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Youth Beef Industry Day
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Win a New Holland Rustler
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Jackson Named Director of Public Relations & Consumer Marketing
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BEST Program News
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AgriLabs VetGun Giveaway
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OCA Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet
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Beany Named Administrative Assistant
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OCA’s Replacement Female Sale
Information & Registration
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OCA Commercial Cattleman of the Year Diversification part of Dagger Family’s commercial cow, feedlot operation by Amy Beth Graves
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Ohio Beef Expo Information
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Ohio State’s Collegiate Cattlewomen
Winning Buckeyes for Beef
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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NCBA News
OCA County Affiliate Presidents
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Forage Corner
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Breed News
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Allied Industry Council
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Up the Alley
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Beef Briefs
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Calendar of Events
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Ohio CattleWomen Update
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Your Checkoff Dollars at Work
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Parting Shots
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On the Edge of Common Sense
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County Cattle Call
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Advertisers’ Index
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Harsh Realities
Ohio Cattleman
By Elizabeth Harsh, Ohio Cattleman Editor
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Buckeye Pride
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s this is being written, our household, like all of Buckeye Nation, is anxiously awaiting the College Football Playoff Selection Committee’s announcement of the final four college football teams. All of Ohio would make a case for our Ohio State Buckeyes to be one of those four final teams, especially in light of their dominating win in the Big 10 Championship Game. Final four or not, it’s the words of Carmen Ohio, OSU’s oldest school song, that ring in my head. “Summer’s heat or winter’s cold, the seasons pass, the years will roll. Time and change will surely show how firm thy friendship . . .” Through all that tests one’s resolve, it is the commitment we make with ourselves and each other that will stand the test of time. The football Buckeyes overcame a season of adversity that tested them, but they persevered and continued to improve. As cattle producers we can relate to all that tests our resolve and still stand strong. Admittedly this past year had lots that was good, such as record high prices and consumer demand that remained strong despite those prices. Nothing about that to test a cattleman’s resolve. On the other hand, Mother Nature’s whims and an administration set on passing burdensome regulations with no scientific merit has certainly tested our determination. When things are going well it’s easy to think you can go it alone and don’t need to join together to address challenges. But these are the very times you should encourage your friends and neighbors to become members of OCA and NCBA, rather than waiting for those trying times. A review of our OCA membership shows there are many members who have yet to make the additional commitment to become an NCBA member. My challenge to you is to become an NCBA member in 2015. Give NCBA a try for one year and I’m certain that at the end of 12 months you will be ready to renew. Their expertise in Washington, D.C. and efforts to safeguard your farm from more burdensome regulations will be more than enough for you to continue your membership. But to sweeten the deal, NCBA’s partnerships with agri-businesses result in member benefits that will far exceed your annual membership fee. Already an OCA and NCBA member? Then I challenge you to do more than just maintain your membership. Become involved and engaged. Involvement comes in all shapes and sizes and the great thing is, there is always some size to fit each of us. Involvement can range from making a commitment to volunteer, to simply submitting comments about the latest government regulation from the comfort of your kitchen. The challenges we face are of the magnitude that it’s not enough to sit on the sidelines. We must engage and make our voices heard, because no one else is going to do it for us. There is strength in numbers – numbers of members, numbers of comments, numbers of actions, and the number of results. As for results, as I wrap this up, the Selection Committee has announced that Ohio State did indeed make it into the final four. Good luck to the Buckeyes as they participate in the first ever college football playoff. Our family, like countless others, will gather around the TV to celebrate the holidays with the Buckeyes. And win or lose, all of Ohio will join them in singing Carmen Ohio, “Time and change will surely show how firm thy friendship . . . OHIO! The OCA board of directors and staff, thank you for another year to work on your behalf. And best wishes for a safe and prosperous New Year. v
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OCA Officers
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
A Year for the Books
OCA Directors
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
Elections are held each year in November. If interested in serving on the OCA Board, please call the OCA office.
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 Megan Beany Administrative Assistant 6 x Ohio Cattleman x Winter Issue 2015
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reetings from Logan County. As I was finishing shelling corn, which has taken longer than usual this year due to the high moisture, I was thinking about OCA and what a great year it has been. OCA members lead the effort to pass the referendum resulting in an additional $1 checkoff in Ohio. Now the Ohio Beef Council is busy developing plans and budgets to utilize the money for beef demand building programs. Promotion of our product and education of consumers on how to buy, prepare and serve beef are crucial to increasing consumption. The 2014 Ohio Beef Expo was the biggest one yet with great attendance numbers. We have a long list of people waiting for trade show spots and are working on ways to accommodate more exhibitors and expand this area for 2015. OCA rolled out the Best of the Buckeye program at the Expo and continued it at the Ohio State Fair. It was a huge success. Thanks to our major sponsors Franklin Equipment, Green Oak Farms, and Steve R. Rauch, we were able to present over $45,000 in scholarships and cash prizes to registered steers and heifers that were bred, born and raised in Ohio. Thanks to some of the breed associations, the participants received additional premium money. The BEST Program had another record year in both number of animals and exhibitors. If Thanksgiving weekend is any indication of the 2014-15 season, we are off to another record year, as over 600 head of steers and heifers were exhibited at the first show in Lima. The numbers and quality seem to get better every year. The BEST awards banquet last May, had over 600 people in attendance and nearly all of the exhibitors went home with an award of some kind. OCA BEST program coordinator Stephanie Sindel and her committee do a great job with the BEST program to make it very educational for the exhibitors. The Ohio State Fair was again a great success. The breed shows, steer and heifer shows and commercial cattle show were all well attended and the exhibitors brought some very high quality cattle. The Young Cattlemen’s Conference in August had a terrific group of up and coming cattlemen. They had the opportunity to go to the State House and learn about state issues and government. They were also able to visit the OSU Animal Sciences Department where department chair Dr. Henry Zerby gave them a tour of the facilities. He presented information on carcass evaluation tools, new beef cuts and industry challenges. We got to meet and greet many of you at Farm Science Review and had the pleasure of helping many of you use the on-site computers to tell US EPA that we want them to ditch their proposed rule on the Waters of the United States. OCA membership numbers were good last year, but not great. We have high hopes for 2015 and with your help we can meet the goal of our strategic plan to have over 2,500 OCA members. Please help recruit your friends and neighbors to join OCA. And while you are at it, encourage them to join NCBA as well. Our top recruiters will be entered in a drawing to win a New Holland Rustler 125 UTV at the Ohio Beef Expo in March. Just recruit 10 new OCA members for your first ticket into the drawing and earn an additional ticket for every 5 new members you recruit after that, plus you can earn another ticket for each new Allied Industry Council member recruited.
OCA News Jackson Named Director of Public Relations and Consumer Marketing Beany Named Administrative Assistant
Megan Beany, Marysville, Ohio has accepted the Administrative Assistant position. She graduated from Muskingum University in New Concord, Ohio with a Bachelor of Arts degree where she majored in digital media design. Most recently Megan worked as a subcontractor for Hill’s Concessions. Her background also includes being involved in Marysville FFA where she participated on the soil judging and parliamentary procedure teams. Megan will be coordinating office projects, processing memberships, shipping materials and doing design work for both OBC & OCA.
With the generosity of our Allied Industry Council (AIC) members, we have many member benefits that greatly enhance the value of an OCA membership. The AIC members keep growing every year. They not only help with membership but many sponsorships for various programs. They are also an excellent resource to use at your county educational meetings. OCA and NCBA staff have done a good job of lobbying at both the state and national level to protect cattle producers from laws and regulations that would adversely affect their operations. Please be sure to help fund our Political Action Committee (PAC), so that we can support senators and representatives that will help our industry. Last but not least be sure and attend our 2015 Annual Meeting and Banquet January 24 at the NorthPointe Hotel and Conference Center. It is a great time to meet other members and help set policy for OCA. We also have several great educational sessions available. I hope you are all enjoying this holiday season! v
Emily Jackson recently accepted the Director of Public Relations and Consumer Marketing position with the Ohio Beef Council and Ohio Cattlemen’s Association. Emily was raised near Waco, Texas on a diversified cattle operation that includes commercial cow/ calf, dairy and a registered Brangus herd. Her family also manages a backgrounding operation for dairy calves, owns a Bermuda sprig business and grows corn and milo. Emily first attended Butler Community College to be a part of their 2011-2012 livestock judging team. While there, she was a part of the Ag Ambassadors executive officer team and was a member of the Student Government Council. She helped to establish the now annual Butler Beef Day and was a member of the 2012 AllKansas Academic Team. Emily then attended Texas Tech University, where she was involved in livestock judging, Block and Bridle, and Agriculture Communicators of Tomorrow. She was a member of the 2013 Senior College All-American Livestock Judging Team. She graduated from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor of Science in Animal Science and most recently served as a semester intern with the State Fair of Texas, where she planned all events and contests. Her responsibilities will include the implementation of checkoff-funded programs in the areas of consumer advertising, retail, foodservice, veal and nutrition. She will coordinate the OCA Young Cattlemen's Conference, oversee the Foundation's fundraising and scholarship program and coordinate the Ohio Beef Expo Junior Show activities. Emily is excited to begin working for and meeting Ohio cattle producers!
OCA Hosts Replacement Female Sale
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) held their second Replacement Female Sale on November 28 at Muskingum Livestock in Zanesville, Ohio. A large crowd was on hand to bid on 88 high quality females. The sale represented an excellent opportunity for cow-calf producers to add quality females with documented breeding and health records to their herds and potentially take advantage of the positive economic outlook for the beef industry. 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. Nobleland Farm of Caldwell, OH consigned the top selling bred cow at $3,700. The lot 74 female was a Shorthorn-Angus cross and sold to Elmer Hines of Ashville, OH. The top selling bred heifer at $3,600 was consigned by Rachel Linder of Louisville, OH. The lot 28 female was a purebred Simmental heifer that sold to Rose Koehler of Lancaster, OH. The top selling pair at $3,300 was the lot 23 registered Angus female with a heifer calf at side from Estadt Angus of Orient, OH and sold to Elmer Hines of Ashville, OH.` The sale was an excellent opportunity for both buyers and sellers to capitalize on today’s outstanding beef cattle market. Buyers were able to improve their herds by adding high quality females with known genetic and health backgrounds. Sellers were able to capitalize on strong prices for breeding cattle. The 2014 sale represented a $786 per lot increase over the initial sale in 2013. If you have any questions about the sale, contact John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator at (740) 289-2071, Extension #242, or by e-mail at grimes.1@osu.edu. More information can be obtained by contacting OCA at (614) 873-6736 or on their website www. ohiocattle.org . Winter Issue 2015x Ohio Cattleman x 7
OCA County Affiliate Presidents
Adams.............................. Reggie Carrington Allen............................................ Joe Sanders Ashland................................ Mandy Atterholt Auglaize.......................... Charles Sutherland Brown.............................................. Eric Gray Butler............................................ Jim Garner Carroll........................................ Greg Vahalik 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.............................................Gary Short Highland............................. Brian Cummings Hocking.................................. Jo Ann Murtha Huron......................................Barrett French Jackson..................................... Jim Edwards Jefferson................................... Tyler Ramsey Knox.................................. William Lawhon Jr. Lawrence.................................. Joe Ferguson Licking......................................... Roger Lees Logan.........................................Troy Selhorst Madison................................ Elizabeth Mead 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...........................................Fred Frey Wood.................................... Scott Alexander Wyandot........................................Mike Thiel
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Attended county affiliate events in Morrow and Washington Counties. Held three Beef Industry Update Meetings in Columbiana, Madison and Athens Counties. Sponsored the Ohio Farm & Food Leadership forum. Held a successful OCA Replacement Female sale with 88 females selling. Initiated planning and fundraising for the 2015 Ohio Beef Expo and mailed trade show contracts.
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Submitted comments on behalf of OCA regarding EPA’s Waters of the United States proposed rule that dramatically expands the jurisdiction of the Federal Clean Water Act. Represented beef producer interests at multiple meetings concerning proposed water quality legislation and regulations that involve manure application on frozen and snow-covered ground. Contacted members of Congress to encourage them to act before year’s end on Tax Extenders including Section 179 small business expensing and bonus depreciation. Specifically OCA requested taking the maximum amount a business can currently deduct under Section 179 back to the 2013 level of $500,000. OCA submitted comments on the USDA proposal to allow the importation of chilled and frozen beef from Argentina. Contacted members of Ohio’s Congressional delegation about Secretary Vilsack’s plan to create a second federal beef checkoff under the 1996 generic checkoff act. A majority of the Ohio delegation signed a letter to the Secretary objecting to his announcement. OCA submitted comments regarding the plan for a second federal beef checkoff.
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Mailed membership renewal statements for 2015 and finalized list of member benefits. Participated in the Healthy Water Ohio (HWO) meeting held in Findlay and distributed info on HWO regional meetings. Represented OCA members at the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Cattle Health Advisory Committee meeting. OCA Executive Committee met to develop 2015 budget recommendations. Submitted nominations to the Ohio Department of Agriculture for appointment to the Ohio Beef Council. Appointed OCA representatives to NCBA policy committees. Held the re-organizational board of directors’ meeting for OCA and the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation. Participated in the 2015 Ohio State Fair planning meeting for the beef department and helped distribute EID/DNA kits for 2015 market animal exhibitors. Attended the Ohio Department of Agriculture’s advisory committee meeting on Livestock Exhibitions. v
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NCBA News By Forrest Roberts, NCBA CEO
The Future of the Checkoff
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saw a bumper sticker on the back of a truck last week that said, “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” That seems to apply to a number of topics in this day and age. NCBA’s government affairs team spends a great deal of time and effort pushing back on a government that seems bent on having its way with production agriculture. Beef producers are no strangers to this administration’s attempts to pass burdensome regulations that impact our ability to operate responsibly. But the recent announcement by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack that he’s seeking input on the creation of a second beef checkoff should concern America’s beef producers. Since 1985, the Beef Checkoff Program, which is directed by cattlemen and women for the sole benefit of our industry, has successfully promoted beef and directed research to the benefit of those who invest in the effort. Promotion of “Beef, it’s what’s for dinner,” has ensured our product is the most recognized and desired protein on menus and plates around the globe. Independent
studies have demonstrated that the Beef Checkoff Program is returning $11.20 per dollar invested and nearly four of five producers support the program. Those tangible results are a direct result of the beef checkoff program and the committed volunteers from the beef community who are responsible for making funding decisions and managing the funds invested in the program. Furthermore, consumer demand remains strong today despite record-high prices. Now, Secretary Vilsack has launched a crusade to provide political payback and a second layer of bureaucracy in the form of a cumbersome and confusing secondary checkoff assessment. Rather than allowing the Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group to continue its efforts to reach a consensus about what farmers and ranchers really want, Secretary Vilsack has decided to move ahead with his own plan to gather input about the creation of a second checkoff assessment under the 1996 Act. Let’s be clear here. Secretary Vilsack wants to gather another dollar from beef
producers and create additional bureaucracy to decide how it should be spent under the 1996 generic checkoff act. Under that program, which Congress passed more than a decade after the Beef Checkoff was created, there is no requirement that cattlemen and women have a say in how funds should be managed. There is no guarantee that there will be a voice for state beef councils. There is no promise that members of Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) or others who mean our industry harm will be kept off the board. There is only the guarantee that the government will have a greater say over how checkoff dollars are invested. This administration has made it clear they are no friend of the beef industry. The beef checkoff may not be perfect, but cattlemen and women control the process for themselves. Now the administration is looking to remove that grassroots voice that determines how beef research and promotion activities are conducted. If you liked Obamacare, you’ll love the Obama beef checkoff. v
OCA Addresses Proposed New Checkoff On September 30 Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced he would implement a second federal beef checkoff program. The new program will operate under the 1996 Commodity Promotion, Research and Information Act. Initially, this action would be separate from the current federal beef checkoff program, as defined through the 1985 Beef Promotion and Research Act. Vilsack also said a referendum on the new proposal would be held within three years of implementa-
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tion. The proposed new checkoff will be published in the Federal Register in early 2015. OCA joined the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and all 45 state cattle associations and additional Ag groups in requesting that USDA drop the proposal and instead work with stakeholders to enhance the existing checkoff. In addition, OCA worked with several members of Ohio’s Congressional delegation who signed a letter to Secretary
Vilsack asking him to reconsider moving forward with a second federal checkoff. OCA appreciates the leadership of those members who signed the letter. On November 10, USDA published a Notice of Inquiry in the Federal Register asking interested parties to answer a series of questions about how the second federal checkoff program should be developed. At press time a request to extend the December 10 deadline for comments on the Notice of Inquiry had been submitted to USDA.
U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance
The U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA)is a group of more than 80 farmer and rancher led organizations that NCBA is a part of through beef investments. One of the most powerful things that USFRA does is to identify opportunities that one commodity or food can’t take on alone. Several weeks ago, USFRA heard about an event being sponsored by the New York Times called the “Food for Tomorrow conference.” Mark Bittman, Michael Pollan, Sam Kass, Tom Colicchio and many detractors who are often critical of conventional agriculture and beef, as well as other celebrity columnists, activists, media influencers and chefs, were in attendance. But there was a key voice missing from the agendathe voice of farmers and ranchers. The lack of farmers, as well as the influencers in the room is why USFRA, funded overall in part by the Beef Checkoff Program but with strong sponsorship support and leadership in this specific program, decided to be involved by sponsoring a panel of farmers on the topic of “Big Ag, Big Food: How being good for the Environment is not about Size.” The attacks on “industrialized” agriculture and the American food system were difficult and continuous, but without USFRA’s involvement, the voices of farmers and ranchers would not be heard.
The panel was moderated by Frank Sesno, director of George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs and former CNN Washington, D.C., bureau chief. Joan Ruskamp, a cattle feeder on the panel, perhaps had one of the most powerful moments of the entire meeting, when she pleaded with the audience to allow farmers to be part of the conversation, to which she received a round of applause. To quote Joan, “We want to feed you. We don’t want hungry kids either. That is a passion for us too. We will get better. We want to be a part of the conversation you all are having about this. PLEASE let us be involved in your conversation about our food for tomorrow!” There was a clear change in tone during the conference by key influencers. Mark Bittman, New York Times author who is very critical of “industrial” agriculture, in particular, changed much of his language about large farming from the first day of the conference to the second day. During his closing remarks, Mark Bittman wore an Iowa Beef Running shirt up on stage, and had a complete change of tone and said things such as “We have much
more in common than not” and “If Bruce Rominger is Big ag, I’m with Big ag.” (Bruce was on USFRA’s panel). The bottom line is: Without USFRA’s panel and presence and the agriculture community insisting that they be part of this dialogue, there would have been little to no farmer representation at this very influential event, no opportunity to share the other side of the story and many opinions left unchallenged-in short, a one-way dialogue would have taken place. There are still many things that were said at this meeting that we may not like or agree with-but there was the voice of farmers at the table. v
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OCA News Win a New Holland Rustler UTV
We are happy to announce a great new member recruitment award for 2015 made possible by New Holland! This year’s top membership recruiters will be entered in a drawing to win a New Holland Rustler 125 UTV at the Ohio Beef Expo in March! Recruit 10 new OCA members for your first ticket into the drawing and earn an additional ticket for every 5 new members you recruit after that, plus you can earn another ticket for each new Allied Industry Council member recruited. Neighbor to neighbor is the most effective way to encourage others to become a part of OCA, so why not get rewarded with the chance to win a Rustler utility vehicle at the same time!
BEST Program Kicks off 16th Year
The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s BEST program kicked off the 2014-2015 season with the Heart of It All Show on Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 29-30 in Lima, Ohio. BEST is a youth development program based on a series of sanctioned cattle shows held throughout Ohio. The program is proud to announce sponsoring partners for this show season: Bob Evans Farms, Burroughs Frazier Farms, Farm Credit Mid-America, Franklin Equipment, M.H. Eby, Inc., Ohio Farm Bureau and Weaver Livestock. All BEST participants completing the program will be put into a drawing for a trailer, sponsored by M.H. Eby, Inc. In its mission to support Ohio beef industry youth, the BEST program will continue the Novice division, encouraging new program participants by providing them with a less competitive environment for their first or second year of program involvement. Weaver Livestock provided
for the second year, more than 40 sponsorships to Novice participants who applied for the program by writing a short essay. This year, BEST participants are participating in two community service projects. Participants are raising money for Make-AWish®, in an effort to grant two wishes for children in the region with a life-threatening medical condition. The goal is to raise $16,000 from local contributions collected by BEST participants and those raising $100 or more can show in the Celebrity Showdown at the Clark County Cattle Battle in Springfield, Ohio, Jan. 31. The program is also continuing to collect pop tabs for Ronald McDonald House Charities, an organization that helps to lessen the burden of families of children fighting an illness. More than 1 ton of pop tabs have been collected by BEST participants. More information along with show results can be found online at www. ohiocattle.org.
AgriLabs VetGun Giveaway
OCA Allied Industry Council (AIC) member, AgriLabs will be giving away two VetGuns for quick and efficient insecticide application during this year’s OCA membership drive. The first drawing for a VetGun will be awarded during the OCA Annual Meeting on January 24, 2015 to one lucky OCA member who has been a continuous OCA member for the last 10 years. Renew by January 15 for your chance to win a VetGun! You may renew your 2015 membership by submitting your renewal statement along with a check or credit card payment, online at www.ohiocattle.org or by calling 614.873.6736. Anyone that signs up as a new OCA member by March 1 and will be put into a the drawing for the second VetGun that will take place at the Ohio Beef Expo!
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Breed News
Angus Achievements Grimes Elected to American Angus Board of Directors
The American Angus Association® announced new members and officers for its Board of Directors during the 131st Annual Convention of Delegates in Kansas City, Mo. Those serving the Association for three-year terms are: Jerry Connealy, Whitman, Neb.; David Dal Porto, Brentwood, Calif.; John Grimes, Hillsboro, Ohio; James Henderson, Memphis, Texas; and Dave Nichols, Bridgewater, Iowa. John Grimes is a second-generation Angus breeder who was raised on his family’s Angus and commercial cow-calf operation, Maplecrest Farms, near Hillsboro, Ohio, where the family remains involved in the farm’s management and operation. He graduated with an animal science degree from the Ohio State University in 1983 and returned home to manage the family farming operation. He and his wife, Joanie, have two daughters: Lindsey and Lauren.
Demi Powers from Fayette, OH exhibited the Reserve Champion Junior Yearling Heifer in the Chiangus show. HBSC Ms. Wiggly 328A 1CA. She is a daughter of Plainview Lutton E102. Danielle Heintz of Lakeview, Ohio exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Progress Steer. Max 3A is a son of Monopoly.
Ohio finished 2nd overall in the Intermediate division. Members of the team were Shelby Manning, Lane Manning, Mason Mills, Kiersten Wilcox. There were two first place finishes for Ohio in the Showmanship Contest. Allison King won the Junior division while Janel Gilbert wins the Senior division.
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Chianina Conquests Ohio Juniors Successful at NJHS
Over 25 junior livestock exhibitors from Ohio gathered at the 2014 American Junior Chianina Association National Junior Heifer Show in Louisville, Kentucky, June 21 – 26, 2014. Megan Hunt from New Madison, OH exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Chianina Bred and Owned Heifer. MRH Cinnamon. She is a January daughter of Monopoly. Megan also was awarded 4th Overall All-Around Champion junior exhibitor for her hard work in many of the contests.
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Reserve Grand Champion Chianina Bred and Owned Heifer at the 2014 Junior Chianina Association National Junior Heifer Show was exhibited by Megan Hunt.
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Forage Corner
By Chris Penrose, Extension Educator, Morgan County
Reducing the Risk of N Loss When Stockpiling Fescue
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ext to feeding corn stalks in the fall, probably the lowest cost way to feed cattle is to stockpile forages for fall and winter grazing. Stockpiling means to make the last harvest by clipping or grazing of a hay field or pasture and then let it grow for grazing later; in this situation, in the fall or winter. While most predominantly grass based fields will work, fescue works the best as it maintains quality into and throughout the winter better. Many studies have demonstrated that adding nitrogen (N) to the fields will increase quality and quantity of the grass. Urea is the most common form of N used for stockpiling in Ohio, but the biggest risk is applying the urea, then not getting a rain allowing much of the nitrogen to be lost through volatilization. One product available locally to reduce nitrogen loss is Agrotain®, a urease inhibitor. Several universities have done research on urease inhibitors and the University of Kentucky has an excellent factsheet on Nitrogen Inhibitors (http:// www2.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr185/ agr185.pdf). In Southeast Ohio a multi-site study is concluding to evaluate quality and quantity of stockpiling fescue. Three different alternatives were explored: the control received no nitrogen (N), the second alternative received 00# of urea (46# N), and the third received 00# of urea with Agrotain at a rate of 4 quarts of the product applied per ton of urea. There are lower rates of Agrotain that can be used, but we chose the high rate because it provides up to 14 days protection. Stockpiling began on August 8. On August 11th, each site received over a half an inch of rainfall, with more on August 12. Previous research indicated that a half an inch of rainfall within 48 hours of application would help prevent the urea 14 x Ohio Cattleman x Winter Issue 2015
from volatizing back into the atmosphere and in this trial, rainfall was received within 72 hours of application. Initial samples were obtained from one set of plots on September 10th, and the plot with no N had a yield of 1850#/acre and crude protein (CP) 9.57%; the 46# of N had 2494#/acre and CP 10.05%; and the 46# with Agrotain had a yield of 2955# and CP 10.63%. An identical demonstration was conducted in 2013 and stockpiling began on August 5 and there was not a soaking rain for seventeen days (there were three days of .05-.15” rain) then there was 1.5”
of rain on August 22, 17 days after nitrogen application. On October 14, samples were harvested from a set of plots and the control plot had 2003#/dry matter (DM) acre, the 46# of N had 2904# of DM/ acre, and the 46# of N with Agrotain; had 4141# of DM/acre. The cost of the urea was $465/ton or $23.25 acre and the Agrotain; cost $112.44/ton or $5.62/acre. We had good initial responses in quality and quantity from the urea alone and even better with the urea and Agrotain both years even with the differences in the timing of the rain. Final results from the 2014 trials should be available by the
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first of January. However, initial results and other research suggest that additional yield and quality can be expected with the use of a urease inhibitor like Agrotain. If we can minimize the risk of N loss, and increase quality and quantity of our stockpiled fescue, maybe more of us will stockpile for fall and winter grazing. It is nice to not have to feed cattle as much stored hay; it saves not only money, but time as well! v
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Join us in celebrating Ohio’s beef industry.
Schedule of Events - Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 North Pointe Conference Center 8:00 a.m.
Ohio CattleWomen’s registration desk opens
8:00 a.m.
OCA registration desk opens OCA PAC silent auction opens
9:15 a.m.
Ohio Beef Ambassador contest begins
9:30 a.m.
OCA county affiliate leader meeting
11:30 a.m.
OCA luncheon, Ohio Cattlmen’s Foundation Annual Meeting & “Around the Water Tank” Session 1
NCBA’s Michele Murray will discuss checkoff funded advertising, online/social media outreach and public relations efforts, as well as marketing to millennials.
1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
“Around the Water Tank” Session 2
Carcass Exploration to Meet Consumer Expectations for Beef by CAB’s David O’ Diam.
OCA Annual Meeting & Water Quality Panel
Take an active role in your organization by attending the Annual Meeting. Members will set policy for 2015 and receive program updates. Hear from featured speakers, Colin Woodall & Tim White, NCBA Region 1 Vice President for Policy.
2:30 p.m.
Ohio CattleWomen’s Annual Meeting
3:00 p.m.
“Around the Water Tank” Session 3
5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
Millennials: Are they that different from other generations? What prompts them to choose beef and what can we do to meet their needs? Find out this and more from NCBA’s Michele Murray.
Hospitality Hour OCA Awards Banquet
Banquet highlights: OCA PAC Live Auction, County Affiliate Recognition, Young Cattleman of the Year, Industry Service Award, Industry Excellence Award, Seedstock Producer of the Year, Commercial Producer of the Year, Environmental Stewardship Award, Scholarship Presentations and Presentation of the 2015 Ohio Beef Ambassador Team.
Cattlemen’s Social
Stick around following the banquet to enjoy music, refreshments and an evening with fellow cattlemen.
Featured Speaker
Michele Murray NCBA Senior Executive Director Integrated Communications Michele Peterson Murray is the Senior Executive Director, Integrated Communications for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, where she serves as the lead strategist focused on motivating Americans to choose beef. She leads the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” advertising, online/social media outreach, public relations, health professional education along with retail and foodservice engagement. Michele directs beef brand strategy, consumer insights and integration while evaluating how marketplace shifts may impact the consumer target, older Millennial parents, and their relationship with beef. Michele joined NCBA in December 2002. Previously, she worked for Johnston Wells Public Relations and CMF&Z Marketing Communications. She has a bachelor of arts in journalism and mass communications from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. A dairy farmer’s daughter from Minnesota, Michele now lives in Denver Colorado with her husband, daughters Adelyn and Lucy and a border collie named Sadie.
Featured Speaker Colin Woodall NCBA Vice President of Government Affairs
Colin Woodall is the Vice President of Government Affairs for NCBA in Washington, D.C. He 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. Colin is originally from Big Spring, Texas, and holds a degree in Agricultural Systems Management from Texas A&M. At A&M, Colin was involved in the Corps of Cadets and active in the student chapter of the American Association of Agricultural Engineers. After college he worked as a grain elevator manager and grain merchandiser for Cargill in WaKeeney and Hugoton, Kansas. After venturing to Washington, Colin took a job with U.S. Senator John Cornyn where he worked on agriculture, interior, energy and water projects and appropriations. Colin has been with NCBA since June of 2004.
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David O’Diam is an executive account manager for the Certified Angus Beef ® brand in the Great Lakes region. In this role, he works closely with distributors, restaurants and retailers to develop their success with the brand through marketing, merchandising and educational strategies. He also plays a key role in meat training programs for customers.
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O’Diam joined the brand’s staff in 2009 as assistant director of packing. In this capacity and then as assistant director of business development, he worked closely with customers at every level on production and sales of Certified Angus Beef ® brand Natural and Prime products. He helped link product availability with end-user demand and provided both staff and customers with market forecasts. Prior to joining the company, O’Diam earned a master’s degree in meat science at The Ohio State University, where he managed the meat science laboratory. He resides near Dayton, Ohio with his wife, Kellie, and daughter, Adrienne.
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Water Quality Panel
Special $100 member sponsorships are available that include farm name on all signage and introduction during the Ohio Cattlemen’s meeting. For more information on this opportunity contact Katie Gossett at 614-873-6736 or kgossett@ohiobeef.org. To become a sponsor, fill out the sponsorship portion of the registration form.
A panel discussion of Ohio’s water quality challenges, current and pending manure management regulations, will take place during OCA’s Annual Meeting, featuring the following experts: Kevin Elder-Chief, Division of Livestock Environmental Permitting, Ohio Department of Agriculture Kirk Hines-Administrator, Ag Pollution Abatement Program, Ohio Division of Soil & Water Resources, Ohio Dept. of Natural Resources Glen Arnold-Field Specialist, Manure Nutrient Management Systems, Ohio State University Extension Frank Phelps-Logan County Cattleman and Healthy Water Ohio Steering Committee
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Up the Alley
By John Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator Program support provided by OCA
No Matter How Long It Lasts, Capitalize While You Can!
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ver the past few months, I have had the opportunity to make several presentations to various cattlemen’s groups to address the topic of economic outlook for the beef industry. I have to admit that this topic has been enjoyable to present. After all, it isn’t too difficult to talk about an economic situation that features historically high prices. As I ended each of my presentations, a common question emerged from each of the audiences. Each crowd wanted the answer to one basic question: “How long will this historic price run that the beef industry is experiencing last?” My common response to the question has been that based on current supply and demand numbers and given the limitations of the beef animal’s production cycle, prices should be very positive for the immediate future. Obviously there are always unforeseen issues that could alter this optimistic outlook for the beef industry. The incidence of drought in various areas of the country has had a huge impact on the current beef market and will always be a factor. The health of the U.S. and global economies will ultimately determine the consumer’s demand for beef. Disease outbreaks in the global beef herd can be very impactful on prices. Government regulations and trade policies can be very impactful on the beef economy. If you are smart enough to predict where we are going with these issues in the next 5 – 10 years, then there is a job waiting for you on Wall Street or in Las Vegas! Keep in mind that the issues mentioned in the previous paragraph have a common theme. These are issues you or I or any other producer have virtually no control over. As much as we may com18 x Ohio Cattleman x Winter Issue 2015
plain or worry about these issues, there is virtually nothing that an individual can do to change these issues. I believe all beef producers would be much better off to devote their time and resources towards the areas we can directly control to reach our goal of profitable beef production. In other words, quit worrying about what you can’t control! Given the current state of the beef cattle economy, I believe it is imperative that producers strive to implement any management practices that can help us achieve more head produced and heavier sale weights. I know those are pretty obvious goals to shoot for but I am worried that we may be falling short in reaching those goals. It is an amazing time when we can sell $1,200 - $1,500 feeder calves, market steers for over $1.60/ lb., and cull cows for over $1.00/lb. At these prices, can you ever have too many head or pounds to sell? For the typical cow-calf producer, the area we need to focus on, that can have the greatest financial impact on our operations, is reproduction. The two traits that I would strongly encourage you to emphasize are fertility and calving ease. Simply put, if you don’t get the female pregnant and have her deliver a live calf, there is nothing to raise and sell. I don’t know of too many herds that couldn’t easily improve their annual calf crop percentage by 5 – 10 %. The following practices can have a significant and immediate impact on a herd’s reproductive performance: breeding soundness exams for herd bulls, pregnancy checking females after the breeding season and culling open females, artificially breeding replacement heifers to proven calving ease bulls, and buying herd bulls with appropriate
calving ease and production traits for the mature cows. Unfortunately, these proven management practices are underutilized in the beef industry today. Once we get the live calf on the ground, there are many practices and products that can help calves stay healthy and grow faster. There is not enough space here to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the many management choices available to the beef producer. Keep in mind that every operation is different and there are few “one size fits all” answers. I encourage you to consider all the options available that can improve the profitability of your operation. Don’t be afraid to spend an extra dollar if it can help you generate $2 extra. I also believe the current beef cattle economy should allow us to critically evaluate the infrastructure involved in our beef operations and make needed improvements. Is there something not being done in your operation because of a lack of equipment or facilities? How much more productive would your operation be if you added some permanent or temporary fencing, a working chute and/or head gate, an extra corral pen or animal lot, or shored up feeding areas? If you are going to be a producer for the long-term, improved facilities can improve the quality of life for our animals and simplify daily chores for the producer. It is an exciting time to be involved in the beef cattle industry. Nobody can be certain how long these historically high prices will last. My advice is to do what you can to take full advantage of the current situation and to make improvements that can carry you forward for years to come. v
Beef Briefs 2014 Livestock Judging Season Ends with OSU’s Best Performance in 17 Years
One of The Ohio State University Livestock Judging Team’s most competitive seasons was capped off with a seventh
place finish at the 109th National Collegiate Livestock Judging Contest held on Nov. 17, in Louisville, Ky., in conjunction with the North American International Livestock Exposition (NAILE). This was the highest placing for OSU at the national contest since 1997, when the
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team also finished seventh overall and was a great way to finish an outstanding year of competition. With the exception of Texas Tech University, the 2014 OSU LJT outperformed every other university team at least once this past season. Kalmbach Feeds sponsored OSU’s trip to the national championship contest. A special “Thank You” is extended to Kalmbach Feeds and OSU LJT alumnus and Kalmbach Feeds VP of Sales and Marketing, Jeff Neal, for securing the sponsorship. Ohio State was among 31 university teams from across the country to judge five cattle classes, four swine classes and three sheep classes before presenting eight sets of oral reasons. OSU placed third in beef judging, fifth in swine, ninth in oral reasons and eleventh in the sheep division. v
Pictured from left are members of the Ohio State Livestock Judging Team: Assistant Coach, Emily Limes, Bowling Green, Ohio; Zach Bartenslager, Lewisburg, W. Va.; Cody Shafer, Eaton, Ohio; Levi Criswell, Marion, Ohio, Tonya Fender, Lynchburg, Ohio, Courtney Tarvin, Mt. Olivet, Ky.; Lydia Ulry, Johnstown, Ohio and Coach, Kyle Culp. Not pictured: Megan Hunker, Bellevue, Ohio and Jacob Ruffing, Republic, Ohio.
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Commercial Cattleman of the Year Diversification part of Dagger family’s commercial cow, feedlot operation
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ext year marks 125 years that Cable Acres Farm has been in the Dagger family. The 1890 Champaign County farm has gone through many changes over the decades with a lot happening just over the past couple of years. The family bought another farm, switched from custom feeding Holsteins to feeding its own steers, experimented with feeding export cattle and put up a large storage barn. When asked what future plans are for the family, brothers Jason and Justin Dagger start to say no major changes are in store but are cut short by their father, Larry.
The family feeds 500-600 Holsteins. 20 x Ohio Cattleman x Winter Issue 2015
Story and photos by Amy Beth Graves “I’m phasing myself out. I think it’s time to give them more responsibility, not that they don’t have enough already,” Larry says of his sons. “They’ve both got families to plan for, and it’s time for them to take over more.” Jason and Justin are the fifth generation to work the farm, which is the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s 2015 Commercial Producer winner. They have 215 Angus-based commercial cows and feed between 500-600 Holstein steers. For eight years they custom fed 500 Holsteins from Heimerl Farms in Johnston. Purchasing a small farm in 2011 and part of a farm that they had managed and fixed
up for several years allowed them to buy and start feeding their own Holsteins. “The timing (for the expansion) was perfect. We are fortunate to be where we are right now. We’re solid,” said Jason, project manager for Everpower Wind Holdings Inc., a wind turbine company. Having a commercial cow and feedlot operation is all part of Larry’s long-time belief that a diverse farm is a prosperous one. Larry and his wife, Janice, moved to the family farm in 1990 and loved watching their children grow up in the country. All four children have ag-related college degrees and either moved back to the farm or married farmers. Justin, his wife, Stephanie, and their daughter Callee live in his parent’s old house while Jason, his wife, Sandy, and their daughter Ava are just down the road. One of the original barns features a quilt pattern with various colors that represent the nine universities family members and spouses have attended over the years. “We are very family oriented. We all love each other. We’re fortunate that all our wives are very understanding about everything,” Larry said. “My wife is a city girl who married a country boy and she’s been very flexible. She knows we might have to miss an engagement or be late for something because you can’t tell a cow to hurry up and have that baby because you’re going out to dinner.” Over the past 25 years, the farm has grown from 100 acres to about 350, and
the family rents another 2,200 acres for pasture, hay and row crops. The brothers, who both have off-farm jobs, are constantly working in the fields. By their calculations, this year they did more than 2,000 round bales of hay and 950 cornstalk bales, which they use as animal bedding. The Daggers have been raising beef cattle since 1991. The brothers laughed while telling stories about the different breeds of cattle they raised until focusing on Angus. “Our first experience was Charolais cattle. It was the first time I ever saw Dad climb a tree that fast,” Jason laughed. “They are wonderful mothers,” Larry said, continuing the story. “But when they calve, they have their own way of doing things. Our group had an exotic disposition.” In the early 1990s, the Daggers started a vaccination program for their herd of 20 to 30 cows. The goal was to reverse a high death rate. “We’d end up losing six to eight calves. That was totally unacceptable. They needed a lot more TLC and our vaccination program helped,” said Larry who at the time was working full-time as a teacher, as was his wife. Today Cable Acres Farm’s death rate is very low, and the family is proud that its herd is BVD free. “We tested all of our cows and we’re negative,” Jason said. “We expected that like every traditional herd to have one to two positive cows but we have zero.” Since 2004, Cable Acres Farm has been a purebred Angus operation, and the Daggers praised the breed for its calving ease. When spring calving starts in March, father and sons work out a schedule that has one of them walking among the cows every two to three hours. They fall calve about 40 cows. “We are constantly going through them,” Larry said. “We look for mothers that are starting to calve and observe them to make sure the calves are coming out correct. That first time period is real critical because that’s when you’re going to make or break it. We don’t use a vet unless it’s critical.” Jason is in charge of selecting the bulls and concentrates on calving ease. Their calving rate typically is between 97 percent and 102 percent (because of twins). “It’s a balancing act,” he said. “You want them to be easy calving but you want them to grow good because you get
Cable Acres Farm has been in the Dagger family since 1890.
your money off the pounds and number alive at the end of the term.” The Daggers keep their own replacement heifers and with the exception of bulls, they have had a closed herd for about seven years. The family mixes its own feed with Justin, a sales representative for Pioneer Hi-Bred International, in charge of the farm’s forage, equipment and technology. Jason takes care of marketing, which is usually done through United Producers Inc. and through private treaty. A couple of years ago, the family experimented with feeding export cattle from Idaho that ended up in the Middle East. While the experience was financially rewarding, the logistics were difficult and it required them to make abrupt changes, including how they fed cattle. They ended up only doing it for a couple of months. “It seems kind of funny that we’re now shipping steers West and had export cows from Idaho a couple of years ago. You never know how things will change,” Jason said. One thing that hasn’t changed over the years is the family’s desire to improve its operation. They’ve added heavy use pads, manure storage facilities, miles of fencing, storage barns and put in grass waterways and filter strips. They also are active in their community and keep in touch with their lawmakers. Justin is a Soil and Water Conservation board member. Jason laughingly told about how his young daughter got a hold of his cell phone and called Sen. Cliff Hite. “My adage for a long time has been you don’t ask what your community can do for you but what you can do for your community,” Larry said. “Most people in rural areas feel that same way – what can
The family has been raising beef cattle since 1991 and focused on Angus starting in 2004.
you do to make your community better. Don’t expect somebody else to do it.” Cable Acres is not only a working farm but a place to learn about animals and agriculture. Ohio State University vet students visit to get hands-on experience with unusual medical situations, teachers and elected officials stop in to learn about farming and farmers come in for educational pasture walks. For Larry, he’s thrilled that his entire family stayed in agriculture and that his granddaughters are the sixth generation on the farm. While walking through the old barn where his grandfather milked cows, he points out lumber from railroad cars that frame the old structure. He’s proud of the farm’s history and humbled that Cable Acres is OCA’s commercial producer winner. “It’s quite an honor,” Jason said. “I don’t think we do a lot differently. We are just doing what we want to do, and it’s working well for us.” v Winter Issue 2015x Ohio Cattleman x 21
Ohio CattleWomen Update
By Kayla Alexander, Ohio CattleWomen President
The Good Life A good life is when you assume nothing, do more, need less, smile often, dream big, laugh a lot, and realize how blessed you are.” - Unknown I found this quote right after Thanksgiving. It really got my mind thinking about how blessed we are to work or be involved in the beef industry and agriculture in general. With the commercialization of everything around us, particularly the holidays, it is easy to get caught up in it. This holiday, I encourage you to take a few minutes and step back to remember what you are each thankful for. As agriculturalist, I feel we are the luckiest people on earth, for that I am thankful. Agriculturalists feed the world. From the farmer working the field to the cattleman tending his herd, we all have a hand in putting food on the tables of families around the world. That’s a job we are blessed to have and one we should not take for granted. The bitter cold and pelting rain sometimes make this difficult, but I love that we are able to do it with a smile on our face. As agriculturalists we are educators. It is our job to help educate those who don’t understand what we do. Farm and ranch families now make up less than two percent of the population in the U.S. with most people being more than three generations removed from the farm. This gives us ample opportunity to use our teaching skills and educate people about where their food comes from. The final thing I am thankful for, as an agriculturalist, is the network that we have within this industry. I recently took a friend with me to their first cattle show. Now this person, works in agriculture, but was not raised around it nor did they know much about the cattle industry. I was amazed as we walked around the show, how many people they knew. They have taken advantage of networking opportunities and quickly became a part of the ag community. I am so thankful that everywhere I go, there is a familiar face to be found. I know that if I am on the road, anywhere across the country, I am able to pick up the phone and find someone close by. This is truly the good life. I hope this finds your families blessed and in preparation for a wonderful holiday. Always remember that we are living a great life. We have the job of feeding the world, working with our neighbors, and serving as educators. The Ohio CattleWomen’s Association wishes you a wonderful and blessed holiday season. v
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Connecting with Our Key Audience...Millennials
Millennials: Are they that different from other generations? What prompts them to choose beef and what can we do to meet their needs? NCBA’s Michele Murray will be discussing these topics and more at the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Annual Meeting. Michele Peterson Murray is the Senior Executive Director, Integrated Communications for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, where she serves as the lead strategist focused on motivating Americans to choose beef. She leads the “Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner.” advertising, online/social media outreach, public relations, health professional education along with retail and foodservice engagement. Michele directs beef brand strategy, consumer insights and integration while evaluating how marketplace shifts may impact the consumer target, older Millennial parents, and their relationship with beef. Register to learn more about checkoff funded advertising, online/social media outreach and public relations efforts at www.ohiocattle.org/annualmeeting.
project of its kind. The program is a proactive and innovative scientific approach to creating a sustainable beef product for a growing world population while gaining consumer confidence in beef. Specific objectives include: • • •
Maintain consumer confidence in beef as a sustainable food Conduct research to benchmark and improve the sustainability of beef Serve as an industry resource for current, science-based, beef sustainability information
Farmland on Hulu
In its first two weeks available for free viewing online, James Moll’s featurelength documentary, Farmland, drew
74,000 viewers. This online streaming video was part of an effort by the U.S. Farmers and Ranchers Alliance (USFRA), which is funded in part by the beef checkoff, to give consumers worldwide the opportunity to watch Farmland on their connected TVs, Blu-ray players, gaming consoles, laptops, tablets and mobile devices. Farmland extends transparency of the agricultural industry by taking viewers inside the world of farming for a firsthand glimpse into the lives of six young farmers, including a young beef cattle rancher from Texas. 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.
Beef Sustainability
America’s beef producers have been leaders in the area of sustainability. The Beef Sustainability Research program is proof of their commitment to producing responsibly raised beef to consumers across the globe. This checkoff-funded program includes the assessment of sustainability using an approach that balances environmental responsibility, economic opportunity, and social diligence across the beef value chain. Research is conducted to provide the industry with science-validated sustainability indicators that serve as a benchmark of current status of the industry and provide a path forward of continuous improvement. The research encompasses the entirety of the beef industry from birth of the calf to the consumer, and the sustainability assessment marks the first and largest research
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Ohio Beef Expo Schedule of Events
March 20 -22 | Ohio Expo Center | Columbus, Ohio - Tentative Wednesday, March 18
No cattle are permitted on the fairgrounds before 6:00 a.m.
Thursday, March 19
8:00 a.m. - noon Trade Show set up for large equipment noon All breeding cattle must be in place O’Neill Building 1:00 p.m. Junior Show Barn open for stalling Gilligan Complex noon - 6:00 p.m. General Trade Show set up 7:30 p.m. The Social, Crowne Plaza North
Friday, March 20
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Official Website www.ohiobeefexpo.com
Official Hotel Crowne Plaza Hotel at I-71 & 161 614.885.1885 $85 Room Rate
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7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m. Trade Show set up for smaller vendors 8:00 a.m. Voinovich Building opens for public 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinvoich Building 10:30 a.m. Breed Shows begin in Cooper Arena & O’Neill Building 1:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Junior Show Check in, Gilligan 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building 5:00 p.m. Junior Show Welcome Party & Fitting Demonstration
Saturday, March 21
8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. Judging Contest Registration, Cooper 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Jr Show Check in, Gilligan Complex 9:00 a.m. Judging Contest, Cooper Arena 9:00 a.m. Junior Show arrival deadline 8:30 a.m. Breed Sales begin in Voinovich Building 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Bldg 1:00 p.m. Youth Beef Quality Assurance, Cooper Arena Juniors will be divided into two groups by age and both sessions will run concurrently. 3:00 p.m. Junior Showmanship, Cooper Arena 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building 4:30 p.m. Judging Contest Awards, Cooper Arena
Sunday, March 22
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Junior Show Cooper Arena 8:00 a.m. Voinovich Building opens for public 8:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Trade Show Open, Voinovich Building 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Genetic Pathway Open, Voinovich Building
NEW FOR 2015...
Forage Seminar at the Expo
New for 2015 New Holland Agriculture will present a Forage Seminar at the Ohio Beef Expo. The seminar will be held Friday, March 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the Voinovich Building on the Ohio Expo Center grounds. Dr. Francis Fluharty, Research Professor in the OSU Department of Animal Sciences will be discussing forage digestibility, and ways of improving animal performance with forage-based diets. This session will discuss the unique anatomy of ruminants, with a demonstration to explain how cattle are able to digest a variety of feeds. Robert Hendrix, New Holland hay and forage product specialist will discuss the features of New Holland’s haytools including the new Roll-Belt series round balers. This portion will look at options to process hay with your round baler to maximize your time and feeding efficiency. Seminar attendees will also receive discount incentives good toward the purchase of New Holland Agriculture hay and forage equipment. Be sure to put this informative and hands-on demonstration that participants are guaranteed not to forget on your list of must-attend events for this year’s Ohio Beef Expo. For more info visit www.ohiobeefexpo.com.
Would you or your business like to become more involved with the Ohio Beef Expo? Contact the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association at beef@ohiobeef.org or 614.873.6736 to discuss sponsorship opportunities
New Holland Youth Day
Saturday, March 21 will be Youth Day at the 2015 Ohio Beef Expo. Youth Day is exclusively sponsored by New Holland Agriculture and will include several annual Expo events. Youth Day activities will begin with the Ohio Beef Expo Judging Contest in the morning. Following presentation of the contest’s official placings, New Holland will sponsor lunch for all youth who participate in the contest. The afternoon will feature a Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) educational session that will divide the attendees into two age-specific groups with the BQA message tailored to their age group. All BQA participants will receive documentation of attendance. Many Ohio State University (OSU) County Extension programs will accredit the BQA session offered at the Expo to youth for county QA requirements. Please check with your county extension program for validation. Following BQA, the Ohio Beef Expo Junior Show showmanship competition will begin featuring five showmanship divisions based upon OCA BEST showmanship rules. The showmanship’s exclusive sponsor is Green Oak Farms. Thanks to their sponsorship, the Top 10 in each of the five age divisions will be presented awards and every participant will receive a participant gift. The day will conclude with the presentation of the judging contest awards that will take place throughout the showmanship competition. For more information visit ohiobeefexpo.com.
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Ohio Beef Expo
New Feeder Cattle Sale
The 2015 Ohio Beef Expo will feature a new feeder cattle internet board sale. The sale, sponsored by United Producers, Inc. (UPI) will be held Friday, March 20 at 1:30 p.m. in the Voinovich Building on the Ohio Expo Center grounds. A board sale offers consignments of uniform packages of feeder cattle. The cattle are sold while on the farm with a specific pick up period defined in the sale catalog. Typical pick up times range from one week to four months after the sale. Lots are typically sold in 48,000 to 50,000 pound load lots. However, smaller groups are encouraged as well. These sales may include all types and breeds of feeder cattle. Uniform lots sold in groups that would average between 400 and 900 pound are common. Uniform groups of Holstein feeder cattle may range as low as 300 pounds.
Consignments will be accepted at any time prior to 12:00 noon Friday, March 13, 2015, and are open to Ohio and out-of-state producers. Earlier consignments are encouraged since videos and pictures of all consignments will be posted on UPI’s web page. All consignors must work with a representative from United Producers, Inc. to complete a consignment form and provide photos/videos of sale cattle. Sale consignors must also be OCA members for 2015. Sale commission will be $1.50 per cwt. The commission will be divided between the UPI sourcing market and OCA. OCA will use their share of the commission to defray costs associated with hosting the sale at the Expo. Consignors are encouraged to become UPI preferred members, if eligible (dealer’s cannot be preferred
members of UPI, but can consign cattle to the sale). UPI preferred members will receive a 10% discount on the commission. If the delivery date for the cattle is more than 29 days after the sale, the buyer of the cattle will be expected to pay within 7 days of the sale a $100/ head advance on the cattle purchased. The $100/head fee will be held by UPI. Movement of the cattle will need to be coordinated by the buyer and UPI representative. Sale catalogs will be posted on UPI and OCA’s websites at least one week in advance of the sale. More information is available at uproducers.com or ohiobeefexpo.com. To consign cattle or request information, contact your local United Producers, Inc. representative or Logan Edenfield at 937-725-1796.
Expo Junior Show Fundraiser
Official Hotel
For Breed Sale Information
New for 2015, the Expo Junior Show Fundraiser will be in the form of an online auction. A variety of great items will be sold, including western style art, jewelry, semen and apparel. For more information or to donate to this event, contact Emily Jackson at ejackson@ ohiobeef.org.
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Partners in Performance Bull Sale April 4, 2015
Saturday • • 6 p.m. Muskingum Livestock Com., Zanesville, OH
Selling 60 Performance Angus Bulls! Way-View Cattle Co. LLC Fred Penick & Family 3264 Refugee Rd. • Hebron, OH 43025 (C) 740-404-1832 • (H) 740-928-3912 wayviewcattle@hotmail.com
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This is one of those stories that sound so unbelievable that you’ll know I didn’t make it up! Mike studied the bloodlines. He checked performance records. He knew his herd like the top two layers of his tool box! He was a good young cattleman. When he decided on the course of action to improve his herd’s genetics he called the breed association rep. They discussed his needs. Plans were made for the fieldman to attend a bull sale in Texas with the express instructions to buy exactly the right bull. The call from Texas delighted Mike. The fieldman had bought the perfect yearlin’ bull that would carry Mike’s cows into the 21st century for $10,000...half interest. He agreed that the co-owner, a purebred breeder from Oklahoma, could use the bull that fall. Then he would ship him to Pine Ridge country of northwestern Nebraska in time for Mike’s spring breeding. In February arrangements were made to put the bull on the back of a load going as far as Sterling, Colorado. The trucker would call Mike on arrival. Mike waited anxiously. Several days passed and nobody called. He called his partner only to find they’d left Oklahoma territory a week before! Feeling uneasy, Mike called the Sterling sale barn. “No? No,” they didn’t remember any bull. “Let us check.” They suggested possibly the bull Mike was lookin’ for had been bought by a trader! “What’d he pay?” asked Mike. “Fifty-six cents a pound.” In a panic he tracked down the trader. He’d run the bull through the Brush sale. The trader said he broke even. Packerland had bought him as a baloney bull! Mike drove all night to Packerland in a desperate effort to save his bull! “No,” they said, “he was too thin to kill so they’d sent him to a feedlot in Rocky Ford!
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Mike smelled like burnin’ rubber and was chewin’ the upholstery when he boiled into the feedlot in a cloud of dust! The foreman was surprised but led him over to the receiving pens. There stood Mike’s future; road weary, coughin’ and covered with sale barn tags! Mike’s knees were shakin’! “Nice bull,” said the foreman, “But ya cut’er close, sonny. Tomorrow evenin’ he’da looked a lot different without his horns and cajones!” v www.baxterblack.com
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PRACTICAL BEEF.
KEEP CALM...AND SHORTHORN ON Feedlot personnel don’t mind working pens of Composite Shorthorn cattle. Research from thousands of feedlot cattle from across the US shows an average loss of $62/head for cattle with a disposition score of 3 or higher (scale 1-6). The average Shorthorn in the same feedlots averaged 1.7. Calmer cattle grade higher, gain faster, require fewer labor hours to process and have a much lower incidence of dark cutters in addition to reduced medical costs. Capitalize on PRACTICAL BEEF
Ohio Shorthorn Breeders’ Association Check out www.ohioshorthorns.org for information on membership, the Feb 7th Annual Meeting, and details on how to advertise in the 2015 Ohio Shorthorn Directory!
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Ohio State’s Collegiate Cattlewomen Winning Buckeyes Over for Beef
Key volunteers get “Beefed Up” with Brutus! Pictured from left: Caitlyn Black, Hallie Hiser, Brutus the Buckeye, Sierra Jepsen, Candace Lease, Karli Lane, Nicole Swavel, and Katy Murfield.
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ne of the largest collegiate beef promotions took place on the campus of The Ohio State University on September 12th and 13th 2014. “Buckeyes 4 Beef” was a collaborative effort between the Collegiate Cattlewomen’s Club of Ohio State, the 2014 National Beef Ambassador team and funding provided by the Ohio Beef Checkoff. The Buckeyes 4 Beef event included two full days of campus activities organized by a volunteer team of 21 OSU students and members of the National Beef Ambassador team, consisting of individuals from Arizona, California, Ohio, Texas and Tennessee. Ohio State was one of five college universities to be selected to host a university campus event in 2014 as part of the American National Cattlewomen’s millennial outreach programs. Other campuses selected to host a unique collegiate beef promotion event included: Cornell University, Penn State, North Dakota State University, and the University of Florida. 30 x Ohio Cattleman x Winter Issue 2015
after their time at the Buckeyes 4 Beef On Friday, Buckeyes 4 Beef was held event. Of the 78 students surveyed, 78% on a large grassy space in the center of said that their opinions about beef had Ohio State campus, called the Oval. On improved. the Oval, the team spent the day playing On Saturday, the Buckeyes 4 Beef games, such as Meet Your Meat, Beef event started early with a catered tailgate Busters, Who’s the Heifer, and Size Up party; as a unique feature, the all-beef hot Your Servings, and sought opportunities dogs being served were produced from to have genuine conversations with peers the OSU Meat Lab. Tailgaters of all ages about beef production and the beef community. During the event, iPad surveys were used to seek opinions from a random sample of students who stopped and interacted with the event. These students reported whether their opinion about the beef industry had improved, remained the same, After stiff competition, the Buckeye Dairy club was awarded the “Take-the-Steak” trophy or decreased and a steak dinner served at their next club meeting. The team consisted of Holden Hutchinson, Jarred Shellhouse, Candace Lease and Karli Lane.
Caitlyn Black, a senior studying Culinary Science, helps her fellow students debunk common myths associated with beef production.
The final four teams got creative in their challenge to impress the judges with the perfect NY Strip steak. The pictured dish was prepared by Undergraduate Student Government .
played cornhole and trivia games to win fun beef prizes as they walked to and from the stadium, and an exciting collegiate cook-off drew in a large crowd of interested football fans. The “Take-theSteak” competition was a Chopped- style cook-off, where collegiate clubs and organizations formed teams to show off their beef grilling and culinary skills. After three rounds of tough competition (and a lot of tasty, themed beef dishes) the Buckeye Dairy Club was awarded the grand prize of a “Take-the-Steak” trophy and a steak dinner for 50 club members. The second and third place teams (Saddle & Sirloin and Undergraduate Student Government) received a George Foreman grill and grill utensils. There was a People’s Choice Award given at the conclusion of each round, with the 2014 National Beef Ambassadors serving as judges. The tailgate on the corner of Woody Hayes Drive provided an excellent venue to engage OSU Buckeyes and Kent State Golden Flashes football fans with grilling recipes and beef themed promotional items. After assessing attendance of the twoday event, it was estimated that Buckeyes 4 Beef was able to reach approximately
700 students and tailgaters. The Buckeyes 4 Beef activities also generated a wave Students race to collect ingredients during the “Take the Steak” student organization cook-off. Craig Berning (left) represented Undergraduate Student of social media posts and Government, and Jordan Marx (right) grilled on behalf of the Saddle and conversations on high-traf- Sirloin club. fic sites such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram through the use of he Collegiate Cattlewomen’s Club the event’s official hashtag, #BeefBuzz. of Ohio State has a mission to inBuckeyes 4 Beef was successful in form, educate, and unite all persons who many ways. First, it was a new and fun are interested in any sector of the beef approach for reaching college students cattle industry, especially as they relate and members of the millennial generato production, welfare, nutrition, and/or tion by utilizing their peers as the educathe promotion of beef cattle and the cattle tors. Second, Buckeyes 4 Beef allowed community. The club’s primary focus student organizations to work first hand as an organization is to serve the beef with beef as they created new recipes, cattle community on and off Ohio State planned a meal and personally prepared campus, in order to educate the public on a dish in a high-energy atmosphere. the positives of beef. For more informaAnd third, Buckeyes 4 Beef kicked off a tion about the club – including how to successful start for the OSU Collegiate get involved with their activities or be a Cattlewomen’s Club during their first guest speaker at an up-coming meeting – semester as a collegiate organization. The contact the 2014 officer team: entire Buckeyes 4 Beef event, including grant writing, volunteer coordination, President - Sierra Jepsen event planning, and club member trainjepsen.14@osu.edu ings occurred throughout the summer Vice President - Hallie Hiser and within the first few weeks of fall hiser.34@osu.edu semester – all before the club held their Treasurer - Demi Snider first official business meeting. snider.295@osu.edu Buckeyes 4 Beef is a great example of Secretary - Jordan Bonham how much impact a group of young beef bonham.42@osu.edu advocates can have when they set out to Student Council Representative share their passion for an industry that Sarah Johnson they love. These positive experiences can johnson.6077@osu.edu only continue to grow, just as the Collegiate Cattlewomen’s club membership Advisor - Dr. Dee Jepsen and outreach activities will continue to jepsen.4@osu.edu expand in the upcoming seasons. v
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Calendar of Events
Visit www.ohiocattle.org for a complete list of events
January
Scholarship Deadline: January 15 Early Nomination Deadline : March 1 For More Information Visit www.ohiocattle.org
Welcome StandAlone Feed to the Allied Industry Council
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3-4 Scarlet & Gray Midwest Showdown, Columbus, Ohio 8 Ohio Beef Feedlot School, Contact: custer.2@osu.edu 10-11 Gallia County Preview Show, Gallipolis, Ohio 15 Best of the Buckeye Scholarship Application Deadline 15 Ohio Beef Feedlot School, Contact: custer.2@osu.edu 15 Ohio State Fair DNA Deadline 21 Great Lakes Cattle Feeders Course, Contact: gahler.2@osu.edu 22 Ohio Beef Feedlot School, Contact: custer.2@osu.edu 24 OCA Annual Meeting & Banquet, Lewis Center, Ohio 27 Ohio Beef School, Contact: smith.263@osu.edu 29 Ohio Beef Feedlot School, Contact: custer.2@osu.edu 30 Celebrity Showdown/Clark County Cattle Battle, Springfield, Ohio
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Clark County Cattle Battle, Springfield, Ohio NCBA Convention, San Antonio, Texas Ohio Cattleman Expo Issue Advertising Deadline Ohio Beef School, Contact: smith.263@osu.edu Great Lakes Cattle Feeders Course, Contact: gahler.2@osu.edu Schaff’s Angus Valley Bull Sale Ohio Beef School, Contact: smith.263@osu.edu BEST Novice Youth Day, London, Ohio
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1 Beef Industry Youth Day, London, Ohio 1 Best of the Buckeye Nomination Deadline for Ohio Beef Expo 7-8 Hot Shot Classic/Rumble at Roberts, Wilmington, Ohio 16 Maple Crest Bull Sale, Hillsboro, Ohio 20-22 Ohio Beef Expo, Columbus, Ohio
County Cattle Call Vinton County
The Vinton County Cattlemen’s Association held their 4th annual Legends of Fall Beef Show on October 18th at the Vinton County Fairgrounds. Over 70 head of cattle were entered in the show and over $2,000 in prize money was awarded. This one of a kind jackpot show has become known throughout Ohio. They would like to thank all those who helped make this a great event! v
Way View Cattle Company Registered Angus Cattle Hebron, OH
Your source for Breed Leading Performance-Tested Angus Bulls! • 100 Bulls went on test October 30th! Sires represented include: Connealy Capitalist 028 Connealy Confidence 0100 AAR Ten X 7008 SA Connealy Shrek 4242 Connealy Full Proof 682E Connealy Uptown 098E Connealy Game Changer Connealy A Plus...and many more!
Check out our website: www.wayviewcattlecompany.com To learn more about our bull development program and view first 30 day test report on this year’s bulls!
• Will complete test in Mid-February! • Several large sire groups of half brothers! • First 30 day test report available on our website! • Bulls for sale privately off the farm and through the Partners in Performance Bull Sale on April 4th, 2015! • First Breeding Season Guarantee!
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Parting Shots
Breed News Items like this Brutus the Buckeye mosaic glass window will be available during the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association PAC Auction at the Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet. To register for this event visit www.ohiocattle.org
Maine-Anjou
Gilbert Succeeds at Maine Jr. Nationals
Reserve Grand Champion Bred and Owned MaineTainer Female, JCCF Aerial 680, was exhibited by Janel Gilbert of Greenville, Ohio at the 2014 Maine-Anjou Junior National.
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