef cattle producers have chosen to shorten their calving seasons by synchronizing herds’ birthdates.

How? Artificial insemination.

For the coastal Hearst Corp.’s San Simeon Ranch, herd manager DannRussell said artificial insemination technology proveseffective with the operation’s location and topography along with the purpose of each calf.

The San Simeon Ranch uses sex-sorted semen, allowing a calf ’s sex to be predetermined and guaranteeing producers male or female offspring, Russell added. This allows the ranch to produce more steers for human consumption and more heifers when needed to grow the herd, he says.

“While you’re doing it, you may as well try to get all of it out of it you can,” Russell said of artificial insemination with sex-sorted semen. “We’re just trying to improve our genetics and make a better product for the counter and on the heifer side make a more maternal cow.”

Another benefit of sire selection is choosing a bull with more maternal traits in challenging environments, Russell said. For the San Simeon Ranch program, cattle are bred to travel well, be maternal of their calves, produce higher milk levels, and will thrive in an environment with steep terrain, Russell added.

Having several herd bulls to breed herds as large as 1,500 head naturally, especially with ranches with significantly large acreage proves difficult. Through artificial insemination, producers can synchronize heifers and cows allowing them to breed 200 to 250 at a pregnancy success

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rate of 90 percent, according to Select Sires, a worldwide beef and dairy cattle semen distributor.

“It’s a change in the way producers have done things, but once they’ve got it figured out, it’s very easy and smooth,” said Greg Schafer, an All West-Select Sires beef sales representative. “If they’d just try it, you’d be surprised how easy it really is.”

Herb Holzapfel, owner and manager of Holzapfel Angus in Willows, said he was attracted to an artificial insemination breeding program for his herd because of the ability to obtain desirable genetics from an expensive bull without having to purchase the entire bull.

Implementing artificial insemination was also a good fit for his operation because of how easy the type of breeding program fit his herd and existing facilities, Holzapfel added.

“It takes so little time,” Holzapfel said, “even though you have to run cows down the chute, when you’re all done you’re not taking an extra five minutes a cow. If [producers] have the facilities and [their cattle are] in close, I think if you can, everyone should be doing [AI].”

Artificial insemination, by default, creates synchronization among the group of cattle who are bred together, allowing calves to be closer in birthdates.

Producers can choose when calves are born based on when they choose to bring their cows or heifers into estrus, also known as heat. Choosing to breed in the early season not only creates more days of weight gain for calves before market, but it also provides more rest time for heifers and ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 54

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 52 cows before handling and breeding again, Russell said.

In the beef industry, where calves are typically sold at auctions through price per pound, heavier calves mean more money in a producer’s pocket, Russell added.

According to Select Sires, heifers born earlier in the calving season are more likely to conceive earlier in the breeding seasons and wean heavier calves.

“Yes, there are steps to follow,” Schafer said. “But once you do it and when you’re successful, it’s nice to have the calves bouncing around the same size by the same bull.”

Both Holzapfel and Russell said for artificial insemination to be a beneficial breeding program, an operation must have the facilities in close enough proximity to hold and process the number of cattle a producer wants to breed. Cattle must be run through the chute for estrus synchronizing and breeding, which occur several days apart.

“If they have the facilities, yes [artificial insemination is cost effective for large producers],” Holzapfel said. “I think if you can, everyone should be doing it.”

Artificial insemination also cuts expenses for large operations by eliminating the purchasing, feeding and housing costs required for the multiple bulls needed for natural breeding of a large herd, Holzapfel said. To ensure fertilization for all cows and heifers, producers using an artificial insemination program also will use a “clean-up bull,” a bull that naturally breeds any cows or heifers where the artificial insemination process was not effective.

“I think AI solves the problem with rough terrain,” Russell said. “You remove the gamble that your bull can’t get to her or miss her in heat. When you put clean-up bull

in, you put [the cattle] in a smaller pasture. Eliminates for us in tough topography the chance of a bull not catching the cow.”

Through sire selection, artificial insemination allows more predictable performance and fine tuning of specific traits, such as birth weight and uniformity among calves.

Producers also are able to obtain high-quality genetics for a more reasonable price than purchasing the bull and breeding naturally, thus producing calves at a lower cost, Holzalfel said.

“I count it pretty reasonable,” Holzapfel said. “The biggest issue people have is not being able to pick the right bull or having the right information to pick the right bull.”

Breeders, like Select Sires, provide information and more accurate expected progeny differences for their genetic stock to help producers make more informed decisions when selecting bulls. Producers can select a bull based on a trait they value most such as weaning weight, Holzapfel said.

To get started on the process of artificial insemination, a producer should select bull semen and a form of sync protocol to ensure heifers or cows are in estrus at the same time, Holzapfel said. In addition, a producer also may want to consider implementing a more detailed feeding and mineral program in addition to a proper vaccination program, Holzapfel added.

For large cattle operations with various production purposes, artificial insemination can prove beneficial in terms of overall quality, highlighting important traits, hardiness and lower costs.

“It is so easy,” Schafer said. “When you really get down to it. People are just amazed.”

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President Trump Issues Pardon for Oregon RancHErs States to settle a related civil suit.

President Trump received praise from conservative and agriculture interest groups nationwide when on July 10 he The Hammond father and son were released from signed full pardons for Dwight Lincoln Hammond, Jr., and federal prison in Southern California within hours of his son, Steven Hammond. their pardon and made their way home to Burns, Ore., the Ethan Lane, Executive Director of the Public Lands following day via a private jet owned by Protect the Harvest Council and NCBA Federal Lands, released the following majestrate Forrest Lucas of Lucas Oil, who, along with statement: Rep. Greg Walden, is believed to have played a role in the “We are extremely grateful to President Trump for administration’s consideration of the Hammonds situation. granting a full pardon to Dwight and Steven Hammond.

The Hammonds were forced to suffer from grave injustice for far too long, and the entire ranching community is relieved that they will be reunited with their families. No rancher undertaking normal agricultural practices should fear spending years in jail at the hands of the anguS, SImmEntalS federal government.” anD HEREFORDS: American Farm Bureau Federation >> Show Heifers SunDay, SEPtEmBER 30 • 2 P.m.

President Zippy Duvall also said in an >> Bred Females official statement, “President Trump’s Fort Klamath, Oregon >> Cow-Calf Pairs pardon of Oregon ranchers Dwight and Guest ConsiGnor: Winter Brook Cattle Co. >> Pregnancies Steven Hammond tells us there is still hope for justice in environmental law Featuring top Cow Families Backed by Powerful genetics enforcement.”

The Hammonds are multigeneration cattle ranchers in Oregon imprisoned in connection with a fire that consumed more than 100 acres of public grazing land. The evidence at trial regarding the Hammonds’ responsibility for the fire was conflicting, and the jury acquitted them on most of the charges. tRaynHam BEauty quEEn 2-6-2018 mlC EnvIOuS BlaCkBIRD F977 1-2-2018 At the Hammonds’ original W/C loaded up 1119y x kCC1 Pinnacle 118Z C&C mckinley 3000 EXaR x PvF Insight 0129 sentencing, the judge noted they This Purebred Simmental is ultra fancy Granddaughter of the Show Heifer of the Year, 2012 destinated for the winner’s circle! This sale feature NAILE Grand Champion Female and the 2013 NWSS are respected in the community and is out of one of the hottest sires in the breed.

Grand Champion Female – EXAR Envious Blackbird 1760. imposing the mandatory minimum, 5-year prison sentence would “shock the conscience” and be “grossly disproportionate to the severity” of their conduct. As a result, the judge imposed significantly lesser sentences.

After an appeal, the Hammonds were sentenced to five years in prison.

“Farm Bureau was shocked by 2011 Donor 2015 Donor the minimum five-year sentence the yaRDlEy CHaRISma C213 EXaR EnvIOuS BlaCkBIRD 1760 Hammonds faced. Even worse was the yardley aspen a425 x yardley Royal Jet W251 Dameron First Class x Exar lutton 1831 Justice Department’s decision to use Some of the first progeny out of this many-times ROV Show Heifer of the Year, 2012 NAILE Grand champion and crowd-favorite, which now Champion Female and 2013 NWSS Grand Champion anti-terrorism laws to prosecute them,” headlines our donor program, sell.

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Brad & Buckley cox BID lIvE Dwight Hammond is now 76 years OnlInE: 1881 Brophy Road • Eagle Point, OR 97524 Brad 541-840-5797 • Buckley 541-840-8788 old and has served about three years in managER Watch for Sale Details on Facebook SalE SalE BOOk REquEStS: info@traynhamranch.com Matt Macfarlane prison. Steven Hammond is 49 and has Stay for the Baldymaker Bull Sale: monday, October 1 SalE DEtaIlS: www.traynhamranch.com 916-803-3113 served about four years in prison. They have also paid $400,000 to the United 56 California Cattleman September 2018

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Restrictive Environment?

Quality $till Pays

by Laura Conway for Certified Angus Beef

No matter the environment, cattle should improve.

That common thread links everything from sustainability to carcass utilization, Phil Bass told ranchers at the Florida Cattlemen’s Association annual convention in June.

The University of Idaho meat scientist who spent years as the Certified Angus Beef ® brand’s “Dr. Phil” was addressing Floridians but his key message was for all beef producers.

“We have to remember that cows don’t just walk all over the range and into a steak house,” Bass said. “Something has to happen in between.”

Environmental obstacles stand in the way of consumer demand, but well-managed herds overcome them, he said.

“You can put these magical creatures just about anywhere to eat grass and turn it into meat,” Bass said.

“Wow, we should be excited about that. That’s miraculous!

The challenge with that is the variation of region and therefore cattle. We need to manage that, too.”

Change may not be easy, improvement will look different for each, but something can be done.

Top of the list: consistency.

“I put my butcher hat on—I don’t know what that would look like—” Bass joked, “but I need consistency. I need it to be high-quality every single time.”

If the harvest process becomes inefficient, beef becomes less affordable for the end user making protein choices every day. What’s more, it better taste good.

“We use all of our senses, visual, everything,” Bass said.

“The meat has to look good, has to taste good, so that people come back to it.

“If we as a beef community do not deliver something that tastes good, we won’t have to worry about raising cattle. We have to deliver what the consumers want.”

It can feel like an uphill battle, particularly for those

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who sell at weaning for a price per pound. But cattlemen are in this together, within an industry defined by resilience and improvement.

Restrictive environments simply require more balance.

“It’s everything,” Bass said. Growth and carcass quality coexist when the right genetics align. Targeted management can bring out the animal’s full potential no matter its home.

“Although these [bos indicus] animals can do very well in the Southeast, they do have a specific enzyme that prevents the natural tenderization we like to see from a meat perspective,” Bass said. To offset the enzyme’s impact, he suggested bringing in British-type breeds like Angus in a crossbreeding program.

Talk to local university animal scientists, he said. On a broad scale, the beef industry is set up to generate a high volume of cattle in the Southeast and move them to areas where feedyards are prevalent, thus generating an efficient, high-quality product that pays premiums to the seller.

The signals are there for the live cattle and meat side to work together, packer and rancher with the same goal.

Many ranchers have done it, met with money in their pockets.

“You have to have the balance, you have to have the pounds but then you also have to have the marbling to go along with it. The quality. The consistency,” Bass said. “That’s so the grocery-store consumer who doesn’t understand the meat business and beef community can at least trust what they’re buying.”

The benefit that beef has is taste, Bass said. That’s the leg up on the competition.

“It is exceptional, it is different and it’s highly palatable—way beyond that which you can get from any other species.”

It’s crucial that cattlemen take full advantage.

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PERFORM!

The same Hereford genetics that have proven themselves on the test are also available private treaty off the ranch!

Actual BW 74 lbss

GCC GILLIBRAND ROCKET 17008 CHURCHILL ROCKET 938W X GENOAS BONANZA 11051 Reg #43810834 • DOB: 3/30/17 CED BW WW YW MM REA MB 10 0 51 80 28 .15 .30

Actual BW 67 lbss

Actual BW 84 lbss

5T SIR TARGET 17027

R ON TARGET 4684 X TH 122 71I VICTOR 719T Reg # 43815813 • DOB: 5/15/17 CED BW WW YW MM REA MB .7 3.2 54 86 22 .49 .10

Actual BW 83 lbss

5T WINDSOR TARGET 17012

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R ON TARGET 4684 X MSU WINDSOR 29W ET Reg #P43815814 • DOB: 4/17/17 CED BW WW YW MM REA MB 3 1.7 42 72 21 .46 .12

KCF BENNETT SUMMIT B261 ET X JSF 37 271 DEVO 23C Reg #43811395 • DOB: 4/26/17 CED BW WW YW MM REA MB 3.6 3.8 57 93 20 .43 .17

Contact us to learn about these and other bulls NOW available off the ranch!

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• Both horned and polled Herefords • Extensive use of embryo transfer and A.I. • Top cow families represented • Cattle have good disposition • Bulls available year-round private treaty

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GILLIBRAND HEREFORDS TOP THE TEST! TOP 4 HEREFORDS AT CAL POLY CARRY THE GCC NAME! LOT 189

LOT 189

GCC KNIGHT GILLIBRAND 17034 ET Sire: HUTH PS PROSPECTOR M015 MGS: R 2ND REVOLUTION 2767 Reg #43866956 • DOB: 9/16/17 HIGH PERFORMING HEREFORD

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Lot 189 out of R MIiss Revolution 391, Rauch Hereford’s pick of the 1,200-cow herd!

LOT 188

LOT 188

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Lot 188 is an ET calf out of renowned donor Churchill Lady 002X!

LOT 187

LOT 187 GCC KNIGHT GILLIBRAND 17047 ET CALVING EASE!

LOT 187 5T RED BULL TARGET 15011

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A Tested son, Lot 187 is also a maternal brother to Lot 189!

Additional photos and select videos of other Cal Poly consigments and private treaty bulls from P.W. Gillibrand available on PWGILLIBRANDCATTLE.COM Free delivery within a 500-mile radius Gillibrand pays freight over $250!

Dwight Joos 805-428-9781 Brandon Theising 805-358-2115 P.O. Box 1019 • Simi Valley, CA 93062 805-520-8731 x1115 • Mobile 805-428-9781 dwight.joos@pwgcoinc.com September 2018 California Cattleman 65

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CAL POLY TEST GAINS MORE THAN A NEW SET OF BULLS FOR 2018

by CCA Office Administrator Katie Roberti Surrounded by the buzz and energy of a continuously changing college campus, the Cal Poly Bull Test Enterprise has also had to evolve since 1965 when it began as one of the only performance bull tests of its time in the country. While the core of the test has stayed the same, the program has seen changes over the years. It’s seen changes in locations and new technologies added to increase the amount of performance information available on each bull, and every year as winter turns to spring and the program gets ready for a new set of bulls to come in, the test acquires a new group of students to run the enterprise as well. This year’s test had one extra change right out of the gate, and that was the addition of Zach McFarlane, Ph.D., as a new advisor of the program.

Having just finished earning his doctorate in ruminant nutrition from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, working along the side of Travis Mulliniks, Ph.D., McFarlane started his first quarter as the university’s beef cattle specialist just before the bulls for this year’s test stepped off the trailers in San Luis Obispo at the end of April.

Working with Aaron Lazanoff, Cal Poly’s Beef Operations Manager, McFarlane is tasked with guiding and advising the students in the enterprise as they manage the bulls in the test, work with consignors, and prepare for the bull sale that is held each October.

While new to the Central Coast, McFarlane is no stranger to the California beef business. Growing up in Gridley, his family has deep roots in the cattle business.

His dad managed multiple ranches in Northern California before taking a position in Fort Klamath, Ore., that ultimately led to McFarlane working many summers up north with his dad.

“That is what cultivated my passion for beef cattle production,” McFarlane said. “It’s definitely a family business, which is what I love about cattle production in general.”

Although McFarlane was never a student at Cal Poly, as after high school he desired to get off the West Coast to obtain new perspectives of beef cattle production and experience life in other regions of the country, many of his family members are alumni of the university making him no stranger to Cal Poly’s “Learn by Doing” 66 California Cattleman September 2018

motto.

“Cal Poly is really kind of unique and special,” McFarlane said. “It’s not the only university that uses the “Learn by Doing” motto, but they stand by it and that’s one of the reasons I came here.”

The commitment level and eagerness to learn ZACH MCFARLANE expressed by his students is something McFarlane is already enjoying about his new position. Out of the group of close to 20 students involved with the enterprise, eight of the students stayed in San Luis Obispo for the duration of the summer to keep engaged with the test as it moves closer to sale day.

“It’s been great to have that hands-on learning opportunity for the students,” McFarlane said. “You get to know your students and it’s a special group.”

One of those students is fourth-year animal science student, Selby Boerman. Boerman has been active in the enterprise since her first quarter at Cal Poly. Although never having worked extensively with bulls before joining the enterprise, three years later, Boerman has worked her way up to leading as a co-general manager for the test with third-year agribusiness student, Shane Stubblefield.

Boerman, who plans to graduate this coming sprin, will walk away from the program with a multitude of real-life experience in her pocket.

“The connections and management experience I have gained through bull test will be priceless when I need to interact and connect with producers and will be a great asset when I have to make decisions affecting my future operation,” Boerman said.

The knowledge Boerman has gained will be invaluable as she sets out to reach her goals of working with producers and other agencies to better utilize cattle It’s crucial that cattlemen take full advantage. to benefit our environment, improving rangeland productivity and reducing wildfire risk, while also continuing to expand her cattle herd into a commercial operation.

“The most beneficial aspect of being a manager is being an integral part of making big decisions and seeing how those decisions impact the test’s success,” Boerman said.

“From doctoring and making healthrelated decisions, to communicating with consignors and planning the big sale day, I have learned a lot regarding what is required to put on a productive program.”

“I think it [the test] is one of the most invaluable opportunities and one I truly wish I had during my undergraduate,” McFarlane said. Focusing on teaching students the importance of feeding efficiently and correctly, as well as monitoring cattle health is something the advisors are pushing already dedicated students (such as Boerman) to excel at doing every day, along with understanding how vital not cutting corners is to a program such as this test.

“In general, sometimes we can become complacent and just go through the motions,” McFarlane said. “Aaron and I want to get students to be consistent and to be honed in, not just going through the motions.” Just as McFarlane appreciates his students’ desires to learn and strive to do their best in the program, as a manager Boerman recognizes the depth McFarlane has brought as an advisor to the test. “He [McFarlane] listens, is open to our ideas, and isn’t afraid to try new things or change what has traditionally been done to improve the bull test,” Boerman said.

“Being a native to California, he also brings a lot of his industry connections to us where we can utilize and incorporate them into our program and planning.” The Cal Poly Bull Test Field Day is one of those aspects of the test that McFarlane has been quick to expand and let the students reinvent.

“For me, it’s very important to allow the students to design and develop an idea for the field day,” McFarlane said.

With the goal of focusing on problems beef producers are encountering in the area, a group of students attended a San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association meeting to gather suggestions for the theme of this year’s field day. From that meeting it was decided that this year’s field day will be held the Saturday before the sale. It will include guest speakers and a producer panel with conversations all centered around the topics of expected progeny differences (EPDS) and reproduction. Students in the enterprise are also aiming for this year’s field day to serve as a networking opportunity for young cattlemen from across the state to participate in and learn from, in addition to encouraging more students to attend the bull sale.

“This is the first year we have invited other schools to attend our events during sale weekend. Young cattlemen groups from Chico, Davis,and Fresno will have the opportunity to learn from the speakers and producer panel we are planning at the field day, but will also be able to see how we run our sale,” Boerman said. “It will be unique for cattlemen of all generations to network and expand their knowledge on cattle reproduction, genetics, and health.”

Looking beyond the upcoming sale and towards long-term goals and priorities for the future of the test, research is an area McFarlane is passionate about.

“I think the bull test is incredibly untapped in research potential,” McFarlane said. “For me, it’s important to use the research to answer questions about how we are performing as a test.”

Additionally, McFarlane looks forward to working with and building relationship with consignors, both those who are new to the program and the producers who have consistently approved of the test since its early beginnings.

We are “All In” with 4 Bulls

Take a look at these balanced trait bulls that have competed with the best!

Lot 85 qualifies as a calving ease bull with a 116.1 Test Index!

SIRED BY O’CONNELL ALL IN 5204 AAA #19065936

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Lot 81 has risen to the top with a 115.6 Test Index!

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Red River Farms

Your SimAngus & Simmental Source!

5 SimAngus and 2 Simmental on test!

Featuring 4 sons of multi trait leader W/C Executive Order 8543B! Lot 147 is one if the High indexing SimAngus bulls by Executive Order at 106.4!

LOT 147 - RRF EXECUTIVE ORDER E763 SIRE: W/C EXECUTIVE ORDER 8543B • DAM BY:S S OBJECTIVE T510 0T26 CE 15.2

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COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE GENETICS DESIGNED TO ADD VALUE

Featuring another set of elite bulls from Westwind SELL AT CAL POLY OCTOBER 7, 2018 Lot 19 ranks in the top 1% in the Angus breed for weaning and yearling weight and $W!

WESTWIND TREASURE DJH 734 CED +7

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Reg #: 18906323 MGJ Treasure x G A R Prophet WW YW RADG CW RE $W $F 84 148 +.18 +56 +.72 86.34 111.83 1% 1% 4% 1% 2%

$B 168.17 5%

Lot # 19

Lot 29 ranks in the top 2% for weaning and yearling weigh as well as $W, $F and $B! Test index of 118.23 as of July

WESTWIND COLONEL DJH 748

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Reg #: 18928001 Baldridge Colonel C251 x PA Power Tool 9108 BW WW YW RADG CW RE $W $F $B +1.9 77 134 +.29 +58 +.76 77.88 107.12 184.22 2% 2% 2% 2% 2%

Lot # 21

Lot 22 ranks in the top 5% of the breed for 8 EPD traits!

WESTWIND INTIMIDATOR DJH 754

Lot # 22

Reg #: 18901537 Westwind Intimidator DJH 542 x Connealy Black Granite CED BW WW YW RADG CW RE $W $F $B +12 +1.1 78 141 +.32 +64 +.93 76.99 119.62 174.95 2% 1% 4% 3% 5% 2% 1% 3%

For more information on these and other test leaders as well as our private treaty bulls please contact us today!

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David J. Holden • (530) 736-0727

38 Montana Ave, Oroville, 95966 wstwind@hotmail.com • www.westwindangus.com

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Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Sunday, October 7, 1 p.m.

130 YEARLING BULLS

Angus, Hereford, SimAngus, Red Angus, & Simmental

PLEASE JOIN US FOR OUR FIELD DAY FOCUSING ON EPDS AND REPRODUCTION ON SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6.

THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THE YOUNG CATTLEMAN’S COMMITTEE FUNDRAISER DINNER. FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REQUEST A CATALOG CONTACT: Aaron Lazanoff Beef Operations Manager (805) 801-7058 alazanof@calpoly.edu @calpoly bull test

Zach McFarlane, Ph.D. Beef Cattle Specialist (805) 756-2685 zmcfarla@calpoly.edu

www.bulltestcalpoly.edu

@cp_ bulltest

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Sire: Vintage Upfront 4321 MGS: S S Objective T510 0T26D CED

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Cal Poly Animal Science Department OFFERING 5 ANGUS & 6 SIMANGUS ...INCLUDING THESE STANDOUTS AND THEIR BROTHERS!

SIMANGUS BULLS SIRED BY W/C UNITED 956Y

ANGUS BULLS SIRED BY S A V SEEDSTOCK 4838 & VINTAGE COMMANDER 4152

LOT 135 WAS THE HIGH PREFORMING SIMANGUS!

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Contact us about these and other bulls from Cal Poly in this year’s offering!

Aaron Lazanoff Beef Operations Manager (805) 801-7058 alazanof@calpoly.edu

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Zach McFarlane, Ph.D. Beef Cattle Specialist (805) 756-2685 zmcfarla@calpoly.edu

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CATTLEMEN, WOMEN HONORED AT MID-STATE FAIR Some of the most influential leaders in the Central Coast agriculture and ranching community were recognized July 20 at the Annual Cattlemen and Farmers Day Dinner at the Mid State Fair in Paso Robles.

Kurt Bollinger was named 2018 Cattleman of the Year, Margaret Avila is the 2018 CattleWoman of the Year and Marilyn Britton was named 2018 Agriculturalist of the Year.

Bollinger is a longtime and very active member of the San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association Board of Directors “who is always giving back to his community and constantly striving to improve his outstanding herd of cows,” the group says. He was born and raised in Paso Robles and helps with countless barbecues throughout the year for many charitable causes and organizations.

The Cattlemen and Farmers Day is an annual event at the Mid-State Fair, celebrated with a barbecue dinner of beef, grilled bread, beans, salad and dessert in the form of cakes from the Madonna Inn. He has made his home on the Ted and Nancie Dellaganna homestead for the past 41 years. He entered the cattle business in 1985, when his mother-in-law passed away and left onethird of the herd to Kurt and his wife, Georgia Dellaganna Bollinger. He bought his first replacement heifer, which was a Limousine; her first calf was a bull and this was the seed stock that started his cattle herd. He grows oat, barley and alfalfa hay, as well as giant pumpkins and specialty ornamental pumpkins on his ranch.

Kurt and his wife have supported the Replacement Heifer Program at the California Mid-State Fair for many years, by selling some of their top replacement heifers to exhibitors and, then, always being ringside to buy them back – thus improving their breeding program every year. Kurt has been a very active board Mmember of the San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association. He has served on numerous water committees and attends water meetings on a monthly basis.

He could be called Mr. Barbeque, San Luis Obispo County – U.S.A., since he does countless barbecues throughout the year for many causes and groups. Kurt organizes all the cooking of the meat at the California Mid-State Fair’s Cattlemen and Farmers Day. While he doesn’t draw attention to the number of hours he spends getting the event’s set-up – it is a tremendous undertaking and it couldn’t be done without him. Kurt donates and delivers the oak wood for the fires, hauling in the barbecue pits, and takes care of anything else that needs to be done in order for the event to be successful. He also handles all three days of barbecuing ing for the Western Art Show, and is still smiling on day three!

Kurt is very proud of his 45-plus years of employment with Miller Drilling Company.

He appreciates the great relationships that he has formed with customers and friends throughout the county.

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He began his career as a pump man and moved up the ladder to become manager and president of the company.

Always giving back to his community, Kurt has been recognized at Templeton High School as Athletic Booster of the Year; received a Templeton FFA Honorary Chapter Farmer Degree and has been KURT BOLLINGER honored on two separate occasions for Outstanding Service to the Templeton FFA. Kurt and Georgia have two children, Marc who is always at the pits helping barbecue alongside his wife, Rachael; and daughter, Lauri, and her husband, Andrew King, and their three children (Payton, Dalton and Logan, who just completed his first year in 4-H.) Kurt’s MARGARET AVILA Mother, Carolyn Dildine lives in Paso Robles.

Kurt is a member of San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association, the California Cattlemen’s Association and the National Cattlemen’s Association, as well as the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau, the California Farm Bureau Federation and the American Farm Bureau MARILYN BRITTON Federation.

The farm bureau says CattleWoman of the Year Margaret Avila “embodies all that is admirable about the local cattle industry and its people.” She twice served as president of the California CattleWomen. “My life with the CattleWomen has been a long and exciting time. I have visited each unit throughout the state and met many wonderful people along the way, creating lifelong friendships,” she said.

The San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau calls Britton a “steadfast Farm Bureau member, administrator, community leader, exceptional person and a friend to generations of farmers, ranchers and agriculturalists” who has dedicated herself to the industry. Britton is a graduate of Cal Poly and Atascadero High School. She’s also a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.

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SELECTING BRANGUS HEIFERS WITH CONFIDENCE

by IBBA Member Relations Specialist Macee Prause There is a new DNA-assisted test available exclusively through the International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) for Brangus® commercial cattle. Igenity® Brangus is a genomic profiler for Brangus commercial cattle that aims to provide cattlemen with more confident selection, breeding and management of superior replacement heifers.

It permits selection decisions to be made at a younger age allowing the cattleman the opportunity to save money on heifer development. “It allows them to select animals that are going to meet the goals of the operation and see what they actually have and direct their buying,” explained Neogen Beef Genomics Territory Manager Jill Ginn. “Whichever trait they are short or a little low on, they can better select bulls for these traits when purchasing.”

Using one-to-10 trait ranking scores, with the three available Brangus indices, you will be able to improve traits in your herd faster. Additionally, producers can confirm parentage and carcass tenderness traits in breeding stock and showcase herd quality using DNA results when marketing.

“Curiosity more than anything,” Arlie Beckendorf, of Beckendorf Ranch, stated, “I wanted to see what my herd might be producing.” With improved prediction, Igenity Brangus can save you years on your herd improvement goals.

Miguel Soto, Costa Rican Brangus breeder, said, “We do believe in our own selection. We decided to use it, because we wanted to have that additional tool. We saw American breeds and other breeds move to use [Igenity], and we wanted to research how it was being used in the American market.”

To order the Igenity Brangus profiler, producers must simply collect DNA samples when handling cattle, such as at branding, processing or vaccination. Fast, clean, easy DNA sampling like Allflex Tissue Sampling Units (TSU) are recommended. The Igenity Brangus DNA order form may be completed online at gobrangus.com/igenity-brangus, and DNA samples should be sent to IBBA. Approximately 28 days after lab receipt, the producer will receive an emailed report that ranks tested animals on an easy-to-read oneto10 scale for maternal, growth and carcass traits including tenderness, the Brangus Built Index, the Maternal Economic Index, the Terminal Economic Index, SeekSire parentage, and content on how to interpret the results.

“Typically, there is no incentive to produce a more tender animal in today’s market, but ultimately we do select for [tenderness],” stated Ginn. “If we do not produce a tender, good-quality product to consumers, they will stop purchasing beef.” “[The tenderness trait] will influence the product a lot but not necessarily the producer,” Beckendorf added. “By 74 California Cattleman September 2018

providing a better product for the consumer, I would make adjustments, selecting sires that offer the best tenderness traits.”

“Little by little, the markets are going toward tender beef,” Soto said. “It is currently a trait not being paid to the producer, but [tenderness] is important to the consumer. It is, unfortunately, a trait overlooked at the time.”

Ranked traits include calving ease direct, calving ease maternal, maternal weaning weight, scrotal circumference, weaning weight, yearling weight, intramuscular fat, ribeye area, fat thickness, and tenderness. The Brangus Built Index provides an equal weighing of maternal traits and carcass traits. You can use the report to select which heifers to keep, which to market as feeders, and to identify herd qualities upon which you strive to improve. “[Igenity Brangus can benefit the commercial cowman] through sire selection, if you know what the DNA status is for a dam then you can make decisions about keeping a replacement heifer,” said Beckendorf. “If I am marketing steers, even though I’m not taking them to the rail, I can improve the [ribeye area] and get a better price, including marketing commercial bulls.”

“Our situation is a little different as we are a tropical environment, different from the American environment and market,” Soto explained. “Select for what the market wants and what your environment allows. We are maniacs about measuring all the data. So, we have all the data about the animal’s time from the ranch, including phenotypic, and we use the genetics as an additional tool to better understand how it correlates. It is not the only selection tool, but an additional tool.”

Future product developments with Neogen include building a “Brangus Dashboard,” which will allow commercial cattlemen an online area to store and interpret their results.

“The Brangus producers will be able to login to the dashboard and view all their results when they get them.

They will be able to compare multiple years together and benchmark the data,” described Ginn. “Also, they can create a custom index [comprised of their herd’s selection traits] in addition to having the static indices. Further, they can manipulate and work with the data for information they want to make decisions off.”

“It would be terrific to give the flexibility for us to pick the traits we select for and are useful to our production,” Soto affirmed. “For us, scrotal circumference is a must!” ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 76

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The genetic footprint the GENETRUST bulls have added to our Angus and Simmental cattle have INCREASED OUR HERD VALUE. In addition to the hybrid vigor, carcass, maternal and phenotype we receive, we recently had a pen of steers at Simplot gain 5.1#/day and convert 4.3:1 with a $250/head net profit.

THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GENETRUST PROGENY HAS BEEN OUTSTANDING.” MERCED, CA

NOT JUST A BREED.

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Chimney Rock Cattle Company • Concord, AR 150 Brangus & Ultrablack Bulls • 100 Registered Females 300 Commercial Females Cody Gariss • (417) 425-0368 • codygariss@gmail.com Craig Green • (870) 834-1976 • craig@genetrustbrangus.com

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Cavender’s Neches River Ranch • Jacksonville, TX 220 Brangus & Ultrablack Bulls • 40 Charolais Bulls 500 Commercial Females Vernon Suhn • (620) 583-3706 • vern@genetrustbrangus.com Doug Williams • (336)745-5252 • whipowill@yadtel.net

September 2018 California Cattleman www.GENETRUSTBrangus.com • 1-877-GENETRS (436-3877)

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 74 Additionally, IBBA aims to continuously improve upon current products available to producers and strives to meet the commercial cattlemen’s goals for genetic improvement.

The Igenity Brangus DNA testing method is a newer technology available to Brangus producers that, Beckendorf stated, will “depend on how serious they will be about improving their operations.” Commercial cattlemen continue to desire other DNA solutions, technological advancements, and other production efficiencies.

“A critical trait for me is disposition, along with the other main traits provided,” Beckendorf said. Adaptation and heat tolerance are additional visual inspection traits that Brangus producers look at during evaluation that are difficult to measure.

“Length of hair impacts our program as it is very hot,” explained Soto. “We need animals that will first adapt then see if they will be able to perform. If they have the performance traits but cannot adapt, it is not useful. A key attribute judged by bull buyers is if there is long hair or the animal is not behaving well in the heat, they will not buy that bull no matter the genetics or pedigree.”

“I’m excited the association is taking a step forward in

Apply to be a CCA Convention Intern!

CCA is seeking interns with a desire to serve and assist CCA members and staff during the annual CCA & CCW Convention in Reno, Nev., Nov. 28-30. The convention intern team assists CCA staff members behind the scenes at the convention with event set up, registration, event monitoring and more! This is a great opportunity to gain resume experience in a fasts-paced environment as well as learn the innerworkings of CCA and the policy making process.

If you are a hard worker with a high standard for customer service and a can-do attitude, please send CCA Communications Director Jenna Chandler a cover letter outlining your desire to serve on the CCA convention intern team and what makes you an ideal candidate. Please email your letter no later than Oct. 15 to Jenna@calcattlemen.org.

For questions about this opportunity, contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845.

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this [DNA] research and offering this [Igenity Brangus] to commercial breeders who aren’t necessarily members,” asserted Beckendorf.

“Overall, I would like to congratulate [IBBA] for adjusting and optimizing by staying in touch with the cattlemen and how you can make [Igenity Brangus] better and more pragmatic by knowing what [commercial cattlemen] are looking for,” Soto reaffirmed. “I would like to reinforce how important the heat tolerance factor is for us.

[Talk among southern breeders about selection is] shifting toward more selection in heat tolerance. Performance from average daily gain (ADG) is leading the selection programs [Soto’s market]. However, in the American market, I believe [Igenity Brangus] will be very helpful against CAB® or other certified meat programs. This will help define the breed and the potential of the animals.”

IBBA has partnered with Allflex and Neogen GeneSeek in sponsorship for a promotional Igenity Brangus giveaway. Commercial cattlemen who purchase Brangus and Brangus-influenced bulls at selected spring sales will be placed into a drawing for a chance to win one Allflex tissue applicator, 25 TSUs and 25 Igenity Brangus profiles. This opportunity will give cattlemen the chance to exercise the DNA and Igenity Brangus profiler process.

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You’re Invited to the 17th Annual

Round Up & Trade Show SEPTEMBER 21-22

at the Malott Family’s Powell Butte Ranch

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TIMING IS

EVERYTHING

NUTRITIONAL MANAGEMENT VITAL TO THE REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS OF HEIFERS from Purina Animal Health A heifer that calves on time in her first and second calving seasons is more likely to keep a 365 day calving interval throughout her reproductive life.

Typically, virgin heifers are bred at 14-15 months of age to achieve their first calving date at or around 24 months of age. Proper nutritional management from birth to first calving should be considered thoughtfully. While the dam (mother) of the heifer calf picks up much of the nutritional “slack” before weaning, nutritional management from the time of weaning through first breed up is entirely dependent on the producer’s competence as a manager.

HEIFER DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS Sexual maturity (the start of cycling) of heifers is related to interactions between age, weight and breed type.

Obviously, reaching sexual maturity is required to achieve a successful virgin heifer breeding program. The heifers should weigh 65-70 percent of mature body weight when you begin your artificial insemination program. Specifically, British cattle should weigh at least 65 percent of mature body weight, and Brahman cross cattle should weigh at least 70 percent of mature body weight. What constitutes mature body weight? This is the weight of cows of the same genotype at 5 years of age in a body condition score of 5. Usually, the weight of your cows at weaning is useful in this determination. Below is an evaluation of developmental goals.

ASSUMPTIONS: Angus breed type Mature body weight of 1300 lb Average calving date is March 1 Weaning date is October 1 Average weaning weight is 550 lb DEVELOPMENTAL GOALS: Should weigh 845 lb on May 15 (start of breeding season) Should gain 295 lb in 227 days Should have an ADG of 1.3 lb Do not push heifers too hard. During the first three to 12 months of age, heifers are developing mammary glands in the udder which closely influences future milking ability.

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If you push heifers to gain more than 2 lb/hd/day during this time period, fat deposition in the udder may occur, negatively affecting the future milk production of that female.

HOW DO YOU START HEIFERS CORRECTLY? SOUND NUTRITION! No best intentions, no great genetic base, no worldrenown vaccination program, and no high-powered antibiotic can overcome the negative effects of poor nutrition. However, all of these important aspects of weaning healthy, high-performing calves can be enhanced when provided alongside a sound starting nutrition program.

Why are healthy cattle more profitable? Primarily because they grow! Why do healthy cattle grow? Primarily because they eat! Think about this for a minute…if cattle don’t eat they get sick and sick cattle don’t eat. Cattle must begin eating quickly after weaning to be profitable shortterm and long-term. Furthermore, what the cattle eat is of great importance.

THE CREEP RATION IS NOT THE STARTING RATION FOR YOUR CALVES Traditional creep rations don’t have the roughage level starting rations have. Traditional creep rations are designed to be supplements to milk and grass if consumed at an optimal level (1% of BW). The grass in the calf ’s diet provides the much needed roughage for adequate rumen health and optimal performance. With creep feed, calves hit the feed bunk hard up front and then don’t come back the next day…their intake is “yo-yoing”. Because there is insufficient roughage in the creep ration, the calves experience acidosis and don’t feel like eating again until their rumen pH increases.

Purina has a time-tested, traditional starting cattle feed in Precon® Complete. Precon® Complete adheres to the “rules of thumb” for a well-balanced starting ration and, better yet, newly weaned calves will “flat out” eat it. Usually, feeding Precon® Complete for 7-14 days is sufficient on ranch-raised cattle. Because Precon® Complete is so palatable, heavier cattle that have been creep fed (cattle that ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 82

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 80know how to eat) usually should not remain on Precon® Complete longer than 7-10 days. Feed efficiency may begin to decrease and some bloating may occur. In this case, Accuration® Starter should be considered.

Accuration® Starter utilizes patented intake modifiers to change eating behavior, such that starting cattle eat smaller meals more often throughout the day.

HOW DO YOU GROW HEIFERS EFFECTIVELY? After getting off to a good start, recall your previously determined developmental goals? Then, use a nutritional program that achieves those goals economically. The most economical gain is put on with your greatest resource… your forage base. During the spring and early summer, pasture forage can sustain the 1.2-1.5 lb ADG typically needed for successful heifer development. Unfortunately, the forage conditions can change dramatically with changes in temperature, rainfall, and season.

You need a low cost supplementation program when forage quality declines to the point that your developmental goals are not being met. With the rising costs of fuel, labor, and time, a self-fed supplemental program seems desirable.

However, if the self-fed supplement consumption does not fluctuate with changes in forage quality, it is not working correctly.

Accuration® supplements allow for self-feeding of a high-energy supplement without over- or underconsumption to achieve your developmental goals.

Additionally, Accuration® supplement consumption occurs in multiple/smaller meals throughout the day to maintain rumen pH above 6.0 which maintains forage use at an optimal level. After all, you need to use as much of your forage base as possible to achieve your developmental goals. General intake guidelines with Accuration® supplements to achieve 1.2-1.5 lb of ADG are as follows: SUPPLEMENT IS NOT NEEDED FOR HIGH QUALITY FORAGES, HOWEVER, MINERAL

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SHOULD BE PROVIDED. 0.5-1.0% of body weight on transitional stage grasses 1.0-1.25% of body weight on dormant stage grasses Remember, determine the development goals, start the heifers off right, and then grow the heifers economically with as much of your forage as possible while maintaining development goals.

DON’T FORGET ABOUT YOUR FIRST-CALF HEIFERS It is best to have your first-calf heifers in a body condition score of 6 at calving. At least, have them in a body condition score of 5 at calving and moving on an upward plane of nutrition as you move into the breeding season. Why is body condition so important to monitor at calving and through the breeding season? The best way to answer this question is to investigate the relationship between body condition score and production parameters like pregnancy/weaning rate.

Reductions in these two production parameters cause more economic loss to the replacement heifer enterprise compared with all others. To understand the relationship between body condition score and pregnancy/weaning rate, one must understand how nutrients consumed by the cow are partitioned immediately post-partum. indicates that nutrients are partitioned in the following order: Basal metabolism Activity Growth Basic energy reserves Established pregnancy maintenance Lactation Additional energy reserves Estrus cycles and pregnancy initiation The cow’s ability to cycle is of relatively low priority.

The cow must be in good condition or gaining condition to begin cycling and then be bred on time. Figure 1 illustrates the importance of good body condition score as it relates to post-partum interval and pregnancy rate as shown below.

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355+/- acres | Shasta County $2,500,000 320 +/- acres in production growing high quality, high altitude timothy hay. Three wells, flood irrigation, underground main line and return ditch system.

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221+/- acres | Lassen County $1,340,000 Beautiful irrigated pasture and hay ranch with the Susan River running through it. Ranch includes a home, large farm equipment shop, barns, livestock scale, hydraulic chute, loading ramp, pipe corrals, and much more.

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975+/- acres | Tehama County $1,295,000 Includes grasslands, rolling hills, rocky promontories, ponds, deep swimming holes, and even an island. Historically running up to 90 pair during the winter grazing season, the ranch is perimeter fenced and cross-fenced.

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Tim & Marilyn Callison............................... Owners Chad Davis ..................................... 559 333 0362 Travis Coy ...................................... 559 392 8772 Justin Schmidt................................ 209 585 6533 Ranch Website ................. www.ezangusranch.com

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IN MEMORY

WEdding Bells

JOHN ANDREINI

HAGATA & VAN RIET

Husband of Linda Andreini. Father to Marc, Peter, Lisa, Tia, Adam and Adrianna.

Grandfather to 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Brothers Georgio and Romano and sister Giovanna also survive him.

“For as a man thinks in his heart, so is he.”

Proverbs 23-7.

A giant of a man whose accomplishments coupled with self-sacrifice and generosity and a spirit to serve others has inspired countless individuals to reach a higher calling in life.

Born in Los Angeles, California shortly before moving to San Mateo, John attended St. Catherine’s grade school and San Mateo High School until leaving to join the Merchant Marines at age 17 during World War II, serving in the South Pacific in Iwo Jima for two years.

Upon returning from the war, John settled down and started a family working two and three jobs at a time to make ends meet. This early pressure was the beginning of John’s drive to succeed. With help and advice from his father, Giovanni (who was born in 1888 in Florence Italy and immigrated to Los Angeles before World War I), John decided to launch his first business at age 23. John’s following list of accomplishments quickly became his platform for a lifetime of good deeds and service to others. As an employer of hundreds of people whose careers have flourished, as a mentor and a positive role model, he inspired so many he came into contact with throughout his life. He was a man of his word, tireless worker, and had a core of integrity.

He will be sorely missed but never forgotten.

His list of achievements includes but are not limited to: Founder and CEO of Andreini & Company, established in 1951 and headquartered in San Mateo, California with branches across the United States. One of the largest privately held Insurance Brokerages in the United States, ranking consistently at #50 among the top 100 insurance firms in the country.

Owner with wife Linda of JL Ranch in Paicines, California, a highly regarded 2,600 acre Quarter Horse racing and breeding farm, which has bred and raced a wide range of exceptional Quarter Horses.

Established family owned and operated grape growing operations covering some 3,000 acres throughout California’s Central Valley under the names of L&J Farms and Cortona Vineyard.

Owned JSJ Harvesting, an independent wine grape harvesting company serving vineyards in the Central Valley of California.

Appointed by former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to serve two terms as one of seven California Horse Racing Commissioners.

Served on numerous boards as a director including: CHRB (California Horse Racing Board), AQHA (American Quarter Horse Association), PCQHRA (Pacific Coast Quarter Horse Racing Association) and Cow Palace.

Affiliated with and served on various banking institution boards.

Developed a number of commercial and residential properties over the years including Village Green Assisted Living Health Care Facility in Gilroy, California.

Was one of four partners in All American Ruidoso Downs Racing, LLC and All American Ruidoso Horse Sales, LLC. These companies operate a horse racing facility, casino and horse sales company in Ruidoso, New Mexico.

A visitation and funeral mass were held Aug. 3, Burlingame. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the All American Ruidoso Downs Foundation – John Andreini Scholarship Fund, PO Box 449, Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico 88346, in memory of John Andreini.

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Bailey Hagata and Colton Van Riet were married July 28 at the Hagata Family Ranch in Susanville. The bride who works as a financial analyst for Rabobank is the daughter of Daren and Patty Hagata, Susanville. The groom is employed by Mountain View Farming and is the son of Paul and Darla Van Riet of Fall River Mills. The couple have made their home in Chico.

TRUSAS-JONES & STRICKLER Shauna Trusas-Jones and Shane Strickler, who have been instrumental in the success of CCA’s Allied Industry Council, became husband and wife in a quiet ceremony at the Grand Hyatt in Poipu, Kauai on June 21, 2018.

The bride is the mother of twin boys, Emerson and Kennedy Jones, and is the daughter of Tony and Elaine Trusas of Redding. The groom, who owns Strickler Livestock is employed by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica. He is the son of Bruce and Stella Strickler of Chico. The family has made their home in Orland.

TRACY & BOWEN Leanne Tracy and Matthew Bowen wed in a Bakersfield ceremony on Aug. 4.

They were joined by their family and friends at a recption at the Bowen-Carver Ranch in Glennville that evening. The bride works as a full time painter and visual artist. She is the daughter of Steve and Deanne Tracy, Snoqualmie, Wash.. The groom, son of Jeff and Sheila Bowen. He works full time on the family ranch. The couple has made their home in Glennville.

CCA WANTS TO SHARE YOUR FAMLY NEWS! TO PLACE OBITUARIES, BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENTS OR WEDDING NEWS, CONTACT THE CCA OFFICE AT (916) 444-0845 OR EMAIL MAGAZINE @CALCATTLEMEN.ORG.

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Advertisers Index 44 Farms............................................................81 9 Peaks Ranch...................................................95 All West-Select Sires.........................................25 Amador Angus.................................................86 American Ag Credit...........................................9 American Hereford Association.....................88 Andreini & Company......................................22 Arellano Bravo..................................................13 Baldy Maker Bull Sale......................................57 Bar R Angus......................................................86 Beef Solutions Bull Sale...................................47 Black Gold.........................................................23 Borges Ranch....................................................67 Bovine Elite LLC...............................................90 Broken Box Ranch............................................89 Bruin Ranch......................................................47 Buchanan Angus...............................................86 Bullseye Breeders Bull Sale..............................33 Byrd Cattle Co...................................................86 Cal Poly Animal Science Dept........................70 Cal Poly Bull Test Sale......................................69 California Outdoor Properties.......................84 Cattlemen’s Livestock Market.........................15 Central Oregon Ranch Supply..................78, 79 Charron Ranch.................................................86 Cherry Glen Beefmasters................................89 Circle Ranch......................................................47 CoBank................................................................9 Conlin Supply Co, Inc......................................41 CSU Chico College of Agriculture.................89 Dal Porto Livestock....................................37, 86 Diablo Valley Angus.........................................13 Diamond Oak Cattle Co..................................33

Dixie Valley Angus...........................................86 Donati Ranch..............................................86, 23 Double M Ranch..............................................33 Eagle Pass Ranch..............................................53 EZ Angus Ranch.......................................6, 7, 86 Farm Credit West...............................................9 Flood Bros Cattle..............................................33 Freitas Rangeland Management.....................76 Fresno State Ag Foundation............................89 Furtado Angus..................................................87 Furtado Livestock Enterprises........................90 Genoa Livestock.........................................27, 88 GMA Angus Ranch..........................................31 Gonsalves Ranch..............................................33 Grand National Rodeo.....................................93 Harrell Herefords..............................................88 Heron Pacific Fencing......................................85 Hogan Ranch....................................................87 Hone Ranch.......................................................89 Huffords Herefords....................................57, 88 International Brrangus Breeders....................75 J-H Feed Inc......................................................90 JW Wagyu..........................................................62 Knipe Land Company......................................89 Lambert Ranch...........................................73, 88 Leachman Cattle Co.........................................63 Little Shasta Ranch...........................................89 Lorenzen Ranches......................................28, 29 McPhee Red Angus....................................43, 88 Multimin USA..................................................71 Noahs Angus Ranch.........................................87 Nobmann Cattle...............................................86 O’Connel Ranch..........................................87, 23

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P.W. Gillibrand Cattle Co................... 64, 65, 88 Pacific Trace Minerals......................................90 Pedretti Ranches.................................................2 Pitchfork Cattle Co...........................................88 Rancho Casino Angus.....................................37 Red River Farms.........................................67, 87 Rhoades Ranch.................................................70 Ritchie Industrries............................................10 Sammis Ranch..................................................87 Schafer Ranch...................................................87 Schohr Herefords..............................................88 Shasta Bull Sale.................................................58 Shasta Livestock Aution Yard.........................17 Sierra Ranches.............................................55, 89 Silveira Bros.................................................59, 87 Silveus Rangeland Insurance..........................58 Sonoma Mountain Herefords.........................88 Southern Land Co............................................89 Spanish Ranch...................................................89 Tehama Angus Ranch................................21, 87 Teixeira Cattle Co.......................................61, 87 Thomas Angus Ranch................................44, 45 Traynham Ranches.....................................56, 57 Trinity Farms.....................................................83 Tumbleweed Ranch..........................................89 Turlock Livestock Auction Yard...............18, 19 VF Red Angus.............................................77, 88 Vintage Angus Ranch................................96, 87 Visalia Livestock Market.................................40 Western Stockman’s Market............................49 Western Video Market.......................................3 Westwind Ranch Angus..................................68 Wulff Brothers Livestock...........................88, 23

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WE ARE SERIOUS ABOUT THE CATTLE BUSINESS:

• Bulls raised on cows that run outside

• Free financing

• HD50K genetic test • Free wintering and delivery • Complete semen test

• Ultrasound for carcass traits • NOT OVER FED

(60,000 acres of Eastern Oregon desert)

AARON AND REBECCA BORROR

(pay ½ sale day, ½ at delivery)

OTHER SIRES REPRESENTED: Connealy Confidence Plus CTS Remedy Aaron Cell: (541) 633-3284 SS Niagara Rebecca Cell (541) 771-4151 SAV Resource www.9peaksranch.com S Chisum 6175 P.O. Box 38, Fort Rock, OR 97735 September 2018 California Cattleman 95

VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH Thursday, September 6, 2018 25th Annual “Carcass Maker” Bull Sale

Selling 200 Bulls • At the Foothill Ranch in LaGrange , CA • 12 Noon POWERLINE 7238

POWER ON 7069

V A R Power On 7069 • Reg No: 18717081 BW

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POWER PLAY 7018

V A R Powerline 7238 • Reg No: 18748525 BW

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.7 69 117 26 72.21 83.10 152.40 1.7 82 138 29 85.67 114.28 184.74 Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 • MGS: Connealy Onward Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 • MGS: Connealy Onward

V A R Ambassador 7058 • Reg No: 18808321 WW

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V A R Magnum 7048 • Reg No: 18717062 BW

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FOUNDATION 7210

DELIVERY 7007

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1.2 89 155 30 91.22 140.24 208.92 Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 • MGS: Connealy Onward

SIGNAL 7244

1.7 73 136 43 80.79 104.65 174.43 1.5 84 144 33 93.32 118.34 182.81 Sire: S A V Sensation 5615 • MGS: V A R Discovery 2240 Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 • MGS: SydGen C C & 7

V A R Delivery 7007 • Reg No: 18713990

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MAGNUM 7048

AMBASSADOR 7158

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V A R Power Play 7018 • Reg No: 18717078

V A R Signal 7244 • Reg No: 18748511 BW

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1.4 83 149 21 73.96 134.88 195.84 Sire: Basin Payweight 1682 • MGS: SydGen C C & 7

•All sale bulls are i50K tested • PI Negative for BVD, Anaplas vaccinated • Fertility tested • Volume Discount • Repeat Buyer Discount • Bull Pickup Rebate • First breeding season Guarantee

V A R Foundation 7210 • Reg No: 18745219 BW

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-.2 68 120 24 65.65 86.60 176.31 .7 75 144 36 83.95 121.18 180.25 Sire: WR Journey-1X74 • MGS: MCC Daybreak Sire: V A R Discovery 2240 • MGS: Connealy Onward

Join us Sept. 6 to view the best set of bulls VAR has ever offered: Sired

by VAR Generation, VAR Discovery, Basin Payweight, VAR Commander, EXAR Stud, Rampage, VAR Foreman, VAR Rancher, SyGen Fate, VAR Empire, VAR Index, Journey, Bronc, Playbook, VAR Rubicon 96 California CALL, E-MAILCattleman OR VISIT USSeptember ONLINE2018 TO RECEIVE A SALE BOOK!

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