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CONTENTS

SEPTEMBER 2018 VOL. 2 • ISSUE 4

YOUR INDUSTRY ADVOCATE SINCE 1913 1320 CAPITOL ST. NE, SUITE 150 SALEM, OR 97301 (503) 361-8941 • WWW.ORCATTLE.COM

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Nathan Jackson, Myrtle Creek...........(541) 591-2758 PRESIDENT-ELECT

Tom Sharp, Burns...............................(541) 589-3317 TREASURER

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DUSTY CORRALS A NO-NO

Todd Nash, Joseph.............................(541) 263-0426 AT LARGE VICE PRESIDENT

Jacob Bingham, North Powder..........(541) 403-1735 PAST PRESIDENT

John O’Keeffe, Adel............................(541) 947-2590 DISTRICT 1

Chris Christensen Vale (541) 473-3096

DISTRICT 4

James Collins Mitchell (541) 980-0508 DISTRICT 5

DISTRICT 2

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DISTRICT 3

DISTRICT 6

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INDUSTRY ADVOCACY

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OCW MEMBERS NEVER SLOW DOWN

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Anne Kinsey • oca@orcattle.com

DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS

Robyn Smith • robyn.smith@orcattle.com

LIVESTOCK MARKETING ASSOCIATION IMPACTING YOU TIDE GATES AND PROGRESSIVE PARTNERSHIPS CUTTING DOWN THE DUST

OSU STEER-A-YEAR PROGRAM BAKER COUNTY RANCHERS DOING GOOD SUBDUING FIRE DISASTER

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NOTEWORTHY NEWS FROM THE CAPITOL WELCOME HOME

by Executive Director Jerome Rosa

After years of prayer and efforts by many individuals OCA at oca@orcattle.com. We are matching up those and groups, Dwight and Steven Hammond have finally willing to give with those in need. Also, monetary returned home to Harney County! President Trump donations can be made to the OCA STEWARDSHIP had the power and courage, after thoroughly reviewing FUND at www.orcattle.com. Northwest Farm Credit the facts, to pardon the Hammonds. Let us not forget Services recently sent a very generous donation of that this injustice should not have happened in the first $10,000 to be distributed to applicants after reviewed by place. The state and federal government utilize fire as a the fire committee, chaired by OCA VP Tom Sharp. management tool on a regular basis and the conviction Please mark Sept. 20 on your calendar for the of the Hammonds’ charge was established for terrorism; annual OCA PAC fundraiser in Powell Butte. Mark not for the use of fire as a management tool.

Malott, owner of Central Oregon Livestock Supply, has Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR-2) sponsored H.R. 983 graciously volunteered to host the cowboy casual event. the Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2017, the bill is cosponsored by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-AZ- The PAC fundraiser is being held the night before their annual 3-day sales event. Please come and support 4) and Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1). HR 983 would the PAC, socialize with others and enjoy dinner while ensure that farmers and ranchers are not prosecuted as terrorists for using fire for range management purposes. listening to keynote speaker, Knute Buehler. OCA has several legislative bills this session and without The bill was introduced in the House, referred to the your support in the PAC, it is impossible to achieve House Committee on the Judiciary and finally referred the results we need in the capitol in order to continue to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland business and preserve our way of life.

Security and Investigations; where it currently resides. I would greatly encourage all of you to reach out to the Federal government and ask for support of this important legislative concept, ensuring this type of tragedy is never repeated.

See the below link to Portland News Channel 2 my interview with reporter Deb Knapp on the Sunday morning news show, “Your Vote Your Voice.” https://katu.com/news/politics/yourvoice-your-vote-the-hammonds-edition On the subject of fire, we are seeing a lot of smoke here in the Willamette Valley as many of you are throughout the state. Currently, there are over a dozen wildfires burning across Oregon.

Recently, a farmer lost his life in Central Oregon in a tractor roll over accident when trying to prevent his neighbor’s field from catching fire.

We here at OCA are hearing more and more reports of farmers and ranchers that have lost To see Jerome Rosa speak with Deb Knapp and follow the news equipment, feed, fences, animals and so much the Hammonds’ pardon, go online to: https://katu.com/news/ more to these catastrophic wildfires. If you would politics/your-voice-your-vote-the-hammonds-edition like to donate feed, supplies or services contact 6

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hen Earlyna Hammond headed to Reno, Nev., said she had a lot of time to discuss things with her early in July to represent the family ranch husband – to talk, share, contemplate, cry, brainstorm, at the annual Western Video Market event, get angry, etc. They especially worried about their the trip came just as it had in the past couple children. As adults, Earlyna said it is easier to see the years – with disappointment that her husband Steven big picture but for younger kids it can be harder. For wouldn’t be there to witness the culminating event of them, they just missed their dad and grandpa. an entire year’s work.

“Through all of that, never once did we doubt that “As a ranch family, if you want to have any kind God was in control and that He would see us through,” of ‘vacation,’ you have to turn business into pleasure.

Earlyna said. “Though we often wondered and talked Since the kids have been little, we turned the annual about how painful His “good plan” for us would be, sale into a family vacation and a time for water parks, and I think the fear of the unknown is hard to handle Cabela’s and Circus Circus – I think that made us for most everyone. We decided early on that we could miss Steven even more,” Earlyna said. “There was a let it make us bitter or it could make us better.” noticeable void with him not physically present, but Despite all the agonizing changes their family has we were honored to represent our family and all of the when through, Earlyna said there were many more hard work that he has put into the cattle for so many blessings. From a young family that was able to step in years.” and help pick up the slack in her husband’s and fatherInstead of working side by side with their family in-law’s absence to the prayers, love and support of as they had done for decades, Steven and his father friends, family and complete strangers, they have been Dwight were serving prison sentences that landowners able to see good in their situation. and ranchers across the nation believed to be radically The morning of July 10, is one Earlyna said she will unjust. Though the story is not new to most ranchers, always remember. She said she knew there were people in a nutshell, the Hammonds were found guilty of in Washington trying to help the family and Steven setting a management fire on their own private land said even though he knew there were people going and the fire accidentally spread onto public Bureau to bat for him, the prospect of getting out of prison of land Management property. After completing their early wasn’t something she or Steven were sure could original prison sentences, the two were sent back to happen. prison by a different judge after prosecutors appealed As their calves topped the market in Reno, early the sentence set in 2010. in the morning on Jan. 10, purchased by Western For countless reasons, rural farming and ranching Video Market Owner Ellington Peek, other big things communities across the country found the original were happening elsewhere. As usual, the Reno event court case to be ludicrous and the subsequent second brought Hammonds an outpouring of support from sentence abhorrent because it labeled the Hammonds their ranching counterparts across the west, many of as “terrorists” for setting fire to government property, whom recognize they could easily have been in the though damaging federal property was not their same circumstance as the Hammond family. intent. No matter how unjust the Hammond family “I had kept my phone with me 24/7 for the past found the sentence(s) to be, Dwight and Steven two months just waiting for a call that would tell me willingly returned to Federal Prison to carry out yes or no.” Earlyna said. That morning in Reno was no their new sentences on Jan. 4, 2016. This resulted in a different. And when the call came, she didn’t hesitate to huge outpouring of support from other ranchers and answer. landowners across the country. The Hammonds return ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 14 to prison also inspired the 2016 take over of a federal building near Burns, though that was not directly supported or encouraged by the Hammond Family.

Despite the inability to appeal their new prison sentences, the Hammond Family knew there were countless people working on their behalf to see the situation rectified.

From letters sent by the Public Lands Council, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, Oregon Farm Bureau and conversations had by numerous individuals with higher-ups in Washington, there was no shortage of people trying to get Dwight and Steven back home.

Because the saga that sent Dwight and The Hammond Family (L to R): Steven, Emery (14), Earlyna, Steven to prison was such a long road, Earlyna Claire (19) and Corbin (22)

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“It was Greg Walden telling me he had some good news – our men were coming home,” she said.

As the official news was released from the White House, chatter began to fill the ballroom in Reno and the crowd erupted in excitement for their friends.

As of 9 a.m. Eastern Time on July 10, 2018, Donald Trump signed a full pardon for both Dwight Hammond and Steven Hammond.

In a statement announcing the pardon, the White House said, “The Hammonds are devoted family men, respected contributors to their local community, and have widespread support from their neighbors, local Steven and Earlyna with their children with Susie and Dwight Hammond. law enforcement, and farmers and year. The government starts fires that burn onto ranchers across the West.” private land and nothing seems to happen. It is time In all, Dwight Hammond, 76, and Steven for the President to review this situation and to grant Hammond, 49, have respectively served three a pardon to Steven and Dwight Hammond – pull and four years in prison and have paid more than them back together with their families. They have $400,000 in fines. They were released from prison the served long enough. This is an issue that shocks the afternoon of July 10 and on July 11, the two returned conscience. It’s time for real justice, and President home via a private jet owned by Forest Lucas of Lucas Trump can administer that.”

Oil and Protect the Harvest. Their arrival at the small Upon the news of the pardon, Walden released a Burns airport brought an onslaught of local and statement, saying: statewide supporters who had hoped and prayed for “Today is a win for justice, and an that day to come. acknowledgement of our unique way of life in the From the airport, Earlyna said Steven briefly high desert, rural West. I applaud President Trump visited with friends and family before going out to the for thoroughly reviewing the facts of this case, rightly hayfield with the guys, fixed a baler and baled hay all determining the Hammonds were treated unfairly, night. And he loved every minute of it. and taking action to correct this injustice.

Though their history with the bureaucracy of “For far too long, Dwight and Steven Hammond government is deep, Dwight and Steven are now back have been serving a mandatory minimum sentence on their family ranch doing exactly what they love. that was established for terrorists. This is something And while they could be bitter about the turmoil that that would ‘shock the conscience,’ according to impacted their family, they are anything but bitter.

Federal Judge Michael Hogan, who presided over the All legal agony aside, the family says they consider case and used his discretion in sentencing which later themselves blessed to have had people in their corner was reversed. As ranchers across eastern Oregon who helped make their release possible. frequently tell me, the Hammonds didn’t deserve a There were many players, big and small who five year sentence for using fire as a management tool, helped pique the attention of President Trump to the something the federal government does all the time.

Hammonds situation. In the end Rep. Greg Walden “Moving forward, I’m encouraging the House is credited with much of the legwork to get the job Judiciary Committee to act on my legislation to done. Reports of him prodding the president started prevent this situation from happening to other early this summer when he spoke to the House of ranchers. H.R. 983 would ensure farmers and Representatives, directing many of his comments at ranchers are not prosecuted as terrorists for using fire President Trump. He mentioned the management fire for range-management purposes. that spread from private to a small piece of federal “For now, though, I am pleased that Dwight and Steven Hammond will return to their families property and pointed to the Obama administration for sending the men back to prison. ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 16 “We burn hundreds of thousands of acres every WWW.ORCATTLE.COM

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are now Oregonians in urban parts of the state who recognize that.

And for cattlemen, women and landowners who fight to keep their rights intact as they produce food for a growing population, this long-lived battle facing the Hammond Family may remind them that good does prevail, prayers are answered and good guys don’t always come in last.

“We feel incredibly blessed every day. We live in the greatest nation in the world,” Steven said. “Now we will get back to doing what we love and doing it with the people we love.”

and ranches in Harney County. I look forward to welcoming them back home to Eastern Oregon.”

On an industry level, the Public Lands Council and Oregon Cattlemen’s Association were vocal is advocating for the pardon of Dwight and Steven. In April, OCA President Jerome Rosa met with Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to assure he was aware of their circumstances and would do what he could to correct it.

“As some of our own, we couldn’t be happier to see President Trump rectify this matter for the Hammond Family. It is something we have lobbied for since their return to prison and we are grateful that they can now get back to what they do best and have done for generations,” Rosa said. anguS, SImmEntalS Steven said that as this long road anD HEREFORDS: winds them back home to the family >> Show Heifers SunDay, SEPtEmBER 30 • 2 P.m. ranch, he recognizes all the many >> Bred Females Fort Klamath, Oregon >> Cow-Calf Pairs men and women who supported his Guest ConsiGnor: Winter Brook Cattle Co. >> Pregnancies family.

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“We look excitedly to the future and believe that much good is going to come as a direct result of this situation – for us as a family, but also, in the larger picture – for the agricultural family as a whole.”

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Working to Keep American Tradition Alive How LMA is benefitting livestock producers across the U.S. from the Livestock Marketing Association The trade and sale of livestock has been a fixture throughout history; helping to shape the way people live and contributing to the growth of the United States. In the 1800s, terminal auctions were the first forum for competitive livestock marketing; establishing value with publicly reported daily market prices. For the better part of a century the terminal markets were a central location for commission firms to negotiate deals between the producer and packer.

However, the tide changed in a post-World War II America that boasted a booming population and demand for a variety of high quality meat products.

Livestock producers and auctions pushed to meet the demand. Packing houses located alongside terminal markets moved to the plains, where the feedlot industry was quickly expanding. With the move of the packing houses, fewer and fewer trains delivered livestock to the terminal markets. In turn, the local livestock auction markets emerged as the leaders in livestock sales through dedicated service to the livestock producers and their local community.

Founded in 1947, the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA)—the only national, professional

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organization that works as an advocate for the livestock marketing industry—was created to service the needs of hundreds of livestock markets across the country. LMA provides its members with legal assistance, public policy representation, industry information, business services, and an array of insurance products. The LMA also hosts the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship, the largest, most respected, and widely recognized international livestock auctioneering contest.

Since the beginning, LMA’s core value has remained the same; a belief in the competitive auction method and true price discovery. Livestock auctions are a vital part of the livestock industry, serving producers and assuring a fair, competitive price through the auction method of selling. The auction market method of selling is a time-tested, secure and fair way for producers to transfer ownership of their livestock. Auction markets provide the most reliable, transparent and secure way for sellers to receive fair, competitive prices and timely payment for their livestock with markets acting as agents to assume the financial regulatory risk on behalf of buyers and sellers

alike.

Markets bring in thousands of head of livestock in a day; inspecting, weighing and sorting by class, size, and type, giving buyers greater convenience and more choice to fill orders quickly at fair, competitive prices. Annually, approximately 31 million head of cattle, 7 million head of hogs, and 3 million sheep are sold through auction markets in the U.S. This equates to more than $40 billion dollars in annual gross sales of livestock are sold in auction markets. 2016 GIPSA Annual Report.

With auction markets being such a vital component to the livestock industry and rural communities across the U.S., LMA takes the lead in advocacy efforts. Currently, the LMA Government and Industry Affairs group is working to secure more flexibility for livestock haulers by participating in the conversations surrounding Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) and Hours of Service regulations.

Another policy priority for LMA is granting livestock markets security that they will get paid in the event of a dealer default by establishing a Dealer Statutory Trust. Additionally, as livestock markets are a major location for the identifying of livestock, LMA is committed to working with industry and government officials to achieve smooth implementation of the federal Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) rule for livestock moving between states.

Livestock auction markets, farmers, and ranchers are particularly impacted by transportation laws and regulations. The structure of the cattle sector requires calves born throughout the country to be transported to feedyards and packing plants in other parts of the country. Livestock markets serve as a hub and gathering point for more than 40 million head of livestock each year. 2016 GIPSA Annual Report.

Hours of Service rules currently require livestock haulers to stop for 10 consecutive hours while hauling

live animals after they have reached their 11-hour driving limit. This often requires unloading and reloading of animals, a process that is stressful to livestock and risks injury to animals, haulers, and facilities. The current rules simply aren’t practical for the livestock hauling industry.

Presently, LMA is engaged in filing a petition with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) requesting additional drive time for livestock haulers. LMA continues to work with industry partners to gain a 150-air mile radius exemption at the destination of agricultural commodity hauls. This would be in addition to the current 150-air mile radius exemption at the beginning of the haul.

Livestock haulers currently have an extension from compliance with the ELD mandate, which is set to expire September 30, 2018. LMA is optimistic that an additional one-year ELD delay extending through the 2019 Fiscal Year will be given.

Another large impact on markets and producers alike is the risk of dealer payment default. These defaults are not infrequent and can have significant ramifications on marketing businesses. Between 2009 and 2016, Packers & Stockyards (P&S) data shows $39,110,132 in valid bond claims against more than 40 registered livestock dealers. In 2016, the most recent year for which Packers and Stockyards data is available, there were 13 dealer defaults including a default with $4,865,518 in valid claims and another with $5,710,040 in valid claims. Bond payouts in these situations were 4.9% and 14%, respectively.

When livestock dealers fail to pay, sellers are left financially devastated. Dealer bonds under the Packers and Stockyards Act are designed to protect against buyer payment default. However, as described ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 20

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 19 above, they are insufficient to make sellers whole. The creation of a Dealer Statutory Trust would greatly improve this situation. In the event of a dealer default, a statutory trust would give unpaid sellers of livestock first priority to reclaim livestock or, if they have been resold, the proceeds/receivables from livestock. In addition, a Dealer Trust would also protect unpaid sellers from a preferential transfer in a bankruptcy situation. Ultimately, a Dealer Statutory Trust would be simple and efficient because it would not require a separate account or changes to current business practices.

LMA continues to hear positive reports on creating a Dealer Trust from many of our members.

Currently, two bills are in Congress that would create a Dealer Trust, S. 3140 in the Senate, and H.R. 4058 in the House. The Senate version of the Farm Bill includes a directive for the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to conduct a study regarding the implementation of a Dealer Trust. LMA is confident the results of this study will only bolster more support.

A third important issue affecting LMA members and the producers they serve is animal disease traceability. The USDA final Animal Disease Traceability rule become effective on March 11, 2013. LMA is actively engaged in discussions to provide continuity to rules and resolve issues.

Working to achieve traceability, speed of commerce, and minimizing regulatory burden are major

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considerations.

LMA has concerns with the current rule, including a lack of consistency between states with varying interpretations of ADT, state-specific requirements, and lack of uniform enforcement of the law. A more consistent execution of current requirements for adult animals should be considered prior to considering expanding to other classes of animals, and beef feeder cattle in particular. Mandatory identification of feeder cattle moving between states would be a major undertaking that the industry is not yet ready to endure.

Industry partners have created the Cattle Traceability Working Group (CTWG), in which LMA is actively participating. The CTWG is currently working towards recommendations for the future of an ADT system that works for the industry. LMA remains active in public meetings and is adamant that the current ADT framework have major issues resolved before additional requirements are implemented.

Despite the changes and advancements being made in our industry, one thing remains the same; livestock auction markets are a critical juncture between sellers and buyers to provide true price discovery and the highest value possible on every class and type of animal. LMA is committed to the support

and protection of local livestock auction markets.

Auctions are a vital part of the livestock industry, serving producers and assuring a fair, competitive price through the auction method of selling.

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SEEKING SOLUTIONS THROUGH A TIDE GATE PARTNERSHIP

by Private Lands Committee Chairman Craig Herman

An effort is underway to streamline the complex and cumbersome process of permits and approvals necessary to maintain or replace tide gates. This effort, called the “Tide Gate Partnership,” is being led by Meta Loftsgaardern, Director of the Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB). The purpose of the group is to: 1) Find ways to simplify the permitting process; 2) Provide technical assistance and advice for cost effective designs; 3) Find funding sources for the additional cost to comply with regulatory requirements; 4) Develop an inventory of tide gates, so that the magnitude of the problem can be understood.

Jerome Ros, executive director of the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association, an early advocate of a fair, reasonable and balanced solution is on the steering committee for this groups along with representatives from the Oregon Association of Counties, U S Army Corp of Engineers, NOAA Fisheries, Oregon Dept of State Land, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, Oregon Farm Bureau, Oregon Dairy Farmers Association, various drainage districts and watershed conservation groups. This is certainly a step in the right direction that recognizes the adverse impact of regulations on farmers and ranchers.

By way of background on this effort, it all started with a meeting in 2016 that Jerome setup with Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) personnel (Alan Ritchie, Program Manager for Fish Screens and Passage and Bruce McIntosh, Assistant Administrator for the Fish Division) and Meta Loftsgaardern representing OWEB. Jerome was able to bring to their attention the plight of farmers and ranchers who were unable to repair or replace failing tide gates due to onerous and costly fish passage regulations.

A series of meetings were held in various cities along the coast. These meetings highlighted the scope, complexity and cost of repairing or replacing tide gates that comply with fish passage regulations, Clean Waters Act, Endangered Species Act, Harbors and Rivers Act along with Dept of State Land permitting rules. Trying to navigate the rules and permitting requirements of the various government agencies is like trying to find your way through a labyrinth.

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biological opinion requirement for small tide gate replacements. It is referred to as programmatic biological opinion. This type of approach to one aspect of the permitting process would avoid the requirement for a biological opinion for each installation of a replacement tide gate. It should be noted, biological opinions generally take a year or more to produce and run about 50 pages for each tide gate replacement.

Greg Apke is also studying the issue of small tide gates and whether there is a benefit for requiring fish passage. If there is no connecting stream, but only small ditches there may be little or no benefit for migratory fish to install a fish passage tide gate. The ODFW Fish Passage Task Force has within their authority to grant waivers from fish passage requirements when there is “no appreciable benefit” to providing fish passage.

In addition to the permitting rules, Oregon’s Fish Passage regulations require replacement tide gates to be fish friendly. A fish friendly tide gate (also known as muted tide regulators) allows fish passage through a tide gate, but at a certain point when the tide is rising, the gate is closed. This is a complex piece of equipment and is extremely expensive. The regulations do not make clear a distinction or provide guidance on which situation would benefit from such a device or those sites where there would be little or no appreciable benefit to fish passage.

Who should pay for tide gate projects that provide for fish passage? This is a key question. If there is a real benefit to providing fish passage though a tide gate, then the public, through its various governmental organizations and agencies, not the individual farmer or rancher needs to come up with the funds to pay for the increased cost of providing fish passage.

Greg Apke (ODFW Fish Passage Coordinator) inspecting a small tide gate on the Coquille River.

ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDY SHOWS LIVESTOCK MARKETS IMPORTANT FOR RURAL VITALITY; $1M IN TOTAL VALUE-ADDED DOLLARS TO COMMUNITY An extensive economic study conducted last year and released in IN E cA i 1 2018 found that auction A Dlivestock r 9 M e 12 e m nc markets are important for the i As vitality of rural communities across the United States. The study of a standard, fixed-facility auction market revealed that the market provides approximately $1 million in total value-added dollars to its local community (population of 5,000) annually. Key findings also showed that markets create jobs and contribute substantially in taxes and labor income.

The case livestock auction market is located in northwest Iowa and has a weekly cattle sale, selling all classes of cattle. The market was selected as a representative example of Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) membermarkets based on type of market, gross sales of livestock, rural location of market, and population of city. LMA represents 75 percent of the livestock auction markets in the United States, and cattle are the largest per-head species sold through livestock auction markets annually (31 million head, per 2016 USDA GIPSA Annual Report data).

Also from the key findings: the market studied provides nearly 30 jobs, generating $600,000 in labor income to the community’s economy. Additionally, the market contributes $70,000 in local taxes. In federal taxes, the market contributes $125,000. Of the total value-added number, approximately $30,000 is contributed by the on-site café, operational only AmMADon sale days and managed by asinresident church e EI c e ri N 19 cby church). (proceeds retained 21 A Speaking on rural vitality, LMA President, Jerry Etheredge said, “Livestock markets are extremely important to their local

communities. They generate cash for local farmers and that cash gets traded in town. For those rural communities, employment opportunities at a market are a big

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AROUND THE BEEF INDUSTRY IN ONLY 10 DAYS

by OCA Member Mary Woodworth

In early June, I had the opportunity to attend NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC), representing the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association. YCC is a 10-day leadership development trip that exposes attendees to many aspects of the beef industry from gate to plate. I was one of 61 participants representing state affiliates, breed organizations, conference sponsors and NCBA. The trip kicked off with three days in Denver, Colorado area. While there, we spent time in the NCBA offices learning about the organization history and structure. We also received updates on the Beef Checkoff including presentations on current research and marketing campaigns. We saw the culinary facility where the recipes on beefitswhatfordinner.com are developed, updated and tested. We participated in a media and advocacy training session and heard about market trends during a presentation by CattleFax. We toured the JBS plant in Greeley, Colo. During a question and answer session we learned that, like many other industries, labor is one of their biggest struggles.

That same day we toured the Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Kunar feedlot. This lot has a 90,000 head capacity and batch feeds for both natural and conventional cattle.

The final stop before dinner that day was at the JBS USA world headquarters for a candid conversation with company executives on the beef industry from our varying perspectives. Dinner that night was hosted

by Greeley Hat Works, where several from our group purchased new hats increasing our visibility during the rest of the trip. Before we left Denver we also toured one of Safeway’s flagship stores for a retailer’s perspective on beef marketing and sales.

Our next stop was a brief visit to Chicago, which

of course included deep dish pizza for dinner. While there, we met with marketing executives from Hillshire Farm/Tyson and toured their headquarters. We went to the brand new, downtown world headquarters for McDonald’s on the day that it opened. While there, we learned about McDonald’s new all fresh quarter pound burger and the company’s work with the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. Finally, we toured the OSI Industries facility that makes McDonald’s patties both the fresh and the frozen. There we learned that their greatest issue is the presence of buck or bird shot in the beef they receive ruining an entire batch of patties. We as beef producers need to do better to prevent this!

The end of the trip was spent in Washington, D.C. We had a full day of updates; prepping and practicing with NCBA policy staff, before the day we put our boots on the Hill visiting our various state legislators.

That evening after dinner and reception on the roof of the NCBA office, we went on an extensive walking tour of the monuments with NCBA’s Collin Woodall.

The final event of the trip was the annual YCC PAC auction where our class smashed the record and raised $107,500.

I am grateful to OCA for the opportunity to attend YCC 2018. This was an amazing trip that really did teach me about the entire beef industry from gate to plate. Not only did I learn something new at every stop that we made, but also from every one of my YCC classmates. The US beef industry is extremely diverse in size, scope and location, but we all have the same goal of producing a high quality, safe, nutritious and tasty product for not only our families but the world.

At left is Congressman Shrader with Mary Woodworth and at right is the entire YCC class in Washington, D.C.

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LEGISLATIVE LIAISON NOV. 6 COULD BRING INTERESTING RESULTS

by Rocky Dallum

Not long after this issue hits your mailbox, ballots will follow. TV ads are already starting, and the campaign efforts will be in full swing by the time you read this article. While 2018 isn’t a presidential year, there’s plenty of intrigue in Oregon coming this November.

From the national perspective, most pundits and pollsters are predicting a “blue-wave” in 2018. History shows that the party ruling Washington, D.C., usually gives ground in midterm elections. Surely, Oregon is viewed as one of the “bluest” of the blue-states and thus, many expect that blue wave to wash through Oregon. However, as the old saying goes “all politics are local.”

Certainly, the greatest intrigue for Oregonians this fall is centering on the Governor’s race. Over the summer, several external polls show Knute Buehler closing in on Kate Brown.

Both are neck and neck in fundraising, and observers expect that several national groups may invest heavily in the Oregon’s Governor’s race.

Early messaging suggests that Buehler’s campaign will focus on state leadership issues, including the PERS deficit, school performance, and some high-profile shortcomings of the state health care and foster care systems. Governor Brown is likely to continue to try to tie Buehler to President Trump and capitalize on the prospective blue wave. Oregon CattlePAC and agricultural groups in general have lined up behind Knute Buehler.

The make-up of the legislature will have significant impact on how the winner of the Governor’s race interacts with the rest of the Capital’s residents. The biggest question in 2018 is whether Democrats will achieve super-majorities in both chambers. House Democrats and their public employee and environmentalist allies are likely to target Republican seats in Hood River, Bend and Wilsonville; all districts where there are more registered Democrats than Republicans.

Several developments this spring may have helped Republicans hold those seats, including the resignation of a candidate and a candidate embroiled in scandal in Bend, likely leaving Hood River the biggest focal point.

The other major theme of 2018 that’s carrying into the Oregon legislative races is the growing number of women candidates. A handful of long-serving male Republicans are retiring, and nearly all of the Republicans looking to fill those

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seats or unseat sitting Democrats are women, meaning the gender make-up of the legislature is sure to change on both sides of the aisle.

This is Oregon, and no election season would be complete without significant initiatives appearing on the ballot. Oregonians will be asked to decide several major questions, with two that have the potential to mold the budget discussion in 2019. Measure 103 (somewhat a response to 2016’s Ballot Measure 97) seeks to ban taxes on groceries.

Measure 104 asks Oregonians to clarify the requirements for super-majorities to approve revenue-raising measures, both taxes and “fees.” This measure is partially in response to a 2014 Oregon Supreme Court decision that potentially allows the legislature to change tax laws and increase state revenue without a super majority vote.

Several other measures will certainly drive voter turnout and interest. Measure 105 seeks to change Oregon’s contribution to immigration enforcement, and Measure 106 would prohibit state funds from being spent on abortions.

Both are high-profile social and cultural policy debates that will garner attention and campaign funding.

Many questions linger over the 2018 election, including the effect of the national dialogue in Oregon, the potential for a “blue-wave,” Oregon’s looming budget deficit, and where finite campaign funds are ultimately directed in the Governor’s race, legislative races, local races and ballot measures.

Oregon’s CattlePAC is active this election cycle and its board of directors has been sending support to several candidates who have demonstrated a commitment to the livestock industry in Oregon. We will continue to monitor the campaigns and election results between now and November 6.

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2018 OREGON CATTLEMEN’S Northwest Auction Market Directory Businesses featured in this directory have advertised in this special marketing edition of the Oregon Cattleman.

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CONTACTS John Top...................................................... (509) 840-0342 Chad Lowery............................................... (530) 347-2224 Troy Frazier................................................. (208) 861-3077 Bobby Wiersma........................................... (509) 830-3340 Pacen Meraz............................................... (575) 571-35977 CATTLE AUCTION.... ����������������������������������������� Tuesdays September 2018

UPCOMING EVENTS We invite you to join us Sept. 6 for our Customer Appreciation Feeder and Video Sale. Visit us online at www.imlivestock. com for market updates and news about upcoming events at Intermountain Livestock.

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Weaning on Diesel Smoke

by OCA Beef Improvement Committee Chair Jon Elliott From what we hear, anyone who weans calves onto the truck is a second-class citizen. The pharmaceutical companies have developed programs, complete with proprietary drugs, that we are supposed to follow, the folks who know buyers, tell us of the discounts applied to these calves and the video auctions make a point of telling us about weaning status. We hear feedlot people tell us how hard it is to get these calves to eat and drink. Twenty five years ago none of these things were mentioned and many operations that sold calves weaned onto the trucks as a normal practice.

But now, if you wean onto the truck or through the auction barn, you are made to feel as if you’re doing something wrong. Still, there’s a legitimate argument to be made that we aren’t getting paid to wean calves, even with the small premium paid. The buyers have simply made us shoulder that burden and the drug companies have seen an opportunity to market product.

If you look at weaning calves from the producer’s standpoint, there’s no question that by separating the calves and loading them up you save labor and resources and facilities. Looked at from the calf ’s perspective weaning onto the trucks is horrible. When you wean a calf at home it is in familiar surroundings, is eating familiar forage and is drinking familiar water from familiar sources. When you wean it onto the truck, at the end of the journey everything is different and that adds to the stress of weaning.

The best form of weaning, of course, is something like fenceline weaning where the cows are on one side and the calves are on the other side of a good fence that divides good, familiar pasture that contains good forage. Nose flaps seemed like a good idea, but their effectiveness has been questioned (only 75-85%) and the manufacturers tell you to remove them within a week. That means getting the calves in twice, once to apply the nose flap and once to remove it. You could vaccinate for BRD complex the first time you get them 32

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in, but a week later there’s really nothing to do, and the BRD vaccines usually need three weeks and a booster to become effective so you can’t wean them after the first week. (I read a well known “natural” cattle raising person’s article that, among other things, said that cattle will naturally wean their calves at nine months. Maybe that’s true of his calves, but from the wrecks I saw years ago when a neighbor sometimes neglected to wean his replacement heifers, it doesn’t happen everywhere.)

An alternative to fenceline weaning is to put the calves in a pen. But in some ways, putting them in a pen is similar to shipping them. Most calves haven’t been in that pen, they haven’t drunk from that waterer, and they haven’t eaten whatever you’re going to feed them. Dust though, is the real enemy in pens when it’s hot and dry, and trying to mitigate the dust can create mud or wet down the feed, neither of which is desirable. I think you are better off to spend the effort to secure a suitable pasture field to wean in rather than wean in a pen.

People who receive calves that are weaned onto the trucks say that it can be really hard to get the calves to eat and drink. Pre-weaned calves can be problems too, but usually not as acute as those weaned onto the truck.

If you start out with a healthy calf, the most important things for it to do to emerge from weaning as a healthy calf are to continue to eat and drink. With that in mind, maybe it isn’t really just weaning onto the trucks that causes such problems. Maybe, along with the travel and the stress of new surroundings, it’s that the calves are being asked to eat unfamiliar feed from unfamiliar bunks or panels and to drink unfamiliar water from devices they don’t recognize as sources of water. There’s no data that I can find, but it would be interesting to compare a group of calves that had been hauled places, that were familiar with horses and dogs and people and ATVs and noise, that had eaten or seen mom eat hay or processed feed from a bunk, that had experience with

different sorts of watering devices, and that had some experience with being sorted and moved through a set of pens, with a group of calves that had been born on the desert, never seen a truck, seen only an occasional horse, had never eaten or seen mom eat hay or from a bunk or panel, had drunk only from a pond or big open tank, and had never been inside a corrals system until shortly before being loaded. Some of us have seen this second sort of calf when we have late calves born after turnout, that don’t get branded, don’t see people, and have never been in a pen. Their normal reaction is to flee and escape, even while the other calves attack whatever feed is in the bunks and drink readily from the ball protected fountains. (Of course, neither you nor I ever have any late calves, so maybe you haven’t seen these calves.)

All of this has led me to think that there’s more to weaning on diesel smoke than just loading the calves without weaning them first. A calf that is familiar with different feedstuffs and different waterers and that isn’t terrified of people or four wheelers may be a much easier calf to keep on feed and water after arrival that one that has none of these things.

Most of us keep our own replacement heifers. Even if we wean our sale calves onto the trucks or into the trailer, we are somehow weaning our replacements; surely there is no one left like my neighbor. If you watch your replacements as they walk and bawl you’ll get a pretty good idea of how their herd mates responded to weaning at the end of their journey. If your replacements don’t eat or drink, even though they’re at home, you can be pretty sure that their herd mates didn’t either. If you offer them some new supplement or put them into an unfamiliar pen or ask them to use an unfamiliar fountain and they balk, you can be pretty sure that their herd mates acted the same way.

The point here is that, if you must wean onto the trucks for whatever reason, you might want to think about giving your calves as much education as you can while they’re still with mom at home. Anything that will accustom them to people and machines and different feeds and different water presentations will probably help them to continue to eat and drink when they arrive at their next home. Those two or three days after arrival are critical to their health. Also, you might want to, as a start, think about keeping all of your heifer calves through weaning and then through breeding and preg checking. There is good data now that was developed during the last big draught in the southwest when early weaning was tried in earnest, that shows you can profit from weaning your calves before shipping them. You do need some facilities and labor and feedstuffs, but the dollars are there. And now, especially since the price slide as calves get bigger seems to have narrowed considerably, you might get about the same price even if your calves are 50 pounds or more heavier, plus a nickel or more for them being weaned.

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STEER-A-YEAR “from the sorting gate to the dinner plate”

by OSU Steer-A-Year Advisor Matthew Kennedy and OSU Student Morgan Lyman The Steer-A-Year (SAY) program that is a student run activity that provides the hands-on opportunity for students to learn about the management and care for cattle in feedlot-type situation. Students vary in background with no cattle experience to growing up on a ranch and having their own cowherd. Those students with little to no experience are wanting to learn more about a potential career path and what it takes to be involved in the cattle industry. Those with experience are wanting to learn more but also have the connection to the cattle industry while in college, has been called having some “barn time”. The majors of the students involved range from Animal and Rangeland Sciences but also students from Ag Business to Early Childhood Education to Forestry. There is currently between 30-35 students involved in the program throughout the school year and class levels from freshman to seniors.

The cattle used in the program are donated from across the Pacific Northwest and arrive in November and December. Over the past five years, there has been an average of 26 steers and heifers that have gone through the program each year. Having both steers and heifers has allowed for more learning opportunities in aspects of fed cattle production as students get the chance to observe and discuss the differences of performance live and on the rail. The breeds of cattle that have been donated range from your typical Black Baldy cross (Angus x Hereford) to Wagyu influenced cattle to purebred cattle such as Angus, Charolaise, and even Belted Galloways. This ability to observe the different

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breed types as been great not only for the SAY students but also the cattle are used for other classes in the Animal and Rangeland Sciences Department but also in judging classes throughout the year from 4H and FFA. At the end of program year, all cattle are eligible for the following awards: Highest Average Daily Gain, High Carcass Merit and the Student Choice award.

Students are responsible for the daily care and management of cattle until reaching ideal market condition based on individual cattle body composition.

Cattle are then harvested through the university meat lab. At the meat lab, students are exposed to the beef fabrication process and are involved in learning to identify meat cuts and the meat grading procedures.

Management of the cattle includes procuring feed bids and ration formulation, monitoring daily feed intakes and health, monthly cattle evaluation and performance data collection, and informing cattle donors and stakeholders of cattle and program events. Modern feedlot practices are discussed throughout the year such as feed bunk management, use of growth implants, disease concerns, and many more.

Along with cattle management and processing, the Steer-A-Year program also provides training in the soft skills that have become highly desired in agricultural fields across the vast industry of agriculture.

As students advance in their academic career, they are given the opportunity to apply and formally interview for officer positions within the club, ranging from program manager to public relations, which further

develop leadership skills. All students involved have opportunities to attend educational and networking events such as Oregon Cattlemen’s Convention, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention, along with industry tours focused on all aspects of the beef cattle industry.

from 2013-2017 when he graduated from Oregon State with a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Sciences. He believes that this club “allowed him to go above and beyond to get real life experience in his area of study.”

Each year Steer-A-Year is able to support sending a select few students to attend the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention, which takes place once a year in various locations around the country. Eduardo remembers fondly of his favorite memory from SteerA-Year while attending this convention in Nashville, Tennessee, his senior year. Eduardo is now an Assistant Manager at Beef Northwest in Boardman, Oregon. As a past marketing supervisor and nutrition specialist for Steer-A-Year, Eduardo was able to gain practical knowledge about the industry that prepared him for his position at Beef Northwest.

Sheila King (Howard) was one of ten students that helped bring back the Steer-A-Year program from its one year hiatus in fall 2008. She served as the recording

HOW IT STARTED In 1993, Dr. Kelvin Koong and Dr. Bill Zollinger were in Idaho attending a meeting with the other Pacific Northwest universities and beef industry professionals.

While at the meeting, they learned about the Steer-AYear (SAY) program that been established at University of Idaho at a university managed feedlot in Southern Idaho in 1988. During the road trip back, the then department head and beef extension specialist decided to bring the program to Oregon State University.

Instead of the proceeds going to the athletic department and general university use for research and scholarships, the funds generated would be given back to the ...CONTINUED ON PAGE 40 program in the former Animal Sciences Department but also towards the Oregon Cattlemen and Oregon Cattlewomen Associations.

The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association and Oregon Beef Council were key players in getting this program started. Dr. Dale Weber believed the “program would not have happened without the support of the OCA donors.” Those first supporters of the program not only donated cattle but donated supplies to help students get started. As it was started, if you couldn’t donate cattle, you could help by sponsoring a steer that was hand-picked by the students from OSU Soap Creek in October. This ability to sponsor still holds true today, as we have a few producers and alumni that choose this option. All donations then and today are tax deductible as The outgoing 2017-2018 SAY Officers with the incoming 2018—2019 officers the the program works with OSU Foundation Front row (L to R): Alyssa Smith, Rose McKereghan, Taylor Betz, Jackie Santa Cruz, Maleah Crowl, Morgan Abrams Middle row standing (L to R): Holly to provide this option to those interested.

Broadbent, Morgan Lyman, Savannah Yaryan, Alli Key, Bailey Davis, Jolie The first couple years of Steer-A-Year at Dickerson Back row (L to R): Seth Barnhart and Jacob Murstig Oregon State it was part of the Beef Stocker/ Feedlot Production class, taught by Dr. Weber.

Dr. Weber was the instructor and acted as the advisor for the first six years before retiring.

Once the program got off the ground, many noticed that the program had grown big enough to be its own class in the late 1990s.

After Dr. Weber’s retirement in the spring of 1999, SAY has been advised/coordinated by Dr. Callan Ackerman, Mr. Clint Sexson, Dr. Chad Mueller, and Dr. Jim Males. Since the start of fall in 2008, Mr. Matt Kennedy has been in charge of coordinating and advising the SAY Program.

TESTIMONIES TO THE VALUE OF SAY Eduardo Santa Cruz was an active member and officer of the Steer-A-Year club

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...CONTINUED FROM PAGE 39 officer during her junior year and then served as the public relations officer during her senior year. She was instrumental in making sure that the program would be around and grow for the next group of students. Sheila states that the “Oregon State‘s Steer-A-Year program was a great program to be a part of. It offered a great opportunity for her to learn and to also apply her knowledge on finishing out beef cattle.” She grew up on a cattle ranch and took market steers to the fair through 4-H. She had some experience but admits she still had a lot to learn.

“Through Steer-A-Year, I learned more about rations, gains, health care, and grading of the cattle.”

Sheila was able to take what she had learned during her experience with the Steer-A-Year program and was able to apply it to her internship after college with Agri-Beef in American Falls, Idaho. In her time at Agri-beef, she rode pens to look for sick cattle, doctored the ones they pulled, processed incoming cattle, captured weights in gains, as well as fed rations to the cattle. With her time at Agri-Beef and her background from SAY, she was able to take her knowledge to work at the Simplot Feedlot in Grandview, Idaho. At Simplot, she rode pens for sick cattle but got to see the cattle from beginning to end, and also eventually helped with the close-outs and reading the gradings on the cattle.

Karl Jensen is a proud Oregon State Alumni along with his wife and daughter Kylee, Karl finished his degree in the early 90s just before the SAY program started in 1993. But in mid-2000s, Karl wanted to give back to OSU and he and his family started donating to the program.

Animal agriculture and its importance in the economy for eastern Oregon and throughout the rest of state is a passion of his which he sees SAY being an excellent opportunity to educate those upcoming in the industry.

Karl states “The importance of the cattle industry needs to be understood and we need the students to become advocates to help our economy and livelihoods not only now but in the future.” He loves that students get the chance to experience and take in all aspects of cattle production especially since they visit some donors and their operations throughout the year during industry tours. The students are able connect the dots to the those donor’s cattle in the barn and how they are performing from arrival in November to harvest during spring term.

“I greatly enjoy getting the SAY newsletter and seeing how the cattle are performing but most of all reading about the wide variety of student backgrounds and experiences along with their future plans after graduation.” Last but not least, this is one of a few chances that Karl gets performance information about his cattle from his operation as he, like many other donors, sell their calves at weaning and never get much info back about how they do once the they leave the ranch. This has helped him see what his goals for his operation and to see if they are being met and accomplished.

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SALT OF THE EARTH BAKER COUNTY RANCHERS KEEP TRADITION WITH PHILANTHROPY

By OCA Communications Director Robyn Smith A long-standing tradition occurs in Baker City, Oregon every August, and I’m not talking about the East/West Shrine football game.

I’m talking about the Cattlemen and Cattlewomen’s annual Shriner Steer Auction and Gridiron Tailgate.

Since 1975, Baker County ranchers have raised funds to purchase a steer from a local 4-H or FFA member to be auctioned during half-time of the Shrine game.

The proceeds, reaching $15,000$20,000 each year, are donated directly to the Shriners Hospital for Children. The auction is the single largest fundraiser for the hospital in Oregon.

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“The first year, the meat went to the college for the Shrine players,” said Myron Miles. Myron has been involved in the fundraiser since Rod McCullough pitched the idea at a cattlemen’s meeting in 1973 as a way for ranchers to support a good cause while involving youth.

Myron said, “the room got real quiet after that, and then someone said, well we can’t do it because we have no place to put the steer,” at that time, there was a three week gap between fair and the game, “well, I raised my hand and volunteered to take him, so that’s what I did; I took care of the Shrine steer before the auction.” Myron, a co-chair of the Cattlemen’s Membership Committee, is still an active volunteer.

This year he was hard at work serving up steak and pancakes during the tailgate breakfast.

“There’s some discrepancy between historians about where the meat from the first steer went,” said Diana Downing, “some say it was donated to Shrine players and some say it went directly to the hospital.” Diana is a Baker County Cattlewoman and is considered the “go-to” for the history on the fundraising event.

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the fundraiser breakfast for over 45 years.

“My dad, Duane Bunch, used to be in charge of the pancakes in the breakfast trailer. Most of the people involved today have parents and grandparents who started the breakfast – we’re keeping the tradition alive,” said Susan.

With keeping that tradition, the volunteers are continuing to raise money and awareness for children.

All of the proceeds from the breakfast, lunch, and various other events hosted by the Cattlewomen, such as a silent auction and Beef Fit Run, go towards buying the steer from a young, local showman.

Throughout the year, the Cattlemen and Cattlewomen split the funds and responsibilities to organize the event.

Each year a committee selects the Shrine Steer. The committee looks specifically for a high school senior who is familiar with the cattle industry. The major requirement: a calm steer.

“It’s crucial to have a welltrained steer because we have him in the park during the tailgate, on a flat-bed in the parade, and on the football field for the auction,” said Diana, “the money we’re able to raise pays market-price for the steer and the showman will always receive a plaque.”

In recent years, the Shrine game has moved a week ahead of fair, which takes away some thrill of a surprise bid at the fair auction, but being selected as the showman with the Shrine Steer has become a privilege and an honor for the youth of Baker County.

This year, Abby Graven’s

Charolais-cross steer, Maverick, was selected for the fundraiser. Abby is a senior from Richland and a member of the Pine Eagle FFA Chapter.

She started working with steers 4 years ago through FFA . Abby said her FFA adviser approached her about being put on the list for this year’s selection.

When asked about her future plans, Abby said she would like to go to Oregon State University or Colorado State University to pursue a career as an Ag-teacher or possibly medical school.

In the Portland Shriners Hospital, you can find a wall dedicated to the Baker County ranchers and steer showman who have continued this tradition over the years. In the hospital cafeteria, you can find a mural of the original breakfast trailer, built by an FFA group in 1973, the same trailer still used to serve up Abby Graven and steer, Maverick, in Shriner Parade in Downtown Baker City. breakfast today.

“All of us who are involved could donate the money we spend on scheduling and maintaining this event directly to the hospital, but it wouldn’t be the same,” said Mary Ellen Anderson, a Cattlewoman and event organizer for the fundraiser.

It was clear this event is more than a philanthropy, it’s about keeping the community involved and continuing a true-to-the-roots tradition for Baker County. Sadly, the future of the fundraiser was a concern for many of the volunteers. In previous years, they planned for 1000 people to attend, but this year they only planned for 500-700.

The consensus: people aren’t as involved in organizations today. Mary Ellen voiced her concerns about the future of the association, noting that the younger generation is not invested and finding new ways to increase (L to R): Matt McElligott, J.R. Streifel, Martin Arritola and Jake Bingham. membership and encourage involvement is vital.

Mary Ellen and her husband, Roy Anderson, have been members of the Baker County cattle associations for 25 years and they were at the tailgate to ensure everything ran without a hitch.

“This event happens because of the people who believe in the cause. We have a tremendous amount of good hearts here. These people are the salt of the earth and they’ll do everything they can for this fundraiser,” said Mary Ellen.

Now that the event has wrapped up, the volunteers will get together to talk about what worked well, and what they can improve on for next year’s event. So, mark your calendars and head to Baker City in 2019 for the Shrine game.

While you’re there, plan on steak and pancakes for breakfast and a hearty Tri-tip lunch because there’s a group of remarkable ranchers who would love to share this tradition with you.

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PUBLIC LANDS MESSAGE 50 YEARS OF PUBLIC LANDS EFFORTS IN D.C. AND BEYOND

by OCA Public Lands Committee Chair Matt McElligott

Today, Aug. 6, as I write this article, is the official 50th anniversary of the Public Lands Council. The Public Lands Council (PLC), is America’s only organization dedicated solely to representing the 22,000 western ranchers who hold federal grazing permits. Since incorporation in 1968, the national organization has served as a vital voice for the West on Capitol Hill and around the country. This month, on September 26th-29th we will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the PLC at our annual meeting in Park City Utah.

To provide a bit of background on the formation of the Public Lands Council I am reprinting a letter from the American National Cattlemen’s Association dated October 13, 1967. This letter was sent to the Executive, Legislative, Public Lands and Forest Advisory Committees; State Presidents and Secretaries, Phil Harvey of Texas; Floyd W. Lee of New Mexico; Robert Lister of Oregon; Jake Schneider of California; John Grierson of Montana; Steve Bixby of Arizona; Gene Etchart of Montana; William B. Wright Jr. of Nevada and Robert Johnson of California.

SUBJECT: ANCA EMPLOYMENT OF THE PUBLIC LANDS COUNCIL In a special meeting in Denver, October 5th, a group of state association presidents and secretaries and other individuals interested in public lands, met to discuss the possibility of the ANCA employing an individual with legal and technical knowledge to represent the ANCA during the life of the Public Land Law Review Commission and immediately following.

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subsequent legislative and administrative changes resulting from the commissions findings. Of critical need is improved tenure, statutory grazing fees as contrasted to today’s arbitrary administered fee setting and improved classification procedures.

At the October 5 meeting, chaired by Gene Etchart, Glasgow, Montana, a member of the Advisory Council to the Public Land law Review Commission, it was stressed that other commercial resource users along with those who would like for commercial resource use to be stopped on the public lands all are well equipped with legal and technical brain-power to see their best interests are represented. Even though the domestic livestock users have faired rather well up to the present time, we are entering into new phases which mean that the domestic livestock use of Federal lands is at a crossroads. Land laws have been on the books for years. The commission is looking at some 5,000 of them. This likely will be a bench mark will “lock in” most land laws and administrative decisions resulting from them for the next 35 to 50 years.

A major problem associated with the financing of such a plan to employ this public land specialist is that many individual livestockmen not using the Federal lands tend to be resentful of large ANCA expenditures on public land matters. With this concept in mind, it was resolved by the group to propose to the ANCA board of Directors that this be an ANCA project, but that the financing of it be done by individual public lands users and coordinate the fund raising with the various state associates. It also was resolved that perhaps a most equitable manner in which to finance and assess would be based upon the number of animal unit months authorized on Bureau of Land Management

and Forest Service Lands. ANCA would set up a special account and serve as the fund receiving and dispersing agency.

This meeting on Oct. 5, 1967 was the foundation for Public Lands Council later formed and ratified on Aug. 6, 1968. Shortly after the PLC was formed land use and environmental laws changed dramatically. 50 years later we are a very strong presence in Oregon and Washington, D.C. With an Executive Director and support staff based in Washington, D.C., representing all public lands grazers.

Preserving your right to graze livestock on public lands.

We as public lands grazers need to be as forward thinking as the men and women who formed the PLC in 1968.

We must always protect our rights to use public lands for grazing of livestock. To promote livestock grazing on public lands as environmentally sound and economically essential to the counties and communities that coexist with state and federally owned lands. Now is the time to reflect on the past 50 years, but also look ahead and plan for the next 50 years.

To learn more about our history and to see Oregon’s own Bob Skinner be sworn in as the next President of the board, please join us in Park City, Utah to celebrate our 50th anniversary. Visit the web site, publiclandscouncil. org, click on the 50th Anniversary icon to register. You can also purchase a PLC 50th anniversary belt buckle set on line or in person at Park City.

A special thanks to the Krebs archive for providing this letter to be reprinted. I Look forward to seeing you in Utah.

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QUALITY COMMUNICATION NEW OCA STAFFER SETS GOALS FOR BETTERMENT OF ASSOCIATION

by OCA Director of Communications Robyn Smith Greetings, Oregon Cattlemen! I would like to introduce myself as the new Communications Director for the Oregon Cattlemen’s Association.

I grew up in Culver, a small, rural town in Central Oregon. At a young age, I wanted to prove I was tough enough to work on my grandparent’s farm. I can recall being 5 or 6 years old and herding the cows back in with a lunge whip as my aide. Well, a few lunge whips may have been compromised, much to my grandmother’s dismay, but nothing stopped me from being involved in the action. I have fond memories of jumping in the driver’s seat to steer during the evening feed and then waking up early to carry milk-buckets up the hill to my bummers. The day my grandpa said I was strong enough to run the chute, that’s a day I’ll always remember.

Throughout school, I was focused on agricultural activities. In 4-H, I worked with a champion cow breeding project. I grew up on the back of my horse; showing and competing in 4-H, the Madras High School Equestrian Team and serving as the 2009 Jefferson County Rodeo Queen. I was an active member of Culver’s FFA chapter and the Central Oregon District officer team.

My passion for communication and public relations stems from my inspiring experiences in FFA. I thrived in public speaking competitions such as parliamentary procedure and developed a passion for the marketing aspects of the agriculture industry.

In 2015, I graduated from Oregon State University with a Communication degree and a minor in Creative Writing. After graduation, my husband’s career as a Vegetable Seed Agronomist moved us North of Seattle to Mount Vernon, WA. While we were there, I worked as a Digital Marketing Coordinator for a newspaper publishing company and as a riding instructor for local equestrian facilities. In 2017, we moved back to Oregon and settled in Salem. For the past year, I’ve been working in a law firm as a legal assistant and as a public relations coordinator for a local candidate campaign. I recently finished a degree in Paralegal Studies from Portland Community College and gained relevant knowledge 46

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about the Oregon justice system, statutes and law.

In my wildest, little cowgirl dreams, I wouldn’t have been able to pick a more suitable career than communications director at OCA! Through this position, I’m able to use my education and experience to give back to Oregon’s agricultural foundation that made me the person I am today. I’m thrilled to have this opportunity to promote the lifestyles, policies and concerns of the honest and hard-working Oregon rancher.

My Big Five Goals for OCA: • Increase engagement and informative resources about OCA’s involvement on key policies, cattle industry topics and issues; • Use new technology and multi-media communication platforms for in-depth reporting and public relations; • Increase member engagement and opportunities with events and fundraisers in locations across the state; • Implement and encourage fresh ideas for increasing OCA membership, awareness and funding; • Travel to ranches, meet with cattlemen, and gain first-hand experience with the industry and issues in each Oregon county.

I’m excited to start this new journey with OCA and I promise to work diligently to promote the Oregon rancher. I would love to chat with every one of you about your operations and ideas. You can contact me at robyn.smith@orcattle.com.

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PRODUCT PROMOTION OCW MEMBERS PERPETUAL BEEF PROMOTORS

by OCW President Wendy Bingham

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Another summer has snuck right past as we have worked hard and played hard throughout the last few months. School begins and we are back to somewhat of a regular schedule, sports and hunting. We are enjoying the journey of each day with its challenges, highs and lows; because we can’t ever truly relive the past.

Beef Advocacy, the deadline for applications is Oct. 31, 2018. It would be great to see a collegiate from Oregon represent all of us at a National Level. For further answers to questions and to get an application go to www. ancw.org/programs/collegiate-beef-advocacyprogram/.

ANCW SUMMER MEETINGS I had the opportunity to attend the Summer American National CattleWomen (ANCW) meetings held in Denver, Colorado. The ANCW is making headway on new and exciting programs. First of all, I would encourage all of you to become members. The legislative work that is done on our behalf alone is well worth the dues we pay and the progress made on our behalf. Danielle Beck spoke to us about the issue of lab-grown meat. Of utmost importance is the need to have USDA manage the regulation of lab-grown meat as opposed to FDA. Please study this issue and submit your written comment by September 25th.

At these meetings the first group of women received their Leadership Certification through the program offered through ANCW by Dr. Suzanne Menges. A series of in person classes, BQA, Masters of beef advocacy and a webinar made up the leadership course allowing participants to strength skills to serve their states better.

ANCW has introduced Women in Ranching Symposium events. Texas CattleWomen geared up and put on the inaugural Women in Ranching Symposium.

The event consisted of classes on Chute Side Manners, Calf Processing, Fencing, Cattle Handling, Drought and Forage Management, Record Keeping, Marketing Options and a Panel Discussion with Q & A. This was a successful program. We hope to get one in the Pacific Northwest within the next few years to glean from these knowledgeable resources to make ourselves and businesses better.

ANCW is also rolling forward on the Collegiate Beef Advocacy program. This is an opportunity for sharing valuable Beef Knowledge with people that not all of us could otherwise travel to make contact with. If you know someone who would be interested in Collegiate

Hoofin’ It To Beef Fit On Aug. 4 in conjunction with the Baker County CattleWomen Gridiron and Tail Gate Party, the Oregon CattleWomen put on the 3rd annual Hoofin’ It To Beef Fit 5K/10K race. The event was a great success with Team Beef members running and walking with a desire to “BEEF FIT.” There were 53 racers in the run/walk. All racers performed well and enjoyed the route and meeting locations. The 5K racers met at the Thomas Angus Ranch where cattle are grazing in the pasture with a picturesque mountain scene behind them. The 10K racers gathered at the Mackenzie Ranch at their peaceful spot in the center of the Baker Valley. The race finished at Geiser Pollman Park in Baker City where the Shrine Breakfast and GridIron Tail Gate Party were underway with the smell of breakfast steak in the air. The top three in each race received awards and a basket of BEEF items were given as door prizes. President-Elect Jenny Coelho and past secretary, Leslie Pierson, came and participated in

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the race. Their help in set-up for the race was appreciated along with their continued help with serving lunch. Many hands make light work! Thank you to so many others Becky Harrell, Beth Mackenzie, Wannie Makenzie, Erin Thompson, US Bank Employees, Lone Pine Heirs 4-H club, Collegiate CattleWoman: Sally Mary Blair, Junior CattleWoman: Raimey Brown and all others for helping with race management. Northwest Farm Credit Services helped sponsor this event.

The proceeds from the race help the Baker County CattleWomen with their purchase of the “Shrine Steer” that is donated to the Shriners for auctioning off at halftime of the East-West Shrine Football game. The proceeds from the half-time auction go to the Shriners hospital in Portland.

Race day was a good day for the Oregon CattleWomen!

County Affiliate Happenings Klamath County CattleWomen For the first time, Klamath County Cattlemen and CattleWomen joined resources and purchased a steer and “bought in” on several other steers to support Klamath County 4-H and FFA exhibitors at the Klamath County Fair. Both felt as if the venture was highly successful and look forward to supporting Klamath Basin area students for years to come.

Klamath County CattleWomen and Cattlemen had their “Welcome to Beef Country” sign raising and annual BBQ Aug. 26, at Long Lake and Running Y Ranch. They raised 1 of 4 signs that welcome visitors into their county and proclaim that it is “Beef Country.”

Baker County CattleWomen After months of preparation the Baker County CattleWomen hosted their Shriners breakfast and GridIron and Tail Gate Party on August 4th in Baker City.

The cattlewomen felt it was a great success with breakfast, 5k/10k race, vendors, lunch and a silent auction. Each year the event continues to grow and improve. Details of the event are given from Robyn Smith’s perspective as a first time attendee in this issue.

They also gave out awards for Beef Showmanship at the county fair for Novice, Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Overall Beef Showman.

Harney County CattleWomen In the last week of August Harney County CattleWomen served a meal at the Senior Center in Burns.

What a great opportunity to serve those in the community that have paved the way for us. Great job on thinking beyond yourselves!

During the Harney County fair the CattleWomen will have a booth and on September 8th they will serve up a yummy Buckaroo Scholarship Breakfast.

Save the Date Mark your calendars for Nov. 29 to Dec. 1 for our Annual Convention in Bend. Please prepare to bring an item from each county cattlewomen organization to donate to our silent auction. Individuals wishing to bring additional items or baskets would be greatly appreciated.

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Bingham Family Funnies The other day Hatlee, our 4-year-old confidently walked up to me and announced, “Mom, I am going to be a rock star when I grow up.” My reply, “Oh, wow you better practice your singing.” I had told Jake, my husband, what her aspirations were to be. Later that day I was mowing the lawn and he had stopped by to grab something at the house. She was inside and he told her she should go outside and help with the lawn. She said no she didn’t want to but he counseled her, “Even rock stars have to mow their lawns.” In disgust she replied, “NO THEY DON’T!” A few days later we had taken Hatlee with us to build fence. The flatbed pickup had a four wheeler on it and she announced to us that she needed it off so she could use the flatbed for her stage to practice her singing. We convinced her that she didn’t have to use the pickup bed she could use a nice rock ledge we found for her. We got to listen to her perform a few songs and cheer her on. A couple days later she said, “Do you want to be feisty, like me?” Maybe that is what is required in becoming a rock star, being feisty. I think she’s got the feisty part figured out.

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STOP FANNING

THE FLAMES

How Alternative Crops Subdued the Flames and Wasco County’s Unique Wildfire Opportunity

by OCA Director of Communications Robyn Smith

“All of the pasture on the ranch was destroyed.

Winter wheat for fall, winter pasture, gone,” said rancher, David Brewer. David runs his cattle operation on 2,800 acres outside of The Dalles, Oregon. David roughly estimated that of his 2,800-acre property, 1,500 acres were destroyed by the Substation fire in July.

It took David awhile to consider how much of his property was lost in the fire. The thought hadn’t crossed his mind because the main concern for those impacted by the Boxcar and Substation fires was the safety of family and neighbors. “The herd was in the creek-bed, so I knew they were fine. I was spending 24 hours a day in the tractor disking my neighbor’s property, trying to protect us both,” he said.

Brewer operates a grass-finished beef operation with diverse grazing techniques, including sunflower and canola fields. He attributes these diverse crops to subduing the flames and saving some of the structures on his property. “I knew once it reached the wheat, there was nothing I could do, but the alternative crops, the canola, it created a barrier and the fire died-out over there pretty well,” he said.

Hearing Brewer’s experience and how he attributed his crop diversity to protecting some of his property, raises the question of how ranchers and Wasco County officials can better prepare for the inevitable Oregon fire season in Eastern Oregon?

The Planning Department in Wasco County considers wildfire prevention and protection a top concern. In 2017, the department applied for a unique

program called Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire or CPAW and Wasco County was selected as one of only eight areas in The United States to receive the program.

CPAW is a grant-funded program, used to integrate wildfire mitigation in a community’s development planning process. In July, I attended a community planning meeting in The Dalles, where Molly Mowery, CEO of Wildfire Planning International and Kelly Johnston, a Fire Behavior Analyst gave a presentation on the CPAW program. Mowery and Johnston have conducted a site visit of the Wasco County area over the past few seasons and will return in the fall. With each site visit they collect more data specific to the Wasco region and compile data about how fire will act and react in the area.

“The goal is to produce a product recommendation that the fire department and district can use to improve planning and we are doing this by combining natural resource experience and defendable science,” said Mowery.

After the final site visit, CPAW will hand over an interactive Risk Assessment Map of Wasco County to the Planning Department. From there it’s in the department’s hands to use and update the map each season.

“As this map is updated, they’ll be able to see how the fuel in a certain area will change in the next five years and they’ll be able to determine the fire risk spanning the next 25-35 years based on recent impact,” said

Hills burned in the Substation fire that originated from a roadside fire.

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Johnston.

During the meeting, some members of the community expressed their concern at CPAW’s current risk projection because the gray area, considered agriculture land, was labeled “non-burnable.” Furthermore, the gray area on the map (shown on the top photo to the right) was directly impacted by summer fires.

Vicki Ashley, a resident and long-time OCA member was impacted by the Boxcar fire, her property was projected in the yellow, low-risk zone on the CPAW map to the lowe right. “The main concern was our fence because of the bulls. We had about two miles of fence destroyed that needed fixed immediately,” she said.

It was a consensus that the program would need to be adjusted to consider the current Ag-processing of the land, which may show the benefits of alternative crops in high-risk areas. Johnston and Mowery said they have a lot to consider as they continue to evolve the program for the county. “Factors such as wind, human-fault, and the change of land use practices will continue to affect our results,” said Johnston.

The CPAW members will return in the fall for their last site visit.

The toll on Oregon ranchers this fire season was immeasurable.

Breanna Wimber, secretary of the Northwest Livestock Association and local Farm Insurance Agent, says for the farmers and ranchers, the work has just begun.

“I have crop insurance to cover my wheat loss, the challenge will be finding pasture for the winter, and the long-term impact from soil erosion. As far as financially, I have a lot of fence that needs repaired,” said David Brewer.

The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association has a wildfire relief fund for people to donate to those impacted by the wildfires. You can donate or apply for assistance at www.orcattle.com.

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MORE THAN JUST A

MEMBERSHIP

The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association protects & enhances your bottom line In addition to having a full-time staff working for you in Salem and beyond, OCA also provides you tangible benefits that you can take to the bank!

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This HRA (Health Reimbursement Arrangement) Plan enables you to take 100% of your family’s medical expenses as a business tax deduction instead of a personal deduction, which saves you a considerable amount of money on your federal, state and self-employment taxes.

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CARSON FUEL PROGRAM

Current OCA Members receive a .02 per gallon discount on grades of fuel and diesel. Carson branches are in Portland, Albany, Prineville, Grants Pass, Hood River, North Bend, Tillamook, Newport, and Toledo. Discount is available at all Carson owned CFN and Pacific Pride Locations. Deliveries are from 100 gallons to 10,000 gallons.

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Current OCA Members will receive discount on fuel in the Western part of the state. Provided services such as tank tests and precision fuel management to insure clean and dry fuel. Discount is available at all Star Oil owned CFN and Pacific Pride Locations. Deliveries are from 100 gallons to 9500 gallons in a 100mile radius of Portland under 100 with a $50.00 service charge.

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Gives our members the opportunity to buy Zoetis Animal Health products at their premier producer level which equates to a 25% discount from retail. Other store promotions as well.

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The Oregon Cattlemen’s Association is the voice of the cattle industry in Oregon. We represent nearly 2,000 ranchers in Oregon and aim to help grow Oregon’s beef industry and promote environmentally and socially sound economic practices in producing beef products sold worldwide. Oregon has over 13,000 cattle producers, using 57% of state agricultural lands and comprising 14% of Oregon’s total agricultural sector. Our ranchers are committed to producing the highest quality beef and we are committed to serving our members.

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2018 Membership Form Name:

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Price Stocker/Feeder – with voting privileges

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Associate Council– Business with voting privileges

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Step 3: Total Payment

Oregon Cattlemen’s Stewardship Fund

Total OCA Membership Dues:

OCSF is a public charitable organization (IRS Section 501(c)3), which supports, provides and encourages education, training and research in the field of agriculture, as well as funding legal defense for cattle indus- try interests. OCSF also supports local Ranchers Feeding Kids and Beef Heifer Replacement programs. Contributions may be tax deductible for Federal income purposes.

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DEPARTURE SMITH COX

Smith “Smitty” Cox, 75, of Jefferson passed away on July 30, 2018.

Smitty was born on June 6, 1943 in Lebanon to Delbert “Mike” and Louise (Looney) Cox. He grew up on the family farm just east of Albany. Smitty attended Clover Ridge School and Albany High School, where he was involved in 4-H and FFA and had a flock of 350 ewes. During those years he showed his lambs at Scio Lamb Show, Linn County Fair, Oregon State Fair, Oregon Wheat League, and Pacific International in Portland. He graduated in 1962. Smitty married Lelean Miller in 1963 and they had two sons, Brad and Wade, before later divorcing.

His ancestors came west on the first wagon train to traverse the Oregon Trail and settled in the Willamette Valley in 1843. He was proud of his pioneer heritage, was sixth generation on the land, and lived on the ranch located north of Jefferson since 1966.

Smitty began his career working with sheep and cattle with his parents. In 1972, Smitty was instrumental in bringing purebred Hereford bulls from Canada to the United States. Smitty worked at the Portland Union Stockyards in 1975 and operated a buying station where he worked with sheep producers from all over the Pacific Northwest. In 1985, he established a sheep receiving station

on the family farm in Jefferson. He purchased all classes and breeds of sheep throughout the Northwest.

Smitty met his long-time love, Teresa Barber, in 1995 at the Oregon Sheep Growers 100 Anniversary convention.

They spent the last 22 years raising and showing purebred Hereford cattle, and exhibited at many shows around the country. He owned cattle in Canada and continued to maintain those connections and friendships with several Canadian Hereford breeders.

A highlight of his years raising Herefords was attending the World Hereford Conference in Calgary in 2012 and attending the Stampede. Smitty and Teresa thoroughly enjoyed mentoring and advising youth in the livestock industry, as well as their own grandchildren. Smitty was a member of Oregon Hereford Association, American Hereford Association, and Oregon Sheep Growers Association.

Smitty was a loving man who touched the lives of so many, including extended family.

He is survived by his love, Teresa Barber; sons, Brad (Buckley) of Eagle Point, Wade (Danelle) of Albany; sister, Kay (Bob) Cowan Thompson of John Day; and grandchildren who will miss him dearly.

He is preceded in death by his parents; and his sister, Jeri (Cox) Nicholson.

A celebration of life gathering was held Aug. 4, the family farm. Memorial contributions may be made to Oregon Hereford Association, in memory of Smith Cox, to PO Box 137, Crabtree, OR 97335.

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Angus............................................................................ 54 Byrd Cattle Co............................................................................... 55 C.D. “Butch Booker”, Auctioneer...................................................8 Central Oregon Livestock Auction............................................. 11 Central Oregon Ranch Supply............................................... 30, 31 Corsair Angus Ranch.................................................................... 54 Double Eagle Ranch...................................................................... 54 Eric Duarte Sales........................................................................... 40 Fay Ranches.................................................................................... 47 Freeman Angus Ranch................................................................. 54 Hang’n A Cattle Company........................................................... 55 Highview Angus Ranch................................................................ 55 Hinton Ranch Simmentals........................................................... 55 Huffords Herefords................................................................. 17, 55 Intermountain Livestock.............................................................. 51 James Wilhite Bale Wagons.......................................................... 56 Kessler Angus................................................................................. 54 Lautenschlager & Sons.................................................................. 54 Livestock Marketing Association................................................ 21 Lorenzen Ranches............................................................................9 M3 Marketing ............................................................................... 56 Merck Animal Health......................................................................2 Mitchell Red Angus....................................................................... 54 Multimin............................................................................................7 Nelson Red Angus......................................................................... 54 Noahs Angus Ranch...................................................................... 54 Northwest Livestock Supply......................................................... 10 O’doherty Cattle Company........................................................... 55 Oregon Trail Livestock Supply..................................................... 33 Price Cattle Company................................................................... 54 Public Lands Council.................................................................... 45 Quail Valley Ranch........................................................................ 55 Rick Machado Livestock............................................................... 40 Ridgeline Metal.................................................................................8 Ritchie Industries.......................................................................... 23 Rolfe’s Angus Acres....................................................................... 54 Romans Ranches Charolais.......................................................... 55 Scales Northwest............................................................................ 44 Schuster Herefords........................................................................ 55 Shasta Livestock Auction.............................................................. 27 Simplot Western Stockman’s........................................................ 55 Southern Land Co......................................................................... 56 Thomas Angus Ranch............................................................. 25, 55 Thompson Cattle Company......................................................... 54 Toppeinish Livestock.................................................................... 33 Totalis Design & Print.................................................................. 56 Traynham Ranches............................................................ 16, 17, 55 Treasure Valley Livestock............................................................. 51 Trinity Farms.................................................................................. 15 V-A-L Charolais............................................................................. 54 VF Red Angus.......................................................................... 35, 54 Western Video Market.....................................................................3 Windermere Real Estate............................................................... 56 Wood V Bar X Ranch................................................................... 54 Woodburn Livestock Exchange............................................. 49, 55 Wortman Ranch............................................................................ 54 Wraith, Scarlett, Randolph Insurance......................................... 60 58

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SHASTA LIVESTOCK ANNIVERSARY SALE Cottonwood, Calif.

Sept. 13

BLACK GOLD BULL SALE Colusa, Calif.

Sept. 20

COWBOY IMPACT CATTLE PAC FUNDRAISER Powell Butte

Sept. 21-22 CENTRAL OREGON RANCH SUPPLY FALL ROUND UP EVENT

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Sept. 24

CENTRAL OREGON LIVESTOCK CUSTOMER APPRECIATION DAY & FEEDER SALE Madras

Sept. 30

TRAYNHAM RANCHES FEMALE SALE Fort Klamath

Oct. 1

BALDY MAKER BULL SALE Fort Klamath

Oct. 2

LORENZEN RANCHES CALIFORNIA BULL SALE Galt, CA

Oct. 6

VF RED ANGUS Production Sale Terrebonne

Oct. 9

9 PEAKS RANCH BULL SALE Fort Rock

Oct. 18

THOMAS ANGUS RANCH BULL & FEMALE SALE Baker City

Nov. 29- Dec. 1 ANNUAL OCA CONVENTION The Riverhouse Bend

For more information on any of these events, visit the OCA website www.orcattle.com. To include your event on this calendar, contact the OCA office at (503) 361-8941

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Entries must be e-mailed to: Oregon Cattleman Managing Editor Stevie Ipsen at stevie.ipsen@gmail.com by Oct. 31, 2018.

Official Rules: 1) Photographer must consent to contest entry; 2) Photos must be taken in the state of Oregon; 3) Photos entered may not be entered and have not previously been entered in any other photo contest; and 4) OCA retains printing rights of entered photos but photos will not be printed in this publication without photo credit.

Questions? Contact Stevie Ipsen at (208) 996-4922 or the OCA office at (503) 361-8941.

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