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August 24, 2012 The Honorable Kenneth Salazar Secretary, Department of the Interior 1849 C. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20240 I am writing to request your cooperation regarding the severe drought conditions that currently exist in the State of Nevada. Severe drought has been detrimental to both private and federal lands in my state, resulting in painful business decisions being made by Nevada ranchers, farmers and producers in order to deal with the lack of water. Currently, the Battle Mountain BLM district has developed a drought environmental assessment that is being used to remove permitted livestock from the range. The Nevada Board of Agriculture has recommended, and I agree, that decisions should be made on an individual allotment basis with a focus on possible mitigations prior to removal. Moreover, with respect to the herd management areas (HMA) where resource damage warrants livestock removal, wild horse numbers should be brought down, to the low end appropriate management level (AML) or lower, in order to prevent further rangeland damage and allow for vegetative recovery. I’m requesting that you take the necessary actions, including the ordering of emergency gathers, to prevent suffering and die-off of horses. If horses are allowed to remain at current levels, the rangelands will have little chance for favorable improvement. We would also encourage the bureau to re-evaluate the large scale, long-term practice of hauling water to horses in areas

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s I put the finishing touches on this article, I just received the second letter of today from the Battle Mountain BLM to a permittee. These letters instruct the producer to immediately remove livestock, stay off the rest of the year, and apply for voluntary non-use next year or face a decision. I am troubled by the fact the BLM is demanding cattle be gathered and trailed off allotments in the hot dry conditions, and yet wild horse gathers are suspended when hot dry conditions exist. To make mattes worse, many producers are told that the cattle have to be removed to save the remaining forage for the wild horse herds, almost all of which are over AML. The basis for the bureau’s actions toward livestock grazing is the drought. I am not going to argue that this year has been one of the toughest in recent history, but I am sure it isn’t the first or last of its kind. I am troubled as to why the BLM is NOW going to make such drastic changes. What’s in store for this fall, winter, and next spring? This time last year no one would have suggested we would be in a drought situation, yet here we are. Now the BLM is trying to make management decisions for next year based upon the current weather. I question if they have the authority to do what they threaten. I realize the recently adopted Drought EA in the BM District gives them some “flexibility”, but this is not applying flexibility. I didn’t see a lot of demand to increase use on range last year when it was wet and forage was abundant. I don’t believe we need paper restrictions based on current drought conditions. These drought triggers and restrictions will feed directly into the eviro-litigating groups such WWP. The threat of having a decision issued if one doesn’t agree to a voluntary non-use is bordering on extortion. Although some believe it is easy to haul www.progressiverancher.com

cattle to pasture, return home when conditions improve, feed hay, sell off genetics, replace genetics, and stay in business, I can assure you the actions of some “land managers” will put people out of business. I have spoken with producers who just don’t want to fight the agency anymore. The Nevada public land rancher is being beaten down with sage grouse feathers, mustang tails, and drought regulations. There is no doubt the current administration feels the pressure of doing something for producers struggling with drought. This can be witnessed by the massive amount of press covering issue. We hear we must pass a Farm Bill to be saved, and in a recent publication I read an article that talked about Deptartment of Interior “freeing up grazing land” to aid producers struggling with drought. In Nevada, the land of BLM and therefore DOI, the opposite is true. I can’t help but wonder if a few acres weren’t opened up back east to create a nice quote for an election year. Fire closures are also going to significantly impact many operations. A reduction in grazing regulations would be welcome, but instead, producers are being asked to take non-use next year, come off of entire allotments now, of which only a portion burned this summer (this is to save feed for wildlife now). It went from forage for horses in some areas to forage for wildlife if you are outside an HMA. I guess the wildlife biologists haven’t realized that most of the wildlife is already in private meadows and hay fields. What about the rancher’s right to graze. I know agency people will read this and scream that it isn’t a “right.” My reply is simple. We invested money in ranching operations, purchased land, water rights, and grazing permits in order to make a living for our families. We protect the resources our liveli-

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UPDATE UPDATE

Dear Mr. Secretary:

where forage is depleted. Horse welfare is a priority consideration, but long-term sustainability requires reduction in numbers. Sustainability of the western federal rangelands must be a foundational priority of the BLM, and this must include planning that focuses on the range resources and all dependent factors. Management of wild horses must also be a priority in sagegrouse habitat. The BLM should target immediate removal of wild horses in HMAs that intersect with priority sage-grouse habitat. Current wild horse management strategies do not adequately value sage-grouse conservation. In light of this fact, the removal of permitted livestock from the range while allowing wild horses to remain and potentially destroy the habitat we have left is not a comprehensive solution. I also encourage you to consider the BLM’s ability to establish additional long term holding facilities as current long-term facilities are full and short-term holding facilities have shown to be cost prohibitive. The BLM should also consider additional population growth suppression tools to address this issue over the long term. Thank you for your time and attention to this extremely critical issue and we look forward to hearing from you in the very near future as time is of the essence.

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Nevada Cattlemen’s Association By Desiree Seal, Nevada Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director

Across the kitchen table: Bell Ranch Thank you to all our supportive members. Nevada Cattlemen’s Association has greatly grown since 1935 and we couldn’t have done it without you. I hope you enjoyed reading our summer series of ranching families and members of NCA as much as I enjoyed getting to visit their places and learning about their operations. My new favorite saying comes from the article “Fighting Hell With a Bucket” in Range Magazine featuring Miss Becky Terry. She lived her life by the words, Be interested. Be well informed. Believe in what you’re doing. And above all love agriculture. I think it’s safe to say, some of the best advocates for the industry live by this same saying without even knowing it. Representing the industry has become their life, their passion and tradition passed from generation to generation. The Bell Family is just one of the many such families in Nevada. Born and raised in the Santa Rosas to a mining family, Woodie wasted no time finding his passion, being a horseback and learning to cowboy. From the time he was a little boy in grade school until he was a young man entering college, Woodie rode with many of the most respected names in horsemanship. “I just wanted to ride,” Woodie tells me. And ride he did alongside his lifelong friends from buckaroo country of Nevada and the true horsemen of natural horsemanship methods in California. After many years of riding solo, Woodie met the love of his life, Miss Lilla Hunter at the Cow Palace and would be married March of 1960. Lilla Hunter grew up just outside of Hollister, California on her family ranch, La Cienega del Gabilan. Producing commercial cattle with her family had taught Lilla very much about the cattle industry. But Lilla always had an instinct for something different and began raising purebred polled Herefords. “I had nobody to show me. I just loved it and did it on my own,” Lilla says with a soft laugh. “It was something I was interested in. You know, like a border collie, you got this instinct for something.” The young couples drive for “cowboying” and purebreds turned into a way of life. After the two were married, they would be blessed with three boys; Dean, John and Dan. Following their time in California and western Nevada as a young family, Woodie and Lilla eventually returned to Paradise Valley to purchased the Pasquale Ranch and make northern Nevada their home for good, raising commercial cattle and Lilla’s purebred herd. When visiting with families, it seems the rode to a life of ranching is never easy. When I asked Woodie and Lilla if they have had any challenges or faced any big issues over the years, Woodie answered with, “Well, getting along’s been a big issue.” With a roll of her eyes, Lilla gave a subtle grin as Woodie smiled and kept visiting. “Same as every other rancher. Wildfire, some wild horses, and now sage hen. And I had some

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trouble with my family’s mining claim about 12 years ago.” Woodie went on to tell me about his run in with the federal government, different from many encounters ranchers have with agencies. Woodie’s family had held a mining claim due to his family’s ownership of Buckskin Mining Company on Buckskin Mountain on the Santa Rosas that had since been leased to other companies for extraction of minerals. After years of neglect, barrels of cyanide deteriorated and the U.S. Forest Service had insisted costs of clean-up were the responsibility of the Bell Family. Woodie fought the claim, publically, and eventually, U.S. Forest Service accepted responsibility of clean-up costs. Now an issue of the past, Woodie’s efforts to hold an agency accountable, were not a small thing during the time. And Lilla had her fair share of good deeds in the public eye. Not a large issue by her standard, Lilla explained to me her work on the Merging Committee of the American Hereford Association and American Polled Hereford Association. She served as Chair and was on the Board of the American Polled Hereford Association. The two associations had tried to join together in previous years and the merge was unsuccessful. There seemed to be a distinct separation in the two associations. One association, American Hereford Association, was larger operations, producing more commercial cattle. The other, American Polled Hereford Association, was smaller operations, mainly in the eastern part of the country. Lilla’s background raising her purebred polled Herefords on a commercial operation helped to find common ground for both associations and this time, the merge was a success. This small effort was only one of Lilla’s many contributions to the cattle ranching industry. She has served on committees and boards on local, state and national levels prior to the Merging Committee and following her work with the Association. As such, Woodie’s determination to hold a federal agency accountable was another “small” effort that did not go unnoticed. Not only did Woodie and Lilla’s passion and hard work benefit the cattle industry of today, but they have passed the same values and respect for ranching onto their sons and grandchildren. Their oldest son, Dean, lives in California managing La Cienega del Gabilan with his wife, Nikki and children Lilla and Dawson. John and his wife Jhona, have their own commercial operation in Paradise Valley with their sons, Trase, Quint and Cade. And Dan and his wife, Theresa, and children Shane and Carly, help on the ranch in Paradise Valley, and assist Lilla with her work with the purebreds. Each of the grandchildren was given a purebred as their beginning 4-H project by their grandmother and still all have their small herd. As we scroll through pictures of the family on the computer, Lilla points out little Lilla and a horse she started at 10 years old. “They are really all good hands. Every one of them,” Lilla says of her grandchildren. And, as many of you may know, Shane received the NCA scholarship a few years back and now attends University of Wyoming with the goal of becoming a lawyer in hopes of defending the industry he grew up in. I would say, the small efforts of the Woodie and Lilla have been passed down and their sons and grandchildren have only touched the surface of representing and advocating for the cattle industry. The family’s desire for ranching and their livelihood has been demonstrated by their efforts to know and understand the issues of ranching and serve as advocates for years past and many years to come. Please visit our Facebook page to see more photos from the Bell Ranch. Thank you to the Bell Family for the opportunity to showcase your ranch and your longtime support of the Association. If you are not currently a member of Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, we encourage you to join. Become part of an association that is working to protect the future or ranching in Nevada. To learn more about the Association or to become a member, please call the office at 1-775-738-9214 or visit our webpage www.nevadacattlemen.org. We look forward to hearing from you! If you are currently a member, thank you for your continued support. Without your membership, the Association’s voice could not be as strong as it is today.

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hy does it take something like a drought or low cattle market to get the attention of those of us in the cow business? It was easy for us to become complacent with $1200 yearlings, $900 calves and $1000 market ready cows. It seemed as if there would never be another bad day in the industry. With the cycle now moving in the opposite direction we are thrust in to a situation where forces outside of our control have brought on a downward trend and softer market. How do we deal with it? Mother Nature plays a huge role in influencing the market. Occasionally it takes a crisis like a drought to force managers to follow good decisions. During up markets many become lackadaisical. Take for example zero tolerance culling practices. During herd expansion excuses are made for poor producing cows. They remain in the herd. Management mistakes might be made yet financially we keep our head above water. During drought and tough times when every penny counts the zero tolerance rule is enforced in an effort to reduce inventory and generate operating income. Those cows who are dink raisers, late calving, aged, dry and/or may have poor dispositions or marginal bags are generally the first to leave the ranch. Remaining are the best lot of young to middle-aged cows ready to produce in the coming years. Prudent management techniques should be employed at all times regardless of whether the market is up or down. Now more than ever the industry as a whole faces not only challenges from Mother Nature in the form of unprecedented droughts but also political pressure in the form of environmental issues and government mandates. The global economy and demand for beef impact the market as well. It is imperative for producers to remain self-disciplined and stay focused on management. In order to survive it is vital to manage resources in anticipation of what is to come. Supply and demand cycles are no longer as predictable as they once were. The successful manager knows exactly what his break-even cost of production figure is. Even in a down market he is a price seeker rather than a price taker. It is crucial for those who do not know their break-even cost of production to perform a complete enterprise budget analysis which includes out-of-pocket expenses as well as fixed and variable costs. With this knowledge producers are then able to make use of some form of risk management. Risk management, a broad term used to describe a method of protecting or reducing the downside risk of production and marketing, is a feature many cattle people

should consider employing. Some in the cattle industry automatically associate risk management with futures and options contracts which are bought and sold on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). As effective as futures and options contracts may be when properly utilized there is still a tremendous amount of distrust within the industry in respect to their use. Everyone knows of a neighbor or a friend who has had a wreck utilizing CME contracts. Recent news of greed and scandals associated with financial firms tied to the CME have added to this level of distrust. Utilizing futures and options effectively requires not only the knowledge of your break-even cost of production but also a tremendous amount of education, training and selfdiscipline. One must put forth the effort required to climb the steep learning curve associated with trading contracts. Lack of knowledge pertaining to the internal workings of CME contracts and failure to exhibit the required self-discipline could very easily be the reasons for the wrecks many may have experienced. Keep in mind that risk management of this type isn’t for the small producer. In order to fill contracts it takes truckload lots of feeder cattle. Another risk management strategy involves selling your product for a profit when the opportunity presents itself. For example, many had the opportunity to forward contract spring-born calves and/or yearlings for fall delivery prior to the downward movement of the market. Few expressed the self-discipline to pull the trigger at that time. Many anticipated that the market was moving higher and were fearful that they might miss out on selling at higher levels. Putting greed aside those self-disciplined individuals who sold early for fall delivery used a form of risk management. Becoming involved in the political effort to preserve the beef industry is another type of risk management. Again, this requires self-disciplined time management. Instead of sitting on the sidelines become a part of the solution by joining local, state and national agricultural sounding voice organizations such as the Farm Bureau and Cattlemen’s Association. Assist in the educational effort to inform the general public about production agriculture by telling the real story. The cattle industry has always been cyclic in nature. The benefit of tough times is improved management skills and/or enforcement of the skills we already possess. Knee jerk crisis management decisions based on emotion rather than logic generally spell long term disaster and are a sign of a non-disciplined management style. It takes ambition and self-discipline to make ranching work. Working hard is not enough. We need to work hard and smart. That’s enough for this month. A special thanks to my wife Jackie for her part in writing Cow Camp Chatter. As always, if you would like to discuss this article or simply want to talk cows, do not hesitate to contact me at 775-385-7665 or rtbulls@frontier.com.

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here is a growing popularity for consumer direct sales of locally grown, grass finished, hormone-free, all-natural freezer beef. Many consumers, however, are in the dark when it comes to understanding the yield loss of a 1,200 lb grass finished steer after harvesting. The entire steer which has been cut and wrapped to specifications for a family of four will fit into about eight cardboard boxes once it has been harvested, aged and processed. Baffled by this, consumers want to know what happened to the rest of their beef. THE CONSUMER PURCHASED: One Live Weight Steer................................................................................ 1,200 lb Drop or offal of rumen fill, hide, internals, viscera...................................... -540 lb Chilled carcass yield after drop/offal (55-65% of live weight): ............... 660 lb Saw cutting loss of 1.0 to 2.0% ........................................................................ -12 lb Trim and waste from bones, connective tissue, moisture, etc....................... -171 lb Estimated pounds of beef left for wrapping:.............................................. 477 lb

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THE CONSUMER RECEIVED: Retail Cuts: Steaks...........................................................................................................140 lb Roasts ......................................................................................................... 119 lb Brisket, misc. cuts.........................................................................................22 lb Short Ribs......................................................................................................32 lb Stew Meat......................................................................................................32 lb Ground Beef................................................................................................132 lb Estimated pounds of cut & wrapped beef from 1,200 lb live steer:......... 477 lb In the above example, the consumer paid $1,440 for a 1,200/lb live steer at $1.20/lb. On top of this an additional $500 fee was incurred for harvesting, cutting, wrapping and transportation. After processing the consumer received approximately 477 pounds of meat resulting in a total cost of $4.06/lb for what amounted to 40% of the original live weight purchase. Where did the other 60% go? Disappointed with these numbers, the consumer felt cheated. Understanding how the harvesting process works once the live steer is delivered to the plant is essential in order for consumers to walk away satisfied with their freezer beef purchase. The drop or offal of an animal includes the rumen fill, hide, and internal organs or viscera totaling roughly 40-45% of a 1,200 lb live steer. The majority of the offal value comes from the hide. The packing plant owns the drop/offal of the animal which is generally valued between $7.00-$14.00/cwt. This is used by the plant to offset packing house operating costs. The rumen fill stays on the harvest floor and has no value. Chilling the carcass for 24 hours and/or dry-aging hanging carcasses for an extended period of time (up to 14 days) in order to add tenderness and eating satisfaction to the meat results in a moisture loss of 1-4% of the carcass. Generally there is also a 1-2% saw cutting loss. When purchasing a freezer beef, many consumers assume there will be more steaks, porterhouse and filet mignon, less hamburger, and few, if any, soup bones. They expect to have several tri-tips and none of the tough arm or chuck roasts. They fail to realize that there are a limited number of favorite cuts from one beef. Rib eye and T-bone steaks originate from what is called the “middle meats.” This area consists of the rib and loin section of the carcass and represents the most valuable portion of the animal. As an industry we seldom have a problem selling the middle meats, especially if the animal is a choice or higher quality grade. The quantity of middle meat steaks depends on the cutting specifications. If a rib roast is desired then there won’t be as many rib eye steaks. The filet mignon is the same muscle that makes up a good portion of porterhouse steaks so consumers must decide which cut they prefer. There are only two tri-tip roasts on an animal originating from the bottom sirloin. The top of the sirloin yields sirloin steaks and roasts. Hamburger is a great outlet for trim and lower-valued muscle cuts that can’t be marketed in other ways. Grinding hamburger also offers a place to market a portion of the fat waste that is inherent with fed cattle. Soup bones are essentially the same story. It is unfortunate that other portions of the animal cannot be converted in to equal quality and value as the middle meats. Our Beef Checkoff dollars, however, are working on doing just that. Through muscle profiling value is being added to lower end cuts such as the chuck making this portion of the animal more palatable and desirable to the consumer. The figures set forth in this article are used as an example only. Actual figures realized from other harvested animals may vary greatly depending upon animal conformation, frame size, degree of muscling, fat cover, age at harvest, sex of animal, cutting techniques and individual specifications. Grass finished beef generally yields a lighter carcass in relation to live weight compared to beef on a grain finish program. This is primarily due to the reduced amount of external fat cover on the grass finished animal. When all is said and done, the consumer can expect to receive approximately 40% of edible product off of a harvested grass finished 1,200 lb live steer. That’s enough for this month. A special thanks to my wife Jackie for her part in writing Cow Camp Chatter. As always, if you would like to discuss this article or simply want to talk cows, do not hesitate to contact me at 775-385-7665 or rtbulls@frontier.com.

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Full-Service Cattle Sales & Marketing serving the Fallon, Nevada and Outlying Areas. Sales Results from September 12, 2012 Regular Butcher Cow and Bull Sale

Seller

City

# Head

Desc.

Type

Weight

Price CWT

Humphrey Family Trust

Milford

BLK

STR

433

$169.00

Raul Santos

Fallon

BLK

STR

555

$143.50

Jay Gandolfo

Austin

BBF

STR

525

$137.50

Anthony Perchetti

Tonopah

MIX

STR

376

$120.00

Toni Schwin

Fallon

LHNX

STR

458

$108.00

Donald & Kimberly Quintero

Schurz

BBF

HFR

205

$172.50

Humphrey Family Trust

Milford

Glorene Guerrero

BLK

HFR

317

$163.50

Wadsworth

WFCX

HFR

402

$135.00

Fallon

BLK

HFR

563

$124.50

Bartell Ranch LLC

Orovada

HFRTT

965

$88.50

Bartell Ranch LLC

Orovada

RBF

COW

750

$75.00

Bartell Ranch LLC

Raul Santos

Orovada

COW

920

$75.00

Luke Lancaster

Austin

RBF

HFRTT

835

$86.50

Luke Lancaster

Austin

BLK

COW

1150

$65.00

Luke Lancaster

Austin

BLK

COW

1260

$64.25

Grass Valley Ranch

Austin

COW

1075

$77.50

Grass Valley Ranch

Austin

BLK

COW

1090

$76.50

Grass Valley Ranch

Austin

BLK

COW

1295

$74.25

Margie Burbank

Austin

BLK

COW

1240

$76.25

Margie Burbank

Austin

BLK

COW

1355

$74.50

Grace McErquiaga

Orovada

BBF

COW

1425

$75.50

Grace McErquiaga

Orovada

BBF

COW

1430

$75.00

Harold Rother Farms Inc

Spring Creek

MIX

COW

1250

$75.50

Harold Rother Farms Inc

Spring Creek

BRN

COW

1485

$75.00

Shari Floyd

Reno

BRAH

COW

1493

$75.25

Shari Floyd

Reno

BRAH

COW

1325

$72.00

Mark Hendrix

Fallon

BLK

COW

1530

$75.00

Mark Hendrix

Fallon

BLK

COW

1325

$73.00

Mark Hendrix

Fallon

BLK

COW

1730

$64.00

Ted DeBraga

Fallon

RBF

COW

1535

$74.50

William, Cody, Billy Gandolfo

Austin

RBF

COW

1015

$71.00

Laura Shepard

Fallon

BLK

COW

1215

$70.00

Marissa Julian

Fallon

BLK

COW

1145

$68.75

Donald & Kimberly Quintero

Schurz

COW

785

$65.00

Donald & Kimberly Quintero

Schurz

COW

855

$63.50

Tommy Lee Livestock

Fallon

RBF

COW

1000

$65.00

Tory Pomi

Fallon

COW

1395

$60.50

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Sales Results from September 12, 2012 Regular Butcher Cow and Bull Sale

Seller

City

# Head

Desc.

Type

Weight

Price CWT

Lucella Glazier

Schurz

RBF

COW

940

$59.50

Lucella Glazier

Schurz

COW

970

$59.50

William & Billy Gandolfo

Austin

BRN

COW

1005

$58.00

Schurz

CHAR

Harvey Glazier Dunn

COW

715

$57.00

Desert Hills Dairy

Yerington

1 HOLSTEIN

HFRTT

1145

$72.00

Desert Hills Dairy

Yerington

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1195

$71.00

Desert Hills Dairy

Yerington

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1635

$68.00

Frade Ranch

Yerington

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1670

$72.00

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1425

$70.00

Perazzo Brothers Perazzo Brothers

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1690

$70.00

Perazzo Brothers

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1550

$69.00

Lori Johnson

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1585

$67.75

Jeff Whitaker

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1305

$55.00

Sandhill Dairy

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1595

$54.00

Jessie Rose Dairy

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

COW

1580

$53.00

BULL

995

$85.50

JJJ Bucking Bull

Washoe Valley 1

JJJ Bucking Bull

Washoe Valley 1

MIX MIX

BULL

1095

$84.50

James & Joseph Clark

Reno

MIX

BULL

915

$84.50

James & Joseph Clark

Reno

MIX

BULL

975

$84.00

Joseph & James ClarkWashoe Valley 1

MIX

BULL

1020

$84.50

Joseph & James Clark

BBF

BULL

1615

$71.00

Washoe Valley 1

Grace McErquiaga

Orovada

BULL

2020

$84.25

Grace McErquiaga

Orovada

BLK

BULL

2335

$83.50

Tory Pomi

Fallon

CHAR

BULL

2090

$84.25

Jay Gandolfo

Austin

MIX

BULL

1475

$84.00

Jay Gandolfo

Austin

BLK

BULL

1795

$81.00

Shari Floyd

Reno

BLK

BULL

1360

$83.75

William, Cody, Billy Gandolfo

Austin

BLK

BULL

1730

$83.25

William, Cody, Billy Gandolfo

Austin

BRDL

BULL

1285

$82.75

Harold Rother Farms Inc

Spring Creek

BRDL

BULL

1445

$82.00

Harold Rother Farms Inc

Spring Creek

BULL

1900

$81.25

Hendrix Ranch

Fallon

BLK

BULL

1265

$81.00

Lyle Debraga

Fallon

BLK

BULL

1975

$80.00

Oasis Dairy LLC

Fallon

BLK

BULL

985

$79.50

Bently Agrodynamics

Minden

BLK

BULL

1780

$70.00

Humphrey Family Trust

Milford

BLK

BULL

1710

$70.00

Frade Ranch

Yerington

1 HOLSTEIN

BULL

2105

$80.50

Fallon

1 HOLSTEIN

BULL

800

$75.00

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UPDATE Continued from page 3—— hoods are based on. We add value to the often arid ranges of Nevada. We have purchased and earned the RIGHT to graze our livestock. I am not saying the agency doesn’t have the authority to administer a permit, I am saying it is exceeding its authority granted by Congress. Agency leads are unfairly controlling the rancher while allowing fire to burn, horses too continue to overpopulate and damage resources, and supposedly protecting Primary Sage grouse Habitat. This sage grouse habitat designation was made by the BLM and NDOW with poor ground proofing, and is continually being shoved down public land user’s throats. If I seem agitated by this, it is because I am. I worked hard to represent ranching on the Governor’s Sage Grouse Committee. I made concessions in good faith because I believed they would benefit the plan and help create something that everyone could work with. Even before the plan was finalized, the BLM was circumventing the plan and using what they had already determined to be correct. They are now using the same flawed maps and hands off policy to prevent water hauls in “Primary Habitat”. This is ridiculous! There is no designation of winter habitat, brood rearing habitat, nesting habitat, etc. in the BLM maps. If it falls within the colored area, the livestock producer loses. In order to successfully conserve the sage grouse habitat we have and enhance the population, we must work together. The Nevada Plan attempts to do just that. Utilize grazing to prevent large fires and allow flexibility in using different habitats based upon those specific life stage needs for example. So why is the BLM now stating they have issues with the Nevada Plan? They sat in on every meeting and gave input. Is it because the Nevada Plan may limit the authority of the agency by reducing the acreage they can claim to need a strangle hold on? It is becoming more and more apparent that the solution isn’t going to come from local and state talks. The need to draw national attention to the actions of the land management agencies in Nevada is here. When leaders in DC are not aware of nor necessarily in agreement with the actions of a district in Nevada, there is a need for modification. (I just can’t bring myself to use the word “change”) I urge each of you to contact your congressional delegation. Express your concerns to them. Ranching on public lands is vital to our rural economies and the economy of Nevada. Ranching is the best thing going for Nevada’s wildlife. The threat to the livestock industry in Nevada is real. If the last few months are any indication of the direction the agencies are going, the ranches, waters, and wildlife of Nevada are going to continue to suffer.

CONVENTION Trade Show and

November 14-16, 2012

Winnemucca Convention Center

Dust off your boots and join us for our 77th Annual NCA Convention and Trade Show.

Tentative Schedule

Tuesday, November 13, 2012 4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Nevada Land Action Association

(WH) Sonoma Room

6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Central Grazing Committee

(WH) Sonoma Room

Wednesday, November 14, 2012 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Nevada Rangeland Resources Commission Meeting

(WH) Sonoma Room

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

NCWA Board of Directors Lunch

(WH) Pine Forest Room

11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

NCA Board of Directors Lunch

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

12:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Tradeshow Open to Public

(EH) Main Floor

12:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Silent Auction

(EH) Main Floor Lounge

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Tradeshow Break

(EH) Main Floor

2:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Public Lands Committee

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Private Lands Committee

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Trade Show Reception

(EH) Main Floor

7:30 p.m.- 8:30 p.m.

Fallon Bull Sale Committee Meeting

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

Thursday, November 15, 2012 6:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Registration Open

(EH) Main Floor

7:00 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.

Ranchers Breakfast

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

NVCW Breakfast

(WH) Pine Forest Room

7:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

NVWG Breakfast

(WH) Jackson Mtn. Room

8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

Tradeshow Open to Public

(EH) Main Floor

8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Silent Auction

(EH) Main Floor Lounge

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.

Tradeshow Break

(EH) Main Floor

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Research and Education Committee

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

NVCW Business Meeting

(WH) Pine Forest Room

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Animal Health and Livestock Issues Committee

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Cattlemen’s College and Lunch

(WH) WMCA Mtn. & Mt. Tobin Room

2:45 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Tradeshow Break

(EH) Main Floor

3:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Opening General Session

(EH) Comstock Room

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Taxation Committee

(WH) Sonoma Room

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Range Open Space Meeting

(WH) Jackson Mtn. Room

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Tradeshow Reception

(EH) Main Floor

7:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Western Fun Night

(EH) Comstock Room

Friday, November 16, 2012

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8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

Inspirational Breakfast

(EH) Comstock Room

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Registration Open

(EH) Main Floor

8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Trade Show Open

(EH) Main Floor

8:00a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Silent Auction

(EH) Main Floor Lounge

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Tradeshow Break

(EH) Main Floor

10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Final Session

(EH) Comstock Room

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Nevada Beef Council Joint Lunch

(EH) Comstock Room

1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Angus McIntosh Presentation

(EH) Comstock Room

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Banquet Cocktail Hour

(EH) Comstock Room

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

NCA Awards Banquet

(EH) Comstock Room

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Good Immunity and A Good Appetite ! by Dan Mori

s fall approaches the subject of weaning comes to mind again. The prevailing trend is for the rancher to precondition calves for 45-60 days before sending them to a lot. I believe this point of view is most beneficial to the feedlot, and not necessarily to the rancher. As evidenced by feedlots that also own a cow calf operation taking their calves right off the cow and locking them up. The best luck we have with calves are ones with a good immunity and a good appetite. Vaccination on the cow and leaving them together for 2 weeks then weaning and sending the calves straight to the lot works best in my experience. But this requires the ability to get it done and having the extra feed to use up with the calves. Next best is the freshest bawling calf possible. I give appetite preservation equal footing with immunity. Calves are like people, if you don’t eat or drink for 24 hours the next day you are still hungry, but if you don’t eat or drink properly for 36 hours or longer your appetite goes away and is very hard to reestablish especially if weaning stresses and distraction are added to the calf. Sickness control is the other constant in all weaning programs and success starts at birth. Strong cows are important but calfhood illnesses need to be treated aggressively also. We see lots of weaners that have compromised lungs from either late doctoring or ineffective treatments as young calves that just kept them alive but ruined their lungs and at the next challenge death arrives. In light of this I would recommend using the best drugs when treating calves. Draxin or Baytril is expensive but the dosage on a small calf is low and a few dollars to save his lungs or stop infection abscesses from starting in their heart is a cheap solution in the long run. We have a lot better luck overall with calves weaned in October rather than December so try not to let it get late and the calves slip before getting them started in the fall. This will help the cows for the next calf crop also. Having the calves on the gain when weaning is similar in time reference to eating. If they have been losing weight for 2 weeks don’t expect them to gain for a couple weeks, and a longer time in decline leads to longer recovery times proportionally. As for sickness detection if you want to wean at home and can actually see a sick calf on pasture in time to treat him sucessfully 90%+ of the time, please bring your calves and come work for me at the lot this fall. Feed consumption in weaners is another key component in health detection. Weighing feed to them twice a day allows a lower than expected consumption to initiate mass treating before sickness detection is possible. When feed consumption drops 15-20% below what it should be for 2 feedings start feeding crumbles immediately and the big wrecks can usually be avoided.

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January 7, 2013

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January 8, 2013

Registration 9:30 a.m. Program 10 a.m.

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January 9, 2013

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January 10, 2013

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Guest Auctioneer: Eric Duarte 9TH Annual Fall Roundup and Gather Special Calf & Yearling Sale Saturday, October 20th, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. Expecting 1500 Head

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By Joe Guild

he welfare of our animals is much on my mind these days. Notice I did not say “animal welfare” which I consider to be a buzz word used by animal rights activists to denigrate and diminish the contributions that people involved in animal agriculture make every day to benefit their fellow human beings. The drought all across our nation and its impact on our animals is one factor causing me to think about these things. Ranchers everywhere, it seems, are having to make hard decisions about weaning young animals early, providing adequate feed and forage for the upcoming winter, culling deeply into their herds and flocks, coming off early from federal land allotments and digging deeper into savings to pay for the added costs these decisions may cause on operational budgets. Also, in the news recently is another video surreptitiously taken at a processing facility in California of a cow being allegedly mistreated. I say this because I haven’t seen the video and people who make such videos have a reputation for selectively editing to make their point. In the video, I wonder if the question was asked whether this was evidence of a pattern of conduct or was this a onetime event by a worker who was having a bad day doing a bad thing. My guess is the film left the impression this sort of behavior is commonplace, if not the norm, when any livestock raiser knows this is not the truth. The makers of the video are militantly against humans using animals for food. This having been said, if the cow was mistreated as alleged, I do not condone such actions, which will lead me to the ultimate point I want to make. I had a conversation recently with an urban legislator in our state. He was concerned because he had read that a few sheep died of thirst on a farm here in Nevada. He asked me what I thought about that. He is a well-known animal rights advocate and I think he expected me to defend the ranch. I told him I did not know the details of the situation but I could not imagine such negligence was purposeful. I was raised, and every rancher I have ever known, was raised to respect the lives of animals in our care and do everything in our power to care for them. As to the sheep he was concerned about, if they died due to neglect, inadvertence or oversight, such actions on the part of the human in charge should never be condoned. I said to him, does he think a normal person would do this on purpose for the pleasure of seeing another being suffer? At the end of our conversation, I think he was surprised I was as concerned as him. His perception of the attitude of a livestock grower might have changed but not his perspective or reaction to what could easily have been an unfortunate accident. I recently sat up most of the night with a favorite old dog who was in severe distress and whom I thought was not going to make it another 24 hours. She has been a good, faithful companion and member of our family for almost 15 years and with all she has been through I am surprised she has made it this long. Thankfully she made it through the night and with some medication, I think we can give her a bit more higher quality of life. When we can’t provide that any more, we will do what we were taught early on and we www.progressiverancher.com

will end her life with kindness, humility, humanity and no suffering. It got me thinking about the care we take with the animals in our charge, whether we are a cat owner in a San Francisco apartment or an Idaho sheep raiser with many thousands of animals. I also thought about the different world we live in today. Kids raised on ranches are taught to provide the best care they can for the animals on the ranch. They learn this through the actions of the elders they observe doing the same thing and they learn by caring for animals themselves. They are exposed to life and death circumstances in real time from a very early age. They know where their food comes from and they know how it gets to the table. They know and understand that nature is a cruel (from a human perspective) and unforgiving place. They know in the spring, when life is again bursting forth on the earth, many animals will be born and thrive but some will die in spite of the efforts of everyone on the ranch to keep them alive. Kids on a ranch learn early there is a profit motive to keeping as many animals alive as possible. This has been true since man first domesticated animals thousands of years ago. However, they also learn intuitively another valuable lesson about husbandry. When they see mom and dad trying to save the last colt out of the foundation mare on the ranchthe mare who started as a valuable cow horse and then gave the ranch seven beautiful and useful horses-and when they save the colt but lose the old mare and the kids see their parents holding each other tight and letting the tears flow, they know there and then raising animals is more than a business. They understand early and the lessons repeat over and over; these animals are under their care, protection and concern for their entire lives. They know the animals will be processed for human use. And they also know we are getting better at understanding techniques and procedures to make our handling of these animals safer and more humane all the time. People like Temple Grandin, Bud Williams, Tom Dorrance and Ray Hunt teach us to look at the world through the eyes of the animal. When we do that we necessarily treat them better. Contrast this upbringing on the ranch with the way 98% of the rest of the children are raised in this and other industrialized countries. A quick Google search as I write this reveals there are over 330 cities in the world with a population of one million or more people. Almost 2.5 billion people live in twenty urban areas with a population of at least ten million. It does not matter in what country these mega cities are located. The populace, and especially the children, will not have any exposure to the life and death lessons learned by children raised on farms and ranches far away from their urban cousins. Why should these modern facts be of concern to anyone involved in the raising of animals for human use and consumption? There is another factor important to answering the question. We know the exposure a ranch child receives to proper and humane treatment of animals. What is the source of that information for the rest of the population- the 98% who do not live on ranches and farms? They get their information (could I go even further and say their education?) from social media, from sources with an anti- animal agriculture bias and from distorters of the facts who have an agenda to bring us backward as a race to a time that probably never was, and The Progressive Rancher

even if it was, to a place we can never be again. Unfortunately, this is the reality with which we must deal. How do we combat the lies and distortions about what we do? In my opinion we strive to do even better. We never put ourselves in a situation that could be exploited for another’s negative purposes. We continue to learn more about the safe and humane ways to treat our animals, and, to the extent those practices can be incorporated into our operations, we do that. The techniques and the technology are there for us to improve on the practices of the past. A situation should never develop on a ranch which could become the next viral internet propaganda by a well meaning but misguided person with the latest handheld mobile phone device. We have to realize there are persons with the agenda to put you out of business with that device in hand looking for every opportunity to put what you do in the worst light possible. Recently, I read in an article about an effort by Temple Grandin and the American Meat Institute who collaborated to create a very graphic video showing the best, most modern and up to date humane practices at a livestock processing plant designed by Ms. Grandin and managed according to her procedures and processes. The video shows in great detail the actual processing of an animal from the movement of the cattle into the plant in a low-stress way to the actual death of an animal in a quick, painless and humane way. This is the sort of transparency and truth telling we animal husbands should embrace and not fear if we are to win the argument with our detractors. I remember as a young boy hunting with my father and the reverence with which he treated the animals we killed and ate. I read as a young boy about Native Americans who needed meat they killed to survive. They would say a prayer over the game they killed thanking the creator for providing this life they took so they might continue with their lives. We humans have evolved to be meat eaters. There are peoplerevisionist, dietary historians who argue otherwise but they selectively ignore the science and the facts to further their anti-meat vegetarian goals. I respect their right to choose that way to survive and provide their sustenance. However, I vehemently disagree with the use of pseudo science, lies and distortions to further an agenda. Livestock producers have a big job. They have to continue to provide food, fiber and materials to an ever growing population. They have to adhere to the values every child on a ranch is taught at an early age about care and concern for their animal charges. The truth must be about how they care for their animals in spite of the actions of a very small minority of people in the livestock business who don’t understand how their actions change perceptions about the entire industry. For the billions of people in the world who have no understanding, or a misunderstanding of where food comes from, who produces it and how it is produced livestock producers must do a better job of reaching out, educating and destroying the false perceptions created by the enemies of animal agriculture. I have said this before. Invite an urbanite to your ranch. Show them how you care for their future food. The Chinese say “a journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.” Overcoming lies and misunderstandings is done one person at a time. I’ll see you soon. October | November 2012 13

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s extremely dry as it, how do the weeds manage to thrive? As I sit here and look out the window, I see masses of huge weeds on the field borders!!! If every crop did as well as the weeds, we’d have oodles of mass production….and prices would fall. The cycle of supply and demand. That take off on the old rule of economics-supply and demand-should be left alone. It works-as well as survival of the fittest. Supply and demand should be used to manage production-not government subsidies! As much as I hate to say it, government subsidies in the form of ASCS payments to land set asides have served their purpose since the program was implemented in the Roosevelt era. Now in time of drought, those unused grasses could be used for starved out cattle. And they are, and still getting payments from the government. Personally, I think that helps to get the farm bill, and agriculture on the whole, the bad reputation. I’ll get cussed over this statement; I’m sure, as a lot of big people make big money from these government payments. It’s not like they could not make a living on their own. There you go, supply and demand, survival of the fittest. That goes for welfare payments as well. If they are physically able, find a job. Even if it is pulling weeds! ——— ❁ ——— The Elko County Fair has come and gone again. And so much crowded into the week, it’s impossible to see everything. The Home arts entries were down so not too hard to take a few quick trips through them. The Horse Races entries looked to be down as I noticed several two horse races. The stock horse entries were about the same, if not up a bit. The cattle used for that portion of the fair were beautiful. So fat and healthy! That’s because in part, they had a bit of ear!!!! I’ll get cussed over this statement as well because cattle with ear are not worth as much money as the blacks—they darned sure get the weight, though!!! Those steers at the fair were honkers!!! Tough to get down in the branding contests—especially for the little ladies. Some of those gals needed to borrow some of the lead weights from the race horses and their jockeys! ——— ❁ ——— Enough of the controversial subjects-I’ll get on to the real stories! As always the Fair provides me with some in addition to Emma’s own.

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Symposium to Focus on Sage-Grouse Conservation Efforts

SMITH VALLEY, Sept. 13 – Improved habitat management to protect sage-grouse will be the topic at a symposium hosted by the Nevada Section, Society for Range Management (NvSRM), Oct. 30-31, in Minden, Nev. “We’re inviting everyone interested in what is being done to protect sage-grouse to attend,” said Chris Jasmine, NvSRM president. The forum will showcase conservation efforts by landowners, stimulate discussion and exchange of information and technology, and create an opportunity to increase public awareness of the status of the sage-grouse. The Bi-State Local Area Working Group will present the 2012 Bi-State Action Plan and discuss the September 2013 listing deadline. Biologists from Nevada and California will present their research findings. Representatives from agriculture and conservation organizations, federal and state agencies, including the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Bureau of Land Management, US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Forest Service, Nevada Department of Wildlife, California Department of Fish and Game, US Geological Service and others will be on hand. “You’ll be amazed at the proactive efforts ranchers and private landowners are making to keep the sage-grouse from being listed as an endangered species,” said Jasmine. “In the bi-state area alone, which is along the Nev./Calif. border, 86 separate habitat improvement projects that cover an area of 33,400 acres have been installed. Over 14,000 acres pinyon and juniper trees have been removed on invaded rangelands. Numerous miles of fence have been retrofitted with fence markers. Land exchanges and conservation easements have preserved over 18,000 acres just to protect the bird and its habitat for decades to come.” The two-day symposium starts at 8:00 am at the Carson Valley Inn. Registration is $35.00 and includes refreshments. No advance registration is required. The NvSRM Awards Banquet will be held on Oct. 31, for an additional cost of $30. Banquet reservations must be made by Oct. 15. For more information, call Cub Wolfe at 775-465-9099 or e-mail cubwolfe@yahoo. com.

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Several years ago I asked Hanes Holman what was the most unusual thing he had ever roped as he is a ROPER. He said either a coyote or a badger. I have known of roping deer, maybe elk and antelope, kind of whatever the country has to offer. But have you ever heard of anyone roping a cell phone? Crissy King dropped her cell phone while way up high on the bleachers at the fair. The maintenance crew would have to wait until the fair closed up on Tuesday to get at it. Meanwhile, Jerry, the resourceful man that he is, threaded dental floss through a straw, built a loop on the end and was able to maneuver the loop over the cell phone as it lay in all the accumulated garbage. He tightened the “rope” and lo and behold-was able to pull the phone up! Now that is the most unusual “thing” I ever heard of being “roped”!!!!! Now speaking of unusual things-how about an unusual halter? Suzann was at the school doing preparatory work for the following week of school. She got a call from a neighbor that the 4 horses on the river had crossed the fence. She had visions of wire cut horses, one of which was a baby colt. Sure enough the mare and colt had wandered through a gate someone had thoughtlessly left open. Nothing was hurt but Suzann was in her school clothes, no twine, no rope, nothing—and right outside a trailer park. How to move this mare back as she didn’t want to leave the others on the other side of the fence to get back to the gate? Well, the resourceful country girl that Suzann is, just removed her bra, looped it around the mare’s neck and led her back to the gate. All’s well that ends well. Then she simply put her brand new Victoria Secret $40 bra back on and resumed her work day!!! ——— ❁ ——— A while back, Aunt Samme was visiting with Emma on her Jr. Rodeo at Wells. Emma tells her a bit about it and then pops up with something more exciting! Very casually, “I just did some business with Jerry.” Jerry had a tiny baby calf, possible a twin, so he called Suzann if Emma wanted it. She did, and she wrote out the check for it (Suzann had to sign, of course) and Louie was hers. She gets up early before school and gets Louie his bottle every day or makes sure someone does. So goes the life of a little business person! ——— ❁ ——— There was a missed story of some cut up t-shirts at the Fair. I couldn’t get the little Garijo girls to tell me the whole thing so maybe some other time. Sounded like it could be interesting. ——— ❁ ——— Guess I’ve rambled on for long enough on some varied subjects so until next time, pray for rain. If praying is still allowed in out country!!!

Cow Bawls by Jeanne King

Yerington Cattlewoman Attends National Beef Industry Conference

Lucy Rechel chairs nutrition/health beef checkoff committee

Lucy Rechel, a cow-calf producer from Yerington, was among more than 750 cattlemen and women who gathered for the beef industry’s annual summer conference, July 25-28, in Denver. Rechel chaired the beef checkoff’s Joint Nutrition and Health Committee, one of a dozen producer committees that met during the conference to review funding proposals for the 2013 national beef checkoff program. Beef producers and importers pay $1-per-head to the checkoff each time a bovine animal is sold; the funds are used to support beef promotion, education and research in the United States and foreign markets. “Our committee recommended 2013 checkoff programs that build on the BOLD study. It came out this year and has given us credible scientific evidence that validates lean beef’s role in a heart-healthy diet,” Rechel said. “We want to make sure this research continues to be shared with health influencers and others in the health field.” Rechel is a director on the Federation of State Beef Councils, whose members serve on national checkoff committees. She is also chairman of the Nevada Beef Council. The Federation is an alliance of the 45 beef councils that collect the $1 checkoff. Beef councils send 50 cents to the Cattlemen’s Beef Board for national programs and retain 50 cents to use at the discretion of their producer-led boards. States may choose to voluntarily reinvest a portion of their checkoff back into national programs, through the Federation. For more information on the Nevada Beef Council, visit www.nevadabeef.org.

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Matthew 28:18-20: And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. GO therefore and make disciples [students] of all the nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, to the end of the age. NKJV

esus commissions His disciples to go to all the people and nations and teach them how to know Him and live for Him. Mark 16:15: And He said to them [His disciples], “Go into all the world AND preach [proclaim, exhort] the gospel [the good news] to every creature.” NKJV Who goes? Go ye (you go!) Not a Bible scholar? No problem, you can start now, and if all you can quote is John 3:16, then you can proclaim good news to someone who needs it. Okay you students, what do you preach? May I suggest – preach Jesus! So who and what is Jesus to you? A good question we should all ask ourselves. Matthew 16:13: Who do men [the world] say that I, the Son of Man, am? So they said, “Some say John the Baptist, some Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” He said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.” NKJV Who do you say He is? The world says He was a good man, a prophet, a teacher. But He is more. He is our redeemer, a friend that never leaves, a doctor for the sick. He is a promise of a sound mind, wealth for the poor. The deliverer of every habit. He is our Savior; our all in all. Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given; and the government will be upon His shoulder. And His Name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. NKJV His name is Wonderful. He is the beginning and the end. The Jews couldn’t kill Him, the Romans couldn’t kill Him, but He willingly laid down His life for us. For us! The grave couldn’t hold Him. He is the one who rose from the dead. He is our conquering hero, the victor, the one the devil could not tempt. He turned water into wine. He walked on water. He healed lepers. He opened the eyes of the blind and made the deaf hear. He was a teacher. He fed the multitudes. He even killed a fig tree. He is the Christ, and Son of the living God! He is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. For us – He sweated great drops of blood. For us – He had His beard ripped off His face. For us – He had His flesh ripped off His bones. For us – He wore a crown of thorns. For us – He had nails driven through His hands and feet; he was pierced for us. For us – He hung in shame on a cruel Roman cross, suffocating; bearing our sin, our sickness, our pain, redeeming man, putting us back in right standing with the Father. For us – He finished the race and rose in victory, taking back from Satan what man (Adam) had so foolishly given him. For us – He lived and died and gave man back the authority God had given him in the Garden of Eden. It’s because of Jesus that we have the Holy Spirit and all of His gifts and power. In Acts 10:38, Peter says that John (the Baptist) preached how God anointed Jesus of www.progressiverancher.com

Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, who went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with Him. NKJV That’s Jesus. That should be us. He is our example. Philippians 2:3-11: Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. Let each of you look out not only for his own interests, but also for the interests of others. Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. NKJV Again, that’s Jesus. That’s our example – humble, obedient, with a proper attitude. Let’s get to know Jesus through the studying of His Word. Then let’s go and preach Christ Jesus, the Son of the living God, to a lost and dying world. You are – The Preacher. Matthew 10:32-33: “Therefore whoever confesses Me before men, him I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, him I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven. Read II Chronicles 7:13-14. We need to humble ourselves, pray, seek God’s face and turn away from evil. This is the action that God directs when we (God’s folks) pray for our nation. Identify the sins of your city or nation and confess them to God. (Reference Nehemiah chapter 1.) Pray for our country and leaders. Remember to vote. Vote the Bible. Happy trails. May God richly bless you. We love you and would love to hear from you. If you would like someone to pray with, or just have a question, please give us a call at (775) 867-3100. ‘Til next time….

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Fumes From The Farm by Hank Vogler It amazes me that the founding fathers were involved in agriculture to the degree that they were. From the signers of the Declaration of Independence, to the men who ratified the constitution, ninety eight percent of these patriots were involved in agriculture. Today a mere one and one half percent of the population is involved in production agriculture to the level that they can make a living as full time farmers. One of the magic things about forming a representative Republic was the property rights of an individual was upheld. Remedy was given to protect that individual if indeed the public good could be proven to be invoked to take private property. From that came due process and the Fifth Amendment that addressed eminent domain. I wonder after twenty three years of being drug around by today’s government that the Hage family feels that all of their rights were upheld. Wayne Senior, his wife and his second wife never lived to see the outcome. No matter how you feel about the outcome the one fact that remains, a monster beguiled in red tape must be held accountable. Our way of life is dependent on the rule of law. The right to own property and the pursuit of happiness must be upheld for the Republics sake. Allowing more and more burdensome regulation to be forced on individual rights is a back door insidious assault on the core of this nation. Lady Liberty has tears in her eyes of what we have allowed to evolve. Thomas Jefferson was attributed with saying, “If you trade your freedom for security, you will be neither secure nor free”. With that in mind, we must all do our civic duty and VOTE. It is one of the few things that have not been taken from you. You can make lame excuses why you didn’t. We have heard them all. Remember that not voting means you give your vote to someone else. You may not even agree with him but his vote counts more and more by the fewer people that vote. I doubt that anyone would wonder for whom I will vote. The Democrats have evolved into the party of special interests, bureaucrats and union robots. The Republicans remind me of the mythical half man half horse from Greek Mythology. The party is rife with RINO’s,”Republican in name only”, They want to be in

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charge but don’t mind being invited to the party of excuses. Me I am going to vote against the incumbent. I fear Romney will cave to the “bagmen”, aka, Lobbyists in Washington D.C. I can vote to fire him next; but our current president is off the meter when it comes to a total government takeover of all of our freedoms. This is all being done in the name of knowing what is beast of us. For those of us that remember the teachings of the revolution of the Americas from Britain, we were told that the people were tired of taxation without representation, being forced to house British troops, loss of property rights, over burdensome regulation from a government so far removed from the people that no one understood the plight of the individual. HM, let’s think, does that sound a little familiar? Yes we have become our own worst enemy. The government closest to the people governs best. We do not need the Republicans to reinvent the wheel. We need to get the wheel back on the wagon. We need to simplify a burdensome government that is not interested in solving the problem. We have all the rules needed to bring this country to its knees. Let’s put the power back in local hands and starve the monster from its life blood. The money we send to Washington D.C. is the equivalent of buying a liquor store for an alcoholic. Somehow we feel that we can slake the monsters thirst by giving them all he can drink. Job one in the buearacracy is job one. Give them money and they will spend it all and ask for more. The government has no incentive to save. No politician wishes to lose a constituent so if everybody gets a little taste then the party continues. We must address these pitfalls. The beauty contest for president must be followed by the throwing the bums out of the house and the Senate. We must make the government fear the wrath of its people. As it is now a solution to the most minuscule problem means the money from the bagmen goes away. The influence of the committee languishes and the personnel within the department are no longer needed. These are all kryptonite type problems for our government. There is no incentive to excel. The emphasis to preserve the bureau within the government is all that matters. In flush times it is not so apparent. In lean times it is hard not to notice that the area around Washington D.C. has fewer than three percent unemployment. We must elect local officials with convictions. They must know full well who they represent. Once you send someone to Washington D.C., even if they went there with rather specific instructions, the bright lights and bagmen on every corner handing out money girls, boys or all-expense paid junkets, it’s hard to resist. Okay enough whining. Let’s talk about solutions. Now let me make a few suggestions. We must take the comfort index out of the game. Washington D.C. should be turned into a museum. The new capital will be moved to Point Barrow Alaska. Sorry Alaska, they won’t hang around much you’ll get used to it. They are like Lemmings anyway. They get thick they will just run off into the darkness. All Americans that wish to keep their status as a citizen must pay their taxes in person on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Yes, this is the prescribed day for elections. It used to be so people could vote after the fall harvest was complete. Now this day will be set aside as a national holiday and when you pay your taxes, your receipt will be a ballot. You don’t have to vote; but the transgressions in spending will be fresh in your mind by receiving your tax bill and you can vote accordingly. I have never thought it to be an accident that April fifteenth tax day was placed far enough away from Election Day that your temperature about the government tax money abuses has dropped to a more reasonable level. For every cabinet level department that is eliminated the politicians that vote for it will not have to stand elections for four years. Eliminating rules regulations and policies in large enough volumes will get you an extension of your term. If you are elected to office you will serve pro bono. The tax payers are working for nothing so should the politicians. Welfare will be for the people that it was originally intended. Limiting welfare will eliminate illegal immigration as the welfare people will need to work to receive charity. Any politician that wants a declaration for one more be kind to your Hamster week, will be stripped of citizen ship and set adrift in the Arctic Ocean If we need to declare war, all draft age children of politicians will be drafted into front line position in the infantry. All wars will be fought to win. If need be we level cities until the people we are fighting with will over throw their own government to stop the civilian losses. Hold No Quarter. We defeated the largest best equipped army the world ever knew with sneak attacks and propaganda until thirteen years later King George threw in the towel. We invented guerrilla war and we haven’t learned a thing since WWII, when we went with conviction and destroyed infrastructure until the will to fight was gone. Within six months of all conflicts, WE GO HOME. The list can go on forever. We must keep our government close to the people it serves and take the perpetuation of their power to a smaller level. Hang and Rattle Hank

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NEVADA STALLION STAKES

August 25-26 ★ Elko, Nevada

NSS Limited Snaffle Sire Rio Time Peppy Dual Chex Nu Freckles Cody DW He Be A Playgun

NSS Limited hackamore classes 5 5 Sequoias Smart Remedy Very Smart Remedy 1 8 Polishmychrome Chromesmal NSS open hackamore classes 7 3 Sheza Shiny Chex 9 4 Shiney Knickers 8 7 Very Handy Remedy 3 2 Graces Blue Boonsmal

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Horse Skipa Rio Spark Smokin Dual Chex Cody Little Annie Pepinics Lil Playgun

Fence

F 3 2 8 5

Rein

R 4 5 2 8

Herd

H 10 7 3 9

Jim Simpson Bill Doramus Rebecca Johnston Bunch/Shelman

Will Wakley Bill Doramus Rebecca Johnston Rolly Lisle

67.5 67.5 71 62

69 70 67.5 69

71.5 70 63 69

208 207.5 201.5 200

Ryan Markham Amelia Spratling

70 scr

0 scr

64 scr

134 scr

Shine By the Bay Nic It In the Bud Very Smart Remedy Playboy Boonsmal

Kenny & Tammy Lee Dean Stitzel Sandra L. Friberg/Flint Lee Tim Swickard

Flint Lee Brad Bowlen Flint Lee Tim Swickard

71 69 71.5 68

73.5 73.5 69 70

73.5 74 69.5 71.5

218 216.5 210 209.5

NRCHA open hackamore classes 7 3 Sheza Shiny Chex Shine By the Bay 8 7 Very Handy Remedy Very Smart Remedy 6 1 My Way Dandi Lena My Way

Kenny & Tammy Lee Sandra L. Friberg/Flint Lee Chad & Rachael Blaisdell

Flint Lee Flint Lee Chad Blaisdell

71 71.5 69.5

73.5 69 68

73.5 69.5 66.5

218 210 204

NRCHA Limited open hackamore classes 6 1 My Way Dandi Lena My Way

Chad & Rachael Blaisdell

Chad Blaisdell

69.5

66.5

204

NRCHA Non Pro hackamore classes 3 2 Graces Blue Boonsmal Playboy Boonsmal

Tim Swickard

71.5

209.5

Champion Stallion: Nic It In The Bud- Owned by Silver Spur Equine Scottsdale Arizona Reserve Champion Stallion: Sweet Lil Pepto

Open Hackamore Flint LEE NSS and NRCHA

NSS open Snaffle 30 5 6 Royal Nicaroo 25 14 4 Cat Scratch Diva 6 16 7 Dr Pepto First Shot 15 2 15 Sweet Lil Dualena

Nic It In the Bud WR This Cats Smart Freckled Lil Pepto Sweet Lil Pepto

Newt White Brandon & Sophie Buttars Dean & Sharon Rhoads Scott Wagner

Brandon Buttars Brandon Buttars Flint Lee Jason Romney

73 72 71.5 73

73 71 69.5 69.5

71.5 74 73.5 71.5

217.5 217 214.5 214

NSS LAE 3 yr old class 30 5 6 Royal Nicaroo 25 14 4 Cat Scratch Diva 6 16 7 Dr Pepto First Shot 11 10 16 Smokedakitty

Nic It In the Bud WR This Cats Smart Freckled Lil Pepto Catadance

Newt White Brandon & Sophie Buttars Dean & Sharon Rhoads Lynn Worthy

Brandon Buttars Brandon Buttars Flint Lee Gary Stark

73 72 71.5 70

73 71 69.5 68.5

71.5 74 73.5 71

217.5 217 214.5 209.5

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NSS bridle classes - open 3 4 Freckled Lil Pepto 14 7 Como Trigger Chex 5 9 Catadance 18 3 DW He Be a Playgun

Sweet Lil Pepto Como Chex Hobby Catalano Playgun

Dean & Sharon Rhoads Anne Louise Britton Cindy Urresti Bunch / Shelman

Flint Lee Flint Lee Gary Stark Cory Shelman

71.5 70.5 72 68

72.5 73 69 71

73 72.5 72.5 72.5

217 216 213.5 211.5

NSS Limited Bridle 23 6 Sailaway Playgirl 24 5 Fairlea Guns N Glory 26 2 Peppy Chex Bar 19 1 Lotta Lena Twist

Twist of Docs Fate Silver Gun Peppy Dual Chex Twist of Docs Fate

Lance Knudsen Gary & Lynne Zahigian Jimmy & Debbie Jones Gary & Candace Wines

Lance Knudsen JD Thacker Jimmy Jones Gary Wines

72.5 70 62 69.5

70.5 67.5 68 0

71 67.5 67.5 64

214 205 197.5 133.5

NRCHA NOV NON PRO BRIDLE CLASSES 23 6 Sailaway Playgirl Twist of Docs Fate 12 8 Hobbys Purple Haze Como Chex Hobby 16 1 Guninics Missy Guninic 26 2 Peppy Chex Bar Peppy Dual Chex

Lance Knudsen Julie Lingenfelter Gail Sprenger-Kolbe Jimmy & Debbie Jones

Lance Knudsen Julie Lingenfelter Gail Sprenger-Kolbe Jimmy Jones

72.5 69.5 66.5 62

70.5 70.5 69.5 68

71 70 70 67.5

214 210 206 197.5

NRCHA NON PRO BRIDLE CLASSES 12 8 Hobbys Purple Haze Como Chex Hobby 7 2 Emmy Roo 16 1 Guninics Missy Guninic 8 4 Codys Sierra Gypsy Sierras Top Cody

Julie Lingenfelter Karen Olson Gail Sprenger-Kolbe John R & Sandra Friberg

Julie Lingenfelter Karen Olson Gail Sprenger-Kolbe Sandy Friberg

69.5 69 66.5 64.5

70.5 69.5 69.5 69.5

70 69.5 70 71.5

210 208 206 205.5

NRCHA OPEN BRIDLE CLASSES 20 3 Alberts Bro Rusti 14 7 Como Trigger Chex 5 9 Catadance

Chex in My Genes Como Chex Hobby Catalano

Karl Smith Anne Louise Britton Cindy Urresti

Karl Smith Flint Lee Gary Stark

74 70.5 72

74.5 73 69

74.5 72.5 72.5

223 216 213.5

NRCHA TWO REINED CLASSES 27 2 Genuine Rednic 17 1 IX Smart Starlight

Nic It In the Bud Dox White Rabbit

John R & Sandra Friberg Liz Younger

Flint Lee Matt Hoekenga

72.5 67

72.5 70.5

73.5 70

218.5 207.5

70 70 64 69.5

68.5 71.5 71.5 69.5

71 64 68 62.5

209.5 205.5 203.5 201.5

NRCHA LAE 11 10 16 21 4 11 2 1 2 28 8 13

Hi Point Champion Nevada Stallion: Freckled Lil Pepto owned by Dean & Sharon Rhoads Rhoad Ranch Tuscarora Nevada

Smokedakitty JP Show Berry Spooks Smart Chic Rabbits Mirror Image

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Catadance Showstippin Boon Spooks Gotta Gun Dox White Rabbit

Lynn Worthy Rod Dowers Sliding Sister Ranch x Charles Amos

Gary Stark Nick Dowers Flint Lee Matt Mori

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Elko County Fair 2012

The J.M Capriola Outstanding Stockhorse Trophy was awarded to Jeff Garijo on his horse Pleasen Chick Magnet at the Elko County Fair. The winner is determined on a points accumulated basis fin Co-Ed Branding, Team Ranch Doctoring, Nevada Cattle working and all bridle classes.

Photos by Matt and JJ Roemmich

Flint Lee of Fallon won the Melvin Jones Memorial Trophy awarded tothe best all around rider at the fair. Since this was the third year Flint has earned this trophy, he gets to take it home. (Matt Roemmich photo)

JJ Roemmich awards first place in the Limited Bridle Class at Elko County Fair to Janie Welch of Winnemucca and her horse, Pepsi Tonic. Welch received $300 donatedf by Ranchers Realty, John and Roseann Carpenter, and a silver buckle donated by Steve and Val Wines. There were 16 horses entered. (submitted photo by Matt Roemmich)

Jennifer Black of Idaho circles her cow with Call Me Docs Hickory owned by Jolynn Maynard to win the Champion Nevada Cow Horse Class at Elko County Fair this year. Jennifer also won the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class. and the Open Bridle Class. She was fourth in the Nevada Cattle Working Class. (Photo by JJ Roemmich)

Limited Snaffle

73 71 74 72

217 216 213 211.5

Swingin Peppy Time Fletchs Red Merada Cash Maximum Smart

Non Pro Cowhorse Jamie Slagowski Jamie Slagowski Jess Reid Jess Reid Mary Branscomb Mary Branscomb Joi Brackenbury Joi Brackenbury

73 71 70 71

71 70.5 70.5 68.5

Polly Sr Chex Angie Jingles Sequoias Smart Remedy

Limited Hackamore Amelia Spratling Amelia Spratling Michael Mori Michael Mori Buzzetti Family Kathi Wines Ryan Markham Ryan Markham

70 68 70 66

69 71 66 71.5

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144 141.5 140.5 139.5

Ix Smart Starlight Heavens Wild Cat Bonds Juniper Jp Freckles Fudd

Two Reined Class Liz Younger Matt Hoekenga Dave Grashuis Flint Lee Will Delong Will Delong Dennis Bieroth Casey Bieroth

73 71 65 68

73.5 71 67 64.5

71 72 70 67

217.5 214 202 199.5

Nevada Cattle Working Horse Pleasen Chick Magnet Freckle Lil Pepto Buttermilk Ima Peppy Temptation

209 208 204 197.5

Jeff Garijo Sharon Rhoads Matt and Leah Mori Jolynn Maynard

Rider Jeff Garijo Flint Lee Matt Mori Jennifer Black

73 70 71 69

75 73 71 71

148 143 142 140

Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Class Horse

70 69 68 60

Owner

Hot Shot Olena MR C Tallulah Fox Sunny Smokes

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Owner Jolynn Maynard Eddie King Katie DeLong Tana Gallagher

Rider

Total

73 74 71 69.5

219 218 212.5 210

Total

71 71 68 70

75 73 72 72

Fence

Open Snaffle Billie Filippini Brad Bowlen Barbara Hodges Flint Lee Dean & Sharon Rhoads Flint Lee Jolyn Maynard/Jennifer Black Jennifer Black

Feathers N Lace Spooks Smart Chic Dr Pepto First Shot Quanahs Kitty Twister

Kenny Lee Dean Stitzel Charley Gardner Katie Groves

72 72 71.5 70

Fence

Total 213.5 212.5 207.5 206.5

Kenny Lee Dean Stitzel Charley & Tanice Gardner Katie Groves

72 73 69 68

Rein

Fence 73 68 70 66

R DIAMOND CAT SHEZA CLASSIC OAK CHEXS DYNAMITE STAR SMOOTHIE

Rider

Herd

Rein 69.5 71.5 68.5 68.5

Owner

Nevada Hackamore Sandra Friberg Flint Lee Dean Stitzel Brad Bowlen Jolynn Maynard Jennifer Black Jeff Garijo Jeff Garijo

Herd

Herd 71 73 69 72

Horse

Very Handy Remedy Shiney Knickers Hot As Hickory Diamond J Legend

Jennifer Black Samme Engelson Katie DeLong Tana Gallagher

72 71 72 70

73 70 67 71

73 72 71 69

218 213 210 210

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The Open Branding Team Contest winners with a time of 6:13:60 were the Jim Ranch Team of Dirk, Daxton and Steve Jim and Ira Walker. They are seen in this photo on the track in front of the grandstand receiving their awards from Tony Zunino on the left, Linda Zunino on the right and John and Candace Roderick with their children in front who, along with Delbert Zunino of Jiggs, sponsored the Chad Zunino Memorial trophy.. Neff Diesel Repair and Performance donated $500 and the Elko Federal Creedit Union, Jim Davis and Superior Livestock Auction donated a silver buckle to each member of the winning team. Eddie Brooks Saddlery, Ellison Electric and Elko Vet Clinic donated added money to the purse. A gift certificate for $100 was donated by J.M. Capriola Company to any branding team member who was riding a Capriola saddle. (submitted photos by J.J. Roemmich) Winners of the Women’s Branding Contest at Elko County Fair were Flying M Ranch team of Timmy Lyn DeLong, Rita Fowler, Tammy Lee and Georgia Black of Winnemucca. Timmy Lyn DeLong is seen branding a yearling in this photo. The team received $500 in added money from Neff Diesel and Repair and Performance, and buckles to each team member by Elko Federal Credit Union, Jim Davis and Superior Livestock Auction as well as a gift certificate for $100 from J.M. Capriola Company to any person riding a Capriola saddle. Eddie Brooks Saddlery, Ellison Electrc and Elko Vet Clinic donated added money to the purse.

The co-ed branding contest was won by the DeLong/Garijo Team from Denio with members Katie and Will DeLong and Jaci and Jeff Garijo. The received $500 in added money from John Byers and Bert Gurr of Adobe Insurance and each got a silver buckle donated by Gallagher Ford and Kafoury/ Armstrong.

Non Pro Cowhorse Champion, Jamie Slagowski

Limited Hackamore Champion, Kenny Lee

Limited Hackamore Champion, Amelia Spratling

Women’s Class Rein

Fence

Total

Jennifer Black Samme Engelson Katie DeLong Tana Gallagher

72 71 72 70

73 70 67 71

73 72 71 69

218 213 210 210

Limited Bridle Janie Welch Janie Welch Taylor Wakley & Millie Spratling Taylor Wakley Mary Branscomb Mary Branscomb Lance Knudsen Lance Knudsen

73 68 71 72

71 71 70 71

72 73 70 68

216 212 211 211

Rein

Fence

Rope

Total

Pepsi Tonic Jackie Cash Sailaway Playgirl

Herd

Hot Shot Olena MR C Tallulah Fox Sunny Smokes

Rider

Herd

Horse

71 72 69 67

70.5 70.5 69.5 70

74 73 71 68

71 69 73 65

286.5 284.5 282.5 270

Owner Jolynn Maynard Eddie King Katie DeLong Tana Gallagher

Open Snaffle Champion, Brad Bowlen

Champion Nevada Cowhorse Horse Call me Doc’s Hickory Pleasen Chick Magnet Romeo Sly Little Lena

Owner

Rider

Jolynn Maynard Jeff Garijo Katie Groves Zack & April Kelley

Jennifer Black Jeff Garijo Doug Groves Zack Kelley

Flint Lee Open Snaffle. (JJ Roemmich photos)

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Rein

Owner Jolynn Maynard Kenneth & Lorna Jones Dean &Sharon Rhoads Ann Britton

Herd

Horse Call MeDocs Hickory Smart Smokum Chic Freckle Lil Pepto Como Trigger Chex

71 73 70 64

73 72 72 71.5

75 73 74 72

219 218 216 210.5

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Five-year-old Hanna Rose Kelley of Carlin, daughter of April and Zack, won the Young Buckaroo eight and under class at Elko County Fair on Labor Day. She rode the Kelley horse, Tiptop Pistol. In this photo, Jeanne King and JJ Roemmich are giving her the awards: a trophy donated by Eddie and Jeanne King and a buckle sponsored by Mike Laughlin and Lee Raine. There were 17 young buckaroos showing. Second place went to Hank Whitaker of Starr Valley on his grandfather Bill Horn’s horse, Dibbles and he received a saddle blanket donated by Mike and Theresa Marvel of Battle Mountain. Quade Fillippni on his horse, Tea horse, was third. Riley Roderick of Jiggs on his horse, Sneeky, was fourth. Quaid McKay on the KC Ranch horse Stetson was fifth. Riders first through fifth received money in memory of Charlie Van Norman and all riders received brushes donated by IFA.

The Best Boy Rider award sponsored by Joe and Tracy Wines of Ruby Valley went to Hank Whitaker on Dibbles. Joe Wines presents the award. (submitted photos by Matt Wines)

The Best Boy Rider buckle went to Rigo Cordova who received it with his little sister in the saddle. The buckle was donated by Tammy and Tony Buzzetti and the award was made by Stock Horse Secretary J.J. Roemmich. (submitted photos by Matt Roemmich)

Junior Riders 13-16 Joe Marvel Caleb Logan Shawn & Mindy Goemmer Dally Goemmer Bea Venable Clay Gorden Eddie & Jeanne King Caden Wiley

Ernie Chino Pepsi Dyno

73 71 66 70

71 68 72 0

71 72 70 70

215 211 208 140

Junior Riders 9-12

Severe Livestock Rigo Cordova Joe & Tracy Wines Isaac Mori

Tiptop Pistol Dibbles Tea Horse Sneeky

Young Buckaroos April Kelley Hannah Rose Kelley Bill Horn Hank Whitaker Quade Filippini Quade Filippini Riley Roderick Riley Roderick

Ryn Severe Rigo Cordova Matt Wines Isaac Mori

Total

Docs Hick Olena Cuervo Tia Mervs Hattie

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Rider

Herd

Owner

Rein

Horse

70.5 72.5 70 71.5

73 71 72 70

143.5 143.5 142 141.5

71.5 70 72 69.5

72 71 68 70

143.5 141 140 139.5

The winner of the Young Riders nine through 12 at Elko County Fair Stock Horse Show was Ryn Severe who lives at Hot Creek which is south of Eureka. He rode the Severe Livestock Horse, Docs Hick Olena. He won $100 donated by Blach Distributing and a silver buckle donated by IFA. Hunter Buzzetti of Lamoille makes the award in this photo. There were 12 in the class. Second went to Rigo Cordova on his horse, Cuervo He received $40 donated by Arctic Circle and Shawn and Linda Defevre and a saddle blanket donated by Mike and Theresa Marvel. Third went to Matt Wines of Ruby Valley riding Joe and Tracy Wines horse, Tia. He received $25 from Elko Blacksmith. Fourth went to Isaac Mori of Paradise Valley on his horse Mervs Hattie. Isaac received $20 donated by Buster and Gwen Wines. Fifth went to Riata Goemmer on Shawn and Mindy’s Goemmer’s horse, Levi. Riata received $15 donated by Arctic Circle and Shawn and Linda Defevre.

Riata Gemmer on Shawn and Mindy’s horse, Levi, won the Best Girl Rider Award in the Labor Day Weekend’s Elko County Fair. The award was made by Hunter Buzzetti of Lamoille. She received $100 from Blach Distributing, and a silver buckle from Intermountain Farmers. (submitted photo by Matt Roemmich)

Emma Garijo on her horse Freddie was named best girl rider of the Eight and Under Young Buckaroo class at Elko County Fair during the Labor Day Weekend. The award is being made by Stock Horse Chairman Tony Buzzetti and Stock Horse Secretary, J.J. Roemmich. (submitted photo by Matt Roemmich)

Team Roping Results By Mary Branscomb

Ron Williams and Michael Mori won the No. 15 team roping pot at Elko County Fair on the Labor Day Weekend and Eric Freeman and Dirk Jim won the No. 11 pot, reported Jerry Jones who, with Jeff Jones, put on the event that drew 250 teams, mostly Nevada ropers. The other No. 15 winners were Ron Williams and Casey Felton, second; Ron Williams and Quinn Mori, third; Kelsey Krenka and Joe Wines, fourth; and Moe Cady and Ira Walker, fifth.

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The other No. 11 winners were Mark Eldridge and Justin McDermott, second; Wayne Rowley and Ed Hintz, third; Joe Wines and Ross Wines, fourth; and Ramon Cordova and Nathan Kelly Jr., fifth. Both Jerry and Jeff Jones live in the Lamoille area and they provided the cattle to put on the event. Jerry Jones said they appreciated the many ropers and others who helped. “We couldn’t have done it without the many people who worked,” he said. www.progressiverancher.com

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Hage Forage Right Trial Ends With BLM and U.S. Forest Service Employees Found in Contempt RENO, NV—Friday, August 31, a weeklong show-cause hearing ended with Chief Federal District Court Judge Robert C. Jones finding Tonopah Bureau of Land Management (BLM) manager Tom Seley and Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest Service ranger (USFS) Steve Williams in contempt of court. The contempt, including witness intimidation, occurred during the pendency of the five-year-old forage right case,U.S. v. Estate of E. Wayne Hage and Wayne N. Hage. Seley was specifically found having intent to destroy the Hages’ property and business interests. “Mr. Seley can no longer be an administrator in this BLM district. I don’t trust him to be unbiased. Nor can he supervise anybody in this district,” the judge stated in his order from the bench. The contempt finding was the result of the USFS and BLM having filed suit against Wayne N. Hage and the Estate of E. Wayne Hage in 2007 but then also seeking alternative remedies while the case was pending in derogation of the court’s jurisdiction. “The problem is Mr. Seley especially, and to a lesser extent, Mr. Williams...had to kill the business of Mr. Hage. They had to stop him in any way possible,” the judge noted as the motive for their contemptuous actions. “My problem was that you were seeking remedy outside this court,” he added. The court noted, “You got a random draw of a judge. You submitted to this civil process.” Then, Seley and Williams pursued their own remedies by trying to extort money out of third-party ranchers who had leased cattle to Wayne N. Hage. They issued trespass notices, demands for payments, their own judgments, and in one instance coerced a $15,000 settlement. All of this was done during the time the court had jurisdiction over these issues. Counts against Seley and Williams included filing on top of the Hages’ vested and certificated stockwater rights with intent of converting those rights to a new permittee; sending 75 solicitations for 10-year grazing permits in the Ralston allotment aiming to destroy the Hages’ grazing preferences and water rights; issuing temporary permits to third parties, in particular Gary Snow of Fallon, Nev., with the knowledge that Snow’s cattle would drink the waters belonging to the Hage family; and, finally, the assessment of fines, penalties and judgments on third parties whose cattle were under the legal www.progressiverancher.com

possession of Wayne N. Hage. Judge Jones remarked about the July 26 Federal Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling in the parallel constitutional Fifth Amendment takings case, U.S. v. Hage. The court expressly said the Hages have “an access right” to their waters. He also noted that the court did not overturn any of the Hages’ property rights that the Court of Claims found the Hages to own. Also, the takings that were overturned were overturned on the basis that the claims were not ripe, not because the government was acting correctly. The hearing began Monday, August 27, with a cadre of agency heads from Washington, D.C., regional and state offices turning up in Reno to defend their policies and employees in court. After intense questioning by the court, Judge Jones made witness credibility findings in which USFS Region 4 Director Harv Forsgren was found lying to the court, and Nevada head of the USFS, Jeanne Higgins, was not entirely truthful. After those findings, several other named witnesses did not testify. In his bench ruling Friday night, Judge Jones stated: “The most persuasive testimony of anybody was Mr. Forsgren. I asked him has there been a decline in AUMs [animal unit months/livestock numbers] in the West. Then I asked him has there been a decline in the region, or this district. He said he doesn’t know. He was prevaricating. His answer speaks volumes about his intent and his directives to Mr. Williams.” The court noted that anybody who is school age or older knows “the history of the Forest Service in seeking reductions in AUMs and even an elimination of cattle grazing during the last four decades. Not so much with the BLM—they have learned that in the last two decades.” In his findings of witness intimidation, Judge Jones noted: “Their threats were not idle. They threatened one witness’s father’s [grazing] allotment.” The judge referenced testimony wherein Steve Williams delivered trespass notices accompanied by an armed employee. In one instance the armed man snuck up behind one of the witnesses with his hands ready to draw his guns. “Packing a gun shows intent,” the court noted. In explaining the findings to Seley and Williams, the court found there was “intent to deprive this court of jurisdiction by intimidation of witnesses and threats against witnesses.” He added, “Where you crossed the line is you took civil action yourself in

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order to kill the business of Hage.” Seley and Williams were held personally liable for damages totaling over $33,000 should the BLM and USFS fail to fund the losses to Hage and third parties. In addition, Judge Jones imposed an injunction wherein the BLM and USFS are prevented from interfering with third-party leasing relationships when the livestock are in the clear operational control of Wayne N. Hage. The judge ordered Hage to reapply for a grazing permit and ordered the federal government to immediately issue permits to the Hages for the winter grazing season on the Ralston allotment. The judge said he had already written 100 pages of his final decision from the main trial ending June 6. He indicated his published decision should be forthcoming in early October. Wayne N. Hage represented himself, pro se, and Mark Pollot, a Boise, Idaho, attorney, represented the Estate.

113 Ranch in Panaca, Nevada. Good money maker in great country! This 631 acre farm borders the scenic Rainbow Canyon State Park. Alfalfa Production averages around 7.5 ton per acre in this area yet the 5,000’ elevation still provides the high protein and TDN valued by the Dairies. Exceptionally nice improvements including a 3700 sq. ft. home, concrete horse barn, hay storage for over 300 ton, a 400 hd. Feedlot made of pipe and concrete, livestock scales, and large shop and storage buildings. 5 pivots , three of which are in new alfalfa this year. Price: $2.8 million. Clover Valley Farm No. 2: 242 Acres of which 160 are water righted . Two irrigation wells and a stock well plus the main residential well. Nice newer manufactured home , a 5 car detached garage, a 5000 sq. ft metal building with concrete floor, a 2400 sq. ft pole barn with gravel floor, green house. Priced to sell at $500.000. Steptoe Valley Farm: Nice Alfalfa and Grass Hay Farm in beautiful country! Approx. 1000 acres with around 700 acres of water rights. Six wells pump water to 5 center pivots and a field flooded or ready for wheel-line hookup. Nice manufactured home for a residence. $3,000,000. Price Reduced to $2,750,000. Can add grazing land! Indian Creek Ranch: White Pine County, Nevada Super hunting property surrounded by Public lands and has plentiful Mule Deer, Antelope and Elk. There is a large Spring arising on high ground that could provide pressure for hydro power, or gravity flow domestic or irrigation water. Price REDUCED TO SELL to $275,000. For the 126 acres with spring at foot of Mtn or $325,000 for the 206 acres.

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Over 650 deeded acres on the Humboldt River near Elko and adjoining the new Port of Elko Industrial Park. Over 300 acres of Surface water rights out of the Humboldt River, lots of sand and gravel, adjoins I-80 and has access at Exit. Price: $1,200,000. May be a good fit with the Elko Co. 10,705 deeded acres with BLM permit offered below. Elko County 10,705 Deeded acres with BLM permit and 50% of the mineral rights. Only $1,391,650. Existing income from minerals lease and grazing lease. This may be the best 401K ever and an excellent target for a 1031 Exchange! Mason Mountain Ranch: Great summer ranch with 3782 deeded acres plus small BLM permit, Plus two (2) landowner Elk Tags. Located approx. 75 miles North of Elko . Runs approx. 300 pair for the summer. Approx. 89 acres of meadows irrigated with water stored in Reservoir/fishing hole which also acts as Red Band Trout hatchery. Home and outbuildings for a good cow camp. Phone but no power. Price: $1,595,000. Pending but will still show and take back-up offers! Tent Mountain Ranch, Starr Valley , Nevada. 3500 Deeded acres at the foot of the majestic East Humboldt Range the Northern extension of the Ruby Mountains. Several perennial Streams flow through the ranch and wildlife are a daily part of the scenery. Improvements are good with a large home approx. 5,000. sq.ft, plus a second modular home and beautiful Mountain Cabin. Barn with water, hay barn, and other storage. Access onto paved road. Actually 18 legal parcels and parcel pricing would start at $1,200 AC. Price: REDUCED AGAIN TO $3,700,000.

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Educated Cows Eat Weeds!

Great Basin College agriculture student Candice Schrecengost and friends at the UNR Agricultural Research Station on the Gund Ranch, Grass Valley, Nevada.

reat Basin College agriculture student Candice Schrecengost is working at the University of Nevada Agricultural research station at the Gund Ranch in Grass Valley, NV. Schrecengost has been able to hone her comprehensive ranching skills, but more importantly, work to train a group of 20 heifers to eat invasive Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens) and short whitetop (Cardaria draba). Following the techniques developed by “Livestock for Landscapes” innovator Kathy Voth, the heifers went through a 12-day training period before being turned into a pasture with large infestations of the two weed species along with native species of rabbitbrush, sagebrush, and basin wildrye. This preliminary study was conducted to test Ms. Voth’s methods on two weed species that almost all previous research had indicated were unpalatable for cattle. Voth conducted a workshop on the GBC campus in 2011, training thirty agricultural professionals from industry and state and federal agencies. She also worked directly with ranchers in Ruby Valley. One of the Ruby Valley ranchers, Lance Knudsen, also taught cows to eat Russian knapweed this summer. Now that the heifers have been trained, Great Basin College, in a partnership with UNR, plans to submit research or demonstration project grants to complete an integrated pest management project for reducing the weed infestations at the Gund Ranch. The projects will utilize cattle as part of the tool-kit, as well as

integrating other control measures. Conducting research or demonstration projects at the Gund Ranch provides students at both institutions with experiential learning and problem solving opportunities, while receiving individual mentoring throughout the project. According to the Livestock for Landscapes website, Voth’s methods are based on decades of science, ultimately training cattle to become weed managers. The method is considered a “game-changer” for the cattle industry. Agri-businesses can save thousands of dollars in annual expenses, providing the opportunity to manage livestock more economically. The management method also contributes to a healthy range landscape. It is a comprehensive project that advances stewardship of both livestock and range land. Schrecengost, last year’s Great Basin College Aggie Club President, is working toward completion of an Associate of Science degree at GBC. For more information on the Great Basin College Agriculture Program, log on to www.gbcnv.edu/agriculture. Information on Livestock for Landscapes can be found at www.livestockforlandscapes.com. Great Basin College is a member institution of the Nevada System of Higher Education and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. For 40 years GBC has provided opportunities in higher education for rural Nevadans. GBC awards Certificates of Achievement, Associate and select Baccalaureate degrees using a variety of instructional methods.

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Open Branding Results 1st Place, $672: Tonto, Nathan young, Cachu Melendez, Lee Jones 2nd Place, $400: Sterling Wines, Nathan Hicks, Cody Harris, Duane Hicks 3rd Place, $268: Lance Moore, Monty Moore, Mike Morrison, Tedd Heggie Coed Branding Results 1st Place, $616: Lee Jones, Shelley Jones, John Dennis, Katie Dennis 2nd Place, $368: Sterling Wines, Nathan Hicks, Amber Hicks, Brigett Morrison 3rd Place, $244: Nathan Young, Troy Young, Cody Harris, LesAnn Harris Oldest Branding Team, $100: Tedd Heggie, Duane Hicks, Charly Seal, Karen Wines Youngest Branding Team, $100: Charly Seal, Jamie Wines, Tony Lopez, Monty Moore Fastest Family Branding Team, $100: Sterling Wines, Nathan Hicks, Cody Harris, Duane Hicks

Saddle Bronc 1st Place: Buck Demers, $702.50

Cutting and Corralling Results 1st Place, $603: Lee Jones, John Dennis, Katie Dennis 2nd Place, $453: Sam Matheson, Jessica Anderson, Doreen Larsen 3rd Place, $300: Cachu Melendez, Chapo Dowl, David Gomez 4th Place, $150: Arturo Vega Sr., Arturo Vega Jr., Nathan Young Oldest Team, $75: Jeff Freeze, Gary Lane, Bunny Lane Youngest Team, $75: Brittanie Reid, Charly Seal, Janelle Flake Fastest Family Team, $75: Sterling Wines, Nathan Hicks, Amber Hicks

Jr. Barrel Racing 1st Place: Jamie Wines, $132.30 2nd Place: Jenna Gubler, $88.20

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Ranch Bronc 1st Place: Roberto Melendez, $722.50 2nd Place: Tommy Stowell, $433.50 3rd Place: Cade Jensen, $289 Steer Stopping 1st Place: Katie Dennis, $364 2nd Place: Kelbee Cheeney, $243 Steer Riding 1st Place: Ryan Bensen, $252

Sr. Barrel Racing 1st Place: Veronica Stewart, $405 2nd Place: Courtney Bellander, $243 3rd Place: Kelbee Cheeney, $162 Team Roping 1st Place Friday: Mario Munoz and Mark Noyes, $900 1st Place Saturday: Cody Odgers and Mario Munoz, $900 Calf Roping 1st Place: Marc Morrison, $270 Bull Riding No qualified rides

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SOCIETY FOR RANGE MANAGEMENT The Case for Active Wyoming Big Sagebrush Management

John Swanson, Sherm Swanson, Brad Schultz, Kent McAdoo, Gary McCuin

evada citizens have long enjoyed the many values and benefits of big sagebrush – our State flower. For some, it’s that sharp aroma after a hot day’s thunderstorm. For others, it’s knowing about the many forage and cover values that sagebrush has for wildlife. For the new calves, sagebrush can provide cover on those frigid, windy January and February days. Sagebrush, as some Nevada ranchers have discovered, is even a potential, renewable forage opportunity. And – certainly – those sagebrush stems can sure come in handy when we need to get our pickup truck out of that mud hole! At the same time, we’ve all seen the challenges and risks that sagebrush can present. Sometimes despite our best management efforts (including non-use), we are unable to get new grasses and forbs established and growing beneath the sagebrush overstory. Although thick stands of sagebrush can (but not always) provide excellent wildlife habitat, they also increase the risk for catastrophic wildfire. When intense fire burns areas that lack abundant perennial grass plants between the sagebrush, cheatgrass and/or other exotic plant species typically become dominant. When this occurs, our management options have been narrowed. We either accept the exotics; or we do the often costly, risky and time-consuming vegetation repair work. Are there ways to help avoid these kinds of situations? In this and subsequent articles, we argue that there are. We believe that the solutions lie first, in understanding the behaviors of various plant communities with and without disturbance. And second, how and when we choose to actively manage the sagebrush component within those communities. Wyoming Big Sagebrush There are three common subspecies of big sagebrush in Nevada: mountain, Wyoming and basin. Mountain big sage is typically found in the upper elevations where it may get covered by snow. Basin big sage typically grows on the deep, loamy, non-saline soils found in many valley bottoms. Wyoming sagebrush occurs on drier and warmer soils below mountain big sagebrush and on soils that are not as deep where basin big sagebrush grows. It occupies more Nevada rangeland than any other kind of sagebrush. Of the three big sagebrush community types, Wyoming sagebrush communities experience the most erratic precipitation and soil moisture patterns. This makes them the most difficult to manage and the hardest to improve or restore once they lose their perennial grass/forb understories and/or have become ridden with exotic weeds. Unfortunately, many exotic species are most competitive in these lower elevation sites. Some of our collaborators stated that they have pretty much figured out how to manage (and what vegetation responses to expect from) mountain big sagebrush stands. In their words: “It’s in the Wyoming big sagebrush stands where the questions exist.” In which situations should managers seed (or not seed) following fire? What are the indicators that tell us if a particular native or introduced plant community will prosper after fire (is “resilient”), versus those that tell us a community will transition to exotic species (is “non-resilient”)? What can land managers do to make non-resilient plant communities more resilient, so they can continue to provide the many values that sagebrush, perennial grasses and forbs provide? Which of the many tools that reduce competition from sagebrush ar3e most effective at increasing resilience of sagebrush sites? Under what conditions are they most effective for keeping these sites resilient? Our Project Our team is looking at historical records, listening to collaborators, and doing field studies to address the fore-mentioned questions for Wyoming big sagebrush communities. Specifically, we are working to learn about vegetation change resulting from past wildfire events, Aroga moth (a native sagebrush defoliator) infestations and land treatments. We want to improve the land manager’s ability to predict how Wyoming sagebrush communities might respond to different human- and non-human-caused disturbance events such as land treatments and wildfires. We are attempting to answer questions such as: What are

the conditions (“states”) in which these communities tend to bounce back after wildfire or other major natural disturbance (such as Aroga moth infestations)? Conversely, under what conditions will these communities not recover and instead become dominated by less productive or more weedy plants? What management actions can be applied at which times to sagebrush communities to achieve or maintain resilient states, so they can endure and prosper under the inevitable disturbances that will occur? Preventative Land Treatments The term “preventative land treatment” is less important than the concept: actively managing (treating) vegetation when the plant community has the ability to recover from the disturbance and not transition to a cheatgrass or other exotic weed community. Many sagebrush communities have lost so many of their perennial herbaceous plants that when a disturbance occurs, there is nothing that prevents the establishment of weeds. One option: Prior to reaching this state, and when sufficient perennial grass abundance exists, managers can apply a preventative land treatment to release these plants from competition with sagebrush. Releasing (increasing) these plants can deter or reduce weed establishment and dominance for decades to come. This also can help improve the productivity, vigor, cover and/or density of the plant community. These outcomes benefit the many users of these products, but most importantly they can armor the community from a significant, undesired change when a wildfire or other major disturbance eventually occurs. It is not difficult to find scientific and other literature on this topic (a visit with your Cooperative Extension Educator can provide you local information). Some of the characteristics of preventative land treatments include the following: 1. Rehabilitative land treatments are done to repair damage that has already occurred. (In Wyoming big sagebrush sites, these are usually costly and risky). Preventative land treatments are done to keep the damage from occurring in the first place. 2. Rehabilitative land treatments normally involve seeding, whereas preventative land treatments do not. Rather, they apply management actions to change the relative abundance of the existing plant species (whether native or introduced) to improve the health and functioning of the site. 3. If there are few or no desired (native or introduced) perennial grass species in the plant community, applying a preventative land treatment usually makes the situation worse. If cheatgrass or other weedy species are present at time of treatment, you can be assured that these (along with other species) will often increase also. It is important to recognize when not to use a tool or treatment because it is being applied too late to be preventative. 4. A recent scientific study showed that preventative management is in general much more cost-effective than rehabilitation-type approaches. 5. Numerous types of preventative treatments have been applied to Wyoming big sagebrush sites in Nevada. Among these are mowing, aerating, disking, prescribed burning, herbicide spraying, and targeted livestock grazing. They typically reduce sagebrush cover and/or density, but unlike hot wildfire, do not typically eliminate all the sagebrush in a treatment site. 6. Although there can be a variety of goals associated with a particular treatment, one typical outcome is an increase in perennial grass abundance, which in turn can help prevent the site from transitioning to a cheatgrass or other weed dominated state. 7. There are many places where proper implementation of these preventative land treatments have resulted in fuels reduction, perennial grass/forb increases, soil stabilization, increased vegetation diversity, and/or highway corridor visibility (safety) improvement. Next Article Next time around, we will discuss what we have discovered on our rangelands during the past couple years. We’ll continue our discussion with some notes about how each of the major plant groups (sagebrush, perennial grasses, forbs and cryptogams) seem to interact with each other. Also, we will discuss outcomes of the wildfire events, Aroga moth infestations, and preventative land treatments that have been studied.

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News From the Nevada Beef Council: CHECKING-IN ON YOUR BEEF CHECKOFF

Nevada Beef Council Seeks Educational Activities Coordinator The Nevada Beef Council (NBC) currently has an opening for an Educational Activities Coordinator. This part-time, contract position coordinates the NBC’s state outreach efforts at the producer, consumer and K-12 educational levels. The duties encompass a wide range of responsibilities, including representing the NBC at consumer and producer events; attending fairs and Ag in the Classroom activities; and networking with state association and beef council staff. For more information regarding this position, contact Bill Dale, NBC executive director, at (877) 554-2333, or email your resume and references to askus@nevadabeef.org. For information about the NBC, visit www.nevadabeef.org.

Beefing Up Resources for Retailers In July, the checkoff launched a refreshed version of BeefRetail.org that makes it easier than ever for retailers to access information to support strong beef sales from their meat cases. The enhanced functions and new features are the culmination of a nine-month overhaul that incorporates business-to-business best practices for website marketing and responds to feedback from retail leaders and a review of web metrics.

Encouraging More Beef on More Menus In partnership with Jack in the Box, the checkoff led a “Beef 101” training session to educate the chain’s R&D, procurement and marketing departments about beef checkofffunded programs and resources and to spark interest in adding more beef to Jack in the Box menus. Topics addressed through the training included current beef flavor trends, research and development of new beef cuts, and modern beef production. Based on the positive response from participants, the checkoff will look at holding similar training sessions with other leading foodservice operations. For more, visit BeefFoodservice.com.

Building Beef Sales at Restaurant Chains The checkoff helped introduce two new beef items in cooperative promotions with two foodservice operators in recent months. In cooperating with the checkoff, Homestyle Dining launched a new steak item – a half-pound Flame-Grilled NY Strip Steak – in 170 Ponderosa

and Bonanza Steakhouses across 20 states – originally as a limited-time offer this spring. But the steak generated an average of nearly 5 percent of the sales per restaurant during the promotion, so the chain extended the NY Strip Steak to its regular menu, at least through the remainder of 2012. Seventy percent of Ponderosa’s and Bonanza’s menus are dedicated to beef. Meanwhile, the checkoff partnered with fast casual operator Taco Cabana to introduce a beef promotion to increase customer awareness of beef menu items and drive beef sales during all three main meals of the day.

Focusing on Nutrition and Value A recent checkoff-funded consumer study found that nutrition reassurance and innovative value propositions are the strongest motivators for consumers to increase their beef consumption. Indications for the checkoff include extending the reach of current messages about beef’s nutritional value and promoting innovative portion sizes. Accordingly, work with retailers and restaurants will include efforts to encourage offering of small, expertly trimmed steaks in the meat case and at foodservice to increase beef purchases.

Uncovering the Power of Protein Increased protein intake can reduce muscle loss in elderly populations, according to recent population-based research studies funded by the checkoff. Results hypothesize that what has commonly been considered an inevitable loss of skeletal muscle with aging could be delayed or offset by maintaining or building muscle through proper nutrition and exercise. A new report in the British Journal of Nutrition highlights the study, noting the importance of combining higher protein intake with exercise to maintain or even gain muscle mass. The cross-sectional study collected data on participants ≥50 years old in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES 2003-2006), analyzing associations between total protein intake, physical activity level and appendicular skeletal muscle mass index. The combined effect of higher protein intake and muscle-strengthening exercises associated positively with skeletal muscle mass, and associations between total protein intake and skeletal muscle mass were much stronger in obese subjects who were physically active in either vigorous aerobic or muscle-strengthening exercises. The study’s results demonstrate that engaging in exercise, particularly vigorous aerobic activity; can help preserve muscle mass, especially when combined with greater intakes of high-quality protein, such as beef.

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Should You Prepare for “Fiscal Cliff”? As an investor, you can sometimes still feel you’re at the mercy of forces beyond your control. This may be especially true today, when the Federal Reserve has warned of an approaching “fiscal cliff.” What can you do in the face of such a dire prediction? First of all, you need to understand what led to the Fed’s remarks. Here’s the story: Some $1.2 trillion in spending cuts are scheduled to begin in 2013 while, simultaneously, the Bush-era tax cuts — including the reduction in capital gains and dividend taxes — are set to expire. This combination of spending cuts and higher taxes could take some $600 billion out of the economy, leading to a possible recession — and maybe something much worse, at least in the eyes of the Fed. Still, there’s no need for panic. Despite its political infighting, Congress is likely to reduce the “cliff” to a smaller bump, though it probably won’t happen until after the election. But as an investor, you may need to be prepared for two significant events: market volatility, at least in the short

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term, and higher taxes, probably for the foreseeable future. To combat market volatility, you need to own a broadly diversified portfolio that can handle “bumps,” “cliffs” and other rugged investment terrain. This means you’ll need a mix of stocks, bonds and other securities that are suitable for your needs. (Keep in mind, though, that while diversification can reduce the impact of market volatility, it cannot guarantee profits or protect against losses.) You may also need to “rebalance” your portfolio to ensure that it’s still aligned with your goals, risk tolerance and time horizon, despite the impact of volatility. Now, let’s turn to taxes. Even if taxes on income, capital gains and dividends do rise, they will still, in all likelihood, be much lower than they’ve been at various points in the past. Nonetheless, you may want to consider a variety of steps, including the following: • Take advantage of tax-deferred vehicles. Contribute as much as possible to your traditional IRA, your 401(k) or other employer-sponsored retirement plan, and any educaThe Progressive Rancher

tion savings accounts you may have, such as a 529 plan. • Consider converting your traditional IRA to a Roth IRA. A Roth IRA provides tax-free earnings, provided you don’t start taking withdrawals until you’re 59½ and you’ve had your account for at least five years. (Be aware, though, that this conversion is taxable and may not be appropriate if you don’t have money readily available to pay the taxes.) • Consider municipal bonds. If you’re in one of the upper tax brackets, you may benefit from investing in “munis,” which pay interest that’s free of federal taxes, and possibly state and local taxes as well. Not all these choices will be suitable for your situation, of course. Before taking action on these items, you may want to consult with your tax and financial advisors. But give these options some thought because they may prove helpful in keeping your financial goals from going “over a cliff.” This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones Financial Advisor. www.progressiverancher.com

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Equine Podiatry by Stephen E. O’Grady, DVM, MRCVS

Farriery for the Young Horse Reprinted with permission from the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Originally printed in the 2008 AAEP Focus Meeting proceedings Continued from the August/September Issue. To read the article in its entirety: www.equipodiatry.com/article_young_horse_farriery.htm

Flexor Tendon Flaccidity, Angular Limb and Flexural Deformities in Foals Flexor Tendon Flaccidity Flexor tendon flaccidity or tendon laxity is a relatively common limb deformity seen in newborn foals usually involving the hind limbs although all four limbs can be involved. Weak flexor tendons is thought to be the cause which results in digital hyperextension where weight-bearing is placed on the palmar/plantar aspect of the proximal phalanges and the toe of the hoof is raised off the ground (Fig. 5). The condition often tends to self-correct within days after birth as the foal gains strength and is allowed moderate exercise. However the tendon laxity often persists and it is not uncommon to see a fool that still has digital hyperextension at 4 weeks of age. Treatment is sequential depending on the severity of the tendon laxity and the response of the foal to treatment. Therapy begins with controlled exercise allowing the foal access to a small area with firm footing for 1 hour three times daily, the toe of the foot can be shortened and the heels can be rasped gently from the middle of the foot palmarly/plantarly to create ground surface and a palmar/plantar extension can be applied if necessary. This extension which extends approximately 3-4 centimeters beyond the bulbs of the heels immediately relieves the biomechanical instability (Fig. 6). A cuff-type extension shoea is commercially available or a small aluminum plate extension with clips. In either case, the author feels that either type of extension should be attached with adhesive tape rather than a composite if the foal is less than 3 weeks of age as this avoids excessive heat being applied to the fragile hoof capsule as the composite cures and prevents contracture of the hoof capsule at the heels. Regardless of the method of application, the extensions should be changed at 10 day intervals. Bandaging the limb is contraindicated as this will further weaken the flexor tendons.

Angular Limb Deformities Angular limb and deformities are common limb abnormalities in foals that require early recognition and treatment.1,2,4 The pathogenesis of this problem is not clearly understood. Angular limb deformities can be classified as either congenital or acquired in the first few weeks of life. The primary lesion is an imbalance of physeal growth; for various reasons, growth proceeds faster on one side of the physis. Angular limb deformities can be further classified into two categories. Valgus (according to Webster’s, it is termed valgus and varus) deformities occur when the deviation occurs lateral to the axis of the limb and varus deformities occur when the deviation is medial to the axis of the limb. The most common location of valgus angular limb deformity is the carpus while varus deformities are most often seen at the fetlock.

Carpal Valgus It is apparent that a mild carpal valgus of 2-5 degrees offers the newborn foal a comfortable stance while nursing and eating off the ground and is considered acceptable. If the deviation exceeds 5-8 degrees then it becomes a concern and should be monitored. A few days of stall confinement on firm bedding or limited exercise in a small paddock (2-3 times a day) is a rewarding, cost-effective treatment for the early carpal valgus. Radiographs should be part of the physical examination in a foal with an angular limb deformity. Occasionally osseous abnormalities such as hypoplastic carpal bones will preclude correction of the problem without splints or a cast. Radiographs will also reveal the site and degree of deviation, and allow comparison at a later date. Conservative therapy for the management of many angular limb deformities may be successful in the newborn foal. Restricted exercise would be either strict stall confinement or brief periods of turnout in a small area with firm footing. This allows the physis to be stimulated but prevents stress and compression on the affected side of the growth plate. If the knee can be corrected by applying pressure with one hand on the inside of the knee and counter pressure with the other hand applied to the outside of the fetlock, then a splint made from polyvinylchloride (PVC) pipe fitted from the elbow

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to the fetlock applied for a few hours daily may be useful. A full length bandage is applied to the limb first, and then the PVC pipe is placed on the outside of the limb and secured with a bandage. This will distract the carpus laterally. The splint is often the most cost effective treatment available but must be applied with caution. Acquired carpal valgus deformities can be graded from one to four according to severity (Fig. 7). Acquired carpal valgus deformities can occur anywhere from a few days onward. Mild to moderate valgus will generally respond to restricted exercise and the use of a composite extension applied to the medial side of the foot while the more severe cases require surgical intervention combined with farriery. The extension on the medial side and toward the heels appears to redirect the forces on the physis on the overloaded side of the limb by moving the plane of weight bearing toward the midline3 (Fig. 8). The extension also appears promotes centerline breakover. The extension is made from a polymethylmethacrylateb mixed with fiberglass strands applied directly to the foot and shaped to the desired width. It is trimmed like normal hoof as the foot grows distally or additional applications can be applied if necessary. In severe cases of carpal valgus where surgery is necessary, a medial extension is combined with the surgery. In many cases the surgical procedure may be performed too early before conservative therapy is allowed to correct the problem. It appears that valgus angular limb deformities involving the carpus will respond to surgery up to four months of age with full correction.

Fetlock Varus

Fig. 5. Carpal valgus in a foal. Note limbs deviated lateral to the midline.

Fig. 6. Urethane extension placed on the medial side of the foot for carpal valgus.

Varus deformities involving the fetlock are common in either the front or hind limb of new born foals (Fig. 9). This deformity can be congenital or acquired within the first few weeks of life. A varus fetlock deformity requires early detection and treatment as functional closure of the distal physis of the third metatarsal/metacarpal bone is approximately twelve weeks of age. Foals with fetlock varus should have their exercise restricted and will generally respond to an extension applied to the lateral side of foot. The window of opportunity for treatment is small and the extension should be applied at 2-3 weeks of age. Again, the author is reluctant to apply a composite to a foal’s foot before 2-3 weeks of age. In severe cases, surgical intervention will be necessary combined with an extension. If the foal is presented for treatment after thirty days of age, treatment becomes difficult and less effective. With both valgus and varus a deformity, the earlier treatment is instituted, the better chance of correction.

Flexural Deformities Flexural deformities have been traditionally referred to as “contracted tendons.” The primary defect is a shortening of the musculotendonous unit rather than a shortening of just the tendon portion, making “flexural deformity” the preferred term.1,4 This shortening produces a unit of functional length less than necessary for normal limb alignment of the digit resulting in fixed flexion of the various joints of the distal limb especially the distal interphalangeal joint.

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Flexure deformities present at birth are thought to result from intrauterine positioning, genetics, nutritional management of the mare during gestation and the influenza virus but no causes have been proven. The congenital flexural deformity involves a combination of joints in the distal limb such that the foal assumes a “ballerina” stance with weight borne on the toes. These usually resolve in the first few days of life with repeated intervals of brief exercise in a small paddock, physical therapy and full limb bandages to relax the muscles in the forearm. If limited improvement is noted by 3 days post foaling, 3-5 gms of oxytetracycline is administered intravenously. It is repeated a second time after skipping a day if necessary.5 Toe extensions made from wood or aluminum taped on the feet may be useful. Acquired flexural deformities occur during the first four months of life and generally involve the distal interphalangeal joint (Figure 9). Acquired flexural deformities are thought to be associated with poor nutritional management in foals (increased protein, unbalanced minerals, etc.). It is this author’s belief that this syndrome is not part of the developmental orthopedic disease (DOD) but rather an inherited condition that can be initiated with some form of pain response. Any discomfort in the foot or lower limb will initiate the flexor withdrawal reflex which causes flexor muscle contraction and altered position of a joint. The author has seen this scenario on numerous occasions where the feet were trimmed too short with excess sole removed causing toe bruising. The first clinical sign one may see during routine trimming is abnormal wear of the hoof wall at the toe. A closer look may reveal heat in the feet, increased digital pulse, pain on hoof testers, a prominent coronary band and an upright hoof/pastern angle. This is the time for conservative treatment: restricted exercise to decrease continued trauma, the judicious use of anti-inflammatory drugs to relieve pain, and the administration of oxytetracycline which will cause muscle relaxation, leading to normal foot-pastern alignment. At the same time, the heels are lowered gently with a rasp and a composite toe extension can be applied to

the dorsal hoof wall and the fiberglass can be continued over the solar surface of the foot to protect that area from further bruising3 (Figure 3). This toe extension forms part of the foot and places continuous tension on the musculotendonous unit. If this condition is allowed to persist, it will result in irreversible changes in the foot and joint capsule requiring surgical intervention. If the acquired flexural deformity is severe showing a marked broken forward hoofpastern axis and the heels of the foot are raised of the ground unable to bear weight, the foal should be radiographed. The foal’s forefeet are placed on two wooden blocks of equal height and the foot is radiographed with the foal as relaxed as possible but not sedated. If the radiograph reveals a marked flexural deformity involving the distal interphalangeal joint signifying a shortening in the musculotendonous unit, surgical intervention in the form of an inferior check ligament desmotomy should be performed. This is combined with lowering the heels of the foot from the widest part of the foot palmarly and applying a composite toe extension.

Discussion Foot care in the foal requires a good working relationship between a veterinarian and a farrier. A regular trimming program for foals is essential and cost-effective when conducted as an examination and maintenance exercise. Any changes in limb angulations can be noted during these evaluations and treatment started immediately. The importance of detailed records cannot be over emphasized. Foals’ feet should be trimmed appropriately paying strict to encouraging hoof mass with adequate sole to build a strong healthy foot and protect the developing structures enclosed within the hoof. Hoof care in the first few months of life is serious business and should never be taken lightly. Discussion and management with regard to feet and limbs during this period will dictate the success of the foal as a sales yearling or mature athlete. A sound foot care program is timeconsuming, whereas assembly-line trimming is easy, but the former is much more beneficial.

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Fig. 7. Foal showing bilateral fetlock varus.

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Greet, T. R. C., Managing Flexural and Angular Limb Deformities: The Newmarket Perspective. In Proceedings. Amer. Assoc of Equine Pract 2000;46: 130-136. Foot management in the foal and weanling. Greet, T. R. C., Curtis, S. J. In O’Grady, S.E., ed. The veterinary clinics of North America, vol. 19:2. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2003; 501-517. Hoof repair and glue-on shoe technology. Cheramie, H. S., O’Grady, S. E. In O’Grady, S.E., ed. The veterinary clinics of North America, vol. 19:2. Philadelphia: W.B. Saunders, 2003; 519-530. Hunt, R. J., Management of Angular Limb Deformities. In Proceedings. Amer. Assoc of Equine Pract 2000;46: 128-129. Madison, J.B., Garber, J. L., Rice, B., et al. Effects of oxytetracycline on metacarpophalangeal and distal interphalangeal joint angles in new born foals. J Am Vet Med Assoc 1994; 204:240-249. Dalric Cuff Shoes Nanric, Inc., 235 McCowans Ferry Rd., Versailles, KY 40383. Equilox® Equilox International, Pine Island, MN 55963.

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he Shelman Family hosted their 9th annual Ranch and Performance Horse Sale on July 21 in Burns, Oregon. Clear skies and moderate temperatures greeted buyers and sellers for the 3 day event at the Bell A Ranch. On Thursday afternoon, July 19, NRCHA World Champion, Zane Davis, conducted a Reined Cowhorse clinic with 7 riders and a good crowd of spectators. Zane worked 2 of his Reno Snaffle Bit Futurity entries out of the herd and answered questions and demonstrated techniques on preparing a 3 year old for this high level competition. Participants received individual instruction on reining and cow work fundamentals and a demonstration on what a reined cowhorse should be doing at the three year old stage. The Shelmans again produced a 2 day preview, starting Friday morning, July 20. Every horse entered in the sale was inspected by the sale committee in a conformation preview at halter. Every horse then completed a ranch horse trail class which continues to be well attended by buyers who are shopping for broke ranch horses. The Team Roping preview and BBQ, featuring Buermann’s Ranch Meats, was held at the fairgrounds and was a good time for all in attendance. Glen Shelley produced a matched 2 head bronc riding with sale consignors Colton Merrill and Jacob McKay competing. Colton Merrill won the average and the $100 cash prize. Also new this year was a 3 man team branding contest for horses consigned to the sale. Dean White, Chance Miller and Todd Thompson won the event and the .22 caliber pistols. Taylor Wakley, Rye McKay and Jacob McKay came in 2nd. 3rd place went to the team of Colton Merrill, Stetson Merrill and Taylor Wakley. George Michel donated ropes and Brad Mastre donated headstalls as prizes to the brand-

ing teams. Saturday morning, consignors showed their horses in a ranch roping and working cowhorse preview. Buyers were given a chance to view each entrants ability to rate, stop and turn a cow and to rope, drag and hold a cow in a doctoring situation. The sale started at 2 pm under the direction of World Champion Auctioneer, Trent Stewart of Madras, Oregon. Good horses and motivated buyers contributed to a steady market that resulted in a record high average of $4250 on 55 head, with the top 10 averaging $8950. The sale highlight and top seller was Lot #28, “Simply Boontiful” a 2006 AQHA bay mare consigned by Hoot and Caroline Gibson of Caldwell, Idaho. The fancy bay mare commanded a bid of $15,200.00 from Kathy Torres, agent for Andrea Pasek, from San Jose, California. The mare came with a Reined Cowhorse show record and showed flawlessly

throughout the preview. She will be shown in ranch versatility and cowhorse competition by her proud new owners in California. Lot #22 “Heza Smart Dualler” a 2002 AQHA Chestnut gelding, consigned by Diehl and Jessica Hiner, was the reserve high seller. He sold for $14,500.00 to Jeff and Jackie Garijo of Winnemucca, Nevada. He came with $30,000 in NCHA recorded earnings and was shown in every aspect of the preview. He went to a happy new home with 7 year old, Lexie Garijo. Watch for the pair at junior rodeos and calf brandings. The 3rd high selling horse of the sale was Lot #32 “Jess Ta Nic Zan”, a 2005 AQHA Bay Gelding consigned by Micah and Jessica Wilson of Halfway, Oregon. “Jess Ta Nic Zan” sold for $8700.00 to repeat buyers Mike and Judy Elmorini of River Springs Ranch at Beatty, Oregon. The sharp bay gelding was a true all around ranch horse and a finished heel horse and showed well throughout the preview. He went home to more ranch work on a working cow outfit. The high selling baby colt was consigned by Cory and Jaris Shelman. The sharp bay colt by “DW He Be A Playgun” out of “Chex Gold Lady” brought $1500.00, selling to Rye and Tanya McKay of Clover Valley, Nevada. Rye and Tanya have been bringing some of the best consignments in past years. Look for this colt to be a headliner for the McKays. Duane Martin Livestock of Ione, California was the volume buyer of the sale, taking home 6 head for $31,100.00. All of these horses will see use on his large stocker operations throughout the West. Be sure to mark your calendars for the Shelman Family Spring Special Horse Sale in April 2013. For complete sale results go to www.shelmanfamilyhorses.com.

Reno to host 2012 NCHA Western Nationals Posted on August 30, 2012 by admin

The 6666 Ranch NCHA Western National Championships will return to the Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center in Reno, Nevada, next spring. Reno hosted the 2011 Western Nationals this past spring, drawing 572 entries from the western United States and Canada, and from as far away as Indiana. Established in 1995, the NCHA Western National Championships are a celebration of the National Cutting Horse Association’s grassroots members. It offers

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$20,000 added money in each of ten classes, plus special prizes in two youth classes. The show held last spring paid out more than $360,000. Special entry standards for both the 6666 Ranch NCHA Eastern and Western National Championships will remain in place. Any NCHA member will be allowed to enter the shows held in 2013, provided they paid at least one entry fee and rode to the herd during the 2012 point year in an NCHA-approved show for

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each class entered. The Reno-Sparks Livestock Events Center features multiple covered arenas, 644 permanent stalls, safe and efficient cattle handling facilities, covered and outdoor loping arenas, plentiful RV hookups, food service, and ample space on the concourse of the main arena for commercial vendors. Entry forms for the Eastern and Western Nationals will be available at nchacutting.com in mid-January.

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E L A S R Leana Stitzel’s FO August 25, 2012

AQHA

Smart Lil TR Cutter (Teddy) Sorrel Gelding

SALES REPORT

Son of TR Dual Rey and Smart Lil Mary Lou

STALLIONS: 1, Aged Stallion $16,000.00 4,Two Year Old Started Stallions Averaged $2400.00 1, Yearling Stallion $400.00 22, Weanling Stallion Colts Averaged $1182.00

GELDINGS: 11, Broke Geldings

Averaged

$3991.00

BROKE MARES: 2 Three Year Old Mares 3 Two Year Old Mares

Averaged Averaged

$5150.00 $1925.00

Averaged Averaged Averaged

$1077.00 $400.00 $846.00

TOTAL SALES: 106 Lots

Total Gross Averaged

$169450.00 $1598.00

HIGLIGHTS: High Selling Horse Lot 23 MR TREE CIELO 2005 Bay Stallion, Consigned by Hutchings Cattle Company, Rider Jesse Segura. sold for $16,000.00 to Don Harris, Rexburg ID. Lot 28 IM A RED SENSATION, 2009 Sorrel Mare, Consigned by Flint Lee. Rider Bill Finks, sold for $8000.00 to Pitzer Ranch, Ericson, NE. Lot 2 TRIGGERHAPPY HOBBY, 2005 Palomino Gelding, Consigned by Pam Yost, Rider Clint Weaver sold for $7500.00 to Ray-Mar Angus, Oakdale, CA. Lot 6 MR RED BUCK RALEIGH, 2012 Buckskin Stallion sold for $2600.00 to Cole Cofer, Macdoel CA. Lot 22 ID RETURN WITH HONOR, 2012 Buckskin Stallion sold for $2600.00 to Larson Livestock, Midway, UT. Lot 139 WATCH MARTHA MAE, 2012 Bay Filly sold for $2100.00 to Scott Hutchings Fallon, NV. VOLUME BUYER, Ray-Mar Angus, Oakdale CA. 14 head for a gross purchase of $25,100.00.

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Docs Hotroddin Chex (Goose) Buckskin Gelding

BROODMARES & FIILIES: 20 Broodmares 2 Yearling Fillies 41 Weanling Fillies

I went to the 2007 Cutting Futurity in Texas and purchased Teddy as a 2-year-old. Very easy to ride on a cow, great big move, honest, quiet and easy to be around. Ted and Leana won the 2008 snaffle year-end Magic Valley Reined Cow Horse Assoc. amateur buckle. A rope has been swung on him, nothing roped he was just fine. Has a lot of speed. Good feet Great body, easy keeper and very good to shoe. Travels very well and drinks anywhere. He is bred to work cattle. No negotiation on price, $15,000.

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Son of Colonels Hot Java and Como Cream Puff In 2006 Goose traveled to 30 shows: Reining, working cowhorse, halter, and western pleasure. To mention only a few of his Year-end Awards, which are all Nevada AQHA (unless otherwise specified): Amateur Reining 1st place AQHA; 2nd place year-end AQHA Jr. Working Cowhorse; Two All-Around Amateur Certificate of Merit’s AQHA. Two Circuit All-Around and Two Circuit Reserve-All Rounds; 4th in a class of 18 at the Elko Fair in the Snaffle Bit Class; 2nd place year-end Green Horse class RHAN Accs. I could go on but I think you get the picture. He loves to show. If I rode him right he was hard to beat. $20,000 (obo)

Corky May Oak Blue Roan Mare Daughter of JP Rolling Thunder and Oakers Shindig No-sold last year at the Van Norman sale for $6,000.00, I wanted $8,000.00. She is one nice 5-year-old mare. Gorgeous and easy to be around and would make a young cowgirl or cowboy that knew how to ride a very tzel, 28 classy do anything horse. a Sti

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Will James Society to Meet October 5-7 In Elko By Mary Branscomb

Although the Will James Society is 20 years old this year, it will hold its annual meeting for only the third time in Elko Oct. 5-7. The society’s first base was in Billings, Mont., but according to Sharon DeCarlo, editor and publisher of “Cowboys North and South,” the official publication of the Will James Society, it was relocated to Elko “because of the wonderful acceptance and support this exceptional and traditional cowboy oriented town.” The society’s new home base is also where a permanent collection of James’ artwork and books, donated by Don Frazier, are displayed at Northeastern Nevada Museum. Will James was a contemporary of the celebrated western artists Charlie Russell and Frederick Remington who - with paint and bronze sculpture - portrayed the cowboy as he was in the early 20th century. Will James was also a remarkable artist, but in addition to illustrating what he knew and lived, he wrote about it. Numerous magazine articles and 24 books were published in his short life. He illustrated his stories generously with accurate action drawings, using color only occasionally, but whatever he published was avidly read by children and adults of the time. What he penned was unusual because James insisted that his written words be in the cowboy vernacular and that his own original spelling be used in print. Then as now, urbanites are fascinated by real cowboys. Twenty years ago, when James’ art and writing were finally recognized (he died in 1942) and he was inducted into the Cowboy Hall of Fame, a group of people who attended the ceremony realized that contemporary people were missing stories about the real West as it was, and is still. They knew that real cowboys can’t be seen from the freeway. Therefore, in 1992, the Will James Society was formed. Its mission statement reads: “To promote the Legacy, Literature and Art of the great cowboy author, Will James, through the gifting of his inspirational books to schools, public libraries, our military units and hospitals throughout the world and other interested and worthy institutions.” To that end, many books have been reprinted and delivered to schools

Grass ROOT Cutting Horse AsSociation Inc. 2012 Cutting Show Schedule Twin Falls, Idaho

Oct. 13-14 TBD

Show Classes Saturday Classes B Open Cutting Horse B Non-Pro B $10,000 Non-Pro B 3 Year Old Horse Practice B $3000 Novice Horse B $2,000 Limited Rider B $1,000 Novice Cutting Horse B Youth

BBB Entry Fees: $55 Entries will include: Riders Name Horse Owner’s Name, & Horse’s Registered Name A copy of Registered Horse Papers is requested to be presented at the first show. Class points are year-end calculated for awards. No jackpot payouts

To enter, contact: Show Secretary Jodie Schiermeier Email: jodieryan_4@msn.com Phone: (208) 539-7707

Sunday Classes B $500 Limited Rider B $500 Novice Horse Novice Rider B Open Ranch Horse B Non – Pro Ranch Horse B $250 Novice Ranch Horse B $250 Novice Ranch Horse & Novice Rider

For more information: Dan Carter, GRC President, (208) 731-1655 or Rob Schutte, GRC VP, (208) 250-5568

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and soldiers. Elko County’s library and schools are recipients of Will James’ books including the most famous, Smoky The Cowhorse, that received the Newberry Medal for children’s literature in 1927. Smoky was written while James and his wife lived in Washoe Valley, near Reno, Nev. That book has never been out of print and over the years three movies based on Smoky were made. Will James influenced more people than he ever knew. For example the author of Long Winding Trails, a recently published book written by Dave Secrist, past president of the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, uses a similar format. This new book includes accurate drawings to illustrate the stories written by Secrist and other ranchers. The author says, “Like many children, I learned to read by studying SMOKY over and over.” Secrist searched a long time to find the cowboy artist, Jerry King of Tuscarora, to illustrate his book. Secrist and his wife, Jane, are on the planning committee for the 20th WJS meeting. Debbie Hoover of Elko, is the local organizer. Donna Engdahl is secretary and her husband, Jim, is the computer guru. Other Elkoans include Richard Hooton, Angie deBraga, Sarah Sweetwater, Betsy Brian, Karen Taufer, Candace James and Mary Branscomb. The annual meeting opens at 6 p.m Thursday in the Western Folklife Center where members will register and listen to a Western jam session. At 5:30 Friday evening at Northeastern Nevada Museum where James’ art is hung, a no-host bar and two presentations are scheduled: a Canadian documentary on Will James, who was born in Canada, and one about Mustangs to be delivered by author Richard Hooten. Story tellers will be featured Saturday in the Western Folklife Center. Several Nevada ranchers and cowboys who have ridden 100,000 miles or more in their lifetimes - and who are featured in Secrist’s book - will tell the audience about some of their contemporary cowboy adventures. During the daytime hours Friday and Saturday, WSJ members may take field trips to ranches and the California Trails Center west of Elko; or participate in writing and leather tooling workshops. A walking history tour of downtown Elko guided by Jan Petersen is also available. A banquet and auction will wind up the meeting Saturday evening. The proceeds of the event and auction will be used to purchase more books to deliver to worthy institutions. On Sunday morning a wrap-up meeting is slated. Any Will James fan who is interested in the society can buy an individual membership for $25, a life membership for $1,500 or a special book gifting membership - toward putting Will James books in schools, libraries and supplied to the military - for $100. This last membership includes a copy of the 2011 Will James limited edition poster. Information is available by writing to P.O. Box 1572, Elko 89803.

Evidence-Based Horsemanship Seminar October 18-21

Dr. Stephen Peters and Martin Black are conducting a 4 day in depth educational seminar, October 18-21 in Bruneau, ID! This Educational Seminar is designed to give Equine Enthusiasts of all disciplines a unique learning experience that is valid for all horses and any breed. Evidence-Based Horsemanship combines science and the understanding of brain function with an empirical understanding of the subtleties of a horse’s behaviors, reactions, and chemical states. This is an excellent opportunity to explore and deepen your understanding of horses from two distinguished professionals with decades of experience in their respective fields. This Educational Seminar is an interactive learning approach which will combine science and empirical observation through classroom, multi-media presentations, discussion, demonstration and observations of horses, and horse brain dissection. Price- $500, includes lunch all four days. Hotel accommodations available in Mountain Home, 20 miles north of Bruneau. Go to martinblack.net/evidencebasedhorsemanship.php to learn more and reserve your spot!

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Another “ jewel” from the treasure trove of Nevada Day Historical Essays retrieved from the school archives. —Linda Bunch

If Only They Could Speak by Shammy Rhoads Rodriguez, Tuscarora, NV

1982 Nevada Day Historical Essay Contest A group of Tuscarora Pottery School students has arrived in the remote ghost town of Tuscarora, Nevada. They are assigned rooms at a green two-story building affectionately called “the hotel”. If only those walls could talk, what a fascinating history would unfold. The Pottery School Hotel originally served as a hotel in Pacific Palisades, California. A man by the name of Mr. Hogle had it moved to the budding mining camp of Cornucopia, Nevada. A few years later, the “hotel” was moved by teams of horses and wagons over dirt roads to its present location in Tuscarora, a distance of about fifty miles. Miss Dora Lamar used it as a boarding house. She was also a midwife, and many babies were brought into this world by her deft hands. Miss Lamar also served as Tuscarora’s postmaster for some thirty years. In the 1940’s, Mrs. Susan Woods bought the building. At that time it became the United States Post Office in Tuscarora. Mrs. Woods served as the postmaster for the next twenty years. Even though the building doesn’t have the “needed” atmosphere today, it is still being used as a pottery show place. The mailboxes, dusty and faded, still line the hall. Up Main Street stands the original Masonic Temple, now known as the Tuscarora Tavern. The Tavern was built with rocks from the nearby hills in the 1880’s. Even today, it is the most impressive building in town with its large metal doors swinging wide to host many community gatherings.(Ed. Note: In 2013 this building will be officially christened as Society Hall..the original name..and will again serve as a gathering spot in the Tuscarora/Independence Valley community.) Mother Rose owned a string of buildings next to the Masonic Temple. Included among them were a saddle shop, bar, restaurant, and general store. When Mother Rose died in 943, her stores were sold. The new proprietor was Buck Horn who owned Buck’s Pool Hall across the street. He tore Mother Rose’s stores down and used the lumber for firewood. Many unique transactions occurred in those early days. One of the most unusual involved Todd’s Saloon owned by Teen Todd. It seems as though one of Todd’s customers owed a bar bill of some $500. In order to pay the bill, the customer gave Todd his field. Today it is called the Todd field. Newt Phillips tore down Todd’s Saloon and two other stores. The material was used to build a barn and bunkhouse on the Quarter Circle S Ranch. Fire destroyed the barn in 1956. In 1970, the ranch’s current owners tore down the bunkhouse. They used the wood for scrap material to patch a corral here and there. A few of the doors were used in their newer bunkhouse. Across the street A.E. Sewell owned the Sewell Grocery Store. After World War I, the family decided to move their store to an old

part of the Spanish Ranch. The store was finally moved and set up. At their new location they caught much of the business from Jack Creek, a small community a few miles to the north. The Sewell Store was more than just a store. When the merchandise was cleared away, the dancing began. A hot cup of coffee was always available as well as the latest news of the day. Unfortunately, fire soon demolished the little store. What once was a furniture and drug store is now the local museum. Della Phillips, Newt’s daughter-in-law, is the owner and manager. She has captured a lot of history in this once multiple-use building. There you can find many antiques, purple bottles, the original uniform of Tuscarora’s National Guard, an organ that traveled across the Plains in a covered wagon, and even a miniature coal stove that Della “cooked” on as a little girl. At one time in Tuscarora’s past, a two-story school house existed in town. Neil Jones and Charles Beardsley bought one part of the building from the county. The partners tore it down and took the lumber to Elko where it was used to build two duplexes. Part of the original school house still stands and is used today as a summer home. The last schoolhouse in Tuscarora was built about 1950. The three schools in Independence Valley were consolidated in 1962 when a new school was built. It is located about ten miles below the town on the valley floor. The old school was bought by the Packer family to be used as a bunkhouse. So, as you can see, people have preserved the past in unique ways. It is still going on today. Weathered wood from the old buildings can be found in the local homes as interior décor. Many other artifacts also remain in the community. Only the heartiest of Tuscarora’s buildings still stand. Their strength has been tested. The square nails which were pounded in with such care and enthusiasm have survived the test as well, though they are rusted and aging. These nails are as important as the pioneers who helped build the history they represent. These buildings in a nearly abandoned mining town have served many people for many purposes. If only they could talk, I am sure that they would tell use of the joys they have seen. They would also sadly relay the sorrows and heartbreak that have occurred over these many years. They would tell of the many good people and good deeds they had witnessed as well as the dishonesty, greed, and selfishness they had to share. So when you happen to pass by these old Tuscarora buildings-remember they stand as a symbol of Nevada’s struggle to become a state. Bibliography: Interviews with Tony Primeaux, Willis Packer, Sharon Rhoads and Della Phillips in March, 1982.

(Shammy attended Independence Valley School for grades one through eight, Elko High School and UNR where she graduated with a degree in elementary education. She now makes her home on the Trembath Ranch at the mouth of Taylor Canyon on the way to Tuscarora with her husband, Cowboy Rodriguez and their two children. She and Cowboy work for the Rhoads Ranch, owned by her parents, Dean and Sharon (Packer) Rhoads. Two older sons have graduated high school are making their own lives.

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PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit # 3280 Salt Lake City, UT

8TH Annual Production Sale • November 19, 2012 Western Livestock Auction • Great Falls, Montana

155 Bulls & 560 Females Sell

WK Bobcat

60 SONS SE LL!

BD: 2/1/2009 Sire: Connealy Right Answer Dam’s Sire: Schurrtop MC 2500 • Semen $25 Certificates $30 – Call Bobcat Angus

CED BW WW +12 +0 +55 $W $F +34.04 +44.92

Selling November 19th: 45 60 50 500

Bull Calves Fall Yearling Bulls Coming 2 Year Old Bulls Commercial Bred Angus Heifers

YW CEM M Marb RE +105 +12 +33 +.46 +.20 $G $QG $YG $B +26.43 +24.37 +2.06 +61.42

Woodhill Lombardi

Birth Date: 2/8/2010 Sire: MCC Day Break Dam: Woodhill Evergreen S28-U6 (Mytty In Focus x Woodhill Foresight)

✱ Synchronized AI bred to WK Bobcat ✱ Ultrasounded for calving dates & sex

20 Registered Bred Heifers 40 7-8 Year Old Registered Bred Cows

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i n g . . .Mytty 4-Stroke

Birth Date: 1/17/2011 Sire: Mytty Forefront 77P Dam: Mytty In Focus x B/R New Design 036

CED BW WW YW SC CEM M Marb RE Fat +10 +.8 +55 +108 +1.02 +12 +26 +.37 +.43 $W $F $G $QG $YG $B +33.58 +48.38 +22.53 +21.07 +1.46 +70.44

* High Selling Bull in Spring 2012 Mytty Angus Sale * Semen Available – Call Bobcat Angus

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OTHER SIRES REPRESENTED: Connealy Consensus 7229 Vermilion Special Order Vermilion X Factor Bobcat Pendleton Bobcat Right Time SAV Final Answer

obcat B

CED BW WW YW SC CEM M Marb RE Fat +7 +1.1 +59 +111 +1.18 +12 +22 +.56 +.99 -.009 $W $F $G $QG $YG $B +32.62 +50.07 +38.81 +27.54 +11.27 +84.23

* Our pick of the 2011 Woodhill Farms Sale * Semen Available – Call Bobcat Angus * Amazing Combination of Phenotype - Performance - Carcass - Calving Ease

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