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USA Clean Fuels Wraps up Fundraiser Supporting Phillips County Sheriff’s Office USA Clean Fuels on E Hwy 36 in Phillipsburg wrapped up a .03¢/gal fundraiser in support of the local Sheriff’s Office on December 31st,2019. The event, “Fill Up, Give Back” began two months prior, on November 1st in partnership with the Phillips County Sheriff’s Office as a

way to show appreciation for the local law enforcement agency. “When you live in a small community, it’s about working together to stimulate the local economy and helping each other,” remarked CEO Joe Kreutzer. In that span of time, 30,296 gallons of higher ethanol blends were sold amounting to a $908.88 donation to

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Signs Phase One Consider the Value of Genomics When Buying Bulls Trump Agreement with China Rachael Boyle Phillips-Rooks District Extension Agent Agriculture and Natural Resources

Bull buying is an activity on the horizon for many cow-calf producers. With the winter/spring sale season just around the corner it is a great time consider your bull buying strategy. In addition to revisiting your breeding system (make sure you capture the value of maternal heterosis) and alignment of selection criteria to production/marketing constraints, producers should evaluate the opportunity to purchase bulls that have been genotyped. Many seedstock producers are genotyping their sale offering to support the purchase decisions of their commercial customers. Some-

times the genotyped bulls cost a little more, but the added value far exceeds the cost, in my opinion. The inclusion of genotype data in genetic evaluation systems of the US beef breeds has been described as a quantum leap forward in predictive power. EPDs and resulting indexes for animals with genotypes included in the genetic evaluation process have substantially higher accuracy values. The increase in accuracy means decreased selection decision risk and more precise selection decisions. Genetic progress in the beef value chain is dependent on the genetic decisions made by seedstock and commercial cattle producers. Those

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decisions are informed by EPD and selection indexes. Inclusion of a genotype in a genetic evaluation of a young bull that is a selection candidate adds accuracy to the animal’s EPDs. That improvement in accuracy is roughly equivalent to collecting phenotypic records and including those in the evaluation for his entire first calf crop for all traits evaluated. For some traits, the equivalent progeny count exceeds 15-20 head. Substantial improvements in EPD accuracy for non-parent animals (animals with no progeny recorded) for calving ease, conventional growth and carcass traits is valuable. Improvements in the accuracy of EPD for traits like heifer pregnancy, stayability, and maternal traits, where non-parents won’t have a performance record, may prove to be of even higher value. Improving the accuracy of that decision point is expected to have significant impact and value. Be sure to ask your seedstock supplier about the genotype status of the

bulls you are considerwelcomes Donald Trump Grassley ing for purchase. Many President signed a trade agreement the agreement but bull sale catalogs don’t with China Wednesday. says, “Not only must include EPD accuracy, so The phase one deal, ac- China follow through to the Trump ad- with its commitments some inquiry is needed. cording ministration, is worth an in this phase one deal, A bull with a pedigree extra $40-50 billion an- but also work toward estimate (accuracy of ap- nually over the next two a c o m p r e h e n s i v e in U.S. agricultural agreement.” Presiproximately 0.05) is great years sales to China. However, dent Trump says the deal different than one Senate Minority Leader agreement removes with performance data Chuck Schumer earlier trade barriers for U.S. this week called the deal and genomics (resulting weak, suggesting Trump agricultural products, particularly for beef. accuracies of ~0.3-0.4 reached a watered-down Meanwhile, Agriculor better). If accuracy agreement to claim a ture Secretary Son“win” during his reelecvalues are not presented tion campaign. Further ny Perdue says the agreement will benin the catalog, use breed information suggests the efit many different registry websites to look figure may be $32 billion U.S. farm commodiin increased ag purchasup the animals you’re es, not $40-50 billion. ties. The agreement should be implementconsidering and inspect Senator Chuck Grassley, ed within 30 days, acthe accuracies. Also look a Republican from Iowa, cording to the Trump attended the ceremony. Administration. for a notation or logo indicating the animal’s Sodoku answers on page 7 genomic test status. For example, American Angus Association denotes a genomic tested animal by which test was run (HD50K) near the top of the animal search results. Make your purchases really count in 2020 by using all the tools available to inform your decision making! For more information, please contact the local K-State Research and Extension Office. Article written by: Bob Weaber, K-State Research and Extension Cow-calf Clean up after the holidays -- Call us today Specialist We USE the Latest Technology to do your carpet cleaning! All equipment is contained inside so we won’t be letting in the weather! Call for appointment! Your carpet and furniture will appreciate it! We also clean tile & grout!

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Beef Quality Assurance Program Continues Growth The Beef Quality Assurance program continues to grow significantly, according to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. NCBA reports there are now more than 100,000 cattle producers certified through the BQA online learning system. The online option was introduced by NCBA, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, in early 2017. Since the BQA program was ini-

tiated in the early 1990s, hundreds of thousands of producers and transporters have become BQA-certified through in-person and online training, with an estimated 85 percent of the U.S. fed beef supply now touched by BQA-certified operations. The program is a nationally coordinated and state implemented plan. The BQA program provides systematic information to U.S. beef producers and

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AEM Reports 2019 Full-year Tractor, Combine Sales Farmers bought more tractors last year compared to 2018, but combine sales remained flat. A new report for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers says for 2019, a total of 244,600 tractors were sold, which compares to 236,180 sold through December 2018, representing a four percent increase during the year. In 2019, two-wheel drive smaller tractors, rated under 40 horsepower, were up five percent, while 40 to under 100 horsepower tractor sales were even. Sales of two-wheel drive 100-plus horsepower tractors were up four

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FSA Encourages Producers to Enroll Soon in Agriculture Risk Loss and Price Loss Coverage Programs USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) encourages agricultural producers to enroll now in the Agriculture Risk Loss (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs. March 15, 2020 is the enrollment deadline for the 2019 crop year. Although more than 200,000 producers have enrolled to date, FSA anticipates 1.5 million producers will enroll for ARC and PLC. By enrolling soon, producers can beat the rush as the deadline nears. “FSA offices have multiple programs competing for the time and attention of our staff. Because of the importance and complexities of the ARC and PLC programs; and to ensure we meet your

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