June 2020 California Cattleman

June 2020

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CALIFORNIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION ______________ Since 1917

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A CALL FOR UNITY: TELLING IT LIKE I SEE IT

by CCA President Mark Lacey

We are half way through 2020 and it has been a wild ride, to say the least. Not to mention somewhat disappointing on many different levels.

As we all know, in February, COVID-19 came to the U.S. with all the subtlety of a tornado and since the middle of March, nothing has been the same. The subsequent response of the government was greeted with a swift and volatile reaction in the cattle markets. Not coincidentally, the blowback from producers and members was very similar. The feedback I received was not unexpected, and varied from straight criticism, to constructive criticism (which can be productive), some good ideas and frankly some irrational comments. I feel like some of the criticism is warranted, so I take full responsibility for the real or perceived actions, or in action by CCA. As they say, the buck stops here.

To address that I would like to clarify a few things about trade associations like CCA. We have consolidated many different sectors of our supply chain in order to coordinate our efforts to fight external issues like regulations, or government policy. For this purpose the model works well by banding together our common interests to create a unified voice, and the strength of numbers. On the other hand, when we have internal issues like price discovery and country of origin labeling, those common interest become competing interests so it becomes difficult to reconcile the different agendas. It also sometimes causes divisions that are irreconcilable and when that happens we lose relationships, members, producers and ultimately that makes us weaker. The other feature of competing interests is that it inhibits our ability to reach 100 percent consensus (I know complete consensus is a pipe dream) so the outcomes often result in half measures, kicking the can down the road or policy that is vague or ambiguous. The definition I would apply to that is COMPROMISE and that is a word that ranchers really despise because it is a politician’s word. So how do we find equitable solutions to internal issues that usually result in us forming these circular firing squads?

Specifically, in the case of price discovery the first thing is every segment of the supply chain has to be honest about their contribution to the

situation we find ourselves in.

To cow/calf and stocker producers: face the fact that when the market was record high earlier in the decade, we wanted to take advantage of the great prices, and expanded from 70-year lows in inventory to 30-year highs. So you can sprinkle fairy dust on it, or whatever, but the economic fundamentals of supply and demand still apply, though COVID-19 and the government disturbed the orderly unraveling of our large inventories.

To cattle feeders: you can’t have it both ways by selling only high quality cattle on the formula/ grid then selling lower quality cattle on the cash market – that’s not true price discovery. Let me say it another way. Turning cattle in without establishing a negotiated base price, or a basis simply allows you to be a market rider while other people do the work selling on cash. The way I see it, negotiating a base price, or basis would not prohibit you from committing your cattle to one packer on formula or grid. The hazard of the current situation is that if all the independent feeders that are left are forced to sell on formula just to compete, or be able to get slots for their cattle, then in my mind that is vertical integration. In other words feedlots might as well be broiler houses.

The packers need to be transparent and accommodating because if Trump loses (and right now, that’s 50/50 chance at best) the grim reaper is coming for you because Sen. Elizabeth Warren may very well be the next U.S. Attorney General. I don’t think it is a stretch to say she isn’t a big fan of big corporate business entities which also includes corporate feedyards, so that isn’t an environment you want to be want to be explaining your business models in.

Last, but not least the trade associations have to bring all our competing interest together to facilitate real solutions the old fashion way – by rolling up our sleeves and sitting down across from one another, and everybody taking one for the team. I apologize if I seem a little short on patience. I am. The time is ripe to solve this problem ourselves instead of letting the government solve it. It will be challenging because there are no easy answers just hard choices. Let’s get it done.

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Volume 103, Issue 6 ASSOCIATION PERSPECTIVES

ON THE COVER

CATTLEMEN’S COLUMN

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BUNKHOUSE News always evolving

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK CDFW clarifies mountain lion regulations

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CALIFORNIA CATTLE COUNCIL In this together

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PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER Stott’s foothill abortion research

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK Preserving a Kern County ranch for the future

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SPECIAL FEATURES

Fairs: Helping the show to go on Biosecurity in times of crisis Trade Q&A with national leader Ranching crucial to Mother Nature

READER SERVICES

Obituaries and New Arrivals New Arrivals Buyers’ Guide Advertisers Index

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This issue’s cover photo shows an aerial view of a cow herd grazing on a mountain pasture next to the Lake Crowley, in Mono County’s Eastern Sierras.

CCA WARNS TO STAY VIGILATE DURING TIME OF UNCERTAINTY After multiple alarming phone calls, CCA would like to warn members to stay vigilent when new marketing options arise this summer.

Unfortunately the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the current market situation has created additional opportunities for thieves to exploit and scam producers.

CCA encourages everyone to remain cautious and vigilant if they are selling livestock out of state to a new buyer. Thieves can develop sophisticated scams to make transactions appear to be legitimate in an effort to collect and gather as much of your personal information as possible. Be vigilant when working with new customers.

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BUNKHOUSE NEWS CHANGES FAST

STAY UP-TO-DATE ON COVID-19 WITH LEGISLATIVE BULLETIN

by CCA Vice President of Government Affairs Kirk Wilbur If you aren’t subscribed to CCA’s Legislative Bulletin, you don’t have the latest COVID-19 news impacting our industry.

News moves fast in this time of pandemic. Take, for instance, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s timeline for a Phase I reopening of the economy: On Tuesday, April 28, Newsom said the state was “a few weeks away, not months away” from easing stay-at-home restrictions first imposed on March 19. Three days later Newsom revised his outlook, saying it would be “many days, not weeks” before the state began to reopen. And on Monday, May 4, Newsom announced that retail and hospitality businesses could begin reopening that Friday.

Within six days the outlook on reopening changed three times, resulting in a drastic difference to the timeline for reopening California businesses.

Fortunately, because Legislative Bulletin hits your email inbox shortly after CCA staff drafts and reviews the stories, the information you’re reading on Monday afternoon is up-to-the-minute.

Any given week since this pandemic began, each edition of Legislative Bulletin has carried a handful of new stories about the virus’s impact on the beef industry. Those articles seldom appear in Hot Irons or the California Cattleman merely because they would no longer be timely or accurate by time those publications hit your mailbox.

CCA members don’t just get the latest news each Monday in Legislative Bulletin, though. When pressing COVID-19 stories hit mid-week, CCA Director of Communications Katie Roberti sends them out to members immediately via stand-alone “e-blasts.” The e-blasts ensure that CCA members are never behind on the news of the day.

USDA’s rollout of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) perfectly illustrates the value of those e-blasts. CFAP is the program designed to provide direct relief payments to farmers and ranchers nationwide who have been harmed by COVID-19 market impacts. CCA has seen keen membership interest in the program, with dozens of calls and emails to the office on the topic.

On Tuesday, May 12, USDA announced it would be hosting a webinar two days later to walk producers through the CFAP application process. This 48-hour turnaround meant that CCA couldn’t advertise the webinar in our printed 6 California Cattleman June 2020

publications, and the timing of the announcement also meant it couldn’t be included in Legislative Bulletin.

Luckily, Katie was able to get an e-blast out to all CCA members (with email addresses on file) to notify them of the webinar; hopefully some of you participated!

KIRK WILBUR Unfortunately, the practicalities of publishing mean that our printed publications simply can’t be up-tothe minute sources of information. Hot Irons takes about a week to hit your mailbox after CCA staff writes up the content, and this magazine takes even longer to produce.

CCA’s print publications still serve vital roles, of course. For busy ranchers with little time to spare, Hot Irons provides a short monthly digest highlighting need toknow information for California’s beef producers. And the California Cattleman is an excellent source of in-depth, long-form news, education and information for ranchers seeking out details on issues of interest and education to help you better manage your ranching operations.

If you want up-to-the-minute information about COVID-19—or about any topics impacting California beef production—I urge you to subscribe to Legislative Bulletin and also ensure your current email address is on file at the CCA office. You can subscribe to Legislative Bulletin by going to www.calcattlemen.org, scrolling to the bottom of the homepage and submitting your information under “Subscribe to Our Weekly Updates.”

To verify your correct email address is on file with your membership to start receiving e-blasts beyond Legislative Bulletin, email Katie at katier@calcattlemen. org or call the CCA office. And if you’ve missed any COVID-19 information to date, you can catch up at www. calcattlemen.org/COVID-19.

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YOUR DUES DOLLARS AT WORK CDFW CLARIFIES TAKE OF MOUNTAIN LIONS AFTER CESA CANDIDACY DECISION On April 16, the California Fish and Game Commission met via teleconference to consider whether a petition to list an “evolutionarily significant unit” of mountain lions in the Central Coast and Southern California as threatened under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA) “may be warranted.” Over the objections of CCA and others, the Commission voted unanimously to advance the species to candidacy— meaning that the species now enjoys protection under CESA as the Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) undertakes a 12-month species status evaluation ahead of the Commission’s final listing determination in 2021.

CCA had urged the Commission to reject the petition, noting that CESA’s prohibition on take of candidate species is in conflict with Proposition 117’s requirement that CDFW issue take permits to a rancher whose livestock is chased, killed or injured by a mountain lion.

CDFW Director Charlton Bonham urged the Commissioners to advance the species to candidacy, arguing that CDFW could “reconcile and harmonize” the seeming conflict between CESA and Proposition 117. The following day, CCA issued a letter to Director Bonham asking that he clarify how CDFW would harmonize the statutes and under what circumstances the Department would issue take permits for depredating mountain lions.

Additionally, since February CCA has on numerous occasions been made aware that CDFW has refused ranchers lethal take permits for depredating mountain lions in regions outside the Central Coast and Southern California. As a result of all the uncertainty regarding mountain lion take, CCA has repeatedly pressed CDFW for clarity. While CDFW has not formally issued a written policy regarding take permits for depredating mountain lions, CCA has obtained verbal clarification from the Department regarding its issuance of such permits, as the following explains.

Within the Central Coast and Southern California Within the Central Coast and Southern California, where the species is listed as a candidate for threatenedspecies status under CESA, the Department will essentially continue to adhere to the three-depredation policy issued on February 13.

Under the three-depredation policy, after a first depredation event by a mountain lion “The Department should issue a ‘non-lethal’ depredation permit to pursue/ haze the mountain lion”; upon a second depredation event the department “should…issue a new non-lethal depredation permit specifying additional measures not included in the previous permit”; and upon a third depredation by a mountain lion “the Department shall issue a depredation permit to lethally remove the mountain lion.” That said, to date CDFW has not issued a lethal take permit under the February 13 expansion of the three-depredation policy, and CCA is skeptical that the Department would authorize lethal take in light of CESA candidacy (though, importantly, CDFW has not ruled out the possibility of lethal take).

CCA has raised concerns that first-depredation take permits limited to ‘hazing’ or ‘pursuing’ mountain lions do not comply with Proposition 117 (though “to…pursue” is defined as a ‘take’ under the Fish and Game Code).

Partly in response to those concerns, CDFW has made one notable change to the Department’s response to firstdepredation events. CCA has received clarification from the CDFW that ‘pursuit-only’ permits are unlikely to issue, and that permits issued in response to a first depredation will likely include additional non-lethal take measures beyond mere pursuit (for instance, the authorized use of non-lethal ammunition such as rubber bullets or bean-bag rounds). Which non-lethal take tools will be permitted

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“....A rancher may still lethally take any mountain lion that is encountered while in the act of pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock...”

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— California Department of Fish and Wildlife

resilience [re•sil•ience] noun

an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

For California cattle ranchers, resilience is more than a word, it’s who we are.

That resilience has allowed us to adapt in the face of adversity while continuing to produce safe, environmentally sustainable, and nutritious food for our neighbors.

As this pandemic passes, our shared resilience will ensure California emerges stronger than ever. #ResilientRanchers #ResilientCalifornia June 2020 California Cattleman 9

......CONTINUED FROM PAGE 8 will depend upon local, on-the-ground circumstances, according to CDFW. With regard to third-depredation take permits, the Department has confirmed that lethal take authorization has not been ruled out despite mountain lion CESA candidacy in the Central Coast and Southern California.

While lethal and nonlethal take allowances are seemingly at odds with CESA’s prohibition on ‘take’ of threatened or candidate species, the Department will issue such permits under Fish and Game Code § 2081(a), which provides that the Department may authorize the take of “any endangered species, threatened species, or candidate species for…management purposes.”

Importantly, the Department has also clarified that a rancher may still lethally take “any mountain lion that is encountered while in the act of pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock” as allowed under Proposition 117.

Such take must still be reported to the Department within 72 hours and will still be investigated, but if the Department is satisfied that the mountain lion was “pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock,” the rancher will not be liable for a violation of CESA. A lethal take permit issued after an investigation would also be issued under the authority of Fish and Game Code § 2081(a).

If CDFW is not satisfied that the lion was in-the-act of attacking livestock, however, one may be liable for a violation of Proposition 117 and CESA. CCA recommends that ranchers act to preserve evidence of a mountain lion depredation and not delay in reporting take to CDFW.

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Outside of the Central Coast and Southern California In the rest of the state, the Department is implementing a sort of ‘two-depredation policy.’ Citing Fish and Game Code § 4801.5’s intent that “nonlethal procedures shall be used when removing or taking any mountain lion that has not been designated as an imminent threat to public health or safety,” the Department will now issue only nonlethal take permits after a first depredation event. Upon a second (or subsequent) depredation event, however, the Department may issue a lethal depredation permit.

A rancher may still lethally take “any mountain lion that is encountered while in the act of pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock” as allowed under Proposition 117, so long as such take is reported to the Department within 72 hours so that the Department may investigate the depredation and take and issue an after-the-fact permit. If CDFW investigators are satisfied that the mountain lion was “pursuing, inflicting injury to, or killing livestock,” the rancher will not be liable for a violation of Proposition 117.

CCA continues to have significant concerns regarding the Department’s policies for issuance of take permits for depredating mountain lions, particularly in light of Fish and Game Code § 4809’s requirement that depredating mountain lions “shall be taken by the most effective means available to take the mountain lion causing the damage or destruction.”

That said, the policies outlined above are preferable to an outright take prohibition that CCA feared would result from CESA candidacy.

CCA members are encouraged to communicate the results of any take permit requests to CCA staff.

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CA BETTIS 5035 SLA 717 Heifers 815 05/26/20 5035 SLA CA BETTIS & & LASGOITY LASGOITY 717 Heifers 815 05/26/20 05/29/20 05/29/20 $132.00 $132.00 WESTERN VIDEO MARKET PRICE REPORT- 825 May 2020 05/26/20 Partial Report WESTERN VIDEO MARKET REPORT May 7,7,7, 2020 WESTERN VIDEO MARKET --PRICE REPORT --May 2020 CA 5036 SLA BETTIS 420 Heifers 05/22/20 $130.00 5036 SLA CA BETTIS & & LASGOITY LASGOITY 420- PRICE Heifers 825 05/22/20 05/26/20 $130.00 LOT REP CA CONSIGNOR HEAD COUNT COUNT WT SHIP DATE DATE $124.00 PRICE LOT HEAD WT SHIP PRICE CA CONSIGNOR LOT REP CONSIGNOR HEAD COUNT WT SHIP DATE PRICE 5037 SLA LASGOITY 240 Heifers 850 05/27/20 05/29/20 5037 REP SLA LASGOITY 240 Heifers 850 05/27/20 05/29/20 $124.00 CA CACA 5001 SLA PETE &BETH BETH SWANSON 425 425 Lambs 120 05/11/20 05/15/20 $100.00 5001 PETE && BETH SWANSON 120 5001 SLA PETE SWANSON 425 Lambs 120 05/11/20 05/15/20 $100.00 CA CA 5038 SLA LASGOITY 184 Heifers 770 05/27/20 05/29/20 $127.00 5038 SLA SLA LASGOITY 184 Lambs Heifers 770 05/11/20 05/27/2005/15/20 05/29/20$100.00 $127.00 CA CACA 5002 SLA GILLILAND LIVESTOCK INC.150 150 Steers 650 05/15/20 05/30/20 $180.00 5002 GILLILAND LIVESTOCK INC. 650 5002 SLA GILLILAND LIVESTOCK INC. 150 Steers 650 05/15/20 05/30/20 $180.00 CA CA 5039 SLA JOHN 1140 Steers 925 05/18/20 05/28/20 $111.00 5039 SLA SLA JOHN ERB ERB 1140 Steers Steers 925 05/15/20 05/18/2005/30/20 05/28/20$180.00 $111.00 NV NVNV A SLA 5002 SLA MATT 81 Weaned Steers 675 675 05/11/20 05/15/20 $160.00 A ASLA 5002 MATT MARVEL 5002 MATT MARVEL Weaned Steers 675 05/11/20 05/15/20 $160.00 CA CA 5040 SLA ROY & DANA 510 Steers 900 05/10/20 05/25/20 $114.25 5040 SLA ROY &MARVEL DANA RICHARDS RICHARDS 8181 510 Weaned SteersSteers 900 05/11/20 05/10/2005/15/20 05/25/20$160.00 $114.25 CA CACA 5003 SLA FIVE DOT LAND &CATTLE CATTLE 136 Steers 725 05/09/20 05/15/20 $164.00 5003 FIVE DOT && CATTLE C CC 136 725 5003 SLA FIVE DOT 136 Steers 725 05/09/20 05/15/20 $164.00 CA CA 5042 SLA ROY W. & BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers 925 05/08/20 05/20/20 $115.00 5042 SLA SLA ROY W.LAND &LAND BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers Steers 925 05/09/20 05/08/2005/15/20 05/20/20$164.00 $115.00 CA CACA 5004 SLA FIVE DOT LAND &CATTLE CATTLE 156 Heifers 625 05/09/20 05/15/20 $157.00 5004 FIVE DOT && CATTLE C CC 156 625 5004 SLA FIVE DOT 156 Heifers 625 05/09/20 05/15/20 $157.00 CA CA 5043 SLA ROY W. & BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers 925 05/08/20 05/20/20 $114.00 5043 SLA SLA ROY W.LAND &LAND BREANNE RICHAR 300 Heifers Steers 925 05/09/20 05/08/2005/15/20 05/20/20$157.00 $114.00 CA CACA 5005 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH 83 Steer Calves 590 06/02/20 06/10/20 $146.00 5005 LUCKY RANCH 8383 Calves 590 5005 SLA LUCKY 7 Steer Calves 590 06/02/20 06/10/20 $146.00 CA CA 5044 SLA ROY & BREANNE 310 Steers 900 05/08/20 05/20/20 $113.75 5044 SLA SLA ROY7W. W. &RANCH BREANNE RICHAR RICHAR 310 Steer Steers 900 06/02/20 05/08/2006/10/20 05/20/20$146.00 $113.75 CA CACA 5006 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 140 Steer Calves 700 06/02/20 06/10/20 $139.00 5006 LUCKY 77 RANCH 140 Calves 700 5006 LUCKY 140 Steer Calves 700 06/02/20 06/10/20 $139.00 CA CA A 5044 TSM EL 1500 Steers 875 05/15/20 05/28/20 $113.00 ASLA 5044 SLA TSM EL DORADO DORADO 1500 Steer Steers 875 06/02/20 05/15/2006/10/20 05/28/20$139.00 $113.00 CA CACA 5007 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 62 Steer Calves 780 06/02/20 06/10/20 $121.50 5007 LUCKY 77 RANCH 6262 Calves 780 5007 LUCKY Steer Calves 780 06/02/20 06/10/20 $121.50 CA CA B 5044 TSM EL 500 Steers 925 05/15/20 05/28/20 $111.75 BSLA 5044 SLA TSM EL DORADO DORADO 500 Steer Steers 925 06/02/20 05/15/2006/10/20 05/28/20$121.50 $111.75 CA CACA 5008 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 85 Heifer Calves 580 06/02/20 06/10/20 $137.50 5008 LUCKY 77 RANCH Calves 580 5008 SLA LUCKY Heifer Calves 580 06/02/20 06/10/20 $137.50 CA CA 5045 SLA BROOKS LIVESTOCK 175 Steers 810 05/11/20 05/11/20 $151.00 5045 SLA SLA BROOKS LIVESTOCK INC. INC. 8585 175 Heifer Steers 810 06/02/20 05/11/2006/10/20 05/11/20$137.50 $151.00 CA CACA 5009 SLA LASGOITY 140 Steer Calves 690 05/29/20 06/03/20 $149.00 5009 LASGOITY 140 Calves 690 5009 SLA LASGOITY 140 Steer Calves 690 05/29/20 06/03/20 $149.00 OR OR 5046 SLA TIM 238 Steers 850 05/09/20 05/16/20 $144.00 5046 SLA SLA TIM O'CONNOR O'CONNOR 238 Steer Steers 850 05/29/20 05/09/2006/03/20 05/16/20$149.00 $144.00 CA CACA 5010 SLA LASGOITY 135 Heifer Calves 630 05/29/20 06/03/20 $135.00 5010 LASGOITY Calves 630 5010 SLA LASGOITY 135 Heifer Calves 630 05/29/20 06/03/20 $135.00 CA CA 5047 SLA SCHENE 110 Steers 890 05/08/20 05/13/20 $146.00 5047 SLA SLA SCHENE ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISES 135 110 Heifer Steers 890 05/29/20 05/08/2006/03/20 05/13/20$135.00 $146.00 $1,299/hd.

CA CACA A SLA 5010 SLA DOUG &TERESA TERESA MONDANI7070 70 Steer Calves 700 05/16/20 05/16/20 $153.00 A ASLA 5010 DOUG && TERESA MONDANI Calves 700 5010 DOUG MONDANI Steer Calves 700 05/16/20 05/16/20 $153.00 CA CA 5048 SLA AIROLA CATTLE CO. 110 Steers 875 05/15/20 05/25/20 $142.00 5048 SLA AIROLA CATTLE CO. 110 Steer Steers 875 05/16/20 05/15/2005/16/20 05/25/20$153.00 $142.00 CA CACA B SLA 5010 SLA DOUG & TERESA MONDANI7777 77 Heifer Calves 625 05/16/20 05/16/20 $142.00 B BSLA 5010 DOUG && TERESA MONDANI Calves 625 5010 DOUG MONDANI Heifer Calves 625 05/16/20 05/16/20 $142.00 CA CA 5049 SLA DOUG & JUDY 145 Steers 980 05/09/20 05/14/20 $138.00 5049 SLA DOUG &TERESA JUDY PARKER PARKER 145 Heifer Steers 980 05/16/20 05/09/2005/16/20 05/14/20$142.00 $138.00 $1,352/hd.

CA CACA 5011 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 75 Steer Calves 665 05/10/20 05/15/20 $132.00 5011 MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 7575 Calves 665 5011 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER Steer Calves 665 05/10/20 05/15/20 $132.00 CA CA 5050 SLA 10CO. 150 Steers 875 05/09/20 05/16/20 $141.00 5050 SLA SLA 10- CATTLE CATTLE CO. 150 Steer Steers 875 05/10/20 05/09/2005/15/20 05/16/20$132.00 $141.00 CA CACA 5012 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 78 Heifer Calves 635 05/10/20 05/15/20 $124.00 5012 MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 7878 Calves 635 5012 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER Heifer Calves 635 05/10/20 05/15/20 $124.00 CA CA 5051 SLA HARLAN 208 Steers 875 05/15/20 06/01/20 $138.50 5051 SLA SLA HARLAN LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK 208 Heifer Steers 875 05/10/20 05/15/2005/15/20 06/01/20$124.00 $138.50 CA 5013 SLA SLACACA JUSTIN &YVONNE YVONNE FIELDS 7272 72 Steer Calves 680 05/25/20 05/25/2006/07/20 06/07/20 $147.00 $147.00 5013 JUSTIN && YVONNE FIELDS Steer Calves 680 5013 SLA JUSTIN FIELDS Steer 680 05/25/20 06/07/20 $147.00 Page 11Calves Page CA 5014 SLA SLACACA JUSTIN &ARLEAH ARLEAH FIELDS 7272 72 Steer Calves 680 05/25/20 05/25/2006/07/20 06/07/20 $146.00 $146.00 5014 JUSTIN && ARLEAH FIELDS Steer Calves 680 5014 SLA JUSTIN FIELDS Steer Calves 680 05/25/20 06/07/20 $146.00 The highlighted above were achieved sired exclusively or primarily

by Byrd Cattle$143.00 Company CA CA 5015 SLA SLACAresults JUSTIN &YVONNE YVONNE FIELDSwith 75calves Heifer Calves 650 05/25/20 06/07/20 $143.00 bulls. We are 5015 JUSTIN && YVONNE FIELDS 7575 Heifer Calves 650 05/25/20 06/07/20 5015 SLA JUSTIN FIELDS Heifer Calves 650 05/25/20 06/07/20 $143.00 honored when BCC customers top the market – in terms of total gross dollars returned nothing usually comes close.

CA CA 5016 SLA SLA CABILL BILL &D.C D.C DONATI 72 Steer Calves 675 05/31/20 05/31/2006/06/20 06/06/20 $145.00 $145.00 5016 && D.C DONATI 7272 Steer Calves 675 5016 SLA BILL DONATI Steer Calves 675 05/31/20 06/06/20 $145.00 CA CA CA Just like he does for all customers who buy bulls primarily from BCC, Dan spends hours on the phone – and days on the 5017 TSM LONE VALLEY RANCH/SCRIB 70 Steer Calves 695 05/29/20 06/10/20 $139.00 5017 LONE VALLEY RANCH/SCRIB Steer Calves 695 05/29/20 5017 TSM TSM LONE VALLEY RANCH/SCRIB7070 Steer Calves 695 05/29/20 06/10/20 06/10/20 $139.00 $139.00 road – promoting these cattle to our vast network of feeders, marketing cooperatives and other breeders from coast to coast CA CA CA A 5017 TSM DONLON WIDLE CATTLE CO 68 Steer Calves 690 05/23/20 06/05/20 $133.00 A 5017 TSM DONLON WIDLE CATTLE CO 68 Steer Calves 690 05/23/20 06/05/20 $133.00 5017 A TSM DONLON WIDLE CATTLE CO 68 Steer Calves 690 05/23/20 06/05/20 $133.00 and border to border who are willing to pay a 130 substantial premium BCC-blood behind$130.00 them.

CA CACA 5018 SLA SLA OV/VIEUX RANCH 130 Steer Steer Calvesfor cattle 700with 05/27/2005/27/20 05/27/20 $130.00 5018 OV/VIEUX RANCH Calves 700 05/27/20 5018 SLA OV/VIEUX RANCH 130 Steer Calves 700 05/27/20 05/27/20 $130.00 CA CACA 5019 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 70 from Steersand we’ll help 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 $146.00 5019 SLA LUCKY 77 RANCH 7070 Steers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 5019 SLA LUCKY Steers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 $146.00 If you want to maximize your profit, buy your bulls BCC merchandise your calves$146.00 for top $$. We work CA CACA 5020 with SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH and auction 70market Heifers 680 to 05/30/20 05/30/20 06/02/20portion $133.00 5020 SLA LUCKY 77 RANCH 7070 Heifers 680 06/02/20 $133.00 5020 SLA LUCKY Heifers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 $133.00 tirelessly reps for video, Internet sales, and continue place a significant of our loyal CA 5021 SLA SLACACA O'KEEFFE RANCH 140 Steers Steers 715 05/15/20 05/15/2005/20/20 05/20/20 $155.00 $155.00 customers’ calves.

5021 O'KEEFFE RANCH 140 715 5021 SLA O'KEEFFE RANCH 140 Steers 715 05/15/20 05/20/20 $155.00 CA CACA 5022 SLA O'KEEFFE RANCH 152 Heifers 700 05/15/20 05/20/20 $137.00 SLA O'KEEFFE 152 Heifers 05/15/20 05/20/20 5022 SLA O'KEEFFE RANCH 152 Heifers 700 05/15/20 05/20/20 $137.00 At5022 BCC you don’t just buy aRANCH bull, you buy a part of our program and 700 the added value and buyer$137.00 confidence we have CA 5023hard SLA LASGOITY 745 Steers Steers 785 05/11/20 05/11/2005/15/20 05/15/20 $144.00 $144.00 5023 SLA LASGOITY 785 5023 SLA LASGOITY 745 Steers 785 05/11/20 05/15/20 $144.00 worked toCACA establish for over 30 years. 745 CA 5024 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 580 Steers Steers 775 05/08/20 05/08/2005/11/20 05/11/20 $164.00 $164.00 5024 LASGOITY 580 775 5024 SLA LASGOITY 580 Steers 775 05/08/20 05/11/20 $164.00 TH BCC IS YOUR WEST COAST SOURCE FOR RFI-TESTED BULLS • 2020 IS OUR 14 YEAR COLLECTING FEED EFFICIENCY DATA! CA CA CA 5025 SLA LASGOITY 240 Steers 830 05/08/20 05/11/20 $149.00 5025 SLA LASGOITY 240 Steers 830 05/08/20 05/11/20 $149.00 5025 SLA LASGOITY 240 Steers 830 05/08/20 05/11/20 $149.00 CA 5026 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 418 Steers Steers 840 05/09/20 05/09/2005/14/20 05/14/20 $146.50 $146.50 5026 LASGOITY 418 840 5026 SLA LASGOITY 418 Steers 840 05/09/20 05/14/20 $146.50 20th CA 5027Annual SLACACA BETTIS &LASGOITY LASGOITY 650 Steers Steers 890 05/14/20 05/14/2005/16/20 05/16/20 $135.00 $135.00 5027 SLA BETTIS && LASGOITY 650 890 5027 SLA BETTIS 650 Steers 890 05/14/20 05/16/20 $135.00 CA 5028 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 850 Steers Steers 895 05/19/20 05/19/2005/23/20 05/23/20 $135.00 $135.00 5028 LASGOITY 850 895 5028 SLA LASGOITY 850 Steers 895 05/19/20 05/23/20 $135.00 CA 5029 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 535 Steers Steers 915 05/12/20 05/12/2005/16/20 05/16/20 $126.00 $126.00 5029 LASGOITY 535 915 5029 SLA LASGOITY 535 Steers 915 05/12/20 05/16/20 $126.00 CA 5030 SLA SLACACA BETTIS &LASGOITY LASGOITY 542 Steers Steers 900 05/15/20 05/15/2005/20/20 05/20/20 $133.00 $133.00 5030 BETTIS && LASGOITY 542 900 5030 SLA BETTIS 542 Steers 900 05/15/20 05/20/20 $133.00 CALL 530-736-8470 OR EMAIL BYRDCATTLECO@HOTMAIL.COM TO BE ADDED05/25/20 TO THE$129.00 MAILING CA 5031 SLACACA LASGOITY 328 Steers Steers 815 05/21/20 05/25/20 $129.00 LIST TODAY! 5031 SLA LASGOITY 328 815 05/21/20 5031 SLA LASGOITY 328 Steers 815 05/21/20 05/25/20 $129.00 CA CA CA 5032 SLA LASGOITY 278 Steers 865 05/13/20 05/16/20 $116.00 5032 LASGOITY 278 Steers 865 05/13/20 5032 SLA SLA LASGOITY 278 Steers 865 05/13/20 05/16/20 05/16/20 $116.00 $116.00 NEED DOCILITY, MARBLING AND FEED EFFICIENCY? 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CA CA CA 5033 SLA LASGOITY 718 Heifers 755 05/25/20 05/28/20 $136.00 5033 SLA LASGOITY 718 Heifers 755 05/25/20 05/28/20 $136.00 5033 SLA LASGOITY 718 Heifers 755 05/25/20 05/28/20 $136.00 CA 5034 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 280 Heifers Heifers 825 05/23/20 05/23/2005/26/20 05/26/20 $141.00 $141.00 5034 LASGOITY 280 825 5034 SLA LASGOITY 280 Heifers 825 05/23/20 05/26/20 $141.00 CA 5035 SLA SLACACA BETTIS &LASGOITY LASGOITY 717 Heifers Heifers 815 05/26/20 05/26/2005/29/20 05/29/20 $132.00 $132.00 5035 BETTIS && LASGOITY 717 815 5035 SLA BETTIS 717 Heifers 815 05/26/20 05/29/20 $132.00 CA 5036 SLA SLACACA BETTIS &LASGOITY LASGOITY 420 Heifers Heifers 825 05/22/20 05/22/2005/26/20 05/26/20 $130.00 $130.00 5036 BETTIS && LASGOITY 420 825 5036 SLA BETTIS 420 Heifers 825 05/22/20 05/26/20 $130.00 CA 5037 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 240 Heifers Heifers 850 05/27/20 05/27/2005/29/20 05/29/20 $124.00 $124.00 5037 LASGOITY 240 850 5037 SLA LASGOITY 240 Heifers 850 05/27/20 05/29/20 $124.00 CA 5038 SLA SLACACA LASGOITY 184 Heifers Heifers 770 05/27/20 05/27/2005/29/20 05/29/20 $127.00 $127.00 5038 LASGOITY 184 770 5038 SLA LASGOITY 184 Heifers 770 05/27/20 05/29/20 $127.00 CA 5039 SLA SLACACA JOHN ERB 1140 Steers Steers 925 05/18/20 05/18/2005/28/20 05/28/20 $111.00 $111.00 5039 JOHN ERB 1140 925 5039 SLA JOHN ERB 1140 Steers 925 05/18/20 05/28/20 $111.00 CA 5040 SLA SLACACA ROY &DANA DANA RICHARDS 510 510 Steers Steers 900 05/10/20 05/10/2005/25/20 05/25/20 $114.25 $114.25 5040 ROY && DANA RICHARDS 900 5040 SLA ROY RICHARDS 510 Steers 900 05/10/20 05/25/20 $114.25 BYRDCATTLECO@HOTMAIL.COM • WWW.BYRDCATTLECO.COM CA 5042 SLA SLACACA ROY W. &BREANNE BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers Steers 925 05/08/20 05/08/2005/20/20 05/20/20 $115.00 $115.00 5042 ROY W.W. && BREANNE RICHAR 300 925 5042 SLA ROY RICHAR 300 Steers 925 05/08/20 05/20/20 $115.00 CA 5043 SLA SLACACA ROY W. &BREANNE BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers Steers 925 05/08/20 05/08/2005/20/20 05/20/20 $114.00 $114.00 5043 ROY W.W. && BREANNE RICHAR 300 925 5043 SLA ROY RICHAR 300 Steers 925 05/08/20 05/20/20 $114.00 June 202005/20/20 California Cattleman 11 THD CA 5044 SLA SLACACA ROY W. &BREANNE BREANNE RICHAR 310 Steers Steers 900 05/08/20 05/08/2005/20/20 $113.75 5044 ROY W.W. && BREANNE RICHAR 310 900 5044 SLA ROY RICHAR 310 Steers 900 05/08/20 05/20/20 $113.75 $113.75 © CA CACA A TSM 5044 TSM EL DORADO 1500 Steers Steers 875 05/15/20 05/15/2005/28/20 05/28/20 $113.00 $113.00 A ATSM 5044 ELEL DORADO 1500 875 5044 DORADO 1500 Steers 875 05/15/20 05/28/20 $113.00

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Fair and exhibition cancellations impact youth programs as supporters seek to find solutions

by Managing Editor Stevie Ipsen

The coronavirus pandemic of 2020, known by most as COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on global economies as businesses of shuttered and social activities have been nixed.

While the disease itself seems to have little impact on young, healthy Americans, the youth have not been unscathed by the wild turn of events seen in the U.S. since the first case of the Chinese-born respiratory infection was confirmed in Washington State on Jan. 20.

When school closures were announced in early March, impacting 6.1 million California students, followed by the ceasing of all contact sports and spectator events for the remainder of the spring, many in rural communities were hopeful that the bulk of the pandemic’s ripple effects would end by the time summer activities were getting underway.

However it wasn’t long before decisions to end long-held agriculture traditions would soon be made.

With the early announcement of the cancellation of the Alameda County Fair hopes of a normal summer began to be dashed and the April 24 announcement of the cancellation of the California State Fair was the nail in the coffin for many who 4-H and FFA youth who had spent the spring raising their fair projects for exhibition.

While not all exhibitors have their opportunity to market their animals at Cal Expo for the State Fair, the top stock brings upwards of $300,000 each year with other fairs like San Diego County’s Del Mar and Napa County fairs grossing into the millions of dollars raised on behalf of 4-H and FFA youth.

For those in the livestock community whose family traditions revolve around summer fairs, it was bad enough but for the kids relying on the sale of summer annual livestock projects to build college savings accounts, it was salt in their wounds to know their work may be all for not.

Many former exhibitors, buyers, sponsors and others immediately took notice of the cancellations and the ramifications they could have on youth programs and put their heads together to come up with solutions.

Though some junior livestock shows and sales are being cancelled entirely, leaving youth out in the cold, there are a myriad of local fair boards committed to helping their exhibitors sell their animals, albeit by a less traditional avenue.

Just as the livestock industry as a whole has become more familiar with online sales, junior livestock auctions 12 California Cattleman June 2020

in Northern California have resorted to using online sale management to help their youth market their livestock projects.

The Silver Dollar Fair in Chico, held late last month announced its event cancellations early, but remained committed to helping its junior livestock auction still to take place by utilizing BidCal, an online auction company based in Chico.

Tehama County District Fair also made the early call to cancel its fair, but proceeded to hold a virtual livestock auction that took place May 16 and 17. Entries were submitted online with 60- to 90-second videos that were uploaded via YouTube. The videos would be used both in ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 14

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 12 judging the animals and placing them into weight categories, so the kids still had the opportunity to exhibit the projects they’d spent months developing.

“It was important to our local agriculture community and leaders at the fair level to make sure that this impacted our kids as little as possible,” Tehama County’s University of California Livestock Farm Advisor Josh Davy said.

“While it is an unconventional way to do things, we are happy the youth still get the event they have worked hard for and all in all it worked out and the kids still had an experience that improved their fitting, showmanship and let them be judged on their project.”

Melissa Gilardi is a mother in Tehama County with five active show kids ranging from 11 to age 18 who show a variety of species. While they are really missing the social aspect of show life this spring, she says she is grateful for all the behind-the-scenes work that has been put in to ensure the youth of Tehama County will still get a show and sale experience to help all their hard work pay off.

“It’s amazing that the kids are able to get back some of what they have invested,” Gilardi said during the chaos of an untraditional show week. “The whole virtual show thing has been way harder than I thought it would be and judging quality without in-person evaluation – especially in lambs and goats – puts more emphasis on good showmanship.

But with our kids’ lives coming to a halt on March 13, it’s a blessing that they had livestock to keep them going and motivated.”

Another auction going online is the San Joaquin AgFest Junior Livestock Show and Auction, after it was announced that the San Joaquin County Fair, scheduled to begin its four-day run June 18, had also been canceled.

Holly Foster of well-known Western Video Market (WVM) said that as a company built solely to market livestock online, WVM reached out to various fairs to assist them in hosting junior livestock events.

“I’ve been really disappointed when I see fairs completely cancel and wash their hands of helping kids find outlets for marketing their animals. While the livestock kids will get along alright, there are so many exhibitors and their families that would have no clue how to market the animal legally,” Foster said. “I’m glad to see any of the various online companies stepping up to help through this time and fair boards that are willing to explore those options.”

As of press time 25 California fairs with junior livestock sales had been cancelled with many others being postponed. Officials for the popular California Mid-State Fair say they are monitoring the situation and are hopeful their longtime event will contiue as planned July 22 though Aug. 2.

For those areas with late summer fairs, youth, their parents and leaders are holding out hope for a happy ending after a long spring has left their favorite part of the year in question.

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When the pandemic started to show its potential impacts on youth programs mid-spring, longtime junior livestock advocate Col. Jake Parnell and wife Molly and their large circle of marketing and fundraising contacts circled the wagons to help mitigate the impacts that COVID-19 might have on youth in the livestock industry.

Starting with helping host several junior livestock auctions for nearby fairs, Parnell and some of his livestock friends came up with a bigger plan to help livestock kids end their summer in a new, exciting way.

Similar to the Oklahoma Youth Ag Expo, Parnell helped form a new non-profit – the California Youth Ag Expo which is slated to go forward with “THE SHOW” Aug. 5 through Aug. 9 at the well-known International Agri-Center in Tulare.

Though formed during a time of crisis, Parnell and California Youth Ag Expo co-founder Chris Bayne look forward to the new, live, in-person stock show event continuing well into the future. 2020 Entries will be taken for beef cattle, sheep, goats and swine.

“We are incredibly excited to launch the California Youth Ag Expo,” said Bayne, in a mid-May press release.

“Not only is this providing a much needed opportunity for our California ag youth to show their livestock this year, but it is a show we hope will only continue to grow for decades to come!”

Parnell said expected improvements in the COVID-19 situation lead them to believe the event should go on as currently planned.

“Barring any further unforeseen crisis, this event will give a lot of kids and their parents the chance to have a successful end to a stressful and chaotic season,” Parnell said. “We have already been in touch with local officials there to ensure that this event can be held and benefit livestock youth from California and beyond.”

With hopes for “THE SHOW’ eventually becoming one of the biggest and best youth stock shows in the west, Parnell and Bayne have consulted with the Oklahoma Youth Ag Expo who will manage the show for 4-H and FFA youth in its inaugural year.

For more information on the California Youth Ag Expo as it evolves in its inception, follow the event on Facebook or online at www.calyouthexpo.com.

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A LESSON IN BIOSECURITY

What cattle producers can learn from COVID-19 response efforts

by NCBA Beef Cattle Specialist Veterinarian Julie Herman, DVM Every day cattle producers are taking steps to protect their families, animals and operations from various risks.

These risks coud include inclement weather, poor nutrition, predators, viruses and microbes, contaminated water, among many others.

For instance, one of this season’s focuses is on protecting those newborn calves as they come into this world. The cattle production system in the United States does an amazing job of upholding high standards of animal care and handling, as outlined in the Checkoff-funded Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Program. As much as farmers and ranchers focus on the health of their animals, current world health concerns are forcing them to apply these high standards of care to their families and communities more than ever before.

What the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response around the world has taught us includes many basic biosecurity principles that will decrease the risk of transmission to other people. Social distancing, for instance, means deliberately increasing the physical space between people to avoid spreading illness. Therefore, social gatherings and large crowds are discouraged. Quarantining involves staying at home, using standard hygiene and hand washing practices and not having visitors.

With everyone working towards a common goal, which is to slow the rate of COVID-19 transmission so hospitals are able to accommodate those patients who need it, we uphold the same biosecurity standards that farmers and ranchers provide for their animals. Because there are no effective treatments for COVID-19, these environmental and social interventions along with hygiene practices will be more effective than medications. Sometimes we forget to take care of ourselves before our animals, but current recommendations are forcing farmers and ranchers to take care of themselves, too.

Currently there is no evidence that this specific strain of coronavirus will affect cattle. However, biological risk

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management is still essential for the people working on farms and ranches and for preventing the spread of illness between these operations. These techniques can also be applied to your cattle herd. As discussed in BQA, the goal of biosecurity is to protect animals from disease by minimizing the movement of biological organisms such as viruses, bacteria, parasites, etc. within or onto an operation.

Prevention of common diseases is occurring every day.

This may involve quarantining new additions to the herd in a separate pen for 21 to 30 days before introduction to the herd. Or it could be washing buckets, bottles, trailers or other equipment between individual animals or groups of animals.

Vaccination is a common way to aid in prevention of diseases such as Bovine Respiratory Disease in your cattle herd, but applying biosecurity principles remains important because not all diseases have vaccines available.

Identification of risk factors for diseases such as Johne’s Disease or Salmonella would also be a part of this practice.

In the end, developing and maintaining a biosecurity plan that is specific to your operation is essential to keeping your herd and our food supply safe. For more guidelines on improving biosecurity at your operation, it is a good idea to refer to the BQA Manual. As we watch how COVID-19 is affecting our everyday lives, interactions and economy, it is pertinent for farmers and ranchers to be prepared for such a disease that would be just as (or more) devastating to our livestock industry.

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is the most contagious viral disease that affects cloven-hooved animals (i.e., cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, wildlife). This disease causes blisters in the mouth and on the feet of these animals. This disease does NOT affect public health or food safety, so meat and milk are safe to eat and drink.

However, the effects on our economy, trade and way of life would be tremendous if this disease were to enter the United States or North America. BQA is partnering with

the USDA-funded Secure Beef Supply (SBS) Plan to provide resources to cattle producers on how to properly prepare in case of an FMD outbreak. The SBS Plan and supporting training materials can be found at securebeef.org and provides valuable information on developing an enhanced biosecurity plan for your operation. On this site, producers can learn more about FMD, what it looks like in affected animals and find tools and design concepts to adapt to their facilities and their businesses.

Similar to the current COVID-19 outbreak, normal activities will be disrupted during an FMD outbreak. At the beginning of an FMD outbreak, limited animal movement would be implemented to allow for Regulatory Officials to identify where the infected animals are and plan for safe movement of animals. Identifying FMD in animals as early in the disease process as possible would be critical to minimizing the effect the disease has on the livestock industry and economy.

Cattle and livestock producers can prepare now by: • Having a national Premises Identification Number (PIN) issued by the office of your State Animal Health Official.

• Writing an operation-specific enhanced biosecurity plan that can be implemented during an outbreak. Example plans and templates for feedlots and cattle on pasture are available at: http://securebeef.org/beef-producers/ biosecurity/.

• Developing contingency plans for periods of restricted movement. For example, financial risk management will be critical if you are unable to move your animals or product during an FMD outbreak.

• Keeping movement records of animals, people, equipment and other items on and off your operation • Preparing to monitor for FMD and being able to record observations.

With these goals, realize that biosecurity is always a work in progress as your business may change from year to year.

However, you can prioritize action from the SBS checklists on what your operation has already done or can do quickly versus what could be developed over the next year. Record keeping is extremely important now and especially during a disease outbreak.

Biosecurity is one thing that the producer has the most control over. Resources in your community, such as your veterinarian, extension agent, or BQA state coordinator, could work with you to write a biosecurity plan and continue to implement it. They could also be instrumental in employee education on these biosecurity guidelines to focus on every day. The most difficult concept about biosecurity is both preparing for a disease that is common, such as BRD, or a disease we hope never comes, such as FMD. These concepts are instrumental in keeping both humans and animals healthy and can be continually improved upon.

For more information and downloadable preparation documents, please visit the Beef Quality Assurance website at bqa.org or the Secure Beef Supply Plan website at securebeef.org. Together we can take a stepwise approach to protect your animals and your business now and in the future.

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CALIFORNIA CATTLE COUNCIL

ALL IN THIS TOGETHER: COUNCIL’S EFFORTS TO REASSURE CONSUMERS, ENCOURAGE PRODUCERS

by California Cattle Council Executive Director Justin Oldfield We are all in this together. This is message that you have no doubt heard repeatedly over the past few months.

Although its frequent use may have desensitized our reaction to hearing it, the message means more today than ever before. As Americans, we continue to face an ongoing pandemic that has caused sickness, fear, frustration and has fundamentally changed the way we approach many of our daily routines. Cattle producers and dairy farmers understand this more than most.

As critical infrastructure, our need to keep food production stable during a time of great uncertainty has been difficult. Significant market challenges have compounded a very tough economic and social situation.

Beef cattle producers and dairy farmers alike have been equally impacted by falling cattle and dairy prices. Both industry segments have certainly experienced disruptions in the supply chain, and its more important than ever to assure consumers that our beef and dairy products are safe, wholesome and abundant. The ongoing pandemic has reinforced the importance of maintaining an economically sustainable and properly functioning domestic food supply.

The California Cattle Council’s primary objective early this year was to complete our strategic plan and hit the ground running in 2020. We understand the additional dollar for the Council is an investment and funds spent by the Council must be done judiciously, responsibly and effectively. The Council met in March to work towards finalizing a strategic plan just as the full weight of the COVID-19 pandemic bore down on California.

The Council found an immediate need to shift gears to support our industry’s response to the pandemic, challenges facing our producers and supporting the efforts of our industry partners in their effort to respond to the numerous public inquiries that have poured in wondering how cattle producers and dairy farmers intend to keep food on the table. The completion of our strategic plan remains a top priority but the Cattle Council also understands we cannot sit idly by in the face of the current crisis.

The Cattle Council has invested in two distinct campaigns to support California ranchers, cattle producers and dairy farmers. The first is the ongoing public affairs effort by Western United Dairies to support the movement 18 California Cattleman June 2020

and consumption of dairy products as traditional markets have shifted with the closure of schools and food service establishments. The effort garnered significant media attention and provided the opportunity to underscore the importance of our dairy families in sustaining our local food supply, but also as key contributors to our local communities.

I believe the sentiment behind the campaign was well summarized in an article published in Cal Matters on April 15th stating, “Several weeks later, toilet paper is still in short supply, but stores still have adequate, if not overly abundant, stocks of a much more important commodity — food. Farmers, farmworkers, truckers, food processors and grocers have continued to do their vital work, often at the personal risk of becoming infected.” The effort continues to gain momentum and I expect additional media opportunities to avail themselves over the coming weeks.

The second effort is in partnership with the California Cattlemen’s Association to launch the 2020 Resilience Campaign. The objective of the campaign is to connect with decision makers and consumers through social media to reinforce the fact that livestock producers are resilient and here to stay. Consumers should feel confident that although there are supply chain challenges that must be addressed, there is not a shortage of cattle or the means to produce healthy and nutritious beef. Targeted outreach is being done to ensure those that need to hear this message are receiving it, including decision makers in Sacramento and our urban regions of the state. If you have not already seen the videos or banner ads on social media or the internet, I suspect you will soon.

The Cattle Council’s investment in both efforts will help position our industry to emerge from the current health and market crisis even stronger. At some point in the future, things will return to normal. Sacramento will begin their work and consumers will go about their normal dining habits. We intend to seize on the opportunity to share our commitment to providing safe, affordable and nutritious food and solidify what we all know to be true – ranchers, cattle producers and dairy farmers are an integral part of our societal and economic fabric and must be supported.

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an ability to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change

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TWO-WAY STREET Clearing up misconceptions about international beef trade

by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Marty Smith

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here has been a lot of conversation about international beef trade recently with the arrival of a shipment of beef from Namibia in the United States. I’ll get to that later, but first it’s important to know that trade is a two-way street and that street accommodates more than just beef.

Nearly every product we produce here is affected by trade, either as a result of products that are imported from another country or products that we ship around the world to foreign consumers. I think we can all agree that it would be nice

if we could just close the border to all imports, only send our products away without having to buy anything back, but we all know that’s not how trade works.

If you want to export your products, you have to be willing to import products from your trading partners if you expect access to their markets.

So with that as background, I want to provide you with some common questions I get about the import/ export market for beef and dispel some inaccuracies that are making their way around cattle circles. My answers to those questions are here for you to read.

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Why are we importing beef from 20 different countries, we produce all we need right here in the United States?

While it’s true that we currently import beef from 18 A countries, the vast majority (83 percent) comes from just four – Canada, Mexico, Australia and New Zealand. The vast majority of that is lean trimmings used to make ground beef. We need those trimmings because of the more heavily marbled cattle that we produce here in the United States.

we run a trade deficit in beef and cattle QDo trade?

The United States is a net exporter of beef and ANo. cattle combined. the United States flooded with beef QIsimports?

Less than 11 percent of beef consumed by ANo. Americans is imported.

• Total 2020 Estimated Domestic Consumption = 12,389,000 Metric Tons (MT) • Total 2020 Estimated Domestic Production = 12,515,000 MT • Total 2020 Estimated Beef Imports = 1,334,000 MT • Total 2020 Estimated Beef Exports = 1,433,000 MT

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QWhat do we import?

We import calves from Mexico, fed cattle from Canada, A lean beef trimmings from Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico. The small remainder (17 percent) of imports come from 14 countries and consist of lean beef trimmings, not muscle cuts, used to make ground beef.

QWhy do we import cattle?

Live cattle imports during certain times of the year allow A feedyards and packing facilities to minimize disruptions in supply due to the seasonality of cattle production in the United States.

the United States flooded with cattle QIsimports?

The total U.S. cattle herd is 94 million head. In 2019 ANo. we imported 2 million head of cattle.

QWhy do we import beef?

72 percent of imported beef is lean beef trimmings A used to make ground beef. Without lean beef imports, we would be unable to mix our fattier beef trimmings to meet ground beef demand.

did NCBA allow beef imports from Brazil imported beef compete with our beef QWhy QDoes and Africa? in the retail sector?

NCBA doesn’t approve or allow imports. In fact, NCBA We produce high quality grain-finished beef, and as a A was the first cattle industry organization to express A result we produce a lot of fatty trimmings. Our industry concerns to USDA about the resumption of trade with no longer produces enough lower-quality, grass-finished, commercial beef to meet demand for lean beef trimmings.

We import lean beef trimmings to combine with our fatty trimmings to meet strong domestic demand for ground beef. Americans want to eat hamburgers, not hearts. In fact, 72 percent of imported beef is lean beef trimmings used to make hamburgers. “Beef imports are largely driven by the enormous market for ground beef in the United States. Approximately 72 percent of beef imports are lean trimmings used primarily to make hamburger.”

Q No. Brazil represents less than 5 percent of 2019 A imports…and none of that beef was fresh, it was all cooked. Brazil will send its first shipment of fresh beef Are we being flooded with Brazilian beef imports?

Brazil. The U.S. government approved Brazil and Africa beef for export to the U.S. market after a lengthy and rigorous audit and inspection process. For many years, NCBA raised serious concerns with USDA regarding the food safety and animal health standards of Brazil and Namibia. We will continue to vigilantly monitor all beef imports from these countries to ensure they do not compromise our strong food safety and animal health standards.

QAre beef imports safe?

Yes. All countries must go through a rigorous USDA A audit process and must prove their food safety systems are equivalent to the U.S. system before they are eligible to

ship beef to the United States. Furthermore, all imported beef is inspected at the port-of-entry before it is allowed into the stream of commerce. NCBA regularly engages with USDA to make sure all standards are continuously met.

to the United States in May. Most of our fresh and frozen beef imports come from Canada, Australia, Mexico, New Zealand. Brazil must compete with other countries (EU, Namibia, etc) for a small 60,000 metric ton annual quota. To see the numbers for yourself, you can access the report on imported beef from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Ag Marketing service, visit https://www.ams.usda.gov/ mnreports/lswimpe.pdf.

Why don’t we shut down exports and imports Q to help American cattlemen be more profitable?

QWhy are we importing beef from Africa?

USDA recently approved the small, west African A country of Namibia for beef imports and the first shipment of 27 metric tons arrived in mid-April. Beef

Even if we could convince every American to stop eating hamburgers and start eating tongues, stomachs and hearts, we would still operate at a loss. And without live cattle trade we will see more packing plants and feed yards close causing greater consolidation in the packing and feed yard sectors.

imports from Namibia will primarily consist of lean beef trimmings to be used in making ground beef. Namibia was approved by USDA after an 18-year approval process to make sure their food safety and animal health standards are equivalent to U.S. standards. Namibia ranks 77th globally in herd size. Namibia is the only African country approved to export beef to the United States, and they are limited to a 60,000 Metric Ton quota with Brazil and other countries.

Simply put, the market does not work that way. Exports A add $325-350 per head and imports are necessary for us to combine our fat cattle trimmings to make ground beef.

does the U.S. cattle and beef industry QWhat export?

A

Feeder cattle to Canada, muscle cuts and offal to Asia, Mexico and Canada.

QWhy do we export beef?

We export a lot of cuts Americans don’t consume: A tongues, rounds, offals. Foreign consumers are willing to pay a much higher price for these cuts than we can fetch

in the domestic market—which adds value to each head of cattle we produce. We also export high-quality beef overseas for hotel and restaurant trade, where consumers are willing to pay a premium. In short, the market allows every cut of beef or beef product to flow to the market where it will sell at the best price. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 22

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QHow much beef did we export in 2019?

1.37 million Metric Tons / Value = $8 Billion A Despite challenges, beef exports on record pace

through February • $681 million in value for February 2020 (17 percent higher than February 2019) • $1.35 billion in value through February (11 percent higher than a year ago) • 112,021 MT (247 million pounds) in volume for February 2020 (18 percent higher than February 2019) • 219,395 MT (483.7 million pounds) in volume through February (10 percent higher than a year ago)

Top U.S. Beef Export Markets • Japan – 52,304 MT (up 10 percent) value up 7 percent to $329.5 million • South Korea – 41,326 mt (up 16 percent) valued at $298.4 million (up 41 percent) • Mexico – 41,862 MT (up 5 percent) value up 10 percent to $217 million • Hong Kong/China – 12,501 MT (down 16 percent) value down 8 percent to $111.2 million direct exports to China up 12 percent in volume (1,408 MT) and 4 percent in value ($10.4 million) and will benefit from expanded access that began in late March • Canada – 18,603 mt (up 17 percent) value up 15 percent to $112.9 million • Taiwan – 10,051 MT (up 20 percent) value up 17 percent to $86.2 million) Measuring Beef Export Value • Exports accounted for 15.3 percent of total U.S. beef production in February, 14.1 percent year-to-date • Up from 13.9 percent in February 2019 • Up from 13.5 percent year-to-date • Export value of $343.03 per head of fed slaughter in February, $321.86 year-to-date • Up 11 percent from February 2019 and the highest in 14 months • Up 7 percent from a year ago

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CONCLUSION I know you’re all getting questions about trade. Most of the phone calls I’ve had lately were with people who wanted to talk about imports, exports, or trade in general. R-CALF continues to push for the restoration of mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling (mCOOL) and other anti-trade initiatives, but I wanted to make sure you have the facts and an understanding of why NCBA members have set the policies we have in place. Soon I will share some additional information about the mCOOL discussion that has again come back from the dead. If you have any questions about trade, please feel free to call me, other members of the NCBA officer team or the NCBA staff and we’ll make sure you have the information you need.

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RANCHING MATTERS

Rangelands remain essential for wildlife

by CCA Director of Communications Katie Roberti

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or months, Californians have been sheltering in place due to stay at home orders resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. Although counties are seeing some restrictions lifted after a spring like no other, it’s safe to say summer activities this year won’t look normal for most of the Golden State’s residents.

While 2020 hasn’t shaped up to be what most people were expecting, birds migrating through the state this spring have not participated in the stay at home orders.

Every year regardless of what people are dealing with, society-altering pandemics included, up to a billion birds migrate north through California on the Pacific Flyway.

As hundreds of wildlife species pass through the state, ranchers and the over 38 million acres of public and private rangeland they manage play an essential role in hosting the birds for their stay, as well as providing habitat for hundreds of other species throughout the year.

For wildlife, agriculture is an essential service.

“We raise so much more than cows, sheep and hay.”

Dave Goicoechea, a farmer and rancher in Sierra Valley says.

In addition to the livestock they are raising, producers see many other species on their land, a testament to the good work and stewardship being done. Well-managed ranches generate more than just income.

While farmers and ranchers have to make a profit to pay the bills, Goicoechea — a retired biologist for the Bureau of Land Management’s Nevada office — believes 24 California Cattleman June 2020

most livestock producers care about wildlife, the land and so much more.

“When we take care of our cattle, it’s taking care of the ground for other species,” Goicoechea says—something he has seen firsthand.

Today, Goicoechea and his family enjoy experiencing the geese, ducks, sandhill cranes, deer, and even the occasional bears that pass through their property, but he says 30 years ago when his family bought the land their ranch is located on, this abundance of wildlife did not exist. It has taken dedication, hard work and a million management decisions to get the ranch to where it is today.

Managing water, maintaining habitats and keeping natural resources available are just a few of the critical decisions ranchers make that influence wildlife.

Similarly, Goicoechea says the preserved beauty of the Sierra Valley hasn’t just happened, “People have worked really hard for a very long time to make the valley the way it is.”

Sandhill cranes have started coming more and more regularly to the Goicoechea’s ranch. Relatedly, other ranchers in the valley never thought they would see osprey, river otters, antelope or the other species on their ranches that now have a presence in the valley.

While ranchers have the availability to provide habitat that attracts new species on the land they manage, protecting the wildlife that has been on the land for generations is also a goal.

For Tim Koopmann in Alameda County, there are a

few specific critters his family has watched over on their ranch that has been in his family since 1918. Working closely with the Ohlone Audubon Society for the past 15 years, the western bluebird is one of the species the family has been dedicated to protecting.

“We agreed to provide space for them to put nesting boxes,” Koopmann says. “It led to where we are today with 92 boxes.”

In one of the reports on the project — sent annually to Cornell University — the ranch was described as a “virtual bird factory.” A title, Koopmann, says he is proud of for his ranch, “It means we are doing something right holistically while remaining economically viable.”

What started with the family being approached about a presentation of western bluebird recovery, turned into what has “been an amazing project for us to observe,” Koopmann says.

In addition to the work the Koopmanns have done with the Ohlone Audubon Society on the recovery of the western bluebirds, for the past 12 years the group has also been able to monitor and collect data on a nesting pair of golden eagles at the ranch.

Outside of collaborating with the local Audubon Society, the Koopmanns have also committed to helping all species of birds safely drink out of the water troughs on their ranch.

“Every one of our water troughs has an escape ramp,” Koopmann says.

The escape ramps enable the birds to walk down to the water and get a drink without the possibility of becoming trapped in the trough. Experimenting with making different models of the escape ramps out of steel, wood and concrete, the family has mastered the design of these lifesaving mechanisms.

Beyond the birds, through conservation easements, the Koopmann family is committed to the recovery of two other species; the Callippe Silverspot Butterfly and the California Tiger Salamander, both of which are state and federally listed on the California Endangered Species Act and federal Endangered Species Act. Through the easements — which helped the family save their ranch after being left with an unimaginable fee from the federal and California estate taxes — the species have the habitats and resources they need for survival.

Managed grazing is critical to the populations of both species.

For the salamanders, it’s a breeding pond, managed just

like any other pond is on their operation. Koopmann says without grazing, the breeding pond would not be able to be used by the species as the site would grow up and the salamanders with their small legs could not get to the pond.

For the butterflies, it’s the Johnny Jump Up (Viola tricolor) flowers they require for their lifecycle. These wildflowers continue to grow on the ranch because they are moderately grazed.

“We are providing an essential service with grazing,” Koopmann says.

Just as how in the absence of managed grazing there would not Johnny Jump Ups, if there were an absence of ranches across the Golden State there would not be as much land available for wildlife.

The Koopmann’s ranch in the Bay Area is just one example of rangelands that are now surrounded by urban development. In the United States every hour, 175 acres of agricultural land is lost to development—three acres lost every minute, according to The American Farmland Trust. This is a threat not just to the farmers and ranchers producing food for people throughout the world, but to the wildlife dependent on these lands.

In the Sierra Nevada Foothills, where there are still some large intact ranches, Dan Macon, University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Natural Resources Advisor for Placer, Nevada, Yuba and Sutter Counties, says ranches in the region help wildlife in terms of avoiding habitat fragmentation.

“Because ranching is still economically viable here, we still have wildlife,” Macon says.

Relatedly, Matthew Shapero, University of California Cooperative Extension Livestock and Range Advisor for Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, notes the tremendous amount of value ranchers and rangeland provide in Southern California for wildlife.

While this year has brought changes for many, it hasn’t changed the fact that livestock producers provide essential services to wildlife. Admittedly, there are some species — including mountain lions bears and wolves — ranchers would welcome fewer visits from as predators continue to have increasingly detrimental impacts on livestock herds.

But producers are working hard to find critical solutions for conflicts with predators to ensure livestock can be protected, farmers and ranchers can remain economically viable and the essential services ranching provides can continue to endure for years to come.

Johnny Jump Up wildflowers continue to grow on the Koopmann Ranch because of well managed grazing.

To the left, Sandhill Cranes can often be spotted in fields next to cattle grazing in Sierra Valley.

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The California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) is working closely with researchers at the University of Wyoming to analyze the non-grazing-fee costs of grazing livestock on public lands (the research is funded by CCAaffiliate the Public Lands Council). While our research on public lands is well-underway, we need data on the costs of grazing livestock on privately leased land to round out the study. Data on the non-fee costs of grazing on public lands has no value in a vacuum; we need data about the costs of running cattle and sheep on privately leased land as a ‘baseline’ against which to compare those results.

If you lease privately-owned rangeland to graze cattle or sheep, please consider participating in this study. One benefit of this study is that it provides us hard data to combat radical environmentalists’ slander that public lands ranchers are ‘welfare ranchers’ based on their willful disregard of the time, money and other resources that ranchers put into improving our public lands. That data is useful in engaging Congress, federal land management agencies and the public. But hard data on the costs of grazing privately leased rangeland will be much more than a ‘baseline’ for the

study, it will provide CCA with hard data useful in educating state legislators and regulators seeking to regulate private rangelands.

Non-fee grazing costs research first began in the 1960s and extended into the 1990s but has not been updated in 20 years. The current project will provide an update on differences in total cost of grazing livestock on private and public land over time (or note if no real change has occurred). The information gained from this research could be used to develop a trend in total costs that can be used for future research and policy.

If you lease private land to graze livestock and are willing to assist CCA by participating in this research, please contact Kasey Dollerschell, the UW graduate student spearheading the study, at kdoller1@uwyo.edu or (970) 5899339. Kasey has a quick survey that can be filled out over the phone or sent out and returned via USPS or email.

Finally, if you have received a packet pertaining to federal allotments for this study we urge you to respond to Kasey, as well.

Reminder: Participate in the CCA Membership Survey on Bull Purchase and Management, Now Available Online Earlier this year, the survey titled “Factors influencing bull selection decisions and management in extensive rangeland production systems of the western United States” was mailed out. The survey is now available to be taken online at: http://ucanr.edu/bullsurvey.

CCA partnered with Cal Poly, UC Cooperative Extension and California State University, Chico, to launch this survey sponsored by the California Beef Cattle Improvement Association. All involved greatly appreciate CCA members taking 20 minutes to complete the anonymous survey and submitting their results online or by returning them in the prepaid envelope. Results will be

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shared in a future edition of the California Cattleman.

“This survey gets at the core fundamentals of beef production, sire selection and management,” states Anthony Stornetta, San Luis Obispo County Cattlemen’s President.

“As a commercial cattleman, I am interested in the results of the survey that will focus on what cattlemen are doing across the West and how I can use the results to improve my operation.”

If you have any questions or would like a paper copy of the survey please contact Zach McFarlane Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo at (805) 756-2685 or zmcfarla@calpoly.edu.

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CBCIA Announces new carcass contest criteria For many years, CBCIA has recognized youth across the state for meeting particular standards set forth by the CBCIA Board of Directors. These awards are recognition beyond the awards given by the respective county fairs across the state. In conversations with those involved in the beef processing industry in California, it was requested CBCIA re-evaluate our standards for the Carcass of Merit and Gold Seal programs as high-quality carcasses were being left out of top placings due to the emphasis on yield grade.

In addition, some county officials asked us to develop a standard carcass contest scoring system to make it easier for those responsible for the carcass contests.

Therefore, the CBCIA Board of Directors evaluated the standards for their recognition program and has determined new standards starting in 2020. “The current CBCIA standards were developed about 8 years ago,” states CBCIA Board member Carissa Koopmann Rivers, Sunol.

“The new standards the CBCIA board approved will better align the local youth carcass contests to current industry standards.”

CBCIA asks that county fairs use the new standards for the 2020 county fair season. The Carcass of Merit and Gold Seal awards are meant to recognize youth above and beyond the county fair carcass contests. These awards are not meant to say these carcasses are the only ones eligible for your respective carcass contests. These awards are in addition to the awards your country fair gives.

2020 CBCIA CARCASS CONTEST CRITERIA CERTIFICATE OF GOLD SEAL MERIT

HOT CARCASS WEIGHT, LBS.

600 TO 1,000

650 TO 900

USDA QUALITY GRADE MIN.

LOW CHOICE OR HIGHER

AVERAGE CHOICE OR HIGHER

USDA YIELD GRADE

BELOW 4.00 (3.99 OR BELOW)

BELOW 3.0 (2.99 OR BELOW)

Additionally, we looked at several different methods used to evaluate carcass contests across the state. In consultation with Mr. Mike Smith from Harris Ranch, we determined that using the pricing grid method would be appropriate to evaluate carcass contests for ranking as it most closely follows what happens in the beef industry in terms of carcass pricing. This is only a recommendation if your county does not have a method to rank the carcasses or if your county is looking for other ways to rank carcasses.

We will be posting an excel sheet for those of you who wish to use a grid system.

EXAMPLE Beef Pricing Grid for Carcass Contest Determining Grid Price – 1) Start with Base Price

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2) Add premium or subtract discounts based on Quality Grade Characteristics 3) Add premiums or subtract discounts based on Final Yield Grade 4) Subtract discounts based on light or heavy carcass weights Low Choice, Yield Grade 3 (Base Price) = $192.96 Quality Grade Prime = +$12.50 Top 2/3rds Choice (High or Average Choice) = +$3.67 Select = -$15.08 Standard = -$30.27 Dairy Type = -$2.67 Dark Cutter = -$35.21 Hardbone (C, D, E Maturity) = -$34.00 Over 30 months of Age = -$19.38 Yield Grade 1.0-1.9 = +$3.86 2.0-2.4 = +$2.00 2.5-2.9 = +$1.64 4.0-4.9 = -$11.21 5.0-5.9 = -$17.79 Weight (in pounds) 400-499 = -$30.71 500-549 = -$23.80 550-599 = -$11.47 901-1000 = -$1.00 1001-1049 = -$8.00 over 1050 = -$18.00 So let’s say someone has an Average Choice, Yield Grade 2.4 carcass that weighs 750 lbs. The carcass would be worth $198.63 per cwt (per 100 pounds).

Donati Ranch, based in Oroville, initiated the reinvigoration of the carcass contest for two fairs in Butte County back in 2018 and sponsors the hosted dinner for steer exhibitors and family members. In 2019, the event drew over 100 guests to learn about beef carcasses from California State University, Chico. “I am excited to see CBCIA evolve the options for local carcass contests to include a pricing grid to rank steers,” said Tom Donati. “As a cattle producer who retains ownership of animals in the feedlot, this is the same data we use to analyze our genetics potential with profitability.”

When CBCIA started working on this article, we were in a much different place than we are today. Several county fairs have been canceled in California so far and there is little doubt that more may be canceled in the future. With that being said, if your county is still wishes to hold a carcass contest please feel free to reach out to Fresno State’s Amanda McKeith regarding carcass contests for beef, lamb, swine and goats. McKeith can be reached at amckeith@ csufresno.edu.

WSR Insurance Services: Ready to Help You Find Coverage In 2019, the California Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) expanded its partnership with WSR Insurance Services (WSR). Over the last eight years, WSR has helped hundreds of CCA members with their Pasture, Range, Forage (PRF) insurance needs. In 2020, WSR will continue to partner with CCA to assist members with all their insurance needs such as Farm Property, Liability, Auto and Workers Compensation.

Over the past few years, Farm Property especially has been a very hot topic in the cattle industry because of the wildfire issues in California combined with the rural areas many of you have property. Many carriers are declining more and more accounts or pulling back on coverage in areas they deem to be at more risk. At WSR, we do all we can to push back when it makes sense to challenge the status quo the carriers have about an area. We urge them to take an individual approach to find what exposure exists at your location and surrounding it, not an issue 10 miles away.

We don’t always succeed in our efforts, but we have helped clients find coverage who didn’t have any luck with previous efforts. Our agents, who often come from rural backgrounds, know the exposures that exist in these areas and know how to present an account and fight to get you the best possible product. In the past couple of years, we have seen a good decrease in wildfires damaging large amounts of property. Hopefully, if this trend continues, we will start to see a little bit of relaxation in the carrier’s mindset in these areas. However, until then, WSR’s commitment to our customers and the cattle industry makes this partnership a win-win for CCA members.

For more information contact: Kevin Hoppin, CIC kevinh@wsrins.com (530) 662-9181 June 2020 California Cattleman 29

PROGRESSIVE PRODUCER

VETERINARY SCHOOL FEATURES FOOTHILL ABORTION RESEARCHER AT SYMPOSIUM

by University of California School of Veterinary Medicine Student Coral Alberi In February 2020, the Univeristy of California, Davis eradicate the disease through (UC Davis) School of Veterinary Medicine hosted its elimination of the tick or Beef Producer Symposium aimed at discussing issues treating cattle with repellents facing beef producers today. A lecture on the foothill expensive and ineffective. abortion, also known as Epizootic Bovine Abortion This is why UC Davis and (EBA), given by veterinary immunologist Jeffrey Stott, the California Cattlemen’s Ph.D., was particularly interesting. Stott has played a Association have partnered to very important role in the discovery of this disease develop a vaccine. and in the recent development of the vaccine. EBA EBA causes abortion in causes approximately 65,000 abortions in cattle per year naive cattle (those who have according to the Food and Agriculture News published by not been previously exposed UC Davis in 2016. This article will provide you with a © SUCKOW naturally or vaccinated and quick history and overview about EBA, including the are therefore not protected). transmission, pathogenesis and diagnosis of this elusive A cow with a healthy disease and an update about what is currently being done immune system will not show any signs of disease to prevent the devastating economic loss it causes. when infected with EBA, which has made tracking and EBA primarily occurs in California, Nevada and treating it incredibly difficult. However, the fetuses of Oregon, and was first recognized as a threat to cattle these infected cows are severely affected since their production in the 1940s. The cause of the disease immune systems are not yet developed and they cannot was not understood until the 1970s when researchers fight the infection. To diagnose EBA, characteristic determined that EBA was caused by a soft shell tick. lesions must be found in the fetus. This can be especially Many years passed before Stott and his team were able difficult to do because the fetus must be greater than to determine that the causative agent was a microbe in 100 days of gestation to have developed the lesions 2002 and identify it as a bacteria in 2005. The bacteria and it must be found, a virtually impossible task in the was recently named Pajaroellobacter abortibovis after the Pajaroello tick that carries it. P. abortibovis does not grow in laboratory culture and replicates so slowly that it evaded researchers for years. The Pajaroello tick picks up these bacteria from an unknown source and resides in the earth near sage, bitter brush, piñon pines, junipers or oaks. When animals pass through these areas, the ticks are able to access and bite them to transfer the bacteria, a process that only takes them 15 to 20 minutes to accomplish. The ticks are most active during © UC DAVIS the warmer months, May through October, and can live over ten years through Veterinary immunologist Jeffrey Stott, Ph.D., has led efforts to characterize the bacteria that cause foothill abortion disease. He has also led field trial efforts to develop a vaccine for the freezing temperatures. These common California disease. hardy traits have made efforts to

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vast landscapesthat these cattle graze in. Blood tests on the cow to look for an immune response to the bacteria are useful in aiding diagnosis and exposure but are not confirmatory without the presence of the fetal lesions.

The fetal lesions include markedly enlarged lymphoid organs and prescapular lymph nodes, hemorrhagic thymic lesions and a distended abdomen).

Because this bacteria cannot be cultured in laboratory, Stott and his team needed a live host to perpetuate and grow it. They took samples of infected tissues and injected them into laboratory mice who lacked an immune system so that the bacteria could grow and replicate. The infected tissues from those mice were then removed and cryopreserved (stored in liquid nitrogen) as the vaccine until thawing and administration to cattle. To be effective, the bacteria in the vaccine must be alive and able to reproduce in the host. This means that vaccine efficacy may be compromised in cattle concurrently being treated with antibiotics.

Vaccine field trials have been conducted on multiple ranches in California, Nevada and Oregon, totaling near 60,000 head of cattle. There have been no reported adverse effects to the vaccine other than localized swelling at the injection site. This swelling is indicative of an immune response. The vaccine has been proven to be

98 percent effective as long as vaccination is conducted a minimum of 60 days prior to breeding or past seven months (210 days) of gestation. If they are vaccinated in late gestation, it is possible that the calf will receive some immunity by birth. The withdrawal time for this vaccine is 90 days and trails are being administered by a veterinarian because handling this live vaccine correctly is so important to its efficacy and because its effects on people, especially pregnant women, are not completely known. The vaccine is projected to be commercially available at the end of 2020.

Once cattle have been infected, either naturally or through vaccination, they are protected by their immunological memory for a minimum of three years.

Cattle that are in areas endemic to the Pajaroello tick and P. abortibovis will likely continue being bitten and exposed to the bacteria and will therefore maintain a robust immune response, making additional vaccinations unnecessary.

The end goal of all of this is to help eliminate the economic loss that EBA causes by introducing cattle to the bacteria at a time when the fetus is not at risk. This can be accomplished by natural means or, thanks to the efforts of Stott and his team, through the administration of the vaccine.

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USDA now accepting Applications for Direct Payments to livestock producers Earlier today, details of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced further details about the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). As noted in previous updates, CFAP will provide $16 billion in direct economic relief payments to farmers and ranchers suffering the market impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, with $5.1 billion of that relief earmarked for beef producers.

Applications for the program will be accepted starting next Tuesday, May 26. Given the program’s funding limitations, CCA encourages all members to start preparing their application information now and to contact their county Farm Service Agency (FSA) office without delay once the program opens next week.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has shared the following information with us regarding eligibility and how to apply. For more details visit https:// www.farmers.gov/cfap/livestock. CCA will continue working with NCBA and USDA to ensure direct payments through the CFAP program provide meaningful assistance producers.

ELIGIBLE LIVESTOCK: CFAP assistance is available to livestock producers who have an ownership interest in eligible livestock that have suffered a five percent-or-greater price decline as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and face additional significant costs in marketing their inventories due to unexpected surplus and disrupted markets. A single payment for livestock will be calculated using the sum of the producer’s number of livestock sold between January 15 and April 15, 2020, multiplied by the payment rates per head, and the highest inventory number of livestock between April 16 and May 14, 2020, multiplied by the payment rate per head.

PRODUCER ELIGIBILITY: To be eligible for a CFAP payment, a person or legal entity must: • Complete a CFAP application form and provide any required documentation (as specified in this final rule); and • Be a producer having a share in the eligible commodity between January 15, 2020, and April 15, 2020, or April 16, 2020, through May 14, 2020.

PAYMENT LIMITS: CFAP payments are subject to a per person and legal entity payment limitation of $250,000. This limitation applies to the total amount of CFAP payments made with respect to all eligible commodities. Similar to the manner in which statutory payment limitations are applied in the major commodity and disaster assistance programs administered by FSA, payments will be attributed to an individual through the direct attribution process used in those programs. The total payment amount of CFAP payments attributed to an individual will be determined by taking into account the direct and indirect ownership interests of the individual in 32 California Cattleman June 2020

all legal entities participating in CFAP. Unlike other FSA administered programs, special payment limitation rules will be applied to participants that are corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships (corporate entities). These corporate entities may receive up to $750,000 based upon the number of shareholders (not to exceed three shareholders) who are contributing substantial labor or management with respect to the operation of the corporate entity.

ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME (AGI): A person or legal entity, other than a joint venture or general partnership, is ineligible for payments if the person’s or legal entity’s average adjusted gross income (AGI), using the average of the adjusted gross incomes for the 2016, 2017 and 2018 tax years, is more than $900,000, unless at least 75 percent of that person’s or legal entity’s average AGI is derived from farming, ranching, or forestry-related activities. The AGI cap is waived for individuals who able to certify that more 75% or greater of their income is derived from agricultural production.

HOW TO APPLY: FSA will begin taking applications on Tuesday, May 26.

Producers should expect to receive payments 7-10 days after the date of submission. At this point in time, USDA Service Centers are open for business by phone appointment only.

Once the application period opens, producers should call their FSA county office to schedule an appointment. FSA has streamlined the signup process and will be working with producers by phone and using email, fax, mail and online tools like Box to accept applications.

California Cattlemen asked and President Trump listened. The Department of Justice and USDA will investigate live cattle prices.

But this fight isn’t over. We need your voice.

Join the fight for fair cattle prices!

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Planett Ranch 2,051 +/- Ac., Monterey Co., $4,500,o00 - Cattle/ Recreational SOLD

Santa Rita Ranch 1,715 +/- Ac., San Luis Obispo Co., $8,999,000 - Cattle/ Recreational SOLD

Arnerich Ranch 2,928 +/- Ac., Santa Clara Co., $4,399,000 - Cattle/Recreational

Basin Ranch 5,105 +/- Ac., Monterey Co., $8,900,000 -Cattle/Recreational

Garcia River Ranch 1,058 +/- Ac., Mendocino Co., $4,250,000 - Cattle/Recreational/Timberland

Eshom Valley Ranch 3,775 +/- Ac., Tulare Co., $8,900,000 Cattle/Recreational

Freeman Ranch 4,009.07 +/- Ac., Monterey Co., $3,799,000 - Cattle/ Recreational

Snelling Ranch 356 +/- Acres | Merced Co., $8,900,000 - Hay/ Corn SOLD

Rauch Ranch 1,245 +/- Ac., Mariposa Co., $3,650,000 - Cattle/Vineyard

Wheelbarrow Ranch 5,107 +/- Ac., Mendocino Co., $8,250,000 - Cattle/ Recreational / Timberland PENDING

Upper Van Duzen 2,690 +/- Ac., Humboldt Co., $3,375,000 - Timberland

Shiloh Road 731 +/- Ac., $7,700,000 - Orchard SOLD

MJ Home Ranch 962 +/- Ac., Lassen Co., $3,500,000 - Hay /Recreational SOLD

Winter Falls Ranch 1,500 +/- Ac., Shasta Co., $7,400,000 - Cattle /Hay

Mule Ranch 1,234.20 +/- Ac., Siskiyou Co., $2,950,000 - Hay

Dixon 546 Acres 546 +/- Ac., Solano Co., $6,900,000 - Cattle/ Hay SOLD

Knights Ferry Ranch 319.79 +/- Ac., Tuolumne Co., $2,950,000 - Cattle

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Cool Ranch 593 Acres., El Dorado County., $2,800,000 - Cattle/ Recreational

York Ranch 3,527 +/- Ac., Modoc Co., $5,900,000 - Cattle/Hay

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Heritage Ranch 2,822 +/- Ac., Tehama Co., $2,610,350 - Cattle/ Recreational

Pescadero Ocean View Ranch 185 +/- Ac., San Mateo Co., $5,000,000 - Recreational SOLD

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RANGELAND TRUST TALK

FULL CIRCLE BUFFORD RANCH IN KERN COUNTY

by GoWest Marketing for the California Rangeland Trust Ernest Bufford stands on his own land in Kern County— protected forever in partnership with California Rangeland Trust. Growing up in inner city Los Angeles, at age 12 Ernest knew he wanted to be a rancher.

“As soon as you cross that hill, you’re in another world,” he says.

“You’re stepping back in time. It’s the Wild West out here.”

Ernest has lived many lives.

He’s worked as an officer for the California Highway Patrol, an undercover investigator, a bodyguard for luminaries such as Ronald Reagan. For a period of time, he exchanged guide and patrol services for hunting rights on a large Southern California ranch.

“I was a U.S. Marshall in 2001, sitting in the judge’s chambers, telling the judge about the ranch I was guiding at,” Ernest recalls. “He was reading a newspaper and pointed to

a listing. He said, ‘Why don’t you buy your own ranch? Here’s one for sale.’

So I bought it.”

On the north side of the Walker Basin 35 miles northeast of Bakersfield and 25 miles south of Lake Isabella, that initial 330-acre parcel seemed rundown. Ernest knew it was just overgrazed. He saw clear water, hot feed and potential.

Through careful management, he brought the ranch back to life. Then he expanded.

“Working with the Rangeland Trust has been nothing but the best,” Ernest says emphatically. “They really try to help me all the time.” After putting that initial parcel under easement with the Rangeland Trust, Ernest used the easement money to save neighboring land from development. He is a man with a mission: Not simply to own land, but to protect it. The locals call it “Ernieville:” 900

acres of patchwork parcels stitched into a spread of open space, a free passageway for sensitive wildlife— Ernest Bufford’s corner of the stillwild West.

“I’m a curious person,” he says.

“I like to see everything.” At 76 years old, on his ranch Ernest is a boy again. He frequently shares his discoveries with visitors, from Los Angeles friends to his grandson’s youth football team. He knows every hidden secret, every treasure, every idiosyncrasy. He knows each of the seven different ecosystems on his property. He knows where to find the traces of an ancient Kawaisu

Ernest Bufford on his Kern County Ranch.

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Nearly 850 acres of the Bufford Ranch have been conserved through the California Rangeland Trust.

The Bufford Ranch is home to a wide range of historical artifacts including traces of an ancient Kawaisu Native American settlement to items left behind by 19th century gold miners.

Native American settlement, and the artifacts left behind by 19th century gold miners. He knows every plant and rock and tree. What he doesn’t know, he will find out.

This ranch is his legacy and his home. His new mountain neighbors have welcomed him with open arms.

Ernest said he hasn’t experienced any prejudice because of his skin color or because he is from the city.

“They don’t look at color,” he says, “None of them.

Out here, a man’s a man until he proves he’s not.” A USDA representative once told Ernest that she believes him to be the only black man running cattle on his own land in the state of California.

He has also been told he is the largest black landowner in the state.

Neither of these facts has been proven definitively, but Ernest does know he’s unique. His advice for young people, especially minority kids, is characteristically simple, straightforward and honest. “Don’t get stuck.

You don’t have to be part of a ‘group.’ You can be your own person. Buy your own property. Have your money in the dirt. Leave it better than you found it.”

Ernest loves taking his guests to an overlook of a magnificent valley view, where an ancient Native American pictograph has been painted on a massive boulder. The painting depicts two suns, one covered in black shadow; the record of an ancient eclipse. The people who walked this land thousands of years ago did not want what they saw in the sky forgotten. It’s a full circle moment between former dwellers of this land and its modern steward. Ernest carries the torch of those who came before; honoring their legacy, telling their story and protecting this land for the generations still to come.

PRITCHARD SUMNER RANCH

SHANDON, CALIFORNIA| KERN & SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY | 8,525± ACRES | $11,250,000

Pritchard-Sumner Ranch is rich with history. First homesteaded in the 1860s and held in the same family for 150 years, this 8,525±-acre ranch is a turn-key cow-calf operation running 250 head complete with homestead, cross-fencing, pastures, and troughs.

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IN MEMORY AL KALIN

Al Kalin was an incredible storyteller, but the story of his own life is the best one of all. Al Kennedy Kalin was born June 4, 1948 in Brawley. His father, Albert Kalin, came to the Imperial Valley in 1915 and pioneered what would grow to become the top agricultural commodity in the county by building the first two feedlots. Al’s mother, Louise Kennedy, was the daughter of Imperial Valley pioneers who traveled by rail on an immigrant train in 1907 from Texas.

When Al was born, Albert rode his horse through the lobby of Planters Hotel announcing the birth of his son. Al’s brother, Carson, was born 3 years later in 1951. Sadly, it was later that same year that Albert passed away, leaving Louise to manage the feedlot, the 3,000-acre farm, and the Planters Hotel as a single mother.

Beginning at a young age, Al’s mother would drive him around the ranches with her and they would look at birds and animals. By the age of 5 he was riding his own horse at the feedlot and earning money trapping gophers and shooting the pesky blackbirds with his BB gun. By age 7 he had earned enough money to buy his own shotgun which he used for dove hunting and to earn more money by shooting muskrats.

Al raised steers for 4-H, played football, worked on the farm, explored the Planters Hotel in which they lived for many years and learned about its operations. Most of his childhood summers were spent at their high desert ranch near Victorville, trout fishing in their reservoir with his nanny Ruthie Mae who taught him to fish, and irrigating alfalfa fields with a retired farmer named Fred Middaugh who became like a grandfather to Al and taught him how to see things in nature unknown and hidden to the common person.

All of these people and experiences in his early years helped influence and nurture Al’s love of the great outdoors, his respect for nature, and his vast knowledge of many aspects of agriculture and life in the Imperial Valley that would grow to expertise levels throughout his life.

Upon graduation from Brawley Union High School in 1966 Al went on to attend college at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, where he earned a degree in Farm Management and also completed advanced studies in Crop Science, Soil Science, Agricultural Engineering and Game Bird Management. During this time he also enlisted in the National Guard and spent his summers from 1971-1977 serving our nation as a grenade specialist and fixing tanks.

While still in high school, Al had started Kalin Farms with his brother Carson, and after college and his service in the military, he returned to Brawley to continue helping manage the farm as well as a drainage tile maintenance company.

Together they farmed 2,500 acres of wheat, alfalfa, carrots, dry onions and sugar beets. He also pioneered the use of a newly declassified color infrared film for use in aerial photography to spot soil and crop problems in Imperial Valley fields.

Al built a house near the Salton Sea, right in the middle of the farm, which would become the Kalin family home for the rest of his life. In 1973 he met Patti Faulk and after several years of giving her fishing advice and then courting her, they married in 1976. After their fishing hobby ran amuck, as he put it, Al and Patti started a fishing lure manufacturing company together in their home that grew so large they had to move it to a warehouse at the feedlot.

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He was well known and respected in the tournament bass fishing industry and Kalin Lures had an amazing 29-percent market penetration nationwide. In addition to farming, family, fishing and fun, Al dedicated much of his time to serving his community.

He was a Westmorland Community 4-H leader for 10 years, a trustee for the Westmorland Union Elementary School District for 30 years and a director on the Imperial County Farm Bureau board for almost 20 years. As a farmer, environmentalist and foremost expert on the Salton Sea, he has served on countless advisory committees for the Imperial Irrigation District, the State Dept. of Water Resources, UC Desert Research and Extension Center, Desert Wildlife Unlimited, Salton Sea Bird Festival, New River Task Force and more, tackling issues such as water conservation, restoration of the Salton Sea, water quality and others.

He was the go-to person for information, interviews meetings and educational tours of the Salton Sea and the IV agriculture industry for dignitaries, documentarians, journalists, birdwatchers and others.

Al was the recipient of several prestigious awards including the 2004 Governor’s Environmental & Economic Leadership Award, the 2006 Environmental Protection Agencys Environmental Award for Outstanding Achievement (both for the farm water quality program he co-developed), and in 2013 he was named Farmer of the Year by the local Farm Bureau. From 2001 to 2007 he had his own weekly column in the Imperial Valley Press called Outdoor Tales in which he shared enlightening and humorous stories about his life in the Imperial Valley and the Great Outdoors.

His stories were so loved by his readers that he was encouraged to put them in the form of a book, which he finally published in 2017. He dedicated it to the love of his life, Patti.

Copies of the book Outdoor Tales are sold at the Simply@ Home store on Main Street in El Centro.

Al’s intelligence and vast array of experience led him to be known as an expert on countless topics like the ones already mentioned, as well as lapidary arts, owls, roses, photography and pretty much anything he put his mind to. His quick wit and engaging descriptions while telling stories could make you feel like you were right there and also have you laughing hysterically.

As remarkable as he was, it was his gentle spirit, quiet nature, willingness to help and teach others and his down to earth personality that made him a dear friend to people of all walks of life. Above all, Al was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He had a unique relationship with each of his three children: Linda Morse (Sidney); Michael Kalin (Brandi); and Kristin Kalin, as well as his four grandchildren: Austin Morse, Destiny Kalin, Branden Kalin and Kalin Morse.

Patti was by Al’s side when he passed away from cancer at the age of 71. At the sunset of his life, when asked what he enjoyed the most, he answered simply and thoughtfully, spending time with my family and admiring a beautiful sunset.

Al will be missed deeply by his family, friends, colleagues, and all those whose lives he touched. He was preceded in death by his mother, Louise Willey and father, Albert Kalin and step-father, Jimmy Willey. He is survived by his wife, children, grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews. A celebration of his life will be held at a later time.

David Goss

the Plumas/Sierra Joint Unified School District.

He was 4-H member and leader and an honorary member On Monday April 20, David of the FFA and a huge supporter. He was a Commissioner Harvey Goss passed away peacefully and member of the Sierra Valley Volunteer Fire Department. at his home on the Pitchfork Cattle A 1958 graduate of Loyalton High he attended Fresno Company Ranch in Vinton from renal State College for two years. Then came home to help his cancer. father run the ranch.

Dave was born April 13, 1940 in Dave married Doris Jean Johnson Sept. 9, 1961. They Alturas to Joseph and Esther Goss. celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary at the ranch with They moved to Loyalton for a short time then moved to the 102 Ranch outside of Sparks, Nev., in 1945. While at the family and friends September 2011.

Dave was proceeded in death by his parents Joe and 102 Dave started school in Wadsworth, Nev. They moved Esther Goss and daughter-in-law Laurie Goss. He is survived back to the Sierra Valley in 1948 where he attended Summit by his wife Doris Jean Goss and a brother and sister-in-law Elementary School and then Loyalton High School. They lived at several ranches before settling at the current ranch in Joseph and Nancy Goss and three sons, George Lawrence Vinton. Dave was involved in many community associations. and Buffy Goss, and Jere and Bea Goss.

Seven grandchildren, Cody Goss, Heidi Mickelson, He received his 50-year pin from the Masonic Lodge and Maddie Goss, Kelsy Goss, Kallie Woo, Jericho Goss and the grange. Was a past president of the farm bureau, the Tyler Goss; niece Erin Peters; one great nephew and five grange and the local cattlemen’s sssociation, past president great grandchildren. and active member of the Sierra Valley Roping Club (he Dave celebrated his 80th birthday on Easter Sunday with helped build the present rodeo grounds), past president many of his family members at his side. of the Western Nevada Cutting Horse Association, was a In lieu of flowers the family is asking that donations Plumas/Sierra County Fair Director for many years as well as can be made to the following organizations in Dave’s a school board member. name: Loyalton FFA, Sierra Valley 4-H or Sierra Valley Dave participated in the Draft Horse Classic held every CattleWomen Youth Scholarship Fund. Memorial services to year in Grass Valley from 2000 to 2017 and would give hay be determined at a later date. rides to the kids at the Annual Farm Days at the ranch for

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Kash Kester

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Lee Nobmann, owner Morgon Patrick, managing partner 8520 5th Ave E., Montague CA 96064

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VINTAGE ANGUS RANCH “Carcass Maker” Bull Sale Data Preview PRODUCING SIRES WITH “MULTI-TRAIT” EXCELLENCE

12 noon • September 3, 2020 • La Grange, CA Tattoo 8586

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Blackstone

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9198 19384295 Power Play Breed RBreed Ranking 9% or Better tter 9225 19386906 Blackstone Breed Ri Breed Ranking 9% or Better ng

9228

19384304

Power Play

6

2.8

90 1

1

8

1.4

74

135

5

3

10

1

71

133

4

2.1

82

144

1

1

6

-0.3

69

134

9

1.5

89

147

1

1

3

2.2

74

137

5

3

6

2.4

88

150

1

1

7

1.9

95

164

1

1

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9235

19387635

Stonewall

Br 9 Breed Ranking 9% or Better% or

9243

19384309

Power Play

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9277

19387634

Stonewall

19411867

Stonewall

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9297

19411843

Jet Black

19411869

Stonewall

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9364

19408661

Heritage

Breed Ranking 9% or Better 9379

19408666

Power Play

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

1.44

40 1

1

3

0.47

25

60

1.15

1

1

1.46

28

64

1.07

85

0.81

78

200

301

1

2

0.66

19

61

0.7

1.28

75

196

313

1

1

0.67

33

66

1.09

0.75

73

209

314

1

1

0.73

28

74

1.02

0.77

96

201

322

1

1

1

0.39

36

68

0.98

0.79

82

209

319

3

3

4

1

1

1.55

29

71

0.8

1.05

94

192

313

3

1

1

1

1.28

28

76

0.63

0.96

101

183

306

1

3

1

4 4 1

4

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9302

1

4

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9288

1

3 1

2 1

V A R Power Play 7018 • 67 sons sell

1

2.1

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9166

1

$C 284

6

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9153

1 4

Breed Ranking 9% or Better

9111

$B 181

V A R Signal 7244 • 17 sons sell

V A R Legend 5019 • 14 sons sell

Baldridge Colonel • 25 sons sell

NUMBER OF BULLS

VAR will offer the largest volume of high quality bulls on the West Coast. Whether you buy one bull or a truck load, the quality runs deep.

60

2019 VINTAGE ANGUS CARCASS MAKER BULL SALE

SELLING 200+ BULLS IN 2020!

50 40

Bar R Jet Black • 26 sons sell

30 20 10 0

JIM COLEMAN, OWNER DOUG WORTHINGTON, MANAGER $2K $3K $4K $5K $6K $7K $8K $9K $10K more BRAD WORTHINGTON, OPERATIONS 2702 SCENIC BEND, MODESTO, CA 95355 PRICE DISTRIBUTION (209) 521-0537 WWW.VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM OFFICE@VINTAGEANGUSRANCH.COM

Our large volume ensures a high quality bull at a commercial price!

Jindra Stonewall • 30 sons sell