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THE PUBLIC MAY BE THE ANSWER TO PERPETUAL WILDFIRE PROBLEM

by CCA President Mark Lacey Well we continue to hope after hope that California will get a reprieve from wildfires, but alas, it was not to be. The year 2020 has virtually exceeded the last three years combined in burnt acres and devastation. Plus a statistic we don’t like hear is the loss of grazing resources, fencing and probably the saddest of all is the loss of livestock.

The fires have been burning most of the summer and without rain they may continue for a while. Over the course of the last several months there has been many opinions shared about the cause or reason for the fires.

Governor Newsom, many politicians and the climate lobby of course want to pin it all on climate change.

Now there is no upside to getting into an ideological argument about the presence of climate change. Even our friend Frank Mitloehner, Ph.D., has said conditions on the planet are changing, but what I will say is that climate change is an excuse not a solution. So as long as the governor and other politicians refuse to look at all other factors they will continue to believe that more regulations and more money can solve the wildfire equation and we aren’t likely to make progress in mitigating wildfire.

Then there is the environmental community that doesn’t want anything managed and their lobbying efforts and litigation against land management agencies have resulted in the resource conditions that have made California ripe for devastating fires. Conversely, folks on our side of the fence are voicing their opinion via the slogan “log it, graze it or watch it burn,” which CCA's own Dave Daley, who had his own tragic experience with wildfire in 2020, said isn’t going to get us included in many conversations. However, as we know firsthand, the slogan is a metaphor about the root of the entire problem, land and resource management.

I believe that we are at a point in California where people are willing to join conversations to discuss solutions. The will exists amongst the political class to help, but they need guidance and education. The first instinct of politicians is

to regulate an issue or throw money at it. While that may be the answer to some problems, it doesn’t work on Mother Nature. In fact, neither one of those things is the answer. What we need is for the legislature to take back authority from the regulatory agencies by tightening the purse strings, and they need to have the resolve to roll back regulations so we have all the tools necessary to reduce fuel loads even in sensitive areas.

On our side, we need to be ready to invest time and money in educating legislators and regulatory agencies. The first hurdle in that process is putting aside the climate excuse and agreeing that if the conditions we have been experiencing the last few years are a new norm then what are we going to do differently to manage for them. It seems pretty obvious to us that laws and regulations that have been compounding for the last 30 years haven’t worked. But, believe it or not, we still have to prove it to them.

The other side of the coin is the environmental community who seem unrepentant in defense of the policies they have advocated since the 1980s. They continue to push climate change as the sole cause. In my view, the environmentalists will be the most difficult part of the problem to solve. However, because of the events of 2020, there may be a new catalyst to help in the battle for changes in resource management -– the public. I think 2020 has been the breaking point for many Californians tired of the seemingly endless cycle of destruction from wildfires. If we can enlist the public to help amplify our voice, maybe we can change the narrative on how to mitigate wildfires.

Everyone have a wonderful Thanksgiving, which will be even better if you serve BEEF. And like someone said to me the other day, bring up politics -– it will save you money on Christmas gifts.

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NOVEMBER 2020 Volume 103, Issue 10 ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN

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BUNKHOUSE Working through challenges of 2020

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK 10 Executive order on conservation PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER A leg up for beef marketing

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE NCBA sees legal victory

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK Vernal pools on the Flying M Ranch

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SPECIAL FEATURES

All you need to know about new EBA vaccine Public Lands Council meeting Grass fire aftermath cleanup considerations Weed control for common California nussance

READER SERVICES Obituaries Cattlemen's Report Buyers’ Guide Advertisers Index

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This month's cover photo was taken by Jerry Gevert near Bishop.

If you have a photo that you think would look good on the cover of this publication, contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845 or e-mail magazine@calcattlemen.org.

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Amid the current catastrophic wildfire season, CCA is working to develop materials to help state and national lawmakers and regulatory staff understand the devastation felt by our state's livestock producers and land owners. If you or someone you know has a story they want to tell to help CCA in this effort, please contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845 or e-mail CCA Communications Director Katie Roberti by e-mail at katier@ calcattlemen.org.

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WALKING THROUGH THE LINCOLN TUNNEL TOGETHER

by CCA Director of Communications Katie Roberti "...then, I traveled through the seven levels of the candy cane forest, past the sea of swirly-twirly gum drops, and then I walked through the Lincoln Tunnel."

While I’ve always loved the holiday movie “Elf ” and all things Christmas, I find it hard to believe that Buddy the Elf's above quote describing his trip from the North Pole to New York City sounds semi-relatable to the journey 2020 has taken us on this year. More than 10 months in, I think we can all agree the rollercoaster of 2020 has been a weird one. We’ve made it past the presidential election (although there’s a good chance ballots are still being counted as you are reading this), through extremely volatile cattle markets and more than seven months of living with COVID-19, hopefully to the end of the most catastrophic wildfire season we've ever seen, and the list goes on. (On a personal note, I’m thankful the murder hornets haven't had a more significant impact and praying they won't.)

Somehow, even with most events being canceled in 2020, we've made it through more life events in 2020 than imaginable—and the year’s not over yet. With two months left in 2020, we still have yet to make it through the Lincoln Tunnel like Buddy the Elf did at the end of his journey to New York City. While I know the problems of 2020 won't just magically disappear at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Eve, I do believe how we come out of the Lincoln Tunnel and into the new year is incredibly important.

Will the cattle industry and animal agriculture come out as a community united? Or will we fall into the pit of divisiveness that seems to be lurking around corner after corner right now in America?

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There is one specific reason why I believe agriculture can’t afford to become more divided going into the new year.

Amid the craziness of 2020, it’s easy to feel like some of our issues in animal agriculture have been put on hold. Unfortunately, when it comes to the extreme animal rights activists KATIE ROBERTI this is not the case. Animal rights activists have used the pandemic, stay at home orders and more free time on their calendars to ramp up their efforts.

The Animal Agriculture Alliance (the Alliance) is “an industry-united, nonprofit organization that helps bridge the communication gap between farm and fork,” with the simple motto of “connect, engage and protect.” CCA is proud to be a member of the Alliance and to support their efforts. One of those efforts throughout the pandemic has been to correct the misinformation linking animal agriculture to the outbreak of COVID-19.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6 take advantage of the situation,” the Alliance released in a statement about COVID-19. “Despite claims from activist groups, the current COVID-19 pandemic has nothing to do with animal agriculture. Taking advantage of people when they are most vulnerable is a disgrace, but that’s just what animal rights activists are doing during this COVID-19 pandemic. Groups including Direct Action Everywhere, The Save Movement, Mercy for Animals, Farm Sanctuary and PETA are using social media and op-eds to claim that animal agriculture is to blame for COVID-19 and will be the cause of future pandemics. However, experts in epidemiology, zoonotic diseases and food safety disagree.”

“It is shameful that activist organizations would try to take advantage of current circumstances to promote their own agenda,” the Alliance continues to say in the response.

“Animal rights activist organizations will never miss an opportunity to kick animal agriculture when it is down. In addition to groups trying to connect the current pandemic to animal agriculture, we’re also seeing activists taking advantage of labor shortages to attempt to get hired “undercover” on farms and in plants and attacking farmers on social media.”

In California, this holds true. We’ve continued to see animal rights activists show up throughout 2020, both online and at in-person events. Just recently (in early October), 19 activists were arrested at the California State Capitol “after some chained themselves to the state government building,” the Sacramento Bee reported. The activists were “demanding

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an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom to ban the construction of any new factory farms or slaughterhouses in the state.”

The unity of activists right now is just one reason why agriculture needs to remain united coming out of this year. If 2021 is going to be a year for action and positive change on issues—such as improving land management and bringing back tools such as prescribed burns to mitigate fire—we have to walk into the year together.

I’m optimistic we can do this, but I am disappointed that we won't all be gathering in Reno for the 104th Annual CCA & CCW Convention in just a few weeks. This vital time to connect and come together as an industry, as we do each year, will be missed. But I encourage you to participate in the virtual board meeting we will be having in the coming weeks and urge you to continue to stay engaged with CCA as much as possible into the new year.

Whether that’s through amplifying positive messages about animal agriculture on social media (be sure to follow our @CalCattlemen accounts and the Alliance’s @ AnimalAgAlliance accounts), staying up on the latest issues by reading Legislative Bulletin each Monday, or even calling the office to check-in every few weeks, CCA staff and officers want to hear from you and stay connected year-round.

The holiday season, a time supposed to be full of thanksgiving and joy is just about upon us, and I hope for you and your family, the next two months is just that. As we prepare to wrap up a year that won't soon be forgotten, know that I personally look forward to walking through 2021 with you all, hopefully united as ever and ready to take action together.

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK

GOVERNOR SIGNS EXECUTIVE ORDER ON CONSERVATION On Oct. 7, Governor Gavin Newsom signed an Executive Order declaring it “the goal of the State to conserve at least 30 percent of California’s land and coastal waters by 2030.” In seeking to “conserve” 30% of the state, the Executive Order mirrors CCA-opposed AB 3030 (Kalra), which died in the Senate Appropriations Committee this year.

The Executive Order is broadly intended to protect and restore California’s native biodiversity and increase the state’s climate resilience (including wildfire resilience), among other priorities. Specifically, the Executive Order: • Directs the California Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the California Environmental Protection Agency, to establish a stakeholder group known as the California Biodiversity Collaborative to, among other priorities, “Advance multi-benefit, voluntary and cooperative approaches that protect and restore biodiversity while stewarding natural and working lands, building climate resilience, and supporting economic sustainability”; • Requires the California Natural Resources Agency, in collaboration with the California Biodiversity Collaborative, to develop a set of strategies which will guide the state in conserving 30 percent of the state’s lands and coastal waters. The strategy should strive to safeguard the state’s economic and food security, protect biodiversity, enable land conservation on a broad range of landscapes and

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build climate resilience; • Directs state agencies to develop a Natural and Working Lands Climate Smart Strategy by Oct. 7, 2021 that “advances the State’s carbon neutrality goal and builds climate resilience”; and • Directs the Department of Food and Agriculture to undertake efforts to “reinvigorate populations of pollinator insects throughout the state,” “protect California’s native plants and animals from invasive species and pests” and “enhance soil health and biodiversity through the Healthy Soils Initiative.”

In the hours after the Executive Order was issued, CCA Executive Vice President Billy Gatlin released the following statement: “Cattle graze 38 million acres of working lands in our state. As the Governor reiterated today, California’s ranchers are leaders in innovation and conservation worldwide and livestock grazing and conservation are not mutually exclusive. On the contrary, California cannot reach its conservation goals without working with ranchers to conserve rangelands and expand grazing in our state. We look forward to working with the Governor to expand livestock grazing in California to reach our collective biodiversity and conservation goals.”

The Executive Order suffers from much of the same ambiguity that caused CCA to oppose AB 3030.

It is unclear, for instance, what it means to “conserve” 30 percent of California’s land, or what activities will count as “enduring conservation measures” under the

California tiger salamander and red-legged frog, and voluntary improvements undertaken by ranchers have safeguarded sage grouse in the Northeastern corner of the state and even spurred the recovery of the Modoc sucker, leading to its removal from the federal list of threatened and endangered species.

Recent research from the University of California Cooperative Extension in San Benito has confirmed that cattle grazing reduces the likelihood, severity and spread of wildfire. It is also well-established that cattle graze numerous invasive grasses and weeds, protecting California’s native plant biodiversity. Emerging science also demonstrates the extent to which rangelands can effectively sequester carbon.

In short, every goal of the Governor’s Executive Order is furthered by well-managed cattle grazing.

CCA will seek to participate in the California Biodiversity Collaborative established pursuant to the Executive Order and will encourage the Natural Resources Agency to utilize livestock grazing among the strategies for climate resilience developed in response to the Governor’s directive. The Natural Resources Agency, in consultation with other state agencies and the Collaborative, is to issue a report by Feb. 1, 2022 laying out how the state can achieve its conservation goals.

For more information on the Governor’s Executive Order, contact Kirk Wilbur in the CCA office.

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CCA will advocate that the State incorporate a expansive array of existing land conservation measures into its definition of what it means to “conserve” California’s lands. For instance, CCA believes that rangelands currently enrolled in Williamson Act contracts should be counted among “conserved” lands. Likewise, existing conservation easements should be deemed to contribute to the total lands “conserved.” In short, CCA will urge the Natural Resources Agency to acknowledge a wide range of voluntary land conservation measures undertaken by ranchers throughout the state as it develops its strategy for conserving 30 percent of the state’s lands.

Additionally, CCA will urge the Natural Resources Agency to recognize the vital role that livestock grazing plays in furthering the conservation goals set by the state.

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FAST FACTS ANSWERS TO YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT

THE NEW FOOTHILL ABORTION VACCINE

by Jenna Chandler EBA Product Manager, Hygieia Biological Laboratories

No doubt the decades of waiting and the tortuous path to get there made many ranchers do a double take earlier this fall, when Hygieia Biological Laboratories announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture had granted the Woodland company a conditional license for its Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA) Agent product.

Through the tenacity of University of California, Davis and University of Nevada, Reno researchers, and cattle producers across the West, the foothill abortion vaccine was finally a reality, and now the EBA vaccine for foothill abortion is commercially available.

Its differences in handling, administration and application in herd health all make it a unique vaccine, with some degree of getting used to. Understandably, questions by the dozens are coming in about the new product.

But of course, the number one question producers are asking is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Is this right for my operation?â&#x20AC;?

COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS Who should use the Hygieia foothill vaccine?

Producers who pasture heifers and cows in California, Nevada, Oregon or anywhere the pajaroello tick can be found should consider the EBA vaccine for their operation.

Who can be vaccinated?

Any open heifer or cow who is six months of age or older and weaned may be vaccinated.

Can older or nursing cows be vaccinated?

Yes. While many producers vaccinate their replacement heifers, older cows may be vaccinated, though accounting for the needed 60 day window between vaccination and breeding may be more difficult to accomplish when cows have young calves. There is no known risk to the suckling calf when the dam is vaccinated.

Can pregnant animals be vaccinated?

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NO. Only open (not pregnant) animals should be vaccinated. If a naive (i.e. not previously exposed to the P. abortibovis bacteria) cow or heifer is vaccinated, she will likely abort her calf in 3-5 months. Any naive cow or heifer that becomes pregnant in less than 60 days after vaccination may also lose her calf to the disease.

What happens if I vaccinate a pregnant animal?

How long does protection from the EBA vaccine last? Do I need to booster it?

The Hygieia EBA Vaccine contains live bacteria. If a naive, pregnant animal is vaccinated at five months gestation or less, she is likely to lose the calf in approximately four months, as she would if infected with the bacteria by a tick. If vaccinated between five and seven months gestation, abortion or a weak calf could occur. It is unclear at this time whether vaccination at over seven months of gestation is safe, and it is not advised.

Current research shows that protection from a single dose administered correctly likely lasts about 3 years. If your cattle are running in areas where pajaroello ticks are found, they will likely receive a natural booster through bites from infected ticks.

How soon after vaccination can animals be bred?

Breeding should not be initiated until at least 60 days after vaccination or abortion could occur.

Does the EBA vaccine have to be given by a vet?

Yes. The vaccine will be shipped to, and must be administered under the supervision of, a licensed veterinarian.

How does the EBA vaccine work?

Cattle producers in the West have long known that naive, first calf heifers run in “hot” foothill country are the most likely to be affected by late term foothill abortions. Heifers who have grown up in regions where foothill is common and have been exposed longer to the carrier ticks, are less likely to lose their calf due to EBA. As cows age and are continuously run in such country (even those originally naive heifers), they are bitten by infected pajaroello ticks, and become infected. Timing is everything.

If open and more than 60 days prior to being bred when exposed, after clearing the infection, these animals are no longer naïve, and the risk of abortion decreases.

This vaccine takes some of the guesswork out nature. The Hygieia EBA vaccine contains live Pajaroellobacter abortibovis bacteria, the bacteria that causes Foothill Abortion. In the same way early exposure via infected tick bite works, by introducing this bacteria via vaccination at a time when there is no risk of abortion, the animal’s body can mount a protective immune response so that the next time the bacteria is encountered via tick bite, instead of causing an abortion, the animal’s immune system defends the pregnancy. By allowing 60 days following vaccination before breeding, the animal’s system has enough time to clear the bacteria, preventing any negative impact to the fetus.

At this time, there are no booster recommendations for the vaccine.

How effective is the EBA vaccine?

Challenge studies and field trials conducted by the University of California, Davis, suggest that the vaccine is over 98 percent effective when handled and administered properly.

What is the cost of the EBA vaccine and how do I order it?

The vaccine is currently available in 30 dose vials at a cost of $800 per vial, working out to about $26 per dose. Producers can order the vaccine directly from Hygieia Labs. When placing an order you will be asked who your veterinarian is. The vaccine will then be delivered to your vet to be stored under liquid nitrogen, and a date to administer the vaccine to your herd can be made with your veterinarian.

How quickly can I get the vaccine?

The vaccine must be stored and transported on liquid nitrogen. Because of this, it must be delivered via courier which can take some time. Hygieia is currently asking for 30-60 days lead time from order to delivery to your veterinarian. There is currently no waitlist and no disruptions in supply are expected.

The Hygieia EBA vaccine is clearly different than your average vaccine, but the good news is that utilizing this groundbreaking product won’t change your herd health protocols all that much.

The foothill vaccine can be given at the same time as other commonly administered vaccines, as long as it is given on the other side of the neck. Many producers choose to administer foothill to their replacement heifers at the same time as the bangs (brucellosis) vaccine, when the vet is already out at the ranch. Just a bit more coordination with your vet and a tad more awareness of when that 60 days before breeding occurs, and you are one injection away from having a foothill vaccinated herd.

If those cattlemen of days before could see it now. It’s a reality. It’s here. And it's available for herds just like yours.

For more information about the foothill abortion vaccine, contact Jenna Chandler, EBA Product Manager, Hygieia Biological Laboratories at (916) 769-2442 or jenna@hygieialabs.com.

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PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER

TAKING ACTION

BIRTH TO BURGER

BLOCK CHAIN, AN EMERGING TECHNOLOGY, COULD ADVANCE MARKETING BEEF

by Sheila Barry, University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor, Bay Area Few consumers could say that they have purchased beef that was locally raised or even raised in California.

The article Ranch-to-Fork: The Connection of California’s rangelands to Beef is not Direct but should be Valued, found in the October 2020 issue of the California Cattleman, explored current Bureau of Livestock Identification data, producer perceptions and ended with potential future marketing shifts. One of these potential market shifts is the emerging technology of “blockchain” that has the potential to advance marketing beef ranch-to-fork.

In 2016, McDonald's accomplished an industry first by tracking and verifying that 8,967 head of Canadian cattle were produced with sustainable practices. Sustainability practices verified included maintaining well-managed grazing systems, implementing management plans to protect water and waterways, adhering to animal welfare practices and supporting local rural economies. Although it was a relatively small pilot project—the number of head tracked represented only a single day supply to McDonald’s restaurants in Canada—it demonstrated proof of concept.

The metrics for sustainability were defined for the local region with input from beef producers and new data technologies supported the tracking of cattle from birth to burger. The sustainable beef tracking program continues in Canada, and with the first million pounds of beef sold, all producers in the supply chain (ranchers and feeders) have received premiums of up to $20 per head. However, additional production costs associated with participation in the program are not known.

Tracking beef through the entire production system (e.g., from ranch to fork) is possible when individual animal identification is coupled with new data technologies. Blockchain, developed as a ledger for bitcoin, connects transactions with timestamps and transaction data to keep data linked. Its creation of a timedata chain allows for information like where and when an animal was born, how it was fed, what vaccines it received and where and when it was transported to be tracked with the animal.

Blockchain’s tracking doesn’t need to be limited to metrics of sustainability; it can track different attributes of cattle’s care and health or grazing land stewardship that are important to producers or valued by consumers. Several other beef production projects have been working to demonstrate the ability of this technology to provide transparency and transfer 14 California Cattleman November 2020

information through beef ’s complex production systems.

One project was conducted by JD.com, a major Chinese e-commerce site. This project was focused on restoring consumer confidence in food safety and providing transparency about the origin of meat products.

Chinese consumers lost confidence in 2008 in the safety of animal agricultural products when six babies died after they consumed milk tainted with the chemical, melamine.

In May 2017, JD.com used blockchain to track meat from beef producers in Inner Mongolia to consumers in the Chinese cities of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

Consumers were provided with information, such as the cow’s breed, when it was slaughtered and what pathogens it was tested for.

An additional project was launched by JD.com in March 2018 when it began working with Beefledger, a blockchain company to track the production of Angusbeef sourced from farms in Australia. The blockchain data in this case is meant to provide assurance to customers that only Angus beef from Australia is sold under a specific label. Beefledger sees a growing demand for Australian-labeled beef in China because of the prevalence of labeling fraud; for every 10 kilograms of beef sold in China, 1 kilogram is not what it claims to be. It is either not from the country it claims to be from, it’s not the cut as labeled or it is not even beef, but rather duck, horse or pork. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 14 Other aspects of beef production are also being tracked and shared with consumers with blockchain. In Fall 2019, Wong, a supermarket chain in Peru partnered with SUKU by Citizens Reserve, a California-based company in Santa Clara County to use blockchain to cover all meat products sold in 20 of their stores. The products are stamped with SUKU meaning that the product has been tracked from pasture to shelf, but the blockchain platform allows customers to view the animal and meat’s history, including vaccinations or other animal health treatments.

Also, in 2019, BeefChain, a company in Wyoming began selling product with birth to steak data. BeefChain is the first blockchain company to receive certification from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) as a Process Verified Program (PVP). The USDA certification allows BeefChain to audit ranches and feedlots for compliance with value-added programs.

The PVP includes standard USDA programs like age and source verified and natural (not treated with any hormones or antibiotics), but BeefChain also has a program that is identifying and tracking calves born on Wyoming grazing lands through the entire production system. A calf born in Wyoming and enrolled in the program can be finished in a feedyard in Washington or Nebraska and remain in the program. BeefChain’s goal is to increase the value of cattle for ranchers by providing a digital identity (RFID tag or label) and traceability (blockchain) from the grazing lands to consumer.

Although the technology supports traceability through the entire production system, the technology doesn’t overcome other challenges with processing and marketing beef. Neither domestic markets for source-labeled beef have developed, nor is there real demand for all parts of a carcass at a premium price. Initial sales of Wyoming-

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labeled beef have gone to five-star dining establishments in Taipai, Taiwan with customers only receiving the best cuts of beef. There is growing demand for western beef in Asia, where consumers are willing to pay premiums.

One of the Wyoming ranchers participating in BeefChain said, “If we can verify where our cattle came from and the processes they have undergone in their lives, there is a huge premium to be made. Our goal is to bring home probably $150-$200 per head to enrolled producers.”

Meanwhile as premium markets are both identified and developed both in the U.S. and internationally, the value of traceability via blockchain is being recognized by at least one of the United States’s largest food sellers, Walmart. Walmart found that they could reduce tracking time in a recall from nearly one week to 2.5 seconds using blockchain. According to BeefChain program Manager, Tyler Lindholm, “As soon as they [Walmart Food Trust] found out how quick they could do it; they immediately told all their producers, they don’t really have a choice and they need to transition immediately to their new system.

So that was good for blockchain, that’s good for food safety and good for traceability.”

Consumers are driving the development of traceability and transparency provided by the use of blockchain in the beef production system. However, producers may also benefit by having access to performance data through the supply chain. For example, the system could allow more producers to have access to feedlot production data and carcass data that can allow them to improve genetic selection of females and herd sires.

Many U.S. beef producers are likely to be driven into a traceability program by meat packers who may offer a premium so they can meet consumer demands and reduce their risk associated with food borne illness.

While blockchain has the potential to improve consumer confidence by connecting consumers with beef raised on California’s ranches, will consumers be willing to pay more?

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UNCONVENTIONAL Public Lands Council gets it done despite challenges presented for annual meeting

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur They say the third time’s a charm. And in a year like 2020, it seems increasingly necessary to resort to Plan C. Such was the case when the Public Lands Council (PLC) ended up hosting its 52nd annual meeting online on Wednesday, Sept. 23 and Thursday, Sept. 24. PLC had initially hoped to hold its annual meeting in Seaside, Ore., showcasing the home state of outgoing PLC President Bob Skinner. Those plans shifted after the COVID-19 pandemic hit, with PLC leadership opting to “Roll the Dice” on an Annual Meeting at the Nugget Casino Resort in Sparks, Nev. But COVID-19 gathering restrictions (and a desire to ensure the health and safety of PLC membership) foreclosed the possibility of holding such a large event at the Nugget, and in mid-August PLC Executive Director Kaitylnn Glover announced that the meeting would be held virtually via the Zoom platform, with a limited number of PLC Officers and Directors convening in-person in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The meeting—which drew in more than 200 online participants—was Glover’s first as PLC Executive Director, having taken over that role this past January after former Executive Director Ethan Lane was promoted to Vice President of Government Affairs at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Glover previously worked for Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), and joins PLC with a wealth of experience tackling agricultural, public lands and natural resources issues for the Senator.

Prior to the annual meeting, the PLC Board of Directors convened in Salt Lake City on Monday, Sept. 21 and Tuesday, Sept. 22 to lay the groundwork for the event, poring over the Council’s finances and deliberating on proposals for PLC Endowment Trust funds, among other decisions. California

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was well-represented in these matters by Mike Byrne, who participated in the deliberations virtually from his ranch headquarters in Tulelake.

The Annual Meeting began in earnest on the morning of Wednesday, Sept. 23, with Glover providing a wide-ranging update on PLC’s policy efforts. Glover provided details on the second round of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP 2), which had been announced by USDA only five days earlier, and overviewed PLC’s legislative efforts to provide relief to ranchers hard-hit by the market impacts resulting from the pandemic.

Of course, as with so many annual meetings, PLC’s ongoing efforts to provide regulatory reform of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Endangered Species Act (ESA) were discussed in detail, with Glover highlighting the Endangered Species Act Amendments of 2020 (S. 4589), introduced by her former boss, Senator Barrasso. The bill proposes several changes to the ESA, such as factoring in landowners’ voluntary species conservation efforts when making listing determinations or crafting recovery plans and establishing a priority system for listing petitions and other regulatory actions. In short, the bill aims to streamline the ESA regulatory process and acknowledge the significant contributions of ranchers and other landowners to species recovery.

Amid a catastrophic wildfire season throughout the West—and particularly in California—fires were a major focus of the policy update. PLC leadership overviewed a number of Stewardship Agreements entered into between states and the federal government this year, including an agreement between the U.S. Forest Service and the State

PLC CONVENTION of California in which each has committed to conducting 500,000 acres of fuels treatments (for a total of 1 million acres treated per year) by 2025. Glover also noted that this is the year in which the “fire-borrowing” fix takes effect (meaning the U.S. Forest Service will no longer have to ‘borrow’ forest management funds for fire suppression activities) and provided updates on federal wildfire legislation such as the Emergency Wildfire and Public Safety Act (S. 4431) recently introduced by Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA).

In order to combat future catastrophic wildfires, Glover said, PLC’s priorities in the near future will include improving forage utilization on federal lands and focusing on efforts to open up vacant Forest Service allotments to grazing.

Finally, Glover and Skinner highlighted a recent Memorandum of Understanding between PLC, Ducks Unlimited and the Safari Club International which outlines the groups’ commitment to cultivate healthier ecosystems, wildlife populations and local economies through active management such as hunting, fishing and livestock grazing.

PLC’s Forest Service Committee, chaired by CCA Immediate Past President Dave Daley, Oroville, kicked off first thing Wednesday afternoon. Daley briefly shared with participants his heartbreaking account of the Bear Fire, which had burned through his allotment on the Plumas National Forest just two weeks earlier. The Bear Fire destroyed much of the landscape the Daley family has stewarded for generations dating back to well before the creation of the U.S. Forest Service and devastating the 400 head of cattle he had turned out on the allotment earlier this year.

When Daley turned the conversation over to the regulators, Chuck Oliver, Deputy Forest Supervisor of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest in Oregon, detailed obstacles hindering the agency’s ability to complete NEPA analysis on vacant allotments within the Forest Service system—including more than 200 vacant allotments in California alone—and stated that the Forest Service is carefully examining what emergency management might be permitted on vacant allotments to curb the threat of

catastrophic wildfire. Gilbert Jackson of the U.S. Forest Service provided an update on the recent wild horse gather on the Modoc National Forest, during which 506 total horses were gathered from the Devil’s Garden Plateau Wild Horse Territory to address unsustainable environmental and economic impacts.

Asked to identify his major priorities as we transition into a new presidential administration (whether it be a second Trump Administration term or the first term of a Biden Administration), Daley identified the need to complete NEPA on vacant allotments and the necessity of broadening our coalition in addressing the increasing threat of wildfires.

PLC’s Wildlife Committee also met Wednesday afternoon, with an extensive discussion of federal wildlife issues from longtime friend of PLC, Karen Budd-Falen, now a Deputy Solicitor for the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS).

Budd-Falen provided an update on wolf delisting, stating that the final rule to delist wolves from the federal ESA is currently undergoing interagency review at the Office of Management and Budget and is essentially “ready to go” (unfortunately the rule will have little impact in California, where wolves are afforded state ESA protections). BuddFalen also detailed two recent CCA-supported USFWS proposals intended to reform how the agency designates critical habitat; one defines the term “habitat” for the first time, while the other clarifies when lands (including federal lands) may be excluded from critical habitat designations due to economic or other considerations.

Many of those same ESA reforms were discussed the following morning, when USFWS Director Aurelia Skipwith addressed attendees at Thursday’s General Session. Skipwith, a fixture at PLC Annual Meetings in recent years, was promoted to the Directorship at USFWS in December of 2019, and has long recognized the vital role that ranchers and other landowners play in habitat stewardship and the conservation of sensitive species.

Thursday’s General Session also saw litigation updates from Chris Carr, a partner at the law firm Baker Botts, and ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 Caroline Lobdell, the Executive Director of the Western Resources Legal Center (WRLC). While Carr and Lobdell primarily discussed their ongoing efforts to defend recent NEPA and ESA reforms from challenges brought by environmental litigants, they also discussed current efforts on behalf of CCA. Lobdell and her colleagues at WRLC represented CCA as defendant-intervenors in a 2017 lawsuit filed by the Central Sierra Environmental Resource Center (CSERC) that challenged the legality of cattle grazing on three allotments in the Stanislaus National Forest. After CCA prevailed in that lawsuit in 2019, CSERC appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals; Carr and his colleagues at Baker Botts represented CCA in the 9th Circuit appeal, in which oral arguments were heard October 14.

The PLC Annual Meeting concluded Thursday afternoon with the general business meeting. PLC officers announced that both the Western Resources Legal Center and the Idaho Cattlemen’s Association had been awarded PLC Endowment Trust grants. PLC President Bob Skinner noted that WRLC’s grant would help the organization continue to train “the next generation of natural resource lawyers and advocates, which ranchers are always in need of.”

As President, Skinner also had the honor of awarding the annual PLC President’s Award. This year, Skinner bestowed the award upon Nevada rancher John Falen, himself a past president of PLC. Skinner noted that Falen played “an influential part in establishing the Public Lands Endowment

Trust, served as a member of the National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Committee and worked hard to defend the rights of the ranching industry.” The 2020 Friend of PLC Award, meanwhile, went to Aaron Schlagel, a senior director at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association who has provided behind-the-scenes logistical support to PLC officers and employees in recent years.

Finally, PLC’s General Session culminated in the installation of a new officer team: Wyoming rancher Niels Hansen has been elevated to President and Colorado rancher Mark Roeber has been elevated to Vice President.

Utah rancher Steve Osguthorpe was installed as Secretary (Osguthorpe greeted ranchers at the Park City Mountain Resort in Park City, Utah, where his family runs sheep in the summer months, for the 50th Annual PLC Meeting in 2018).

Idaho rancher and former PLC President Brenda Richards continues in her role as PLC Treasurer and Bob Skinner takes on the role of Immediate Past President.

While PLC’s Annual Meeting typically ends with a delightful banquet featuring beef, lamb, local libations and a high-profile keynote speaker (last year’s meeting in Great Falls, Montana featured Interior Secretary David Bernhardt), this year’s meeting ended with participants simply clicking a red “leave meeting” button on the Zoom platform.

With any luck, though, next year these 200-plus ranchers can once again coalesce around tables brimming with beef and lamb to celebrate another year of public lands policy victories.

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE

NCBA WINS IN COURT

by National Cattlemen's Beef Association President Marty Smith Typically, I use this column to highlight wins for our industry. Often, these successes are the result of our work in Washington, D.C., either on Capitol Hill or through administrative agencies. But the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) utilizes all three branches of government – legislative, executive and judicial – to accomplish our policy priorities. Recently, the Department of Transportations’ Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration extended its COVID-19 emergency declaration, exempting livestock haulers from Hours Of Service (HOS) regulations through the end of the year. After months of waiting for the federal government to issue eleventh hour 30-day exemptions, producers across the country can breathe easy until 2021. The future after Dec. 31 is uncertain, but NCBA will keep fighting for HOS and Electronic Logging Device (ELD) reforms.

The ELD delay is an excellent win for our industry, achieved through the executive branch. Often, when NCBA achieves regulatory reform through an administrative agency, it is met almost immediately with litigation from radical activist groups who hope to have new rules overturned.

Court decisions not only determine the legality of a rule or regulation, but also impact everything that an agency does in the future. It is important to remember the large role our judicial branch plays in the lives of cattle producers and NCBA’s role in protecting cattle producers through litigation.

In September, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia blocked an attempt by activists to halt implementation of President Trump’s revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Defenders of Wildlife and a host of other environmental groups banded together to demand a nationwide preliminary injunction – a court order that would prevent implementation of the new rules. The NEPA revisions were finalized earlier this year and significantly reduce the regulatory burden for producers

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who utilize federal grazing permits or Farm Service Agency loans. NCBA joined this litigation to defend the Trump Administration’s work and contributed to the effort to oppose the nationwide preliminary injunction. Our effort yielded the judge’s denial of the activists’ request, and the new NEPA rule became effective law across the country on Sept. 14. But one win in one case is small compared to the work NCBA does in federal courts across the country.

While navigating the legal process can be more complex than lobbying Congress, wins in the judicial system secure regulatory reform and impact executive power. Looking back, some of NCBA’s biggest policy wins have been in the courts.

Perhaps most well-known is NCBA’s work fighting the 2015 Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) Rule. Enacted by the Obama Administration, NCBA and other agricultural groups fought implementation of the rule for nearly five years in courts around the country, preventing implementation of the rule in 28 states. These court rulings provided the Trump Administration necessary firepower to rescind and replace the 2015 WOTUS Rule with the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR). The NWPR pulls back the Obama Administration’s federal overreach, while maintaining critical regulatory exemptions for agriculture. Now, participating as defendants, NCBA is back in the courts fighting to defend the Trump Administration’s rule. Activist groups were unable

to get an injunction on the NWPR, and it is now the law of the land.

NCBA’s work in the court system is not disjointed from our lobbying efforts.

Often, these endeavors work together to create the foundation of laws and regulations from which we operate. In the 1980s, Congress passed two laws intended to protect Americans from toxic chemical spills known as the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and the Liability Act (CERCLA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). In 2008, activists sued the Bush Administration, and eventually won their case in 2017, requiring livestock producers across the country to submit detailed reports to the government under CERCLA and EPCRA. NCBA lobbied Congress to achieve a statutory exclusion for farms, which kicked in before the court’s ruling took effect. Currently, NCBA is in court defending the farm exclusion against legal attacks from activists. Due to our efforts, cattle producers do not report to the government under CERCLA or EPCRA. On a personal note, I have been involved in NCBA's litigation efforts for more than 20 years. Together with the number of attorneys who were also cattlemen, I have worked to strengthen our presence in the judicial arena, particularly to protect private property rights and to counter expensive and unnecessary regulation of our industry and of our management.

Litigation is not a hurdle for accomplishing our policy goals. Rather, it is an important tool that NCBA uses to tell our story. As the Trump Administration works to reform burdensome regulations, we will be there to defend their efforts. With our dues increase a few years ago, we were able to set aside specific funds so that we could strengthen our participation in these important cases. While none of us want to be involved in lawsuits, those that oppose our industry and our way of life continue to use the courts as a major battleground. I am extremely proud of the efforts that we have made, and NCBA will continue to stand up for the rights and interests of its members in all three branches of government. Thank you for your support and understand that your membership is what makes this possible.

Let us continue the fight and work towards strengthening our position.

Wildfire relief efforts underway

Following what has likely been the worst fire season on record for California, relief efforts have been organized for those facing losses. Anyone who would like to contribute may do so using the information below for two relief efforts being organized. Those with information abut other local efforts to help ranchers may also contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845 to get the word out so those interested can help other ranchers impacted by the California wildfires.

Butte County Cattlemen's Fire Fund CCA members and ranchers nationwide have expressed interest in assisting Butte County ranchers impacted by the North Complex Fire (also known as the Bear Fire). The Butte County Cattlemen's Association recognizes there are ranchers all over the West who are hurting due to this intense fire season and did not specifically request help with this fundraising effort but due to the widespread outreach from those wishing to help, the association is accepting donations to help local cattlemen and cattlewomen impacted.

To make a donation to the Butte County Cattlemen's Fire Fund: Make checks out to the California Cattlemen's Foundation and note "Butte County Cattlemen's Fire Fund" in the memo. Send checks to: California Cattlemen's Foundation, 1221 H Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

Creek Fire Rancher Relief Fund The Fresno-Kings County CattleWomen (FKCCW) are raising funds to help ranchers impacted by the Creek Fire. The fire started on Sept. 4 and has burned in Madera and Fresno Counties. The fire now unfortunately has made it on to the list of largest fires in the state's history and is still burning.

"The Fresno Kings County Cattlewomen are asking the community to come together and join us in our efforts to surround our local families with love and support," the FKCCW posted on the GoFundMe page for the relief fund. "We are reaching out to you in order to help us achieve our goal of $20,000, which will go directly to the ranchers and their families to alleviate the financial loss they have and will continue to experience."

The post additionally says, "The Fresno Kings County Cattlewomen Board will require an application and approval process to determine how funds raised will be distributed. Everything submitted will be kept confidential and shared between only FKCCW board members."

• To make a donation online via GoFundMe, visit https://www.gofundme. com/f/96vef3-creek-fire-rancher-relief-fund • To make a tax-deductible donation to the group's 501(c)(3) via check: Make checks out to: California CattleWomen’s Heritage Foundation. Mail checks to: FKCCW, PO Box 104, Sanger, CA 93657, Tax ID Number: 68-0464603.

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK

A COMMITMENT TO CONSERVATION

Protecting Vernal Pool-Rich Grassland on the Flying M Ranch

by Markie Hageman for the California Rangeland Trust A commitment to conservation has been a cornerstone of the Flying M Ranch since 1959 when John and Lucia Myers first purchased the land in eastern Merced County.

Today, their two grandsons, Wes and Lou Myers, carry on that legacy on the 14,000-acre ranch. Wes handles most of the ranching operations, and his company, Myers Ranches, LLC, leases the land and runs cattle on the property.

The Flying M Ranch extends over 24 square miles of the Merced Grasslands, one of the largest and most intact vernal pool-grasslands habitat in the world. Earlier this year, 845 acres of the ranch were conserved through a conservation agreement in partnership with the Rangeland Trust. The conserved acreage joins an additional 5,000 acres previously conserved by the Myers family in partnership with The Nature Conservancy.

“This area has the right climate and geology to create these little ecosystems. We put this easement contiguous to other easements on this ranch and other land to continue to conserve this entire portion of the ranch,” said Wes. “There are vernal pools all over the property, but the majority of them are concentrated on and around this 845-acre parcel.

We wanted to add them to the entire conservation acreage.”

As part of the state’s largest stretch of vernal poolgrasslands, the importance of conserving this portion of the landscape is critical. Many species of flora and fauna depend on the habitat offered by these seasonal wetlands, including vernal pool fairy shrimp, California linderiella, tadpole shrimp, California tiger salamander, western spadefoot toad and succulent owl’s clover.

Flying M works with biologists and botanists to assess the condition of their abundance of vernal pools, ensuring the health of these crucial bodies of water. These grasslands are a striking resemblance to what they looked

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like centuries ago, and because of the Myers’ conservation efforts, this land will remain protected from development and alteration forever.

Well-managed grazing preserves and improves the quality of habitat and highlights the symbiotic relationship between agriculture and environmental stewardship. For this reason, developers often need to offset the habitat their project will impact by conserving a similar landscape in close proximity. This latest conservation project on the Flying M Ranch is a mitigation easement, whose funding resulted from the expansion of the University of California, Merced campus. When it came time for the Myers family to determine which organization would hold the easement, they were introduced to the Rangeland Trust by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 26

“At the time we were working on this easement, we didn’t know the Rangeland Trust existed. Once we did research, we found that the Rangeland Trust was the one that was most livestock and cattle friendly and they understood the grazing business model well.

After meeting with everyone we decided it was the right decision.”

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 24 Wes admitted, “At the time we were working on this easement, we didn’t know the Rangeland Trust existed. Once we did research, we found that the Rangeland Trust was the one that was most livestock and cattle friendly and they understood the grazing business model well. After meeting with everyone we decided it was the right decision.”

While the family is proud of their most recent conservation efforts, they say they still have more to do. The Flying M Ranch states that it has “maintained this unique grassland ecosystem through natural grazing practices for three generations. Currently, efforts are underway to further improve cattle management practices and enhance the vitality of both grassland and riverine Wes Myers with his wife, Jocelyn, and their two children, systems across the ranch.”

Elodie and Beau, on the Flying M Ranch.

Merced County's Burns Creek also runs along the ranch, offering a haven for migratory birds and waterfowl. This creek leads into the larger Bear Creek and is an important part of the land’s ecosystem. The Myers family is looking into ways to protect and improve the riparian zones surrounding the creeks, further demonstrating their passion for protecting the landscape.

Flying M Ranch wholeheartedly believes in the beneficial relationship between livestock and the ecosystems sustained. Cattle grazing has enabled the growth of herbaceous flowers to flourish around the vernal pools, and the Myers have spent over 30 years working with experts and establishing innovative practices to ensure these fragile ecosystems are not harmed. Their dedication to the environment and ranching legacy is demonstrated in their The conserved property is part of the Merced Grasslands, one tireless efforts to continue to preserve the land they love. of the largest vernal pool-grasslands habitat in the world.

Dear California Ranching Enthusiast, We invite you to submit an essay or poem about California ranching. Your stories of land history, food and fiber production, droughts, fire, and development pressure will be shared in a book project called Resilient Rangelands. Rangeland agriculture in California is a unique blend of culture, environment, and economics. The people, the land, and the animals (both wild and domestic) are unique in North American ranching; these stories deserve to be told widely.

Our intended audience is as varied as California’s ranching landscapes. This book will be used in high school and university classrooms. It will be stocked on the shelves of museums, visitor centers, and bookstores across the West and beyond. It will be a tool that will help humanize the day-to-day work involved in caring for livestock, rangelands, and communities. Rangeland Resilience will tell future rangeland managers, researchers, and ranching families about the context in which early 21st century California ranchers operate.

We are pursuing this project in partnership with the California Rangeland Trust and the Buckeye Conservancy – two nonprofit organizations that have made a tremendous impact in conserving ranchland and ranching in the long-term. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of this book will go to each organization.

This book was inspired by a book titled Home Land: Ranching and a West that Works, recently reprinted by Bower House Publishing (ISBN 9781917895033). Close to 1,000 students have read this book in introductory range courses at Humboldt State University. They were deeply affected by essays and poems written by authors like you, as evidenced by their written responses. Now we want them to read about California ranchers.

Your submission will be considered by a small panel of editors. We seek authentic pieces that tell heartfelt or humorous stories of resilience, that is, survival and conservation in the face of physical and societal challenges, especially in the context of the Golden State. We also seek stories of family and beauty in rangeland settings.

If your submission is accepted and published, we will provide you with complimentary copies of the book. Publication is anticipated by December 2021. The first review of submissions will occur on Dec. 21, 2020. Please submit in a Word (.doc) or pdf format to: rangelandresilience@humboldt.edu.

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Fire Effects on Annual Rangeland

Factors to consider if you have been impacted

by Josh Davy, University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Range Advisor, Tehama, Glenn and Colusa counties and Larry Forero, University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Range Advisor, Shasta and Trinity counties

A fire on foothill annual rangeland will undoubtedly result in a reduction of grass production for several seasons following the fire. The effect the fire has on the resulting vegetation and production can vary based on the intensity, quality of ground, rainfall and timing of the fire.

Regardless of most factors, the production year after a summer season fire will result in dominance of filaree due to the lack of cover going into the first rains (excessive cover = grass, little cover = filaree). In measuring the end of season production following a burn an almost 50 percent reduction is possible in the following year, and over 20 percent the second year. Losses this high would be mostly expected in better quality soils, with less loss on shallow soils. With no grass mulch to conserve moisture, a dry year following a burn may produce little to no usable forage until spring. With hotter fires, such as those with brush, the losses can continue for three years.

In grass fires the timing of the fire is important. Grass seed on the soil surface isn’t affected by fire. With the exception of wild oats (technically slender oat), most seeds don’t mature and fall to the soil surface until after June.

So burns that occur before July will result in a reduction of grass seeds such as soft chess the next season. On the upside, this timing would control weedy grasses such as medusahead. Wild oats mature and shatter seed in early spring so if a stand of oats was present before the fire this should help in grass returning.

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considering reseeding desirable grasses in early season fires to provide forage and prevent the rapid reinvasion of weedy grasses. Seeding would best be done immediately prior to fall rains as grass fires don’t provide enough ash for broadcasted seed to settle down in to and be adequately covered. Broadcast seeding to early results in birds eating the seed prior to germination. Drilling or covering the seed with a harrow after broadcasting is the most desired method of seeding, but commonly isn’t feasible, leaving broadcast (airplane) seeding just prior to rain the most practical option. Grass fires that occur in July and later should have little effect on mature seed laying on the soil surface, negating much benefit in seeding. Production will still be less due to the lack of soil cover, especially if it’s a dry winter.

Brush burns get hot enough to affect seed on the soil surface. They’re advantage is that they do provide a nutrient rich seed bed and source of cover for seed to fall in to.

Reseeding these areas can be successful by dropping seed into the white ash. Because weed competion is usually eliminated by these hot fires, and fertility is high, these seedings have been successful in the past.

If seeding is necessary your local Cooperative Extension office can help in designing the most appropriate mix. Site conditions, management and rainfall vary between properties which can change appropriate seeding recommendations. It’s worth geting this part right otherwise the effort may be wasted. Soft brome sold as ‘Blando’

brome is a good choice as an annual grass that works well in most valley/foothill soils. Coastal grass mixes would benefit from annual ryegrass, but it should be viewed as a short term investment in valley foothill areas. Mixes of subterranean clovers with differing maturities are good choices for sites with good soils or dependable rainfall.

Mixes containing annual medics may be better choices than sub clover in areas with lower quality soils and rainfall. In high quality valley soils perennial grasses such as ‘Flecha’ fescue and ‘Berber’ orchardgrass could be options if they fit management needs. These grasses are productive, but require specific management for success.

There is usually assistance from the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) in replacing lost forage, livestock and fences. When evaluating livestock losses it’s important to remember that lameness may not be present for up to two weeks after the fire in some cattle (laminitis). These cattle would not be expected to recover. Reporting losses prior to this time may result in a lower number than is actually present. Check with a local FSA county office to make sure that all prouction acreage is on file so that it is covered, and that all applicable programs are signed up for.

In many cases there are deadlines to file for assistance that are put in place once losses occur. University of California Cooperative Extension publication 9446 “Estimating the Cost of Replacing Forage Losses on Annual Rangeland” can be downloaded free of charge to assist with calculating ranch losses and help reporting to the Farm Service Agency. The

Natural Resources Conservation Service offers financial assistance in the form of a cost share Environmental Quality Insurance Program (EQIP) for reseeding rangeland. This program is valuable because it provides enough financial help to make the practice economical.

When calculating losses most often the equivalent in hay is considered in monetizing the forage loss value (1 ton of forage lost = the cost of a ton of hay). USDA releases a weekly California Hay Report that can be used to determine the cost of replacement forage. This is usually the most practical method, but there are other costs to consider. With an ongoing forage loss of 50 percent, turning out the regular number of cattle would eliminate any possibility of new green feed establishing. If cattle are not sold, many would need to be fed in a dry lot. If a daily feeding commitment isn’t possible they may need to be hauled to a feedyard. Local feedyard costs are around $3 per head per day for a maintenance ration.

A call to a local marketing representative would be valuable in calculating the best economic plans. Cull cow prices tend to drop in the fall when pregnancy testing causes the supply to go up, and the fire situation may not help that. Acting sooner may be of value if a marketing rep advises that as a way to go. Most counties in California have emergency drought declarations which could help in avoiding capital gains taxes if cattle are replaced at a later date. This also means it would be prudent to discuss options with an accountant.

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by Ranjit Riar, Ph.D., Dept. of Plant Science, Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, California State University, Fresno Many California irrigated pastures are infested with common rush (Junucus effusus L.). Also known as soft rush or wireweed, it is a perennial weed that is easily spread by wind and irrigation water carrying the seeds from established plants in or near the irrigation network. Once established, it grows about three feet tall, with wide dark green clumps.

Cattle tend to stay away from areas of the pasture with heavy infestation. Seed shed from mature rush plants, and new seed introduction with canal water can continue to increase the density of the weed. This reduces the quantity and quality of forage available for the cattle grazing on these pastures, and decreases their carrying capacity. Although this plant has other ecological applications, it is considered a weed in irrigated pastures.

Tillage and subsequent reestablishment of pasture is a costly control method, and the heavy seed bank left behind after tillage or mowing will allow the weed to re-establish and reduce pasture productivity. Seeds shed in the pasture can remain viable for decades, so reestablishing the pasture will not fix this problem. In this situation, herbicide application with a wick wiper can be an effective management option.

A research trial was set up on the Fresno State University Agricultural Lab irrigated pasture during the summer of 2019. RoundupÂŽ solution at 25 percent, 50 percent and 75 percent concentration was applied using a wick applicator pulled behind an ATV, using a single pass, and compared with an untreated control. Chlorosis, necrosis and weed mortality were evaluated at three days, seven days, 14 days and 21 days after treatment. Later evaluations were also done at six months and 11 months after the treatments.

Roundup is a systemic herbicide which moves within the plant after the foliage is moistened with the herbicide solution using wick wiper. This is a better option than spraying, as a few drops of Roundup can kill the entire grass plant on which those drops fall due to drift or bouncing off. Due to systemic activity, over time, roundup was able to kill large clumps completely (see pictures). Roundup takes about 14 days to kill a grass plant completely, but that time was longer for common rush. Maximum average chlorosis (yellowing 30 California Cattleman November 2020

or lack of green color compared to control) was 47 percent after 11 days for 50 percent treatment and 50 percent after seven days for 75 percent treatment. Higher concentration of 75 percent led to a quicker yellowing, but did not differ in overall control. Necrosis (dead leaf tissue) was noticed 11 days after application for all treatments, and reached values of 38 percent and 90 percent for both 50 percent and 75 percent solutions at 1 and 6 months after treatment, respectively.

The bottom line is that if a clump of wireweed/rush is coated with 50 percent solution by wiping with a wick, it will be mostly dead within six months, and completely dead within a year (see pictures). Once these clumps die, pasture grasses from surrounding areas will begin to grow in those spots, and patches of the pasture encroached by common rush can be reclaimed by desired grass species.

A word of caution using the wick wiper is that do not moisten the wick too much. The herbicide solution will begin to drip on the vegetation in the pasture, instead of being

Shown above, Roundup is being applied with wick applicator in irrigated pasture on Fresno State University Ag. Laboratory.

transferred to the foliage of weeds contacting the wick. Any forage plant where these drops land will die. Prime the wick pump only enough to keep the wick moist, but not dripping wet.

Applying roundup with wick applicator to the pasture every few years on tall common rush clumps can be a suitable option for keeping wireweed under check, and maintaining the productivity of the pasture without costly tillage and re-seeding options.

This research was supported by Fresno State Ag Lab, Randy Perry, Ph.D., Beef Unit, UAL staff, and students supported by the LSAMP program.

Reduced competition from dead weeds allow forage grasses and legumes to fill in areas previously encroached by common rush/wireweed six months after wicking.

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In Memory Gordon Rasmussen

Gordon Ross Rasmussen, 85, passed away of natural causes on Oct. 9. He was a lifelong rancher in Tassajara. Born in Livermore, on Jan. 13, 1935, his parents, Edward and Selma Rasmussen brought him home to Tassajara to meet his sisters, Joann and Claudia, a year later his sister Nancy was born. As a young boy, he loved the ranch and learned to ride his horse so he could gather cattle with his father and grandfather, John C. Rasmussen.

Gordon attended school at the Tassajara Schoolhouse until the sixth grade when the students were sent to Danville School District. Gordon graduated from San Ramon High School in 1952 and earned his college degree in Animal Husbandry at the University of California, Davis. He enlisted in the in the United States Navy, Naval Air Division in 1956-58, and the Naval Air Reserve 195859.

Anxious to begin his beef cattle career, he returned to Tassajara and worked with his father, and rented available ranches in the area. He became involved in many beef industry organizations and served as secretary and treasurer of the Contra Costa/Alameda County Cattlemen's Association, later as vice president and president, receiving the Cattleman of the Year Award from the group in 1964. He also worked on committees with the California Cattlemen's Association and served a term as a vice president and then treasurer for six years. He was a member of the California Beef Council, and served a term as the group's chairman. In 1991, Gordon received the honor of the California Livestock Man of the Year Award presented by the California Chamber of Commerce.

In 1961, Gordon married Karen Rasmussen, and they had three children, Kari, Ross and John. They made their home on the ranch and when development began in Tassajara, Gordon purchased land in Dixon, to expand the cattle operation into the future. Gordon continued his interest in the beef organizations and served on the Cattle Fax board, (marketing arm of National Cattlemen's Association), later as president. The National Cattlemen's Executive Board, the Cattlemen's Beef Board, was established and he served on the board for several terms.

Locally, Gordon was a founder, organizer and director of the Livermore National Bank until it was sold in 1968.

He was director of Community First National Bank in 32 California Cattleman November 2020

Pleasanton until it merged with U.S. Bank in 1991. He was also a director of Livermore Production Credit Association 1969-1987 and chairman from 1975-1987.

Gordon was on the board of directors of the Dublin Cemetery Corporation for many years and served as president in 1993.

He was a founder and organizer of the Tassajara Volunteer Fire District. He served as a commissioner for 12 years, and chairman for eight, while serving as assistant chief. He also was a board member and president of the Contra Costa County Fire Commisioners. He was a member of the Pleasanton Men's Club, the Alameda and Contra Costa County Farm Bureaus, Livermore Study Group, Napa/Solano County Cattlemen's Association and Rancheros Visitadores.

Gordon and Karen loved to travel and toured many states with agricultural tour groups. They also toured Ireland and Scotland with fellow cattlemen as well as Argentina, Australia and New Zealand. He enjoyed visiting Denmark and relatives, and they ventured to China and Egypt.

In later years, as the family increased, he enjoyed the grandchildren and now the great grandchildren. Gordon had a wonderful life, enjoying his family, loving his cattle business and friends and helping to make the world a better place. He is survived by his wife, Karen; daughter Kari Wheeler (Doug); sons Ross (Kim), John (Carrie); and “like son” Bruce Lillis (Cat); grandchildren: Kelsi Wheeler Peiffer (Julian), Jake Wheeler (Alicia), Kayla Wheeler Dunlap (Jacob), Kassi Rasmussen Dunlap (Blake), Garrett Rasmussen (fiancé Paige Gillooley), Tom Rasmussen and Callie Rasmussen; great grandchildren: Audree Peiffer, Emmett Wheeler, and soon to be, Riley Dunlap; sisters Claudia Juhl and Nancy Ramsey; sister in-law Doris Kramer and many loving nieces and nephews.

Private family services were held at the Dublin Pioneer Cemetery on Oct. 15, due to COVID-19.

To share your family news, obituaries, weddings or birth announcements, contact the CCA office at (916) 444-0845 or e-mail magazine@calcattlemen.org.

Martin Morehart

Martin Scheller Morehart aka “Marty," age 75, went home to heaven on Oct. 8, after a two-year battle with cancer.

He is survived by his wife Patricia Kelly Morehart, five children, their spouses and 11 grandchildren.

Marty was an eighth generation Californian, born in Los Angeles on May 6, 1945. He was the son of Jack and Frannie Morehart and the eldest of nine children. As a child he enjoyed the outdoors, camping, fishing and horseback riding. He was an Eagle Scout and later became a Scout Master.

He met the love of his life at age 17, married four years later, and spent almost 55 years of marriage to his best friend, Patricia. He started what came to be a chain of animal feed and retail stores in 1966. In 1978, he purchased a citrus ranch in Santa Paula and he and his family moved to Santa Paula in 1981. In addition to the feed stores and the farming (now avocados), Marty was also a cattle rancher for over 30 years.

Marty’s children, their spouses and grandchildren participate in the businesses to this day.

Marty lived life to the fullest. One of his passions was the prison ministry. Every Monday night, for over 35 years, Marty served as a volunteer chaplain for the Los Angeles County correctional system. His love for the Lord was strong and he wanted to share his faith with others.

Marty was a member of the Ranchero Visitadores (4Q Camp) since 1970. He always preferred mules to horses and was famous for having taken the trek wearing a gorilla suit astride his pinto mule, Jellybean.

Marty was an avid outdoorsman. He loved fly fishing and goose hunting with his friends in Canada.

Every summer, his family and a few brave friends would pack in the Sierra Nevada’s and Sespe Wildness. There they had many hair-raising adventures which earned the lucky participants a t-shirt that read “I Survived a Marty Morehart Packtrip.”

In 1999, he purchased the Cuddy Ranch in Lockwood Valley, which became his home away from home and a place to raise his prized herd of black Angus/Brangus cattle. He, the family and a few more brave friends, spent two days moving cattle to Mutah Flats each spring and fall for 20 years.

Family meant the world to him. Marty, affectionately known as “Papa,” took the time to develop individual relationships with his grandchildren based on their interests. He was known to his children as a model of strength and integrity. He was a man of his word and he led by example. He will be greatly missed.

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Step 1: CCA Membership Producer Membership

For cattle owners and those seeking a voting membership level

Cattle Numbers 2500 & Over 1600-2499 1000-1599 800-999 500-799 300-499 100-299 0-99 

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Dues $1,765 $1,275 $970 $725 $615 $460 $325 $240

Calves under 6 months of age are not counted.

Stockers pay at ½ the total number of stockers owned each year or minimum dues, whichever is greater.

Associate Membership

For those who support California cattle production but do not own cattle Non-Voting Membership level

Statewide Allied/Feeder Associate $220

REGULAR MEMBERSHIP

Cattle Numbers

Dues

2001 + 1751-2000 1501-1750 1251-1500 1001-1250 750-1000 501-750 251-500 101-250 0-100

$1,900 + .38/per head $1,900 $1,650 $1,400 $1,150 $900 $650 $450 $300 $150

ASSOCIATE MEMBERSHIP: $100 (ASSOCIATES CANNOT OWN CATTLE)

$10.00 $10.00 $10.00 $25.00 $15.00 $20.00 $20.00 $25.00

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Young Cattlemen’s Committee

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

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CCA Supporting Member

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California Beef Cattle Improvement Association

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CBCIA is an affiliate of CCA and is a producer driven organization that fosters beef cattle improvement and economical production based on information and education.

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Step 2: Other Optional Dues National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

Young Cattlemen Membership

Monterey County $10.00 Napa-Solano $5.00 Plumas-Sierra $10.00 San Benito $20.00 San Diego-Imperial $10.00 San Joaquin-Stanislaus $5.00 San Luis Obispo $20.00 Santa Barbara $25.00

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“PERFORMANCE, GROWTH & CARCASS GENETICS”

-Thank You !

TO ALL OF OUR 2020 FALL BULL SALE CUSTOMERS AND THOSE WHO SUPPORTED EVENTS WHERE DIXIE VALLEY ANGUS BULLS WERE SOLD! DUANE MARTIN LIVESTOCK, IONE, CA DUANE MARTIN, JR., ELK GROVE, CA ROGER SOSA, ALTA GENETICS, ALBERTA, CANADA CHUCK BACCHI, BACCHI RANCH, LOFTUS, CA ED CALLENS LIVESTOCK, PAICINES, CA FRANK COSTA, LODI, CA CURTONI LAND AND CATTLE, OAKDALE, CA JOSE DUENAS, VACAVILLE, CA DEBERNARDI BROTHERS, SANTA MARIA, CA CHRIS GANSBERG, GANSBERG RANCH, MARKLEEVILLE, CA RON GILLILAND, DAVIS, CA GRUPE OPERATING CO, STOCKTON, CA MIKE JOHNSON, JOHNSON FARMS, GALT, CA JASON JUDGE, LA GRANGE, CA STEVE KAUTZ, MURPHYS, CA GARY LOOMIS, LOOMIS LIVESTOCK, ALTAVILLE, CA TYLER NIELSEN, WINTERS, CA JEFF NIELSEN , SAN RAMON, CA GERARDO DAVILA, RANCH SAN MATEO, GOLD RIVER, CA JLG ENTERPRISES/REVOLUTION GENETICS, OAKDALE, CA RICK MACHADO, SHANDON, CA MARETTI & MINETTI RANCH COMPANY , GUADALUPE. CA RUBEN MORENO, DIXON, CA

RUSS PIAZZA, LIVERMORE, CA BRIAN REDDING, SEBASTOPOL, CA WILLIE RITZ, SONORA, CA ROBBEN CATTLE CO. RON SPENCE, ALTAVILLE, CA SLAGOWSKI RANCHES, CARLIN, NV STRIBLING LIVESTOCK, GALT, CA LYNN TAYLOR, MCARTHUR, CA JERRY SPENCER, VAN VLECK RANCH, SLOUGHHOUSE, CA REX WHITTLE, ALTAVILLE, CA TOM WHITTLE, ALTAVILLE, CA DEAN WINEMAN, HORNITAS, CA

Col. Rick Machado and Duane Martin, Sr., were among Dixie Valley Angus’ 2020 Bull Buyers.

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

THE FEMALE SALE

VINTAGE ANGUS WOULD LIKE TO THANK OUR 2020 FEMALE BUYERS...

75 LOTS GROSSED $2,417,750 A special thank you to AAA Farms, TN, for their $120,000 half interest selection of Lot 1 Vintage Rita 5008.

LOT 1 • VINTAGE RITA 5008 A special thank you to EZ Angus Ranch, CA, and Optum Angus, OH for their $120,000 selection of Lot 1B Vintage Rita 0227.

LOT 1B • VINTAGE RITA 0227 A special thank you to Dixie Valley Ranch, CA, for their $125,000 half interest selection of Lot 9A Vintage Rita 9405

LOT 9A • VINTAGE RITA 9405 A special thank you to Spruce Mountain Ranch, CO for their $135,000 selection of Lot 5A Vintage Rita 0020.

LOT 5A • VINTAGE RITA 0020

AVERAGE $32,237 PER LOT

2020 FEMALE SALE CUSTOMERS 4 Sons Investments, KY Keith Gardiner Farming, CA 44 Farms, TX KL3 Farms, MO AAA Farms, TN Lazy F Cattle Company LLC, TX Arellano Bravo Angus, CA Linz Heritage Angus, IN Avila Cattle Co, CA Lylester Ranch LLC, NE Bar H Cattle, SC Maddox Ranch, CA Greg Bennett, GA Alvin Melo, CA Black Ranches, Inc, CA Colton Melo, CA Bredemeier Angus Farms, NE Modesto Junior College, CA Circle G Angus Ranches, GA Old Stage Angus, CA Circle S LLC, AR Optum Angus, OH Gobbell Farms, TN David Owen, IL Cox Ranch, TX Pollard Farms, OK Crazy K Ranch, TN Rancho Jaramillo, TN D Angus, CA Red Creek Angus Ranch, UT Deer Valley Farm, TN RG Burford Dixie Farms LLC, LA Dixie Valley Ranch, CA Riverbend Ranch, ID Double Creek Farms, TX Rooney Angus Ranch, LLC, TX Edisto Pines Farm, SC Rowh Angus, KS Executive Ranch, VA RS Angus, KS Express Ranches, OK Shining C Ranch, CA EZ Angus Ranch, CA Soaring Eagle Farms, MO FB Genetics, TX Spruce Mountain Ranch LLC, CO Ficken Angus Ranch, CA Stepaside Farm, LLC, CA Fulcher Farms, NC Stonewall Ridge Farm, TN Gabriel Ranch, TX Sun Up Enterprises, CA Ron Gilliland, CA Kevin & Kristi Tomera, NV Guess Cattle Co. LLC, CA Truckenbrod Bros, IL Harrell Hereford Ranch, OR Valley Oaks Angus Farms, MO Hertlein Cattle Co., CA Wall Street Cattle Co, FL High Roller Angus, TX Ward Ratliff Farms, KY Hillhouse Angus, TX Wilks Ranch Texas Ltd, TX Ingram Angus LLC, TN JHD Ag Solutions CA Xtreme Angus, KY

A special thank you to Lylester Ranch, NE for their $120,000 selection of Lot 28 DCF Chloe 5769.

LOT 28 • DCF CHLOE 5769 A Special thank you to 44 Farms, TX for their $100,000 selection of Lot 7B Vintage Lucy 0378

LOT 7B • VINTAGE LUCY 0378

JIM COLEMAN, OWNER DOUG WORTHINGTON, MANAGER BRAD WORTHINGTON, OPERATIONS 2702 SCENIC BEND, MODESTO, CA 95355 (209) 521-0537 WWW.VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM OFFICE@VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM