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Serving Ranchers Since 1890 UCA PRESIDENT Daniel Crozier, Roosevelt 1ST VICE PRESIDENT Jeff Young, Henefer 2ND VICE PRESIDENTS Nathan Thomson Bryce Tolbert Jordan Willis IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Tracy Hatch, Randolph 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 one-time annual publication published 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 brent@utahcattlemen.org 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 UCA exists to keep your family ranching.......................8 Reaching the influencers................................................10 In it together to win it together......................................18 Your ad dollars at work....................................................28 UDAF director lives agricuture day-in, day-out...........44 Public lands priorities in 2022..........................................62. Beef breaking export records........................................70.
Interest & Education UCA President invites all ranchers to the table........... 15 Scientifically speaking..................................................... 22 Feet first: From the ground up........................................ 34 Angus exceeding expectations.................................... 40 2022 looks to be brighter year for beef........................ 50 Deadly tick makes its way to U.S................................... 54 Hot year for Hereford breed.......................................... 56 Genomic testing pays you back.................................. 60 USDA says Red Angus equals Angus............................ 66 Have you considered Beefmaster?.............................. 76 Examining PAP here at home........................................ 80 Beef is a food trend-setter.............................................. 84 Simmental breeders reap rewards................................... 86 Department of Ag centennial celebration................. 90 Infrastructure needed for health of industry................ 92 Spring 2022 cattlemen’s calendar................................ 96 Index of Advertisers.......................................................... 98
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HISTORY IN THE MAKING UCA working to continue traditions for future generations By Utah Cattlemen’s Association Executive Vice President Brent Tanner In the year 1870, Utah livestock producers joined together to form the Utah Livestock Growers Association. This created the first livestock association in Utah banding together producers for the purpose of protecting the interests of the livestock industry. In 1890 when the sheep producers decided to create their own organization the association underwent some changes and became the Utah Horse and Cattle Growers Association. It continued with that title until February of 1956 when the current name, Utah Cattlemen’s Association (UCA) was adopted. For over 150 years, cattle producers in Utah have joined together to work on industry issues. Throughout the history of livestock production in Utah, producers have seen the value of coming together to protect and defend our industry. So, what is the value of joining the cattle industry trade association? A simple Google search tells why most trade organizations exist. Industry trade associations play an important role in providing networking opportunities, giving a voice to the industry, providing input to policy makers and providing relevant tools to members. In my years working for UCA, I have seen each of those association values at work. Throughout our state, many dedicated volunteers have supported the industry and served in leadership or committee capacities. That service has brought together ranchers from all areas of the state, even across the nation and formed not only working relationships, but also a brotherhood and sisterhood of friends that are often much like family. In the UCA office boardroom portraits hang of all the past presidents of the association beginning with the first president, Howard Egan in 1870 and progressing around the room to our current 2022 president, Daniel Crozier. Forty-one dedicated leaders have served as president over that timeframe as well as hundreds of other leaders who have served as vice presidents or committee leaders. These are all dedicated ranchers, men and women who gave their time and talents to better the industry they love. I am humbled every time I look at the walls of that room by their dedication and leadership. I have a great respect for the leaders on that wall. The association is a valuable tool for providing relevant information and training for producers. At the association, we don’t know all the answers, but generally we can find someone who can help. The association is like a clearing house of industry information. Not only information, but education and marketing tools. This seedstock publication, as well as the monthly newsletter, provides an opportunity for producers to find new products and connect with seedstock producers to help improve their ranch and genetics. The leadership of the association spends countless Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 8
hours attending meetings and communicating with decision makers and policy makers. The role of the association is to be a collective voice for the industry. Some may say that they don’t always agree with the association. That is the case when many different people come together. I like to say that 10 different people in different locations can look at the same sunset and each have a different view or opinion of that one sunset. It all depends on the angle we view the world how we see things. When all those opinions come together it doesn’t take long to agree that the sunset exists, it is just that we view things differently. That is the value of an association coming together to discuss industry issues. We each see things through our own set of glasses, but when we see the picture from other angles, we might just be enlightened or educated to things we didn’t know existed. There may be reasoning for why industry is doing something, or why certain policies are adopted. Those policies and association directions are all generated through the membership process of coming together to make the best decisions for the industry. I invite you as cattle producers in Utah to become more involved in the cattlemen’s association. If you are not a dues paying member, please join and help support the industry efforts. You can join online at www.utahcattlemen.org. If you have a passion and willingness to serve, we invite you to join the dedicated volunteers who tackle industry issues on our behalf every day. We always welcome cattlemen and women to join our meetings and join your voices with others who set the industry policies. For over 150 years the combined efforts of association leaders and members have laid the policy groundwork making it so we can continue operating the ranches that we love to work on today. Here’s to another 150 successful years of cattle ranching in Utah and the groundwork that we are laying for future generations.
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INFLUENCING AUDIENCE Checkoff engagement with key consumers By Utah Beef Council Director of Marketing Jacob Schmidt, RDN The checkoff has conducted extensive market research that led us to identify consumers born between 1980 and 2000 as our target audience for consumer marketing. This group is labeled “Older Millennial Parents.” Additional research has shown the best way to reach them in larger population areas is through social media channels. The Millennial generation makes up about a fourth of all Americans and about a third of all adults. A remarkable change has been made over the last several years in moving Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. advertising to the digital arena. Millennials are much more attached to electronic devices such as smartphones, tablets, computers, and consoles. Advertising digitally allows the checkoff to target consumers very specifically. This type of advertising allows selectivity on which consumers receive the Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. message. We can home in on an audience that has food likes and lifestyles that fit the checkoff message. For example, a young mother visits the grocery store and uses her smartphone to price check items in her cart as she shops. The geographic sensors in her phone “ping” her location. When she returns home the geo-tracking in her device then serves up Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner. ads on every connected device on her server such as streaming television, laptops, email, online shopping, Pandora radio, etc. It is this specific targeting that helps promotional dollars stretch farther than in the past. This approach allows us to craft valuable and farreaching promotions and marketing programs that can
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reach our key audience in multiple ways. Additionally, this platform provides us with crucial data and real-time response from our consumer audience. If it is needed, we can adjust the message more quickly than in traditional media. The checkoff also utilizes influencers such as chefs, food bloggers, dietitians and producers themselves. These influencers extend the social reach of the positive beef message. These third-party advocates actively engage with their followers connecting with consumers, helping combat misinformation about the industry. Beef is something that many consumers enjoy from all ages throughout the country. However, not all consumers approach how they eat in the same manner. They will differ on how they choose their protein, where food comes from, and even how important mealtime is. Some things that affect how people eat and think about beef can be marital status, their stage of life, or whether they have kids in the home and the age of those children. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, on behalf of the Beef Checkoff, wanted to learn more about consumers regarding their behaviors that influence how they shop, eat, and dine. The aim was to find separate consumer groups based upon psychographics, not just demographics. Psychographics relate to consumers’ motivations and attitudes. Using this psychographic data resulted in identifying six distinct consumer ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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CHOOSING BEEF: NEW DIABETES AND HEART HEALTH RESEARCH A new randomized, controlled trial, the gold-standard in nutrition evidence, shows that individuals have more choice in how much of their healthy diet can be from lean, unprocessed beef without increasing risk factors for heart disease or diabetes. It adds to the growing body of scientific evidence demonstrating that lean beef can be part of a diabetic friendly diet that supports metabolic and cardiovascular health.
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The 33 study participants (26 women and 7 men) were at risk for type 2 diabetes. Cardiometabolic risk factors were measured at the end of each feeding phase and compared within the same individual throughout the trial. About half of participants started a a similar pattern that contained an additional 5.3 ounces of lean, unprocessed beef per day in place of refined starches. (USDA-LB)
About half of participants started the USDA Healthy eating pattern with up to 1.2 ounces of red meat per day. (USDA-CON)
STUDY TAKEAWAY Individuals have flexibility to include up to about 6 ounces of lean, unprocessed beef in daily healthy diets without increasing risk factors for heart disease or diabetes.
Measured cardiometabolic risk factors after 28 days
Participants were allowed to eat freely for 14 days or more as a “washout”
RESULTS Most indicators of cardiometabolic health, such as insulin sensitivity and LDL cholesterol, did not differ between the two diets.
Fed the opposite diet for 28 days
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The only significant difference observed was a shift toward a greater percentage of cholesterol carried in larger, more buoyant LDL particles during the higher beef diet. More buoyant LDL particles are considered a favorable finding as they may be less likely to promote atherosclerosis.
To learn more about this research and how beef can play a role in healthy eating, visit BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com. Maki et al. Substituting Lean Beef for Carbohydrate in a Healthy Dietary Pattern Does Not Adversely Affect the Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Profile in Men and Women at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes. J Nutr 2020; nxaa116, https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxaa116.
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 10 segments. They are Family Food Enthusiasts, Disciplined Doers, Social Eaters, Convenience Seekers, Confident Cooks and Budget Basics. For descriptions and additional information on these segments go to: www. beefitswhatsfordinner.com/foodservice/menu-conceptsdiner-insights/consumer-segments. While all segments enjoy eating beef, Family Food Enthusiasts, Social Eaters and Disciplined Doers make up the larger share of Millennials with kids. These consumers are a driving force in the market. A typing tool identified the smallest subset of psychographics that still accurately predicts segments. It consists of a set of questions that can be applied in other market research to categorize consumers into one of the six segments mentioned. It can be used to test how strong and relevant communication is before advertising. This allows a specific messaging approach for each segment that is combined with targeting considerations specific to each digital platform. We know that Disciplined Doers are drawn to beef-related content focusing on beef nutrition, while Social Eaters like content that is given within the perspective of entertaining and gathering socially. Ideally, the result is getting the right messaging to the right target, which can help minimize costs and increase effectiveness. We have seen this efficiency come into play over the last couple of years on a state level with YouTube advertising. Our 2021 digital campaigns have highlighted beef sustainability, summer grilling, and holiday entertaining. YouTube advertising is only paid on ads that are watched or run completely. We do not pay for ads that get skipped. This last year, the Sustainability Campaign received a view rate nearly 13 percent higher than YouTube’s benchmark for the food industry. Additionally, the cost per view was half of the national average. This allowed us to reach even more consumers compared to other brands. The Summer Grilling Campaign received a view rate 30 percent higher than YouTube’s benchmark for the food industry. The cost per view was 1 cent, compared to the national average of 4 cents. This campaign underscored the targeting efficiency of digital advertising and we reached even more of our target consumers because of this. Data from the Holiday Campaign is not yet available, but we expect to see similar results to the Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 12
previous campaigns. Overall, the campaigns performed well and were seen more than 3.5 million times. As we pursue promotion efforts through 2022, we will promote beef as the top protein driving beef demand through creating compelling and clear reasons to eat beef. We will do this through proven demand drivers such as eating experience, nutrition, value, convenience/versatility, and how beef is raised/grown. If you have any questions about any of our beef promotion efforts, please contact the Utah Beef Council office at (801) 355-0063.
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A UNITED FRONT from the Utah Cattlemen’s Association
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n the northeastern corner of the Beehive State, the oilfield region of the Uintah Basin has quadrupled in population over the course of local cattleman Dan Crozier’s lifetime. The influx of people has more than doubled in that same area in the time that Crozier has been a cattle producer. As the newest president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association, Crozier says the idyllic features that are drawing new residents and tourists to Utah are also the aspects that are suffering the most as the population continues to climb. “The diverse landscape Utah has to offer – which also make it a unique place to raise cattle – is one of the reasons our state continues to grow,” Crozier said. “But it’s the landscape that is taking a hit as more and more people are putting stress on our natural resources.” Born and raised in the Uintah Basin’s Duschene County, Crozier was brought up a ranch kid on a cow/ calf operation. But, like many families, the ranch wasn’t big enough to sustain multiple families so Crozier went out on his own, initially in a different field of interest. Owning a small construction business doing both commercial and residential work, Crozier says his livelihood allowed him, his wife Jodie and their six children to gradually work their way into the cattle business. “Cattle ranching was something that was always in my blood and we gradually grew piece by piece into the roughly 500 acres we own now,” he said. Being in both construction and agriculture, diversification is something the Crozier Family knows a thing to two about and is a philosophy they put into action on the ranch as well. From summer grazing to public lands to custom feeding and utilizing excess winter feed, the Croziers have experience in a wide range of commercial beef production methods. Population growth, the inability for local resource management decisions and public policy changes are issues the Crozier Family has dealt with first hand. As 25year permittees on subleased parks and wildlife ground in nearby Colorado the Croziers, often feeling defeated by the cumbersome regulations of utilizing public lands, Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 14
recently gave up the longtime lease. “Frankly, it just got too hard and made more sense to sell some cows and move everything home,” Crozier explained. “Even here at home it is down right impossible to compete with the oilfield money in order to obtain grazing ground. Even though selling some cows helped us to pay off the last of our debts on our private land, it can be disheartening to feel like you are throwing in the towel in order to make things work.” While ranching has it downfalls, Dan and Jodie say they see a silver lining through the lessons that ranching and good old fashioned hard work have given to their family. Today, their five boys – Matt, Logan, Blake, Scott and Colin – as well as daughter Lindsey, have all seen success in their chosen fields. Though not all the Crozier’s children have taken paths related to the family businesses, they have all taken the lessons learned on the ranch and applied them in their own lives. Some of their sons and are in the construction field, some work in the ranching industry and youngest son Colin has plans to stay involved in the current family beef operation. “We have done our best to build a legacy our kids can be proud of and something they can continue to succeed at on their own. Our goal is to make this ranch an asset for them rather than feel like we have put a noose around their necks. It is an honor to work side by side with your kids and see them learn and grow and it is humbling to have some them want to go to work in the same lines of work as us and to see them do the things with their families that they did here at home growing up,” Crozier said. The kinds of scenarios faced by ranching families across the west are a trend that will continue as population growth continues and the public gets further disconnected from food production. While there are subsets of problems facing beef cattle producers, Crozier VOLUME 8
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said the overarching problem he sees facing Utah’s cattlemen and women is one that ranchers in the west have been fighting over for decades – water. “Growth in the Intermountain West is through the roof and our natural resources are stretched too thin and food producers seem to be the only ones asking, ‘How are we going to do this?!’” He emphasized. “We are the ones that know if we lose water, not only can’t we recreate or water our lawns, but we can’t grow food – not crops or cattle. And if we can’t do that then the ground in this great state is virtually useless.” As a long-time dues paying member of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association, Crozier said he firmly believes the escalating issue of water use and public consumption is one that all ranchers should be alarmed by and willing to join forces over. It’s one of the key issues that got him more integrally involved as a UCA member. “The public doesn’t equate food to natural resources. They think food is just always going to be there and if we use land and water for something else, we can just get food from somewhere else,” Crozier said. “That is where we have to get involved and work to swing the pendulum in our favor.” The fact of the matter, he says, is that whether or not a cattle producer or land owner in Utah is a member of UCA or not, they are directly reaping the benefits of the work UCA is putting in on Capitol Hill – both in Salt Lake City and in Washington, D.C. As a businessman who understands the vitality of generating revenue to get things accomplished, Crozier says the level of success UCA can achieve starts with membership dues dollars. He challenges cattlemen and women across the Beehive State to follow the state philosophy of working together to initiate change for the betterment of an industry they all love and depend upon. One example Crozier shares is the cost of UCA being involved with the National Public Lands Council (PLC). PLC is a vital organization for all ranchers whose livelihood depend on public lands grazing permits – yet some of them are still not dues-paying PLC members. “Utah’s livestock producers, both cattlemen and
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sheep producers, pay roughly $25,000 a year for our state to belong to the Public Lands Council and keep that Washington, D.C., staff working on issues that impact us here at home,” he said. “If all public lands ranchers paid their fair share of PLC dues, it would cost just pennies per AUM rather than letting a few diligent PLC members foot the bill for all permittees.” As Crozier embarks on the beginning of his two-year term as president of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association he said his main priority for his tenure is to grow not only the dues revenue of UCA but also the participation level. There is a popular quote that says decions are made by the people who show up and Crozier reminds his fellow ranchers of that theory often. “If you can’t get involved because of understandable home and work restraints, start by simply paying your dues. We all have to put our heads together and our dollars together to combat the challenges headed our way,” Crozier said. “But when you can get involved and participate, please do. I’m not just talking about UCA, I am talking about your local water board, I am talking about your school board, I am talking about anything that has the potential to impact you or the things and people you care about. If you don’t speak up and voice your opinions to help drive the discussion, someone else always will.” Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 15
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IN IT TOGETHER
Doing more together than apart by 2021 NCBA President Jerry Bohn A year ago, much of our nation’s public life was still shadowed by uncertainty. Many states that had been shut down due to COVID-19 were working through a patchwork of re-openings. In Washington, the transition to a new administration was marred by chaos and destruction. Across the country, cattle producers were still in the thick of the upheaval brought about by a global pandemic, black swan events and extreme weather conditions. NCBA’s top priority for 2021 was to help improve the business climate for our producers. We also recognized the urgency of building relationships in the new political environment that would allow us to effectively fight for our members’ interests and defend the wins secured under the previous administration. Today, we still have work to do, but I am proud of the progress we have made. Working with partners in Congress and USDA, NCBA helped secure hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for independent and regional beef processing plants. These funds are specifically marked out to expand capacity among small facilities, and our vice president Todd Wilkinson testified on Capitol Hill to tell lawmakers that not one cent of this money should go to the major packers who don’t need it. This is a critical step in relieving the bottleneck between beef demand and live cattle supply. Negotiated trade volumes are up considerably compared to years past, and multiple market analysts and economists credit this uptick to the work of NCBA’s Regional Triggers Subgroup and our state affiliates. Our work on the voluntary framework made a tangible impact on the level of robust price discovery across the
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industry. NCBA also successfully advocated for greater transparency in the cattle markets. We secured the House introduction of the Cattle Contract Library Act and led the charge on Capitol Hill for reauthorization of LMR, which is the most fundamental tool producers have for exerting leverage in negotiations with packers. Thanks to our persistent work, the House passed both measures last month with overwhelming bipartisan support. As lawmakers debated passing tax hikes that would be fatal for thousands of family-owned farms and ranches, NCBA mounted our largest-ever grassroots campaign to oppose them. Thanks in large part to our efforts and the firsthand testimonies of more than 1,800 producers, the version of the reconciliation package that passed the U.S. House of Representatives left crucial tax provisions like stepped-up basis and like-kind exchanges intact. From the moment President Biden announced his “30x30” conservation agenda, NCBA was at the White House, USDA, EPA and Department of Interior making the case for the voluntary conservation work that our members do every day. We advocated fiercely to defend your private property rights and delivered the message repeatedly to every policymaker in town – “grazing is good.” Our work to raise awareness and educate on the good work of cattle producers has been crucial in slowly but surely changing the national narrative around cattle and climate change. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 20
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 18 While sharing our industry’s sustainability story, NCBA also helped author its next chapter. At our convention in August, we set industry-led sustainability goals that reaffirm our commitment to science-based stewardship. Farmers and ranchers have been leading the way in voluntary conservation in this country for centuries. We are proud to continue that legacy. NCBA strategically engaged in litigation and rulemaking processes in 2021 to fight back against burdensome and harmful environmental regulations. We continued to move the ball forward in court to defend the nationwide delisting of the gray wolf. After the EPA announced their repeal of the Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), NCBA launched a grassroots campaign to oppose the return of the extreme federal overreach we saw under the 2015 WOTUS rule. Moving livestock and goods in an efficient, costeffective manner is foundational to the success of our members’ businesses. NCBA succeeded in getting the back-end 150 air-mile exemption for livestock producers passed into law. We were also instrumental in securing an extension of the hours-of-service exemption under the Department of Transportation’s emergency declaration. Our cumulative efforts have helped ensure that grocery store shelves stay fully stocked. While other sectors
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continued to grapple with shortages of products on shelves, we continued to keep those same shelves stocked with U.S. beef. Our convention in Nashville attracted more than 6,000 attendees and ensured that the essential business of this association continued on without interruption. Through our work as a Beef Checkoff contractor, NCBA was proud to see domestic demand for beef remain remarkably strong throughout 2021, and we saw soaring demand for our product in export markets around the globe. U.S. beef is what’s for dinner – and lunch and breakfast – for millions of families at home and around the world and NCBA will continue working to keep it that way. The past year has not been easy, and I am not dismissive of the challenges that lie ahead. Safeguarding the future of our industry for generations to come is the work of a marathon, not a sprint, but we covered a lot of ground over the course of 2021. I am optimistic about our industry’s ability to navigate the road ahead. As we engage in policy discussions in Houston this month, it is my hope we can all to work together. We have more things in common than we think, and we all want to pass on a profitable, resilient operation to our children and grandchildren. Making that happen will take all of us, standing together.
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SCIENCE MATTERS Environmental researchers provide lawmakers with tools to prepare for the future as population growth continues by Stevie Ipsen for the Utah Cattlemen’s Association According to Gov. Spencer Cox, who himself comes from a farming family in rural Central Utah, land, water and air issues should not be partisan issues. At a time when it is a simple for all citizens – those from agriculture and those not from agriculture – to recall from recent memory places in the west that have been virtually annihilated by wildfire or drought, Cox says everyone is affected when it comes to the wellbeing of our environment. The governor addressed the governor a meeting of Utah State University researchers at Salt Lake City’s Gallivan Center in December 2021.”These are not Republican issues or Democrat issues, these are human issues and they are certainly western issues,” Cox told the group. After hotter and harsher fires have burned through the west, including the Beehive State in recent fire seasons, politicians are taking notice – and finally taking action. The governor said Republicans and Democrats alike are putting their heads together to craft policy to address these issues and that it’s important for leaders to utilize science and documented evidence in guiding future policy. For farmers and ranchers in Utah and across the western states and public lands, the evidence has long been mounting and common sense has shown that mismanagement (and under usage) of grazing land has been key to fires burning longer and hotter with each passing year. Cox’s comments were made at an event celebrating the unveiling of the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute of Land, Water and Air at Utah State University. Wayne Niederhauser, chairman of the USU Board of Trustees and former Utah Senator, said the goals of the institute are to bring together faculty who study issues related to land and water use, as well as air quality. Though still in its infancy, the institute is already at work helping provide the evidence that can be used toward future policy making decisions. The Foundation, run by Janet Quinney Lawson’s family, allocated a $7 million donation toward the naming of the institute in Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 22
the fall of 2021. Niederhauser said that donation also provided an endowment for the institute to function. Roughly 82 percent of USU faculty researchers represent the environmental areas of land, water and air, according to the university. Three dozen researchers have participated in Utah researcher partnerships. During the December event, USU President Noelle Cockett, a doctor of veterinary medicine and former dean of the College of Agriculture explained that the research areas of land water and air aren’t just interconnected but those areas cover a wide range of individual topics. She read off a list of other areas of study that almost 140 USU faculty researchers focus on that include land, water and air. Those sub-topics include wildlife resource researchers, rain specialists, turfgrass scientists, biogeochemists and water and environmental engineers. That doesn’t include the many USU Extension experts that cover fields within the three main topics, and it doesn’t include the many students aiding the research effort, as well, she explained The new institute got to work right away, publishing in late 2021 the “2021 Report to the Governor on Utah’s Land, Water and Air,” a 52-page document compiled by 45 authors. The document is the first annual report to the Utah Governor’s Office that addresses the environmental issues that Utah leaders now face and will continue to face in the coming years. The report will be provided to the governor’s office every year, giving the state’s top official an overall view of various issues tied to land, water and air. Cockett said this kind of research will have the ability to provide context to current issues, focus in on critical details and highlight the bigger picture by showing how small occurrences influence overal trends. Cockett explained that this first report is broad in order to cover all the evidence that’s currently known about 25 of the “immediate and emerging issues” within the state’s natural resources and diverse landscapes. This snapshot report was also made easily digestible VOLUME 8
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for readers, Cocket said. The authors were told to “encapsulate entire disciplines into a single-page summary of 200 words or less,” she said. Cockett said, “I believe this report, as well as many other USU research projects beyond its scope, will help drive effective and informed decision-making in Utah…But even more, I hope all Utahns — individuals, families, groups, classes, student projects and the media — access this report and consider its messages.” THE INAUGURAL REPORT According to the 2021 report, changing climates and population growth appear to be the largest challenges looking toward Utah’s future. Wildlife, severe drought and worsening air quality have become key issues. The 2020 U.S. Census indicates that Utah led the United States with 18.4 percent population growth in the past 10 years. Additionally, the report to the Governor indicates that the state’s population has increased by over 40 percent in the past 20 years. There are more people living in the same amount of space and experts say there is no indication that growth will slow anytime soon, which makes the issues in the report even more important to address. The report says current growth trends are “projected to continue, accelerate and will have profound impacts on the state…Although growth brings many benefits to the state, negative impacts of development include decreasing air quality, decreasing water quality and loss of animal habitat. Further research into specific trends, drivers of these patterns and potential strategies to
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align development with citizen goals is needed to better address future challenges.” Dry spells come as no surprise for agriculturists in Utah. It is a desert afterall. Drought has probably been the most common environmental theme of at least the past two decades while the population growth trend has existed. The report also points out that trends show a lower snowpack year over year. That in turn impedes Utah’s water supply and perpetuates the drought situations because the majority of the state’s water comes from snowpack runoff in the spring rather than just from rainfall like in some states in the country. Cockett explais that these environmental changes can affect water availability, inversions and air quality as well as the state’s crops and livestock. She also added that air quality exacerbating drought as an example of how all the topics are interconnected. Organizers of the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute also played a video during the Institute’s inaugural event that featured a group of local and state representatives from various parts of Utah and from different political parties who agreed that decisions tied to land, water and air are vital for Utahns. When speaking at the event Niederhauser said he really didn’t actually realize the true importance of Utah’s population projections on the state’s environment and infrastructure until almost 10 years ago. He cited future predictions of more than 6 million residents in ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 24
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23 the Utah over the next few decades as one key reason that the new institute and its annual report will matter. “Maybe the demographers will be wrong but they have been right in the past,” he said. “This institute and this report is going to be critical for us.” WORKING FOR TOMORROW TODAY Randy Martin is a professor who specializes in air quality at USU. He says immerging and evolving technologies to cleaner fuels or zero-emission sources is one of the things Utahns can do today to help with air quality. Martin is one of four authors of the inaugural report who attended the inaugural institute event for a panel discussion regarding the report. The panel discussion ended with insight on what Utahns can do today to help address land, water and air issues. Martin said humans are finally becoming aware that they’re becoming a part of the problem in the changes that are being experience in the environment. “As far as air quality, we all contribute. We all drive our cars, we all have our houses. In Utah, mobile sources – our cars, are roughly 50 percent of the total emissions so minimizing what you do individually is going to contribute to the solution of that problem,” Martin said. While retrofitting livestock trailers or the trucks needed to pull them isn’t really an option for livestock owners today, it may be something that will have to be considered down the road, figuratively speaking. Martin said that Utahns don’t need to buy electric or hybrid vehicles right away but that they should maybe consider looking at those types of options next time they are in the market for a new car. Keeping vehicles operating at optimal conditions is also helpful for air quality. Changing oil regularly and fixing issues related to the performance of a vehicle’s engine can also help and Martin said there is also the more obvious options of carpooling or utilizing public transportation to lower the number of motor vehicles on Utah’s roads. Something that livestock producers have long been an example of was also brought up in the meeting – land management. While not everyone agrees on what proper management means, it is becoming more and Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 24
more clear than under utilizing wildland resources plays a large role in the catastrophic wildfires that have plagued the west in recent decades. Researchers from USU, said government entities can manage public lands better to reduce wildfire risk, especially in areas most vulnerable to fires. This point is where it becomes vital for folks who best know the environment – like members of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association – to stay diligent in helping policy makers see the importance of grazing private and public lands to reduce fire fuel loads both now and in the immediate future. As the population of Utah grows and mother nature continues to have years like 2021 where water is scarce, the need for conservation of this precious resource will not just be a concern for livestock owners but for the general public as well. The topic of drought is one ranchers are very familiar with but is just now catching attention from regular citizens. Even though water rationing is something farmers and ranchers understand, the real challenge remains that the public is largely unaware of how to cut their water usage. Water was a topic brought up Kelly Kopp, the director of USU’s Center for Water Efficient Landscaping. Kopp pointed out that every resident is eligible for a smart irrigation controller that can save up to 50 percent of the water applied at urban landscapes, though she did not offer an input on how to deliver that message to Utah’s urban population. Though we are still in the midst of snowpack season and thus far Utah has received more moisture than in recent years, it is important to recognize that as of press time, most of the state still has great need for more water to fill reservoirs for the coming year. The annual report to the governor regarding the environmental conditions in Utah is a step in the right direction in regards to planning for the future. While science is a valuable tool that should not be overlooked, the report serves as a reminder that agriculturists – Utah’s farmers and ranchers – are the original environmentalists. They work day-in and day-out doing what is best for the resources under their care. It is still important for your voices to be shared and heard to help policy makers of all parties recognize the good that you do, not just for your operations but for Utah as a whole. VOLUME 8
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USDA SECRETARY VILSACK ANNOUNCES NEW 10-YEAR STRATEGY TO CONFRONT THE WILDFIRE CRISIS
On January 18, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Forest Service Chief Randy Moore launched a comprehensive response to the nation’s growing wildfire crisis – “Confronting the Wildfire Crisis: A Strategy for Protecting Communities and Improving Resilience in America’s Forests.” The strategy outlines the need to significantly increase fuels and forest health treatments to address the escalating crisis of wildfire danger that threatens millions of acres and numerous communities across the United States. The Forest Service will work with other federal agencies, including the Department of the Interior, and with Tribes, states, local communities, private landowners and other partners to focus fuels and forest health treatments more strategically and at the scale of the problem, based on the best available science. The strategy highlights new research on what Forest Service scientists identified as high risk “firesheds” – large, forested landscapes with a high likelihood that an ignition could expose homes, communities, infrastructure and natural resources to wildfire. Firesheds, typically about 250,000 acres in size, are mapped to match the scale of community exposure to wildfire. The Forest Service will use this risk-based information to engage with partners and create shared priorities for landscape scale work, to equitably and meaningfully change the trajectory of risk for people, communities and natural resources, including areas important for water, carbon and wildlife. The groundwork in this new strategy will begin in areas identified as being at the highest risk, based on community exposure. Additional high risk areas for water and other values are being identified. Some of the highest risk areas based on community exposure include the Pacific Northwest, the Sierra Nevada Range in California, the front range in Colorado, and the Southwest. The strategy calls for the Forest Service to treat up to an additional 20 million acres on national forests and grasslands and support treatment of up to an additional 30 million acres of other federal, state, Tribal, private and family lands. Fuels and forest health treatments, including the use of prescribed fire and thinning to reduce hazardous fuels, will be complemented by investments in fire-adapted communities and work to address post-fire risks, recovery and reforestation. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides nearly $3 billion to reduce hazardous fuels and restore America’s forests and grasslands, along with investments in fireadapted communities and post fire reforestation. Funds Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 26
will be used to begin implementing this critical work. In 2020, 2017 and 2015, more than 10 million acres burned nationwide, an area more than six times the size of Delaware. In the past 20 years, many states have had record catastrophic wildfires, harming people, communities and natural resources and causing billions of dollars in damage. In 2020, Coloradans saw all three of their largest fires on record. The running five-year average number of structures destroyed by wildfires each year rose from 2,873 in 2014 to 12,255 in 2020 – a fourfold increase in just six years. “The negative impacts of today’s largest wildfires far outpace the scale of efforts to protect homes, communities and natural resources,” said Vilsack. “Our experts expect the trend will only worsen with the effects of a changing climate, so working together toward common goals across boundaries and jurisdictions is essential to the future of these landscapes and the people who live there.” “We already have the tools, the knowledge and the partnerships in place to begin this work in many of our national forests and grasslands, and now we have funding that will allow us to build on the research and the lessons learned to address this wildfire crisis facing many of our communities,” said Moore. “We want to thank Congress, the President and the American people for entrusting us to do this important work.” The Forest Service remains committed to sustaining the health, diversity and productivity of all of America’s forests. Visit the Forest Service website to read the full strategy document. If you would like to partner with the Forest Service, visit the National Partnership Office website at www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/ partnerships. USDA touches the lives of all Americans each day in so many positive ways. In the Biden-Harris Administration, USDA is transforming America’s food system with a greater focus on more resilient local and regional food production, fairer markets for all producers, ensuring access to healthy and nutritious food in all communities, building new markets and streams of income for farmers and producers using climate smart Daily Herald food and forestry practices, making historic ©investments in infrastructure and clean energy capabilities in rural America and committing to equity across the Department by removing systemic barriers and building a workforce more representative of America. To learn more, visit www.usda.gov. VOLUME 8
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PROMOTING YOUR PRODUCT Illustrating the best throughout the Intermountain West By Western Livestock Journal Field Representative Logan Ipsen for the Utah Cattleman Ten years ago, I was looking for a way to help the breeders in Utah and surrounding states find a way to market their cattle throughout the intermountain region. As I had been traveling this area for both the American Angus Association and Western Livestock Journal, I had become familiar with many of the programs in knew of the quality that was grazing the pastures; however, many of these programs weren’t being recognized for that quality. I tried to figure out a way to help these programs tell their own story to an audience they could relate to. Working with a national organization and a national publication meant these programs would have to compete against programs from across the country and so we needed something on a more regional and local level. That lead to conversations with Brent Tanner at the Utah Cattlemen’s Association. Ironically, he was looking for a similar way to tell a story of UCA beyond what their monthly newsletter was providing at that time. From there, a collaborative project was born. We spent a lot of time enhancing and building their mailing list and I began to reach out to programs that might be interested in the idea. The 2014 Utah Cattlemen Seedstock Edition was the end result. In that inaugural year, I had hoped to be between 40 and 50 pages in the magazine but I quickly found out there was a much larger need for something like this as a first edition was 96 pages. That support laid the foundation as this book is now nine years strong. This could not have been accomplished without the support of readers, corporations, programs and individuals that have seen the value year after year. What a lot of people don’t realize is how important this magazine is to the Utah Cattlemen’s Association.
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This magazine benefits UCA in many ways by helping spread the word on issues that Utah cattlemen and women are facing and how UCA is working on a daily basis to help ranchers lives. The adversing revenue also helps the association on a financial basis. When issues arise that require a financial commitment from UCA, this magazine assists in the general fund so that UCA can take on opponents of agriculture without membership dues having to bear all the costs. As we all know, the Beef Checkoff Program, which serves us all in imporant ways, is only able to promote our actual product – beef – to the consuming public through ad campaigns and nutrition research. Checkoff money can not be used for legislator education on ranching issues or on lobbying efforts toward important industry initiatives. For those special purposes other funds within our trade association are needed. UCA continues to publish their monthly newsletter with advertising opportunities and I encourage you all to subscribe to that in order to keep up with the plethora of the issues UCA takes on throughout the year on your behalf. Another benefit that I have seen on a personal level is being able to stay involved with many of these advertisers programs and have watched as many have developed their cattle and stayed competitive in today’s changing marketplace. As you flip through this magazine, please note all the quality programs and how they are striving to produce a product that works in so many different environments, have genetics that help drive demand for your calves or have products that help you with ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 30
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 28 your bottom line or services that can help you run your business on a daily basis. We encourage you to reach out to these advertisers and support them as they are supporting you and your association. In the last nine years, we have seen many changes in our marketplace, changes in our yearly precipitation and changes in our political climate. Most importantly though, we have seen the resiliency of beef producers in the intermountain region. This year will provide its own set of challenges, but I remain optimistic as I feel that getting through 2020 and 2021 was an accomplishment in itself. With many of you in the midst of calving season right now, the new genetics in those cattle will be developed throughout the summer and we will see the progress we are making. The bull sales advertised in this publication also provide the opportunity to further push your genetic base forward. I have been asked by many what to expect at the sales this year. Simply put, supply and demand will be evident at each and every one of these sales. Demand for high-
quality cattle will not see any difference in their value compared to the last couple of years. We have already seen the sales around the country through the month of January have been as good as any sale those programs have had. The question lies with each program in how they will supply their customers. Those programs that may try to increase their supply may meet resistance in the marketplace but those programs that have adjusted their supply to the conditions that we have endured, will most likely have an excellent year. One final note I want to personally think Jim Ekker for his support of this publication each and every year. He has been on the back cover of every issue and as you flip to that ad you will see that he has announced his retirement from selling registered cattle. I’ve known Jim since I was a little kid and I have appreciated the friendship him and I have built. I have a tremendous amount of respect for him in so appreciative of his support throughout that time. It is advertisers like him and make this publication work, but more importantly, it’s friendships and relationships that are built that make this life worth it.
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NCBA BACKS WOTUS RECOMMENDATIONS FROM EPA that all stakeholders have an opportunity to voice On January 14, the National Cattlemen’s Beef
Association (NCBA) announced support for a report issued by the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee (FRRCC). “The FRRCC represents a diverse group of stakeholders including academia, industry, nongovernmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments,” said Scott Yager, NCBA Chief Environmental Counsel. “NCBA strongly supports the committee’s recommendation to develop a clear and limited WOTUS definition and protect key exemptions for common agricultural features. With the EPA’s convoluted approach to soliciting public comments and stakeholder perspectives on WOTUS, NCBA encourages the EPA to listen to its own advisory committee’s recommendation, and the recommendation is clear: farmers and ranchers need clear rules and regulatory certainty to be successful.” The FRRCC’s recommendations include: • Ensuring EPA compliance with the Clean Water Act and Supreme Court precedent limiting federal jurisdiction over bodies of water. • Developing a clear definition of WOTUS that is easily interpreted by farmers and ranchers. • Protecting WOTUS exemptions for common agricultural features, including farm ditches, stock ponds, prairie potholes, prior converted cropland, and other small, isolated water features. • Reconsidering the EPA roundtable process to ensure
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concerns on WOTUS rulemaking. Background The FRRCC is a Federal Advisory Committee chartered by the EPA to provide policy advice and recommendations to the EPA Administrator on environmental issues impacting agriculture and rural communities. The committee consists of 32 members from across the United States representing academia, agricultural producers, affiliated industries, non-governmental organizations, and state, local and tribal governments. On Jan, 12, 2022, the FRRCC released a final report containing policy recommendations to EPA Administrator Michael Regan. In addition to the recommendations on WOTUS, NCBA is supportive of the FRRCC’s position on an Ecosystem Management System, pesticide management and food loss and food waste. These recommendations focus on the need for clear, consistent policy positions from the EPA that account for the needs of farmers and ranchers on their individual operations. In November 2021, the Biden administration released a proposal to repeal the Navigable Waters Protection Rule and propose new regulations on common agricultural features, such as stock ponds, ditches and ephemeral water features that only flow during rain. The rule is currently open for public comment and NCBA is engaging with the EPA to voice concerns on the rule. NCBA encourages the EPA to adopt the FRRCC recommendations, which align with the views of cattle producers and address shortcomings in the proposed rule.
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cattle hoof care preventing lameness year round from Animal Health Express Lameness is a common disease in cattle, which has a negative impact on animals’ welfare. It is a symptom that can result from many different conditions, including sole ulcers, laminitis, slurry heels, foot-rot, digital dermatitis and others. Your animals can have constant pain and suffer a great deal. Reducing lameness among your cattle through proper hoof care is a crucial step to keep them happy and healthy. But it needs careful planning and commitment from you as a rancher. HOOF CARE AND LAMENESS
Hoof health is essential for the overall health of the animal. When a cow develops a problem with a foot or leg, which would cause movement problems or limp, such a condition is called lameness. That includes any abnormality that impacts the way the animal walks. Lameness is a difficult problem to tackle. It is caused by conditions of legs and feet, environmental factors or diseases. But most of the cases of cows becoming lame are related to poor hoof care. Continued lameness often leads to the culling of the animal. Apart from that, this condition also leads to weight loss, lower milk production and lower fertility. Check cattle often for early detection. Some animals might develop lesions, which could be changing depending on the season. If a cow develops lesions, those can be caused by infection or not be infectious. But even non-infectious lesions can become infected if they are continuously exposed to bacteria and dirt. Then you would need to give the animal antibiotics to treat the infection.
FACTORS IMPACTING LAMENESS
Lameness does not only happen because of poor hoof care, although this factor plays a crucial role in it. But there are also other things to consider when it comes to the environment, housing and animal factors. It is shown that cows are more at risk of becoming lame in the winter because of housing and wet weather, which is perfect for the breeding of bacteria. Another thing to pay attention to is housing. Cows housed in straw yards and at pasture tend to develop fewer lesions compared to the animals housed in concrete yards or on slats. Cattle on pasture or straw yards tend to spend more time lying down, and there is also less exposure to various bacteria. Besides outside factors, there are also characteristics of the animal itself, which could have an impact on
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developments of lameness. It can depend on genes and breed of cows, their weight, feet pigmentation and age. You, as a rancher, also should pay special attention to cows shortly after calving. They spend more time standing, which might cause foot lesions and lead to lameness. Apart from that, as cows grow older, their risk of developing different foot diseases increases. This might translate into a higher risk for lameness. HOW TO PREVENT LAMENESS WITH PROPER HOOF CARE
You need to have good hoof care practices to prevent lameness in cows. Before giving them any treatment, you need to identify the animals that have become lame recently. If you catch the condition early enough, it is easy to treat and also prevent the infection from coming back. Many factors could lead to the lameness of the animal and dairy cows have a higher incidence, but beef cows can also be affected. But with improper hoof care, cows end up walking with improper balance. When one or more of the hooves have to take the majority of the weight, they become unstable and more sensitive. That is why proper care is essential.
WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ANIMAL IS LAME
If you notice that an animal develops an abnormal gait, the chances are that one of its feet is lame. You will need to check the lame foot to find out the reason for the disease. With an early diagnosis, you can treat the lame cows and take care of the overall hoof health of the herd. Being able to identify the reason behind the lame foot is important because this way, you can choose the right treatment option for the animal. If you do not diagnose the problem correctly or postpone the treatment, this can cause chronic issues. Some of the common issues that cause lameness include foot rot, a bacterial disease, hairy wart, a skin infection, laminitis or abscesses of soles. If you identify one of these issues in the animal, know that they have quite a high recovery rate. These diseases respond well to treatment with antibiotics, especially when discovered early. Finding these diseases later poses a risk for the condition to become chronic or for the animal to develop a secondary infection. Work with your vet to design and implement lameness treatment protocols that work best for your ranch.
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— 17th Annual —
MULTI BREED PRODUCTION SALE March 5, 2022, 1 p.m.
Nephi, UT | Juab County Fairgrounds
SELLING 65 QUALITY YEARLING BULLS ALL PAP TESTED & ANGUS BULLS I50K TESTED
TWO CHANCES TO PREVIEW THE BULLS! February 19, 2022
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Gilmans Livestock 4631 West 11170 South Myton, UT 84052
February 26, 2022
9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Lynn Angus Ranch 221 N 1800 W Nephi, UT 84648
Donuts, hot chocolate, coffee and juice will be served at both events
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2021 UTAH LEOPOLD CONSERVATION AWARD “Treat the range like a lady,” is just one piece of advice Gilbert Yardley gave his son Steven. For five generations the Yardleys have embraced a sacred stewardship for the land their livelihood depended on. Best known for selling high quality beef cattle, the Yardleys know good livestock production begins with conservation practices that benefit the forage upon which their cattle rely. “If we take care of the range, it will take care of us,” Gilbert said of grasses and shrubs that grow on their fragile desert range. Gilbert, 87, is the patriarch of the family behind the Yardley Cattle Company, which oversees, assists in, and coordinates in the management of more than 60,000 acres of private and rental property, and adjacent federal land. Just as they do on their own land, the Yardleys work to maintain a thriving ecological balance with range conservationists from Utah State Trust lands, the federal Bureau of Land Management, and U.S. Forest Service. Their holistic and sustainable approach to range management, also applies to raising cattle and customer relations. In addition to a cow-calf operation, they sell high quality purebred Black Angus, Simmental and Maine Anjou cattle from coast to coast. “You can do more damage in a year of overgrazing than you can make up for in a lifetime,” is another piece of fatherly advice Steven recalls. As a result, their herd’s size is reduced in seasons of drought. In extreme conditions they keep cattle off pastures to protect the landscape. The Yardleys see managing natural resources as a science and an art; A science in learning, and an art in applying. In partnership with others, they’ve rehabilitated thousands of acres of rangelands with controlled burns, removal of Juniper and Pinion trees and invasive brush, and reseeding with native grasses. Their work to stop the spread of Spotted knapweed in Garfield County has nearly eradicated the noxious weed. With the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, the Yardleys planted water-loving grasses in streambed riparian areas and installed protective fencing to prevent erosion. By digging several water catchment ponds along a creek, the Yardleys improve water quality downstream by catching silt while providing a water source in otherwise arid locations. Livestock, wildlife, songbirds and amphibians are also provided water in far reaches of the ranch thanks 36
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to the development of 12 wells, eight pipelines and five springs that stand as oases in the desert. The Yardleys are transitioning from windmills to solar panels to operate the wells. While both are sources of renewable energy, the panels are more reliable and have the ability to push water up pipelines. As a former state FFA officer who now serves as the Western Rangelands Conservation Association Vice President, Steven aims to set a high example of what agricultural conservation and animal husbandry can achieve, despite agriculture’s vocal critics say. Steven can trace his roots back to when his greatgreat-grandfather began raising cattle outside of Beaver in 1856, but he takes the most satisfaction in looking forward. He thinks the most important work that takes place at Yardley Cattle Company is teaching children about the land, the plants on it and the animals that utilize them. It’s his way of passing along his family’s deep, abiding love for the land they ranch on, the water they manage and their western way of life.
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FULL PRESCRIBING INFORMATION FOR USE IN CATTLE ONLY
IT’S ALL ABOUT BALANCE. CONTROL AND TREAT BRD WITH LASTING CONFIDENCE. Balance your BRD protocol and budget with Increxxa (tulathromycin injection) ™
featuring tulathromycin, the macrolide antibiotic you can trust to help your cattle breathe easier by fighting BRD. The addition of Increxxa to the extensive Elanco cattle portfolio provides yet another way to help combat BRD and help optimize herd health, efficiency and profit. As with all Elanco products, you can breathe easier knowing Increxxa is held to the company's uncompromising standards for potency, uniformity and quality. Indication: Beef and Non-Lactating Dairy Cattle: Treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni and M. bovis. IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION (ISI) Not for human use. Keep out of reach of children. Do not use in animals previously found to be hypersensitive to the drug. Increxxa has a pre-slaughter withdrawal time of 18 days. Do not use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older.
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(tulathromycin injection) Injectable Solution
Antibiotic 100 mg of tulathromycin/mL For use in beef cattle (including suckling calves), non-lactating dairy cattle (including dairy calves), veal calves, and swine. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older. CAUTION: Federal (USA) law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian. Before using Increxxa, please consult the product insert, a summary of which follows: INDICATIONS Beef and Non-Lactating Dairy Cattle BRD – Increxxa Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis; and for the control of respiratory disease in cattle at high risk of developing BRD associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis. IBK – Increxxa Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK) associated with Moraxella bovis. Foot Rot – Increxxa Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of bovine foot rot (interdigital necrobacillosis) associated with Fusobacterium necrophorum and Porphyromonas levii. Suckling Calves, Dairy Calves, and Veal Calves BRD – Increxxa Injectable Solution is indicated for the treatment of BRD associated with M. haemolytica, P. multocida, H. somni, and M. bovis. DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Cattle Inject subcutaneously as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg/kg (1.1 mL/100 lb) body weight (BW). Do not inject more than 10 mL per injection site. Table 1. Increxxa Cattle Dosing Guide Animal Weight (Pounds)
Dose Volume (mL)
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200
2.3
300
3.4
400
4.5
500
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600
6.8
700
8.0
800
9.1
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10.2
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See product insert for complete dosing and administration information. CONTRAINDICATIONS The use of Increxxa Injectable Solution is contraindicated in animals previously found to be hypersensitive to the drug. WARNINGS FOR USE IN ANIMALS ONLY. NOT FOR HUMAN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. NOT FOR USE IN CHICKENS OR TURKEYS. RESIDUE WARNINGS Cattle Cattle intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered within 18 days from the last treatment. This drug is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows. PRECAUTIONS Cattle The effects of Increxxa on bovine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Subcutaneous injection can cause a transient local tissue reaction that may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter. ADVERSE REACTIONS Cattle In one BRD field study, two calves treated with tulathromycin injection at 2.5 mg/kg BW exhibited transient hypersalivation. One of these calves also exhibited transient dyspnea, which may have been related to pneumonia. STORAGE CONDITIONS Store below 25°C (77°F), with excursions up to 40°C (104°F). 100 mL: Use within 2 months of first puncture and puncture a maximum of 67 times. If more than 67 punctures are anticipated, the use of multi-dosing equipment is recommended. When using a draw-off spike or needle with bore diameter larger than 16 gauge, discard any product remaining in the vial immediately after use. 250 mL and 500 mL: Use within 2 months of first puncture and puncture a maximum of 100 times. If more than 100 punctures are anticipated, the use of multi-dosing equipment is recommended. When using a draw-off spike or needle with bore diameter larger than 16 gauge, discard any product remaining in the vial immediately after use. HOW SUPPLIED Increxxa (tulathromycin injection) Injectable Solution is available in the following package sizes: 100 mL vial 250 mL vial 500 mL vial To report suspected adverse drug events, for technical assistance or to obtain a copy of the Safety Data Sheet, contact Elanco at 1-800-422-9874. For additional information about adverse drug experience reporting for animal drugs, contact FDA at 1-888-FDA-VETS or http://www.fda.gov/reportanimalae. Approved by FDA under ANADA # 200-666 Product of China. Manufactured by: Elanco US Inc, Shawnee, KS 66216 Increxxa, Elanco and the diagonal bar logo are trademarks of Elanco or its affiliates. ©2021 Elanco. PM-US-21-0268 February, 2021
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Ours were raised there We raise our cattle like commercial cattle! We expect them to survive the rigid conditions year-round with minimal inputs. As soon as our permit is ready, the pairs are taken to 10,000 feet to summer! If they can’t survive there, we don’t expect them to survive anywhere! Call today for more information or a sale catalog.
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Meeting Demand
Better beef gives Certified Angus Beef a strong 2021 finish by Certified Angus Beef ’s Abbie Burnett Growth happens in small increments. When it comes to measuring success for Certified Angus Beef (CAB), it’s measured one pound at a time. The second highest sales year on record, global sales totaled 1.215 billion pounds to end fiscal year 2021. Up 3.4 percent or 40 million pounds from 2020, this is the sixth consecutive year the brand surpassed one billion pounds of sales across 54 countries. “This brand was built one pound at a time, one partner at a time, and we value them all, because it takes a community to move this brand forward and to make it work for everybody,” says John Stika, Certified Angus Beef president.
Better Beef, Better Cattle
Both beef demand and Certified Angus Beef ® brand acceptance rates are at all-time highs, creating a formula for record-setting improvements. “There are a lot of exciting and optimistic things when we look at the success and progress our partners have had this year,” Stika says. “Demand doesn’t solve all the problems we currently have in the beef industry, but it does underpin the foundation of success and recovery that many are experiencing in their business right now.” Growth in demand requires more Angus cattle raised to the highest standards and cattlemen met the challenge. A record 36.8% of all Angus-influenced cattle met the brand’s 10 specifications in fiscal year 2021. That’s more than 5.9 million black cattle earning an average of $50 per head from CAB grid premiums. Each year, packers
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pay producers nearly $92 million for brand-qualifying cattle, or $1.7 million per week. “This year proved that cattle producers are as focused as ever on meeting consumer expectations,” says Bruce Cobb, executive vice president of production, for the brand. “Through 2020, acceptance rates for the brand established new record benchmarks and that momentum carried through 2021 as producers continued to increase the production of certified carcasses.”
Bringing Home the Beef
It’s an entire community across the supply chain that moves CAB forward. A stabilizing anchor for brand sales, retail proved extremely steady sales year-round. Shoppers looked for quality in the grocery store and kept cooking at home, even as pandemic mandates lifted. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 42
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Know what you’re buying. There are a lot of Angus bulls on the market, but not all are backed by the power of 80 million datapoints and a registration paper.
Look for the REGISTRATION NUMBER. Bring the Power of Angus to your herd. Angus.org/PBA.
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...CONTINUED ON PAGE 40 million pounds of sales. “As we saw the foodservice and hospitality sector begin to open up, we were hoping the pent-up demand we had heard so much about would materialize. And it has,” Stika says. “Demand is strong for high-quality beef.” Finishing the year up 13.3 percent, domestic foodservice brand partners recovered 43 percent of the 100 million pounds forfeited during the pandemic. Canada and Japan remain at the top of international sales, playing a large role in the 7.8 percent year-over-year increase. The next four largest markets — South Korea, Mexico, Taiwan and Hong Kong — grew by an average of 10.6 percent last year, helping reclaim international business. “We have continued to be extremely optimistic and believe that sales outside of the U.S. will only continue to grow and become healthier moving forward,” Stika says. Value-added-product sales grew 23.5 percent in 2021, setting a record of 38.3 million pounds. Smoked brisket, fajita meat and fresh corned beef were a few of
the top sellers as people looked for labor- and costsaving solutions. Celebrating seven record months during the fiscal year, July took the top spot with four million pounds of value-added products sold. Adding to the record-setting year, Certified Angus Beef ® brand Prime sales reached 37.3 million pounds for the first time, a 14.8 percent increase in 2021. “Prime is a progressive growth opportunity as we continue to see quality resonate with more and more consumers domestically and around the globe,” Stika says. Looking forward to 2022, he says he expects the brand to only get better, one pound at a time.
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WALKING THE WALK Division head lives and breathes beef industry By Leann Hunting, Animal Industry Director, Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Snow is flurrying as I write this, the clouds skidding across the Wasatch Mountains. The air is crisp and cold. After the drought of the past few years, it looks like this year’s snowpack is above average. The grasses and the sage of spring and summer grazing looks to be almost normal. But there’s nothing normal in farming, whether it’s the ranches of Utah or the wheat of Nebraska or the tobacco of the South. It’s the unusual and the abnormal that is the usual joy and wonder of ranching. We lost two bred cows last week; one gummer cow we were hoping to get one more year out of and the other from what we guess was a pulmonary embolism. She had a bloody nose for a couple of days and then died, blood staining the fresh white snow all around her. Earlier that month, we lost two of our breeding bulls. One we found after the coyotes had picked him clean and the other was fresh-smelling after he’d gotten stuck in a swampy area around the ditch. Emotional and economic losses are all too common in ranching. Things are more elemental, closer to the financial edge, surrounded by animal predators and a predatory market, battered by international controversies . . . and for the last several years the storms of a pandemic. Despite the hardships of weather, drought, feed shortages, feed prices, parasites, land development, interest rates, market values, politicians who don’t understand agriculture, and consumers who blame the producers for, well, everything. Sill, trying to raise livestock for a living is a worthwhile adventure and sublime. For me it is anyway. Ranchers and farmers tend to just buckle down and get on with it, resigned to outside forces. I have the pleasure of blending two worlds; my professional career as Director of Animal Industry at Utah Department of Ag and Food, and my personal family ranch. As the director, I supervise all animal agriculture within the State of Utah. There are seven programs within this division; Meat and Poultry Inspection, Animal Health, Domestic Elk, Livestock Brand Inspection, Aquaculture, Predator Control. and Horse Racing. I like to say that animals alive and dead are regulated through this division. Each week looks different, depending on the needs of the programs and the seasons of the year. Spring and Fall are busy for brand inspection, winter provides aerial hunting opportunities within the predator control program, the legislative session begins late winter, and so on. Our division serves the most wonderful people, those who are working to feed and clothe America. I grew up on a family farm and ranch in Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 44
southeastern Idaho. I was one of six kids that were all expected to help plant and harvest crops, contribute to the gardening and canning, and help work the livestock. One experience from my childhood has stuck with me. One spring morning my dad took me out to the pasture where our cows were calving. There was a newly-born calf struggling to stand up. Its back half was eaten away and mangled. It was still alive and its mother was in distress as she walked circles around her little baby. My dad pointed to the calf that was still alive, just half-eaten, and said, “Leann, that’s what coyotes do to calves.” This experience has allowed me to empathize with the livestock producers who lose animals each year to predators in Utah. The predator control program is one of my favorites and one of the most valuable to Utah ranchers. After my “work” day is completed, my husband Hadley and I tend to our own herd of animals. It’s a common sight to see when I pull in my driveway, coming home from Salt Lake City, the truck and trailer loaded with two horses and our cow dog ready to go to work. We doctor our animals as needed; move them from pasture-to-pasture through rotational grazing; gather, sort, weigh and ship; and all of the other chores that come with this wonderful life. Our office is a pickup that’s always smeared with mud; big decisions are made there. I don’t trust gleaming pick-ups. A friend of mine told me, “If you have time to wash and wax and detail your truck, you should go out and fix some fences instead.” Facing the same challenges personally as the producers I serve professionally provides me with the understanding, compassion, and insight needed to manage these statewide programs and advocate for them.
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Duchesne Co. Fairgrounds, Duchesne, UT, 1 p.m.
Angus Bull and Female Sale
1 Red Angus Bull
• 5 Registered Open Yearling Angus Heifers
LISONBEE MAVERICK 2105 DOB 2/15/21
LISONBEE OPTICAL 2113 DOB 2/18/21 Connealy Confidence Plus x V A R Discovery 2240
LISONBEE RAWHIDE 2114 DOB 2/19/21
Poss Maverick x Connealy Consensus 7229
CE BW WW YW MK MB RE $W $B $C 6 1.5 65 110 29 .99 .91 74 159 264 His dam is a flushmate to VAR Generation 2100 out of Sandpoint Blackbird 8809.
CE BW WW YW MK MB RE $W $B $C 3 2.1 71 125 25 1.31 1.09 74 187 320 HIs dam is a direct daughter of the million dollar-producing VAR Blackcap 9319.
CE BW WW YW MK MB RE $W $B $C 14 -1.0 68 119 30 1.11 .67 83 178 304 Calving-ease, carcass and cow family all in one – tracing back to Riverbend Blackcap X1243.
OAR ATLANTIS 381 DOB 2/28/21 Square B Atlantis 8060 x Basin Payweight 1682
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RECORD NUMBERS ENROLL IN HEREFORD FEEDOUT PROGRAMS
Seedstock and commercial cattle producers enrolled a record 756 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced steers in the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) 2022 feedout programs. The significant increase in cattle numbers from 104 participants in 17 states underscores the value producers are gleaning from the opportunity. “I enrolled cattle because I wanted to get the carcass data back and attribute how those cattle perform going back to their dam and sire,” says Lee Elzemeyer, a Hereford breeder from Richmond, Ind., who is participating in the Hereford Feedout Program (HFP) for the second year. “As a producer it is important for us to know which animals produce the highest quality meat, while also looking at other traits that can add premiums to the final product.” He encourages others to participate. Participants in the HFP, which began in 2020, enroll a minimum of five head of steers that comply with a specified 45day weaning and preconditioning protocol. They receive feedlot performance data for their cattle throughout the feeding period, as well as carcass data at the end. Similarly, the National Junior Hereford Association (NJHA) Fed Steer Shootout (FSS) program, begun in 2017, enables NJHA members to enroll a minimum of one steer, meeting the same weaning and preconditioning requirements of the HFP. Juniors also receive feedlot and carcass data for their entries and have the opportunity to compete for lucrative prizes by participating in an associated feedlot education program. This year’s FSS includes 200 steers from 74 NJHA members in 17 states. “The growth in the feedout programs provided by the AHA is exciting to see and is a great testament to the progressiveness of Hereford breeders across the country,” says Trey Befort, AHA director of commercial programs. “These programs provide a great avenue for participants to gain a better understanding of the cattle feeding industry, while collecting valuable data to benchmark genetic merit and make improvements.” Cattle for both programs are fed at HRC Feed Yards at Scott City, Kan., which provides the platform for participants to maximize their profit potential and to expand their marketing avenues by gaining access to an industry-leading marketing grid offered by U.S. Premium Beef®. This allows participating cattle to be candidates for the Certified Hereford Beef® brand through National Beef Packing Company. HRC offers participants convenient, cost-effective financing options. HRC also hosts an annual field day where participants have a chance to see their entries during the feeding period. Kora Hawkins, Jane Lew, W.V., competed in the 2020 and 2021 FSS and attended the field day. “Meeting new people, learning about the feedlot and understanding how cattle perform was a great experience,” she says. Hawkins is participating in the 2022 program and encourages others to participate to learn more about their genetics to make better breeding decisions. For more information about the Hereford Feedout Programs, visit hereford.org/genetics/breed-improvement/ feedout-program/. Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 48
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OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK Cattle Business Looks Brighter Moving into 2022 from Biozyme Incorporated
For cattle producers looking for a little good news in the future, look no further than the first part of 2022. Although challenges will exist – drought, cost of gain, labor shortages – enough changes are happening to help, especially those in the stocker sector. Derrell Peel, Endowed Professor of Agricultural Economics at Oklahoma State University, recently offered his perspective on the big picture of the beef industry as a whole before addressing more specific topics on the stocker and feedlot side. Cow herd size is shrinking after a cyclical expansion that peaked in 2019, with the height of the calf crop coming in 2018. The combination of timelines in the beef cattle industry with all that has happened the last 18 months with COVID and the pandemic, feedlot numbers didn’t really peak until early in 2021. However, now due to lower supplies and heightened demands, all segments of the beef cattle industry should experience higher prices moving into 2022. “The supply side is supporting the market and will continue to support the market in 2022. Part of the optimism is coming from the supply fundamentals,” Peel said. “Beef demand has been very good across wholesale, grocery stores, retail, even with disruptions. Exports will set new records in 2021. Even with two months left to report this year, we are well on the way to beat the old record that was set in 2018.” The Stocker Segment What does all of this mean for those who run stockers and background calves? According to Peel, they Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 50
are going to have ample opportunities to feed calves and realize added profit potential. With grain, especially corn, prices higher at least through harvest in 2022, the feedlots are experiencing higher costs of gain, and looking to buy calves at heavier weights than normal, meaning fewer days on feed. “That affects price relationships across feeder cattle. If feedlots want bigger cattle, someone has to put that weight on them before they go to the feedlot, and that is the stocker sector. So, with high feed prices and high feedlot cost of gain, that increases incentives for stocker production in general, and we have certainly seen that,” Peel said. “The value of gain on 500-600 pound to 800-pound calves is elevated. Generally, stocker producers are looking at some good opportunities, and the futures market has optimism built into it.” Although Peel said many feed yards might want to buy stocker calves at heavier weights to keep their cost of gains to a minimum, he iterated that feed yards also run feed mills, so they also need to keep a steady supply of calves on hand. Therefore, he projects there will be a divide in the number of feeders who do buy at heavier weights and those who buy at more traditional weights. However, for those who do buy at heavier weights, the stocker segment offers great versatility in how they put gain on those calves. With a delayed wheat planting and then continued drought in the southern plains, Peel said that calves that are traditionally grazed on wheat pasture through the early part of the year will likely need ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 52 VOLUME 8
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 50 to find alternative feed sources. Producers may opt to sell them to others who have pastures or dry lots, keep them and feed them their own grain or forages or sell them to a feedlot that isn’t bothered by buying some lighter weight calves to finish. Healthy, Efficient Pounds Due to the drought through much of the country, hay prices are also higher than normal, and much of the usual pasture is not as readily available for grazing. With the high value of gain for those in the stocker segment, they should want to get the most nutritional value from their available feedstuffs regardless of if that is wheat, pasture or grain. Progressive stocker operators feed the Gain Smart® line of vitamin and mineral supplements for beef cattle with the Amaferm® advantage that promotes economically produced pounds by maximizing the natural energy and protein available. Amaferm is a precision prebiotic designed to enhance digestibility by amplifying nutrient supply for maximum performance. It is research-proven to promote calf health and vigor, stimulate digestion and increase nutrient absorption for optimum gain. “This is our third grazing season using the Gain Smart® Wheat mineral. It seems to me our gains are probably up between a quarter to a third pound a day compared to the past, since switching to the Gain Smart. We’ve run the same style of high-risk cattle the past 10 years. Our health seems to be substantially better. It seems like our sickness and death loss has been significantly less the last three years. The Gain Smart increases digestibility. If they are eating, they stay healthier,” said Gregg Pickens, Oklahoma stocker operator. Four Gain Smart formulas exist geared toward individual management scenarios. Gain Smart Stocker is for calves on grass, Gain Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 52
Smart Wheat is for those calves grazing wheat pasture or other small grain pastures, Gain Smart Balancer RU-1600 contains rumensin and is designed to balance those calves on high-grain diets, and Gain Smart Stocker HEAT is for cattle grazing fescue or any time temperatures get hotter than 70 degrees. With an optimistic outlook for 2022, that should make the industry breathe a sigh of relief. No, it isn’t perfect. Drought has forced cow herd sizes to be reduced, packers are short on labor, and the weather will still be unpredictable. However, the stocker sector, can look forward to putting some added value to their calves, getting more efficient gains and turning a profit.
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Asian Longhorn Tick makes its way to U.S. from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association The Asian Longhorned Tick (ALT) has officially spread to 17 states according to October 2021 data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). Unlike other ticks the cattle industry has experienced, the ALT may easily evade detection and has the potential to rapidly spread to new areas of the country. “Stopping the spread of the ALT requires a strong control program,” said Kathy Simmons, DVM, chief veterinarian of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. “Unfortunately, the federal government currently lacks the budget or a plan to enact an eradication program, so state animal health authorities and individual cattle producers must remain vigilant to control the spread of this invasive, exotic tick.” The ALT poses a particular challenge for management and control due to the tick’s small size, ability to reproduce without a mate, and resiliency to live in the environment without a host for up to a year. At about the size of a sesame seed, the tick is difficult to see and may avoid the drag nets used by veterinarians and health officials to inspect pastures for insects. One female tick can singlehandedly create a new tick population by quickly reproducing. If a single tick attaches to an animal, it may produce 1,000 to 2,000 offspring at a time and create a large infestation that covers the animal and leads to fatal blood loss. Health authorities are also concerned that the tick is a carrier of theileria, specifically theileria orientalis, a disease that results in bovine infectious anemia, or an insufficient number of red blood cells. Without enough red blood cells, cattle may experience weakness, reluctance to walk, fever and abortion. Currently, there is no approved treatment in the United States for theileria orientalis, and recovered cattle usually remain persistently infected. USDA is aware of the spread of the ALT and has begun holding monthly surveillance calls between officials at the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and state and industry stakeholders. While procedures are in place to report tick sightings to APHIS, there is no federal program for tick control or eradication currently in place. While surveillance is a step in the right direction, Simmons pointed out that controlling and managing the tick is important because of its mobility. “The tick is found on over 25 host species including cats, dogs and birds,” she said. “The tick can easily hitch a ride on a wide variety of wild, agricultural and domestic animals to spread quickly into new areas.” Although officials remain concerned about the tick, producers can protect their herd by frequently inspecting their cattle and reporting any sightings of ticks to their veterinarian or local animal health officials. “USDA and state animal health officials have a procedure for veterinarians to identify and report ticks,” Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 54
Simmons said. “If a veterinarian sees a tick that looks different from the common domestic tick, they can contact APHIS or their state animal health officials to identify it.” First recorded in the U.S. in 2017, the ALT is native to eastern China, Japan, eastern Russia and Korea. The tick previously spread to Australia and New Zealand, where the spread of theileria caused economic disruptions to those countries’ agricultural production. It is currently unknown how the tick first entered the U.S., and it is rare for a new tick species to be established so quickly. The tick has never previously established a population in the U.S. and is considered an exotic species. NCBA has recognized that the ALT represents a challenge to the cattle industry. Through the grassroots policy process, the NCBA Cattle Health and Well Being Committee adopted policy on the ALT at the 2021 Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville, Tennessee. Having policy on the books allows NCBA’s Government Affairs team to begin working with policymakers to find ways to control and eradicate the tick. As chief veterinarian, Simmons will play a leading role in NCBA’s engagement on the tick. “Typically, NCBA works with members of Congress or government officials who are unfamiliar with our industry, and we are educating them on the realities our producers face out in the country,” Dr. Simmons said. “On cattle health and well-being issues, we engage in highly technical, scientific discussions with veterinary organizations, researchers and animal health professionals with the goal of keeping U.S. cattle safe and healthy.” To maintain the health of your herd, Dr. Simmons recommends knowing some information about tick behavior and the diseases that ticks may carry for cattle and humans. While the tick can be found anywhere in the environment, according to USDA, the tick prefers tall grasses and wooded areas. Asian Longhorned Ticks are light brown and when they feed, they can increase to the size of a pea. To prevent the spread of the tick, cattle producers should frequently monitor their livestock and report any ticks to their veterinarian or animal health authorities. The tick prefers warm places on both humans and animals, so producers should pay extra attention to cattle’s ears, groin and underbelly. On humans, ticks may hide under the armpits, behind the knee, in hair or around the groin. The tick may also spread through contact with wildlife, especially deer. Maintaining distance between livestock and wildlife is important for avoiding both the spread of diseases and insect pests. If ticks are a problem in your area of the country, then consider discussing with your herd veterinarian the use of tick control products for cattle and the environment. VOLUME 8
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Hereford Association celebrates a year of growth, high demand for Hereford genetics. from the American Hereford Association A shared sense of optimism echoed in the halls at the American Hereford Association (AHA) annual meeting this fall in Kansas City: It’s an exciting time to be in the Hereford business. In 2021, the breed experienced notable growth and increased use of Hereford genetics in the commercial cattle industry. “The Hereford breed and demand for Hereford genetics is growing at an exciting pace,” says Jack Ward, AHA executive vice president. “We’re seeing expanded interest for Hereford genetics in the commercial sector through an increase in average sale prices and bull numbers.” AHA reports U.S. Hereford semen sales increased by 9 percent in fiscal year 2021, with growth in domestic and international sales. Genetic trend lines also continued their march forward, with a reported 43 percent increase in the Baldy Maternal Index (BMI) and a 55 percent increase in the Brahman Influence Index (BII) during the course of the past six years. The Annual meeting offered an opportunity to showcase the increased averages of the breed’s profit indices and continued improvement of traits important to commercial producers. Shane Bedwell, AHA chief operating officer and director of breed improvement says AHA looks to continue the momentum in genetic improvement. “As an Association we’re going to continue to invest in research that validates maternal heterosis That is the bread and butter of any cow herd,” Bedwell says. “We really think we have an advantage in terms of fertility, the disposition advantage that Hereford brings to the table and continued advantages in efficiency, among others.” A hallmark of the Annual Meeting is the educational
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forum. This year, attendees heard from an impressive lineup of guest speakers who shared inspirational messages about grit and the abundance mind-set, the latest on promising marketing avenues, industry lobbying efforts in Washington, D.C., and herd health. Perhaps the most value came from the hallway conversations and comradery within the Hereford family. “The Annual Meeting is a celebration with members each and every year here in Kansas City. This is a great time to consider the advancements made and to celebrate the victories of the year with members,” Bedwell says. “It’s a big time in our breed right now.” Bob Harrell of Baker City, Ore., was among attendees. Despite challenges like severe drought in portions of the U.S., and tight feed supplies, Harrell says Hereford cattle are proving their profit potential through efficiency. “From birth to slaughter, Herefords, in my opinion, really excel in the whole production system. Not just the final product, not just from birth to weaning, not just from weaning to a nine-weight, but all along every phase they can generate income,” he says. Bedwell says these factors keep Hereford breeders sustainable. “There’s not a greater up-cycler than the beef cow. She’s a ruminant female that can take low-quality forage and make high-quality beef protein. She does it year-in, yearout, 365 days a year. Hereford breeders are great stewards of that,” he says. “We’re going to continue that story because it’s a great one to tell.” Learn why more farmers and ranchers “Come Home to Hereford,” at Hereford.org.
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Goggle eyed, freckle faced bull that is very extended through his front third and shows you exceptional body length and very correct on his feet and legs. Hard to beat his total EPD profile. Dam is a top producing 88X daughter with an ABWR of 96 and AWWR of 111. LOT 77
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Unique breeding prospect with so much to offer. Tremendous EPD profile and backs that up being stout made, high volume with tremendous muscle expression. Especially strong on carcass merit.
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C SULL G16 GENESIS 1221 ET
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Performance and eye appeal all wrapped into a special package. It is hard to put a hole in his EPD profile and phenotypically he is fault free. Five full sisters were a sale highlight this fall and averaged $9,200.
C 1311 GENESIS 1062 ET
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Elite herd bull prospect by the donor dam 1311. She is a full sister to Miles McKee and is the mother of Special Edition, Double Your Miles, Diversified, Spot On and numerous others. We feel 1062 has the credentials to join those ranks. Freckle faced, ring eyed with extra length and body depth. 1311 has produced $977,800 in progeny sales thus far with 35 bulls and heifers averaging right at $30,000. Retaining 1/4 in herd interest.
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C 4038 G16 GENESIS 1086 ET
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C 5355C BELL AIR 1085 ET
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A bull that is youthful looking. Very elongated through his front end, and true in his stride. His dam was Reserve Grand Champion at Fort Worth and is a favorite with visitors at the ranch with a square, level udder. Six daughters have averaged over $16,000. This is her first son offered.
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C WINNIE TRUE NORTH 1011 ET
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9.1 1.1 59 102 36 0.38 0.23 131
A young herd bull prospect with a great future. His enhanced EPD profile ranks him among the breeds elite in numerous traits. He is hard to fault and is wide based, clean in lines, and fluid in his motion. One half interest in his dam sold for $97,500 to Bowling Ranch and has right at a half a millions in progeny sales thus far. She is an ideal Hereford female. Retaining 1/4 in herd use. LOT 148
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Western Nugget Calf Champion Bull. Powerhouse herd bull prospect with a super EPD profile. A massive bull with extra rib, body depth, and muscle definition. His pedigree is stacked with maternal excellence with Belle Air and 4038 on the bottom side. Three full sisters were a highlight in our fall female sale averaging $16,800.
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Out of the popular sire True North this son has an exceptional phenotype to go along with his data sheet. Flawless structure and build in a perfectly sized package for a western environment.
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Applications being accepted for Environmental Stewardship Award Applications are being accepted until March 11, for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association 2022 Environmental Stewardship Award. Established in 1991, the Environmental Stewardship Award Program annually recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of cattle producers across the nation. Cattle producers, as individuals and as an industry, are actively working to protect and improve the environment, because they know environmental stewardship and good business go hand-in-hand. A common trait among all ESAP winners is the desire to leave the land in better condition for future generations and inspire the next generation of land stewards. While the program highlights stewardship, it also provides fellow cattle producers with examples and ideas which may be useful on their own farms and ranches. Any individual, group or organization is eligible to nominate one individual or business raising or feeding cattle. Individuals and families may not nominate themselves, although nominees may be involved in the preparation of the application. Past nominees are encouraged to resubmit applications; however, previous winners may not reapply. Along with a typed application, one nomination letter and three letters of recommendation highlighting
the nominee’s leadership in conservation are required. Nominees do not have to be members of NCBA but should support the objectives of their state and national organization. Award winners are selected by a committee of representatives from universities, conservation organizations as well as federal and state agencies. For guidance, the judges consider the management of water, wildlife, vegetation, air and soil along with leadership abilities and the sustainability of the business as a whole. Seven regional winners will be recognized at the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, La., in February 2023, and the national winner will be announced at the Celebration of America’s Land Stewards Event in Washington, D.C., in March 2023. Travel and registration are provided by ESAP for winners. The Environmental Stewardship Award is an initiative of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the National Cattlemen’s Foundation, and is funded by Corteva Agriscience, McDonald’s and the Natural Resources Conservation Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture along with a partnership with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. For more information and to download the nomination packet, visit www.environmentalstewardship. org.
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GENOMIC TESTING SEE THE RESULTS ON SALE DAY by Lindsay Upperman, Ph.D., for the American Gelbvieh Association The incorporation of genomic test results into breeding goals and genetic evaluations has produced an advantageous tool for producers to utilize, especially when it comes to marketing their animals. For seedstock producers, genomic tests have been gaining momentum in the past decade, with the use of this technology already proving successful within the marketplace. Let’s discuss the use of genomics, how they can be utilized as a selection tool and the tests available to producers. PARENTAGE & SIMPLY INHERITED TRAITS Parentage testing in cattle is based off the idea of parents passing a copy of each allele to the offspring and has been aroudn for sometime. However, with the use of multiple sire pastures or teh use of clean-up bulls after artificial insemination (AI) exposure, this test can be extremely useful. Allowing the producer to identify the correct sire of an animal enables the producer to recognize which sires have made the most progress towards the producer’s genetic goals. A simply inherited trait is contolled by one or a few genes. Most producerscan relate or have had a converstation including “homozygous black” or “heterozygous black.” For instance, the black coat color in Gelbvieh is contolled by a single gene. The gene has two results we can see:black or red color. The color is deterimined by which alleles (versions of a gene) are passed to the progeny from the sire and dam, with one allele passed from the sire and one allele passed from the dam. However, for coat color, black is dominant to red. This means a black animal may have two black alleles or a combination of one black and one red allele. For an animal to have a red coat color, the animal must have two copies of the red allele. This is similar to the horned/polled gene with polled being dominant over horned status. ACCURACY & GE-EPDS One of the uncertainties with using EPDs as a foolproof selection tool is the accurac of prediction for young cattle. This lack of confidence association with EPDs on young cattle usually stems from not having performance data or progeny, both of which increase the accuracy of EPD. Thus, in most young cattle, their genetic value is based on their pedigree. As animals get older and producer more progeny more knowledge is gained on their genetic merit. This increased knowledge, or confidence is demonstrated by an increase in the accuracy value (ranges from 0 to 1) associated with the EPD. Genomic testing a young animal increases the accuracy, which is similar to adding the performance records of 5 to 50 progeny, depending on which trait is being Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 60
evaluated. Thus, the increased knowledge of an animal’s genomics allows for increased confidence in their genomicenhanced EPDs. GENOMIC TESTS First, a sample in the form of blood, hair or tissue needs to be collected from the animal in which genomic information is sought. The sample cards or unites are available through the AGA and once requested, will be mailed directly to you. Once collected, the sample is then submitted and a selection is made between a genomic test or stand-alone test for the given animal. The genomic tests (which provide GE-EPDs) are available to AGA membership through a partnership with Neogen laboratores aand are listed below. Also provided are details regarding add-on options and which animals the test is required/recommended for: • Option 1 - GGP-HD: This is a high density genmic test that also includes parent qualification, if parents have genetic markers on file with the association. Any DNA sample (blood, hair or tissue sampling unit (TSU)) can be included with this test, resulting in lower costs for tests such as coat color, horned/polled, etc. Reason - AI sires, donor dams, futurity bulls and females. • Option 2 - GGP-LD: This is a low-density genomic test that also includes parent qualification, if parents have genetic markers on file with the association. Any DNA sample (blood, hair or TSU) can be utilized for this test. Add-on options can be included with this test, resulting in lower costs for tests such as coat color, horned/polled, etc. Reason - Herd sires or walking sires, national sale entries. • Option 3 - GGP-uLD: This is an ultra low-density genomic test that also includes parent qualification, if parents have genetic markers on file with the association. Only TSUs can be utllized for this test. Add-on options are NOT included with this test, thus all additional tests will need to be run as a stand-alone. Reason - registered sale animals, replacement females. When submitting any DNA test, please make sure to leave ample time for the tests to be completed, results to be uploaded and genomics to run within the genetic evaluation before sale catalog/sale entry deadlines approach. Currently a 4 to 6 week time period can be expected from a sample being recieved at the lab to the tests being completed. Running genomic and other DNA tests onyour animals before selling them allows buyers to make informed purchase decisions for the genetic future of their herd. VOLUME 8
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Representing You in D.C. PLC Sets 2022 priorities to tackle issues in Washington and beyond by Public Lands Council Executive Director Kaitlynn Clover We often say that each year begins with promise. It may be the promise of a new beginning or the promise of brighter days ahead. For ranchers, we mostly just hope it’s the promise that the coming year will be better than the last, and that there won’t be any big surprises. These last few years have been some of the most challenging in recent memory. The volatility that has typically been limited to Mother Nature last year extended to politics, human health, and the markets. Raising cattle and sheep in an already harsh environment became an exercise in managing extremes. After all of that, I know we’re all ready for the promise of a better year ahead. While the political situation in Washington, D.C. remains challenging, the Public Lands Council is headed into this new year with confidence. While Congress will likely be more focused on filling the Supreme Court vacancy and the midterm election cycle than on the upcoming Farm Bill, PLC sees significant opportunity to set important groundwork for robust Congressional oversight. This oversight will be much needed, as the Biden Administration has gone straight to work undoing all of the regulatory progress that we were able to make over the last few years. From sage grouse plan revisions to rewriting NEPA and WOTUS guidance, again, PLC is leading the charge to ensure that all regulatory activity recognizes the valuable contributions made by livestock grazing. Generally, PLC’s 2022 priorities boil down to a single phrase: promote the concept that grazing is good and protect the good work you do. Permittees should be recognized not only for the contributions they make to water, land, and wildlife health, but also the important stability they provide to local economies and rural communities. All other multiple uses are possible because of the infrastructure and the eyes-on-the-ground management that ranchers provide. That general philosophy leads us to vigorously oppose legislation and regulation that would compromise your ability do business. PLC continues to advocate for clear, predictable rules and practices governing grazing and resource management, including and especially when looking at fire, drought, and other emergency events that require management to be flexible. The challenges you face in your daily operations Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 62
are mirrored in the challenges facing the industry here in Washington, and you have a partner in PLC every step of the way. If you see a regulation coming down the line that affects your operation, chances are good that PLC is developing comments. If a bill is introduced that impedes your stewardship of the land, we’ve lobbied against it. Where there are opportunities to make better use of forage, improve grazing’s perception and use as a management tool, and reduce threats to land health, PLC is leading that conversation. From reduction of on-range horse and burro populations to emphasizing the role grazing plays in fuels reduction, PLC’s reach is broad and effective. Utah is home to one of the most important public lands ranching communities in the West. You have the opportunity now, more than ever before, to be leaders in conversations about the future of these landscapes. I encourage you to reach out to your Utah Public Lands Council to be involved as we look at the challenges ahead. While no one needs an extra job, there is strength in numbers, and that strength will carry us through the obstacles ahead. In so many ways, this year did begin with promise: the promise that 2022 will bring many opportunities to continue to share the good message of cattle and beef production, and that many of the challenges we will face will be familiar ones, and ones we’re ready and well-equipped to fight. We hope you join us. Visit publiclandscouncil.org to comment on the latest proposals, stay up-to-date on our latest initiatives, and keep an eye open for an upcoming announcement for the 2022 PLC Annual Meeting.
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One Shot. Two Ingredients. Fast Recovery. New Draxxin® KP can treat BRD and control fever quickly.1,2 Start treating bovine respiratory disease (BRD) and fever quickly with Draxxin® KP (tulathromycin and ketoprofen injection) Injectable Solution. The long-lasting BRD treatment you trust now has added fever control that can help support animal well-being.1,2,* It’s an effective combination that can help your cattle recover from BRD and fever fast, which can help them feel better.*
Learn more at DraxxinKP.com IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Draxxin KP has a pre-slaughter withdrawal time of 18 days in cattle. Not for use in female dairy cattle 1 year of age or older, including dry dairy cows. Not for use in beef calves less than 2 months of age, dairy calves, and veal calves. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in animals previously found to be hypersensitive to tulathromycin and ketoprofen. See full Prescribing Information, attached. *Draxxin KP animals showed a numerically improved attitude and respiratory scores compared with saline-treated and Draxxin-treated animals. 1 Data on file, Study Report No. A431N-US-16-418, Zoetis Inc. 2 Data on file, Study Report No. A131C-XC-17-528 and Report Amendment 01, Zoetis Inc. All trademarks are the property of Zoetis Services LLC or a related company or a licensor unless otherwise noted. © 2021 Zoetis Services LLC. All rights reserved. DKP-00036
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(tulathromycin and ketoprofen injection) INJECTABLE SOLUTION For subcutaneous injection Antibiotic: 100 mg of Tulathromycin/mL Non-Steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drug: 120 mg Ketoprofen/mL CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed veterinarian DESCRIPTION DRAXXIN KP (tulathromycin and ketoprofen injection) Injectable Solution is a ready to use sterile parenteral preparation containing tulathromycin, a semi-synthetic macrolide antibiotic of the subclass triamilide and ketoprofen a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug. ACTIVE INGREDIENTS: Each mL of DRAXXIN KP contains 100 mg of tulathromycin as a free base and 120 mg ketoprofen as a free acid in a 50% propylene glycol vehicle. INACTIVE INGREDIENTS: monothioglycerol (5 mg/mL), 2-pyrrolidone (70 mg/mL), citric acid (20 mg/mL) and sodium hydroxide/hydrochloric acid added to adjust pH. DRAXXIN KP contains an equilibrated mixture of two isomeric forms of tulathromycin in a 9:1 ratio and a racemic mixture of ketoprofen. The chemical names of the tulathromycin isomers are (2R,3S,4R,5R,8R, 10R,11R,12S,13S,14R)-13-[[2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-Ο-methyl-4-C[(propylamino)methyl]-α-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-2-ethyl-3,4,10-trihydroxy3,5,8,10,12,14-hexamethyl-11-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3-(dimethylamino)-β-D-xylohexopyranosyl]-oxy]-1-oxa-6-azacyclopentadecan-15-one and (2R,3R,6R,8R, 9R,10S,11S,12R)-11-[[2,6-dideoxy-3-C-methyl-3-Ο-methyl-4-C[(propylamino)methyl]-α-L-ribo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-2-[(1S,2R)-1,2-dihydroxy1-methylbutyl]-8-hydroxy-3,6,8,10,12-pentamethyl-9-[[3,4,6-trideoxy-3(dimethylamino)-β-D-xylo-hexopyranosyl]oxy]-1-oxa-4-azacyclotridecan-13one, respectively. The chemical name of ketoprofen is 2-(3-Benzoylphenyl) propanoic acid. INDICATIONS Draxxin® KP is indicated for the treatment of bovine respiratory disease (BRD) associated with Mannheimia haemolytica, Pasteurella multocida, Histophilus somni, and Mycoplasma bovis, and control of pyrexia associated with BRD in beef steers, beef heifers, beef calves 2 months of age and older, beef bulls, dairy bulls, and replacement dairy heifers. Not for use in reproducing animals over one year of age, dairy calves, or veal calves.
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DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION Inject subcutaneously as a single dose in the neck at a dosage of 2.5 mg tulathromycin and 3 mg ketoprofen/kg (1.1 mL/100 lb) bodyweight (BW). Do not inject more than 10 mL per injection site. Use this product within 56 days of the first puncture and puncture a maximum of 20 times. If more than 20 punctures are anticipated, the use of automatic injection equipment or a repeater syringe is recommended. When using a draw-off spike or needle with bore diameter larger than 16 gauge, discard any product remaining in the vial immediately after use. Table 1. DRAXXIN KP Cattle Dosing Guide Animal Weight (lb) 150 200 250 300 350 400 500 600 700 800 900 1000
Dose Volume (mL) 1.7 2.3 2.8 3.4 4.0 4.5 5.7 6.8 8.0 9.1 10.2 11.4
CONTRAINDICATIONS The use of DRAXXIN KP Injection is contraindicated in animals previously found to be hypersensitive to tulathromycin and ketoprofen. WITHDRAWAL PERIODS AND RESIDUE WARNINGS: Cattle must not be slaughtered for human consumption within 18 days following last treatment with this drug product. Not for use in female dairy cattle 1 year of age or older, including dry dairy cows; use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows or heifers. Not for use in beef calves less than 2 months of age, dairy calves, and veal calves. A withdrawal period has not been established for this product in pre-ruminating calves. USER SAFETY WARNINGS: NOT FOR HUMAN USE. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. The Safety Data Sheet (SDS) provides more detailed occupational safety information. To obtain a Safety Data Sheet contact Zoetis Inc. at 1-888-963-8471.
ANIMAL SAFETY WARNINGS and PRECAUTIONS The effects of DRAXXIN KP on bovine reproductive performance, pregnancy, and lactation have not been determined. Not for use in reproducing animals over one year of age because reproductive safety testing has not been conducted. Administration of tulathromycin and ketoprofen injection may result in injection site swelling that appears the day after treatment and may persist for at least 32 days post-injection. This may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter. As a class, cyclo-oxygenase inhibitory NSAIDs (Ketoprofen) may be associated with gastrointestinal, hepatic and renal toxicity. Sensitivity to drug-associated adverse effects varies with the individual patient. Patients at greatest risk for renal toxicity are those that are dehydrated, on concomitant diuretic therapy, or those with renal, cardiovascular, and/or hepatic dysfunction. Use judiciously when renal impairment or gastric ulceration is suspected. Since many NSAIDs possess the potential to induce gastrointestinal ulceration, concomitant use of DRAXXIN KP with other anti-inflammatory drugs, such as other NSAIDs and corticosteroids, should be avoided or closely monitored. Discontinue use if fecal blood is observed. ADVERSE REACTIONS Repeated administration of NSAIDs can result in gastric or renal toxicity. Sensitivity to drug-associated adverse effects varies with the individual patient. Patients at greatest risk for toxicity are those that are dehydrated, on concomitant diuretic therapy, or those with pre-existing gastric ulcers, renal, cardiovascular, and/or hepatic dysfunction. HOW SUPPLIED DRAXXIN KP Injection is available in the following package sizes: 50 mL vial; 100 mL vial; 250 mL vial; 500 mL vial STORAGE CONDITIONS Store at or below 25°C (77°F), with excursions up to 40°C (104°F). Protect from freezing. APPROVED BY FDA under NADA # 141-543
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it's in the genes Red Angus now eligible for Angus branded beef programs from the Red Angus Association of America
The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) recently completed negotiations with the U.S. Department of Agriculture on the breed’s Live Animals Specification form or GLA Schedule. The result is that, at the request of each brand owner, Red Angus can be included in Anguslabeled branded beef programs. Red Angus is "Angus," and now USDA has officially acknowledged that fact by enabling Red Angus and Red Angus-influenced cattle that meet certain requirements to join black-hided animals in as many Angus brands as decide in favor of their inclusion. Both genotypic and phenotypic qualification criteria are contained in the new GLA Live Animal Specification Schedule. The decision comes after a multi-year evaluation process that was originally spearheaded by beef industry stake holders who asked the USDA's Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) to look into the matter, citing that the genes of Red Angus cattle and Angus cattle are identical, except for the hair color, which does not impact the meat quality in any way. Prior to the USDA decision, phenotypic requirements were that cattle must be predominantly (51 percent) black, along with other exclusionary criteria. The proposed changes will require that cattle— evaluated phenotypically—have a main body that is solid black with no color behind the shoulder, above the flanks, or breaking the midline behind the shoulder (excluding the tail). Red Angus originated from the same Scottish gene pool as black Angus and are therefore genetically Angus. Hence, this change makes logical sense, and will benefit cow-calf producers, cattle feeders, packers and consumers. Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 66
Red Angus-influenced cattle can now be beneficially accessed to increase the supply of high-quality, Angus beef in many different programs throughout the country. Furthermore, it is a simple process to add Red Angus to existing Angus beef programs. Brand owners simply need to contact USDA and request the inclusion of the RAAA GLA Schedule as part of their program's live animal specs, then make associated minor verbiage changes in their own G-Schedules. RAAA can assist in this process, which in most cases, takes very little time to prepare, and is then followed by a relatively short correspondence period with USDA-AMS. RAAA is certainly pleased USDA recognizes that Red Angus are genetically Angus and looks forward to working with many branded Angus lines in 2022 and beyond. Our goal is to actively support their efforts, both in quality and volume, to help these brands grow and become even more successful.
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BULLS SELL BY THESE A.I. SIRES & DILLE HERDSIRES: • Collier Finished Product R503 • Brown Epiphany B111 • PIE Just Right 540
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JRD TOTAL PRODUCT I138 DOB 1-23-2021
JRD RIGHT ON I146 DOB 1-26-2021
SIRE: Collier Finished Product MGS: LSF SRR Record Breaker 3160A
SIRE: Pie Just Right 540 MGS: Red Fine Line Mulberry 26P
JRD TOTAL PRODUCT I139 DOB 1-24-2021
JRD TOTAL PRODUCT I119 DOB 1-18-2021
CED 15 BW -3.7 WW 59 YW 96 MK 28 ST 17 MB .46 RE .14
CED 16 BW -4.6 WW 61 YW 100 MK 26 ST 17 MB .60 RE .28
CED 16 BW -4.4 WW 60 YW 96 MK 28 ST 17 MB .47 RE .11
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CED 15 BW -3.3 WW 60 YW 100 MK 29 ST 17 MB .33 RE .19
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JRD TOTAL PRODUCT I106 DOB 1-13-2021
SIRE: Collier Finished Product MGS: Brown JYJ Redemption Y1334 CED 17 BW -5.5 WW 60 YW 99 MK 24 ST 16 MB .58 RE .13 Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 67
USDA, DOI AND FEMA JOINTLY ESTABLISH WILDLAND FIRE COMMISSION On Dec. 17, 2021, The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of the Interior (DOI) and Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced the establishment of a Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission. Establishing this Commission fulfills a key provision of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and represents a critical step in combating the nation’s wildfire crisis and improving resilience in America’s landscapes. The Commission is tasked with recommending federal policies and strategies to more effectively prevent, mitigate, suppress and manage wildland fires, including the rehabilitation of land affected from wildland fires. It will include representation from federal, state, Tribal, county and municipal governments as well as nongovernmental stakeholders from private industry. Through a coordinated effort, the Commission will deliver a report to Congress with practical policy recommendations one year from the first meeting. In addition, the Commission will outline a strategy to cost effectively meet aerial firefighting equipment needs through 2030. The work of the Commission will build on existing interagency federal efforts such as the Wildland Fire Leadership Council and the White House Wildfire Resilience Interagency Working Group and will continue to pursue a whole-of-government approach to wildfire risk reduction and resilience. “The effects of a changing climate are all around us. Americans, especially those in rural communities in the West, are experiencing a growing number of bigger, hotter, and more destructive wildfires that threaten people, livelihoods, and our natural resources. The Commission will bring together a diverse group of leaders to help tackle this crisis and inform our collective ability to improve the health and resilience of our forests and communities” said U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack. "The Commission represents a unified effort across the federal government to answer a call that is quickly growing louder; we must protect our wildlands from the ravaging impacts of climate change,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell. “...It is time for us all to recognize that wildland fire is not just a forest Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 68
or rural problem any longer. Urban and suburban fire departments that had no part in wildland firefighting 30 years ago are now heavily engaged in wildland fire prevention, mitigation, and response. The wildland urban interface is now the frontier for wildland fire,” said U.S. Fire Administrator Lori Moore Merrell. “This Commission will pull together our partners and stakeholders to focus on community risk reduction, enhanced prevention efforts, and overall response and mitigation capacity that matches the wildfire risks within the nation’s wildland urban interface.” The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law invests unprecedented funding in America’s natural infrastructure. The joint Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission will support the implementation of effective wildfire risk reduction, community risk reduction, and resilience strategies to combat the wildfire crisis, recovering and protecting our nation’s forests, landscapes and surrounding communities.
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RAAA 3751659 // Stockman x Fusion An outcross pedigree with an opportunity to make multi-trait improvement and add phenotype in one complete package. A big spread sire that ranks near the top of the breed for CED, BW, WW, YW, and Marbling.
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BREAKING RECORDS U.S. beef exports hit all-time high from the U.S. Meat Export Federation October 2021 was another strong month for U.S. red meat exports as beef export value continued to soar, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). October pork exports were below last year’s large total but year-to-date shipments remained slightly above the record pace of 2020. Beef exports reached 115,709 metric tons (mt) in October, up 7.5 percent from a year ago, while export value climbed 48 percent to $956.9 million – the second-highest total on record, behind August 2021. Through the first 10 months of the year, beef exports totaled 1.19 million mt, up 17 percent from a year ago. Export value increased 38 percent to $8.53 billion, surpassing the 2018 record ($8.33 billion) with two months to spare. Pork exports totaled 226,206 mt in October, down 7 percent from a year ago, while export value slipped 3.5 percent to $618.8 million. For January through October, pork exports were up slightly from a year ago in volume (2.47 million mt) and increased 8 percent in value ($6.84 billion). “USMEF has always prioritized market diversification, and this is more critical than ever now that the red meat industry faces unprecedented transportation challenges and rising input costs,” said President and CEO Dan Halstrom. “Exports will likely reach about $18 billion in 2021, which is a remarkable achievement. While global demand is tremendous and we are cautiously optimistic about further growth in 2022, supply chain pressures are not easy to overcome and are a growing concern for exporters and their international customers.” Broad-based growth puts beef exports on $10 billion pace U.S. beef exports will top $2 billion this year in each of three key Asian markets – South Korea, Japan and China/ Hong Kong. Korea and Japan are already knocking on the door, with exports through October exceeding $1.9 billion. October beef exports to Korea increased 13 percent from a year ago to 21,934 mt, while value soared 57 percent to $212.4 million. Through October, exports were also up 13 percent to 235,260 mt and increased 32 percent in value to $1.93 billion. This growth included a 50 percent increase in chilled beef export value ($831 million), with chilled volume up 23 percent to 71,860 mt, despite ongoing social distancing restrictions impacting the foodservice sector. Restrictions were eased in November but have been largely reinstated since the emergence of the COVID-19 Omicron 70
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variant. Japan remains the leading volume destination for U.S. beef, with October exports up slightly from a year ago to 23,435 mt while value climbed 35 percent to $198.7 million. Through October, exports were 5 percent ahead of last year’s pace in volume (269,815 mt) and 19 percent higher in value ($1.92 billion). Growth to Japan included a 15 percent increase in chilled beef (to 130,551 mt), valued at $1.13 billion (up 24 percent percent)) on continued strong retail demand. Japan recently eased many of its COVID-related restrictions on restaurants including resumption of alcohol sales, though restaurant traffic remains significantly impacted by the pandemic. Beef exports to China continue to capitalize on the market access gains achieved in the Phase One Economic and Trade Agreement, with October exports up nearly 150 percent from a year ago to 16,815 mt and more than tripling in value to $148.1 million. Through October, exports to China increased more than 500 percent in volume (154,857 mt) and more than 600 percent in value ($1.26 billion). As China’s largest supplier of grain-fed beef, the U.S. accounted for 10 percent of China’s imports on a value basis and 6 percent of import volume. Exports to the combined China/ Hong Kong market have already far exceeded previous annual records, reaching 198,409 mt (up 114 percent from a year ago) valued at $1.69 billion (up 135 percent percent). ). Other January-October highlights for U.S. beef exports include: Although October exports to Mexico were below last year’s volume at 15,841 mt, value still increased 29 percent to $93.1 million. Through October, shipments to Mexico surpassed last year’s low totals by 14 percent in volume (163,560 mt) and 39 percent in value ($861.1 million). Mexico is the largest volume destination for U.S. beef variety meat, with exports increasing 11 percent to 78,647 mt and posting strong value growth at $211.2 million (up 20 percent). percent ). Beef exports to Taiwan have edged lower in 2021 at 51,948 mt (down 4 percent percent)) but are still on a record value pace at $532 million (up 16 percent percent). ). Chilled exports were up 22 percent to 26,921 mt, valued at $351 ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 72 VOLUME 8
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 70 million (up 37 percent percent). ). The U.S. continues to dominate Taiwan’s imports of higher-value chilled beef, capturing more than 80 percent market share. Led by very strong growth in Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica and Panama, beef exports to Central America have already surpassed previous annual records, climbing 60% from a year ago to 17,713 mt and surging 90 percent in value ($107.9 million). Exports to top market Guatemala were 6,551 mt through October, up 42 percent from a year ago, valued at $49 million (up 80 percent)) and already surpassing the 2019 percent record. October exports of beef muscle cuts were record-large to Costa Rica and Honduras and the third highest on record to Guatemala. A strong rebound in Chile and excellent growth in Colombia and Peru drove beef exports to South America 29 percent above last year’s pace at 25,885 mt, while value climbed 79 percent to $141.2 million. Colombia’s exports have nearly surpassed the 2019 annual record and October exports were record-large at 1,359 mt. Beef exports to the Dominican Republic increased 83 percent from a year ago to 6,375 mt, with value more than doubling to $59.6 million (up 110 percent). percent ). October exports reached a record 1,046 mt. Beef export value per head of fed slaughter equated to $439.46 in October, up 55 percent from a year ago. The January-October average was $394.14, up 34 percent percent.. October exports accounted for 14.3 percent of total beef production and 12.4 percent for muscle cuts only, up from 12.7 percent and 10.8 percent percent,, respectively, in October 2020. For January through October these ratios were 15 percent and 12.8 percent percent,, each up nearly two full percentage points from a year ago. Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 72
NEW ADVOCACY PROGRAM BLAZES TRAIL FOR BEEF Driving the demand for beef starts at the grassroots with a strong network of advocates willing to share beef ’s positive message. The new Trailblazers program, developed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, takes advocacy to the next level by giving participants the tools and training they need to promote beef to new audiences while addressing and correcting myths. “Trailblazers is a competitive, highly engaging and interactive program that is developing the next generation of beef advocates,” said Chandler Mulvaney, director of grassroots advocacy & spokesperson development at NCBA. “The goal of this program is to empower the beef community to share their stories, which ultimately helps safeguard the work of cattle farmers and ranchers across the country. Trailblazers is looking for its first class of spokespeople to participate in a year-long hands-on program designed to train, equip and empower beef
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WHAT BEEFMASTER COWS CAN DO FOR YOU from Beefmaster Breeders United
Pay day starts with superior Beefmaster cows. Indeed, the Beefmaster female has stayed true to her original purpose: to help ranchers in tough environments improve performance, survivability and longevity. So, if you are giving up ground in traits that matter, consider Beefmasters. The breed will jump-start your cattle and give your next calf crop a performance boost. Beefmaster is a beef breed developed in America that improves beef quality and production efficiency when crossed with any other cattle breed for commercial beef production. The breed originated in Southern Texas in the late 1800s into the early 1900s. The Lasater family originally developed a large herd of Hereford cattle carefully selected to withstand the heat and insects of the Texas Gulf Coast region, but they were still not perfectly suited to that difficult environment. So Lasater began to experiment with incorporating Bos indicus or Zebu genetics, in the form of Gyr and Guzerat bulls from India and Nelore from Brazil. While the practice of crossbreeding was virtually unheard of at the time, they immediately saw a tremendous jump in productive traits, such as weight gain and reproductive rates. This is genetic advantage known as heterosis or hybrid vigor. By the early 1930s, the ranch also incorporated Milking Shorthorn genetics, to augment milk production and carcass quality. They could immediately see that the three-way hybrid was far superior to the two-way crosses. The final composite ended up at roughly 50 percent Bos indicus and 50 percent Bos taurus (25 percent Hereford and 25 percent Shorthorn). As Lasater developed the breed, he also formed a unique selection philosophy known today as The Lasater Philosophy. The concept is to only select cattle for economically relevant traits, which he distilled to these Six Essential traits. The Six Essentials are weight, conformation, milk 76
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production, fertility, hardiness and disposition. It is the only breed in history to be selected only using pressure for productive traits, as opposed to aesthetics. In 1937, the herd was closed to outside genetics with continued internal development to cull low-performers and upgrade all traits together equally. By 1954 the foundation herd was recognized by USDA under the name of Beefmaster. In 1961, Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) was founded and is headquartered in Boerne, Texas. Beefmaster ranks fifth in the U.S. in terms of membership and is the largest of the American breeds. The association has over 3,000 members registering around 19,000 calves annually. Beefmasters also enjoy a rapidly growing international footprint, with established associations in nine countries worldwide. The breed has rapidly grown around the world and has become known as the prime maternal cow for serious commercial cattlemen that appreciate their production excellence, particularly in harsh desert or tropical environments. The breed has excelled across most regions of the United States and several other Latin American regions. With global demand for higher-quality beef ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 78
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 76 growing geometrically, Beefmasters provide the perfect breed to cross on commercial cattle to improve production efficiency and carcass quality, while not sacrificing adaptability. Beefmasters are well known within the international beef industry for their successful adaptation in tropical climates. While this has proven true in Central America and Thailand, this unique breed succeeds in high altitude deserts, as well as in cold and wet environments. The Lasater Foundation herd was moved in 1948 to Matheson, Colorado – where it remains to this day. The Lasater Ranch is located on the Rocky Mountain plains, which is known for its high altitude, snow, extreme cold and meager grassland for foraging. Beefmaster cattle also flourish in the deserts of South Africa, Botswana and Zambia. They thrive in the mountains of Colombia and Venezuela, as well as Montana, Oregon, New Mexico, Kentuck perent and Wisconsin. Commercial cattlemen have noted substantial economic gains from using Beefmasters to provide an average increase of 60 pounds, or more at weaning when compared with other breeds. They excel post-weaning as well, with faster weight gains, excellent feed conversion and carcass yields around 64 percent. Land grant universities in Texas, Florida and Oklahoma are conducting research
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Home Grown Research EXAMINING TRENDS IN PAP OF YEARLING BULLS ENROLLED IN THE UBIA BULL PERFORMANCE TEST
By Kim Chapman, Extension Livestock Specialist, Utah State University; Matt Garcia, Extension Beef Specialist-Beef Genomics, Utah State University; Mike Walburger, DVM, Arrowhead Veterinary Clinic The Utah Beef Improvement Association (UBIA) has been conducting an annual bull performance test since 1972. The test has been conducted in cooperation with Utah State University Extension and commercial feedlots to house and feed the bulls. In the 33-year period from 1987 to 2020, the UBIA has tested more than 7,700 bulls and sold more than 3,000 high-performance bulls for use in commercial and purebred herds throughout the western U.S. through the UBIA Performance Bull Test sales. The primary objective of the test is to assist cattle producers in obtaining genetically-superior, performancetested bulls that are structurally and reproductively sound. To this end, the UBIA has followed the standards set forth for central bull tests established by the Beef Improvement Federation. Allowing the bulls to grow using a primarily forage-based ration, provides them with adequate nutrients to express their genetic differences, while not pushing them so hard that the integrity of their digestive system is compromised. As the cattle industry has worked to meet consumer demands for higher quality beef eating experiences, the seedstock industry has labored to adapt their cattle to supply the commercial trade with the right type of cattle to meet their needs. This effort has possibly had some collateral side effects not necessarily anticipated during the breeding selection process. This paper will discuss how this effort has impacted Pulmonary Arterial Pressure (PAP) as measured at the conclusion of each testing year of the
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recent history of the UBIA Performance Test (Test). The objective of the current study is to evaluate and note trends and breed differences over 12 years (2008-2019) of PAP data collected on bulls across the test and between four major breeds enrolled in the test. Elevated PAP scores can lead to High Altitude Disease, also known as Brisket Disease in cattle that range at elevations above 7,000 feet, thus the name High Altitude Disease. Calves with high PAP scores are most susceptible to develop swelling throughout the brisket area as the heart works to counteract the effects of hypoxia leading eventually to congestive heart failure. Neary, reported that on one Colorado ranch where cattle were raised above 8,000 feet elevation 50 percent of calves that died between branding and weaning had succumbed to high-altitude disease. Because PAP is a moderately heritable trait (0.38 +/- 0.07), testing prospective herd sires is one of the best ways for a producer to ensure the disease potential of the herd remains low. However, this must be accompanied by culling cows whose calves exhibit susceptibility as Neary, stated that the ranch referred to above had been using low PAP bulls in their bull battery for 20 years prior to the study. PAP testing has become increasingly important not only to cattle producers who run cattle at high altitudes, but also for feedlot operators who are observing higher numbers of cattle on feed that exhibit symptoms of brisket disease at elevations down to 3,000 feet. Neary reported that their study in 2012 had shown that 15 of every 10,000 cattle entering U.S. feedlots died of Right Heart Failure (RHF) (a more clinical description of brisket disease), while Jensen, (1976) reported only three4 cases per 10,000 in four feedlots they studied at an elevation of 5,000’ ft. While these two studies were quite different, they do suggest a definite upward trend in cattle deaths due to brisket disease at elevations much lower than the 7,000 ft. traditionally thought of as the VOLUME 8
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lower boundary for the disease to be exhibited. This problem is exacerbated given that most of the cattle exhibiting symptoms in feedlots die within a month of harvest, leading researchers to hypothesize that onset of symptoms leading to these losses may be correlated to body weight and condition, similar to coronary disease in humans. Unfortunately, this scenario leads to the maximum dollar loss for feeders possible because most of the feeding expense has been incurred by that point in the feeding cycle with no return to investment. Researchers are also trying to determine if there may be other underlying factors that are contributing to the onset of RHF, such as pneumonia and other respiratory diseases. Research is on-going to better understand completely the causes of RHF in these low-elevation situations.
Materials and Methods Experimental Animals Beef bulls from any registered breed association have been allowed to participate in the test. Bulls are received annually at the test feedlot in early October. Bulls were divided into two divisions. Junior division included bulls born from January 1 to March 30 of the current calendar year. Senior division included bulls born the previous fall (September through December). Bull Test Procedures A series of recommended best management practices were provided to bull owners to reduce management disparities prior to the test. Once bulls arrived at the test station, all bulls were treated the same relative to warmup period, booster vaccinations, treatment for parasites, feeding regime and post-test procedures such as ultrasound scanning, PAP testing and breeding soundness evaluation. PAP Collection Procedure The PAP readings were collected after the conclusion of the performance test and just prior to conducting the breeding soundness examination. A total of 1372 bulls had PAP scores collected from 2008-2019. The PAP reading was taken using the following procedure as outlined by Holt and Callan in 2007. The bull was secured in a hydraulic squeeze chute with a scissor-type head catch. Once the head was secured, a rope halter was used to pull the head to the side with the nose approximately level with the point of the shoulder to expose the jugular furrow. The jugular furrow was then scrubbed using a chlorhexidine solution. After cleaning the jugular furrow, a 3.5 inch 13-gauge
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needle was used to perforate the jugular until blood was flowing from the needle. The needle was gently threaded down the jugular until only about 1 cm was protruding from the skin. A 1.7 mm, saline-filled, polyethylene catheter attached to an oscilloscope via a pressure transducer that converts the fluid pressure in the catheter into electric signals was used to facilitate collecting the pressure reading. Once the needle was in the correct position, the catheter was inserted into the barrel of the needle and gently threaded down the jugular, into the right atrium of the heart then on into the right ventricle and finally through the pulmonary valve into the pulmonary artery where the pressure reading was taken following an approximate 10- second pause for the pressure to stabilize. Following removal of the needle and catheter, both went through a disinfecting protocol which included first being rinsed in a povidone iodine solution followed by a chlorhexidine soap and water solution, then rinsed in a chlorhexidine solution and finally allowed to sit in a hot chlorhexidine/isopropyl alcohol solution for at least 5-10 minutes before being ready to be reused. Accordingly, multiple needles and catheters were used daily through the data collection process. Holt and Callan recommend that PAP readings be collected at elevations above 5,000 feet. PAP readings for the subject animals in the current study were collected at an altitude of 5,315 feet elevation above sea level. Statistical Analyses Utilizing the Mixed Model procedures of SAS (version 9.4, SAS Institute, Cary, NC), changes in pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) for bulls participating in Utah Beef Improvement Association (UBIA) Bull Test from 2008 to 2019 were evaluated. PAP scores were fit as random variables in the model and year and breed fit as fixed variables. The LSMEANS function, along with the preplanned pairwise comparisons procedure was utilized to evaluate if significant differences existed between breeds for PAP score means, over the entire testing period from 20082019. Breeds with greater than 100 bulls evaluated were included in the statistical analyses. These included Black Angus, Hereford, Red Angus and the Simmental breeds. Interval regression analyses as described by researchers in 2007 were conducted to determine if the mean rates of change in PAP scores between breeds was significantly different. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 82
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UBIA bull producers are assisting cattle producers in the Intermountain region in securing bulls that meet the needs of their rangeland production systems and that will benefit all segments of the cattle industry as their progeny enter into the production chain. Additional research needs to be conducted to more fully understand all of the factors associated with the observed increases in PAP and the effects in morbidity and mortality in the beef cattle industry.
Results and Discussion Least square means analyses revealed significant differences among the four most tested breeds for overall PAP score mean from 2008-2019 (Table 1). The Angus breed had a significantly (P < 0.05) higher overall PAP score mean when compared to all other breeds evaluated. The Red Angus breed also had a significantly higher overall PAP mean score than the Hereford breed but was not significantly different from the Simmental breed. Although significant differences were detected TABLE 1. LSMEANS estimate comparisons between breeds for PAP score means from 2008-2019 amongst multiple breeds there was not a significant difference when comparing overall means between the Hereford and Simmental breeds. The fact that the Angus breed had the highest PAP score means may be a byproduct of some seedstock AI strategies that incorporated highly desirable bulls from lower elevations into breeding schemes. Furthermore, when evaluating change of PAP among all breeds (Figure 1), PAP scores increased at a rate of 0.81 mmHg per year. While the Angus breed had the highest overall mean, it would be easy to say that the Angus breed was driving this increase in mean PAP scores across the test. However, interval regressions FIGURE 1. Mean pulmonary arterial pressure (PAP) across all were conducted comparing all breeds to determine breeds evaluated from 2008-2019. if any breed’s PAP scores were increasing at a more rapid pace. Interval regression analyses that evaluated mean rate of change (slope) for PAP scores between breeds from 2008-2019 (Figure 2) revealed that one breed in particular was increasing at a more rapid pace when compared to other breeds. Specifically, the Red Angus breed has increased PAP scores at a significantly higher rate (P < 0.05) than all other breeds. Furthermore, rate of change was not significantly different when comparing the three aforementioned breeds. While the Angus breed may have had the highest overall PAP average over the evaluated time period, its rate of change was similar when compared to the Hereford and Simmental breed who had significantly lower PAP averages over the same time period. Holt and Callan and Neary all indicate that FIGURE 2. Rate of change in pulmonary arterial pressure between major breeds evaluated from 2008-2019 elevated PAP in cattle is a primary causative factor in calf mortality due to High Altitude Disease in calves at elevations above 7,000’ and is a possible contributing factor to mortality in feedlot cattle at lower elevations due to RHF. Additional research is currently ongoing to further study the exact causation of RHF in low elevation feedlot cattle. Conclusion There have been increases in PAP scores across all breeds examined in this study. Black Angus showed the highest average PAP score over the test period at 39.23 mmHg, which was significantly higher than the other three breeds in the study. Red Angus experienced the greatest rate of change amongst the four breeds in the study at 1.23 mmHg increase annually over the study period. By continuing to conduct PAP testing in conjunction with the bull performance test, the VOLUME 8 • FEBRUARY 2022 Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition 82
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TREND SETTING BEEF IS THE FOOD FASHION THAT NEVER GOES OUT OF STYLE from the Beef Checkoff Program This is the time of year when everyone makes predictions for the new year’s hot trends and compiles top ten lists for everything from fashion and paint colors to cars and cuisine. One trend that remains in fashion from year to year is that beef is always in style. Sherwin-Williams named Evergreen Fog as its 2022 color of the year, a “simple but sophisticated greengray” that the company believes is a “subtle yet stunning statement shade.” Pantone on the other hand is predicting “diverse and distinctive colors blending comfort and familiarity with unexpected delight” for spring and summer fashions. You may be looking for “Skydiver” and “Daffodil” instead of the standard blue and yellow when shopping for your next favorite shirt. While most people may not follow the latest fashion fads or know what colors are trending, they do know what tastes good, regardless of what appears on the latest list. According to the Beef Checkoff-funded Consumer Beef Tracker, which tracks consumer perceptions related to the protein landscape, taste still dominates the shopper’s decision-making process, with 87 percent of consumers selecting protein based on great taste. Nation’s Restaurant News, a trade publication covering the foodservice industry, hosted a 2022 Trends Forecast webinar showcasing restaurant trends expected in the coming year. One of the guest speakers, Mark DiDomenico, director of customer solutions with Datassential, set the stage with an overview of consumer behavior following
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COVID closures. According to DiDomenico, during the pandemic Americans missed foods they couldn’t make at home easily, and steak was the most-missed item.2 This pent-up demand may lead to stronger sales at restaurants where steak is featured on menus. One of the big restaurant trends for 2022 is the “world of breakfast.” While eggs will continue to dominate breakfast menus, there is a place at the table for beef. For example, although Flank Steak currently has a 1.3 percent breakfast menu penetration, its four-year growth rate is 205 percent, and it was called out as a one of the fastest growing breakfast menu ingredients. The door is open for restaurants to get creative with beef for breakfast. In other culinary trend news, the National Restaurant Association partnered with the American Culinary Federation and invited professional chefs to review and rank a list of 109 food items and culinary concepts to create a list of top trends in the restaurant industry. In the dinner category, less-expensive beef cuts made the top three trends, and the top three global inspirations included flavors from Southeast Asia, South America and the Caribbean. When chefs were asked, “what do you think the hottest culinary trend will be in 2022,” sustainability was the top response. What does this all mean for beef? Overall, these trends help create a narrative for beef that resonates with the consumer. When consumers experience unique flavors at restaurants, they often want to experiment with those tastes at home as well. Beef recipes featuring global flavors may inspire home cooks to incorporate more beef into family meals. Sustainability being top of mind with chefs provides another avenue to share beef ’s sustainability message. Beef has a great story to tell, and foodservice is one more way to showcase how beef is part of the climate change solution, and not the problem. With 69 percent of consumers claiming to eat beef on a weekly basis, consumer demand for beef remains strong, and it is expected to remain that way going into the new year. Regardless of a desire to be fashion forward or drive the number one midsize sedan of the year, one thing remains constant, and that is beef never goes out of style. VOLUME 8
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GENETIC EVALUATION:
A TEAM SPORT By by Jackie Atkins, in collaboration with Randie Culbertson and Wade Shafer for the American Simmental Association On a nearly daily basis I witness the tug and pull in our family dynamics between individuals competing directly and the group working collaboratively. Nearly every time my kids are competing with each other to put their pjs on first, pack their lunch first, or run to the gate first, they are pushing and shoving, and only care about themselves at the expense of others. When we flip this conversation into a team sport by asking, “How fast can we all be ready for bed?” this instantly changes the dynamics. Instead of elbowing each other out of the way, when our family is the team, the older kids help the younger ones get toothpaste on their toothbrushes, find clean pjs, comb hair, and work together toward a common good in a spirit of camaraderie. Not only is there less fighting in the family when we have a team goal, but everyone finishes faster as we aren’t wasting time fighting over silly things like who touched the toothpaste first. I see this play out in breed association politics as well. If a breed association’s mentality is to make their association number one, they will start elbowing, pushing, and shoving to “win.” When the common good is to provide tools for the commercial cattle industry, this completely changes the dynamics. Now the breed associations can collaborate and work together toward helping the commercial cattle industry have the most accurate tools at their disposal. I feel so fortunate to work with a collective of teamoriented breed associations through International Genetic Solutions (IGS). It is invigorating to join forces with the staff of the various breed associations and problem-solve together. This summer we worked on a 86
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project that highlighted these benefits. We had one-on-one meetings with each association in IGS and went through the individual data entering into the genetic evaluation. It was a great opportunity to see how each association is adding to the IGS evaluation and also how each association is benefiting from the IGS collective. We looked through a wide swath of data points to review contributions made by each breed organization. The American Simmental Association (ASA) has approximately 150,000 genotyped animals and an above-average number of females and terminal cattle genotyped. In females born after 2010 with a Stayability record (n = 126,003), the members of the ASA have genotyped over 27 percent of those cows compared to the IGS average of 16 percent Similarly, if we look at the number of terminal calves born since 2010, the ASA contributed 30,744 carcass records, of which 34 percent were genotyped. This is well above the IGS average of 10 percent of the terminal cattle ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 88
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a Effect of sire breed group on carcass value of feedlot cattle harvested through Tri-County Steer Carcass Futurity Cooperative, Lewis, Iowa, 2002 to 2018. Odde, K. & King, M. (March 2021). Kansas State University.
Relationships Among Sire-Breed Group, Calf Sex and Year Group on Carcass Traits. Breeds represented in the English-sired group: Angus, Red Angus, South Devon, Hereford and Shorthorn.
b Effect of sire breed on sale price of beef steer calves sold through Superior Livestock Auction, summer 2020. Odde, K. & King, M. (December 2020). Kansas State University analysis of 394,900 head of beef calves.
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 86 being genotyped. Clearly the membership commitment to Cow Herd DNA Roundup and the Carcass Expansion Project show up in the numbers of genotypes in these populations. This is paving the way for research and development to improve what we can do for future predictions of maternal and terminal traits. An area where we saw a drop in ASA data compared to the average IGS percentage was in yearling weights submitted. The ASA has just under 23 percent of the animals in our database with at least one phenotype who have a yearling weight, compared to an average of 28 percent for IGS. The Calf Crop Genomics program has an incentive for completed growth trait record submission, so it will be interesting to see if this benchmark improves in the future for ASA. This report also highlighted the benefit to ASA of being in IGS. As of June 2021, the ASA had 12,979 bulls in the ASA database that also have progeny in another breed registry in the IGS collective. If the ASA were in a genetic evaluation all by ourselves, we would have close to 2.3 million progeny from these ~13,000 bulls, which is a healthy amount of data. But, by having one joint genetic evaluation, we add over 2 million more progeny to these 13,000 bulls, bringing the total to just over 4.3 million progeny records. This of course adds quite a bit of data to
the 13,000 bulls, but also all of their relatives benefit from the additional progeny records. We pulled similar numbers for each organization in IGS and saw the same pattern across all the breed associations using the IGS genetic evaluation. Some breed associations saw an increase of nearly 14 times the amount of data through the collaborative efforts of IGS than if they had their own separate evaluation. Seeing the fruits of this effort reminds me of a line from James Clear’s book Atomic Habits, which I recently discovered: “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Your goal is your desired outcome. Your system is the collection of daily habits that will get you there.” I think a tremendous benefit the ASA and many organizations in IGS offer their members is to have systems that allow breeders to help meet their data collection goals. Without those systems some breeders would meet them anyway, but certainly far fewer than can today. Again, we are working as a team to create the best level of genetic awareness. If we want the commercial cattle industry to have the best tools to predict genetic merit, then we work as a team with appropriate systems to meet the data goals. “This year, spend less time focusing on outcomes and more time focusing on the habits that precede the results.” — James Clear, Atomic Habits
American Simmental Numbers at a Glance
• ASA has approximately 150,000 genotyped animals. • In females born after 2010 with a Stayability record (n = 126,003), the members of the ASA have genotyped over 27% of those cows; the IGS average is 16%. • In terminal calves born since 2010, the ASA contributed 30,744 carcass records, of which 34% were genotyped; overall, 10% of terminal calves are genotyped in IGS. • ASA has just under 23% of the animals in our database with at least one phenotype who have a yearling weight, compared to an average of 28% for IGS. • As of June 2021, the ASA had 12,979 bulls in the ASA database that also have progeny in another breed registry in the IGS collective. If the ASA were in a genetic valuation all by ourselves, we would have close to 2.3 million progeny from these ~13,000 bulls, which is a healthy amount of data. But, by having one joint genetic evaluation, we add over 2 million more progeny to these 13,000 bulls, bringing the total to just over 4.3 million progeny records.
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PLAN WITH A PURPOSE Utah Department of Ag and Food completes strategic plan amid 100th anniversary An excerpt from the Utah Deparement of Agriculture’s Strategic Plan In its 100th year, the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has compiled this Centennial Strategic Plan is to commemorate this milestone anniversary with refined vision, mission and values statements and to create strategic goals to drive the Department and Utah’s agriculture and food industries forward into the century ahead. Between May and September of 2021, the Utah Department of Agriculture (UDAF), along with the Utah Association of Counties (UAC) and Honey Communications, conducted a comprehensive review of iMpact Utah manufactured foods data and UDAF interdepartmental program data, held in-depth interviews with farmers and ranchers, UDAF directors, and conducted a listening tour and survey of stakeholders including regional Associations of Governments, agriculture and food industry representatives, Utah State University Cooperative Extension, and elected officials. Information gathered from these processes led to the creation of strategic departmentwide goals and the development of vision, mission, and value statements. Research indicated that Utah consumer purchases of value-added processed foods and beverages in 2020 totaled $4,157,404,276. With 58 percent or $2,991,541,730 of those products or processing inputs being purchased from out-of-state suppliers, the potential growth to Utah’s economy through increased local food and beverage purchases is significant. Other common challenges identified throughout the strategic planning process are related to production,
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processing, and consumers. Top concerns include addressing agristructure needs for processing and connecting Utah producers with local processors. Other concerns include developing the next generation of agricultural producers and workforce, preserving agricultural lands, educating and connecting Utah consumers with their food supply, and improving UDAF’s customer service and efficiency.
MAJOR FINDINGS
INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS IN UTAH FOOD PROCESSING One constraint in getting locally raised food to the Utah consumers, producers and processors is insufficient local processing infrastructure. Utah’s beef industry, the state’s top agricultural sector, ships most of its production outside of the state for finishing and processing, resulting in Utahns purchasing the finished product back at a higher price. Other top agricultural consumer products raised in Utah with opportunities for adding value through processing include dairy, pork, poultry, lamb, wool, hay, grains, corn, oil seeds, fruit, vegetables, and other agriculture based products.
CONNECTING LOCAL PROCESSING WITH LOCAL PRODUCTION
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sources rather than meeting their needs locally. Utah dairy is one example of an industry that capitalizes on opportunities for using in-state processing inputs with in-state production. This benefits local producers, manufacturers, and consumers. Creamery butter manufacturing was one of the fastest growing job sectors in 2020, growing by 115 percent. This industry also met 92 percent of their input demand in the region, resulting in an additional $17,662,659 which directly benefits Utah’s economy.
RURAL & SHOULDER COUNTY STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS Utah Association of Counties in collaboration with UDAF, the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, and Associations of Governments conducted meetings with key rural and shoulder county agricultural stakeholders throughout the state in July and August of 2021 to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats within Utah’s agriculture and food industries. Common strengths identified include the production of livestock including beef, lamb, goats, and poultry, dairy and dairy processing, high-quality hay, alfalfa, and grains for animal and human consumption, as well as opportunities for meat processing and agritourism. Common weaknesses identified include the availability of processing for proteins, fruits and vegetables, distribution, and agricultural water issues including availability, storage and delivery. Access and governance of public lands for food production is an ongoing concern. Urban sprawl and gentrification has greatly increased housing and land costs in most rural areas where agriculture takes place, threatening to eliminate productive agricultural lands and limiting opportunities for new and continuing agricultural producers.
commodities in the state. Survey respondents commonly identified the need for expanding meat packing plants and egg, feedlot, and small grain processing capacity. Both urban and rural respondents identified land prices, drought, and urbanization as the biggest challenges facing the state’s agriculture industry. Untapped opportunities listed for the agriculture industry included grapes, fruit production and processing and direct marketing opportunities including farmers markets, CSAs, and local produce sales to restaurants. Urban farming (one to five acre lots), agritourism, and water development in combination with better management of public grazing resources were also mentioned as opportunities by survey respondents. Survey respondents expressed appreciation for what city and county governments are doing to support agriculture. Initiatives mentioned included community gardens, attempts to build meat packing plants, pesticide safety measures, pest control efforts, USU research, public education campaigns and greenbelt status tax exemptions.
STRATEGIC GOALS In response to the challenges and opportunities identified through the strategic planning process, the following goals for the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food were developed. To achieve these goals, each UDAF division will develop short and long-term plans respective to each of the following goals. For a more in-depth look at UDAF’s Strategic Plan, visit ag.utah.gov.
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY COOPERATIVE EXTENSION STATEWIDE SURVEY UDAF, in collaboration with Utah State University Cooperative Extension, distributed a survey in July and August of 2021 to gather information on perspectives and perceptions of select urban and rural Utah State University (USU) Extension professionals. Over three fourths of the respondents represented counties outside the heavily populated Wasatch front. Both urban and rural respondents perceived alfalfa, grain, fruits and vegetables and livestock to be the top agricultural www.UTAHCATTLEMEN.org
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A Necessary Investment for the U.S. Cattle Industry from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association After months of gridlock in Congress, the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021 was signed into law by President Biden. In the midst of partisan politics, NCBA stayed committed to being the trusted leader and definitive voice of the U.S. cattle and beef industry. In this case, that meant sifting through rhetoric and fighting for policy that served the best interests of U.S. cattle and beef producers. How did we get here? Like most things in Washington, the process that led us to passage of this legislation was extremely convoluted and lengthy. Democratic leadership in Congress created a two-track process where they debated on a “human infrastructure” bill, often referred to as the Build Back Better Act, and a “hard infrastructure” bill that included more traditional infrastructure investments, such as broadband funding and investments in roads and bridges. While NCBA continues to oppose the Build Back Better Act as certain provisions could harm the business climate for producers, throughout the broader conversation we worked with Congress to ensure the bipartisan infrastructure bill focused on “hard
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infrastructure” investments and included provisions beneficial to the cattle industry. How does this legislation benefit U.S. cattle and beef producers? Infrastructure investments are an important step toward ensuring that American cattle producers and their communities have access to necessary resources to be successful in the 21st century. “A lot of these provisions [in the bipartisan infrastructure bill] are things that we have been pursuing for well over a decade, and in some cases over two decades,” said NCBA Policy Division Chair and Wyoming cattleman Mark Eisele. “I know there’s concern about there being a lot of ‘hogs at the trough’ for this deal, but that’s not the case.” In accordance with our grassroots policy, NCBA worked hard to ensure that the following provisions were included in the final legislation: • An additional 150 air-mile exemption on the destination of livestock hauls; ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 94
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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 92 • $127 billion for roads, bridges, ports and waterways that are crucial to farmers and agricluture exporters; • $40 billion to states to build out broadband internet infrastructure — $2 billion for the Agriculture Department to expand broadband in rural areas through the ReConnect program; • $3.3 billion to the Forest Service and Interior Department to fight wildfires through controlled burns, mechanical thinning, and firefighting resources; and • congressional commitment to the improvement of the federal permitting process for critical waterrelated investments through the codification of One Federal Decision. Livestock Transportation NCBA has long fought for the ability for livestock haulers to transport livestock safely and efficiently. The ability for haulers to do this depends on the existence of modernized, reliable roads and bridges as well as regulatory flexibility. “Livestock are a perishable commodity. For humane animal management and the proper handling of that commodity, it needs to be timely,” Eisele said. “You can’t be diverted around a river and have an extra hour added to your haul — which happens frequently. And you can’t pull into a truck stop and wait eight to 10 hours to get back on the road.” Since cattle are often hauled from remote areas of the country to areas where feedlots and processing plants are located, without flexibility in hours-ofservice requirements, some cattle and beef producers could very easily lose their ability to be competitive in the marketplace. While the cattle industry is currently operating under an emergency declaration that allows for exemptions to hours-of-service throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the inclusion of the backend 150 air-mile exemption in the bill provides an added flexibility that is permanent. While flexibility during livestock hauls is critical, it means nothing unless the roads and bridges haulers are utilizing are accessible and can accommodate heavy cattle and trailers. “We’re watching some of our infrastructure crumble and erode under our feet — literally,” explained Eisele. “As you drive the backroads, you realize haulers can’t always access them with trucks because the bridges aren’t able to handle the larger weight loads.” Hauling livestock is different than hauling other commodities. Flexibility in regulations and reliable infrastructure, especially in rural areas, is key to the health and safety of cattle in transport. In fact, the investments made in transportation infrastructure through this bill will have a direct effect on the ability for grocery store shelves to remain fully stocked with beef. 94
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Rural Connectivity For cattle and beef producers to be competitive in a global marketplace they must have access to reliable, highspeed internet. “In this day and age, you’ve got to be connected — high tech is where it’s at,” Eisele said. “People want timely information at the speed of commerce to run their businesses.” The funding for rural broadband included in the bill will be critical for the cattle industry as we continue to innovate and improve operations. When producers have access to high-speed rural broadband it opens doors to increased efficiency, economic growth and environmental sustainability. “If you’re in the business, you understand. You need access to your markets; you need to stay aware of commodity prices and you need to have precision technology for spraying or location of crops — you can’t wait for this stuff,” Eisele said. Eisele went on to describe how farmers and ranchers don’t have time to run to the top of a hill to get service when they need to quickly check something on the internet or make a timely purchase. While this may just seem like an anecdote to some, cattle producers know the reality of this, and the challenges lack of connectivity impose on business owners when they are working on their operations. Fire Mitigation and Water-Related Infrastructure On the heels of one of the most severe droughts in recent history, coupled with a devastating wildfire season — the investments for fire mitigation and water-related infrastructure included in the bill will be critical, especially for ranchers in the west. “Lots of our producers had enormous burnouts. They lost livestock. They lost property — some of which will never be rebuilt in a lifetime. Those losses were unacceptable,” Eisele said. Eisele explained that to mitigate these catastrophic losses the Forest Service needs to work with farmers and ranchers on the ground, invest in ground management tools and address urgent issues. In addition, for generations, ranchers have been subject to burdensome government red tape to complete critical water-related infrastructure projects. The codification of One Federal Decision will increase efficiency in the permitting process, thus allowing producers to continually invest in water and natural resource management. “Everyone is critical of public lands ranchers because they don’t think we’re paying our fair share and that sort of thing, but we’re the ones putting water developments in, we’re the ones that are helping wildlife,” Eisele said. “We want clean water. We want clean air. We want all those things. And when we have fires of enormous magnitude, the environment loses, the watershed loses — everyone takes an enormous hit. So, in my opinion, this is money well spent.” VOLUME 8
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THURS., MARCH 3 Lunch at 11 a.m. • Sale at 12 p.m. at the Ranch
SELLING A STOUT SET OF 50 WINTER YEARLING ANGUS BULLS PLUS 6 TWO-YEAR-OLDS
Outstanding Phenotype, Genetically Elite, Sound, Deep & Functional As 4th generation Preston, Idaho, cattle ranchers, we are building our family legacy as we take a systematic approach with sound judgement, balanced eye-appeal, and functional cattle that will thrive in our rigid conditions. Our cowherd is backed with performance, carcass and maternal traits so we can sell bulls that thrive in the commercial industry from conception to consumption. We take cattle ranching back to the basics of good-footed, hearty cows producing soggy calves every year!
PRESTON, IDAHO BULLS SELL SIRED BY:
Pahr Yeti 85 • Woodhill Blueprint Tehama Tahoe B767 • Casino Bomber N33 Woodhill Reliance A60-F165 • Algoma Flash B149 Baldridge Bronc • T/D Calvary 9276
Contact Matt Macfarlane or John Cannon for updated yearling ultrasound, performance and fertility data, as well as the genomic testing results and resulting enhanced EPDs.
ONLINE BIDDING
AUCTIONEER: TRENT STEWART, 541-325-3662
CHECK OUT THESE 2022 SALE FEATURES BY LEADING A.I. SIRES ...
CANNON BLUEPRINT 759
WWR - 107
WOODHILL BLUE PRINT X CARTER IN FOCUS 30B
CASINO BOMBER 770
WWR - 115
CASINO BOMBER N33 X CONNEALY CONFIDENCE 0100
CANNON BLUEPRINT 749
WWR - 114
WOODHILL BLUE PRINT X SITZ REPUTATION 689C
CANNON BOMBER 780
WWR - 107
CASINO BOMBER N33 X TC ABERDEEN 759
Sale Books Mailed Only Upon Request
CANNON ANGUS RANCH THD ©
John Cannon: 818-400-4513 2214 E. 800 S., Preston, ID 83263
Follow Us on Facebook or the Web http://cannonangus.com www.UTAHCATTLEMEN.org
CANNON TAHOE 768 WWR - 117
TEHAMA TAHOE B767 X CONNEALYCONFIDENCE PLUS
CANNON YETI 772
WWR : 113
PAHR YETI B5 X TC ABERDEEN 759
Sale Manager Matt Macfarlane 916-803-3113 m3cattlemarketing@gmail.com m3cattlemarketing.com Utah Cattleman Seedstock Edition
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2022 CATTLEMEN’S CALENDAR DATE
Cattle Sale listed in this calendar are advertisers withtin this annual seedstock edition of the Utah Cattleman. CATTLE OPERATION LOCATION BREED(S) SALE TYPE
Feb. 16 Shaw Cattle Co Feb. 17 Wooden Shoe Farms Feb. 18 Rees Bros. Feb. 26 Pot of Gold Bull Sale Feb. 26 McPherson Farms Feb. 26 Lyman Livestock Feb. 26 RV Bar Ranch Feb. 28 Colyer Herefords and Angus March 1 Barker Cattle Co March 1 Ipsen Cattle Co March 2 Dille Red Angus March 3 Cannon Angus Ranch March 3 Western Video Market March 5 Lazy JB Angus March 5 Intermountain Genetic Alliance March 5 Utah Hereford Association March 9 Udy Cattle Co. March 9 Sitz Angus Ranch March 11 Keller Cattle Corp. March 11 Loveless Gelbvieh March 11 Quest of the West Sale March 11 Sorensen Angus March 12 Riverbend Ranch March 19 Utah Beef Improvement Association March 19 R and R Genetics March 19 Ward Angus Ranch March 21 Angus in the Basin March 25 Vertical Edge Cattl Co March 26 T-Heart Ranch March 26 Utah Angus Association March 27-28 Leachman Cattle April 9 Redd Ranches April 9 Bar T Bar Ranches
Ekker Herefords Fullmer Crescent Moon Gillespie Angus Johansen Herefords RDT Charolais Robins Nest Angus Ranch Shandar Angus Ranch Steve Smith Angus and Gelbvieh
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Caldwell, ID Angus, Hereford, Red Angus Production Sale Blackfoot, ID Angus, Hereford Production Sale Morgan, UT Angus, Hereford Production Sale Montrose, CO Gelbvieh, Balancer Production Sale Nephi, UT Angus, Quarter Horse Production Sale Salina, UT Angus, SimAngus, Simmental, Balancer Production Sale Vernal, UT Angus Production Sale Bruneau, ID Angus, Hereford Production Sale Burley, ID Angus, SimAngus Production Sale Dingle, ID Angus, Hereford Online Production Sale Burley, ID Red Angus Production Sale Preston, ID Angus Production Sale Cottonwood, CA Commercial Online Consignment Sale Montrose, CO Angus Production Sale Juab, UT Angus Consignment Sale Salina, UT Hereford Consignment Sale Rockland, ID Angus, Hereford, Red Angus Production Sale Dillon, MT Angus Production Sale Tremonton, UT Angus Production Sale Spanish Fork, UT Gelbvieh, Balancer Production Sale Spanish Fork, UT Angus, Balancer, Gelbvieh, SimAngus Production Sale Spanish Fork, UT Angus Production Sale Idaho Falls, ID Angus Production Sale Salina, Utah Multi Breed Consignment Sale Tremonton, UT Angus, SimAngus Production Sale Willard, UT Angus Production Sale Vernal, UT Angus Production Sale Bancroft, ID Angus, SimAngus, Fleckvieh Production Sale LaGarita, CO SimAngus, Simmental Production Sale Ogden, UT Angus Consignment Sale Fort Collins, CO Stabilizer Production Sale Paradox, CO Angus, Red Angus Production Sale Winslow, AZ Angus, Red Angus, Balancer, Gelbvieh Production Sale Vernon, UT Sigurd, UT Mt Pleasant, UT Castle Dale, UT Bicknell, UT Salina, UT Payson, UT Lehi, Utah
Hereford Angus Angus Hereford Charolais Angus Angus Angusm Gelbvieh
Private Treaty/Consignment Private Treaty/Consignment Private Treaty Private Treaty Private Treaty/Consignment Private Treaty/Consignment Private Treaty/Consignment Private Treaty
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ABN Ranch....................................................................................53 ABS..................................................................................................16 All West Select Sires......................................................................69 American Angus Association......................................................41 American Gelbvieh Association..................................................61 American Simmental Association...............................................87 Angus in the Basin........................................................................45 Animal Health Express.......................................................... 48, 68 Bar T Bar Ranches.........................................................................85 Barker Cattle Company................................................................17 Beefmaster Breeders United.........................................................77 Cache Cattle...................................................................................59 Callicrate Banders.........................................................................48 Cannon Angus Ranch...................................................................95 Colyer Hereford and Angus.........................................................57 Dille Red Angus.............................................................................67 Draxxin, Zoetis Animal Health...................................................63 Ekker Herefords.......................................................................... 100 Elanco Animal Health..................................................................38 Fullmer Farms..................................................................................5 Gillespie Angus..............................................................................73 Hoffman A.I...................................................................................52 Intermountain Farmers Association...........................................21 Intermountain Genetic Alliance..................................................35 Ipsen Cattle Co....................................................................... 64, 65 Johansen Herefords.....................................................................6, 7 Keller Cattle Corp..........................................................................43 Lazy JB Angus................................................................................58 Leachman Cattle of Colorado............................................... 46, 47 Lisonbee Angus.............................................................................45 Loveless Gelbvieh..........................................................................39
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Lyman Livestock..............................................................................3 McPherson Farms.........................................................................31 Micheli Hereford Ranch...............................................................59 Oldroud Angus..............................................................................45 Pot of Gold Bull Sale.....................................................................75 Quest of the West Bull Sale..........................................................97 R&R Genetics.................................................................................83 Redd Ranches ..................................................................................2 Rees Bros........................................................................................25 Riverbend Ranches........................................................................71 Robin’s Nest Angus........................................................................78 RV Bar Angus................................................................................27 Scales Northwest............................................................................99 Shandar Angus & SimAngus.......................................................19 Shaw Cattle Company............................................................ 13, 59 Sitz Angus Ranch...........................................................................51 Sorensen Angus Ranch.................................................................32 Steve Smith Angus &Gelbvieh.....................................................30 T-Heart Simmentals......................................................................89 Udy Cattle Company.....................................................................37 Utah Angus Association...............................................................20 Utah Beef Council.........................................................................11 Utah Beef Improvement Association............................................9 Utah Hereford Association..........................................................55 Vertical Edge Genetics..................................................................79 Ward Ranches................................................................................29 Western Livestock Journal...........................................................74 Western Video Market..................................................................93 Winnemucca Ranch Rodeo Weekend........................................33 Wooden Shoe Farms.....................................................................49
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EKKER HEREFORDS Jim Ekker and Family
This journey has given us the greatest blessings we never expected. The relationships with you will be treasured.
After selling the majority of our herd last year, I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have
supported us along the way. This last September I lost my wife and sweetheart of 50 years, Linda. From the ground up, she helped me build everything we have, from corrals to moving cattle and everything in between. Without the love and support of her and our family, none of this would have been possible. Thank you to those who have purchased Ekker Herefords over the years. Whether it be one or many, we thank you for your support and friendship. At this time we will no longer be offering registered cattle for sale. As hard as this next chapter will be, I'll be forever grateful for the life we've been blessed to have.
Thank You!
- Jim Ekker
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Jim Ekker and Family • Vernon, UT 84080 • h (435) 840-2699
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