June 2020 Oregon Cattleman Magazine

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Features 7 Mental Health & Rural Communities 13 Safe and Legal Disposal of Animal Carcasses 22 Get to Know a Young Member 26 Drone use on the Ranch: Is it right for you?

30 Celebrating Murray Fretz

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Columns 8 President’s Perspective 10 Talking Strategy 12 Legislative Summary 14 Exploring the Herd 16 Public Lands Round-Up 18 Water Resources 20 Oregon Beef Council Report 24 CattleWomen’s Corner

Departments 11 Committee Chairs 17 County Presidents 29 New Members 32 Classifieds 34 Advertiser’s Index

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On the Cover: “Nothing like a long day of gathering and branding.”

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Letter from the Editor R.H.S - 5/27/2020 We are already halfway through 2020. The year we thought would beckon us to innovation, exploration, and prosperity in the new decade.

“The roaring 20’s is back!” Many of us joked last December. While this is not the smooth sailing and spirited beginning of a new decade like we may have hoped, it still may shape up to be a promising disruption to the status quo and the kick starter for the innovation, exploration and prosperity we were seeking. Fingers crossed!

On the OCA front, you’ll learn as you read this issue that staff and officers are focusing on changing the way negotiated cash trades are structured for large packers and securing a state ran program to allow for more local processing with regulations at the same level as USDA inspected facilities. Additionally, OCA staff continue to work on providing information on government aide and relief to agricultural industries. Check your email for weekly information and updates.

I have personally started a new channel of communication to help keep our members and the public more informed on all the important issues OCA is involved in. Since many of us are connecting more and more virtually, you can now watch episodes of “Cattlemen Talk” on our YouTube Channel, Oregon Cattlemen. The channel will feature three Zoom interviews a month with cattle industry leaders, experts, and researchers to help keep you informed on important topics from legislative battles to veterinary tricks and tips. Check it out!

Soon, we will be prepping for the Fourth of July and I hope we will be free to celebrate the holiday with our families and friends, if we are comfortable doing so. The Fourth of July holiday is the most popular holiday for grilling, according to a 2018 survey of American grill owners and do you know what they are grilling? Beef.

According to a 2016 survey conducted by Nielson, Americans spent $804 million on beef products in the two weeks leading up to the holiday. Chicken was ranked next at $371 million - chicken nuggets compared to beef’s massive whopper of revenue. So, fire up that grill and enjoy some laughs with loved ones while enjoying a delicious and juicy steak, burger, or brisket! You can learn more about beef consumption metrics and grilling in the Oregon Beef Council Report on page 20.

The next issue of the Oregon Cattleman will be released at the beginning of August for the combined July/August issue. Check your email for more information about the OCA Mid-Year Business meeting, which will be held virtually this year in mid-July.

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Lacy Singhose Burns

“Life will throw challenges at you. And you have three choices... give up, give in, or give it everything you’ve got. Accept changes.

Accept failure. Accept CHALLENGES. You can’t always control situations, but you can control your attitude. Use every opportunity to GROW as a person. We can choose to remain the same or we can dig deep within ourselves to become our greatest.”

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Lacy Singhose is not a stranger to dealing with mental illness.

One in four Americans deal with a mental illness and Singhose just happens to be one of them. Singhose is the 19-year-old daughter of Travis and Kelly Singhose of Burns. In 2018, she spent the year representing her hometown as the 2018 Harney County Fair Queen along with Princess Grace Jenkins. They attended rodeos and events all over the state of Oregon.

Halfway through the year, Singhose recognized how other Queens were using their platform to campaign for causes such as diabetes, down syndrome, and suicide awareness.

She saw the perfect opportunity to use her platform to help inspire others, especially in her community. Mental health is something that is especially important to her and something that often has an unfortunate stigma. She then created her Mental Health Awareness Campaign. By September, the Harney County Fair and Rodeo rolled around. Custom made wristbands were handed out at the Saturday rodeo performance and it was “wear blue” night. Singhose packed a mental health flag between events and spoke numerous times to the public about the importance of mental health awareness, particularly within rural communities. Just five months prior to Singhose’s campaign, she was officially diagnosed with depression and anxiety.

“I felt so lost. I didn’t really know where to go from there.”

She was put on antidepressants, which helped her get back on her feet. Halfway through her reign, she took up the opportunity to share her story hoping it would help spread a positive message about mental health.

“I was terrified. No one really knew what I was going through at the time. I was worried that people would look at me differently. I was a role model and so many people looked up to me; I had to share my story. I knew that it would help others know that they weren’t alone.”

After Singhose’s reign came to an end, she wanted to continue her campaign for mental health awareness. Recently, Singhose has been certified to advocate for mental health in rural communities. She has continued her campaign and platform by creating a Facebook page. Her content includes inspirational posts, resources, guest speakers, and facts about mental health for rural communities.

“I am so passionate about inspiring others and having the ability to share my story to help others has been a blessing.

It has helped so many people and it is something I plan to continue to do.”

You can find Singhose’s page on Facebook at: Mental Health Awareness - Lacy Singhose.

“You aren’t stuck in darkness forever. You will come out better and stronger because of it. Give it time. Make positive changes and be the light for others.” •

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President ’s Per spec tive making tough choices

By OCA’s President Tom Sharp

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Within the beef and cattle industry, we are in the position to make some tough agribusiness choices and we have some painful questions to ask ourselves like:

Do we apply for or accept

CARES Relief PPP, MFP,

EIDL, CFAP, or other

programs with government

assistance?

How do we achieve a

minimum negotiated cash

Will the PRIME Act enable

us to go more vertical from

beef production to the

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trade such as “30/14”?

consumer plate?

Does the industry need

more beef packers?

“Where’s the Beef ?”

Would mCOOL really help?

Gone are the days of choices when Aunt Margie or Uncle Mel would send us a birthday card with a five-dollar bill in it with the choice to either put it in the piggy bank or to buy a hula hoop. For the last few months now, our choices have included some tougher questions like: “When do we re-open the economy?”, “Am I social distancing enough?”, “Can I go out again?”, “Should I wear a mask?”, “How about seeing the grandkids?”, and “Will I ever get another haircut, or should I just do it myself!?”

A “silver lining” emerging out of the COVID-19 pandemic response might be the heightened public and political awareness concerning the essential importance of food and the luxury of experiencing no disruptions in our beef supply chain. Increasingly, the financial profit and loss disparity existent between “Packers in the News” and “Ranchers in the News” has gained public attention and greater elected official willingness to assist. But this silver lining might be more like a silver sword and it could cut both ways if the response actions go over the top by becoming excessive, exaggerated, or poorly informed.

No doubt the politics of the moment highlight this bizarre time in the cattle and beef market. Packers are still unable to resume a normal slaughter schedule due to disruptions related to COVID-19 and the result has been sky-rocketing beef prices and shortages at the consumer level. At the same time, cattle feeders are unable to sell market-ready cattle in a timely manner because of the same production problems.

And each week, producers manage to get some cattle harvested, but for the last month the prices have only been higher because some packers have voluntarily paid more due to their expanding margins. So, supply and demand, the usual determinants of price, have seemingly been cast aside.

Government Assistance? The independence and pride of the American rancher has traditionally resisted government intervention including financial assistance in our operations, but because of events outside of a rancher’s control like the global health pandemic disaster, executive orders requiring the public’s isolation, potential market manipulation, or lack of profitability as a beef producer, operations have been dealt a bad hand for success. So, an alphabet soup of various government assistance programs (PPP, MFP, EIDL, CFAP, etc.) are now available to help keep farmers and ranchers

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shelves.

Would mCOOL help? Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling (mCOOL) would provide no relief or benefit to the current pandemic and economic events that we are currently experiencing in the beef and cattle industry. mCOOL is largely an unnecessary distraction to be considered during this time of other difficulties. mCOOL as a government mandated regulation was imposed and already tried for six years in this country. It cost the industry a billion dollars during that time to establish the necessary tracking and reporting systems necessary for implementation. mCOOL was ended on the brink of World Trade Organization (WTO) trade law infringements, which would have resulted in the imposition of retaliatory tariffs against the United States in its beef exports. OCA policy does support Voluntary Country of Origin Labeling (vCOOL) and Voluntary Transparency (Truth) in Product Labeling for beef products bred, raised, and processed in the United States.

In closing, there are many considerations and tough decision choices currently in front of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. I can assure you that your OCA District Vice-Presidents, OCA staff, OCA Officers, and OCA Committee Chairs are fully engaged and working tirelessly to understand and represent the best interests of OCA’s members every day at local, state, and national levels of our Oregon beef and cattle industry. •

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operating. Contact the OCA office for any needed help or questions on how to apply.

30/14 Minimum Negotiated Cash Trade? On May 12, the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association’s Board of Directors voted to support a concept called “30/14”, which would require a minimum 30 percent of each packer processing plant’s weekly volume of beef slaughter to come as a result of purchases made on the open market, defined under a Negotiated Purchase Agreement with sold cattle delivered to the packer within 14 days. OCA has written a letter to USDA officials recommending “30/14” to encourage fair, competitive, and transparent markets. The Livestock Mandatory Reporting Program (LMR) is due for legislative reauthorization on September 30, 2020, and OCA believes this is the optimum time to make significant changes in market formulation.

PRIME Act? The Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption, or PRIME Act is a bipartisan Congressional bill co-sponsored by Oregon’s Representative Greg Walden in support of livestock producer expanded access to Oregon custom-slaughtered meat processing facilities to help better meet intrastate consumer demand. OCA is currently working with Oregon Department of Agriculture to define the food safety inspection services within Oregon to safeguard the public’s health needs supporting this expanded local market access from Oregon producers to consumers.

More Packers Needed? There are some 6,000-meat packer and processor facilities in the United States; however, only four of the largest packing companies in the United States (the Big Four) have owned more than 80 percent of the country’s meat packing capacity. The capacity capabilities of the Big Four have beneficially provided efficiency of operations and packaged meat through capabilities important to the supply chain distribution needs of this country’s restaurants, grocery retailers, and consumers. And the consumer has typically enjoyed plentiful beef supply and good prices. However, the dominance of the Big Four packing companies has also led to the suspected market price manipulation and formula price trading of live cattle to the detriment of producers and has led to calls for USDA and DOJ Antitrust Division investigations of possible wrongdoings.

“Where’s the Beef”? As beef producers know, the United States does not have any shortage of live cattle ready to go to market. Rather, we are experiencing a beef supply problem due to the current COVID-19 imposed packing house worker illness/shortage, workspace social distancing, and occasional plant operation shutdowns for facility cleanings. These factors have dramatically affected the capacity capabilities of the Big Four packing companies to process the country’s 80 percent normal source of beef supply to restaurant, retailer, and consumer markets.

Exacerbating this supply problem is the consumer’s need to eat, consumer’s preference for beef and the resulting grocery store panic buying that has cleared some of the

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Talking Strategy linking together

By OCA’s Executive Director Jerome Rosa

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One of the first agriculture stories the press covered in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic showed tanker loads of milk being dumped due to insufficient processing capabilities for the products that are currently in demand. Soon thereafter, the press showed pictures of poultry and hogs being put down because of an inadequate work force to keep the processing lines moving at near capacity. Now the beef industry (according to current reports) has nearly 1 million head of finished cattle which should have already been processed.

The plight of the poultry and pork industry as far as putting animals down is not likely to occur with beef animals because there is still significant value even at a deeply discounted price. So, what happens now? I have received several panic calls from stockers and backgrounders that have cattle ready to be marketed now at prices half of what they were just a couple of months ago. This same situation is occurring to those of you who have retained ownership and your bill is due with the feedlots.

OCA has written many letters and worked regularly with our federal delegation on several stimulus bills that are helpful, but do not resolve the issue with the continued backlog of finished cattle that is building up daily. The PRIME Act (Processing Revival and Intrastate Meat Exemption) is a bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and exempt from inspection the custom slaughter of animals and the preparation of carcasses conducted at a custom slaughter facility. This bill, if it eventually passes (NCBA opposes), would be helpful in getting more locally grown beef directly to our consumers as they would not be required to buy a whole live animal, which is quite a considerable investment even if only purchasing a half or quarter animal in conjunction with friends or family.

Robyn Smith, OCA’s communications director, was being incessantly contacted on OCA’s Facebook Page with inquiries about how consumers could get LINKED TOGETHER with locally grown and processed meat.

Robyn created a strategic campaign for social media to connect OCA members who could provide beef directly to

consumers. She put out a notice on social media (79,000 PEOPLE REACHED, 11,000 ENGAGEMENTS AND 1,800 SHARES) asking for names and locations of ranchers willing to sell animals to the public. Within a week, over 30 ranchers in 18 counties responded to the ask. With additional names being added regularly. Now we are hearing reports of several small slaughterhouses running double shifts and on weekends to meet demand and a waiting period out to February for custom slaughter. Hopefully, this economic opportunity will lead to more in-state slaughterhouses opening. The impact of only having four major processing companies (two South American owned) has shown a major weak link in the American beef distribution system.

The PRIME Act is not the answer for all our OCA members, but in looking over statistical data of herd sizes of our members, this type of supplemental program could be the difference between profit and loss or holding onto the ranch to remain viable another year. As always, feel free to call, email or text me anytime, seven days a week with questions or concerns. At OCA we may be small, but we fight very hard for you! •

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Public Lands Matt McElligott • North Powder

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Resolutions Mary Woodworth • Adel

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Legislative Summary getting back to business

By OCA’s Political Advocate Rocky Dallum

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Springtime is a busy time for ranchers with calving,

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branding, and preparing for the hot, dry summer months.

It has been no different for OCA this spring as we respond to the evolving demands of the COVID-19 pandemic, adjust to the onslaught of news related to the state budget, continue to work with our natural resource partners and state agencies and engage in the political process during a critical election year. We know that the coming year will bring new challenges and changes to the way many of us live and work.

As you read this article, we all hope more Oregonians are safely getting back to business throughout the state, turning up our economic engines and figuring out ways to resume life considering the unfolding circumstances.

Summer 2020 will be difficult in our communities as typical activities such as fairs, parades, rodeos and even campaign events are cancelled. OCA has continued to coordinate with other business and ag organizations to try and shape the re-opening of Oregon and the unique needs of farmers and ranchers.

In addition to our work advocating for relief from the new Commercial Activities Tax (CAT), we have joined others to push for the regional re-opening of the state (which the Governor has followed) and a variety of other needs. Specific to the ag sector, many of our partner organizations are working to ensure workable guidelines and appropriate resources to protect farmworkers. OCA has worked with NCBA and other organizations as the beef industry has been particularly susceptible to challenges and outbreaks in food processing.

We also continue to closely monitor the legislative response and potential for a special session this month.

The May revenue forecast brought bad yet expected news on the financial situation for state government, including a $10.5 billion reduction in revenue over the coming five years. The Governor has required agencies to trim budgets by eight percent for the biennium, meaning an approximate 17 percent cut for the coming year. Any targeted program cuts and changes would need to be made by the

legislature. In our discussions with Oregon Department of Ag and other agencies, we know this will mean reductions for wildlife services, wildfire response and other critical programs our members rely on. In the meantime, the Emergency Board has met several times to allocate funding for COVID recovery efforts. We have continued to work on our core issues with state agencies, whether that be following potential legislation for introduction or responding to developments on the wildlife front, ag practices, or tax and labor laws.

With all the upheaval the past few months, candidates for elected office have also had to shift their approach. Oregon’s vote-by-mail system avoided any changes to the election system in our state, but the stay-at-home orders and safety measures did limit the work that candidates were able to do to engage voters. Still, OCA has been able to continue to talk with legislators and new candidates about our priorities. The highest profile news from the primary in May, was former State Senator Cliff Bentz’s win in the crowded Republican primary to replace Greg Walden in the second Congressional District. Cliff has been a close ally, champion and advisor to our organization, the industry, and many of you across Eastern Oregon. We congratulate him on a successful campaign and wish him well in the general election.

As for state legislative races, several other of “our own” are looking towards the general election. It has been a pleasure this spring getting to talk politics and policy with folks like Mark Owens in Harney County and Bobby Levy in Umatilla County, who as expected, won their first primaries as candidates for the Oregon House of Representatives.

OCA will continue to closely monitor and engage in discussions related to the ever-changing landscape related to COVID-19 and prepare for the 2021 session. We are sure to be active as the November general election approaches.

Again, well wishes to all in your businesses, with your families and your work through these challenging and unprecedented times. We appreciate the engagement by members on all the issues OCA is facing and hope to see many of you in-person this year, perhaps at the Cattle PAC event at the Malott Ranch in September. •

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Safe and Legal Disposal of Animal Carcasses As of May 13, 2020, Oregon Department of Agriculture has not heard from any cattle producers in Oregon who need to, or expect that they will need to, dispose of large numbers of animals due to higher than normal mortality rates from the COVID-19 pandemic. The following information is for producers who need to dispose of normal numbers of animal mortalities as well as for producers who wish to plan for unexpected circumstances.

Methods that are appropriate only for individual or small numbers of mortalities: Natural Disposal: You must place the carcass at least half of a mile from any dwelling and at least a quarter of a mile from any open waterway and let scavengers eat the carcass.

Burial of a carcass(es): You may bury carcasses on your farm if the bottom of the hole is dry and the carcass is covered with hydrated lime. Carcasses should be buried at least 500 feet from surface waters or wells and have at least four feet of soil mounded on top to allow for settling as the carcass decomposes.

Methods that are appropriate for both individual and larger numbers of mortalities:

Composting: Composting dead animals and byproducts allows you to recycle the nutrients in the carcasses and is a sound environmental practice. You must have a composting plan on file with ODA and be implementing that plan.

You may also need a DEQ permit.

Landfill. Certain landfills are allowed to take carcasses as well as butchering waste. Call your local landfill to find out if they can accept animal carcasses. If the landfill does not, DEQ may grant an exception.

Incineration. Animal mortalities and byproducts can be incinerated in a DEQ-approved incinerator or cremation unit. However, this option is expensive and not widely available.

Open Burning. Animal carcasses and byproducts cannot be open burned. Forced air burning is a type of open burning and would require an air quality permit from DEQ. Catastrophic Animal Mortality Management Plan. Burial of large numbers of carcasses, due to flood, pandemic, or other reasons, requires a Catastrophic Animal Mortality Management Plan submitted to DEQ and ODA for review and approval. A DEQ permit may be necessary. Contact DEQ to discuss.

For more information Oregon Department of Agriculture Natural Resources & Pesticide Programs - (503) 986-4700.

Ask for the Ag Water Quality Program or the Confined Animal Feeding Operation program.

Bob Barrows, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality - (541) 687-7354 Assistance is available from the USDA to help Oregon agricultural producers properly dispose of livestock that were depopulated because of the COVID-19 pandemic. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is accepting applications for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) for the Emergency Animal Mortality Management practice through June 5, 2020. Contact your local NRCS office for this signup. You can locate your local NRCS office at www.nrcs.usda.gov.

Mortality Management for Operations with CAFO Permits.

Permitted CAFOs need to follow their ODA-approved Animal Waste Management Plan (AWMP) on mortality management specific to their facility.

If they are unable to follow the AWMP, they would need to contact their inspector to work on modifying the AWMP to include additional methods for mortality management / disposal.

In most cases we should be able to modify the mortality management section of an AWMP with an amendment and create those with a phone conversation with the permittee. DEQ does permit landfills and several of the landfills do take mortalities, but have daily limits set by DEQ.

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GENETIC MERIT SCORECARD: A New Angus Association marketing tool that’s worth your attention.

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By OCA’s Beef Cattle Improvement Chair Jon Elliott

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After complaining for the last dozen years that there’s no follow-up (except calving ease EPDs) to benefit the cow/calf/ jceandsle@gmail.com yearling producer for selecting bulls with better EPDs, I’m glad to report that people in positions to do something about that problem have also been concerned.

The details do not really matter, but several years ago some bright thinkers around the Montana Cattlemen’s Association devised a system to rate various EPDs by how they should affect the value of calves. The program placed a dollar value on the rating and was put to some use, apparently mostly in Montana. About two years ago the Angus Association obtained the rights to the program. After some tweaks and updates the Genetic Merit Scorecard (GMS) was born.

Here, for the first time on a large scale (The Simmental folks have a roughly similar, but less vigorous program called Feeder Profit Calculator, FPC: https://simmental.org/site/index.php/ commercial-services/feeder-profit-calculator-fpc), you can attach a score or three scores, to your sale calves or yearlings that will give buyers information about the genetic capabilities of the calves or yearlings as feeders, as carcasses, and as how they might fit the various grids.

Until now the majority of cow/calf producers who sell calves or yearlings have had no incentive except vanity to buy bulls based on any EPD or genetic values beyond those related to calving, weaning, yearling, and maternal traits.

No buyer has ever asked about feedlot or rail traits, or

anything else about your bulls’ EPDs. Indeed, nearly all the requirements for Certified Angus Beef acceptance are carcass traits that cannot be known until the animal is on the rail. The same is true for the Hereford certified program. Why would anyone spend even a nickel to buy high carcass or feedlot EPD numbers at bull sales if they sell calves or yearlings?

For a few years, some reputable breeders offered to buy back calves sired by their bulls. The perception was that your calves would automatically be more valuable if you bought any bull from these breeders. No one said out loud that the calves were worth more, but the implication probably sold some bulls. And, to their credit, some breeders felt strongly enough about their bulls’ genetic traits, even the last to sell, that they were willing to get financially involved with calves sired by their bulls.

For as long as I can remember, producer reputation and history have been the drivers in our industry for buying calves and yearlings. Regionally, if your cattle were predictable over the years, buyers learned to bid accordingly, both to bid higher than the prevailing market price and, also, to bid lower, depending on your reputation. Still, if you sold calves or yearlings rather than kept at least some ownership, you could not participate in whatever happened on the rail. Grids and programs all kick in at the slaughterhouse; if your cattle finish well you get a premium, but if they do not then you sometimes get a deduction.

This may begin to sound like an infomercial for the Angus folks, but even though the Genetic Merit Scorecard (GMS) is Angus based and is an Angus marketing tool, it is worthy of your consideration and, I hope, an incentive for the other breeds to join in or develop their own similar

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programs.

The Genetic Merit Scorecard is calculated for a specific set of calves; say your 2020 calf crop. It is derived from the EPDs of your bulls. The initial enrollment asks for at least ten years of bull records. The bulls would all need registration certificates and at least 75 percent must be Angus. If they are all Angus, you would simply report the registry numbers. If some are not Angus, you would submit their registry numbers plus $50 and the Angus staff will transpose their numbers to be usable in the GMS. There is no provision for not-registered bulls. I presume that using any not-registered bulls would preclude you from enrolling in the program.

The scorecard relies upon you keeping your own replacements. That is the case for most cow/calf producers, but it wouldn’t take much for the coder types to incorporate data from the outside herds if you consistently buy heifers or cows from the same few sources, especially if those sources also decide to use GMS or if their herds qualify to use GMS. Each group of calves gets three scores and each score can range from 0 to 200, with 100 being average calves (Presumably, the 100 average score relates to the average of the composite EPD used to determine the score).

Beef Score: predicts the genetic potential for feedlot performance and carcass value. It is based on the composite $B EPD. Feedlot Performance Score: signifies the enrollment group’s potential for post-weaning performance in the feedlot. It is based on the composite $F EPD. Grid Score: predicts the enrollment group’s performance potential for carcass grid merit. It is based on the composite $G EPD. You need not belong to the Angus Association to participate, but you must enroll in the AngusLink program. The AngusLink program is the division of the Angus Association that administers the USDA Process Verified Programs (PVP) within the breed. Several PVPs are available, but you need only enroll in the Age and Source Verification Oregon Cattleman | www.orcattle.com

program to participate in the Genetic Merit Scorecard program, which is not a USDA PVP (this requirement may discourage some from enrolling. I will follow up on this and the other Process Verification Programs in future issues).

The scorecard has two immediate values to cow/calf producers. First, if your scores are over 100, your calves have been recognized genetically to be above average in the covered traits. Some producers consistently manage their herds and have reputations that will make this no surprise.

But there are lots of operations with good management and good bulls and cows, who operate in harsher conditions that may mask the calves’ genetic potential, whose calves may not all look like club calves. This second group of producers may want to look seriously at the GMS program.

Second, if the scorecard values are lower than 100, then you will have a baseline to use for making improvements.

There is no requirement that you publish the numbers or attach them in any way to your sale animals. Here, though, is a way to measure, and we all know that if you can measure it you can improve it.

To get started, beam up this link: http://www.angus. org/anguslink/ProducerPVP.aspx and http://www.angus. org/anguslink/AngusLinkEnrollmentFormAndManual. pdf?v=1 To enroll you must contact the Angus Association. I corresponded with Ginette Gottswiller, American Angus Association Director of Verification Services, as I tried to gain an understanding of the GMS program. Ginette and her staff are there to help, even though they seem to have a bias toward particular black cattle. If you have questions, call the numbers provided on the websites.

We are still going to be paid for pounds at least for the near term. Genetic Merit Scores are probably not going to catch on immediately with buyers. They are, however, a next step in helping producers realize more of the value in the beef chain. By adopting and consistently using GMS and other programs, each of the pounds we sell may become a little more valuable to buyers, or conversely, may be not less valuable as more discounts are applied. •

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EXPLORING THE HERD

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Committee Report

TO MY FELLOW PUBLIC LANDS RANCHERS

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FROM BOB SKINNER, NATIONAL PLC PRESIDENT

In any typical year, you would be celebrating your new calf or lamb crop, having your first round of branding, or worrying about when it is going to rain. Instead, this year you are monitoring the markets and questioning what the industry will look like in the future. You have been asked to work harder and longer than in the past when most of us were already wondering how to put more hours in the day.

It is frightening to see how COVID-19 has affected our rural communities. Impacts to cattle and sheep producers are gut-wrenching, especially since most of us who live in very rural communities are treated like we live in a major city where the pandemic is running rampant. It is a grim scene, but it is important to remember you are not alone.

I know your struggle because I live it. I too am a rancher.

In challenging times in the past, we have gritted our teeth and carried on knowing we can “ride it out�.

This is a different issue we are not accustomed to, and something we really do not have any answers for.

Rest assured that our concerns are being voiced and heard at the highest level of government in Washington, thanks to our Public Lands Council (PLC) staff and officer team working countless hours on our behalf.

I currently serve as the president of the only national trade organization focused on issues affecting public lands and producers who contribute to land heath through grazing. We are committed to ensuring public lands ranchers have a voice amid the pandemic and that our industry can continue to work with confidence knowing we have people advocating for our interests.

PLC is guided by policy developed by ranchers who raise cattle and sheep across the western United States.

This policy provides guidelines for my fellow officers and I to use to direct our staff in Washington, D.C. At the start of the crisis, we were able to secure assurances from the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service officials that grazing activities would continue as scheduled on public lands amid COVID-19.

PLC worked with our state and national affiliates to focus on ensuring the supply chain remained running amid the pandemic, as we looked ahead to the ways COVID-19 could impact our livestock sales throughout the next several months.

As Congress looked for ways to support Americans through this crisis, we supported efforts to include cattle and sheep producers through new financial tools like the Paycheck Protection Program. Additionally, PLC sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services outlining the unique challenges facing rural communities as they combat the impacts of COVID-19.

This effort aimed to ensure the communities where we live and work are equipped and prepared for any healthcare needs.

PLC joined 43 other agriculture organizations in a letter to Congressional leadership thanking them for their role in assisting our producers and requesting further attention on a series of financial tools that

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required specific guidance for agriculture producers. We also joined a diverse coalition of industries to address funding concerns to USDA Wildlife Services. Together, we requested Congress increase funding to Wildlife Services to help bridge the gap of the loss of cooperator funding for this vital program through an appropriations package.

We are doing all of this and more. Time and again, PLC is called on to share priorities from public lands ranchers, and your messages are heard across Washington as a result.

All of this has been possible because of the working relationships established before this pandemic. For more than 50 years, PLC has brought together cattle and sheep producers who face unique challenges unlike other areas of the country. In crisis situations, the value of belonging to a national organization with a big voice like PLC is readily apparent, but I challenge you to continue your involvement after the crisis is over. It is during the good times that the groundwork is set to safeguard public lands ranchers for the future. It becomes clearer to me every day that without having a voice for our grazing industries at the highest levels of government we could not, and most probably, would not, be able to survive.

We all look to the days when we can gather without restriction. When that time comes, I will look forward to seeing and meeting you all whether at state or national meetings. Together, we will continue to build a stronger future for our industry. Thank you for everything each of you do to support your country, families, communities, and this industry. •

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Water Resources

Supreme Court Rules Discharges to Groundwater Regulated under the Clean Water Act

june 2020

By OCA’s Water Committee Chair Sarah Liljefelt

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In 2018, the Clean Water Act “The Agency’s view is that the categorically excluded from the CWA’s (CWA) jurisdiction was flipped on best, if not the only, reading of coverage.” However, the EPA made clear its head in Oregon when the Ninth the statute is that all releases that it would apply the Ninth and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a Circuit decisions within those jurisdicto groundwater are excluded decision endorsing the “groundwater from the scope of the NPDES tions until receiving further clarification conduit theory.” While discharges of program, even where pollutants from the Supreme Court. pollutants into groundwater has hisare conveyed to jurisdictional The United States Supreme Court torically not been regulated under the surface waters via groundwater. issued its decision on April 23, 2020, CWA, proponents argue that such disOn this view, because the CWA ruling that discharges to groundwacharges should be regulated when clearly evidences a purpose not to ter may be regulated under the CWA, groundwater acts as a “conduit” regulate groundwater, and because but only in more limited circumstances between the discharge of a pollutant groundwater is extensively than the broad test adopted by the Ninth and jurisdictional Waters of the regulated under other statutory Circuit. The Supreme Court set forth United States (WOTUS). In Hawaii regimes…any circumstance in a standard by which a CWA discharge Wildlife Fund v. County of Maui, the which a pollutant is released from permit is required if “the addition of Ninth Circuit held that the County’s a point source to groundwater is the pollutants through groundwater injection of treated wastewater into categorically excluded from the is the functional equivalent of a direct wells, a portion of which traveled CWA’s coverage.” discharge from the point source into through groundwater approximately navigable waters.” The Court explained a half-mile and reached the Pacific that time and distance are the most important factors, and Ocean, required permitting under the Clean Water Act provided an example where the standard “clearly applies” because the discharge was “fairly traceable” to the injection in the case of a pipe that ends a few feet from a navigable wells and not de minimis. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has also embraced the groundwater conduit theory, water, and the pollutant emitted from the pipe travels to the navigable water those few feet through groundwawhile the Sixth Circuit has rejected it. ter. Alternatively, the Court held that the standard likely The County appealed the Ninth Circuit’s decision to would not apply in a case where the pipe ends 50 feet from the United States Supreme Court. While the appeal a navigable water, the pollutant mixes with other materials was pending, the United State Environmental Protecin groundwater and the pollutant reaches navigable waters tion Agency (EPA) issued a guidance document in 2019 many years later. The Court remanded the case to the Ninth rejecting the groundwater conduit theory. The EPA’s interCircuit to apply the “functional equivalent” test. pretive statement was published in the Federal Register, Both EPA and the County of Maui argued that the Court’s stating, “The Agency’s view is that the best, if not the only, interpretation will expand the CWA and will require reading of the statute is that all releases to groundwater permits for all injection wells and septic systems. The Court are excluded from the scope of the NPDES program, even did not believe that such an expansion will occur based where pollutants are conveyed to jurisdictional surface on EPA’s history of requiring permits for some groundwawaters via groundwater. On this view, because the CWA ter discharges but not others. Thus, the Supreme Court’s clearly evidences a purpose not to regulate groundwater, decision leaves a lot of discretion to the state and federal and because groundwater is extensively regulated under permitting programs, as well as the courts to resolve litigaother statutory regimes…any circumstance in which a tion concerning groundwater discharges. • pollutant is released from a point source to groundwater is www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

CA LUCKY 5020 SLA 70 Heifers 680 05/30/20 5020 SLA CA LUCKY 77 RANCH RANCH 70 Heifers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 06/02/20 $133.00 $133.00 CA O'KEEFFE 5021 SLA 140 Steers 715 05/15/20 5021 SLA CA O'KEEFFE RANCH RANCH 140 Steers 715 05/15/20 05/20/20 05/20/20 $155.00 $155.00 CA O'KEEFFE 5022 SLA 152 Heifers 700 05/15/20 5022 SLA CA O'KEEFFE RANCH RANCH 152 Heifers 700 05/15/20 05/20/20 05/20/20 $137.00 $137.00 CA LASGOITY 5023 SLA 745 Steers 785 05/11/20 5023 SLA CA LASGOITY 745 Steers 785 05/11/20 05/15/20 05/15/20 $144.00 $144.00 CA LASGOITY 5024 SLA 580 Steers 775 05/08/20 5024 SLA CA LASGOITY 580 Steers 775 05/08/20 05/11/20 05/11/20 $164.00 $164.00 CA LASGOITY 5025 SLA 240 Steers 830 05/08/20 5025 SLA CA LASGOITY 240 Steers 830 05/08/20 05/11/20 05/11/20 $149.00 $149.00 CA LASGOITY 5026 SLA 418 Steers 840 05/09/20 5026 SLA CA LASGOITY 418 Steers 840 05/09/20 05/14/20 05/14/20 $146.50 $146.50 CA BETTIS 5027 SLA 650 Steers 890 05/14/20 5027 SLA CA BETTIS & & LASGOITY LASGOITY 650 Steers 890 05/14/20 05/16/20 05/16/20 $135.00 $135.00 CA LASGOITY 5028 SLA 850 Steers 895 05/19/20 5028 SLA CA LASGOITY 850 Steers 895 05/19/20 05/23/20 05/23/20 $135.00 $135.00 CA LASGOITY 5029 SLA 535 Steers 915 05/12/20 5029 SLA CA LASGOITY 535 Steers 915 05/12/20 05/16/20 05/16/20 $126.00 $126.00 CA BETTIS 5030 SLA 542 Steers 900 05/15/20 5030 SLA CA BETTIS & & LASGOITY LASGOITY 542 Steers 900 05/15/20 05/20/20 05/20/20 $133.00 $133.00 CA LASGOITY 5031 SLA 328 Steers 815 05/21/20 5031 SLA CA LASGOITY 328 Steers 815 05/21/20 05/25/20 05/25/20 $129.00 $129.00 CA LASGOITY 5032 SLA 278 Steers 865 05/13/20 5032 SLA CA LASGOITY 278 Steers 865 05/13/20 05/16/20 05/16/20 $116.00 $116.00 CA LASGOITY 5033 SLA 718 Heifers 755 05/25/20 5033 SLA CA LASGOITY 718 Heifers 755 05/25/20 05/28/20 05/28/20 $136.00 $136.00 TH A PAGE FROM THE WESTERN PRICE05/23/20 REPORT05/26/20 FROM $141.00 MAY CA 5034 SLA LASGOITY 280 Heifers 5034HERE’S SLA CA LASGOITY 280 VIDEO HeifersMARKET’S825 825 05/23/20 05/26/20 $141.007 ...

CA BETTIS 5035 SLA 717 Heifers 815 05/26/20 5035 SLA CA BETTIS & & LASGOITY LASGOITY 717 Heifers 815 05/26/20 05/29/20 05/29/20 $132.00 $132.00 WESTERN VIDEO MARKET PRICE REPORT- 825 May 2020 05/26/20 Partial Report WESTERN VIDEO MARKET REPORT May 7,7,7, 2020 WESTERN VIDEO MARKET --PRICE REPORT --May 2020 CA 5036 SLA BETTIS 420 Heifers 05/22/20 $130.00 5036 SLA CA BETTIS & & LASGOITY LASGOITY 420- PRICE Heifers 825 05/22/20 05/26/20 $130.00 LOT REP CA CONSIGNOR HEAD COUNT COUNT WT SHIP DATE DATE $124.00 PRICE LOT HEAD WT SHIP PRICE CA CONSIGNOR LOT REP CONSIGNOR HEAD COUNT WT SHIP DATE PRICE 5037 SLA LASGOITY 240 Heifers 850 05/27/20 05/29/20 5037 REP SLA LASGOITY 240 Heifers 850 05/27/20 05/29/20 $124.00 CA CACA 5001 SLA PETE &BETH BETH SWANSON 425 425 Lambs 120 05/11/20 05/15/20 $100.00 5001 PETE && BETH SWANSON 120 5001 SLA PETE SWANSON 425 Lambs 120 05/11/20 05/15/20 $100.00 CA CA 5038 SLA LASGOITY 184 Heifers 770 05/27/20 05/29/20 $127.00 5038 SLA SLA LASGOITY 184 Lambs Heifers 770 05/11/20 05/27/2005/15/20 05/29/20$100.00 $127.00 CA CACA 5002 SLA GILLILAND LIVESTOCK INC.150 150 Steers 650 05/15/20 05/30/20 $180.00 5002 GILLILAND LIVESTOCK INC. 650 5002 SLA GILLILAND LIVESTOCK INC. 150 Steers 650 05/15/20 05/30/20 $180.00 CA CA 5039 SLA JOHN 1140 Steers 925 05/18/20 05/28/20 $111.00 5039 SLA SLA JOHN ERB ERB 1140 Steers Steers 925 05/15/20 05/18/2005/30/20 05/28/20$180.00 $111.00 NV NVNV A SLA 5002 SLA MATT 81 Weaned Steers 675 675 05/11/20 05/15/20 $160.00 A ASLA 5002 MATT MARVEL 5002 MATT MARVEL Weaned Steers 675 05/11/20 05/15/20 $160.00 CA CA 5040 SLA ROY & DANA 510 Steers 900 05/10/20 05/25/20 $114.25 5040 SLA ROY &MARVEL DANA RICHARDS RICHARDS 8181 510 Weaned SteersSteers 900 05/11/20 05/10/2005/15/20 05/25/20$160.00 $114.25 CA CACA 5003 SLA FIVE DOT LAND &CATTLE CATTLE 136 Steers 725 05/09/20 05/15/20 $164.00 5003 FIVE DOT && CATTLE C CC 136 725 5003 SLA FIVE DOT 136 Steers 725 05/09/20 05/15/20 $164.00 CA CA 5042 SLA ROY W. & BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers 925 05/08/20 05/20/20 $115.00 5042 SLA SLA ROY W.LAND &LAND BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers Steers 925 05/09/20 05/08/2005/15/20 05/20/20$164.00 $115.00 CA CACA 5004 SLA FIVE DOT LAND &CATTLE CATTLE 156 Heifers 625 05/09/20 05/15/20 $157.00 5004 FIVE DOT && CATTLE C CC 156 625 5004 SLA FIVE DOT 156 Heifers 625 05/09/20 05/15/20 $157.00 CA CA 5043 SLA ROY W. & BREANNE RICHAR 300 Steers 925 05/08/20 05/20/20 $114.00 5043 SLA SLA ROY W.LAND &LAND BREANNE RICHAR 300 Heifers Steers 925 05/09/20 05/08/2005/15/20 05/20/20$157.00 $114.00 CA CACA 5005 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH 83 Steer Calves 590 06/02/20 06/10/20 $146.00 5005 LUCKY RANCH 8383 Calves 590 5005 SLA LUCKY 7 Steer Calves 590 06/02/20 06/10/20 $146.00 CA CA 5044 SLA ROY & BREANNE 310 Steers 900 05/08/20 05/20/20 $113.75 5044 SLA SLA ROY7W. W. &RANCH BREANNE RICHAR RICHAR 310 Steer Steers 900 06/02/20 05/08/2006/10/20 05/20/20$146.00 $113.75 CA CACA 5006 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 140 Steer Calves 700 06/02/20 06/10/20 $139.00 5006 LUCKY 77 RANCH 140 Calves 700 5006 LUCKY 140 Steer Calves 700 06/02/20 06/10/20 $139.00 CA CA A 5044 TSM EL 1500 Steers 875 05/15/20 05/28/20 $113.00 ASLA 5044 SLA TSM EL DORADO DORADO 1500 Steer Steers 875 06/02/20 05/15/2006/10/20 05/28/20$139.00 $113.00 CA CACA 5007 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 62 Steer Calves 780 06/02/20 06/10/20 $121.50 5007 LUCKY 77 RANCH 6262 Calves 780 5007 LUCKY Steer Calves 780 06/02/20 06/10/20 $121.50 CA CA B 5044 TSM EL 500 Steers 925 05/15/20 05/28/20 $111.75 BSLA 5044 SLA TSM EL DORADO DORADO 500 Steer Steers 925 06/02/20 05/15/2006/10/20 05/28/20$121.50 $111.75 CA CACA 5008 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 85 Heifer Calves 580 06/02/20 06/10/20 $137.50 5008 LUCKY 77 RANCH Calves 580 5008 SLA LUCKY Heifer Calves 580 06/02/20 06/10/20 $137.50 CA CA 5045 SLA BROOKS LIVESTOCK 175 Steers 810 05/11/20 05/11/20 $151.00 5045 SLA SLA BROOKS LIVESTOCK INC. INC. 8585 175 Heifer Steers 810 06/02/20 05/11/2006/10/20 05/11/20$137.50 $151.00 CA CACA 5009 SLA LASGOITY 140 Steer Calves 690 05/29/20 06/03/20 $149.00 5009 LASGOITY 140 Calves 690 5009 SLA LASGOITY 140 Steer Calves 690 05/29/20 06/03/20 $149.00 OR OR 5046 SLA TIM 238 Steers 850 05/09/20 05/16/20 $144.00 5046 SLA SLA TIM O'CONNOR O'CONNOR 238 Steer Steers 850 05/29/20 05/09/2006/03/20 05/16/20$149.00 $144.00 CA CACA 5010 SLA LASGOITY 135 Heifer Calves 630 05/29/20 06/03/20 $135.00 5010 LASGOITY Calves 630 5010 SLA LASGOITY 135 Heifer Calves 630 05/29/20 06/03/20 $135.00 CA CA 5047 SLA SCHENE 110 Steers 890 05/08/20 05/13/20 $146.00 5047 SLA SLA SCHENE ENTERPRISES ENTERPRISES 135 110 Heifer Steers 890 05/29/20 05/08/2006/03/20 05/13/20$135.00 $146.00 $1,299/hd.

CA CACA A SLA 5010 SLA DOUG &TERESA TERESA MONDANI7070 70 Steer Calves 700 05/16/20 05/16/20 $153.00 A ASLA 5010 DOUG && TERESA MONDANI Calves 700 5010 DOUG MONDANI Steer Calves 700 05/16/20 05/16/20 $153.00 CA CA 5048 SLA AIROLA CATTLE CO. 110 Steers 875 05/15/20 05/25/20 $142.00 5048 SLA AIROLA CATTLE CO. 110 Steer Steers 875 05/16/20 05/15/2005/16/20 05/25/20$153.00 $142.00 CA CACA B SLA 5010 SLA DOUG & TERESA MONDANI7777 77 Heifer Calves 625 05/16/20 05/16/20 $142.00 B BSLA 5010 DOUG && TERESA MONDANI Calves 625 5010 DOUG MONDANI Heifer Calves 625 05/16/20 05/16/20 $142.00 CA CA 5049 SLA DOUG & JUDY 145 Steers 980 05/09/20 05/14/20 $138.00 5049 SLA DOUG &TERESA JUDY PARKER PARKER 145 Heifer Steers 980 05/16/20 05/09/2005/16/20 05/14/20$142.00 $138.00 $1,352/hd.

CA CACA 5011 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 75 Steer Calves 665 05/10/20 05/15/20 $132.00 5011 MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 7575 Calves 665 5011 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER Steer Calves 665 05/10/20 05/15/20 $132.00 CA CA 5050 SLA 10CO. 150 Steers 875 05/09/20 05/16/20 $141.00 5050 SLA SLA 10- CATTLE CATTLE CO. 150 Steer Steers 875 05/10/20 05/09/2005/15/20 05/16/20$132.00 $141.00 CA CACA 5012 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 78 Heifer Calves 635 05/10/20 05/15/20 $124.00 5012 MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER 7878 Calves 635 5012 SLA MORRISSEY RANCH/ SILVER Heifer Calves 635 05/10/20 05/15/20 $124.00 CA CA 5051 SLA HARLAN 208 Steers 875 05/15/20 06/01/20 $138.50 5051 SLA SLA HARLAN LIVESTOCK LIVESTOCK 208 Heifer Steers 875 05/10/20 05/15/2005/15/20 06/01/20$124.00 $138.50 CA 5013 SLA SLACACA JUSTIN &YVONNE YVONNE FIELDS 7272 72 Steer Calves 680 05/25/20 05/25/2006/07/20 06/07/20 $147.00 $147.00 5013 JUSTIN && YVONNE FIELDS Steer Calves 680 5013 SLA JUSTIN FIELDS Steer 680 05/25/20 06/07/20 $147.00 Page 11Calves Page CA 5014 SLA SLACACA JUSTIN &ARLEAH ARLEAH FIELDS 7272 72 Steer Calves 680 05/25/20 05/25/2006/07/20 06/07/20 $146.00 $146.00 5014 JUSTIN && ARLEAH FIELDS Steer Calves 680 5014 SLA JUSTIN FIELDS Steer Calves 680 05/25/20 06/07/20 $146.00 The highlighted results above were achieved sired exclusively or primarily

by Byrd Cattle$143.00 Company CA 5015 SLA SLACACA JUSTIN &YVONNE YVONNE FIELDSwith 75calves Heifer Calves 650 05/25/20 06/07/20 $143.00 bulls. We are 5015 JUSTIN && YVONNE FIELDS 7575 Heifer Calves 650 05/25/20 06/07/20 5015 SLA JUSTIN FIELDS Heifer Calves 650 05/25/20 06/07/20 $143.00 honored when BCC customers top the market – in terms of total gross dollars returned nothing usually comes close.

CA 5016 SLA SLACACABILL BILL &D.C D.C DONATI 72 Steer Calves 675 05/31/20 05/31/2006/06/20 06/06/20 $145.00 $145.00 5016 && D.C DONATI 7272 Steer Calves 675 5016 SLA BILL DONATI Steer Calves 675 05/31/20 06/06/20 $145.00 CA CA Just like does for all customers who buy bulls primarily from BCC, Dan spends hours on06/10/20 the phone –$139.00 and days on the 5017he TSM CA LONE VALLEY RANCH/SCRIB 70 Steer Calves 695 05/29/20 05/29/20 06/10/20 5017 TSM LONE VALLEY RANCH/SCRIB 7070 Steer Calves 695 $139.00 5017 TSM LONE VALLEY RANCH/SCRIB Steer Calves 695 05/29/20 06/10/20 $139.00 road – promoting these cattle to our vast network marketing690 cooperatives and06/05/20 other breeders from coast to coast CA CACA A TSM 5017 TSM DONLON WIDLE CATTLE CO 68of feeders, Steer Calves 690 05/23/20 05/23/20 06/05/20 $133.00 A ATSM 5017 DONLON WIDLE CATTLE CO 6868 Steer Calves $133.00 5017 DONLON WIDLE CATTLE CO Steer Calves 690 05/23/20 06/05/20 $133.00 and border to border who are willing to pay a substantial premium for cattle with BCC-blood behind them.

CA 5018 SLA SLACACAOV/VIEUX OV/VIEUX RANCH 130 Steer Steer Calves 700 05/27/20 05/27/2005/27/20 05/27/20 $130.00 $130.00 5018 RANCH 130 Calves 700 5018 SLA OV/VIEUX RANCH 130 Steer Calves 700 05/27/20 05/27/20 $130.00 CA CACA 5019 SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH 70 from Steersand we’ll help 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 $146.00 5019 SLA LUCKY 77 RANCH 7070 Steers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 5019 SLA LUCKY Steers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 $146.00 If you want to maximize your profit, buy your bulls BCC merchandise your calves$146.00 for top $$. We work CA CACA 5020 with SLA LUCKY 7RANCH RANCH and auction 70market Heifers 680 to 05/30/20 05/30/20 06/02/20portion $133.00 5020 SLA LUCKY 77 RANCH 7070 Heifers 680 06/02/20 $133.00 5020 SLA LUCKY Heifers 680 05/30/20 06/02/20 $133.00 tirelessly reps for video, Internet sales, and continue place a significant of our loyal CA 5021 SLA SLACACA O'KEEFFE RANCH 140 Steers Steers 715 05/15/20 05/15/2005/20/20 05/20/20 $155.00 $155.00 customers’ calves.

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Promoting Beef in Challenging Times by the Oregon Beef Council Executive Officer Will Wise

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As a state beef council

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executive, I have the privilege of joining some national calls on beef promotion. In the times we have experienced, it was interesting this month to hear about all that is going

on. I continue to be properly impressed by the NCBA staff and their work in promoting of beef with consumers.

So, I thought I would write about just a few of the items discussed on the call I had with them today.

One metric that measures beef consumption, called the Consumer Beef Tracker, shows a percentage of consumers with at least one weekly consumption (purchase) of beef www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

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product. That number for April was 76 percent. Going back to April 2019, that number was 69 percent. To me, this shows that with all the market dynamics, there are some trend lines going in the right direction.

It is grilling season. And the marketing focus on grilling is important for beef demand. Recent research shows consumers grilling 6.75 times per month and 75 percent fully say they will grill the same or more this year.

Consumers want to grill, and they want to grill beef.

At the same time, promotion in these times needs to be sensitive to market and overall conditions and sentiments.

That is why a phased roll out for summer grilling promo-

tions is underway. In consumer surveys about the ideal grilling experience, here are a few comments: Clearly, grilling is “It would be at a park and an important item my family would be there to consumers. And and we would make hot not everything, all the time anyway, is dogs and ribs.” beef related in their “Private outdoors. All our responses. But I like favorite food. Friends and this kind of market family.” research. It shows we have something “Juist me and my family to offer in a positive making hamburgers with area within our cheese and chips.” target demographic.

Verbatim mentions, “I would grill a steak, or topics specifisausage, fries, and my cally mentioned by family would be there with those surveyed, in me and we would have a order were family (28 percent), burgers (18 great time.” percent), steaks (16 percent), chicken (12 percent), friends (11 percent), brats and sausages (7 percent), ribs (3 percent), pork (3 percent), fun (2 percent), and summer (1 percent). Isn’t that an interesting list? We rank high in consumers’ minds when it comes to the important marketing opportunity that we see in the summer grilling season, and there are lots of grilling promotions in the pipeline. I hope we see some excellent numbers as they come in.

In June, a new promotion will begin called, “United We Steak” and it is combined with the BIWFD (Beef. It’s What’s for Dinner) tagline. It also uses some of the soundtrack that may pop into your head that has been used for BIWFD ads for years. It is from American composer Aaron Copeland, written in 1942, and is called “Rodeo.” The “United We Steak” promotion features steak recipes and graphics for each state, and the graphics are great, and we’ll use the one from Oregon for sure. I also like the BIWFD leveraging.

88 percent of Americans know the BIWFD tag line. That is a huge number in a crowded marketing world. In my opinion, the new “United We Steak” promotion takes this to the next level. “Let Freedom Sizzle” is one of the taglines!

There were many other items discussed and the webinar took over an hour and a half. There are other excellent promotional efforts underway in my opinion. The “Team Beef” promotions, using athletes doing 10Ks and marathons, and cycling events has now turned virtual so individuals are still able to live a beef supported, active lifestyle during these restricted times. Team Beef promotions this year led to over 12,732 miles of running and cycling by athletes wearing Team Beef jerseys and promoting beef in a healthy lifestyle.

I am doing my part and will proudly wear my Team Beef Oregon cycling jersey in the Reach the Beach event again this year. It has been postponed until October. I guess that just gives me more time to prepare. •

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GET TO KNOW A YOUNG MEMBER:

CO M P I L E D BY A N GELA FARYAN & TYLER HAR RIS WITH OCA’S YO U NG CATTLEME N CO MMIT TEE The Young Cattlemen’s Committee is proud to introduce Jason & Kari Ott as our Young Rancher Spotlight for this month. Both Jason and Kari have been members of the Oregon Cattlemen’s association since January of 2019. As you read along, it’s easy to see why these two deserve our attention. We hope you are as inspired by their interview as we were!

Most importantly, what is your favorite cut of beef? Rare, medium, or well done?

Ribeye for both of us! Medium rare for Jason, medium for Kari.

How did you get started? What is your background?

We both grew up with (at least one) parent working on a ranch. Jason worked for different ranches and Kari went to college to become an accountant. We were married after Kari graduated from college and she moved to the Burns area. Jason continued to work for a couple different ranches. We started our cow herd when Jason earned ten cows as a bonus from a ranch he worked for.

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The Ott family L to R: Rylee, Kari, Sage, Jason and Lexi

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JASON & KARI OTT FROM HARNEY COUNTY

What has helped you grow your operation and grow personally over the years?

After we started our cow herd, we got the opportunity to lease a small place and purchase more cows. We are continuously working to purchase additional cows and find pasture in order to expand.

What is the best piece of advice you received from some of your elders?

Don’t pass up any opportunities to grow and make yourselves better. It doesn’t happen overnight; it takes hard work and drive to be successful.

Why did you choose to join the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association?

Kari did an annual financial review for the OCA and Jason and Kari attended the annual convention for a few years. The convention highlighted what the OCA does for the industry and we decided we wanted to join.

What do you think is the most important thing that we must focus on for the future of our industry?

The cattle industry needs to work to keep young producers involved in the industry.

What advice would you give to young and beginning producers?

Work hard and don’t be afraid to take opportunities as they come up.

Last question…what’s a “fun fact” about you?

Jason rode stock saddle bronc in rodeos when he was younger. Both Jason and Kari can braid rawhide.

AMEN! Can someone carve that into a wall hanging or something?!

Wow, we just love this wisdom and advice from Kari and Jason. If you know them, be sure to give them a little shout out. They are great people who are working hard and inspiring others. Thank you, Jason and Kari Ott! Can you think of someone who should be featured? To submit a nomination for Young Rancher Spotlight, email Angela Faryan (angela.faryan@gmail.com) or Tyler Harris (otiscreekth@gmail.com).

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THANK YOU PRODUCERS! No matter what circumstance we face, you consistently work hard to feed our world.

Simplot Western Stockmen’s is proud to serve you and we thank you for all that you do.

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Our favorite quote from this interview is: “Don’t pass up any opportunities to grow and make yourselves better. It doesn’t happen overnight; it takes hard work and drive to be successful.”

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CattleWomen’s Corner We will prevail by helping those in need and each other!

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

OCW News

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What is going to be the new normal? If you grew up in the farming or ranching business as young children, you may remember your parents or elders constantly saying to you, “go outside and play, go outside and do your chores, go outside and help dad or mom change the irrigation or

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move the cows to the next pasture.” We in agriculture have been fortunate, even though we may not have thought so as a child, of living the outdoor life to the fullest. We know how to practice social distancing, not because we had to, but because that was our way of life. You cannot gather a bunch of cattle on horseback standing within six feet of each other. Not to mention you were also hoping your cow dogs would really do what they were supposed to do in getting ahead and turning the cattle at the right spot to get them to go through the gate. That was our normal summer activities then and still are our normal activities today as farmers and ranchers. We have traditional values we pass on from generation to generation that are essential to feeding the general population of America and for most of the world. Our Junior CattleWomen are a prime example of carrying on these traditions that are so important within our industry. I am very proud of our Junior CattleWomen Committee Chair Heidi Gorden, who organized our juniors and had them put together a short video thanking American beef producers for producing and providing our very essential product “Beef” to consumers. You can view the video on the Oregon CattleWomen Facebook page and on the RFDTV and the Cowboy Channel Facebook pages. Way to go Junior CattleWomen!

Summer activities for OCW are going to be limited for in-person meetings, but behind the scenes your officers and committee chairs are still working away. In the month of March there were several Authorization Requests (ARs) done by OCW officers, committee chairs and county affiliates from across the state submitted to the Oregon Beef Council for 2021 activities for educational and

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promotional events. We expect to know the results of the ARs and who will be awarded for those activities sometime in June. Due to the virtual world of Zoom and teleconferencing this would be a good time to start planning on how we will implement those projects for 2021. As county affiliates, it is going to be very important to keep your membership in the loop as to what you have planned and if we continue to have this “new normal” on how we will do our events and activities. It is important to continue our work and message of educating and promoting our great product to the public. We know that the general consumer prefers beef and we need to focus on how to get more information out to the consumers about the great value of our product and why we as cattle producers are so important. The producer is the grassroots to the beef industry, and we are the essential caretakers of the beginning of the “Beef Lifecycle”. So, Oregon CattleWomen be creative and come up with some “out of the box” ideas that will educate and promote our industry!

our community patrons who do not have enough to feed their family during the pandemic. The Klamath County CattleWomen donated $260.00, the Klamath Cattlemen’s Association donated $500.00 and the OCW donated $500.00. We are grateful to our Klamath County affiliates for supporting their community with our wholesome nutritious product!

OCW Mid-Year Business Meeting- to be announced either virtually or possibly in person later this summer. The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association has decided to cancel their in-person meeting, previously scheduled on the Oregon coast in July. • ANCW Mid-Year Business Meeting Gaylord of the Rockies in Aurora, Colorado on July 28-29, 2020.

OCW Membership contest is underway again for 2020. Now, more than ever, it is important that we as producers support our own local, state and national organizations. It is very easy to join as a new member or renew your membership at the www.orcattlewomen.org website.

Ken Tew, of Ag Insurance, has generously donated a saddle for the Oregon CattleWomen Membership Round-up this year. The county affiliate that has the greatest increase in new Oregon CattleWomen membership will get to take home this beautiful handmade saddle. This is also an opportunity to have more helping hands and support for your local organization and assist new county affiliates get started within our state.

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Above Niki Sampson, Executive Director of the Klamath and Lake county Food Bank and OCW President Jenny Coelho.

Below Klamath County CattleWomen’s President Melissa Ladner and Klamath County Cattlemen’s President Stan Gorden.

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Klamath County CattleWomen, Klamath Cattlemen’s Association and OCW generously donated a total of $1,260.00 in OCW Beef Gift Certificates to the Klamath and Lake counties Food Bank. The Executive Director Niki Sampson, called and said the Food Bank was in need of beef for the people who have been laid off from their jobs or who had to close their businesses due to the shelter in place order for COVID-19. Niki said there has been a 70 percent increase in food demand in the month of April in comparison to one year ago. Klamath and Lake counties are in the top five counties in the state with an increased poverty level. The beef gift certificates will be used by the Food Bank to purchase hamburger and will go directly to the consumer. The Food Bank helps the elderly that cannot go out, cancer patients that need quality wholesome food and

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Drone Use on the Ranch: Is it Right for You? Chris Schachtschneider, Livestock & Rangeland Field Faculty.

OSU – Umatilla and Morrow Counties.

Juliana Ranches, Assistant Professor & Extension Beef Specialist.

OSU - Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center.

Kristine Buckland, Assistant Professor & Vegetable and Specialty Crop Specialist.

OSU – North Willamette Research and Extension Center

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are becoming more

and more popular with many applications available.

Currently, many livestock producers are using UAVs for a variety of tasks on the ranch. From checking fences to moving cattle, people are finding infinite ways to utilizes UAVs on their operations. But just because it is possible, is it the right fit for every ranch? In this article, we will discuss the main components within the decision-making process of utilizing UAVs on your place.

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Program Goals

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The first decision on whether or not UAV use is right for your operation is to identify what tasks it would be utilized for. Currently, producers are using UAVs to check water, fence lines, supplements, and livestock. Some are even using their UAVs to move cattle in rough country. Once the goals of your UAV program are identified, the next steps are

to see what UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) best fits those needs.

Unmanned Aerial Systems can range from fairly simple to complex systems that include: • The aircraft • Camera and/or other attachments for data collection • Software and data analysis After a suitable UAS is found, the feasibility of its operation within your ranch is critical. The total cost of a UAS may be a limiting factor for some operators. Cost can vary from $1,400 to $10,000 plus, depending on the needs and capabilities. An alternative to reduce the cost with equipment purchase is to look for used equipment, as often one can find dependable equipment in a considerably lower price range. www.orcattle.com | Oregon Cattleman

Staffing and Regulations Each pilot will need to obtain and maintain a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) license to legally fly for commercial purposes. For this reason, the ranch should consider having either one person dedicated to flying when needed, or a team of qualified pilots. There is a time commitment to studying and passing the FAA certificate exam, as well as learning to operate a UAV effectively. Pilots are required to be 16 years or older, understand English (international language of flight), and be in a physical and mental state to fly a UAV. The summary of small unmanned aircraft rule (part 107) outlines the restrictions and requirements for UAV use. Main restrictions are that a waiver is required from FAA for any of the following: not maintaining visual sight of the UAV, flying over people, flying over 400ft, flying at night, and not giving way to other aircraft.

Waivers are awarded on a case by case basis and can take months to process, so do not anticipate a waiver as you are building your UAS program (see regulations at end of article).

Equipment There are many options of UAVs on the market with a wide variety of features and combinations of features that can be incorporated to the equipment to improve its use.

There are two main types of UAV, fixed and rotatory wing.

The fixed wing is often simpler equipment with less complicated maintenance and repairs. However, it requires a runway or launcher for takeoff and landing, and it lacks the ability to hover. The rotatory wing has blades that revolve around a fixed mast, which is known as a rotor. The greatest advantage of rotary UAVs is the ability for takeoff and landing vertically. Additionally, the capacity to hover and perform agile maneuvering makes rotary wing UAV well suited to applications like inspections, and therefore is often preferred by livestock producers.

The main features generally advertised with any UAV are battery life, ground speed, camera, payload capacity, and safety features. Battery life seems to be the most limiting factor in UAS programs, as this drastically limits the time and distance to be covered. Camera capability is another important factor as poor camera quality can make operation difficult in discerning specific areas, objects, or animals. Safety features that may be beneficial would be lights for night operation (if a night flight waiver is obtained; see Table 1), collision avoidance if in forested or similar terrain, and parachute (loss of battery when Oregon Cattleman | www.orcattle.com

returning home). These features are relatively inexpensive compare to the UAV and can reduce maintenance cost tremendously.

From a Rancher’s Perspective We discussed the use of UAV with some ranchers that have been using UAV in their operations in the last couple years and here are some of their thoughts: Advantages Ranchers in Oregon are currently finding UAV use effective at locating cattle, checking water and fence lines, and to monitor wildlife. In rough terrain, ranchers have found that UAV use has helped gather cattle where horse or ATV use can be dangerous or not possible. In one reported case, personnel on horses were moving cattle down in the valley bottom towards the corral while the UAV operator moved cattle down to the horseman. Given the size and roughness of the country, it could have taken two extra days and many more riders to accomplish the same task, therefore resulting in labor and time saving.

Disadvantages Like most things is life, UAV have disadvantages as well.

The cost to get started and battery life seem to be the two main concerns producers express thus far. Many of the more affordable UAV packages have about 15-20 minutes of battery life in flight, which can be drastically reduced with wind. Larger battery capacity tends to be one of the factors that greatly increases the price with most UAV packages.

Weather is another mitigating factor as strong adverse weather can ground a UAV which may not be optimal timing for the tasks that need to be accomplished that day.

Cost and time associated with studying and passing the FAA certification was the final difficult piece producers expressed. The test is not inherently difficult itself but does require some dedicated time to prepare.

Lessons Learned From all the ranchers we have visited with about UAV, these are the primary take home points many wanted to express for other operators: • The more you fly, the more you will see the advantages – just like riding a horse or planting a field, there is an art of the job that needs to be developed through practice. The feel and timing of being effective with the tool will take time to master and the better the operator is, the more can be accomplished with the tool.

• Using goggles makes it much easier to fly – goggles enable the operator to better see the camera screen without sun glare and other distractions.

• Understanding livestock is very important for the pilot – stockmanship principles still apply when utilizing a UAV. Coupling the ability of a UAV to move quickly and in a way

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When searching the best equipment for your operation, it is important to consider the weather and the location, as heavy timber may make navigating and seeing difficult or checking a fence line that is 5 miles from the nearest access point, may prove difficult to maintain line of sight.

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that can be unfamiliar to livestock, operators need to be aware of the way a UAV can cause a reaction from livestock and horses.

• Sometimes it does not go as planned – putting a new tool to work for you is a learning experience, so be patient with yourself.

• Depending on the goal of your task, having horses and dogs ready can be helpful – having a backup plan that you know is effective can prove beneficial, especially as you learn to use the new UAV system.

Wrapping it up UAVs are not for every operation but can be greatly beneficial for the ones who are wanting to put in the time to learn this new technology. To date, the benefits expressed by ranchers who are currently using UAVs on their operation outweigh the problems. This technology is relatively new to the livestock industry and its capabilities will only become more advantageous as it is developed.

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Fly UAS from a moving aircraft or vehicle in populated areas: § 107.25 – Operation from a Moving Vehicle or Aircraft

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Want to learn more?

If you are planning to take your FAA license, Oregon State University has some great material to help you prepare for the exam. You can register for the online training “FAA Drone Pilot Part 107 Test Preparation” at: https://workspace.oregonstate.edu/course/ faa-drone-pilot-part-107-test-preparation.

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The deadline to apply for these emergency loans is Jan. 8, 2021.

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DID YOU KNOW? Business and Producer listings of OCA Membership are electronically searchable within the OCA membership database. Enter a few letters of the business name, ranch name, first or last name, business category, county or city name into the search bar to the right of the screen. All active members containing the keywords will be populated.

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CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF PAST OCA MAGAZINE CONTRIBUTOR MURRAY FRETZ

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MURRAY GORDON FRETZ - April 17, 1931 to April 15, 2020 Murray G. Fretz passed on April 15, 2020, at the age of 88.

He had a remarkable journey and long career in the livestock industry spanning over seven decades.

Murray was the oldest of nine children raised on a vegetable/ fruit and small cattle farm in Ontario, Canada. He and his family were practicing Mennonites. He showed Angus cattle at livestock shows during his youth.

At a young age, Murray was always driving his dad’s Ford 8N tractor, tilling the fields. When he turned sixteen the neighbor let him borrow his three-ton truck to take his driver’s license and obtain a commercial driving permit. That way Murray could help the neighbor haul his produce to markets.

By the time he was seventeen years old, Murray was driving a 27-foot semi to show his neighbor’s Angus cattle at livestock events. In 1949, Murray was offered a herd manager position at King Haven Farms-- a 150 head Angus herd owned by a prominent Ontario family. He worked there for three years and helped his father by hauling produce throughout Canada and the U.S. At the young age of 24, Murray purchased a 150-acre farm for $35,000 outside Guelph, Ontario, Canada and married his future wife Shirley.

In 1958, Murray began his journalistic career with livestock organizations when he was hired as the Secretary Manager for the Ontario Angus Association and published a monthly newsletter. During this time, Murray and Shirley became parents to three children, David, Nancy, and Grant. In 1964, he was hired to work as General Manager of the Canadian Angus Association and the publisher of their magazine. He obtained his pilot license which made it possible to meet in person with his nine salesmen scattered across the country.

The next step in his career was in the spring of 1968, when Murray was hired as the general manager of the Aberdeen Angus Journal, a privately held publication based in Webster City, Iowa. He moved his family to Iowa in June of that year. Murray along with a New York business partner owned a 3,000-acre angus ranch called Seven Springs Angus near the Ozarks in Missouri and another Angus ranch in northern California. The two also owned Transcontinental Land and Cattle that transported herds across the country for cattle ranchers. In 1975, Murray purchased the controlling interest in the Aberdeen Angus Journal when he became the sole owner and publisher. Murray purchased his own airplane so he could fly himself around the US and Canada to personally meet with his field men for the magazine. His son David and daughter Nancy also worked for the magazine during their high school years. In 1979, Murray sold his

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interest in the Aberdeen Angus Journal to the American Angus Association in St. Joseph, Missouri when they took over publishing the magazine.

From 1979 to 1981, Murray was a consultant for the Red Angus Journal in Denton, Texas and made several trips to Texas during this time. His oldest son David was working for the magazine and living in Denton. In 1981, Murray and his family moved to Portland, Oregon when Western States Angus Association hired him as general manager and publisher for their monthly journal, the Western States Angus News. This was a family business along with his wife Shirley and son David. Murray also oversaw the Western Angus Futurity event in Reno before his resignation in 1985.

During the 1980s, Murray and Shirley formed Agri-Management Services producing breed directories for many of the major purebred breed associations. They also managed cattle sales from publishing the sale catalogs, advertising for the event, managing the sale, and the transfer of ownerships. The 1980s and 90s was a busy time as Murray was also the Executive Manager of the Pacific International Livestock Show in Portland Oregon from 1985 – 2005. His wife Shirley and family assisted him in all aspects of the show each year. A couple years into this tenure, Murray sold the Portland Exposition building to Multnomah County and leased it back for his P.I. show each October.

During the 1990s into early 2000s, Oregon’s governor appointed Murray to serve 7 years on the Oregon State Fair executive board representing the agriculture industry. He was instrumental in saving the exhibition barns on the grounds that were built over a hundred years earlier and had them remodeled and updated rather than torn down. They are still heavily used for state and county fair events to this day.

The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association came calling in 1985 asking Murray to take over their Oregon Beef Producers magazine which he continued until his retirement in 2015. Since 1996, work on the magazine was from his home office in Mosier, Oregon. Murray continued on as a consultant each month just prior to going to press until his passing in April.

Murray Fretz knew all of the major leaders raising Angus cattle over the years. “I was on a first name basis with JC Penny and Armand Hammer, as they both owned and operated Angus cattle ranches,” said Fretz.

The last twenty-four years, Murray was residing in Mosier with a beautiful view overlooking the Columbia River. Murray Fretz was a man of strong faith, strong character and a strong work ethic. He was a great pleasure for all to work with over the years and was presented with numerous awards spanning the seven decades.

Murray was preceded in death by his wife Shirley in 1994, his oldest son David in 2014, and his second wife Beverly in 2019. He is survived by his daughter Nancy Hinderks, son Grant Fretz, grandson Jay Hinderks (wife Jami), great grandchildren Carter, Madelynn, and Mason Hinderks. All are residents of Oregon. •

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