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LEAVING 2020 BEHIND

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur What a year it’s been! In mid-March, the state of California (and much of the nation) implemented shelter-in-place orders in the face of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and the spread of its attendant illness, COVID-19. Supply chains were interrupted by the sudden shutdowns and the market impacts of the government response impacted cattle ranchers nationwide—and continues to affect ranchers nine months later.

In August, as ranchers continued to weather the COVID-19 pandemic, producers throughout the state suffered another devastating blow: thunderstorms mixed with drought conditions and a historic heatwave kicked off an unprecedented fire season. To date, more than 4.3 million acres of the state have burned this year, with five of the largest 10 blazes in recorded state history occurring in recent months. Ranchers lost forage, cattle, ranches and even family legacies in the infernos.

It’s been a trying year, and I imagine many of you are eager to discard the 2020 calendar at the end of this month and look forward to a brighter 2021.

But as we close the calendar year, let us reflect on some of the silver linings of this past year.

While 2020 had no shortage of challenges, ranchers rose to the occasion at every turn.

Partnering with the California Cattle Council, CCA rolled out the Resilience campaign, demonstrating California cattlemen’s commitment to providing nutritious beef—and vital economic and environmental services—to pandemic-weary Americans. And consumers showed their continued preference for beef during the pandemic, flocking to the meat case as food insecurity loomed in the early days of the pandemic.

Californians’ trust for ranchers extended beyond the meat case, though: when the No on Prop 15 campaign conducted internal polling, it demonstrated that farmers and ranchers were among the most trusted voices regarding the potential impacts of the proposed property tax hike. Thanks in large part to strong opposition

by California’s farmers and ranchers, Proposition 15 was defeated at the ballot box last month.

And the defeat of Proposition 15 wasn’t CCA’s only success in Sacramento this year. In 2020, CCA defeated legislation that would have limited the availability of food byproducts for use in animal feed, killed a proposal to require a consumption-based greenhouse gas inventory only for animal food products with the express goal of “Reducing animal food intake” and defeated legislation that sought to increase regulatory burdens under the California Environmental Quality Act. Federally, ranchers saw major reforms in the Endangered Species Act, National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and advancements in trade policy like the ratification of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

This year also saw a major advancement in bovine medicine with the commercial release of a Foothill Abortion vaccine. After years of tireless work by CCA’s Livestock Memorial Research Fund, the University of Nevada, Reno and Jeffrey Stott, Ph.D., and Myra Blanchard at the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine, this long-sought-after vaccine is finally available to California cattle ranchers.

As we turn the calendar to 2021, your CCA staff and officers are already hard at work ensuring that the next year is a successful one for California’s beef producers. In advance of the 2021-22 Legislative Session, CCA is working full-time to ensure that politicians in Sacramento tackle sensible fire policies like increasing the application of prescribed fire and targeted grazing. Just last month—two months before the Legislature convenes—CCA staff and former president Dave Daley, Oroville, outlined a range of responsible fire policies to the Assembly Agriculture and Natural Resources committees, laying the foundation for the lobbying work to come.

With the efforts of CCA staff, officers and membership, I am hopeful for a bright 2021. Regardless of what the year has in store for us, though, I am certain that California’s ranchers will continue to display enormous grit, determination and resilience.

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DECEMBER 2020 Volume 103, Issue 11

ON THE COVER

ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK 2020 general election recap NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE NCBA: 50 years shaping public policy

This month's cover photo was taken by Kathy Coatney near Weed.

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR 18 Words from the 2020 Beef Council Chairman

UPCOMING EVENTS

HERD HEALTH CHECK 26 Winter woes: helping your herd through cold, wet weather

SPECIAL FEATURES

CCA President tips his hat in farewell address UC Davis scientists making genetic history Post-fire recovery from FEMA

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FAREWELL ADDRESS 2020 BRINGS END OF PRESIDENTIAL TERM BUT NOT END OF INDUSTRY ADVOCACY FROM MARK LACEY by 2019-2020 CCA President Mark Lacey been involved in CCA for quite awhile I have watched slate after slate of officers come and go all the while I was gaining an appreciation for the time, and energy they invested trying to protect ranching.

I mentioned previously that I almost didn’t have the chance to become a CCA officer. To start with, (some may not believe this) at no point when writing my lifetime goals did I list being CCA President, as a matter of fact I declined to be interviewed on two different occasions for family reasons. Then about seven years ago I was in Visalia for a California Beef Council meeting not really thinking about CCA because I was sliding into age 50, and I thought that window had closed. However, timing can be a funny thing in the sense that jumping off a moving merry-goround is much different than jumping on. Anyway, CCA Executive Vice President Billy Gatlin sees me and asks if I have time for a chat? During that conversation Billy told me he had some ideas about how to make CCA even better and more effective. I was inspired by what Billy had to say, and it reinvigorated my interest in CCA. So, as much as anyone, Billy Gatlin is responsible for my opportunity to contribute, and to fulfill the one CCA goal I did have which was to pay the debt of service I owed to all those that went before me.

Well this is the end of the trail for me, and there are many people that helped get me here that I need to acknowledge. First, my wife Brenda, daughters Molly and Katie. Without their support I wouldn’t have done it. My parents John and Dee, their example made a lasting impression on me. My two extremely hardworking loyal employees and spouses Leo and Kim Hertz and Mark and Carolyn Leach without whom I definitely could not have done it. Also, Corky Torix who has driven our livestock truck for longer than I can remember and plus fills in on the Mark Lacey, of Independence, takes the microphone as CCA President at ranch whenever I’m in a pinch. My lifelong friend Sherman Hannah who does everything from the 2018 CCA & CCW Convention in Reno, Nev.

The year 2020 has been one that I think most of us would like to forget. Except I think it is a year that will live in infamy, for more reasons than I can list. 2020 is also bittersweet for me because it is the end of my journey as a CCA officer. The last six years have been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life, and it almost didn’t happen.

The “Big Circle” as I call it started when I was about two years old. I was standing by the corrals with my mother when my father came riding up. I was old enough to recognize my father, but not old enough to know he was a cowboy. At that moment I knew that what he was is exactly what I wanted to be. Little did I know he wanted the same thing, at least I think he did. Anyway it’s my story so we’ll go with that. The facts aren’t as important as the result which is five decades later I have been blessed to live and work in the cattle business where I have had the pleasure to meet, and work with some of the most incredible people in the world.

During that time my father impressed upon me the value of the California Cattlemen's Association and the role it plays in protecting ranching as well as the contributions that all the past officers have made. Since our family has

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feeding my saddle horses to checking gates and water when I am gone.

To all the officers I have served with thank you for your commitment. This is especially true for current CCA First Vice President Tony Toso. I started the Fire subcommittee, and appointed Tony to chair it. He has done an outstanding job with a super group of people. All my committee chairs and vice chairs: Thank you for your service and I'm sorry that the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted our meetings.

To all the county associations, thank you for your hospitality. Frankly, getting out to in-person meetings is the most enjoyable part of the job. Plus, even in the digital age it seems to be the most effective way to provide information, while at the same time getting great feedback on ways we can improve.

Over the last six years I have really appreciated the opportunity to work with a tremendous staff. Naturally I’m biased, but I think we have one of the finest staffs in Sacramento.

First, our Director of Finance Lisa Brendlen who does an outstanding job with finances obviously, but also membership matters, coordinates all our events, and helps the officers with travel arrangements. Lisa, thank you for everything you do. I especially appreciate all the help you have provided me personally.

Kirk Wilbur our vice president of government affairs who is one of the hardest work individuals I know. I really appreciate his attention to detail and his preparedness.

Kirk’s work ethic and dedication is a real asset to CCA. Kirk, thank you for all the great work you do on behalf of our members.

Katie Roberti our communications director is doing a wonderful job ramping up our electronic media and outreach. Over the last several years I have gone to Katie with dozens of ideas to provide our members with

more information resources, and she has succeeded in implementing many of those ideas. Great job, Katie. Thank you for everything. And, go Dodgers!

Stevie Ipsen, our magazine editor, does an amazing job with our magazine. I think it surpasses other trade association publications in quality and content. Stevie has provided me space every month to submit a column and has reminded me every month that my column is due.

Stevie, fantastic job. Thank you for all your help and edits.

Morgan Lyman hasn’t been with us long, but she making a great contribution by attending to our members needs and helping streamline procedures within the office.

Thank you, Morgan.

Justin Oldfield was with me up until the end of 2019.

Justin helped me tremendously over the years. Thanks, Justin.

Finally, Executive Vice President Billy Gatlin. In my opinion, Billy is a standout among other executives in Sacramento and among other state associations CCA works with. From his handling of association business matters to our government affairs strategies he does a fantastic job. I already explained the role Billy played in my opportunity to serve CCA. Billy it has been a great ride and I can’t thank you enough.

Last, but not least, I want to thank the CCA membership for allowing me this opportunity serve. I can’t think of a better job in the world than representing people I admire and respect. What makes it even more worthwhile is the notion that our members invest their time and money to help protect cattle ranching not only for our members, but all ranchers. To honor that contribution I’ll quote Churchill, “Never was so much owed by so many to so few.” I thank you and salute you. Merry Christmas and have a happy and healthy New Year. ©MADCAN PHOTOGRAPHY

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK

2020 ELECTION RESULTS

VOTERS REJECT PROP 15, HAND REPUBLICANS CONGRESSIONAL VICTORIES

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur With a largely vote-by-mail election and an enormous electorate, California has been slow to tally the votes of the Nov. 3 General Election. In close races—like the battle over Proposition 15—it took a week or more for the Associated Press and other outlets to project a winner, and some races still hadn’t been called as of press time. Below is a recap of the election based on information available as of November 17, with approximately 95 percent of ballots counted.

Of greatest interest to CCA members, California voters rejected Proposition 15 by a margin of more than 65,000 votes, or approximately 4 percent of the total vote. While vote counts in the days after Election Day revealed a tight race, the Associated Press called the Proposition’s defeat on the evening of Nov. 10, one week after polls closed.

Proposition 15 had sought to roll back property tax limitations enshrined in 1978’s Proposition 13 by taxing commercial properties at current market value. The measure would have increased property taxes statewide by $11.5 billion. While proponents noted that agricultural land would be exempt from increased property taxes, Proposition 15 would have increased taxes on agricultural buildings and improvements: barns, feedlots and even fruit trees or vines would have incurred significantly higher taxes. CCA strongly opposed Proposition 15 and mounted a robust public outreach campaign to defeat the tax increase in the months leading up to the election.

And the efforts of California’s farmers and ranchers paid off!

According to Rob Lapsley, president of the California Business Roundtable and co-chair of the "No on Prop 15" campaign, “From day one, we knew that if voters understood the harm this deeply flawed tax hike would impose on California’s economy and its families, farmers and small businesses, voters would reject this ill-advised effort.”

CCA and farmers and ranchers throughout the state played an essential role in educating California voters about the Proposition’s potentially devastating consequences: forcing ranching families out of business, incentivizing development of open space and increasing food prices for California consumers.

By rejecting Proposition 15, California voters avoided those dire consequences. CCA thanks ranchers throughout the state for their grassroots efforts to marshal opposition to the flawed tax proposal.

Another proposition that wasn’t decided for more than a week was Proposition 19, which the Associated Press called in favor of the proponents on November 11. Proposition 19 will allow Californians who are over 8 California Cattleman December 2020

55, disabled or who are the victims of wildfires or other natural disasters to transfer the tax base of their primary residence to a replacement residence, and will require a tax reassessment for an inherited residence not used as the inheritor’s primary residence. CCA took no position on Proposition 19, but urged members to carefully consider its purported “Expan[sion of ] tax benefits for transfers of family farms.” As of press time, the “yes” votes on Proposition 19 had an advantage of approximately 340,000 votes, leading by a margin of 51.1 percent to 48.9 percent.

In the California State Assembly, Republicans will gain a seat, though Democrats will continue to enjoy a supermajority in the lower chamber.

Democrats have gained at least two seats in the state’s upper chamber, with Democratic challengers Dave Min and Josh Newman defeating Republican incumbents Sen. John Moorlach and Sen. Ling Ling Chang, respectively.

Races in Senate Districts 21 and 23 remain quite close as of press time, with the Republican candidate in each race holding the lead.

In Washington, D.C., Democrats will continue to hold a majority in the House of Representatives, though that majority has narrowed with Republicans picking up at least six House seats as of press time. In California, Republican challengers have regained at least two seats that flipped Democratic in the 2018 “blue wave” midterm election. Rep. Harley Rouda conceded defeat to Republican challenger Michelle Steel in California’s 48th Congressional District on November 10, and three days later incumbent Democrat Gil Cisneros conceded to challenger Young Kim in the District 39 race. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 10

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 A third potential Republican pickup among California’s Congressional delegation remains too close to call as of press time, with former Republican Congressman David Valadao 2,065 votes ahead as he seeks to reclaim his former District 21 seat from incumbent Democrat TJ Cox. Results in that race were delayed in part by a COVID-19 exposure that halted election canvassing at the Kings County Election Department for more than a week.

In California’s 25th Congressional District, Republican Mike Garcia—who won a May 12, 2020 special election for the seat vacated upon Democratic Representative Katie Hill’s resignation—was leading Democratic challenger Christy Smith by a mere 104 votes as of press time.

Also of note in California’s Congressional elections, former Congressman Darrel Issa has won the House seat vacated by Duncan Hunter, keeping the 50th District in Republican control.

An important House committee will experience a shakeup as a consequence of this year’s election: House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson (DMN7) lost his bid for reelection, meaning that the Ag Committee will see new leadership in the 117th Congress.

Fresno-area Rep. Jim Costa (D-CA16) has announced his candidacy for the chairmanship, as has Rep. David Scott (D-GA13). A broad coalition of more than 60 California

agricultural organizations—including CCA—has urged Speaker Nancy Pelosi to appoint Costa to the post.

Control of the U.S. Senate remains unclear, with both Senate races in Georgia set for a Jan. 5, 2021 runoff election after incumbent Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler both failed to secure at least 50 percent of the vote. If one or both incumbents win, Republicans will retain control of the Senate. If Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock both win their elections, the Senate will be split 50-50 with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris casting any tie-breaking votes.

Even in that worst-case-scenario for Republicans, however, it should be noted that moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin (WV) has gone on record as opposing many legislative priorities of the more progressive wing of the Democratic Party (such as ‘packing’ the Supreme Court by increasing its size from nine to 13 justices). In short, regardless of the final composition of the Senate, the upper chamber will likely be a moderating influence on federal policy over the next two years.

Regardless of the final makeup of Congress, CCA stands ready to work with our national affiliates at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the Public Lands Council—as well as with California’s Congressional delegation—to advance CCA’s priorities before the legislature and the Biden Administration.

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MEET COSMO The bull calf designed to produce 75% male offspring

Scientists use CRISPR Technology to Insert Sex-Determining Gene

by Alison Van Eenennaam, Ph.D., Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis Genome editing offers an opportunity to introduce useful genetic traits into livestock breeding programs.

However, it has proven difficult to insert large DNA fragments into the genomes of livestock embryos using the CRISPR-Cas9 system.

Alison Van Eenennaam, Ph.D., and her doctorate student Joseph Owen from the Department of Animal Science at the University of California, Davis, employed their knowledge of bovine embryogenesis and DNA repair pathways to create new options to improve livestock genetic traits. With the help of colleagues from the School of Veterinary Medicine, they generated a CRISPR calf named Cosmo who carries extra copies of the SRY gene, the sex-determining gene.

In mammals, sex determination is typically dependent on the inheritance of the sex chromosomes, X and Y.

Individuals with two X chromosomes are genetically female and individuals with one X chromosome and one Y chromosome are genetically male. Dairy farmers often use “X-sorted” semen in artificial insemination as it contains only sperm carrying an X chromosome and will result in all female calves.

It is actually only a single gene on the Y chromosome that determines whether an embryo develops as a male or female. This gene is known as the sex-determining region of the Y chromosome or “SRY” for short. SRY expresses a protein in early embryogenesis that initiates male sexual differentiation by triggering a cascade of factors necessary for male gonadal development and shutting down formation of the female gonad.

In the case of Cosmo, the SRY gene sequence was copied from the Y chromosome and pasted into Chromosome 17 using the CRISPR-Cas9 genome editing system.

Cosmo is expected to produce 75 percent male offspring: 50 percent of which will be XY males; 25 percent of which will be XX females; and 25 percent of which are expected to be XX individuals that appear male due to the inheritance of the chromosome 17 carrying the SRY gene. These XX males are not expected to produce viable sperm as that requires the expression products of additional genes located on the Y chromosome.

One of the aims of this research was to edit one-cell bovine embryos, known as zygotes, immediately after fertilization to avoid a condition called genetic mosaicism.

Mosaicism occurs when two or more groups of cells with different genotypes are present within an individual that has developed from a single fertilized egg. This usually happens when editing takes place during or after the embryo begins replicating its own DNA just before the first cell division. To help avoid mosaicism in this research, the editing regents were introduced into bovine embryos ©UC DAVIS by microinjection just six hours after insemination and before the beginning of DNA synthesis.

Joey Owen, on the left, and Alison Van Eenennaam on the right, One of the challenges with this timing for researchers with newborn Cosmo and veterinarians Bret McNabb, DVM, and hoping to insert a gene into the embryo’s genome is Tara Urbano, DVM, who delivered the calf.

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The timing of the microinjection of the editing regents is key: lower rates of mosaicism were observed when injecting into embryos six hours after fertilization, prior to DNA replication and the first cell division.

confirmed to be XY.

Cosmo will produce sperm carrying either an X (pink) or a Y Cosmo has been quite popular with the media, and (green) sex chromosome, and one copy of Chromosome 17. All was featured in stories in Wired magazine and Grist, and Y-bearing sperm will produce a male calf, whereas only half of the appeared in a PBS NOVA documentary special on genome X-bearing sperm will produce a female (yellow). The other half carrying the SRY gene on Chromosome 17 are expected to produce editing called “Gene Editing Reality Check.” a male-appearing XX individual. However, this animal would not Cosmo will reach sexual maturity in early 2021 at be expected to produce fertile sperm.

evading the cell’s predominant DNA repair pathway. In the early stages of embryo development, it is difficult to get the repair pathway to insert large DNA fragments into the genome. To overcome this, the researchers employed a strategy that had proven to be effective in early stage one-cell mouse embryos, with an improved gene insertion efficiency. However, insertion using this method is still not 100 percent efficient. In initial experiments, only around 40 percent of the bovine embryos were found to have the SRY insertion.

Bovine embryo transfers, and the subsequent ninemonth pregnancy, are expensive. This meant the team needed to confirm whether the gene insertion had been successful before the embryo was transferred to a surrogate cow. The team opted to use a non-invasive screening approach to determine which of embryos carried the SRY insertion. To do this, the green fluorescent protein (GFP) was inserted alongside SRY. The fluorescent protein meant that any embryo with the SRY insert glowed green when exposed to light in the blue to ultraviolet range.

It took two and a half years to perfect the method to insert a gene into the developing embryo, and another two years to successfully establish a pregnancy. In June 2019, nine seven-day embryos that fluoresced green under UV light were transferred to surrogate cows. A month later one of those cows was confirmed pregnant, and an ultrasound scan revealed she was carrying a male bull calf. And finally in April of 2020, Cosmo, a healthy 110-pound bull calf was born.

The team was able to carry out detailed genetic analyses of the calf. They found that Cosmo carries several copies of the SRY gene on one of the Chromosome 17 pair, and a small insertion on the other. This suggests that, when Cosmo was a newly-formed embryo, the editing resulted in one Chromosome 17 being repaired with a small 26 base pair insertion, and the other was repaired using the GFP:SRY DNA donor fragment to insert multiple GFP:SRY copies on Chromosome 17. He was also

which time he will be bred to study if inheriting the SRY gene on Chromosome 17 is sufficient to trigger the male developmental pathway in XX embryos. Such bulls could produce a higher proportion of male market calves.

However, at this time the project is still in the research stage and is highly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, meaning Cosmo and his offspring are not allowed to be marketed, or enter the food supply.

This work was supported in part by grants from the Biotechnology Risk Assessment Grant Program, competitive grant #2015- 33522-24106 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture; the UC Davis Academic Federation Innovative Development Awards Grant Program; the Russell L. Rustici Rangeland and Cattle Research Endowment of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and the California Agricultural Experiment Station of the University of California, Davis. The authors especially thank Randy Perry, Ph.D., and student Ashley Young from Fresno State University, and UCCE Livestock Advisor Rebecca Ozeran, for coordinating the collection of ovaries from the Cargill plant in Fresno for this project. ©UC DAVIS For more Cosmo: a targeted knock-in calf information, visit: developed using the CRISPR-Cas9 animalbiotech.ucdavis. system in bovine zygotes. edu.

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NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE 50 YEARS OF SHAPING PUBLIC POLICY by the National Cattlemen's Beef Association Chief Executive Officer Colin Woodall The great 1898 gathering of cattle producers in Denver that established our association declared that one of their objectives would be “to protect cattlemen from the government in Washington.” That objective hasn’t changed much throughout our history, but it wasn’t until the American National Cattlemen’s Association (ANCA) convention in 1970 that the decision was made to open an office in our nation’s capital. C.W. “Bill” McMillan, ANCA’s Executive Vice President at the time, moved from Denver to Washington and rented office space in the National Press Club building two blocks from the White House. In June of 1970, Bill established the full-time cattlemen’s presence that continues today.

Bill is 94 years old and still lives in the D.C. metro area.

He tells great stories of being in those smoky back rooms in the U.S. Capitol helping Senators and Representatives understand the impact of their decisions on America’s cattle producers. He shared with me that he never wore a coat or carried a briefcase when he went to the Hill because it made him look like he belonged and allowed him to get into many places most others couldn’t. It even got the U.S. Capitol Police to stop traffic for him so he could cross the street!

After Bill left the National Cattlemen’s Association to join the Reagan Administration, Burton Eller took the reins of the Washington office. Tom Cook followed Burton, and after the 1996 merger creating NCBA, Chandler Keys got the call to lead our public policy efforts. Jay Truitt took over in 2005 followed by Burton’s second stint at the helm. I had the privilege of leading the D.C. office for a decade, and now Ethan Lane is demonstrating his leadership abilities.

Each head of the Washington office brought their own unique personality, approach and methods but all of them continued to enhance the reputation of our association.

While the smoky back rooms don’t exist like they used to, NCBA is still the trusted voice of our industry among policy makers and regulators. We use a lot of the same strategies Bill used. In fact, the “old-fashioned” way of lobbying remains the tried-and-true method. Looking people in the eye, being in the right place, shaking hands and letting lawmakers know you are watching, has been critical to NCBA’s track-record of success. You can’t be an effective voice unless you are on the Hill or at the Federal agencies every day. That is what we do.

We are known as the lobbyists who shoot straight, follow through and support our friends and allies. We’re also known as fierce opponents who pull out all the stops to protect our members. We don’t hesitate to call out Members of Congress who take action against our industry, and many 14 California Cattleman December 2020

have learned that lesson the hard way.

There is no such thing as a 40-hour work week in Washington, D.C. Early mornings, late nights, weekends and holidays are the norm.

If Congress is still debating an issue at 1:00 a.m., NCBA’s D.C. staff are in the office and on the Hill. When a Farm Bill Conference Committee is taking place, we have staff in the room and outside the doors to answer questions. I remember the 2008 Farm Bill Conference Committee when I got up, went to the front of the room and just stood there during a vote on one of our priority issues so each Senator and Congressman could see me as they voted. We won that vote. Working Christmas 2003 on BSE, New Year’s Eve and Day 2012 to help avert the fiscal cliff and take care of our tax relief priorities, or making the decision to not close our office during the COVID-19 crisis, makes us a dependable resource to policy makers. As you read this, NCBA is still one of the few ag trade association offices that is even open in D.C. We were the ONLY one that never closed.

Richard Nixon was President when our office opened, and NCBA has been in front of every U.S. President since.

From Farm Bills, trade agreements, appropriations bills, tax bills and more, NCBA will continue to be the trusted leader and definitive voice of cattle producers in Washington.

We are the role model for how an effective public policy office works. NCBA’s Center for Public Policy is effectively positioned to lead for the next 50 years, and much like the objective in 1898, we will work to keep Washington out of your business.

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ARNOLD RECOGNIZED BY SAN LUIS CATTLEMEN AS MAN OF THE YEAR The San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association has selected Steve Arnold of Pozo as the 2020 Cattleman of the Year.

Steve Arnold’s family roots date back over 100 years on the Arnold Ranch, where his great-grandparents, Thomas and Josephine Arnold, settled in 1919.

“My great-grandfather came here from Nebraska in 1913 into Santa Margarita,” Arnold explained. “He came out to Pozo looking to make his fortune in real estate because the road here, the Old Highway 178, goes through Bakersfield out to Ridgecrest, so it was the only road accessing the coast.”

Arnold said his great-grandfather lost the ranch during the Great Depression after subdividing and selling off pieces, but his grandfather bought it all back, and after running cattle during the buildup to World War II, quadrupled the size of the ranch over 10 years.

Growing up, Steve farmed Sudan hay and barley for his grandfather and thought he would always work in agriculture. At age 21, the chance came to manage the La Panza Ranch in Carrisa Plains, and Steve and his wife Debbie left Cal Poly, got married and started ranching.

“We didn’t have a horse trailer, so I staged those horses,” Steve recalled from his days at La Panza Ranch.

“The ranch was 16 miles long, and there is a cow camp corral right in the middle, so I left horses at the cow camp and horses at the headquarters. When I’d leave, I’d make those circles, change horses at the camp, and come back the other way home. That’s way back, old-school stuff,” Arnold remembered with a laugh.

After the La Panza ranch ownership changed, Steve worked at the sales yard in Templeton for a year under Dick Nock. “Dick gave me experience at the sales yard and taught me a lot of lessons, Arnold said. “Number one, I learned I didn’t want to be up at the sales yard! The hours were long, I think I had 12 hours off a week.”

After spending a couple of years on a ranch in San Simeon, Arnold spent a decade working for Bob Morrison at Camatta Ranch. It was this work experience that put him on a path of leadership in the agriculture industry.

“Bob Morrison was always taking me to Cattlemen’s meetings, and that’s when I met California Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director John Brawley,” Arnold said.

“John had been in the California Agricultural Leadership Program, and he encouraged me to apply for the next class. What he didn’t tell me was that the application packet was like 30 pages long, and so I said to heck with it. Well, months passed, and Brawley found out I hadn’t submitted my application, and he chewed me up and down! I told him I would consider applying next year, and I did.”

In 1989, Arnold was accepted into Class 20 of the leadership program. “Ag Leadership launched this whole journey for me,” Arnold maintained. “From all the places our class travelled and all the people I met in farming and ranching, I started to understand why it’s so important to get involved and be an advocate.”

His extensive record of volunteer leadership included serving as President of the San Luis Obispo County Farm Bureau from 1995-1997, California Farm Bureau board member from 2010-2016, and President of the San Luis 16 California Cattleman December 2020

Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association from 2015-2016.

Steve Arnold said he was fortunate to have several mentors that influenced his career and industry leadership.

“My dad and grandad had a big influence on me obviously, but also guys like John Lacey, Alex Madonna, Darrell Twisselman, Bob Morrison, John Brawley and others.”

He was appointed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to the STEVE ARNOLD California Mid-State Fair Board of Directors and served as President in 2010. In 2015, Steve Arnold was inducted into the Mid-State Fair Hall of Fame.

Around 1991, the Arnolds left Camatta Ranch and built a house on the family ranch in Pozo.

In 1995, Steve connected with the Robert Mondavi wine group after planting his first vineyard. The day the Mondavi representatives came to look at their field of grapes, weather conditions were unusually favorable for Pozo—85 degrees with a wall of fog from the coast. “I had a contract in my mailbox three or four days later,” Steve said with a laugh. “But it took me a few weeks to sign it, because I’m thinking, shoot, I have no clue what I’m doing.

I had never touched a grape other than to eat one.” The Arnolds grew grapes for Mondavi for ten years.

When the grape market started to slide around 2002, Steve’s son Joey started making his own wine with a friend from college. “I sent Joey a ton of Zinfandel grapes, and it turned out pretty good. The next year we launched our wine label.”

Steve’s wife Debbie intended to get involved at the winery after selling her longtime preschool business, but unexpectedly got drafted into a public service career instead with Mike Ryan. She then worked for Assemblyman, and later Senator, Sam Blakeslee, before being elected to her current role as a County Supervisor.

The Arnolds two children, Joey Arnold and Michelle Pascoe, returned to the family ranch business after graduating from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, along with their spouses Jessica Arnold and Ryan Pascoe.

Today, Arnold stays busy as a board member of the San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association, Second Vice President of the California Cattlemen’s Association, and as a member of Rancheros Vistadores. He enjoys working alongside his family raising commercial beef cattle, forage hay and quarter horses, producing estate wine for their “Vintage Cowboy Winery” brand, managing a fencing business and spending time with his four granddaughters.

“If you go back and look at the past winners of Cattleman of the Year, it’s a pretty big honor,” Arnold said.

“My dad is on that list, my Aunt Jo Ann (Switzer) is also on it, and so many others that I respect.”

San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s Association has given the Cattleman of the Year award annually since 1963, making Arnold the 57th person to receive this honor.

LEGISLATION TO REDUCE PREDATION PASSES CONGRESS In late October, the America’s Conservation as it happens, ultimately resulting in fewer affected calves.

Enhancement (ACE) Act passed both chambers of Congress This bill also recognizes an issue that is likely to become thereby taking a meaningful step in the long journey to increasingly evident to livestock producers nationwide. the White House to be signed into law. Tucked between Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) is a disease that affects a number of provisions that reauthorize large, sweeping cervids like deer, moose, elk and caribou. The ACE Act conservation programs are a few key provisions that recognizes that CWD poses significant scientific and policy provide direct benefit to livestock producers. The bill tackles challenges, so the legislation created a task force to develop the challenge of depredation by addressing depredation a comprehensive strategy for prevention, containment, and payments and permits and natural resource issues. remediation with all the right stakeholders at the table. As Depredation payments are often a financial burden borne livestock producers know, it is much easier to bring a solution by states, despite the federal government protecting the to Congress than for Congress to mandate a particular course species that caused the livestock damage. This bill creates a of action. grant program for states and other entities to provide payments to livestock producers who have lost animals due to depredation CATTLEMEN’S by federally-protected species.

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COUNCIL COMMUNICATOR CHECKING IN ON YOUR BEEF CHECKOFF POSITIVE YEAR AMID TOUGH CIRCUMSTANCES

by Jesse Larios, 2020 Chair of the California Beef Council When I began my term as chair of the California Beef Council at the beginning of the year, there was a lot of optimism and excitement for the plans we had in place for 2020. We had multiple events planned to showcase the beef industry and share the production story with key influencers and audiences, campaigns to promote and tie-in the beef eating experience with key holidays and events throughout the year, in-person producer education events and presentations to share our efforts with the producer community and so much more.

And then the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and it was back to the drawing board in many ways. Like every other organization in this unprecedented time, we had to teach ourselves to adapt in a unique situation. Staff began working remotely, events got cancelled left and right and the dynamic shifted for our previously planned campaigns.

There was no blue print for how to navigate this new chapter, but we pivoted and met the challenge.

Early on, we quickly shifted our consumer approach to reach our audiences with messages reassuring them about beef supply as grocery store shelves were cleared and fear over availability of key food items ensued. With a deep set of resources covering all things beef – from preparing and cooking, to understanding nutrition, to classroom lesson plans about beef and cattle – the CBC was also able to provide consumers with helpful tools to navigate a return to the kitchen for many home cooks, and a rapid turn to educating school children at home. Our website home page became a hub for these items and more, and a digital campaign promoting these resources was deployed within days of the pandemic taking hold.

In my time serving on the California Beef Council, I

have seen significant shifts in how and where we get our message across, making sure we’re meeting the consumer where they are with messages that resonate, and in a fiscally responsible manner. Because many of our campaigns have shifted to more of a digital and targeted approach in recent years, including the use of geo-fencing technology to target our ads to very specific areas, the CBC team was able to work quickly and deftly to deploy this digital campaign at almost a moment’s notice.

During the spring of 2020, I was impressed with how the CBC staff was able to turn on a dime to shift strategy and focus and still resonate with our consumers based on what was going on in the world at the time. The behindthe-scenes work done to ensure our industry not only continued to be represented in a positive light, but to also serve as a resource in a difficult time to the people who buy our product is something we should all be proud of as checkoff investors.

A previously scheduled spring campaign centered around the Cinco de Mayo holiday was cancelled once we realized the full impact of the pandemic and current consumer sentiment. But that didn’t mean our efforts ended there. In early summer, we joined with the national Beef Checkoff program to launch the “United We Steak” campaign – a broad, multi-faceted effort to unite Americans and consumers around the shared experience of grilling steaks, as well as highlight California producers and the beef supply chain.

From there, we launched a second campaign as a very non-traditional football season started.

Originally planned to focus on the experience of tailgating, our campaign shifted to focus on the “home-gating” experience and enjoying the big games at home. Combined, these campaigns reached and engaged tens of millions of California consumers, and both provided cash-back rebate offers on beef during a time when many were struggling economically.

In a year of trepidation and difficulty, the CBC was also able to move forward on other key ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

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California Beef Council AT WORK FOR YOU IN 2020 PROMOTING BEEF

United We Steak (UWS), a joint campaign between national and state Beef Checkofffunded organizations, surpassed 350 million impressions nationally and 12 million impressions statewide. UWS highlighted the shared tradition of grilling steaks over the summer and the people behind the beef, with a CBC-specific campaign that featured additional advertising, offers for cash-back rebates on beef products, a sweepstakes to win a Traeger grill, and more.

CONNECTING CONSUMERS WITH PRODUCERS

The California Beef Directory was launched, providing California shoppers with a guide for purchasing beef locally. Available at CalBeef.org, the directory is an easy-to-use resource for those interested in purchasing beef directly from California’s ranchers.

Producers interested in being added can submit their information on the website.

PIVOTING IN A CRISIS

In the aftermath of COVID-19, the CBC stepped up to show our beef producers’ continued commitment to providing a great product and offer reassurances about the availability of beef in a tumultuous market. CBC programming pivoted to share resources for preparing beef at home as millions returned to the kitchen, and beef-focused educational tools for distance learning.

PARTNERING WITH FOODSERVICE

FOCUSING ON NUTRITION AND HEALTH

BEEFoodservice – a new, improved mobile app for foodservice professionals – was launched, providing those in the foodservice industry with a free, downloadable resource featuring beef-related training and educational resources.

The CBC shared positive beef nutrition messaging through quarterly e-blasts sent to over 8,000 health and nutrition professionals, and a virtual seminar on beef in early childhood, viewed by over 550 health influencers.

SERVING AS A TRUSTED RESOURCE

BUILDING CONSUMER TRUST

Throughout 2020, the CBC responded to multiple media inquiries and provided talking points, fact sheets, brochures and other resources to producer, agricultural, and community groups, including beef-focused educational materials to students and teachers during the pandemic.

A series of native advertising stories were launched to help enlighten consumers and shift perceptions about how cattle are raised, introduce the people who produce beef in California, and use storytelling to address myths. Funded in part by the California Cattle Council, these stories were placed on popular news websites that consumers visit often, allowing positive beef information to reach millions.

LEARN MORE To learn more about the CBC’s work, visit https://www.calbeef.org/beef-producers where you can view our previous producer webinars, sign up for our e-newsletter, and more.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 positive efforts. Over the summer, we filled the position of our Director of Food and Nutrition Outreach, welcoming Kori Dover to the team. Kori has hit the ground running to elevate beef nutrition messaging and education with key health and nutrition audiences in California.

We also announced a major overhaul of our popular foodservice mobile app. Previously called “BEEFlexible,” a new and improved app, “BEEFoodservice” was unveiled in October. The app is geared toward foodservice professionals, and provides all the tips and tools they need at hand for understanding beef cuts and yields, learning more about how cattle are raised and answering questions about key issues and educational videos to help inspire inclusion of beef cuts into menus.

Another effort deployed this year in partnership with the California Cattle Council was a series of “native advertisements” – comprehensive and in-depth stories about different aspects of beef production featuring local ranchers that are embedded in popular news sites that California consumers visit often. When perusing these sites for news items, consumers see these additional stories highlighting things like animal care, the ranching community and more.

And when it comes to reaching producers, we also pivoted, holding a series of webinars to highlight key efforts and campaigns, share information about consumer research and behavior when it comes to beef purchasing and more in a virtual setting. Recordings of these webinars are available on our website at https://www.calbeef.org/beef-producers, providing an easy way for California beef producers to learn more and better understand their Beef Checkoff dollars at

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work in California. I encourage any of my fellow producers who haven’t already to check out that web page and take advantage of the many educational resources available.

As we move forward from this year, we will have to continue to be innovative in our approach. Consumer buying habits and overall behavior shifted during this time, so understanding how we can best engage and reach them moving forward will be key to our long-term success. And we will keep an eye on what the long-term impacts and implications might be on consumers’ lives and buying habits.

I know I’m not alone when I say that it has been a mentally exhausting year, for many reasons. When we first began navigating this chapter, I worried that our organization would grow more apart. But the opposite has happened – we have come together more than I could have imagined and are closing out the year tighter than ever.

I am proud of the progress the California Beef Council has made this year despite many challenges. I am also proud to have been the first chair in the new Zoom era – we may not have been able to meet in person this year, but we were able to get business done virtually, with our staff and our board of producers rising to the challenge.

I want to give a fist bump, thumbs up, or high five (due to COVID) to each member of the staff as they have gone above and beyond in this tumultuous year. Bill Dale, I could not have done it without you. Your patience, guidance and sense of direction in these dark times sure made this year exciting, productive and pleasurable.

It has been my pleasure to serve as chair of the CBC and represent my fellow beef producers in this role. As we look ahead to a new year, I hope we all find success, good health and maybe just a bit of normalcy in 2021.

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POST FIRE RECOVERY FEDERAL HELP FOR CALIFORNIA RANCHERS AFFECTED BY THE WILDFIRES by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Small Business Administration (SBA)

Editor’s Note: This article was provided to the California Cattleman as part of a CCA virtual workshop, “Post-Fire Relief and Recovery Programs for Ranchers,” held November 13. The workshop featured speakers from the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), as well as the information detailed below from FEMA and SBA. California ranchers and other individuals who have suffered property and personal losses from 2020 wildfires may be eligible for assistance from several federal agencies, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (USDA)

USDA has partnered with FEMA and other disasterrecovery organizations to create the Disaster Resource Center (https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster). This central source of information identifies resources to help farmers and ranchers find USDA disaster information and assistance. USDA also developed a disaster assistance discovery tool (https://www.farmers.gov/recover/disastertool) specifically targeted to farmers and ranchers, and addressing rural and agricultural issues. The tool walks producers through five questions that generate personalized results identifying which USDA disaster assistance programs can help them recover from a natural disaster.

FEMA ASSISTANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS

To be eligible, ranchers applying for FEMA assistance must have their primary residence in a county designated under one of the two recent California presidential disaster declarations. A primary home is where the applicant normally lives during the major portion of the year, or a home that is required because of its proximity to employment, including agricultural activities that provide 50 percent of the household’s income.

THE 2020 CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RECEIVED TWO MAJOR DECLARATIONS:

• DR-4558-CA covers Aug. 14-Sept. 26 wildfire losses in 13 counties: Butte, Lake, Lassen, Monterey, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma, Trinity, Tulare and Yolo.

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• DR-4569-CA covers wildfire losses that occurred Sept. 4 or after in 10 counties: Fresno, Los Angeles, Madera, Mendocino, Napa, San Bernardino, San Diego, Shasta, Siskiyou and Sonoma.

Information on each disaster is available online at www. fema.gov/disaster/4558 and www.fema.gov/disaster/4569.

FEMA’s online brochure, Help After a Disaster, explains the assistance that may help survivors in their recovery efforts.

Many survivors who apply for assistance with FEMA will be referred to the SBA, which offers eligible wildfire survivors affordable financial help in the form of lowinterest, long-term disaster loans. These loans are available to businesses of all sizes, private nonprofit organizations, homeowners and renters. Next to insurance, an SBA loan is the primary source of funds for property repairs and for replacing contents destroyed during wildfires.

HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE

If you have a homeowners insurance policy, the first step in recovery is to file your insurance claim immediately before applying for disaster assistance. Get the process started quickly. The faster you file, the faster your recovery can begin.

FEMA’S INDIVIDUALS AND HOUSEHOLDS PROGRAM ASSISTANCE (IHP)

U.S. citizens, non-citizen nationals and qualified aliens may be eligible for Individuals and Households Program’s two avenues of aid: Housing Assistance and Other Needs Assistance.

FEMA’s IHP Assistance provides financial help and direct services to eligible individuals and households who have uninsured or underinsured necessary expenses and serious needs. IHP Assistance is not a substitute for insurance and cannot compensate for all losses caused by a disaster; it is intended to meet basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts.

IHP Assistance is not considered income or as a resource when determining eligibility for welfare, income assistance or income-test benefit programs that the federal government funds, such as Social Security or disability income.

IHP is normally limited to 18 months following the date of the presidential disaster declaration and has two components: Housing Assistance and Other Needs Assistance.

After filing an insurance claim, the survivor’s next step is to register for disaster assistance from FEMA. This is for individuals and families who have sustained losses due to disasters.

• Homeowners and renters in designated counties who sustained damage to their primary homes, vehicles and personal property as a result of the fires may apply for disaster assistance.

• Disaster assistance may include awards to help pay for temporary housing, emergency home repairs, uninsured and underinsured personal property losses, and medical, dental and funeral expenses caused by the fires, and other fire-related expenses.

• Disaster assistance awards are not taxable income and will not affect eligibility for Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, food stamps and other federal and state programs.

Applicants may register for FEMA assistance: • Online at DisasterAssistance.gov; • By downloading and using the FEMA app on their smartphone or tablet; or • By calling the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362 (TTY 800-462-7585) between 7 a.m. and 10:30 p.m.

PST. The helpline has bilingual specialists who will answer questions.

Be prepared with the following information: • Social Security number • Insurance policy information • Address of the damaged primary dwelling • A description of disaster-caused damage and losses • Current mailing address • Current telephone number • Total household annual income • Routing/account numbers of your checking/savings account for direct transfer of funds Once registered, applicants will receive a nine-digit personal registration number. Each application is reviewed to determine if an inspection will be issued. If you are uninsured or underinsured, an inspection is issued to verify disaster-caused damage. FEMA is conducting inspections by phone due to COVID-19 and the need to protect the health of survivors and agency personnel.

FEMA cannot pay for damage covered by insurance or duplicate benefits from another source or pay insurance deductibles.

Create a personal online disaster assistance account.

This helps to update contact information, see copies of letters from FEMA and upload documents the agency must have to complete a registration. To create an account, go online to DisasterAssistance.gov then click the green Check Status button at the bottom of the page.

Click the blue Create Account button at the bottom of page and follow the instructions. You can also create an account using the FEMA app that you can download to your smartphone or tablet.

HOUSING ASSISTANCE

Individuals and households may receive more than one type of housing assistance, including a combination of financial help and direct services. This is based on the amount of disaster-caused loss, access to life-sustaining services and cost effectiveness.

There are two types of assistance that may be available when the primary home is damaged or destroyed: Financial housing assistance may include: • Lodging, expense reimbursement • Rental assistance • Repair assistance • Replacement assistance Direct housing assistance (when applicants are unable to use rental assistance) may include: • Multi-family lease and repair • Direct lease • Transportable temporary housing units

OTHER NEEDS ASSISTANCE (ONA)

FEMA’s Other Needs Assistance Program assists with disaster-related expenses such as medical and dental, childcare, funeral and burial, essential household items, moving and storage, vehicle, some cleanup items and other serious disaster-related expenses not covered by insurance.

TRANSPORTATION

Although FEMA IA does not replace or repair farm vehicles that were lost or damaged in the fires, assistance may be provided by USDA and SBA. If a damaged or destroyed vehicle was the household’s primary source of transportation, FEMA may provide help. In that case, the household would have to apply for assistance from SBA first. If they are denied an SBA loan or were approved for an insufficient SBA loan, then they may be eligible under ONA.

U.S. SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (SBA)

The funds and assistance some wildfire survivors receive from insurance, FEMA grants and other sources may come up short for repairing or rebuilding their primary residence to its pre-disaster condition. A disaster loan from the SBA may fill this critical gap.

It’s important to complete the SBA application as soon as possible. Do not wait on an insurance settlement before submitting an SBA loan request. The loan balance will be reduced by the insurance settlement if you receive one.

SBA disaster loans help private property owners pay for disaster losses not fully covered by insurance or other uncompensated losses. When disaster survivors need to borrow to repair damage, the low-interest rates, long terms (up to 30 years) and, in some cases, refinancing of prior liens from SBA make recovery affordable.

Businesses of all sizes and private nonprofit organizations may borrow up to $2 million to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventory and other business assets. SBA can also lend additional funds to businesses and homeowners to help with the cost of improvements to protect, prevent ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 24 December 2020 California Cattleman 23

...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 or minimize the same type of disaster damage from occurring in the future.

For small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and most private nonprofit organizations of any size, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster. Economic injury assistance is available to businesses regardless of any property damage.

Disaster loans up to $200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Homeowners and renters are eligible for up to $40,000 to repair or replace damaged or destroyed personal property.

Interest rates can be as low as 3 percent for businesses, 2.75 percent for private nonprofit organizations and 1.188 percent for homeowners and renters with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based on each applicant’s financial condition.

The deadline to apply for a low-interest disaster loan has already passed for Disaster 4558. However, small businesses in contiguous counties are still eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans. The deadline to apply for economic injury in these counties is May 20, 2021.

The deadline to apply for a low-interest disaster loan for Disaster 4569 is Dec. 16, 2020. Small businesses in contiguous counties are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans. The deadline to apply for economic injury in these counties is July 16, 2021.

Before FEMA can consider giving a survivor grants for the repair or replacement of personal property and vehicles or moving and storage expenses, the applicant must apply to SBA for a loan and be turned down. No one is required to accept a loan.

Survivors can find out more by contacting the SBA’s Virtual Disaster Loan Outreach Center (VDLOC).

Customer service representatives are available to assist individuals and business owners, answer questions about SBA’s disaster loan program, explain the application process and help each person complete their electronic loan application at https://DisasterLoanAssistance. sba.gov/. You may call (800) 659-2955 or email FOCWAssistance@sba.gov. The VDLOC/VBRC is open from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. PDT daily.

STATE SUPPLEMENTAL GRANT PROGRAM

The state has funding assistance available for survivors when there is a FEMA Individual Assistance declaration, which brings in all the grants for individuals. Once there is a declaration, the California Department of Social Services (DSS) has a State Supplemental Grant Program (SSGP) that is automatically activated and is tied to FEMA IA. Once FEMA’s program has given a survivor the maximum award they are eligible to receive, FEMA refers the applicant to DSS, which reviews the registration to determine if there are unmet needs with which the state can help. If the applicant is eligible, DSS generates 24 California Cattleman December 2020

an award up to a maximum of $10,000 in addition to any awards from FEMA.

CRISIS COUNSELING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

California has requested a federally funded supplemental program that provides financial assistance to state, territorial, tribal and local government agencies.

If approved, the award enables government agencies to provide crisis counseling services or contract with local mental health service providers familiar with the affected communities. The state or local government agencies must request the federal funding to provide counseling.

Once activated, crisis counseling assists individuals, groups and communities recovering from the effects of a disaster through community-based outreach and educational services. The program is composed of two grant programs: Immediate Services Program (ISP), which has a 60-day duration; and Regular Services Program (RSP), which has a 9-month duration.

Crisis counseling is administered through an interagency federal partnership between FEMA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services.

SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline, a national hotline, offers year-round disaster crisis counseling. You may call 800-985-5990 (TTY 800-846-8517) 24 hours a day, seven days a week. If you feel distressed because of the effects of the wildfires, you may use this free service. It is toll-free, multilingual, crisis support. Visit the website at www.samhsa.gov for details.

You may also call 211 for immediate help with food, housing, legal matters, clothing, utilities, veterans’ support, prescriptions, services for seniors, transportation, emergency shelter or disability assistance. Call 211 or 888636-4211 or text 211 (898211).

For more information on the two California 2020 fire-related disasters, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4558 and www.fema.gov/ disaster/4569.

FEMA’s mission: Helping people before, during, and after disasters.

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HERD HEALTH CHECK

ESSENTIALS TO KEEPING CATTLE HEALTHY & HAPPY THROUGH WINTER from Zeraba Systems

Intense cold weather or wet weather can leave cattle struggling. They may have trouble putting on weight or maintaining their normal milk production. Further, cold weather can leave them stressed as they struggle to go about their normal activities.

But a dip in temperatures doesn't have to be a miserable time for cattle. In fact, there are many ways you can keep your livestock happy during the worst of winter. By keeping them happy, they’re also more likely to be healthy and healthy animals produce more for their farm or ranch.

ALWAYS HAVE WATER AVAILABLE Cattle often struggle to get enough water during the winter. Water sources can freeze or are impossible to get to because of snow, ice or mud. Veterinarians say that each day cattle need between 1 and 2 gallons of water per 100 pounds of weight. That makes water an important resource in any weather condition, winter or not. A novice livestock manager may assume that cattle can eat snow or lick ice to reach their normal limit, but that’s simply not the case. Doing so would take hours and reroute valuable body heat, leaving little time or energy to feed and grow.

Since dehydrated cattle are more at risk for colic and impaction, it’s important to maintain their water uptake and keep them healthy. The easiest solution is to install tank heaters in their water sources. When you do, make sure to follow manufacturer instructions to avoid accidental shocks or fires. If you can’t use a heater, be able to provide unfrozen water several times a day and in multiple locations.

By ensuring a regular water source, even when temperatures plummet below freezing, your cattle will continue to thrive — a key sign of a happy animal.

KEEP CATTLE WELL FED Do cattle get cold? They do if they aren’t fed well enough! That’s why it’s important to maximize food delivery during cold weather. Without enough energy, they can’t generate enough body heat, their core temperature drops and death could follow.

To keep your cattle well-fed and happy during the winter, there are a number of options. The easiest, but often most expensive option, is to switch to a feed with increased 26 California Cattleman December 2020

nutrients. These premium feeds deliver guaranteed nutrients, including fat and protein, but can wreak havoc on the profits of your operation.

Another option is to find ways to feed cattle while limiting waste. Avoid scattering feed hay on the ground where as much as 50 percent of it can go to uneaten.

Instead, deposit hay in a hay feeder or other similar shelter – just make sure there’s enough feeders for all your cattle to feed at once and without forcing any animal to wait its turn.

Your best option pays off the most. Try to maintain a few fields of cold-hardy grass that your cattle can graze through the winter, even with snow on the ground. Early in the season, use rotational grazing to section off a paddock or two with your electric fencing. In it, grow a tall, highly nutritious grass that will peak out from under a heavy snow. With the proper training on how to reach the partially buried grass, your cattle will be happy to spend a chilly winter day on the range.

PROVIDE PROPER SHELTER Life on the pasture is normally pretty good. Lots of food and plenty of space, but when a winter storm comes roaring in, getting to safety becomes top priority.

Without it, cattle can stress over their well-being and panic.

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 26 costs, since chilled livestock will have increased energy requirements. Shelter can be provided in a variety of ways.

Three-sided sheds placed throughout your pastures will allow cattle to escape harsh weather. Hills, gullies, thickets of trees and shelterbelts can also work as wind breaks.

It’s also important to pay attention to the weather forecast. When you know there’s a winter storm coming, it’s best to keep cattle close to the barn or near a shelter.

That’s one of the benefits of temporary electric fencing – you can control where your cattle are at all times.

AVOID MUD Winter mud hits cattle in two ways. First, mud is the perfect breeding ground for foot rot and thrush. Secondly, it can be challenging for cattle to stay warm when they are caked in mud, even if the mud is only on their legs.

To keep cattle happy in the winter, address your mud issue by adding gravel or woodchips to muddy areas.

You may also benefit from rotational grazing to limit the chances of an overgrazed pasture turning into mud. Your electric fencing can also be used to allow muddy fields an opportunity to recover.

ASSIST PREGNANT CATTLE Pregnant cattle should be carefully monitored through the winter. Check with your veterinarian about any

specific vaccinations they may need to keep them healthy through the winter, including nutritional supplements and deworming.

Pay special attention to them through harsh weather, too. They need to be shielded from extreme temperatures and they have easy access to food and water, regardless of how deep the snow is. Remember a healthy, well-fed mother is going to pay big dividends later on.

In fact, segregating pregnant cows into paddocks for close monitoring is always helpful. Doing so allows you to provide them with the right nutrition, water and shelter.

Also, it keeps them close as they approach their due date.

That allows you to be on scene and properly equipped to help during delivery.

KEEP CATTLE COMFORTABLE Beyond all the efforts listed above, there are additional ways to bring comfort to your cattle, winter time or not.

Providing sand beds for resting cows helps ease stress on knees and hocks. Some ranchers have gone a step beyond sand beds, installing sloped water beds to ease body stress and increase comfort.

Bedding material is also helpful, especially if cows are wet and its cold out.

Another simple solution to increase comfort is to give your cows space – such as extra bed spaces and spaces for feeding. By keeping your herd size at the appropriate level for your capacity, your cattle will be far less stressed and produce better for you.

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In Memory DICK HAY

Born the youngest of five behind older siblings, Lynn Rudy of Jenner; brothers Tim children to Byron and Betty Hay on and Dan Hay of Bakersfield; and sister Kate Hunter of August 15, 1949, Hugh Richard Tehachapi. Dick’s many dear and beloved nieces, nephews, "Dick" Hay was a lifelong family and friends also mourn the loss of a great man.

Bakersfield resident. He graduated A private burial will be held at Union Cemetary. For from Bakersfield High School information regarding the celebration honoring Dick’s life in 1967 and went on to study at and legacy, please contact an immediate family member.

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Steve Smull passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at his home on Sept. 22. Born on April 27, 1961 in Baker City, Ore. the youngest of four, to proud parents Bill and Alice Smull. His family moved to Lincoln in 1965 where they owned and operated the Lincoln branch of Powder River Ranch Equipment; Better known as Powder Creek Ranch Supply in Lincoln.

He was a graduate of Lincoln High School and went on to mechanic school in Arizona. During his young adulthood and throughout the rest of his life he could be found hauling cows all over the western states. He was a natural entrepreneur and innovator, there wasn't anything he couldn't do. Throughout his life he devoted his time and energy into his business Superior Livestock Supply, his family, and to teach his knowledge to those who wanted to be taught.

Some other passions would include trucks and the agriculture industry, which he had great knowledge in both.

He will be remembered for his outstanding work ethic, genuine character, contagious smile, his well-known laugh and his sense of humor.

Steve is survived by his wife Anne; children Nicky (Julian); Laura (Carl); Brian (Jessica); Grandchildren Bailey, Liam, Kara, Sadie, Ella, Taylor, Lane and Addy. Brothers Bill and Bart and sister Cathy. As well as a large network of friends and family too numerous to mention. Last but not least his dogs Jack, Tom, Bob and Rex. Steve was preceded in death by his parents Bill and Alice Smull and sister in law Tami Smull. Celebration of Life was held at Mt. Pleasant Hall October 10.

WEDDING BELLS MEDINA & COCKRELL Carli Medina and Wayne Cockrell, DVM, were married on Oct. 3 surrounded by family and friends at a ceremony in Janesville.

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The Cattle Industry Annual Convention and NCBA Trade Show is one of the industry’s biggest events each year, bringing together cattlemen and cattlewomen from across the nation to do the work of our industry.

Unfortunately, the current pandemic presents challenges that make bringing people together difficult. With the health and safety of our attendees, exhibitors, sponsors, and partners in mind, NCBA has made the difficult decision to postpone the in-person event to August 2021. However, NCBA will hold some of its traditional business meetings in the January or February timeframe, in accordance with the association’s bylaws.

“Decisions of this magnitude, which impact multiple organizations, stakeholders and companies, are never easy.

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Originally scheduled for Feb. 3-5, 2021, the convention and trade show will now take place August 10-12, 2021.

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Lambert Ranch......................................................................... 34 Little Shasta Ranch................................................................... 35 Livestock Memorial Research Fun......................................... 27 M3 Marketing........................................................................... 36 McPhee Red Angus.................................................................. 34 Moly Manufacturing.................................................................. 3 Morrell Ranches....................................................................... 34 New Generation Supplment................................................... 29 Noahs Angus Ranch................................................................. 33 O'Connell Ranch...................................................................... 33 O'Neal Ranch............................................................................ 33 P.W. Gillibrand Cattle Co........................................................ 35 Pacific Trace Minerals.............................................................. 35 Red Bluff Bull and Geldign Sale............................................... 2 Red River Farms....................................................................... 33 Sammis Ranch.......................................................................... 33 Schafer Ranch........................................................................... 33 Schohr Herefords..................................................................... 35 Shasta Livestock Auction Yard............................................... 11 Sierra Ranches.......................................................................... 35 Silveira Bros.............................................................................. 33 Sonoma Mountain Herefords................................................. 35 Spanish Ranch.......................................................................... 35 Stepaside Farm.................................................................... 28, 33 Tehama Angus Ranch.............................................................. 34 Teixeira Cattle Company......................................................... 34 Turlock Livestock Auction Yard............................................. 10 VF Red Angus........................................................................... 34 Vintage Angus Ranch........................................................ 34, 40 Watkins Fence........................................................................... 36 Werning Cattle Co.................................................................... 25 Western Poly Pipe.................................................................... 31 Western Stockman's Market................................................... 21 Western Video Market............................................................... 9

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ALL OF US AT DIXIE VALLEY! WATCH FOR US IN 2021 AT SOME OF THE BEST BULL TEST AND CONSIGNMENT SALES IN THE WEST INCLUDING RED BLUFF, THE MIDL AND BULL TEST AND AT THE ARELL ANO BRAVO AND DIABLO VALLEY BULL SALE IN THE FALL!

$30/unit

$25/unit

JINDRA STONEWALL Owned with Nick Jindra

Sire: Jindra Acclaim • MGS: Jindra Double Vision

YON CHATOOGA G246 Owened with Yon Family Farms

Yon Chattooga E46 X Yon South Edisto B136

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$40/unit

DIABLO DELUXE 110

Owned with Spruce Mountain Ranch & Judson & Denise Baldridge

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

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$35/unit

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STERLING ADVANTAGE 809 BALDRIDGE COLONEL C251 STERLING ENHANCE 9118

Sire: Connealy Confidence Plus • MGS:Connealy Consensus CED

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Owned with Spruce Mountain Ranch & Mangell Inc

Sire: Baldridge Xpand X743 • MGS: Styles Upgrade J59 CED

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Sire: SydGen Enhance• MGS: Baldridge Colonel C251 CED

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“PERFORMANCE, GROWTH & CARCASS GENETICS” Lee Nobmann, owner Morgon Patrick, managing partner 8520 5th Ave E., Montague CA 96064

(530) December 526-5920 2020• morgon@nobmanncattle.com California Cattleman 39

V A R POWER PLAY 7018 “THE PROOF IS IN THE PROGENCY” SON

VAR PLAY MAKER 8582 THE $50,000 SELECTION OF GRIMMUS CATTLE CO. IN OUR BULL SALE.

DAUGHTER

V A R POWERPLAY 7018 • REG # 18717078 • OWNED WITH ROONEY ANGUS RANCH VAR Power Play 7018 was the featured top selling bull in the Angus breed in 2018. He is a breed changer for type, adding tremendous rib shape and capacity to his progeny. This proven sire is producing the cattlemen’s kind with top of the breed data.

2020 was our first offering of VAR Power In our 2020 and 2019 female sale, we have offered 43 daughters of VAR Power Play for a Play sons, where 62 sons grossed gross of $1,309,250 to average $31,569. $662,450 to average $10,685.

DAUGHTER

VAR POWER FORWARD 9111 THE $33,000 SELECTION OF GRIMMUS CATTLE CO. IN OUR BULL SALE.

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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“FEMALE SALES”

“BULL SALE”

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VINTAGE RITA 9405 THE $125,000 HALF INTEREST SELECTION OF DIXIE VALLEY RANCH IN OUR FEMALE SALE.

DAUGHTER

VINTAGE RITA 0026 THE $55,000 SELECTION OF ARELLANO BRAVO IN OUR FEMALE SALE.

SON

VINTAGE BLACKCAP 9134 THE $140,000 SELECTION OF LYLESTER RANCH IN OUR FEMALE SALE.

DAUGHTER

VAR POWER PLAY 9075 THE $19,500 SELECTION OF BILL TRAYLOR IN OUR BULL SALE.

SEMEN $50 • CERTIFICATES $50

VAR FIRE POWER 9228 THE $42,000 SELECTION OF ALTA GENETICS IN OUR BULL SALE.

VINTAGE RITA 0227 THE $120,000 SELECTION OF EZ RANCH AND OPTUM ANGUS IN OUR FEMALE SALE.

CALL THE VINTAGE OFFICE FOR SEMEN.