2015 TSLN Fall Cattle Journal

FALL 2015

HOPE for

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A PUBLICATION OF

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Sitz Top Seed 539X

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McCumber Fortunate 307

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CONTENTS

70 BOOKS AND BOOTS

COVER PHOTO BY LISA MCKINLEY SURBER, BOZEMAN, MONTANA

14 LESSONS IN LEARNING

BY ELIZA LOUGHLIN Winner, S.D., FFA Advisor and ag teacher Wyatt DeJong puts the “fun” in fundamental.

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KIDS AND COLTS LEARN TOGETHER

BY JAN SWAN WOOD The eldest of the Long kids take on a horse-training challenge from Grandpa – and win.

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A HEAD START

BY LAURA NELSON In North Dakota’s Northrop family, learning to manage cattle is an early priority.

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS A young Karoline Rose comes home to join the family business – complete with a license to market cattle and a goal to focus on the bred female market.

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BEEF AMBASSADORS

50 - Krista Callantine, Montana 52 - Ashley Giedd, North Dakota 56 - Bailey Dockter, North Dakota 60 - Laura Noble, Wyoming 64 - Kaley Nolz, South Dakota 66 - Ashtyn Shrewsbury, Nebraska

BY NICOLE MICHAELS For two Wyoming families, homeschooling gives them time together, for learning in the classroom and in the pasture.

76 A HOME RUN

BY JOHN NALIVKA A small town in Oregon makes a big impact on the future of their ag students.

82 A H3LPING HAND

BY MARIA TUSSING The Duchenaux family aims to give local kids the stability and support they themselves experienced growing up on South Dakota’s Cheyenne River Indian Reservation.

UP 88 FIRED

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS Miles City Livestock Commission owners Bart and Misty Meged didn’t allow a fire to dampen their enthusiasm for the cattle industry.

OF MIND 100 PEACE

BY AMANDA RADKE

A young engineer returned home to the family operation and developed time-saving products he now markets nationwide.

110 FROM A TO Z

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS A supplemental product might put pounds on cattle and help horses deal with gut issues.

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The rough Badlands of North Dakota provide a scenic backdrop for photos and good protection from the elements. Photo by Amy Northrop.

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HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. A year ago, we were thankful to look back and see the progress we’d made since the Atlas blizzard of 2013. This year, we’re looking forward.

We’re looking forward to seeing what the 4-H kids of today bring to the industry. We’re looking forward to seeing what ideas are being made into realities that enhance the productivity of the cattle business. We’re looking forward to seeing what progress motivated young people can make in an industry that prides itself on tradition.

That’s what this issue is about—looking forward. We take pride in dragging calves on horses whose ancestry we can trace back 100 years, and brand those calves with irons that have been handed down for five generations. Those calves may be descended from stock that’s been in our families since homesteading days. Those are things to be proud of, to pass along to future generations. But there is more to the future than the livestock and valuable experience.

The future is the kids who look at a situation and try to figure out a better solution. The future is today’s youth who are well aware of all the issues that face the industry—from government regulation to animal rights activism to rampant misinformation about food and where it comes from—and still say, “Count me in. Bring it on.”

They’re getting educated, they’re taking advantage of opportunities and they’re making decisions for themselves. When it comes to the future, I don’t know what’s more hopeful than that.

BY MARIA TUSSING ASSISTANT EDITOR

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Opinions stated in letters or signed columns do not necessarily reflect the official opinion of Tri-State News.

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IN LESS THAN TWO YEARS, MEMBERSHIP IN THE WINNER, SOUTH DAKOTA FFA CHAPTER HAS NEARLY TRIPLED

ABOVE Wyatt DeJong hopes to inspire more and more students to pursue careers in agriculture. He says he’ll be the “scapegoat.” Courtesy photo.

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Enrollment in ag classes has skyrocketed.

The reason? Wyatt Dejong, high school ag teacher, FFA advisor and Winner High School graduate.

“I love being pushed outside of my comfort zone, and I love to help students and adults do that too.” says DeJong. “I learned many years ago that there is no growth in a comfort zone, and there is no comfort in a growth zone. We must train ourselves to be ready to get uncomfortable because that is the only way in which we will grow and challenge ourselves to become the person that we have fully been created to be.”

In the early days of his employment, DeJong worked closely with the district’s superintendent Bruce Carrier, and principal Gerald Witte to build his department’s curriculum, hoping to engage the student body and meet the needs of their mostly agricultural community. The course load includes: Introduction to Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (AFNR), Animal

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Science, Ag Business and Marketing, Natural Resources, Wildlife and Fisheries, Ag Communications and Journalism, Agronomy, Horticulture, and an advanced animal science course during the summer, all of which are taught by DeJong.

“Wyatt’s classes have added a lot of variety – we didn’t have that 4-5 years ago. It’s really increased interest. And the kids like him.” says Dan Aaker, Winner High School’s assistant principal, activities advisor, and football coach.

“He is passionate about his job, and he is a go-getter, no question about that!” Aaker adds.

According to DeJong, his enthusiasm for agriculture began with his upbringing.

He was raised just twenty-eight miles north and slightly east of Winner, on his family’s beef cattle ranch, which runs mostly Maine-Anjou, Angus, and Simmental seedstock cattle. All four of the DeJong kids were active on the ranch starting at a very young age. The family showed at

FFA

MADE THE DIFFERENCE

The letters FFA stand for “Future Farmers of America” though the intercurricular organization is not intended just for those interested in farming. According to the organization’s official website, “FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as teachers, doctors, scientists, business owners and more.” The website goes on to say that, “the National FFA Organization remains committed to the individual student, providing a path to achievement in premier leadership, personal growth and career success through agricultural education.”

Wyatt DeJong can attest through personal experience that FFA is meeting these goals.

He says, “Being active in FFA has truly helped me develop my skills and passion to become an ag teacher.”

Upon graduating from Winner High School in 2008, DeJong served as the 20082009 SD State FFA Secretary. It was in this position he first realized his dream of becoming an ag teacher. He later served as the 2010-2011 National FFA Central Region Vice President. His role as a national officer was what “sealed the deal for me in my determination to follow that dream,” he says. “I was able to travel to 33 different states over the course of about 310 days of the year leading workshops and speeches for mostly high school students. In my travels, I was able to hone my abilities as a presenter, communicator, and connector which has helped me in the classroom.”

several local, state, regional, and national shows. DeJong credits these events, in part, with making them a tight-knit family and says, “[The livestock shows] would be our family vacations in many ways.”

Perhaps it is no surprise then, that DeJong says his biggest interest growing up was livestock, specifically learning and tracking records including multi-trait selection and genetics, and showing his family’s cattle. While in high school he participated in FFA himself and he served

WYATT DEJONG Teacher and inspirational leader.

on the American Junior Maine-Anjou Association Board of Directors.

In college at South Dakota State University he competed on the livestock judging team, while majoring in agriculture.

The lessons learned traveling and working with his family, as well as his participation in the National FFA Organization taught him about life, leadership, communication, teamwork, and the world. These early opportunities, and his love for the subject of agriculture, are the deep well he draws from as an educator.

“I love the challenge and the opportunity to get [students] excited about learning [through] experiences that help shape their character and perspective on the world around them, and instilling in them a determination to do what is right by struggling to always live above the line in a world that makes it challenging to do so.”

He continues, “My philosophy of teaching is that I teach [my students] truth and love them genuinely.”

When it comes to curriculum design, DeJong believes that new encounters are crucial to learning. To that end, he provides extensive opportunities to his students both in and outside the classroom. One example of this is something he calls “Ag Tours.”

These typically are one-day events, mostly on weekends. Last year some of these day trips included visits to a bull stud, cattle sales, fish hatcheries, a local producer that was doing embryo collection and implantation, a large custom trailer manufacturing plant that makes and markets products around the world, and a local technical school.

The advanced animal science course DeJong offered over the summer is another example of this type of experiential learning.

“The students had to get forty hours of classroom instruction and sixty hours of hands-on experience with a bred heifer that I supplied for them to use this summer. Their final project was to exhibit at the county fair and also be interviewed by three local

producers on the knowledge that they gained about the production of beef cattle.”

The summer course resulted in several participants seriously contemplating a future in agriculture, and they aren’t alone. Over the course of the past year, DeJong has had many students who previously hadn’t considered a career in agricultural realize how important it is and, he says, “make major steps toward a lifetime focus of agricultural involvement.”

DeJong shares the credit for this achievement with those around him. “I am blessed with a supportive administration and school board [who] put their trust in me to try something completely new,” he says.

The job is not without it’s challenges, however. “I know that kids have a hunger to learn, but most of the time they need someone to give them ‘permission’ to learn. What I mean by that is that kids are growing up in a world where it isn’t cool to really care about anything...especially school, learning, and even others. It definitely isn’t cool to try something new and step out of your comfort zone. This has caused me to be much more aggressive in how I get kids to do things...I get to be their scapegoat because I am the reason that they have to [participate]” DeJong says.

What does he like best about teaching?

In a word: students. “I get to teach the truth about agriculture and life...I always remind myself of why I am put on this earth and my purpose of making an impact and not merely an impression on others. I firmly believe that God has called me to give of myself and strive each day to help those around me – especially young people.”

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LEARN TOGETHER

BY JAN SWAN WOOD

Skylee and Stetson milk the cow that made the whole deal possible.

“SOME PEOPLE THINK THESE HORSES ARE PRETTY SNORTY. THEY ARE A LITTLE, BUT THEY’RE JUST REALLY QUICK HORSES. THEY LIKE PEOPLE FINE, THEY’RE NOT BAD.” TOM MILLER // Breeder

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Being a kid raised on a ranch is about more than missing basketball games and riding the bus for hours each day. The opportunities to learn and experience life in the real world gives country kids a strong sense of responsibilities and a sense of achievement.

Some ranch kids in eastern Meade County in South Dakota have worked hard to achieve a goal, learning a lot in the process.

The Lyle and Darcy Long family from the rural community of Marcus, South Dakota consists of eight kids ranging in age from one year to 12. The ranch raised, home-schooled kids work and play together alongside their grandparents, Paul and Laurel Schultes.

The kids who are the focus of this story are Shyann, 12, Skylee, 10 and Stetson, 9.

In 2013, the family took a nice pony mare to be bred to Red Owl, South Dakota neighbor Tom Miller’s gray stud Double Newton. She foaled a nice gray stud colt in 2014 who earned the named Frisky and quickly became the kids’ pet. He was gentle and had no choice but to become comfortable being handled.

At some point in time following this, Shyann and Skylee fell in love with two of Tom Miller’s then weanling colts. They wanted the black colts bad. Their Grandpa Paul, also known as Papa, talked to Tom about the colts. Tom wanted a nice price for the colts and Papa Paul was just too tight to pay it. Then he got to thinking that maybe those two kids ought to earn the money to pay for those colts themselves.

He figured those colts ought to be worth what a weaned calf would be, so he presented the idea of a trade to Tom and the deal went through.

Papa turned a couple of baby calves over to the two girls to raise on the milk cow. The deal was that they had to do all the milking for the family and feeding of calves themselves with a provision in place in case they were gone for the day. So, the two calves were on their way to being trading material for the two colts.

One late summer day in 2014 Tom asked Paul when he was going to come and get those two colts and soon, the colts came home to the Schultes ranch. The calves would be delivered when they were big enough.

So the story begins of the adventure for both the kids and their colts. “The colts weren’t halter broke or anything, so the first thing we had to do was get them where you could get your hands on them,” says Papa Paul.

The Miller colts are by a Streak Of Fling/Double Rude bred horse named CC Blue Ten and out of Double Newton mares, so they are double bred Double Rude with some speed thrown in for good measure. Not just everyone’s idea of a kid horse.

“Some people think these horses are pretty snorty. They are a little, but they’re just really quick horses. They like people fine, they’re not bad,” says Tom Miller.

Stetson wanted to start Frisky, so the girls started handling their colts, Shotgun and Phantom, as soon as Papa got them roped. There were some pretty wild moments, but the black colts figured it out right along with the kids. “Dad is the one

“THOSE KIDS SURE GOT A LOT DONE WITH THOSE COLTS.” TOM MILLER // Breeder

Papa Paul and Shyann worked with the colts during the halter breaking process when they first arrived in January. The two yearlings are 3/4 brothers. Photo by Laurel Schultes.

who initiated this whole thing. He has monitored it all along and helped them with it,” says Darcy. “He told them he’d take them to ride in the parade in Faith during the Stock Show in August if they got them going well enough, so they really dug in.”

“The colts haven’t been a problem but trying to teach the kids to handle them was sure a challenge,” laughs Paul.

“The biggest thing was getting the colts to respect the kids since they were bigger than the kids. Kids don’t have the timing and don’t know when to get after one or when to quit. They got one of them so mad one time that the colt chased the kid up the fence!

We had to get that worked out and then it was fine,” says Paul.

Darcy, as a Mom, always has concerns. Thankfully, she doesn’t see everything that goes on and says “When I go up to the barn they are all excited about everything their colts did. Sometimes it’s bad enough that I was glad I wasn’t there! I don’t want to instill my fear in them, so I have to just listen to it all.

“Those colts are sure sacked out though. The other kids are always around them driving their trucks and tractors in the dirt, playing with the flag whip and running around. Kids do things with colts that a grownup wouldn’t but they sure learn a lot,” says Darcy.

Stetson Long, 9, was the first to trim Phantom and Shotgun. He is pictured here trimming his colt Frisky’s feet.

Photos by Laurel Schultes.

“Dad’s done most of it with them, but a lot of other people have helped them out and then this summer they went to a Buster McLaury clinic and rode their colts through that.”

Paul confesses that he sometimes pushes the kids too hard and feels kind of bad when he does. “The first time Stetson was riding Frisky in the arena he was getting along really good. We had been messing around doing shovel races with a group a day or so before and the shovel and rope were still propped up against the wall. I told Stetson to drag that around the barrel so he dallied up and rode away. When that shovel scraped the ground that colt was out of there! The rope would touch him on the butt and he’d kick up and run harder. I kept telling him to drop his dallies but he wouldn’t so they went several laps around the arena!” says Paul.

“A couple days later I suggested he drag that shovel again and he said NO pretty fast. That’s about the wildest thing that happened with them.”

“Skylee’s colt Shotgun bucked the first time he was saddled and Shyann’s colt Phantom bucked after he had a couple rides on him but quit when she picked his head up,” explains Darcy.

“When things go south the kids are usually just not explaining it to the colts right and have to figure out how to get it across to

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The three Long kids held Paul to his promise of taking them to ride their colts in the Faith Stock Show parade if they had them ready. Left to right: Shyann on Phantom, Stetson on Frisky, and Skylee on Shotgun. The yearling colts handled the parade well.

them right.” All three colts came right along for the kids and they spend hours on them. Playing tag on their colts brings on a lot of chasing, maneuvering and handling when trying to touch the other rider.

“They have also tried to trick ride on them but don’t know what they’re doing, but they are sure having fun trying,” says Darcy.

Stetson took on the job of trimming all the colts’ feet the first time and they did just fine. He had learned a lot from watching their farrier and just set in and did them one day and when done, the farrier Laramie Opstedahl, looked them over and approved of the job.

When the Faith Stock Show parade was imminent, Paul tried to claim he was too busy in the hayfield to go with them. “The kids held his feet to the fire though, and made him take them in and get into the parade,” chuckles Darcy.

“The parade was really something. Those kids rode those colts through that parade without a bobble and they never spooked at anything,” says Paul, adding “The kids thought it was really funny that it was my horse that acted up and was being silly. Of course, he was fat and hadn’t been ridden all summer by a bunch of kids!”

“Those kids sure got a lot done with those colts,” says Tom Miller. “They rode them pretty hard for yearlings, but they’re little so it’ll be fine. It goes to show you what these horses and kids are capable of.”

Paul says, “Taking kids that young and teaching them to handle a horse right and start them right was quite a challenge, but they sure came along fast. I’m proud of the kids and the colts.”

He may not be done with this job for quite some time either.

According to Darcy “All the other kids think they want to start a colt themselves too and are just waiting for the time they can trade Tom out of a colt!” Ranch kids have the chance to do things that other kids don’t, and the sense of accomplishment they derive from starting a colt themselves is only part of the equation. The partnership they’ll enjoy for years to come on their horses will be an even bigger reward for all the time and effort they put in.

A HEAD START

BY LAURA NELSON

STARTING EARLY IN THE CATTLE BUSINESS IS A TRADITION THAT RUNS AS DEEP AS THE NORTH DAKOTA BADLANDS CREEKS.

NORTHROP FAMILY

IT WASN’T AN UNUSUAL VISIT. The Wosepka family had bought Hereford bulls from Lester Longwood before. So when Alan Wosepka, his son-in-law Destrey Northrop, granddaughter Isabelle Northrop and mutual friend showed up at the Lemmon, South Dakota ranch to look at bulls for private treaty purchase, Longwood didn’t think anything of it.

The unusual surprise came later, when Longwood received a phone call from the Sentinel Butte, North Dakota family. While Wosepka and crew had been there before, it was then-11-year-old Isabelle who had business to do with Longwood.

“She was very intent on her business,”

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Longwood said, remembering that he noticed young Isabelle studying the bulls and their data while they visited. “She was quite aware of what she was seeing and what she was looking for, but she didn’t really let on to me that she was personally interested in buying anything.”

But, then a check arrived in the mail from Isabelle’s personal account, and her first bull calf would soon be delivered to the enterprising young rancher.

“We were very honored,” Longwood said, to be a part of a young start in the cattle business. “It’s a bright spot to see someone with a positive attitude and with parents and family that are willing to encourage that.”

PHOTO: Nyxie Northrop looks down on the yearling heifers coming in for water. Photo

by Amy Northrop.

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A FAMILY START UP

ABOVE Dad helps Cade wrestle a calf on branding day.

Photo by Amy Northrop.

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The Hereford bull calf would be one of Isabelle’s first to be branded with the turkey track brand under her name.

“I really enjoy getting to brand my calves and put my own brand on them now,” Isabelle said. “That’s pretty cool, and it’s been in our family for a long time.”

The brand – on the rib, facing forward, while Amy and Destrey’s track faces the hip – has been in

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the family for decades, previously belonging to her grandparents, Alan and Carolyn Wosepka. The couple has passed more on to their grandchildren than the distinctive single-iron brand.

Last year, they set up a lease agreement with Isabelle and her siblings Cade, 10, and Nyxie, 6, to disperse the final bit of their herd and get the next generation started. A few years before, they had sold the bulk of their herd to another grandchild.

Daughter Amy and her husband Destrey are now in the process of purchasing the ranch from her folks, and with 20 cows left, it was the Northrop kids’ turn to get into the family business.

“They gave my kids a pretty darn good deal for a way for them to start,” Amy said. With that little boost from grandma and grandpa, the rest is up to the kids – because while the cattle business is a family affair here, it’s still a business. That’s an important lesson Amy and Destrey hope to teach their kids as they get their start.

With a herd of eight pairs and four yearling heifers now, Isabelle runs the checkbook and accounts for vet bills, preg-checking, brand inspection fees and any other costs associated with her cattle. Cade and Nyxie don’t have their own accounts yet, so Isabelle double-times as banker for the younger siblings, too.

“It’s all their responsibility,” Amy said. “They’re learning and taking care of business. It’s important to understand the whole picture if they want to be in ranching.”

TOP Cade, Isabelle and Nyxie take a quick break for a picture. Photo by Amy Northrop.

BOTTOM Nyxie got to take a calf to the fair too. This sweet baby was a twin out of one of Isabelle’s cows. Photo by Amy Northrop.

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LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTER Isabelle took her bull calf to the county fair as a yearling this year, bringing home grand champion in the breeding classes with the bull and one of her heifer calves.

The breeding classes don’t get much participation any more – it’s uncommon for a youngster to have a herd started.

But, it’s the only way of life the Northrop family can imagine.

Her grandfather founded the ranch Amy and her family live and work on today, and she, Destrey and the

kids live just a half a mile down the road from where she was raised and her parents still live. As the youngest of three girls, Amy got an early start in the family business, too. When she was Isabelle’s age, she, too got her start with Bobby the bum calf.

Later, as a teenager, she applied for a grant through the National FFA Organization to purchase her first registered Hereford heifer. She couldn’t imagine any other life for her family.

“My dad never, never limited us.

“I TELL MY KIDS THAT NOW, TOO – DON’T LET ANYONE LIMIT YOU.”

Youngest daughter Nyxie helps move bulls home when after their summer work is done.

Photo by Amy Northrop.

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ABOVE Isabelle brought a market steer to the fair, along with a heifer and bull. Photo by Patti Burian.

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He never had boys, but he never acted like it,” she said. “We could do anything we wanted to do. He never once said, ‘No, you can’t handle it, you’re not tough enough.’ I tell my kids that now, too – don’t let anyone limit you.”

That’s not a worry for Isabelle.

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saving up for a roping horse, and just got her own colt to work with and train.

“It’s going to be a lot of work, but I think I’ll be able to work with him a lot,” Isabelle said. She figures she’ll train horses along with ranching as a future career.

She also got grandma’s baking knack for homemade buns – “That skipped a generation,” Amy laughs.

But that’s about the only thing that did.

DAD’S RIGHT HAND ‘MAN’ Like her mom and dad years ago, Amy and Destrey have a darn good crew, developing their ranch skills every day.

“I like helping my dad, and when we ride in the pasture – he’s teaching me how to rope. I like calving season, and checking cows when he’s working at the sale barn,” Isabelle said.

They pulled bulls recently, where they learned patience and the value of stockmanship – “Don’t push them, don’t move too fast. They’ll quit on you and start fighting,” Isabelle explained.

“Isabelle has always been my husband’s right hand man,” Amy added. “Cade’s getting to the age now where he can help out more, too.”

Cade, too is learning and growing in the business. He loves branding season – last year was his first with his own brand, too. Cade’s turkey track brand faces down, and Nyxie shares with big sister for now.

“I just like having cows. I wrestle sometimes, and sometimes I ear notch,” he said. “My dad taught me – I got to sit in his lap and he taught me how to wrestle them and hold on.”

And for now, Nyxie is along for the ride.

“I like to ride horses and play in the shop,” the six-year-old said. She giggled – “I just like to go fast!”

And of course, the students soon become teachers on the ranch, too.

“IF THAT’S WHERE THEIR HEART IS – I SAY, GO FOR IT.” AMY NOTHROP

Amy bought her first heifer in high school from a Canadian purebred Hereford breeder. Here Destrey and baby Isabelle look over the then-9-year-old cow. Photo by Amy Northrop.

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“When Nyxie’s riding with us, I have to tell her to slow down, not to push them so they don’t get too tired or start to fight,” Isabelle explains.

She’s passing her passion for agriculture on to friends, too – “One of my friends just bought some Hereford heifers from us so she could start her own, too.”

Amy has plenty she and Destrey hope to pass on, too, with the examples set by past generations.

“My parents have been really great about helping the kids get started,” Amy

LEFT All of the Northrop siblings are involved in the cattle business. Here, middle child Cade shows his 4-H steer.

Photo by Patti Burian.

RIGHT Isabelle won the breeding bull class at her county fair with the bull she selected out of Lester Longwood’s sale offering.

Photo by Amy Northrop.

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said. “Someday, I hope my husband and I get to do that for our grandkids.”

That’s the kind of hope for tomorrow Les Longwood saw in the bright young lady buying her first Hereford bull that day, too. After 20-some years selling bulls and many more in the cattle business, a private treaty deal directly with an 11-year-old was a first for Longwood, but he hoped it isn’t the last.

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A ROSE

BY ANY OTHER NAME

BY HEATHER SMITH THOMAS

KAROLINE ROSE FOLLOWS DAD JOHN’S FOOTPRINTS AND ENTERS THE WORLD OF CATTLE-BUYING

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It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the fact that another generation has joined the family cattle-buying business. It isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even the fact that a young ranch girl with a fresh college degree has returned home to work alongside her dad in their large heifer development and feeder calf backgrounding outfit. The impressive part is that this ambitious young lady has obtained her own license and is already intent on creating a niche for herself in the world of cattle procurement.

Karoline Rose is now second generation cattle buyer in Three Forks, Montana. She recently started her own company, KRose Cattle Company.

Rose graduated from Montana State University in May 2015 with a degree in Animal Science.

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meet KAROLINE ROSE

Creating her own business and selling over 4,000 head of bred heifers is not enough to scare Karoline Rose of Three Forks, Montana. Courtesy photo.

Karoline and her dad John Rose enjoy time together at a Montana Stockgrowers meeting. Karoline helped set up a collegiate stockgrowers organization at MSU. Courtesy photo.

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“My father, John Rose, has been an order buyer for 22 years and owns Rose Cattle Company. I grew up observing the passion and business savvy that my dad has for this business. I wanted to follow in his footsteps, and still be able to do my own thing, as well. In my business, I am buying feeder calves in partnership with my father, but I also wanted to specialize on the female aspect of the cattle business with bred heifers, bred cows, and replacement females,” she explains.

After signing up to market cattle with Superior Livestock Auction in January, she also took on 4,500 bred heifers and cows to sell. “It’s still a little early to market bred heifers but we are seeing a few of them move, and we are also contracting feeder calves to our customers in the Midwest,” she said in August.

These past few years have been a very exciting time in the cattle industry with higher prices, and there is currently a big demand for females as ranchers seek to expand their herds. “We raise bred heifers, and this is what sparked my interest in marketing them. It’s a different marketing avenue than with feeder calves, and I get to develop my marketing skills in the videos. I am reaching out to buyers in a little different aspect and I really enjoy it,” say Rose.

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“WE ARE VERY BLESSED TO BE RANCHERS, AND ALSO TO BE ALL WORKING TOGETHER.” KAROLINE ROSE

“There are a lot of bred heifers on the market this year. I think we are blessed to have a lot of customers with really high quality bred heifers. We want to represent the quality aspect and not just quantity,” she says.

ABOVE Karoline, her dad and brothers share a passion for the cattle business.

L-R: Jacob Rose, Karoline Rose, John Rose, Jackson Rose. Courtesy photo.

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Rose has a strong background in the cattle business. Her grandparents owned a ranch near Jerome, Idaho, and were purebred Charolais breeders for many years. “After my dad graduated from college they moved to Montana. My grandma actually lives in Portland, Oregon, now but she flies her own plane and flies back and forth. She helps here year round, but only flies during fair weather,” she says Currently there aren’t any mother cows on the ranch except her purebred Angus herd. “I won a NILE merit heifer (Angus) in a scholarship when I was a freshman in high school and with her, I’ve built my small purebred herd,” Rose says.

The other cattle on the ranch are bred heifers. “We bred over 800 heifers in May

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and background about 1,200 calves every winter,” she explains.

Rose excelled in high school and college and also had a long list of extracurricular activities and honors. After graduation, however, she wanted to continue to work with her family.

“My brother and his wife live on the ranch and work fulltime with my dad. I have my cattle there, as well. We are a threegeneration ranch, with my grandma, my dad, and my brother and his wife and me.

We would not be able to accomplish all of this without each other’s support,” she says.

“I am enjoying my new venture with my KRose Cattle Company. I feel lucky to have family members who are very successful and have been very influential in my life.

They are happy to have me continuing on with them in the cattle industry. They are great mentors and have done a good job of showing me the right way to do things,” she says.

“We are very blessed to be ranchers, and also to be all working together.”

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“SHE HAS NOT ONLY STEPPED UP IN AGRICULTURE BUT HAS ALSO STEPPED UP IN LIFE.” JOHN ROSE // Karoline’s Father

Even though working with family and with cattle can sometimes be stressful, Rose identifies the trait that helps them stay successful. “Honesty is what kept our family in business for more than 20 years and we hope that’s what will keep us in business for a long time to come.”

Karoline’s father, John Rose, says he is very excited to have his daughter working in the cattle industry. “It’s not just the fact that she came back 40

to be part of a family program, but also the fact that it’s great to see a young person doing this. With today’s economics and how much money it takes to get going, we are not seeing very many young people coming back into production agriculture.

We have been very supportive of other young people that have tried to get into agriculture, because we think this is very important,” he says.

“There are a lot of young people who are very

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RIGHT Karoline and her grandmother Mary Rose stop for a photo on graduation day.

Courtesy photo.

talented in agriculture, but not very many of them are good at standing up and telling our story. This is one thing that has separated Karoline from the others. Along with her livestock judging, agricultural interests, and cattle buying activities, she has also stepped up to be an ambassador. She went to Australia on a program through school, and to Africa on a small mission. She has not only stepped up in agriculture but has also stepped up in life. It is exciting for us, and not just the fact that she’s our daughter.

We are pleased to see any young person who wants to make a difference and want to do what’s right,” says John.Karoline was involved in cattle activities while she was going to school. “I started my undergrad studies at Kansas State University, then transferred to Montana State University after my first semester. When I came to MSU I was a little out of the loop, starting there in mid-year. All the other freshmen had made friends and I was coming in as a second-semester freshman and didn’t know anyone,” she says.

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The Rose Cattle Company artificially inseminated 800 heifers this past spring. Pictured is the AI crew, L-R: Jackson Rose, Tammy English, Steve Wyse, Jacob Rose(he is the tall cowboy), Carsten Manring, Mary Rose, Jessica Wyse, John Rose. Not pictured, Dee and Kelsey Rose and Karoline Rose, who shot the photo. Photo by Karoline Rose.

CATTLE AND COLLEGE “I felt I needed something to be really passionate about. My dad was on the board of the Montana Stockgrowers when I was very young, like 6 years old.

Stockgrowers was always part of our life,” says Rose.

“So when I was in my second semester at MSU I sat down with Lauren Neale (Chase) who was the media specialist at the Montana Stockgrowers Association and we developed the idea of having a Collegiate Stockgrowers organization. We implemented this at MSU and it was very well accepted. The first meeting attracted over 90 people.

“I was co-founder, and then co-president the first year of its existence,” she said. Now, Collegiate Stockgrowers groups have been established at the college at Dillon, University of Montana in Missoula, in Havre, and Purdue University. She helped plant the organizations on multiple campuses.

“After I passed on the torch, I was able to mentor some other leaders and help them get it started in other avenues. The main goal was to bridge the gap between young stockgrowers (in 4-H and FFA) and young adults, and involve the collegiate level students. The college years tend to be an age when we don’t have active participation in the industry. There was a gap between the young activities and when

young adults went home from college and started a family. We needed to involve young people age 26 and under,” she explains.

Errol Rice, Montana Stockgrowers executive vice president, says Rose has been a great advocate for the beef industry and agriculture. “She was instrumental with our organization in starting that first collegiate chapter at Montana State University. She has always been very pro-active and outgoing, trying to get young people involved in advocating for the beef industry and becoming better spokespersons,” he says.

The Collegiate Stockgrowers group is an that is growing. “It is exciting to be around young people and to draw from their energy and passion to be involved, because they are the future of agriculture. It’s been great to work with these kids and give them the tools to better build their leadership skills, to help lead the future of our industry,” says Errol.

“She is a very bright young lady, very talented, and very driven—very passionate about what she is doing, and we hold her in high regard. With the start of her new company, and working with her dad, it’s exciting to see her embody that entrepreneur spirit, passion and drive. I am confident that she will be successful, whatever her path in life might be, in her future career.”

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CHECK OUT KAROLINE’S WEBSITE, KROSECATTLE.COM OR HER FACEBOOK PAGE 42

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MEET THIS YEAR’S

AMBASSADOR S H MONTA NA H

H NORTH DAKOTA H

H N ORTH DAKOTA H

Krista CALLANTINE

Ashley GIEDD

Bailey DOCKTER

H WYOM ING H

H SOUTH DAKOTA H

H N EBRASKA H

Laura NOBLE

Kaley NOLZ

Ashtyn SHREWSBURY

BEEF AMBASSADORS’ DUTIES INCLUDE SHARING INSIGHTS INTO THE BEEF INDUSTRY, OFFERING PRODUCT SAMPLES, SHARING NUTRITION FACTS, RECIPES, PREPARATION TIPS, AND INSIGHTS INTO ANIMAL WELFARE

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BEEF

AMBASSADORS

Krista CALLANTINE Tell us a little about yourself and your background in the beef industry.

I was born and raised on a ranch north of Belgrade,

Montana

where we raise primarily Black Angus cattle with a few club calves for market shows. My sister and I started our own cattle company, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sister Act Cattle Companyâ&#x20AC;? where we raise club calves for show.

I am also a member of the National Junior Angus Association. I have traveled across the country to many NJAA shows and have received my Bronze and Silver awards. I have shown cattle at jackpot shows and fairs since I was 9 years old and am still at it.

What did you do to prepare?

In preparation for being the Montana Beef Ambassador, I researched the new dietary guidelines and the latest news related to anything beef. I studied issues relating to beef production and problems associated with it as well as what the industry was doing to rectify any perceived problems.

What do you enjoy about being a Beef Ambassador?

I have enjoyed meeting new people across the state and sharing information about beef and its benefits. I have enjoyed learning about the Montana Cattle Women and helping the beef industry get the word out. I like being the spokesperson for beef.

What do you think should be the top priorities in the beef industry going forward?

I think the beef industry should focus its message to the general public related to the excellent quality of animal care. Ranchers need to make sure their animals are properly fed, vaccinated, and cared for, up to and including processing.

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H MONTANA B E E F AMBAS S ADO R H WHY DID YOU WANT TO BE A BEEF AMBASSADOR? I wanted to be a Beef Ambassador to promote the beef industry in a positive way and one in which my generation will comprehend and appreciate.

Ranchers, feeders and packers

What are your future plans?

also need to be willing to engage

I plan to attend college in the agri business area and hope to livestock

in conversations with those ad-

judge for the college I attend. After experiencing a career in agri busi-

verse to beef production to get the

ness, I would ultimately like to continue to raise cattle on our ranch and

correct information out while at

would be the fifth generation of Callantines to do so.

the same time remaining mindful and respectful of the adversariesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; positions.

What challenges do you think the industry needs to be prepared for?

The beef industry needs to be ready to respond to the animal rights activists who have a lot of money and power to get the wrong information out to the public. We need to be proactive and able to support our arguments with clear and correct facts. At the same time, we need to police our own and make sure that we do not provide any more ammunition for such groups.

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BEEF

AMBASSADORS

Ashley GIEDD Tell us a little about yourself and your background in the beef industry.

I am currently a senior in Animal Science at NDSU. I come from a diversified agricultural background. My family runs a herd of registered and commercial cattle.

We also farm. I have shown cattle since I was young both in my home state and across the country. I have always been very involved from the cow-calf side at my home all the way to finished cattle and slaughter through my involvement on the college meats judging team.

Why did you want to be a beef ambassador?

The beef industry is what I love. It is my biggest passion and I try my best to advocate for it every day and being a beef ambassador gives me another opportunity to educate people about beef and where their food comes from.

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H NORT H DAKO TA BEEF AM BAS S ADO R H

WHY DID YOU WANT TO BE A BEEF AMBASSADOR? The beef industry is what I love.

It is my biggest passion and I try my best to advocate for it every day and being a beef ambassador gives me another opportunity to educate people about beef and where their food comes from.

What did you do to prepare?

time but it is as important as ever. Try to make the

I went through the MBA program and BQA

industry more visible to the public and learn how

certification. I have attended several conferences

to communicate with people that don’t agree with

and seminars about the industry and challenges it

your beliefs. They might think a certain way only

faces. I just try to gain as much information as I

because they don’t know any better and many

can so that my facts are accurate.

want to know what we have to say.

What do you enjoy about being an ambassador?

What challenges do you think the industry needs to be prepared for?

I really enjoy being able to open peoples’ eyes

With cattle price and grain price trends in the

to where their food comes from and give them

recent year, I think we need to be mindful of

real facts about cattle. It is a great feeling when

where they are going in the future. Also our coun-

you can open someone’s eyes to the truth about

try is changing whether we like it or not. There

our industry and they walk away with a new ap-

will always be a push to try and remove conven-

preciation for what farm and ranch families go

tional agriculture practices. We as ranchers need

through to make sure that they have a healthy and

to be prepared for the repercussions on our oper-

secure food supply.

ations from new laws and regulations.

What do you think should be the top priorities of people in the beef industry going forward?

What are your future plans?

I think that as beef producers and industry workers we need to be mindful always of what

When I graduate in the spring I plan on returning home to help my dad on our operation and to expand my herd of cattle.

society thinks. This has been a hot topic for some

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BEEF

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Bailey DOCKTER

Tell us a little about yourself and your background in the beef industry.

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eration, with each of my siblings having their own

I am from the rural area of Medina, North Da-

cows. Our ranch also has an annual production sale

kota. I grew up on a beef operation that focused

in February where we sell approximately 60 lots

on commercial and purebred Gelbvieh cattle. My

of purebred Gelbvieh bulls and heifers. My family

parents and three other siblings have a 300 head op-

also shows in local and national cattle shows.

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H NORT H DAKO TA BEEF AM BAS S ADO R H WHY DID YOU WANT TO BE A BEEF AMBASSADOR? The beef industry has always been a passion of mine. When the opportunity came up that would allow me to promote the industry, I readily agreed! I

Why did you want to be a beef ambassador?

tial nutrients, including protein and iron. The beef industry also needs to be communicating

The beef industry has always been a passion

and telling our story. Social media like

of mine. When the opportunity came up that

Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc. can be used to con-

would allow me to promote the industry, I read-

nect to the public.

ily agreed!

What did you do to prepare?

I went through the Masters of Beef Advocacy (MBA) Program that is offered to the beef ambassadors. I also did the Beef Quality Assurance program. I also attended the North Dakota Cattlewomenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s convention this past June.

What do you enjoy about being an ambassador?

I enjoy being able to communicate with the general public to promote the beef industry. So many people arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t educated about where their food comes from or they have questions. I love being one of the voices to inform them.

What do you think should be the top priorities of people in the beef industry going forward?

I believe that we need to promote beef as a healthy food. Beef is packed full of 10 essen-

What challenges do you think the industry needs to be prepared for?

Right now, a huge challenge for the beef industry, and any livestock industry for that matter, is animal agriculture. Organizations around the world try to exploit animal agriculture falsely and discourage the public from using or consuming animal products. People involved in animal agriculture are the only ones who will be able to prove to consumers that we need animal agriculture to survive.

What are your future plans?

I will be graduating in May from North Dakota State University with a degree in Animal Science.

I hope to get a job after graduation dealing with agriculture; possibly in extension education.

However, my dream job would be having my own livestock marketing business. I also plan on continuing to grow my herd of Gelbvieh cattle.

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Laura NOBLE

What did you do to prepare?

I spoke with our local Sublette County coordinator and she did a mock interview of what the

Tell us a little about yourself and your background in the beef industry.

I’m a fifth generation cattle rancher from Cora, Wyoming. I’ll be starting my senior year of high school in September and plan to attend a community college in Wyoming thereafter to study agricultural business. I plan to continue running the family ranch after I graduate. Besides helping my dad with his herd growing up, I started my career in the beef industry when I was sixteen. I purchased five yearling heifers and after breeding them over the summer, I sold them in the fall as bred heifers.

Why did you want to be a beef ambassador?

I want to excite my generation about the agriculture business. I enjoy reaching an audience that doesn’t typically get to learn about the beef industry and the career opportunities it presents.

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beef ambassador contest would be like. I also regularly read articles on the beef industry which was helpful in preparing.

H WYOM ING BE E F AMBAS S ADO R H WHY DID YOU WANT TO BE A BEEF AMBASSADOR? I want to excite my generation about the agriculture business.

I enjoy reaching an audience that doesn’t typically get to learn about the beef industry and the career opportunities it presents.

What do you enjoy about being an ambassador?

I really enjoy the education outreach component of being a beef ambassador. I developed a beef industry presentation and shared it with a local fourth grader class. I was amazed by the students’ interest and their thoughtful questions.

What do you think should be the top priorities of people in the beef industry going forward?

The number one priority needs to be improved communication. The beef industry is constantly being attacked by inaccurate campaigns that keep consumers from purchasing our product - a product that is nutritious and sustainably raised. The beef industry needs to be proactive in promoting beef instead of being reactive.

What challenges do you think the industry needs to be prepared for?

Two significant challenges come to mind. First,

cord breaking wildfires. There needs to be a conversation about how to make the industry more resilient to change. Another challenge that also represents an opportunity is how the beef industry wants to respond to changes in consumer preferences. The movement to eat healthier and understand where one’s food comes from is a trend that I expect to continue. As such, there is a great opportunity to listen and understand changes in consumer preferences and respond accordingly.

What are your future plans?

In the near term, I plan on attending a Wyoming community college to study agriculture business. I will then return to our family’s ranch to continue running it. I also plan on making time to travel through the United States and abroad to see how other areas in the world run their beef operations.

More information on my involvement with

beef production is greatly impacted by changes

the beef industry is at the following blog:

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Kaley NOLZ Tell us a little about yourself and your background in the beef industry.

I am currently a sophomore at South Dakota State University. I am studying Agriculture Business with a minor in Legal Studies. I grew up on a Limousin cattle ranch, northeast of Mitchell, SD. I showed the cattle that I raised in 4-H and FFA. Why did you want to be a beef ambassador?

I wanted to be a beef ambassador because growing up in my town of 15,000 people, I noticed a disconnect between what I did on my family ranch and what my peers believed. From an early age, I made it my mission to share my personal story and becoming a beef ambassador seemed like an excellent option to become a better advocate for the beef industry.

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H SOUT H DAKO TA BEEF AMBAS S ADO R H WHY DID YOU WANT TO BE A BEEF AMBASSADOR? I wanted to be a beef ambassador because growing up in my town of 15,000 people, I noticed a disconnect between what I did on my family ranch and what my peers believed.

From an early age, I made it my mission to share my personal story and becoming a beef ambassador seemed like an excellent option to become a better advocate for the beef industry.

What did you do to prepare?

To prepare to become a beef ambassador, I explored a large variety of articles and magazines, to stay up on current events. I also researched beef to make sure I knew all of my facts.

What do you enjoy about being an ambassador?

I enjoy being a beef ambassador because I get

What challenges do you think the industry needs to be prepared for?

One of the biggest challenges beef producers face is misconceptions in the media that scare consumers. We need to be proactive and utilize our outlets, so producers and consumers are on the same page.

What are your future plans?

the opportunity to talk to a diverse set of people

I still have a few years left at SDSU, but then

and answer their questions or ease their concerns

I plan on attending law school to be an agricul-

about the beef industry.

ture lawyer. As an agriculture lawyer, I would deal

What do you think should be the top priorities of people in the beef industry going forward?

I believe the top priority of people in the beef industry should be to keep the consumers in the

with legal agricultural issues, such as agricultural operations, land acquisition, and food safety. This is exciting for me because I would basically make my own career advocating for the beef industry that I love.

loop. It is essential that we share our own personal stories and advocate for the industry.

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BEEF

AMBASSADORS

Ashtyn SHREWSBURY a seedstock operation to raise and sell Red Angus Bulls. I am currently a junior Animal Science major at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln with a minor in Agribusiness Entrepreneurship. I am very involved on campus, serving as Block and Bridle President and Collegiate Cattlemen Vice President, and am an active member of the Nebraska Beef Industry Scholars, Collegiate Farm Bureau. I am also in the Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program.

Tell us a little about yourself and your background in the beef industry.

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Why did you want to be a beef ambassador?

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m from Alliance, Nebraska and I grew up work-

I wanted to be a beef ambassador to have the op-

ing with my family on our commercial cow-calf op-

portunity to share the beef story. I absolutely love

eration. As I got older I became involved with my

working in agriculture but I also have a passion for

local FFA chapter where I was a two time chapter

telling the agriculture story. The beef ambassador

president and went on to serve as the 2014 Nebraska

position presented an excellent opportunity to share

State FFA Vice President. I fully attribute my pas-

my experiences with consumers and combine my

sion for the agriculture industry to my involvement

interests in consumer education with my passion for

in the National FFA Organization. It was in those

the beef industry. As I look ahead to the National

classrooms, contests and supervised agricultural

Beef Ambassador contest in late September the

experiences where I was pushed outside of my

same idea applies, having the opportunity to serve

comfort zone and challenged to become a leader in

as a National Beef Ambassador would only continue

the agriculture industry. Through FFA I also started

to open doors to share the beef communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story

my personal herd, where I am working on growing

with people that need to hear it most.

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H NEBRASKA B E E F AMBAS S ADO R H

What did you do to prepare?

To prepare for the state contest I focused on studying the major industry issues as well as learning some of the fast facts on beef nutrition. I have a lot of experience with public speaking from my State FFA Office position, so my priority was making sure I had the information needed to be successful. As I prepare for the National Beef Ambassador Contest I am working on the same principles. I have spent a lot of time breaking down details of big issues such as the Clean Water Act, Dietary Guidelines, and Veterinary Feed Directives as well as finding new information on beef nutrition benefits and diets. With the vast number of media sources today, it’s incredibly easy to get information. However, finding good fact-based industry information can often be a challenge.

What do you enjoy about being an ambassador?

I have really enjoyed the opportunities to network with producers, consumers and children as well as the members of Nebraska Cattlewomen who put an incredible amount of time into setting up the events. As a beef ambassador I do school visits, trade show events, as well as media inter-

What do you think should be the top priorities of people in the beef industry going forward?

I think the top priority of people in the beef industry going forward has to be transparency.

We have a growing population of people who want to know where there food comes from and what goes into it. As an industry we don’t have anything to hide, everything we do is done for a good reason and is based on sound science. As producers we need to tackle these issues head-on and be willing and ready to share our stories.

What challenges do you think the industry needs to be prepared for?

As a whole I think the industry needs to be prepared for higher regulation, we are seeing a good example of that currently with the Veterinary Feed Directive being put into action. In my opinon that higher regulation will not be going away, so we need to embrace it as an opportunity to show the general public that we are doing our jobs right and we are willing to prove it.

What are your future plans?

views. Another requirement to qualify for nation-

After graduating from UNL I plan to attend grad-

als is the creation and execution of a special beef

uate school and obtain a master’s degree in Rumi-

project. For my project I have written a children’s

nant Nutrition. I hope to work in the beef industry

book on beef production from “pasture to plate.”

focusing on cow/calf nutrition and management

The book is in the printing process now and I

of reproduction. In addition, I want to continue to

plan to have over 2,000 books distributed to Ne-

grow my personal herd and continue to raise and

braska classrooms this fall.

sell registered Red Angus bulls.

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About the time that other kids are waiting for the school bus, children at the Silver Spur are outside helping with chores.

Several families are home schooling at the well-known commercial cattle ranch on the Wyoming-Colorado border.

The reasons they give for not enrolling their children in public school are typical of parents who keep their children at home, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Parents who home school feel they have more control over their kids’ education and more time with their kids. The hours that their children would have spent traveling become freed up for other pursuits. And many parents say putting God back in the classroom was a huge motivation.

Jennifer Turner, whose family lives on the Wyoming side of the Silver Spur, said home schooling has opened doors for her family.

“Public schools don’t seem to fit our lifestyle or our beliefs,” Turner says.

“We love when our kids get to ride horses, work colts, move cows with their dad. Public school takes up so much of their time, they were not getting to experience as much of ranch life as we liked. As far as our beliefs, public school is not Bible-based and we believe in teaching with that.”

“Without God first, nothing is possible,” Turner says.

Turner and her high school sweetheart Matt, a top hand, have three children ages 16, 10, and four. Jennifer does most of the classroom educating while Matt works training horses for the ranch and showing.

The head boss and his wife also home school, as do the families of a few coworkers. The Silver Spur is ranked ninth in the U.S. in commercial cattle numbers, with operations in Wyoming, New Mexico, Colorado and Nebraska.

The Turners are Oklahoma natives, and the first 10 years of marriage were filled

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with travel and changing schools. They like the new arrangement much better.

Individualized lessons also go with the rhythms of ranch living.

The youngest Turner girls go to class in the morning, from 8am to noon. The oldest attends in the afternoon.

“This is on an ideal day,” Turner says.

“If Dad needs more help at the barn with horses then we are more flexible.”

Interruptions are part of the plan.

Taking the classroom on the road is also a benefit.

“We just have to take interruptions in stride, not get too stressed for time,” Turner says. “We do take school with us when we travel, mostly English and math then try to get back on track when we get home.”

Some studies are done as a family.

“Science we can do experiments together… My oldest helps out if I am teaching one and the other girl needs help.”

Curriculum is from Abeka Bible and Wyoming Connections Academy.

Turner estimates she spends an average of 30 hours a week on school.

In spite of good planning, she worries about the kids getting what they need, and relies on testing for feedback.

“I struggle with that. Are we doing the right thing? That pops into my head constantly…..I feel like we are as long as they are testing proficient. Doing well on weekly tests makes me feel like they are doing well.”

“I STRUGGLE WITH THAT. ARE WE DOING THE RIGHT THING? THAT POPS INTO MY HEAD CONSTANTLY…..I FEEL LIKE WE ARE AS LONG AS THEY ARE TESTING PROFICIENT. DOING WELL ON WEEKLY TESTS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THEY ARE DOING WELL.” JENNIFER TURNER // Mother and Teacher

The Turners have a room designated for class, but they use the kitchen table a lot, too.

The classroom has three desks, one on each wall. Each wall has what they need – cursive, alphabet, multiplication tables.

The internet makes the classroom virtual. The older girls use it for the daily class work and the youngest for alphabet games and numbers.

“I enjoy using the internet for their schooling. It is a huge part of the world we live in.”

The kids are typical rural kids, Turner says. “I don’t feel like our girls are isolated. They have lots of opportunities to be around other kids. Church, ranch work, horse shows, sports.”

Statistics show having a stay-at-home is the one characteristic home school-

ing families share most. Says Turner, “I have always been a stay-at-home mom.

So the transition was fairly easy for us.”

It wasn’t something that came right away. “It was not a decision we made overnight. We had always had it in the back of our minds when our oldest started school.”

Budgeting for home schooling on a cowboy’s wages is a consideration.

“It costs more than public school because we pay for curriculum, computers, etcetera,” Turner says. “But we don’t buy back-to-school clothes and with three girls, that could be a little pricey.”

Up state in Casper, it’s Sunday, and ranch mom Jennifer Baker has the day off from teaching, but a teddy bear is in need of emergency surgery.

Teddy has lost his eyes, and a toddler is worried he can’t see. So Baker heads to her sewing kit, pulls out some supplies, and sews new eyes on the stuffed animal, making her daughter happy.

Baker sees no conflict between being both instructor and parent.

“A mother is a teacher,” Baker says, “they aren’t separate roles. Mothers

Recognizing achievement is part of homeschooling, says mom Jennifer Turner, who instructs the girls shown here, celebrating milestones.

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normally teach from the day the kids are born - walking, potty training, bike riding, how to play nicely with others, baking. Homeschooling just allows me to expand what I’m teaching them.”

Learning about ranch life was a big part of the Bakers’ decision to take the kids out of public school. They just started home schooling this year.

The Bakers have two daughters, 5 and 7. Just recently, the girls got to help gather when it was time to ship cows.

Baker lives on a small acreage surrounded by the family farm and ranch.

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and lets the chickens out, milks the goats and cares for the donkey.

Younger Hannah sees to the barn kitties. When the girls are a little older, they will be handling steers.

Baker says her kids get the same number of school days as public school kids with greater flexibility in scheduling and assignments.

A trip to Yellowstone National Park, for example, can easily be turned into a science program about volcanos.

“I left room in our schedule to pursue interests as they come along,” she says.

Grocery shopping can be molded into a math lesson, and play groups with other homeschooled kids are a bonus. She uses public school as resource for physical education.

Study is individualized within a household.

“My kids are too young for many essays still. Hannah mostly gets graded on whether or not she’s willing to learn that day. There are things like spelling and math though. They get it right or wrong and get their grades for those based on the percentage correct.”

Baker says it doesn’t take any special skills to home school. A person just has to have the right feelings for it. “I think anyone can do it if they are willing to put forth the time and effort.”

Time outside the classroom is still special to the family, she says.

“There’s so much fun to be had with them, too - state fair, walks, trips to the mountains, picnics. Sometimes we just enjoy life.”

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There are many scholarships available to America’s youth as they graduate from high school and press ahead with future endeavors. Whether it involves college and a four year degree or vocational education to learn a trade, post-secondary educational decisions can be difficult and are often fraught with a great deal of uncertainty including finances.

Vale, Oregon is small rural community of 1,600 people situated in the high

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desert of eastern Oregon. Like many other rural communities, the population has declined and the economy poses a challenge. However, the story that doesn’t always get told is how quickly people in these small rural towns like Vale will “step up to the plate” and donate to educational scholarship funds.

FFA has had a long-standing presence in rural America. Many of the schools with an FFA chapter also have a scholarship fund to help graduating

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members of the chapter with their post high school education. The Vale High School FFA Chapter is one of those chapters.

The Vale FFA Scholarship Fund was formed in 1992 by Circuit Judge Frank Yraguen, Marvin Rempel, a dairymen, and Ron Martin a local farmer and cattle feeder. In 2001, the Vale FFA Scholarship was reorganized into the Vale FFA Scholarship Foundation. From 1992 through 2014, the endowment

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awarded $114,095 to 141 recipients to be used for post high school education. In addition, the Foundation recently awarded chapter members $8,000 to help fund travel expenses to the National FFA Convention.

The goal of the Foundation is to fund scholarships strictly through the earnings on principal.

It is important to note that the funds given to Vale FFA chapter members would not have been possible without the strong support of people in the community and throughout Malheur County. This scholarship endowment has been funded totally through an auction designated to be on the first Saturday following the opening day of pheasant hunting season in Malheur County, or usually the second Saturday in October.

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This year the Vale FFA chapter is led by an all-girl officer team. L-R: Audrey Marchek (Social Media), Heather Dearing (Sentinel), Hailey Amick (Reporter), Alexus Bodily (Vice President), Carli Erstrom (President), Tessa McFetridge (Treasurer), Alisa Burkhardt (Historian), Jessica Friend (Secretary).

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and chapter members work together to collect donations from individuals and businesses. In the days leading to this big community event, a Scholarship Board member takes on the task of organizing and readying for sale the many auction items. On auction day, the school district bus barn begins to bustle with community members who arrive to bid and donate to our scholarship fund and show their support to the local FFA chapter and its members. At 10:00 sharp, a local auction firm who each year generously donates their time, announces the auction will begin. For the next four to five hours, the bidding continues and by the time the last item goes to the highest bidder, this fund raising auction will typically raise between $15,000 and $20,000. Once again, the community contributes and makes the auction a raving success.

Beyond the auction in October to raise money, in January, the Board begins

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the scholarship application and interview process. The effort culminates every May at the Vale FFA Chapter annual awards banquet when scholarships are awarded.

In May 2016, the Vale FFA Scholarship will celebrate 24 years of awarding scholarships to deserving students who actively participated in the Vale High School FFA Chapter and applied for a scholarship. We are proud of this endeavor of awarding scholarships, some as big as $2,000. But, we are also proud of the many Malheur County donors and bidders who â&#x20AC;&#x153;step up to the plateâ&#x20AC;? every year and make our mission of assisting Vale High School Vocational Agriculture graduates in furthering their post high school education.

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Guthrie Ducheneaux doesn’t usually have bad days. Not because nothing ever goes wrong in his life, but because he won’t let it turn into a bad day. “I try my hardest every day to never have a bad day. So I’m doing alright.”

That positivity is a thread that runs through his whole family on the DX Ranch and weaves the foundation of Project H3LP!, a non-profit organization designed to use horses and horsemanship to teach “lifemanship” to disadvantaged youth.

The DX Ranch is located on the Cheyenne River Indian Reservation and operated by Guthrie, his brothers Zach and Bud, cousin Burt Dillabaugh, and Zach’s “better half,” Jenn Zeller. Their sister, Colette Reule, is a doctor in Mobridge and their brotherin-law Buck Ruele pitches in during haying season. Another sister, Lorelei Anderson, takes time out from her job to help on the ranch, especially when the ranch work calls for a lot of food, Zach says. Their third sister was killed in a 4-wheeler accident in 2008. Their brother, Wayne Ducheneaux II, is on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council.

Zach’s daughter, Kelsey, returned to the ranch as project director for Project H3LP! while she pursues a Master’s degree in integrated resource management online.

“Ours is a true family operation, rather than several individuals each pursuing their own venture without the support of the others,” Zach says.

TOP The horse program started by Wayne Ducheneaux has been carried on by his children, who are now using them in their lifemanship training program.

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ABOVE Part of the Ducheneaux Family--Jake (sitting), Jenn Zeller, Zach, Ty and Kelsey Ducheneaux, Kourt Starr. Courtesy photo.

“Each of us involved has our own strengths and weaknesses that are very well complemented by the others. As a result you’ll more often hear us talk about ‘our place’ or ‘the ranch’ rather than ‘my cows’ or ‘your haying operation.’”

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to get this through. I’ve got a good bunch of kids,” she says. “We were pretty strict with them, hoping they’d turn out pretty good.”

Guthrie credits his parents for the positive, stable foundation of his life. “Their style of parenting is kind of a perpendicular path from where their parents tried to take them, and it worked out pretty good for us.” As one of seven kids growing up on a reservation with one of the highest poverty levels in the nation, his life could have looked a lot different.

“If we would have grown up any other way we wouldn’t have been in a place, when the opportunity arose, to appreciate and take advantage of the opportunities,” he said.

Zach agrees. “Our folks…provided us all with the best foundation for pursuing our collective dreams and aspirations. A critical part of that foundation was always having a place to be free from judgment, where universal acceptance of whatever our goals might be could be expected; and a positive outlook on life was the norm. We hope to provide a taste of that environment to others.”

Guthrie has worked in the school system for several years and saw interactions between students and teachers that escalated, when simply a different attitude by one of the people involved could have diffused the situation.

One day he saw a negative interaction between a student and a teacher and when he got home that evening, Zach was working with a young horse. “I noticed the look on the horse’s face wasn’t too different from the look on the kid’s face earlier that day. Zach was able to get around the negativity. For the horse—and the kid—it was more a protective thing than an aggressive thing. Because of the way we were brought up and the way we were taught to deal

with stuff, the tools were there to help Zach. We realized we had something bigger than what Zach and I had been talking about.”

They have already begun building both the physical and metaphorical foundations for the organization. “Ever since I was first exposed to this way with horses, I’ve wanted to build a facility to grow, explore, and share with others,” Zach says. “After we bought our parents out of the operation, we de-

cided it was time, so we had a partial liquidation of the cowherd and invested in the indoor arena with living quarters and bunkhouses in the spring of 2013.”

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“The more effective a person can become at controlling their emotions, being aware of situations in which they find themselves and how/what effect they have on other people, the more effective that individual can become in life,” Jenn says. “Using horses to teach life skills (not just in riding/training/care of horses) will allow youth to gain skills and self-esteem.

“I can’t imagine where I’d be if it were not for supportive parents, but not every kid has that luxury. We’d like to be able to provide some of that support and structure.”

While Guthrie says there’s nothing he’d like more than to have every kid who wants to, come and pet and play with horses, he wants to make sure they’re at an age where they “get” the concepts being taught, but are still young enough to be open to new ideas.

“The overall goal is to eventually develop a holistic life skills development program that will empower youth, first on the Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation and then others, to apply these life skills in a way that they can create choices in their lives, instead of having the choices predetermined by their circumstance,” he says.

TOP Guthrie Ducheneaux is the executive director of Project H3LP! and also helps run the family ranch.

Photo by Jenn Zeller.

BOTTOM Zach Ducheneaux appreciates the lessons he learned from his parents and his horses, and he enjoys sharing those experiences through horsemanship clinics. Photo by Jenn Zeller.

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Miles City, Montana, is known for its extreme summer heat. But even when a fire raised the temperature and a few questions about the future of the facility, the Miles City Livestock Commission crew beat the heat.

Less than two weeks after a June 13, 2015, fire leveled the main building, Bart and Misty Meged went ahead with their regularly scheduled sale.

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said Bart Meged, who owns the facility along with his wife. “A lot of people depend on this sale yard.”

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The Megeds resumed their regular sales using temporary facilities, but a new main building is now under construction.

“We took the bull by the horns and went forward once the insurance guys released the site after checking everything. The fire was on Saturday and they didn’t release the site until Thursday. We made preparations for the sale to be held on Tuesday the following week, and throughout the summer,” he says.

Because the Fire Marshall, insurance staff and clean-up crew were still busy and couldn’t release the site quickly enough, one regulary weekly sale was missed.

“It burned so hot that nothing was salvageable; there were two walls standing, and the old original cinder block safe, but everything else was destroyed,” Meged says. “The building was a total loss, estimated at about $1 million dollars. It was thought to be an electrical fire but burned so hot that they couldn’t determine exactly where it started,” Meged said.

The sorting shed and office—the main exchange building—were totally destroyed.

The pens were unharmed and still useable, but the building had served as one side of the alley so panels, and free-standing fencing were used in its stead. “We brought in a portable scale, for cattle to be weighed beforehand, and used the existing horse shed for the buyers to sit. We used our normal yard-back alley (where animals came out of the ring in the back of the building) to set up at the face of the shed. The cattle come in there, with gates on each end,” he said.

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were amazed at the progress in rebuilding. “We drove by it while it was on fire and it was gut-wrenching and heart-breaking. So it’s nice to see it rebuilt. We were going to take a load of cattle to the sale the week it burned, so we didn’t – and were surprised at how quickly they were able to have another sale,” says Redland.

The Redlands donated a heifer through Billings’ Northern International Livestock Exposition (NILE) “Merit Heifer” program last year, and Bart’s son Haven received their merit heifer.

“They had a heck of a summer, but Haven has kept in touch with us about his heifer. He took it to the Miles City Fair and showed it this summer, and we were there to see it.

Bart told us, ‘For the summer we’ve had, we’ve still done ok.’

Redland says he’s glad to see the auction rebuilding because it’s so good for the local area, and not just Miles City. “It’s handy to have local market rather than have to send trucks all over the country. It’s been a booming success for Miles City over the years–ever since the days of trailing cattle from Texas to get on the railroad here. Our family settled here in 1889. I can remember grandpa recalling a year that he shipped calves to Chicago on the railroad and the calves didn’t bring enough to pay the freight! Everybody has hard times, but this auction is a good thing to have. It’s so important for this town.

Ranchers bring their calves to the sale and buy their tractors and pickups here,” Redland said.

“Rural America can’t afford to lose our livestock auctions; they are the lifeblood of the countryside. The videos are great, but we still need a place to send cull cows, bulls and the odd load of cattle—at a fair market,” he said.

Redland recently saw the roof being added to the new building. “It looks like it’s going to be bigger and better than before,” he said.

Meged said quite a few of his regular consigners plan to bring cattle for the the first sale in the new facility, scheduled for Oct. 6. “The office, bathrooms, scale and part of the sorting pen should be done by then,” he said.

Such progress isn’t made without some help. “There are 40 to 50 people on site, working on it. Everything

is double crew, with subcontractors,” Meged said.

This sale yard has a rich history.

“The building we just lost was built in 1950-51, after a group of stockholders met together and got the sale commission up and going,” said Meged. The group included area ranchers and businessmen who felt there was a need for a livestock auction.

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ABOVE The loss of their scale and sale ring wasn’t enough to slow down the auction barn for long. After the devastating fire the Miles City Livestock Commission has held sales every week but one - the week immediately following the blaze. Photo by Bart Meged.

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“There was a railhead here, previous to our auction, so many horses and cattle were shipped in and out. When

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they could take cattle out the back to the Milwaukee Railroad. There were still cattle shipped on the railroad from the sale yard, at that time.” Today, cattle are hauled out on trucks.

The sale services a large area, especially for certain classes of livestock. “We get cows and bulls from around Broadus and a few steers. But the pot loads of feeder cattle tend to go east, to the sale at Belle Fourche, South Dakota. We usually get cattle from as far as 150 miles west of us and from the north,” Meged says.

If there are plenty of buyers, people will bring their cattle.

He and several partners purchased the sale yard in 1991. Then he and one of the other partners bought out the rest of them in 1995. “I’m the last man standing. I purchased the sale commission in its entirety in January 2015 but have been an owner since 1991,” says Bart. “Everything depends on good customer relations,” he says.

Regular sales are every Tuesday, with special cow sales in the fall.

“This sale is an important part of the economics of eastern Montana, for the businesses as well as the cattle industry. We’ve had a lot of support from everyone to get this facility rebuilt, because it has been a major business here for many years.”

The insurance covered only a portion of the loss, and there is also more expense involved because there were changes and improvements that needed to be made and Bart decided to go ahead and make those changes.

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As the sales go on using the temporary facility, the crew looks forward to the completion of the new building. Photo by Bart Meged.

things aside or doubled up their jobs to help make this happen,” he says.

There has been a lot of community support, but it still comes down to a lot of hard effort. “Many people have good intentions, and many offered to

help, but when it comes right down to it, it’s on my shoulders,” Meged says.

“I still appreciate all the community support because that’s what it takes, for an auction to function. These auctions don’t work unless you have community

support,” he explains.

Chuck Steadman, area rancher and businessman, has been in business for 48 years in Miles City.

“This sale yard has been a real asset to our region, and I admire Bart for keeping it open and only missing one sale. This sale draws cattle from a large area and they do an excellent job. We are happy to watch it being rebuilt; they’ve made huge strides and it is coming together quickly,” he says.

“This sale is very important to our community and we are glad they’re going to continue on.

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the calving barn has allowed him to check cattle while watching the game, and he wonders what he ever did without it.

I recently had the opportunity to learn more about Eagle Eye Monitoring Systems, a company founded by Ryan Escure, a rancher and engineer based out of Quincy, Washington.

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So how does it work? The mobile fence link can run off batteries, solar power or electricity. If the fence is down, someone opens or closes a gate connected to that fence, a waterer is low or an electric waterer’s power goes out, the operator will receive a text message alert to his phone. The cost is $60 per year for 600 texts, and the unit is safe for all weather conditions.

“The Electric Fence Sensor costs $1,600 and detects voltage from 100v up to 25,000v,” said Escure. “We know this is a big investment for ranchers, but with the value of cattle right now, keeping them safe and off the road is critical, and this tool lets you know the fence is down before the cattle do.

We’ve had a lot of ranchers jump on this technology because they like the added security and the relief of not having to worry about whether or not the fence is down.”

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Each unit can be adjusted to a certain voltage, and it will alert the user if the voltage drops or goes out completely.

“This is designed not to create false alarms, and I don’t think we’ve ever had a customer report a false alarm,” Escure said. “If the unit sends you a text message, there’s usually a reason.

If, for example, a corn stalk blows onto the fence intermittently, the user will not be alerted to this. It’s designed to report a true outage.”

For Eric Williamson, a rancher located in central Washington, the 7-8 Eagle Eye Monitoring systems he’s purchased have been money well spent.

“We run yearlings on crop residues, so we have a lot of temporary fences located along main roads that we need to make sure are in working order,” said Williamson. “These systems give us some peace of mind. We have the monitors set up to send us texts if the fence is down, if the water tank is low, and if someone opens and closes the gate. The monitors are accurate, and in a lot of cases, the units save us a lot of time and trouble.”

Williamson said the majority of their fencing issues stem from deer running through the fence, and while he can’t control the wildlife passing through his fields, the monitoring systems help him react quicker to a problem verses learning about the down fence only when the cattle are

“THE MONITOR GIVES US PEACE OF MIND AND SAVES A LOT OF TIME AND TRAVEL. DURING THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER MONTHS, WE WERE DRIVING OUT TO CHECK WATERERS DAILY, BUT NOW WITH A TEXT MESSAGE, I KNOW WHEN THE PIPE ISN’T KEEPING UP, SO I CAN IMMEDIATELY FIX THE PROBLEM. IF I DON’T GET A TEXT, I KNOW ALL IS WELL, SO I CAN SAVE 50 MILES OF DRIVING TIME.” JOE ANDERJASKA // Hayes Center, Nebraska Angus breeder

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“The liability of accidents if a driver hits a cow that is out combined with the value of these cattle made purchasing these units a no-brainer for us,” said Williamson. “We don’t have to check our fences as often, and we are glad to have this product.”

Escure added that these units work even in remote areas where cell phone service is spotty. When asked how long it takes to set up a unit, he said, “It takes less than five minutes to set up, and four of those minutes are for pounding in the post.”

Being able to work remotely was important for Joe Anderjaska, an Angus breeder based out of Hayes

Center, Neb. “It takes less service to send a text message verses a phone call,” said Anderjaska, who uses the unit to monitor his water pipe system in his pastures.

“We did have to set up our pole a little bit higher for the texts to go through, but otherwise, it works well in our remote pastures. The monitor gives us peace of mind and saves a lot of time and travel. During the heat of the summer months, we were driving out to check waterers daily, but now with a text message, I know when the pipe isn’t keeping up, so I can immediately fix the problem. If I don’t get a text, I know all is well, so I can save 50 miles of driving time.”

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After visiting with Escure and several Eagle Eye customers, I’m pretty sure I know what my dad is getting for Christmas this year. An electric fence monitor can prevent major accidents, protect valuable livestock, alert to troubles, offer peace of mind and reduce the number of hours and miles spent on a four-wheeler or horse checking fences. If you’re like us and would need multiple units to track the various pastures in a rotational grazing system or to monitor several fields during fall crop residue grazing, contact Escure for a volume discount.

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Regular Sales on Monday Wed. Sheep Sales in Season Phone 605-967-2200 Gary Vance........605-967-2162 Scott Vance.....605-739-5501 Cell: 605-484-7127 Max Louglin..605-244-5990 Glen King..605-390-3264 www.faithlivestock.com e-mail: flc@faithsd.com

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Bassett Livestock Auction, Inc. 402-684-2361 Regular and Special Feeder Cattle Sales on Wednesdays Owners: Arlen (Bim) Nelson • 402-684-3922 Donnie Painter • 402-684-2221 Office Manager: Jeri Nelson • 402-684-2361

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From A to Z:

ACTIVE CATTLE ARE ZANCANELLA’S GOAL

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“THE INGREDIENTS NEUTRALIZE ACID IN THE STOMACH. DURING TIMES OF STRESS LIKE BRANDING, FALL VACCINATING & WEANING .

THIS CAN BE VERY HELPFUL.” MATT ZANCANELLA // Cattle Active Distributor

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ABOVE This steer calf on a first calf heifer in eastern Montana was given CattleActive shortly after birth and on branding day. His mama was dosed at preg checking time and in early spring before calving.

Photo by Bree Poppe.

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W ABOVE “If we can keep the acid level down in the stomach when we are on the road or putting stress on the horses, they … don’t get lactic acid buildup.” – Matt Zancanella.

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Why would a professional team roper from South Dakota be involved with a cattle supplement company?

Matt Zancanella says he became enthusiastic about the product nine years ago, after it saved one of his horses that was dying of a digestive tract problem.

Seven years ago he started ProEarth Animal Health as a means to market the all natural product intended for horses and livestock. He said the supplement is designed to eliminate the effects of stress.

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Touted as an all-natural antibiotic that “cleans out” bad bacteria during times of stress or illness, the ingredients create a pH in the rumen that encourages proper digestion, he said.

“The ingredients neutralize acid in the stomach. During times of stress like branding, fall vaccinating, weaning, etc. this can be very helpful.

Our product is a drench that you put down the throat. We have a threestep program for cow-calf producers.

We recommend giving the calf 5 ccs

at tagging (soon after birth), 5 ccs at branding, and 10 ccs in the fall when they get their fall vaccinations. We also recommend giving some to the cow at branding time,” Zancanella says.

“The reason we give the tagging dose is that after the calf nurses colostrum and lies down, acidosis starts in the stomach if the calf lies there too long and doesn’t get back up to nurse soon enough. Acidosis fuels the bad bacteria,” he says.

Acidosis can occur from stress of a difficult birth (and the calf being short on oxygen), or if the calf is chilled at birth, or doesn’t nurse on time – and possibly chills, or when a young calf’s metabolism is altered due to scours and dehydration.

“At branding, calves are stressed by being branded, castrated, and vaccinated. It’s a proven fact that stress reduces effectiveness of vaccination.” The immune system is hindered by stress and the animal can’t respond appropriately to the vaccination.

“We are finding that no matter how badly stressed those calves are, when you neutralize the acid in the stomach it’s like that calf has never been stressed.” Zancanella said this allows the vaccination is able to develop the desired immune response.

In the fall, the older calves’ rumens are developing. “The fall dose is when we can really see a difference in weight gain. When we wean, vaccinate, etc. and stress those big calves, there will be acid in their system. The rumen will develop more easily and be healthier without that stress and acid,” he says.

Zancanella says this is a great product for newly-purchased cattle because they are already likely stressed. “When you bring those cattle into your facility we recommend giving them 10 cc when they come off the truck–on 500 pound calves and above–to neutralize the acid in

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“WITHOUT THE ACID, THE ANIMAL UTILIZES FEED BETTER AND GETS A BURST OF ENERGY” MATT ZANCANELLA Cattle Active Distributor

ABOVE The company suggests dosing cows at branding time. Some customers might get a better breed-up this way, although ranchers’ on-the-ground experience varies. Courtesy photo.

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that calf’s stomach. Then those calves go right to feed and water. We also recommend keeping it in the water tank for the first 5 to 10 days they are in the pen, to ensure that every calf is getting a clean drink of water– especially when co-mingling cattle– and to keep the acid down in their stomachs,” he says.

“We also recommend using it when treating a sick calf. If he’s sick, his stomach is acidic. When treating with antibiotics we cause more acid. Then the calf won’t eat or drink. If you give this product along with antibiotics it neutralizes the acid and the calf wants to eat and drink, so the antibiotic works better,” he explains.

Drenching cows at branding time can also help improve conception rates, Zancanella said.

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“Without the acid, the animal utilizes feed better and gets a burst of energy. It all works to help them start cycling better and they tend to become pregnant on the first or second cycle.

We have a lot of ranchers who use it when they bring heifers in to install the CIDRs for heat synchronization, and again when they bring them back for AI. It’s been proven that semen can only survive 5 to 7 hours in a stressed environment and can live up to 18 hours in a non-stressed environment.

Using this product, we have really good luck when doing AI on heifers,” Zancanella says. Conception rates are always better in the non-stressed animal.

“The total cost for the whole program on a cow-calf operation (to drench the cows and the calves) is

EQUI-SURE FOR HORSES

Equi-sure for horses - The horse product is becoming popular in the horse industry, especially with the rodeo and barrel horse industry and futurity riders, Zancanella said. Competitions are stressful for horses, and taking young horses to rodeos and competitive events is always hard on them. “Every time we put a horse on a trailer we create acid, and then we take it to the rodeo and that causes more acid,” says Zancanella. “Then that night you put the horse back on the trailer to come home and cause more acid. Before you know it the acid level in the stomach is so high that it goes over the protective lining and causes ulcers. The discomfort of ulcers causes horses to be nervous in the roping box or coming into the arena to barrel race,” he says.

“When I put my horse on the trailer I can give a dose of Equi-Sure, to neutralize acid. We get to the rodeo

5 or 6 hours later, and give another dose before we run that horse. This keeps nervous horses calm because they are more comfortable,” Zancanella says.

“Most gastric colics or ulcer-related colics can be helped by this product. It neutralizes the acid, like a Rolaid for horses. If you go somewhere with a horse and the horse quits eating and drinking, it’s usually because the gut hurts. If we can keep the acid level down in the stomach when we are on the road or putting stress on the horses, they also don’t get lactic acid buildup,” he says.

Equi-Sure for a horse is $2.50 per dose in the small bottle. If you buy it by the larger bottle it is $1.86 per dose. There is a syringe with the small bottle that goes right in the top of the bottle.

$6.54 a pair for the whole year. We also provide drench guns for the cattle,” he says. For those desiring to treat livestock in large numbers, the product comes in gallon and half gallon jugs.

The ingredients are corn oil, gaur gum, orange extract, onion extract, soybean oil, glycerin, vegetablebased fatty acid, mineral water and water. “We have not been able to pinpoint which ingredients neutralize acid in the stomach, and veterinarians have a hard time putting their minds around why it works, but it does,” Zancanella says.

“By dosing cattle at major stress points in their lives, we are getting better health and better weight gain.

We have a money-back guarantee on every product we sell, which includes horse products, cattle products, sheep, chicken and pig products. It’s all the same, and the only difference is that Equi-Sure is apple flavored and more palatable for the horse,” Zancanella says.

“The nice thing about this product for cattle is that you can put it in the water tanks, at a rate of one cc per gallon in the water.” A person could keep this in the water tank for several days, such as during weaning for a group of calves.

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“In cattle populations, acidosis is more frequently an issue on the feedlot cattle side due to the higher concentration of grain in the diet. In baby calves, acidosis is only an issue for those very young calves going through active scours illnesses. In calves on pasture, or in cows, I’m not sure it enters into the equation all that often,” he says.

“This kind of product gets a following because the mindset of many producers is that we just have to get our hands on the right “bottle” and all our health problems will be solved. In reality, most of the animal health challenges we face are multifactorial, needing several different approaches that may or may not include a dose of a supplement or medication,” says Daly.

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“I don’t know if I’ve seen a bunch of weight gain from it, but our calves have been really healthy. In earlier years, in our baby calves we had a lot of bloat and enterotoxemia problems at about a month old, before we turned them out on summer pasture.

Since we’ve been using this product we haven’t had nearly as much problem. I don’t know for sure if that’s the reason, but the calves have done better,” he says.

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“We’ve been using this product for three years, giving it to our calves soon after birth—when we tag them and give them some shots—and another round of it at branding, and again in the fall when giving preconditioning shots. It’s easy to give because we are handling the calves during those times anyway,” he says.

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Willis only gives it to his calves.

“We did an experiment one year on our yearling replacement heifers and didn’t see any difference in conception rate or weight gain on them, so we feel it’s most beneficial for calves.”

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I always give some to a sick calf as well as at birth and branding. I have never seen a problem with giving too much. By contrast, with antibiotics and other drugs you have to be careful to not overdose–and try to figure out how much the calves weigh, or remember how much you gave them earlier, etc. But this product, even if I’ve given it several times, I’ll give another dose if a calf still has a problem. It’s like taking an antacid. It won’t hurt you to take more, and it might help!”

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