July/August 2020 Oregon Cattleman

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In this issue...

Features 8 Sharp: Thank you, Jerome 13 Get to Know: Jeff Hussey 17 Virtual Mid-Year Recap 22 New Meat School Coming to a Town or Computer Near You! 22 Get to Know: Randi Alexander-Rolison 24 Ranching with Wolves: ODFW Report 26 Additional photo contest entries

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30 Research on Ventenata Control 31 Membership is what you make of it

Pictured L-R: Sharon Livingston, Jerome Rosa and Dalton Straus catch up at Jerome’s going away party hosted by Ray and Bonnie Sessler on July 25, in Prineville.

Columns 8 President’s Perspective 10 Talking Strategy 12 Legislative Summary 14 Water Resources 16 Public Lands Round-Up 18 Exploring the Herd 28 CattleWomen’s Corner Departments 13 Committee Chairs 17 County Presidents july/august 2020

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Letter from the Editor R.H.S - 7/27/2020 “The New Normal.” Here is what you should know - you are not alone.

We are in this together! Many continue to be overwhelmed with feelings of hopelessness, anxiety and fear and we are all asking the questions, “How much longer?” and “How much worse?”

Over the past few weeks, Oregonians have been hit hard with COVID-19 outbreaks in rural counties and with even more strict government guidelines. Last week, the Governor announced no indoor gatherings of more than 100 people and children five years and older must wear masks... or else! For those that may now know, Governor Brown often takes to Twitter with threats of a full shut down again if we do not follow the recommended precautions. The saying, “two steps forward and three steps back,” seems to be appropriate.

While events, gatherings and businesses continue to be restricted or cancelled across the state, large protests continue to surge. While citizens are told they must wear a mask even when they are outdoors, rioters gather in large groups while destroying property and harming others.

Indeed, this is our “new normal.” If the way we are living right now does not make sense to you, then you are not alone.

With that being said, OCA is doing our best to follow state guidelines and precautions. In July, OCA held the first virtual business meeting with a Zoom Conference. In September, the Cattle PAC Fundraiser will be an outdoor event and it will follow social distancing guidelines. Unfortunately, the likelihood of an OCA Annual Convention is looking less and less promising. OCA will release a final decision in the first week of September.

Finally, I would like to say farewell to Jerome Rosa as he takes his new position with the Arizona Cattle Growers’ Association. On July 25, Anne Kinsey and I joined several members in Prineville for a going away party.

We presented Jerome with a beautiful clock and pen set and we had this quote engraved on it, “Success is achieved by ordinary people with extraordinary determination.”

Success is achieved in this association by those who go the extra mile to make a difference on behalf of many. Thank you, Jerome, for being one of those people for Oregon’s cattle industry for many years. •

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President ’s Per spec tive Thank you, Jerome

By OCA’s President Tom Sharp sharpranches@aol.com

First and foremost, as I write this article, today is July

10, and our Executive Director Jerome Rosa is completing his last day with the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and will be traveling to Arizona where he will begin his new employment on July 13, a new chapter in his service to the beef and cattle industry as the Executive Director for the Arizona Cattle Grower’s Association.

We will greatly miss Jerome and his tireless, dedicated, and conscientious work efforts and advocacy on behalf of OCA’s membership and Oregon’s statewide beef and cattle industry. Over the last six years, Jerome has served to his fullest capacity while working with OCA past presidents Ray Sessler, John O’Keeffe, Nathan Jackson, and now myself. During this period, he has demonstrated an outstanding performance record of extensive industry knowledge, important legislative accomplishment, difficult issue resolution, and outstanding people and agency relationship skill. Jerome has clearly demonstrated a true passion for our cattle industry which will be difficult to replace.

“It is important OCA leadership cares about, understands, and advocates for statewide issues – whether they be sage grouse in the east, tide gates on the coast, or wolves in between.”

I think such advice are excellent “words of wisdom” and important goals for our association to remember. Thank you, Jerome. And best wishes to you and Carole in your transition to Arizona where you can now be close to your Arizona family of children and grandchildren for the great opportunities in life ahead!

OCA’s Communications Director, Robyn Smith, produced an outstanding “OCA Farewell Interview and Highlights Recap” with Jerome which can be viewed on YouTube at: https://youtu.be/xs_-l5BLkqQ. And secondly, while our country and industry continue to deal with the personal health impacts and severe economic

I visited with Jerome yesterday in OCA’s Salem office, prior to his departure, and asked him for any closing advice or thoughts for our association. He shared the following statements with me:

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“OCA should strive to be the Face of Oregon Agriculture.”

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“It is important OCA maintains a strong presence in our State Capitol.”

“OCA’s membership growth and retention are the biggest issues right now.”

At Jerome’s going away party, hosted by Ray & Bonnie Sessler in Prineville.

President Tom Sharp presents Jerome with a beautiful photograph by member Susan Doverspike.

A memorial of the “Oregon way of life” he represented for over six years.

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effects caused by the ongoing Coronavirus Pandemic, there has been a couple recent industry developments important to note: During Oregon’s Special three-day Legislative Session adjourned on June 29, HB 4206 received bi-partisan support and was passed by Oregon’s House and Senate and is expected to be signed by Governor Brown. HB 4206 importantly directs Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) to adopt rules establishing a program for state inspection for the processing and sale of meat products.

This legislation was requested and successfully added in the special session due to meat shortages and skyrocketing prices affecting the consumer retail markets. This bill was supported by ODA, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, the Oregon Beef Council, and members of Oregon’s federal delegation.

USDA revives mandatory radio tags for cattle. On July 6, the USDA revived and proposed to make RFID tags mandatory effective Jan. 1, 2023, for cattle and bison older than 18 months. The USDA said it would grandfather in metal tags put on cattle and bison before that date.

In closing, I hope our summer continues to be relatively mild statewide without severe wildfire impacts and that our cattle can continue their successful land stewardship efforts benefiting needed fuel-load reduction!

Also, SAVE THE DATE for OCA’s PAC Fundraiser on September 24. While we will offer COVID safety precautions, the event is outdoors and should be an excellent opportunity for folks to enjoy a night out and to visit with familiar faces from across the state. • Oregon Cattleman | www.orcattle.com

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“Cattlemen want to know who’s going to pay for the electronic system,” said Ethan Lane, vice president of government affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. Oregon Cattlemen’s Association members may recall that this mandate was originally planned by USDAAPHIS for Animal Disease Traceability (ADT), but then later withdrawn at the end of 2019. Concern about the potential producer impacts of this mandate resulted in the December 2019 formation of OCA’s “RFID Special Committee” led by chairman Jon Elliott to study the USDA RFID proposal and develop an OCA position statement for cattle industry discussion on this subject. Jon has written articles in this magazine earlier this year concerning draft documents for OCA member review and commenting. Those efforts

by OCA’s “RFID Special Committee” are important once again as the USDA agency has published within the Federal Register a public commenting period ending on October 5, 2020.

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Talking Strategy old friends are the best friends

By OCA’s Former Executive Director Jerome Rosa

Six years ago, I had the opportunity to become your

Executive Director at the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association.

Ray Sessler was the OCA President at the time and after I was hired, I spent countless hours with Ray discussing our goals for OCA and strategizing about how we could strategize to accomplish these goals. Ray and his beautiful wife, Bonnie, have both become great friends of mine and I will forever be grateful of their hospitality and support over these past few years. The historical accomplishments of this association are many for Oregon ranchers and Oregon’s cattle industry, but when I came on board there was of course more work to be done, just as there is today and into the future.

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One of my first assignments as director was to hit the road running and introduce myself to the membership and industry leaders across the state. During my first year in the position, I drove over 35,000 miles while crisscrossing from the Oregon’s high desert, coastal region, many areas of the valley and the great north eastern and south eastern cattle country in this state. One of the first questions I received from members, was why I would want a job where nearly two thousand members would feel like they were my boss? The second most common question was, how was I planning to deal with the liberal state legislature and many agency heads which leaned blue and did not see eye to eye with our ideology? The answer to both was, and still is, because I have passion for protecting and preserving Oregon’s agriculture and cattle industry and to do that, I had to be willing to work on the battle ground.

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2016 - Rosa with Senator Hansell (L) and Rep. Greg Barreto (R) after HB 4040 passed in the senate with a 17-11 vote. HB 4040 gave support to ODFW’s decision to delist wolves and aided in the ability to use the Oregon Wolf Plan as it was intended. Rep. Barreto sponsored this very important bill to support ranchers.

Some of the reasons I applied for this position after 25 years of being self-employed are as follows: Passion: After serving as the President of the Oregon Beef Council, President of the Oregon Dairy Farmers Association and after being chosen by Governor Kulongoski to serve on the State Board of Agriculture, I realized that

2018 - On Capitol Hill with several past OCA presidents such as Nathan Jackson, John O’Keeffe and current National PLC President Bob Skinner. Photo taken during the Public Lands Council annual conference in Washington D.C.

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“I realized that there was a real need for a person who had “skin in the game” and had a passion, on behalf of farmers and ranchers, who would be willing to work on legislative issues and who would be willing to have a presence and an open source door of communication with the state’s lawmakers – I realized I could be that person, I realized I had a desire to be that person who would do what it takes to get results.”

there was a real need for a person who had “skin in the game” and had a passion, on behalf of farmers and ranchers, who would be willing to work on legislative issues and who would be willing to have a presence and an open source door of communication with the state’s lawmakers – I realized I could be that person, I realized I had a desire to be that person who would do what it takes to get results.

Fight: My entire life I have been willing to fight for and help the agricultural community. Before I became director for OCA, I was frustrated by seeing the leaders in ag becoming more and more willing to give in and compromise instead of fighting for the people with boots on the ground. I can say, through the years in this position, I have always done my best to fight for the rights and needs of Oregon farmers and ranchers.

Timing: Much to my surprise, when I originally mentioned the “crazy idea” of applying for this position to my wife and son (who had recently graduated from college) they were both incredibly supportive of my plan. In fact, my son was willing to run the family dairy and ranch if I were hired along with my fantastic wife, Carole. I could not have asked for a better support team through these years.

2018 - KATU interviews Rosa regarding the pardon of the Hammonds and what it means for the community of Oregon’s cattle industry and public lands.

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On July 13, I officially became the Executive Director of the Arizona Cattle Growers Association and by the time you are reading this, my wife and I have sold the cows and we have moved to a new state. This change has been a rewarding move for myself and my wife because we will get to see our children and grandchildren every day in Arizona.

I am extremely proud of to have been a part of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and please feel free to contact me at any time with questions or assistance. Oregon Cattlemen will always be a part of my family. Also, if you find yourself in Arizona, please stop by and say hello.

There is an old saying, “old friends are the best friends” and that is true for all the wonderful people I have met and worked with during my time at OCA. Thanks again for the opportunity to serve, it has been a pleasure working together! •

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2015- Rosa with Ray Sessler and John O’keeffe at Annual Convention. Sessler was the OCA president during the Executive Director hiring process and O’Keefe became president at this convention in 2015.

So, with the support and encouragement of my wife, I threw my hat in the ring and the rest is history. We have had many achievements and some short comings during my time with OCA, but myself and the leaders of this association have always had passion, conviction and we have fought till the end to accomplish the best outcomes for the membership.

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Legislative Summary state meat inspection bill passes

By OCA’s Political Advocate Rocky Dallum

COVID and its effects continue to “Under the new law, ODA can authorize an inspection dominate 2020. The legislature has process that is “at least equal” to the USDA program.” already convened one special session to for several years. Under the new law, ODA can authorize address the pandemic, while its “Emergency Board” meets an inspection process that is “at least equal” to the USDA periodically to allocate the state’s share of federal CARES program. The original intent of the bill was to more easily Act money. The Governor’s office and Oregon Health allow processing of meat from local sources to end-points Authority are routinely issuing new guidance or directives within those markets where no USDA facility is available. to the public. Businesses are reacting to the ever-changThis can be helpful when donating meat to food banks or ing landscape while families are closely watching the allowing small growers to serve their communities. Reprenews about activities, camps, sports, and schools. On the sentative David Brock Smith (R-Port Orford) led the efforts ranching side, we know it has been a difficult summer on this and similar bills in past sessions. Legislative leaders with the cancelation of fairs, rodeos, 4H activities and saw the need to pass during the special session, in part other events that hold rural communities together. OCA because of the strain COVID has had on the food processing is working to communicate our challenges to our state’s industry. We thank Rep. Brock Smith and will continue to leaders on behalf of members and continues to prepare work with ODA, state legislators and our federal delegation for the upcoming election, next legislative session, and the to fund the program. We expect it will take an extended budgetary challenges we face. time period to get it fully up and running.

In late June, the legislature met for just three days in the While legislators managed to convene a special session, “First Special Session of 2020”; passing a COVID-related albeit in a Capitol building closed to the public with most policy package, resolving some unfinished business from decisions left behind closed doors amongst the presiding the February session, and passing new police accountability officers, they did not take up the impending budget reforms. Only 23 bills passed, with one supported primarily shortfall. It is almost certain that another special session

by OCA and our partners in the dairy industry. will make specific cuts to the budget, tap into the state On the COVID front, HB 4212 covered a wide range of reserve funds, and possibly offer liability protection for topics, including evictions, foreclosure, public meetings, employers and businesses facing claims over the spread court deadlines, remote notarization and siting of shelter of COVID. Such a session could come as early as August. facilities; all issues directly related to the pandemic and its OCA has already talked with legislators about agencies and economic and public health consequences. The legislature programs critical to our members, including extension also revived and passed several bills that died in February services, predator control, and the work within Oregon due to the stand-off over cap and trade, including new clar- Water Resources, Oregon Department of Ag, and our uniifications to the Commercial Activities Tax, the use of aerial versity partners. pesticides in forestry, and a new cell-phone tax to create Finally, we will continue our advocacy work without funds for rural broadband. The legislature left any major OCA’s former face of leadership, Jerome Rosa. Jerome has budgetary decisions to a future special session, as some been a consistent face in the Capitol these past six years, await the potential of more federal relief. Eventually, legisand throughout the state. He has worked hard to engage lative leadership will seek bi-partisan support needed to tap ranchers and establish OCA’s presence within the legisinto Oregon’s reserve funds. lature and state agencies. We wish him and his family Specific to OCA, we advocated for HB 4206, which autho- the best as he takes his passion for his grandkids and his rizes the Oregon Department of Agriculture to adopt knowledge of agriculture to Arizona. rules establishing a program of state inspection for proWe wish all of you a safe, and mild summer as we cessing and sale of meat products, which passed. OCA tackle the myriad of challenges the livestock industry will has supported the concept of a state inspection process continue to encounter in the coming months. • www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

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NEW Endangered Species Committee Chair Hometown: Drewsey County: Harney Email: jeff.d.hussey@gmail.com Five generations are represented on Otis Creek Ranch through my wife, children, and grandchildren. Otis Creek Ranch is situated in Otis valley near Drewsey. We are a cow/calf operation. We background heifers for replacements. This ranch has private, state lease, BLM, U.S.F.S grounds that we run on.

My interest in this committee is because of a lawsuit that was filed years ago.

We were first exposed to endangered species in 2003, when ONDA and Center for Biological Diversity filed a suit against the Forest service to stop grazing on Malheur Rivers and adjoining allotments. The argument was over preserving Bull Trout. We formed Malheur Rivers Defense Committee and applied for Intervenor status to stay directly involved. The implication that overgrazing was the cause for decline in Bull Trout was indeed false. I was the contact person for this group. multiple trips to Portland, two district hearings and two ninth circuit hearings. The last hearing took place this year in Seattle where our efforts to prove this statement false were victorious.

Another special interest of mine is the preservation of Sage Hen. Here on Otis creek Ranch we are in primary habitat. With an adaptive management and involvement with SWCD and NRCS, we are striving to improve sage hen habitat.

Other interests of mine include serving on the Harney County SWCD board and local budget school board, and in the past local school board and Harney County Planning Commission. Being involved in this community is of great importance to me. With that being said, my goal as Endangered Species Chair is to be available through phone or email to help any member of OCA. Bless you all - Jeff Hussey

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Committee Report

Water Resources Klamath Water Takings & Unauthorized Instream Use

By OCA’s Water Resources Committee Chair Sarah Liljefelt

On June 22, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court

“The court held that irrigators did not suffer a compensable taking of property because instream tribal water rights are senior in priority to the irrigators’ water rights.”

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declined to review Baley v. United States, often called the Klamath Takings Case, ending nearly two decades of litigation. This case arose in 2001 after the Bureau of Reclamation failed to deliver water to Klamath Project irrigation districts from water stored in Upper Klamath Lake based on biological assessments determining the water deliveries would harm threatened and endangered fish species. The irrigation districts filed suit against the government for breach of contract and taking private property water rights without just compensation.

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On November 14, 2019, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit disappointingly affirmed the Court of Federal Claims’ decision in favor of the government, dismissing the irrigators’ claims. The court held that irrigators did not suffer a compensable taking of property because instream tribal water rights are senior in priority to the irrigators’ water rights. Although true, the court’s decision is truly bizarre from the perspective of western water law.

First, the Oregon tribal instream water rights at issue were not yet adjudicated in 2001, and therefore the Klamath Tribes could not (and did not) make a call for water that would justify shutting off upstream junior water right diversions. Second, the California tribal instream rights asserted by the Hoopa Valley and Yurok Tribes in this case were not asserted in the Klamath Adjudication, and therefore those tribes do not hold water rights in the State of Oregon that can be managed alongside other Oregon water rights in priority. Although not an express holding, the decision appears to allow federally reserved water rights and Endangered Species Act considerations to trump private property rights and state water law.

Not long before the Klamath Takings Case came to a unsatisfactory end, the Bureau of Reclamation announced that water deliveries to irrigation districts in the Klamath

Project would likely cease in the late spring or early summer for the 2020 irrigation season because the Bureau would instead release large volumes of water downstream for instream fish purposes. The Klamath Irrigation District filed a mandamus action in April, 2020, asking the Marion County Circuit Court to order the Oregon Water Resources Department to take control of water releases from Upper Klamath Lake because the Bureau of Reclamation only holds storage rights in the lake for irrigation purposes, not for instream purposes.

The court issued a writ of mandamus, but the Department continued allowing the Bureau to release stored water for instream purposes. As such, Klamath Irrigation District filed a second lawsuit in May of 2020, asking the court to declare that the Department must control water use from Upper Klamath Lake according to existing state-issued water rights, and enjoin the Department from allowing the Bureau to unlawfully divert stored water from the lake for instream purposes without a valid instream water right.

This case is continuing in the Marion County Circuit Court currently.

Although the Klamath Takings Case ended, the litigation concerning control of water from Upper Klamath Lake may change water distribution throughout the entire Klamath Basin. Klamath Project irrigation districts are located in the lower part of the Basin with surface water right priority dates as early as 1905. When surface water availability is insufficient to meet Klamath Project needs, the districts may call for water, resulting in junior priority upstream water rights shut offs. If the Department ceases the Bureau’s water releases for instream purposes, more water will remain in Upper Klamath Lake for irrigation within the districts, and regulatory shut offs may be lessened so long as stream flows remain sufficient to satisfy the Klamath Tribes’ “time immemorial” priority instream rights. • www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

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Committee Report

Public Lands Council red flags for the Great American Outdoors Act

By OCA’s PLC Chair Matt McElligott mcmcelligott@landolakes.com

Turn on any tv, radio or open a newspaper and what do

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you see and hear? Covid-19 Pandemic, rioting and protesting! At a Fourth of July Picnic one rancher asked me, “what are the chances that all these events happening at the same time are a coincidence?” I couldn’t answer that. A lot of people I talk to have speculated, but that is all it is, speculation. Regardless, we must do the best we can to ride this through to the other side and hope and pray we get back to some sort of normalcy.

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The one constant we can always count on is change.

Here in Oregon the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) hired a new State Director, Barry Bushue. Barry will oversee the BLM in Oregon and Washington. In his new role he is responsible for the care and management of 16.1 million acres of public lands in these two states. Prior to working for the BLM, he was the State Executive Director of the Oregon Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Barry has been a panelist at our PLC roundtables many times while representing FSA. I look forward to working with him in his new role with the BLM. Nationally, we are trying to get confirmation of William Pendley as the Director of the BLM. Currently he is the acting Director. Mr. Pendley was raised in Wyoming.

He was a Captain in the Marine Corps. and received a law degree from the University of Wyoming where he was Senior Editor on Land and Water law review. He worked for the Reagan administration in the Department of Interior. Pendley practiced law in D.C. then in 1989, he returned to the West to preside over the Mountain States Legal Foundation. Even during this pandemic, the BLM is continuing the move of its head office to Grand Junction, Colorado. This enables the headquarters to be closer to the land it manages.

Congress is pushing ahead with The Great American Outdoors Act despite strong opposition from Public Lands

Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, American Sheep Industry, Association of National Grasslands and 44 state associations from Virginia to California. The title of the bill is a good one, who wouldn’t want to support the outdoors? The problem is in the details. This act if signed into law will permanently fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund to the tune of $900 million each year. $360 million of this will go to purchase new lands and water for the Federal government. I see lots of red flags! First, the federal government is currently backlogged trying to manage the lands it already owns. At the end of 2018, the federal land management agencies like the Department of Interior and USDA were $20 BILLION behind in scheduled maintenance. The Federal Government already owns more than 640 million acres, controlling a vast majority of the West. Why do they need more land? Each acre that is purchased will be removed from local tax bases. Reducing operating budgets for counties and communities. Most counties and small communities currently struggle to keep needed services and make budgets balance. Who will make up for this lost revenue? What essential services must be cut to balance these budgets? This act also removes Congressional oversite. It just states that every year they need to budget the $900 million, write the check and walk away.

That is no way to manage your money and your land. The House of Representatives will pass this bill. It is up to us to let our Senators know to kill it when it gets to them.

Tell them to vote NO on GAO act S.3422!

Senator Jeff Merkley: Phone: (202) 224-3753 email: www.merkley.senate.gov Senator Ron Wyden: Phone: (202) 224-5244 email: www.wyden.senate.gov See you on the other side! • www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

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On July 14, OCA leadership stayed home and plugged in for OCA’s first virtual Mid-Year Business meeting. Every member was invited to attend this meeting via Zoom login. This invite was sent out through the membership app in the form of an email.

The Zoom meeting was attended by up to 32 callers, four OCA members and two staff, who were present in Salem to host the meeting. Zoom attendees had the option to turn on their videos or to simply listen in on the call. To vote, membership had to have registered.

Important to note, the last six month’s of OCA’s 2020 budget was discussed and approved by vote. At the 2019 Annual Meeting, membership voted to move from a fiscal year to a calendar year, in doing so, 2020 has been a transitional period for the budget to align with the calendar year beginning January of 2021. To better serve the budget, leadership voted to wait until at least October 1, before a new Executive Director will take his or her position with the association.

Additionally, the membership voted to not pursue a “one-hat” state organization at this time. For the past several months, an OCA long-term, strategic planning committee has been working on the idea of OCA and Oregon Beef Council combining their efforts under “one hat” similar to many other states with similarly sized organizations. However, the Oregon Beef Council does not wish to pursue these efforts and during this meeting OCA determined they would cease pursuing these efforts.

Thank you to all who “Zoomed-in” for the Mid-Year meeting. Fingers crossed we can proceed with an in-person Annual Convention in November. However, there are many determining factors and conditions to consider on whether convention will be held or cancelled.

OCA leadership will make a final decision, one way or another, in early September. •

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EXPLORING THE HERD The Feeder Profit Calculator

A genetics-based tool for marketing calves

By OCA’s Beef Cattle Improvement Chair Jon Elliott jceandsle@gmail.com

Last time I reported on the

Angus Association’s Genetic Merit Scorecard (GMS) program and how, finally, there is a benefit for cow/calf producers to look at EPD’s beyond calving ease, calf and yearling numbers and maternal traits.

The Angus GMS program uses several combined EPD values to produce numbers for a specific group of calves or yearlings that predict feedlot performance, carcass value and carcass grid merit. I promised to follow up with a survey of other programs that can add value to your calves and yearlings before you sell them through the use of EPD’s.

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The search for programs similar to the GMS program revealed that there is just one. The Simmental folks implied that it is their program. In fact, it is the Feeder Profit Calculator (FPC) program of International Genetic Solutions, a collaboration of 17 “cattle associations and organizations,” which includes the Simmental Association along with the Red Angus, Limousin, Salers, Gelbvieh, and Shorthorn associations and more.

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Unlike the GMS program, the FPC program is free. You need not register or join or belong to any group to participate. It is, however, intended for non-Angus herds, where fewer than 75 percent of the bulls are Angus and the cow herd is not predominately Angus. Like the GMS program, you will get a document that scores a group of calves. But where the GMS program focuses almost completely on EPD data, the FPC program looks at more. The questionnaire wants information like what you provide for the video folks, including the location, sale weight range, color, horn status, vaccination, and deworming protocols. Additionally, implant use, weaning date, and if the calves are enrolled in

an official verification program. It also asks about replacement heifer percentages and, like GMS, you must provide the registration numbers of your bulls. Also like the GMS, there is no provision made for non-registered bulls.

In some ways the FPC program is more sophisticated than the GMS program. Feeder Profit Calculator wants to know if each of your bulls is essentially distributed over all of your cows or if, for instance, you AI your heifers or a group of your cows with one bull, they want to know that number. The end product is similar in that you get a certificate that you can use about however you want. It can be published in the video catalog or at a sale or in sale literature you publish yourself. You can put it in a file and compare from year to year without anyone knowing anything about it.

If you use fewer than 75 percent Angus bulls, you cannot participate in the GMS program. I am told, though I could not verify, that if you do use 75 percent or more Angus bulls you cannot participate in FPC. Like the GMS program, FPC wants as many generations of bull data as you can provide, and they assume you retain replacement heifers. Beam up International Genetic Solutions and click on Feeder Profit Calculator.

In the search for more of this type of program, I did find another interesting program. Zoetis has begun “Inherit Select,” a genetic test to help select commercial replacement heifers. Since most of us retain our own replacement heifers, there will be limited interest, especially from those who keep records and can identify a heifer’s lineage. For those of you who buy replacements, you might want to investigate the Inherit Select information. • www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

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Nathan Parker, Manager of the OSU Clark Meat Science Center

In October of last year, 50 farmers and ranchers attended the first ever Meat School, hosted in person and online by Colorado State University (CSU) and the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN), a program housed within the Center for Small Farms and Community Food Systems at Oregon State University. The school included six classes, which covered marketing, production and processing topics considered critical for direct marketing of high-quality meat.

Inspired by the format and topics of the OSU Grass-fed Meat School held in Central Point in 2018, NMPAN and CSU adapted the school to serve a wider audience and be available online. Three different regional class sites were coordinated by CSU Extension staff for those that wanted to attend in person and for folks that

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Hello, I’d like to take a moment

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and introduce myself to the readers.

My name is Randi Alexander-Rolison, I have recently joined Will Wise and Julie Hoffman in the administrative office of the Oregon Beef Council. Coming from a ranching background, I am honored to work with, and represent Oregon cattle ranchers and use my professional skills in marketing, social media, and communications to educate targeted consumers about purchasing and cooking various cuts of beef. Along with sharing recipes, I am focusing on promoting the efforts of cattle

ranchers and commodity producers across the state as stewards of the land, and animals.

It has been a welcoming opportunity to become part of the staff for the Oregon Beef Council. As a teen I showed cattle in 4H and private competitions. As a young adult I owned a small farm in Central Oregon where we raised cows, pigs, chickens, and a small vegetable garden. As a firm believer that every child should get to experience life on a farm, even on a small scale like I did, to learn a work ethic, how to manage the land and animals, and taking on a responsibilwww.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

OL COMING TO A TOWN OR COMPUTER NEAR YOU! lived further away, they could attend from the comfort of their homes with a good internet connection.

Response to this pilot educational course was overwhelmingly positive. Producers really appreciated the opportunity to network at the in-person locations or to have the flexibility to still learn the course content from home. One Colorado grass-fed beef producer had this to say about the school, “Outstanding use of my time, rich learning experience, very targeted to the pressing questions and needs of my small, growing grass-fed beef finishing and direct marketing operation.”

NMPAN’s next goal is to take the Meat School to a much larger audience and to offer it every year in winter when producers have more time. With support from the Globetrotter Foundation and the Western Extension

Risk Management Center, NMPAN and project partners will be expanding the school to class sites in Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. They will also allow producers in other western states to take the course online as well.

Locations in Oregon are still being confirmed and most likely will be at Extension offices in Central Point, Eugene, and Prineville. Please check the new Western Meat School website (www.westernmeatschool.com) this summer for full details and registration. The Western Meat School will also include a live beef animal evaluation and yield analysis demonstration with Nathan Parker of the OSU Clark Meat Science Center.

The Western Meat School is a modern, accessible, affordable, and a time-efficient way for producers to learn the most practical aspects

of producing and marketing meat while deepening their understanding of the full niche meat supply chain. The investment for the school will be modest, and all participants will receive a copy of the book “The New Livestock Farmer: The Business of Raising and Selling Ethical Meat,” written by project lead Rebecca Thistlethwaite. They will also gain access to a resource guide, recorded videos, and optional add on classes.

A deep thank you goes out to the Western Extension Risk Management Center (A program of USDA NIFA) and the Globetrotter Foundation for supporting the expansion of the Western Meat School.

For more information, please contact NMPAN Director Rebecca Thistlethwaite at thistler@oregonstate.edu. •

ity to raise/grow food for my family and community. I am able to bring that to the Oregon Beef Council office, and I appreciate the opportunity.

nesses and restaurants that are giving back to their communities through the trying times of quarantine. A bi-monthly newsletter is also being published to the Oregon rancher and consumer, sharing national industry updates, beef tips and techniques and highlighting Oregon cattle ranchers.

If you are not currently connected to the Oregon Beef Council via social media please follow us on Facebook and Instagram @oregonbeefcouncil, and if you would like to be added to the newsletter, or sign up to be a highlighted ranch, please email me at randi@orbeef.org. •

It is also my privilege to use social media platforms to help educate my fellow Oregonians about the dedication, love and sacrifice each ranching family makes as well as the benefits and nutritional value that comes from eating beef. Ramping up marketing efforts the last three months have proved to be beneficial in introducing beef as top protein choice for all stages of life to consumers across the state.

The Oregon Beef Council Facebook page is primarily used for sharing beef recipes, nutritional components of beef protein, and how ranchers are stewards of the land. Instagram messaging is also primarily beef recipes and meal-time inspiration. We are also using it to highlight local busiOregon Cattleman | www.orcattle.com

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WRITTEN BY REBECCA THISTLETHWAITE, DIRECTOR OF THE NICHE MEAT PROCESSOR ASSISTANCE NETWORK

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RANCHING WITH WOLVES Written by Kevin Blakely, Wildlife Division Deputy Administrator Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife

Wolves continue to increase in abundance and distribution in Oregon.

At the end of 2019, there were 22 known packs and at least 158 wolves.

Statewide, wolves are managed under the Oregon Wolf Conservation and Management Plan (Plan) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), ODFW and USDA Wildlife Services work together, in their respective areas, to assist livestock producers with tools and techniques to reduce wolf-livestock conflict and investigate injured and dead livestock. Actions that can be taken on wolves are different in the western three-quarters and the eastern quarter of Oregon due to their federal legal status west of Highways 395-78-95 (see map).

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Wolves west of Hwy’s 395-78-95 are protected by the federal Endangered Species Act, therefore the USFWS is the lead management agency and makes all management decisions regarding harassment and take of wolves. At this time, the USFWS does not have specific authority to lethally remove wolves for chronic livestock depredation in Oregon.

However, the USFWS encourages livestock producers in Oregon

to haze or scare wolves away from their livestock as long as the actions do not significantly injure them. It is important to “educate” wolves and condition them to recognize that they are not welcome on private ranches where livestock are present. Effective ways to do this include shooting firearms in their general direction when wolves are detected (taking care not to actually hit one of them) or using noise-making devices to scare them. This can help deter them from becoming habituated to visiting a particular ranch or pasture.

State Managed Area ODFW fully implements the Plan and makes all management decisions east of Hwy’s 395-78-95. Gray wolves are no longer listed under the state Endangered Species Act; however wolves are still protected by Oregon statute as a special status game mammal. Livestock producers are encouraged to haze wolves away from their livestock and there are additional options available for producers and ODFW in this area as noted below.

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“O say can you see” Additional entries from OCA’s Social Media Patriotic Photo Contest

These photos, including this issue’s cover photo, were submitted by Oregon Cattlemen’s Facebook Followers. The winner received $200 to Wilco and was featured on this cover. Follow OCA on Facebook for more contests and giveaways!

Photo Above: Image by Theresa Peterson Martin Underhill Farms Wasco County Top Left: Photographed by JC Sykes Dalley Sykes (10) & Heyzen Sykes, (8) enjoying a summer ride.

Harney County Bottom Left: Photographed by Jada Follett Waylon McClure carries the flag at the Elgin Stampede Grounds

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Top Right: Photographed by K’Lynn Lane Brinlee Tucker rides in the Fourth of July Parade Gilliam County

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Bottom Right: Photographed by Marlys Brown “Spotty” taking a break while checking cows.

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Caught-In-Act Take: A lethal option, not requiring a permit, available to livestock producers east of Highways 395/78/95 (state managed portion) is to lawfully shoot a wolf caught in the act of biting, wounding, killing or chasing livestock or working dogs on land they own or lawfully occupy (including public land allotments). There can be no bait or other intentional actions to attract wolves, the take needs to be reported to ODFW within 24 hours, and the carcass must not be removed or disturbed. A livestock producer can allow an agent to take a wolf if written authorization procedures are followed (see ODFW website www.odfw.com/wolves).

Caught-In-Act Take has occurred three times so far by livestock producers in Oregon.

Other Lethal Options: In the state managed portion of Oregon, ODFW may lethally remove wolves or issue a limited duration permit to a livestock producer to kill wolves on land they own or lawfully occupy.

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Lethal removal is to minimize further depredation after two confirmed depredations in a nine-month period. The Wolf Plan emphasizes the importance and requires the implementation of non-lethal efforts to reduce wolf-livestock conflict before lethal removal is considered. An evaluation of the amount and effectiveness of appropriate preventative activities may determine whether lethal removal is authorized. Ranchers can increase the chances that lethal removal will be an option by documenting all deterrent activities that they do.

Landowner Information about Wolves in Oregon

The goal of Oregon’s Wolf Conservation and Management Plan is to ensure the conservation of gray wolves as required by Oregon law while protecting the social and economic interests of all Oregonians. That is a challenging goal, but ranchers need to know that ODFW recognizes potential impacts to their operations and the challenges to reduce conflict with wolves.

Be aware of wolf activity in your area: ODFW posts locations of known resident wolf activity on its wolf website (www.odfw.com/wolves).

However, wolves do occur in other areas of Oregon and it is important to learn to recognize wolf sign. Also watch for livestock behavior changes (e.g. bunching animals, animals breaking through fences, livestock reacting around working dogs). If you detect changes, take the time to look for wolf sign. Please report any wolf sign or sightings on the online reporting system or to your local ODFW field office. Your local ODFW wildlife biologists are happy to share information they know about recent wolf activity in the area you pasture your livestock.

Livestock Producer Assistance: Effective proactive measures to reduce wolf-livestock conflict vary by the type of livestock being protected and

the size and location of the pasture.

Reducing attractants by removing carcasses and bone piles may be the single best action to prevent attracting wolves to areas of livestock in wintering and calving pastures.

ODFW, USFWS, and USDA Wildlife Services support producers with technical advice, non-lethal supplies, and assistance with implementation.

If you believe a wolf has killed or injured livestock, take the following steps: Cover any carcass with a tarp to preserve it. If possible, separate an injured calf for the examination.

Preserve wolf tracks, hair, or scat at the scene by covering with materials that won’t impact the evidence. Keep dogs away and minimize human traffic. Call your local ODFW office, USDA Wildlife Services, or a county official immediately so an investigation can determine if wolves were involved. West of Hwy’s 395-78-95, USFWS can also be contacted. Please note that to receive compensation under the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) Compensation Program or for ODFW to implement lethal control options, ODFW must make the depredation determination through specific investigation protocol.

Compensation Program: ODA implements Oregon’s Wolf Depredation Compensation and Financial Assistance Grant Program. Participating counties form local committees which then apply for grants to compensate producers for wolf-caused losses and provide funds/supplies for the implementation of preventative measures to reduce conflict.

Producers are encouraged to contact their county compensation committee to determine funding and supply availability for their operations. Information is available by contacting your local compensation committee or at ODA website www.oregon.gov/ODA/programs/ ISCP/Pages/WolfDepredation.aspx. •

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land they own or lawfully occupy (including public land under valid grazing allotments), can haze or scare wolves without a permit if a wolf is in close proximity to livestock, and the actions do not harm or injure the wolf. In addition, on private land, injurious harassment of wolves to minimize conflict is allowed without a permit by producers on private land they own or lawfully occupy when livestock are present. In this situation, there can be no identified circumstance that attracts wolf-livestock conflict. Injurious harassment is hazing wolves, but not pups, in ways that could cause injury but not kill – this includes pursuit. On public land, if wolf-livestock conflict occurs, ODFW can permit livestock producers to injuriously harass wolves on their valid grazing allotment when livestock are present under certain conditions. Any type of injurious harassment needs to be reported to ODFW within 48 hrs.

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CattleWomen’s Corner strive to be better!

By Oregon CattleWomen’s President Jenny Coelho cowsrus17@outlook.com

Time marches on and we are already into the later

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part of summer. Soon our children and college-age students will either be going back to school or doing distance learning through Zoom and online courses. No matter what the venue of how education will be delivered, we all need to strive to be better teachers, business owners, employees, parents and grandparents as we navigate through the challenges and changes that we are sure to encounter throughout the rest of this year. It may be as simple as writing things down so that we are more organized or just taking a moment each day to do one thing that will make an improvement to what we can accomplish within our day. Remember to take care of yourself so that you can instill and pass onto younger generations the importance of what we do within our industry. Tony and I had a great vacation with our children and grandchildren over the

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Fourth of July. We went hiking, fishing, golfing, and kayaking with them and we enjoyed all the moments of seeing all their different personalities and talents. Their Uncle Cash (our son) was asking them all what they want to be when they grow up. They had all kinds of answers from a singer, a pro-athlete to a veterinarian. We can only help and hope that their dreams come true!

Short supplies from ag products to water for our farmers and ranchers have been causing headaches for many of us this year. I have been out visiting with some of our local restaurant owners throughout southern Oregon and northern California, they are telling me that they cannot purchase some of their regular meat products to provide to customers. Some of these restaurant owners are struggling to fill their meat orders as supply of product is short right now and the price of the wholesale product continues to increase due to the short supply. How can we expand locally and provide a quality, but reasonably priced product and not be so reliant upon our meat products being shipped in from another country, state or halfway across the U.S.? There are actions and steps to be taken as to where and how our beef products will be processed and marketed within the different regions across our country.

I believe there is opportunity out there for our current local processers to expand. It may take some ingenuity from our local beef producers to step up and help make that change in providing a product locally that is ready to process and market to our local restaurants and grocery stores. However, to do that, our farmers and ranchers must have the necessary water to provide the feed to produce the beef products that are desired by local consumers.

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ANCW Mid-Year Business Meeting – has been changed to a virtual zoom meeting and will be held on Wednesday and Thursday, August 12-13, 2020. We will be sending out updates about the virtual meeting and would love to have our Oregon CattleWomen join in to learn more about what the American National CattleWomen are doing and what their plans are within this next year. Check out their new updated website at https://ancw.org/. •

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The Current Research on Ventenata Control

By Ian McGregor Oregon State University, Assistant Professor (Practice) of Livestock & Irrigation, Klamath County

You may have heard of invasive grasses like Cheat-

grass (Bromus Tectorum) and Medusahead (Taeniatherum Caput-Medusae). They are not very palatable for livestock and are also very difficult to control. To make matters worse, there is another species we can add to that list; Ventenata (Ventenata Dubia). Ventenata is a winter annual grass that is native to northern Africa and southern Europe. It was discovered in the state of Washington in the 1950’s and has only become a concern as an invasive grass about 15 years ago.

Another common name for Ventenata is Wire Grass.

This refers to the wiry texture of the grass, making it notably unpalatable for livestock. The disadvantages of this invasive annual grass don’t end there. It is also a fine fuel concern that greatly increases wildfire risk, it has a very shallow root system that will lead to erosion, and it can also host Barley Yellow Dwarf virus which can be detrimental to cereal crops. It is also incredibly invasive. The real issue is how quickly it invades rangelands, but it is also very capable of outcompeting rhizomatous perennials in irrigated pastures.

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It is important that we understand control options in an effort to get ahead of this issue. Since it has not been a real issue until recent years, there has not been a whole lot of research done on controlling Ventenata. However, the rest of this article will summarize some of the research that does exist to help increase awareness of how the control strategies that have been attempted affect this grass.

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It is important to understand the life cycle of the undesirable species you are trying to control because different control methods have varying degrees of effectiveness when applied at different maturity stages of the plant. Germination of this winter annual begins in October while temperatures range between 47-84 degrees, and 50-95 percent seedling emergence will have occurred by the time winter dormancy is induced by temperature decreasing below 44 degrees.

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Today, I want to address the importance of being a member of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) with the young ranchers out there who are the future of our organization. Not that I would not encourage the old grey hairs, or in my case, what gray hair that I have left, ranchers to become members. First, I want to thank Angela Faryan and Tyler Harris for the last two articles featuring young ranch couples that are OCA members as they are the next generation of OCA leaders.

Looking back to when I joined 35 plus years ago, yes, I can still remember that far back. I remember struggling to make a go of it with a small herd and no land of my own. One day, I read an article in the OCA magazine about ranchers needing a strong voice to help promote their industry. It convinced me to join the OCA and I have been an active member ever since, though it was not always easy. A few years ago, a young rancher came up to me and said he felt like OCA was just a good Ole’ boys club. I told him I felt the same way when I first joined. However, I kept coming to meetings, listening, and figured out how things worked. I started speaking up, giving my opinions, and guess what, they listen. Now I guess I could be considered in the class of the good O’ boys, but as your membership chair I am here to listen. You can talk to me in person, give me a call, text me or email me anytime. We may not always agree, but that is how life works; if you never express your opinion you will never be heard.

OCA works for you while you are staying on the ranch trying to make a living for your family.

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as members, so we can continue to fight the battles both at the state and federal levels, while you concentrate on making a living and providing a way of life we all love for your family. It takes a strong organization to fight those battles and it takes members to have one.

As a member, you can make OCA into whatever you want it to be. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer and to stay involved. Some of us are retiring, but we will still be around to give you unsolicited advice. You are the future of this organization!

I hope what I have said today has convinced all of you young cattlemen and even the gray-haired ones, to continue to be members. You should talk to your friends and neighbors who are not members and encourage them to join. I ask you to stay engaged, participate in the organization as much as time and finances will allow, and remember OCA is your organization; you can make it whatever you want.

Well, I am fairly good at rambling on when it comes to an industry that is dear to my heart, so I am going to close for now. God bless all of you. •

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The remaining seedlings will emerge during the month of May. These seedlings will undergo stem elongation through the month of May, achieve reproductive maturity during June and then will become senescent and brown

by July. Some other considerations of this plant are that it is self-seeding, largely due to the twisted awn that allows it to self-bury. The twisted awn also helps it to latch on to animals, clothes, and hay bales, allowing it to easily become spread across the landscape. The seed has a germinable life of around three years, so control methods will have to be conducted for a minimum of three years to exhaust the seed bank.

A study performed by researchers at Oregon State University observed that cattle willingly graze Ventenata during the elongation and boot phases. Before elongation, cattle may demonstrate a higher preference for taller forages. Ventanata during the elongation phase actually provided adequate nutrition for the cows during that time, but nutrient quality and palatability sharply declines once the plant transitions into reproductive maturity. Despite the perceived usefulness of Ventenata during the elongation phase, grazing at this time actually resulted in a denser stand of Ventenata, thus furthering the issue. Perhaps there might be circumstances under which grazing could discourage Ventenata growth, but we do not have any evidence of that at this time.

In terms of herbicide use, the most effective time to apply herbicides to control Ventenata is in the fall, when the plant is in the seedling stage. Unpredictable weather conditions can make a fall application difficult, leaving a spring application as the alternative. Be careful with spring applications and consider the surrounding, actively growing, and desirable perennial forages may be very vulnerable to injury by herbicide at this time.

Furthermore, it has been observed that herbicide treatments, in combination with strategic fertilizer applications, has proven to be the most effective in controlling Ventenata. It seems that Ventenata is not as effective in utilizing nitrogen as other forages, so nitrogen applications give the competitive advantage to the other surrounding forages. A fall fertilizer application of NPK or a spring application of N, in combination with a herbicide treatment has proven to be the most effective method in controlling Ventenata in irrigated pastures. Considering the aggressive nature of Ventenata, it seems inevitable that this will continue to be a growing concern on rangeland and pastures into the future. It is important that land managers are aware of the management issues/challenges that Ventenata presents. Consequently, it is vital that research identifies options to control this invasive annual grass in order to minimize or eliminate the spread to non-infested areas. •

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Active ingredients that have been tested to control

Ventenata are imazapic, propoxicarbazone-sodium, sulfosulfuron, Flufenacet plus metribuzin, and Rimsulfuron. With the exception of flufenacet plus metribuzin and rimsulfuron, post-emergent applications were more effective than pre-emergent applications. Propoxycarbazone-sodium generally provided the least control across the board. Imazapic and sulfosulfuron caused noticeable injury to irrigated perennial forages like Smooth Brome and Orchardgrass when used to control Ventenata. Flufanacet plus Metribuzin and Rimsulfuron did not cause any noticeable injury to the irrigated perennial forages, but rimsulfuron did cause some injury to Intermediate Wheatgrass. All herbicide treatments caused little to no injury to Bluebunch Wheatgrass. Aside from the herbicides effectiveness in controlling Ventenata and the injury they may or may not cause to surrounding forages, the primary determining factor in choosing what active ingredient to use should be the restrictions that are expressed on the label.

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Left: Picture of Ventenata on the range. Above: Cows grazing on a Ventenata infested meadow. Pictures taken by Fara Brummer.

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A Simple Summer Day. Submitted by Members Jan & Marty Howard of Twisted Tree Ranch in Powell Butte.

Jan caught this adorable photo of granddaughter Blakely reading to the herd.

Jan says, “Blakely is five years old and loves all things animals. The herd listened to her pretend to read for the longest time.”

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