October 2015 Line Rider

October 2015

Feeder Issue

­­­­– Beef Industry Sustainability ­­­­– New UI Beef Team Faculty ­­­­– Grass Futurity Results ­­– ICA Annual Membership Meeting

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F E AT U R E S 7 Grass Futurity Results

Check out the results from the 3rd annual contest. This ICA initiative has been successful for furthering the industry.

9 An Overblown Market Correction

John Nalivka, with Sterling Marketing, Inc., shares his economic perspective on current markets.

16 Beef Industry Sustainability The beef industry is producing more beef with less cattle and natural resources.

26 ICA Annual Membership Meeting and President’s Banquet

Check out the schedule for the one-day event in Sun Valley. You won’t want to miss your chance to influence the direction of ICA policy for the coming year, as well as hear some great speakers on industry topics and meet up with friends.

27 New UI Beef Team Faculty

UI Beef Extension Specialist, John B. Hall, introduces seven new University of Idaho faculate members.

NEWS 22 2015-2016 Production Sales ABOUT THIS ISSUE

MONTHLY COLUMNS

This October issue is our Feeder Issue.

Check out regular columns on important policy and legislative topics from our staff. In addition, check out the Grass Futurity results and a Sustainability infographic, which illustrates how far our industry has come in the last 60 years.

“Dinner Time” Photo by Maggie Malson Wilson Creek Feeders

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President’s Perspective............................................................................2 Executive Message...................................................................................4 Feeder Council.........................................................................................6 Natural Resources....................................................................................8 Feeder Focus......................................................................................... 10 Membership Memo.............................................................................. 12 Communications Corner.................................................................... 14 Idaho Beef Checkoff News.................................................................. 18 NewsMakers.......................................................................................... 24 Breeder & Service Guide................................................................30-31 “Like” us on Facebook www.facebook.com/IdahoCattleAssociation

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PRESIDENT’S PERSPECTIVE 2

My Hat’s Off to Our Feeders

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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have been in the seed stock business for a while now, and I raise registered Angus cattle on a ranch in Salmon. I would like to think that through a lot of hard work and investment in cattle I have created a product that is unique, delicious and sought after by the entire world. Realistically, however, I know I am a little spoke in a big wheel—and that wheel doesn’t stop at our national borders; our efforts are worldwide.

I was raised in Eastern Idaho on a diversified farm. We had feedlot cattle, dairy cows and beef cows. So I had the opportunity at a young age to get a taste of all segments of our industry. I remember buying and finishing cattle that didn’t bring back their first cost. It didn’t take me long to understand that the cattle feeding business is a highstakes, unpredictable business that requires the feeder to have a constitution of iron.

If you are in the feeding business and have survived all the ups and downs and volatile swings of the market, my hat is off to you.

This month’s issue of the Line Rider is the feeder issue. Idaho is home to some of the greatest minds in our industry. Idaho is unique to the world in converting byproducts of other agriculture products into a delicious, palatable product—beef. Folks like J.R. Simplot, Robert Rebholtz, Henry Jones, Louis Skaar, and so many others have blazed a trail for generations to follow. The feeder sector of our industry is always changing, using science and technology to continually advance and improve our industry and make it more sustainable as we try This industry is pasture to plate, or to provide for a global maybe calving barn to plate. It’s demand.

As markets open up a group effort. The secret weapon to more beef from making our calves or yearlings worth previously closed so much is the product we are creating countries, American beef still has the upper through our feeding industry. hand. What sets our product apart here is not all genetics; it is our feeding industry. I have had the opportunity to visit meat counters in other parts of the world. Meat there is blood red, no snowflake, and the texture is tough. But here in the United States, and here in Idaho, beef is not just a protein. Because of our feeding industry, we have developed a product that is anticipated at dinner tables around the world.

I really believe what we are creating here is the greatest protein in the world. We are all partners in creating the end product. This industry is pasture to plate, or maybe calving barn to plate. It’s a group effort. The secret weapon making our calves or yearlings worth so much is the product we are creating through our feeding industry.

Now, when consumers buy our beef it has both flavor and tenderness. It is a great eating experience. We have created the greatest eating experience in the world, and you can thank a feeder for that. I may have realized at a young age the cattle feeding business is not for the faint of heart. Whether its unstable markets or constantly changing regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Environmental Quality, there’s always something. And so, for all of us, I say thank you to our feeding industry for making our product unique and sought after the world over. I

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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EXECUTIVE MESSAGE

Beef Production Spells Sustainability

by Wyatt Prescott Executive Vice President

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verything we do as cattle producers is for a better tomorrow; it’s the nature of our business. We buy feeder cattle to add weight for more beef. We breed cows to produce better cattle. We manage pastures so we can graze them another season. We balance rations, implant cattle, select genetics, and provide the highest level of care to maximize feed conversions and quality. Each time we do it better than the last; produce more and better with less.

Our country produces 20 percent of the world’s beef with 7 percent of the cattle, so the recent CNN report, “Why Beef is the New SUV” should upset all of us in the industry. The report—no, opinion piece—was a classic example of agenda-driven journalism that portrayed “meat as a climate villain” because of methane emissions and yes, you guessed it, corn consumption. The story gave readers only a glimpse of the livestock production footprint in an effort to articulate the story’s agenda. The purpose?

Encourage consumers to eat less beef, and by doing so stop hurting our planet and slow down climate change.

Sara Harper, Director of Sustainable Solutions for K Coe Isom, does a nice job challenging the aspersions of the CNN story on the beef industry in her Ag Web published article “Is Beef More Like a Hybrid than an SUV? It Depends.” Harper adequately asserted that “the complex food and energy issues facing humanity demand complex, collaborative solutions, not one-off missives in which the actors involved are trying to become the next Upton Sinclair or declare their superiority because of what they drive or eat.”

Our challenge as an industry is that these oneU.S. beef today is sustainable off missives are becoming and sexy, an environmental and more and more prevalent. flavorful preference of the world.

McDonald’s is now offering the McB, an organic burger in select German restaurants to support their pledge to transition to “sustainable” beef by 2016. Most of the reporting done on this news was very pessimistic about McDonald’s sustainable efforts, posing the question: What’s in the rest of its burgers? The true irony here is, they have it backward. If a company is trying to go sustainable, organic truly seems counterproductive. Ironically, it is not popular to trust technology in our food while every other aspect of our lives depend on it.

Where do we fit into a society who is seemingly anxious to disagree with our production practices, all while their bellies are full? These groups don’t want cattle on the range, and those groups don’t want cattle in the feedlot. Who would have ever thought it would be such a challenge to feed people? No, we are certainly not the SUV and I’m sorry Sara, I will never accept the fact that beef is a hybrid. A Tesla is more like it, with exhilarating performance and zero compromises. U.S. beef today is sustainable and sexy, an environmental and flavorful preference of the world. These animals that we raise are incredible beings which convert otherwise non-utilizable resources from range grasses to distiller grains into food of the best kind. We—you—are doing it with 33 perent less land and 12 percent less water than 30 years ago, and you should be dang proud of it. I

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October 2015 Feeder 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 208-739-2265 • 208-674-1283 fax Advertising Sales JoAnn Behrends 208-989-5022 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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FEEDER COUNCIL

Feeding’s Future

by Aron Bennett, Feeder Council Chairman

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hank you to our great staff and all of you who donated your time and effort in putting together a great 100 year celebration. It was a fun week with plenty of activities to choose from.

Now we’re in the middle of shipping yearlings and weaning calves. Calf and feeder prices are starting to feel the pinch with plenty of uncertainty in the air. Although, with the recent price corrections, fat cattle prices are still going to need a big run next spring and summer to be profitable. Ranchers have begun to retain heifers in an effort to rebuild the nation’s cowherd, which has been at its lowest point since the 1950s. A greater supply of feeder cattle will help meet the increasing worldwide demand for our product.

However, the demand may wane some if retaliatory tariffs by Canada and Mexico to MCOOL (Mandatory Country-of-Origin Labeling) are successful. The House voted to repeal COOL and now faces the Senate for consideration. Voluntary origin labels, that let the market decide when they are financially relevant to use, are in place today for those demanding them with their dollars.

Environmental concerns are always on the top of the list for those in the cattle feeding business. One ongoing issue is the Clean Water Act (CWA) and waters of the United States (WOTUS).

There are still plenty of questions about that rule, which was

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supposed to begin Aug. 28. Of course, more than 50 pages of released documents in the past couple of months clearly illustrate discrepancies between the EPA and Corps, bringing the Corps to a Congressional review.

The memos even went so far as to call the rule “indefensible” in a court of law. The memos also call for any reference to the Corps, including name and logo, should be removed from all documents pertaining to the rule. One memo from General Peabody to Assistant Secretary of Army reads, “Corps data to EPA had been selectively applied out of context, and mixes technology and disparate data sets. In the Corps’ judgment, these documents contain numerous inappropriate assumptions with no connection to the data provided, misapplied data, analytical deficiencies and logical inconsistencies.”

EPA finalized a rule last week to modernize CWA reporting, which will make facility-specific information, such as inspection and enforcement history, pollutant monitoring results, and other data required by NDPES permits accessible to the public through EPA’s website. EPA plans to publish the final rule in the Federal Register this month, making it effective in December or January. It is still unclear how that rule will impact Idaho, as we continue the process of acquiring primacy of the NPDES regulations, but it is something of which to be aware.

Another environmental issue we are monitoring deals with the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and Clean Air Act (CAA) that could affect all of us in animal agriculture. A judge decided the over-application of manure is the disposal of solid waste under RCRA on several Washington dairies. NCBA is involved and has filed two amicus briefs against RCRA applying to animal feeding operations.

On a positive note, just last week the Federal Court ruled in favor of the For all your needs this Fall, livestock industry in a suit brought forward by activist groups, which would come see us! have required livestock producers to submit sensitive information about their operations to the EPA. The rule would Burley 208-878-7224 have required livestock operations to Caldwell 208-459-0806 provide contact information, production Jerome 208-733-6145 area location, permitting status, number Ontario 541-889-6441 and types of animals, and quantity of manure and wastewater generated annually to be available to the general public. I ICA Line Rider, October 2015

2015 Grass Futurity Results Grand Champion Carl Ellsworth Reserve Champion Cevin Jones • 3rd Place Charlie Lyons 4th/5th Place Split Ford Ranch and Triple L Angus

Name

Beg Avg Wt

Final Avg Wt

Pounds Gained

Final ADG

Name

Beg Avg Wt

Final Avg Wt

Pounds Gained

Final ADG

Carl Elsworth

887

1227

340

2.81

Tony Bott #1

795

1083

288

2.38

Cevin Jones

775

1114

339

2.80

Prescott Family

714

1002

288

2.38

Charles Lyons

893

1230

337

2.79

Triple L Angus

859

1194

335

2.77

Vern Ellison / Clint Andrews

834

1121

287

2.37

Ford Ranch, Inc.

852

1187

335

2.77

Tony Bott #3

722

1009

287

2.37

Gould/Boyd

776

1108

332

2.74

Judd Whitworth

790

1073

283

2.34

D. Paul Dixon

718

1048

330

2.73

Jerry Deckard

756

1038

282

2.33

Tony Bott #2

719

1048

329

2.72

Lickley #2

753

1029

276

2.28

Ross Goddard/ Scott Kesl

646

971

325

2.69

Tony Bott/Dawn Schooley

813

1082

269

2.22

Mink Livestock

639

906

267

2.21

Simplot

1050

1315

265

2.19

Public Lands Council

727

991

264

2.18

Jared & Tay Brackett

860

1122

262

2.17

Diamond A Livestock Inc

844

1105

261

2.16

Butch Otter

713

972

259

2.14

Jerry Trebesch

660

917

257

2.12

Leslie Bailey

877

1131

254

2.10

2.51

Louis Skaar & Sons, Inc

750

1000

250

2.07

301

2.49

Eliason Livestock LLC

909

1153

244

2.02

1226

300

2.48

Kurt Mason

628

872

244

2.02

795

1091

296

2.45

Thompson/Jarvis

563

753

190

1.57

Little Land and Livestock

857

1153

296

2.45

Treasure Valley Livestock

821

1116

295

2.44

7 Rivers Livestock #2

653

947

294

2.43

Matt Thompson

301

595

294

2.43

Mike Guerry

798

1090

292

2.42

Cooper Norman

871

1163

292

2.41

Brent & Sam Eaton

737

1029

292

2.41

Norm & Caleb Wallis

889

1180

291

2.40

Augustus Prescott and “Little Foot” Brackett

823

1143

320

2.64

Bruce Billington

701

1020

319

2.64

Carl Lufkin

720

1038

318

2.63

Webb Ranch

705

1020

315

2.60

7 Rivers Livestock #1

701

1010

309

2.55

Scott & Michele Rigby

827

1136

309

2.55

Key Ag

906

1213

307

2.54

Lickley #1

827

1131

304

Tony Bott/Jody Cada

685

986

L.G. Davison

926

Producers Livestock

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Special thanks to Rusty Hamilton for donating the transportation of the 2015 steers!

Do you have an eye for cattle … Want the bragging rights and a little extra money in your pocket? Start planning now to enter the 4th Annual Grass Futurity Contest.

The steer (or spayed heifer) with the best overall average daily gain on grass pasture is the winner! Entry fee for the contest is one steer or spayed heifer. Target entry weight is 750-850 lbs./head, but as history shows you can enter any weight steer of your choosing, as long as the animal is less than 36 months at the time of slaughter. Cattle entered in the 2016 contest will be picked up at the end of April/beginning of May. Sign up now by calling the office at 208-343-1615 or e-mailing dawn@idahocattle.org by April 15, 2016. I

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With the Good Comes the Bad

by Karen Williams, Natural Resources Policy Director

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e’ve been put through a tangle of emotions this past month. officials from state and federal agencies. Our original plan had been So the sage grouse won’t be listed—a goal we’ve been focused acknowledged by the federal government to be adequate to conserve on and working toward for more than a decade. Bring on the the species. Clearly, the plan was sufficient as developed and the celebrations…right? Wrong. Land management plans released with eleventh-hour additions made in Washington, D.C., away from the sage grouse listing decision are a bitter pill to swallow. Here’s the light of our proven collaboration and cooperation, are both why: unnecessary and overreaching.

In September, the federal government made two important The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has never considered livestock announcements relating to sage grouse conservation and grazing as a primary threat to sage grouse. Rather, grazing was management. First, a landmark decision was made that listing of delineated as a secondary threat, and then only if done improperly. greater sage grouse under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) is Chief among our concerns with the new plan is that it now departs not warranted. Immediately after this announcement, however, from the established science and elevates livestock grazing to be came the release of the federal land management agencies’ plans to treated as a primary threat—in spite of the listing decision—by manage sage grouse habitat. While one is a welcomed and deserved imposing additional regulatory burdens on federal lands grazing decision based on meaningful collaboration, the other is clouded permittees through unnecessary management objectives. These in unnecessary restrictions that all but extinguish the good work of required objectives include a seven-inch stubble height during those collaborative efforts. the nesting season, season of use restrictions—particularly in the The “not warranted” listing determination is the direct result of spring, expanded and restrictive buffer zones around leks, removal local and state collaborative efforts to conserve sage grouse, while of grazing adjacent to burned areas, particular focus on grazing also protecting wise and sustainable land use. We can certainly restrictions in riparian areas and mesic meadows. Those are just a appreciate Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Sally Jewell’s few of our concerns. recognition and acknowledgment of these facts in reaching her For these reasons, we stand behind Gov. Otter in his efforts to decision. This level of collaboration was made possible through the appeal the federal government’s land management plan for Idaho. concerted efforts of Idaho’s ranchers who, for the past two decades, It was disingenuous for DOI to encourage and foster Idaho’s careful have worked diligently to promote and expand our continued and detailed development of a locally-driven state management plan commitment to long-term conservation of the species. Ranchers and then in a direct betrayal, take and dramatically alter its intent have been the leaders in this effort. Our industry has been the without the benefit of input from the state and its collaborators. first at the table Not only is the plan problematic for multiple-use, but to engage in also for conservation across all lands. The new plans The new plans severely disrupt the meaningful severely disrupt the careful balance we had reached to careful balance we had reached dialogue with enable greater sage grouse conservation on state and state and private lands. to enable greater sage grouse federal officials, Personally, I feel cheated of the joy and satisfaction I conservation on state and private other land use should feel in the federal government finally making lands. groups, and the correct decision on an ESA listing determination. In conservationists my 16 years with ICA, all of those have been spent with to plan and a primary focus on the sage grouse issue and pursuing implement onefforts that would prevent a listing. How frustrating it the-ground conservation efforts. History has proven that it is these is that we are facing a situation where the species won’t be listed, types of efforts that can result in real, meaningful conservation but through a back-door, double-crossing approach, we will end for species; not burdensome, heavy-handed federal laws and up being treated as though it was, particularly for our federal lands regulations. grazing permittees.

It is most unfortunate that the release of the management plans In the face of these concerns, ICA will continue to work tirelessly has forced us to temper our satisfaction with the listing decision, to protect and preserve Idaho’s cattle industry and promote the but we must now face the reality of the federal government’s future mutually beneficial nature of livestock with wildlife and land sage grouse efforts. We feel both dismayed and betrayed that the conservation—even if the only recourse left to do so is through finalized plan for Idaho’s federal lands departs significantly from the litigation. With our proven history of commitment to this issue, we state plan developed by a cross-section of Idaho’s public, including will continue to be engaged in maintaining an environment where ranchers, sportsmen, conservationists, energy representatives, and cattle and sage grouse can co-exist. I ICA Line Rider, October 2015

An Overblown Market Correction

by John Nalivka, Sterling Marketing, Inc.

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s the old adage says, “there is no better cure for high prices than high prices.” I believe that was first said by Dr. Earl Butz, the “outspoken” Secretary of Agriculture under Nixon and Ford.

So, while a correction was impending and prices would come off the highs, I don’t think the current downward spiral in prices is solely the result of that correction. It’s no big secret that the futures market has played an increasingly greater role in the There are two solutions to direction of cash markets lower feedlot breakevens: as index funds entered that market. Do the 1) make the cattle bigger words index funds and 2) lower the cost of feeders high frequency trading sound familiar?

Secondly, the number of contract cattle has increased. Fundamentally, there was a market imbalance as truckloads of red ink left the feedlot. Feed and energy prices were falling while record high feedlot breakevens during the past two years have been driven by record high feeder cattle prices. There are two solutions to lower feedlot breakevens: 1) make the cattle bigger and 2) lower the cost of feeders. The latter was difficult when feeding demand exceeded feeder cattle supplies, but the former was easier with cheap cost of gain relative to fed cattle prices. The marginal cost of each additional pound of gain is far less than the price of cattle.

Looking at the September slaughter and production, these big cattle more than compensate for slaughter numbers that are still running even or below last year’s slaughter. During September, cattle slaughter is down about 2 percent from a year ago. At the same time, average carcass weights for all cattle are 20 lbs. heavier leaving beef production for the month up 5 percent from a year ago. I think weights will come

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FEEDER FOCUS

What is the Future of WOTUS?

by Britany Hurst, Feeder Coordinator

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t seems like anytime I get an email with ‘water’ in the subject line these days I cringe. Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) released the final Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule this summer, there are still a lot of unanswered questions about WOTUS. Even in meeting

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with Allison Wiedeman and Ron Carleton, the former and current Agriculture Counselor to Administrator Gina McCarthy at EPA, respectively, answers to jurisdictional questions are laced with uncertainty.

The final rule released by EPA and the Corps this summer was a carbon copy of the proposed rule produced following the now famous connectivity report set forth by EPA two years ago. The new and final rule was set to go into effect across the country on Aug. 28.

On the eve of nation-wide implementation, Judge Ralph Erickson, a District Court judge in North Dakota, barred the rule’s implementation in 13 of the 50 states. Judge Erickson wrote in his statement, “it appears likely that the EPA has violated its congressional grant of authority in its promulgation of the rule at issue and; Not long before it appears likely the the final rule was EPA failed to comply with [Administrative to be executed, Procedure Act] the Corps threw requirements when in a metaphorical promulgating the rule.”

Idaho is one of the 13 wrench, questioning states exempt from the the rule over which rule at this time, joined they have shared

by Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Missouri, jurisdiction.

Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming.

Not long before the final rule was to be executed, the Corps threw in a metaphorical wrench, questioning the rule over which they have shared jurisdiction. The Corps called the rule “legally vulnerable and difficult to defend in court, difficult for the Corps to explain or justify, and challenging for the Corps to implement.” The Senate Environment and Public Works Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife and Water held a hearing late last month on the Corps’ participation in WOTUS regulation. Focusing on internal memos that show serious concerns of Corps leadership, the hearing provided ample opportunity to highlight the issues raised in the memos an the gulf between the Corps and EPA. However, Jo Ellen Darcy, Assistant Secretary to the Army and co-author of the WOTUS rule, insisted the Corps is fully on board with the new rule. continued to page 11...

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...continued from page 9 down as the industry works through the cattle. But this also hinges on improved demand. I am expecting demand to improve going into October. While weights will not be reduced immediately, cold, winter weather and reduced feeding performance will be a factor into December and January. For the remainder of 2015, cattle numbers are not as much a problem as “big cattle” and less demand. With increased beef production coupled with increased pork and chicken production, demand will continue to be the key to prices in both the short term this fall and going into 2016.

While the beef industry has enjoyed prices that have exceeded most expectations (mine included), a correction was undeniable.

The only question was when and how much, and we have mostly answered both parts of that question. However, because I believe part of the correction was due to non-fundamental factors and likely overblown, I also believe there is room for prices to improve, though certainly not anywhere close to previous levels. I

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Since the enforcement of this rule just over a month ago, 31 states and numerous stakeholders, including the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC), have engaged in 22 lawsuits challenging EPA’s authority for such a significant land grab. EPA has made a second request to the federal district court in North Dakota, the state home to Judge Erickson, to put on hold the lawsuit challenging EPA’s jurisdiction over the rule, citing Oct. 1 oral arguments before a multi-district litigation panel that will consider EPA’s bid to consolidate the slew of suits and transfer them to one single court.

Forty-seven senators, led by Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), filed a joint resolution to kill the Obama administration’s water rule using the Congressional Review Act. The 1966 law allows expedited procedures to be used to block new regulations. The law works best in the Senate, where it limits debate time and bans the use of common delay tactics, like the filibuster. Under the Congressional Review Act, a resolution needs only a simple majority to pass.

However, Nebraska Republican Representative Adrian Smith already filed a joint resolution of disapproval for WOTUS in July, which was referred to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and hasn’t moved since. Likewise, Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) sponsored legislation in April called the Federal Water Quality Protection Act. That bipartisan legislation would direct EPA to withdraw the final WOTUS rule and work with stakeholders in drafting a new rule to clarify the CWA. Of course, the Federal Water Quality Protection Act is predicted to have only a 15 percent chance of being enacted. Even if these pieces of legislation were to pass, President Obama is certain to veto them.

In which case, a 2/3 majority vote would be required by Congress to override the President’s veto. That is going to be extremely difficult to accomplish, because supporters of the WOTUS rule are digging in deeper to hold their stance against opposing forces.

As a result, the real legislative fight is likely to be postponed until the end-of-year appropriations negotiations. I ICA Line Rider, October 2015

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MEMBERSHIP MEMO

Your Membership Has Benefits

by Jerald Raymond, ICA Vice President

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n most places across the state, the grazing season has been good, At the July ICA Board of Directors meeting held in Prairie, and calves are coming in heavier than normal. This morning’s the full board of the Idaho Cattle Association approved another market reports are mixed, but a growing global population has the program that gives ICA members the opportunity to participate long-term outlook for our product coming in strong. Although in tangible benefits. This program is called National Purchasing there is much work to be done on land use planning, the federal Partnership (NPP). NPP allows ICA members to save money on government has determined that the sage grouse are not warranted purchases from participating companies, such as Fastenal, Verizon to be listed as endangered.

Wireless, Expedia, Staple’s, But that’s not all. More good Legalzoom, and Best Buy. news is that you can save This partnership But remember, the real benefit of ICA money by being a member of is flexible and ever membership is the fact we work shoulder to the Idaho Cattle Association! expanding, with the shoulder with people who are like-minded, who addition of Airgas, USA Several years ago under the guidance of current coming on line just last are working for the same goals that we are.

Idaho Cattle Association week. To participate, (ICA) president, Carl Lufkin, simply go to the Idaho the ICA Preferred and ICA Cattle Association website Preferred Plus purebred at www.idahocattle.org, programs were born. In a navigate to the NPP site, nutshell, these programs work sign up, and start saving. like this: a seedstock producer, at his/her choosing, offers a $50 per Please call any staff member at the ICA office, or any member of head discount on bulls purchased by ICA members. This is a great ICA’s leadership team if you have any questions. contribution on the part of seedstock producers who believe in the This program gives each member a tangible reward for Idaho Cattle Association and wish to reciprocate and help others be membership. But remember, the real benefit of ICA membership is a part of the association. Our staff and leadership attend these ICA the fact we work shoulder to shoulder with people who are likePreferred bull sales, and anyone who is not a member of ICA can minded, who are working for the same goals that we are. The real join at the sale and reap immediate benefits of membership. benefit to ICA members is the legacy we leave for our children and

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COMMUNICATIONS CORNER

Passion and Perspective

by Maggie Malson, ICA Publisher

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s your publisher for the last 13 years, I have seen your passion to promote, protect and preserve our industry. This desire to keep the Idaho cattle industry viable for future generations resonates from the staff, volunteer leaders and throughout our producer, feeder and allied members. It’s not something you say, it’s something you do.

Despite the many challenges faced by this association and industry, you have kept your mission top of mind. I applaud you and appreciate the example of hard work and dedication I have witnessed by so many who put in countless hours to further the cause.

And while I have seen much passion, I think perspective is just as important. Our point of view on issues stems from our knowledge and experience. Therefore, we need to remember those who don’t understand the cattle industry or have questions about it, come from a completely different perspective based on their own knowledge and experience.

My perspective comes from one who grew up in agriculture and remains in agriculture. I’m raising my children to love agriculture.

I know farmers and ranchers, and I trust them. If I have questions about agriculture, I go to sources within the industry to find answers. For example, when lean finely textured beef was making headlines, I was having lunch with a group of friends from Boise, none of whom had any involvement with agriculture. They voiced concerns about LFTB. At the time, I hadn’t heard of what the media had dubbed as “pink slime,” but the version these ladies shared was alarming. Ammonia in ground beef? What were they talking about?

Instead of choosing Google to answer my questions, I called the ICA office. I knew if there really was an issue, our association would have knowledgeable sources with science-based answers.

But, what do those who aren’t involved in agriculture do when they have questions and concerns about their food? How do we become the sources for information they are seeking?

We must be willing to come at issues from a different perspective.

While we like spending time with those who agree with us or “get us,” we need to be willing to learn more about others who don’t.

We can learn from those farther removed from agriculture who have questions about what we do and why we do it.

At the ICA Centennial Celebration, the Idaho Beef Council brought together a panel of millennials—six women and one man.

Among them, they are married, going to school, working outside the home, staying at home with children, and running online homebased businesses. They have growing families to feed.

With their generation more than 75 million strong, they have a lot of buying power. These seven panelists may be a small snippet of this large group of consumers, but the discussion provided insight into where they buy their food, what information they want to know about their food, and where they seek answers to their food production questions.

When asked how much time they spend online per day, their

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answers ranged from one to nine hours. One panelist admitted she is online all day, periodically checking for business orders, engaging with friends and family on social media, and using the Internet for any information she needs. This is the most connected generation.

They are tech savvy and demand digital media for both personal and business needs. In fact, none of the panelists take a newspaper, which surprised the audience, but is a testament to the importance of reaching millennials where they are—online.

These panelists gather their news and information from trending topics on social media, news channels like KTVB on Facebook and the “Today” show. One panelist listened to NPR on her commute to work. Another mom shared she preferred reading the news online versus having her young children hearing negative stories if she watched it on TV. The panelists are all beef eaters, but also serve chicken, ground turkey and pork at home. Most choose beef when they go out to eat.

Price is a concern, as well as wanting easy cuts of beef to cook. They want to know where their food is raised, some citing they prefer to purchase Idaho-raised beef. Health is important to them, and panelists read online research studies—both on the health benefits of beef, as well as ones stating eating beef leads to health problems.

Concerns about antibiotics, GMOs and hormones were voiced, prompting an audience member to explain how withdrawal periods are used to insure antibiotic residues are not in meat. Panelists are seeking this kind of information. They want good information about the food they eat and want the misconceptions from big media to go away. Overall, panelists shared they feel good about Idaho ranchers.

They encouraged the industry to be open to sharing and have more online presence because that is where they will go to answer their questions and concerns.

Changing our perspective can help us reach out to those we depend on to purchase our product—beef. Whether engaging with others online or in person, we need to keep in mind the perspective of the ones we’re talking to, while also sharing our passion for what we do and this industry we love.

As I close this last issue as publisher of the Idaho Cattle Association Line Rider, it’s bittersweet to say goodbye to the work I have loved for so long. I am honored to have been able to tell the stories of the Idaho ranching community, and work with all of you.

I have the utmost admiration and respect for the cattlemen and women of this state. We have not only been colleagues, but also have become friends. Some of my most memorable times have been out on the ranch and in the feed truck, visiting with ranching families and cattle feeders, learning about their operations and telling their stories through my words and images. Thank you for sharing this journey with me; I hope you have enjoyed it as much as I have.

While my professional role with ICA will change, my desire and dedication to continue serving this industry will not waver. I ICA Line Rider, October 2015

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BEEF INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY the cattle industry has led the charge to produce a nutritious product in adequate quantities to feed the world, and to do it in a sustainable way.

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The stewardship of Idaho’s natural resources has been made possible through improved production technologies used primarily in the feedlot sector of the cattle industry.

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IDAHO BEEF CHECKOFF NEWS 18

History of the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” Tagline

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very afternoon in homes across the country, the same refrain can be heard: “Hey! What’s for dinner?” And in the minds of the many consumers hearing that question, a dominant answer has been planted: Beef. It’s what’s for dinner.

Not just planted, in fact. Watered, nourished and cared for during the past two decades. The beef checkoff-developed phrase is an example of a highly successful promotion that is the envy of most major companies. Can its true benefit to producers be quantified? And maybe more important, is it still relevant in this digital age?

“It’s invaluable,” according to Jim Boudreau, who was account director for the campaign-creating Leo Burnett agency from 19982002. The agency led the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner effort.

“In the food category, it’s one of the most successful taglines ever,” Boudreau says. “The reason for the success is simple, but hard to duplicate.”

The beef tagline is “declarative, American,” he says. “It resonates with everyone, whether they’re in their 20s or in their 70s.

“We wanted to own that meal,” he says. “The tagline, combined with the other campaign elements, helped accomplish that.”

It wasn’t just an advertising campaign, says Mary Adolf, who was vice president of promotion at the Beef Industry Council (Federation of State Beef Councils) at the time. It was integrated across just about every facet of the industry’s marketing program.

“That really helped propel it forward very quickly,” Adolf says.

The campaign had followed another successful campaign, Beef.

Real Food for Real People, which used celebrities to gain attention and had been created by a different agency. In the early 1990s, though, the industry was going through a huge transformation, modernizing meat cases, creating convenient recipes and identifying new cuts and products that more closely met consumer needs.

The new Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner campaign would refocus on the beef product. The campaign hit the streets in May of 1992 with a 17-month, $42 million campaign that covered a broad range of marketing elements.

“It clicked almost immediately,” says Adolf. “The whole industry got behind it, and saw its potential. We worked hard to find a tagline that would endure and could be owned by the beef industry—something that could resonate with consumers and communicate what we were trying to convey.”

Just how large of a home run can certainly be quantified.

Research shows that almost every year, more than eight of 10 consumers have at some point seen or heard the tagline. About half of consumers can recite the beef industry tagline unaided—despite the fact that television advertising hasn’t been conducted for more

than a decade. It’s an enviable measure by any standard.

“Most companies would love to have that kind of success,” says Adolf, who is now executive director of the International Pizza Hut Franchise Holders Association. According to Adolf, Pizza Hut has had about a half dozen campaigns over the last decade, searching for the kind of mental imagery and staying power that the beef industry has enjoyed. She also points to companies like United Airlines, which has returned to its “Fly the Friendly Skies” tagline after discarding it in 2010 following more than 30 years of success.

“The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner theme has stood the test of time,” Adolf says. “That’s a rare thing—to find a slogan that can do that. It’s almost unheard of today.”

“Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner is worked into everything we do,” according to Martin Roth, executive director of marketing, advertising and new media for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a beef checkoff contractor. “It’s not just a tagline—it’s the brand. It’s the authority for all things beef.”

Roth says the credibility of the beef industry’s message has been enhanced significantly because of the beef industry’s efforts to develop an identity over the past two decades. “It’s established in the consumer mindset from all of the years of producer investment (through the checkoff) in it,” he says. “Consumers and others look to Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner and have confidence in it. It’s who we are. And it’s really paying off for farmers and ranchers.”

Fortunately, says Roth, the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner theme is just as effective with today’s consumer as it was when it was introduced in 1992. “Millennials have the same concerns as other generations have had—marriage, kids, finding and preparing meals that the whole family will enjoy,” he says.

Though they couldn’t have predicted how it would eventually be used, beef producers who sent the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner theme on its mission can take satisfaction today in what it has created. It’s been priceless. It has really built tons of brand equity. I

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DID YOU

KNOW

that foreign demand for U.S. beef would be 6.4% lower* without the checkoff?

“Thanks in part to our beef checkoff, the growth in beef exports has been tremendous. In fact, the per-head value of beef exports has reached nearly $300.** The beef checkoff is a vital tool for beef producers to help grow the market for our product not only domestically, but internationally as well.”

While you and Mark are managing your operations, your checkoff is helping build demand for U.S. beef worldwide.

M a rk Ja g e ls

www.idbeef.org 208-376-6004

Cow-calf producer & feeder

In a comprehensive economic study about the return on investments of checkoff programs funded by the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, Dr. Harry Kaiser of Cornell University concluded that the return on investments is vastly greater than the cost of the program. Dr. Kaiser also found that 6.4% is the reduction in foreign demand for U.S. beef between 2006 and 2013, if not for the checkoff.

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Year-Round Private Treaty Bull Sales: Willie Cattle Company – Malad Noah’s Angus Ranch – Cambridge Zabel Cattle Company – Kuna Fern Ridge Ranch – Sand Point Bell Key Angus – Nampa Lanting Enterprises LLC – Twin Falls Valli Hi Angus – Caldwell Vos Cattle – Bliss Sale Dates: 2015 Nov. 20 – HD Dunn and Son – Tetonia Nov. 21 – 101 Ranch Last Chance Bull Sale – Jerome Nov. 22 – Malson Angus & Herefords – Parma Dec. 11 – Burgess Angus Ranch – Homedale Dec. 12 – Riverbend Ranch Female Sale – Idaho Falls 2016 Feb. 5 – Elkington Polled Herefords – Idaho Falls Feb. 9 – South Mountain Ranch Bull Sale – Melba Feb. 13 – Bell Key Angus (Idaho Angus Gem State Production Sale) – Twin Falls Feb. 15 – Bulls of the Big Sky; Rymo Cattle Company – Billings, Mont.

Feb. 17 – Shaw Cattle Co. Bull Sale – Caldwell Feb. 23 – Colyer Hereford & Angus Bull Sale – Bruneau Feb. 27 – Cattlemen’s Choice Production Sale -Hang’n A Cattle Company – Eltopia, Wash.

March (TBD) – Carter Cattle Company – Pinegree March 1 – Ipsen Cattle Company – Online Production Sale March 4 – Snake River Bull Test Bull Sale– Jerome March 7 – Harrell Hereford Ranch – Baker City, Ore. March 8 – Loosli Red Angus Bull Sale – Ashton March 11 – Kimberley Black Cattle Company – Lewiston March 12 – Riverbend Bull Sale, Idaho Falls March 14 – Spring Cove Ranch & JBB/AL Herefords Bull & Female Sale ­– Bliss March 18 – Leadore Angus Ranch – Leadore March 18 – Woods V Box X – Sandpoint March 19 – Nelson Angus – Salmon June 4 – Shaw Cattle Co. Female Sale – Caldwell I ICA Line Rider, October 2015

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Valley Wide Energy, a division of Valley Wide Cooperative put together a three week fundraiser capped off by a barbeque that helped raise $2,089 for the Salmon Elks, Salmon. The Elks have been in need for a new boiler and Valley Wide Cooperative answered the call. Starting on Sept. 14 and running through the 30, for every gallon of propane that was purchased from the dispenser at Valley Wide Energy, a $1 donation was made.

During that time frame the community of Salmon purchased 1,529 gallons and in turn, Valley Wide donated $1,529. On the last day of the month Valley Wide cooked up hamburgers for the community and charged $1 per plate. Valley Wide donated the hamburgers and buns, The Elks donated the chips and Ligner Distribution provided the soft drinks and a very large discount to Valley Wide to help. The Burgers for a Buck lunch raised $560, and nearly $50 of that was donated by American Ninja Warrior resident Lance Pekus who charged $1 per autograph and donated the money to the Elks. Valley Wide Energy and Valley Wide Cooperative are happy to help those in the community who need it.

Since 1938 Valley Wide Cooperative has been helping farmers and ranchers build their homes and businesses through dedication and expertise. Valley Wide Cooperative is involved in every community we are a part of, and we are helping to cultivate and strengthen the current and next generation of farmers. For more information, please visit, www.valleywidecoop.com. I

Sixth Judicial Circuit Stays WOTUS Implementation

Citing a substantial possibility of success on the merits of their claims and casting suspicion on the rulemaking process, the Sixth Judicial Circuit Court of Appeals ordered that the EPA and Army Corps’ “Waters of the United States” rule be stayed nationwide until the Court can determine jurisdiction over the many pending lawsuits.

Philip Ellis, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president, said this action will prevent implementation of the WOTUS rule.

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“This is great news for cattlemen and women and all land users who have been at a loss as to how to interpret this rule,” Ellis says. “A stay by the Court has the same effect as an injunction, and this action prevents the EPA and Army Corps from implementing this disastrous rule across the country. In granting the stay, the majority of the Court sided with the states that the rule likely fails on both substantive and procedural grounds.”

A three-judge panel for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Judicial Circuit voted 2-1 to stay implementation over concern that burden to state and federal government, as well as private parties and the public in general, from the implementation of the WOTUS rule outweighed any harm to the agencies in keeping the status quo. I

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Idaho Rangeland Resource Commission, Gretchen Hyde, Executive Director IRRC is focused on educating the public about our state’s ranching heritage and the sustainable ways livestock use Idaho rangelands. In this session, you’ll get an in-depth look at those efforts, and learn about IRRC’s most recent and future efforts.

Legal Roundup Question & Answer, Tom Perry & Terry Uhling, Marten Law A comprehensive and interactive update on current and emerging legal issues in the cattle industry, including RCRA regulations, Waters of the U.S, and sage grouse. This is your chance to ask leading legal minds about threats facing our industry.

Grazing and Grouse Research, Karen Launchbaugh, University of Idaho The University of Idaho is in its second year of a landmark study on the relationship between spring grazing and sage grouse.

Learn what the research has found as pressure mounts against continued grazing of spring pastures.

Public Lands Endowment Trust Report, Brenda Richards, President, Public Lands Council Endowment funds received in 2011 from an energy infrastructure company are being utilized to promote rangeland management and grazing on public lands. Learn how the funds are being used and how you are benefiting.

Beef Checkoff Update, Traci Bracco, Executive Director, Idaho Beef Council What has the Idaho Beef Council done to promote your product? Find out how they have put your Checkoff dollars to work.

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Annual Membership Meeting Membership Report Financial Report Resolutions Election of Officers

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President’s Banquet Join us in expressing our appreciation for the time and tireless effort Carl Lufkin has exhibited during the past year as ICA President. We will welcome in I C A ’ s n e w President, Laurie Lickley, and recognize board members whose terms are ending.

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New UI Beef Team Faculty

TRUCK SCALES • LIVESTOCK SCALES • WAREHOUSE SCALES • RENTAL SCALES

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by John B. Hall, Ph.D., UI Extension Beef Specialist The University of Idaho is excited to welcome several new faculty to the Beef Team. Four new faculty joined us this summer and fall. In addition, three other faculty members have been with us about one year. I would like you to meet these seven beef professionals. As you get to know these new additions to the UI Beef Team, I think you will agree that the University of Idaho and the Idaho feef industry are lucky to have them.

I am certainly proud to have each one as a colleague working to help the beef industry.

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NUTRITIONAL STRESS IS A THING OF THE PAST

Dr. Gwinyai Chibisa is an an Assistant

Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and Metabolism.

He is primarily focused on beef cattle nutrition, and teaches Beef Production and Animal Nutrition. Dr. Chibisa came to UI from Alberta where he was conducting post-doctoral research with Ag Canada. Dr. Chibisa’s area of interest is nitrogen metabolism and nitrogen cycling. Basically, he is trying to improve nitrogen retention and growth in cattle.

He is also interested in forage utilization and environmental aspects of ruminant nutrition.

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Carmen Wilmore is an Extension

Assistant Professor (Extension Educator) in Lincoln County. Growing up on a farm in Iowa, Carmen has worked with beef cattle most of her life. She received her B.S from Iowa State and M.S. from University of Nebraska, but did most of her M.S. work at the University of Idaho.

Her interest is cow reproduction and cattle management, and her M.S. work was on the

use of Multi-Min in cows and calves. She is also responsible for other ag information and 4-H in her county.

Dr. Anne H. Laarman

(pronounced Ahh-nay) is an Assistant Professor of Ruminant Nutrition and Metabolism. He has a research and teaching appointment, and is located at main campus in Moscow. Dr. Laarman

comes to UI from the University of Guelph where he recently completed his Ph.D. His area of expertise is in ruminant nutrition, gut health, nutrient uptake/efficiency, and rumen development.

Dr. Laarman will be working with dairy and beef cattle. His primary focus is carbohydrate metabolism, and he is interested in methods to reduce subacute ruminal acidosis. In addition, he is interested in improving nutrient update and efficiency in cattle. Working to improve calf development, especially in dairy calves, is also a focus. He teaches Animal Nutrition.

Dr. Jim Sprinkle is an Extension

Beef Specialist – Nutrition and is located at the Nancy M. Cummings REEC in Salmon. Dr. Sprinkle comes to UI from the University of Arizona with 20 years’ experience in Extension.

No stranger to Idaho, Jim has degrees from Ricks College, BYU, Montana State and Texas A&M. His focus is range cow nutrition. Dr. Sprinkle has extensive experience in range monitoring and mineral supplementation for range cattle. His current interests include efficiency of range cattle and grazing behavior.

Meranda Small is an Extension

Assistant Professor (Extension Educator) in Oneida County. Meranda is a pure Vandal with B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Idaho. While she was a student, she worked as a marketing intern and as a genetics intern in Agri Beef ’s Livestock Division, and helped with feed efficiency research at NMCREEC. Ms. Small hit the ground running and already produced several successful beef programs in her county.

She conducted a Calving Management School last winter and will host one of the UI Cowboy Schools on improving product quality this fall.

Tyanne Freeburg is an Extension

Assistant Professor (Extension Educator) in Adams County. She has her M.S. from the University of Idaho. Previously, Tyanne worked as a 4-H youth Development

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program coordinator with Valley County.

Ms. Freeburg did an excellent job with the multi-session Beef Cow Reproductive Management Workshop last winter.

In addition, she has developed a great relationship with the Weiser River Cattlemen’s Association. Being in Adams County, she has to take care of all the Extension business from cows to 4-H to weeds.

Rocky Mountain Angus Sale Nov. 14, 2015 Saturday • 1 p.m.

SELLING 60+ LOTS REGISTERED ANGUS BULLS AND FEMALES Cattle Consigned from 4 States

Samantha Graf is an Extension Assistant Professor

(Extension Educator) in Canyon County. She has an M.S. from Washington State University.

Previously, she worked as a FRTEP Extension Agent in the Fort Belknap Indian Community.

Her focus area is Small Acreage and Production Livestock. This means she provides information and education in areas from beef cattle to meat rabbits. Ms. Graf ’s work helps ensure Idaho is producing quality beef no matter what size the operation.

Samantha conducted a very successful Living On The Land series last winter. I

LOCATION: GOLDEN SPIKE AUCTION ARENA WEBER COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS OGDEN, UTAH VOLUME MONEY BUYER WILL RECEIVE $500 CREDIT TOWARD HIS OR HER PURCHASES Held in conjunction with: Rocky Mountain Angus Futurity Nov. 13, Golden Spike Arena $2,000 added money. For juniors who purchased in the 2014 sale.

Auctioneer: C.D. “Butch” Booker, Colfax, Wash.

Judge & Sifter: Mark Frisbie, Melba, Idaho For sale catalog, contact Judy McCalmant, sale manager 3810 Hwy 95, Parma, ID 83660 •208-674-5679 or 801-540-6818 macbull@juno.com

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BREEDER & SERVICE GUIDE

SARAH RYAN

Northwest Associate Regional Manager 110 West 6th Ave., #357, Ellensburg, WA 98926 Cell 509-432-1300

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101 Ranch

Jim Kast Family

8101 E. Kast Drive, King Hill, ID 83633 Phone: 208.366.7777 Cell: 208.590.3047 Fax: 208.366.2224 • E-mail: bulls@101ranch.com, www.101ranch.com

ART LEETCH

Ranch for Sale

Stapleton, NE

Cell: 308-215-0258 Email: adleetch@yahoo.com www.alsilencer.com

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BALE WAGONS New Holland self-propelled and pull-type models/parts/tires.

Sell/Buy/Finance/Deliver.

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A Zimmatic® by Lindsay system is more than a pivot – it’s a customized irrigation solution.

Designed for optimum efficiency, it grows a bigger bottom line. Each system is backed by trained irrigation professionals who provide expertise and support beyond products and technology.

Season after season, this system will prove profitable no matter what the crop or terrain. Which is why we’re experts in our field... and yours.

To learn more, visit your local Zimmatic® by Lindsay dealer or www.zimmatic.com

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“Quality Comes First” Bull and Female Sale

11.22.15

Sons Sell!

BW: +.3 WW: +70 YW: +125 Milk: +21 Marb: -.08 RE: +.88 $W:+64.50 $F: +92.70 $G: +8.82 $B: +100.08

Sons Sell!

BW: +2.2 WW: +58 YW: +112 Milk: +.01 Marb: +.01 RE: +.46 $W: +49.06 $F: +88.15 $G: +9.86 $B: 141.87

WK SMOOTH 2382

Parma, Idaho

Selling: • 70 Bulls Large selection of fall and two-year-old bulls, with select group of yearlings

• 40 Bred heifers Bred A.I. to Basin Excitement and Musgrave Big Sky

WK LOLA 0383

• 20 Fall and spring calving cows Productive young cows from our best cow families

• 50 Commercial bred and open females

Sons and Daughters Sell!

BW: +3.8 WW: +50 YW: +79 Milk: +30 Marb: +.70 RE: +.72 $W: +51.73 $F: +31.96 $G: +45.46 $B: 112.81

Malson-sired females ready to work for you

• 20 Heifer calves Show heifers and donor prospects

• Performance data • Free delivery within 250 miles • Sight-unseen guarantee • First-year breeding guarantee • ICA Preferred Program for bull buyers • Online bidding available ICA Line Rider, October 2015

For more information or to request a sale book, contact: Mark and Carla Malson & Family 2901 SW 9th Ave. 208-739-1059 • Mark Parma, ID 83660 208-739-0725 • Josh info@malsonangus.com 208-550-7251 • Joe

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HERD SIRES

RITA 0242 OF RITA 7O68 5M2 Sire: Rito Revenue 5M2 of 2536 Pre Dam: Rita 7O68 of Rita 5FH8 Obj BW +2.7; WW +57; YW +99; MILK +36; CW +43; MARB +1.20 RE +1.41; $W +57.69; $B +128.70

HVR 528R ISABEL 1278 Sire: Dr J Analyst M250 Dam: C-Bar 2215 Isabel 528R BW +.1; WW +54; YW +100; MILK +26; CW +28; MARB +1.22 RE +1.05; $W +47.11; $B +115.03

Riverbend Ranch Herd Sire Additions WOODSIDE RITO 4P26 OF 0242 A son of the Riverbend Ranch donor, Rita 0242 by Prophet.

44 BIG EASY 3311 A Confidence 0100 son produced by a maternal sister to New Day 454.

SITZ GAME DAY 275Z A full brother to the breed’s Number 2 REA proven sire, Top Game 561X.

MALEK TEN X 404 A full brother to the Accelerated Genetics roster member, MAR Double XL 320.

Selling

• 225 REGISTERED ANGUS FEMALES • 700 COMMERCIAL RIVERBEND RANCH BRED HEIFERS • 300 COMMERCIAL RIVERBEND RANCH HEIFER CALVES

2880 N 55 W • Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 • 208-528-6635 www.riverbendranch.us Steve Harrison, General Manager • 208-681-9815 Dale Meek, Purebred Operations Manager • 208-681-9840

bulls@riverbendranch.us

SALE MANAGED

517-546-6374 www.cotton-associates.

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