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Serving Ranchers Since 1890 PRESIDENT Don Anderson, Callao 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Joe Fuhriman, Logan 2ND VICE PRESIDENTS Charles Redd, La Sal Colby Pace, Coalville Stuart Wamsley, Laketown Immediate Past President Wallace Schulthess Executive Vice President Brent Tanner Utah Beef Council Director of Marketing Jacob Schmidt, RDN The Utah Cattlemen’s Association works to represent cattlemen in the legislative arena, provide educational information and assist with networking opportunities.

If you own cattle and are not a current member, checkout our member benefits by visiting www.utahcattlemen.org The Utah Cattleman newsletter is published monthly with this onetime annual publication being sent in February. This publication is sent to all UCA members and its affliates as part of their annual dues as well as prospective members of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association.

For advertising inquiries in future issues of this publication or in upcoming newsletters, contact Brent Tanner at (801) 355-5748 or utahbeef@aol.com POSTMASTER: Send address changes to the Utah Cattlemen’s Association 150 S 600 E, #10-B Salt Lake City, Utah 84102

Table of Contents Working For You strong beef market brings optimism for future..............................5 beef council promoting the power of lean beef.........................8 public lands council sees wins on legislative front............. 28

Interest & Education

uca president’s love of ranching...............................................14 the accuracy of epds........................20 trich and your operation............42 benefitting mother nature with range improvement...............48 utah ranchers sharing product with the masses............... 58 do you have a plan for the future of your ranch?....................68

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Who Could Have Imagined?

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By Brent Tanner Utah Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President

he beginning of a new calendar year is a fun time when ranchers anticipate the new spring calf crop and the upcoming spring bull sales.

One year ago, as we published the first Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition, it was the exciting beginning for a new livestock publication for our state. It was a natural time of year for ranchers to take a peek into their crystal ball and decide what the future looked like for their cattle operations.

Who could have imagined the year would bring so much excitement and ranching would be so much fun?

Who could have imaged, at that point last year, the calves we were watching be born would at the end of the year be marketed for record high prices?

Just one year ago, the weekly average price for a 550-pound steer was $1.89 per hundredweight, and we thought that wasn’t a bad price. We were hearing rumors of possible $2 calves and wondered if that could possibly happen. By mid-to-late season, contracts for 550-pound steers reached a peak weekly marketing average of $2.89.

While the market has slipped back just a little, we are sitting today with a weekly average price of $2.75. That is still over $1,500/head for the average 550-pound feeder steer.

I overheard a rancher jokingly say this past fall, “If I would have known those calves would be worth this much, I would have worked harder to save them all in the spring.”

Of course he was joking and we all know that no matter what the price, that rancher would do anything possible to save and care for every calf regardless of the market. That is just what good stewards of the land and livestock do, even in blizzardy weather. Even when prices are not as high as we have seen this past year, ranchers keep ranching because it is what they love to do. But to have it actually pencil and be profitable is only icing on the cake.

Traveling around the state attending cattlemen’s meetings, I am sensing a reinvigorated attitude towards cattle ranching. Good market and weather conditions in the

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fall made for a happier bunch of ranchers.

So now here we sit, at the beginning of another calendar year, under much different circumstances than just one year ago. The past markets treated us good, and future markets look to be good into this year. A few of our debts are paid down and new equipment is in the shed. The weather is as unpredictable as ever. Gas prices are much lower. Changes have occurred in our government that may lead to more favorable conditions for beef producers across the country. What is your crystal ball telling you about the future of your cattle operation?

Take this opportunity to evaluate where you stand.

Now may be the best time to make some directional changes to your management. Study the seedstock offered in this publication. Some of the best genetics in the world are being offered right here in Utah. Are you taking advantage of improving your herd and making them even more valuable?

No one has that magic crystal ball that tells them exactly what to expect in the future. However, we do know from past experience that there will likely be a few rough times ahead, so let’s enjoy the good times while they are here.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank the members of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association for your dedicated support of our industry organization. No matter what the cattle market looks like, your annual membership contributions are used to promote and defend the cattle industry in Utah. If you are not a current member of UCA, please join the other members of the ranching community who are striving to improve and protect ranching in our state.

If you have comments, questions or need more information about the association or cattle industry in Utah, or would like to join as a member of UCA please contact us at (801) 355-5748 or find us online at www. utahcattlemen.org.

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Beef Demand Strong in Foodservice, While Price Alters Menu Decisions

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mericans continue their long-term love affair with beef regardless of prices continuing to rise.

According to the Beef Checkoff, beef remains the No. 1 protein choice on the menu. And, over the past year, beef volume increased by 79 million pounds to 8 billion pounds. Beef volume in foodservice grew 1.8 percent or 139 million pounds, outperforming overall foodservice industry sales growth. That is enough beef to make 556 million quarter pound burgers!

Beef is also a crave magnet. Roughly 69 percent of customers say that beef is the most mouthwatering of all proteins. And it’s the perfect canvas for the bold global flavors that millennials are hungry for. In all, 47 percent of customers would be most interested in a steak special over fish, chicken or pork special. Beef also helps provide instant marketing. A total of 64 percent of patrons say that they would tell their friends about a great beef restaurant meal versus 36 percent for other proteins.

Beef also has the ability to drive profits. With an expanded portfolio of beef cuts from the chuck and round, there is a greater variety of high quality beef cuts available.

New cutting methods provide cuts for every concept, portion size and price point. No wonder 47 percent of operators are featuring steak on their menus versus 43 percent in 2011.

Beef equates with value to many consumers when eating out, and savvy chefs have at least two options for reducing food costs while increasing profits: They can shrink portion size, and/or choose an underutilized cut and treat it knowledgeably so that the end result is just as flavorful, tender and appealing as a more costly cut.

With lots of cuts to choose from, Dave Zino,

executive chef for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor for the Beef Checkoff Program, sees coulotte steak, ribeye cap and strip filet as the three emerging and popular beef cuts now popping up on menus across the country. He says he especially values their versatility and ability to flex across both upscale applications and more casual offerings. According to Zino, the coulotte steak is ideal for providing the full sirloin experience at a lower cost.

“This cap of the sirloin has been very popular in South America for years, ” he says. He suggests searing it, fat side down, rendering some of the fat, flipping it, browning the lean side and roasting it in the oven. Use it center of the plate for breakfast or lunch, or use sliced or cubed.

For the ultimate steak lover, there’s the ribeye cap, the piece of meat that sits on top of the ribeye, and Zino’s favorite of the three emerging cuts.

“If you pull the cap off, you have a nice piece of beef— cook it as a steak or perhaps roll it into a roulade. It’s the piece everyone fights over, and if you didn’t order it, you wish you had, ” Zino explains. Actually, whatever you create from the ribeye becomes upscale when you call it “ribeye” on the menu.

“With its buttery rich flavor, you don’t need to do a lot to make the ribeye cap special,” Zino says. “I like it fanned out—a nice pink medium-rare. It goes to your brain and says, ‘wow’.”

A strip filet provides New York strip flavor and looks similar to a filet mignon.

“Just cut the strip roast crosswise into 1 to 2 inch portions for round, right-sized steaks that maintain their juicy tenderness even at high temperatures,” Zino says. All three cuts are dry-heat cooked in an oven or on a flattop grill, or flame-grilled.

“I’d start on the flattop, brown on both sides, then finish in the oven,” Zino says. “A simple salt and pepper or garlic-pepper or house seasoning is best.

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...BEEF DEMAND FROM PAGE 8 As a selling point, Zino suggests that chefs bring in a whole subprimal. He says that although subprimals are being cut differently, “there’s no new knowledge that a chef needs to bring to it. It does give them opportunities to stretch their menu and keep beef on it.”

Chefs have to be mindful of portion size and style of the cut. This will increase profits and help to reduce food costs. Some are making a ribeye medallion and calling it a Delmonico steak. The cap can be stuffed and rolled into shape. This is an extremely tender cut similar to the tenderloin, but with much more flavor. Sirloin continues to be of interest due to its relative cost-effectiveness versus quality. It has the ability to do just about anything on the menu for a moderate price.

Upscale burgers are on the rise with high-end grind showing on menus across the country. Some are even being dry-aged. Dry-aged beef develops a more intricate flavor, however it is more costly, and some shrinkage does occur. Dry-aged beef can be sourced, but some chefs do it themselves in their own coolers. It will typically take 21 to 28 days at a minimum to develop that complex flavor dry-aged beef is known for. Grass-fed burgers are more popular as well. It costs more to make, but the extra price is passed on to the customer that is willing to pay for it.

Grass-fed burgers have a lower chance of being dry than grass-fed steaks.

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AT THE END OF A DIRT ROAD why uca president says there’s no better way to live from the Utah Cattlemen’s Association For Utah Cattlemen’s Association President Don Anderson, the ranching lifestyle means many things. It means hardwork. It means long hours. It means braving freezing cold and blistering hot temperatures. But it also means working side-by-side with his family and having the honor that comes with carrying on a century-long family tradition.

No one in the ranching community actually believes the day-to-day lifestyle will be a walk in the park. But for most, the benefits – though rarely tangible – far outweigh the costs. It’s an acquired taste. One that most outside agriculture can’t understand, let alone appreciate.

Don and Beth Anderson, who live in the most rural of rural places in the far reaches of the tiny Juab County town of Callao, run the Willow Springs Ranch, which was started

by Charles Stewart Bagley, Beth’s greatgreat grandfather in 1886. The original 160 acres was purchased for $2,000, which by today’s standards is virtually unheard of. Located on the ranch is the Willow Springs Station, an Overland Stage and Pony Express station which still stands today.

The Andersons have run the ranch for 20 years now.

Their operation consists of over 1,000 acres of private land grazed by Angus and Simmental crossed cattle.

“We summer the cattle on meadows and improved pastures and winter about half the herd on nearby public lands permits,” Don Anderson says. “It’s enough of a job to keep a couple of folks past their prime busy so we hire some extra hands during the summer months.”

Having raised five kids of their own, the Andersons have family who can be counted on to help with bigger projects like processing calves. The children who are all raised have pursued other careers, but it was those children who helped influence the decision to carry on the Charles Bagley’s original ranching vision.

“People often ask why I became a rancher,” Don said.

“It’s a pretty simple answer – I married a rancher’s daughter.”

Raised on a dairy farm in southern Colorado, Don met Beth while the two were attending Utah State University.

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After Don graduated in Agricultural Engineering and worked in that field for several years, the family moved to Callao to run the ranch.

“We kept sending our boys to work for grandpa, and they convinced us that was the life for them. I enjoyed the engineering work, but there is no better way to raise a family than working together,” Don said.

At this point in time perhaps no one understands the battles Utah ranchers face like Don, making him a great asset to the association.

The town of Callao is surrounded on all four sides by federal lands – three sides are owned by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the fourth side is a test and training range owned by the U.S. Air Force.

“It can be a challenge to deal with the federal agencies and it takes a lot of effort to maintain communication so we can continue to make use of those grazing resources that our communities are based upon,” Anderson said.

Anderson says this is a common challenge for Utah’s cattlemen and women as roughly two-thirds of the state of Utah consists of federallyowned lands. Early pioneers settled the beautiful valleys and made use of native ranges for livestock grazing, many of Utah’s ranches were built upon that use.

Today, permitted grazing use of that land still exists, but strong environmental concerns and endangered species have played a bigger part in the management of these ranges. Many permits have been reduced or eliminated in an attempt to resolve some of the range issues that are blamed on cattle grazing. Many of these public lands allotments will never be recovered for livestock grazing.

“We as ranchers know that what our livestock do for the environment is good for Mother Nature,” Anderson said. “It is vital that we demonstrate that in our land management practices and communicate that to our federal agencies so they can realize that they need us as much as we need them.”

With water being the key to existence, especially in a desert environment like the one Anderson calls home, water is becoming an increasing concern – both in Callao as well as other parts of the state.

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The Willow Springs Ranch is located at the eastern base of the Deep Creek mountains. The 12,000-foot peaks can provide adequate water in years of normal precipitation and groundwater can supplement the surface water. In recent years, Anderson said his community has been faced with competition for groundwater by outsiders who want to transfer the groundwater out of the local area to satisfy the metropolitan thirsts of southern Nevada.

“The proposed project would devastate our groundwater sources and our ranching livelihood. Our valley residents are putting up a good fight on this issue. “Anderson says. “I know ranchers in every area of this state deal with their own local issues and need resources like UCA to help them face those battles.”

In addition to public lands resources and water, Anderson says there are growing concerns about urbanization for ranchers in the Beehive State. As in many other western states, agricultural land is being urbanized, making the purchase of land for a beginning rancher more difficult.

“Fewer and fewer of our legislators have ties to agriculture, so they need to be educated on ag issues,” Anderson says. “That is where the UCA comes in and is needed to help cattlemen educate the leaders in Salt Lake City.”

While the deck may seemed stacked against food producers in the West, Utah remains a great place to raise beef cattle. With agriculture roots that run deep in rural Utah, Anderson says there are many opportunities for ranchers to capitalize on. Ranch tours, agri-tourism, and helping consumers better understand the pasture-to-plate journey are just a few of the ways that the Utah Cattlemen’s Association and the Utah Beef Council are stepping up and stepping out to keep beef on dinner tables up and down the

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“At the end of the day, American consumers trust farmers and ranchers,” Anderson says. “We work hard, we’re honest and we raise a product that is second-to-none. So for me, I think that will keep our breed around for generations to come.”

Anderson said it was in Denver in 1996 when he first started to explore how he could make a difference by getting involved in the state and national cattlemen’s groups. While he only intended to make a few contacts and visit a tradeshow, Anderson said the 1996 Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show, which is held each year by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, was where he realized the broad spectrum of issues that impacted what he did on his ranch each day. That is when he saw the importance of being a member of a group that fought for his rights as a rancher.

“Soon after, I became acquainted with some devoted UCA members who spent their time on my behalf at the state level,” Anderson said. “I have developed a great deal of respect for those leaders who have devoted their time and effort to build UCA into the well-respected, influential association it is today.”

Throughout his involvement with UCA, Anderson said he has become a big believer in the aged-old saying that many voices are stronger than one. UCA provides a platform to help represent ranchers when they cannot represent themselves.

“No rancher, regardless of size or kind of operation, has the time to work on issues off the ranch that impact their operation,” Anderson says. “UCA provides representation ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16

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about the issues that face ranchers today and we can be discouraged about the future, but I see exciting times ahead and think the future of the industry holds a great deal of promise.”

When asked what advice he would offer to young beef enthusiasts about ranching career, Anderson said for young people who have grown up in the ranching business, they must learn all they can to manage their land and resources adapting from the experience of previous generations, while still applying current technology to further advance production and increase efficiency. For others starting out from scratch, they have to slowly build as they can, they must seek out good advisors and input from a selection of resources.

Most importantly, Anderson says his greatest piece of advice for young people just starting out is to find a good partner to share it with.

“I’m fortunate to have a great business partner and she is the key to the success of making a living doing what we enjoy,” Anderson said.

At the end of the day, a bigger paycheck can’t measure up to doing something that holds sentimental value and can teach lessons that no 9-to-5 job can.

“For me and my family, it’s 90 miles to the nearest grocery store or gas station and 50 miles of that is gravel roads,” Anderson explains. “But when we do go to the big city, we sure are glad to be home. Life is just better at the end of a dirt road.”

through the governmental processes by encouraging cattlefriendly legislation and has a place at the table to fight actions that can harm the cattle industry.”

In addition to helping influence legislation that is positive for agriculture in Utah, UCA also acts as a watchdog for the state’s cattlemen and women, having their back and watching out for their interests in Salt Lake and Washington, D.C. In a nutshell, Anderson says UCA monitors the issues that affect the cattle industry so cattlemen can focus on taking care of their businesses.

Aside from legislative and regulatory assistance, Anderson said UCA also provides ranchers opportunities to increase their knowledge of current issues and management skills through sponsorship of field days and cattlemen’s college in addition to a monthly newsletter and through this annual publication. Conventions and meetings allow the association of fellow ranchers and provide opportunities to take part in grass-root levels of policy development, which dictates the issues that UCA works on and the position UCA takes on state and federal legislation.

Now a full year into his two-year term as UCA President, Anderson says a good portion of his goals for his term have already been accomplished.

“For me, my broadest goal for this job was to emulate the leadership and legacy that has preceded me by multiple generations of leaders and pay respect for the things they accomplished and the priorities they set for us to follow,” Anderson said. “To keep this great association on track and work hard for our fellow producers is and should be the main objective so we can continue to strengthen the rancher presence in determining how successful our business can be while adjusting to ever-increasing regulation.”

As he has visited the various areas of the state and has become more aware of local issues that ranchers face, Anderson says he sees the need to encourage all ranchers to become involved to influence the outcome of decisions that are made by others that impact the cattle industry.

“Communication is the key between the Utah Cattlemen’s Association and its members and other groups that affect our businesses,” Anderson stresses. “Whether it is communicating to fellow ranchers, consumers or agencies that in some manner regulate how we operate.

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mprovements in expected progeny differences (EPDs) accuracy have historically been driven by phenotypic record collection directly on the trait of interest or on indicator traits.

Consequently, accuracy values for yearling bulls purchased by commercial producers will be low. In most cases only the bull’s own performance records for traits observed before sale day and pedigree information will be included in his EPD calculations.

For the maternal traits like heifer pregnancy, stayability and maternal milk, no daughters will have been produced so only pedigree estimate or interim EPDs will be available, and these EPD have low accuracies. In order to improve the accuracy of the EPDs of yearling bulls another source of information is needed.

Results from genomic tests (often referred to as molecular breeding values; MBV) have proven to be a valuable source of added information for breeds that have capitalized on the technology and included them into EPDs. Genomic tests evolve as quickly as new cell phones and the U.S. beef industry

has witnessed considerable evolution in terms of the genomic tests available in the market place.

The tests that are currently being included in EPDs are comprised of 50,000 (50K) single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP), although some breeds utilize 80K panels and some are moving towards reduced (e.g. 30K) panels with the aid of imputation

(essentially using information from the population to “replace” missing genotypes). These SNP panel sizes will continue to evolve. Regardless of panel size, the fundamental concepts are the same.

Implementation of EPD science on your operation The underlying Table 1. the relationship between true accuracy (r), question commonly asked by producers is “Do proportion of genetic variation (%GV), and Beef . genomic tests work?” It Improvement Federation (BIF) accuracy is critical to understand that this is a somewhat r(true value) %GV BIF ambiguous question, as 0.1 1 0.005 the true answer is not binary (i.e., yes or no).

0.2 4 0.020 The important 0.3 9 0.046 question to ask is “How well do genomic tests 0.4 16 0.083 work?” and the answer to 0.5 25 0.132 that question is related to how much of the genetic 0.6 36 0.200 variation the genomic test 0.7 49 0.286 explains. The benefit will Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 20

be dependent upon the proportion of genetic variation (%GV) explained by a given genomic test.

The %GV is equal to the square of the genetic correlation multiplied by 100.

Table 1 shows the relationship between the genetic correlations (true accuracy), %GV and Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) accuracy. BIF accuracy is the standard for all U.S. beef breeds.

Molecular breeding values should not be thought of as a separate independent predictor of genetic merit, but rather as a potentially useful indicator that is correlated to the trait of interest. Combining the genomic information with traditional sources of EPD information increases the accuracy of the resulting genomicenhanced EPD and this has the potential to increase the rate of genetic change by both increasing the accuracy of selection, and decreasing the generation interval.

Figure 1 on page 18 illustrates the benefit of incorporating genomic information into a genomic-enhanced EPD on accuracy (on the BIF scale) when the MBV explains 40 percent of the genetic variation (GV), which is synonymous with an r2 value of 0.4.

The darker portion of the bars shows the EPD accuracy before the inclusion of genomic information and the lighter colored portion shows the increase in accuracy after the inclusion of the MBV into the EPD calculation.

As the %GV increases, the increase in EPD accuracy becomes larger Additionally, lower accuracy animals benefit more from the inclusion of genomic information and the benefits decline as the EPD accuracy increases.

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...EPDS FROM PAGE 20 Figure 1. Increase in accuracy from integrating genomic information here, the benefits of including genomic information that explains 40% of the genetic variation into Estimated Breeding into EPD dissipate when EPD accuracy is between Values (EBV).

0.6 and 0.7. On the other hand, when %GV is 40, an animal with 0 (zero) accuracy could exceed 0.2 accuracy with genomic information alone. This would be comparable to having approximately 4 progeny for a highly heritable trait or 7 progeny for a moderately heritable trait (Table 2).

Although the American Simmental Association (ASA), based in Bozeman, Mont., was the first to augment their Warner Bratzler Shear Force EPD with genomic information, several other breeds have adopted this technology and others are in the process of collecting sufficient records to develop breed-specific training populations.

Research has shown moderate to high genetic correlations between several traits of interest and MBV in multiple breeds when the animals the test is used on are within the same breed as the training data set used to develop the MBV. However, it has also been clearly demonstrated that when a MBV developed in one breed is used in a different breed, even a closely related breed interest recorded. (e.g. Angus and Red Angus), the genetic correlation drops There is still a need, and tremendous benefit from, the substantially. routine collection of phenotypes in the context of genomic This shows the unfortunate breed specificity issues selection. The benefits fall into two broad classifications: surrounding these tools. This is consistent with other results 1) Training Population that show the predictive power of MBV begin to erode as the Animals with phenotypes are needed in order to develop genetic distance between the training and target (or evaluation) the initial training population. Ideally these animals have populations increase. This would be expected over time as moderate to high accuracy EPD, which would require that animals in the training data used to develop the MBV become they have several progeny (refer to Table 2) that have the more distantly related to animals currently being evaluated phenotype recorded. If routine phenotype collection does not with the genomic test. This is why these tools need to be “reoccur, building the initial training set will be problematic. trained” or “re-calibrated” periodically.

Genomic predictions need to be “retrained” overtime, and to do so requires additional animals to be included in the Phenotypes in the Genomic Era training population. Similar to building the initial training While these gains in accuracy are impressive, particularly population, this requires that animals are routinely measured for non-parent animals, it is clear that genomic information for the trait of interest thus building EPD accuracy and alone cannot “prove” a sire. Or in other words, additional providing additional information from which more reliable information is required before an animal can achieve very high genomic predictors can be derived. levels of BIF accuracy. This additional information principally 2) Added Accuracy comes from recording progeny that have had the phenotypes of Although genomic predictors have been shown to increase Table 2. Approximate number of progeny needed to reach EPD accuracy (refer to Figure 1), they do not have the ability to increase BIF accuracy to high levels alone. To continue to accuracy levels (true (r) and the BIF standard) for three build the accuracy of an animal’s EPD, the animal must have heritabilities (h2). progeny recorded that have been measured for the trait of Heritability Levels Accuracy interest.

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Conclusions Genomics and the corresponding genomic-enhanced EPD have become a reality. Within-breed genomic predictions have proven to add accuracy, particularly to young bulls, for several traits. The crux of adoption will be getting commercial bull buyers to see the value in, and thus pay for, increased EPD accuracy.

Commercial producers need to realize that EPDs, and economic index values, are the currency of the realm for beef cattle selection. Genomic technology only makes these tools stronger, it does not replace them. Seedstock producers need to realize that genotyping animals does not replace the need to phenotype them. Doing so inherently limits the upper bound of accuracy far below what is possible if additional phenotypes are collected. Genomic predictors should be viewed as an additional source of information, not the complete picture.

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ON THE OFFENSE Public Lands Council Representing Your Interests in Washington

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he Public Lands Council (PLC) had a very successful end to 2014. From the 2014 midterm elections which sent a strong message to Washington, and culminating in the passage of the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act and FY 2015 Omnibus Appropriations bill, both containing proactive provisions that will be beneficial to the livestock industry, it seems that the tides may have turned, allowing the ranching community to play offense for the first time in a long time.

In December, U.S. Congress passed and President Obama signed, the FY 2015 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which contained many provisions of PLC’s priority legislation, the Grazing Improvement Act. These provisions will amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA), including codifying the “grazing rider,” which ensures permits will be reissued while the agencies undergo National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other analysis.

By Dustin Van Liew Public Lands Council, Executive Director

By directly amending FLPMA, Congress has made it clear that they don’t intend to allow permits to expire due to the regulatory paperwork backlog. FLPMA was further amended to grant agencies the authority to categorically exclude grazing decisions as well as trailing and crossing from full NEPA analysis, to apply environmental analysis to the ground rather than to an individual permit, and allow multiple allotments to be analyzed at one time.

The law does NOT include any language allowing for retirement of grazing in any state. Language was added to the Senate version during negotiations in the Senate to allow for pilot programs in New Mexico and Oregon but was removed though efforts by the livestock industry. The passage of these provisions is a huge win for the livestock industry. We thank Sen. John Barrasso of Wyoming, and Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho for their leadership on the Grazing Improvement Act and their steadfast support of our industry.

Also passed and signed in

December was the FY 2015 “Cromnibus” (a “continuing resolution” – or “CR” – mixed with 11 spending bills lumped together into an omnibus bill) which provides funding for most departments through September 2015, with the exception of the Department of Homeland Security, which was only funded through February with a short term CR so that Congress can deal with President Obama’s recent executive order regarding illegal immigration.

Of particular interest for ranchers is the provision that delays the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s (FWS) listing of the greater sage grouse and Washington State’s Columbia Basin subpopulation. Although details are unclear, the law may also roll back the “threatened listings of the Nevada/ California “bi-state” subpopulation and the Gunnison sage grouse in Colorado and Utah. $15 million was also allocated to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for sage grouse conservation efforts. PLC will continue to work with Congress to delay a listing of the sage grouse, giving the state and local conservation programs already in place a chance to be effective.

The bill also cuts the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) budget and requires EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers to withdraw the “Interpretive Rule” which would have essentially turned the Natural Resources Conservation Service into an enforcement agency for Clean Water Act jurisdictional questions. Unfortunately, the bill does not block the proposed “Waters of the United States” rule, but rest assured PLC, along with the ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 30

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...PLC FROM PAGE 28 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), will continue to fight against this harmful and burdensome regulatory overreach.

The range and grazing management budgets for BLM and U.S. Forest Service will both remain level with FY 2014 levels, despite the Administration’s request for lower funding. Congress also denied President Obama’s request for a $1/ AUM fee on top of the current market based fee. This arbitrary increase would have cost an estimated total of $6.5 million for BLM permitees and $5 million for U.S. Forest permitees.

Combined with the NDAA, Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) is funded in the full amount of $42 million.

FWS was also allocated $1 million for compensation payments for livestock loss due to wolves.

The Senate’s final action of 2014 was to approve the tax extenders package, including the extension of bonus depreciation and Section 179, which provides a higher deduction level for some capital expenditures,

such as machinery and equipment.

Many of you may have taken the opportunity to make some much needed equipment purchases before the December 31 deadline, as the extension was largely retroactive and only effective through the end of 2014.

A new package will have to be passed for 2015.

With 2015 now being well underway, PLC has already been on Capitol Hill meeting with staff of the incoming Chairmen to ensure our priorities are on their radar early. It is great for industry to see Rep. Rob Bishop from Utah take the gavel of the House Committee on Natural Resources. He is a strong supporter and ally of ranchers. Bishop plans to make oversight of federal agency regulation a priority and has already created a subcommittee to provide the much needed oversight. We welcome this news and plan to offer industry’s assistance at all turns.

Furthermore, Utahn Rep. Jason Chaffetz will claim the gavel of the House Committee on Oversight

and Government Reform. Another strong supporter of ranchers, Chaffetz has created a subcommittee to focus solely on Environment and Interior oversight. PLC will be very active on the Hill in January to meet with staff and new members of Congress.

While our offense is on the field and we’ve recently put some points on the board, there remain many challenges ahead. Our industry must continue to work through Congress to defend our rights and protect our businesses against the outside interests that wish us gone. PLC will be focused on ESA reform, NEPA reform, EAJA reform, Antiquities Act reform, wild horse and burro program reform and litigation/appeals reform along with many other issues over the coming year. Through perseverance we will succeed. After all, the livestock industry in the West has existed for over a century, and the modern radical “environmental” movement that would see us gone, only came along in the 70s.

Trust in a program that stands behind their product!

True Quality from Robins Nest Angus ranch

connealy CAPITALIST 028 1.20.11 • 17028951 • 028 (ced) +11 (bw) -0.3 (ww) +65 (yw) +111 (m) +29 (mb) +.45 (re) +1.04 ($b) +79.87

sav BRILLIANCE 8077 2.24.08 • 16107774 • 8077

HOOVER DAM 1.25.08 • 16124994 • G18

(ced) +10 (bw) +.1(ww) +52 (yw) +93 (m) +31 (mb) +.37 (re) +.77 ($b) +82.35

(ced) +9 (bw) +.1 (ww) +51 (yw) +96 (m) +29 (mb) +.75 (re) +1.11 ($b) +106.09

OUR PROGRAM AI P ROGRAM S INCE 1990 • PAP T ESTING 100% OF O UR C ATTLE S INCE 2005 • S TRICT C ULLING C ATTLE ARE F ULLY G UARANTEED • F OCUS ON S TRUCTURE, P OWER, AND L ONGEVITY SELLING CATTLE AT Utah Angus Association Sale Ogden, UT • April 4 Rocky Mtn Angus Association Sale Ogden, UT • Nov 14 Private Treaty at the ranch

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ANGUS RANCH Brent and Lisa Robins Salina, UT h (435) 529-0103 f (435) 529-2144

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Producers Livestock Auction • Salina, Utah • 1 PM MST

Friday, March 6, 2015

100 Black & Red Angus Bulls

All Bulls Pap, Trich and Fertility Tested

Contact us for your catalog today!

Scott & Suzette Lund Cell (435) 851-0099

Kim & Julie Lund Office (435) 528-3748

PO Box 730 • Gunnison, Utah 84634 • Email: Lund@gtelco.net

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To watch the video, visit www.unlockfuturepotential.com or use your smartphone QR code reader to scan this code.

For more details, visit learncattlegenetics.com, zoetisUS.com/genetics, cabpartners.com/genemax/ or contact: Larry Gran, Cattle Genetics Specialist at 605.641.3254 or larry.gran@zoetis.com All trademarks are the property of Zoetis Inc., its affiliates and/or its licensors. ©2013 Zoetis Inc. All rights reserved. PAG13023

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BULL & FEMALE SALE FEBRUARY 28, 2015 8th Annual

Saturday • 1pm

Held at the Ranch – 7673 Hwy 40, Jensen, UT

Selling 50 Service Age Bulls 10 Registered Females

RV EXAR R013 Semen Available Contact The Ranch CED +7, BW +1.1, WW +84, YW +141, Milk +37, Marb +.34, REA +.98, CW +48, Fat -.033, $W +78.39, $F +102.74, $G +33.05, $B +119.56

KCF Bennett Absolute

CED +14, BW -.8, WW +66, YW +115, Milk +20, Marb +.91, REA +.90, CW +52, Fat +.064, $W +65.67, $F +72.11, $G +39.56, $B +127.96

Connealy Capitalist 028

CED +11, BW -.3, WW +66, YW +112, Milk +27, Marb +.44, REA +1.05, CW +25, Fat +.079, $W +63.28, $F +62.81, $G +30.69, $B +80.10

Connealy Confidence 0100

CED +19, BW -2.9, WW +50, YW +90, Milk +31, Marb +.44, REA +1.60, CW +34, Fat +.036, $W +54.38, $F +40.62, $G +39.33, $B +102.16

SIRES IN USE: RV EXAR R013, 21AR Roundup, Hoover Dam, GAR Prophet, EXAR Denver 2002B, Connealy Capitalist 028, Connealy Confidence 0100, KCF Bennett Absolute.

All bulls will be Trich and PAP Tested. All bulls guaranteed as per the Terms of the Sale.

Free feeding on all bulls until May 1, 2015. $2.00/Day after May 1, 2015 until pickup For your free reference sale booklet, contact anyone in the office of the S ale Managers, TOM BURKE, KURT SCHAFF, JEREMY HAAG, AMERICAN ANGUS HALL OF FAME at the WORLD ANGUS HEADQUARTERS, Box 660, Smithville, MO 64089. Phone 816/532-0811. Fax 816/532-0851.

Email: angushall@earthlink.net • www.angushall.com www.UTAHCATTLEMEN.org

Randy Vincent 435/828-1111 Randan Vincent 435/828-1116 Jake Wilkins 435/828-8391 7673 Hwy 40, Jensen, UT 84035 rvranch@easilink.com www.rvbarangus.com Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition

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Zoetis Partnership will Help Boost Value of Feeder Cattle Industry-leading support offers a new calf management program

Zoetis Inc. has partnered with core of the program, helps determine Verified Beef, LLC, to support genetic merit on a group basis. It Reputation Feeder Cattle™, a program accurately defines calves’ gain and grade for ranchers and cattle feeders that helps profit potential based on their genetics. define feeder calf value by verifying The scorecard displays the information industry-leading genetics and best in a format that is easy to interpret and practices. understand for feeder cattle buyers and Age- and source-verified cattle have sellers. been attractive to the export market Reputation Feeder Cattle builds on at extra premiums. Reputation Feeder the 30 years of demonstrated success of Cattle will continue adding value for the SelectVAC® program from Zoetis. As niche and export markets in years to the largest and longest-standing branded come. preconditioning program of its kind, “This raises the bar for how SelectVAC has enrolled more than 5 feeder cattle are represented in terms million calves. Calves with solid health of genetics, health, handling and history records, a strong nutritional verification,” said Jon Lowe, senior background and the genetics to perform director and global head of genetics for Zoetis. “Producers need to be looking out for the best interest of the industry by verifying their best practices.”

This progressive calf marketing and management program differentiates calves based on three fundamental principles: • Genetic merit for feedlot performance and carcass traits • Herd health, nutrition and management practices • Age and source verification “Reputation Feeder Cattle describes historic health management and the genetic potential for feedlot and carcass performance that could impact breakevens and close-outs,” Lowe said. “Zoetis is excited to serve as a valuable link to help determine genetic potential for these cattle.”

Expected progeny differences (EPDs) have been used with great success in the cattle industry to identify the genetic differences for economically important traits of individual animals.

Reputation Feeder Cattle will expand the breadth of data now available for the feeder cattle trade.

“By putting relevant genetic and management information at the buyer’s fingertips, the program has potential to revolutionize the value of feeder cattle as well as enhance performance and profitability over time,” Lowe said.

“The historic success of EPDs allows the program to be a consistent and simple information conduit between cow-calf and feeder segments, ultimately meaning a better managed price, health and genetic risk across the industry.”

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both in the feedlot and on the rail will be highly valued and well-recognized in the market. The program informs cattle feeders when certified cattle are selling, whether at a livestock auction market or by video or private treaty.

“Combining the industry-leading experience from Verified Beef and Zoetis, Reputation Feeder Cattle will help cow/calf producers tighten vaccination, deworming and other pre- and post-weaning management strategies,” Lowe said.

To learn how to put Reputation Feeder Cattle to work for you, contact your Zoetis representative or visit ReputationFeederCattle.com.

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lisonbee Angus Utah’s Best Source for Angus Genetics S ELLING S ONS AND D AUGHTERS OF T HESE B REED L EADING S IRES

Baldridge Waylon W34 • AAA 16476949

Connealy Capitalist 028 • AAA 16752262

bw (+4.3) ww (+73) yw (+132) m (+22) $b (+161.31) Not only is he siring powerfully constructed cattle, but he offers excepetion growth and $B! Sons available!

bw (-.3) ww (+65) yw (+112) m (+30) $b (+79.93) The best sire for low birth cattle with added shape and dimension. Selling several sons at UBIA!

Connealy Black Granite • AAA 17028963

AAR Ten X 7008 SA • AAA 15719841

bw (+0.1) ww (+69) yw (+118) m (+32) $b (+127.39) The most popular young sire in the breed, he has a no-holes EPD profile with a near flawless phenotype!

bw (+0.4) ww (+68) yw (+129) m (+22) $b (+145.44) The most used bull in the breed, we have several sons and daughter, plus pregnancies available.

EXAR Denver 2002B • AAA 17160560

Connealy Consensus 7229 • AAA 16447771

bw (+2.7) ww (+71) yw (+127) m (+19) $b (+141.24) He’s siring cattle with an abundance of shape and depth. Offering sons, daughters, and embryos!

- O UR P ROGRAM -

At Lisonbee Angus, we strive to produce exceptional cattle with every mating. We have handselected every cow on the ranch through strict culling and decision making according to pedigree performance. We know that in order to produce exceptional cattle, they must be backed by elite parentage. Every animal we produce has this forethought behind them.

We have reached out to other leading programs and selected progeny of breeding leading donor cows such as Sitz Henrietta Pride 643T, Boyd Forever Lady 5125, GAR EXT 2114, and Rita 2811 of 2536 BVND 878, and found ways to implement their tested genetics into our cow herd base.

We know that by selecting the best cows and mating them to the best bulls, we will be raising cattle that the commercial cattleman desires!

Call today to find out ways to gets you next Lisonbee Angus!

James 435-724-2318

bw (+2.2) ww (+63) yw (+104) m (+33) $b (+126.79) A true sire for consistency and predictability. His calves are proving to be exceptional cattle. Sons available!

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Connealy Consensus x Woodhill Admiral 77K (bw) +2.2 (ww) +63 (yw) +104 (m) +34 (sc) +.97 (cw) +54 (mb) +1.01 (re) +.91 ($w) +78.10 ($b) +125.14 The $210,000 Connealy high seller who’s popularity continues to soar! He will make an impact with easy calving, high performing, and easy-keeping progeny!

Increased Carcass Value

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50 Yearling Bulls • Some Coming Two-Year-Olds Plus a Select Group of Females from leading producers in Southern Utah.

Sale starts at 1:00 pm • Bulls ready for inspection by 11:00 am All Bulls Semen & Trich Tested • Several Bulls PAP Tested Breeds: Angus • Simmental • SimAngus • Gelbvieh • Balancer • Red Angus • ChiMaine INFORMATION AND CATALOG: RUSTY AIKEN 435-463-9344

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Fully guaranteed • Sound • Functional We stand behind our product!

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Connealy Final Product • AAA 15848422

SAV Bismarck 5682 • AAA #+15109865

bw (+0.8) ww (+66) yw (+117) m (+29) $b (+77.81)

bw (+0.3) ww (+58) yw (+97) m (+23) $b (+75.24)

Connealy Confidence 0100 • AAA 16761479

DR Sierra Cut 7404 • AAA +16047469

A high accuracy sire for low birth weights with an excellent growth curve with exceptional style!

ced (+19) bw (-2.9) ww (+50) yw (+90) m (+34) ($b) 104.34

The 2011 Connealy high seller whose calving ease to $B makes him one of the most unique Angus bulls!

A proven producer of functional udders and proven fertility. He adds style, balance, and length!

bw (+1.7) ww (+64) yw (+122) m (+23) $b (+103.35)

Retail Product’s best son whose producing perfect uddered females. His first calves are topping sales!

We’ve held a strong AI program since our beginning when we purchased our first cows from Sitz Angus in 1990. We feel that the female is the most important part of the bull, so we are stringent on our females. They’ve got to be sound, good uddered, efficient, and moderate framed is they want to last with us. We are proud of what we’ve built and would love to show them to you!

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Genetic Edge Bull Sale Please Join us at the ranch near Idaho Falls, Idaho

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RIVERBEND CONSENSUS A1171

RIVERBEND NONE BETTER A1005

17600791 Sire: Riverbend None Better Y095 • Dam: Riverbend Pride Y1044 MGS: Rito Revenue 5M2 of 2536 Pre

CED +8; BW +.8; WW +59; YW +100; Milk +35 CW +40; MARB +1.28; RE +.82; FAT +.058 $W +61.07; $F +50.86; $G +48.91; $B +120.51

+17600909 Sire: Connealy Consensus 7229 • Dam: Riverbend Blackbird 721T MGS: Riverbend Mile High 3718

CED +9; BW -.2; WW +58; YW +94; Milk +32 CW +37; MARB +1.03; RE +1.08; FAT +.008 $W +68.00; $F +38.88; $G +52.77; $B +117.02

SELLING 500 BULLS AND 500 COMMERCIAL FEMALES RIVERBEND PEERLESS A1013

RIVERBEND IMPRINT A1236

17600798 Sire: Riverbend Peerless 0016 • Dam: Riverbend Blackcap Y1030 MGS: SAV Bismarck 5682

CED +13; BW +.2; WW +59; YW +98; Milk +26 CW +20; MARB +.84; RE +.75; FAT +.034 $W +53.59; $F +52.86; $G +45.17; $B +92.65

17600960 Sire: Connealy Imprint 8317 • Dam: Riverbend Rita X1125 MGS: OCC Emblazon 854E

CED +5; BW +1.8; WW +64; YW +110; Milk +20 CW +23; MARB +.84; RE +.46; FAT +.039 $W +46.50; $F +65.19; $G +40.67; $B +91.00

CALL 208-528-6635 OR E-MAIL BULLS@RIVERBENDRANCH.US TO BE PLACED ON OUR MAILING LIST SALE MANAGED BY:

2880 N 55 W • Idaho Falls, Idaho 83402 • 208-528-6635 www.riverbendranch.us Steve Harrison, General Manager • 208-681-9815 517-546-6374 www.cotton-associates.com Dale Meek, Purebred Operations Manager • 208-681-9840

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Understanding the rules and regulations of Trichomoniasis

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From the Utah State University Extension Service

ew economic challenges discourage cattle producers more than a reduced calf crop and lower weaning weights. One cause of longer calving seasons and open cows is trichomoniasis, commonly referred to as “trich�. Trichomoniasis is a highly contagious sexually transmitted disease in cattle that result in abortions and infertility. The only way to confirm the trichomoniasis infection is by testing with a procedure approved by the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food.

Infected bulls and cows typically act and look normal.

Usually, cattle producers become aware of a problem when cows are pregnancy checked and there are too many open cows, a prolonged calving period, or noticeably reduced calf crop. The disease is spread throughout the herd when infected bulls mate with multiple cows.

Abortion or reabsorption of the fetus usually occurs early in pregnancy and cows become temporarily infertile. Late term abortions have been reported, but are not common. Most infected cows will clear a trichomoniasis infection within four to five months of sexual rest, but immunity is usually short lived.

Although bulls usually pick up trichomoniasis from infected cows, Utah trichomoniasis regulations center on bulls. Bulls act as a reservoir for this organism and are the primary method of transmission.

The most effective way to control trichomoniasis is to prevent the introduction of the organism into a herd. This is primarily accomplished by testing all bulls prior to the beginning of the breeding season. Identification of infected bulls is critical. Artificial insemination of cows is another way of preventing the disease from entering the breeding herd.

Utah Administrative Code, Rule R58-21, outlines the details of trichomoniasis testing required of all Utah cattle producers. All bulls twelve months of age and older, residing in Utah or entering Utah, must be tested with an approved test for trichomoniasis by an accredited veterinarian. This test must be done annually, between October 1 and April 30, or prior to exposure to female cattle. This rule applies to all bulls regardless of ownership or change of ownership.

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tag by the certified veterinarian performing the test. Bulls which bear a current trichomoniasis test tag from another state which has an official trichomoniasis testing program will be acceptable to the State of Utah providing that they meet all Utah testing requirements.

Bulls kept in confinement operations, going direct to slaughter, or to a qualified feedlot are exempted. Rodeo bulls and bulls attending livestock shows are also exempted, unless they have access to grazing or are exposed to female cattle.

All bulls testing positive for trichomoniasis must be reported within 48 hours to the owner and the State Veterinarian by the certified veterinarian performing the test.

The owner is required to notify the administrators of any common grazing allotment and any neighboring cattleman within ten days following such notification by the certified veterinarian.

All trichomoniasis positive bulls must be sent by direct movement (within 14 days) to slaughter, a qualified feedlot for feeding and slaughter or to an approved auction market for sale to one of the above facilities. Such bulls must move only when accompanied by a VS 1-27 Form issued by the testing veterinarian or other regulatory official.

Positive bulls entering a qualified feedlot, or approved auction market shall be identified with a lazy V brand on the left side of the tailhead by either the livestock inspector or the contract veterinarian. Said brand indicates that the bull is infected with trichomoniasis and must be slaughtered.

All bulls from positive herds are required to have one additional individual negative test prior to exposure to female cattle, unless they are being sent to slaughter, to a qualified feedlot, or being fed for slaughter in a confinement operation.

Any person who fails to satisfy the requirements of this rule, or knowingly sells animals infected with trichomoniasis, other than to slaughter, will be fined $200 per violation. Owners of untested bulls that have been exposed to female cattle will be fined $200 per violation regardless of the time of year.

Any bull which has strayed and commingles with female cattle may be required to be tested (or re-tested) for trichomoniasis. The owner of the offending bull shall bear all costs for the official test, or re-test. Bulls kept in confinement operations, such as dairies, are not subject to these rules.

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CALVING EASE SIRES With so many exciting calving ease sires to choose from, it's hard to pick just one!

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onflict over western rangelands and their management is nothing new. It has been happening in the Western United States since the first explorers and settlers showed up two centuries ago. Settlers wanted to tame the land and turn it into farms and pastures similar to most of Europe where most of the settlers hailed from.

Preservationists have always wanted to leave land as is and untouched by the hand or influence of man. Reality by necessity must be somewhere between these two extremes.

Although land management is wide and deep in scope, the area of management I have dealt with in my career and want to concentrate on is grazing and how it relates to rangeland management and in particular public rangeland management.

In most Western States the United States Government is the majority property owner, the bulk of these lands are managed by two federal agencies, The Unites States Forest Service (USFS), and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). These two agencies have been mandated to manage grazing since the early 1900s for the USFS and since the passage of the Taylor Grazing Act in 1934 for the BLM and the Grazing Service that preceded it.

When these agencies began management, rangelands in the West were generally in poor condition, much of this was due to a “tragedy of the commons” forage was available on a first-come, first-served basis and the name of the game was to get it all before the next guy could. This, in many instances, lead to range degradation and the fix by the agencies was to allocate forage to landowners. This was done through the creation of allotments. At the time of creation of these allotments Range Management had not even been born as a profession. Most employees of the federal agencies who managed grazing were locals who had been involved in livestock production before beginning their government service.

In the 100 or so years we have learned much about range management and how to manage grazing and maintain ecological services, diversity and other values the public has come to expect from public rangelands.

However, range managers representing these agencies are often hamstrung by the bureaucracy they are part of, making implementing what is known extraordinarily difficult. We have many managers who know what to do and how to do it, but have their hands tied by the system we have developed.

This has led to the vicious cycle that we seem to be in with federal agencies. The only easy and politically expedient solution to grazing problems has been to reduce livestock numbers.

In Utah, this has meant a four-fold reduction in animal unit months (AUMs) on federal land since 1960. See the figures to the right.

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However this often does not solve problems, especially if the problems on an allotment are livestock distribution problems. In addition to not solving the ecological issues, that the reduction hopes to solve, reductions also create economic hardship for the rancher who holds the permit.

We have a technical committee made up of the best range professionals in the State of Utah and asked them to come up with technical guidance for good grazing. One of the overarching ideas that their recommendations are based on is “most rangelands are not overstocked, but they are often undermanaged.” ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 50

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...RANGE MANAGEMENT FROM PAGE 48 Keep in mind that these are range professionals include BLM and USFS personnel. In my travels on allotments throughout Utah and the west I have observed this to be the case over and over. In other words, much of our range management is based on the definition of insanity I once heard: “Doing the same thing over the same way and expecting a different result.”

Cutting numbers makes ranching more economically difficult to sustain and doesn’t give us the ecological results we are looking for. This leads me to a quote from Range Management – Stoddard, Smith & Box. “Proper (grazing management) schemes offer the range manager one of the most important tools in obtaining sustained productivity from rangelands. They must be properly designed and artfully applied to obtain the desired results…Moreover, and possibly more importantly, the rancher who adopts a grazing system is a more alert and observing manager.”

So the question becomes how do we implement proper grazing management schemes? Second, how do we implement these systems on federal lands? I am not saying that none of this has been done. In places and on various allotments rest-rotation and deferred rotation management systems have been successfully implemented and range conditions have improved significantly. However we have only gone part of the way and we can do better. In Utah we have the Grazing Improvement Program that has been developed to do this.

Locally, we have an excellent example of what good grazing management can do for the land. Deseret Land & Livestock a 205,000-acre privately-owned ranch in Utah.

Included in the ranch is about 15,000 acres of BLM land that is managed just like the rest of the privately held ranch.

About 30 ago the managers at Deseret adopted a holistic management plan using time controlled grazing that has demonstrated how enhanced grazing strategies create sustainable social, ecological and ecological wealth from the land. This change in management has healed stream corridors, improved ground cover, water infiltration and has provided a wildlife program that is recognized for its success worldwide. Elk, deer, moose, pronghorn, sage grouse and other species have flourished.

Deseret has also been named as a globally important bird area by the Audubon society, and over 280 species of birds have been documented on the ranch.

These additional ecological services were provided while at the same time doubling the number of livestock using the property, which enabled Deseret to go from an economic loss to economic prosperity. That’s right Deseret is stocked at double the number of animal days per acre as the adjacent publicly owned land. How can this be? As alluded to before, it is because of superior active, adaptive management of the grazing. So this begs the question, how can we move this model to public lands?

The State of Utah through the Grazing Improvement Program is working with USFS, BLM, private landowners/ permittees and School Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA) to try and implement the same type of management that has been so successful at Deseret on 150,000 acres of publicly managed land about 10 miles to the north of Deseret. This Three Creeks project is currently undergoing NEPA analysis and if things go well will begin to be fully implemented in 2016. The plan would combine the management of five USFS and five BLM allotments into one management unit. This gives the scale necessary to pay for the additional infrastructure needed to implement and adaptive grazing strategy using time-controlled grazing.

The State of Utah wants to demonstrate that this type of superior management is critical for the sustainable management of public lands. This model provides what the public needs and deserves, first enhanced ecological services from the land, including better water quality, better wildlife production, stabilized soils, enhanced fisheries, enhanced recreation opportunities and economic returns from the public lands.

Because of improvements in land health livestock producers will gain certainty as to being able to continue to use public lands to run livestock with the opportunity to see livestock numbers increase. Livestock producers will continue to provide a valuable source of food and fiber to the nation and the hope to be able to pass the ranch on to a new generation. We need to be on the lookout for opportunities like this where the land and its users win. This is the hope for Western Rangelands, ecological sustainability and economic vitality.

Before and after photos at Deseret Ranch. Results of time-controlled grazing. Photos courtesy of Bill Hopkin.

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AHA Releases New Udder EPDs With the release of the spring 2015 Pan-American Cattle Evaluation (PACE), the American Hereford Association (AHA) has released two new expected progeny differences (EPDs) for udder quality.

The two traits — udder suspension (UDDR) and teat size (TEAT) — were first released on the web. You can find them by going to Hereford.org and clicking on “EPD Search.” They are located in the EPD trait box positioned right after maternal cow weight (MCW).

This first release will be the trait by itself with no correlations to other traits, and there will not be a genomic impact with genomic enhancedexpected progeny differences (GEEPDs).

According to Jack Ward, AHA chief operating officer and director of breed improvement, there were around 200,000 udder observations included in the first evaluation, and the heritability for both UDDR and TEAT is about .34, which makes this trait fairly highly heritable, so genetic progress can be made rather quickly.

“The correlation between the two scores and one is .72, so it makes all udder scores useful in this evaluation,” Ward says. “This EPD can be used the same as other EPDs and will allow you to compare animals and, most importantly, has the potential to change udder quality between sire groups.”

In July 2008 the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) adopted a two-score system for evaluating udders. The AHA Board of Directors followed suit and adopted the same system during its August 2008 meeting. See the “Udder Scoring Fact Sheet” posted in the Hereford.org “Education Center.”

Scores of 1 to 9 are used for both traits with 9 being more close to ideal.

“This scoring system is not concerned with milk flow or production; those will be measured with the weaning weight (WW) and milk and growth (M&G) EPDs,” Ward explains. “All we are looking at with this trait is the type of udder and teat.”

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assessments of udder support. Weak udder suspension results in pendulous udders that make it difficult for a calf to nurse.

Weak suspension in the udder indicates a lack of support in the ligament that ties the udder to the cow’s body wall. Over time, weakness in this ligament will allow the udder to hang down too far from the body and may subject the udder to serious problems and increased potential for injury.

UDDR EPDs are reported on the scoring scale. Differences in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ udder characteristics when managed in the same environment. For example, if sire A has a UDDR EPD of 0.4, and sire B has a UDDR EPD of -0.1, the difference in the values is 0.5, or onehalf of a score. If daughters of sires A and B are raised and managed in the same environment, you would expect half a score better udder suspension in daughters of sire A, compared to sire B. TEAT SIZE Scores range from 9 (very small) to 1 (very large, balloon shaped) and are subjective assessments of the teat length and circumference. Oversized teats are difficult for newborn calves to nurse, and the calf may not receive adequate colostrum.

This could lead to a higher incidence of scours or decreased immunity levels in the newborn calf.

TEAT EPDs are reported on the scoring scale. Differences in sire EPDs predict the difference expected in the sires’ daughters’ udder characteristics when managed in the same environment.

For example, if sire A has a teat size EPD of 0.4, and sire B has a teat size EPD of -0.1, the difference in the values is 0.5, or onehalf of a score. If daughters of sires A and B are raised and managed in the same

environment, you would expect half a score smaller teat size in daughters of sire A, compared to sire B. Just like with the scoring system, the higher the EPD the better for both traits.

“These are important traits to analyze because commercial producers demand genetics that are problemfree,” Ward says. “The loss of time, longevity and calf performance due to a poor quality udder cannot be tolerated.”

With the release of spring 2015 EPDs, the updated Trends, Traits and Distributions report is now also available online at Hereford.org.

“The Association’s role is to give our members tools to make improvement in beef production,” Ward adds. “Udder EPDs are the next phase in breed improvement strategies that will allow our members to continue to improve the genetics they produce.”

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“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how…things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities – always see them, for they’re always there.”

he success of local farms and ranches has always been top of mind for the Marketing & Economic Development Division at the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF). With the competitive marketplace, coupled with an expanding population, agriculturists are facing unique and diverse challenges.

To aid agriculturists in their marketing efforts and exploration, UDAF created Utah’s Own, a state program to enable producers with business-to-business networking, resourceful training and credible local branding.

In addition, Utah’s Own seeks to educate local consumers about the quality local products available.

“Our members remind us often that no effort, training or campaign is worth the investment, until a product goes across a scanner – consumer demand is key,” Seth Winterton, program manager of Utah’s Own said.

To keep consumers engaged, Utah’s Own has created a user friendly listing (utahsown.org) that arms consumers with pertinent information such as business and retail locations, hours and season of operation, as well as nutritional labels and price ranges.

Interestingly enough, Utah and the Intermountain West is full of active consumers seeking to understand agriculture and food production; which in turn opens up new marketing and business opportunities for producers – from direct-to-consumer sales, access to farmers markets and retail, as well as fine dining and restaurants.

Yet, with the buzz around “local”, many producers are still baffled by the “how” – like a massive freeway, there are many variables happening simultaneously, at 80 miles per hour.

So, instead of educating about the benefits of local sales and marketing, the following snippets feature a sample of Utah’s Own beef producers and their current niche.

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in Centerfield, opted to make his beef available to seeking customers. Noting the demand for both grain-finished and grass-fed beef, he provides both, offering quarter-beef, halfbeef and whole portions.

His marketing philosophy was simple: “I just put a sign on our pasture fence,” Christensen said. “And now I get calls from New Mexico, Idaho and California. Most of my customers talk about seeing the beauty of my pastures on the way to the reservoir, and want to support my ranch.”

His partnership with the local butcher/packer, South Sanpete Packers, has brought value to both entities. It has also allowed him to provide some hamburger at their local grocery store.

While the local marketing makes up less than one percent of his total sales, Christensen says he enjoys making his beef available to those who want it.

With a strong passion for the beef industry, it made sense for West Haven’s Bjorn and Shanna Carlson to continue the legacy, with their own unique twist “We wanted to get to know our customers,” Carlson said, “as well as have a more consistent market.”

Marketing locally does take a lot more time preparing for and selling at the farmers markets, but Carlson said it has also increased quality time with his family. They travel together each week from Northern Utah to downtown Salt Lake City.

“The markets promote an enjoyable and family-friendly atmosphere.” Carlson said.

He also considers his customers to be great friends – and the testimonials on his website and Facebook pages validate it.

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From the beginning, the goal of the Jorgensen family was to raise quality cattle, chosen carefully, to ensure an excellent end product.

As a testament, they wrote the following on their homepage: “Our greatest satisfaction comes from hearing direct feedback from those who actually consume our beef.”

Pleasant Creek Ranch, nestled in the northern end of the Sanpete Valley, is well-known among chefs and restauranteurs. Trent Jorgensen, ranch owner, said his original marketing plan included upscale dining. In fact, you can find quality reviews from chefs at award-winning restaurants like Copper Onion, Tin Angel Café, The Farm and Promontory.

Yet, Jorgensen said he has discovered the competitive nature of the restaurant industry makes it difficult to provide quality beef at the prices chefs are willing to pay. Such conditions have pushed him to form specific relationships with chefs.

For example, Jorgensen sells the whole beef to Promontory Ranch Club in Park City. As he has worked with Chef Kevin Donavan, they have proven that “ordinary” cuts, prepared well, can be as tasty and useful as the traditional cuts.

The relationship has worked so well with Chef Donavan that Promontory Ranch Club is now producing a YouTube video about the ranch to share with its club members.

Interestingly enough, Pleasant Creek Ranch, has opted not to offer grass-fed beef, despite some consumer trends.

“We’ve done a lot of taste tests with grass-fed beef, head to head, and we have not lost once,” Jorgensen said. “The tenderness and marbling produced using our specialized ration is unbeatable.”

However, it is not just the care that gives Pleasant Creek Ranch their niche, it is also their genetics. Originally,

the family focused on Wagyu beef. Yet with recent DNA research, Jorgensen said he’s confident he can create the same quality using Angus cattle. Such a venture has become a new marketing niche for the family.

“I hope to sell breeding stock, to those looking to break into the local markets,” Jorgensen said. He is conducting extension research to ensure the stock will always grade prime. Results are still about two to three years away, but Jorgensen said he’s optimistic.

In the meantime, he’ll continue to expand his relationships with willing chefs, focus on special events and increase their online sales.

As an educated range scientist, Blaine Fackrell, owner of Fackrell Farms, based in Morgan, knew his operation was not going to be traditional, he said. “I wanted to make a good piece of meat – healthy, lean and tender – available to all at a reasonable price, even if that person didn’t have a ton of freezer space.”

To accomplish his goal, Fackrell created consumerfriendly variety packs ranging as small as a 9-pound sample, to a large 42-pound pack (equivalent to about a tenth of a beef ). These variety packs have also educated consumers on how to use less-traditional cuts, such as soup bones.

“My meaty soup bones are one of my most popular items,” Fackrell said. “It is due to the genetic nature of the Piedmontese breed, I get 12 percent meat on the bone than the traditional Angus.”

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..LOCALLY GROWN FROM PAGE 59 has also found success with Health Food Stores. Consumers can find his meat along the Wasatch Front at Good Earth Natural Foods.

Fackrell is passionate about his operation – and his business philosophy. As a rancher, he said he’s learned that providing a healthy product starts with healthy lands and animals.

“Don’t try to outwit nature,” he said “learn to put the science back into raising animals, and it will make life better for all.”

“Make sure you have a genuine interest in retail business and working with customers and people on a regular basis. It takes a great deal of time, attention and resources to make direct marketing successful. “ – Deborah Myrin-Bertanolli, Canyon Meadows Ranch. “ Concentrate on quality and consumer service – it keeps everyone a bit happier.”

– Bjorn Carlson, BlueTree Cattle Company

Wes Crandall, of Springville-based Jones Creek Beef, wanted to raise a product he was proud of that would allow him to help continue his family farm legacy. After conducting some research on consumer trends, he opted to transition part of the family’s operation to grass-fed.

“It sounded like a good idea at the time, an opportunity to find our niche, because we all know you can’t compete with the big boys,” Crandall said.

He often describes the process of talking with retailers as exploring a rabbit hole, with unanticipated twists and turns.

After talking, making as many in state retail contacts as he imagined possible, Walmart accepted to meet with him.

“It was the last store we expected to accept us, and it has been one of the best – sure, it has been challenging to meet some of their standards, but we’ve been able to do it,” Crandall said.

They started small, and with increased demand, have enabled other grass-fed beef producers to sell cattle under the Jones Creek Label nationwide. Their business model seeks to keep cattle as close to the consumer as possible, with independent packers in Colorado, Washington, Oregon and California.

Initially, Crandall said he was able to offer producers a larger premium, but with such high prices, the premium has reduced slightly. Even with these conditions, Jones Creek Beef is looking to contract with growers and packers in Texas and Oklahoma.

In addition, Kroger has recently agreed to sell our product, Crandall said. “While it won’t be our brand, it will be our grass fed beef, and that’s something we can be proud of.”

Pride, Possibilities and Profitability – are definitely part of Utah’s Own vision to help all farmers and ranchers, like featured above. If you are interested in a free membership, please contact a member of the Utah’s Own Team (801) 538-7100) or sign up at utahsown.org.

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– Trent Jorgensen, Pleasant Creek Ranch “Be honest about your growing practices, have integrity and love your animals. It helps to establish consumer credibility.”

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The importance of successful succession planning

by Wendell Cayton, Investment Advisor Representative, Wealth Management Advisors, LLC

T

he American family farm, a survey shows that more that 58 percent iconic symbol of America’s of farm and ranch business owners list growth and development, inadequate succession planning as the may soon be a thing of the past, biggest threat facing their businesses. if more succession planning is not Traditionally succession planning done. The institution is battling on was an after thought as it was always a number of fronts to survive. Large assumed that the family/kids would agribusiness consolidators, state and take over and farm the land. Like federal regulators, foreign competition, most modern kids, they did not taxes and finally competent succession always cooperate, many choosing to of ownership are just a few of the leave the farms for the city and other things that stand in the way of some families’ ability to keep the family business going for the next generation.

According to author Kevin Spafford, “Legacy by Design”, of the 2.13 million farms in the United States, 99 percent are owned by individuals or families, with only about 30 percent likely to pass to a second generation. The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates only 1 percent will pass to the third generation!

If your family is anything like mine, particularly if they came from northern Europe, they immigrated to America seeking land. They became the first family farmers. Originally their challenge was to produce enough to raise their families. Now the challenge is to hang onto the farm.

By 1950, there were 5.4 million farms, employing 12.2 percent of the work force, with occupations. Those that remained each farmer producing enough to realized that size does matter and have feed 15.5 people. By 1990 increases led a movement to consolidate and use in productivity and the changing job environment saw these numbers shrink greater productive resources to farm more land, produce more, and in so to 2.1 million farms, employing 2.6 doing increase the value of the farm or percent of the workforce feeding 100 ranch. people per farmer.

Succession planning involves a Another report from the USDA’s number of elements. First, the farmer/ Economic Research Service indicates rancher should have clear goals in mind that 30 percent of all family-owned as to what he wants to accomplish. farm and ranch businesses have not Typically these might include his considered a successor, with only 63 own eventual retirement, income and percent having done so after the owner well being for his surviving spouse, has reached age 65. Another recent Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 68

avoidance of inheritance or gift taxes, charitable considerations, or perpetuating his legacy by seeing family or close associates continue his life’s work.

Next, he needs a comprehensive estate plan that not only looks after his needs while he is alive, but also sees that his wishes are carried out upon his passing.

If his legacy is to continue he will have to have a tax avoidance strategy in place. Today each person can pass to a non-spouse up to $5 million before the federal estate tax kicks in (considerable less is some states). The Federal limit is set to go back to $1 million in 2013. If there is not a plan in place, the generation inheriting the farm may find themselves working to pay the debt for many years in the future.

As important as any of the above factors is the need to begin preparing the next generation to assume control. Banks want some experience with the next generation to continue lines of credit. Crop insurers in some cases require a number of years experience as an operator in order to insure crops, and the succeeding generation needs the wisdom and experience to run an on going business to succeed.

Finally, this plan needs to be communicated. To say a farmer/rancher likes to keep his affairs “close to the vest” is probably and understatement. But, for his plan to succeed he needs to communicate the plan, over a period of time, to all concerned.

I intend to devote the next few columns to various aspects of succession planning, much of which is as relevant for any business owner or family as it is for the farmer/rancher. The next will be a more detailed look at the impact of taxation and planning strategies required to keep the government at bay.

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from the Farm Journal Legacy Project

As you begin to consider succession planning objectives, these 20 statements may help you to identify your key priorities and potential first steps.

5 – Agree Enter the appropriate number in the right hand column. 4 – Mostly Agree 3 – Neither Agree / Disagree

1. Maintaining family ownership of the farm agribusiness is important.

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2. Only lineal descendants should be allowed to own the family agribusiness.

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3. Ownership is a privilege, not an entitlement.

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4. The current operation can support additional families.

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5. The current operation is run like a business with standard operating procedures and a management structure.

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6. The family has shared succession intentions, but not in a written format.

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7. The owner(s) can retire without converting business equity to cash.

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8. Business success is more important than family harmony.

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9. Active family members should receive ownership in proportion to their commitment (blood, sweat and tears).

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10. Active family members receive adequate compensation for their time, commitment and loyalty to the family operation.

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11. Disagreements between family members rarely affect the work environment.

12. All active family members share a common goal for operational growth and development.

13. The next generation has a strong work ethic.

14. The next generation works as owners.

15. The senior generation can allow the next generation to make mistakes and learn from experience 16. There is a written plan for operational growth and development.

70 – 84 This score reflects a healthy respect for the complexity of succession planning, yet maintains a realistic concern for the family’s ability to create a positive outcome.

55 – 69 This score demonstrates humility and a realistic expectation regarding personal and familial readiness. The family may experience some significant breakthroughs and continual progress in the quest for creating a lasting legacy.

40 – 54 This score indicates a need for open discussion among active family members regarding succession intentions. The next course of action should include family meetings to discuss goals related to succession for the owner, the family, and the farm. < 39 This score points to multiple concerns; the process of succession planning may be premature at this time.

Additional assessments, personal counsel and specific plans of action may help to improve the situation.

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18. The family recognizes and acknowledges opposing objectives between active and inactive owners.

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19. Regular management meetings are utilized to manage the operation.

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20. The family communication style is very open and candid.

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17. The farming operation provides financial security.

TOTAL

2 – Mostly Disagree 1 – Disagree

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NEW HORIZONS FOR THE ANGUS BREED First quarter of fiscal year 2015 spells unlimited possibilities for Angus breeders

The nearly 25,000 members who comprise the American Angus Association® came off of an outstanding 2014 fiscal year (FY) this fall. Fiscal performance exceeded all expectations on nearly every front, from an increase in registrations, to recordbreaking sales of Certified Angus Beef® (CAB) brand product, to the most sales revenue ever reported for Angus seedstock: $326 million.

The organization is now reporting that these trends have accelerated in the first quarter of FY 2015, which began Oct. 1, 2014, and the breed is on an early pace to potentially exceed last year’s performance.

“It was an excellent year for our breed as demand outpaced supply and consumers continued to ask for quality Angus beef,” says Bryce Schumann, chief executive office of the association.

“And now we look forward to even more opportunities on the horizon to advance high-quality Angus genetics.”

Registrations submitted to AAA in December totaled 44,194, the eighth best month in history and the best December on record. Year to date, total registrations for registered Angus seedstock grew 10 percent; that’s an increase of 10,000 more animals in the registry. And these numbers were achieved with more people raising registered Angus genetics.

Since October, memberships have grown 31 percent, and junior memberships have increased by more than 9 percent.

Last year, Angus breeders saw more revenue for their registered Angus seedstock than at any other time in history — except, that is, for FY 2015. In FY 2014, breeders earned $61.5 million more in revenue than the year prior, doubling revenue per sale since 2010.

Encouragingly, breeders show no signs of slowing down.

Sales gross topped $114,712,900 from October through

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December, up 40 percent from the same time period last year. Registered Angus bulls averaged $6,445, up more than $1,700 per head on nearly 8,000 bulls sold in that time period, representing an increase in volume of more than 1,100 head.

Female sales also reflected increased demand. Females averaged $5,385 per head, up more than $1,600 per head in value — a whopping 46 percent increase.

Angus cattlemen continue to reap the rewards of genomic technology. In FY 2014, genomic testing increased by 32 percent, and the fourth recalibration last September was conducted on 57,000 animals, an increase of 47 percent. That indicated increased emphasis on genomic information that offers increased reliability and predictability for performance testing, parentage verification and genetic defect testing. It’s an emphasis that’s seeing significant growth thus far this year.

Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) reports genomic testing in the first quarter grew by more than 56 percent. Meanwhile, breeders and their commercial customers continue to rely on Angus Productions Inc. (API) to access the latest news and information from Angus headquarters and an expansive marketing platform for Angus genetics. The February 2015 Angus Journal, for example, is the largest ever produced for this particular month.

Coming off a banner year that generated sales of more than 882 million pounds of CAB brand product, the Association’s branded beef company continues to perform well in the first quarter, despite lower overall cattle inventories.

Likewise, the Angus Foundation reports continued investment from Angus breeders, friends and allied industry as it raises funds for youth, education and research initiatives. Last year, the 501(c)3 entity raised nearly $2.5 million in revenue and distributed more than $254,000 in scholarships.

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Baldridge Kaboom K243 KCF x Bon View Bando 598

A double digit calving ease sire for use on heifers, and highly positive on important traits of CEM and DOC. One of the highest ranking fertility sires in the PregCheck database.

Look to Thunder to make extra Profit through Pregnancies.

1SM00126 MCM

TOP GRADE 018X

Reg. No. 2540315 (3/4 SIMMENTAL )

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Ellingson Legacy M229 x GLS Mojo M38

Upgrade adds muscle, body and performance without increasing frame, and sires very useful females.

He has surfaced as one of the top ranking fertility sires in the Genex PregCheck database!

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0.94 -0.23 149.3 78.9 .53 .38 10%

MR NLC Upgrade U8676 x MCM Marbler 307N

The complete package – Top Grade combines calving ease with an excellent API Index as well as eye appeal.

For more information contact your local Genex representative.

Kolby Romrell • Montpelier, ID • 208-847-0183 Klynt Heaton • Alton, UT • 435-691-1681 Lane Miles • Altamont, UT • 435-454-3278 Mathew Gray • Pine Valley, UT • 208-490-0241

At PregCheck of 105, he is predicted to achieve an additional 5% conception rate than the average sire, when utilized in the same herd.

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Index of Advertisers ABS........................................................... 54 Accelerated Genetics.............................. 31 AllFlex, USA............................................ 70 American Angus Association............... 22 American Hereford Association........... 45 Banks Cattle Co...................................... 59 Barker Cattle Co..................................... 61 Bastian Red Angus................................. 64 Cache Cattle Co...................................... 65 Color Country Bull Sale........................ 34 DBC Angus............................................. 64 Ekker Herefords...................................... 72 Fullmer Crescent Moon Angus............ 29 Genex, CRi.............................................. 66 Gillespie Livestock.................................. 53 Hall Herefords......................................... 62 Harrison Tire Tanks............................... 64 Hoffman AI Breeders............................. 62 Hot Shoe Red Angus.............................. 60 Intermountain Farmers (IFA)............... 14 Intermountain Genetic Alliance........... 67 Ipsen Cattle Co....................................... 19 Jasperson Cattle...................................... 46 Johansen Herefords................................ 33

Keller Cattle Corp..................................... 8 King Limousin........................................ 41 Lazy A Angus.......................................... 34 Lisonbee Angus...................................... 43 Lund Ranch............................................. 21 Lyman Livestock Sale............................. 37 McPherson Farms.................................. 28 Merck....................................................... 32 Merial................................................. 62, 63 Mira Mar Angus..................................... 10 Multi Min................................................ 18 Mytty Angus Ranch............................... 25 Novartis................................................... 13 Phil Allen ads Sons................................. 28 Powder River............................................. 6 Quest of the West Bull Sale................... 71 R & R Genetics Sale................................ 56 Raise ‘Em Right Ranch.......................... 15 Redd Ranches............................................ 2 Rees Bros. Cattle..................................... 44 Riverbend Ranch.................................... 36 Robins Nest Angus Ranch..................... 18 Robison Ranch........................................ 67 Roche Cattle Co...................................... 50

Rocky Mountain Ultrasound................ 12 RV Bar Ranch.......................................... 52 Saddle Horn Ranch................................ 10 Select Sires............................................... 42 Shandar Angus Ranch........................... 55 Shaw Cattle Co........................................ 69 Silencer/Moly Mfg.................................. 57 Sitz Angus.................................................. 7 Snake River Bull Test.............................. 47 Sorensen Angus Ranch.......................... 34 Steve Smith Angus and Gelbvieh......... 26 Sutherlin Farms Red Angus.................. 51 Top Hat Simmentals............................... 35 Utah Angus Association........................ 23 Utah Beef Council.................................. 10 Utah Beef Improvement Association... 27 Ward Angus Ranch................................ 17 Western Ag Credit.................................. 11 Western Video Market........................... 39 Yardley Cattle Company.......................... 3 Zions Bank.............................................. 67 Zoetis........................................................ 24

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S AT U R DAY , M A RC H 28 , 2 0 1 5 B OX E L D E R C OU N T Y F A I R G R OU N D S T R E MON T ON , U T • 1 PM 60 Bulls • 20 Heifers Simmental • Angus • SimAngus® Bid Live Online at

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PAP TESTED • SEMEN AND TRICH TESTED FULLY GUARANTEED

Purebred Simmental Pen of Three

All these members of our two Pens of Three Sell March 28!

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FBF1 Combustible

R&R Genetics consists of three families running cattle operations in Northern Utah. Our cattle run on US Forest permits where they range at elevations reaching 9,500+ feet. Water is scarce and trips of 2-3 miles are common from one watering hole to the next.

This is why we have chosen to run Angus and Simmental cattle. Both breeds offer a strong maternal instinct, solid milk flow and reproductive efficiency. This is coupled with great dispositions, strong carcass traits and good feet and legs.

Our high elevation cattle bred in the west offer top end genetics at affordable prices. We implement a strong ET program and vast AI protocol. If you are looking for strong Angus, Simmental, and SimAngus® genetics, be sure to look us up March 28, 2015!

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Mr NLC Upgrade U8676 For a catalog of more information, call or email Kasey Rowser 435-757-4093 kaseyrowser@yahoo.com

GENETICS

Double JR Simmentals (435) 512-8455

Rowser Angus & Simmental (435) 757-4093

Rinderknecht Ranch (435) 279-7372

O U R F E AT U R E H E R D S I R E S

Churchill Outcross 1217Y ET • 43237197 (bw)+4.8 (ww)+57 (yw)+97 (m)+28 (mg)+57 (sc)+1.3 (re)+.82 1217Y is our newest edition to our herd bull battery but dispalys as much potential as any we’ve had! His structure, mass, and performance all while starting with a 78 lb bw.! He was a class winner at the ‘13 NWSS!

CL 1 Domino 886U • 42897580 (bw)+5.8 (ww)+60 (yw)+93 (m)+30 (mg)+60 (sc)+1.4 (re)+.16 886U is the current walking herdsire at Ekker’s and was Cooper’s ‘09 second high seller at $30,000 to Holden Herefords! 14 sons in Holden Herefords Sale, MT, were the top selling sire group in a sale that averaged $8,446!

Bulls built for the Commercial Cowman!

At Ekker Herefords, we strive to breed the best Horned genetics available. We select only top herd sires and breed them to proven cows with the intent to continually move our genetic base for ward. We welcome visitors anytime!

The N e xt Ge ne r ation at Ek k e r H e r e f ord s . . .

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