Ohio Cattleman - Late Fall 2022

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It’s a small world

By Elizabeth Harsh, Ohio Cattleman Editor

Editor : Elizabeth Harsh Editor: Hanna Fosbrink

Sales Representative: Luke McKee

Our family recently traveled west to celebrate our nephew’s wedding. Many hours of windshield time provided an opportunity to assess crop conditions across multiple states before and after the wedding. The trip also served as a good reminder of the connectivity of agriculture.

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A passion for raising and showing cattle brought the bride and groom together. The relationships built around a mutual interest in cattle united the families, created the invitation list, hired the caterer, the hair stylist for the bridesmaids and on and on. The celebration and all involved was further validation that we live in very small world and an even smaller world of agriculture and beef cattle.

As this issue goes to press, the Farm Science Review (FSR), hosted by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, is quickly approaching. FSR will further reinforce how very small the world is as OCA members from all corners of the state stop by the tent to visit, stock up on beef merch and buy a beef sandwich or volunteer at the OCA Steak Tent. Hopefully you were among the many members who stopped by for a visit while at FSR.

The upcoming mid-term elections on November 8 and the season’s ongoing political fundraisers are also good reminders of the importance of building relationships to keep our world small and connected to benefit the cattle and beef industry. Elections provide an opportunity to support those office holders who have demonstrated their alignment with OCA’s priorities and policies, but they also present opportunities to create new relationships.

As the saying goes, democracy, and certainly elections, are a participatory sport. Your support of OCA’s Political Action Committee (PAC), its fundraisers and attendance at PAC events is important and appreciated. It helps OCA effectively advocate on behalf of the cattle industry. But it is just as important for you to build those small world relationships by getting to personally know your local, state and national elected officials. Good relationships open the door to share your opinions on important issues, hold them accountable and it all starts by participating with your vote.

Fall harvest should be well underway by the time this issue arrives in mailboxes. Finishing silage, weaning calves or fall calving, hosting seedstock production sales and finding that next great show heifer or steer are all important fall activities taking place across the state.

And if there are any conclusions to be drawn from our recent multi-state selfguided crop tour compared to the crops in central Ohio, it is that the degree of variation is more widespread than ever. This is simply my opinion, from someone who is not an expert in climate and weather patterns. But my conclusions should earn “expert-like” significance since I serve as the person who hears all the weather and rainfall related complaints on our farm and quasi crop tours. Have a safe and enjoyable fall in your corner of our very small world.

OCA Officers

President • Tom Karr 740-591-9900, tom@karrcontracting.com

Vice President • Bill Tom 937-694-5378, btom@uproducers.com

Treasurer • Linde Sutherly 937-875-0670, linde@lindeslivestockphotos.com

Past President • Aaron Arnett 614-947-9931, aaronarnett16@gmail.com

Replacement heifers

By Tom Karr, OCA President

Many cattle consultants have pushed various narratives on replacement heif ers and the choice of buying or raising from your own herd. The same question applies to increasing your herd - is it the right time? Will they pay their way?

My father was a Polled Hereford breeder. His strict rule was that a heifer had to be bred as a yearling and have a calf at her side before her 2nd birthday.

OCA Directors

Shane Riley Director At-Large

Washington C.H. • Term expires 2023 740-572-2044, shane.rileywch@gmail.com

Jim Rogers Director At-Large

Logan • Term expires 2023 740-591-7311, jrogers@reedbaur.com

J.L. Draganic Director At-Large

Wakeman • Term expires 2022 440-821-6576, paintcreekcattle@gmail.com

Jaymes Maciejewski District 1

New Bavaria • Term expires 2023 309-222-0850, jaymes.maciejewski@gmail.com

Andy Lohr District 2

Bucyrus • Term expires 2024 419-569-3613, andylohr61@gmail.com

John Ferguson District 3 Chardon • Term expires 2024 440-478-0782, john@fergusonshowcattle.com

Mark Goecke District 4

Spencerville • Term expires 2023 419-233-3101, goeckefarms@gmail.com

Jason Dagger District 5

Cable• Term expires 2024 937-604-8820, jason.dagger@rwe.com

Pam Haley District 6

West Salem • Term expires 2022 419-853-4657, phaley@haley-farms.com

Brad Thornburg District 7

Barnesville • Term expires 2023 740-310-9196, thornburgcattle@yahoo.com

Linde Sutherly District 8

New Carlisle • Term expires 2024 937-875-0670, linde@lindeslivestockphotos.com

Jim Jepsen District 9

Amanda • Term expires 2022 614-560-5919, jepsen.drfarms@gmail.com

Sarah Ison District 10

Moscow • Term expires 2023 513-314-5382, sarah.ison01@gmail.com

Lindsey Hall District 11

Hillsboro • Term expires 2024 937-763-8115, lindseycgrimes@gmail.com

Luke Vollborn • District 12

Bidwell • Term expires 2022 740-441-5740, vollborncattle@yahoo.com

After he turned the cattle operation over to me, I followed his lead for heifer development, assuming he was right. Plus, he was looking over my shoulder closely and didn’t spare any corrective advice. Several years later, I modified his plan for my herd with significant success and a better end product. My inde pendent assessment of course, not his.

I had read and studied the values of maintaining spring and fall calving herds and decided it had merits. I try to keep those two groups about the same size. The Spring weanling heifers are culled for replacement quality, held on a growing ration for an extra six months, then culled again for the best of the best. The growing ration is monitored closely to avoid excess weight gain, fat replacing milk production as well as possible calving problems. Those 18-month-old heifers are then bred to become replacements in the fall herd. The same protocol follows for the fall heifers that become replacements in the spring herd - both groups calving at 30 months of age instead of 24 months.

I knew full well that I was increasing the cost of each replacement or addi tion to the respective herd. The payoff comes from a female that has matured an additional 180 days and is better equipped to calve without assistance, pro duce more milk, raise a better calf, recover from calving, and therefore increase the probability of rebreeding, and staying in the herd longer.

I keep my heifer groups separate from the respective calving herds until they are confirmed bred for their second calf. Heifers preparing to be bred and those with their first calf have different nutritional requirements and need monitoring to make sure they are accepting their new job and are a good fit for the entire herd, disposition and motherhood. Some simply don’t show enough interest and become candidates for culling.

All of the heifers are bred to calving ease bulls. Most Red Angus are calving ease, some are better than others and suited for use on heifers. Calving ease can go to extremes, so proceed with moderate EPD numbers.

This heifer raising protocol may cost a little more, but pays dividends as noted above and also increases the value of bred heifers up for sale. It has worked well for me to keep the size of both calving groups nearly the same and lowering the average age of all the brood cows.

On another subject, I am organizing a hay drop to our neighbors in west ern Kentucky that were devastated by the recent flooding. I have contacted my counterpart in Kentucky who advised that there is a great need for hay. Most of their first crop of round bales floated away and a lot of their second crop is covered with 8 inches of silt. I will have more information later but if you are interested in donating hay, round or square, or have access to a tractor trailer with a flatbed, you can message me on Facebook, Karr Farms Red Angus. You can also contact your local OCA director. If you choose to donate, please don’t select anything you wouldn’t feed to your own cows.

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Potential in the Fall?

By Garth Ruff, Beef Cattle Field Specialist, OSU Extension

Fall is my favorite time of the year - hay making is done, the feeder cattle are being marketed, college football is in full-swing, and for some, calving season is well underway.

This summer at our field day in Muskingum County we heard from a family who discussed incorporating a fall calving cow herd into their beef operation. While there are disadvan tages to fall calving (will discuss), there are several advantages that can be capitalized on if we can evaluate and adapt current production systems. In other publications, I have previously mentioned the virtues of a fall calving system here in the Eastern Corn Belt. Let’s look at how fall calving can be a viable and profitable system.

Cattle prices are seasonal. As with most things in agriculture, supply and demand has a great impact on prices.

Dr. Andrew Griffiths from the Uni versity of Tennessee in 2017 analyzed several studies comparing spring and fall calving systems. After comparing the systems on a 205-day weaning age and two separate feed resource scenar ios, they concluded that even though spring-calving cows had heavier calves at weaning and lower feed costs than the fall-calving cows, the higher prices of steer and heifer calves captured by fall-born calves were able to cover the higher feed expenses and light er weaning weights by the fall-born calves.

In the fall of the year, when most of the weaned spring-born calves are marketed, supply is plentiful for order buyers to fill their feedlot orders. This increased supply contributes to our annual average low in feeder cattle prices.

During the spring when there is demand for stocker calves to graze both in the plains, south, and grass here locally, prices on a per cwt basis are significantly higher due to a tighter supply of calves. That smaller supply of fall born calves contributes to season ality of the markets and our annual high for stocker cattle.

Don’t forget that the cull markets are seasonal as well. Griffiths also looked at Tennessee cull cow prices from 1990-2013 which demonstrated that fall calving culls sold in April and May were valued on average $8-$9 cwt higher than spring calving culls sold in Sept. or Oct.

Mud – As rainfall patterns shift here in Ohio and the rest of the eastern Cornbelt, indications are that our springs are going to be warmer and wetter over time. I think we can attest to that if recent memory serves us well.

Mud becomes more of an issue, especially in the last trimester of gestation for a beef cow. Research conducted at the Ohio State Uni versity Eastern Ag Research Station suggests that a cow in muddy condi tions requires an additional 1.8 Mcal Net Energy/day or 2.5 lbs. of corn to maintain adequate body condition as demonstrated by Dr. Kirsten Nickles.

Not only does mud have an impact on cow body condition, management and feeding also become a challenge when excessive muddy conditions per sist. Fall calving in Sept. to mid-Oct., when soil conditions are drier, can be one method to reduce the impacts of mud on cow performance.

Management Considerations

– Historically, one of the biggest drawbacks to fall calving has been the increased cost to feed and maintain a lactating cow over winter. As acknowl edged previously, that feed cost can be in most years offset by higher calf values in the spring of the year.

In the past couple of years, hay quality and quantity has been a limiting factor for some cattlemen. If forage is at a premium and cow condition is being compromised with fall calving cows, why not consider reducing the caloric needs of the cow by ending lactation around 120 days of age?

In addition to improving manage ment of available forage, we can also better manage calf performance once they are weaned. Weaned calves can be fed a grower ration until marketing later in the spring. In an early weaning system, there is a transfer in feed cost from the cow to the calf. Do not over feed early weaned calves. The goal is to have calves that are healthy, “green”, and not over conditioned when turned out to graze. Whether or not higher spring calf values will offset higher calf nutrition and management costs is something to think about given current feed costs.

Final Thoughts – Having a defined calving season is better than none at all. What works in other parts of the country may or may not work for your herd, however it is always good to evaluate various management systems and current on-farm practices.

Johnsongrass; feed or weed?

By Jordan Penrose, OSU Extension Educator, Gallia County

I bet that many of you, like me, have noticed Johnsongrass showing up in pasture and hay fields a lot more over the past few years and especially this year. Let me start by giving some history on Johnsongrass.

Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) is a competitive perennial warm-sea son grass that is native to the Mediter ranean region. Johnsongrass seed was exported around the world to be pri marily used to control erosion. It got its common name here in the United States from an Alabama plantation owner by the name of William John son who used the seed in the 1840’s to plant on his river-bottom farm as a forage alternative and to help control water erosion.

Today, Johnsongrass to many is now considered a weed and in many states is considered a noxious weed. In an article by Oklahoma State Univer sity, “Johnsongrass in Pastures: Weed or Forage?” Johnsongrass is known as the weed that we love to hate and hate to love. The reason it is a weed to many is that it reduces the yield and quality for crops that it grows in. However, it also has some upsides to it as a forage because it has a high yield and can have good palatability and quality.

When identifying Johnsongrass, it can resemble a few different plants at its seedling stage such as corn and sor ghum, but once it is past that stage the plant becomes more distinct. At the seedling stage, the easiest way to iden tify Johnsongrass is that it has more narrow stems and leaves than corn and sorghum and has a distinct and prom inent white mid-vein. Some of the

ways to identify a mature plant is that it can range from 2 to 8 feet tall, the stems are more of a pale yellow-green color, and can be up to 0.8 inches in diameter. The lower part of the leaf that encloses the stem is flattened, hairy, opened, ribbed and slightly toothed. When you pull the plant out by the roots you will notice that it also has rhizomes. The rhizomes are a good indicator of Johnsongrass because most other plants that resemble it do not have them. The rhizomes are white with red and purple spots and are long.

Managing Johnsongrass can be difficult because it can reproduce new plants by seed or by rhizomes. The way to control the rhizomes is to keep the plant from producing new ones. Most production of rhizomes happens when the plant exceeds 2 feet in height and begins producing a seed head. The most effective way to reduce rhizome production is to keep the plants under a foot tall by closely grazing or mow ing which can work when the grass is in a pasture field, but more of a challenge in hayfields.

Even though Johnsongrass is con sidered a weed, it has some desirable forage traits to it. Johnsongrass has relatively high quality and can have high yields, making it quite compara ble to other forages like Sudangrass. Johnsongrass is very palatable before it hits its reproductive growth stage. Once it does, the quality and palat ability go down and then livestock like cattle will avoid it. A word of caution is Johnsongrass will produce prussic acid and can be lethal to livestock.

According to Dr. Mark Sulc’s article, “Precautions for Feeding Frosted and

Drought-Stressed Forages,” do not graze after a killing frost until plants are dry, which usually takes 5 to 7 days. After a non-killing frost, do not allow animals to graze for two weeks because the plants usually contain high concentrations of prussic acid. If you are considering herbicides to control Johnsongrass make sure to read the label and know the type of herbicide you are using and how you are going to use it. A herbicide to kill Johnsongrass will likely kill other grasses. Another option that has been used with some success is a rope wick applicator with a non-selective herbi cide when the Johnsongrass is taller than the other desirable forages. If you have enough legumes and are willing to eliminate all grasses, a selective grass herbicide can work. If you want to replant a field, I would consider a no-till seeding after a non-selective herbicide as tilling a field and re seeding could leave viable rhizomes, allowing for rapid reintroduction of Johnsongrass.

A long-term option to reduce Johnsongrass is to fence in the field and graze livestock during the grow ing season. On my family’s farm we have two fields that Johnsongrass is in, both are permanent hayfields. In the other fields, we take a cutting or two of hay off then rotationally graze and there is no Johnsongrass in any of those fields. We usually don’t see the Johnsongrass show up until we start our second cutting hay, and it is still young enough that it has that positive upside for hay unless it gets too tall. Johnsongrass can be managed, but it will be more of a challenge if it’s in a permanent hayfield.

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Young cattlemen

ATTEND LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE IN COLUMBUS

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) and the Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation (OCF) recently hosted young cattlemen from across the state for the annual Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) in Columbus on Aug. 11-13. The conference focused on industry knowledge enhancement, advocacy through political efforts at the state and national level, career development training and networking. The overall goal of the conference is to create future leaders for Ohio’s beef industry.

This event was sponsored by Farm Credit Mid-America, Nationwide, the Ohio Beef Council and the Ohio Soybean Council.

The group of attendees ranged from beef producers to career professionals. This year’s group of young cattlemen and women included:

• Ellie Horst, Certified Angus Beef®, Wayne County

• Emily Warnimont, TransOva Genetics, Hancock County

• Jacy Bapst, beef producer, Pike County

• Hannah Topmiller, United Producers Inc., Franklin County

• Adam Garman, United Producers Inc., Ross County

• Skylar Plank, beef producer, Clark County

• Macie Riley, beef producer, Fayette County

• Mackenzie Riley, beef producer, Fayette County

• Tyler Humphrey, AgriMarketing Solutions, Allen County

• Lynnette Garver, AgriMarketing Solutions, Allen County

• Quinton Motts, beef producer, Stark County

• Madison Huck, beef producer, Monroe County

• Caroline Walton, Certified Angus Beef®, Wyandot County

• Clare Moody, beef producer, Stark County

• Joseph Grubbs, beef producer, Carroll County

• Savannah Applegate, beef producer, Gallia County

• Benjamin Applegate, beef producer, Gallia County

• Luke McKee, OCA, Knox County

• Kelly Keirn, Ohio Beef Council, Union County

• Darian Brooks, OCA intern, Huron County

• Emily Rudd, OCA intern, Crawford County

Attendees kicked-off the confer ence on Thurs. evening at Henmick Farm and Brewery in Delaware, Ohio where they met with the current OCA board of directors over dinner spon sored by DSM Animal Nutrition and Merck Animal Health.

“At OCA, we make it a priority to cultivate future leaders of the industry who are not only educated but driven to make a difference, advocate and show-up on behalf of beef producers all over that state and the country,” said Bill Tom, vice president for the OCA board of directors, in his open ing speech. “That is why we host this conference.”

After dinner, the group celebrated the 2022 Ohio State Fair Commercial Cattle Show winners before hearing from Dr. Nevil Speer, beef industry

consultant and contributor to BEEF Magazine and Drovers, who gave his outlook for the future of the industry and covered consumer market re search.

On Fri. the crew started the morn ing by learning more about Ohio’s beef industry and participated in a mini Beef 509 program with Dr. Lyda Gar cia, associate professor of meat science and extension meat specialist at OSU. This program covered information on how beef is graded, fabrication of the wholesale and retail beef cuts and issues that can affect beef quality and pricing.

The conference continued after lunch at the Ohio Statehouse where attendees took a closer look at the public policy process, learned more about issues facing Ohio agriculture and toured the Statehouse with Rep resentative Don Jones.

Later in the day, attendees toured the OSU Culinary Production Kitch en with Zia Ahmed, senior director of OSU Dining Services, and learned about the process of mass food pro duction and discussed important issues such as food waste.

The last day of YCC included a presentation about the Beef Checkoff and concluded with a team build ing exercise and a Strength Finders Workshop hosted by Barb Wilkinson, sr. executive director of governance, leadership and development at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA).

These attendees are encouraged to continue to stay involved in the industry, volunteer on committees and eventually serve on board seats in the future.

Attendees enjoyed some down time with a behind-the-scenes tour of the Ohio State Practice Football Complex.

The conference included a mini-Beef 509 program with Dr. Lyda Garcia at Ohio State.

The group received a tour of Ohio State’s Culinary Production Kitchen with Zia Ahmed, senior director of OSU dining services. He then treated attendees with a beef dinner made by his reclaimed chefs in the Union kitchen.

The conference ended with team building and a Strength Finders workshop with Barb Wilkinson, sr. executive director of governance, leadership and development at NCBA.

Attendees heard from Dr. Nevil Speer and mingled with OCA board members during the opening reception at Henmick Farm and Brewery.

Day 2 included a visit to the Ohio Statehouse and networking with Rep. Don Jones as he discussed the political world and issues important to agriculture.

AUG. 11-13, 2022 | COLUMBUS

OHIO STORIES VIDEO FEATURES BUCKEYE FOOTBALL & BEEF

BEEF CHECKOFF PARTNERS WITH GRILLO’S PICKLES AND KING’S HAWAIIAN

The Ohio Beef Council (OBC) and the Beef Checkoff recently partnered with Ohio State Football player Cade Stover, NIL Management, and The Ohio State University (OSU) to create a new Ohio Stories video. The video series is designed to put a face on the beef industry and help connect consumers while providing information about how beef gets from pasture to plate.

The video was released Sept. 1 just prior to the season kick-off. Stover, one of the team’s captains, described himself as, “just a small-town country boy that lives on a farm and plays football for Ohio State.” He attributes his success and determination on the football field to the work ethic learned on the farm raising cattle.

The video gained the attention of Kevin Griffin, Associate VP of Brand Engagement & Partnerships overseeing trademark and licensing for OSU. “A great example of storytelling, authenticity, and sincerity. The story pulls through the values and threads that we want to be connected to at Ohio State.”

Stover’s video ran on social media and in less than a week received over 80K views and many new followers on OBC’s social platforms. Watch the video at ohiobeef.org.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, along with the Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative (NEBPI), developed a partnership with Grillo’s Pickles and King’s Hawaiian. The Culinary Team created three great-tasting slider recipes that featured beef, Grillo’s Pickles and King’s Hawaiian slider buns and their new slider pretzel bun on BIWFD. com. The promotion ran throughout the month of Sept. with social media posts, digital and instant redeemable coupons, in-store banner ads and meat case signage with select retailers throughout the country.

GAMEDAY TASTE & TRADITIONS

OBC continues the Beef Checkoff’s successful partnership with The Ohio State University with Gameday Taste & Traditions. A booklet with Buckeye traditions and full of tasty beef recipes hit the stands with 35,000 copies printed and a digital version available online. Co-branded social campaigns allowed fans to enter to win a pair of tickets to each home game after a set of questions reveals what football position you would play and your perfect beef recipe. Each home game features OBC on the video board, along with a special Buckeye Football tradition, while the stadium announcer encourages fans to check out the beef recipes.

SPEAKING OF TRADITIONS – PULL THOSE RECIPES

OBC would like to showcase your favorite family holiday meal or heirloom beef recipes. The promotion is planned to show that beef stands the test of time and while spotlighting beef this holiday season. Contact Kelly Keirn at kkeirn@ohiobeef.org for more details.

The Enemy Within Our Industry

By Don Schiefelbein, NCBA President

Six months into my tenure as the president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), I have had the opportunity to travel and visit with fellow cattle producers from coast to coast. A couple of months ago at the Florida Cattlemen’s Convention, I had the opportunity to meet fellow cattle producer Kevin Escobar. Kevin men tioned that he had heard me visit with the Florida attendees and that the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) offi cers and I, an NCBA officer, appeared to share so much in common.

The following week, Kevin asked if I would be willing to jump on call with three additional USCA officers. We visited for more than an hour and to the surprise of some, we almost unanimously agreed on what the real threats to our industry were. It was on that phone call, that the group chal lenged me to share my thoughts.

Like many of you, I come from a family farming, cattle feeding and ranching operation. Our large all-fam ily operation includes my father and mother, their nine sons (I am son number seven), eight daughters in-law, 32 grandchildren and their 15 spous es and 32 great-grandchildren. Our massive family group adds up to more than 80 members. Like any family op eration, the key to our success is being able to work together for the benefit of us all. From my perspective, the beef community I serve has so many similarities to my large family.

Don’t Focus on Wedge Issues

As a family operation, we would not survive if we focused on the issues

that our family is not in agreement on. The term I use to describe these non-consensus items is “wedge” issues. Every industry and every family has wedge issues. These are typically com plex subjects where smart people on both sides simply disagree. Typically, these wedge issues bring about strong emotions and, if truth be told, the solutions are neither obvious nor easy.

In our current beef business, a few of these wedge issues include price discovery, use of Checkoff funds and mandatory country of origin labeling. In each of these sensitive issues, good cattlemen disagree.

On the wedge issue of price discov ery alone, our industry invested almost two years of precious time, spent lots of valuable dollars and groups on both sides of the issue used a tremendous amount of political clout. No consen sus was reached… just lost opportu nities.

Similarly, on the critical issue of the national Beef Checkoff and state beef council-led Checkoff programs, our industry spent millions of dollars fighting amongst ourselves in court only to have the Supreme Court af firm the legality of the Beef Checkoff and affirm that USDA has appropriate oversight of the state beef councils and Checkoff programs.

Our Enemies Win

The only winners on these wedge issues are the lawyers and those that want to put us out of business. Our enemies have figured out that the best way to take down the beef industry is not by attacking us directly but by

fostering hatred and disagreement within our ranks. It should not come as a surprise to anyone that a huge sum of the litigation expense against the Beef Checkoff was gladly funded by the likes of allies and partners of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), an organization with the primary goal of eliminating animal agriculture. As well, you should be alarmed to learn that Senator Cory Booker, a vegan who is not a friend of agriculture, has now become a mem ber of the Senate Ag Committee and routinely supports the introduction of bills that further wedge our industry.

Let’s Focus on the 90% of Issues Where We Agree

There’s no shortage of issues that pose real and immediate danger to the long-term success of our industry. While our enemies remain focused on the wedge issues that divide us, large issues are quietly growing and are not being addressed proactively, like for eign animal diseases and cell-cultured fake meat.

If COVID-19 taught us anything, we should have learned that in the face

of a disease crisis, our government can overreact and substantially disrupt the marketplace. Imagine if a cattle virus hit our nation. You can be assured that overnight our export market would cease, along with it, the loss of at least $500 of value per head of every fed beef animal processed. You could also anticipate that the enemies of our beef industry would take advantage of this terrible situation by attempting to completely shut down our domestic market. The result would be a disrup tion so large that it could cripple our industry.

Another huge, looming issue is cell-cultured fake meat. This is not the fake meat we see in the store or on a menu. Cell-cultured fake meat is grown in a petri dish. I am concerned that the beef community has been lulled to sleep with the recent fail ures of fake meat companies. While not perfected yet, estimates suggest a product rollout within the next five years of cell-cultured fake meat that may mimic the look, texture and even the flavor of our beef. Our industry cannot afford to lose focus on this po tential game changing product. Now is the time to work together to put into place effective safeguards to preserve our future.

Foreign disease and cell-cultured fake meat are just a couple of issues our beef community faces. Our in dustry routinely defends producers on taxes, WOTUS, environmental over reach, death tax, endangered species, burdensome regulations, etc., etc., etc.

For the sake of the future of our business, we must work together as an industry. We need, as leaders, to find common ground on the 90-plus percent that will likely determine our long-term fate and avoid the death trap of wedge issues that place our industry groups in the circular firing squad where we inflict damage to each other as our enemies gleefully watch. Just as my father reminds our family, our industry needs to heed that same advice — the only way we lose is by attacking each other BUT if we stand united together, we are unstoppable.

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Makayla Eggleton 937-206-1653, Karl Locascio 765-307-6752, Keith Sowell 937-269-6159, Chris Pugh 937-269-7409, Gabe Medinger 740-216-9349 www.bane-welker.com

Bayer Crop Science Christina Howell 419-295-9247, Dan Hutchins 614-546-9603 www.cropscience.bayer.com BioZyme, Inc.

Lori Lawrence 614-395-9513

Steve Patton 765-309-3367 www.biozymeinc.com

Boehringer-Ingelheim Greg Spear 440-478-1350 www.boehringer-ingelheim.com

Burkmann Nutrition Brent Williams 859-236-0400 www.burkmann.com

Cargill Animal Nutrition/Sunglo Gary Kahle, gary_kahle@cargill.com www.cargill.com | www.sunglo.com

Central Life Sciences Kenley Rogers 330-465-9225 www.centrallifesciences.com

COBA/Select Sires

Kevin Hinds, Bruce Smith, Julie Ziegler, Joanna Frankenburg, Chris Sigurdson 614-878-5333 www.cobaselect.com

Sedgwick

Tony Sharrock 614-376-5450 www.sedgwickcms.com

Cornerstone Veterinary Services

Amgad Riad 567-510-4340

D&J Sales and Services Jon Jones 740-391-1246 www.djsalesandservice.com

DHI Cooperative, Inc. Brian Winters 1-800-DHI-OHIO, Tim Pye 912-682-9798 | www.dhicoop.com

M.H. Eby Inc./Eby Trailers Kirk Swensen & Steve Rittenhouse 614-879-6901 | www.mheby.com

Elanco Animal Health

Jon Sweeney 515-249-2926, Jim Stefanak 330-298-8113 | www.elanco.com

WM. E. Fagaly & Son Inc.

Ryan Greis, Chris McConnell 513-353-2150 | www.fagalyfeed.com

Farm Credit Mid-America Scott LaGuire, David Sanders 740-335-3306

Evan Hahn 567-215-7367 Melanie Strait-Bok 419-546-0144 www.e-farmcredit.com

Fennig Equipment Gary Fennig 419-953-8500 | www.fenningequipment.com

Four Star Veterinary Service

Taylor Engle 419-305-7494, Bryant Chapman 419-953-4523, Trey Gellert 419-953-4523 www.4starvets.com

Heartland Bank Greg Woodward 614-214-3186, Matthew Bucklew 614-475-7024 www.heartland.bank

Heartland Feed Services

Joe Siegrist 419-305-2451, Travis Spicer 419-733-9915, Chad Knapke 419-733-6434, Andrew Davis 419-733-6239, Jacob Giere 419-733-1611 www.heartlandfeedsrevices.com

Heritage Cooperative Dale Stry er 330-556-8465, Derek Fauber, David Monnin 914-873-6736 www.heritagecooperative.com

Highland Livestock Supply Ltd. Curt & Allison Hively 330-457-2033 | www.highlandlivestocksupply.com

Hills Supply Frank Burkett 330-704-1817, Mick Heiby 330-936-1340, Kaitlin Chaddock 330-205-8769 www.hillssupply.com

Hubbard Feeds www.hubbardfeeds.com

Johnson Concrete Livestock Waterers Brad McCormick 402-463-1359 www.johnsonconcreteproducts.com Kalmbach Feeds Je Neal 419-356-0128, Kyle Nickles & Cheryl Miller 419-294-3838 www.kalmbachfeeds.com

Kent Nutrition Group Patrick Barker 513-315-3833, www.kentfeeds.com McArthur Lumber & Post Stan Nichols, 740-596-255 www.totalfarmandfence.com

Merck Animal Health Jake Osborn 937-725-5687 Seth Clark 330-465-2728 www.merck-animal-health-usa.com

Murphy Tractor Eric Bischo 614-876-1141 Brent Chauvin 937-898-4198 www.murphytractor.com

Nationwide Insurance Shawnda Vega 614-329-4500 www. farmagent nder.com Ohio CAT Linda Meier, Brian Speelman, Courtney Bush 614-851-3629 | www.ohiocat.com

Ohio Cow Hunters

Michael Hendren 740-404-3134, Chris Goodwin 740-823-2502, Carlie Milam 304-890-6788 www.ohiocowhunters.com

Ohio Soybean Council

Emilie Regula Hancock 330-232-6782 | www.soyohio.org

PBS Animal Health

Bridget Gillogly & Kevin Warrene 1-800-321-0235 | www.pbsanimalhealth.com

Priefert Ranch Equipment

Steve Campbell 903-434-8973; Corey Hinterer 304-625-1302 www.priefert.com

Purina Animal Nutrition

Patrick Gunn 317-967-4345, Cy Prettyman 470-360-5538, Kira Morgan 812-480-2715 www.purinamills.com

Quality Liquid Feeds

Joe Foster 614-560-5228 | www.qlf.com

Reed & Baur Insurance Agency

Jim & Paula Rogers 866-593-6688 | www.reedbaurinsurance.com

Rich eld Industries

Tom Campbell 810-516-7779 www.richind.com

Ridgeview Reproductive Services LLC

Patricia Parrish | 740-641-3217

Rod’s Western Palace

Eric Seaman 614-262-2512 | www.rods.com

Saunders Insurance Agency

John Saunders, Scott Saunders, Brett Steinback 740-446-0404 www.saundersins.com ST Genetics

Aaron Arnett 614-947-9931 | www.stgen.com

Straight A’s Nikki McCarty 330-868-1182 | www.ranchcity.com Sunrise Co-op, Inc. www.sunriseco-op.com

TransOva Genetics

Emily Warnimont 712-722-3586, Lacey Murray, Amber Clark, Sabrina Clark 240-329-0159 www.transova.com

Umbarger Show Feeds

Jackson Umbarger 317-422-5195, Eric King 419-889-7443 | www.umbargerandsons.com

United Producers, Inc.

Sam Roberts, Bill Tom, Hannah Topmiller 1-800-456-3276 | www.uproducers.com Vitalix Inc.

Travis Taylor 816-592-3000, Carmen Grissom 405-827-4912, Dusty Allison 308-254-6224 www.vitalix.com

Weaver Leather Livestock

Angela Kain & Lisa Shearer 330-674-1782 Karli Mast 330-674-1782 www.weaverleather.com

The Wendt Group

Kevin Wendt 614-626-7653, Dale Evans 260894-0458, Nick Cummings 740-572-0756, Tyler Wilt 740-572-1249, Wesley Black 740-572-1670 www.thewendtgroup.com

Zoetis

Mindy Thornburg 740-255-0277 Leesa BeanBlossom 937-623-8111 www.zoetisus.com

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s Allied Industry Council is a business partnership that supports educational e orts and leadership opportunities for cattlemen to advance Ohio’s beef cattle industry.

For information about joining OCA’s Allied Industry Council, call the OCA Office 614.873.6736 or visit www.ohiocattle.org.

CATTLEMEN’S GALA RAISES FUNDS FOR BEEF INDUSTRY SCHOLARSHIPS

The annual Cattlemen’s Gala Celebration and Fundraiser, hosted by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Founda tion (OCF), successfully raised funds to support future leaders of Ohio’s beef industry through schol arships and educational program ming. This year’s event was held at the Delaware County Fairgrounds in Delaware, Ohio on Aug. 27, 2022.

The night featured silent and live auctions where attendees

could place their bids on items such as Ohio State vs. Michigan football tickets, semen from lead ing beef sires, one-of-a-kind art pieces, handmade furniture and more.

A three-course gourmet meal was served with beef tenderloin at the center of the plate thanks to Certified Angus Beef. Attend ees enjoyed live entertainment performed by RFD-TV star, David Church and band thanks to Reed &

Baur Insurance Agency.

“This event wouldn’t be a success without the help of our sponsors who donate their time and money to this great cause,” said Aaron Arnett, OCF president. “We can’t thank them enough for all they do.”

Photos from the event are avail able for download at www.ohiocat tle.org. The 2023 Cattlemen’s Gala will be held Aug. 26, 2023.

Sponsors

VENUE SPONSOR

Open Road Renewables

BEEF SPONSOR

Certified Angus Beef

ENTERTAINMENT SPONSOR

Reed & Baur Insurance Agency

SHUTTLE SPONSOR

Kent

BAR SPONSOR

Alltech

FIRST TOAST SPONSOR

Karr Farms Red Angus

OFFICIAL GALA WHISKEY

Pendleton Whiskey

PRIME SPONSOR Nationwide

COW PLANTER FLORALS

Miller’s Country Gardens, Delaware, Ohio

TABLE CENTERPIECES

The Flower Barn, Crestline, Ohio

PHOTOGRAPHY SPONSOR

K&K Photography

TABLE SPONSORS

United Producers Inc., The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, Optum Angus, KOVA of Ohio, Voge Farms, Clark County Cattle Producers, Linde’s Livestock Photos and Wood County Beef Producers

CHOICE SPONSOR

Clark County Cattle Producers

SELECT SPONSOR

PBS Animal Health and Ohio Valley

Limousin Association

DESSERT SPONSORS

Linde’s Livestock Photos and Ag Credit

PROGRAM SPONSOR

Select Sires

PRINTING SPONSOR

Post Printing

CUPCAKES

Cake & Icing, Galion, Ohio

Auction Buyers Auction Donors

Andrew Armstrong

Jennie Bishop

Samantha Boeck

Mike Bumgarner

Mike & Beth Carper

William Converse

Rodney Creech

Jeanne Creech

Diane DiDonato

Dan Durheim, Nationwide

Brooke Gibbons

John Grimes

Tim Harsh

John Homan

Dee Jepsen

Tom Karr

Amy Karr

Austin King

Kamryn Kreis

Cathann Kress

Pasha Lyvers-Peffer

Kirsten Marihugh

Wendy Meek

Janet Millenbaugh

Open Road Renewables

William Pfaff

Bill Sexten

Stan Smith

Erin Stickel

John Stika

Scott Stockslager

Jamie Tuttle

Fred Voge

Windy Hill Farm

Aaron & Jill Arnett

Greg and Tiffany Arnett

American Angus Association

American Hereford Association

Beckler Shorthorn

Central Life Sciences

Genex

Kurtz Boots

Maplecrest Farms

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

Olde Wood Ltd.

Paint Valley Farms

Painted Cowgirl Western Store

Prairie View Farms

Rod’s Western Palace

Schaeffer Show Cattle

ST Genetics

Erin Stickel

MEMBERS ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND ANNUAL MEETING & AWARDS BANQUET ON JAN. 14

Business, policy and awards are just a few agenda highlights for the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association’s (OCA) Annual Meeting and Awards Banquet being held on Jan. 14, 2023.

OCA members are encouraged to gather in Columbus to participate in important discussions that will guide OCA’s top priorities for 2023. Atten dance is important to the success of the organization as OCA works to represent the business interests im portant to Ohio’s cattle families.

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation will award over 20 scholarships recip ients. Following the Annual Meeting is the Awards Banquet where pro ducers from across the state will take the stage as they are presented with awards in seven different categories.

The event will be held at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center, Ohio. More information and registration will be available soon at www.ohiocattle.org.

ESSELBURN SERVING AS INTERN FOR FALL SEMESTER

Andrea Esselburn, a Wayne Coun ty native, will be serving as an intern for OCA and the Ohio Beef Council (OBC) this fall. Esselburn is a junior at The Ohio State University (OSU) studying food business management with minors in agribusiness and ag ricultural communications.She grew up on a beef and grain farm where she says her love for agriculture and the beef industry took its root. One of her favorite things about being in college is getting involved on campus and interacting with her peers. She enjoys taking on leadership roles in clubs including Sigma Alpha, Meat Science Club and Food Science Club. She credits these extracurriculars for

helping her develop leadership and organizational skills that will benefit her beyond college.

Five years from now, Esselburn sees herself working in the food and agriculture industry, particularly in a meat science role where she will have the opportunity to interact with consumers.

“I’m looking forward to my internship with OCA and OBC to work with the people here and to meet members across the state,” says Esselburn. “This fall I’m excited to work with staff and industry leaders to improve my communication skills through the work we do.”

Andrea Esselburn is serving as an OCA and OBC intern this fall.

The 2022 event included a PAC auction where members enjoyed mingling with friends while raising money for an important cause.

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NEW THIS SEASON, BVD TESTING REQUIRED

For the 2022-2023 OCA BEST season, all cattle (BEST and nonBEST) (in-state and out-of-state) exhibited at an OCA BEST sanc tioned show are required to be tested and negative for Bovine Viral Diar rhea (BVD) persistent infection (PI) status. Acceptable tests include and are limited to: Immunohistochemis try (IHC) on skin, Antigen-capture ELISA (ACE) on serum (blood test) or skin, Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) on whole blood, serum or skin. Animals must be individually tested and individually identified. Pooled testing is acceptable only if documen tation is provided that the animal was specifically included in the pool and that the pool contained no more than 7 animals.

Like declaring a breed at the first sanctioned show, proof of a Negative BVD PI test MUST be provided at the next BEST sanctioned show immediately following the first BEST show the animal attended, whether or not you plan to exhibit cattle at the show. Failure to do so will result in the animal being dropped from the BEST point standings and the program. Additionally, any showmanship points garnered with the animal will be forfeited.

A BVD PI test is a one-time test good for the life of the animal. Sched ule the BVD PI test with enough lead time to receive the test results prior to a BEST show. A lead time of at least two weeks is recommended prior to the first show. If purchasing show animals, ask your seller if the animal has had a BVD PI test.

For more information visit the BEST section of the OCA website at ohiocattle.org.

The OCA BEST committee has partnered with the following shows and county associations to provide some pre-season testing options to reduce the fees associated with an on-farm BVD test and to expedite the check-in process at the first BEST show.

Veterinarians will be performing the BVD PI tests and submitting them following each show to the laboratory at the Ohio Department of Agriculture. Test results will be returned to the veterinarian and OCA will assist in forwarding them to each individual exhibitor.

There will be a $20 per head charge that will cover the BVD test, lab sub mission and 840 EID tag. All animals being tested, registered and crossbred, will receive an EID tag at testing, un less the animal already has a scannable EID tag.

Along with BVD testing, ex hibitors will be able to renew OCA memberships, pay BEST nomination fees, and update all user information in the BEST Software. All usernames and passwords will be the same as the 2021-2022 season and will be recover

able via forgot password and the email that is on file. (Please do not create another account. Call the OCA office at 614-873-6736 or email kblue@ ohiocattle.org if you are unable to recover the exhibitor information.

Additionally, OCA staff and vol unteers will be checking registration papers, verifying tattoos, scanning EID tags, and verifying memberships to expedite the check-in process at the first BEST show.

Southern Ohio Showdown Athens County Beef Show

o Athens County Fairgrounds

o Saturday, October 15, 2022

o 8am-1pm

Cornhusker Classic

o Wyandot County Fairgrounds

o Sunday, October 23, 2022

o 8am-1pm

Fayette County Cattle Feeders Association

o Fayette County Fairgrounds

o Sunday, November 20, 2022

o 8am-1pm

IN-PERSON BQA CERTIFICATIONS

All BEST participants, including out-of-state BEST BBS participants, must have a current BQA certification when they sign-up for the program and/or complete a BQA certification to be in the BEST points stand ings following their first show, to be eligible to receive BEST awards and to be listed in the BEST final points. BQA certification is available through in-person trainings at BEST shows, bqa.org or yqca.org. BEST partici

pants that attend an in-person BQA training are certified for three years from the date they attended training.

AGR –

Sun., Dec. 11, 2022 – 7:00 AM

Scarlet and Gray –

Fri., Jan. 6, 2023 – 6:00 PM

DTS Cupid Classic –

Sat., Jan. 28, 2023 – 7:00 AM

Ohio Beef Expo –

Fri., March 17, 2023 – TBA

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A new use for an old technology

By Emily Warnimont, director of industry relations at Trans Ova Genetics

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) is a reproductive tool that many cattle breeders have successfully utilized and implemented within their breeding program.

While there are many benefits associated with IVF, many producers do not realize that the procedure can be performed on pregnant cows and heifers. Creating pregnancies from a donor that is gestating her natural calf holds tremendous opportunity for livestock breeders to capture the most value from their best cows. It can be a great opportunity to generate off spring from elite heifers, and still have them calve at the appropriate time.

IVF can be performed on pregnant cows because the process involves harvesting unfertilized oocytes (un fertile eggs) directly from the ovaries, and the uterus and pregnancy are not disturbed by the procedure.

The Process

After a client has confirmed the donor is 30 days pregnant, the IVF procedure is initiated, and collections occur every other week. This occurs until approximately day 100 of the

pregnancy, when the ovaries can no longer be reached for retrieval.

Expected Results

“Usually, we expect around 6 to 7 embryo transfers per OPU (ovum pick up), with variation in results depend ing on the individual,” says Hong Wei, Chief Scientific Officer at Trans Ova Genetics. “Results from utilizing IVF on pregnant donors have been very pleasing.”

One unique thing about IVF on pregnant donors is that pregnant donors usually produce better quality of oocytes than non-pregnant donors, which can lead to better quality grades in the resulting embryos…which translates into more pregnant recipi ents and ultimately calves.

“As a group, pregnant donors tend to produce embryos at a level that is at or above the average of open donors. Some breeders have even used this ability as a tool to improve embryo production from donors who have had unsatisfactory results when they were open.” Sara Kober, Director of Mar keting.

When performing IVF on preg nant donors, there is a small risk of loss of the pregnancy. The extra handling and/or trucking of the donor may carry as much risk as the proce dure itself, but nonetheless, producers should be aware that there is a low element of risk involved. However, the risk-benefit ratio is quite favorable, and this technology has been widely accepted by breeders in both the beef and dairy industries.

Benefits

“The ability to create IVF embryos from pregnant donors is an extremely powerful tool for both beef and dairy producers to utilize in their breeding programs,” says Kober.

“A reproductively healthy donor can now extend her genetic influence without being relegated to the status of a permanent donor within the herd. This benefit is especially important for heifers, as it allows them to prove their ability to perform by calving on track with their herd mates.”

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EASTERN OHIO HEREFORD ASSOCIATION JUNIOR SHOW RESULTS

The Eastern Ohio Hereford Asso ciation recently held their junior show at the Wayne County Fairgrounds in Wooster, Ohio. Matt Kleski of New Albany, Ohio evaluated the 85 head.

The Grand Champion Heifer and Grand Champion Bred & Owned Heifer was RCSC Jorja 101J exhibited by Delaney Chester. Samantha Wallace exhibited the Reserve Grand Champi on Heifer SSF KKH 513 Miss Pilgrim 108. The Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Own Heifer, Creek 2296 Ros ie, was exhibited by Jillian Johnson Grand Champion Steer honors went to LGM Chief 719T for exhib itor Jessilyn Miller. Reserve Grand Champion Steer and Grand Champion Bred & Owned Steer was AFSC Joey BJ2 exhibited by John Adams. Jalyn Eddy exhibited the Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Steer, MMF 109 Lariet 104.

Eddy also took home Grand Cham pion Bred & Owned Bull honors with MMF 109 Manly 102. The Reserve Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull was LCR 1906 Suzy’s Kid exhibited by Codee Reed.

Grand Champion Cow/Calf honors went to Liberty Ridge Skylar 539 for exhibitor Kinnalee Connnolly. The Re serve Grand Champion Cow/Calf was EML Happy Holidays H812 shown by Emma Lewis.

Lewis also took home Grand Cham pion Prospect Steer, EML Mr. Jellly K815.

Showmanship winners for the event are as follows:

Supreme ChampionSamantha Wallce Senior Division - Samantha Wallace Intermediate Division -

Delaney Chester

Junior Division - Piper Pennell Beginner Division - Jaycee Schrader 1st Year Division - Natalie Atterholt

AMERICAN ANGUS ASSOCIATION TO HOST ANGUS CONVENTION IN NOVEMBER

The American Angus Association will host their annual Angus Con vention in Salt Lake City, Utah on Nov. 4-7, 2022. The convention will welcome over 2,000 Angus breeders and beef industry enthusiasts to hear the industry’s latest, rekindle relation ships and conduct the business of the Association. The event will feature a solutions-based trade show, and edu cational workshops and sessions.

Registration for the Angus Con vention and Trade Show is now open.

Learn more about the event’s sessions, speakers, tours and more at www. angusconvention.com.

AMERICAN HEREFORD ASSOCIATION TO HOST ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING AND CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER

Hereford breeders will gather in Kansas City, MO on Oct. 21-23, 2022 for the American Hereford Associa tion’s Annual Membership Meeting and Conference. The event will feature a trade show, educational sessions and the Honorees Reception and meeting where three new members of the Board of Directors are elected.

Registration for the event is due Oct. 3, 2022. More information and a full schedule can be found at www. hereford.org.

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FELUMLEE FAMILY NAMED A 2022 OHIO CONSERVATION

FARM FAMILY

Dave Felumlee and family from Newark, Ohio were named a 2022 Ohio Conservation Farm Family at this year’s Farm Science Review. The family owns and operates Claylick Run Farm which is situated on Clay lick Run Creek and features 1,200 acres of corn and soybeans, 300 acres of pasture, 250 acres of hay and 130 cows as part of the cow-calf operation to sell 50 bulls each spring.

Felumlee started his herd in 1983 and joined the farm his father, Orville, and mother, Rachel, started in 1961. Dave and his wife, Dawn, have two children, Keri and Kaci, who are both involved with the farm.

The family earned this award due to their long standing history of focusing on conservational measures including rotational grazing, water quality, cover crops and being an over all effective voice for the industry.

The family is always willing to host events and groups at their farm and Dave has served on many committees including the Ohio Beef Council and the Ohio Cattlemen’s Associa tion (OCA) where he also served as president. DEWINE

ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM FOR NEW H2OHIO BEST MANAGEMENT

PRACTICE

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) recently announced a $5 mil lion grant program for a new H2Ohio Best Management Practice (BMP) – the Two-Stage Ditch. A two-stage ditch is a conservation practice that modifies the shape of a drainage ditch to create vegetation benches on each side. The vegetative benches slow

water flow and reduce downstream nutrient runoff.

“Clean water for all Ohioans is a top priority,” said Governor DeWine. “I am pleased that H2Ohio continues to implement new solutions to im prove water quality.”

The two-stage ditch becomes the eighth BMP that ODA has offered in the H2Ohio program. H2Ohio incen tivizes producers to implement proven conservation practices to reduce nutri ent runoff and improve water quality.

“We are very excited to expand the H2Ohio program with an additional best management practice,” said ODA Director Dorothy Pelanda. “We always strive to evolve with H2Ohio, looking at science to offer the best practices to reduce nutrient runoff.”

The Two-Stage Ditch Grant Pro gram is available in the 24 counties in the Western Lake Erie Basin. Soil and Water Conservation Districts (SWCDs), and county engineers are eligible to apply for up to full reim bursement of the two-stage ditch construction.

“Two stage ditches are an import ant technology that reestablishes the natural floodplain area, which lowers flood risk and increases water quality,” said Lucas County Engineer Mike Pniewski. “H2Ohio’s investment will improve the quality of life for those in the Maumee River Watershed.”

Applications for the grant program will be mailed directly to SWCDs and county engineer offices and must be completed and submitted by Nov. 30, 2022.

NCBA FOCUSES ON 2023 FARM BILL PRIORITIES

As members of Congress and other agricultural organizations begin to publicly discuss outlooks on the upcoming Farm Bill, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is already engaged in conversations regarding the importance of cattle

industry priorities in the Bill, includ ing protecting voluntary conservation programs, strengthening risk man agement and disaster programs for producers, and protecting the animal health provisions NCBA secured in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Strengthening Risk Management

Risk management programs like Livestock Risk Protection (LRP) can help producers hedge against price decline and protect themselves from extreme conditions that could detri mentally affect their businesses.

Supporting Disaster Programs

NCBA strongly supports programs such as the Livestock Indemnity Pro gram (LIP), and the Livestock Forage Program (LFP) that help producers recover from predator attacks on live stock, and extreme weather conditions like heat, drought and wildfire.

Promoting Voluntary Conservation Programs

Cattle producers are our nation’s original conservationists. Every day they care for millions of acres of land, soil, and water. To help producers continue caring for the land, NCBA supports voluntary conservation programs that help producers invest in improvements to the land, water, and natural resources, such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).

Protecting Animal Health

Support for programs like the Na tional Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program (NADPRP) are important for foreign animal dis ease protection and detection. NCBA strongly supports NADPRP and the NAVVCB, which currently holds the Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vac cine. A foreign animal disease could decimate the cattle industry, making investments in these animal health programs essential to the overall economy.

BEEF

No Livestock Title

The cattle industry focuses on a handful of specific programs in the Farm Bill, but a stand-alone livestock title is not necessary to protect our industry and would open the door to overregulation and harmful mandates. NCBA and cattle producers across the country strongly oppose a livestock title in this Farm Bill.

BECOMING AN AUCTIONEER IN OHIO JUST GOT EASIER

A new auctioneer law (HB 321) reduces barriers to entry for the auctioneer profession in the State of Ohio. This bill was recently signed by Gov. DeWine and went into effect on Sept. 13.

Specifically, it:

• Eliminates the apprentice auc tioneer license and verbal exam requirements;

Champion Pen: Prosser Brothers.

Pen #5 Steers, Champion Jr. Division

Average Carcass Weight: 784 lbs.

Quality Grade: Pr, Pr, Ch CAB

Yield Grade: 3,3,3

Net Retail Price: $254.70/cwt

Reserve Champion Pen - Glenn Feichtner

Pen #8 Champion Heifers

Average Carcass Weight: 820 lbs.

Quality Grades: Pr, Pr, Sel. Yield Grade: 3,3,3

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• Permits monthly auctioneer license written exams;

• Moves the auction firm license to a biennial license;

• Implements continuing education requirements for licensees;

• Defines online and live auctions; and

• Requires online auctions in Ohio to be licensed as an auctioneer or auction firm with few exceptions.

The first exam available after the effective date of the bill is Sept. 29, 2022 at the Ohio Department of Agriculture. To apply, go to https:// elicense.ohio.gov .

CORRECTION FROM FALL ISSUE: OHIO FAIR COMMERCIAL SHOW CARCASS 23, 2022 2 PM Valley Farms, Millersburg, OH

OCTOBER

1 Replacement Female Sale Consignments Due Spring Internship Application Deadline

OCA Director Nominations Due

Buckeye’s Finest Sale, Zanesville

21-22 American Blonde d’Aquitaine Association’s Annual Meeting, Wingett Run

22 Johnny Regula Invitational Show Calf & Equipment Sale, Ostrander

24 Stone Gate Farms Annual Fall Sale, Flemingsburg, KY

23 Ohio Shorthorn Fall Showcase, Millersburg

31 Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Deadline

NOVEMBER

1-17 North American International Livestock Exposition, Louisville, KY

7 Bourbon County Elite Bred Heifer Sale, Paris, KY

11 Ohio Fall Angus Classic, Newark Mid-Ohio Valley Cattlemen’s Select Sale, Ripley, WV.

26 OCA Replacement Female Sale, Zanesville

DECEMBER

9-11 OCA BEST Show - AGR Holiday Classic, Columbus

10 Sherman Angus Ranch Dispersal Sale, Gallipolis

15 Ohio Cattlewomen’s Scholarship Deadline

JANUARY

6-8 OCA BEST Show - Scarlet & Gray Midwest Showdown, Columbus

14 OCA Annual Meeting & Awards Banquet

CALENDAR of EVENTS

MEMBER SERVICES

Linde Sutherly, Ch. | Jason Dagger, V. Ch. Membership

Jason Dagger, Ch. | Andy Lohr, V. Ch

Ohio Cattleman Magazine

Lindsey Hall, Ch. | J.L. Draganic, V. Ch.

Steak Barn/Taste of Ohio Cafe

Linde Sutherly, Co. Ch. | Lindsey Hall, Co. Ch.

Young Cattlemen’s Conference

Darby Walton, Ch. | Garrett Stanfield, V. Ch.

Annual Meeting/Awards Banquet

Sarah Ison, Ch. | John Ferguson, V. Ch.

Youth Programs BEST & Buckeye Breeders SeriesShane Riley, Ch. | Kim Herman, V. Ch.

PUBLIC POLICY

Luke Vollborn, Ch. | Mark Goeke, V. Ch.

Agriculture & Food PolicySarah Ison, V. Ch. | Bill Tom, Ch.

Cattle Health & Well-Being

Brad Thornburg, Ch. | Jaymes Maciejewski V. Ch.

Live Cattle Marketing

Mark Goeke, Ch. | Jim Jepsen, V. Ch.

International Trade Luke Vollborn, Ch. | Brad Thornburg, V. Ch.

Property Rights & Environmental Mgt.Andy Lohr, Ch. | Mark Goeke V. Ch.

PAC/Legislative/RegulatoryGlen Feichtner, Ch. | John Ferguson, V. Ch.

Tax & Credit

Tom Karr, Ch. | John Ferguson, V. Ch.

Resolutions Committee

Sarah Ison, Ch. | Andy Lohr, V. Ch.

BEEF IMPROVEMENT

Tom Karr, Ch. | Pam Haley, V. Ch.

Replacement Female SalePam Haley, Ch. | Lindsey Hall, V. Ch.

Ohio Beef ExpoShane Riley, Ch.

Visit Committees

Contact information is available on page 6 of this issue.

Congressman Mike Carey (R-OH-15) and OCA member Daryl Champer of Madison County, left, attended a recent agricultural fundraising event supported by OCA and NCBA PAC.

OCA District 4 Director and cattle feeder, Mark Goecke of Allen County, presented comments at a Listening Session for the 2023 Farm Bill. Goecke outlined important cattle industry priorities in the Bill. These priorities include protecting voluntary conservation programs, strengthening risk management and disaster programs for producers, and protecting the animal health provisions secured in the 2018 Farm Bill.

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH-5) speaks at a recent agricultural fundraising event supported by OCA and NCBA PAC.

OCA and NCBA PAC proudly supported a recent fundraising event for Congressman Troy Balderson (R-OH-12) hosted by Phil and Barb Watts of Alexandria, Ohio. Representative Balderson serves on the House Committee on Agriculture.

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Mid-Ohio Valley Cattlemen’s

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OCA Director Andy Lohr of Crawford County, left, and Ohio State University Vice President for Agricultural Administration & Dean CFAES Cathann Kress, right, visit with Governor Mike DeWine at a recent agricultural event hosted by Hord Family Farms near Bucyrus, Ohio.

Ohio Fall Angus

Ohio Shorthorn Fall Showcase

PBS

Reed & Baur Insurance 29

Riding the Eastern 25

Sherman Angus Classic Dispersal Sale 9

Stone Gate Farms Annual Sale 29

United Producers Inc. 2

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