April/May 2015 Line Rider

Official Publication

April/May 2015

Foundation Issue

– Creating a Lasting Legacy – 2015 ICA Convention Schedule – ICA and University of Idaho Partnerships – Fighting Hunger Through Ranching ICA Line Rider, April/May 2015

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F E AT U R E S 5 2015 Idaho Cattle Association Convention and Trade Show Schedule

We’re commemorating 100 years of feeding the future this summer. You won’t want to miss this grand centennial celebration!

11 Creating a Lasting Legacy 28

The Idaho Cattle Foundation works to preserve the cattle industry in Idaho through an endowment fund. Explore the many options for giving to ensure the prosperity of future generations.

28 Fighting Hunger Through Ranching

Holy Cow Ranches leverages donations and the unique nature of raising cattle to create a supply of beef year after year for those facing hunger or hardship.

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UI Beef Extension Specialist John B. Hall discusses the way the state’s land grant university and the Association work together to benefit cattle producers.

40 Meet Your ICA Board of Directors

Find out more about those serving in ICA leadership roles this year.

NEWS 22 Student Cattle Organizations Helping the Next Generation 31 Kemin Industries Gives Back to Idaho’s Beef-Producing Families 50 Join Us in the Fight to Preserve the West

MONTHLY COLUMNS ABOUT THIS ISSUE Introducing our newest issue, a combined April/May magazine featuring the Idaho Cattle Foundation, which works to create a lasting cattle industry legacy. You will also find industry updates, features on how ranchers are making a difference for the hungry in Idaho, and profiles of our current board of directors. Staff and officer “Next Generation” updates show how your photo by Karen Williams membership dollars are put to good use every day. Once you’re finished with this issue, pass it on to your neighbor or friend, and encourage them to join.

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President’s Perspective.......................................................................................... 6 Executive Message................................................................................................. 8 Idaho Cattle Foundation ................................................................................... 10 Natural Resources................................................................................................ 12 Feeder Focus........................................................................................................ 14 Membership Memo............................................................................................. 16 Cow-Calf Council............................................................................................... 18 Through the Years................................................................................................ 19 Purebred Council................................................................................................ 20 Idaho CattleWomen Council............................................................................. 22 Feeder Council..................................................................................................... 24 Allied Industry..................................................................................................... 26 Idaho Beef Checkoff News................................................................................. 30 Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission......................................................... 32 Beef Counts.......................................................................................................... 34 NewsMakers......................................................................................................... 35 Breeder & Service Guide...............................................................................52-53 “Like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/IdahoCattleAssociation ICA Line Rider, April/May 2015

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the constitution and by-laws of an Idaho livestock organization were drawn up in a little meeting in Mackay, and with that the start of the United Cattle and Horse Growers Association of Idaho was born. A few decades later the name was changed to the Idaho Cattlemen’s Association.

Today that tiny organization, that only had one paying member, has grown into the Idaho Cattle Association, which has united more than one thousand members throughout the state.

This July we have the opportunity to come together as feeders, ranchers, and industry supporters to celebrate what that little band of producers did one century ago. We will be celebrating a monumental milestone for the association, but even more than that, we will be celebrating you. We

Celebrate the tenacity and determination, endurance and perseverance that have kept this industry viable. We celebrate the heritage we have of early mornings and late nights and hard work in between. We celebrate an industry our state, region, and country were built on and could not survive without.

We invite you to join us in Boise, July 14-18. This is your chance to commemorate a once-in-a-lifetime achievement. This is an opportunity to see old friends and make new ones. It is a week to learn from industry experts and social trendsetters.

Join Us for the annual J.R. Simplot Memorial Golf Tournament, the Boise Bolo-tie Blowout, and the Great Steak Gala. We have put together informative sessions on beneficial topics and a full trade show for an event unmatched in previous years.

This year we mark one hundred years feeding the future. This year we honor the men and women who put beef on dinner tables around the world. We could not have come this far without you; let’s celebrate together.

Governor C. L. "Butch" Otter has been serving as Idaho’s governor since 2007. During his time in office, Gov. Otter has exemplified his commitment to the cattle industry; constantly going to bat for Idaho’s cattle producers. Gov. Otter and the First Lady live on their ranch near Star.

Mike Schlappi inspires real people with real problems to respond to their circumstances with a new approach.

Mike is a Hall of Fame athlete, Paralympic gold medalist, and world champion, and will leave you with workable strategies, tools, and mindsets to enrich your operation.

J. Tom Brink loves to talk about the economics of the industry.

Tom is the former President and COO of J & F Oklahoman Holdings, Inc., the cattle ownership arm of JBS Five Rivers owning the majority of cattle fed in Five Rivers feedyards.

Tom is the founder of Top Dollar Angus.

Brooks Dame started his company, Proof Eyewear, in his garage in 2011 and grew the business from a laptop and a few pairs of sunglasses to what it is today. Just four years later, Proof Eyewear is an international success with retail outlets in more than 20 countries and celebrity customers that include Beyoncé and Karl Malone.

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The Greatest Business in the World is a Community Effort

by Carl Lufkin, ICA President

ICA Board of Directors President Carl Lufkin............................... (Leadore) 208-768-2480 President-Elect Laurie Lickley..........................(Jerome) 208-420-7974 Vice President Jerald Raymond.........................(Menan) 208-317-8777 Immediate Past President Jared Brackett......................... (Rogerson) 208-731-0776 Cattlewomen Council Chair Robin Lufkin............................ (Leadore) 208-768-2480

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hose of you that have read my articles before know they are not a lot of heavy reading; there’s not a lot of statistics or policy. Hopefully they are light reading with a little bit of philosophy and wisdom. And hopefully this one will not disappoint.

In July we are going to celebrate 100 years of the Idaho Cattle Association (ICA).

We are not only going to be celebrating a century of ICA that week, we are going to be celebrating our industry. We have the honor of being involved in an industry that is the backbone of the West. Our industry is a big part of our culture and our lifestyle in this state. Our lifestyle in this industry is one that brings me a sense of happiness, gratification and satisfaction that is not for sale at any price. Yes, I don’t think there is a store in the world that can sell those intrinsic benefits at any price.

The cattle industry has contributed so much history in our country. From Teddy Roosevelt’s Rough Riders to Wyatt Earp and Joseph McCoy, this industry has shaped the landscape of America and is a cornerstone of our culture and society. What little boy didn’t pick up a stick and pretend to chase bandits and outlaws or drive cattle over mountains and across prairies?

More than just our culture, the cattle industry is a driving force of the economy in Idaho, in the West, and across the United States. In Idaho, this industry is the secondlargest revenue contributor to the state’s economy. Last year alone, the cattle industry generated $2.47 billion to Idaho’s economy!

During the last 100 years, our organization has evolved and changed so much. In the old days we were three organizations—Idaho Cattlemen’s, Idaho Cattle Feeders and CowBelles. Today we have one, unified association with a strong voice in the statehouse and the courthouse. Now we are one joint organization that has evolved and changed to be able to represent all segments of our industry.

The cattle business has also changed so much during 100 years. I was raised in eastern Idaho on a farm where we raised potatoes, had a feedlot, dairy cows and beef cows. I think a lot of outfits were diversified in those days as a matter of survival. We did things a little differently back then. I remember sharing equipment at harvest time; neighbors helping neighbors in a community effort. I put up more hay now in one day than we did all summer when I was a kid. I remember a pretty good calf weighing four hundred pounds and bringing 25-30 cents per pound. We now raise calves weighing more than 700 pounds, and they sell for more than two dollars per pound. I remember bred cows bringing $200 to $300 per head; cows now bring $2,000–3,000 a head.

Things have changed a lot in my lifetime. The one thing that has remained constant is our love for this industry. I think the Happy Meter runs pretty high if you are fortunate enough to be involved in this business. I don’t think people are any happier with $3,000 cows than they were with $300 cows. I think we are all happy to be in this business and to be able to make a living. So in July let’s all join together and celebrate 100 years of the Idaho Cattle Association. We have a great slate of events planned, and I promise you if you will take the time to come join us you will have a good time.

But more importantly, let’s get together as friends and neighbors and celebrate our industry, our heritage our legacy. Let’s celebrate feeding the future. Let’s celebrate the opportunity of being in the greatest business in the world.

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Cow-Calf Council Chair Scott Kesl...................................(Tendoy) 208-940-0098 Feeder Council Chair Aron Bennett.................... (Grand View) 208-850-2363 Purebred Council Chair Tucker Shaw............................ (Caldwell) 208-445-1678 Treasurer Matt Duckett........................... (Caldwell) 208-230-5650 District 1 Brad Higgins......................(Cottonwood) 208-507-0989 Linda Rider.................... (Coeur d’Alene) 208-667-3373 District 2 Ramona Ridley....................... (Caldwell) 208-455-4868 Ron Ford..............................(Cambridge) 208-550-0666 District 3 Kurt Mason.............................(Kimberly) 208-731-2691 Dawn Anderson...................... (Gooding) 208-280-1505 District 4 Scott Rigby............................... (Rexburg) 208-356-6808 Jay Smith...................................(Carmen) 208-940-1020 District 5 Ken Eliason............................ (Holbrook) 208-698-3341 Tim Willie................................... (Malad) 208-766-3327 Allied Industry Representative Kelton Spain.................. (New Plymouth) 208-859-8798 CattleWomen Board Representative Megan Satterwhite................. (Rogerson) 208-420-6795 Directors at Large Marshall Jensen.............................(Boise) 208-243-0727 Marty Gill................................... (Parma) 208-890-3805

Committee Leaders

CALF–Chair: Jerald Raymond; Vice Chair: Norm Wallis; Board: Marty Gill, Ken Eliason, Ramona Ridley, Linda Rider, Dawn Anderson, Scott Rigby CATTLE PAC–Chair: Laurie Lickley; Board: Brad Higgins, Kurt Mason, Matt Duckett, Scott Rigby, Tim Willie MEMBERSHIP–Chair: Jerald Raymond; Committee: Brad Higgins, Marty Gill, Scott Rigby, Ramona Ridley, Megan Satterwhite, Dawn Anderson, Tim Willie, Marshall Jensen FEDERAL & STATE LANDS–Chair: Darcy Helmick Committee: Kurt Mason, Ken Eliason, Matt Duckett, Linda Rider, Jay Smith PRIVATE LANDS & ENVIRONMENT–Chair: Norm Wallis; Committee: Brad Higgins, Kurt Mason, Ron Ford, Jay Smith, Tim Willie WILDLIFE–Chair: Richard Savage; Committee: Aron Bennett, Marty Gill, Megan Satterwhite, Linda Rider, Tucker Shaw, Dawn Anderson, Jay Smith, Tim Willie RESOLUTIONS–Chair: Carl Lufkin; Vice Chair: Laurie Lickley MARKETING–Chair: John Nalivka CATTLE HEALTH & WELL-BEING–Chair: Scott Holt Outreach & Education Subcommittee: John Hall

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hotel acommodations The Centennial Celebration takes place at The Riverside Hotel, near downtown Boise, Idaho. For more information on hotel ammenities and to book your stay, please call 208.343.1871.

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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE

Let’s Stick Together

by Wyatt Prescott Executive Vice President

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must confess that I have a guilty pleasure. Bonanza. What a show! Some may say that I have an old soul, what with my favorite television series being the timeless ranch drama. Bonanza tells the story of good human nature, the difference between right and wrong, and the responsibilities in life we must take ownership of. I don’t just love the show for the fantasy of the multi-township cattle spread, although that helps. I think I truly believe that if society watched a little more Bonanza and a lot less of Snooki or the Kardashians, then the world may be in a better place. Dated as Bonanza is, every episode still seems timely and relevant. Just the other day I was reminded of this as I watched an episode while eating my lunch.

For some reason, on this episode, all the ranchers ran out of salt at the same time.

They came to a town, which was about a two-day ride from the Ponderosa, to buy salt, but when they got there they found the owner of the salt quarry had died and left it to his niece from back east. Furthermore, the salt quarry had run dry, which left the salt supply at only 60 percent of what the ranchers had used the previous year. Being from the East, the niece, and new owner of the salt quarry, didn’t know anything about cattle. She only knew that she was going to get as much out of the ranchers’ pockets as she could (I told you these episodes are still relevant). Once all of the ranchers arrived at the quarry, she gathered them up at the saloon to tell them what the price of salt was going to be—10 times the previous year for only 60 percent of the suppy they needed.

Upon hearing the price, the ranchers were in an uproar. There was one other wealthy rancher in the crowd besides the Cartrights, a man by the name of Talbert. Talbert asked Ben Cartright, the family patriarch, if he was going to meet the asking price.

Ben explained to Talbert, in no uncertain terms, that he was not. Ben explained that if he and Talbert met the exorbitant price, they would set the price for all the other ranchers. He continued to explain that if he or Talbert lost every head of cattle they had they would still survive, but none of the other ranchers could afford to buy the salt at her asking price. Ben went on to say that if the ranchers stick together, then she would be forced to lower the price of the salt. Then Talbert said something that caught my attention, “Stick together, huh? These cattlemen will never stick together! Oh no, I learned a long time ago that it’s every man for himself.”

Sadly, that sentiment still rings true with some cattlemen today. We’re such an independent bunch who built what we have on our own terms, with our own hands, in competition with many of our industry colleagues, that the notion of sticking together makes us uneasy. However, the Idaho Cattle Association is also here to testify that sticking together is perhaps the only thing that has kept Idaho’s cattle industry as strong as it is. For more than 100 years now, a group of cattlemen have stuck together to have a strong voice in the statehouse, courthouse and White House.

If we can continue to stick together, future generations can continue to operate. So I encourage you all to join us in celebrating ICA’s ability to stick together for the past 100 years to feed the future. This July 14 -18 cattlemen and women from all over Idaho will come together in Boise to celebrate ICA’s centennial. I would like to personally invite each of you to join us. I encourage you to be there. There is strength in numbers, and if we try to be a little more like the Cartwrights and a little less like Talbert, imagine how much good we could do. I

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April/May 2015 Foundation Issue

The Line Rider is the official magazine of the Idaho Cattle Association. It is published 11 times/year, in January, February, March, April/May, June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

ICA Office

2120 Airport Way, P.O. Box 15397 Boise, ID 83715 Phone: 208-343-1615 info@idahocattle.org www.idahocattle.org www.facebook.com/IdahoCattleAssociation www.twitter.com/IdahoCattle www.instagram.com/idcattle Executive Vice President Wyatt Prescott, wyatt@idahocattle.org Communications Director & Feeder Coordinator Britany Hurst, britany@idahocattle.org Membership and Production Manager Dawn Schooley, dawn@idahocattle.org Administrative Assistant Michelle Johnson, michelle@idahocattle.org Policy Director Karen Williams, karen@idahocattle.org 208-866-6438 Publisher/Editor Maggie Malson, maggiejomalson@mac.com 3100 Elmore Road Parma, ID 83660 208-674-1283 •208-739-2265 Advertising Sales JoAnn Behrends 208-989-5022 cell joannbehrends@gmail.com Jan Ford 800-693-8048 jford17879@aol.com Member Advertising Rates 4-color: Back cover $785; IFC: $775; IBC: $759; 4-color: 1 page $455; 2/3 page $399; 1/2 page $309; 1/3 page $235; 1/4 page $175; 1/8 page $129; Insert $525 B/W: 1 page $355; 2/3 page $299; 1/2 page $235; 1/3 page $185; 1/4 page $125; 1/8 page $79; Breeders’ or Service Guide $720Color $567-BW (9 issues) Rates apply to ICA members only. Nonmembers and national rates available upon request. Ad deadline is first of the month preceding publication.

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Friday Speakers Glen Klippenstein was the founder and operator of Glenkirk Farms for 27 years, showing and selling seed stock in 50 states and 22 countries. Glen served as Director of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, and was appointed by President George W. Bush to serve on the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation Board.

Brian Klippenstein has worked in the cattle business from Canada to Argentina. After earning his degree in Business, Economics, and Public Policy from George Washington University Brian spent 26 years on Capitol Hill. He is currently the Executive Director of Protect the Harvest.

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IDAHO CATTLE FOUNDATION

A Promise for the Future

by Jim Little ICF President

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he Idaho Cattle Foundation is alive and well, growing and working. Established in 2009, the Foundation was set up as an endowment fund to support the workings of the Idaho Cattle Association. It has grown in assets to more than $100,000 and has begun to take part in the charitable efforts of ICA. The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) IRS tax-exempt organization designed exclusively for the support and promotion of the livestock industry in the state of Idaho through research and education. It is managed by a board of directors of past presidents of the Idaho Cattle Association.

Just as universities, schools, churches and non-profit organizations realized years ago that the creation of a well-funded and active endowment would be necessary to ensure their financial security (many of you are probably already contributing to one or more of these endowment funds), ICA has taken a similar step. This Foundation (endowment) holds the same promise for the future stability of the ICA as it moves into its second century. But the Foundation needs to grow! Greater funding is urgently needed, and it both needs and deserves everyone’s participation. Financial contributions to the Foundation are kept in perpetuity and the income generated from them is used to assist in the charitable activities of the Idaho Cattle Association.

Everyone can become a Foundation member. Please review the giving levels printed in this magazine and become a proud member of the Foundation. These tax deductible gifts can be paid over several years or, if a smaller amount is preferred, it will be gratefully accepted. All donors will be recognized in an issue of the Line Rider magazine.

By joining with the dozens of your fellow Idaho Cattle Association members who have already contributed, we can continue to build the Foundation and provide support and promotion of Idaho’s cattle industry.

On behalf of the ICF Board of Directors, I encourage all livestock families and supporters to come on board and help the Foundation grow. We especially would encourage our members to consider using the Foundation for their charitable giving plans in their estate planning through inclusion of the Foundation in their wills or family trusts.

Administering the distribution of unclaimed livestock funds Working with the Idaho State Brand Department and the Idaho State Department of Education, the Idaho Cattle Foundation has been empowered by state statute to recommend the annual distribution of the Unclaimed Livestock Funds collected by the state brand department. Previously the funds from unclaimed livestock were deposited into the Department of Education’s general fund for distribution. However, in 2012, a bill was signed into law by Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter offering the Idaho Cattle Foundation the opportunity to recommend how these funds are allocated.

This opportunity allows these monies, generated from livestock, to be used to further the livestock industry through research and education. The recommendations for distribution of Unclaimed Livestock Funds are determined by a committee of officers of the Idaho Cattle Foundation. Applications for recommendation are received each year from public and private secondary education and higher education institutions. During the past two years of this program, the state of Idaho has allocated more than $75,000 of funding based on the recommendations of the Idaho Cattle Foundation to the Hunt Family Beef Cattle Education and Research Endowment under the direction of the University of Idaho, Brigham Young University-Idaho, and Burley High School. I

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Board of Directors President Jim Little....................... (Emmett) - 208-365-2220 Vice President DuWayne Skaar....... (Lewisville) - 208-754-4534 Treasurer Judy Hinman................ (Emmett) - 208-365-4022 Secretary Wyatt Prescott....................(Boise) 208-343-1615 Consultant Darl Gleed.....................(Malad) - 208-766-2727 The Idaho Cattle Foundation was established by the Idaho Cattle Association in 2009.

Since that time the foundation has received contributions from many supporters and friends of the Idaho cattle industry. The foundation is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific, literary, and educational purposes to improve the practices within the beef industry in Idaho.

Educating Idaho cattle producers about sound environmental stewardship practices, and educating the public about the beef industry’s stewardship of the environment, and our industry’s important role in providing a healthy, nutritious food source to the citizens of the world promotes our industry’s important impact on Idaho’s economy.

The Idaho Cattle Foundation is qualified by the Internal Revenue Service as a 501(c)(3) taxexempt organization. This qualification enables qualified donors to receive tax benefits for their contributions. The Idaho Cattle Foundation is managed by an independent Board of Directors, and all contributions made to the Foundation will remain a permanent part of the trust.

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Creating a Lasting Legacy

“ Riding for the Brand ” Legacy Club

The Founders’ Circle

This includes a qualifying gift of $1,250 or more in cash or marketable securities to the Idaho Cattle Legacy Foundation.

“Riding for the Brand” is the cowboy’s way of declaring loyalty and full commitment to a cause greater than himself. It means his full effort, energy and devotion are focused on the single task of living up to the faith, confidence and trust others have placed in him.

The “Riding For the Brand” Legacy Club membership is intended to be within the financial reach of every loyal supporter of the Idaho Cattle Association.

Each donor will receive a handsome, reduced-size replica, of the actual Idaho Cattle Association branding iron, mounted attractively on a wooden base with the donor’s name inscribed declaring him or her a member of the “Riding For the Brand” Legacy Club.

Method of Contribution: Immediate payment or pledges payable within three years.

This includes a qualifying gift of $10,000 or more outright or in a five-year pledge to the Idaho Cattle Legacy Foundation This circle of givers honor those true heroes of the American West, Idaho in particular, who generations ago established ranches and homesteads in our mountains, valleys and plains, or worked to establish places of business to support those pioneers. They left behind a legacy defined by a code of ethics, hard work and an industry that lives on today and gives promise to a strong and thriving future for the way of life we love.

Each donor will receive a handsome Founders’ Circle wall plaque with their name inscribed declaring they are a member of the Founders’ Circle.

Bronze Member Silver Member $10,000 $25,000 Method of Contributing: Immediate payment in full or pledge payable within five years.

This includes a qualifying gift of $2,500 or more in cash or marketable securities to the Idaho Cattle Legacy Foundation.

The Idaho Cattlemen’s Association was originally founded in 1915 as the United Cattle and Horse Growers Association of Idaho.

This early-time organization founded by visionary pioneers of the beef industry set the standard and foundation for today’s dynamic, grassroots, producer-driven association.

Each donor will receive a handsome 1915 Society wall plaque with their name inscribed declaring they are a member of the 1915 Society.

Method of Contributing: Immediate payment in full or pledge payable within three years.

This includes a qualifying gift of $50,000 or more outright or in a five-year pledge, or in the form of a deferred gift to the Idaho Cattle Legacy Foundation.

The Heritage Circle reflects the desire and determination of donors to keep alive the promise of a bright future for generations of cattle families in Idaho. Participation at the Heritage Circle level of giving is an eloquent way to help protect the heritage of the livestock industry of Idaho.

Each donor will receive a handsome Heritage Circle wall plaque with their name inscribed declaring they are a member of the Heritage Circle.

Method of Contributing: Immediate payment in full or pledge payable within five years.

The 1915 Society

The 1984 Society

A qualifying gift of $5,000 or more in cash or marketable securities to the Idaho Cattle Legacy Foundation This Society honors that special date of Jan. 1, 1984 ,when the Idaho Cattle Feeders Association and the Idaho Cattlemen’s Association joined together to form the Idaho Cattle Association.

Each donor will receive a handsome 1984 Society wall plaque with their name inscribed declaring they are a member of the 1984 Society.

Method of contribution: Immediate payment or pledges payable within three years.

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NATURAL RESOURCES

Appreciating the Past to Protect the Future

by Karen Williams, Natural Resources Policy Director

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rom the beginning, the efforts of the Idaho Cattle Association sound stewardship of Idaho’s rangelands. And yet, ICA persists in (ICA) have been focused on rangeland conservation. At the pursuing “the conservation of the range of this state.” first annual convention of the United Cattle and Horse Grower’s It should not be hard to understand—though it clearly is for Association of Idaho in 1916, Clay Vance, first president of the those who are removed from the land—that the continued presence association said, “While this association has for its purpose many of cattle on the rangelands preserves the values which Idahoans and other features, yet I consider the conservation of the range of this the American public still hold dear. Because we still have grazing on state one of the biggest objects we have to accomplish and one that federal, state and private ground within our beautiful state, we also will mean much to Idaho’s future wealth and standing.” have unbroken landscapes, open spaces, and an abundance of flora These words, spoken nearly 100 years ago, remain as true and fauna. today as they did at the turn of the 19th century. How prophetic Recently, the ICA board, committee leadership and staff spent and visionary our first president was. Land use methods have many hours in meetings with top federal agency leaders and elected changed during this broad expanse of time, as scientific research officials on a trip to Washington, D.C. The major focus was to and on-the-ground knowledge has evolved, but this industry’s reinforce the positive impact continued livestock grazing has on roots in stewardship of land and animals are deeply set. The sound federal rangelands and the conservation of land and species. management of Idaho’s rangeland and its conservation by the The key issues ICA must remain focused on in order to ensure ranches who both live on and care for the land has enabled the conservation of the range and viability of our industry are many and vibrancy of our cattle industry and will ensure its existence long into are varied, ranging from endangered species listings to catastrophic the future. I have had the great privilege of helping carry on this wildfires. Communication will prove to be a vital component work for the association for in the future, enabling the viability of our many years, and feel a sense “...yet I consider the conservation of industry. Not only is it becoming more and of pride in continuing the the range of this state one of the biggest more important to tell our story to the unaware work that our association’s objects we have to accomplish and one consuming public, but we also need to open forbearers envisioned. the lines of communication with those who that will mean much to Idaho’s future The list of issues that may, in the past, have been considered to be have threatened the viability wealth and standing.” our opponents. ICA and the ranchers of Idaho ­ — Clay Vance have engaged in a new era of collaboration. Our of ranching through the past century is extensive. industry in Idaho is receiving well-deserved Thankfully, some problems, such as disease without available accolades from the top tiers of government for the creation of vaccination, are largely a thing of the past. Other threats, such as Rangeland Fire Protection Associations (RFPAs) across the firewolf predation, have come and gone—then came back again as prone areas of the state. Recognition aside, the collaboration of the country’s values and politics shifted. Currently the chief and ranchers with federal and state agencies to take on fire training and over-arching concerns for our industry, and our ability to provide apply that training on the ground in the initial attack of wildfire is stewardship over the range, were probably virtually non-existent at as tangible a benefit to the rangeland as there is. The collaborative the time of ICA’s creation. With the country entangled in a horrific work of ranchers across the state in species conservation, such as world war, one can’t imagine that anyone in 1915 America would sage grouse local working groups and participation on the state’s have breathed a word of complaint about an agricultural product sage grouse task force, has not only positioned the state to better that provided much-needed sustenance to a hungry population, or operate under federal requirements, but has also exhibited our formed an organization whose sole mission was to eliminate that industry’s innate desire to do what is best for the range. product from the land? Further, the government bureaucracies While remaining grounded in a proud history of tradition, the whose overgrowth has frequently served to inhibit common-sense ability of our industry to continue to survive and thrive is a direct land management had not even been conceived at that time. result of our tenacity and adaptability. If we continue to proudly The comparative abundance we currently enjoy, and the defend our right and privilege to raise cattle on Idaho’s rangelands, fulfillment of any want at the push of a button, are certainly while proving our ability to adjust to an ever-evolving world of blessings in most ways. However, these same conveniences have public perception and policy, ICA and Idaho’s cattle industry will also removed from our collective consciousness the appreciation remain strong for another century and beyond. I of the continual supply of our needs by America’s producers. This disconnect has created the situation we face today in which rules, regulation and litigation prevent the optimal management and

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Other Gifts Options

Contributions at any of the giving levels at or above the “Riding For the Brand” Legacy Club level, will receive the “Riding For the Brand” reduced size replica of the ICA brand mounted on a wooden base with the donor’s name inscribed.

Contributions to the Idaho Cattle Foundation will remain a permanent part of the trust, with only investment earnings used to support the charitable purposes of the Foundation. All funds will be managed pursuant to the guidelines found in the Chapter 50 Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. For the “Riding For the Brand” Legacy Club, only one name may be listed on the recognition piece for the minimum gift. A membership in the name of “Mr. and Mrs....,” for example, would require a $2,500 minimum gift.

Memorials

Looking for a unique way to recognize special occasions?

Consider a memorial gift to the Idaho Cattle Foundation...

The donor will receive an acknowledgement and the person or family will be notified of your thoughtful memorial gift.

Consider donating to honor or remember the following: birthdays, anniversaries, deaths, graduations, rodeo or contest winnings, career achievements or other occasions.

Historical photos courtesy of The Idaho Historical Society

The Founders Circle Idaho Cattle Association Agri Beef Co. The 1984 Society Kent Mann, M/M Feedlot Bud Purdy, Picabo Livestock Jim Little, V Dot Cattle Co. Simplot Land & Livestock The 1915 Society Judy Hinman Stephen & Lyndella Bauchman Louis & Delores Skaar Guy Colyer Richard & Mitzi Savage Jared & Tay Brackett Lee & Nicole Bradshaw Bruce & Ann Mulkey Brackett Livestock

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What May Be Given

Gifts to the Foundation are typically made with the following: Cash or cash equivalents Stock/bonds/marketable securities Mutual fund/retirement plan designations Will codicils Trusts Real estate (without mortgages or liens) Tangible personal property: stamps/coins, collectibles, etc.

Life insurance policies or proceeds Oil and gas royalties Other marketable assets (upon approval of the Foundation board) Information about any of these gift options is available from the Foundation.

Tax Deductibility of Gifts

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FEEDER FOCUS

Who’s Invited to Your Barbeque?

by Britany Hurst, Feeder Coordinator

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uring Memorial Day weekend in backyards across America, grills are wiped off and fired up for the inaugural burger of the summer. Of course, with such a warm winter behind us, the sizzle of steaks and smell of charcoal briquettes has been present in my neighborhood since February. The smell of someone cooking beef on their grill instantly takes me to summer; flip flops, baseball, long sunny days, and a juicy hamburger complete with mustard, dill pickles, lettuce and tomatoes, but hold the onion. Unfortunately, those days are in jeopardy by two different federal agencies who seem to have crashed the garden party.

Last August, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a $15,000 grant to the University of California - Riverside (UCR) to “perform research and develop preventative technology that will reduce fine particulate emissions (PM2.5) from residential barbecues.” The research period closes this August, and the technology UCR has come up with is a complex, multilevel air filtration system. The design intends to limit the amount of grease volatilized by way of direct contact with open flame, then treat and filter particulate matter during the cooking process.

According to EPA’s grant, Technology for the Reduction of Particulate Matter Emissions for Residential Propane BBQs, EPA expects “to limit the overall air pollution PM emissions from barbecuing and to alleviate some of the acute health hazards that a barbecue pit master can experience from inhalation.” EPA cited that personal exposure of PM2.5 will also be monitored throughout the experimentation period to determine the degree of acute exposure of particulates to the cook.

This is all part of a bigger push by EPA to bring states into compliance with stricter Clean Air Act (CAA) provisions than we have ever dealt with before. On March 10 of this year, EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy signed a proposed rule detailing a lengthy list of requirements for states to include in their state implementation plan (SIP) for meeting the PM2.5 national ambient air quality standard (NAAQS). That standard, set by EPA, allows for 12 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3); a standard set in 2012 that lowered the standard from 15µg/m3.

This tightening of the NAAQS came after the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled in favor of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in their suit

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against EPA, faulting the agency for using weaker provisions of the CAA. The court agreed with NRDC and other environmentalist groups that EPA had applied general NAAQS standards to PM2.5 instead of including them with PM10 as a coarse particulate matter.

Despite EPA’s argument that PM2.5 was a new pollutant, and therefore not subject to the coarse particulate regulation or “subpart 4” of the CAA, the court determined that as a subset of the larger PM10, PM2.5 must be subject to the tougher subpart 4 terms.

The consequence of the ruling is that EPA must now reexamine the SIP requirements for regulation of PM2.5, such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds and ammonia. Why? Because these chemicals react in the air to form PM2.5, instead of being directly emitted as particles from pollution sources. And while ammonia is part of the air pollution mix that leads to PM2.5 formation, we still lack any scientific evidence suggesting that anyone can blame ammonia— specifically ammonia produced from manure—for any adverse health conditions.

EPA’s implementation rule does, however, at least appear to offer ways for SIPs to avoid direct regulation of livestock industries as a way to reduce PM2.5. The first option requires an attainment planning analysis demonstration that control measures for a particular precursor are not needed, along with a technical demonstration showing that major stationary sources of any particular precursor do not contribute significantly to levels that exceed the PM2.5 standard.

Option two requires a single analysis demonstrating that all emissions of a particular precursor from within the area do not significantly contribute to PM2.5 levels exceeding the standard, and the third option calls for an attainment planning analysis demonstrating that control measures for all types of sources of a particular precursor are not necessary for expeditious attainment.

The proposed rule also aims to revoke EPA’s health-based annual PM2.5 NAAQS, and again EPA has suggested ways by which to achieve this goal. The first option would revoke the NAAQS “for all purposes in attainment areas for that NAAQS one year after the effective date of that designations for the 2012 primary annual PM2.5 NAAQS,” and the other option would revoke the NAAQS for all purposes in both non nonattainment and attainment areas.

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Of course both of these options have led to protracted legal battles between EPA and environmentalist groups, and history has demonstrated that in such battles EPA either kowtows to the environmentalists or the courts do.

As if that wasn’t enough, there’s the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Earlier this year, the Scientific Report of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee was released, which offers the scientific recommendations provided to the Secretaries of the HHS and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). These agencies develop the dietary guidelines, and according to the suggestions put forth by the committee, beef seems to be an unacceptable option for your grill. The actual number of meat servings has not changed since 2010, but the report has reduced red meat to a footnote. Literally.

While the report acknowledges that lean meats can be part of a healthy dietary pattern, it repeatedly references a footnote stating that a healthy diet is “lower in red meat and processed meat,” and encourages seafood, legumes, nuts, and low- or non-fat dairy as sources of protein.

The recommendations for servings of red meat is 12 1/2 ounces per week, or 1.8 ounces per day. Additionally, only two beef examples are included in the report—95 percent lean ground beef and broiled lean beef steak.

The report also suggests that plantbased diets are more sustainable than animal-based diets, and promotes the Mediterranean diet as the best option for a healthy society and healthy planet. The Mediterranean diet emphasizes eating primarily plant-based foods, replacing butter with olive oil, eliminating the use of salt, and limiting red meat to no more than a few times a month. Proponents of the Mediterranean diet also claim the diet creates less pollution, although I have yet to see the evidence of this claim, unlike the documented facts about beef production’s sustainability and the overwhelming reductions of our industry’s carbon footprint. The guidelines are open for public comment until May 8, 2015, and ICA will contribute comments. I

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MEMBERSHIP MEMO

Part of the Experience

by Jerald Raymond, ICA Vice President

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ow do you celebrate your birthday? I know some who celebrate their birth “day,” others celebrate their birth week, while others celebrate their birth month, and so on.

Every year on the weekend closest to my birthday, the Utah Beef Improvement Association hosts an all breed bull sale at Producers Livestock Auction in Salina, Utah. Each bull has been through a selection process, based on feed efficiency, weight gain, conformation, breeding soundness exam and EPDs. It is a great time to look at good cattle and mingle with great people! It is fun to see the difference in selection criteria and witness buyers’ elation and disappointment as they either win or lose the bid. The UBIA sale in Salina happens late in March; so my wife, Cheri, and I headed down to celebrate my birthday before she headed to El Paso, Texas, to meet our new granddaughter.

Because we needed to be at the airport at 4:45 Monday morning for Cheri to catch her flight, we had all day Sunday to spend in Salt Lake City. What does one do on a Sunday in Salt Lake? Well, we chose to attend the Mormon Tabernacle Choir service in the historic tabernacle on Temple Square.

For me, this was a choice wisely made. I have some of the choir’s recordings, I have seen their weekly broadcast occasionally on television, but there is nothing quite like being in that historic building, listening to the world-renowned choir in person. I suppose it is somewhat like being in the stadium for a homecoming game; you just have to be there to truly experience it!

The theme of the broadcast that week was ‘love’, with quotes from C. S. Lewis, and real life experiences shared between the musical numbers. It was awesome to witness the bows flying across

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the violin strings, to feel the vibration of the tympani drums, and to experience the harmony of the basses, tenors, altos and sopranos. It was, for me, a soul-stirring experience.

So what does all of this have to do with the Idaho Cattle Association?

Well, being part of the cattle industry in Idaho is not the same as being a member of ICA. Being an active member of the Idaho Cattle Association is a lot like being in the sale barn, or the stadium for the big game, or in the historic Tabernacle in Salt Lake City. There is a something about those experiences that keep you energized, motivated and focused on what you are doing and why you are doing it.

Sure, if you’re outside the Association you can read about what we have been doing on behalf of cattle producers or you can talk to others who report about it. But wouldn’t you rather be part of those decisions and actions yourself? ICA is a grassroots organization. Our policies are set each year by the membership, not the leadership.

There is something special about being part of the experience.

I invite each and every one of you to get involved in the experience. Join a committee. Attend a legislative hearing.

Participate in the meetings at annual convention. Plan now to spend the week or a few days celebrating ICA’s birthday in July.

The centennial celebration is a way we can honor the hard-working cattlemen and women who have kept our industry viable. Come share in the experience. Your involvement will make a difference. I

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COW-CALF COUNCIL

Speak Up and Speak Out

by Scott Kesl, Cow-Calf Council Chair

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pring is here, which seems a little strange because I am not sure winter ever came. Looking across the fields greening up, the calves hunting their mothers and the snow receding in the high country, things look pretty dang good in Lemhi County.

Overall with good cattle prices (water not withstanding), and good calving weather, it seems kind of mean-spirited to look for something to growl about, but growl I might. I read with interest the latest in the never-ending string of litigation from Western Watersheds’ challenge against USDA’s Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS). We all know FWS as the folks that show up when we have trouble and take care of it fast. Wolves eating calves, coyotes eating calves, starlings making a mess in the feedlot, beaver flooding us out, etc. But what we don’t think about is what the agency does for the critters that the environmental community is so terribly concerned about.

Have you ever thought about what the sage grouse population would be if not for some control of their predators, such as coyotes and crows? Yes, it may be the ranchers—of both sheep and cattle— who call in FWS to help, but the collateral help, so to speak, is in benefit of the sage grouse directly. We have all seen what coyotes and fox and crows can do to young fledglings, how ravens and crows hunker down in a nest and eat eggs until they are all gone.

How any predator segments, without some type of control, can do extreme damage to populations of their prey?

It would seem the environmental folks would be glad to have FWS on their side, but instead they trot out statistics that would make any human with a heart shudder. “The wanton killing of 230,000 animals in a year by Wildlife Services” as stated in the complaint, fails to mention that more than 200,000 of those wanton killings were flocks of birds—both disease spreading starlings at feedlots and birds that inhabit all of the airports in America—posing an incredible risk to all humans aboard planes.

I don’t know about all of you, but I don’t feel too bad about the thought of birds being cleared away from airports so we don’t feed one of them through an airplane engine!

I just thought I would bring this up with a suggestion to all of my fellow cattlemen to speak up and speak out for USDA’s Fish and Wildlife Services. Without them, all members of our society would have a much harder road to hoe. Especially those little sage grouse chicks out trying to catch a bug in the burned out areas that could be green and lush if they had been grazed to start with. I

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ICA Membership Myth Buster Myth: I don’t need to be a member of ICA because the policy changes will happen whether I’m a member or not.

FACT: ICA is a memberdriven organization, and represents all segments of the beef industry. As a non-profit, ICA relies on membership contributions to accomplish policy changes and participate in litigation battles. Likewise, our success with policy and litigation depends heavily upon the strength of our membership.

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ICA Through the years...1915-2015 1915 2015 The Idaho CowBelles organization was formed in 1946 at a meeting held at the Park Hotel in Twin Falls. For several years prior, ladies had been meeting socially during Idaho Cattlemen’s Association events. The ladies quickly moved from being a purely social group to adopting the motto, “More Beef on the Table.” They knew the possibilities of working together to promote beef and the livestock industry.

A few highlights from the 50s: • They gave away the first scholarship to an ag student at the Unversity of Idaho.

• They started giving the governor a beef roast to promote the use of beef.

• The “Beef for Father’s Day” promotion started.

Mrs. Joe Webster, Gov. Robert E. Smylie, Mrs. Earl DeChambeau and Mrs. Robert Henderlider with a standing beef roast presented to the governor for the Father’s Day promotion in 1958.

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In 1948, the ICA began a tour of ranches that covered different areas of the state. They were held several years into the 50s.

State directors’ brands were listed on the back of the 40th annual convention program held in Lewiston in 1954.

Cattlemen passed resolutions to further help the industry at the Convention in 1954. They Hod Davis, Caldwell and voted to collect funds on a per-head basis for Leon Weeks, a beef promotion fund. Stockmen requested ICA Secretary, sales yards and other marketing agencies Boise with collect 2 cents per head for the fund to be dwarf Hereford used for the betterment of public relations, bull auctioned and research in marketing and developing at the 1950 new uses for beef and it’s by-products. They Annual knew they didn’t want price controls or Convention government support so they chose as an in Boise. The industry to fund their own programs to $2,500 raised promote beef. was donated among the Elks They also addressed concerns of polio home, brucellosis control in Idaho. Members passed the Red Cross, a resolution seeking legislative action by and the Shriners’ children’s fund. Sixteen 1956 to require all cattle, except dairy and buyers purchased animal and donated it back beef calves, and steers headed to immediate each time until the final buyer, The Statesman slaughter, be required to have certificate of Newspaper, purchased him. vaccination or negative blood test. I

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PUREBRED COUNCIL

Look How Far We’ve Come

by Tucker Shaw, Purebred Council Chair

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pring has sprung and bull sale season is winding down. And what an exciting bull sale season it was, too! Reading the reports, sale averages were up everywhere. It stands to reason, as there is a lot of optimism in our industry, and 2015 is predicted to be another banner year. I am excited that consumer demand has remained strong with the price increases of beef we have seen during the past couple of years. It is a great testament to the nutritional value and the GREAT TASTE beef provides every day.

After bull sale season comes the challenge of getting bulls delivered and scattered across the country, all while trying to keep up with calving, branding and the rest of the spring work that gets neglected with the hours of windshield time that comes from delivering bulls. Driving out across the country, it is evident that not many ranches had the winter that was needed. The green grass has started, but the creeks and drains are not running. I guess there is still time for spring storms to make the hay crop.

Preparing for the ICA centennial celebration, I began to think back to how much the cattle industry has changed since I have been a part of it, and I can’t help but be amazed at how far we’ve come in 100 years. Improvements to the cattle industry began with remarkable record keeping of what lineage and parent sets were successful. The use of scales and measurements came along to facilitate the calculation of the terms “Average Daily Gain” (ADG) and “Weight per Day of Age” (WDA). Along with ADG & WDA,

parentage, weights and measurements were then combined to produce Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs). I am thankful to those like my grandfather, who along the way had the foresight to record and track the information on their herds. I think of how these “numbers” have advanced our industry. We are able to capture meat quality with ultrasound and feed efficiency/residual feed intake individually to improve what the animals do once they leave the ranch. With both land and commodities becoming more and more limited, those numbers become more and more critical. Now with DNA technology we are able to increase the accuracy of the EPDs before any actual data is ever collected on a calf.

Breeding is another facet that has taken enormous strides in the past 100 years. Can you imagine telling people in 1915 about artificial insemination, synchronization protocols and embryo transfer programs and how quickly we are able to see genetic change from stacking the best genetics in a pedigree?

When I look back at the advancements that have been made to our industry just in my generation, I cannot begin to imagine what it will be like in another 100 years. Here’s to another century of feeding the future. I

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CATTLEWOMEN COUNCIL

Strength in Numbers

by Robin Lufkin, Cattlewomen Council Chair

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e have had some great things going on this year in the CattleWomen Council. We had great success with the saddle raffle last year and were able to sponsor and distribute four scholarships for Idaho’s future cattle producers. In 2014, the Idaho CattleWomen were able to award scholarships to Dawson Lewis, Jerome attending Brigham Young University-Idaho, Cody Morgan, Mackay, attending the University of Idaho, Aaron James Emmert, Kuna, attending the University of Idaho, and Valene Lickley, Jerome, attending Colorado State University. We are able to fund these scholarships through the sale of raffle tickets for a saddle made specifically for this effort. The ICWC also manages the Western Stockmen’s/Simplot scholarship and awarded Sara Fowler, Rupert, attending Utah State University with the 2014 scholarship.

This year Ray Holes Saddlery in Grangeville made our saddle and we are already selling tickets for it. Sagebrush Silver of Challis made custom ICA concho stirrups for the saddle as well. Ray Holes Saddlery also donated a stamped horn bag for us to raffle and Nancy Martiny of May donated an overlaid headstall. Drawing the winning ticket for the saddle will take place at the ICA Annual President’s Banquet in November, but the horn bag and headstall will be drawn for and given away at ICA’s Centennial Celebration in Boise this July.

The CattleWomen website, www.idahocattlewomen.org, is a valuable resource where you can download a scholarship application for a college student you know, check up on others in the cattle business or find a new recipe for tonight’s dinner. We also have a Facebook page. We would love for you to visit the site, post a photo from your ranch on our Facebook page, and read about others in our industry and their lives in the cattle business on the blog. The target audience for our website and Facebook page is the consuming public or those not directly involved with agriculture. Through the website blog, every cattlewoman has an opportunity to share her family’s ranching story. We all have something to contribute.

The ICA Centennial Celebration this summer in Boise is shaping up to be a fun week. The CattleWomen Council will be sponsoring Beauty and the Beef, a fashion show and lunch, on Thursday, July 16. We hope you will plan to join us and take the opportunity to get to know some of your fellow cattlewomen.

The Idaho CattleWomen’s mission statement is to promote and educate about beef, and we have had a fun year doing those things through our activities. There is strength in numbers, and we can be even more effective with each of you joining our ranks. We would love to have more members to help us spread the word about what a great product beef is. I

Student Cattle Organizations Helping the Next Generation Exploring the Industry through Education and Experience The Student Idaho Cattle Association (SICA) is located at the University of Idaho. The intent of SICA is to inform student members about issues in Idaho cattle production, as well as integrate the regional cattle industry into curricular and extracurricular student education. In November, SICA participated in ICA Convention, with all students sponsored by industry leaders. That opportunity provided some students with internships or positions for various cattle production outfits around the region following the convention. The cattle industry’s interest in the SICA’s members is confirmation that exposing students to industry leaders and integrating classroom knowledge with regional cattle production is an effective means of producing competent, prepared students for the industry.

The SICA was fortunate enough to send six senior students to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Convention in San Antonio, Texas, this February. At the NCBA Convention, students attended the Cattlemen’s College where speakers stressed that proper leadership and proactive management is a viable solution for continued prosperity in beef production. Students met with Derek Frenzel, a Texas Beefmaster producer,

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who gave a tour of his ranch in Temple, Texas, where cactus and floppy eared cattle take the place of sagebrush and frozen eared cattle. Representatives from the SICA were also provided the opportunity to tour the highly acclaimed Circle 44 Farms Angus Ranch nearby.

Closing out the semester, the SICA at University of Idaho will recruit students during Vandal Fridays, and finish the year with a regional tour of multiple production operations. This will benefit members by exposing potential career options and presenting a variety of management techniques. Graduating seniors of the University of Idaho will step into industry positions with a successful grasp of industry affairs, along with valuable contacts gained through SICA involvement.

Cattlemen’s Society at Brigham Young University-Idaho Now in its third year, the Brigham Young University-Idaho Cattlemen’s Society continues to expand its reach and strengthen its ties to the Idaho agriculture community. Avery Robertson, past president of the Cattlemen’s Society, reported the group’s membership total in the 70s.

In the fall 2014 semester, the Cattlemen’s Society attended the Idaho Cattle Association’s Annual Convention. Two interns from BYU-Idaho aided ICA staff throughout the convention.

During the winter 2015 semester the Society hosted the BYUIdaho Cattle Judging Contest at the Madison County Fairgrounds, sponsored by Fremont, Madison, Teton, Jefferson and Bonneville Farm Bureaus. Southeastern Idaho high school FFA judging teams were invited to participate.

Around 80 students entered the competition on March 25, 2015, and were treated to breakfast before breaking out their scorecards. The Cattlemen’s Society had several different classes for the students to judge: one bull class, two heifer classes, one cull/ keep class and one feeder class.

Robertson said the idea behind the contest was to expose area high school students to the BYU-Idaho Animal and Food Science program, as well as help the FFA students prepare for state competions. He said the Society plans to host the contest again next year with a new goal of adding more classes of livestock.

BYU-Idaho AG Days, slated for sometime in June, is the Society’s next project. AG Days is a university-wide, interdisciplinary event that serves to enlighten university students, as well as community members on the important role agriculture plays in their lives. Livestock and farm equipment will be on campus for attendees to meet and explore.

Throughout the past year the Cattlemen’s Society has taken several field trips to area livestock operations. Students toured Riverbend Ranch, Cannon Dairy, and Louis Skaar and Sons Feed Lot. Between field trips and events, Society members have the opportunity to listen to industry speakers and participate in networking events. I ICA Line Rider, April/May 2015

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FEEDER COUNCIL

Feeding Cattle, Feeding the Future

by Aron Bennett, Feeder Council Chair

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ollowing a cold, foggy, sloppy winter we now find ourselves with dry pens again and cattle performance beginning to improve.

We witnessed record cattle prices last year and while prices do remain abnormally high, so are breakevens in the feedyards with the potential to create a substantial amount of red ink this summer.

A dockworker strike on some of our ocean ports this winter created problems for many industries, not the least of which was the protein industry. Demand for our protein, beef in particular, from overseas has played a very large role in the record prices we have enjoyed in recent years. The port strike limited our exports and forced meat into freezers here in the United States. Ports are once again up and running but will take some time—officials say months—to clear up the backlog, let alone to normalize trade.

Always on the minds of cattle feeders are the ongoing environmental battles we deal with day and day out. Currently we are monitoring a case in the state of Washington, Community Association for Restoration of the Environment (CARE) v. Cow Palace, LLC. CARE and the Center for Food Safety (CFS) have 5 ongoing cases against Washington dairies over nitrate contamination in ground water. The claims against Cow Palace, LLC account for just one of the five cases, but may have huge ramifications for all CAFOs. In that case, as you probably read in last month’s issue of this magazine, Judge Thomas Rice has ruled that if manure is over-applied it will be considered solid waste. Also, manure that may leak from a storage lagoon will be considered a solid waste.

In short, Judge Rice’s decision has the real potential to effectively require that feedlots navigate the same permitting standards as sanitary landfills. Should Rice’s decision hold up to a review by the

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U.S Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, all CAFOs will be affected, requiring CAFOs to either seek permit coverage or improve manure storage. If you are interested in more details of the case you can visit the following link online, http://warrenglasslaw.com/wp-content/ uploads/2013/09/CowPalace1.pdf There’s never a shortage of permits to file or procedures to check compliance against, and it seems that just when we’ve figured out the last regulation another one pops up. It’s a lot for anyone to stay on top of. Fortunately, the Idaho Cattle Association provides the necessary resources feeders need to circumnavigate the everchanging requirements. That resource is available to any cattle feeder in the state, and I encourage you to take advantage through current membership in the Association.

The cattle feeding segment of our industry has come a long way, even in the past 20 years. We are producing more beef with a smaller carbon footprint and using fewer natural resources to do so.

Despite the obstacles that loom in front of us every day, I tip my hat to each of you for your grit and tenacity, your determination and perseverance that calls you to get out of bed every morning and feed cattle, feed the nation, feed the world, and feed the future. I hope to see everyone at the ICA Annual Cattle Convention and Trade Show this summer July 14-18 in Boise. I

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ALLIED INDUSTRY

We’re All A Part of This Accompliment

by Kelton Spain, Allied Industry Chair

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t has been interesting reading through the last few issues of the ICA Line Rider magazine featuring the history of the industry and the organization. It is hard to believe that the organization, after several years of existence, only had two paid members. One unanswered question I have is, when did the organization decide to invite businesses from across the state to join the convention in a tradeshow format? I am sure searching through the history of the ICA, the answer can be found.

I have been associated with the ICA off and on for well over 30 years. I recall the first ICA convention I attended was in the early 1980s. At that time, I worked in the feed industry in Twin Falls.

During the course of my career, I spent many years working strictly with the dairy industry. Despite this, I was always interested in the beef cattle industry in Idaho, and as years slipped past I was able to adjust my schedules to attend more and more of the tradeshows during convention. Now I have been a member of the ICA for many years.

The 100th anniversary celebration of the Idaho Cattle Association will happen in Boise this July. This is quite an accomplishment for the organization, as well as the allied industry members that have helped build up the industry for more than a century. The convention will be an incredible opportunity to showcase member services or products to more than just the usual 500 to 600 producers who attend the convention in November. This will be an event that will draw producers and business owners from across the state to a location in Boise to celebrate 100 years. We are expecting to have well over 1,500 people attend the different events. It is my hope that each of you will aspire to attend the celebration, and share our rich spirit and love for the Idaho cattle industry with others in order to give them a chance to meet some of the dedicated folks who live and work in the cattle industry or directly with the industry.

We have endured a lot of instability during the past ten decades, threatened with everything from wars to market volatility to animal rights activists and environmental groups who have applied pressure to change and even obliterate the industry. But despite the various adversities we, as an industry, have remained. We are a proud group and each of you should be applauded for the contributions you make to this organization. Our strength lies in our unity, and the constancy and accomplishments of our industry have been possible because of our combined efforts and the tireless dedication of the Idaho Cattle Association. Today, the cattle markets are the best we have seen in years and the future is looking very bright.

There are those who may wonder why producers—all of you— continue to work as hard and as long as you do to keep your ranches prosperous, given the multitude of issues that keep piling up around you. The answer is probably the same for all of us, that our heritage provides family ties and ties to the land that keep our faith in the future; that we can move forward and succeed. Take time to reflect on the accomplishment of the ICA organization that we are all a part of! Persistence, endurance and faith; those are the foundations of the ICA. I am challenging each producer and every Allied Industry member of the ICA to step out of his or her comfort zone and invite at least three producers and/or businesses in your community to come to Boise to join in the festivities this July. This is our opportunity to include our communities and friends in our beef cattle industry and allow them to see the positive influence that producing Idaho beef has for both the consumers and the economy of our state. Ask your friends and neighbors to join us in Boise for the 100th Year Celebration of the Idaho Cattle Association. It will be fun and exciting for all who attend. I

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Fighting Hunger Through Ranching Story by Maggie Malson, ICA Publisher Photos by Carrie Heaps

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aking to heart his pastor’s message to help those less fortunate, J.T. Heaps founded the non-profit organization Holy Cow Ranches, Challis, with the mission to help fight hunger one cow at a time.

“Our pastor at church was talking about how it was our responsibility as citizens to help others in need and not have them so dependent on the government,” he says.

“I liked the idea and wanted to figure out a way to use charity or donations so those resources could keep on giving.”

Heaps used his background in ranching to come up with the innovative idea of using a cow herd as an investment to help combat hunger.

“Usually when donations are given to a charity, there is no way to recoup them,” he explains. “It’s a dollar in and a dollar out. By raising cattle, every dollar in has the potential to create more money. That cow will have a calf year after year, thus,

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generating beef year after year.”

Holy Cow Ranches wants to meet the needs of the most vulnerable citizens in the communities in which it operates.

“This is not a handout,” says J.T.’s wife, Brook. “Our primary focus is to help children, the elderly and our hard-working neighbors having a tough time making ends meet.”

J.T. adds, “Our intent is to create a network with farmers, ranchers, land owners, businesses and churches to put a big hurt on hunger.”

Getting started

Heaps began Holy Cow Ranches (HCR) in November 2011, and sought help from outside sources to receive the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) status, thus allowing for taxdeductible donations from individuals and businesses. Their non-profit status became official in July 2014.

“It was important for us to have a strong business plan of how things would work,” Heaps says. “We also hired someone who knows the system because the process to become a non-profit is a long one.”

After leaving jobs in motorcycle repair and construction (see sidebar), Heaps, and his dad, Joe, started managing the Shiloh Warm Springs Ranch, Challis, for Christopher James. One of the first things they did was become ICA members.

“We knew when we started ranching again, it was important to join the association that does so much to support the cattle industry in Idaho,” Heaps says. “We also appreciate the opportunity to meet and network with other ranchers.”

Holy Cow Ranches invests the donated money, goods (like hay and vaccines) and services into raising cows. These cows reproduce year after year creating a continuous supply of beef to put food on Beef is processed, then donated to churches and distributed throughout local communities.

the table of those who need it most.

“Ranches have to run self-sufficiently, so we’re not putting new money in,” Heaps says. “We are fortunate to work for a great boss, who understands our concept, as well as with industry partners like Merck and Allflex, who are donating animal health products and ear tags.

“We’re kind of hustlers as we work with whatever we’ve been given,” Heaps adds.

In order to be as efficient as possible, the Heaps use intensive grazing.

“This is important to HCR because although it does create a lot more work, we can run a lot more cattle on a piece of ground than you would otherwise be able to,” Heaps explains. “It really drops the costs down for us.”

In addition, Heaps focuses on the efficiency of his cow herd to remain sustainable and keep input costs down.

“As far as genetics go, we have learned since operating this ranch that you can have cows, or you can have cows that are efficient and get their job done efficiently,” he says.

Selecting the right cow herd for their operation has been a valuable tool for Heaps, thanks the University of Idaho and the Extension agents who put on beef schools around the state.

“Our range land is pretty rough with very little water and we have been working on having more efficient, smaller-framed cattle that work better in our environment on less feed and water, yet still wean a big ol’ calf,” Heaps explains. “This is also important for HCR because we want to be able to run more cows and wean more calves on less feed. It’s pretty neat to be able to have a laser focus on what you need in your cow herd through EPDs and AI.”

Becoming involved

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Branding time on the ranch.

head of Angus cows for Holy Cow Ranches in Idaho.

There are several ways ranchers can get involved helping Holy Cow Ranches.

“We’re trying to grow our herds with less inputs,” Heaps says. “Ranchers can donate a bred cull cow. We keep the calf and sell the cow for the rancher. He gets paid for his cow.”

Heaps hopes ranchers continue donating year after year.

“They recoup the salvage value of the cow, but have to wait for it until we’ve weaned the calf,” he explains. “We can also give them a donation receipt for the price of the calf. Ranchers have also just donated the entire value of the cow and not asked for her to be sold.”

The business plan of Holy Cow Ranches includes keeping the heifers to help build the herd, and feeding out the steers to supply beef.

In addition, HCR works with ranchers

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who have animals they don’t want to send through auction.

“Those cattle are being donated and processed, then that meat is distributed through local churches in The Freezer Program,” Heaps says. “They get a freezer in the church and we keep it full of beef.

The congregations know who needs some additional help with food needs in their local communities.”

Gaining momentum

Holy Cow Ranches has some land in Montana and is working with other interfaith and social service groups in that state to reach out to those in need. Family Promise empowers homeless families with children to reach self-sufficiency through partnerships, services and advocacy, while The Liberty Place helps rehabilitate people with brain injuries.

Furthermore, the idea of using cattle to help the hungry is catching on as Holy

While J.T. was growing up, Joe Heaps worked as a cowboy on area ranches in Lemhi County. He quickly realized he needed more steady income to raise his growing family, so he started a construction company in Salmon. However, the agriculture lifestyle and cattle ranching remained a passion for him, and he passed that on to his son and daughter, who rodeoed and worked on area ranches during high school.

“There are a lot of cowmen in that pretty little valley who allowed me the opportunity to learn and aspire to operate my own cattle some day,” J.T. Heaps says. “After I graduated high school, I took a whole other direction in life. I worked in the

motorcycle industry and played around as a stuntman for Walt Disney World. My dad and I always talked about someday running a ranch of our own together.”

At the time he came up with the Holy Cow Ranches idea, Heaps was living in Montana and owned a motorcycle repair business, which he decided to sell and go full-force into getting his new ranching endeavor off the ground. He shared his new passion with his parents, Joe and Carrie, along with his wife, Brook (his girlfriend at the time). They were all on board immediately.

Joe sold his construction business and joined his son in fulfilling their lifelong dream of returning to ranching full time and helping the hungry.

“That’s how the majority of those who hear about HCR are,” Heaps explains. “They love the idea of being able to help those around them become more self-reliant and less dependent on the government.”

For more information, visit www.holycowranches.org. I

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Cow Ranches is expanding into Florida and Alaska.

“We don’t feel we need to micromanage these ranches, but rather want other likeminded people to take the idea and run with us,” Heaps says. “By becoming affiliated with us, the hard work of becoming a nonprofit is done. They can just focus on raising cattle and beef.”

Heaps and his family know what it takes to run a ranch. They know it’s 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They also know beef plays an important role in helping feed people.

“Our goal is to reach people who don’t have a way to help themselves, like the elderly and children,” Heaps says. “We want to teach kids at a young age they can work to get what they need. We are intentional about taking the responsibility off the government’s hands and putting it back into the hands of the people.” I

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IDAHO BEEF CHECKOFF NEWS

Beef—Going Around the Globe

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he U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is non-profit trade association that works to develop new and expand on current markets across the globe. USMEF is a contractor of the Beef Checkoff. Under the foreign marketing program overseen by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB), USMEF proposes and executes market development activities to expand beef exports. Foreign marketing is a key program for CBB because of the value that beef exports add to carcass values. Currently, exports add an additional $300 in carcass value to each animal, up $55.40 from 2013.

Beef exports in 2014 shattered the records previously set in 2013 by increasing 16 percent. The total value of exports exceeded $7 billion. Exports values for December 2014 alone exceeded December 2013 by 17 percent. Almost 2.6 billion pounds were exported in 2014, which accounted for 14 percent of total US beef production. Top markets included Mexico, Japan, Hong Kong, Canada and South Korea.

USMEF works in several different countries and tailors their activities to each specific country. Below are some highlights of their current activities happening around the globe.

have flourishing HRI sectors, which is a reflection of growing tourism and demand for new dining concepts, but also have a detrimental lack of knowledge about high-quality ingredients among foodservice staff. In addition, high staff turnover is a major issue in these areas. With these in mind, the workshops helped educate chefs and importers about U.S. beef cuts and proper cooking techniques to avoid overcooking, which is a common problem in this region.

Reaching Korean Restaurateurs Checkoff funding along with other funds were used to display U.S. beef at the semiannual Korean Franchise Business Expo, which attracts 30,000 franchise owners.

Checkoff representatives handed out samples of popular U.S. beef products and alternative cuts. By reaching small restaurant owners and giving them practical advice on improving their bottom lines via U.S. beef, attendance at the expo fit into the strategy of promoting the use of underutilized cuts that offer both quality and value, and targeting large foodservice subsectors that demand high-quality, lower input costs.

Touring from Farm to Fork A checkofffunded tour of the United States gave a delegation of Jordanian chefs and purchasing managers a farm-to-fork introduction into the process of producing highquality U.S. beef. Feedlots, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Animal Science Department, halal slaughter at a beef packer, and touring a cow-calf operation were included on the agenda. The agenda was designed to educate chefs about various U.S. beef cuts and about proper cooking techniques to avoid overcooking—and to increase demand for underutilized cuts and end-meats in the Jordanian marketplace.

Training Chefs in the Middle East The beef checkoff recently helped fund hotel, restaurant and institutional (HRI)sector training workshops in three Middle East locations that are currently experiencing economic growth. The markets included Oman, Bahrain and Qatar. These regions

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Cooking with Future Chefs of Mexico Seminars at 14 Universidad de Valle de Mexico’s campuses introduced more than 600 Mexican gastronomy students to U.S. beef, its advantages, and the best ways to put it on menus. UVM gastronomy students are 6,000 strong and earn bachelor’s degrees in partnership with colleges in Chicago and Switzerland. These young culinary professionals are future decision makers, so the checkoff-funded seminars to train industry professionals to ensure U.S. beef is properly presented, promoted, merchandised, originidentified and labeled.

Each year, the Idaho Beef Council sends a portion of its checkoff dollars to support the opportunity to sell beef around the globe. In Fiscal Year 2015, the IBC will send $130,000 to support international beef marketing efforts. For more information on Idaho’s international contributions or other Checkoff activities, contact the IBC office at (208) 376-6004. I ICA Line Rider, April/May 2015

Kemin Industries Gives Back to Idaho’s BeefProducing Families As the Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) celebrates its centennial year in 2015, the family-owned, Iowa-based company Kemin Industries has committed to feeding the future through contributions from their feed supplement, KemTRACE Chromium. To commemorate the 100th anniversary of ICA, Kemin is contributing $100 to the Idaho Cattle Foundation for every 50 pound bag of KemTRACE Chromium sold to Idaho feedlots through Oct. 31, 2015. The Idaho Cattle Foundation, a charitable arm of ICA, which promotes beef research and education, will receive the check from participating producers at the ICA annual convention in November.

KemTRACE Chromium, the only FDA permitted source of chromium for cattle, allows the animal to use energy more efficiently.

Chromium is critical for stabilizing insulin levels and stimulating cells to utilize more glucose, thus leading to operational improvements in productions and performance.

“Partnering with ICA on this special KemTRACE Chromium program allows us to honor the organization’s legacy, while helping cattle producers provide consumers with a safe product,” notes Daryl Schraad, Kemin president of the animal nutrition and health division in North America. “Our commitment to manufacturing quality, safe ingredients helps producer profitability, protects their brand and helps them meet the growing demand for protein.”

ICA Feeder Council Chairman Aron Bennett, added, “Producers seeking to maximize nutritional value and improve energy use should examine the benefits of chromium supplementation. We applaud Kemin for the investment to strengthen the Idaho beef industry and help our producers feed the future.”

To be eligible for this special promotion, KemTRACE Chromium orders must be directed to Kemin Key Account Manager Eric Dorr of Nampa at 208-989-9662 or eric.dorr@kemin.com. To learn more about KemTRACE Chromium and why it’s essential for cattle, visit kemin.com/chromium. I ICA Line Rider, April/May 2015

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IDAHO RANGELAND RESOURCE COMMISSION

Ranchers Manage Habitat

by Gretchen Hyde, Executive Director

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very year the Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission (IRRC) expands and enhances its educational and outreach campaigns to reach important audiences. The Life on the Range website, www.lifeontherange.org, has been very effective at providing visual stories that highlight the positive work ranchers do to improve rangeland conditions. These improvements also benefit wildlife.

Since the next generation is learning more from the Internet than ever before, this program is providing a necessary tool in the education process.

This winter the Society for Range Management held their annual international conference in Sacramento, Calif. During the weeklong convention, one full day workshop was dedicated to youth education. I was very excited to attend, present and learn about programs in other states. What I learned is that Idaho has the most comprehensive outreach and education program targeting youth.

However, there were several ideas that I brought back to take our programs to the next level.

Working with the 4-H programs has been on the IRRC short list for a long time. We participated in the development of a curriculum with Montana State University several years ago. This curriculum dealt with Midwest rangeland issues (like prairie dogs and short grass prairies). Needless to say, it is not used by many Idaho 4-H leaders. The “Wildlife Habitat Education Program,” www.whep.org, is a national 4-H competition that includes several rangeland components. This annual national contest brings the best from each state (where the contest exists) to compete. Long story short—Idaho will now have a state competition, called the “Rangeland Skill-A-Thon,” this May. It will be hosted in Cambridge at Royce Schwenkfelder’s ranch. Topics will include rangeland

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management, plant identification, soils and water quality, wildlife identification, and habitat management. Look for the results either on the IRRC website, www.idrange.org, or in an article in the Line Rider later this year.

What is the goal of this education program? We are targeting kids who are participating in 4-H of all kinds—livestock, shooting sports, wildlife and equine to name a few. Many 4-H kids do not come from a farm or ranch. This program will expose the kids to rangeland terminology, scientific principles, data collection, and management challenges. By hosting the event on a working ranch, the kids will also see the compatibility and habitat created with managed livestock grazing. Wildlife management is not just about population management, it’s about habitat management as well. Rangeland managers and ranchers are the key to creating and maintaining proper habitat for wildlife.

During the past 20 years, a majority of the conflicts over public rangeland have stemmed from concerns over wildlife populations.

Wildlife managers focus on the population management and very few actually manage habitat. When the habitat is rangeland, the automatic answer given by non-rangeland scientists is “rest.” This is causing problems and not providing the expected and possible outcomes. Rangeland managers are trained to make changes to rangeland (i.e. habitat). These two scientific communities don’t intersect very well. This disconnect is the crux of most of the conflicts occurring on public rangelands across the West.

The University of Idaho (UI) is also aware of this disconnect.

There are discussions taking place right now exploring ways to bridge this divide. Is it better to have a wildlife scientist or a rangeland scientist (or both) work on filling the void of clear

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guidance on the issue of livestock grazing and wildlife? The continual battle over the best way to “save” the Greater Sage Grouse needs better research. The lack of research on this topic is hurting the ranchers the most.

The UI Rangeland Center is working hard to develop a long-term study to understand these relationships. The opportunity to utilize the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station in Dubois for this type of research seems like a great solution. Hopefully the United States Department of Agriculture will also see this unique and important opportunity.

The Bureau of Land Management started a new outreach campaign to get the public engaged in preventing rangeland wildfires. It is called “Steppe Up Idaho,” which is very clever, but adds another term into the mix that most people have never heard. The sagebrush steppe is used by the scientific community to define sagebrush grasslands. The campaign will highlight the Rangeland Fire Protection Associations’ diverse membership of Idaho ranchers and the importance of preventing wildfires. Using social media, billboards and other outreach avenues, the BLM is taking a very proactive

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stance at fighting wildfires this year. It is time for us all to work together for the benefit of rangeland, rural communities and wildlife.

The next IRRC meeting is tentatively

scheduled for May 28 in Boise. Please contact the IRRC office at 208-398-7002 or email at ghyde@idrange.org. Your input is always encouraged. I

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BEEF COUNTS

Rancher Makes Beef Donation Go Farther

by Mike Sharp, The Idaho Foodbank

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unger in north central Idaho isn’t abating as the economy gets better. In fact, in some of the more rural areas, hunger is as bad as it was during the worst of the recession, meaning more of an effort by The Idaho Foodbank to get food to the hardest-toreach communities—and not just any food, but lean and nutritious products.

Helping lead that effort is Douglas Nash, a small-scale cattle grower who volunteers and supports The Idaho Foodbank. After learning about the Foodbank’s “Beef Counts” program, Nash got more involved, finding out that many ranchers and beef growers like himself didn’t know there was a more effective way of helping than even giving straight cash dollars.

“Pretty uniformly, everybody thinks (giving beef ) is a great idea, especially cattle growers,” Nash said. “Some have had contacts with other food banks and they were told to just sell the beef and give them the money. That wasn’t The Idaho Foodbank. If they make a donation of the beef, the value of the beef through Beef Counts and the matching donation by Agri-Beef, that’s a huge impact. It’s a full beef, plus a 50 percent match.”

The Beef Counts program enables people to donate a beef to a participating auction yard, and have a donation sent to The Idaho Foodbank. Agri-Beef matches those donations with their own of

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THANKS TO OUR GENEROUS 2014 DONORS AB Foods Agri Beef Co. Jack Beverage David P. Bodine Caring Cowboys Devil Creek Ranch, Inc. James Ellison Jim Grant Helping Hands 4-H Club Idaho CattleWomen Council Intermountain Beef Producers JBB / Al Herefords Sara L. Johnson Barry Kevan Dorothy Koci

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roasts and beef chubs. The program means more lean and healthy beef protein in the bellies of Idahoans who may otherwise not be able to afford it.

“It’s a huge benefit,” Nash says. “Beef growers like that. They like to support the Foodbank. They like to see where the support goes.”

So, Nash got to work in north central Idaho. He’s worked to build relationships with beef growers as well as sale yards in the communities near Lewiston, enabling more donations to The Idaho Foodbank, and more importantly, to the people in the local towns and cities who need it most.

“This program is important,” Nash says. “The numbers are clear.

One in every 6 Idahoan is suffering. More than one kid in every five isn’t knowing where they’ll get their next meal. Go in to a class at a school in your community and see 20 kids, and know that four of them are hungry. That’s heartbreaking.”

Luckily for those in need, the program is growing because of the kind hearts of people growing cattle around our state. But largely, the problem is less with the generosity of donors, and more with the lack of knowledge of how people can help.

So, Nash is spreading the word, and telling anyone he can about the efficiency of a donation to the Foodbank.

“One dollar at The Idaho Foodbank provides the food for four meals,” Nash said. “That’s a tremendous value. That’s better than donating cash dollars. Fresh beef, frozen beef, it’s one of the healthiest and the rarest forms of food items that food bank clients receive. We can help with that.”

For more information, visit www.beefcounts.org. I

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ICA Membership Myth Buster Myth: I don’t agree with some of ICA’s policies, and nobody would listen to me if I became a member.

FACT: As a producer member, you have a vote in all ICA policy. Each year, all members have the opportunity to vote at the our annual convention and summer meeting to set policy. As a member, you can to vote on ICA’s policy initiatives, serve on a policy committee, or you can run for a volunteer leadership role.

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Extended-Release Injectable Parasiticide 5% Sterile Solution NADA 141-327, Approved by FDA for subcutaneous injection For the Treatment and Control of Internal and External Parasites of Cattle on Pasture with Persistent Effectiveness CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian.

INDICATIONS FOR USE LONGRANGE, when administered at the recommended dose volume of 1 mL per 110 lb (50 kg) body weight, is effective in the treatment and control of 20 species and stages of internal and external parasites of cattle:

Gastrointestinal Roundworms Bunostomum phlebotomum – Adults and L4 Cooperia oncophora – Adults and L4 Cooperia punctata – Adults and L4 Cooperia surnabada – Adults and L4 Haemonchus placei – Adults Oesophagostomum radiatum – Adults Ostertagia lyrata – Adults Ostertagia ostertagi – Adults, L4, and inhibited L4 Trichostrongylus axei – Adults and L4 Trichostrongylus colubriformis – Adults Parasites Gastrointestinal Roundworms Bunostomum phlebotomum Cooperia oncophora Cooperia punctata Haemonchus placei Oesophagostomum radiatum Ostertagia lyrata Ostertagia ostertagi Trichostrongylus axei Lungworms Dictyocaulus viviparus

Lungworms Dictyocaulus viviparus – Adults

Grubs Hypoderma bovis

Mites Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis Durations of Persistent Effectiveness 150 days 100 days 100 days 120 days 120 days 120 days 120 days 100 days 150 days

DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) should be given only by subcutaneous injection in front of the shoulder at the recommended dosage level of 1 mg eprinomectin per kg body weight (1 mL per 110 lb body weight).

WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS Withdrawal Periods and Residue Warnings Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 48 days of the last treatment.

This drug product is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows.

A withdrawal period has not been established for pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.

Animal Safety Warnings and Precautions The product is likely to cause tissue damage at the site of injection, including possible granulomas and necrosis. These reactions have disappeared without treatment. Local tissue reaction may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.

Observe cattle for injection site reactions. If injection site reactions are suspected, consult your veterinarian. This product is not for intravenous or intramuscular use. Protect product from light. LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) has been developed specifically for use in cattle only. This product should not be used in other animal species.

When to Treat Cattle with Grubs LONGRANGE effectively controls all stages of cattle grubs. However, proper timing of treatment is important. For the most effective results, cattle should be treated as soon as possible after the end of the heel fly (warble fly) season.

Environmental Hazards Not for use in cattle managed in feedlots or under intensive rotational grazing because the environmental impact has not been evaluated for these scenarios.

Other Warnings: Underdosing and/or subtherapeutic concentrations of extended-release anthelmintic products may encourage the development of parasite resistance. It is recommended that parasite resistance be monitored following the use of any anthelmintic with the use of a fecal egg count reduction test program.

TARGET ANIMAL SAFETY Clinical studies have demonstrated the wide margin of safety of LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin).

Overdosing at 3 to 5 times the recommended dose resulted in a statistically significant reduction in average weight gain when compared to the group tested at label dose.

Treatment-related lesions observed in most cattle administered the product included swelling, hyperemia, or necrosis in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin. The administration of LONGRANGE at 3 times the recommended therapeutic dose had no adverse reproductive effects on beef cows at all stages of breeding or pregnancy or on their calves.

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STORAGE Store at 77° F (25° C) with excursions between 59° and 86° F (15° and 30° C). Protect from light.

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ICA and University of Idaho Partnerships

by John B. Hall, Extension Beef Specialist, University of Idaho

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hrough the years, ICA and UI have partnered on a variety of activities.

Sometimes these programs have been one-time educational activities, and other times they have been long-term projects.

ICA members serve on various UI advisory boards ensuring the beef industry’s needs are communicated to UI teaching, Extension, and research faculty. This input provides direction for a number of educational and research activities. Following are three examples of UI-ICA partnerships.

Steer-A-Year The Animal and Veterinary Science Department is currently in the 27th year of partnership with the Idaho Cattle Association in conducting the Steer-AYear program. Each year steer donations are solicited from ranchers, feeders, agribusinesses and any other friends of the University. In addition to steers from private Idaho ranches, each year 15 steers are supplied by the Nancy Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center (NMCREEC). The NMCREEC steers are purchased by non-cattle owning donators and UI faculty. Steers arrive on campus in November and December. A crew of about seven students are selected to be managers and assistant managers to assume full responsibility for care and management of the steers until they are ready for market in

May and June. Some of the students have limited experience with cattle feeding before managing the Steer-A-Year calves. This gives students a valuable introduction to cattle feeding. Net proceeds of the finished steers during the years have been invested in two endowments; one that provides scholarships to students with proven career interests in the beef industry, and another endowment to provide funding for applied beef cattle research on campus and at the Nancy M Cumming Research, Extension and Education Center in Salmon. The steers are also a valuable resource for hands-on teaching and judging activities for students during each spring semester. Producers receive data on feedlot performance and carcass quality of their steers. A donator recognition dinner and presentation of awards for cattle performance is held annually.

ICA Grass Futurity In contrast to the Steer-A-Year program, the ICA grass futurity is relatively new with 2015 marking its 3rd year. Yearlings donated to ICA from Idaho producers are sent to the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension, and Education Center for the summer grazing period. There a summer

intern and the ranch manager oversee the grazing of the cattle on irrigated pastures using rotational grazing methods. After a two-week equalization period, the cattle are placed on test and weighed monthly. The grazing fee paid by ICA is used to pay the student intern. In 2015, the student intern will also have the opportunity to work with ICA on the ICA 100th Anniversary and Annual Convention. Steers may also be used in research or demonstration trials intended to enhance calf performance. Producers are given information on the calves’ growth and prizes are awarded at the ICA annual convention for high-performing animals.

Proceeds from sale of the steers are used by ICA to support PAC and legal activities.

Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) The BQA program is actually a threeway partnership between ICA, the Idaho Beef Council and UI. The University of Idaho provides most of the coordination and education for the BQA program. The Idaho Beef Council provides a significant portion of the program funding. The Idaho Cattle Association promotes the program, as well as conducts BQA events in partnership with UI and allied industry. In addition, BQA articles are routinely featured in the ICA Line Rider magazine. Annually, 8 to 12 certification events are conducted including feedlot and cattle hauler trainings. Since 2008, 779 producers have been certified or re-certified. The Idaho Cattle Association was instrumental in bringing the NCBA Stockmanship and Stewardship program to Idaho. The programs were coordinated

by UI and ICA. The 6 Stockmanship and Stewardship programs reached in excess of 600 producers with more than 50 more than never having attended a BQA training.

The University of Idaho looks forward to working with ICA to help beef producers and students during the next 100 years. I

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Meet Your Board of Directors T

he Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) Board of Directors is made up of two representatives from each of the five ICA districts, as well as a representative of both the Idaho CattleWomen and the ICA allied industry sector. Two directors at large also have a seat at the table, along with the ICA Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is a nine-member committee, consisting of the ICA President, President-Elect, Vice President, immediate Past President, Treasurer, and four council chairpersons representing the CattleWomen Council, Feeder Council, Cow-Calf Council, and Purbred Council. Serving on the Board of Directors takes a great deal of time, travel and commitment. Each of the 23 members of the Board of Directors fill their seats voluntarily and serve for at least two years.

Carl Lufkin, President Leadore An avid team roper and rodeo fan, Carl was raised on a cow-calf operation in Rigby, where he also had a herd of dairy cows.

After selling the cattle and dairy cows, Carl’s family started a feedlot and grew most of their own feed on their farm. That farm and feedlot are still operated by Carl’s nephew. After marrying his wife, Robin, the two began buying cows a few at a time, building their herd and leasing ranches on which to run their cattle. They now share ownership of Leadore Angus in Leadore. While both Carl and Robin grew up in the cattle industry, their operation is a first-generation operation.

However, both of their sons run cattle on family land in Lemhi County. “I’ve always been in the cattle business. It has been my heritage. It is the business I was raised in. I just like the western way of life. Ranching is really the only thing I have ever wanted to do, and I can’t imagine doing anything else. I have always wanted to be a cowboy, and that requires cows and horses,” Carl explains. Carl has served on the ICA Executive Committee as Vice President (2013), President-Elect (2014), and Purebred Council Chair (2010-2013).

Laurie Lickley, President-Elect Jerome “With the ICA celebrating our 100th year this year, we have an amazing opportunity to flaunt our century of success and sustainability. Our challenges will continue to be the ever-increasing regulatory environment in which we operate, but

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we can combat and mitigate much of our adversity through membership and public relations,” says Laurie, next in line for the ICA presidency. Laurie and her husband, Bill, are carrying on a four-generation legacy of cattle ranching in Idaho. Laurie was raised on a small ranch along the Salmon River, and she and Bill, along with their two children, continue to farm and ranch the land Bill’s family homesteaded in Jerome more than a century ago. Laurie has been actively involved in the efforts of ICA and the Idaho Cattlewomen Council for several years. “I have always wanted to serve and represent the most rewarding lifestyle and business venture in the world,” quips Laurie.

“The challenge to make this operation successful for our children is what drives me.

Feeding people the most natural, nutrientrich product in the world is very satisfying.”

Jerald Raymond, Vice President Menan What are Jerald’s hobbies? “Work,” he says. “I’m embarrassed to say that I live on the bank of the Snake River and have not had a fishing pole in my hand for more than 30 years. I love to ride horses and check cows.” This answer explains why Jerald couldn’t narrow down his favorite part of being a cattle producer to just one or two things. “I enjoy EVERY part,” he says. Jerald’s grandfather started a small dairy and beef operation in Menan, and his father expanded that operation to include farming. When Jerald took over he phased out the dairy side of the operation, finding easily that his first love was beef cattle. In 1973 he built the first phase of his feedlot, which he rebuilt and continued expanding after the Teton Dam broke in 1976. Jerald and his wife, Cheri, have six children—four daughters and two sons—and will have

21 grandkids by fall of this year. Five of their six children are still actively engaged in Idaho’s agricultural scene. “I have been blessed to be in an industry that has gown to feed the world with a protein source that is without compare. We have maintained a supply of beef with decreasing herd numbers. We have proven that third world countries can and will consume beef. We have done all this with modern technology and genetics, and as the world population grows, our industry will continue to grow with it. I want to be a part of that!”

Jared Brackett, Past President Rogerson ICA’s immediate past president, Jared Brackett, is a fifthgeneration cattle producer from Three Creek, an operation that has existed in the Brackett family for well over a century.

Jared has served for nearly 10 years on ICA’s Board of Directors, as well as on the Beef Quality Assurance Advisory Board, and now on the Cattlemen’s Beef Research Board. He graduated from Texas A&M and is a selfadmitted “die-hard Aggie.” Between Aggie football (he is a season ticket holder), and his own herd, Jared collects coins, old paper money, guns and books. When asked what drives him to do what he does, Jared replied, “I love working with good people and being outdoors. It’s one of the only places where you can work with your family and friends.

My grandpa once said ‘if you love what you do, you will never work a day in your life.’

Right now I work about two weeks out of the year.” Jared and his wife, Tay, live on the ranch in Three Creek with three dogs, two cats, seven turkeys, three peacocks, way too many horses, and one bull snake that lives under the house.

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Matt Duckett, Treasurer Caldwell Matt is a thirdgeneration cattle rancher, raised on a commercial cowcalf operation in Owyhee County.

After completing college, Matt spent time working outside of agricultural industries, which helped him gain a broader perspective before partnering with his brother on their own operation in Caldwell. Agriculture— specifically the beef industry—is how Matt and his wife, Pyper, wanted to raise their four children. “I enjoy being able to work with my family. I loved coming home from school as a kid and being able to go out and help my dad. I feel there is no better way to raise a family than in agriculture. The great way of life needs to be preserved for future generations,” says Mattt. When not calving, breeding and weaning, Matt spends time camping and fishing with his family, and watching football, but his real passion is cattle. “I love reading and studying genetics in Angus and Hereford cattle. I love cattle and everything about them.” And he loves those who contribute to the industry. “I believe the finest people in the world are in agriculture, and the finest of the finest are in the cattle business.”

Aron Bennett, Feeder Council Chairman Grand View “As Feeder Council Chairman, I will represent and serve our feeders the best I know how, and keep up-to-date on the issues affecting the feeding industry,” says Aron.

Aron was raised on a cow-calf operation in Mountain Home, which was in his family dating back to the 1800s. Aron now works for Simplot Land and Livestock in Grand View. “It is rewarding to be involved in producing the highest quality, most desirable protein in the world,” Aron says, who prior to serving as Feeder Council Chairman served as a Director at Large on the ICA Board of Directors. He and his wife, Jimmie, have two children who keep him busy with high school sporting events and family recreation. Aron also runs, snow skis, water skis and plays golf, but his favorite thing to do when he’s not working is spend time with his family at their cabin.

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Tucker Shaw, Purebred Council Chairman Caldwell Tucker was raised on a purebred operation along the Boise River near Notus. He and his wife, Angie, are raising their five children ages 13 to 6 in the house in which Tucker grew up. Tucker’s grandfather started Shaw Cattle Company, and Tucker is now the third generation raising Hereford and black and red Angus cattle in the family business. “I’m passionate about the

cattle industry because it’s such a big part of my heritage. I value the lessons learned from being raised in this industry, and the principles and values that have been passed down to me. Our family and our industry stand for something, and Angie and I wanted to instill those same principles in our own children.” Tucker’s commitment to the future of the cattle industry doesn’t stop with his own children. When he’s not taking care of his responsibilities on the ranch, Tucker spends his time coaching youth baseball, basketball and football, and serving as a beef leader for the local 4-H club. continued to page 42...

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Scott Kesl, Cow-Calf Chairman Tendoy A native of Eastern Idaho, Scott grew up on cattle ranches between the Lemhi Valley and Teton Valley. Along with his wife, Kim, Scott started leasing ground and buying cattle, then settled down on their own patch of earth in Tendoy. “The whole process [of raising cattle] is my favorite thing to do,” says Scott. After earning a degree in animal science from Hatnell College in Salinas, Calif. on a rodeo scholarship, and flying airplanes in Idaho backcountry, Scott knew returning to ranching was all he really wanted to do. Today he and Kim raise Angus cattle and Quarter horses with the help of their two teenage sons and eight-year-old daughter. “We wanted to build something for our family,” Scott explains. As a member of the Board of Directors, Scott’s aim is to help ranchers and other conservationists, recreationalists and government agencies reach a commonsense plan for sage grouse that will keep the cattle industry viable and prevent the

bird being listed as an endangered species.

Scott is a licensed pilot, enjoys watching football, wrestling and barrel racing, and participating in team roping.

Robin Lufkin, Cattlewomen Council Chairwoman Leadore Previously serving as Cattlewomen Council Representative, Robin’s efforts are focused on informing the women in the cattle industry in Idaho what ICA is all about. “I want the cattlewomen in our state to realize and feel that ICA is an organization that benefits their business,” Robin states. Robin and her husband, Carl, share ownership of Leadore Angus in Leadore, where Robin grew up on a cowcalf operation. “I’m a foodie, and I love to cook, so I believe food—and producing food for others—is an important business to be in. I believe we have a fabulous product that is beneficial to peoples’ health.” Besides cooking and baking, Robin says, “I have lots of hobbies, and not as many talents. I like to garden, and I can the produce out

of the garden. I love yard work, bailing hay, reading, knitting, playing golf, riding bikes, working cows, and the paperwork that goes with registered cattle.” Robin and Carl have been married for nearly 35 years and have two sons, Dillon (Lacy) and CJ (Kortni), and a daughter, Maquel (Derick). They are all the proud grandparents of four grandsons who keep them busy around the ranch.

Kelton Spain, Allied Industry Representative Star Kelton was raised in Pollock, near Riggins, on a cattle operation.

When he was 13, he began working on cattle and sheep operations, and graduated from the University of Idaho with a bachelors degree in animal science, and later with a masters in agricultural and extension education. Kelton and his wife, Kris, have one daughter, Kayla, who will graduate from the University of Idaho College of Law this month. “My passion is the cattle industry. My interest is in the cattle business. I get to summer a few steers each year on my pasture at home, and I love

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to observe the actions of the cattle and how they interact with me. Cows tell us a story, but we have to be willing to listen,” Kelton notes. “The cattle industry is a lifestyle with which I enjoy being associated. However, there is a scientific side of the business that I enjoy studying and learning. I enjoy the producers—cattle producers are a special breed. They are the salt of the earth.”

Kelton also enjoys the hobby of sourdough cooking, “During the Christmas season I make a killer Sourdough Applesauce Cake that I think is mighty good.”

that is contributing food to our nation and the world. My passion comes from constantly striving to be better with my herd genetics and productivity, not just to improve my profitability, but also to contribute to my industry.” Brad is teaching his sons and daughter what he considers the best part of being a cattle producer.

“The independence; being able to make decisions that will make my operation better is priceless. And the reward that comes from raising a calf from birth to weaning is what makes this way of life so meaningful.”

Brad Higgins, District I Representative Cottonwood Brad comes to the ICA Board of Directors from Cottonwood, where he and his wife, Cindy, and their four children operate a two-generation cattle ranch. Besides their cattle operation, the Higgins family enjoys camping, snow skiing and cheering each other on at sporting events. The passion Brad has for the industry is clear, “I feel like I am a part (though small) of an industry

Linda Rider, District I Representative Coeur d’Alene As an only child on the family ranch in Rose Lake, about 20 miles from Coeur d’Alene, Linda grew up as “my Dad’s boy.” Linda and her husband, Rob, live 12 miles west of that family ranch, where her father also operated as the local cow trader. Rob and Linda run a small herd of red Angus cattle, manage timber grounds, and grow grass hay. One of Linda’s three daughters and husband live

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on the ranch and helps with the cattle while Linda takes over grandma duties of her grandsons, who are the fourth generation to grow up on the ranch. “This lifestyle and what we do are both so important,” Linda says. “We provide protein for a nation and are caretakers of the natural resources.” Linda is also involved in the Kootenai County social circuit, operating an agricultural tourism business of guided trail rides, evening dinner rides, horse-drawn wagon rides, and ranch weddings.

Ramona Ridley, District II Representative Caldwell Raised in Marsing on a farm purchased by her grandfather after emigrating from Spain, Ramona Ridley began her first 4-H beef project when she was eight years old and continued in the program until she graduated from high school. “My dad ran yearlings on grass every summer. Then I married into an operation that ran 400 head of cows. I loved working with the animals and I loved the way of life,” Ramona

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explains. “It’s a great way to raise kids to be responsible and teach them a good work ethic.” Ramona has been actively involved in ICA leadership for years, and is committed to being an advocate for beef and the ranching lifestyle. “I love beef!” Ramona says, “And if we don’t keep this industry viable, where will our beef come from? I trust American beef more than any other in the world, and I’d like to know it will always be produced in the U.S.A.!” Ramona epitomizes the ‘work hard, play hard’ attitude. She likes to spend her time riding her Harley, skydiving, bungee jumping, snow and water skiing, camping, jet boating, wine tasting, and traveling, and of course, branding. Ramona and her husband, Brandon, have a daughter and son.

Ron Ford, District II Representative Cambridge “[Ranching] has been my family’s livelihood for three generations, and is a lifestyle that needs to be preserved for future generations.”

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asked Ron Ford why he is passionate about the cattle industry. Ron was raised in Cambridge, and continues to work and live on the family ranch. He and his wife, Vicki, who grew up on a small ranch in Council, have four children and 10 grandchildren. “Two of our kids live in Idaho, and two in Alaska,” says Ron, “and all of our grandchildren love to come visit and work and play on the ranch.” Ron takes pride in improving his herd and the land, knowing that this industry we share provides food for the world. His ranch also provides habitat for multiple species of wildlife—including 30 to 80 head of elk each winter—in turn providing hunting and gaming opportunities for the public. Ron’s ancestors have been ranching in Cambridge since the 1870s, and Ron is committed to preserving the industry and way of life for the future. What is his suggestion to maintaining the viability of the industry?

“Strength in numbers. We need to continue to grow stronger in membership so we have a strong, unified voice politically.”

Kurt Mason, District III Representative Kimberly The third generation farmer and rancher, Kurt grew up in Murtaugh, and currently owns his an operation in Kimberly.

“I love to ranch and farm,” Kurt says.

“There is just something about watching a calf from birth to weaning, and knowing I had a little bit to do with it, that makes all the hard work worthwhile.” Kurt and his wife, Lacy, have been married for nine years and have two young daughters. When he’s not working on the ranch, Kurt spends as much quality time with his family as he can.

He also enjoys flying airplanes and traveling, and he dabbles in other business interests, but his favorite thing to do is ranch and farm. “It’s the best lifestyle to have, and the best way to raise my family. There’s just nothing better,” Kurt says. Although his girls are just four and two years old, he enjoys having them toddle around with him on the ranch. “They both already love the cattle, and most of all, they love the horses!

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with the same values and commitments I was raised with, and to see them grab on to those things at such an early age.”

Dawn Anderson, District III Representative Gooding Dawn attributes her great-grandfather for her family’s involvement in the livestock industry.

By the time Dawn’s father was a teenager he had his own herd and shortly after marrying Dawn’s mother bought her a herd of Hereford heifers. The family has been in the registered Hereford business ever since, and there are currently three generations involved in the family operation. Dawn and her husband, James, entered into partnership more than 20 years ago with her parents, John and Beverly Bryan, forming JBB/ AL Herefords. In addition to raising registered Herefords and Red Angus cattle, Dawn, James, and their two kids also grow alfalfa, corn and triticale seed. When away from the ranch, you can find Dawn and her family golfing and bowling, but it has always been the responsibilities of the operation that bring the most satisfaction.

“I like the stewardship required to raise and produce cattle.” Dawn continues, “From [the moment a calf crop hits the ground] through the lifetime of a cow, it takes care and consideration of not only the cow, but the land it runs on. Responsibility in this industry is great.”

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Jay Smith, District IV Representative Carmen “I chose ranching for three reasons,” explains Jay, “First, ranching is in my blood. I tried and succeeded at other careers, but always ended up coming home. Second, I cannot think of a better way to raise my two daughters. Third, I was told my whole life that ranching was not for me because I would not inherit a ranch, nor was I independently wealthy. The challenge was more than I could resist.” Jay was raised on family-owned ranches by parents who spent much of their careers as educators, which explains why one of his favorite things about the industry is learning new ways to improve ICA Line Rider, April/May 2015

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Ken Eliason, District V Representative Holbrook Ken and his wife, Kristy, are third-generation cattle producers in Holbrook, on the same cow-calf operation on which Ken was raised.

Their oldest of five sons returned home nearly three years ago to carry on the tradition and become the fourth-generation Eliason rancher. “We love living on the ranch and raising our five sons there, where we can teach them

the value of hard work.” Eliason continues, “I am passionate about the cattle industry because ranching is a way of life I love. All my sons love ranching and the way of life, and I love the heritage that is part of the ranching life. We have to do what we can to protect it, and I want to leave the same heritage for my sons and their families.” Ken and Kristy’s four oldest boys have earned, or are pursuing, various degrees in agriculturalrelated fields at BYU-Idaho and Utah State University. Their youngest son is a senior at Malad High School. “There are many things I enjoy about being a cattle producer and rancher. What I love most is having my family involved in the ranching industry. I have spent my entire life working with my father on the ranch, and I enjoy being able to work with my sons and see them grow, learn, and become skilled in the things that go along with ranching and farming.”

Tim Willie, District V Representative Malad Tim was born and raised on the ranch in Malad, and has been there almost exclusively except for the time spent in Logan, Utah, attending Utah State University. His grandfather started in the cattle business in the late 1920s, making it nearly 100 years that cattle have been on the ranch. Tim and his two sons are the third and fourth generation of Willies to be involved in the cattle business, and the fifth generation is not too far behind. Tim and his wife, Julie, also have three daughters and enjoy a perfect dozen of each grandsons and granddaughters, “which means we spend a lot of time at the activities the grandkids are involved in, from sports to music to dancing and everything in between” beams Tim. He and his wife were both raised in Malad and graduated from Utah State University the same year. “She graduated Magna Cum Laude in Mathematics. I graduated in Business Administration and played football.” Off the ranch Tim has spent time coaching high school football and owning and operating Western States Land Realty, brokering land in Idaho and Utah, dealing mostly in farms and ranches. “I would like to see more producers come and join ICA,” says Tim. “This is a great industry with great potential for the future, and I would like to identify opportunities and find solutions to challenges producers face. There is a place

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for any cattle producer in ICA, and we need each and every one of you.”

Megan Satterwhite, Cattlewomen Council Representative Rogerson Megan and her husband, Kabel, ranch on a four-generation family cow-calf operation south of Rogerson. Megan was raised on a small cattle operation near Castleford, and developed a love for the land and livestock at a young age. “My favorite part of being a cattle producer is knowing, as the last calf is loaded on the semi, that you have done all you can to care for your animals and land, and both are in good condition.

If you take care of them, they will take care of you,” Satterwhite expresses. One of her goals while serving on the Board of Directors is to work to protect rangelands, grazing rights and the open range laws. “I am looking forward to working with the ICA Board of Directors and gaining a better understanding of how the system works.”

Satterwhite continues, “[The cattle industry] is a great way of life! I want to work hard to preserve this way of life for my three boys, and so future generations can grow up in it and love it as I do.” Megan spends her spare time working and playing with her family, reading, gardening, fishing and watching her sons play football.

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to breed, raise, and feed top-quality cattle, while producing beef to feed our nation and the world is a just and prideful cause.” Marty is committed to working to improve the industry by managing business and environmental regulations so producers can be profitable in the future. “It is so enjoyable to work with Mother Nature and take care of our natural resources to increase the productivity of the land and leave it in better shape for future generations. Ranchers are the true environmentalists, and should be proud of it.”

Marshall Jensen, Director at Large American Falls Marshall Jensen was raised on a commercial cow-calf ranch in Ribgy. While the Jensen family operation is being worked by the second generation now, Marshall and his wife, Malory, live in American Falls with their four children ages seven years to one month. As a student at Brigham Young University-Idaho, Marshall took an internship with Agri Beef Co. Today Marshall is the manager of Snake River Cattle Feeders, a purebred Wagyu cattle feedyard owned by Agri Beef Co. “I grew up working around livestock my whole life,” says Marshall. “I enjoy being around the livestock, as well as being around the people that are involved with livestock.

Now that I am older and can see the issues that the world faces, I understand that we must tell our story and keep raising extraordinary beef to help feed the world. When he’s not at the feedyard or spending time with his family, you can find Marshall wherever there is a sporting event. He calls himself “a very avid sports fan” and plays any sports as often as he can. He also enjoys watching and coaching his girls in sports, and is involved in his community and with his church. I

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Join Us in the Fight to Preserve the West Through the years grazing rights of western ranchers have been significantly impacted by overly-burdensome laws and regulations resulting from the litigious actions of anti-grazing activists. With every action the government takes on grazing permits these days, it seems as though our ability to raise livestock in the West is chipped away bit by bit.

Well, we’ve had enough of watching our way of life destroyed one federal action at a time. Recent actions in Owyhee County have proven that now is the time to take a stand.

Its Time to Fight Back For the past two years, Idaho’s cattle community has banded together to take on an unprecedented fight against the federal government for their overreaching efforts to drastically and unjustifiably reduce livestock grazing throughout Owyhee County. The Idaho Cattle Association (ICA) has taken the lead in this effort, joined in coalition by the Owyhee Cattlemen’s Association, Idaho Farm Bureau Federation, Public Lands Council, and National Cattlemen’s Beef Association to protect and defend grazing rights. Our fight is centered in Owyhee County, but the repercussions of the government’s actions, if left to stand, will be felt throughout the western states. What’s more, the outcome of this battle will set a precedent for the future of the cattle industry all across the United States.

How We Got Here In 1997, 68 grazing permits in Owyhee County were scheduled for renewal. In 1999, the U.S. District Court agreed with a Western Watersheds Project (WWP) lawsuit that alleged the Bureau of Land

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Unfortunately these decisions significantly altered the allowed seasons of use, and drastically reduced grazing, with AUM cuts at astounding and unsustainable levels on nearly all of the 68 permits. Of the 150 allotments within the entire county, 120 are involved in this litigation and permit renewal.

The impact on the industry, the local communities, and Idaho’s economy if these decisions are left to stand, will be devastating.

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Why We’re Fighting The decisions are badly flawed. These misguided and narrowly-made decisions are affecting the livelihoods of ranchers and rangeland health. For many of the allotments, the AUM reductions are drastic. The BLM estimates that all the decisions equate to an average 41 percent cut, while in reality the cuts will be far greater when factors such as water availability are considered. Such production cuts would destroy the economic viability of any business—especially ranching.

Why This Matters To You The impact of these decisions, if allowed to stand, will be devastating. The same team that made these 68 decisions has now

moved on to the Jarbidge field office and these decisions will likely be replicated across the West. This battle is not just an Owyhee County issue. These recent actions only showcase the fact that public lands are no longer being managed based on what they can sustain or their current conditions, but rather to appease radical interest groups. It is our chief concern that these actions are meant to serve as a template for the way all western grazing allotments are managed.

Because of this attack on our industry, and the potential for similar decisions to be made elsewhere and in the future if these remain unchallenged, the Idaho Cattle Association has led the charge to appeal these decisions. I

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