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Bulls: Sires of tomorrow

On the ranch, the bull is the single most important animal - bar none. His fertility effects the number of future calves, he can transmit diseases to multiple animals, and his genetics help determine calf birth weight, calving ease, and calf performance.

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OPINION

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Worker Shortage Threatens U.S. Ag Sustainability

hanks to scientific innovation in agriculture, farmers and ranchers are using fewer resources to grow an abundant, sustainable food supply.

But I wonder how far our new technology and techniques will take us if farmers are left without one of the most critical resources to keep our farms sustainable: a stable workforce.

Agriculture’s labor shortage is at a crisis level, with farmers like Burr and Rosella Mosby losing crops and income because there aren’t enough workers for harvest. Every year we hear stories of fresh produce rotting in the fields instead of feeding people, because farmers cannot find help or secure guest workers in time. Without relief, many farmers will have to scale back production or get out of farming altogether.

I think of farmers like Tim McMillan, who would like to sustain their farms to pass on to the next generation. Instead, they are left wondering if it makes sense to go on when they don’t have enough workers to plant, tend and harvest crops—and the problem gets worse every year.

The farm labor shortage also takes a bite out of our national economy. A study by the group New American Economy estimated that the shortage cost $3.3 billion in GDP growth in 2012 alone. As I’ve said many a time, we’re coming to a point where America will have to decide if we’re going to import workers or import our food. Increasing food imports means losing thousands of American jobs that are supported by agriculture. That same NAE study shows there would have been more than 89,000 additional jobs in 2012 if farmers had not faced workforce challenges.

Every time this topic comes up, there’s an outcry for farmers to pay more. But those complaints tend to come from those who don’t know the going rate for skilled farm work. For example, skilled workers harvesting specialty crops like apples and strawberries can earn well over $20 per hour when paid piece-rate wages.

Under the current federal agricultural guest worker program, H-2A, farmers pay the Adverse Effect Wage Rate as a baseline which, depending on the state, can be anywhere from 9 percent to 90 percent higher than the state minimum

wage. That’s on top of providing free housing to workers and paying for their travel from their home country. H-2A also requires employers to post job openings to make sure Americans get first crack at farm jobs. But as any farmer can tell you, the average American has little interest in farm work. Even with the higher wage rates and strict requirements, H-2A applications are on the rise. Certified positions in 2017 are up 20 percent compared to this time last year, which shows just how hard-pressed farmers are to find workers.

Farmers need a guest worker program that meets both their needs and farm workers’ needs, and brings stability to our food system. The AG Act, a bill sponsored by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Bob Goodlatte, is a good

solution. It would create a new H-2C program for agriculture, allowing workers who are already on our farms—whom farmers have trained and come to know and depend on—to remain in the U.S. under the new H-2C visa. The bill could be improved. For example, the American Farm Bureau believes it should not limit the number of worker visas. But we support Chairman Goodlatte’s effort, because it opens the door for progress such as we haven’t seen in more than three decades of hemming and hawing on this issue.

Immigration reform is a tough issue, but we cannot avoid it any longer. Instability in our farm workforce places American jobs and American-grown products at risk. We need members of Congress to work together to ensure Americans have access to a safe, sustainable supply of U.S.grown food. F

Vincent “Zippy” Duvall, a poultry, cattle and hay producer from Greene County, Georgia, is the 12th president of the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), commonly referred to as the Farm Bureau, is a nonprofit organization and describes itself as the largest general farm organization in the United States.

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OBITUARIES

Jeffery Arrizabalaga

Robert (Bob) Edward Bartell Jr.

Jeffery Robert Arrizabalaga, 45, of Mountain Home, Idaho, passed away Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017, in Prarie, Idaho. Jeff was born May 3, 1972, in

Robert (Bob) Edward Bartell Jr. of Orovada, Nevada passed away September 23, 2017 at Humboldt General Hospital, Humboldt County, Nevada.

Bob was born April 10th 1935 in Redding, California. Bob grew up living on his mother’s family ranch; W.H. Hunt Estate in Oak Run, California, and Bieber, California.

Through high school and after he graduated, Bob worked for W.H. Hunt Estate. He enjoyed showing his prized Hereford Cattle, through Bieber 4H Club and later at various fairs and bull sales.

In 1953 Bob graduated valedictorian of Bieber High School. September Sept 13, 1958 Bob married his wife Darla, who was the valedictorian of Adin High School. They were married 59 years until his death.

In 1973 Bob and Darla set out on their own and bought a small ranch in Langell Valley, Oregon. They sold this ranch and increased the size of their property by buying another ranch in Sprague River, Oregon. They were in Sprague River for 30 years, until they sold that ranch and bought a larger ranch in Orovada, Nevada.

Throughout the years Bob was president of the Fall River Big Valley Cattlemen’s Association, and the Klamath County Cattlemen’s association. Bob was also active in the Willow Creek Roping Club.

Bob was known as a good, honest man. Bob knew that success in life comes from hard work, especially if you are a rancher. Before the advent of the ATV, every spring and summer Bob would start out at 5 am with his hip boots on and hike for miles with his shovel slung over his shoulder changing irrigation water, get back home, work all day then, put on his hip boots and do it all again until dark.

Bob was known for his proficiency with mathematics and his ability do complex calculations in his head.

While everyone else was scratching

Jeffery Arrizabalaga

Mountain Home the son of Terry and Patsy Arrizabalaga.

He spent the majority of his life doing what he loved, cowboying and ranching with his friends and family.

He particularly enjoyed working cattle alongside his children and the angels of his heart, his granddaughters Tietjen and Dallie.

He is survived by his parents Terry and Patsy Arrizabalaga; his children Hailey Owen, Newt Arrizabalaga, and Colby Arrizabalaga; grandchildren Tietjen Marie Owen and Dallie Sue Owen; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

He is preceded in death by his brother Scott Arrizabalaga; his grandparents Roy and Marian Ireland; and his cousin Buford Ireland.

Memorial services were held Oct. 6, 2017, at Rost Funeral Home, McMurtrey Chapel, with inurnment at Mountain View Cemetery, in Mountain Home.

Ben Pascoe Ben Pascoe, 58 died at home on Oct. 16th. Ben was a well know Arizona Cowpuncher who has worked on numerous ranches all over Arizona and Nevada. He had a great zest for life enjoying time spent in the saddle on broncs chasing bad cattle in rough country.

Ben is survived by his wife, Tina, children Joe and his wife Danielle, Malinda and her husband Ty, Amber Pascoe, step children John Meyer, Amy Powell and Shawn and Cody Taylor, and 11 grandchildren.

Per Ben’s wishes we had a celebration of his life in August of this year. There will be no services held.

The family is asking that any contributions be directed to the Cowpunchers Crisis Fund in Ben’s name.

Mail to:

Ben Pascoe Cowpunchers Crisis Fund PO Box 277 Humboldt, AZ 86329

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Robert (Bob) Edward Bartell Jr. their heads, feverishly punching buttons on a calculator; Bob would figure it all out in his head in half the time.

Even as Bob’s age began catching up with him, he was always out asking everyone else how he could help out on the ranch. Bob always wanted to make himself useful, and to help any way he could, no matter what his age.

He loved taking care of animals; his final day on the ranch was spent pitching hay to the horses and filling water troughs, before the massive stroke that claimed his life.

Bob was very proud of his herd of registered Hereford Cattle. Bob enjoyed being a Klamath County 4H leader, going to bull sales, reading and being around his two grandchildren.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents Robert Bartell Sr. and Hattie (Hunt) Bartell. Bob is survived by his wife Darla, his son Edward (and Brenda) Bartell of Orovada, NV, grandchildren Douglas and Isabella Bartell, his sister Shirley Goodyear of Blackfoot ID, and his brother George (and Judy) Bartell of Palo Cedro, CA. Graveside services were held Saturday Oct 7th at the Orovada Cemetery.

A memorial service was Oct 21 held in Adin California, at the Adin Community Hall. In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Orovada Events and Recreation PO Box 12 Orovada, NV 89425, or the charity of your choice.

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Hydroponic grower in Lovelock shutters due to poor profit margins

By Debra Reid The Nevada Rancher

A hydroponic produce operation is out of business after less than two years. Nile Valley Foods permanently closed its doors last week after growing popular fresh tomatoes, lettuce, kale and other vegetables in two greenhouses built especially for the operation in the Lovelock Industrial Area.

Nile Valley Foods spokesman Robert McDougal said the hydroponic equipment, the greenhouses and possibly other warehouses in the industrial park property are now on the commercial real estate market.

“We are looking for other people or growers who might be interested in either the facility or the equipment,” McDougal said. He explained the income did not offset the produce production costs.

“Nile Valley Foods sadly has ceased operations this week. The owners found that, even though they developed excellent and tasty food products and production methods, the market could not support the additional value needed to achieve profitability,” he said in a statement. “The company is working to find a buyer or buyers for the greenhouse and equipment, preferably to stay in place and operate at the current location.”

McDougal said that three or four full-time and two part-time Nile Valley employees were laid off.

The business sold products expected to be in high demand at urban restaurants in Reno and Carson City. Nile Valley Foods items were on the menu at Lovelock restaurants including the Black Rock Grill and Temptations. The vegetables were also popular lunch items at the Pershing County Senior Center.

Nile Valley Foods hosted a weekly farmers market that made unsold but still fresh produce available to and popular with local residents. The market attracted a crowd each Friday afternoon for the roma and cherry tomatoes, Romaine lettuce and

Debra Reid photo

The former Nile Valley Foods greenhouses could be sold and converted to grow new indoor crops.

Russian kale. The products had a taste not found in regular grocery stores where the produce has probably been harvested weeks earlier in another state or country.

Pershing County resident Barbara Rackley will miss the Nile Valley products but, after talking with McDougal, attributed the greenhouse closure to the tough-to-beat supermarket prices for produce.

In 2015, McDougal, the president of McDougal Livestock Company, and his partner C Punch Ranch had big plans for Nile Valley Foods. A fast-growing white fish called tilapia would be produced along with the vegetables in a symbiotic combination of hydroponics and aquaponics. The fish would contribute water-dissolved nutrients for the plants while the plants would purify water for the fish.

At the time, there seemed to be a thriving market for both fresh fish and vegetables at urban eateries.

McDougal also touted the water efficiency of hydroponic greenhouse plants compared to the Lovelock Valley’s outdoor feed crops such as alfalfa, wheat

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and corn that require less efficient flood irrigation.

“Look at how many gallons of water it takes to grow a ton of alfalfa versus how much lettuce we can produce,” he said. “In terms of efficiency, hydroponics and aquaponics are about as tight as you can get in terms of using the amount of water you need and very little more.”

Another product would be garden fertilizer to be made from the concentrated fish waste not needed in the hydroponic/aquaponic process. However, the aquaponics part of the operation was later scrapped as the owners concentrated on producing and delivering a reliable supply of fresh food to their customers.

Two 3500 square-foot greenhouses in a complex of large warehouses near the rail and freeway corridor could attract new owners. There’s city water, industrial power and year-round temperature-controlled greenhouses that could be just right for a crop with a bigger profit margin and in even higher demand. F

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ISSUE FOCUS Bulls: Sires of tomorrow

Semen test and check bulls for breeding ability

By Heather Smith Thomas Special to the Rancher

It’s always a good idea to have a breeding soundness evaluation and semen check for any bull you plan to use—not only for bulls you purchase, but also the bulls you kept over from last year. Even though they might have been fine last year, injuries or infections can change that picture.

Make sure each bull is good to go—before your breeding season.

As stated by Dr. Dee Whittier (Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia Tech), it is always good to have a veterinarian perform the standard breeding soundness exam that is outlined by the Society of Theriogenology. This evaluation basically looks at 5 things: physical soundness (feet and legs, eyes, etc.), reproductive tract soundness, scrotal circumference that meets the minimum requirement, minimum percentage of sperm cells that are normal, and acceptable motility of sperm.

Examination of the sperm will reveal any defects that will significantly affect fertility.

In general, a bull’s highest fertility is at 2 to 4 years of age, on average. After 4 years there may be some decline in fertility, but not very noticeable until a bull gets to be 5 or 6 years of age. After 7 years, you start to see a more rapid decline.

This will depend on the individual bull, however.

There are some bulls that will have good fertility at age 7 and others that will fall apart by then, according to trials that were done in Oklahoma.

The 5 and 6-year-old bulls may not have declined significantly from their peak fertility at age 4, but it will depend on their genetics. It’s always wise to do a semen check on older bulls before the breeding season.

Some stockmen figure that if a bull has large

Duane Mickelsen, DVM has evaluated thousands of bulls and stresses the importance of breeding soundness examinations—not only for virgin bulls but also for the older bulls.

testicles, he will be fertile, but this isn’t always true.

Be wary of a young bull that has huge testicles, like 44 centimeters at a year of age (average size would be 36 centimeters). These individuals are predisposed to subsequent testicular degeneration.

That bull might be fertile at first, and then become infertile too soon as he gets older.

“A number of years ago, the Western College of Veterinary Medicine in Saskatchewan did a study and put together all their data on bull breeding soundness exams. They found that basically the same percentage of bulls failed at each age, across the years. Some stockmen feel that they only need to test the young bulls or the older bulls; they think the middle-aged bulls won’t have problems. But just as high a percentage of those middle-aged bulls fail every year, as well,” says Whittier.

Several things can interfere with fertility, including hot temperatures and cold weather. Tempera-

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tures outside the optimum for sperm production may reduce sperm quality and quantity, especially if the bull can’t keep his testicles cool enough in hot weather or warm enough in cold weather (by raising them closer to the body during the cold, and lowering them away from the body in hot weather).

Scrotal frostbite (which can often occur in northern climates with cold weather and wind, if bulls don’t have adequate windbreaks) can result in scar tissue that makes it impossible for the bull to raise and lower his testicles, rendering him infertile. This may be temporary and not a serious problem (if the damage heals before the next breeding season) or the infertility may be permanent if the damage is extensive. “The bull may be out of commission for the next breeding season, or maybe for his lifetime, depending on the damage,” says Whittier.

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At left, a stockman measures the circumference of a bull’s scrotum.

This is just one part of a pre-breeding-season checkup for both old and young bulls.

At right, Duane Mickelsen, DVM, takes a look at a bull’s semen to determine that there are enough viable sperm.

Check them out to remove any doubt!

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If your area had cold weather—especially if there was wind during the cold—bulls should be checked before the next breeding season to make sure they have recovered, if there’s a chance they may have suffered scrotal frostbite.

Optimum sperm production and sperm health depends on the testicles being a few degrees cooler than body temperature. This is why the bull must be able to lower his testicles in hot weather, and draw them up closer to the body for warmth in winter. Hot weather can be detrimental to fertility, as can a high fever if the bull is sick or suffers from an infection like foot rot. The sperm that were forming at the time he had a fever will be abnormal, and he will have an infertile period about 60 days following the fever. An overly fat bull may be infertile just because there is too much fat in the scrotum, creating an insulating effect that hinders proper temperature regulation.

Duane Mickelsen, DVM, a cattle breeder at Pullman, Washington (a retired professor from Washington State University) has spent his lifetime specializing in reproductive problems in cattle—either in private practice or teaching bovine theriogenology and obstetrics to veterinary students. He has evaluated thousands of bulls and stresses the importance of breeding soundness examinations— not only for virgin bulls but also for the older bulls.

Even if they were fertile last year, they may not be fertile this year, if they suffered an injury, infection or damage from scrotal frostbite during the preceding winter. You may not know if these bulls

are fertile and functional, unless you check them again before the next breeding season. There are some things that cannot be evaluated adequately during a breeding soundness exam, however, and you won’t know if that bull is truly functional until he actually tries to breed a cow.

“Some abnormalities can be discovered when doing a semen evaluation, using an electro-ejaculator, which stimulates the bull to extend the penis. It doesn’t make the bull extend far enough, however to determine some of the problems. For example, one year I went through a herd in the fall preg-checking and found quite a few open cows.

They still had the bulls in with the cows and I told them to split off the bulls because they shouldn’t still be with the herd or they’ll be getting heifer calves pregnant. The rancher put the open cows in a pen, and there was a big black bull there. One of the open cows was in heat and this bull tried to breed her but could not; his penis went downward in a big corkscrew. To discover some of these problems you have to watch the bull try to breed a cow,” explains Mickelsen.

“I always tell my clients to monitor the bulls when they turn them out with cows in the spring, to make sure they are doing their job, and are able to breed the cows. All too often, especially around here, the ranchers haul semi-loads of cows up into the mountains for summer pasture, and turn the bulls out with them. Away they go, and they never know if the bulls are doing their job,” he says.

“Some larger operators keep some of their own calves as bulls, and only about 20% of the ones I worked with did any form of breeding soundness examination. I always told my clients that any new bull—even the ones they raise themselves—should be semen tested, and the next important step is to make sure the bull is able to breed.” He may pass his semen test just fine, but if he can’t breed a cow

he won’t sire any calves.

Another example Mickelsen tells about is a bison herd he was checking. “There were 19 females and 2 bulls in with them. For 2 years they didn’t have very many calves. The young bull was a yearling the first year, and then a 2-year-old the 2nd breeding season. The older bull was 9 or 10 years old. We checked him after the second year of poor pregnancy rate and found that he had a hematoma just ahead of the scrotum. He couldn’t extend the penis properly (and was therefore unable to breed cows) and even if he could have, his semen wasn’t good. He was incapable of settling the cows, but he kept the young bull from breeding them,” says Mickelsen.

Dominance factors can make a difference in whether the cows are getting bred or not. “If cattle are bred out on the range or in any pastures with multiple bulls, the bulls should be of similar age and perhaps similar breeds.” For instance if there are horned bulls and polled bulls, the horned bulls will be dominant and may keep the polled bulls away from the cows.

“Sometimes I asked my students to think about this. I’d give them an example of a 2500 pound Simmental bull in with a 1200 pound Longhorn bull. Those horns more than make up the difference in size. If you put those two bulls in a pen together, that big bull will walk way around the smaller one because he doesn’t want to get close to those horns!” It’s best to not have horned and polled bulls in the same breeding group if you want any calves sired by the polled bulls.

“Younger bulls should be in a group of cows by themselves, and older bulls in another group. You definitely should watch the older bulls closely to make sure they don’t have something wrong. Even in that group, a dominant individual may keep the others from breeding cows,” says Mickelsen. F

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Sires of Tomorrow

American-style Kobe Beef

Hearty bulls, calving ease, hybrid vigor, and an exquisite dining experience

By Jennifer Whiteley The Nevada Rancher

WINNEMUCCA, Nev. – American Style Kobe Beef is the crux of fine dining. The meat bursts with flavor, and the fat melts like butter. The meat tastes good because of the fat.

It is streaked so thickly with fat that the Japanese call it “white steak.”

When it is cooked, the fat melts into the meat, infusing it with flavor. The unique taste and tenderness of highly marbled Wagyu beef makes for an unparalleled eating experience. That is why Wagyu beef is finding its way into the repertoires of Gourmet cooks and fine restaurants across the US. Not only is it a gastronomic delight, but it’s healthy for you too.

Health experts have discovered the mono-unsaturated to saturated fat ratio is higher in Wagyu than in other beef and, the saturated fat contained in Wagyu is different. Forty percent of the saturated fat is in a version called stearic acid, which is regarded as having a minimal impact in raising cholesterol levels. The profile of marbled Wagyu beef is more beneficial and healthier to human health.

True Kobe beef comes from the same breed of cattle raised in Japan, called Wagyu. Wagyu is a Japanese beef cattle breed derived from Asian cattle, where ‘Wa’ means Japanese and “gyu” means cow. There are four Japanese breeds of beef cattle, the most desired of which is genetically predisposed to intense marbling

In this Associated Press photo, Wagyu cattle graze in a pasture at Meadows Farm in Cazenovia, N.Y. Kobe beef from the United States can’t be called Kobe beef. It is called American Style Kobe Beef, or American Wagyu.

Japanese set the bar high for beef marbling standards The Japanese grading system has 12 levels, 7 are above the USDA Prime.

Today roughly 3% of the traditional US cattle grade as Prime. The Japanese beef grading system uses the BMS scale (Beef Marble Score) to determine the quality of the meat. They check the carcass between the 6th and 7th rib to determine the fat content of the meat and they also use some different calculations to determine the yield of the carcass. The BMS goes basically from 3-12 with 3-4 being average (a score of “3”), 5-7 being good (a score of “4”), and 8-12 being excellent (a score of “5”). The yield score is a letter grade A, B, or C depending on how much beef the carcass will yield. The best score you can get on a Kobe steak is an A5. This is the best of the best. A3 and A4 are still very, very good but A5 or a high yield with a BMS score of over 8 is about the best you can get.

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and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat. The beef they produce is considered better than prime. The meat from such wagyu cattle is known for its quality, and commands a high price. We can’t raise true Kobe beef in the U.S. It’s very similar counterpart is known as American Style Kobe beef.

Wagyu cattle were originally draft animals used in agriculture, and were selected for their physical endurance.

These animals are ox-like in structure and are built for endurance. This selection favored animals with more intra-muscular fat cells, or ‘marbling’ which provided a readily available energy source. As a result, the marbling occurs in the muscle of the animal rather than on the perimeter of the muscle.

American farmers imported the first Wagyu cattle from Japan in the 1970s. A few farms maintained pure bloodlines, while many have crossbred the Wagyu with American cattle.

To be termed “Wagyu,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture requires that the cow be at least 50 percent Wagyu and remain in the feedlot for a minimum of 350 days. Wagyus are fattened for much longer than the average American breed. They live

Beef to savor

When you look at an American Wagyu steak or roast the first thing you will notice is how much more fat is marbled in the meat than a regular steak and this is where the exceptional flavor and texture come from. You need to be careful to not overcook a Wagyu steak because if you do all the fat will render out of it and take away some of its charm.

The increase in popularity of tender and well marbled beef in the United States has led to the creation of American Style Kobe Beef (or American Kobe). There are many farms in the US now that either raise 100% fullblood Wagyu beef or hybrid crossbreed between Japanese Wagyu cattle and European cattles such as Angus or Holstein.

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Sires of Tomorrow

Bulls go head-to-head in this photo by Andi Harmon, LCRanchPhotography.com

A shot for thought: Buying bulls by value

By Matt Stockton and Rogr Wilson University of Nebraska-Lincoln Management Economists

Selecting and buying the right bull for your herd is a complex question involving many factors including who you are, the type of cows in your herd, and the type of calves you are marketing.

If you are only interested in producing terminal market animals you would likely select a herd sire strictly for growth and carcass qualities. Whereas if you are marketing weaned calves and retaining replacement females, you may be more likely to focus on those bulls with maternal traits.

Comparing value differences among bulls of the same type

This article has no advice or recommendation about which type or kind of bull to purchase, but zeros in on comparing value differences among bulls of the same type. This is done using the Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator Excel spreadsheet tool. This tool assumes that you are comparing value or looking at purchasing bulls that are of the type you deem important but you wish to objectively decide among them utilizing the tool to capture performance indicators, knowledge and experience.

This is similar to what many producers already do in their heads but is more formal since the information in a producer’s head must be turned into dollar values and entered into the tool. Bull buyers must be willing to objectively value in dollars what they believe each bull will provide in the form of

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added calf values, both genetically (breeding) and/ or phenotypically (performance).

Comparing the actual prices paid for bulls is only part of the equation. Including expected returns for each bull makes it more complete.

One way to evaluate among possible replacement bulls is to compare their purchase costs minus the differences in the value of their calves. This is the approach taken in the Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator.

Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator example calculation: estimated bull cost To illustrate how this decision tool might perform let’s use an example. Suppose a buyer attends a bull sale where they find 3 acceptable herd sire Continues on Page 18

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Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator CCBULL*

BULL 1

BULL 2

BULL 3

Unadjusted Bull Costs Per Weaned Calf

$97.71

$119.47

$149.76

$104.33

Adjusted Bull Costs Per Weaned Calf (Realized Costs)

$97.71

$109.47

$ 99.76

$104.33

Amount of Added Value to Equate Bull Costs

$ ----

$ 21.76

$ 52.05

$ 6.62

* CC stands for current cost estimates Above, Table 1. Estimated bull cost per weaned calf and the effects of calf’s added value due to the bull on realized costs. Below, Table 2. Estimated value of bulls to keep bull costs unchanged from the current

Bull Value Per Weaned Calf CCBULL

BULL 1

BULL 2

BULL 3

Starting Estimated Purchase Price

$4,000

$6,000

$8,000

$5,000

New Adjusted Purchase Price

$ ----

$5,223

$7,865

$4,563

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candidates to purchase. These bulls are identified as 1, 2 and 3. The 3 bulls are of varying quality, each has a unique EPD and physical characteristics which causes the buyer to value each of them differently. Since they are to be sold in an auction, you estimate that they are likely to sell for the following amounts: Bull 1 ($6,000), Bull 2 ($8,000), and Bull 3 ($5,000). It is expected that these bulls cost about the same to maintain and have the same expected longevity (death, injury, reproductive performance, etc.); the only differences would be the ownership costs, depreciation, and the added value of the calves.

Our example uses annual individual bull costs of $750 for feed, a 6% expected rate of return on investment, 4 years of serviceable life, 25 cows bred per year, a 110% replacement cost, a 2% chance of death and a 5% chance of injury, $300 of non-feed costs (vet, medicine, etc.), and $120 of miscellaneous expense (labor, management, transportation).

The expected average value added for each calf

weaned over the current bull battery is estimated to be $10 more for Bull 1, $50 more for Bull 2 and $0 more for Bull 3. The expected calving rate for this herd is 87% regardless of which bull is used.

These values were entered into the Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator spreadsheet and resulted in three different unadjusted costs per weaned calf, which were $119.47 for Bull 1, $149.76 for Bull 2, and $104.33 for Bull 3. These are listed in the first row of Table 1.

If costs were all that are considered, Bull 3 has the lowest annual unadjusted cost per weaned calf of $104.33. However, if the expected average value added by each bull is included in the analysis ($10 more for Bull 1, $50 more for Bull 2, and $0 more for Bull 3), Bull 2 becomes the best buy since the adjusted costs per weaned calf of $99.76 is lower than all other bulls. Adjusted cost is equal to unadjusted costs per weaned calf ($149.76) minus the added value of the weaned calf ($50). This adjusted cost is more than $4 per calf less than Bull 3 and more than $9 less than Bull 1. The adjusted results are recorded in the second row of Table 1.

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Note that the CCBull column in Table 1 has the lowest unadjusted and adjusted cost and represents an estimate of the user’s current bull costs. This column indicates that current production costs are lower than any of the 3 bulls considered in the example for purchase. The last row in Table 1 shows the estimated added value of calves from each of the bulls needed to keep cost constant.

The added value per calf needed is $21.76, $52.05 and $6.62 for Bulls 1, 2, and 3 respectively. Any amount less than this value would result in an increase in net breeding cost. To demonstrate this point, Bull 1, purchased for $6000, has an expected $119.47 unadjusted cost per weaned calf and a $109.47 adjusted cost per weaned calf (due to a $10 expected added value of the calf) and would, therefor, require an additional $11.76 added calf value to keep net breeding cost unchanged from estimated current net breeding costs of $97.71 .

Bull Value Cow-Q-Lator example calculation: estimated value of bulls Another way this worksheet might be useful is use it to estimate the purchase price of a bull or set of bulls while maintaining a designated net breeding cost. To illustrate how this might be done suppose the same buyer from above wants to keep adjusted costs per weaned calf at the same level as their estimated current costs, the CCBull column in Table 1.

In this case the buyer wishes to determine what the bull/s purchase price/s would be in order to maintain current net breeding costs. These cost estimates can be simply obtained by changing the bull purchase price/s for the selected animal/s, until their adjusted costs per weaned calf matches the CCBull’s adjusted per weaned calf costs (Row 2, Table 1). Using this technique along with the information from the first example, it is estimated that Bull 1 would be priced at $5,223, Bull 2 at $7,865 and Bull 3 at $4,563. See Table 2. These prices would be the maximum the buyer should be willing to pay for these bulls if the designated goal costs (net breeding costs) are to be maintained.

Conclusion Whether you use this worksheet or develop something else when purchasing your herd sire, it is important to remember to try and include an accurate estimate of the added value to production gained or lost by using that sire as well as knowing the total purchase costs. This may require some effort since not all benefits and costs are easily measured or estimated. To accomplish this, each animal purchase should be as measured as objectively as possible. The closer these estimates reflect reality, the better are the chances that the decisions made using that information will achieve the desired results. F

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Weaning Strategies to Keep Calves Healthy, Part II

By Heather Smith Thomas Special to the Rancher

Vaccination timing is important when weaning calves. In her Masters’ study at Colorado State University, Dr. Katy Lippolis (Oregon State University) looked at calves’ immune response to vaccinations. “We know that nose-flap and fenceline-weaned calves spend more time eating during the first few days after being separated from the cows. They are less stressed and spend more time lying down, relaxed, rather than walking around bawling. But even if you are using a low-stress

weaning method, calves should be vaccinated prior to weaning to provide optimum response to vaccination,” she says.

Lippolis looked at 3 different vaccination regimes. The first was vaccination at weaning and then a booster 30 days later at feedlot entry. The second was vaccination 15 days before weaning and a booster 30 days later (15 days before feedlot entry). The third was vaccination 15 days after weaning and a booster 30 days later (15 days after feedlot entry). “We wanted to see if timing of vaccination could influence feedlot performance. Most of us give the vaccinations at weaning because

that’s when we have hands on those calves, so we wanted to see if calves benefit from that vaccination compared with earlier or later vaccination— since the stress at weaning could hinder the calves’ ability to mount a good immune response.”

In her study, the early treatment (vaccination 15 days before weaning and a booster 15 days before feedlot entry) resulted in a little better gain and those calves seemed to have developed a little better immune response. Hitting them earlier with the vaccination had a benefit, but this means you have to get them in ahead of weaning.

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give calves vaccinations 2 to 3 weeks before the actual separation from the cows, so they will have some immunity to the most common viral diseases before they are stressed. “In our research, the best thing we found was what we developed many years ago in our Ranch to Rail program, where the Vac45 protocols evolved. That’s become an industry standard. In that process, the protocol that actually worked the best was when a rancher was able to gather the cattle a month before weaning and give calves the viral and clostridial shots, and then boost those a week after weaning. It’s not a good idea to do anything with the calves right at weaning because you want that to be a stress-free day. Giving the booster vaccinations a week to 10 days later worked better than anything, but not very many people will do that and it may not be economical to do that,” he says.

“Another method that works really well is to vaccinate the calves at branding time with a viral component as well as their clostridial vaccination (Blackleg, etc.). You don’t get much of an immune response to the viral vaccine at that time, but it creates a memory response. Then when the immune system sees that antigen again at weaning time, that second shot produces an enhanced immune response. You can get the calves weaned and give them that booster within 10 days. That works very well for most people,” says Gill.

“The third best thing we found in our studies-if you didn’t get any vaccinations into calves at branding--was to vaccinate them at weaning and then booster 14 to 21 days later, though I think it’s still best to wait at least 7 to 10 days before you put the first round into them, so you aren’t stressing them so much on the actual weaning day. The other important thing is to talk to your veterinarian to discuss whether or not you need pasteurella vaccine or histophilus somni, and also talk about which clostridial vaccines you should use. Those gram negative vaccines are pretty stressful so you don’t want to stack too many at the same time.”

The timing of vaccines is very important. The more of these you can give a calf pre-weaning, the better, to have less stress on the immune system

before you actually separate those calves from their mothers. “You might do this at branding, or give a pre-weaning shot if you get a chance, and then boost it somewhere in the weaning phase. This is something you can discuss with your veterinarian, looking at where the cattle are going and knowing what the buyer wants them to have,” he explains.

“All too often we add pasteurella to a vaccine protocol way too late. It should probably be given 90 days before the cattle are going to be stressed or exposed. Timing is critical. In our Ranch to Rail program we didn’t find it to be beneficial if the rest of the recommendations were followed, but most protocols today require it to be a component of the Vac45 verification program.”

Parasite management Another aspect of good weaning protocols is parasite control. There is a lot of current research that shows the benefit of deworming calves. “If

we deworm at branding time, we see an increase in weaning weight, at least here in our part of the country. This may be different farther west or north in drier environments where parasites may not be such an issue. Here in the South, however, we’ll see a good response to deworming the calves,” says Gill.

“If we can keep a calf’s parasite load down until he can develop some natural resistance or tolerance for parasites, this helps. Otherwise a heavy parasite load puts a drain on nutrients and adds stress on the immune system. Deworming calves is a fairly easy thing to do and I always recommend that this be done fairly early, or at least on the day you wean them if you haven’t had a chance to do it sooner, even if you don’t do anything else to them that day. You could put a little dewormer on them as they are leaving the corral, for instance.”

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inated the pastures might be, and the history of parasite loads in cattle on your ranch. If calves are heavily parasitized or even moderately parasitized those parasites will add another drain and stress on their system.

“Many people here in Texas get their cattle in during early July to treat for parasites and cattle grubs, and if they can deworm the calves at that same time, it will help set them up for the weaning phase. Most people focus on the cows, but it’s a good idea to deworm the calves, too, while they have the cattle in,” says Gill.

“Some people don’t want to work the calves in the heat of summer and feel it’s too stressful—and it can be stressful if it’s stretched out too far during the day. But the benefits outweigh the stress of processing the cattle in July. It just needs to be done early in the day before it gets too hot, and not during the worst heat wave.”

Stockmanship techniques to reduce stress

\One of the best ways to reduce stress at weaning is to use low-stress handling and stockmanship methods to quiet the calves when they are separated from their mothers—especially if they are being weaned in a corral or their mothers are taken clear away rather than just through the fence. “Even if you get them sorted and separated quietly and put them in a pen or pasture without a lot of hassle, those calves will still be walking the fence and bawling. Someone needs to get in there with them and quietly change their focus. This is part of the process we call acclimation, to get them settled into their new situation smoothly,” says Gill.

“There’s usually one or two instigators of the fence-walking and bawling, so if you can get those calves to stop walking/bawling and focus on you, this helps. If you do this periodically during the first day or two, the calves start to realize that they can stop and relax and rest. They start looking to the person for some reassurance and guidance, just as they always looked to their mothers to do that.

You are their surrogate. You need to take charge of that group and let them know you can settle them down and that you are the one providing their feed. Being a distraction for them, you reduce a lot of their stress,” he explains.

“We used to have a preconditioning operation and that’s when I really got into the stockmanship part of it. We found we could really reduce our sickness, morbidity rates and mortality rates. The problems dropped to almost nothing after we implemented good handling practices. This aspect of weaning is more valuable than most people realize. Most people separate the calves from the cows and just leave them in the pen or pasture and don’t go back out there to do anything with them until they quit bawling,” he says. If you relieve the stress the first day or two, they stop bawling a lot quicker.

Early weaning –

David Bohnert (Oregon State University) says early weaning can be a good option some years. “It can be a challenge because you have to manage the calves more intensively, but this strategy can help if forage supplies are short in late summer/fall,” he says. You can decrease the forage requirements of the cow by early weaning.

You can also increase market options for the calves, but what works for one producer may not work for another. You must figure it out regarding cattle prices and the cost of feed you’d need for the calves, and make it all work—to see if it would be the best economical solution. Some years will be very different, regarding feed sources.

With early weaning it is important to have an adequate high-quality feed for the calves that is very palatable. “You’ll have to give them a supplement if you wean early and maintain them on your place to sell later. The ration for those calves must be nutrient dense, with a lot of energy, protein and minerals,” he says. Those young calves won’t eat a lot at first, so the feed has to be palatable and every bite packed with nutrients.

If a person is going to wean early it’s important to reduce stress as much as possible.

Fenceline weaning and nose-flap weaning both work well if you have the facilities or can get the calves in to install the nose flaps and then take them out again. “Research has shown that we can decrease weight loss in those calves, and reduce the indications of stress (bawling, fence-walking etc. compared to the amount of time eating and lying down) compared to abrupt weaning,” says Bohnert.

One problem with fenceline weaning if you use a feed truck to go out there or to take any feed to the calves is that the cows will start bawling when they hear the truck, and want to come to the feed.

If the cows start bawling, this will set the calves off again. “I always recommend a different way to go out there to feed the calves or to interact with them. Go out on foot or on an ATV, or some other way that won’t attract the cows and start them bawling—or it just compounds the calves’ restlessness,” he says.

If a person has to wean in corrals and can’t do fenceline weaning, you have good access to those calves and the cows aren’t there. It’s just you interacting with the calves and the cows aren’t distracting them across the fence. “That’s where stockmanship is very important and can make a big difference for those calves,” says Gill.

The beef industry is slowly learning the impor-

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tance of low-stress handling and stockmanship, and the dollar value of these methods. “It’s taking longer than it ought to, for people to figure this out, because tradition is hard to break. Some aspects of tradition are good, and some we just need to tweak, and sometimes we don’t know what to tweak or how to tweak it. The people I have issues with are the ones who know how to do it better, but don’t do it, or the ones who don’t want to find out how to do things better. We can all get better at this,” says Gill.

“I don’t consider the weaning phase over until those calves get on the truck or get moved somewhere else. It’s important to manage the stress, whether pre-weaning or post-weaning. It all goes back to stockmanship and acclimating those cattle to the system rather than trying to force them through it. You don’t want to be doing it in such a hurry that all you are focusing on is time. We have to do it in a way that the calves know how to get through the system comfortably and it’s not a damaging stress—so that when we get to the other end of the program they are in just as good a shape as they were before we started through it,” he says.

“Sometimes we get them off to a good start, quietly, and then in two weeks we rush out there and vaccinate them. That’s a mistake, because the vaccines aren’t as effective in stressed calves—and we’ve just put a stress on those calves by hurrying.

Often we do a lot of good things (handling the vaccine correctly, administering it properly, etc.) and then get in a hurry when we are processing cattle. You don’t have to be painfully slow when processing, but it’s important to be smooth and quiet to make sure those calves are not stressed and can mount a good immune response.”

He advises against using hot shots, loud noise or dogs. “Some dogs are quiet and good at bringing cattle in, but once you get the cattle into the working facility it’s best to not have dogs in there.

It’s also a good idea to get the calves accustomed to the way you’ll be handling them in the working facility. If they’ve never seen a person on foot, you need to get them used to that ahead of time,” says Gill.

“A lot of operations that do everything horseback have problems in the corral because those calves don’t learn to make the transition from someone horseback to someone on foot.” This can be very stressful for calves the first time they see someone on foot; they may run wildly and crash into fences.

“If cattle are always handled horseback, talk someone into getting off their horse occasionally.

All you have to do in the acclimation phase is lead your horse as you go through the calves. This gets them used to seeing someone on foot so that when they go to a marketing facility or see the truck driver, they don’t freak out,” he says. F

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Bulls have an attitude, and so do buffalo!

ulls; The male of bovine spices comes in many shapes, color and sizes, I might add attitude to that list also.

In my many trips over the mountain I have had the opportunity to meet quite a few of those critters.

My first recollection was growing up on the ranch in Starr Valley, Nev. In those days almost all the ranchers turned out on the BLM in common with each other. Most of the ranchers had decent cattle, either Herfords or Angus, and tried to put good quality bulls out with them.

All except one ol rancher who had the “rainbow” herd, he had every color, shape, and breed known to man. His bull contribution was, at branding time, he kept eight or 10 of the biggest calves, as bull replacements, no matter what they looked like.

The neighboring ranchers had a little meeting and decided to improve his herd and turned out an extra black bull or two and a few of the ol boy’s undesirables came home as nice big steers! The Ol rancher remarked to one of his neighbors, “Sure got a lot of black calves this year. Those black bulls must be real busy at night?”

I took a job riding for the O X Cattle company, south of Las Vegas, that was my first introduction to Brahma cattle, an big long eared, big horned, big humped bulls.

One morning at the cook shack, the cook said, “The Santa Fe Railroad called last night, said that Brahma bull is on the tracks again.”

The boss said a few adult words and told me, “Take the stock truck down to Amboy about 25 miles away, go down the tracks to the old shipping corrals, there was a corral and a loading chute, load the rotten SOB and haul him to the far end of the ranch. There is an old shed where the scale used to be, he likes to hang out there. Better take your horse.”

As I pulled up to the loading chute, there was no bull in sight. The thought crossed my mind, me being

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working good, but it was Well Sheet! Now what am I going a wee bit intimating when to do? So, I saddle Black Jack and they were bigger than the rode very carefully around them, horses we were riding. careful not to step on too many Shawn, the girl who beets. They took one look at me and worked for me named stampeded for the feed lot, mowing them Larry, Curly and down sugar beets as they went!

The lot they had jumped out of, Moe. by the way had a 6-ft. fence. They While in Ft Worth one stopped at the fence and one at a time I saw a guy with one Commentary by time cleared it by a foot. Larry, Curly arm and long bull whip David W. Glaser and Mo were home. and a couple trained bufNow how do you uptrain a bufOrder David’s book ‘Cutting Loose’ falo, that would jump up falo?

E-mail dhranch3@gmail.com on his trailer. I came home A wiser person than me, that with the great idea, you or call 208-989-5404. would be the beet farmer, suggested know me? “I’m going to a hot wire in about two feet in from train my Buffs to jump.” the “Newbe” on the ranch, that they the feed lot fence.

That should have come under the might be pulling a fast one on me as Larry was the first one to touch it, Bad Idea category, but it was a piece he bawled and snorted, threw his tail I wandered over to the shed.

That thought disappeared in a of cake, had them going over five- in the air and bounced to the other flash as I rounded the corner and and-a-half-foot gate in no time. Had side of the pen. He must have told came face to face with the biggest, My chest puffed way out, could see the other two or they witnessed it, scariest, meanest looking Gray Brah- the headlines David Glaser Buffa- cause that ended the fence jumping. ma bull I’d ever seem. Feet don’t lo Trainer. Then one morning my It is a little humiliating to think a Buffail me now, but they did, it seemed neighbor called, “Hey Dave your falo is smarter the you are.

I was frozen to the ground, as he Buffs are in my beet field.”

It’s all in a Day’s Ride! F lowered his head and walked right up to me.

Turned out he was just a pet, and only wanted me to scratch his ears.

The boys at the ranch had neglected to share that bit of information.

Not sure who came up with the idea to use buffalo to train cutting horses, but the newest rage took off like wild fire.

Sale starts at 11:00 a.m. ♦ Sifting Friday, February 16 A friend of mine and I found a FALLON LIVESTOCK LLC. ♦ FALLON, NEVADA herd up by Jorden Valley Ore., and we contacted the guy and hauled a FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2018 couple trailers over to purchase a few FBS Stock Dog Trial • 8:00 a.m. young buffalo.

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We had never been around any Cowdog Auction will take place during the sale. of these critters and so had never worked them either. It became obviChurchill Co. Cowbelles Dinner/Dance & FBS Awards Presentation Social Hour: 5:30 p.m. • Dinner 6:30 p.m. • Dance 8:00 p.m. • Fallon Convention Center ous to us the owner had very little experience also – it was a wonder someone didn’t get killed!

Long story short, I got three little bulls and Toby got six or so in his trailer. The next step was training them, I read the book and watched the video, it was a learning experiFor more information or to request a sale catalog, please call the Sale Office: ence for both of us, but we got them broke.

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Nevada Cattlemen’s 82nd Annual Joint Convention and Tradeshow The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association is eager to announce this year’s convention. The 82nd Annual Nevada Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show to be held December 4-6, 2017 in Elko NV. As NCA members around the state gather in Elko, we will celebrate a lifetime of traditions, revise and review policies, and take a chance to enjoy our friends and neighbors.

At convention members of the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, guest speakers and vendors that provide services to the beef cattle industry will join together to celebrate the Nevada Livestock Industry. NCA staff and officers are working hard to provide you with a memorable and educational experience.

Registration for convention can be found on our website. If you are interested in attending and would like more information please call the office at 1-775-738-9214 or email nca@nevadabeef.org. The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank the sponsors and exhibitors; they help make our event a success.

A tentative schedule of convention is shown at right, or please look online at our website. We are constantly updating it. We look forward to seeing you all at convention! F

Pre-convention meetings The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association has scheduled the pre-convention committee meetings for Private Lands, Public Lands, Animal Issues and Legislative Affairs to be held on November 13 and 14, 2017. The purpose of these pre-convention meetings is to review expiring resolutions and draft any new resolutions prior to convention. This is done in an effort to expedite the process at convention where full membership approval is sought. Active NCA members are welcome to participate in these pre-convention meetings. The Animal Issues committee will begin at 9:00 a.m. on November 13 at the American AgCredit Office, 978 Commercial St, Elko, NV 89801 followed by Private Lands then Legislative Affairs. The Public Lands committee will begin at 9:00 a.m. on November 14 at the Humboldt county fairgrounds extension office, 1085 Fairgrounds Rd, Winnemucca, NV 89445. Should you have questions or would like to bring forward a resolution or change an existing policy or resolution, please come to these meetings and become a part of the process.

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Cattlemen’s Association Convention Schedule (Tentative schedule, subject to change)

Monday, December 4 6 – 10 a.m.

6 a.m. – 5 p.m.

7 – 11 a.m.

7 –11 a.m.

9 – 10 a.m.

10 a.m.

10 – 10:30 a.m.

10:30 – 11:45 a.m.

11 a.m. – 12 12 – 1:30 p.m.

1:30 – 2 p.m.

2 – 4 p.m.

2 – 5 p.m.

4 – 7 p.m.

5:30 – 7 p.m.

7 p.m.

Exhibitor Move-In Registration Open NV WoolGrowers Breakfast NV CattleWomen’s Breakfast & General Membership Meeting Private Lands, Wildlife & Environmental Mgt Cmte Meeting Trade Show Opens Break in the Tradeshow – Snacks and coffee to be provided Cattlemen’s College Session 1 Rangeland Resources Commission Nevada Beef Council Lunch Nevada Land Action Association Committee Meeting NCA Federal Lands Committee Meeting NV CattleWomen’s Executive Committee and CattleWomen’s Board of Directors Meeting Tradeshow Reception – Hors d’oeuvres, Wine & Beer Tasting Presidents Reception Night on the Town

Tuesday, December 5

7 a.m. – 5 p.m.

7:30 – 9 a.m.

7 a.m. – 1 p.m.

9 – 9:30 a.m.

9:30 – 11 a.m.

10 a.m. – 1 p.m.

11 – 12 a.m.

12 – 1:15 p.m.

1:15 – 1:30 p.m.

1 – 4 p.m.

1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

2:30 – 4 p.m.

4 – 4:30 p.m.

4:30 – 6 p.m.

6 p.m.

6 – 7 p.m.

7 – 11 p.m.

Registration Open Inspirational Breakfast Allied Industry Council Trade Show Bloody Mary Bar Open 7 – 10 a.m.

Break in the Tradeshow Legislative Affairs Committee Meeting “Cattlemen and Politics for the Future” Central Grazing Committee Meeting w/Lunch Cattlemen’s College Session 2– BQA Certification by Zoetis Animal Health CattleFax Lunch Break in the Tradeshow QuickBooks by Pacific Intermountain Mortgage Research & Education Committee Meeting General Session – With Keynote Speaker, John Ruhs Break in the Tradeshow Animal Health & Livestock Issues Committee Meeting Trade Show closes Cocktail Hour NCA Annual Awards Banquet

7 – 11 a.m.

7:30 – 9 a.m.

9 – 10 a.m.

10 – 1 p.m.

Registration Open NCA Breakfast spon. by Nevada Rangeland Resources Commission General NCA Membership Meeting NCA Board of Directors Meeting w/lunch

Wednesday, December 6

Small Barn at 11:00 (Goats, Sheep, Pigs) Cattle Sale at 1:00 PM (Steers, Heifers, Cows, Bulls, Horses)

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$500,000 available to Nevada producers for 2018 water conservation projects Applications are due Nov. 20

By Jake Dick, agriculturist Nevada Department of Agriculture

Throughout Nevada’s history, farmers and ranchers have faced and overcome issues that arise from drought. Over the years, severe droughts have been a threat to Nevada agriculture, which plays a crucial role in Nevada’s economy.

To better prepare Nevada’s producers for drought conditions, Governor Brian Sandoval has put together a task force to provide resources and promote water conservation and management activities. This year, the Nevada Department of Agriculture secured $500,000 for water saving and conservation projects in 2018.

The Nevada Department of Agriculture (NDA) is seeking proposals from agricultural and livestock producers who are dedicated to imple-

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menting projects that facilitate water saving and conservation efforts. The request for applications (RFA) may be found on the NDA website, and applications must be submitted to the NDA by Nov. 20 at 5 p.m.

After review, individual projects that support the development and use of water saving technology and/ or best management practices will be selected. The most successful applications will include projects that improve water efficiency by 1.5 acre-feet in over-allocated basins; however, projects with a lower impact in other areas will still be competitively reviewed.

To be considered, producers will need to describe the sustainability of their proposed water conservation projects, their operation’s need for the project, the ways they will reduce water usage and the methods they will use to evaluate their water savings.

Producers must show their oper-

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ation has been in business for at least three years or that they are well-established. It is also important that producers have means of measuring or calculating water usage prior to implementing their projects to demonstrate efficiency and/or a change in their water usage.

This funding opportunity supports sustainable agricultural practices, which are in line with the goals of Governor Sandoval’s drought initiative, as well as the NDA mission.

Funding recipients will continue to produce food and fiber that support the economy, while reducing the use of water.

Proposals should be submitted by email to Jake Dick at jdick@agri. nv.gov AND mailed or delivered via hard copy to 405 South 21st St. Sparks, NV 89431. Visit agri.nv.gov/ administration/grant_opportunities to view the RFA, application and scoring rubric. F

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Bulls in the hood

By Jennifer Whiteley The Nevada Rancher Magazine

Fall works should be slowing down if not wrapping up. Cows are gathered, spring calves shipped, and we will be feeding hay before we know it.

Bulls can definitely be a challenge to work with. They are bigger than cows, and probably don’t get handled as much as a cow does.

They also tend to be overlooked because they are only needed for a couple of months a year.

The clincher is, a successful breeding season depends on healthy bulls.

While breeding season is just wrapping up, it never hurts to look ahead to the next breeding season. Fall works is a good time to evaluate your bulls for the next year. The body condition of a bull post breeding may be a good indicator of what has happened during the breeding season. If bulls are in poor body condition, it may be an indicator that something is going on with your cow herd that prevented an early season breed-up. Their body condition score is an excellent indicator as to how he has performed this season. If a bull has done his job well, chances are he has lost weight. Post breeding is the ideal time to assess body condition, check for lameness, eye issues, and other injuries, as well as test for Trichomoniasis.

At top, cowboy Cody Williams steps aside to let a recently sorted out bull through the gate.

Crawford Cattle, Paradise Valley, Nevada.

Above, Ccwboy Tucker Jolley sorts out a bull during Crawford Cattle fall works near Paradise Valley, Nev. Many large cattle operations pull bulls in the fall, when cattle are brought to the corral to wean and preg. test.

At left, bulls graze as cattle are gathered at Crawford Cattle of Paradise Valley for weaning.

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At top, a Crawford Cattle Charolais bull of Paradise Valley, Nevada makes his way down the alley. Worming and Trich testing are two issues that are easily dealt with in the fall.

At right, a cowgirl works her horse on a bull while the cowboys wait for trucks to come and load cattle. Diamond A Ranch, Seligman, Ariz.

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Counter-Points Busting Myths and Talking Back

Organic Vs. Conventional

Is Organic Food Really Better for You?

By Jennifer Whiteley The Nevada Rancher

WINNEMUCCA Nev.-Everywhere we turn, we are urged to eat organic, non-GMO, grass fed, antibiotic free, free range, the list goes on and on. Buying vegetables in the supermarket, you are faced with the inevitable choice: conventional or organic? It’s a complex question, that carries a different significance for different people. It could mean healthier or more nutritious, or it could mean more ecofriendly, or even tastier. It can mean clean, good, or more expensive. We are told that organic is more nutritious, it improves animal welfare, and helps the environment. Being both health and environmentally conscious, what we eat is seen as more important than ever. Is organic better, or is it all marketing hype?

In a nutshell, a 2012 study performed by Stanford University’s Center for Health Policy that compared organic and conventionally produced foods found no evidence for organics being more nutritious. They determined “Scientific studies do not show that organic products are more nutritious or safer than conventional foods.”

In 2010, the organic food industry was estimated at $29 billion, and has continued to grow by about 10% a year. A March 2016 Consumer Reports analysis found that on average, organic food is 47% more expensive than conventional food. Organic food is more expensive to produce, a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that it only costs about 5-7% more to produce organic food. The price difference is not really justified, and organic farming has become more profitable than regular farming.

From a price point of view, organic has become a synonym for luxury.

Jennifer Whitely, Nevada Rancher

Conscientious farmers and ranchers place their animal’s welfare and safety as one of their most important jobs, whether they are raising organic, or conventional.

In 2012, a meta-analysis (a study of several similar studies) was published. A Stanford team analyzed 240 studies: 17 comparing populations consuming organic and conventional diets, and 223 studies that compared either the nutrient levels or the bacterial, fungal, or pesticide contamination or various fruits, vegetables, grains, meats, milk, poultry, and eggs grown organically and conventionally. They found that there is little significant difference in the health benefits between organic and conventional foods. They also found that there were no consistent differences in the vitamin content of organic products versus their conventionally produced counterparts. Protein and fat content were similar, granting a significant difference was reported in organic milk, which contained higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids.

The most discussed environmental advantage of organic foods is that they don’t have any chemical pesticides, but a 2010 study found that organic pesticides can actually have worse environmental impacts that conventional ones. While people choose organic food to avoid pesticides, organic food is completely non-GMO and some plants are

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less resistant to disease, so more organic pesticides must be used. The difference between organic pesticides and conventional pesticides is not that big. Organic pesticides come from natural sources and are not processed, but can contain the exact same substances as regular pesticides. Organic pesticides pose the same health risks as conventional pesticides.

Animals on organic farms are not generally healthier either, like we are led to believe. A fiveyear US study showed that organic health outcomes are similar to that of conventional dairies. Organic principles and regulations are designed to ensure that animals are treated humanely. There are strict rules on the way animals are housed, guaranteeing a degree of comfort for the animals. Organic pigs and poultry may enjoy better access to open areas, but this increases their load of parasites, pathogens, and predators. Conscientious farmers and ranchers place their animal’s welfare and safety as one of their most important jobs, whether they are raising organic, or conventional.

For a single organic farm field, organic farming uses less energy, emits less greenhouse gas-

The National Organic Program (run by the USDA) is in charge of the legal definition of organic in the United States and does organic certification. ses, nitrous oxide and ammonia, and causes less nitrogen leeching than a conventional field.

The drawback is that each organic field yields much less than a conventional field. To grow the same amount of organic produce as conventional produce, you need much more land, about 84% more.

Essentially, the average organic produce results in the emission of about as much greenhouse gasses as their conventional counterpart, and about % more nitrous oxide, ammonia, and acidification.

To produce the amount of food America uses today, but organically, we would require increasing our farmland by the size of almost two United Kingdoms. Because organic agriculture is now done mostly by big corporations, not local producers,

and the lower yields combined with the intensive use of machinery means that overall, in terms of emissions and pollution, organic agriculture is usually worse for the environment than conventional agriculture.

Essentially, organic food is a rich world phenomenon, with 90% of sales in North America and Europe.

Despite a large increase in organic sales over the past 15 years, just 1 percent of global cropland is organic.

Almost half of humanity depends on food grown with synthetic fertilizers.

Nobel Prize winner for starting the Green Revolution, Norman Borlaug pointed out that organic farming on a global scale would leave billions without food.

Organics are not healthier or better for animals. A widespread organics revolution will increase environmental damage, and decrease global forests.

Associated Press photo

Cage-free chickens walk in a fenced pasture. In contrast with federal organic regulations that say cage-free chickens must have outdoor access, commercial cage-free operations keep thousands of hens inside a barn with no outdoor access, which can lead to a death match when chickens try to fly and smash into either one another or barn fixtures. Plus, farmers get up to 10 percent fewer eggs and significantly higher production costs when the hens are freed of the cages.

If you want to eat healthier foods and minimize your environmental impact, you should buy local. Local produce is cost competitive with supermarkets, the goods will be fresher, less

carbon dioxide is emitted, and local producers will be more than happy to answer any questions you might have. Promoting local and small businesses is and added benefit. F

Associated Press photo

Many people like to purchase organic produce because they believe that it has not been sprayed with pesticides. This is not a correct assumption. The fact is most organic fruits and vegetables have been sprayed, but with different products. They may use pesticides that are derived from plants.

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Public Invited to the NRCS Nevada State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting on Nov. 9 The public is invited to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Nevada State Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Thursday, Nov. 9 from 9 a.m. – noon. NRCS will host the meeting at the NRCS Nevada State Office at 1365 Corporate

Blvd. in Reno. Remote video locations will be available at the USDA Service Center, NRCS offices in: Ely, Caliente, Elko, Fallon, Las Vegas, Lovelock, Minden, Winnemucca and Yerington, as well as the Carson City Rural Development Office. The remote video locations are set up across the state for added convenience to our participants.

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Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the WNC Fallon Campus, 160 Campus Way in Fallon. Cost is $95 if registered by Oct. 27 and $100 after this date.

Additional farm or family members can register for $50 per person. Lunch and a ranch tour are included.

Online registration is available at www.wnc.edu/specialty-crop-institute.

Field professional Spencer Smith will teach attendees how to implement a holistic farm plan that can improve soil and improve production and profits.

Attendees will learn how to read ecosystem processes, time grazing to produce the best grass-finished livestock, build healthy soil and integrate livestock

into cropping systems. The workshop includes a ranch tour where attendees will learn how to read soil health indicators and develop an action plan to address issues unique to their agricultural operation.

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AGENCY NOTES

Society for Range Management hosts annual meeting Jan. 28-Feb. 2 Special to the Rancher

Don’t miss the Society for Range Management 71st Annual Meeting, Technical Training, and Trade Show, Jan. 28-Feb. 2 at The Nugget in Sparks.

Join the best and brightest minds, including producers, land managers, scientists, educators, students and conservationists, and learn about the newest research, management strategies, and ideas for the future of the rangelands. “Empowerment through Applied Science” is this year’s theme.

“Our goal is to bring together ranchers, land managers, and scientists, so we all understand the

benefits of science and management and put them into action for sustainable rangeland resources,” said Ryan Shane, meeting co-chair. “And we are pleased to announce that Larry Selzer, President and Chief Executive Office of The Conservation Fund, will be participating in the Plenary Session during the annual meeting.”

Selzer leads an executive team that charts The Conservation Fund’s strategy as it pursues its mission of better integrating environmental protection with economic vitality.

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servation solutions in which more Americans can participate. He has launched efforts to restore and manage working forests, design and implement mitigation solutions, seed small green business, and engage more diverse communities in conservation.

“We will also be holding a Producer’s Forum during the meeting,” said Mark Freese, who is co-chairing the meeting with Shane. “The Producer’s Forum will consist of oneand-a-half days of symposia and panel discussions on applying the art and science of range management in the Great Basin.”

The Producer’s Forum will include presentations by the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative, “Herd Quitter” Kit Pharo, and University of Nevada Professor Dr. Barry Perryman. A panel discussion including ranchers and land management agency staff will discuss collaborative process, results based grazing, and cooperative monitoring.

Several technical tours are planned. A tour of the Carson and Walker River watersheds will include: a look at their history, geology, and ecology, including historic land uses; Native American traditional uses; future desired condition; and how collaborative conservation planning for the Bi-State and Greater sage grouse was used to tie it all together. The tour on wild horse and burro management will ensure an understanding of the various aspects of their management by hiking in a herd management area and touring an inmate training facility.

On the wildlife and agriculture tour, guests will visit ranches during winter calving season to view bald eagles and many other bird species in one place.

Finally, the targeted grazing tour will highlight targeted grazing applications for vegetation, weed, and fuels management. You’ll discuss recent precedent-setting decisions by the Bureau of Land Management and hear what lies ahead.

Social events are also planned, including ski days, tours of Virginia City and Lake Tahoe, the Brenn Hill and Andy Nelson concert, fun run, and a Basque Heritage Dinner.

“We have nearly 100 people contributing to the effort of organizing and hosting the event,” said Shane.

“Nevada has a reputation of hosting very successful and memorable meetings and we aim to maintain our reputation this time around. If you would like to join the team and contribute, please contact Amy Ruhs, volunteer coordinator, at 775-293-2017 or amy.ruhs@nv.usda.gov.”

Exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities are available. Meeting registration, and exhibitor, and sponsorship packages are available on the SRM 2018 Annual Meeting website at annualmeeting.rangelands.org.

For questions or information about the Trade Show, contact Tim Rubald at 2t@charter.net or tim@rubaldandassociates.com, or text to 775790-0035. For information about sponsorships, contact Tye Morgan at tmorgan.srm2018@gmail.com.

Book hotel rooms at The Nugget using group code GSRM18 and reference the SRM Annual Meeting to get the discounted rate. Students must state they are a student to be placed in the student room block at the special rate.

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How much does an open cow cost in High Desert country?

By Sarah Hummel, DVM

Read more from Dr. Sarah Hummel at: sarahhummeldvm.wordpress.com

Special to the Rancher

As fall is well upon us, the cow work ramps up. We are busy gathering cattle from the range, weaning calves, and finishing up all our loose ends from the summer. Many ranchers are also running their cattle through the chute to see if they are doing their job; producing a calf for the subsequent year. A brief online search of how much an open cow costs, leads to several articles and university extension sites giving estimates ranging from $400-$900 a year! Yikes! These estimates are generalized to a national level, so how much does it cost ranchers in our high desert country? Is it the same?

More? Less?

A quick economic analysis based on conservative numbers, I found that it costs roughly $307.80 to just keep an open cow every year. This number, however, does not include anything pertaining to labor, maintenance, water supply ect. It is a conservative estimate based on feeding a cow 4 months out of a year, supplementing her with an average macro/ micro mineral product 4 months out of the year, being on BLM range 8 months out of the year and vaccinating with a basic vaccine protocol. If one open cow costs $307 a year and a reasonable pregnancy rate of range cattle is 93%, then for every one hundred cows, the seven open cows are costing you AT LEAST $2,149!

It costs about $300-$350 to have a

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21st Annual Van Norman and Friends Production Sale results Committed to bringing together some of the best breeding in the industry

By Linda Bunch Special to the Rancher

ELKO, Nev.- Quality trumped quantity at the 21st Annual Van Norman and friends Production held September 15-16 at the Elko Co. Fairgrounds in Elko, Nevada. Of the 82 horses cataloged, 69 horses of all ages sold for an all-time high gross of $355, 500 and an average of $5,152. Horses of riding age sold for an average of $7,622 while nineteen started two-year olds averaged $5774.00!

Nine yearlings averaged $1833 and eighteen weanlings averaged $1633.

The sale’s high seller was Smart Smokum Pepto, who brought a final bid of $18,000. The 2011 red roan gelding is by Smartnstylish Pepto and out of the Cobra Smoke mare Smokum Lizzie. The welltrained ranch gelding, bred by Gus Oman of Malta, Idaho, was consigned by Ike and Shanna Thomas of Grouse Creek, Utah, and was purchased by Lindsey Alvers of San Jose, California. As buyers of the high-selling horse, the Alvers were also the recipient of the beautiful quilt crafted and donated

by Karan Ferreira of Elko who is also the mama of long-time consignor, Matt Mori.

Topping the impressive lineup of two-year olds was Lot 70 DR Fancy Blue Chex bred by Dean and Sharon Rhoads of Tuscarora, Nev. This beautiful blue roan gelding ridden by Michael Mori of Tuscarora was sired by Long Tall Chexan out of DR Freckles Blue Lace. He was purchased by Gallagher Livestock of Lamoille, Nev. Prospective buyers started converging on the sale venue early Friday afternoon to tour the barns and visit with consignors. This candid viewing time, along with the comprehensive previews of riding horses and the videos posted online ahead of sale time, offered buyers one of the most extensive preview experiences to be found anywhere. The preview format for riding horses included a dry work pattern, cow work, and roping, while many of the videos showcased the horses in their home and working environments.

The Friday preview focused on riding horses that were three years old and up. The Saturday preview included the younger riding horses as well as a

Jennifer Whiteley, Nevada Rancher

Mesa Thomas of Grouse Creek heels a calf behind Ike Thomas on lot #45 during the Youth Branding Contest, showing how versatile, and what an all-around outstanding horse he is.

second opportunity to see the older ones at work.

Several of the riding horses were also previewed Friday night during the Van Norman and Friends Youth Branding Contest.

Commentary on Friday was provided by Matt Mori of Paradise Valley while Ty Van Norman did the honors on Saturday. Both were impressive in their mastery of their subject matter, interaction with the consignors, and sense of humor.

Auctioneer Steve Friskup of Muleshoe, TX, with a great support staff of ring men Buck Waite, Jody Doescher, Sam Mori, Pete Mori, Joe Cahill, and Erick Schmidt kept the bidding brisk in the barn, on the phone, and on the web. Shannon Pearce shared his usual expertise on pedigrees while Andrea Sestanovich once again ran the auction block computer and recorded bids on sale slips. Horses found

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new homes in California, Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, and Nevada.

The office procedures were personable, quick, and smooth due to an efficient staff led by Kimberly Porter with the able assistance of Kristin Kenley, Becky Lisle, and Wanda Stewart.

Guests were treated to a delicious complimentary breakfast catered by Machi’s who also provided lunch and beverages throughout the afternoon.

Full sale results can be viewed at www.vannormansale.com. More information and pictures can be found on the Van Norman and Friends Production Sale Face Book page, or follow them on Instagram @vannormanandfriends.

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High selling horse, lot #45 “Smart Smokum Pepto” consigned by Ike and Shanna Thomas of Grouse Creek, Utah brought $18,000 and was purchased

by Lindsey Alvers of San Jose, Calif.

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Shannon Pearce of New Plymouth, Idaho listens to auctioneer Steve Friskup of Muleshoe, Texas at the Van Norman and Friends Production Sale.

Linda Bunch, Special to the Rancher

High selling two-year old was Lot 70 DR Fancy Blue Chex bred by Dean and Sharon Rhoads of Tuscarora, Nev. This beautiful blue roan gelding ridden by Michael Mori of Tuscarora was sired by Long Tall Chexan out of DR Freckles Blue Lace.

During his opening address, Friskup talked about eating breakfast that morning with some of the kids at the sale. He said “In America today, if we don’t keep handing down these traditions down to the next batch, then one of these days everyone is going to sit down for the National Anthem. One of these days they’re gonna forget all about prayin.’ One of these days they’ll forget all about ranchin’ cause that herd of them born on concrete thinks milk comes out of a container and cheese burgers are made at McDonald’s. They won’t know what we know. Won’t know what we know about our country. They won’t know what we know about the god who set this up because you are one of the few places I go. I go all over the United States, and the one thing you know about Elko, Nevada…. That next generation is awesome!”

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Van Norman and Friends Production Sale Youth Branding Contest results Competition, camaraderie, and family makes for a great event!

By Jennifer Whiteley The Nevada Rancher Magazine

ELKO, Nev – The second annual Van Norman and Friends Production Sale and Youth Branding Contest was held on a very chilly Friday, September 15th evening at the Elko County Fairgrounds. Youths from ages 8 to 18 came from Nevada and Idaho to compete against each other to win beautiful belt buckles donated by the Eary family, Baumeister Family, and A & G Irrigation, and money. All of the entry fees went back to the contestants. Stock was donated by Ty Van Norman. Each contestant receives a food voucher to the Las Brisa’s taco wagon who were on site, so they can take their roping partner and ground crew to dinner, courtesy of the Van Norman and Friends Production Sale.

Competitors in the 10 and Under and 11-14 age divisions must rope and mark 2 head of cattle, and the Sr. division must rope and mark 3 head of cattle. Each contestant must rope with an immediate family member, and bring a 2-person ground crew of their choosing to set their ropes and mark each branded animal. The comradery and encouragement from the crowd and their peers, has made this a very positive experience for all of the youth involved.

The Youth Branding Contest is gaining popularity, and becoming a crowd favorite. Spectators enjoy the animation and enthusiasm of the young contestants. Entries filled up fast, and there was a long wait list. With 33 contestants this year, it was a fun filled evening.

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At top, young cowboy Zane Wines of Ruby Valley, Nevada comes in to heel a calf behind his dad Joe Wines in the 10 and Under division.

At right each age division champion walked away with a beautiful trophy buckle sponsored by Jess and Carrie Eary, Luke and Becky Baumeister, and Josh and Marva Smith.

Branding Results 10 and Under 1st Reata Severe 2nd Hannah Rose Kelly 3rd Marinna Mori 4th Zane Wines

11-14 year olds 1st Taylor Brown 2nd Quade Filippini

3rd Wade Mori 4th Amelia Lancaster

Sr Division (15-18 year olds) 1st Matt Wines 2nd Garrett Brown 3rd Monte Cummins 4th Daniel Eary

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Taylor Brown of Wells, Nevada heels a calf behind her grandfather Larry Schutte.

Taylor was the champion in the 11-14 age division.

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Thursday Nov. 30TH Nine-year-old Reata Severe and her horse “Bubba” of Rogerson, Idaho shows off her champion buckle for the 10 and Under division.

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Humboldt County 4-H horse show results Special to the Rancher

The Humboldt County 4-H Horse Show was held on Aug. 1-2 in the Main Arena at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds. Nineteen 4-H youth competed in forty-three riding classes and gymkhana events during the two-day show.

The results of the show are as follows: Halter Halter 2 Year Olds: Conscious Stettler, blue. Halter Mares 3+ Years: Makayla Leveille, reserve champion; Conscious Stettler, blue; Mesa Brock, blue; Sierra Fears, blue; Lexxy Robison, blue; MaKenzie Voges, grand champion; Ava Frey, blue; Cooper Hill, blue. Halter Geldings 3+ Years: Glen Bourbon, blue; Mesa Brock, blue; MattieRose Johnson, grand champion; Sierra Fears, blue; MaKenzie Voges, reserve champion; Lela Domire, blue; Shailee Robison, blue. Showmanship: Senior: Makayla Leveille, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion. Intermediate: Glen Bourbon, blue; Mesa Brock, blue; Sierra Fears, blue; MattieRose Johnson, reserve champion; Lexxy Robison, blue; Colton Vincent, blue; MaKenzie Voges, grand champion.

Junior: Isabella Bartell, red; Lela Domire, grand champion; Ava Frey, reserve champion; Cooper Hill, red; Shailee Robison, blue. Western Ranch Trail: Senior: Makayla Leveille, reserve champion; Conscious Stettler, grand champion. Intermediate: Glen Bourbon, blue; Mesa Brock, blue; Sierra Fears, blue; MattieRose Johnson, grand champion; Lexxy Robison, reserve champion; Colton Vincent, blue; MaKenzie Voges, red. Junior: Isabella Bartell, blue; Ava Frey, grand champion; Cooper Hill, blue; Shailee Robison, reserve champion. English Classes: English Horsemanship Senior: Makayla Leveille, reserve champion; Conscious Stettler, grand champion. Intermediate: Mesa Brock, blue; MattieRose Johnson, grand champion; MaKenzie Voges, reserve champion. Junior: Cooper Hill, grand champion.

Hunter Pleasure/Under Saddle Senior: Makayla Leveille, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion. Intermediate: Mesa Brock, grand champion, MattieRose Johnson, reserve champion; MaKenzie Voges, blue. Junior: Cooper Hill, grand champion. English Equitation: Senior: Makayla Leveille, grand champion; Con-

Above is MaKenzie Voges during showmanship class at the Humboldt County 4-H Horse Show in August. Below is Ava Frey completing a trail obstacle in the western ranch trail class.

champion. Junior: Cooper Hill, grand champion.

Western Seat Equitation Snaffle: Senior; Makayla Leveille, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, blue.

Intermediate: MaKenzie Voges, grand champion.

Junior: Lela Domire, blue. Western Seat Equitation Bridle: Senior: Makayla Leveille, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion. Intermediate: Glen Bourbon, blue; Mesa Brock, blue; MattieRose Johnson, reserve champion; MaKenzie Voges, grand champion.

Junior: Cooper Hill, grand champion. Reining Snaffle; Senior: Makayla Leveille, blue.

Intermediate: Lexxy Robison, blue; MaKenzie Voges, blue. Junior: Lela Domire, blue.

Reining Bridle: Senior: Makayla Leveille, reserve champion; Conscious Stetter, grand champion.

Intermediate: Mesa Brock, blue; MattieRose Johnson, reserve champion; MaKenzie Voges, grand champion. Junior: Cooper Hill, grand champion. The following 4-H youth competed in the Gymkhana events and received their times during the event.

Times will not be listed due to limited space. Participants in Barrels, Poles, Single Stake, Flag Race, Figure 8 Cowhorse and Speed Barrels events were: Makayla Leveille, Conscious Stettler, Mesa Brock, Sierra Fears, MattieRose Johnson, Lexxy Robison, MaKenzie Voges, Isabella Bartell, Lela Domire, Ava Frey, Cooper Hill and Shailee Robison. OverAll 4-H High Point Buckle placings: Senior High Point: Makayla Leveille. Senior Reserve: Conscious Stettler.

Intermediate High Point: MaKenzie Voges. Intermediate Reserve: MattieRose Johnson. Junior High Point: Cooper Hill. Junior Reserve: Lela Domire.

Snaffle High Point: MaKenzie Voges.

Mini Horse Show Results

scious Stettler, blue. Intermediate: Mesa Brock, blue; MattieRose Johnson, blue; MaKenzie Voges, grand champion. Junior: Cooper Hill, blue. Hunt Seat Over Fences/Crossrails: Senior: Makayla Leveille, grand champion. Intermediate: Mesa Brock, blue; MattieRose Johnson, white; MaKenzie Voges, red. Western Classes: Western Horsemanship: Senior: Makayla Leveille, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion. Intermediate: Glen Bourbon, blue; Mesa Brock, reserve champion; MattieRose Johnson, grand champion; Lexxy Robison, blue; MaKenzie Voges, blue. Junior: Lela

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Domire, reserve champion; Cooper Hill, grand champion; Shailee Robison, blue.

Western Pleasure Snaffle Senior: Makayla Leveille, blue; Conscious Stettler, red. Intermediate: MaKenzie Voges, grand champion. Junior: Lela Domire, grand champion.

Western Pleasure Bridle: Senior: Makayla Leveille, reserve champion; Conscious Stettler, grand champion. Intermediate: Glen Bourbon, blue; Mesa Brock, blue; Sierra Fears, blue; MattieRose Johnson, grand champion; MaKenzie Voges, reserve

On August 1, 2017, a Mini Horse Show was held for youth 5-8 years of age at the Humboldt County Fairgrounds in the Main Arena. There were five youth that participated in three horsemanship classes and three gymkhana classes. The results of the show are as follows: Pee-Wee Showmanship: Lucy Brock, reserve champion; Taylor Hill, blue; Lexie Salvino, blue; Thomas Voges, grand champion. Pee-Wee Trail: Lucy Brock, blue; Bryce Fears, grand champion; Taylor Hill, blue; Lexie Salvino, blue; Thomas Voges, reserve champion. Pee-Wee Western Horsemanship: Lucy Brock, grand champion; Taylor Hill, blue; Lexie Salvino, blue; Thomas Voges, reserve champion.

Pee-Wee Barrels: Lucy Brock, blue; Bryce Fears, blue; Taylor Hill, blue; Lexie Salvino, blue; Thomas Voges, blue. Pee-Wee Poles: Lucy Brock, blue; Bryce Fears, blue; Taylor Hill, blue; Lexie Salvino, blue; Thomas Voges, blue. Pee-Wee Single Stake: Lucy Brock, blue; Bryce Fears, blue; Taylor Hill, blue; Lexie Salvino, blue; Thomas Voges, blue. High Point Pee-Wee: Thomas Voges.

Humboldt County 4-H Small Animal Show Results The Humboldt County 4-H Small Animal Shows were held during the Tri-County Fair, September 1-2, 2017.

Thirty 4-H youth participated in the cavy, poultry and rabbit shows. The results of the shows are as follows: Rabbit Showmanship Cloverbud: 4-H Cloverbud participants each received a 4-H Cloverbud participation rosette; Taylor Beristain, Tristan Beristain, Ava Dafoe, Bo Dafoe, Ira Dempsey, Hazen Fetterly, Taylor Hill and Kaycee Sanchez. Junior: Lauryn Avey, grand champion; Zane Fetterly, reserve champion. Intermediate: Marquette Cassinelli, blue; Kadence Cooney, blue; Hannah Long, grand champion; Ryleigh Raabe, blue; Nathan Stettler, blue; Ava Zebroski, reserve champion. Senior: Bailey Raabe, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion.

Rabbit Quality: Cloverbud: Taylor Beristian, blue; Tristan Beristain, blue; Ava Dafoe, blue; Bo Dafoe, blue; Ira Dempsey, blue; Hazen Fetterly, blue; Taylor Hill, blue; Kaycee Sanchez, blue. Mini Rex Senior Doe: Lauryn Avey, grand champion; Kadence Cooney, reserve champion. Mini Lop Senior Doe: Kadence Cooney, reserve champion; Nathan Stettler, grand champion. Mini Lop Senior Buck: Nathan Stettler, red. Mini Lop Junior Buck: Conscious Stettler, grand champion. Mini Lop Junior Doe: Nathan Stettler, reserve champion; Nathan Stettler, grand champion. Holland Lop Senior Doe: Bailey Raabe, grand champion. Holland Lop Senior Buck: Bailey Raabe, red. Holland Lop Junior Doe: Bailey Raabe, grand champion; Hannah Long, reserve champion.

Holland Lop Junior Buck: Conscious Stettler, blue.

Lionhead Senior Doe: Ryleigh Raabe, grand champion; Ava Zebroski, reserve champion; Ava Zebroski, red. Lionhead Senior Buck: Ryleigh Raabe, grand champion. Lionhead Junior Buck: Ryleigh Raabe, red. Netherland Dwarf Senior Doe: Zane Fetterly, red. Himalayan Senior Doe: Marquette Cassinelli, red. Himalayan Senior Buck: Kadence Cooney, red.

English Spot Senior Buck: Ava Zebroski, grand champion. Rhinelander Senior Buck: Marquette Cassinelli, grand champion. Crossbred Senior Doe: Lauryn Avey, grand champion; Zane Fetterly, red; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion. Crossbred Senior Buck: Conscious Stettler, blue. DQ Senior Doe: Kadence Cooney, grand champion. DQ Senior Buck: Kadence Cooney, grand champion; Conscious Stettler, reserve champion. Best Purebred Rabbit of Show: Nathan Stettler. Grand Champion Purebred Rabbit: Marquette Cassinelli. Reserve Champion Purebred Rabbit: Conscious Stettler. Grand Champion Purebred Doe: Nathan Stettler. Reserve Champion Purebred Doe: Bailey Raabe. Grand Champion DQ Buck: Kadence Cooney. Reserve Champion DQ Buck: Conscious Stettler. Grand Champion DQ Doe: Kadence Cooney. Grand Champion Crossbred Buck: Conscious Stettler. Grand Champion Crossbred Doe: Lauryn Avey. Reserve Champion Crossbred

Ava Zebroski Shows her goose to the judge during the Intermediate Poultry Showmanship class.

Doe: Conscious Stettler.

Cavy: Showmanship: Cloverbud: 4-H Cloverbud participants each received a 4-H Cloverbud participation rosette: Taylor Beristain; Tristan Beristain.

Junior: Taylor Clark, reserve champion; Kalli Raabe, grand champion. Intermediate: Nathan Stettler, grand champion.

Senior: Conscious Stettler, grand champion. Cavy Quality: Cloverbud: Taylor Beristain, blue; Tristan Beristain, blue. Senior Sow: Taylor Clark, grand champion. Senior Boar: Conscious Stettler, grand champion. Intermediate Boar: Kalli Raabe, reserve champion; Kalli Raabe, blue; Nathan Stettler, grand champion. Best Cavy of Show: Nathan Stettler. Grand Champion Boar: Nathan Stettler. Reserve Champion Boar: Kalli Raabe. Grand Champion Sow: Taylor Clark.

BV, BB; Ava Zebroski, red, BV; Ava Zebroski, red, BV. Continental Hen: Ava Zebroski, red, RV, RB; Ava Zebroski, class reserve champion, BB. Continental Pullet: Bailey Raabe, class grand champion, BV, BB. English Hen: Marquette Cassinelli, class grand champion, BB. Mediterranean Hen: Bailey Raabe, class grand champion, BV, BB. All Other Standard Breeds Hen: Bailey Raabe, class grand champion, BV. Bantam Classes: Feather Legged Hen: Marquette Cassinelli, red, RV, RB; Marquette Cassinelli, blue, BV, BB; Melene Nye, class grand champion, BV, BB; Ava Zebroski, red, BV. Feather Legged Pullet: Kadence Cooney, white, BV; Cooper Hill, class reserve champion, RV, RB. Game Bantam Hen: Melene Nye, blue, BV. Game Bantam Pullet: Kadence Cooney, class grand champion, BV, BB; Kadence Cooney, class reserve champion, BV; Cooper Hill, blue, BV; Cooper Hill blue, RV. Game Bantam Cock: Kadence Cooney, red, BV. Rose Comb Clean Leg Hen: Lizzi Sadler, class grand champion, BV, BB. Rose Comb Clean Leg Pullet: Lizzi Sadler, blue; Lizzi Sadler, class reserve champion, RV, RB; Lizzi Sadler, red. Rose Comb Clean Leg Cockerel: Lizzi Sadler, white; Lizzi Sadler, red. Single Comb Clean Leg Pullet: Conscious Stettler, class grand champion, RV; Conscious Stettler, blue, BV, BB; Ella Bidaurreta, class reserve champion, BV, BB. Single Comb Clean Leg Cockerel: Conscious Stettler, blue.

Single Comb Clean Leg Cock: Melene Nye, red, BR. Pet Quality: Hen: Kadence Cooney, blue; Melene Nye, white; Melene Nye, white; Lennox Zebroski, red; Lennox Zebroski, red; Lennox Zebroski, red; Lennox Zebroski, white. Pullet: Bailey Raabe, blue; Bailey Raabe class grand champion; Kadence Cooney, class reserve champion. Turkey Class: Tom: Lennox Zebroski, red, RV, RB. Hen: blue, BV, BB. Waterfowl: Drake: Anjolie Karrer, blue; Conscious Stettler, class reserve champion, BV, BB. Hen: Anjolie Karrer, white, BB; Conscious Stettler, blue, RV, RB. Geese: Gander: Ava Zebroski, blue. Goose: Ava Zebroski, class grand champion, BB. Best Bird of Show: Kadence Cooney. Best of Variety: Kadence Cooney. Reserve of Variety: Bailey Raabe. Best of Breed: Kadence Cooney. Reserve of Breed: Bailey Raabe. Class Champion: Kadence Cooney. Reserve Class Champion: Bailey Raabe. Champion Large Fowl: Bailey Raabe.

Champion Bantam: Kadence Cooney. Champion Pet Quality: Bailey Raabe. Reserve Champion Pet Quality: Kadence Cooney. Champion Waterfowl: Ava Zebroski. Reserve Champion Waterfowl: Conscious Stettler. Small Animal Senior Round Robin: Conscious Stettler. Small Animal Intermediate Round Robin: Ella Bidaurreta. Small Animal Junior Round Robin: Kalli Raabe.

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Let’s eat!

One Rise Cinnamon Rolls Oven-proofing eliminates much of the rising time

Photo by Jennifer Whiteley, Nevada Rancher

The cream and brown sugar mixture on the cinnamon rolls from the Mountain City Homemakers recipe book turns into a delicious caramel topping that takes the place of frosting.

One Rise Cinnamon Rolls

By Jennifer Whiteley The Nevada Rancher Magazine

LAMOILLE, Nev. — Let’s be honest. We’ve become very spoiled.

In a world of convenience foods, why would you take the hours needed to bake cinnamon rolls from scratch, when you can stop by your favorite grocery store bakery and pick up four already-baked and frosted cinnamon rolls, or stroll past the freezer or refrigerator sections and buy ready to bake rolls?

If you are thinking ahead you can keep in your fridge a can of refrigerator cinnamon rolls and bake them in 20 minutes when the mood strikes you — they won’t taste as good as made from scratch, but will work in a pinch!

Confession time: I rarely bake bread, or really anything that requires yeast, rising, or a prep time of more than 20 minutes.

It isn’t that I don’t want to, it’s just that it takes too long. Honestly, who has time for that? I’m also a spur of the moment kind of gal, and rarely think ahead more than about 10 minutes. So chances are if anyone in my house gets a craving for a cinnamon roll, they are out of luck because I will be out of a key ingredient.

A while back I was on Pinterest, looking at cinnamon roll recipes. I came across a recipe that claimed you could make cinnamon rolls in just 45 minutes. Too good to be true, right?

In my mind, the only way a person could make from scratch a batch of cinnamon rolls in just 45 minutes, they would have to live in the tropics somewhere, where it was warm and humid enough for the dough to rise that quick-

Recipe courtesy of Mountain City native Shorty Chambers Ingredients Topping: 1 c. heavy whipping cream (do not substitute!)

1 c. brown sugar Filling: ½ c. sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon ½ c. softened butter Rolls: 3 to 3 ½ c. Flour

ly! In my cold, drafty house, it takes forever for any kind of dough to rise.

I have to admit I was intrigued though — so saved the pin for another day.

Fast forward to last week. I thought cinnamon rolls sounded really good, so I got out my favorite Mountain City Homemakers Club cookbook circa 1978, for my favorite cinnamon roll recipe. This cookbook is older than me, and now held together with a rubber band because the binding came apart years ago.

Whenever I decide to bake something, I have a list of questions I have to answer before I get started. Chances are I will get half way through a recipe and end up out of a key ingredient, or abandon the project because life calls me away from it, to just to

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1 pkg. yeast 1 tsp. salt 1 c. hot tap water 2 Tbsp. softened butter 1 egg Method Mix brown sugar and cream in an ungreased 9” x 13” pan. In a large bowl, mix 1 ½ c. flour and the next six roll ingredients. Beat 3 minutes at medium speed. Stir in the remaining flour.

Knead on a floured surface for 1

feed whatever I was making to the chickens a few hours later.

Do I have all of the ingredients?

Do I have time to make this recipe?

Do I really want to do it?

I didn’t have all the ingredients to make my favorite recipe, which led me back to Pinterest, and the recipe for 45 Minute Cinnamon Rolls. According to the recipe, you preheat your oven to 200 degrees while you are making your dough.

After you’ve let the dough rest 5 minutes, you roll it out, put your filling, roll it up, slice into rolls, put the rolls into a pan, cover with plastic wrap, turn the oven off, and put the rolls in the oven. They rise for 20 minutes, then you remove the plastic wrap, turn the oven on to 375

minute. Shape dough into a 15” x 7” rectangle. Spread filling. Starting at the long side and roll tightly; seal edges. Cut into 16 to 20 rolls and place on cream mixture.

Cover and let rise until double. Bake at 400 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.

Cool 10-15 minutes before turning out on a tray.

I preheated the oven to 200 degrees and turned it off just before placing the covered rolls in the oven. I let them rise for 20 minutes, then removed the plastic wrap, and turned the oven on to 400 degrees and baked them for 20 minutes.

degrees, and bake for 15 minutes.

Voile! Cinnamon rolls in 45 minutes, and they weren’t half bad.

Earlier this week, with my newfound knowledge of proofing dough in the oven, I tried my favorite cinnamon roll recipe, but instead of the traditional rising method, I used the oven. Saved me hours!

I guess maybe instead of all of those Ag classes I took in high school, I maybe should have taken a Home Economics class or two. I had no idea you could proof your dough in the oven. This amazing innovation cuts four hours of cinnamon rolls rising time in my kitchen down to 20 minutes. Guess who may start baking bread more often?! F

Beef Checkoff Encourages Consumers to ‘Rethink the Ranch’ Twenty-five years after establishing one of the nation’s most iconic food brands, America’s beef farmers and ranchers are leveraging the strong equity of Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. to reintroduce the brand to a new generation of consumers.

The relaunch blends the strongest assets from the long-loved brand – such as the famous Aaron Copland “Rodeo” music and the famous tagline – and couples those with new creative assets. In total, the effort showcases the pleasure that beef brings to meals, the people who raise it and the nutritional benefits (such as protein) that beef provides.

“Consumers love beef, and as with all foods, today’s consumers want the whole story about the beef they buy.” said Alisa Harrison, senior vice president, Global Marketing and Research, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the beef checkoff, which funds the campaign. “Our research shows that the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. brand is still extremely popular among consumers, including millennials. So, in honor of its 25th Anniversary, we have refreshed the brand and updated our resources to make beef information available to consumers where they want it, when they want it and how they want it.”

The overall effort was designed with millennial media preferences in mind.

The campaign launched Oct. 9 with digital advertising and a new digital platform at www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com, a single, comprehensive location that provides an interactive experience on all things beef, from cuts and cookery, to a robust collection of beef recipes to an inside look at the lives of the people who raise beef.

“Beef is one of the most popular foods among consumers, whether it’s your favorite steak or burger. But it can also be one of the most confounding, with questions ranging from the right cut, to the right way to cook it to where it came from,” said Harrison. “That’s why we wanted to make beef easier to enjoy. We’re setting out to answer the biggest questions that consumers have about beef, all in one place.”

This summer, the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. team traveled more than 3,800 miles from coast to coast to capture video, images and the stories about the real people who raise beef. The new series of videos and content will feature only real farmers and ranchers from across the country. While cattle and beef are raised differently in California than in Florida, or Iowa or Washington, the passion and commitment to care for the animals and land is the same.

Harrison explained that through the video series, consumers will learn about each step of the beef production process, from the farms and ranches, to feedlots, to processing and retail and to the consumer.

“Today’s farmers and ranchers blend time-honored traditions with cutting

Above, the new campaign showcases how ranchers blend time-honored traditions with cutting edge innovations, such as drones and GPS tracking.

Below, new videos developed as part of the digital campaign showcase the people and families who raise beef across the country.

edge innovations to raise beef, from drones and GPS tracking on the range to apps and other electronic tools that ensure precise and nutrient-filled rations in the feedbunk,” she said. Later in the year, new advertisements that celebrate beef’s unique qualities as a protein source will launch to appeal to consumers’ genuine love for beef, along with virtual tools such as 360 degree videos that show how beef goes from pasture to plate.

This all comes at a great time to enjoy beef. The recently completed National Beef Quality Audit, funded by the beef checkoff, shows a higher percentage of beef is grading Prime and Choice – the two highest grades USDA assigns – than it has in more than 35 years. Steak tenderness has achieved its best tenderness scores since testing began in 1990, according to the National Beef Tenderness Study.

Learn more about your beef checkoff investment at MyBeefCheckoff.com, and the Nevada Beef Council at www.nevadabeef.org. And, don’t forget to check out the NEW BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com! F

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ON A HISTORIC NOTE

Discovering the Reese River Valley

By Mike Popovitch Special to the Rancher

Spawning from the Toiyabe Range near Arch Dome, the headwaters of the Reese River flows north (the only river in the country to do so) towards the Shoshone Range and then onto the valley floor below. Throughout the Reese River Valley, the waters are a meandering stream barely a foot deep. At peak flood levels, the Reese merges with the Humboldt River in Battle Mountain. Named after explorer John Reese, this 181 mile long tributary of the Humboldt River has many sights and stories to tell.

After the famous California gold rush, prospectors came in droves to discover riches in Nevada. Known as the Reese River Excitement, a gold rush occurred in 1862 & 1863 when prospectors found gold while exploring the Toiyabe Range thus creating three new mining districts; Marysville, Twin River, and Washington. In 1863 silver ore was discovered in the Shoshone Mountains and the Union District was organized and the village of Ione was founded. As a result of the Reese River Excitement, inhabitants of the Union District signed a petition in which they said the district was too far from Aurora and Austin, the county seats of Esmeralda and Lander Counties, whereas a new county would be formed. On February 16, 1864, Nye County was created by the Nevada State Legislature becoming one of the largest counties in the country at 18,159 square miles. The first county seat was Ione then Belmont and eventually Tonopah.

An ore discovery in March of 1862 in Pony Canyon west of Austin helped develop a new mining district and the town of Clifton. By the spring of 1863, a tent city at the mouth of the canyon grew to over 500 inhabitants.

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Stokes Castle above Austin Businesses included a Wells-Fargo office, assayer, hotels and restaurants. With continual discovery up the canyon, the town site of Austin was laid out and offers for free land were made to the people of Clifton. By the fall of 1863, Austin became the county seat of Lander County and by the spring of 1864, the town of Clifton was abandoned.

South of Pony Canyon lies Stokes Castle, a home built by railroad magnate, banker and mine developer Anson Phelps Stokes. This was to be his summer home when construction began in 1896 and completed in 1897. Built from local granite, the stones were hoisted into place with winches and set with rock wedging and clay mortar. The first floor contained a kitchen and dining room, the second floor a living room and the third floor two bedrooms. Each floor had a fireplace and the upper floors each had a balcony. Anson Stokes and his family used the castle for about a year before selling their mining claims along with the castle. After falling into disrepair, Stokes Castle was purchased

by H. W. Trapnell in 1956 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Travelers along Highway 50 can see the castle lit up at night on their way up Pony Canyon and into Austin.

As the population of the Reese River Valley grew, so did the opportunities for profiteers. The “Mighty” Reese River and it’s 181 miles of roaring waters drew many eager easterners to invest in the Reese River Navigation Company. Shares of stock were sold on the premise that river barges

A mural of an ichthyosaur at Berin-Ichthyoaur State Park.

Below, an abandoned building on the Hess Ranch in the Reese River Valley. could be floated to the Humboldt or to mills, carrying precious ore and cargo, making the valley and anyone with an interest in it extremely wealthy. The importance of the Sacramento River and it’s effect on the California gold rush played a big part in hyping up the overvalued stock in the Reese River Navigation Company. Little did the investor know but the Reese River was merely a trickle or small mud pools that would never see the day a barge would float down it let alone a canoe.

Transportation of ore and goods became just as important for the Reese River Valley since everything had to go north towards Battle Mountain and the Union Pacific Railroad. By the late 1860’s a proposed rail line from Austin to Battle Mountain had made little progress. Many people thought that the Overland Trail was sufficient but others felt that a road should be built north to connect to the railroad. While the town squabbled about what was best, L. J. Hanchett filed for a toll road franchise on a portion that would be most likely the best route to Battle Mountain.

His claim was not for the entire route but for a six mile stretch that passed through a narrow canyon of the Reese River where no alternative route could be constructed. On July 28, 1868, documents were prepared for the establishment of the Austin and Reese River Toll Road and by August 13, construction on the new route began. An enterprising man, Hanchett sold his toll road franchise through the Reese River Canyon for $1,000 on August 14.

Charles Crocker, a prominent figure in the development of California, helped finance the toll road and he promised to build a town at the point where the toll road met the tracks. The location occurred at what is now known as Argenta Point on the northwestern edge of the Shoshone Range and became simply the town of Argenta.

By early November 1868, there were two companies offering stage service from Argenta to Austin, Wells Fargo & Co. and Miller & Wadleigh. Packed with passengers heading to the boom town of Austin and eventually White Pine County via the Overland Route, stages were bottle necked as the trip took 16 hours from Argenta to Austin. On November 25, 1868, a drunken stage driver rolled the southbound Wells Fargo stage twice near Trout Creek and on at least three occasions, the stage was robbed.

Eventually, the Trans Continental Railroad extended the lines east of Battle Mountain towards Elko and stage service discontinued due to lack of patronage since travel by train to White Pine County was faster by rail. Tolls on the Austin and Reese River Road ranged from 5 cents for hogs and sheep to $2.50 for 8 draft animals and a wagon. This toll road and other toll roads operated by the Austin & Reese River Company lasted through 1874.

By 1875, plans to construct a rail line from Austin to Battle Mountain finally came to fruition. Lander County put up $200,000 in bonds to pay for the of the line and construction began in the summer of 1879 with completion on February 9, 1880. On May 8, 1880, stockholders of the Austin and Reese

River Transportation Company met and dissolved the corporation. Only traces of the toll road remain today.

The Reese River Valley is also home to the Yomba Shoshone Tribe and several ranches. The Yomba Shoshone Tribe was established in the mid 1930’s as part of the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act. The tribe receives it’s name from “Yomba”, meaning carrot which was a common crop harvested in the area.

The tribe is also known by the aboriginal Shoshone people as “Mahaquaduka Bahunovi” or the Valley of the Plant Eaters. Many of the Yomba Shoshone Tribe settled in the Reese River Valley from Big Smokey Valley, Duckwater, Stillwater and Walker Lake. Today, the tribe occupies over 4,700 acres of the valley and is self governing as a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone under it’s constitution.

All of this history is minuscule in comparison to the 225 million year old ichthyosaur fossils found at the town of Berlin in 1928. Designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973, the Berlin-Ichthyosaur State Park was first established in 1957 to protect and display the most abundant concentration of ichthyosaur fossils. Ichthyosaurs get their name from the Greek words ichthys meaning fish and sauros meaning lizard. These marine reptiles are similar to dolphins and fish, complete with flippers and dorsal fins. A portion of the park protects the mining town of Berlin where silver ore was discovered in 1863 and the small mining camp of Union was settled. A year later, the Union Mining District was formed which included Union, Ione, Grantsville, and Berlin. Ore production peaked in 1898 through 1908 but like most mining towns in Nevada, the town of Berlin declined and by 1911 the mines had shut down and the 250 inhabitants had left.

Discovering the Reese River Valley has been an eye opening experience and this is just a smidget of what can be found, like all of Nevada. F

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Growling Desolate in public Ranch Wife

Dud’s got something to show us Dud came in the Mule Barn truck stop all grins. Aha! thought the other members of the world dilemma think tank, Dud’s been up the road in deer camp three days now. We know what that happy look means.

Or maybe not …

“You fellas have GOT to come out to the camp with me and see what I’ve got!” Dud said. “You won’t believe it!”

“Got a nice buck did you, Dud?” said Doc. “You just have to see for yourself,” he said.

So after another round of refills, the guys went out and got in two cars and headed off to camp. And when they got there, they saw all of Dud’s camping gear stacked neatly, ready to go home, and his camouflage spring-steel-armed ground blind still standing.

Picture an outhouse-sized tent.

“Where’s the deer?” asked Herb.

“Well,” Dud said, “I didn’t get one.”

“So what do you want us to see?”

“The ground blind,” he said. “I can’t figure out how to fold it up and get it back in the bag.”

So Dud got one end and bent the steel inserts, and Doc got on the other end, while Herb and Steve each took a side.

After half an hour of engineering arguments and cussing, the offending tent was back in its bag.

When Doc got his breath back, he looked at the others and grinned. “You fellas know I’ve delivered hundreds of babies, but I gotta tell ya, this is the first time I’ve ever had to put one back.” F ––––––

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We went to the Legacy Ranch Horse Sale last month, partly because we live on one of Commentary by the ranches involved but mostly Jolyn Young because my husband bought a new Hawaiian shirt. When you She wasn’t chain smoking, but I look that good in orange silk, ran into Jennifer, a friend and writing you have to show it off. Between the mentor who I recognized without the short-sleeved floral shirt and his baseaid of social media interface. I was able ball cap, all of Jim’s cowboy friends did to sit down with her for a lengthy chat a double-take before they recognized uninterrupted by my children, since him. my husband thought I was using the His plan to dress incognito and restroom and thus had taken our kids blend in with the idle spectators backfor a walk. fired, though, because he spent the Pro tip: Keep your cell phone in afternoon helping me keep track of our your hand when employing this evatwo young children, both of whom are sive maneuver.

That way, when your genetically similar to wind-up toys. frazzled spouse shows up carrying “Are you ready to go yet, honey?” a screaming toddler while dragging he asked me with sweat dripping down a 4-year-old by the hand and asks his sideburns and a desperate look in “Where have you been?” you can his eye. reply “I was just about to call you!”

“We’ve only been here ten minFull disclosure: They won’t believe utes,” I replied. this line.

Because they have kids, too.

“Is that all? I’ve branded calves all Our kids may be rowdy, but I like day on the desert and not been this to think they’re just exhibiting typical exhausted.”

I smiled demurely, then fixed my lip- kid behavior. Our toddler son only stick while changing a diaper. There’s growled at a random stranger once, no way I could flank calves all day and so we are pleased with how his social keep up with my husband, but I am in skills are developing. He and his sister shape and conditioned to keeping up will stand naked in the front yard and howl at a pack of nearby coyotes until with hyperactive kids.

I followed my kids up, down, the varmints fall into confused silence, through, and back around the grand- but they are inexperienced in commonstands while trying to recognize the place human social interactions such as handful of locals I’d connected with – well, not growling at other humans. online by their Facebook profile pic- Our four-year-old, Grace, didn’t growl tures. I hoped Amy was wearing her even once and kept all her clothes on nose ring and at least part of her fore- while we were in public. I’m thinking arm tattoo showing. It would be even of having a bumper sticker made to better if her face was located in a one- commemorate the occasion. F inch square and had her name above it. I was really hoping the editor with whom I had exchanged several emails Jolyn Young lives in a remote cow camp had a pen behind her ear, stress wrin- on the O RO Ranch in northern Arizona kles across her forehead and was chain with her husband and their two small smoking cigarettes. Because that’s how kids. To read more of her work, visit www. jolynyoung.com. editors are supposed to look, right?

WESTERN AG NEWS Cowboy Poetry Gathering tickets on sale now

Registration is now open for Washington Extension’s Women in Agriculture Conference Whether you are on Facebook or face to face, it matters how you connect with others.

“We Can Do It” is the theme for the sixth annual Women in Agriculture Conference sponsored by Washington State University Extension.

This year’s conference will be an engaging, interactive day full of inspiration, learning and networking with other women farmers. The conference is a one-day event held simultaneously in 40 locations throughout Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Featured Speakers Both of our 2017 speakers, Alexis Taylor, Oregon Department of Ag Director, and Anne Schwartz, Blue Heron Farm owner, will inspire participants to strengthen their leadership skills, become leaders in their communities, become more involved with long-time farmers and guide and mentor new farmers.

Panel Each event location will have a panel of local women farmers who will talk about their leadership roles, the challenges they have faced and how they have used a mentor to develop their skills.

Participants will have the opportunity to ask questions and interact. It will be a full day of learning and networking!

This conference is designed for all women farmers and anyone who works with women farmers. If you have been farming for years, are a new and aspiring farmer, a banker, lender or anyone in the agricultural industry, this

conference is for you!.

Registration Registrations fees are: $25 if you register between October 5 and November 5; $30 if you register between November 6 and November 17. Your registration fee includes a light breakfast, lunch and all the conference materials, along with a great bag to take everything home!

Limited scholarships are available for college and high school agriculture students, 4-H members and FFA members. Visit our website for the application.

2017 Locations Washington: Bremerton, Chehalis, Colville, Coupeville, Des Moines, Elma, Everett, Goldendale, Mount Vernon, Nespelem, Olympia, Pasco, Port Angeles, Pullman, Raymond, Republic, Ritzville, Spokane, Vancouver, Walla Walla, Wenatchee and Yakima Idaho: Bonners Ferry, Caldwell, Coeur d’Alene, McCall, Salmon, Sandpoint and Twin Falls Oregon: La Grande, Redmond, Roseburg, Salem and The Dalles Montana: Broadus, Great Falls and Missoula Alaska: Delta Junction, Fairbanks and Palmer If you are an aspiring farmer and need financial assistance to attend this conference, please contact us directly at viebrock@wsu. edu. F

The 34th National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is Jan. 29 – Feb. 3, 2018, in Elko.

Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at nationalcowboypoetrygathering.org or by calling 888-880-5885.

Produced by the Western Folklife Center, the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering is the nation’s original cowboy poetry and music festival. The 2018 Gathering will honor contemporary culture and heritage of Basques and buckaroos in the Great Basin. Many Basques came to the American West to work on sheep and cattle ranches as herders and buckaroos. Today, many Basque families successfully own and operate their own ranches and carry rich stories of immigration and adaptation. Among Basque communities overseas and in the American West, traditions of music, improvised poetry, literature, dance, and foodways are flourishing.

“The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering has long honored other herding cultures around the world while also spotlighting and contrasting the cultural traditions and contemporary heritage of ranch life in the American West,” explains Kristin Windbigler, Western Folklife Center Executive Director. “The 34th Gathering will focus on the interesting intersection of international Basque culture, the Basques of the Great Basin and the buckaroo culture that we honor each year.”

Among the Basque traditions that will be presented at the National Cowboy Poetry Gathering are: bertsolaritza, an improvised poetic art form where two bertsolaria improvise and exchange poetic verses while trying to cleverly one-up each other. These verses are sung to melodies and created on the spot in response to a given theme.

The Gathering will also feature workshops in traditional Basque cooking, dancing, musical instruments and carving, and storytelling sessions from Basques and buckaroos who work ranches in the Great Basin. A special exhibition in the Western Folklife Center’s Wiegand Gallery will showcase the art, history and contemporary culture of Basques in the American West. F

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WESTERN AG NEWS

ISA Cattle Co. Beefmaster Bull Oregon-Idaho onion crop Sale a great success in Texas smaller, but prices spike Isa Beefmasters, LLC’s 56th Beefmaster bull sale was held Oct. 7 in San Angelo, Texas.

It was an excellent sale with 46 buyers from 8 states and Mexico taking home 140 Beefmaster bulls at an average of $4821.

Isa’s President, Lorenzo Lasater, said the sale was extremely strong, with unprecedented demand for good Beefmaster genetics.

The high-selling bull, L Bar 6209, sold to Dwight Bertrand and Danny Fuller of Louisiana for $12,000. This awesome young herd sire prospect is the son of Lasater 1759 and was one of the overall top performers in the offering.

Volume buyers included: Lykes Brothers, FL – 17, A. Duda and Sons, FL – 11, Alamo Ranch, NM – 10, Jeff Cole, LA – 9.

Isa Beefmasters also sold 21 top registered pairs, bred females and open heifers averaging $2567.

Thanks to female buyers James Sanderson – TX, Michael Deville – LA, Judy Niell – TX, Keith Price – LA and John

Hale – TX. Current Isa president, Lorenzo Lasater, represents the 4th generation of the family dedicated to breeding performance Beefmaster genetics.

The breed was founded by Lorenzo’s grandfather, Tom Lasater, in 1937.

This year marks the 80th anniversary of the breed.

According to Lorenzo, “This set of bulls represents 80 years of consistent, balanced selection for economically viable cattle. These bulls will produce excellent feeder calves and replacement heifers in any environment, but especially the tougher ones. With more pounds at weaning, lower input costs, more longevity and the best mother-cow on the planet, Beefmasters can’t be beat.” F

After punishing drought, Montana ranchers opt to sell calves early BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) – Montana ranchers with little grass to feed livestock are selling off their calves early after suffering the worst drought in the U.S. The Billings Gazette reported Sunday that eastern Montana ranchers are coping with drought-scorched pasture land with little green for cattle to chew on.

Sales tracked by the U.S. Depart-

ment of Agriculture Marketing Service more than 40,000 cattle have moved through auction barns in Miles City and Billings since July.

Stockyards have moved 6,000 animals more than they did during the same weeks in 2016 and 11,000 more than in 2015.

The eastern two thirds of the state suffered the worst drought in the nation last summer.F

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NYSSA, Ore. (AP) – Yields are down, but prices are up for this year’s onion crop in the Treasure Valley of Idaho and Oregon.

A harsh winter, wet spring and hot summer combined to make this a difficult year for farmers. Growers and shippers who spoke with the Capital Press say yields will be off by up to 30 percent this year.

But a shortage is generally good for prices. A 50-pound bag of jumbo yellow onions is selling for $10-11, up from $5.50 to $6 this time last year.

Kay Riley, the marketing order chairman for the Idaho-Eastern Oregon Onion Committee, says buyers from Mexico are snapping up a lot of onions, and that’s also impacting the market.

Farmer Bruce Corn says 2017 is a complete turnaround from last year, when farmers had “incredible yields but low prices.” F

FSA County Committee elections to begin; ballots in the mail soon RENO – Nevada Farm Service Agency (FSA) Acting State Executive Director Janice Kolvet today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will begin mailing ballots to eligible farmers and ranchers for the 2017 FSA County Committee elections on Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. Producers must return ballots to their local FSA offices by Dec. 4, 2017, to ensure that their vote is counted.

“County committee members represent the farmers and ranchers in our Nevada communities,” said Kolvet. “Producers elected to these committees have always played a vital role in local agricultural decisions. It is a valued partnership that helps us better understand the needs of the farmers and ranchers we serve.”

Nearly 7,700 FSA County Committee members serve FSA offices nationwide. Each committee has three to 11 elected members who serve three-year terms of office.

One-third of county committee seats are up for election each year.

Kolvet said producers must participate or cooperate in an FSA program to be eligible to vote in the county committee election. Farmers and ranchers who supervise and conduct the farming operations of an entire farm, but are not of legal voting age, also may be eligible to vote.

Farmers and ranchers will begin receiving their ballots the week of Nov. 6. Ballots include the names of candidates running for the local committee election. Voters who did not receive a ballot can pick one up at their local FSA office. Ballots returned by mail must be postmarked no later than Dec. 4, 2017. Newly elected committee members and their alternates will take office Jan. 1, 2018.

For more information, visit the FSA website at www.fsa.usda.gov/ elections. You may also contact your local USDA Service Center or FSA office. Visit http://offices.usda.gov to find an FSA office near you. F

Market Report Stock Cattle by Weight

Fallon Livestock Exchange Fallon, Nevada

Slaughter Cattle

300-400 lb.

400-500 lb.

500-600 lb.

600-700 lb.

700-800 lb.

800+ lb.

Breakers (Fat Cows)

72-81

Steers

166-194

157-185

151-170

139-161

127-156

135-149

Boning (Med. Flesh)

Heifers

136-155

142-158

139-150

139-155

139-150

128-141

Cutters (Lean) Shelly Cutters (Thin)

Top cow: 915# 81 Top 10 cows: 1012# 77 avg.

Butcher Bulls

73-112

71-76

Shelly Bulls

65-110

63-70

Feeder Bulls

No test

50-70

Cutting Bulls

97-100

Oct. 10, 2017 sales; volume: N/A. Single, small-framed or plainer cattle 30 to 65 less than top offering. Special Feeder sale Nov. 14; Silver State Classic Calf and Yearling sale Dec.. 16.

Stock Cattle by Weight

Cattlemen’s Livestock Marketing Galt, Calif.

Slaughter Cattle

300-400 lb. #1 quality

400-500 lb. #1 quality

500-600 lb. #1 quality

600-700 lb. #1 quality

700-800 lb. #1 quality

800+ lb. #1 quality

Boner Cows

70-77

Steers

No test

No test.

150-160

145-158

140-163

135-156

Breaker Cows

55-69

Heifers

No test

No test

130-147

125-147

125-150

No test

Cutter Cows

35-55

Bulls

70-90

Bulls 1&2

60-80

Pairs: 70-90 Oct. 18, 2017 sale; volume 2214. Market notes: Slaughter cows mostly steady. Feeder cattle both above and below 600# remained steady.

Stock Cattle by Weight

Shasta Livestock Auction Yard, Cottonwood, Calif.

Slaughter Cattle

300-400 lb.

400-500 lb.

500-600 lb.

600-700 lb.

700-800 lb.

800+ lb.

Cows High Yield

60-64

Steers

No test

140-186

135-157

130-152

149 (1 set)

130-146

Cows Med Yield

50-59

Heifers

No test

135-159

120-147

120-135

No test

125-135

Cows Low Yield

No test

Oct. 20, 2017 sale; volume 1325. Market notes: Weigh up cows steady. Feeder market very uneven at this sale with lots of calves and plainer cattle. Off lots and singles $20- $50 below top.

Stock Cattle by Weight (Friday Sale)

Treasure Valley Livestock Caldwell, Idaho

Steers Heifers

Slaughter Cattle (Monday sale)

300-400 lb.

400-500 lb.

500-600 lb.

600-700 lb.

700-800 lb.

800+ lb.

Cows 1700# +

60-64 avg.

Bulls 1800#+

67-84 avg

140 avg.

120 avg.

120 avg.

94 avg.

98 avg.

93 avg.

Cows 1400-1700#

58-65 avg.

Bulls 1400-1800#

73-80 avg

136 avg.

125 avg.

110 avg.

108 avg.

110 avg.

95 avg.

Cows 1100-1400#

56-67 avg.

Cows 800 – 1000#

46-72 avg.

Bulls 1000-1400#

62-72 avg.

Results from Oct. 20, 2017 Beef cattle sale (held each Friday) and Oct. 24, 2017 butcher cows / bulls sale (held each Monday). No volumes reported for either sale. Notes: 1901 E. Chicago, Caldwell, Idaho, (208) 459-7475, (800) 788-4429, www.treasurevalleylivestock.com

Stock Cattle by Weight

Central Oregon Livestock Auction, Madras, Ore.

Steers Heifers

Slaughter Cattle

300-400 lb.

400-500 lb.

500-600 lb.

600-700 lb.

700-800 lb.

800+ lb.

High Yield

69-75

Bulls (High Yield)

85-90

190-205

180-206

160-179

151-161

140-154

135145

Fleshy Cows

64-68

Bulls (Feeder)

80-85

No test

160-180

158-175

152-160

140-152

117- 135

Medium Yield

64-68

Bulls (Med)

80-85

Low Yield

55-63

Heiferettes: 85-115

Results from Oct. 23, 2017; volume: 2607. Notes: Beef sale every Monday. P.O. Box 29/3457 S.W. Hwy 97/Madras, Ore. 97741/ www.centraloregonlivestockauction.com.

Stock Cattle by Weight

Producers Livestock, Salina, Utah

Steers Heifers

Slaughter Cattle

300-400 lb.

400-500 lb.

500-600 lb.

600-700 lb.

700-800 lb.

800+ lb.

172-215

160-194

157-182

152-166

148-165

140-150

162-187

155-180

147-159

135-172

130-148

118-143

Commercial/ Utility Cows

63 avg.

Cutting Bulls

112-130

Slaughter Bulls

81-89

Oct. 17, 2017; volume: 2620. The figures on this report are computer generated from “The Hottest Sale in the West” at Producers Livestock in Salina, UT. Notes: For great service contact the Salina Producers Auction at (435) 529-7437. For current market information call toll free 1-888-287-1702.

Stock Cattle by Weight

Producers Livestock, Vale, Ore.

Slaughter Cattle

300-400 lb.

400-500 lb.

500-600 lb.

600-700 lb.

700-800 lb.

800+ lb.

Butcher Cows – bulk

64-71

Butcher Bulls

69-81

Steers

185-221

166-208

136-162

130-153

121-148

Heifers

146-176

133-164

125-144

127-142

119-127

127-139

Shelly Cows

43-59

Top Bull

84

117-127

Heiferettes: 69-94

Oct. 18, 2017; volume: 2403. Notes:2 to 8 higher on the 300# and 400# weight light calve. Steady with good 'buyer interest’ on most other classes.

Questions about the market and/or to consign, call Producers Livestock, Vale Oregon, at (541) 473-3136

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MASON VALLEY EQUIPMENT Yerington, Nevada (775) 463-2442

RENTAL/USED TRACTORS

2016 Sunflower 9312-15, New s/n S93120GZ900005 ..... $39,522

2016 Case IH Magnum 380 Row Trac, 24” tracks, CVT 315 pto hp, 480 hrs ................. CALL 2016 Case IH Farmall 110 U 93 hp, Cab, MFD, 250 Hrs. ............................................... CALL Case IH Magnum 240, 205hp, CVT trans, front & rear duals, loaded, 1100 hrs ............ CALL 2015 CASE IH Maxxum 115MC 95PTO hp ..................................................................... ON RENT 2016 CASE IH Maxxum 150, 125 PTO HP, Semi-Powershift, 264 hrs ........................... CALL CASE IH Maxxum 5250, 115 PTO HP, 3800 hrs, 2wd, Cab ............................................ $30,000 CASE IH Magnum 310CVT, 265 PTO HP, 1000 hrs, front & rear duals .......................... CALL

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Windrowers

1998 Case IH 8860HP, 16ft. nice unit.......................................................................................ON RENT New WR9870 9195 or 9196 Header ..........................................................CALL FOR BEST PRICE 1993 Hesston 8400, 16ft. Good Tires .......................................................................................... $17,000 2012 MF, WR9760 16’ Rotary Razor Bar HDR 450 HRS ............................................................ $92,500

2013 MacDon M205, w/ 16 ft. rotary head........................................................................ $87,500 2011 Krone 1290 HDPXC 3x4, Cutter, Baler, 29,000 Bales, Rebuilt ............................... $69,000 12 ft. TIDENBERG Feedlot Scraper.................................................................................. CALL Great Plains 28 ft Harrow Cart w/ 5/8 Blankets ................................................................ $21,772 CaseIH RMX 790 Disk, 14ft stubble ................................................................................. CALL Parma 15 ft. double roller, hyd lift, gooseneck hitch ........................................................ $19,096 Case IH 530C, Ecolotiger, one pass tillage, 5 shanks ...................................................... $41,556 Case IH WD2104 Windrower, 16’ rotary header, GPS ready, 210hp, 25mph .................. SPECIAL 2017 MacDon M1240 Windrower .............................................................................................. $15,634 Horst Joker, High Speed Disk, 20 ft unit Available ............................................................ CALL 2017 Kuhn MM700 Merger, 24 Ft. pickup, Flotation Tires ................................................ CALL 2016 Krone Big X 630 Forage Harvester with pickup and Corn Heads ............................ NEW 2017 Great Plains 1500 Drill with PFH, 15 Ft, Small seeds, agitator ................................ CALL Elston GA-800 Gopher Getter, HD Tunnel Builder ............................................................ $4,425 Great Plains 18 ft, TurboMax .............................................................................................. JUST IN 2005 Hesston 4790 Balers (1 Left) ..................................................................................... $17,500 Jay-Lor 41000, 900 cu.ft. Vertical Mixer, very good condition ............................................ $17,500

Tractors

2016 MF 1739ehl hydro, loader, 4wd industrial tires ............................................................. (4)$23,000 2015 MF GC 1705, 1715, 1710, 1720 compact tractors 4wd loaders ............STARTING AT $12,800 2016 MF 1734EL, 3r x 9f trans. ................................................................... (2) AVAILABLE $19,200 1995 NH 8770 4WD Tractor Cab, AC, CD Player, PS Trans. ...................................................... $38,000

Small Balers

2016 MF 1844s pto 3-string baler, NV Customers Discount ....................................................... $64,000 2003 4690 NEW Chamber Kit, 4cyl diesel, shop rebuilt .............................................................. $28,800 1997 4690 NEW Chamber Kit, 4cyl diesel, low hrs ..................................................................... $28,800 NH BB900 W/Kieth Wheels, (or tongue $15,000) ................................JUST ARRIVED (2) $20,000

Big Balers

2009 NH BB 9080TA 3x4 baler w/ hay preservative kit, really clean, Great Buy ........................ $45,500 NEW 2016 MF 2270SA 3x4 baler, auto lube, knotter fan ........................................HUGE DISCOUNT USED 2014 MF 2270SA baler, roller chute, bale scales, electronic knotter trip kit w/ flake measurer, Harvest tech hay preservative kit w/ moisture meter, electric eyes, low bale count ............ (1) $105,000 USED 2015 MF2270SA baler, roller chute, bale scale, electronic knotter trip kit w/ flake measurer, harvest tech hay preservative kit w/ moisture meter, electric eyes, 13K Bales ................................ (1) $105,000

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Rakes

(3) Sitrex pro17 wheel rake, 29’ rake width, high capacity, hydr funct, ............................ NEW $26,000 Darf tv13 12-wheel rake new tires manual opening consignment ............REDUCED PRICE $3,500 1981 Allen 789 hydr driven 10’ basket rake shop rebuilt ...............................................................$3,750 H&S HDII overhead 17 wheel (new), ready to go...................................3 LEFT IN STOCK $29,000

Drills

2016 Sunflower 9312-15 No Till Pasture Drill .................................................................... New $39,522

Tillage

Lemken Karat 9 Ripper, hydro traction, shallow & deep cultivator ..........................CALL FOR PRICE

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Bottari & Associates Realty

Denny and Jennifer Prins Serving Nevada and California 530-410-5755 or 775-544-7661 ThePrinsGroup.com

Paul D. Bo�ari, Broker E-mail: paul@bo�arirealty.com • Bus. 775-752-3040 • Res. 775-752-3809 Fax 775-752-3021 • 122 8th Street • P.O. Box 368 • Wells, NV 89835

Ranch properties now available through Bottari and Associates Realty The Union Pass Ranch is truly a one-of-a-kind Northern Nevada getaway. This historic 407.10 acre property nestled in Bruffey Canyon is an exceptional, unique, piece of Eureka County. Only one hour from shopping in Elko, NV. This beautiful home is newly remodeled 2000+ square foot. There is a 600+- square foot guest home, barn, corrals and 2000+- square foot shop. The property has 2 wells, a stocked catfish pond and four active hot springs. 120 acres of the ranch is about 4 miles down the road, fully fenced and currently runs cattle. The 287.1 acres with the house also has 45 fruit trees, 210 producing wine grape vines, and 15 acres producing hay. The garage of the guest house has been converted into a wine making facility and tasting room. The care and stewardship that has gone into this immaculate setup reflects the value of the property. Price: $1,100,000

Antelope Peak Ranch: 5,200 deeded plus BLM permit to ranch. 5 center pivot’s irrigating approx.583 acres plus another 28 acres with surface water rights out of large spring. Three homes plus shop and other outbuildings. This Elko Co. ranch offered. Price: $3,900,000.

Mason Mountain Ranch: 3782 deeded acres plus small BLM permit. Summers up to 300 pair in

the past. Recent improvements to stockwatering sources and new set of corrals. Landowner Elk Tag. Price: $1,750,000.

Elko County 566 acre Organic Farm: This farm is located approx. 15 miles South of Wells on the

East side of US Hwy 93. There are 249 acres under three pivots, one full and two wipers. Price: $700,000.

Clover Valley Z Bar Ranch: 598+ deeded acres at the foot of the mountains and on paved state route. Approx. 150 acres with harvest and pasture surface water rights out of several streams. Four (4) homes from 1100 sq ft to 6,320 sq ft. 3 shops including 2 heated the larger being 5000 sq ft. Green house and gravity flow water system served by 2 wells that supplies water with and without power. A truly unique property.

Price: $2,400,000.

Ruby Valley Ranch: 1150 Acres at foot of the Rubies with surface water rights for approx.. 300 acres and permits for 375 acres of underground water for irrigation. On paved road. Some improvements.

Price: $1,250,000.

Bar O Ranch: Elko County, Nevada: Approx. 500 deeded in Pilot Valley at the foot of Pilot Peak plus summer and winter range on BLM. 3 homes plus other improvements. Price: $1,200,000.

Cove Springs Ranch: White Pine County, Nevada. 2,568 acres with BLM permits

adjoining the Ranch out the gate. Rated at 400 head year around. Two homes good water with approx. 1800 acres water righted. Two pivots with good shallow well.

A gorgeous mountain getaway that's quiet, private, yet not too remote. If room to relax with the convenience of being 10 minutes to Portola is what you are looking for, here it is! This 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home sits on .46 acres that back up to Grizzly Lake Resort Improvement District. Different seasons bring different recreational opportunities which are all easily accessible from this property whether it be snow sports or summer activities. Hundreds of walking, mountain biking, and recreational trails can be easily accessed from the property. 15 minutes to Lake Davis, 10 minutes to Graeagle and Blairsden, and 45 minutes to Reno, this home is in the ideal location for a fun, mountain retreat. Through the fun decor and furnishings, current owners have created an incredible vacation and/or weekend get-a-way.

Property also has the potential for rental income. Owners had property on AirBNB with successful results. This well maintained home with all the mountain amenities one could want will not last long! Full brochure available upon request. Please stop by for an open house on November 4th from Noon-4pm. Price: $219,000

North Butte Valley Ranch: Elko County, Nevada. This ranch has 550 acres of deeded

base with water rights on approx 226 acres. The deeded lands sit in the center of the BLM allotment which is divided into 6 pastures with a total of 2,420 aum’s from 4/15 to 12/22. Approx. 286 hd. Home with 3 bedrooms and 2 baths off grid. On county road. Price: $1,600,000.

For additional information on these properties go to:

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ALLIE BEAR REAL ESTATE Specializing in Hunting, Ranching and Horse Properties

Diamond Valley Farm/Ranch Great farm with 6 pivots, 3 in alfalfa, 1 in wheat and 2 in fescue and garrison that pasture approx. 400 hd from May to November. 1,080 AC - Certificated Water Rights. Three nice homes, large equipment shop, 2 hay barns, 2 feedlots. Working corrals, arena, and loading chute.

Woodward Ranch - NEW REDUCED PRICE Humboldt Co. - Denio 1,536 deeded acres, multiple parcels. 1,636 AUM BLM grazing permit. 40 AC Pivot, 35 AC Pivot.

2 Irrigation Wells with good water rights. Two story 6 bedroom home, cellar, walk-in cooler, storage building, shop, barn with tack room, nice corrals, orchard. Hot Spring on 80 deeded AC with vested water rights to Hot Spring which can be purchased separately.

Clear Creek Ranch Year around cattle ranch approx. 10,000 deeded acres, 6 pivots and with 11-month BLM permit. Only 15 miles from Winnemucca, NV. Ranch Manager’s home, equipment yard, Log Cottage, 2 large diameter irrigation wells, excellent surface & underground water rights with one of the longest perennial streams in the Great Basin.

Beautiful Farm/Ranch 45Miles N of Elko Located in Elko County on the headwaters of the North Fork of Humboldt River. Approximately 3000 Deeded Acres, with 2169 Water Right Acres. Beautiful newly remodeled three strory home, duplex with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath in each unit, manufactured home. Airstrip and large aircraft hangar. 6 New Reinke pivots with over 17,000 feet of large diameter underground mainlines providing very low operating costs of gravity stream water.

2525 Crest View Drive, Elko - Beautiful Horse Property 7.37 AC, Large Indoor Arena with roping chute, header/heeler boxes, cattle alleyways, stripping chute and 2 catch pens, Barn, Stalls, Corrals with pipe fencing, LArge Round Cutting Pen, spacious 2,604 sq.ft home, 3 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bath, 2 car garage, nice fenced yard, minutes from Elko with mountain views.

279.93 Acres Lamoille Beautiful Property wih Ruby Mountain Views and seasonal creek.

Coyote Creek Ranch Great ranch with 7 new pivots, 13,567 Deeded Acres, private winter lease. Comes with 600 mother cows and all equipment. Co-listed with Don Bowman’s agent Joe Dahl.

View Complete listings at www.ARanchBroker.com

775-738-8535 • 775-777-6416 Allie Bear, Broker/Realtor Dawn Mitton, Broker/Realtor

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CALIFORNIA Shasta Livestock Auction Yard Sale every Friday Cottonwood, California Office: (530) 347-3793

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Highway 89 South, Salina, Utah Office: (435) 529-7437 Cattle auction every Tuesday; www.producerslivestock.com

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