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The Carolina Cattle Connection q JUNE 2022
ONNECTION
2022 South Carolina Sale Barn Cattle Receipts ................................................................................... page 46 2023 Clemson Bull Test Call for Nominations, by Steven E. Meadows, Ph.D. .................................... page 41 5 County Beef Tour, by Martha Mobley ................................................................................................... page 50 A Message from the CEO — Beef Month, by Colin Woodall ............................................................... page 55 Amazing Grazing — Animal Selection and Management, by Johnny Rogers .................................. page 22 American Angus Association News ....................................................................................................... page 32 American Brahman Breeders Association News ................................................................................ page 24 American Gelbvieh Association News .................................................................................................. page 37 Animal Agriculture Alliance News ........................................................................................................ page 64 Ashley’s Beef Corner — Spring Rewind, by Ashley W. Herring ......................................................... page 20 Beef Cuts and Recommended Cooking Methods ............................................................................... page 26 Beef Quality Assurance Update ............................................................................................................. page 60 BioZyme News ........................................................................................................................................... page 58 Carolina Cooking — Beef French Dip with Au Jus .............................................................................. page 65 Carolina Video and Load Lot Monthly Summary ................................................................................ page 39 Cattlemen’s Beef Board Update, by Norman Voyles, Jr. ...................................................................... page 39 Director’s Report — Coming Attractions, by Bryan K. Blinson ............................................................ page 3 E.B.’s View from the Cow Pasture — An Ox Tail for a Reservation, by E.B. Harris ........................ page 24 Emma Vanhoy Earns Junior Silver Award ............................................................................................. page 31 Estrotect Breeding Indicator News ...................................................................................................... page 50 Federation of State Beef Councils Update ........................................................................................... page 42 Have You Herd, by Kat Streahle ................................................................................................................ page 41 John Deere News ....................................................................................................................................... page 37 Meet the NCCA Interns ............................................................................................................................ page 56 N.C. BCIP Bull Test 2022 Consignments ................................................................................................ page 62 N.C. Forage & Grassland Council Forage Spotlight, by Matt Poore ................................................... page 46 N.C. Weekly Livestock Report ............................................................................................................... page 27 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association News ..................................................................................... page 59
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President’s Report — Our Similarities Are
Stronger Than Our Differences, by Don Schiefelbein .................................................................... page 52 New NCCA Members for 2022 ............................................................................................................... page 48 Noise Induced Hearing Loss and Prevention for Agriculture Producers, by Marion Barnes ....... page 57 North Carolina Cattle Receipts, Trends, and Prices ........................................................................... page 45 S.C. Charolais News, by Georgeanne Webb ……..................................................................................... page 42 South Carolina Cattle Receipts, Trends, and Prices ............................................................................ page 52 Standing Together — How the Agriculture Community is Addressing Mental Health ............. page 27 The Chaplain’s Corral — Like a Cow Chewing Cud, by Skeeter Spaulding ....................................... page 25 The Simmental Trail, by Jennie Rucker ……............................................................................................. page 38 Valley Vet News ........................................................................................................................................ page 60 You Decide!, by Dr. Mike Walden ............................................................................................................. page 29 Zoetis News ................................................................................................................................................ page 62 Zoetis Quick Tips ........................................................................................................................................ page 45
President BURON LANIER 2877 Piney Woods Road • Burgaw, NC 28425 Vice Presidents SCOTT WEST 489 Panacea Springs Road • Littleton, NC 27850
RYAN CLARK 5250 NC 772 Hwy. • Madison, NC 27025
BRANDON BOWMAN 2346 Ann Street • Claremont, NC 28610
Immediate Past President KARL GILLESPIE 860 Corbin Road • Franklin, NC 28734
NCBA Regional Vice President (Policy) FRED SMITH, JR.
NCBA Policy Division Director - JOHN LANGDON N.C. Beef Council Director RALPH BLALOCK, JR. Beef Board Director - Brian Warren Secretary/Treasurer - EVERETT JOHNSON Directors At Large MATT POORE • NEIL BOWMAN • TODD SEE
Executive Director - BRYAN K. BLINSON 2228 N. Main Street • Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526 N.C. Cattlemen’s Beef Council Director of Consumer Information ASHLEY W. HERRING
The Carolina Cattle Connection
Vol. 36, No. 6 JUNE 2022
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Administrative Assistant - KIM BURDGE S.C. Cattlemen’s Association
Executive Director - TRAVIS MITCHELL P.O. Box 207 • Saluda, SC 29138 Phone: 803-609-2828 Email: twmitch@clemson.edu
Website: www.sccattlemen.wildapricot.org
Executive Committee President - Timmy Benton 1st Vice President - Joe Oswald IV 2nd Vice President - Gene Crim Secretary - Carol Hendrix Treasurer - Eric Seymour Past President - Roscoe Kyle William Brigman, Latta • Joe Oswald, IV, Allendale Roscoe Kyle, Inman • Terry Kirkland, Batesburg Eddie Evans, Easley • Cecil Eaddy, Manning Thomas Legare, Johns Island • Richard Sox, Lexington Carol Hendrix, Westminister • Clay Alexander, Starr Timmy Benton, Walterboro • Michael Bailey, Lancaster Bonnie Cann, Abbeville • Ashley Mills, Blair Drake Yon, Ridge Spring • Gene Crim, St. Matthews Lee Haddon, Gaffney • Eric Seymour, Columbia S.C. Beef Council
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54th Annual Hereford Classic Sale Dedication … page 14 54th Annual Hereford Classic Sale Results, by Mike Mericka … page 12 54th Annual Hereford Classic Sale — THANK YOU … page 13 AHA and CSU Begin Sustainable Genetics Research, by Wes Ishmael … page 17 American Hereford Association News … page 18 Focus on Efficiency … page 7 Hereford Heritage … page 4 Kim Prestwood Honored with Golden Breeder Award … page 15
HEREFORD
Martin Branch Farms … page 9 N.C. Hereford Association’s 54th Annual Meeting & Banquet by Myron McCoy … page 10 N.C. Hereford Association Board of Directors … page 11 North Carolina Hereford Sale Honorees … page 17 Quail Ridge Farm, by Mark Brewer … page 6 Show Down in the Foothills, by Wyatt McCoy … page 8 Up and Coming N.C. Junior Hereford Association Royalty, by Hailee Bissett … page 14
Director’s report
By BRYAN K. BLINSON Executive Director, NCCA
Coming Attractions
It is great to see smiles without masks and face-to-face meetings, field days, stock shows, and workshops. For the last two springs, we have spent time trying to figure out what was coming next and trying to figure out how to plan for events and programs that we wanted to conduct or participate in but had no idea if they could be done live or, for that matter, be done at all. This year, we seem to be catching up.
The following are some of the highlights of the events coming up this summer but are only the tip of the iceberg, so make sure and keep an eye on the calendar of events in The Carolina Cattle Connection and our e-blasts for events that you may be interested in.
We are looking forward to our first Young Beef Leaders Tour in June. This tour will mark the first major activity of our Young Producers Council and will include a host of interested and active young producers from across the state. The N.C. Cattlemen’s Association and N.C. Farm Bureau are sponsoring the trip and have had support from other producers and businesses in recognizing the need to provide the most comprehensive education and insight possible to those who are leaders, emerging leaders, and leaders of the future. We will explore the many aspects of the industry beyond the borders of our state and get a better understanding of the industry beyond the cow/calf sector. We will visit commercial feedlots, backgrounding and receiving yards, wheat grazing operations, farmer feeders, processors, and marketing facilities. We will encourage participants to write about their experiences to publish in the months to come.
We are all faced with the increase in input costs for everything we do on our farms and hope some of the educational opportunities will help us find ways to reduce the impact as much as possible. We will be supporting the efforts of the N.C. Forage and Grasslands Council with their summer workshop. This event will be held on the farm of Mike Jones in Surry County. He will demonstrate, along with forage experts from across the country, some of the innovative things he has done to improve his forage quality and farm output while reducing inputs dramatically. There will be a panel of folks discussing things to consider to help your bottom line in your own unique situation, along with other interesting topics and demonstrations. Additional information is available on the websites and social media channels of the NCFGC.
Once again, we plan to conduct a youth beef industry tour this summer with a focus on forage management and grazing systems. Our hope is to encourage our youth to explore innovative ways to make their farms more productive and improve soil health while reducing some of the input costs that will no doubt be a challenge throughout their careers. Those of you who have youth you think might have an interest in participating in this opportunity, please have them watch for additional details on our social media platforms as well as those of the N.C. 4-H Livestock Program.
We also look forward to once again hosting the N.C. Junior Beef Round-Up in August. This annual event is always a highlight of the summer for many of us and will be a great opportunity for the youth to begin fine tuning their projects leading up to the N.C. State Fair in October. If you want a great day or weekend in the mountains, join us on August 6-7 at the Mountain State Fairgrounds in Fletcher, North Carolina. The mountain air will cool you off, but the enthusiasm of the youth and their families will set you on fire.
Breed associations, county cattlemen’s associations, and many others will host field days, shows, and other events throughout the summer, and we invite any of you to submit the dates for your events to us for our calendar of events. We also encourage each of you to participate in as many of these as possible now that we finally can.
North Carolina is also playing host to a number of national and international meetings this summer as well. These include conferences focused on pastureland ecology, beef quality assurance, and mortality management. The leaders in these areas have chosen North Carolina as a place to work toward solutions for the future, and we will do our best to be involved to help however we can. We will strive to provide valuable information that comes from these meetings to help all of you as you deal with the future.
All of these throughout the state that I have mentioned will offer opportunities for not only learning and fellowship but also to get others involved. If you know of friends or neighbors who are interested in the cattle industry but not involved with the N.C. Cattlemen’s Association, invite them to some of the events and invite them to join. We are in the midst of the exciting Mile of Fence program that is sponsored by Pasture Management Systems. Remember that Pasture Management Systems will award all of the materials for a Mile of Fence to the county association that has the greatest membership increase for the year. Make the most of the summer by participating in the events that we have mentioned and all of those in your area that can help you and your fellow farmers.
I am glad that things seem to be getting back to something near normal. My advice is to grab some sunscreen, some bug spray, your straw hat, and enjoy the summer with the best folks in the world, COW FOLKS!
2022 Spotlight iSSueS Schedule
Most of the breed associations in North and South Carolina have stepped forward and renewed their contracts for Spotlight sections in The Carolina Cattle Connection for 2022. If your breed is not featured as a Spotlight section and you would like to inquire on any open months please feel free to contact me. Below is the tentative schedule for the upcoming year.
2022 Reserved Spotlight Issues
JANUARY CHAROLAIS FEBRUARY FORAGES MARCH ANGUS APRIL PEST MANAGEMENT MAY BRAHMAN
JUNE
HEREFORD JULY GELBVIEH AUGUST SIMMENTAL SEPTEMBER SANTA GERTRUDIS OCTOBER WAGYU NOVEMBER -------------------------DECEMBER RED ANGUS
