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18 10 OCA Roundup Information & Registration 13
United Producers, Inc. Hosts Fat Cattle Show & Sale
18 Environmental Stewardship Award Ben Whitehead continues family
tradition of conserving the land by Amy Beth Graves
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Best Program Concludes a Successful 16th Year at Annual Banquet
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OCA & OBC Welcome Summer Interns
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Payne Attends Elite Beef Industry Conference
Editorial
News & Notes
Reference
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Harsh Realities
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Your Dues Dollars at Work
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OCA News & Views
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OCA News
8 OCA County Affiliate Presidents
24 Forage Corner
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Beef Briefs
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Up the Alley
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NCBA News
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Ohio CattleWomen Update
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Breed News
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Your Checkoff Dollars at Work
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County Cattle Call
34 On the Edge of Common Sense
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Allied Industry Council
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Calendar of Events
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Parting Shots
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Advertisers’ Index
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Harsh Realities
Ohio Cattleman
By Elizabeth Harsh, Ohio Cattleman Editor
10600 U.S. Highway 42 Marysville, Ohio 43040 Phone 614-873-6736 • Fax 614-873-6835 www.ohiocattle.org beef@ohiobeef.org Editor Elizabeth Harsh Managing Editor Katie Gossett Sales Representative Stephanie Sindel
Ohio Cattleman magazine (USPA: 020-968, ISSN: 15430588) is published six times per year: Winter issue, mailed in January; Expo preview issue, mailed in February; Spring issue, mailed in April; Summer issue, mailed in July; Early Fall issue, mailed in September; and Late Fall issue, mailed in October; for $15 a year to OCA members only. It is dedicated to reporting facts about Ohio’s cattle including marketing, production and legislative news. All editorial and advertising material is screened to meet rigid standards, but publisher assumes no responsibility for accuracy or validity of claims. All rights reserved. Circulation for the Summer 2015 issue is 2,810. Published at Minster, Ohio 45865 by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040. Periodical postage paid at Marysville, Ohio and at additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Ohio Cattleman, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040. CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS: Please send old as well as new address to Ohio Cattleman, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040.
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t a cattlemen’s meeting the other night in Northeast Ohio an OCA member appropriately described the excessive rainfall and wet conditions across Ohio. He said it had been so wet that even the muskrats on his place were seeking higher ground. This was after he ran a muskrat through the disc bine trying to mow hay and he wasn’t even near his pond. At our place we have worn muck boots more in June than we did in March and April, when it’s supposed to be muddy. To put it mildly, the rain has made it difficult to make hay and what is getting made is not good quality. As we complain we also remember that there are areas across the country that would love to have even a couple inches of the rain that Ohio has received. The state’s poor hay quality will make it even more important that we take the extra time to test our harvested forages. It will be time wellspent to use this info in making the adjustments necessary to meet our cows’ nutritional needs as we prepare for winter and calving season. As this issue makes its way to you it will be Ohio State Fair time and several of the state’s county fairs will already be over for the year. The state fair junior beef cattle shows will host the second annual Best of the Buckeye Shows (BOTB), Ohio’s bred, born and raised program to promote registered cattle. OCA appreciates the BOTB program sponsors, Steve R. Rauch, Green Oak Farms and Franklin Equipment, for seeing the value in this new program and providing their tremendous support to help get it started off right. And we encourage Ohio’s registered breeders to continue expanding their nominations and promotion of it as they market cattle this fall. As for marketing, take a few minutes to review the seedstock and club calf ads and the OCA members that raise them in The Ring that is packaged with this issue of the magazine. This issue also contains the schedule and registration info for the OCA Roundup to be held in late August in Mercer County. The Roundup will feature the expanding fed Holstein operations and calf growers of western Ohio. With part of Mercer County located in the Western Basin of Lake Erie and its proximity to the distressed watershed of Grand Lake St. Marys, the Roundup program will focus on water quality and Ag nutrient management. The members of the Mercer County Cattlemen’s Association have done a great job of planning a farm tour and program that you will not want to miss. More OCA Beef Industry Update meetings are also scheduled for August and continue throughout the fall. We encourage you to check the schedule and attend an update meeting near you. OCA Allied Industry Council member, Multimin USA, is partnering with OCA to host the dinner meetings that include some great information that will be valuable to your operation. As the summer progresses, we hope the weather in your area is returning to a more normal pattern and the muskrats are wanting to stay closer to the ponds and streams of their natural habitat. v
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our checkoff activities increased beef demand by 2.1 billion pounds per year? “When I think about the national beef checkoff’s impact, the $11.20 return for every dollar invested is a tremendous feat. Our marketing efforts funded by the beef checkoff have resulted in higher prices for beef producers and importers and sales of more beef in the U.S. and foreign markets. I’m really proud of our checkoff’s achievements.” While you and Jamie are managing your operations, your checkoff helps build demand for beef and impact your bottom line.
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OCA News & Views
President • Frank Phelps Vice President • Joe Foster Secretary • Elizabeth Harsh Treasurer • Jim Rogers Past President • Sam Sutherly
By Frank Phelps, OCA President
Rainy Day Ponderings
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Aaron Arnett Director At-Large Marysville • Term expires 2017 Jim Rogers Director At-Large Logan • Term expires 2015 J.L. Draganic Director At-Large South Solon • Term expires 2016 Scott Alexander District 1 Bowling Green • Term expires 2017 Kelvin Egner District 2 Shelby • Term expires 2015 Pete Conkle District 3 Hanoverton • Term expires 2016 Troy Jones District 4 Harrod • Term expires 2017 Frank Phelps District 5 Belle Center • Term expires 2015 Pam Haley District 6 West Salem • Term expires 2016 Brad Thornburg District 7 Barnesville • Term expires 2017 Sasha Rittenhouse District 8 New Carlisle • Term expires 2015 Stan Smith District 9 Canal Winchester • Term expires 2016 Bill Tom District 10 Spring Valley • Term expires 2017 Craig Shelton District 11 Lynchburg • Term expires 2015 Joe Foster District 12 Gallia • Term expires 2016
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OCA Staff
Elizabeth Harsh Executive Director Katie Gossett Director of Communications Emily Jackson Director of Public Relations & Consumer Marketing Stephanie Sindel Director of Member Services & BEST Coordinator Ron Windnagel Director of Accounting & Operations 6 x Ohio Cattleman x Summer Issue 2015
reetings from soggy Logan County. We have had over 12 inches of rain in June and like a lot of you, have many jobs that haven’t got done. Things like the first AND second hay cuttings, side dressing corn, spraying corn and soybeans, harvesting wheat, baling straw are all on hold, waiting on the sun and things to dry out. We are all waiting for the day when it dries up and we can start to get caught up. Recently I had the privilege of judging the senior sales talk competition at the American Gelbvieh Junior Association Jr. National Classic show held the last week of June in Springfield, Ohio. Each contestant evaluated four heifers and analyzed their EPDs. They would then try to sell us as many of the heifers as they could. I was amazed at their knowledge of the beef industry and how well most of them did at convincing us to buy the heifers. From phenotype to DNA to EPDs to pricing, they could all talk and persuade us to buy their calves. On the way home, I thought how impressed I was with all the young men and women and how much they knew about the beef industry and then I got to thinking why aren’t we keeping these young adults involved in our state and national beef organizations. The OCA board’s membership committee struggles every year to find ways to keep these youth involved as they get older. Sure some of them go on to other careers, but we are not doing a good job of retaining these outstanding youth in our programs. It can’t be the cost of membership keeping them away. Because with the generosity of our Allied Industry Council members, there are enough discounts, coupons and giveaways to more than pay for both the national and state memberships. I think we have a great staff at both the state and national level that lobby and run all of our programs. At the state level, we have a program for everyone. Things like the BEST Program, Best of the Buckeye, the Ohio Beef Expo, Young Cattleman’s Conference, Beef 509, Roundup, Annual Meeting and Beef Industry Update meetings, as well as, our Replacement Heifer Sale and Seedstock Improvement Sale are just some of the opportunities that OCA provides for our members. As for the water quality issue, I think we did the best job we could to help shape SB 1 the Ag nutrient management legislation that has been signed into law and restricts the application of manure and fertilizer on frozen, snow covered or saturated ground in the Western Lake Erie Basin. We worked very hard to make the regulation something that our membership could live with, while providing small and medium size beef producers additional time to comply with the regulations, as long as they are working with their local Soil and Water personnel. We are also working to change Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) to make it more realistic. And we are working very closely with the NCBA Washington D.C. office to repeal Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) so we will not upset Canada or Mexico, two of our largest trading partners. In addition, OCA lobbied to get Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) passed so our trade representatives can get trade deals done to help reduce the tariffs that are hurting our trade with other countries. With all of the cattle producers in the state, we should have substantially more than 2,200 OCA members. I know I’m probably preaching to the choir as you are probably a member if you are reading this article, but we need your help. Talk to your neighbors and relatives and tell them about all the great member benefits that OCA and NCBA have to offer. Help us reach our goal for 2,500 members. v
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OCA County Affiliate Presidents
Adams.............................. Reggie Carrington Allen...........................................Brad Heffner Ashland................................ Mandy Atterholt Athens/Meigs/Washington......... Josh Ervin Auglaize.......................... Charles Sutherland Brown.............................................. Eric Gray Butler............................................ Jim Garner Carroll.........................................Sherie Clark Champaign................................. David Clapp Clark....................................... Linde Sutherly Clermont............................... Brandon Snider Columbiania/Mahoning/Trumbull................ .....................................................Paul Wetzel Crawford.........................................Andy Lohr Darke......................................... Apollo Perez Fairfield....................................... Marcy Love Fayette................................. Richard Harmon Fulton................................... Rick Coopshaw Gallia.......................................... Scott Payne Greene........................................ Josh Jacobs Hancock................................Charles Beagle Hardin...................................... Deana Gibson Henry.......................................Tim Brinkman Highland.................................. Craig Shelton Hocking.................................. Jo Ann Murtha Huron......................................Barrett French Jackson................................ Justin Spengler Jefferson................................... Tyler Ramsey Knox......................................Chuck Dudgeon Lawrence.................................. Joe Ferguson Licking......................................... Roger Lees Logan.........................................Troy Selhorst Madison................................ Quinton Keeran Marion..................................... Dustin Bayles Mercer........................................Neil Siefring Miami.......................................... Terry Knight Montgomery.................................Chris Selby Morrow.................................Junior Brandum Muskingum................................Jarrod Hittle Noble...........................................Jamie Miley Ohio Valley.................................Justin Moore Perry......................................Jason Poorman Preble...................................... Rodney Mann Putnam............................. Dennis Schroeder Richland................................... Dave Fackler Seneca....................................Bret Cleveland Shelby......................................... Jason Gibbs Stark...................................... Christy Savage Vinton.............................Teresa Snider-West Williams.................................. Robin Herman Wood...............................Elizabeth Bostdorff Wyandot........................................Mike Thiel
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Your Dues Dollars at Work A review of actions by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Legislative & Regulatory •
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Released a fact sheet for beef producers located in the Western Basin of Lake Erie to clarify their responsibilities regarding SB 1, the Ag nutrient management legislation that will become effective this summer. Contacted members of Ohio’s Congressional delegation to encourage their support for full repeal of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL). The House of Representatives passed the Conaway/Costa bill (HR 2393) with overwhelming support in early June. At press time the Senate had not yet voted to repeal COOL and prevent costly retaliation from our Canadian and Mexican trading partners. Encouraged Ohio’s Congressional delegation to vote for passage of Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) that passed the House and Senate in June. In 2014, the United States exported over $7.1 billion worth of beef, which accounts for over $350 in added value per head of cattle in the United States. OCA is working to gain support for finalizing the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement that will give U. S. beef producers greater access to consumers throughout the Pacific Rim. Issued an OCA member Call to Action for beef producers to contact their Ohio House and Senate members and ask them to include improvements to the Current Agricultural Use Value (CAUV) formula in the conference report of the state budget. These targeted improvements would help stem increases and improve the accuracy of the CAUV calculation. While unsuccessful, there is support from the Governor’s office and the legislature in learning more about these needed improvements to CAUV. Supported a fundraiser for Ohio Senator Bob Peterson in partnership with other Ohio Ag organizations.
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Held the OCA BEST Awards Banquet May 9 for over 530 people and distributed press releases to breed associations, national, state and local papers about program participants. Presented a check for $13,000 to the Make-A-Wish program to grant the wishes of children with life threatening illnesses. Over the last three years BEST participants have raised a total of over $40,000 through this community service project. Sponsored beef proficiency and meat skills awards presented at the 2015 Ohio FFA Convention. Processed Best of the Buckeye (BOTB) program nominations for the Ohio State Fair BOTB shows. Taught Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training for a 4-H Club in Wyandot County.
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Sponsored Scott Payne of Gallia County, Ohio’s participant on the 2015 NCBA Young Cattlemen’s Conference & Tour held in early June. Hosted the OSU Football team for an all-beef meal at their spring Champions dinner and a meal for the incoming freshman football players and their families. Sponsored the Bucyrus United Producers, Inc. Fed Cattle Show & Sale on June 30. Planned the 2015 OCA Young Cattlemen’s Conference set for August 13-15. Scheduled volunteers for the OCA Steak Barn and Taste of Ohio Café beef stands at the 2015 Ohio State Fair.
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Finalized plans for the 2015 OCA Roundup to be held on August 28-29 and hosted by the Mercer County Cattlemen’s Association. Attended county affiliate events in Clark, Knox, and Putnam Counties. Judged various contests at the American Gelbvieh Junior Association Jr. National Classic Heart of It All Show held in late June in Springfield, Ohio. Sponsored dinner for the members of the Ohio Soil & Water Conservation Commission at Price Farms Organics
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OCA News Replacement Female Sale Planned The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is announcing an event of potential interest for both the buyers and sellers of beef breeding cattle. On Friday evening, November 27, the OCA will be hosting their third annual Replacement Female Sale. The sale will be held at the Muskingum Livestock facility in Zanesville and will start at 6:00 p.m. The primary purposes of the Replacement Female Sale are to: 1. Provide Ohio cow-calf producers with a viable source of quality replacement breeding stock; 2. Encourage beef cattle operations to consider the purchase of replacement breeding stock as a viable alternative to keeping small numbers of replacement females and hopefully reduce management and production difficulties; 3. Offer a marketing option to producers as a membership benefit to OCA members; and 4. Demonstrate that the principles of beef herd female replacement which have been taught in recent years via Ohio State University Extension and the OSU Beef Team are cost effective and viable alternatives for Ohio’s cattlemen. The 2015 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Female Sale will provide an opportunity for both buyers and sellers to meet the need for quality replacements in the state. Consignments may include cow-calf pairs, bred cows and bred heifers. Females must be under the age of five as of January 1, 2016 and may be of registered or commercial background. Bred females must be bred to a bull with known EPDs and calves at side of cows must be sired by a bull with known EPDs. Pregnancy status must be verified by an accredited veterinarian through traditional palpation, ultrasound or by blood testing through a professional laboratory. Analysis must be performed within 60 days of sale. Consignments will also be fulfilling specific health requirements.
Last year buyers had the opportunity to appraise 88 lots of bred heifers, bred cows, and fall-calving pairs. The sale included 52 lots of bred heifers that averaged $2,557, 29 lots of bred cows that averaged $2,580, and seven fall-calving pairs which averaged $2,971. The 88 total lots grossed $228,600 for an overall average of $2,598. Prices ranged from $1,200 to $3,700. The females sold to buyers from Ohio and West Virginia. Col. Ron Kreis served as the auctioneer. The current demand for bred replacement females is excellent and expectations are for this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. Consignments for the sale are due to the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association by October 1, 2015. Sale information can be obtained by contacting the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association at (614) 873-6736 or at their website, www.ohiocattle.org . If you have any questions about the sale, you can call me at my office at (740) 289-2071, Extension #242 or contact me by e-mail at grimes.1@osu.edu. Please consider this sale as an option for both buyers and sellers to help contribute to the improvement of Ohio’s beef cow herd. v
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Ohio Cattlemen’s Association
Roundup August 28 & 29, 2015
Hosted by: Mercer County Cattlemen’s Association
Schedule of Events
Saturday, August 29
Friday, August 28
6 p.m. - Registration & Social - Romer’s Catering & Entertainment Facility, 1100 S. Main Street, Celina, Ohio 45822 7 p.m. - Dinner featuring a Mercer County Wedding Supper. 8 p.m. - OCA Roundup Program Representative Jim Buchy, Ohio House of Representatives, 84th District Representative Buchy will provide an overview of the water quality issues facing Ohio and discuss the proactive steps agriculture has taken to address their commitment to maintaining clean water and agriculture as Ohio’s leading industry. He will also focus on implementation plans for Senate Bill 1 in the western basin of Lake Erie. Colin Woodall, Vice President of Government Affairs, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Woodall serves as NCBA’s chief lobbyist on Capitol Hill and leads the Washington office in developing strategies to ensure that the cattle industry’s voice is being heard by policy makers. He will provide a legislative update on Waters of the United States (WOTUS), Trade, Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), Dietary Guidelines and other issues important to cattle producers. Program speakers sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America.
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. - Registration & Breakfast Romer’s Catering & Entertainment Facility, 1100 S. Main Street, Celina, Ohio 45822 Breakfast Sponsored by United Producers, Inc. and United Producers Credit Services.
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8:30 a.m. - Kate Maher, Senior Director of Member Services, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Update on NCBA member benefits and opportunities. Overview of Local Water Quality Intiatives Terry Mescher, Conservation Engineer, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Mercer County On-farm Water Quality Initiatives Abbey Tobe, Grand Lake/Wabash Watershed Coordinator, Mercer County Soil & Water Conversation District Pictorial tour of Grand Lake St. Marys Watershed Travis Spicer, Mercer County Landmark Growth of feeding industry in Mercer County 9:45 a.m. - Load buses for tour: Farm Tour 1 - Boeckman Farm & Siefring Farm Farm Tour 2 - Kahlig Farms & Fennig Farms Noon - Hamburger Lunch - Romer’s Catering & Entertainment Facility. Lunch sponsored by Elanco. Milt Miller, Manager, Grand Lake St. Marys Restoration Commission Lake Improvement Association success story 1:30 p.m. - Load buses for afternoon tour:
Live PAC Auction for the NCBA & OCA Political Action Committees to support political candidates who support the beef cattle industry.
Farm Tour 1 - Kahlig Farms & Fennig Farms Farm Tour 2 - Boeckman Farm & Siefring Farm 4 p.m. - Return to Romers for an Ice Cream Sundae Bar Have a safe trip home or spend the night and enjoy the lake!
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Tour Stops
Siefring Farm The Siefring farm is operated by Jeff, his wife Julie and three children, Taylor, Marcus, and Dylan. Also, involved in the operation is Jeff’s dad Mark and his uncle Ron. Mark & Ron started the farm with a few sows, cattle, and an 80 cow milking operation. In the past 10 years, Jeff has been gradually taking over and expanding the operation into a 2,000 head hog finishing barn, grain storage, and cattle barns, some new and some remodeled. The farm currently runs a 900 head Holstein finishing operation. The family also grain farms 1,800 acres and rents three other cattle finishing facilities. The Siefring’s own and supply the Boeckman operation with calves. The Roundup tour will start with the three phases at the Boeckman farm and continue as the cattle grow to slaughter weight at the Siefring farm.
Boeckman Farm The Boeckman farm is operated by Kevin, his wife Angie and two children, Cody and Gina. The family took over the farm that was at one time a poultry layer operation, from Kevin’s father. As the poultry barns became outdated, they decided to remodel and turn the barns into a calf nursery. About 10 years ago, the Boeckman family started raising 50 calves three times per year and over time grew the operation into 290 calves per group with 5.5 turns per year. Once they had their feet under them with raising baby calves, they decided to expand the operation and built a 300 head grower barn to house the calves until they weighed 600 pounds. The Boeckman’s work closely with the owner of the calves which is Angie’s brother Jeff Siefring. All three phases of the Boeckman’s operations will be on display at the Roundup – nursery barns – weaned barn – and grower barn. Accommodations: Holiday Inn Express 2020 Holiday Drive, Celina, Ohio 45822 419-586-4919, $103.20 double & 1 king + tax Release date August 21
West Bank Inn 1055 West Bank Rd., Celina, Ohio 45822 419-584-3625, $119.95 + tax Release date August 14
Romer’s Westlake Villas 1100 S. Main St., Celina, Ohio 45822 419-584-1444, $140 - 1 story & $152 - 2 story Both sleep max of 6 with pull out couch
America’s Best Value Inn - Celina 1421 St. Rt. 703 E., Celina, Ohio 45822 419-586-4656, $109.99 double+ tax Release date August 14
Registration Form for OCA Roundup - August 28 & 29, 2015 Deadline for registrations is Aug. 14, 2015. Return with payment to: OCA, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, OH 43040 Online registration also available at www.ohiocattle.org Name
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Kahlig Farms Kahlig Farms located west of Coldwater is owned by John, Jim and Tom Kahlig and sons and consists of over 2,000 acres, along with cattle and hog operations. Forty years ago the sons of Ray Kahlig took over the family farm of 320 acres that milked cows and fed cattle. Today, they own and feed out over 800 head of Holstein feeders, plus feed 11,000 head of contract hogs. The new slat barn that holds 240 head of Holsteins is the focus of this tour stop that includes air-flow concrete walls around the barn. Jim Kahlig designed the walls and has a patent pending. The Kahligs also operate three rigs for custom nutrient application which pumps nearly 150 million gallons of manure per year from Darke County to Paulding County.
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Fennig Farms Three generations of the Jim and Margie Fennig family have been involved in breeding and exhibiting high quality show cattle for over 40 years. Their herd of 40 cows is made up of Maine-Anjou, Simmental and crossbreds that continue to produce the winning kind. The Fennig family was the recent recipient of the 2014 Mercer County Cattleman of the Year award. This family has produced cattle that went on to be AI sires and win titles at national shows including Denver. The top selling bull at the 2014 Ohio Beef Expo Maine-Anjou sale came from this herd. Jim’s sons, Gary, Todd, Ryan and Mike, along with Gary’s son Adam and their families are all involved in the Fennig operations that includes crop insurance and an Ag equipment dealership. The Fennig’s are also involved in a cover crop program for water quality.
OCA News United Producers, Inc. Hosts Fat Cattle Show and Sale United Producers, Inc.-Bucyrus hosted its fourth annual Fat Cattle Show and Sale on June 30. The show sold out the 150 pen of three entries, and sold over 430 head of cattle. Prices ranged from $130.75 to $161.25 CWT. The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association was a sponsor for the sale, and the Crawford County Cattlemen sponsored and grilled beef for the event’s meal.
2015 Fat Cattle Show Results Steers Grand Champion Steers Esselburn Grain and Cattle, Shreve, Ohio Reserve Grand Champion Steers Glen Feichtner, New Washington, Ohio Third Place Steers Hartley Grain Farm, Bellevue, Ohio Heifers Grand Champion Heifers County Line Commodities, Green Springs, Ohio Reserve Grand Champion Heifers Steve Hensel, Kenton, Ohio Third Place Heifers County Line Commodities, Green Springs, Ohio
2015 Fat Cattle Sale Results Steers Head 81 60 24
Weight Range 1198-1515 1213-1480 1130-1303
Price Range 157.00-159.50 150.00-154.75 145.50-149.75
Average Price 156.90 152.97 148.37
Heifers Head 24 21 18
Weight Range 1151-1381 1096-1271 1038-1207
Price Range 152.00-158.00 149.50-151.00 146.00-149.75
Average Price 154.84 150.85 147.16
Holsteins Head 57 117 33
Weight Range 1330-1628 1273-1608 1166-1431
Price Range 145.00-149.00 140.00-144.75 135.00-139.75
Average Price 146.47 143.19 137.81
More than 200 people attended the 2015 United Producers, Inc. Fat Cattle Show and Sale on June 30 in Bucyrus, Ohio. Over 400 head of cattle were sold during the event.
Holsteins Grand Champion Holsteins Kaple Farm, Tiro, Ohio Reserve Grand Champion Holsteins MKB Farms, Galion, Ohio Third Place Holsteins Seidel Maplelawn Farm, Greenwich, Ohio
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Patronize these Companies that Support your Association For information about joining OCA’s Allied Industry Council, call the OCA Office 614.873.6736 or visit www.ohiocattle.org J R Equipment Inc. - Evolution Ag Doug Loudenslager 740-363-1341 www.evolutionag.com
Ohio Soybean Council Jennifer Coleman 614-476-3100 www.soyohio.com
Farm Credit Mid-America Bob Foster, Tara Durbin 740-892-3338 www.e-farmcredit.com
PBS Animal Health Becky Vincent 1-800-321-0235 www.pbsanimalhealth.com
Fennig Equipment Gary Fennig 419-953-8500 www.fenningequipment.com
POET Biorefining-Marion Duane McCombs 740-383-9774 www.poet.com
AgLand Co-op Scott Bauerbach 740-373-2875 www.agland.coop
Franklin Equipment Troy Gabriel 614-228-2014 www.franklinequipmentllc.com
Ag Nation Products Bob and Marie Clapper 1-800-247-3276 www.agnation.com
Heartland Bank Brian Fracker 740-349-7888 & Joel M. Oney 614-475-7024 www.heartlandbank.com
Purina Animal Nutrition LLC David Newsom 317-677-5799 & Justin Bachman 740-974-3368 www.purinamills.com
AgriLabs Randy Holliman & Cary Becker 615-218-1420 www.agrilabs.com
Heritage Cooperative Allan Robison, Dave Monnin, Derek Fauber, Cy Prettyman, Stef Lewis 937-652-2135 www.heritagecoopervative.com
Reed & Baur Insurance Agency LLC Paula Rogers & Jim Rogers 1-866-593-6688 www.reedbaur.com
Highland Livestock Supply Curt Hively 330-457-2033 www.highlandlivestocksupply.com
Rock River Laboratory Justin O’Flaherty 330-466-0233 www.rockriverlab.com
Hilliard Lyons Patrick Saunders 740-446-2000 www.patricksaundersfc.com
Sioux Steel Company Matt Allen 260-450-5022 www.siouxsteel.com
Hubbard Feeds Tom Linn 567-204-3065, Jeremy Baldwin 765-730-5459, Darl Bishir 419-236-0656, Perry Owen 937-726-9736 www.hubbardfeeds.com
StandAlone Feed, LLC. Jonathan Hjelmervik 806-778-5527 www.standalonefeed.com
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Beef Briefs John and Jeanne Neer Celebrate 70th Wedding Anniversary
OCA members are invited to help John and Jeanne Neer celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary on Sunday, August 16, 2015. The celebration will take place from 3 to 5 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in North Lewisburg, Ohio. The church address is 124 West Maple Street, North Lewisburg, Ohio 43060. No gifts please. Over the years both John and Jeanne volunteered countless hours for Ohio’s beef industry and provided industry leadership through OCA, the Ohio Beef Council and the Ohio CattleWomen. John served as OCA president in 1983 and 1984 and still volunteers today at the Ohio CattleWomen’s Farm Science Review steak tent. Jeanne is a past president of the Ohio CattleWomen and served for a number of years on the Ohio Beef Council Operating Committee. Cards may be mailed to the Neer’s residence at 6600 Mingo Lewisburg Rd., North Lewisburg, Ohio 43060.
Ohio’s Extension Leader Retires After Long, Productive Ride
dent for agricultural administration and dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Extension is the college’s outreach arm. “Ohioans, and indeed individuals across the country, will benefit from Keith’s leadership for years to come,” McPheron said. Smith said his successor will inherit one of the top Extension organizations in the country. “The faculty and staff are eager to be creative and innovative. They are in constant search for better ideas,” he said. The organization’s support for educators to attend national meetings and collaborate with their peers has helped build a strong organization, Smith said. OSU Extension employees have held leadership positions in all four national Extension program area professional organizations in the last five years and are frequent presenters at national meetings. In addition, OSU Extension educators can earn faculty positions at the county level. Smith, who also serves as the university’s associate vice president for agricultural administration and the associate dean of the college, will continue in his role part-time as Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership after taking a couple of months off. He will also teach and advise students in the college’s Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership.
rector Keith Smith began his first day of retirement following 23 years as leader. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Davis serves on the steering committee for Conversations on the Future of Extension, an effort that began in spring 2014 with discussions to identify the most challenging trends and issues Ohioans will face by 2035. It is now in the “So what?” phase, he said, determining how Extension should address those issues. As interim director, Davis will look at how Extension approaches its work given the anticipated changes. “It’s exciting to take the organization down the initial steps, to flesh out where we go next for Extension,” he said. “When the next director is chosen, some things will already be identified.” As assistant director, Davis leads fieldbased Extension specialists and educators who are working to improve civic, environmental and economic conditions throughout Ohio. He earned his PhD in extension education from Ohio State, his MPA from Bowling Green State University and his BA from the University of Findlay. Brian Raison, Extension director in Miami County, will serve as interim assistant director for community development on a part-time basis until Davis returns to the post. A search is currently underway for the director position.
Greg Davis Named Interim Director of OSU Extension
OARDC Director Steve Slack Announces Retirement Plans
Keith Smith retires from OSU Extension after 35 years of service effective June 30, 2015.
Smith retires after 35 years at The Ohio State University, 23 of them as head of Extension. Leading up to his last few weeks in office, he showed no signs of slowing down. “I promised to stay engaged until June 30, and I am,” Smith said, after working until 9 p.m. the day before. “I’m trying not to leave too many untied ends.” “Keith has led the organization through significant growth and has been a steady guide all the way through his final days as director, as the organization continues to adjust to rapid, societal changes,” said Bruce McPheron, Ohio State’s vice presi-
Greg Davis began serving as interim director of OSU Extension on July 1, 2015.
Greg Davis has been tapped to serve as interim director of Ohio State University Extension. Now Extension’s assistant director overseeing community development, Davis began his role July 1, 2015, as Di-
Steve Slack announced his plans to retire in the 2015 calendar year.
Dr. Steven A. Slack, director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) at The Ohio State University, has announced his plans to retire Dec. 31. Continued on page 16
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Beef Briefs “After more than 40 years of faculty and administrative service, the last 16 years as Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Director of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center at The Ohio State University, the time is right to move onto the next phase of my life,” Slack announced recently. “I will be stepping down from my current role at the end of the 2015 calendar year. “Importantly, I have had the privilege to work with many committed and talented administrative, faculty and staff colleagues. Nothing is ever accomplished alone. I thank all of you for the rich experiences that Susie and I have enjoyed in Ohio. I appreciate the leadership that each of you have provided in your current roles and the opportunity to work with you in my present capacity.”
Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation to Offer Scholarship in Memory of Cleland
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation recently created a new scholarship fund in memory of William (Bill) A. Cleland, Sr. The Foundation’s goal is to raise $10,000 in Bill’s memory to create a fund for an ongoing scholarship. Bill, who passed away in October, 2014, was a well-known leader in Ohio’s beef industry. The Cleland family farm, known as 5 C’s Farm stood proudly for Christ, Country, Cattle, Corn and Cleland, and appropriately described Bill, his values and his beliefs. 5 C’s Farm was one of the largest cattle feedlots in Ohio for many years. Through three decades, Bill served in numerous leadership roles for the betterment of Ohio’s beef industry. These roles included serving for many years as a member of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) Executive Committee, and as OCA president in 1985. He was also a charter member of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Bill was appointed to serve three terms on the Ohio Beef Council Operating Committee to oversee
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beef checkoff investments in Ohio. Bill also served several terms as chairman for the Ohio Beef Council. In addition he served as a member of the OCA Building Committee in 1995 and 1996. Following completion of the building in early 1997, Bill was instrumental in fundraising efforts that allowed OCA to pay off the building’s mortgage in a timely manner. Bill’s leadership efforts resulted in a headquarters building that was owned and operated by cattlemen and a source of pride for Ohio’s beef industry. The Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation is accepting contributions to the new William (Bill) A. Cleland, Sr. Scholarship Fund. The first scholarship will be presented at the OCA Awards Banquet in 2016. For more information on this scholarship contact the Foundation at 614-873-6736 or email at beef@ohiobeef. org. To make a contribution to the fund, make checks payable to the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation, and write William (Bill) A. Cleland, Sr. Scholarship Fund in the memo line. Mail them to the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation, 10600 U. S. Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040.
Funding Available to Western Lake Erie Basin Farmers to Improve Water Quality
Funding will be available through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP), providing $17.5 million from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to help protect water quality in the western basin of Lake Erie. The five-year RCPP agreement was signed on May 1, and is now ready to assist farmers in installing a variety of best management practices that will keep nutrients on fields and improve water quality. Program enrollment officially kicked off for Ohio, Michigan and Indiana farmers in designated watersheds on July 1, and runs through July 17, and farmers will be able to sign up at their local USDA Service Center. This multi-state project includes more than 40 collaborating public and private sector organizations with representation from Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, state and local governments, as well as nonprofit entities, universities and private sector businesses. These organizations have committed resources to leverage
$17.5 million in federal funds by contributing more than $28 million to the programs for the reduction of phosphorus and sediment to improve water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Project partners recommended USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) conservation practices and innovative demonstration practices that farmers can apply for through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP). The financial and technical assistance available through these programs support conservation practices that protect soil health, water quality and quantity, as well as prevent fish and wildlife habitat degradation. Nutrient management practices such as cover crops, drainage water management structures, blind tile inlets, placement of phosphorus below the soil surface using variable rate technology (VRT) and animal waste management are the primary conservation focus available through these programs. The targeted approach focuses efforts on the 855,000 acres that have been identified as the most critical areas to treat within the larger 7 million acre watershed. This new RCPP project expands access to public and private technical assistance, new and ongoing innovative conservation practices and expertise for modeling and evaluating outcomes to farmers in these critical sub-watersheds. Informational brochures will be distributed to raise awareness of this important multi-year project and encourage farmers and landowners to participate in the new conservation program. Agricultural producers in the Western Lake Erie Basin are eligible to apply at wleb.org or they can visit their local USDA Service Center.
Free Wet Distillers Available to Columbus Area Cattlemen
Watershed Distillery of Columbus has approximately 750 gallons (two to three truck loads) of wet distillers grain available each week free of charge. All that is required is a consistent pickup time each week and that the empty totes are returned clean on the outside. For more information contact Dave Rigo, Watershed Distillery, 614-357-1896. v
NCBA News NCBA CEO Forrest Roberts Announces Resignation
Forrest Roberts has announced his resignation as the Chief Executive Officer of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), effective July 31. Roberts has been the CEO of NCBA since 2009. Roberts is leaving NCBA to pursue other opportunities in the cattle industry and agribusiness. He will remain with NCBA until the end of July to help NCBA with transition of staff leadership, including his roles in several industry related organizations. “For the past 6 years it has been a privilege to serve as CEO of NCBA,” Roberts said. “While I have decided to turn a new chapter in my career, I leave NCBA with many great memories of the time I spent working with the NCBA staff, state partners, members, producer leadership and stakeholders across the global beef industry.” According to NCBA President Phillip Ellis, Roberts contributed significantly to the organization and the industry. “Under Forrest Roberts’ leadership NCBA membership has increased significantly, NCBA is in a solid financial position, convention attendance is at record levels and the NCBA-managed programs to build consumer demand for beef as a contractor to the beef checkoff are achieving significant results. In addition, Roberts has strengthened industry partnerships domestically and internationally,” he said. “We wish him well as he pursues other interests in the cattle industry and agribusiness.” NCBA Chief Operating Officer Kendal Frazier has been named interim CEO to manage the day-to-day operations, including NCBA staff, until a new CEO is identified. “Frazier has more than 30 years of experience working in the different areas of NCBA,” Ellis said. “I know he will do a good job of guiding the organization during the transition period.” Ellis said the NCBA officers will work with the NCBA Executive Committee to develop a process to search for and identify a new CEO.
“Even as our leadership changes, our commitment does not,” said Ellis. “At this critical time in the beef business, the NCBA directors and staff will move forward aggressively to protect the interests of our members and the industry.”
Administration Places Politics Over Producers
Recently, USDA APHIS released their final rules for the Importation of Fresh Beef from Northern Argentina and a Region in Brazil. With this step by the Administration, these areas with a known history of Foot-and-Mouth disease would be allowed to begin the inspection process to import fresh and frozen beef products into the United States. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association stands firmly opposed to this regulation, not on the basis of trade but on the basis of animal health concerns; no trade is worth jeopardizing our herd health. “The arrogance of this administration in continuing to press forward with rules that have a profound impact on industry, without consulting those affected, is appalling,” said NCBA President and Chugwater, Wyoming, cattleman, Philip Ellis. “FMD is a highly contagious and devastating disease, not just for the cattle industry, but for all cloven-hoofed animals and it can be introduced and spread through the importation of both fresh and frozen products. In 1929, our industry took profound and personally devastating steps to eradicate this disease and the United States has been FMD free ever since. But the actions of this administration for purely political gain threaten the very viability of our entire industry and threaten hundreds of thousands of American cattle-producing families.” NCBA has demonstrated through numerous public comments and in person through meetings with staff and members, our concerns regarding the importation of fresh and frozen product from Northern Argentina and these 14 states in Brazil. There is a long history of repeated outbreaks in many of the neighboring South American countries, as well as a history of problems in both Argentina and Brazil with compliance
to animal health and food safety regulations. Despite this long history of such an economically devastating animal disease, the Administration did not conduct an objective quantitative risk analysis for this rule, as was performed in 2002 for Uruguay. “The haste and sloppy nature of this rulemaking points clearly to the Administration’s political agenda in forcing this rule forward, literally in spite of the science,” said Ellis. “This rule violated the federal rulemaking process, violated Executive Orders mandating scientific integrity in rulemaking, circumvented the ongoing Government Accountability Office’s review of the risk analysis process, and withheld critical information from stakeholders. Our office actually received over 600 pages of documents relevant to Brazil in Portuguese and over 25 percent of the documents for Argentina were posted to the Federal Register in Spanish, neither with any translation available. No one should have to learn a second language to review a proposed U.S. government regulation.” The effect of an FMD outbreak in the United States would be devastating to animal agriculture and our entire economy with estimates for total economic losses ranging from $37 billion to $228 billion, depending on the size of an outbreak. Moreover, innumerable losses would occur through the closure of export markets, lost domestic sales, lost opportunities, and a loss of consumer confidence in beef. USDA APHIS has worked for over 80 years to keep our country free of FMD, now is not the time to give up on that commitment simply to fulfill a political legacy. v
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Environmental Stewardship Award Ben Whitehead continues family tradition of conserving the land.
Story and photos by Amy Beth Graves There’s a saying that “Good fences make good neighbors.” If that’s the case, Ben Whitehead should have lots of happy neighbors. Take a drive along Whitehead Angus Farms in Licking County and you can’t help but notice miles of fencing. Fortysix and a half miles of fences to be exact, according to one of the workers on the farm located near Granville. “It’s a lot of fencing. Ben laid out the design for the fencing, and it was his goal to get it done to keep the cattle out of the waterways and make the best use of the grass,” said Darren Hayes, a family member who is the farm’s manager. Doing what’s best for the farm and the environment has been the way for the Whitehouse family for many generations. Over the years, the farm has received various honors and this year it is the recipient of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s Environmental Stewardship Award. “My dad made some improvements (to the farm) when his dad passed away so that’s what inspired me to (put up the fencing),” Ben said. Whitehead Angus Farms has a rich history that dates back to 1837 when Elihu P. Hayes, Ben’s great-great-grandfather, started the farm with 160 acres. Today the Whitehead family has two farms that total 320 acres. Angus cattle have roamed the pastures since 1936 when the family decided to sell all the dairy cattle and 18 x Ohio Cattleman x Summer Issue 2015
start a purebred Angus operation. Ben said his late father, Henry, always had a particular fondness for the breed. Ben, a retired State Farm agent, and his wife Buffy live on the farm and enjoy having their grandchildren visit to see the cattle. Today the farm has about 30 purebred Angus with most of them owned by WayView Cattle LLC in Hebron. At the height of its operation, Whitehead Angus Farms had 80 cows and was run by Henry, Ben and Ben’s late brother, Marion. The family started cutting back on the number of cows in the 1990s, said Darren, who
grew up nearby and has helped out on the farm since the 1980s. “The Whitehead family is very well known for having a quality herd. They’ve always been strong believers in Angus cattle. Henry did not work off the farm, and he had to sustain the family by raising cattle and he worked hard at it,” said Jim Hoover, a former Licking County Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) board member who grew up with Ben. The two attended Wilmington College where Ben received a degree in agriculture and business and were in the National Guard together.
“Henry, Ben and Marion always tried to do things with excellence and worked hard at improving the cattle and the farm,” Jim said. Among the numerous honors that Whitehead Angus Farms has received over the years are OCA’s Beef Industry Excellence Award in 1991 and Licking County SWCD’s Conservationist of the Year in 2006. Ben’s father was instrumental in working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service to develop a conservation plan that included a management intensive grazing operation that allowed the family to expand its herd of cows while protecting the land through various best management practices. Using funding from the Environmental Quality Incentive Program (EQIP), the Whiteheads established a prescribed grazing plan, installed high tensile fence, two livestock watering facilities, stabilized three acres of critical area planting and completed access roads and stream crossings. Ben has worked at continuing to expand that infrastructure, focusing on the fencing. “There’s an old saying that if you take care of the land, it will take care of you, and I believe in that saying and so does Ben,” Jim said. About 10 years ago, the farm started doing intensive grazing with the cattle rotated among five paddocks. The family has about 60 acres of woods and fencing helps keep the cattle out of woodlands and waterways. Keeping up with the maintenance on so much fencing can be time-consuming but the Whiteheads say
it’s worth it because it’s the best for the land. “They’re long-term stewards of the land and have always given back to the community,” said Jim who shared memories of watching Henry work the barbecue stand at the Knox County Fair and Ben procuring auction items for the Licking County Cattlemen’s Association’s yearly banquet with proceeds benefiting youth scholarships. “He always got donations of expensive items from OSU Extension to be auctioned off like football team pictures. He always came through on the auction items,” Jim said. Darren has worked at Whitehead Angus Farms off and on since he was a teenager and said it has been a joy watch-
ing the farm grow and improve over the years. “The Whiteheads have high standards when it comes to their cattle and how they’re bred and raised. They do things with integrity and do them the right way. They have continually progressed and a lot of that hard work has paid off,” Darren said. For Ben, he’s happy that he’s been able to continue the conservation improvement legacy set by his father. And his reaction to receiving the Environmental Stewardship Award is a simple thanks. “It’s humbling and I was surprised. I wanted to continue what my father started,” he said. v
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BEST Program Concludes a Successful 16th Year at Annual Banquet T
he 2014-2015 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) BEST (Beef Exhibitor Show Total) Program wrapped up on May 9 with its annual awards banquet held at the Ohio Expo Center in Columbus. “The banquet is a time to celebrate the many achievements of our BEST participants, both in and out of the show ring,” says Stephanie Sindel, BEST coordinator. “Each participant is recognized for their hard work by family, friends and BEST supporters alike.” Several representatives from program sponsors, Bob Evans Farms, Burroughs Frazier Farms, Farm Credit Mid-America, Franklin Equipment LLC, M.H. Eby, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and Weaver Livestock, were on hand to help present awards totaling more than $50,000 in belt buckles, furniture, show materials and other awards. This year’s BEST program featured 15 sanctioned shows that weaved its way across the state with 401 youth participants showing 562 head of market animals and heifers.
Banquet Sponsors The BEST program also receives tremendous support for awards and the awards banquet. The 2014-2015 banquet and award sponsors were Hamilton Insurance Agency, Harsh’s Farm Service, Heritage Cooperative, Highland Livestock Supply, Kalmbach Feeds/Formula of Champions, Kent Nutrition Group, Merchants National Bank, United Producers, Inc. and Weaver Leather Livestock. These sponsors donated a wonderful set of door prizes and offered monetary support for awards. State breed associations sponsoring belt buckle cases for the winners in each of the respective breeds: Buckeye Hereford Association, Ohio Angus Association, Ohio Mid-Eastern Maine-Anjou Association, Ohio Shorthorn Breeders Association and Ohio Simmental Association. The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association provided the remaining breeds’ winners. v
BEST Jr. Representatives 2015-2016 BEST Junior Representatives pictured from the left are Natalie Wagner, Brown County; Matthew Hiser, Fayette County and Lauren Corry, Greene County.
Scholarship Winners BEST participants efforts in academics and extracurricular activities are also recognized through the BEST Scholarship program, awarding three $1,000 scholarships. Scholarship winners were Natalie Wagner, Brown County; Brooke Weeks, Clark County and Meghan Reed, Sandusky County, not pictured.
Eby Trailer Winner Caitlin Gallagher of Lorain County was the lucky BEST participant to receive the free use of an 8’ by 26’ livestock trailer for the 2015-2016 BEST season courtesy of Eby Trailer. Pictured from left to right are: Amanda Gallagher, Caitlin Gallagher, Tim Gallagher and Abby Snyder representing Eby Trailers.
chute Winner Novice participant, Beau Johnson of Gallia County won a new chute in a novice-only drawing. The chute was donated by Weaver Livestock. Pictured are Beau Johnson and Angela Shoemaker representing Weaver Livestock.
BEST Program Sponsors:
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Breed Division Champions Champion Angus Heifer – Jenna Siegel, Crawford Co. Reserve Champion Angus Heifer – Hudson Drake, Ross Co. Champion Angus Steer – Sydney Sanders, Highland Co. Reserve Champion Angus Steer – Logan Small, Knox Co. Champion AOB Heifer – Erin Dilger Lawrence, Licking Co. Reserve Champion AOB Heifer – Dara Howser, Brown Co. Champion AOB Steer – Curtis Harsh, Delaware Co. Reserve Champion AOB Steer – Hannah Whitted, Portage Co. Champion Chianina Heifer – Caleb Potter, Jackson Co. Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer (tie) – Kady Davis, Carroll Co. Reserve Champion Chianina Heifer (tie) – Austin Hunker, Huron Co. Third Overall Chianina Heifer – Hailey King, Seneca Co. Fourth Overall Chianina Heifer – Cameron Alexander, Clinton Co. Fifth Overall Chianina Heifer – Marcus Hursey, Tuscarawas Co. Champion Chianina Steer – Adam Thompson, Clinton Co. Reserve Champion Chianina Steer – Victoria Waits, Fayette Co. Champion Crossbred Heifer – Abbie Collins, Montgomery Co. Reserve Champion Crossbred Heifer – Demi Powers, Fulton Co. Third Overall Crossbred Heifer – Chris Tooms, Muskingum Co. Fourth Overall Crossbred Heifer – Erin Pope, Gallia Co. Fifth Overall Crossbred Heifer (tie) – Lori Millenbaugh, Crawford Co. Fifth Overall Crossbred Heifer (tie) – Danielle Whitted, Portage Co. Sixth Overall Crossbred Heifer – Karlie Kennedy, Adams Co. Seventh Overall Crossbred Heifer – Jordan Johnson, Gallia Co. Eighth Overall Crossbred Heifer (tie) – Sarah Hunker, Huron Co. Eighth Overall Crossbred Heifer (tie) – Jenna Siegel, Crawford Co. Ninth Overall Crossbred Heifer – Everett Wilkerson, Defiance Co. Tenth Overall Crossbred Heifer – Kyle Piscione, Medina Co. Champion Crossbred Steer – Kendra Gabriel, Pickaway Co. Reserve Champion Crossbred Steer – Jordan Johnson, Gallia Co. Third Overall Crossbred Steer – Brooke Egbert, Auglaize Co. Fourth Overall Crossbred Steer – Jessica Millenbaugh, Crawford Co. Fifth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Anne Thompson, Clinton Co. Fifth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Marcus Hursey, Tuscarawas Co. Sixth Overall Crossbred Steer – Kelsey Conrad, Tuscarawas Co. Seventh Overall Crossbred Steer – Keeley Trigg, Franklin Co. Eighth Overall Crossbred Steer – Clay Foor, Licking Co. Ninth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Lindsey Pugh, Stark Co. Ninth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Landon Richards, Wood Co. Tenth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Alli Pfister, Licking Co. Tenth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Caitlin Gallagher, Lorain Co. Eleventh Overall Crossbred Steer – Dalton Kennedy, Adams Co. Twelfth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Seth Clark, Miami Co. Twelfth Overall Crossbred Steer (tie) – Emily Reed, Muskingum Co. Thirteenth Overall Crossbred Steer – Chase Gostomsky, Darke Co. Fourteenth Overall Crossbred Steer – Hannah Weymouth, Clark Co. Fifteenth Overall Crossbred Steer – Jonna Goss, Hocking Co.
Bred and Owned Champions Champion Shorthorn Heifer – Emily Dahse, Gallia Co. Reserve Champion Shorthorn Heifer – Emily Dahse, Gallia Co. Third Overall Shorthorn Heifer – Logan Test, Greene Co. Fourth Overall Shorthorn Heifer – Samantha VanVorhis, Wood Co. Fifth Overall Shorthorn Heifer – Mya Hetrick, Sandusky Co. Champion Shorthorn Steer – Landon Richards, Wood Co. Reserve Champion Shorthorn Steer – Preston Chilcote, Morrow Co. Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer – Adison Niese, Richland Co. Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer – Thane Kaufman, Holmes Co. Champion ShorthornPlus Steer – Kendra Gabriel, Pickaway Co. Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus Steer – Dawson Osborne, Highland Co. Champion Simmental Heifer – Cameron Alexander, Clinton Co. Reserve Champion Simmental Heifer – Cole Liggett, Tuscarawas Co. Champion % Simmental Heifer- Haley Frazier, Jackson Co. Reserve Grand Champion % Simmental Heifer- Erin Dilger Lawrence, Licking Co. Champion Simmental Steer – Cole Hiser, Fayette Co. Reserve Champion Simmental Steer – Luke McKee, Knox Co.
Champion Bred & Owned Heifer – Jared Cluxton, Brown Co., MaineTainer Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Heifer– Erin Dilger Lawrence, Licking Co., Percent Simmental Third Overall Bred & Owned Heifer – Mya Hetrick, Sandusky Co., Shorthorn Fourth Overall Bred & Owned Heifer – Courtney Carpenter, Muskingum Co., Hereford Fifth Overall Bred & Owned Heifer– Montgomery Alexander, Wood Co., MaineTainer Champion Bred & Owned Steer – Alexis Wilcox, Darke Co., Simmental Reserve Champion Bred & Owned Steer – Ellie Siedel, Medina Co., Shorthorn Third Overall Bred & Owned Steer – Jessica Small, Knox Co., Angus Fourth Overall Bred & Owned Steer (tie) – Ellie Kidwell, Knox Co., Angus Fourth Overall Bred & Owned Steer (tie) – Emma Mathews, Clinton Co., Maine-Anjou Fifth Overall Bred & Owned Steer- Zach Meyer, Mercer Co., Maine-Anjou
Bred and Owned Heifer Winners
Champion Market Heifer – Natalie Wagner, Brown Co. Reserve Champion Market Heifer – Colton Burkett, Ashland Co.
2014-2015 Friends of the BEST Program Bred and Owned Steer Winners
Thank you, Todd Pugh, of Stark County, for your years of service to the BEST Program. Pictured from left are Todd Pugh and Mark Hara, BEST Committee co-chair.
Champion Hereford Heifer – Addison Jones, Allen Co. Reserve Champion Hereford Heifer – Kosta Xenikis, Madison Co. Champion Hereford Steer – Drew Weymouth, Clark Co. Reserve Champion Hereford Steer – Jackson Grimes, Logan Co. Champion High % Maine-Anjou Heifer – Caitlin Schaub, Auglaize Co. Reserve Champion High % Maine-Anjou Heifer – Taelor Cox, Champaign Co. Champion MaineTainer Heifer – Abbie Collins, Montgomery Co. Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer (tie) – Kathy Lehman, Richland Co. Reserve Champion MaineTainer Heifer (tie) – Jared Cluxton, Brown Co. Third Overall MaineTainer Heifer – Curtis Harsh, Delaware Co. Fourth Overall MaineTainer Heifer – Hannah Topmiller, Warren Co. Fifth Overall MaineTainer Heifer – Kinley Kreis, Muskingum Co. Champion Maine-Anjou Steer – Jenna Phelps, Union Co. Reserve Champion Maine-Anjou Steer – Jonna Goss, Hocking Co. Third Overall Maine-Anjou Steer – Sarah Harner, Greene Co. Fourth Overall Maine-Anjou Steer – Lindsey Pugh, Stark Co. Fifth Overall Maine-Anjou Steer – Claire Morris, Fayette Co. 22 x Ohio Cattleman x Summer Issue 2015
Community Service: Ronald McDonald House Charity Pop tabs were collected throughout the BEST season to donate to the Ronald McDonald House Charity. Bailey Dusseau, Ottawa County, collected the most pop tabs this season and received a $500 shopping spree for show supplies with Weaver Leather Livestock.
Novice Champions
Showmanship Winners
Champion Novice Heifer – Adison Niese, Richland Co., ShorthornPlus Reserve Champion Novice Heifer – Erin Dilger Lawrence, Licking Co., AOB Third Overall Novice Heifer – Hudson Drake, Ross Co., Angus Fourth Overall Novice Heifer (tie) – Erin Pope, Gallia Co., Crossbred Fourth Overall Novice Heifer (tie) – Logan Test, Greene Co., Shorthorn Fifth Overall Novice Heifer – Addison Jones, Allen Co., Hereford Sixth Overall Novice Heifer – Samantha VanVorhis, Wood Co., Shorthorn Seventh Overall Novice Heifer (tie) – Mya Hetrick, Sandusky Co., Shorthorn Seventh Overall Novice Heifer (tie) – Karlie Kennedy, Adams Co., Crossbred Eighth Overall Novice Heifer – Everett Wilkerson, Defiance Co., Crossbred Ninth Overall Novice Heifer – Kinley Kreis, Muskingum Co., MaineTainer Tenth Overall Novice Heifer – Alyson Simpson, Adams Co., ShorhornPlus
Champion Novice Showman – Abbygail Pitstick, Madison Co. Reserve Novice Showman – Erin Pope, Gallia Co. Third Overall Novice Showman – Quinton Waits, Fayette Co. Fourth Overall Novice Showman – Bailey Dusseau, Ottawa Co. Fifth Overall Novice Showman – Caden Hess, Highland Co. Sixth Overall Novice Showman – Alli Pfister, Licking Co. Seventh Overall Novice Showman – Avery Wood, Clinton Co. Eighth Overall Novice Showman – Kelsey Conrad, Tuscarawas Co. Ninth Overall Novice Showman – Bailey Dotson, Brown Co. Tenth Overall Novice Showman (tie) – Jared Godown, Darke Co. Tenth Overall Novice Showmand (tie) – Keeley Trigg, Franklin Co.
Champion Novice Steer – Preston Chilcote, Morrow Co., Shorthorn Reserve Champion Novice Steer – Kelsey Conrad, Tuscarawas Co., Crossbred Third Overall Novice Steer – Keeley Trigg, Franklin Co., Crossbred Fourth Overall Novice Steer – Alli Pfister, Licking Co., Crossbred Fifth Overall Novice Steer – Jackson Grimes, Logan Co., Hereford Sixth Overall Novice Steer – Tyler Michael, Montgomery Co., Shorthorn Seventh Overall Novice Steer – Avery Wood, Clinton Co., Crossbred Eighth Overall Novice Steer – Claire Morris, Fayette Co., Maine-Anjou Ninth Overall Novice Steer – Cassidy Small, Knox Co., Angus Tenth Overall Novice Steer – Marissa Lynch, Richland Co. Crossbred
Novice Heifer Winners
Novice Market Animal Winners
Champion Beginner Showman – Beau Johnson, Gallia Co. Reserve Beginner Showman – Karlie Kennedy, Adams Co. Third Overall Beginner Showman – Ellie Day, Ross Co. Fourth Overall Beginner Showman – Hudson Drake, Ross Co. Fifth Overall Beginner Showman – Madison Paden, Guernsey Co. Sixth Overall Beginner Showman – Sydney Sanders, Highland Co. Seventh Overall Beginner Showman – Tait Dusseau, Ottawa Co. Eighth Overall Beginner Showman – Drew Weymouth, Clark Co. Ninth Overall Beginner Showman – Megan Black, Adams Co. Tenth Overall Beginner Showman – Bailey Harris, Jefferson Co. Champion Junior Showman – Allison Davis, Carroll Co. Reserve Champion Junior Showman – Chris Tooms, Muskingum Co. Third Overall Junior Showman – Hailey King, Seneca Co. Fourth Overall Junior Showman – Darcy Howser, Brown Co. Fifth Overall Junior Showman – Regan Robinson, Butler Co. Sixth Overall Junior Showman – Fulton Kennedy, Adams Co. Seventh Overall Junior Showman – Macy Burchett, Madison Co. Eighth Overall Junior Showman – Hannah Weymouth, Clark Co. Ninth Overall Junior Showman – Katelyn Cowdrey, Brown Co. Tenth Overall Junior Showman – Samantha Wallace, Sandusky Co. Champion Intermediate Showman – Kyle Piscione, Medina Co. Reserve Champion Intermediate Showman – Lori Millenbaugh, Crawford Co. Third Overall Intermediate Showman – Mindy Barr, Pickaway Co. Fourth Overall Intermediate Showman – Danielle Whitted, Portage Co. Fifth Overall Intermediate Showman – Kady Davis, Carroll Co. Sixth Overall Intermediate Showman – Jordan Johnson, Gallia Co. Seventh Overall Intermediate Showman – Haley Frazier, Jackson Co. Eighth Overall Intermediate Showman – Jenna Siegel, Crawford Co. Ninth Overall Intermediate Showman – Jonna Goss, Hocking Co. Tenth Overall Intermediate Showman – Jacob Jones, Brown Co. Champion Senior Showman – Cameron Alexander, Clinton Co. Reserve Champion Senior Showman – Jessica Millenbaugh, Crawford Co. Third Overall Senior Showman – Landon Richards, Wood Co. Fourth Overall Senior Showman – Bryan Wilson, Madison Co. Fifth Overall Senior Showman – Natalie Wagner, Brown Co. Sixth Overall Senior Showman – Hallie Hiser, Fayette Co. Seventh Overall Senior Showman – Colton Burkett, Ashland Co. Eighth Overall Senior Showman – Dara Howser, Brown Co. Ninth Overall Senior Showman – Cole Liggett, Tuscarawas Co. Tenth Overall Senior Showman – Matt Hiser, Fayette Co.
Novice Showmanship Winners
Beginner Showmanship Winners
Junior Showmanship Winners
Intermediate Showmanship Winners
Senior Showmanship Winners
Community Service: Make-A-Wish® For the 2014-2015 season. BEST Participants donated time and funds toward two community service projects supporting local youth, Make-A-Wish® and Ronald McDonald House Charities®. In all, BEST youth raised over $14,000 for Make-A-Wish. Ellie Kidwell, Knox County, was the top fundraiser for MakeA-Wish® and was rewarded with a $500 shopping spree with Weaver Livestock. Participants raising $50 or more were also entered to win a $500 show supply gift certificate. Karigan Blue, Henry County, was selected as the drawing winner. Summer Issue 2015x Ohio Cattleman x 23
Forage Corner
Jeff McCutcheon, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Morrow County
Grazing Cover Crops Nutrient management has been a hot topic over the last several years. Most of the discussions have focused on the nutrients leaving crop fields. During those discussions, I have thought that there is an opportunity for ruminant livestock production that is being missed. One cropping practice that is being promoted as a possible contributing solution for the nutrient management issue is cover crops. Cover crops are not a new practice. They have been shown to reduce soil erosion, scavenge left over nutrients, and provide organic matter back to the soil. But they have not been widely adopted. When asked why they do not use cover crops, a main reason farmers give is they are out of pocket expense with no direct return. So the cost of seed, planting, and killing the cover crop was not related to any income. Joel Gruver, Western Illinois University, stated in a NRCS Webinar that the number one way to make cover crops profitable was to graze them. Almost all of the cover crop options can be grazed. Most of the cover crops have been used in grazing trials in Ohio. At the time, they were called annual forages. You may remember discussions about grazing brassicas, oats, rye, and annual ryegrass. Check out the Library on the Beef Team web page (http://beef.osu.edu). One of the biggest expenses in beef production is feed cost. The biggest demand to supply feed is during winter. The 2014 OSU Cow-calf budget estimated that feeding hay cost just over $2 per head per day. This coincides with when cover crops are available to graze. The profit related to cover crops is in the feed savings for the cattle operation. The opportunity is not without a few challenges from both the crop and animal 24 x Ohio Cattleman x Summer Issue 2015
side. First on the cropping side, the cover crop should be seeded early enough to get a good start on growth before winter. Depending on the grain crop that the cover crop will follow, this may mean aerial seeding before the crop is harvested. The second on the crop side involves the spring timing for stopping grazing and killing the cover crop before planting. Weather can add to this challenge. One possible solution is using cover crops that will winter kill on part of the acreage. Oats and the brassicas in some fields that are grazed first will limit the acreage that need to be killed in the spring. Challenges on the animal side involve fence and water. Most crop fields are not fenced. There are plenty of temporary electric fencing options available. These lend themselves well to strip grazing, which will increase the animal’s utilization of the cover crop. Temporary electric fences are not physical barriers. Your comfort level with them should dictate their use. Out of all the challenges, providing water is the hardest to overcome. Most crop fields do not have a
pressurized, insulated watering system. Unfortunately, snow will not provide enough water to be the only source to meet the cow’s needs. There are options for livestock water that can be kept ice free. Those tend to be site specific. Contact your local Extension Office, SWCD or NRCS office to explore some of the options. Beef farmers that take advantage of the increase use of cover crops through grazing can increase their profit through the savings in feed cost. Now is a good time to explore that opportunity and plan for winter. v
OCA & OBC Welcome Summer Interns MacKenzie Shuey
MacKenzie is a junior at Wilmington College, majoring in agronomy with a minor in communications. On campus, she is involved in Aggies and Collegiate 4-H, where she has helped with livestock judging and the Little International Contest, the Educational Theatre Company and Delta Omega Theta, where she currently serves as the Vice President. Outside of school, she is involved in helping with the family farm and showing cattle through 4-H and the BEST circuit. Upon graduation, she plans to pursue a career in agriculture, hopefully in seed sales or public relations. MacKenzie is the daughter of Sam and Susan Shuey of Springfield. “When I got the offer for this opportunity I was beyond thrilled, and my time here has only made me that much more excited,” MacKenzie said. “This position has let me experience my role in the beef industry in a new way; from growing up on a small family beef operation, to all of my 4-H steer and heifer projects, to my year as the Clark County Beef Queen, this only adds to my knowledge and growth about how the beef industry all comes together. I look forward to my learning experiences here, as well as my interactions with consumers and producers at different events this summer.”
Demi Snider
Demi Snider, from Hardin County, is serving as the summer public relations intern. She is the daughter of Dave and DeDe Snider, and is a senior at The Ohio State University majoring in agricultural communication with a minor in youth development. Demi has always had a passion for the beef industry and promoting it. Along with her parents and older brother, the
family has a 40 cow/calf beef operation where they raise Maine-Anjou and Shorthorn cattle. Demi has shown at various national, state, and county shows, as well as the BEST program and was proud to represent Ohio last year as an Ohio Beef Ambassador and is currently serving as a National Beef Ambassador. She is active in Collegiate Cattlewomens, AgriBusiness Club, and Collegiate Young Farmers at The Ohio State University. Upon graduation from college she plans to pursue a career in promotions and education within agriculture, primarily continuing to focus her efforts within the beef industry. Her duties this summer will consist predominantly around consumer education where she will have the opportunity to travel to local producer’s farms and conduct interviews about beef production and transfer these into blog posts for social media, as well as plan and coordinate the Ag is Cool display for 4th graders at the Ohio State Fair along with other consumer/producer interactive stations.
Letter to the Editor Dear Ohio Cattlemen’s Association and BEST Committee, Thank you for all of your work planning the BEST season. We know how difficult it is to plan events week after week and try to make everyone happy. Our family, and especially our boys, have benefitted so much from the BEST program. Even though we were completely exhausted, we thoroughly enjoyed the season. We just wanted you to know how much we have appreciated all of your hard work to make the BEST program a success. Thank you!
Daniel, Heather, Isaac & Walker Wiley Marion County
In Memoriam Eugene L. Egbert
Eugene Egbert, age 67, of Kettlersville, Ohio, died on Saturday, June 13, 2015 at his residence. He was born on June 10, 1948 in Dayton, Ohio, and was the son of the late LeRoy F. and LaHoma M. Egbert. On November 23, 1972, he married Virginia Quinter, and she survives at their residence. Eugene was a member of the Immanuel United Church of Christ in Kettlersville. He was a member of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, the American Shorthorn Association, and was an honorary lifetime FFA member. He was a 1966 graduate of Anna High School, where he still holds several basketball records. He enjoyed raising and selling cattle, golfing and loved sports. He served in the United States Army for two years during the Vietnam War. He retired in January of 2014 after 38 years of working for the Post Printing Company of Minster.
Beef Industry Update Who: All beef producers When: Wednesday, August 19
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Speakers for the Evening: Dr. Robert Gentry,
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OCA Membership & Policy Update To RSVP & for more information contact: (614) 873-6736 or beef@ohiobeef.org
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Up the Alley
By John Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator Program support provided by OCA
Female Marketing Decisions Summer is in full swing and thus far we have been experiencing near normal temperatures and above normal rainfall. Grain production has certainly been challenged as a result of these conditions. Depending on the calving season in your operation, you may be in the midst of breeding season or you have already wrapped it up. As breeding season winds down, now is the time to be planning ahead in regards to any marketing plans for females from your operation this fall. Every cow-calf producer is faced with similar decisions relating to the future status of breeding age females in the herd. The three basic choices include retaining females for future use in the herd, selling females to other producers as seedstock, or to “retire” them as breeding females and cull them from the herd. The current economic conditions in the beef industry make each of the choices very viable. The producer simply has to make an accurate assessment as to which of these three basic choices is the most appropriate for a given female. There are obvious reasons that a female should be removed from the breeding herd. Some of these reasons include age or bad teeth, pregnancy status, temperament, other reproductive problems, economics, producing poor calves, physical unsoundness, udder problem, and bad eyes. It is my opinion that for nearly every operation, the top reason for culling should be pregnancy status. An open cow is accumulating expenses and not generating income to pay the bills. According to the 2014 OSU Enterprise Budgets, the variable costs (feed, health, marketing, supplies, interest, etc.) for a 26 x Ohio Cattleman x Summer Issue 2015
spring calving cow-calf pair are $525.89. This doesn’t include fixed costs such as labor, land, animal replacement, building, etc. Going much longer than a year between paychecks can be nothing but a losing proposition. Palpating or blood testing to determine pregnancy status should be a routine management practice after the breeding season to help minimize losses resulting from open females. Determining pregnancy status shortly after the breeding season can also assist your plans for the females that are pregnant. Many of you have chosen to keep a few extra females within your herd to take advantage of continued historically high feeder calf prices. However, your physical resources may not allow you to significantly increase your herd size so you may have extra females around that can be merchandised. The current demand for bred replacement females is excellent and expectations are for this trend to continue for the foreseeable future. Consider any marketing options for bred females that you have in the coming months. The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) is announcing an event of potential interest for both the buyers and sellers of beef breeding cattle. On Friday evening, November 27, the OCA will be hosting their third annual Replacement Female Sale. The sale will be held at the Muskingum Livestock facility in Zanesville and will start at 6:00 p.m. The 2015 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Replacement Female Sale will provide an opportunity for both buyers and sellers to meet the need for quality replacements in the state. Consignments may include cow-calf pairs, bred cows and bred heifers. Females must be un-
der the age of five as of January 1, 2016 and may be of registered or commercial background. Bred females must be bred to a bull with known EPDs and calves at side of cows must be sired by a bull with known EPDs. Pregnancy status must be verified by an accredited veterinarian through traditional palpation, ultrasound or by blood testing through a professional laboratory. Analysis must be performed within 60 days of sale. Consignments will also be fulfilling specific health requirements. At the 2014 sale, buyers had the opportunity to appraise 88 lots of bred heifers, bred cows, and fall-calving pairs. The sale included 52 lots of bred heifers that averaged $2,557, 29 lots of bred cows that averaged $2,580, and seven fall-calving pairs which averaged $2,971. The 88 total lots grossed $228,600 for an overall average of $2,598. Prices ranged from $1,200 to $3,700. Consignments for the sale are due to the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association by October 1, 2015. Sale information can be obtained by contacting the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association at (614) 873-6736 or on their website, www.ohiocattle.org . If you have any questions about the sale, you can call me at my office at (740) 289-2071, Extension #242 or contact me by e-mail at grimes.1@osu.edu. Please consider this sale as an option for both buyers and sellers to help contribute to the improvement of Ohio’s beef cow herd. v
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Breed News Angus Acheivements
Lydia Dance won Champion Intermediate Showman and Keri Felumlee won Reserve Champion. Champion Junior Showman went to Kinsey Crowe and Reserve Champion to Samantha Wallace, Kansas, Ohio. In the novice category, Lauren Beck, Ashville, Ohio earned Champion Showman and Ellie Kidwell, Walhonding, Ohio, received Reserve Champion.
Ohio Angus Junior Preview Show
The 2015 Ohio Angus Junior Preview Show took place on June 13, 2015 in Eaton, Ohio. Brian Cates, Modoc, Ind., evaluated 54 entries. Winning Grand Champion Bred - and Owned Bull was Miller Confidence 1450 exhibited by Alana Miller of Lynchburg, Ohio. The calf is a June 2014 son of Connealy Confidence 0100. The Reserve Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull went to Keri Felumlee, Newark, Ohio, with Claylick Run Lincoln B128.
Champion Owned Female, Seldom Rest BRMF PRINCESS900, was exhibited by Kinsey Crowe.
Earning Champion Cow-calf Pair honors was Lauren Grimes. SCC-Pugh Hail Mary 349 is an April 2013 daughter of SCC First-N-Goal GAF 114 and the March 2015 bull calf was sired by Conneally Confidence 0100. Christina Winter, Ashville, Ohio, won Reserve Champion Cow-calf pair with Paradise Lady 004.
Ohio Angus Preview Show
Dale Rains of Mercer, Pennsylvania evaluated 54 entries at the 2015 Ohio Angus Preview Show in Eaton, Ohio, June 12-13. Grand Champion Bull went to Caroline Winter. Paradise Pioneer 429 is a February 2014 son of S A V Pioneer 7301. Reserve Grand Champion Bull went to Gahler Classic 6492 exhibited by Gahler Farms, Graytown, Ohio.
Miller Confidence 1450 exhibited by Alana Miller won Grand Champion Bred-and-Owned Bull.
Lauren Grimes of Hillsboro, Ohio, earned the Grand Champion Bred-andOwned Female title. Maplecrest Beyonce 3181 is a September 2013 daughter of SCC First-N-Goal GAF 114. Reserve Champion Bred-and-Owned Female went to Lydia Dance of Hillsboro, Ohio, with LRD Georgina 1456.
Lauren Grimes exhibited the Champion Cow-calf pair.
Grand Champion Steer, Paradise Chevy 450, was exhibited by Christina Winter. The calf is a March 2014 son of Paradise Classic 239. Caroline Winter received the Reserve Champion Steer title with Paradise Dodge 452.
Lauren Grimes with her Champion Bred-and-Owned Female, Maplecrest Beyonce 3181.
Seldom Rest BRMF PRINCESS900 won Champion Owned Female and was exhibited by Kinsey Crowe of West Alexandria, Ohio. The calf is a March 2014 daughter of Gambles Hot Rod. Kinsey Crowe also won Reserve Champion Owned Female with SCC Arianna GAF 419. 28 x Ohio Cattleman x Summer Issue 2015
Paradise Chevy 450 was the Grand Champion Steer and was exhibited by Christina Winter.
In senior showmanship, Champion Showman went to Kerrie Miller, Wapakoneta, Ohio, and Reserve Champion Showman went to Brandee Painter, Hebron, Ohio.
Paradise Pioneer 429 was the Champion Bull and was exhibited by Caroline Winter.
Lauren Grimes earned the title of Champion Female with Maplecrest Beyonce 3181. Reserve Champion Female went to Seldom Rest BRMF PRINCESS900 exhibited by Kinsey Crowe. SCC-Pugh Hail Mary 349 earned Champion Cow-calf pair and was exhibited by Lauren Grimes. Paradise Lady 004 received Reserve Champion and was exhibited by Christina Winter.
Atlantic National Regional Preview Show
Young Angus exhibitors from across the country exhibited 204 entries at the 2015 Atlantic National Regional Preview Junior Angus Show, May 22-23 in Timonium, Md. John Rayfield, College Station, Texas, evaluated the 111 owned females, 55 bred-and-owned females, 12 bred-andContinued on page 31
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families from across the state and various industry segments from cow/calf to packer, and features the Layman Dairy highlighting the dairy segment.
May Beef Month Success
The Ohio Beef Council (OBC), in partnership with the Ohio Corn Marketing Program and the Ohio Soybean Council, released a series of nine Cattlemen Care videos on May 1. The series features the Scott and Sasha Rittenhouse family of New Carlisle. The videos cover topics such as: meeting the family, what happens when a winter storm comes, what happens when a baby calf is born, and how farmers provide a constant source of fresh feed and water to cattle. The videos have had remarkable support and popularity since being released on YouTube and Facebook. Collectively between the two properties, the nine videos garnered over 800,000 views and reached over a million consumers in the first two months. The objective of the videos is to connect with consumers through undisputable transparency about life on a cattle farm. You can check them out on the OBC Facebook page, or on our YouTube channel: OhioBeefCouncil.
Ohio Beef Website Updated
The OBC website has been re-introduced to target consumers in a more visually appealing way. As part of the new changes, a “Meet A Farmer” tab has been added to the website. The tab showcases
During the month of May, the OBC held multiple promotional events across the state to boost demand for beef, and in doing so was able to reach over 1.25 million consumers. OBC established relationships with three “foodie bloggers” across the state in an attempt to reach a millennial mom target. The bloggers: Neighbor Foodie, A Cedar Spoon, and Lemons for Lulu boasted beef tips and facts throughout the month of May, and even dedicated a blog post to creating three unique beef recipes. Collectively the three bloggers have a following of nearly 40,000 consumers. OBC appeared on two separate television channels, Fox News 8 in Cleveland, and WBNS 10TV in Columbus reaching over 100,000 consumers and giving tips on marinating steak and incorporating beef into a simple breakfast routine.
Ohio Beef Gives Back
Ohio beef farmers, through the Ohio Beef Council, in conjunction with Kroger, were able to donate 2,000 pounds of ground beef to the central and southern Ohio USO, all going to military families in need. The six day campaign was launched on May 26 via Facebook encouraging social media enthusiasts to ‘share’ a post on Facebook, and ‘like’ both Ohio Beef Council and Kroger Facebook pages. Each Facebook ‘share’ would result in another pound of beef being donated to the USO. Although the campaign raised military awareness with nearly 175,000 people on Facebook, beef farmer Bev Roe says that giving back to even just one military family is what it’s all about. “It was a natural fit,” says Roe. “We feel honored to be able to give back to the families who have given so much for our country already. We know that providing a good protein source is important, we only hope we can continue to serve those who have served.”
The Ohio Beef Council and the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board are responsible for developing programs that increase the demand for beef. For more information, contact the Ohio Beef Council at 614-873-6736, beef@ohiobeef.org or visit www.ohiobeef.org. Ohio Beef Council Operating Committee: Bev Roe, Hamilton, Chairman • Jamie Graham, Patriot, Vice Chairman Dennis Corcoran, Chillicothe, Treasurer • Jim Beattie, Greenwich • Henry Bergfeld, Summitville •Steve DeBruin, Millersport Dave Felumlee, Newark • Randy Hollowell, Covington • Bret Layman, Utica• Brent Porteus, Coshocton • Todd Raines, Seaman Sam Roberts, South Charleston • Bill Sexten, Washington C.H.• Bert Tooms, New Concord • Tom Turner, Somerset • Elizabeth Harsh, Executive Director Summer Issue 2015x Ohio Cattleman x 29
Ohio CattleWomen Update
Dates to Remember:
By Laura Schmuki, Ohio Beef Ambassador
Young Cattlemen’s Conference:
August 13 -15 Ohio Cattleman Early Fall Issue Advertising Deadline:
August 14 Roundup:
August 28 & 29 Ohio Cattleman Late Fall Issue Advertising Deadline:
September 9 Call 614-873-6736 or email ssindel@ohiobeef.org for more info
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Representing the Beef Business The first half of the year has flown by and my experience as part of the Ohio Beef Ambassador team is in full bloom! I started the year by attending and speaking at many county cattlemen’s banquets, including Muskingum and Stark. I was amazed to see all the effort each county has put toward consumer outreach and membership involvement. I was also honored to be put in a leadership position on Medina County’s Agricultural Day panel where I spoke on antibiotics and hormone use in cattle. Here I was able to connect with a spectacular group of 40 diverse professionals who had come together to learn and gain experience from different issues and topics that Medina County faces. I spent the day with this group on their travels, visiting multiple animal, produce and maple syrup farms. BEEFonomics has been a huge hit as well! I have attended six high schools throughout the entire state of Ohio, consisting of inner-city schools (Akron), suburban schools (Cincinnati) and rural schools (Lima). It was neat to see the transformation between the beginning and end of class. Kids typically see a speaker and automatically turn on their “I don’t care” mindset; however, with BEEFonomics, students paid attention, enthusiastically volunteered, and asked intelligent questions about the beef industry. I must admit that I was overwhelmed by how much interest and knowledge kids took away from the presentation. I also attended the 2015 Ohio Beef Expo where I spoke to producers about what the Ohio Beef Council has been doing with your checkoff dollars, along with what our plans are for the 2015 Ohio Beef Ambassador Team. Finally, my latest adventure was to Columbus for a Clippers baseball game. Here we handed out oven mitts, with the Ohio Beef Council logo on them to the first 1,200 attendees. I enjoyed conversing with many game-goers at the Ohio Beef Council tent and encouraging them to sign up for our raffle. One thing I have learned so far in my experience is that consumers want to know what’s going on in the food industry. As farmers, we always seem to feel the heat from the media, making it seem as if the whole world is against us. Media, however, is misinforming us as producers. Consumers are willing to listen and learn about what we do as beef farmers. And I am honored to represent you this year as the connection that bridges that gap. Please feel free to contact me, or any of the other Ohio Beef Ambassadors, at (614) 873-6736 or beef@ ohiobeef.org with events or county consumer relations activities that we may attend. We would gladly do so! v
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Breed News owned bulls, three cow-calf pairs and 22 steers before selecting champions. Earning Reserve Grand Champion Owned Female honors was Lauren Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio. SCC SCH Phyllis 426 is a February 2014 daughter of Dameron First Class, that first won early spring calf champion.
SCC SCH Phylis 426 received Reserve Champion Owned Female and was exhibited by Lauren Grimes.
Grimes also received the Reserve Fall Heifer Calf Champion with MapleCrest Shadoe L4204. Maplecrest SCC NellieGirl 437 earned the Reserve Spring Heifer Calf Champion. Lydia Dance, Hillsboro, Ohio, won Senior Heifer Calf Champion with LRD Georgia 3676.
brought to the ring. Seventy head of cattle were exhibited. Angela Distl of Springfield, Ohio exhibited the Champion Steer. AFSC Sure Bet 14B ET is a March calf sired by Purple MB Womanizer. Reserve Champion Steer went to Drew Weymouth of New Carlisle, Ohio.
Angela Distl exhibited the Champion Steer, AFSC Sure Bet 14B ET.
Champion Bull went to Circle D Ambush 414 exhibited by Caitlyn Decker, Vincent, Ohio. This October 2014 calf is a son of NJW FHF 9710 Tank 45P. Kyndall Williams of Mount Gilead, Ohio earned the Reserve Champion Bull title with PKWMS Stockman.
Hereford Happenings Ohio Buckeye Junior Hereford Breeders Host Premier Show
Junior Hereford breeders from across the state of Ohio gathered Saturday, June 13, 2015, at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. The Ohio Buckeye Junior Hereford Association hosted the annual event which is Ohio’s premier junior Hereford event. Judge Seth Andrews of Wooster, Ohio sorted out the entries and commended the juniors on the quality of the cattle they
Champion Heifer and Champion Bred & Owned Heifer, Circle D Miss Hollywood 813, was exhibited by Caitlyn Decker.
In the showmanship competition, Drew Weymouth earned Champion Pewee Showman; Grant Helsinger, Germantown, Ohio, Champion Junior Showman; Caroline Vonderhaar, Camden, Ohio, Champion Intermediate Showman; and Keayla Harr, Jeromesville, Ohio, Champion Senior Showman.
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Atlantic National Super Point Roll of Victory Angus Show
The 2015 National Super Point Roll of Victory Angus Show was held May 24, 2015 in Timonium, Md. Travis Pembrook, Fairview, Okla., evaluated 194 entries. The Early Spring Heifer Calf Champion went to William Harsh, Radnor, Ohio. Harsh won with Dameron C5 Northern Miss 1406.
Champion Heifer and Champion Bred & Owned Heifer went to Caitlyn Decker with Circle D Miss Hollywood 813. The calf is an October 2013 daughter of CH Enough Prophet 2913. Reserve Champion Heifer went to Bryce Hines, Patriot, Ohio, with Circle D Hadley 713.
Memorial Day Classic
Champion Bull honors went to Caitlyn Decker with Circle D Ambush 414.
PKWMS 145R Nora 1373 was the Champion Cow-calf Pair and was exhibited by Kyndall Williams. The cow was sired by Grandview 7 Oaks Sonora 145R and the calf by JLWG X100 Performer. Reserve Champion Cow-calf Pair went to Angela Distl with AFSC Kesha 6A.
Kyndall Williams earned Champion Cow-calf Pair with PKWMS 145R Nora 1373.
The Ohio Junior Simmental Association and Ohio Simmental Association hosted their annual Memorial Day Classic/State show at the Brown County Fairground May 23-25. The juniors participated in many different contests over those days including a judging contest, public speaking, sales talk and a cattlemen’s quiz. On Memorial Day, the juniors had their showmanship competition and their first show of the summer show season. Judges for the contest were Morgan Phillips of Maysville, Ky., judging showmanship and Chan Phillips evaluating the cattle. In the public speaking contest, Cade Liggett placed first in the junior division and Rachel Dickson placed second. In the senior category, Morgan Smith earned first place and Garrett Stanfield second. Katelyn Cowdrey won the sales talk contest for the junior division and Rachel Dickson placed second. Lindsey Miller Continued on page 35
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OCA News Payne Attends Elite Beef Industry Conference
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cott Payne, manager of the Agricultural Research Station for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Jackson, was one of more than 50 young cattlemen and women selected to participate in the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association 36th Young Cattlemen’s Conference. Payne was sponsored by The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association. The YCC program is a comprehensive, nationwide tour of beef industry sectors, created to enhance leadership skills in your beef industry professionals. “YCC is a prestigious and competitive program designed to foster the future leadership of our industry,” said Forrest Roberts, NCBA chief executive officer. “The participants selected to attend YCC were chosen because of their exceptional contributions to the beef industry and their potential to be a strong voice in our future development. I look forward to seeing Scott take an increased leadership role within NCBA and the beef industry.” A native of Vinton, Ohio, Payne works with his family to manage Payne Family Farms, a diverse operation with AngusSimmental crosses, 150 fat steers and about 150 dairy heifers. The Paynes have recently joined with some neighbors and friends to background and vaccinate their spring calves together. Payne received his degree from The Ohio State University in agricultural education and is currently the president of the Gallia County Cattlemen’s Association. Payne also enjoys being active with the Gallia County Junior Fair Board. “YCC is an excellent opportunity to network with other young industry professionals while learning about the opportunities and challenges that face beef producers daily,” said Payne. The eight day tour began at NCBA headquarters in Denver, Colo., where the group got an inside look at many of the issues affecting the beef industry and the
work being done on both the state and national level to address these issues on behalf of our membership. While in Denver, CattleFax provided a comprehensive overview of the current cattle market and emerging trends. At Safeway, the participants received a first-hand account of the retail perspective of the beef business and then toured the JBS Five Rivers’ Kuner feedyard, one of the largest in the nation, and the JBS Greeley packing and processing plant. “It is important for young producers to understand and see each sector of the beef industry – from pasture to plate,” said Payne. Scott Payne, Vinton, Ohio, attended the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association “Traveling from a cow- Young Cattlemen’s Conference in Washington, D.C. calf ranch to a feedlot and processing plant really drives home tunity to visit with their congressional the point that our industry is composed of representatives. many sectors which are all committed to With the beef industry changing rapproduce a healthy end product.” idly, identifying and educating leaders From Denver, the group traveled to has never been so important. As a grassChicago where they were able to visit roots trade association representing the the Chicago Board of Trade, learning beef industry the NCBA is proud to play about risk-management and mitigation a role in that process and its future suctools available to the cattle industry. In cess. Over 1,000 cattlemen and women Chicago, they also visited McDonald’s have graduated from the YCC program Campus and OSI, one of the nation’s since its inception in 1980. Many of premiere beef patty producers. After these alumni have gone to serve in state the brief stop in Chicago, the group and national committees, councils and concluded their trip in Washington D.C. boards. YCC is the cornerstone of leadfor an issue briefing on current policy ership training in the cattle industry. v priorities; including trade and Countryof-Origin Labeling and ample opporSummer Issue 2015x Ohio Cattleman x 33
On the Edge of Common Sense
By Baxter Black, DVM
The Stockdog Demonstration Pete was invited to put on a working stockdog demonstration at the agricultural fair in the nearby town of Perdue, Saskatchewan. He could have brought his own lambs that were ‘dog wise’ but his hosts offered to furnish the sheep. On arrival in Perdue that morning Pete peeked into the dark trailer at the sheep. Six big black-headed Suffolk ewes glared back at him malevolently. It was like looking into a cave full of bank examiners! He stationed his wife Pam and his dog Jock at the back and opened the tailgate. The ewes charged in a flying wedge and bowled over the defense! They made straight for the show barn then turned at the last second for a windbreak of willers. Jock was on ‘em, snapping at their noses! In the melee an abscess broke on one of the ewes! The ewes holed up in the windbreak...all save one who started down the highway to town! Pete sent Jock ‘away to me!’ to fetch’er back. The two met three times on the centerline before she turned back for the bunch. She arrived with a bloody snoot and led the others down the road in the opposite direction!
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Assuming control, Pete, Pam and Jock aimed for the intersection leading back to the fairgrounds. It was fenced on both sides except for one driveway that led to a nice country home set back on a beautifully landscaped lawn. The ewes took a hard right and made for the house!
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As the flock rounded the corner of the house Pete caught a glimpse of a well-dressed lady peeking through the curtain. They made twelve passes around the house trampling shrubs, lawn and manicured flowerbeds. They mangled four bicycles and knocked over six flowerpots before panting to a slippery stop on the front porch. The porch floor looked like the bottom of a dumpster!
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The enraged homeowner opened the door to register her displeasure. The lead ewe broke for the living room! Pete followed, slamming the door behind him! They raced over sofas, coffee tables, potted plants, under the kitchen table, through the hall and back to the living room where the ewe paused to squat on the shag carpet (beige, of course) in front of the television set! Pete caught a hind leg and drug her across the rug toward the door. The helpful homeowner jerked open the door admitting Ewe Number 2! In small towns like Perdue news travels fast. It was standing room only for the working stockdog demonstration that afternoon! v www.baxterblack.com
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Breed News won the senior division and Kelsey Sheeley came in second. In the judging contest, Katelyn Cowdrey placed first in the junior division and Rachel Dickson second. Cole Liggett placed first and Amber Storey second, in the senior division. Carter Hall won the junior division in the herdsman quiz. Katelyn Cowdrey placed second. In the senior division, Garrett Stanfield placed first and Morgan Smith second. In the showmanship contest, Rachel Dickson won the junior division and Amber Heil placed second. Garrett Stanfield placed first and Lindsey Miller second in the senior division. Champion Purebred Heifer went to Cole Liggett, Dennison, Ohio. HPF/ JF Sheze Goldmine B302 is sired by JF American Pride 0987X. Tyson Woodard of Cambridge, Ohio showed the Reserve Champion Purebred Heifer, HPF Sazerac A086.
County Cattle Call Champion Cow-calf Pair went to Anthony Berhovec, Newark, Ohio. The cow, Titan Zoe, is the daughter of Lazy H Burn Mark and the calf, Titan, was sired by Grandmaster.
Champion Cow-calf Pair went to Anthony Berhovec.
Elijah Beath of Winchester, Ohio won the Champion Purebred Bull title. BTH Black Hawk is a son of Yardley High Regard.
Elijah Beath earned the Champion Purebred Bull title with BTH Black Hawk. Cole Liggett exhibited the Champion Purebred Heifer, HPF/JF Sheze Goldmine B302.
Amber Heil, Zanesville, Ohio, earned the title of Champion % Heifer. Prestige/ GSC Kaly Krome is the daughter of Mr HOC Broker. GKF Ms Hot Galaxy was name Reserve Champion % Heifer and was exhibited by Garrett Stanfield, Manchester, Ohio.
During the Memorial Day Classic the 2015 Ohio Simmental Queen and Princess were crowned. Katie Storey was name the 2015 queen and Katelyn Cowdrey the 2015 princess. v
Clark County
The Clark County Cattlemen met in June for their annual summer picnic. Cattlemen from across the county gathered at the Agle family’s residence for grilled flank steak and everyone provided passing dishes for the evening of fun and fellowship. The business meeting provided committee assignments and officer elections. The group has been proactive in their approach to keeping their young and growing organization true to its’ roots of giving back to the industry. They provide opportunities for their members to attend OCA events and host fundraisers with the proceeds going back to their county’s young beef producers.
Putnam County
The Putnam County Cattlemen’s Association hosted its fourth annual Best of Beef event on June 24, 2015 in coordination with the Putnam County Fair. Entries were required to be a beef breakfast recipe to be judged in the competition. This year, there were 10 entries in the contest with a large crowd mingling throughout the contest, as well as staying around to the end to try samples.
The 2015 Ohio Simmental Princess, Katelyn Cowdrey, and the 2015 Ohio Simmental Queen, Katie Storey, were crowned at the Memorial Day Classic.
The Champion % Heifer, Prestige/GSC Kaly Krome, was shown by Amber Heil.
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Calendar of Events
Visit www.ohiocattle.org for a complete list of events
July 29-31 Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
August 1-9
Ohio State Fair, Columbus, Ohio
13-15 Young Cattlemen’s Conference, Columbus, Ohio 19
Beef Industry Update Meeting, Shelby County
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Beef Industry Update Meeting, Athens, Meigs and Washington Counties
28-29 Roundup, Mercer County, Ohio 29-30 Highland County Circle Sale
September 9
Beef Industry Update Meeting, Carroll County
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Beef Industry Update Meeting, Knox County
10
Seth Miller Show Steers Sale, Versailles, Ohio
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Adams Family Best of the Buckeye Sale
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Goettemoeller Show Cattle Private Treaty Sale, Bids close at 5 p.m.
13
Green Oak Farms Private Treaty Sale, Bids close at 6 p.m.
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Schaeffer/Tice Private Treaty Sale, Bids close at 6 p.m.
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Sharp Farms & Huck Show Cattle Sale
22-24 Farm Science Review, London, Ohio 26-27 Ohio Feeder Calf Roundup, Columbus, Ohio 27
Banner Up Club Calf & Heifer Online Sale
27
Ohio Shorthorn Fall Showcase Sale, Newark, Ohio
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Memories in the Making Club Calf Sale
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Hoobler Gainer Online Steer & Heifer Sale
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Agle Family Show Cattle Sale
October
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CambellCo Cattle Online Sale
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Garwood Cattle Co. Online Sale
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CMT County Line Cattle Blast, Canfield, Ohio
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Corn Husker Classic Steer & Heifer Show, Upper Sandusky, Ohio, Noon
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Beef Industry Update Meeting, Morgan County
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Sharp Farms & Huck Show Cattle Sale
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Adams Family Best of the Buckeye Sale
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Johnny Regula Invitational, Ostrander, Ohio, 7:30 p.m.
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Agle Family Show Cattle Sale
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County Cattle Call Knox County
The Knox County Cattlemen’s Association manned the grills at the second annual D-Day reenactment at the Knox County Airport. With 2000 people in attendance, KCCA president Chuck Dudgeon and fellow KCCA members, donned in beef aprons, served hamburgers and beef hot dogs to a steady stream of patrons amid machine gun fire as reenactors portrayed the invasion of Normandy. Surrounded by nostalgic World War II aircraft, including the B-25 bomber, DC-3 and an Avenger, the American GI’s were victorious after a hard-fought two hour battle replete with World War II armaments including a tank, half-track and armored personnel carriers. A highlight of this patriotic event was a speech by 92 year old Don Jakeway, a recipient of several purple hearts and bronze and silver stars, who parachuted into Normandy with the 82nd Airborne Brigade during the invasion. Don took time to visit with KCCA members and thanked them for their support of this event.
The Knox County Cattlemen’s Association consider it an honor to salute our veterans and, especially, those from our “greatest generation”. Proceeds from this event went to the “Honor Flight” program, which sends WWII vets to Washington DC to honor their service to our country. v
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OCA held their first Beef Industry Update Meeting on June 30 with Columbiana, Mahoning and Trumbull Counties. Multimin USA sponsored a delicious steak dinner.
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The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association fed beef to the Ohio State football team for their annual Champions Dinner.
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