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By Chance Marshall, northwest area agriculture and horticulture Extension Educator
Making the Most of Hay This Winter
Wyoming livestock producers are definitely feeling the effects from 2020’s lack of precipitation.
Many producers are concerned about their forage resources for grazing and hay. Those feeding hay must decide whether to invest in additional hay resources at higher prices, manage their herds differently and/or downsize their herds.
Regardless, Mother Nature is forcing Wyoming cattle producers to consider how to utilize our hay resources.
Covering cows’ nutrient requirements
We have to make sure our cows are receiving the nutrients required to carry out all functions. Crude protein (CP) and energy are generally the most limiting portions of their diet during winter months.
A cow’s requirements can fluctuate greatly based on stage of production throughout the year (dry, third trimester, lactation, etc.). Cows calving in March or April are entering their third trimester of gestation soon. Cow nutrient requirements will increase greatly and remain high due to the rapid growth of the unborn calf during this critical period.
Ample fetal-programming research has shown the future performance of the calf is also largely dependent on the nutrients its mother receives during the next three months. It’s extremely important our feeding program going forward contains adequate nutrients for both the cow and the calf.
But, how can we ensure we are meeting those requirements and also using our limited hay resources wisely?
Testing hay
Being confident about meeting cow/heifer requirements is hard without knowing what nutrients are in our forage base. Without testing hay, it is hard to know which lick tub or supplement option is best for our herd.
We can determine if the expensive high protein tub is worth the extra money by looking at what is missing in our hay analysis. Or, if the hay contains enough energy and CP, perhaps the more affordable option would be sufficient.
In general, grass hay will be low- to mid-quality forage. This means grass hays are generally lower in CP compared to legume hays, like alfalfa.
With grass hay, it is important to ensure cattle are getting adequate protein in their overall diet to allow for proper rumen function and digestion. Cattle fed hay testing under 10 percent CP will likely need supplemented greater amounts of protein to meet cow requirements during the late gestation and lactation stages.
Alfalfa mixes are higher in CP and may be enough to satisfy protein requirements for proper digestibility. However, even some alfalfa mixes can fail to provide the needed energy during a cow’s demanding stages of production, especially if the hay is weathered or has been rained on.
Alfalfa will likely be more expensive and also increases chances of digestion issues, such as bloat.
Choosing the right supplement option
Choosing from the vast number of supplement options is a common dilemma cattle producers face in winter. Supplements come in many forms including lick tubs, pellets, cubes, liquid, etc. and vary greatly in nutrient levels and pricing. Determining which works best for an operation is the hard part.
Supplement pricing varies based on delivery methods. For example, supplementation can occur daily or multiple times per week with pellets, which is labor intensive. Supplementation can also be offered as free-choice in the form of lick tubs, which is not labor intensive.
Lick tubs are convenient, but they often come with a higher price tag. Deciding which formulation to feed should be based on labor availability to physically feed daily or multiple times per week.
With the results from a hay test handy, producers should determine which supplement options are adequate to cover herd nutrient requirements.
Regardless of which supplement formulation works best for the operation, product buying decisions should be based on comparing the cost per pound of nutrient the animals will receive, instead of the differences listed on the price tags.
Providing cattle with supplements and mineral can lead to better hay digestibility and cow performance. Supplementation can increase the efficiency of rumen microbes by 25 to 30 percent and result in better use of our hay resources.
Reducing wastage
A bunch of hay is wasted every year. Expect between six to 20 percent wastage depending on the methods used to prevent it.
This means if a cow requires 26 pounds per day on an as-fed basis, she might need 30 pounds per day offered to her. Determining ways to minimize losses can be an important part of efficiently using hay.
Here are a few suggestions for preventing wastage.
Feed hay stored outside first. Hay stored outside will likely degrade in quality quicker over time and become less palatable, leading to more refusal and wastage.
Feeding hay in small amounts or in a feeder will limit opportunity for wastage. Also, feeding hay in well-drained areas can beneficial.
Consider a location that has good footing and drainage as a designated feeding spot. Moving feed locations can be also be an effective and affordable way to minimize losses.
Targeting hay resources
If a producer has some variation in hay quality, they should consider targeting certain hay resources based on quality. Save best-quality hay for the toughest times, which may be late gestation, lactation or during cold weather snaps.
Lastly, providing shelter or a place to protect animals from winter elements can be crucial. When cows are cold, they require more feed inputs and nutrients just to stay warm. Voluntary feed intake increases as the “real feel” temperature decreases. A rule of thumb is for every degree drop in temperature below 20 degrees Fahrenheit, feed requirements increase by one percent.
Chance Marshall is the Northwest Area Agriculture and Horticulture and Livestock Systems Extension Educator. He can be reached at cmarsha1@uwyo.edu.
EWC accepting submissions for ATEC
Eastern Wyoming College (EWC) is now requesting submissions for digital photography for the Agricultural Technology Education Center (ATEC). ATEC is a 25,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility, and selected photographs will be purchased for $500 each.
The committee for this project is seeking existing photographs highlighting the service area of Eastern Wyoming College (EWC), which is based in Torrington and serves Crook, Weston, Niobrara, Converse, Platte and Goshen counties.
The committee is interested in work showcasing the role of agriculture throughout the areas. Images connecting directly to EWC or the programs housed in ATEC, as well as any of the seasons, landscape, nature, wildlife, livestock, farming, ranching and lifestyle images will be considered. Photographs showing agriculture related subjects or one of the ag-related areas of study offered at EWC will be strongly considered.
This is a national call, and Wyoming artists are encouraged to apply. Artists are required to specify the location depicted in their photograph(s) in the description field when uploading artwork samples. Photographs submitted online must be available in the following high-resolution format – 300-600 dpi minimum, minimum of 3,000 pixels on the long side, vector or .eps file type and horizontal format. Selected photographs will be digitally printed at 9’-8 ½” wide by 5’- 4” high. Individuals may submit up to 10 images. If selected, artists are only required to provide the digital file. EWC is responsible for the printing of the images.
Submissions to this call are due Jan. 8 and must be submitted online at artist. callforentry.org/festivals_unique_info. php?ID=8241. This call will automatically close at 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 8. Submissions e-mailed or sent to the college or committee will not be reviewed.
For more information, contact Sally Watson at 307-532-8303.
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Erin Borror, economist with the U.S. Meat Export Federation, says many things have changed since last year.
“Regarding access to markets, the U.S. is in a better position than a year ago. Prior to the coronavirus, this should have been a good year. The U.S.-Japan Trade Agreement and Phase One Trade Agreement with China pretty much resolved the major issues we were facing last year,” she says. “It brought the U.S. to a level playing field with Japan, and we are also benefitting from tariff reductions.”
“This is crucial and has been one of the drivers of growth in our beef exports,” Borror explains. “The Phase One Trade Agreement with China is a non-typical agreement. It did make some changes on the beef side for access into China and went beyond what I thought would be likely or possible in removing the biggest barriers.”
Export barriers
“China agreed to establish import maximum residue limits for growth-promoting hormones and to accept our traceability system – there will be no more trace-back of the individual animal to the birth farm,” she continues.
The remaining barrier is China’s testing for residues of beta-agonists, such as ractopamine, fed in the final days of the finishing period and issues such as product labeling. Beef exported to China comes through a China-specific health.” “What CAN does is identify people with acreage to participate in the program, figure out their goals and needs for the land and come up with a customized soil health plan at the discretion of the landowner,” he continues. “This is not a government program dictating what has to be done, but a program to help producers be more productive on healthy soils.” Holder shares funding for soil improvement projects and practices comes to the landowner from donors through CAN. Progress updates from the ground are shared with donors to let them know the impact their actions have on improving soil health and decreasing carbon in the atmosphere.
Program goals
“Our main goal is to increase soil health, resulting in greater photosynthesis.
Greater photosynthesis supply chain, and producers often have to establish this supply chain at the feedlot rather than from birth.
“Part of the reason we haven’t seen shipments to China explode, even though they are growing, is likely the perceived risk with U.S. and China’s relations,” Borror says.
“For example, China has been waiving the retaliatory tariff on U.S. beef since early March,” she explains. “For part of 2019, U.S. beef was subject to a 47 percent import duty compared to the mostfavored-nation (MFN) rate of 12 percent.”
“The retaliation was a response to U.S. tariffs on imports from China as a part of the Section 301 actions which address U.S. concerns about China’s treatment of intellectual property and other issues,” says Borror. “Since early March, importers of U.S. beef have been paying the 12 percent MFN rate, making our product much more competitive, especially as Australia, our primary competitor, has significantly reduced production with accordingly higher prices. But, the U.S. still accounts for just one percent of China’s massive beef imports.”
Trade quotas
There was also a new agreement with the European Union (EU) to carve out a U.S.-specific share of the high-quality beef quota, which was created out of the U.S. and EU memorandum of understanding
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on the hormone case, won decreases carbon in the air through a process called carbon sequestration,” Holder says. “Nature’s way of improving the air is through photosynthesis.”
The CAN focus of improving soils results in greater above- and belowground productivity, and one of the results is increased carbon sequestration. Removing carbon from the atmosphere is a motivating factor for donors, especially those looking to have greater impact than simply recycling.
“This program is free to the landowner because it is a nonprofit organization,” says Holder. “They will have to do some work, but financially the burden does not fall on the landowner.”
Project Agroecologist Neal Fehringer adds, “This is a free market program tailored to the individual place. Landowners enact recommendations by what they can do.”
Fehringer monitors soil improvements by the U.S. through the World Trade Organization (WTO). The EU refused to change its practices, and instead, opened a duty-free quota for non-hormonetreated beef, meeting the high quality or grain-fed, definition.
“To meet WTO rules, the quota had to be open to all suppliers meeting the definition and soon the quota was fully utilized by the competition, including beef from Uruguay, Australia and Argentina,” notes Borror. “The U.S. successfully negotiated an agreement last year to give us a U.S.-specific share of this quota, and the agreement started Jan. 1, 2020. We had a banner first quarter, and then the coronavirus shut down European food service. It was a rough second quarter, but toward the end of the second and into the third quarter, it has started to regain traction with an encouraging outlook,” says Borror.
“The agreement includes a seven-year implementation, and we end up with 35,000 tons of the 45,000 ton total once fully implemented,” she explains. “This year we have 18,500 metric tons out of the 45,000 tons specific for the U.S. and it will increase to 23,000 tons next year. We had only been shipping around 12,000 or 13,000 tons prior to the agreement because the balance was fully used by the competition.”
The agreement is important because it allows the U.S. to ship beef into Europe weekly,
using metrics such as soil organic matter, soil organic carbon, the Haney Test for scored soil health and potentially water infiltration.
Although not a necessity, landowners with oil wells have the opportunity to take advantage of both CAN and Encore Green Environmental’s water repurposing program, adding more moisture to improve soil health.
“This program is a way we can engage people on the Great Plains to use their millions of acres to increase carbon sequestration,” says Fehringer. “We are already doing it, but if we can improve soil health, we can increase carbon capture.”
“We know increasing soil health increases agricultural programs through better vegetation,” Robitaille adds.
More information on the Carbon Asset Network can be found at carbonassetnetwork. com. Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net. and because imports are chilled, the customers in Europe can be assured they can get fresh product every week. This encourages more chefs to include U.S. beef on the menu and more retail features, whereas before, U.S. beef was rushing to clear product in the first few days of each quarter. Since the quota is managed on a quarterly basis, it was getting used up at the beginning of every quarter.
“This was unsustainable,” Borror states. “If a producer is feeding nonhormone treated cattle (NHTC) for Europe, can only kill within a very tight window and not be past the landing in Europe by a certain day – including clearance by customs – people had only so much product to work with for the next three months, which is not sustainable for anyone in the chain.”
U.S. beef interest
“China suspended four important Australian beef plants so there is heightened interest in U.S. beef, and this goes back to markets before the coronavirus issue,” Borror continues. “So, it is not only the U.S. who has tenuous relations with China, it’s also affecting Canada and Australia. Canada was out “Regarding access to markets, the U.S. is in a better position than a year ago. Prior to the coronavirus, this should have been a good year.” – Erin Borror, U.S. Meat Export Federation
of the market for the second half of last year. This is a reminder every country faces their own battles with China.”
The trade regulations and restrictions are everchanging and sometimes hard to keep up with.
“On the demand side, we see a rebound in demand for U.S. beef,” she shares. “In our markets we saw very strong retail demand which helped offset the losses in food service.”
“There has been a strong food service comeback, especially in places like Taiwan, which is a record-setting market for U.S. beef on a value basis for the past eight years,” Borror adds.
“In places like Japan food service is recovering, but there are still challenges, especially with restaurants more dependent on travel and tourism,” she says. “Fortunately, we are a big supplier into retail, not just food service, in Japan, Korea and Taiwan, and this helps sustain generally strong demand.”
“We didn’t really see a disruption in our exports until we had supply chain issues in our own plants. As long as we can keep everything going, the demand on the export side should regain momentum,” she continues.
The reason the U.S. exports beef is international trading partners often pay higher prices for items such as chuck, short ribs, short plate and variety meats, according to Borror.
“This provides higher margins on carcasses and enables the packer to pay more for cattle, helping the market for producers, when maximizing the value of each animal going through the system,” she explains.
Over time, more export dollars per head correlate with stronger cattle prices.
Heather Smith Thomas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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announcing the relief package on the Senate floor.
Agriculture relief
The bill provides $11.1875 specifically for agricultural producers, growers and processors. From this funding, producers can expect to see supplemental Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments for crop and cattle producers and payments to livestock producers for depopulation losses because of insufficient processing access due to COVID-19.
This same funding is also available to make loans and grants available to small and midsized food processors and distributors to respond to COVID-19, including measures to protect workers, according to the summary provided by Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee Rep. Collin Peterson (D-MN).
The farm bill’s Specialty Crop Block Grant Program was provided $100 million in additional funding to support specialty crop farmers and address COVID-19 specialty crop supply chain issues. Another $100 million in additional funding goes to support local farmers, farmer’s markets and value-added production for farmers impacted by COVID-19 market disruptions through the farm bill’s Local Agriculture Market Program.
Support for small and mid-sized dairies is provided through supplemental Dairy Margin Coverage payments, and the bill provides $400 million to pay for milk to be processed and donated to nonprofits, such as food banks, through the Dairy Donation Program.
Facility upgrades and planning grants for existing meat and poultry processors were provided $60 million to move to federal inspection and allow sales across state lines.
The bill also establishes a federal livestock dealer
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trust to ensure livestock producers are paid for their animals.
Nutritional relief
“After many months of pushing for a critical Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) increase and other funding to address the hunger crisis in our country, I am very pleased we finally reached a bipartisan agreement which will help both families and farmers in need,” said Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-MI).
The bill increases the monthly SNAP benefits by 15 percent through June 30, 2021 and extends SNAP eligibility to college students who qualify for federal or state work study programs. Additional assistance for the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand SNAP purchasing programs online including for farmers’ markets and direct marketing producers adds up to another $5 million.
Another $400 million is specified for the Emergency Food Assistance Program and $13 million to the Commodity Supplemental Food program for use through Sept. 30, 2021.
Emergency relief for school meals including child and adult care food programs are provided as much funding as necessary. The Older Americans Act nutrition programs were provided $175 million in emergency funding for nutrition programs, including $7 million for tribal nutrition programs.
Other relief
A new round of stimulus checks, up to $600 per person, is included in the bill. The package also contains $20 billion for purchasing COVID-19 vaccines, $8 billion for vaccine distribution and $20 to assist states with testing.
The relief agreement earmarks $7 billion to expand broadband access, including $300 million for rural broadband, $250 million for telehealth and authorizing a new emergency broadband to make high-speed internet more affordable for students, families and unemployed workers.
A two-year water project bill was being added to the bill, including a funding change which would initiate work on dam reconstruction, along with waterway and harbor projects.
Averi Hales is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
Director named
On Dec. 18, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman named Wayne Pullan regional director of the Upper Colorado Basin Region. Pullan has more than 25 years of reclamation experience and officially assumed his duties as regional director on Dec. 20.
As regional director, Pullan will lead 800 reclamation professionals who manage 82 projects and dams, including 19 hydroelectric powerplants. Those facilities provide water to approximately 5.7 million people living in the region and electricity for almost six million power users.
Upper Colorado Basin Region reservoirs and surrounding lands also provide world-renowned recreational opportunities and welcome millions of visitors every year.
Pullan most recently served as the deputy regional director for the Upper Colorado Region. In this role, he worked on infrastructure rehabilitation, endangered species recovery, native water rights settlements, water quality improvement and municipal and irrigation water supply planning.
Pullan’s many years of service include serving as area manager of the Provo Area Office and as program coordinator in the Department of Interior’s Central Utah Project Completion Act Office.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agriculture Research Service (ARS) announced Dec. 9 a new treatment found to prevent anemia, weight loss, poor wool and meat production, as well as death in sheep due to parasites. Research scientists at ARS, in partnership with Virginia Tech and the University of Massachusetts’ Medical School, worked to solve the number one health problem in the U.S. sheep industry – infection by the parasite Haemonchus contortus (H. contortus).
H. contortus background
Researchers share H. contortus is a blood-feeding gastrointestinal nematode known to have signifi-
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H, FFA and other academic, industry and hobby groups such as exhibitions, laboratories, livestock, pelt and hunting. Rabbit owners are advised to enhance their typical biosecurity measures by not allowing visitors into rabbitries, keeping wild rabbits from comingling with domestic and pet rabbits and limiting new animal introduction including a proper quarantine period for new individuals. Additionally, good biosecurity measures for rabbit owners should include hand washing before and after working with rabbits, a change of clothing and footwear and not sharing equipment with other cant health consequences in sheep and goats, especially to young lambs and kids. The parasite infects the abomasum of ruminants, interfering with digestion and ultimately having poor effect on the animal’s overall health.
The parasite was previously controlled with anthelminitics, a type of medicine used to kill wormlike parasites such as flukes, roundworms and tapeworms. However, researchers note resistance of H. contortus to anthelminitics after becoming available commercially, creating greater proportions of the parasite population that survive treatment.
“The H. contortus para-
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site has developed resistance rabbit owners. Rabbit owners who have questions about this disease should contact their veterinarian.
RHDV2 is a reportable disease in Wyoming and the United States and anyone suspecting the disease in domestic rabbits is required to report to the state veterinarian and USDAAPHIS immediately. If a case in a domestic rabbit is suspected, veterinarians should contact USDA-APHIS or the Wyoming State Veterinarian’s Office at 307857-4140 or 307-7776440.
Any suspect wild rabbit deaths should be reported to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s State Wildlife Veterinarian at the Wildlife Health Laboratory at 307-745-5865. Additionally, anyone who comes into contact with dead game is advised to wear gloves if handling or cleaning carcasses and to not harvest sick animals.
For more information on RHDV2, visit wlsb.state.wy.us/public/ animal-health. to virtually all known classes of anti-parasitic drugs,” says ARS Scientist Dr. Joseph Urban.
The parasite reproduces within the affected animal, and fertilized eggs are passed from animal waste to the soil. Larvae grow and develop in the soil creating a cycle of infection as animals are infected with the parasite from the pasture.
Treatment research
Regarding the cycle of infection, Urban notes, “This is a major problem and the newly-developed treatment is derived from bacteria normally found in the soil producing a protein which binds to receptors in the intestine of the parasite.”
The soil bacteria treatment has been shown as effective against gastrointestinal nematodes in mice, hamsters, dogs and pigs. This protein, called the Cry5B protein, binds to and disrupts the digestive system of invertebrates such as H. contortus.
“The treatment will then kill the parasites and reduce debilitating infection in adult sheep,” Urban continues.
Researchers tested the efficacy of this protein against H. contortus during both the larval and adult stage from a strain resistant to anthelminitics in goats and sheep.
New treatment
The study found the Cry5B protein is potent and very effective in controlling H. contortus larvae development and affects adult parasites. With the first results of the study, scientists created a new Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient containing Cry5B called Inactivated Bacterium with Cytosolic Crystal (IBaCC) as treatment.
IBaCC, a paraprobiotic, was found to significantly reduce H. contortus in sheep. Three doses of the medication cleared greater than 70 percent of the adult parasites present and 96 percent of female parasites.
“When the treatment was given to infected sheep at Virginia Tech there was a rapid and dramatic reduction of parasite reproduction and survival, without any negative effect observed in the sheep,” said Professor of Parasitology at Virginia Tech’s Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine Dr. Anne Zajac.
Further research to determine the minimal effective dose and best delivery
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This treatment is currently being reviewed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and will likely be commercially produced once approved, according to a USDA article on the research.
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