Nevada Farm Bureau®
Volume 67, Number 9 September 2015
Agriculture & Livestock
Journal
Waters of U.S. Rule Effective Aug. 28: Farmer/Rancher Guide to WOTUS
Noxious Weed Management • 2015 Annual Meeting Registration • Wild Horse & Burro Update
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Farm Bureau Perspectives - James “Hank” Combs Western Region Conference Recap Nevada Farm Bureau Update Drought brings one good thing: Noxious weed management County Corner American Farm Bureau News Waters of the U.S. Rule Effective Aug. 28 Farmer/Rancher Guide to WOTUS 2015 Annual Meeting Registration Wild Horse and Burro Update Contact Your Local COUNTRY Financial Agency The Ag Agenda - Bob Stallman Getting Rural America Online Classified Ads
Cover Photo taken by Melinda Fagundes in Churchill County, Nevada.
Meeting & Event Calendar
Sept. 3-7: Elko County Fair & Rodeo, Elko County Fairgrounds Details: http://elkocountyfair.com/ Sept. 4: Elko County Young Farmers & Ranchers Hosted BBQ, Elko County Fairgrounds at 5:30 p.m.; Details: Jordan Brough, 775-752-0760 Sept. 4-7: Fallon Cantaloupe Festival and Country Fair, Churchill County Fairgrounds. Details: http://falloncantaloupefestival.com/ Sept. 18: Hoop House Pest Management, WNC Campus, Fallon from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Details: Cost is $25 by Sept. 12; $35 after. http://www.wnc.edu/ce/sci/ Oct. 15: Lyon County Annual Meeting at 6 p.m. Details: Darrell Pursel, darrellpursel@gmail.com Dec. 6-9: NVFB and CFBF Joint Annual Meeting, Peppermill Resort Hotel Details: http://nvfb.org/annual-meeting If you would like to include a meeting or event on the calendar, please contact Jessica at nvfarmbureau@nvfb.org.
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“The Agriculture & Livestock Journal” (ISSN 0899-8434) (USPS 377-280) 2165 Green Vista Dr. Suite 205 Sparks, NV 89431 Phone: (775) 674-4000 Fax: (775) 674-4004 Publisher: Nevada Farm Bureau Federation Editor: Jessica Fagundes The Nevada Farm Bureau Agriculture & Livestock Journal is published monthly by the Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. Subscriptions are available to Nevada Farm Bureau members at an annual subscription price of $1, which is included in yearly dues. Periodical postage is paid at Reno, NV and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send address changes to Nevada Farm Bureau Agriculture & Livestock Journal, 2165 Green Vista Drive, Suite 205, Sparks, NV 89431
Officers President James “Hank” Combs, fbcombs@cox.net Vice President Bevan Lister, blister8@yahoo.com Women’s Leadership Chair Cindy Hardy, hardyc@comnett.net District 1 Director Jamie Perkins, panacaperkins@gmail.com District 2 Director Craig Shier, snoopyisa55@yahoo.com District 3 Director Carla Pomeroy, carlapomeroy14@gmail.com Executive Vice President Clay McCauley, cmccauley@nvfb.org
Board of Directors Central County Carl Newberry, hubertcarlnewberry@gmail.com Churchill County Julie Wolf, wolfpack@cccomm.net Clark County Jim Hardy, hardyj@comnett.net Douglas County Woody Worthington, woody@bentlyranch.com Elko County Jonathan Dahl, dahlangusranch@gmail.com Humboldt County Martin Muratore, disasterfarms@live.com Lander County Paul Young, yoyoungs@yahoo.com Lincoln County Paul Mathews, pntmathews@gmail.com Lyon County Darrell Pursel, darrellpursel@gmail.com Washoe County Louis Damonte Jr., damonteranch@charter.net White Pine Tom Baker, tombaker125@hotmail.com YF&R Chair Anna-Lisa Laca, annalisa.giannini@gmail.com
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Farm Bureau Perspectives Western Region Conference Recap By James “Hank” Combs President, Nevada Farm Bureau
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ogan, Utah was the setting for this year’s American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) Western States Presidents and Administrators conference. Most of the western states showed up, and AFBF President Stallman and Executive Vice President Julie Anna Potts also attended. Jill and I met Clay McCauley and his family there; it is a great opportunity to build on our relationship as well as our relationship with fellow western leaders. This year I saw more young kids than ever before. It was good to see the families enjoying the Farm Bureau life. The group discussed issues and worked on strategies to better our understanding on western policy. You always have to discuss Sage Grouse in the western region. Kathleen Clarke, director of the Utah Public Lands Coordinating Office, updated us on Utah’s efforts. Karen Budd-Falen, a natural resources attorney, gave an interesting perspective on the legal action related to Utah Prairie Dogs, Wild Horses & Burros and Wyoming Trespass. California President Paul Wenger and his Executive Vice President Rich Matteis discussed Commodity Committees at the state and national level. It was interesting to hear all the different committees and how each state organized them. Although Nevada may have fewer resources than some of the other state Farm Bureaus, Clay and I came away with ideas that our state organization can implement. Predator and Wildlife Damage Control was a timely topic. Mike Linnell, the USDA/UDAF Wildlife Services State Director, has a tough job working for the federal government and state governments on this issue. He walked us through some scenarios and how he keeps the states’ issues in the forefront.
they react to poisonous plants, and some of that research will better human life. I highly recommend a visit if you are ever in the area. The College of Agriculture & Applied Sciences (CAAS) at Utah State University was a highlight as well. A great deal of support for the agriculture community comes from CAAS. Everyone was truly impressed with the relationship Utah Farm Bureau has with them. The tour also included the USDA Forage & Range Research Lab where we witnessed some great developments in rangeland restoration and management alternatives. With all the wildfires here in Nevada, we may need to use some of their findings. After President Stallman and Julie Anna Potts updated us on recent national issues, the group presented Stallman with a Charles M. Russell bronze statue called “Changing Outfits.” Stallman will not seek reelection for another term as president of AFBF, and this was our way to thank him for all he has done for the western region. Stallman said, “I love western art and will display it proudly.” This yearly activity of the western states tends to be more laid-back and family oriented, but I must say we still learn a lot, and relationships are a major part of our business. Enjoy what is left of the summer and take some time to work, or play, at improving some of your relationships.
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Nevada Farm Bureau Update
Northern/Central Area 4-H Camp Workshop
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n July 24, 2015, Nevada Farm Bureau held a workshop for children at the 2015 Nevada Northern/ Central Area 4-H Camp in Lake Tahoe. More than 130 children, ages 9 to 13, and numerous teens and adults attended the workshop. Children learned about various commodities in Nevada and in their own counties by completing commodity crossword puzzles and answering trivia. They also built living plant necklaces to understand how an individual commodity can grow. The activity was sponsored by Nevada Farm Bureau Ag in the Classroom.
Kids at the camp make living plant necklaces while their teen counselors assist.
2015 Women’s Leadership Committee Photo Contest
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on’t forget that Oct. 26 is the final deadline for fall photos in the 2015 Nevada Farm Bureau Photo Contest. The photo contest is open to all Nevada Farm Bureau members and their families. It includes two divisions: Youth and Adult (18+). This year’s prizes are $100, $75 and $50 for “Windmill” - Carissa Parsons first, second and third place Youth Spring Winner photographs. In addition to overall winners, the top photo from each season category will receive a $10 cash prize. Winning photos will be printed as postcards available for sale to all Farm Bureau members.
General Rules: • Photographs need to represent Nevada agriculture, rural life or Nevada scenery. • Title your photo and indicate adult or youth entry. • Submit as many pictures as desired; however, only one grand cash prize will be awarded per person. • Submit photos to nvfarmbureau@nvfb.org.
“Through the Junipers” - Travis Miller Adult Spring Winner
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Drought brings one good thing Noxious weed management By Jamie Greer, Noxious Weeds Program Coordinator Nevada Department of Agriculture
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Yellow Starthistle is one of the noxious weeds the NDA continues to manage. (Photo credit: NDA)
t has been an interesting season for invasive plants throughout Nevada. Due to the drought, many folks saw noxious weeds germinate much earlier than in normal years, which meant most weeds started growing before land managers were prepared for treatments. Rain in May and June also made invasive species grow aggressively.
• Leafy spurge (found for the first time in Washoe County) • Houndstongue (new infestations found in White Pine County) • Black henbane (northeast Elko County and throughout eastern Nevada) • Medusahead (known to occur in Washoe, Humboldt and Elko counties and spreading across rangelands) • Yellow starthistle (new infestations found in Washoe County in 2015)
It’s not all bad news though! The drought and lack of surface area water have allowed active weed management groups to treat weeds in riparian areas that wouldn’t normally be accessible with the standing or flowing water. It’s also not too late to treat these invasive species if you have them on your property. Per statute, all landowners are responsible to control noxious weeds on their property.
Species to look for
Noxious Weed Management Resources
Treat these anytime between when the plants are in full bloom and when the plant becomes necrotic (yellow and dying out after it’s done growing).
• NDA (Weed management planning & complaint form) – agri.nv.gov/NoxiousWeeds/ • UNR Cooperative Extension (Identification) – unce.unr.edu • UNR College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources – cabnr.unr.edu • USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service – nrcs.usda.gov • BLM Nevada – blm.gov/nv • Nevada Division of Forestry – forestry.nv.gov • Local Cooperative Weed Management Area (CWMA) Grant Funding – agri.nv.gov/Plant/Noxious_Weeds/ CWMAContactList • EDDMapS (Monitor treatments and help the NDA manage throughout the state) – eddmaps.org • Nevada Weed Management Association Conference and Medusahead Symposium (Held at the
Fall can be an effective time to treat Leafy spurge, Medusahead, Purple loosestrife, Russian knapweed, Sulfur cinquefoil and Yellow toadflax.
Contact the NDA for help with a treatment plan.
What to treat right now
By now, most species are flowering, so it’s important to stay on the lookout for invaders on your property and to identify them correctly. Late summer treatments with application to mature plants can be very effective on perrennial pepperweed, hoary cress and puncturevine.
Perennial pepperweed, Hoary cress, Scotch thistle, Musk thistle and Russian knapweed remain the most widespread species in the state and the species that most people are having trouble controlling. Some new species have been mapped and have a high threat of spreading into new areas of Nevada, including:
more vulnerable. • Clean your vehicle, clothes and pets if you have been in an infested area. • Use certified weed free seeds, forage and gravel materials on your property to ensure you are not bringing noxious weed infested materials onto your land. • Use the online complaint form to notify the NDA of areas near you where no controls have been done and statute enforcement is needed to prevent treated areas from becoming re-infested or populated by seeds.
Manage noxious weeds on your property • Plan in the winter so you are ready for the spring, when plants are
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Nugget in Sparks, Oct. 26 - 29. Learn more about weeds in Nevada, treatment tools and resources. Stipends are available to assist farmers and ranchers with travel costs.)
Jamie Greer, Noxious Weed Coordinator P: 775.353.3640 E: jgreer@agri.nv.gov
County Corner Check out what’s happening around the state!
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ounty Corner is a section of the Agriculture & Livestock Journal that gives counties an opportunity to share their activities. Please email us your stories at nvfarmbureau@nvfb.org or call Jessica at 775-674-4000.
CLARK COUNTY Anderson Dairy Tour
Clark County Farm Bureau and 4-H families toured the Anderson Dairy facility in early August. The adults and their children learned about the dairy industry and Anderson Dairy’s history. The kids were educated about how ice cream is made and how milk is processed for Clark County School District. What a cool event for all who attended!
They passed out balloons to children and invited all families to participate in a free raffle. Camping chairs, an ice chest, toy tractors and a tool set were donated to the raffle by Douglas County Farm Bureau and Renner Equipment. The event reached hundreds of participants and was a great success. Congratulations Douglas County!
LINCOLN COUNTY Lincoln County Fair
The Houston and Sproul-Tom families pose with Calci the Cow.
DOUGLAS COUNTY Nevada Fair
Winners of the women’s Trap Shoot contest. Farm Bureau winners included Jamie Perkins (middle) and Lacey Sproul-Tom (right).
Last month, Douglas County held a booth at the second annual Nevada Fair in Carson City, educating fair attendees on the Farm Bureau and Nevada agriculture.
Lincoln County Farm Bureau participated in their annual county fair in the first part of August. The Farm Bureau held a dinner on Aug. 7 for fair attendees. They also partnered with Lincoln County 4-H to host the third annual Shooting Sports Trap Shoot. Many Farm Bureau members and families competed, and several members placed in the event. Congratulations to Lincoln County for a successful fair!
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LYON COUNTY YF&R BBQ Social
Suzanne Pursel. They also swam and played horseshoes and volleyball. Executive Vice President Clay McCauley and Director of Communications Jessica Fagundes discussed the YF&R program with the group and signed up new Farm Bureau members at the end of the event. Thank you to Dennis and Judy for hosting and for all who attended for making it a great afternoon.
Young farmers and ranchers visit with members of Lyon County FB.
Lyon County Farm Bureau held a BBQ social on Aug. 8 to kick off their new Young Farmers and Ranchers program. More than twenty people attended the event at Dennis Hellwinkel’s home in Yerington. They enjoyed a home cooked meal from Dennis and Judy Hellwinkel and
Brent Pursel throws a horseshoe while Carla Pomeroy watches their match.
American Farm Bureau News 2016 Annual Meeting Fast Approaching
Interested in attending the 2015 AFBF Annual Meeting. Contact Clay McCauley at 800-992-1106 to secure your spot and to learn more about registration, hotel reservations and more. Also, visit http://annualconvention.fb.org/ for more details.
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oin your fellow ag professionals, and attend the 2016 American Farm Bureau Federation’s Annual Convention co-located with the IDEAg Trade Show, in Orlando, Florida! Farm Bureau members and non-members alike are welcome to be a part of our nation’s largest general ag organization. Come conduct business on the trade show floor, expand your knowledge at educational workshops, vote on upand-coming businesses trying to achieve the American dream, network with your peers and deepen your love for agriculture. September 2015 | Page 7 | www.nvfb.org
Waters of the U.S. Rule Effective Aug. 28 Farmer/Rancher Guide to WOTUS
By Jessica Fagundes, Director of Communications (WOTUS information provided by American Farm Bureau Federation)
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he “Waters of the U.S.” WOTUS rule officially took effect Aug. 28, 2015. Issued by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers, the rule expanded federal Clean Water Act (CWA) jurisdiction over many landscape features found on private lands— including farm, ranch and forest lands across the nation. As a result, many essential and commonplace farming, ranching and forestry practices may now result in “discharges” of “pollutants” into WOTUS that require a CWA permit. Unauthorized discharges to WOTUS will be a violation of federal law, subject to large potential penalties in enforcement by the government or private citizens. Because the WOTUS rule is so broad and complex, it will be almost impossible for farmers and ranchers to determine with confidence that any potential “water” feature is not WOTUS. The only way to be confident that any water feature is not WOTUS is to request a jurisdictional determination or “JD” from the Corps of Engineers. A Cautionary Tale Overreach by the EPA and Army Corps is not a new issue for members of Nevada Farm Bureau. Many years ago, the Army Corps attempted to prevent Churchill County Farm Bureau President Julie Wolf and her husband Dan from making improvements on their private land. During a bad drought year, the Wolfs received a request from the Bureau of Reclamation to improve the efficiency of watering their lower ranch. “Originally, our water delivery would
go down to a reservoir, and we would irrigate out of that reservoir,” Julie Wolf says. The BOR requested that the Wolfs clean an old delivery ditch that ran through the reservoir and use that ditch to receive irrigation water instead of the reservoir. They filled out all of the necessary paperwork, receiving approval from the Federal Water Master, Truckee Carson Irrigation District and the Nevada State Water Engineer. Even with permission from three agencies to proceed with the recommended project, the Wolfs faced a roadblock from two federal agencies.
POTENTIAL EFFECT ON FARMLAND
Before implementation of WOTUS rule, protected features indicated by blue lines, green shading and blue shading.
After implementation of WOTUS rule, protected and potentially “We started cleaning protected features indicated by all shading and red and blue lines. it, and we received a cease and desist order “Just make sure before you do from Fish and Wildlife and the Army anything, you have all your ducks in a Corps of Engineers because we were ‘disturbing wetlands,’” Wolf says. “But row,” she says. the only reason the wetlands were WOTUS Features On Your Land there was because we made them.” With the new rule in place, farmers and ranchers will have to be diligent The wetlands they claimed were to ensure that farming and ranching being disturbed only existed because activities do not affect WOTUS irrigation water was sent there. features without a permit. Although the Army Corps did not accept this explanation, they had to Some features will be relatively easy to remove their cease and desist order identify as WOTUS: because the Wolfs had all of the • Waters (including wetlands) that cross necessary paperwork to complete state lines (interstate waters) or that their project. can be used for navigation (navigable Wolf recommends that others follow their example when dealing with potential WOTUS features.
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waters). • Rivers, streams and creeks that flow directly into any navigable or interstate waters.
Activities that may trigger CWA liability and permitting
• Impoundments of rivers, streams and creeks that flow directly into any navigable or interstate waters. • Wetlands directly adjoining any of the above.
Features below will most likely be classified as WOTUS:
• Any other rivers, streams or creeks that flow to another water. • Ephemeral drains (meaning water flows only after rain) that have a bed (lower area of elevation), banks (areas of higher elevation on each side), and ordinary high water mark (meaning flowing water leaves a mark in the soil or vegetation) and that flow to another water. • Erosional features (such as gullies, rills and arroyos) if they have a bed, banks and ordinary high water mark and flow to another water. • Ditches that were dug in or used to divert a river, stream, creek or ephemeral drain. • Impoundments of any rivers, streams, creeks or ephemeral drains—including farm ponds. • Wetlands, lakes, ponds, ephemerally ponded areas that are within 100 feet of any river, stream, creek, ephemeral drain, WOTUS ditch or impoundment. • Wetlands, lakes, ponds and ephemerally ponded areas within 1,500 feet of any interstate or navigable water. • Wetlands, lakes, ponds and seasonably ponded areas at least partially within the first 1,500 feet of a known 100-year floodplain of any river, stream, creek, ephemeral drain, WOTUS ditch or impoundment • Prairie potholes, pocosins, western vernal pools
The following features also may be WOTUS, but only if the Corps or EPA finds a “significant nexus” to downstream waters:
• Any other wetlands, lakes, ponds or ephemerally ponded areas within 4,000 feet of any river, stream, creek, ephemeral drain, WOTUS ditch or impoundment. • Any other wetlands, lakes, ponds or ephemerally ponded areas at least partially within the 100-year floodplain of any interstate or navigable waters.
1. The application from a mechanical applicator (sprayer/spreader/nozzle) of any “pollutant” in any amount into a WOTUS requires a section 402 NPDES permit issued by state regulatory agencies or directly from EPA. A permit is required even if the WOTUS is dry at the time of application. Pollutants include, among other things, • chemical or biological pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, fungicides and coated seeds); • fertilizers (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and micro nutrient); • manure and manure products (including compost).
2. A discharge of “dredged or fill material” can occur as a result of farming or ranching activities that involve moving dirt in a WOTUS. These discharges require a section 404 “dredge and fill” permit issued by the Corps of Engineers (again, even if the feature is dry at the time)—unless the activity qualifies for an exemption explained below. Activities that might be regulated include • manipulating the soil on a field, such as grading, laser leveling, terracing, plowing, deep ripping, etc. • construction and maintenance of roads, fences, ditches, ponds and culverts.
Congress established several exemptions from the section 404 “dredge and fill” permit requirement described above. Under these exemptions, farmers and ranchers may not need a permit for plowing, seeding, cultivating and harvesting (defined as “normal” farming practices), or for certain other activities such as minor drainage, upland soil and water conservation practices, drainage ditch maintenance, maintenance of levees/dams and construction and maintenance of irrigation ditches, farm/stock ponds and farm/forest roads. It is very important to understand that the Corps of Engineers has interpreted these exemptions very narrowly, and its interpretations will generally be controlling in any enforcement action. As a result,
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many common farming practices that involve moving dirt in a WOTUS will NOT qualify for an exemption and will trigger a need for a 404 permit. The following list provides examples of some factors the Corps of Engineers may see as disqualifying your activities from the 404 exemptions:
• Farming began at the location after 1977 (the more recently farming began, the less likely that plowing, seeding, cultivating, etc., will be seen as exempt “normal” farming activities). • Plowing techniques (1) manipulate deeper than the surface of the soil in the upper root zone, (2) gradually drain a wetland or (3) improve site drainage, breakup hardpans or other restrictive soil layers, facilitate deep root growth or require “heavy machinery.” • The soil-moving activity is related to a “change in use” of the land (such as a change from grazing to crops, or from commodity crops to orchards or vineyards). • You are constructing or maintaining a farm pond built by impounding an ephemeral stream. • Your agricultural activities are on land that was fallow for a period of time and not as part of a normal rotational cycle (so that the agency finds it was no longer an “ongoing” operation), due to drought or other reasons.
Options if farming includes potential WOTUS areas To minimize the risk of violating the CWA, farmers and ranchers have several options:
1. Request a Jurisdictional Determination (JD) from the Corps of Engineers to definitively identify WOTUS on land you farm or ranch. 2. Alternatively, for certain features, you may choose to assume they are WOTUS and avoid anything that might result in a discharge to those features. 3. Seek clarification from the Corps of Engineers about whether your dirtmoving activities in or near WOTUS qualify for one of the section 404 permitting exemptions. 4. Apply for a Section 402 or 404 permit when conducting activities that could result in a regulated discharge.
96TH NEVADA FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING December 6-9 • Peppermill Resort Spa Casino • Reno, Nevada 2015 Annual Meeting Schedule (TENTATIVE) • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
SUNDAY, DEC. 6 10 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. CFBF Ag Tours 2:30 p.m. CFBF Discussion Meet Finals 4 p.m. CFBF Trade Show 5 p.m. CFBF Trade Show Reception*
• 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Women’s Leadership Committee Meeting • 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.: CFBF Hosted Reception in Tradeshow • 6:30 p.m. to end: CFBF Dinner *
MONDAY, DEC. 7 7:30 a.m. CFBF Registration Opens 8:30 a.m. - Noon CFBF General Session 10 - 10:30 a.m. CFBF Coffee Break Noon - 2 p.m. CFBF Luncheon* 12:30 p.m. CFBF Tradeshow Opens 1 - 5 p.m. NVFB Annual Meeting Registration 1 - 2 p.m. CFBF Breakout Session 2:15 - 3:15 p.m. CFBF Breakout Sessions 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. CFBF Breakout Sessions 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Nevada Heritage Foundation Meeting
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TUESDAY, DEC. 8 (NVFB ACTIVITIES) 7 a.m. Trade Show/Silent Auction Set-Up 7 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. Registration 7 - 8 a.m. Young Farmers & Ranchers and Women’s Leadership Committee Breakfast 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m. Trade Show Opens 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. General Session 9:45 - 10:45 a.m. Breakout Session 1 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. YF&R Discussion Meet Prep Meeting 11 - 11:45 a.m. YF&R Discussion Meet Noon - 1:30 p.m. COUNTRY Financial Luncheon
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1:45 - 2:30 p.m. YF&R Discussion Meet 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. Breakout 2 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Food & Beverage Break 3:45 - 5 p.m. Open Resolutions Session 5 - 5:20 p.m. County Caucus 5:20 - 5:45 p.m. Nomination Committee 6 - 7 p.m. Social Hour 7 - 9 p.m. Annual Banquet WEDNESDAY, DEC. 9 8 - 8:30 a.m. Elections 8:30 - 9 a.m. Discussion Meet Finals 9 - 12:30 p.m. Voting Delegate Session 10 a.m. Food and Beverage Break Immediately following Delegate Session - State Board of Directors Reorganization Meeting
*An additional cost is associated with this event.
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96TH NEVADA FARM BUREAU ANNUAL MEETING December 6-9 • Peppermill Resort Spa Casino • Reno, Nevada Only individual and spouse/guest registration is accepted on each form. To register multiple people from different families, complete a separate form for each person and guest.
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION Nevada Farm Bureau Annual Meeting (Admittance to luncheon, reception, banquet and other conference events.) Cost Early Bird Registration by Nov. 17 $100 Regular Registration by Dec. 1 $120 Nevada Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Child Registration (Children ages 6 to 15; under 6 are free. Includes all meals
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Early Bird Registration by Nov. 17 Regular Registration by Dec. 1 COUNTRY Financial Luncheon Additional Tickets (For additional guests for the Dec. 8 NVFB luncheon) Additional NVFB Banquet Tickets (For additional guests for the Dec. 8 banquet during the annual meeting.) California Farm Bureau Annual Meeting Activities (Occur Dec. 6 -7 prior to the Annual Meeting; Register below) CFBF Ag Tours on Sunday, Dec. 6 (Register by Nov. 5) Tradeshow Reception on Sunday, Dec. 6 (Register by Dec. 1) Children are FREE CFBF Adult Luncheon Ticket on Monday, Dec. 7 (Register by Dec. 1) CFBF Child Luncheon Ticket on Monday, Dec. 7 (Register by Dec. 1) CFBF Adult Dinner Ticket on Monday, Dec. 7 (Register by Dec. 1) CFBF Child Dinner Ticket on Monday, Dec. 7 (Register by Dec. 1) Total Payment (Please calculate the total cost of your registration based on your selections.)
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PAYMENT (Please include payment with your registration form if your county will not be paying for your registration.)
Payment by Cash or Check: Please send completed registration forms along with cash or check to Nevada Farm Bureau, 2165 Green Vista Drive, Ste. 205, Sparks, NV 89431. Make checks payable to Nevada Farm Bureau Federation. Payment by Credit Card: Credit card payments taken only through the online registration form at nvfb.org/annual-meeting or by phone at 800-992-1106.
HOTEL REGISTRATION BY NOV. 22
Discounted hotel rooms are available at the Peppermill Resort Spa Casino for the nights of Dec. 6-9. The room rate is $119 per night plus taxes. Call 800-282-2444 to make room reservations and use the code GNFBF15 or visit http://nvfb.org/annual-meeting
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Wild Horse and Burro Update
Horse and Burro Numbers Released in Tense Political Climate By Caroline Murphy, The Wildlife Society (Content from The Wildlife Society. Read the original article: http://wildlife.org/horse-and-burro-numbers-released-in-tense-political-climate/)
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he Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released new estimates on July 7 of free-range horse and burro populations in the western U.S. The BLM estimated there were 47,329 horses and 10,821 burros occupying western rangelands as of March 1, 2015. These estimates stand in sharp contrast to the maximum number of horses and burros the BLM has determined rangelands can adequately support given the needs of native wildlife and other rangeland uses. This number, known as the Appropriate Management Level (AML), is 26,715 animals. Currently, the feral horse and burro population exceeds the AML by 31,435, and has the documented potential to continue increasing by 20% each year.
Image Credit: Bureau of Land Management The federal agencies’ positions were recently reaffirmed when a June 2014 petition from the advocacy groups Friends of Animals and the Cloud Foundation to list the horse as a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act was rejected by the FWS.
Since the BLM was tasked with managing horses and burros under the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act of 1971, the agency has received criticism from many different sides in regards to its handling of overpopulation. This newest announcement is no different.
Many western governors as well as wildlife conservation and management groups like the National Horse and Burro Rangeland Management Coalition, which TWS currently helps lead, support the increased management of horses. These parties encourage the BLM to reduce freerange horse and burro populations to achieve population levels consistent with the AML in order to protect rangelands. However, the BLM has struggled to pay for offrange pastures and corrals for these animals, and people have become increasingly less willing to adopt them. As a result, the BLM has continually decreased the amount of horses and burros it has removed from the range; from over 8,000 removed in FY 2012 to less than 2,000 removed in FY 2014.
Horse advocacy groups such as the Cloud Foundation have come out against the permanent sterilization research projects proposed by the BLM, claiming these practices would negatively impact genetic variation within herds. These groups have also long been opposed to the BLM and the Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) position that the horses of the western U.S. descended from domesticated European horses brought to North America in the 1500s, rather than from wild horses that went extinct on the continent approximately 10,000 years ago.
With the belief that the BLM has done an inadequate job of protecting western rangelands from the effects of horses and burros, Representative Chris Stewart (R-UT) and Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT) have introduced H.R. 3172 and S. 1845 to the House and Senate. These identical bills would amend the Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act to allow management of horses and burros to be assumed by states or Indian territories on which they reside if requested by that state or territory’s governing body or legislature.
Alongside the BLM’s release of new population estimates was the announcement of 21 new research projects aimed at slowing horse and burro population growth. These projects will research implementation and behavioral impacts of fertility control vaccinations as well as spay and neuter programs.
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The Ag Agenda Getting Rural America Online By Bob Stallman President, American Farm Bureau Federation
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ou can’t tell the story of American agriculture without looking at how farmers and ranchers have pioneered the use of cutting-edge tools on their land. Innovation and farming go hand in hand. And we’ve come a long way from the first gas-powered tractors a century ago to the state-ofthe-art, self-steering models available today. Farmers and ranchers are quick to embrace the best tools to get their work done — and to get it done well. Thanks to advanced farm equipment, better seeds and smarter digital tools, we are growing more while reducing our environmental impact. By 2050, we’ll have 9 billion mouths to feed. That’s no small task, and we can’t get the job done without important advances in technology. Farmers today can analyze weather data, manage nutrient application, map their crop yields and adjust planting for the next season with modern precision agriculture tools. Soon, we will be sending out drones to monitor fields with more speed and accuracy than generations before could have dreamed of. We’ll be able to zero in on fields and crops down to the individual plant. We will spot diseases and pests almost the moment they appear, and target our water, pesticide and fertilizer applications to use the right amount at just the right time. This kind of precision is good for our businesses and our land. All we need is for the Federal Aviation Administration to act, and the sooner, the better. Farmers and ranchers are eager to unlock the full potential of these new technologies, but across rural America many are still without the broadband service needed to make many of them practical. The Agriculture Department estimates just 67 percent of farmhouses had access to the Internet in 2013, which left one-third of America’s farm and ranch businesses offline. The Internet shouldn’t be a luxury. Farmers and ranchers rely on broadband access to connect with customers, access new markets and comply with new regulations. Rural broadband access is also
critical to the communities surrounding our farmland: Online healthcare, education and government services can deliver opportunities and services rural Americans wouldn’t otherwise have at their doorstep. However, with no affordable broadband, rural communities are isolated from these services and growth opportunities. Our communities and our economy are stronger when we have the tools we need to work together and prosper. We’re excited to see the Federal Communications Commission transition to the Connect America Program, which focuses attention on the need for broadband services in rural areas. We need all communications providers to be covered — not just telephone providers — to open the door to all Americans in rural communities. And there’s much more that can be done. Farm Bureau supports tax incentives, grants and regulations for communications carriers so they can open up new markets that would otherwise prove unprofitable. Washington hears the outcry for high-speed Internet, but the solution is coming through slower than dial-up. Our rural communities shouldn’t have to wait any longer for the connections that broadband will give them.
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5 acres Agritourism Opportunity Washoe Valley 2047 sq. ft. custom cedar home. USDA certified organic u-pick apple orchard. Water rights, barn, shop, chicken pens, playhouse, greenhouse, garden area, seasonal stream, RV hookup & fully stocked gift shop. $685,000. 775-720-2904
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6.4 Acres (Residence, 3 bd. 2 bath) Diamond Valley 1,600 sq. foot w/ hot tub room on 6.4 acres. 532 sq. ft. detached garage, 841 sq. ft. hay shed & 877 sq. ft. 3 bay carport w/ storage room & extensive corrals w/ heated Ritchie waterers. Includes fenced pasture. Call 775385-3334. 10 Acres (Commercial Building) – Diamond Valley 7500 sq. ft. w/ 2 loading docks and large automatic 14 ft. door in Diamond Valley, large office 1,440 sq. ft.. Pad & hook-up for doublewide residence, 10 acres, fenced on 3 sides. Call 775-385-0030 or email lisamarshall278@gmail.com.
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