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Why in the world would you do that? by CCA Second Vice President Rick Roberti

It is a privilege to be writing this month’s officer column for the CCA magazine. It’s not something I ever dreamed of doing, but here I go. Many of you involved with CCA know my daughter, Katie, as she is part of the outstanding staff we have working for CCA. Along with my wife Carolyn, our son Weston, Katie, my mom and my two brothers and their families, we raise cattle and hay in eastern Plumas County, 30 miles north of Truckee. My great grandfather came to California for the Gold Rush from Switzerland. When that didn’t work out, he ended up in Sierra Valley in the 1870s. It wasn’t long before there was a good market for dairy products and lumber. In the early 1900s, there were over a hundred dairies and dozens of sawmills in the valley. Times were challenging but also good. Sierra Valley became one of the largest settlements for Swiss immigrants in the state. Over the years, my grandparents faced many of the same challenges we do today. 1924 was a dry, drought-like year, and I recall my grandmother saying it barely turned green. A neighbor of hers, probably a relative, had some steers to sell, but the market was terrible. He was offered $12 a head. Not wanting to give the steers away at that price, he decided to drive them over to Reno for summer pasture. That fall, he sold them for $8 a head. He and I must be related; it makes a $1 a pound sound good. By the 1940s, the dairies in the valley were slowly turning to produce beef. The lumber industry was strong, but the smaller mills had to get bigger or quit. There were not cattlemen’s association or Farm Bureau meetings in Sierra Valley then. The Grange was the place to be twice a month for a meeting, dinner and dance. That lasted into the ‘60s when televisions came into rural communities, and the TV show Bonanza was on the same night as Grange meetings. According to my aunt, that hurt the Grange meetings more than anything else. She despised the Cartwrights until her final days. By the mid-1960s, all the dairies were gone and two sawmills were left. Today there are none in the valley—times change. The cover of last month’s magazine was another reminder. Things we think will last forever may not. The closing of Shasta Livestock is like the passing of a longtime friend. I will always be grateful for the commitment the Peek family has had for our industry and the great memories of being at the auction. Times don’t just

change, but things do too. In the early 1950s, my dad and family purchased a load of registered black Angus cows, some of the first in the valley. The cows were, let’s say, moderate in size – okay, very moderately framed. My dad worked hard and years later our cows were a little taller. In the ‘70s, our industry changed to more pounds of meat, and by the mid-‘70s, long, tall cattle were in style. So, I helped my dad out, and I purchased a half-blood Chianina bull with a little Holstein to help with milk production. He kind of looked like a white horse standing out in the field surrounded by small black cows. It wasn’t all that bad; my brother won grand champion steer at the county fair twice. Those steers were big, long, narrow and probably not that tasty. When it comes to producing a quality product, we have come a long way since then. Even on our ranch, we’re doing things now that I didn’t think we would ever do at one point. Keeping records of shots, vaccinating in the neck, tagging every calf we sell with an individual identification tag, to name a few things that we do now to make a better product. Ranching and farming have never been easy, and each generation faces new changes. If you haven’t noticed, some people don’t like what we do, and after the last two elections, they don’t like us much either. The last few years have taken a toll on us all. It seems our great nation has been beaten down like never before. America has seen many hard times: we’ve been through wars, droughts, the depression, the sixties and for the most part, we came out stronger. But what we’re going through now seems different, and there is such division, anger and pessimism. It seems to be the new norm on both sides, and we can’t trust much of anything we hear or read. Understandably, I guess. But as of today, with all of our nation’s faults, America is still the best place there is, and people in agriculture are the cream of the crop. The cattle business has been very good to me, and it has given me the best friends and neighbors a man can have. I was recently asked, “Why in the world would you want to serve as a CCA officer?” My response was easy. Others, who were probably as busy as I am, have served in this position for me for over 100 years so that I could do what I’ve loved to do for 40 years. I guess it’s my turn. Hope to see you soon.

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NORMALCY MIGHT BE ON THE WAY, BUT VIDEO MEETINGS SEEM HERE TO STAY by CCA Director of Communications Katie Roberti “In 2020, we simultaneously faced two once-in-ageneration crises when we combatted the worst wildfire season in our state’s history in the middle of the pandemic,” said Gov. Gavin Newsom in his State of the State speech at the beginning of March. Over the last 12 months, the coronavirus pandemic and California’s wildfire crisis have become personal to most of us in one way or another. CCA has lost members to COVID-19, and members have lost cattle, homes, barns and irreplaceable places to wildfires. Recent issues of this magazine have been somber, to say the least, as we’ve reflected on the wildfire tragedies that have impacted ranchers across the state and remembered lives lost to COVID-19 with articles and obituaries. Both situations have been heartbreaking, confusing and frustrating, including other waves of emotion, and my thoughts prayers go out to all of the families personally impacted. Last year at this time, we all had a lot more questions than answers about how this pandemic would impact our lives and world. While plenty of questions remain today about what the future holds for living with COVID-19, I am hopeful we are making progress towards a little more normalcy each day. Like many of you, I’m ready for parts of life that have been on pause for the last year to resume. I can’t wait to go to a baseball game again, and I’m excited for events like our annual CCA convention, county fairs and so many others centered around agriculture to return. As we are slowly starting to see life come back as we knew it prepandemic, I am optimistically looking forward. But I also understand that not everything will go back to how it was, and in some ways, that is okay. The Atlantic published an article in February called “Superstar Cities Are in Trouble.” Among other takeaways, there was one big one for me. “‘The most important outcome of the pandemic wasn’t that it taught you how to use Zoom, but rather that it forced everybody else to use Zoom. We all leapfrogged over the coordination problem at the exact same time,’” David Autor, an economist, says in the article. “Meetings, business lunches, work trips—all these things will still happen in the after world,” 6 California Cattleman April 2021

the article continues to say. “But nobody will forget the lesson we were all just forced to learn: Telecommunications doesn’t have to be the perfect substitute for inperson meetings, as long as it’s mostly good enough.” Zoom meetings and other online meetings of that type cannot replace the value or importance of all face-to-face meetings and discussions. At the start of the pandemic, a friend of mine wrote on Facebook, “Check on your extroverted friends, they are not okay.” As an extrovert, I especially need these in-person interactions and have missed them over the last 12 months. However, the pandemic opened the door to normalizing virtual video meetings, such as Zoom, and I don’t believe that door is closing anytime soon. It is never easy to get away from the ranch, or your operation. Some months it’s not even doable. But over the last year, together, we’ve seen that Zoom and the technologies like it can help make it possible to almost be in two places at once. You can check cows and a few minutes later be in a meeting with other ranchers from across the state and country without even leaving the ranch. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 8

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 I never imagined we would hold an annual CCA convention on Zoom, but now I know never say never. To that end, over 200 ranchers were able to get their Beef Quality Assurance training certifications a few months ago, all by participating online, and just a few weeks ago, the Inyo-Mono-Alpine Cattlemen’s Association held a virtual CCA tour meeting. The virtual tour meeting didn’t have the same weight as an in-person meeting, but it still allowed us to connect with members and give a few updates, all without having to travel. Even with the annoyances of technology—buffering videos, muting and unmuting struggles, awkward moments of interrupting each other because of the difficulties of not being able to read body expressions—thank you for hanging in there and continuing to show up and engage. I’m proud of how many CCA members have been willing to step up and participate in meetings with us over the past year on Zoom. As future virtual meetings arise, I encourage you to engage and not to rule them out. If you haven’t

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participated in one yet and need assistance getting started, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me for help. While it looks like COVID-19 lockdowns should be in the rearview mirror moving forward into spring and summer of 2021, unfortunately, we all know California’s wildfire season is approaching with a giant caution sign. No one wants a repeat of the 4.2 million acres burned in our state in 2020, and CCA leadership has been working months already to ensure the issue is not left untouched until the 2021 blazes begin. In addition to running three sponsored bills on wildfire in the Legislature, CCA is joining forces with other organizations to communicate further the need for change now. One of those collaborative efforts is CalReslient, a digital campaign launched in the middle of March by the California Cattle Council and centered around the need for increased use of prescribed fire and grazing to reduce fuel loads and create a more fire resilient state for all Californians. As the campaign continues, follow @CalResilient on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and visit CalResilient.com to learn more. Zoom might be here to stay, but extreme wildfires in California don’t have to be.

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CCA-SPONSORED “AG PASS” BILL INTRODUCED IN STATE ASSEMBLY by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur Last month, California Cattleman highlighted two CCAsponsored bills introduced earlier this Legislative Session: SB 332 (Dodd), which would incentivize prescribed fire by limiting liability for certified burn bosses, and AB 434, which would give state land management agencies greater discretion in authorizing livestock grazing for fire-fuel suppression (“Two CCA-Sponsored Wildfire Bills Introduced in State Legislature,” March 2021). Prior to the Legislature’s February 19 bill-introduction deadline, another CCA-sponsored bill, AB 1103, was introduced by Assemblymember Megan Dahle (R-Bieber). Whereas SB 332 and AB 434 are directed at wildfire prevention efforts, AB 1103 is aimed at facilitating livestock producers’ wildfire response efforts. Specifically, AB 1103 would provide a statewide framework for counties to adopt an “Ag Pass” program. Under an Ag Pass program, ranchers and farmers receive training in fire behavior and emergency response protocols and, upon enrollment in the county Ag Pass program, are permitted access to the farm or ranch during a wildfire or other emergency. Recent wildfire seasons have demonstrated the devastating consequences that arise from the lack of access to farms and ranches during a wildfire incident. The most tragic consequence is the loss of life for cattle and other livestock unable to escape a fire. Even when fire itself does not directly threaten a herd, a rancher’s inability

to administer veterinary care or provide feed may have harmful consequences for the animals. But the lack of property access doesn’t just threaten animals’ lives. Many farmers and ranchers have ignored evacuation orders, knowing that once they leave they may not be able to gain return access to care for their animals. Others have been evacuated only to eventually make the difficult choice to bypass roadblocks to access their farm or ranch, risking their safety and a misdemeanor charge to ensure the welfare of their animals. When farmers and ranchers are granted access to their property during a wildfire or other emergency incident, they often must be escorted by law enforcement or emergency responders because they lack expertise in fire behavior and incident response. This supervised access diverts critical emergency response resources during a wildfire or other emergency. To address these issues, counties have begun developing Ag Pass programs to provide farm and ranch access to qualifying agriculturalists during an emergency. Ventura County provided the model for the Ag Pass program, administered locally by the Central Ventura County Fire Safe Council. While a Ventura County Agricultural Worker ID Program has existed in the county in some form since the mid-2000s, the Program really began to attract interest locally after 2017’s Thomas Fire, which burned through numerous farms and ranchers. After 2018’s catastrophic wildfire season, Ventura County’s Ag Pass concept began to attract the interest of cattlemen elsewhere in the state, and 2020’s historic fire season only amplified that interest. Santa Barbara County began developing its own Ag Pass program, led by CCA Fire Subcommittee Chair (and Santa Barbara County Fire Battalion Chief) Anthony Stornetta, Atascadero, and Butte County has begun implementing its own program, spearheaded by University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor Tracy Schohr. Additionally, last December UC Cooperative Extension agents Matthew Shapero and Max Moritz published a blueprint to advise counties how to create a local Ag Pass program. But while Ag Pass programs are best administered at the local level, the lack of a statewide framework for the programs

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All have complete DNA information through Optimal Beef Solutions’ Igenity Test. Hand-selected from the top-end of 700 replacements, these females originated from reputation ranches. They are foothill vaccinated & on complete yearly modified live vaccination & mineral programs. Running in the Sierra Mountain Foothills for 2 seasons, they are a legit set of fall bred replacements. 80 FALL-CALVING FANCY, ANGUS SECOND-CALVERS A fancy set of 80 Angus second-calvers originating from the GI Ranch, Paulina, OR, sell bred high quality Angus bulls – due to start calving Sept. 1st. They are foothill vaccinated, as well as vaccinated w/Vira Shield 6+VL5 (2X), 8-Way (2X) & Ivomec injectable.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 has presented challenges. Some county agricultural commissioners have expressed interest in adopting a county Ag Pass program but lack the resources to develop the program from scratch. Counties which have established an Ag Pass program have had to develop their own training curriculum for farmers and ranchers enrolling in the programs and coordinate the program with local law enforcement and emergency response personnel. But because wildfires and emergencies often draw in emergency response personnel from elsewhere in the state, the potential exists for first responders unaware of a local Ag Pass program to nevertheless mistakenly deny a cardholder access. AB 1103 seeks to resolve these issues by establishing a statewide framework for Ag Pass programs. First, the bill would require CALfire to establish a statewide curriculum for Ag Pass applicants which would cover topics of fire behavior, emergency response protocols and emergency communications. In addition to providing a uniform, statewide training standard, this would eliminate the need for agricultural commissioners, farm advisors or other local personnel to ‘reinvent the wheel’ in standing up a training program, thereby streamlining the process for a county to implement an Ag Pass program.

Mickelson named one of North Bay’s 40 under 40

On March 15, Jamie Mickelson, Santa Rosa, owner of Sonoma Mountain Beef Co., was announced as one of the North Bay’s 40 under 40 business leaders. Raised with an upbringing in cattle ranching, Mickelson’s passion for beef stemmed from family involvment at Sonoma Mountain Hereford, the Mickelson family’s seedstock beef operation and subsequently getting involved in 4-H and FFA. Following high school in Santa Rosa, Mickelson attended Santa Rosa Junior College and went on to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2012 and a Master’s degree in 2014 in Agriculture Business. During her time at Cal Poly, she helped manage the Cal Poly cattle herd operation and taught beef husbandry classes to undergraduates. She said that it wasn’t until her last week at Cal Poly, right before graduating, that a heart-to-heart conversation with her Mom set her on a path that ultimately led to the creation of the Sonoma Mountain Beef Company. Today she runs a one-woman show, marketing beef to local consumers, farmer’s market and now direct-to-consumer meat sales. Each year, the North Bay Business Journal recognizes the most influential executives and professionals in the North Bay area under 40 years old who are innovators, changing the way their industry does business; whose work has a wide-reaching impact on the business community; are advancing quickly in their organizations; demonstrate extraordinary leadership qualities; or who create a new product or market. 12 California Cattleman April 2021

Secondly, the bill would amend state law by requiring emergency responders and law enforcement officers to grant ranch access to an Ag Pass cardholder in much the same way that reporters with press passes are already granted access to restricted areas during a wildfire or other emergency. In counties that elect to adopt the Ag Pass program, farmers and ranchers with an Ag Pass card will be granted property access for purposes of “sheltering, moving, transporting, evacuating, feeding, watering, or administering veterinary care to livestock, irrigating crops, or providing auxiliary support” to emergency responders, such as identifying access roads and water sources. Finally, the AB 1103 establishes minimum statewide requirements for a county’s Ag Pass program, such as the eligibility for enrollment and information required to appear on a farmer or rancher’s Ag Pass card. Beyond these minimum requirements outlined in AB 1103, counties and other local jurisdictions will have significant leeway to tailor the Ag Pass program to fit local needs. AB 1103 has been referred to the Assembly Committee on Emergency Management and the Assembly Committee on Agriculture, but as of press time no hearing dates had been set. CCA will keep you informed as all three CCAsponsored bills work their way through the Legislature this session. Additionally, stay tuned to California Cattleman for upcoming updates on CCA’s lobbying efforts on a wide array of legislative proposals impacting the ranching community.

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BULL MANAGEMENT FOR A SUCCESSFUL BREEDING SEASON by Zach McFarlane, Ph.D., Cal Poly Beef Cattle Production Systems Specialist How often do you think about your herd bulls during your breeding season? Do you know if they are breeding? How do you know if one bull is doing the majority of the work? These are just some of the questions I’ve asked my family and friends during this breeding season. These questions have been driving my research efforts at Cal Poly, where we recently finished analyzing the bull management and selection survey that was sent in the mail to CCA members starting in February 2020. Who knew that the COVID-19 pandemic would change the world as the breeding season was fully underway for many California producers last year? Fortunately, the California beef industry is essential – as evidenced by the responses from CCA members, bull development and management are essential topics for future research and outreach efforts. California’s approximately 660,000 head of beef cattle are dependent on bulls that are “range-ready” to produce calves across the state’s diverse regions. Bulls need to be functional on rugged coastal landscapes, rolling foothills, deserts and in high-elevation terrain. In 2017, approximately 93 percent of cows and 77 percent of heifers were bull-bred exclusively in the United States as indicated by the USDA National Animal Health Monitoring Services (USDA NAHMS) Beef Cow-Calf Management Practices Report. Therefore, we conducted

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a survey to investigate how California bull buyers manage bulls after purchase. Additionally, current research at Cal Poly has focused on bull activity during the breeding season and the effects on bull body weight, body composition and fertility. Bull Management Typically, bulls are fed to increase body condition prior to being sold. In fact, California bull buyers agreed (88 percent of survey respondents) that bull body condition was an important consideration for bull selection and purchase. Producers were also asked how bull body condition was managed after purchase. Most respondents (70 percent) indicated that bull body condition was not reduced prior to the breeding season. Changes in body condition during the breeding season may have an influence on semen quality and is an important management consideration for producers after purchasing a bull. Scrotal circumference is highly correlated with daily sperm production and semen quality. Studies have shown that testicle size, scrotal thermoregulation, and body condition can affect semen quality. Poor or excessive bull body condition negatively impacted the probability of breeding soundness examination passage rates. Furthermore, studies have illustrated that high-energy diets fed to

bulls after weaning increase scrotal circumference but also total sperm production, while also increasing sperm morphological abnormalities and decreasing motility. For example, research conducted by Canadian veterinarian Albert Barth, DVM, and colleagues evaluated bulls at sale time and a subsequent testing period post-sale to assess the influence of body weight loss on breeding soundness classification. Bulls that were classified “unsatisfactory” during a breeding soundness exam lost significantly more body weight (approximately 200 pounds or 4 pounds/ day) when compared with “satisfactory” bulls. Therefore, it is important to remember to manage bulls so that they can cope with the stress and workload during the breeding season. It is also important to consider underweight bulls and the impact on performance. Currently, the Drought Monitor has the majority of the California in severe to extreme drought. Cattle experience heat stress during drought periods along with reductions in forage availability and nutrient availability for weight gain. Heat stress has been shown to negatively impact semen quality. In addition, recent research has indicated that semen quality can be affected by plane of nutrition. Young bulls especially can have a much harder time during the breeding season and often lose about 10-15 percent of their body weight. Kacie McCarthy, Ph.D., cow-calf specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recommends that yearling bulls should achieve approximately 65-75 percent of their mature weight at the beginning of their second breeding season. Therefore, a 1.5 to 2-pound average daily gain is necessary to recover body weight lost during the first breeding season for a yearling bull. Bull workload can vary, but the general recommendation is to utilize one bull for every 25 females. The bull to cow ratio depends on the capability of an individual bull, the ranch location/landscape and the breeding system. For example, the use of artificial insemination in combination with bull-breeding reduces bull workload. Bull age as well as docility is a consideration. Bull aggression may play a role in the number of cows a bull successfully inseminates. As bull age increase the percentage of confirmed pregnant cows serviced successfully increases. A young bull will mount more times than a mature bull, but these services are not always successful. A younger bull is still trying to figure out his job. A bull is required to increase his activity level to breed females and to graze which contributes to weight loss during the breeding season ranging from 100-400 pounds. Bulls need to regain body weight in preparation for the next breeding season. Remember, yearling bulls are still growing. Nutritional requirements for the level of activity during the breeding season and to achieve mature weight are high. A good mineral program is essential. Selenium is critical for normal sperm cell production and zinc plays a role in male fertility, particularly with regard to sperm cell integrity. Therefore, consideration of bull management pre- and post-breeding is warranted. Producer management preferences for bull management prior, during and after the breeding season

have not been well-documented. California bull buyers indicated that they utilized one breeding season per year with an average length of 3.5 months. In addition, producers indicated 5 years as the average length of time that bulls were used on their operations. California producers were asked to identify how bulls were managed in the off-season. Half of respondents utilized a separate bull pasture, while 21 percent used a combination of a bull pasture and supplemental hay. Ongoing research efforts across the U.S. hope to investigate appropriate management techniques for bulls at all stages of production. Bull Activity During the Breeding Season A two-year pilot study at Cal Poly assessed the influence of bull activity during the breeding season on metabolism and fertility. The second year of data is currently being collected with the breeding season wrapping up in mid-March 2021. Cal Poly has three ranch locations with a staggered bull turnout dates which is generally 1-month apart. Bulls are turned out with heifers and 2-year-old cows starting in November and the other 2 groups of bulls are turned out in December and January, respectively. In year one, bull activity was influenced by ranch location and bull-turnout date with average total distance traveled exceeding three miles per day at one Cal Poly ranch location. Bulls lost an average of 267 pounds from day 0 to 65 of the breeding season regardless of the breeding season start date. Bull body composition exhibited a turnout date by study period interaction for ribeye area and fat thickness ultrasound measurements. Ribeye area and fat thickness decreased from day 0 to day 65 of the breeding season for bulls turned out in November and December, while these measurements did not change for bulls turned out in January. Breeding soundness exams were performed at day 0 and day 65 of the breeding season. Scrotal circumference was not different, and neither were semen quality attributes (sperm motility or morphology) based on breeding season start date or ranch location. However, the spermatogenesis cycle (i.e. production of new sperm cells) of bulls is approximately 61 days. Bull recovery time after the breeding season is an ongoing research goal. This pilot study is just the first step in the investigation of bull activity during the breeding season. A whole list of questions come to mind when considering the implications of bull activity during the breeding season and the relationship to actual breeding soundness. Can we eventually select for bulls that are more likely to breed cows? How many producers have a bull that lacks libido? These are some intriguing questions that we hope to investigate in the future. Producer Tips to Implement Today One thing to make sure you perform prior to turning out bulls for the next breeding season is a breeding soundness exam (BSE) performed by your local veterinarian. This physical exam is vital to examine any structural abnormalities of the testes, penis and ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 April 2021 California Cattleman 15

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and calves in consultation with your local veterinarian. At the end of the day, you want to provide every opportunity for your bulls to successfully breed females. Bull nutritional management is critical because the bull contributes half of the genetics to your calf crop. Whereas, a breeding soundness exam will let you know if your bull is ready to work. Reproductive management is the most economically relevant management system. A producer’s calf crop results in the paycheck they have been waiting for all year. Make sure you provide every opportunity for your breeding season to be successful.

the accessory glands responsible for producing semen. Research has shown that approximately one in five bulls have unsatisfactory semen quality and/or structural soundness. Ultimately, an analysis of semen quality to assess sperm morphology and motility is imperative to determine bull fertility prior to turnout. A bull that successfully passes a BSE must have a minimum scrotal circumference (based on age; ≥ 30 cm for bulls less than 15 months of age) and greater than or equal to 70 percent morphological normal sperm cells and greater than 30 percent progressively motile sperm. Your veterinarian should also evaluate if there is evidence of infection by looking for white blood cells in the semen, as well as any evidence of venereal disease like trichomoniasis (trich testing). Prevention of venereal diseases like trich and vibriosis is important to maintain fertility of the cow herd. Trichomoniasis infections can Embryo Services Available On-Site with Our cause significant economic damage USDA-Approved Mobile Export Laboratory or at to a beef producer’s bottom-line. Our Cooperator Facility with Schmidt Cattle Company A 2017 study from New Mexico State University reported a loss in profit of approximately $400/cow THANK YOU TO THE BREEDERS WHO TRUST THEIR COWS TO US! with an outbreak of Trich in the herd. Pregnancy rates and weaned calve percentages were reduced in response to an outbreak of Trich. These compounding factors resulted in a loss of profitability for producers. One of the most effective means of prevention is to test and cull infected bulls and/or cows. Infected bulls can create wide-spread infection if the protozoan Tritrichomonas foetus inhabits the mucosa of the penis or the crypts of the prepuce, and the infected bull breeds multiple cows. It is imperative for your veterinarian to test for infection before bulls are turned out with females. Bulls of any age can act as a carrier if they have been exposed to infected females. Infections GREGORY GARCIA are common throughout the Mobile 530-945-6525 western United States. Therefore, it is important to test bulls prior 11380 Little River Road to turnout. Always make sure to THD Glide, OR 97443 © develop an appropriate vaccination program for bulls, cows, heifers

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OPTIMISM ABOUNDS

CattleFax anticipates strong demand with higher prices ahead Despite pandemic disruptions, consumer demand for beef at home and around the globe remained strong in 2020, a trend that will continue in 2021 and beyond, especially as foodservice operations begin to fully reopen. The strong demand, combined with expected higher cattle prices, signal an optimistic future for the beef industry, according to CattleFax, which presented an outlook session during the virtual 2021 Cattle Industry Convention Winter Reboot on Feb. 24. According to CattleFax CEO Randy Blach, cattle numbers will continue to contract in 2021, and producers will gain leverage on packers and retailers and margin distribution will be more equitable. Packing capacity is expected to increase slowly with the addition of more small-scale plants, and U.S. meat exports will continue to grow. Overall, profitability is expected to improve significantly for cow/calf producers. Lost incomes due to unemployment were replaced by government transfer benefits and household wealth increased more than $620 billion in 2020, according to Blach. In 2020, total meat sales volume at retail was up 10 percent and total dollar sales at retail up 18 percent, with beef ’s share of the increase in spending accounting for 45 percent or $5.7 billion. Consumers also saved at record levels during the pandemic resulting in U.S. household net worth rising $5 trillion, which bodes well for beef demand going forward. As beef demand reached record highs in 2020, cattle producers didn’t capture much of the margin with the bottleneck created due to plant closures as a result of COVID-19. According to Blach, the margin exists, and redistribution will lead to improving prices in the second half of 2021 and into 2022 and 2023. “The bottom line is that things are on the mend, with producers gradually recapturing margin,” he said. “A one percent shift in margin will result in $6 per hundredweight increase on fed price.” Kevin Good, vice president of industry relations and analysis at CattleFax, reported that 1.2 million head of cattle were liquidated in 2019-2020 after a 6.3 million head expansion between 2014 and 2018. Even with fewer cattle in the system, beef production still increased. Mild liquidation is anticipated in 2021 due to drought conditions and higher feed costs, said Good, and he estimates a 18 California Cattleman April 2021

U.S. beef cow inventory of just under 31 million head in 2022. Good says 2021 is a tale of two halves. “There are more cattle in the system early in 2021 with big supplies on feed and heavy weights, however the second part of the year will transition to tighter calf crops and tighter slaughter,” he said. In 2021, total slaughter is expected to be up 700,000 head to 33.5 million head, average carcass weights 4 pounds lighter and beef production up 500 million pounds from 2020 to 27.6 billion pounds. Per capita beef consumption is expected to grow slightly to 58.6 pounds per person in 2021, up from 58.5 pounds in 2020, although per capita red meat and poultry consumption is expected to decrease to 218.7 pounds per person from 221.7 pounds per person in 2020. “Over the last 20 years, beef market share increased from 40 to 48 percent, up 2 percent in 2020,” said Good. “Improvements in genetics, quality and consistency have created a better product from five or ten years ago and have helped increase demand, taking market share away from pork and poultry.” Good forecasts the average 2021 fed steer price at $119 per hundredweight, up from $109 per hundredweight in 2020, with a range of $110-$128 per hundredweight throughout the year. All cattle classes are expected to trade higher than a year ago, and prices are expected to improve over the next three to four years. The 800-lb. steer price is expected to average $145 per hundredweight with a range of $135-$160 per hundredweight, and the 550-lb. steer price is expected to average $168 per hundredweight, with a range of $160-$180 per hundredweight. Finally,

Good forecasts utility cows at an average of $64 per hundredweight with a range of $52-$74 per hundredweight. Trade continues to be a hot topic, with U.S. beef prices competitive for Asian markets. According to Good, exports in 2021 are expected to increase by 5% primarily to Asian markets like Japan, South Korea and China, with declining imports from Australia and New Zealand. Although only 120 million pounds of beef were exported to China in 2020, that market is expected to grow to more than 300 million pounds per year over the next few years. “The U.S. is the largest beef producer on the planet, producing 75 percent of all high-quality fed beef in the world, and our product is different from competitors,” said Blach. “As the global population increases at a rate of 83 million people per year, U.S. agriculture is poised to play a key role with increasing exports.” Mike Murphy, CattleFax vice president of research and risk management services, estimates that there will be 181 million planted acres of corn and soybeans in 2021, the largest ever combined acres for those two commodities. “That number is likely to be even higher, and in some regards it needs to be larger to balance the demand and build back supply,” said Murphy. Although corn should be able to balance supply and demand, soybeans will have a tighter supply globally, with a smaller crop expected from South America. As China rebuilds its pork industry following their battle with African Swine Fever, they are looking for higher quality feed ingredients, such as corn and soybeans, according to Murphy. The U.S. has the supply available to provide the estimated 700 million bushels of corn that China is expected to accept. Spot prices for soybeans are expected to be $13.50$16.50 per bushel for the remainder of 2021. “As soybean

prices drive higher, soybeans will have a greater influence on the value of corn, bringing corn prices with it,” said Murphy. He noted, however, than any scares from Mother Nature this spring and summer will have concerning impacts. All session panelists agreed that weather will be a major factor impacting the beef industry, and agriculture as a whole in 2021. Although the La Niña weather pattern has leveled off, it will be making a return with warm and dry conditions over most of the United States into the summer, according to Dr. Art Douglas, professor emeritus at Creighton University. Douglas indicated that the southwest U.S. will be warmer than normal, and the western half of the country will be relatively dry. In addition, dry conditions in the Rockies will eventually extend into the central corn belt, causing concerns for corn and soybean growers. “The Pacific jet stream is positioned far north from normal preventing moisture from reaching the continent,” said Douglas. “The only significant moisture will be in the Ohio Valley and along the Canadian border from northeast North Dakota into Minnesota.” Blach concluded the session with an overall positive outlook, expecting beef demand to remain solid, foodservice markets improving significantly and beef and cattle prices trending higher through 2024. He also noted that plant-based protein alternatives will continue to grow market share, but gains will be slow. Blach indicated that increased consumer interest in sustainability, food safety protocols, animal care and traceability creates opportunities for producers to differentiate their products if they choose. “Consumers are voting with their pocketbooks and buying beef,” said Blach. “The industry should take note, stay focused on quality, continue delivering what the consumer desires and tell their great story.”

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NCBA Welcomes Discussion on Cattle Market Transparency Act On March 2, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) introduced the Cattle Market Transparency Act in the U.S. Senate. If enacted, this legislation would direct the Secretary of Agriculture and the Office of the Chief Economist at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish regional mandatory minimums for negotiated trade of fed cattle. It would also direct USDA to establish a library of cattle formula contracts, amend the definition of “cattle committed” to expand the delivery window from seven to 14 days, and clarify confidentiality rules for administering Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR). Companion legislation has been introduced in the U.S. House by Congresswoman Vicky Hartzler (R-MO-4). “Cattle producers continue to face serious obstacles when it comes to increasing profitability and gaining leverage in the marketplace,” said NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane. “Leveling the playing field and putting more of the beef dollar in producer pockets remains the top priority of this association. NCBA shares Senator Fisher’s objectives, as do its affiliates and indeed the entire industry. The best way to achieve those objectives, however, continues to be hotly debated by the very cattle producers this legislation would directly impact. We have worked and will continue to work alongside our affiliates, Congress, and USDA toward regionally robust negotiated trade, the establishment of a cattle contract library, and commonsense in USDA’s rules of confidentiality by taking direction from our membership through the grassroots policy process.” Cattle producers make science-based, costly investments in cattle genetics and feeding innovations in order to improve the quality of their product. Formula pricing agreements pay producers a premium for this more desirable beef, allowing them to capture more of the beef dollar. The details of these agreements, however, vary widely and this lack of transparency can potentially act as a barrier to producer profitability. A cattle contract library, similar to the existing USDA swine contract library, will help producers evaluate their marketing options and make more informed decisions for their business. USDA currently reports the number of cattle committed to meatpackers in seven-day increments. Expanding this to 14 days will help producers better anticipate packer needs for cattle and increase their leverage as prices are negotiated. LMR is an Act of Congress which requires large meatpackers to report market information to USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), who then release it to the public. AMS is also mandated by LMR to keep the “proprietary business information” of reporting entities confidential. In some major cattle feeding regions, like Colorado, USDA’s rules of confidentiality oftentimes prevent any price information from being publicly

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available. Cattle producers rely upon transparent reporting of transaction prices to make marketing decisions. By clarifying Congress’ intent behind LMR, USDA can equip producers with the data they need to make critical marketing decisions while still protecting sensitive business information. BACKGROUND Cattle producers have long witnessed the decline of negotiated trades in the fed cattle complex, and NCBA has been at the forefront of this conversation. While the use of formulas, grids, and other alternative marketing arrangements (AMAs) help cattle producers manage risk and capture more value for their product, these AMAs depend upon the price discovery that occurs in the direct, buyer-seller interactions of negotiated transactions. Current academic research has shown that more negotiated trade is needed to achieve “robust” price discovery within the industry, but each of the five USDA reporting regions contributes to this price discovery differently. To truly contribute to an environment with robust price discovery, policies must factor in the unique characteristics of each reporting region. Last July, at NCBA’s 2020 Summer Business Meeting, the Live Cattle Marketing Committee heard a wide range of disparate viewpoints from producers on this issue and spent hours in debate to arrive at a compromise. The resulting grassroots policy states that, “NCBA supports a voluntary approach that 1) increases frequent and transparent negotiated trade to regionally sufficient levels… and 2) includes triggers to be determined by a working group of NCBA producer leaders.” The policy further states, “if the voluntary approach does not achieve robust price discovery…and triggers are activated, NCBA will pursue a legislative or regulatory solution determined by the membership.” In August of 2020, NCBA President Marty Smith appointed a subgroup of the Live Cattle Marketing Working Group to develop the triggers required by the member-approved policy. The voluntary framework — now two months into the implementation phase — established a series of triggers to evaluate negotiated trade volumes in each region and benchmarks for improvement. The subgroup is led by a group of producers from various regions with wide-ranging perspectives and opinions on this issue, and still meets regularly to discuss new and innovative solutions to this issue. NCBA’s grassroots policy process is the tried-andtrue venue for the entire cattle industry, from seedstock producers to cow/calf operators to cattle feeders, to work together on complex issues toward common goals. Everyone has a seat at the table, and all are welcome to join.

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EARLY 2021 RED MEAT EXPORTS BELOW 2020 LEVELS AMID PANDEMIC CHALLENGES from the U.S. Meat Export Federation U.S. beef and pork exports opened 2021 below the large volumes posted a year ago, according to January data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports totaled 105,047 metric tons (mt) in January, down 2 percent from a year ago, while value slipped 3 percent to $653 million. The decline was due mainly to lower beef variety meat shipments, as muscle cut exports were steady with January 2020 at 81,398 mt, valued at $584.4 million (down 1 percent) and accounted for a larger share of production than a year ago. January pork exports totaled 248,656 mt, down 9 percent from a year ago but slightly above USMEF’s projections. Export value was down 13 percent to $642.8 million. Pork muscle cut exports were down 11 percent in volume (208,234 mt) and 15 percent in value ($551.3 million), while pork variety meat shipments trended modestly higher than a year ago. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom said January represented a fairly solid start to 2021, but cautioned that exports still face COVID-related obstacles and significant transportation and labor challenges. “As key destinations for U.S. red meat roll out COVID vaccination programs, the outlook for 2021 is optimistic, with retail meat demand remaining strong and the expectation that foodservice will rebound in more and more regions,” Halstrom said. “But transportation challenges are currently a dominant concern, particularly

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the congestion and container shortages at our West Coast ports where shorthanded crews are handling recordlarge cargo volumes. Labor is also at a premium in processing plants, which affects the industry’s ability to fully capitalize on demand for certain laborintensive cuts and variety meat items. “Although the global foodservice sector still has a long recovery ahead, international demand for U.S. red meat remains impressive and resilient,” Halstrom added. “But a range of logistical challenges must be overcome in order to fully satisfy this demand.” Korea shines for U.S. beef exports; momentum continues to grow in China January beef exports equated to $311.78 per head of fed slaughter, up 3 percent from a year ago. Exports accounted for 13.3 percent of total beef production and 11 percent for muscle cuts only, above the January 2020 ratios of 13.1 percent and 10.6 percent, respectively. Beef exports to South Korea opened 2021 on a very strong note, climbing 20 percent from a year ago in volume (21,355 mt) and 22 percent in value ($158.7 million). On Jan. 1, U.S. beef received another tariff reduction under the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement. The rate is now 13.3 percent – about one-third of the pre-FTA rate of 40 percent – and will decline to zero by 2026. The U.S. has a tariff advantage compared to Australia (18.6 percent) and Canada (21.3 percent) in 2021, and tariffs do not phase to zero for Australia and Canada until 2028 and 2029, respectively, under their free trade agreements with Korea. January was another big month for U.S. beef exports to China, which were up nearly 800 percent from a year ago in both volume (7,862

mt) and value ($58.1 million). In September, the U.S. overtook Australia as China’s largest grain-fed beef supplier. In January Australia’s grain-fed exports to China were 3,345 mt, down 49 percent from 2020. Japan remained the leading volume market for U.S. beef at 22,018 mt, down 13 percent from a year ago, but slipped to second place in value (behind Korea) at $138.1 million (also down 13 percent). Most of Japan’s major cities have been under a COVID-related state of emergency since early January that includes reduced hours for restaurants and cafes. Restrictions were recently eased in some areas but remain in place in the Tokyo metropolitan area. Japan’s imports of U.S. beef have also been impacted by the U.S.-specific safeguard, which was likely triggered in March even as importers have slowed volumes in an effort to avoid reaching the safeguard threshold. As the safeguard was triggered, the duty on U.S. beef muscle cuts will increase from 25.8 percent to 38.5 percent for 30 days. Other January highlights for U.S. beef exports include: Following a big rebound in December, beef

exports to Mexico eased to some degree to 18,045 mt (down 18 percent from a year ago) valued at $87.8 million (down 25 percent). However, exports remained well above the low levels posted in mid-2020 during the height of Mexico’s foodservice restrictions and high U.S. prices resulting from supply challenges. After setting a fifth consecutive volume record in 2020, exports to Taiwan trended lower in January at 3,833 mt (down 27 percent from a year ago) valued at $38.7 million (down 11 percent). The outlook for U.S. beef remains very positive in Taiwan, based on strong retail and foodservice demand. Beef exports to Canada continued to gain momentum in January, climbing 5 percent from a year ago in both volume (9,905 mt) and value ($61.8 million). Following a down year in 2020, beef exports to the Middle East rebounded to 6,847 mt, up 6 percent from a year ago, while value jumped 20 percent to $20.4 million. Beef variety meat exports to mainstay market Egypt were steady with last year, while muscle cuts posted impressive growth in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

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Cattlemen Take Aim at High Profits with CharAdvantage by Linda Eck for the American International Charolais Association Cattlemen taking aim at higher profits are quickly finding marketing assistance from the American International Charolais Association (AICA) and its progressive CharAdvantage program. With age and source verification becoming a standard in hitting top market prices, the AICA has stepped up to help both purebred and commercial breeders with marketing opportunities and tools designed to help maximize profits. Taking age and source a step farther, CharAdvantage also encourages producers to provide genetics as well as health and management protocols when enrolling cattle. This allows operators marketing feeder calves the opportunity to capitalize on their purchase of genetically superior seedstock by providing potential buyers with valuable information. “It is still a pound-based system,” said Colt Keffer, AICA’s director of industry relations and sales. “Until that changes, there’s a demand for Charolais cattle.” However, with Charolais breeders becoming more focused on producing cattle that can create demand beyond pounds, the AICA sees value in rewarding them with options beyond the weekly livestock auction. “I don’t ever want to take business away from the sale barn,” said Keffer. “CharAdvantage is designed to provide more options for producers.” Simply put, Keffer noted these options are available to those producers willing to work for the added reward. The program utilizes AICA data including Terminal Sire Index (TSI), marbling indicators and genomically enhanced EPDs. Commercial cattlemen using seedstock enrolled in AICA programs can reap the benefits of the association’s database of indexes and EPDs to maximize their income potential. “The biggest challenge is cost and labor,” said Keffer. “There’s more record keeping and producers have to be willing to follow the program requirements.” All feeder cattle enrolled in the program must be parented by a registered Charolais bull or female. In order to assist their commercial customers, seedstock producers must insure transfer of updated registrations. Parents of all cattle enrolled must be registered in the enrolling producer’s name. With the use of documented Charolais cattle in crossbreeding programs seeing a surge in 24 California Cattleman April 2021

popularity, CharAdvantage is poised to help both purebred and commercial breeders boost their profitability margins. “You have to be able to pencil it out and see if it works for you,” Keffer added, “but the difference is real.” Research conducted by Kansas State University and Superior Livestock shows Charolais-sired steers sold through Superior Livestock video sales generated the highest dollar amount per hundredweight at weaning when compared to other major beef breeds. The research covered a seven-year period (2010-2016) of sales and included over three million head of feeder calves weighing about 580 pounds. This premium, when combined with added pounds at weaning due to heterosis, quickly sets the stage for added profitability. With 8,000 head enrolled since Jan. 1, 2020, CharAdvantage was on pace to market close to 10,000 head of calves by the end of 2020, doubling 2019’s enrollment of nearly 5,000. Challenging as it may seem for small producers, Keffer was quick to add that for the small purebred breeder it holds a lot of value by giving them options for working with their customers to help maximize profits. “I encourage breeders to offer to split the cost with their customers. It helps create a niche when competing with big producers.” All of the programs provided require EID tags and/ or visual tags along with verification through telephone interviews or onsite audits. CharAdvantage has partnered with IMI Global, the animal agriculture division of Where Food Comes From, to complete in-person audits and telephone interviews as required. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

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e believe strongly in the value of crossbreeding and the benefits of heterosis or hybrid vigor. Crossbred calves are more vigorous at birth, they are more resistant to disease and they have increased performance levels or weight gain. In addition, crossbred beef cows have higher fertility levels, they are also more disease resistant and they are superior in terms of longevity, an often overlooked but very economically important trait in a beef herd. These combined factors result in the generation of more total pounds of beef being produced from a commercial cowherd when crossbreeding is utilized. We believe that Charolais bulls are the logical and best choice to use on the Angus-dominated commerical beef cowherd that currently exists in this country. They will infuse the benefits of heterosis and produce the “smokies” and “buckskins” that have been popular with cattle feeders and packers for decades. Look for these Charolais breeders from throughout the West as your . or at leading source for Charolais genetics available off the ranch California, Oregon and Nevada sales.

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CALIFORNIA CATTLE COUNCIL

CATTLE COUNCIL LAUNCHES WILDFIRE RESILIENCY CAMPAIGN by California Cattle Council Executive Director Justin Oldfield It is without a doubt, wildfire has become a yearround issue in California. In addition to persevering through a longer and more destructive wildfire season, the urgency to craft real solutions that will achieve fire resiliency across the landscape remains a priority far before the first fire that will inevitably begin this year. The need for action NOW has spurred the California Cattle Council to launch the Wildfire Resiliency Campaign that seeks to effectively and strategically apply pressure to decision makers and urge them to take action to increase grazing and prescribed fire across the landscape. The campaign will also seek to expand the number of nontraditional allies to highlight that this issue is not rural vs. urban, Republican vs. Democrat or business vs. the environment. The campaign, launched in March, is being broadcasted various ways to reach the right audience. This includes social media, paid digital media, radio and other public relations tools that call for all Californians to reject the status quo and seek real change. Science demonstrates that grazing and prescribed fire significantly improve our chances to return to a healthy ecological state where fire improves the landscape and not destroys it. To that end, messages and materials delivered during the campaign are intended to amplify and make the efforts of our partners like CCA more effective in Sacramento and Washington, D.C. Those hearing or seeing campaign materials will be directed to a new website that is hosted by the Council at https://calresilient.com/. The objective of this website will be to serve as an information hub for those looking to learn more about the positive role grazing and prescribed fire play in managing the landscape. In addition, articles, fact sheets and other information on the website will for the first time be made available in a single central location to allow others to utilize these resources. In addition, the Council has also taken the step to extend the reach and impact of fire research we conducted in 2020 with the University of California Cooperative Extension by initiating a second phase that will evaluate the air quality benefits associated with 28 California Cattleman April 2021

grazing livestock to remove fuels, rather than those fuels being burned by wildfires. This research will be extremely valuable as we continue to better position ranchers and livestock as a viable, cost effective and immediate solution to our land management needs. Even for those communities that are sheltered from the danger posed by wildfires, they are not protected from the substantially poor air quality and health risks that now exist throughout much of California during the height of the fire season. The opportunity to greatly intensify the public policy solutions offered by ranchers is something that’s new to the debate in Sacramento and is the result of the formation of the Council. The Council brings a level of resources to the industry’s government affairs efforts we’ve not seen before. The launch of the Wildfire Resiliency Campaign is also coupled with the launch of a new Council website and logo that will make it easier for producers to stay up to date on what the Council is doing. Wildfire remains a priority issue for the Council but it is certainly not the only issue we are tackling. As we begin to see the light at the end of the tunnel for the ongoing COVID pandemic, it’s our hope that we will return to the road soon to meet with producers faceto-face at tour meetings and other industry events. 2020 was no doubt a difficult year and the share of challenges the industry will face in 2021 are real. It remains our firm commitment to continue to demonstrate to you that our work is worthy of your investment. Never hesitate to contact me or a member of our producer board for more information on our campaigns, projects or to provide input. In the meantime, we hope you take the opportunity to visit https://calresilient.com/ and assist us in putting these resources to work.

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DOCUMENTING GOOD MANAGMENT

Using pictures over time to tell a story by Glenn Nader, Ph.D., Retired UC Livestock Farm Advisor Many ranches have a story to tell, but simply only using words to tell the story does not always do it justice. Photographs tell our own personal story for us. One can think of taking photos as capturing a timeline of our lives that we can then share with others. Not only can pictures preserve an important moment in time for us, but they can also act as a visual narrative, showing the conservation work ranchers are contributing to the land over time, which is a story worth sharing. Stewardship of the land is often a story best told through pictures. Photographs can vividly document changes over time that ranchers may not realize, as we see the landscape evolve so slowly over time. We can even be caught off guard by “before” pictures that occurred prior to management actions being implemented. My wife, Marie, and I traded a portion of the family ranch owned since 1872 for a ranch in Modoc county in 1999. In my previous life as a University of California Farm Livestock Advisor, I along with a group of other California Farm Livestock Advisors developed a rangeland monitoring publication. One of the points that was stressed was how to do photo monitoring (i.e., the taking of photographs from the same location over time) as a simple and powerful tool. We decided to take that advice when we traded into the new ranch and took baseline photographs at different locations on the ranch. We also developed a ranch plan that considered wildlife and recreation along with sustainable grass and cattle production. We worked with our local Resource Conservation District (RCD) to secure grant funds to fence the stream and improve riparian areas on the ranch.

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We were fortunate to have Dick Mackey, a local rancher, serve as a mentor. He has been a corner stone of the local resources RCD and also has done much riparian improvement work on his ranch. Marie attended several tours of his ranch, which guided us during our efforts to restore the Witcher Ranch riparian areas. Presented below are three restoration projects from our ranch where we used repeat photography to document change.

Bridge Field April 2002

BRIDGE FIELD

This field got its name from the bridges that were constructed to cross the down cut portion of Witcher Creek. Given that every time we crossed one, we would pray to get across safely, we realized something needed to change. We fenced off the creek to make a riparian pasture that was intensively grazed in May and rested from grazing the rest of year to allow for grass and willow growth. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Partners program and Fish and Game’s Cantera grants funded the RCD to construct 13 rock stream grade control structures on every one foot of elevation drop in the one-quarter mile portion of the stream. What started as a suggestion by a Point Blue Biologist in 2018, turned into an effort that allowed beavers to establish in the creek as a cheaper method to repair streams. The beavers have built on many the rock structures and raised the water table in the meadow even higher, reducing the amount of irrigation needed. The pictures taken over time, tell the story of change that has occurred.

Bridge Field November 2008

Bridge Field October 2017

Bridge Field August 2020, Beaver Dam

DOBE SWALE CREEK Another creek on the ranch, Dobe Swale Creek, had one and a half miles of stream with 80 acres of what once was a meadow and part of 1,180 acre juniper upland pasture. Since this creek was the main water source and only flat land, the cows would spend most of their time there and would rarely use the remaining pasture. Again, thanks to the RCD and other agencies, we were able to improve our management. First, the 80 acres of former meadow was fenced off with one and a half miles of fence funded by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation. Water was developed on the upland pasture. The riparian pasture was grazed once a year in May and rested for the remainder of the year to allow planted willows and perennial grasses grazing rest to reestablish. The RCD secured funding from Wildlife Conservation Board, Natural Resources Conservation Service and U.S. Fish and Wildlife

JACK’S SWAMP It is a very flat swamp area that stores all the irrigation water for the lower portion of the ranch. As the water level recedes, the cattle can graze on the fine spikerush. After successive years of drought, a neighboring cattleman, Billy Flournoy, suggested that grazing rest would bring it back. In 2014, we started three years of grazing rest on this portion of the ranch. We also rebuilt 1.7 miles of fence to keep wild horses out. The pictures tell how Billy’s years of experience and advice paid off. These photos are a testament to the storytelling power pictures hold. Just as photos can capture our family’s heritage and traditions, they can also capture the legacy we are leaving on our land with strategic ranching.

Dobe Swale November 1999

Service to place grade control structures in the creek. There was about 90 feet of elevation fall in the 1.5 miles of stream, so it was not possible to put a structure at each foot of elevation. A combination of rock, juniper log weir and geotech fabric lined baskets were all used to raise the stream. The log weirs performed the best while also reducing the number of invasive junipers along the creek. Because of the large elevation difference between rock structures, some have had rocks slip downstream. The two photo locations in the pictures show the response to all the work.

With cell phone cameras, the process of taking pictures is much simpler and always available. Some ranchers have used old family pictures around the ranch as a baseline. The retake of the picture requires lining up on landmarks like trees, rocks, hills or mountains. Sometimes it is simpler to print out the prior pictures and take it out in the field to line up the photo. As cattle producers, we are always being asked about our impact on the environment. With photos, we can show proof of our positive environmental contributions, which is a story always worth telling. I hope that this article will instill in you the interest to go out and use photographs to further tell your story of cattlemen’s many benefits to the land. If you are interested in more information, email us at naderranch44@gmail.com.

Dobe Swale November 2019 The cat tails have moved in and are slowly raising the stream which will hopefully aid in re-establishing the meadow across the valley.

Dobe Swale November 1999 16-foot down cut portion of the stream

Dobe Swale August 2009

Jack’s Swamp October 2014, following years of drought

Jack’s Swamp October 2017, after three years of rest April 2021 California Cattleman 31

IN MEMORY Al Burtis

Bonus grandchildren Kimberly Wintersteller (Jason) and Al Burtis was born in Modesto, on Aug. 8, 1931 Mike McCay (Jessica). Great grandchildren Cole and Cali and following complications Nicolodi, Mallory and Mitchell Martin, Tate and Tucker from hip surgeries, he went Edwards, Rory and Ynez Bentz. Bonus great grandchildren to be with the Lord on Feb. Emma and Drew Wintersteller, Emilee, Hayden, Alyssa, 27. Callie and Paisley McCay. Al worked close to Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, services 60 years in the animal will be private. Family and friends have established the Al husbandry pharmaceutical Burtis Memorial Scholarship Fund to support outstanding industry; employed by students who aspire to work in sales and marketing in the Cutting Veterinary Supply, cattle industry. Remembrances may be sent via check made Walco, Veterinary Service, to California Cattlemen’s Association at 1221 H Street, Inc. and Multimin. Many Sacramento, CA 95814 or via credit card by calling (916) of his customers became 444-0845. lifelong friends. He was a founding member of the California Cattlemen’s Association Allied Industry Council in the early 1980’s. He was awarded San Joaquin-Stanislaus Anaplasmosis is an infectious parasitic disease in cattle, spread Cattlemen’s Association Cattleman of the primarily by ticks and blood sucking insects like mosquitoes. The killed anaplasmosis vaccine protects cows and bulls of any age Year in 2000 and Contra Costa Alameda from infection and requires a booster given 4 to 6 weeks after the County Cattlemen’s Association Cattleman initial vaccination. Find out below if you should order the vaccine! of the Year in 2020. He enjoyed his annual horseback Do you packing trip to the High Sierras in and near NO YES own cattle? Yosemite National Park (Pleasant Valley, Wilmar Lake, Dorothy Lake and Vernon Lake) with the company of good friends and good food. Al and Charlotte traveled to all 50 Do they states – in a motorhome or flying to You don’t need it, graze in Hawaii and cruising to Alaska – with their but should still areas where NO YES best friends Bill and Veda McCay. The Anaplasmosis support the adventurous couple celebrated Al’s year of is a California million-dollar sales with Multimin with a problem? Cattlemen’s cruise through the Panama Canal. (Consult your local Association veterinarian to find out) Being a father, grandfather and great grandfather brought him the most pleasure and pride. He supported his kids in all Do you want to prevent their activities when they were growing the effects of the disease up. Friday nights he went to high school including severe anemia, football games to watch granddaughters weakness, fever lack of cheer and sat through many dance recitals. NO appetite, depression, YES He traveled to watch his grandsons play constipation, decreased football and baseball. Great grandchildren milk production, You played soccer and baseball, so he was on jaundice, abortion and don’t the sidelines of those games too. possibly death? need to Al leaves behind his wife of 70 years, order it Charlotte. Children Kay McCay (Michael), ORDER TODAY BY CALLING (916) 444-0845! Connie Williams (Ken) and Randy Burtis. Available in 10 or 50 dose bottles Grandchildren Ryan Bentz (Emily) and 10 dose bottles: $8.50 per dose Mark Bentz and their father Dennis Bentz; 50 dose bottles: $7.50 per dose Melissa Williams and Jessica Nicolodi *10 dose minimum and $10 flat rate shipping SOLD ONLY TO CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION MEMBERS (Dereck); Nicole Martin (Ryan), Shawnda Edwards (Chase) and Jacob Burtis (Carolyn) and their mother Ronda Burtis.

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Cattlemen’s Report

Sale results in this report reflect advertisers who were featured in this publication in January, February and March 2021. BAKER ANGUS RANCH BULL SALE Vale, Ore. • Feb. 27, 2021 Sale Managed by Matt Macfarlane Marketing Col. Rick Machado 1147 Angus bulls.................................................................................$5,049 20 commercial females......................................................................$1,242 BUCHANAN ANGUS RANCH BULL SALE with Country Inn Cattle and Santos Angus Klamath Falls, Ore. • Feb. 28, 2021 Col. C.D. “Butch” Booker 59 Angus bulls.....................................................................................$5,473 13 commercial open heifers............................................................$2,123 COLYER HEREFORD AND ANGUS PRODUCTION SALE Bruneau, Idaho • Feb . 22, 2021 Col. C.D. “Butch” Booker and Col. Kyle Colyer 127 Hereford bulls..............................................................................$7,363 71 Angus bulls.....................................................................................$6,161 34 Hereford heifers............................................................................$3,463 15 Angus heifers..................................................................................$3,646 1 choice flush.....................................................................................$10,500 LORENZEN RED ANGUS BULL SALE Madras, Ore. • Feb. 25, 2021 Col. Trent Stewart 151 Red Angus and composite bulls............................................$5,503 BAR 6 CHAROLAIS COWMAN’S KIND BULL SALE with Wilson Cattle and Hay Terrebonne, Ore. • Feb. 26, 2021 Col. Dennis Metzger 93 Charolais bulls................................................................................$4,092 THOMAS ANGUS RANCH Baker City, Ore. • March 2, 2021 Sale Managed by Cotton & Associatew Col. Rick Machado and Col. Trent Stewart 101 fall yearling Angus bulls......................................................$5,673 84 spring yearling Angus bulls.................................................$4,,860 21 fall bred heifers.........................................................................$3,775 HARRELL HEREFORD RANCH 42ND ANNIVERSARY SALE Baker City, Ore. • March 1, 2021 Sale Managed by United Livestock Brokers Col. C.D. “Butch” Booker and Col. Rick Machado 104 yearling bulls............................................................................$6,074 32 two-year-old bulls....................................................................$4,431 33 registered heifers.....................................................................$2,689 30 commercial heifers..................................................................$1,475 6 geldings.......................................................................................$10,750 11 fillies..............................................................................................$9,477 1 broodmare.................................................................................$13,750

CORSAIR ANGUS RANCH Ione, Ore. • March 7, 2021 Sale Managed by Matt Macfarlane Marketing Col. Trent Stewart 37Angus bulls................................................................................$3,714 20 Angus females.........................................................................$2,045 SPRING COVE RANCH BULL SALE Idaho Falls, Idaho • March 8, 2021 Col. Rick Machado 160 Angus bulls............................................................................$6,701 45 registered yearling heifers.....................................................$4,212 15 commercial open heifers.....................................................$1,846 ROMANS RANCHES CHAROLAIS BULL SALE Westfall, Ore. • March 19, 2021 Col. Dennis Metzger 118 Charolais bulls.....................................................................$4,1629

ROLLIN ROCK GENETIC PARTNERS BULL SALE Pilot Rock, Ore • March 12, 2021 Col. Joe Goggins and Roger Jacobs 133 Angus bulls.............................................................................$5,530 17 Hereford bulls..........................................................................$3,361 RIVERBEND RANCH BULL SALE Idaho Falls, Idaho • March 13, 2021 Col. Rick Machado and Col. Trent Stewart 422 Angus bulls.............................................................................$7,812 SNYDER LIVESTOCK 21st Bulls for the 21st Century Yerington, Nev. • March 15, 2021 Col. John Rodgers & Col. Eric Duarte 91 total bulls...................................................................................$4,907 WARD RANCHES BULL SALE with Dal Porto Livestock and Rancho Casino Angus Gardnerville, Nev. • March 20, 2021 Col. Eric Duarte 67 Angus bulls..............................................................................$4,652

Don and Dianna Cardey with Chris Gansberg (center) at the Bulls for the 21st Century Sale in Yerington on March 15. April 2021 California Cattleman 33

IN MEMORY Tom McCord

Thomas Ray McCord was born March 25, 1928 to Eleanor McCord and Lynn McCord in Parlier. Tom passed away February 24, Fairview, Tenn. Tom attended Reedley High School before joining the Merchant Marines at the age of 16 (Tom persuaded the recruiter he was of legal age). After two years with the Merchant Marines during WWII Tom joined the United States Marine Corps and served two years, proudly, on the U.S.S. Boxer. After completing service, he went on to Fresno State, studying animal science. There he met the love of his life, Myra Anne Wyre. They married in 1952 and moved to Bonsall, where Tom began his career managing cattle at Pala Rey Hereford Ranch from 1952 to 1958. From there Tom went back to Fresno State to manage its beef unit from 1958 to 1969. Tom absolutely delighted in developing the skills and characters of many students that went on to enjoy wonderful lives and careers. Tom left Fresno State to join the American Hereford Association, based in Kansas City, as the Western Field Representative. In addition to helping Hereford breeders make sound bloodline decisions, Tom also assisted breeders with their promotion efforts by helping create advertising and public relations promos that were published in the Hereford Journal. Tom covered the breeders in the western states of California, Nevada, Utah and Arizona. One of his most enjoyable endeavors was working with John Ascuaga in developing and managing the Nugget Bull sale held every year at the John Ascuaga Nugget Casino in Sparks, Nev. Tom thoroughly enjoyed this event as it attracted many breeders, and Tom liked talking to them all. Tom retired from the Association in 1989. His hobbies included wood working and above all else, fishing. He was always thinking of the next place in Alaska, Canada or most anywhere he could cast a line. When he hooked one he would literally become giddy like a young boy. That said, perhaps his favorite trip did not involve fishing. He traveled to Botswana and toured the country with his near lifelong friends, Bob and Doreen McColaugh. He literally beamed when talking about that trip,

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showing the photos taken there. Tom was preceded in death by his parents, Eleanor and Lynn McCord. He is survived by his wife, Myra, of 69 years; sons Thomas Patrick and his wife Therese; Terry and his wife Jennifer; daughter Patricia Eileen Gehrls and her husband Jerry; grandchildren Brandy Reints and her husband Joel, Rebecca Mlenar and her husband Brett, Will McCord and his wife Mandy, Sarah Hawkins and her husband Ben, Andrea McCord, Sean Bohrman and his wife Chereis, Shelley Gehrls and her husband Ralph, Nicolas Gehrls and eleven great grandchildren. He was also preceded in death and is survived by more friends than can be included here. But a special thanks goes to John and Patsy Edwards, Suzanne Dean for all they did, almost daily, while encouraging and supporting Tom and Myra as Tom’s health deteriorated. No service will be held, however, he was given the high honor of having his body draped with the American flag as he was taken away. For Tom, he could not have asked for more. As such, in lieu of flowers, please send a donation to the charity of your choice in his honor.

Harry Habib Harry Habib, a wellknown cattleman in the Central Valley passed away on Tuesday, March 9 at the age of 93. Harry started in the cattle business when he was 17 years old and attended his last sale one week before his passing. His love and dedication to his work and family will forever be remembered. Harry and his brother Harold owned the Hanford Meat Company from 19741985. In 1985, Harry married Marian, his wife of 35 years. In 2017 at the age of 90, Harry was named the Fresno-Kings Cattleman’s, Cattleman of the Year. He is survived by his wife Marian, his sons Sam and Dan Habib, his stepchildren; Don and Sina Poladian, Diane and the late Rodney Melikian and Karen and Jeff Melikian; his 11 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Private services will be held for the Family. The Family suggests remembrances be sent to: Holy Trinity Armenian Apostolic Church, 2226 Ventura Ave, Fresno, CA 93721.

Richard Rudnick

St George, Utah. June 1965. A hot summer day,temperature 110. His name was “Bar O.” A big, greygelding saddle bronc horse. Loaded in the chute, a handsome 20-year-old college kid looked down on his bronc. He nodded and they opened the gate. It was that day that Richard Rudnick won the first go-around of the 1965 College National Finals. It was the finest ride he ever made and it was against some fellow competitors who would later become world champion saddle bronc riders. This was one of Richard’s proudest moments in the rodeo arena. Richard was born on June 3, 1945 to Marcia and Marcus Rudnick in Bakersfield. He was the oldest of 11 children and grew up in a cattle ranching family. His father Marcus was a big influence in his life. He said his father taught him“hard work and a lot of go.” Richard grew up riding and working cattle at the various family ranches and feedlots in California and Arizona. It was Les Jenkins, however, that Richard looked up to as a true cowboy. He was the cow boss at the Onyx Ranch when Richard was a young kid. Richard thought he was “one of the best cowboys that he’d ever known” and was very influential in Richard’s training when he was young. Richard was a third generation California cattle rancher and being a cowboy was the favorite part of his career. He and his wife Sandy (Kearney) were married for 53 years and were together since he was 17 years old attending Bakersfield High School. He graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in 1967 with an Agricultural Business major with an emphasis in Farm and Ranch Management. He participated on the rodeo team riding saddle broncs and team roping. Together with Sandy, Richard raised horses and ran cattle on the Onyx Ranch in the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains for 40 years. Richard was a founding partner of Cholla Livestock in 1972. He ran 12,000 cows on the Diamond A and Double O Ranch. The Diamond A Ranch is the largest ranch in Arizona consisting of 750,000 acres on the southern rim of the Grand Canyon. At one time he was the largest livestock operator in the state of Arizona with his partner from 1972 to 1997. He owned and operated Kern Valley Meat Packing Company in Bakersfield from 1976 to 1995. He served as the president of the Rancheros Visitadores (RV) from 2008-2010. He always looked forward to seeing his friends at the ride each year in May and competing in all the horse events. He cherished his good friends and especially his camp mates from Los Flojos. He continues to be the only man in the history of the RV to win the 1 man/1 horse all-around cowboy three times. He won the O’Brian trophy for “Outstanding Horseman” in 1980, 1982 and 1989 and the Harold Pauley trophy for “Ranchero of the Year” in 2010. He was a five-time winner of the “Best Horseman” award. For years Richard served on the Bureau of Land

Management’s California Desert Multiple Use Advisory Board representing livestock grazing on public lands. He served on the Kern County Cattleman’s Association Board of Directors and the California Beef Council. He was also on the Harry Jackson Art Council in Cody, Wyo. As a young boy riding and gathering cattle on the desert, Richard said he would look up into the sky and see airplanes and jet trails overhead. Richard received his pilot’s license in 1968. He achieved ratings insingle, multi-engine and instrument. He earned his rating to fly seaplanes in Seattle, Wash. and he even flew a jet simulator with his son, Chad, an airline captain who Richard taught to fly. He was an accomplished bush pilot and could fly an airplane as if it were part of him. His favorite airplane was the Cessna 185 tail dragger (bush plane). He was known for showing up and landing on a cow trail and taxiing right up to the corrals to work his cattle for the day. You would always know Richard was near when in the distance you could hear the crack of the propeller as he flew over the ranch and cowboy crew making sure the landing strip was clear. As he got out of the airplane he would grab his saddle, bridle and spurs; get on his horse, then sort the cows and ship the steers. He always said. “never fly an airplane with your spurs on.” He accumulated over 7,500 hours of total flight time with many trips to their summer house on Crane Island in the San Juan Islands. He particularly enjoyed helping and mentoring young people to become horseman and cowboys. These young kids came from Israel, Australia, Denmark, England and Spain to work on the ranches and learn the cowboy way. For many years Richard donated colts to Cal Poly for their colt classes. He was always grateful to his cowboys and employees who returned the favor in lifelong loyalty to him. He and Sandy packed horses with their family into the Golden Trout Wilderness on many pack trips in the summertime. One memorable pack trip began at Soda Flat to the headwaters of the Kern River. Eventually reaching Crabtree Meadow at the base of Mount Whitney. Two families and 38 horses for almost three weeks. Horseback, pack string in hand with a huge smileon his face, Richard was never happier than in the mountains. He ran cattle in the Sierras on grazing leases for many years. The cow camp in Manter Meadow was one of his favorites. In 2006, Richard and his son Jack and friends, rode 80 miles of the John Muirtrail. Beginning at Yosemite Valley and ending at Reds Meadow, they completed a challenging yet rewarding 10-day pack trip. Richard passed away peacefully at his home with his family by his side in Bakersfield on Jan. 13. He was 75 years old. He died from complications of Parkinson’s Disease. Richard is survied by his wife Sandy, his son Charles, daughter Jane and son Jack; his son-in-law Scott Larrabee and daughter-in-law Allison. His seven grandchildren Collin, Cooper, Holly, Madelyn and Russell Rudnick and Lily and Lauren Larrabee. His mother Marcia Rudnick and 10 sisters and brothers. His brother and sister-in-law, Vinton and Mimi Sommerville and family. A celebration of life will be held at a future date when it is safe to gather. Donations can be made to the Cal Poly Equine Unit. We know that Richard is heading off into his beloved high country riding his best horse Vinniegaru. April 2021 California Cattleman 35

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Thanks to all our buyers at the annual BCC Bull Sale! We hope to see you again in 2021!

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Offering bulls at California’s top consignment sales! Call today about private treaty offerings!

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Call us about females available private treaty. Join us Sept. 9 for our annual Black Gold Bull Sale!

M i d Va l l e y

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R (530) 200-1467 • (530) 227-8882

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Thank you to all of our 2020 bull buyers and female sale customers. We hope to see you again this fall! Contact us for information on cattle available private treaty.

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MCPHEE RED ANGUIS Call us today for information on private treaty bulls or females. 14298 N. Atkins Rd • Lodi, CA 95248 Nellie, Mike, Mary, Rita & Families Nellie (209) 727-3335 • Rita (209) 607-9719 website: www.mcpheeredangus.com

Thank you for attending the annual TAR bull sale! Join us again in 2021!

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Ranch: (541) 523-4401 Bob Harrell, Jr.: (541) 523-4322

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A FAMILY TRADITION Angus and SimAngus Cattle John Teixeira: (805) 448-3859 Allan Teixeira: (805) 310-3353 Tom Hill: (541) 990-5479

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THANK YOU TO OUR 2020 & 2021 BULL BUYERS FOR BELIEVING IN OUR PROGRAM! CONTACT US FOR CATTLE AVAILABLE PRIVATE TREATY OFF THE RANCH

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P.W. GILLIBRAND Cattle Co.

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Private treaty bulls available or watch for our consignments at Cal Poly! Dwight Joos Ranch Manager P.O. Box 1019 • Simi Valley, CA 93062 805-520-8731 x1115 • Mobile 805-428-9781 dwight.joos@pwgcoinc.com Simi Valley, CA

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Aඌඌඈർංൺඍൾ Mൾආൻൾඋඌඁංඉ

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Young Cattlemen’s Committee

$ 25

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Statewide Stewards of the Land

$150

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if over 25 years of age Applicant’s expected date of Graduation:

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Ventura County Yolo County Yuba –Sutter

$35.00 $25.00 $25.00

Amador Angus............................................................. 36

Genoa Livestock........................................................... 38

Romans Ranches.......................................................... 25

American Hereford Association................................. 38

Harrell Hereford Ranch............................................... 38

Sammis Ranch.............................................................. 37

Animal Health International...................................... 39

HAVE Angus................................................................. 37

ArrowQuip...................................................................... 9

Hewitson Cattle Co...................................................... 12

Schafer Ranch............................................................... 37

Avila Cattle Co.............................................................. 25

Hogan Ranch................................................................ 37

Bar 6 Charolais.............................................................. 25

Hone Ranch................................................................... 37

Bar Ale........................................................................... 40

Hufford’s Herefords...................................................... 38

Bar KD Angus............................................................... 36

JMM Genetics............................................................... 40

Bar R Angus.................................................................. 36

Jorgensen Ranch........................................................... 25

Bianchi Ranches........................................................... 25

Kessler Angus................................................................ 37

Bovine Elite LLC........................................................... 40

Knipe Land Company.................................................. 40

Tehama Angus Ranch.................................................. 38

Broken Box Ranch..................................................25, 38

Lambert Ranch............................................................. 38

Teixeira Cattle Co......................................................... 38

Buchanan Angus Ranch.............................................. 36

Little Shasta Ranch....................................................... 39

Turlock Livestock Auction Yard................................... 7

Byrd Cattle Company.................................................. 36

M3 Marketing............................................................... 40

VF Red Angus............................................................... 38

California Cattle Council............................................ 29

McPhee Red Angus...................................................... 38

Vintage Angus Ranch............................................38, 44

Cattlemen’s Livestock Market....................................... 2

Morrell Ranches............................................................ 39

Charron Ranch............................................................. 36

Nicholas Livestock Co................................................. 25

Visalia Livestock Market............................................. 11

Chico State College of Ag............................................ 39

Noahs Angus Ranch..................................................... 37

Conlin Supply Co., Inc................................................ 23

O’Connell Ranch.......................................................... 37

Dal Porto Livestock...................................................... 36

O’Neals Ranch.............................................................. 37

Dixie Valley Angus.................................................36, 43

Orland Livestock Commission Yard.......................... 26

Donati Ranch................................................................ 36

P.W. Gillibrand Cattle Company................................ 39

EZ Angus Ranch........................................................... 37

Pacific Trace Minerals.................................................. 39

Freitas Rangeland Improvements............................... 29

Precision Embryonics.................................................. 16

Winnemucca Ranch Rodeo........................................ 21

Fresno State Ag Foundation........................................ 25

Premier Ag...................................................................... 9

Wraith, Scarlett and Randolph Insurance................. 27

Fresno State Ag Foundation........................................ 39

Red River Farms........................................................... 37

Y-Tex ...... ....................................................................... 13

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Schohr Herefords.......................................................... 39 Sierra Ranches............................................................... 39 Silveira Bros................................................................... 37 Sonoma Mountain Herefords..................................... 39 Spanish Ranch............................................................... 39 Stepaside Farms............................................................ 38

Vitaferm........................................................................... 8 Watkins Fence Company............................................. 40 Western Charolais Breeders........................................ 25 Western Poly Pipe......................................................... 29 Western Stockman’s Market........................................ 17 Western Video Market................................................... 3

“PERFORMANCE, GROWTH, CARCASS AND EFFICIENCY GENETICS” WE ARE EXCITED TO INTRODUCE TO THE DIXIE VALLEY SIRE LINEUP A YOUNG, PROMISING PROSPECT....

POSS DEADWOOD

$25/unit

JINDRA STONEWALL Owned with Nick Jindra

Sire: Jindra Acclaim • MGS: Jindra Double Vision

$40/unit

TBA

POSS DEADWOOD Owned with Danny Poss, Puss Angus

Sire: Poss Maverick • MGS: Poss Easy Impact 0119

CED

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MARB

CED

MILK

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DIABLO DELUXE 110

Owned with Spruce Mountain Ranch & Judson & Denise Baldridge

Sire: V A R Discovery 2240 • MGS: GAR Prophet CED

MILK

MARB +1.05

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$30/unit

STERLING ADVANTAGE 809

YON CHATOOGA G246

Owned with Revolution Genetics

Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus • MGS:Connealy Consensus

Owned with Yon Family Farms

Yon Chattooga E46 X Yon South Edisto B136

CED

MILK

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+12

-.5

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WW +90

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TBA

STERLING BOND 007

Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus • MGS: SydGen CC & 7

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MILK +34

Lee Nobmann, owner • Morgon Patrick, managing partner

(530) 526-5920 • morgon@nobmanncattle.com www.dixievalleyangus.com • follow us on facebook!

PRIVATE TREATY BULLS ALWAYS AVAILABLE ON THE RANCH

Montague, CA

A special “Thank You” from

VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH To a committed and long-time customer

PAUL RIGHETTI RANCH COMPANY

A family owned and operated commercial cow/calf ranch in Santa Maria, CA

L to R: Tim Righetti, Regan Fowler, Paul & Susan Righetti, Renee & Mark Fowler

“We at Righetti Ranch, are a 4th generation cattle operation in the Santa Maria Valley. VAR has been included in our genetics for the past ten years. We will continue to use VAR bulls in our cow breeding program because of their superior conformation, carcass traits, low birth weight consistency, high gains and high rail grades on our calves. In addition, VAR seedstock is the perennial choice for our first year heifer AI program. We know that we can count on VAR to deliver.; not only with their proven program, but for their 100% guarantee and outstanding customer service. Our success and partnership with VAR brings repeat buyers to us year after year, and we are most grateful for the relationship we have developed with them.”

28 th Annual

“Carcass Maker” Bull Sale Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021 LaGrange , CA

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JIM COLEMAN, OWNER DOUG WORTHINGTON, MANAGER BRAD WORTHINGTON, OPERATIONS MIKE HALL, BULL SERVICES • (805)748-4717 2702 SCENIC BEND, MODESTO, CA 95355 (209) 521-0537 WWW.VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM • OFFICE@VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM

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