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Voice of the Nevada Livestock Industry
July 2012
Volume XXXV, #9
INSIDE ✧ Across the Kitchen Table: Bieroth Angus Ranch pages 1-2
Published monthly for its membership
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✧ What has NCA Done for You? page 3 ✧ NCA Scholarship Recipients Biographies page 5 Will Marshall’s Essay page 6-7 Lynn Dodge’s Essay pages 8-9 ✧ Settlemeyer Attends YCC Conference page 11 ✧ Market Reports pages 12-13 ✧ Beef Council Checkoff page 15 ✧ Industry News page 16 ✧
Bieroth Angus Ranch Thank you to all our supportive members. Nevada Cattlemen’s Association has greatly grown since 1935 and we couldn’t have done it without you. I hope you enjoy reading our summer series of ranching families and members of NCA as much as I enjoyed getting to visit their places and learning about their operations. My Dad had always told me, “Agriculture isn’t just a way of life anymore. It’s a business.” Now my Dad is a smart man, but it never really sinks in until you hear it from someone else. I was just sitting down to enjoy a cup of coffee at the Bieroth’s house when Dennis said just that, “Ranching isn’t just a way of life anymore.” We had just begun talking about the place “the kids” had bought next door. The BS (Bieroth-Small) Ranch as the place is tentatively called by the family was purchased this last year by Casey, Cara and her husband Wade Small. In an effort to stay in ranching, the kids, being Casey, Cara and Wade, bought the ranch next to their parents but, as we all know, it’s getting harder to make a living just ranching. And, an even bigger challenge, keeping the family in ranching and working together. I must say, I was pleasantly surprised to learn, this determined family has worked hard to overcome both challenges. Dennis and Marcia Bieroth are both natives of the Elko County area. A young man in his twenties, Dennis returned to the ranch in 1974 to help his Grandpa, soon to marry Ms. Marcia Maxon and have three children, two girls and a boy, Jennifer, Cara and Casey. Over 30 years later, the ranch now
runs Angus cattle using their small operation and grazing on Forest Service land that surrounds the ranch. I’m a native Nevadan as well, but the first picture that comes to my mind when I think grazing on public land, isn’t what surrounds the Bieroth Ranch. North of the popular recreation area Wild Horse Reservoir, turning on Magy Summit Road into the forest, the Bieroth Ranch lay at the foot of the rugged Bull Run Mountain Range, one of the most northeastern ranges of the Great Basin. True to Forest Service land, the area is well watered by several creeks which eventually empty into the Owyee River. My visit to the Bieroth Ranch took place in the middle of June but none the less, still cold as we walked around both ranches. After a few cups of warm coffee, I was eager to walk around outside, cold weather or not. Bundling up in our jackets, vests, gloves and wild rags, we started outside. A few small old barns stand behind the small, quaint home of the family on the main place. Many of the buildings are older barns which the family has CONTINUED ON PAGE 2
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Dennis and Casey work on training a young horse.
Travis, Wade and Jennifer visiting and taking a break from branding.
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on this place right now,” Casey stated as we pulled up to the Ranch. Both homes of the BS sit on the hillside with the barn, corrals and pastures further down the hillside reaching down into a small meadow. After a few pictures and a tour of the BS, we headed back to Dennis and Marcia’s for lunch. As with any function, cocktail hour usually brings out small stories and dinner is usually when personalities begin to show. Well, we had our “cocktail hour” with coffee that morning and lunch is when I was entertained by the personalities of the family. From Mom welcoming the guest with old family stories to teasing Dad about showing off the Charolais on the Bieroth Angus Ranch, I started to see the family for more than I was interviewing them for, hardworking, fun-loving, respectful and welcoming group of people. As I was leaving the ranch, I pondered how I was going to write my article about the family. I had very much enjoyed meeting the family, all except Jennifer who lives with her husband, Travis Whitley and two little boys at Maggie Creek Ranch in Lamoille and wasn’t able to make it out that day. When I asked Jon Griggs, manager of Maggie Creek about Jennifer and Travis, he said, “When we hired Travis a few years back, the best recommendation he came with was the fact that Jennifer married him. They are hard-working folks and we’ve enjoyed them here greatly.” Well that summed it up for me, a great family all around. As Dennis had stated, ranching isn’t just a way of life anymore. Nevertheless, their family has worked hard to overcome that challenge. Jennifer and Travis have been a pleasant addition to Maggie Creek Ranch and continue to stay tied to their ranching roots. Casey and Wade both work in Boise for AgriBeef Co. and travel home on weekends to help at the ranch. With Casey and Wade being gone during the week, Mom and Cara fed cows all winter. After purchasing the BS, the whole family worked hard to clean up both homes, making repairs and updates as needed, and making the operation functional to begin earning a reasonable profit. Regardless of how difficult it is to keep an operation going or build an operation from the start, not to mention the “jobs in town” they have to make ends meet, the family has worked hard to stay in ranching.
made repairs on and one large newer red barn. In an effort to keep up with the times, the family has a video camera in the red barn that can be viewed on a TV in the living room, making it easier to watch cows that are calving during the cold winter. Since it was clear the only one enjoying the weather was little Paisley (Cara and Wade’s little girl) as she walked behind us kicking dirt up, we headed to the BS to look around and then head back to cover in the warm house. As we turned the corner to the BS ranch, I asked Casey if they are hoping to turn their operation from what is now mainly Charolais yearlings into a cow-calf operation. “We may eventually but we need to see the cash flow The next generation of Bieroths, Quin and Trent Whiteley and Paisley Small.
Please visit our Facebook page to see more photos from the Bieroth Ranch. Thank you to the Bieroth Family for the opportunity to showcase your ranch and your longtime support of the Association. Stay tuned next month for more stories from “Across the kitchen table.”
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Second Vice President Sam Mori presented at the Rancher’s Forum put on by Northeastern Nevada Stewardship Group which many members attended
NCA Sage Grouse Committee has met several times to stay up-to-date on the progress of the Governor’s Sage Grouse Task Force and to distribute information to members across the State.
President JJ Goicoechea and Joe Guild served on a panel at the Intermountain West Farm Bill Forum in Reno, NV.
Ron Cerri and Desiree Seal attending Nevada Legislature Public Lands Committee Meeting in Ely, Nevada. Ron presented the benefits of ranching and how to use ranching to support a healthy habitat for sage grouse.
NCA Research and Education Committee met to decide on a scholarship recipient. Please read their articles on pages 6 and 8.
President JJ Goicoechea met with Congressman Amodei and leadership of USFS to discuss private water rights on Forest Service land.
Staff Desiree Seal met with FS Supervisor Jeanne Higgins to discuss projects being completed on public lands and review FS policy.
President JJ Goicoechea has spent many days the past few months in Carson City, NV as a member of the Governor’s Sage Grouse Task Force. Their alternative to the EIS being completed by the BLM is to be finished and presented to the BLM July 31, 2012.
Steve Boies, Desiree Seal and most secretaries of the State Grazing Boards attended the Nevada Legislature Sunset Committee meeting to represent the cattle industry as the Committee reviews and considers restructuring or consolidating several State Boards to address budgetary concerns.
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Calendar July 18-19 Northeastern and Mojave – Southern Great Basin RAC Joint Meeting
NCA Board of Directors had their summer meeting held in Eureka, NV.
Staff Desiree Seal and Tom Barnes attended the Board of Wildlife Commission Meeting held the end of June in Elko, NV.
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man Development and Family Studies. Lynn has been an outstanding student of Spring Creek High School and active member of her local 4-H Club, Honor Society and Bible Club. As an FFA member, Lynn has been very competitive on a local, state and national level competing in several career development events yearly. She plans to devote her energy next year to serving as a State Officer and eventually work with children to increase agriculture literacy. Congratulations again to our winners of this year’s NCA Scholarship Opportunities. We are very proud of you and have great confidence that you will go on to serve the agricultural industry well. Good luck with your future endeavors! A special thank you to Ellington Peak and Elko Land and Livestock for your contributions to the NCA Education Fund to offer a second scholarship this year. Marshall and Dodge’s essays follow on the next four pages.
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Congratulations to Will Marshall, recipient of the 2012 Nevada Cattlemen’s Association Scholarship. Will is a graduating senior from Eureka, NV and will be attending Oklahoma State University majoring Animal Science this fall. He has been highly active in his local 4-H, FFA and Honor Society programs as well as the many national associations including the United Suffolk Sheep Association and the Junior Hereford Association. His future goals include attending college and to continue to raise registered and commercial cattle and sheep and to teach future generations about agriculture and its benefits by volunteering for 4-H and FFA programs. Congratulations to Lynn Dodge, recipient of a second scholarship offered by the Research and Education Committee of NCA for this year. Lynn is a graduating senior from Spring Creek, NV and a current Nevada FFA Association State Officer. She will attend the University of Nevada Reno to earn a degree in Agriculture and Hu-
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Why Can’t America Be COOL? By: Will Marshall
Picture this: you are going to buy your family’s food at a local super market. Your good friend, and neighbor is a producer for the market and you would like to purchase his products. It would be nice for you to just buy from your friend who you trust and have known for a long time. You also want to buy from him for the simple reason that you are confident and positive that his products are high quality and have been raised in excellent conditions. You’re certain that none of his meat has been contaminated with foreign materials. But… there is a slight problem. Due to the rules imposed by some official, who you do not know, and because he says “everyone at the market needs the same opportunity to sell to customers,” you have absolutely no clue to which products are your friend’s. In order to solve the problem, you find the manager in charge of the market and ask them to help you. After speaking to him, the manager then tells all of vendors that they must put a label or something to indicate who produced the food. This will please you because now you can find your neighbor’s products and purchase them. News is spread of the new rule, and the official person gets wind of it. He then tells the market management board that “This new rule is in violation of my rule!” The official claims that the rule violates all producers’
rights to sell products. The question is: Does that rule imposed by the manager’s board violate the producers’ rights, or does it just allow customers to see where their food comes from. This situation may seem like a minor issue and not likely to be something that a consumer in a market will have to deal with, but the fact is, it is very real and it will affect any person who eats food, yes, that means everyone. This same situation is happening on the big picture between the US government and the World Trade Organization, a.k.a. the WTO. Just replace the friendly neighbor with American cattle ranchers and producers, the super market is the public stores and shops, the manager is the USDA and the US government, other producers at the market are other countries that produce beef, and the official is the WTO. On March 16, 2009 the USDA put into effect the country-of-origin-labeling (COOL) law. This law states that stores selling food products must label on their products the country in which the product originated and was produced in. This law requires that muscle cut and ground meats, wild and farm raised fish and shellfish, nuts, fruits, and vegetables must be labeled for their country of origin. This law only states that the label must be placed on food and does not say anything about discrimination of
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country was not built on the WTO, I totally agree when writer Lee Pitts says: “I don’t remember the founding fathers ever mentioning the WTO”. (Pitts 2) My name is Will Marshall, and I am one of the few farm kids, who has said, ‘Yes, I will go back to agriculture. I will be a rancher!’ Agriculture is my life’s passion, and the life blood of my family and America, keeping our nation strong. It is in my strongest belief that America should not down play agriculture, but to build it up. An agriculturally strong country is strong domestically and in the world. As American’s, it is our duty to further our country in these hard economic times. I believe that I can help out by feeding America, on a small farm that I will start, to add to the food source and strengthen America. Agriculture is the key to a strong America, because without it, we would not be able to enjoy the food and world independence we love today. By promoting the family farm through my long-standing association with FFA and 4-H, and youth groups in the future, I will further our cause and the perpetuation of continued farming through each generation to come. I plan on attending Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma to get a degree in Animal Science. My goals are to own a ranch producing Hereford cattle and maybe some registered sheep. Cattle are one of the many things that have taught me skills and life lessons. I would like more Americans to experience agriculture and cattle and not let other countries steal our business and livelihood. I may go on after receiving my grad degrees to get my teaching credential and I plan to continue volunteering as a 4-H leader and a leader in an Agriculture Advocacy Group. If I can teach students to become farmers and ranchers, I will be proud to have done a great job. All my past educational experiences in 4-H, FFA, and community work has given me the knowledge to be an agriculture advocate teaching the public just what hero’s our American Farmers truly are and how agriculture is really quite cool! COOL is cool!
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different country’s products. The law was intended by the USDA and the federal government to inform consumers as to where the product that they are buying comes from. This law has enabled American customers to become happily aware of the place in which their food originated. It has allowed the consumer to purchase a steak from American producers who take the time to ensure that their beef is of high quality. This law will allow people to choose where their food comes from. According to recent studies, 90% of American citizens wanted this labeling enacted so that they could see where their food came from (Pitts 1). Similar surveys even depicted most US ranchers wanting this law. What kind of producer in their right mind would not want their consumers to know where the product came from so that they kept coming back?! Definitely farmers and ranchers of the United States of America want it! But, it is those beef producers in Canada, Mexico, and other countries who sell to the US, who do not want COOL and would like no labels on their meat. This is so that when a consumer walks into a store to buy a steak, he or she will buy the cheaper steak and not realize that it was a steer grown in Brazil (or Australia, Guatemala, India, etc.) and it does not have the quality that the American produced beef does. In this way, those countries keep making money off of America. Are we not Americans? Do we not like American goods? Do we want to rely on other countries to produce our food as well as our oil and goods? NO! If the United States allows bureaucrats like the WTO to push us around and then to rely on our food being imported entirely, we will collapse! It is just common sense to keep our country strong by keeping our food here. The good old USA is going downhill, but final someone in Washington stepped up and appealed the WTO and its proceedings into our matters. I am actually once again proud to be able to say “Good job US Government!” I believe that America is a strong country, and we do have the backbone to deny those bozos in the WTO, but we need to show it! Our
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Food vs. Fuel By, Lynn Dodge
One of the greatest challenges facing agriculturalists today is the food vs. fuel argument. Meaning, should crops, primarily corn, be used to feed livestock and people, or be converted into biofuel? Most livestock producers and consumers support corn as a source for food. Environmental groups and governments tend to support corn as an alternative fuel source. Therefore, farmers who grow corn for biofuel are rewarded with subsidies, while the rest of the agricultural industries around them face a shortage and price hike for the corn that they use. The market for corn is high. Right now, the market for beef is high. However, it must be high in order to combat the growing operating expenses. If the beef industry hopes to remain competitive with consumers, prices must even out. This cannot be done unless feed costs level as well. History shows that biofuel harms the economy as a whole, biofuel is not a viable fuel source, and hurts the beef industry. From 1974 to 2004, real food prices (adjusted for inflation) had decreased by seventy five percent. The agricultural industry was becoming more efficient and meeting the demands of consumers. But, starting in 2005 there was a sudden shift. From January 2005 to July 2008, corn prices had tripled, they continue to grow today.
To make matters worse, this was followed by an astronomical rise in the cost of oil by June 2006. Not only was food expensive, but gas and transportation also had an added expense. What caused this inflation? Although repeatedly denied by government officials, biofuel is the most probable instigator. A World Bank report in 2008 contradicted past U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schaffer’s assertion that biofuels account for only a small percentage of rising food prices. The effect is evident: In 2005 a bushel of corn was worth about two dollars; today, a bushel of corn is consistently around six dollars a bushel. The change was caused by pressure to move away from traditional gasses in order to comply with the Clean Air Act of 1992. In 2006, then Senator Barack Obama introduced the BioFuels Security Act saying, “It’s time for Congress to realize what farmers in America’s heartland have known all along - that we have the capacity and ingenuity to decrease our dependence on foreign oil by growing our own fuel.” Since then, corn grown for ethanol has been subsidized amounting to seven billion dollars, equivalent to $1.90 per gallon, a year. Ethanol has been the largest single contributor to inflation in the past decade. Considering their great cost, it is surprising that ethanol and
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biofuel are still being pursued. Yet, they continue to grow. Over twenty five percent of all corn produced today is grown for ethanol. The question now becomes: for what purpose? Ethanol and all biofuels have long since been discredited as a long term solution to the fuel crisis. In fact, ethanol provides only fifty five percent as much energy as gasoline per gallon, realizing about a $3.45 per gallon gasoline tradeoff. This cost does not even begin to consider converting cars to use biofuel and the increased cost of commodities. Not only is ethanol less efficient, but it costs more. Commodities are where the issue truly hits home. Corn is used to feed chickens, cows, and pigs, so higher corn prices lead to higher prices for chicken, beef, pork, milk, cheese, etc. This makes consumers unhappy with producers. But essentially, there is no increased return for our producers. Only sixteen cents of every dollar spent on food goes to farmers and ranchers. Ten percent of a farm and ranch budget is spent on feed. The cost is astronomical, and worsening. Farmers who grow grains are feeling increased pressure and being provided with more incentives and opportunities to sell their corn for biofuels. It is hard to blame them. But, the rest of the industry suffers. They pay the bill for the biofuel experiment. Government officials and environmentalists would argue that it all evens out. Sure, corn prices are higher, but so are beef prices. This would be a somewhat accurate statement. However, corn prices were high when beef prices were low. Ranchers paid the bill then and they will pay the bill again. Now that the beef market is closer to leveling out with corn and other grains, once again the prices of these commodities continue to surge. Eventually, there will be a breaking point. Consumers will not pay thirty dollars for their New York steak. The beef industry will take the hardest fall. Prices will be forced to drop and producers will no longer be able to afford producing the high quality product that everyone has become accustomed to. They will not be able to afford to pay for corn. If corn continues to be used for biofuel, it could mean the unraveling of the beef industry. Now that is alarming. The United States consumes twenty seven billion pounds of beef every year. It is the biggest source of protein in the American diet. Forget not being able to eat corn on the cob, but missing out on hamburgers, steaks, roast beef, prime rib, etc. might just kill us. Literally, that is how much beef we use. It goes back to the debate of food or fuel. Do we want to continue to invest our resources in an experiment that is biofuel? It is an experiment supported only by the government, environmentalists, and the uninformed. The minority has overruled the majority. Furthermore, it is an experiment that has proven to be costly and inefficient. Or, do we allow corn to be used to feed people and livestock? This food goes beyond just corn itself, and expands to all grains and livestock commodities, especially beef. Producers and consumers alike agree that corn is better off being used for food. When used as a food source, corn is a gift that keeps on giving. Not only is it a separate commodity, but it allows other commodities to thrive. The time has come to put the food vs. fuel debate to rest. It is necessary for corn to return to its purpose as a food source in order for agriculture everywhere to flourish and preserve our way of life.
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participants were given an organizational overview of NCBA and the Beef Checkoff Program. While in Denver, the group also heard from representatives of Cattle Fax and the U.S. Meat Export Federation. They toured a Safeway retail store and learned about Rancher’s Reserve brand beef marketing efforts. The group spent a day in Greeley, Colo., visiting JBS Five Rivers feed yards and processing facilities. “It is really important for participants to see each sector of the beef industry – from farm to fork,” said Settelmeyer. “Traveling from a cow/calf ranch to a feedlot and processing plant really drives home the point that our industry is composed of many sectors, sectors that are all striving to produce a healthy end product.” In Chicago, the group met with the senior management of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange at the Chicago Board of Trade. They had the chance to watch the activity on the trading floor and witness futures trading firsthand. Participants also visited Otto & Sons Industries, a family owned company providing quality products and custom solutions for the food industry since 1909. This tour offered a view of how boxed beef is turned into custom order portions for both major restaurant chains and some of the nation’s top steakhouses. The group then traveled to Washington, D.C., where participants were greeted at a reception hosted by John Deere. The following morning, the group received an issues briefing from NCBA’s government affairs staff about policy issues currently facing the cattle industry. Later in the day, these future leaders were given the opportunity to visit oneon-one with members of their state’s congressional delegation, expressing their viewpoints regarding the beef industry and their cattle operations. During their congressional visits, participants focused on issues including the 2012 Farm Bill, federal lands ranching and overreaching regulations proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. The group then traveled to Aldie, Va., for a tour and barbeque at Whitestone Farms, one of the nation’s elite purebred Angus operations. For more information on the YCC program or to nominate someone for next year’s tour, contact your state cattlemen’s association or Marvin Kokes at 303-850-3339 or mkokes@beef.org.
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WASHINGTON (June 8, 2012) – Annalyn Settelmeyer of Gardnerville, Nevada, was one of more than 50 young cattlemen and women selected to participate in the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) 33rd Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC). Settelmeyer was sponsored by the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association. The YCC program is a comprehensive, nationwide tour of beef industry sectors, created to enhance leadership skills in your beef industry professionals. “YCC is a prestigious and competitive program designed to foster the future leadership of our industry,” said Forrest Roberts, NCBA chief executive officer. “The participants selected to attend YCC were chosen because of their exceptional contributions to the beef industry and their potential to be a strong voice in our future development. I look forward to seeing Annalyn take an increased leadership role within NCBA and the beef industry.” Settelmeyer was born and raised on her family’s commercial cattle ranch in Minden, Nevada. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Business from California State University at Chico. Settelmeyer is also very active in the beef organizations including: National Cattlemen’s Beef Board, past President of the Nevada Cattle Women, American National Cattle Women, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, the Carson Valley Conservation District, the Western Nevada Cattlewomen, and Nevada Farm Bureau. Settelmeyer currently resides with her husband, Eric Rieman, and their daughter at their family cattle ranching operation in Gardnerville, Nev. She is a partner with her brother and mother at Settelmeyer Ranches, Inc. She is also a partner with her husband in the Eric Rieman Hay Company. In addition to tending to ranch duties, she works as a hazardous waste inspector for the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection in Carson City, Nev. Settelmeyer also enjoys traveling, cooking and photography. “This was a tremendous opportunity to meet other producers and learn valuable tools to take back home to our operations,” she said. “It’s great to learn how we as producers can have an impact on policy issues as well.” The eight day tour began at NCBA headquarters in Denver, Colo., where
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Nevada Livestock Marketing June 20 , 2012
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Bryant Behimer
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Cow/Calf
1383
$1,400.00/hd
Sam Lompa
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COW
1435
Price CWT $76.25
Bryant Behimer
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$1,175.00/hd
Sam Lompa
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1400
$75.00
Al Tenente
1/1
Cow/Calf
1115
$1,100.00/hd
Sam Lompa
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COW
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$74.50
Harold Rother Farms Inc
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Cow/Calf
1170
$1,075.00/hd
Anthony Perchetti
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COW
995
$75.25
Black Elk Ranch
6
STR
357
$172.50
Anthony Perchetti
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COW
1090
$74.00
Black Elk Ranch
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STR
532
$157.25
Anthony Perchetti
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COW
1020
$72.00
Phillip or Carla Pomeroy
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STR
423
$159.00
Douglas Quintero
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$73.00
Harry Peters
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STR
534
$150.50
Douglas Quintero
1
COW
990
$70.00
Donald Quintero
3
STR
433
$149.00
Phillip or Carla Pomeroy
1
COW
1665
$73.00
Domingo Segura
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STR
640
$142.50
Al Tenente
1
COW
1250
$72.00
Ken Edgmon
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STR
766
$131.50
Al Tenente
1
COW
885
$70.50
Harry Peters
5
HFR
481
$135.00
Tanya Quintero
1
COW
945
$71.00
Vincente Padilla
6
HFR
673
$130.25
Tanya Quintero
1
COW
865
$70.50
Donald Quintero
2
HFR
320
$129.00
Cache Creek Dairy
1
COW
1310
$84.00
3-H Ranch
4
HFR
685
$125.50
Cache Creek Dairy
1
COW
1590
$80.00
Vincente Padilla
1
HFRTT
970
$94.00
Cache Creek Dairy
1
COW
1330
$77.50
Vincente Padilla
1
COW
1145
$81.00
Perazzo Brothers
1
COW
1945
$74.75
Ira Renner
1
HFRTT
1135
$87.00
Perazzo Brothers
1
COW
1715
$70.50
Ira Renner
1
HFRTT
1130
$84.00
Perazzo Brothers
1
COW
1360
$65.00
Ira Renner
1
COW
1250
$81.75
Desert Hills Dairy
1
COW
1485
$73.75
Harold Rother Farms Inc
1
HFRTT
1000
$86.00
Desert Hills Dairy
1
COW
1310
$71.00
Harold Rother Farms Inc
1
COW
1075
$81.00
Desert Hills Dairy
1
COW
1725
$71.00
Troy Adams
1
COW
1660
$84.50
Pete Webber
1
COW
1515
$72.50
Troy Adams
1
COW
1290
$72.00
Jeff Whitaker
1
COW
1715
$72.25
Thomas Moura
1
HFRTT
1335
$84.00
Jeff Whitaker
1
COW
1495
$69.50
Thomas Moura
1
COW
1435
$83.00
Robert Depaoli
1
COW
1075
$69.00
Thomas Moura
1
COW
1485
$80.00
Mickey Laca
1
BULL
1955
$94.00
Tony Zunino
1
HFRTT
1250
$84.00
Vincente Padilla
1
BULL
1600
$93.50
Tony Zunino
1
COW
1180
$79.75
Robert Depaoli
1
BULL
1680
$91.50
Tony Zunino
1
COW
1190
$79.50
Sam Lompa
1
BULL
2285
$91.25
Dick Huntsberger
1
HFRTT
1185
$83.50
Elko Land & Livestock
1
BULL
1750
$90.75
Dick Huntsberger
1
COW
1400
$79.00
Elko Land & Livestock
1
BULL
1405
$85.50
Dick Huntsberger
1
COW
1240
$78.25
Harold Rother Farms Inc
1
BULL
1740
$90.25
Berry or Cathy Anderson
1
HFRTT
1320
$82.00
Jake Casey
1
BULL
1710
$90.00
Black Elk Ranch
1
COW
1450
$81.00
Jake Casey
1
BULL
1490
$87.00
Truckee River Ranch
1
HFRTT
1440
$80.50
Carolyn & Stacy Drayton
1
BULL
1510
$89.75
Truckee River Ranch
1
COW
1290
$79.25
3-H Ranch
1
BULL
1735
$87.50
Carl Malkmus
1
COW
1165
$78.00
Tim Lowe
1
BULL
1455
$87.00
3-H Ranch
1
COW
1180
$76.50
Pete Webber
1
BULL
1080
$82.00
G W Gillemot
1
COW
1450
$76.25
Black Elk Ranch
1
BULL
1695
$81.75
G W Gillemot
1
COW
1625
$67.00
Truckee River Ranch
1
BULL
1350
$81.00
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Sale Every Tuesday 11:00 am Steer/Bull Price 145.00-179.00 138.00-161.00 138.00-150.00 145.00-150.00 110.00-131.50 107.00-125.00
Heifer/Cow Price 131.75-160.00 147.00-169.00 115.00-139.00 124.00-146.00 110.00-125.00 100.00-114.00 70.00-75.00 77.00-83.00 67.00-70.00 50.00-65.00
80.00-92.00 80.00-95.00
Shasta Livestock (530) 347-3793 June 15, 2012 Kevin Devine E-mail-wvm@wvmcattle.com Website-www.wvmcattle.com
Weight/Type Steer/Bull Price Heifer/Cow Price 300-400 lb. xxxx-xxxx xxxx-xxxx 400-450 lb. xxxx-xxxx xxxx-xxxx 450-500 lb. xxxx-xxxx xxxx-xxxx 500-550 lb. xxxx-xxxx xxxx-xxxx 550-600 lb. xxxx-xxxx 125.00-144.00 600-650 lb. 140.00-160.00 xxxx-131.00 (1 @642#) 650-700 lb. 135.00-145.00 xxxx-xxxx 700-750 lb. xxxx-xxxx xxxx-xxxx 750-800 lb. 130.00-138.00 xxxx-126.00 (1 @ 756#) 800-900 lb. 124.00-138.00 118.00-127.00 Breaker Cows 71.00-78.00 Boner Cows 64.00-70.00 Cutter Cows 54.00-62.00 Bulls 1 & 2 75.00-88.00 Pairs: Full-mouth pairs $1300-$1660. non-vax $200-$300 below top. Calvy Cows: No market test.
Superior Livestock Auction Region 1-ID, OR, CA, NV June 7, 2012 Cattle Type Steers
Heifers
Website-www.superiorlivestock.com Weight Range 515-525 550-580 600-635 675-675 725-725 800-830 860-860 900-900 470-470 525-525 550-550 700-700 875-875 995-995
Price 167.00-190.00 178.00-181.50 165.50-186.00 169.00-169.00 151.00-151.00 143.00-156.00 140.00-140.00 145.00-147.25 184.00-184.00 170.00-170.00 174.50-174.50 137.00-137.00 136.00-136.00 129.00-132.00
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Checking-In On Your Beef Checkoff Jr. Iron Chef, Las Vegas With the Nevada Beef Council (NBC) as presenting sponsor for the Jr. Iron Chef, Las Vegas competition on June 2, beef was the center of the plate not just for the entrée, but for the student-created appetizer as well. Held at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Las Vegas, the competition brought together students from four magnet schools and gave them the opportunity to compete in the hands-on cooking contest. Two teams of four competed: the West Side team, made up of students from the Southwest and Northwest Career and Technical Academies; and the East Side team, comprised of students from the East and Southeast Career Technical Academies. The teams, working in a full kitchen, were supplied with a mystery basket of ingredients from which to prepare an appetizer and a main course. Two cuts of beef—Top Sirloin and Flat Iron—were the main items in the mystery baskets. The team of five judges for the event included National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Executive Chef Dave Zino, Chef Paul Zdanis of the Bellagio Hotel and Casino, Chef Heinz Lauer of Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts, Chef Raymond Bard of the Art Institute and American Culinary Federation and Katherine Jacobi, President and CEO of the Nevada Restaurant Association. The East Side team won this year’s competition. The event was produced by Clear Channel Media, Las Vegas radio stations Sunny 106.5 and KPLV, and iHeartRadio. In addition to the more than 100 people who attended the event, the competition was broadcast live over KSNE Sunny 106.5 and streamed online at iHeartRadio. The NBC was also named as presenting sponsor in all press releases about the event, was part of 25 promotional on-air commercials on radio stations KSNE, KPLV and iHeartRadio, aired a Beef: It’s What’s for Dinner commercial schedule of 44 :30-second radio spots, and was included in three different click-through banner ads on the radio station’s Web site. These online banner ads took radio station Web site visitors to NBC’s Web site. The NBC also provided talking points to the radio station about the 29 lean cuts of beef and the nutritional value of beef. These talking points were used by radio station personality Tom Chase, who hosted the live broadcast.
Launching My Plate, My Way In the wake of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and the MyPlate icon, the checkoff has launched its My Plate,
My Way interactive eating personality assessment tool, at www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/myplatemyway.aspx. The tool helps those consumers who are striving to eat healthier but struggling to make it work for their circumstances by providing them with a better understanding of their eating “personalities.” Upon completion of the online program, users receive information and resources – including beef recipes and nutritional data – tailored to their individual personality assessments, to guide them to appropriate healthier eating choices. Protecting and Defending Beef – As part of ongoing work to protect and defend the image of beef – including extensive efforts responding to misinformation about lean finely textured beef (LFTB) and bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) recently – the checkoff has secured a new Twitter handle @BeefFacts to help push out the facts about how beef is raised. Other efforts have included delivery of presentations about the checkoff’s issues and reputation management program to state beef organizations. A workshop at the 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference will provide state beef council execs hands-on training in issues response, especially on social media, and crisis management. The checkoff also is updating a vulnerabilities assessment to help prioritize short-term crises in the industry; identify longer-term threats; and develop resources and tools that may be needed to address them down the road.
Attending Checkoff Meetings and Staying Informed If you pay the checkoff, you can attend checkoff meetings at no cost, and that includes checkoff meetings at the upcoming 2012 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver. A recent media advisory and other communications from the checkoff have been circulated to remind producers and importers that all beef checkoff meetings are open to every person who pays the checkoff, free of charge. During the summer conference in July, this includes meetings of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB); the Federation of State Beef Councils (Federation); and joint committee meetings that include checkoff representation. If you want to keep up with the decision-making process of your national Beef Checkoff Program but can’t attend meetings across the country, keep in mind that results of Beef Board and other checkoff meetings are covered on the MyBeefCheckoff Meeting Blog at www.MyBeefCheckoffMeeting.com.
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P.O. Box 340310 • Sacramento, CA 95834-0310 www.nevadabeef.org • 877-554-BEEF (2333) • askus@nevadabeef.org
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PLC, NCBA Hail House Passage of Grazing Improvement Act
WASHINGTON (June 19, 2012) – Legislation to improve stability and efficiency in the federal lands grazing permit process was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives as part of an omnibus package of lands bills. The bipartisan, 232 to 188, vote signals the strong, broad-based support for the Grazing Improvement Act (H.R. 4234), introduced by Congressman Raúl Labrador (R-Idaho). This legislation, should the Senate choose to pass it, would provide certainty for today’s public lands ranching industry and for future generations of ranchers, according to Public Lands Council (PLC) President John Falen. “This is a great example of a bipartisan
majority coming together to pass commonsense legislation,” said Falen, who is a cattle rancher from Nevada and member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). “This legislation extends the life of grazing permits from 10 to 20 years and provides greater certainty to ranchers by codifying annual, bipartisan appropriations language that allows for permit renewal despite the regulatory backlog. This bill will benefit the environment, while also saving taxpayer dollars. Stability in the federal grazing permit renewal process keeps the associated private base-property lands economically viable as ranching units, which in turn prevents the
fragmentation of open space.” Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) introduced a companion Grazing Improvement Act (S. 1129), which was considered during a March 22, 2012 hearing of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands and Forests. “We encourage Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) to bring the companion bill to the Senate floor and pass it without delay,” said Falen. Joe Guild, Chairman of NCBA’s federal lands committee, said it is time for Congress to stand firm with the providers of food for this country.
Statement Regarding Senate Passage of 2012 Farm Bill
WASHINGTON (June 21, 2012) – The U.S. Senate in a 64 to 35 vote passed the 2012 Farm Bill (S. 3240). The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) commended the passage of the legislation. NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall issued the following statement. “Like many of us who have a vested interest in this legislation (S. 3240), I was pleasantly surprised by the bipartisan efforts made to move this bill through the Senate very efficiently and without much partisan rhetoric. Both Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and Minority Leader Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) should be commended for their leadership on this very important piece of legislation. Their transparency and willingness to listen to all vested interests was very refreshing for the NCBA and other like-minded organizations. NCBA stands firm in our commitment to support this legislation.
“Although the amendment process was certainly concerning in its early stages, all is well for cattlemen and women thanks to their outspoken grassroots advocacy. This legislation, as written, incorporates all NCBA priorities. Bottom-line, there is no livestock title, conversation programs are maintained and the research title is sustained. All this is done with more than $20 billion in savings to the American taxpayer. “We support this legislation and will continue working with the House to ensure amendments that would interject the federal government into production agriculture are left out of the legislation or soundly defeated. As we focus our efforts on working with the House Committee on Agriculture to ensure another version of this legislation that is positive for cattlemen, I must stress the importance of family farmers and ranchers being engaged in this process.”
RECOVERY REDUCES SODIUM IN SOIL! NEVADA RESULTS June 2009
April 2011
Difference
Field 1:
1,208 lbs sodium
472 lbs sodium
61% lower!
Field 2:
1,452 lbs sodium
758 lbs sodium
52% lower!
Field 3:
2,884 lbs sodium
1,106 lbs sodium
62% lower!
Field 4:
814 lbs sodium
338 lbs sodium
59% lower!
Recovery soil treatment used at ½ gallon per acre for 2 years in a row at a cost of $34.00/acre each treatment. Injected through pivots.
Integrated Biological Systems Incorporated P.O. Box 554, Nampa, Idaho 83653-0554
Website: intbiosysinc.com Cell phone: Marvin Miller (208) 250-6318
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