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Some of my fondest memories with my dad were our hunting trips. No trip was spent just searching for a big buck, but more of a looking for cows excursion. Taking the horses and packing enough salami and cheese to last us for days was my favorite. This month we have included some hunting themed stories along with a directory of Cattlemen’s conventions coming up in the western states. November is National Gratitude Month. I want to personally thank all of our readers, advertisers, staff and contributors. Without all of you I wouldn’t be able to live this great life at the Nevada Rancher Magazine. Thank you again for showing kindness and support! I pray you all are able to have a beautiful Thanksgiving holiday with your family and friends. I hope your livestock sickness is minimal during these cold months and your feed bill is low. The Nevada Rancher Magazine will be set up during the NV Cattlemen’s Convention again this year, please stop by and say hi! I hope you enjoy this issue. -Ashley
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Nevada Cattlemen’s Association 53rd Annual Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale By Kaley Chapin NCA Executive Director
It is that time of year again for our Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale. This year we are celebrating our 53rd anniversary of gathering in Fallon, Nevada for this traditional sale! Our sale will be held February 16, 2019 at the Fallon Livestock LLC. at 11:00 a.m. All bull entries are subjected to be sifted and graded Friday, February 15, 2019 at 7:30 a.m. For the past 53 years, producers from Nevada and the surrounding states have worked hard to bring the best quality range ready bulls to the sale to provide our buyers with quality and selection. Bulls range from yearlings to two-year olds of different breeds and are bought and sold at the annual sale. The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association invites not only the breeders and the buyers but the participation of all. We are now accepting applications for both Trade Show Exhibits and Bull Sale Catalog advertising, the rates and booth information and can be found online at http://www.nevadacattlemen.org or at the NCA office. These forms must be submitted no later than December 1, 2018. On the evening of February 15, 2019 all are welcome to enjoy the Fallon Bull Sale Dinner and Dance hosted by the Churchill County Cowbelles at the Fallon Convention Center. Social hour will start at 5:30 p.m. and dinner will be at 6:30 p.m. tickets are just $20. The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank the many dedicated cosigners and buyers that participate in the sale each year. We would also like to thank the dedicated sponsors and people that support the sale and the association. Without all of their help this sale would not be possible. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have questions regarding the sale or would like a copy of the sale catalog please contact the sale office at 1-775-738-9214 or email the sale secretary at nca@ nevadabeef.org. The catalog will also be posted on the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association web page www.nevadacattlemen.org.
Hello from Cow County It sure is nice to see fall come and the change in seasons. We truly are blessed to be in this business and this time of year is a chance to reflect on many of the activities and decisions we have been involved in. Your Nevada Cattlemen’s Association has been working on your behalf at the local level on the things that affect our businesses on a daily basis. We just returned from Park City, UT where three days were spent on a variety of challenges from fire to wild horses to grazing regulation hurdles and much more. We were able to have face to face discussions with top Interior and USDA leadership. These individuals are well aware of many of the problems we face and give the impression they are working on some solutions to many of the issues. It is now time for talk to become action!! I will only write about fire briefly but I want you to know there is a tremendous amount of work being done to try and change the way we are managing now. Again, talk is cheap so let’s keep pressure on for effective change! We have a special session dedicated at the NCA Convention in Winnemucca, NV on November 15-17, 2018 for fire. This is an opportunity for input as to how fire is going to be managed in the future. It is important to note that we are working on many issues that also pertain to private land and industry activities. Some of the work includes trade, endangered species reform, fake meat, water rights, scale inspections, brand department works, and many many more. If there is anything that we can be of help to you please let us know, as that is our job and we take it seriously. I want to extend an invitation to everyone to join us in Winnemucca for your convention November 15-17. We have planned an educational and fun time for everyone from young to not so young. There are meetings on all aspects of our industry and we have added two special sessions on fire and Trichomoniasis. This is really the time to make a difference in the future of the greatest industry on earth. Hope to see you there. Sam Mori President, Nevada Cattlemen’s Association
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Heavenly Father, I pause, mindful of the many blessings You have bestowed upon me. I ask that You will guide me in my life. Help me, Lord, to live my life in such manner that when I make that last ride to the country up there, where the grass grows lush and the water runs cool, that You’ll take me by the hand and say, “Welcome home, your new trail begins here.”
Walter Irvin Leberski
February 14, 1929 – October 13, 2018
Walter Irvin Leberski suddenly passed away on October 13, 2018. He was born February 14, 1929 to Leocadia Choinski and Irvin R. Leberski. He had one sister Katherine. On June 4, 1954 he married Wanda McWiIliams, the love of his life. He and Wanda lived in Ely, Las Vega, Washington DC and Elko. They especially loved the time they spent together at their cabin in Gold Creek. Walt was a third generation Elkoan, a descendant of ranching pioneers. His grandfather, R.A. Leberski and his father, lrvin R. Leberski ranched near Lamoille. When asked about his roots, Walt loved to say, My grandmother walked here from Missouri. Her dad told her she was too fat to ride in the wagon. His family stories were garnished with accounts of self-reliance. His parents met in Elko because his maternal uncle moved to northwestern Nevada during the time when establishing a homestead tests a person’s mettle. His uncle came from Wisconsin because he got mad at his parents and headed west. His mother came to Reno to visit her brother, met and married his father. The fact that Walt continued to work until his death is evident of the dogged determination to succeed that he inherited from his parents. A retirement party was held for Walt a few years ago. Warner Whipple asked him what he was going to do since he was retired. He said, “Well one thing I am going to go to Reno and see my niece.’ He got up the next morning and went to work as he has been every morning since. Walt attended the University of Nevada for two years and finished his education at Utah State. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in range management and then went to work for the Bureau of Land Management for nine years. He then went on to establish First American Title Co. and owned it for 16 years. He started working as a paralegal for Vaughan, Hull and Marfisi which later became Goicoechea, DiGrazia, Coyle and Stanton Ltd. Walt had an Australian Shepard dog he loved called blue. One of the stipulations he made, in going to work for the law firm, was that “Blue” could accompany him to work. Through the years a stray cat decided to make the office his home. Walt complained about having to feed the animal but it was obvious to all in the office that no matter how Walt said he felt about the cat, the two had a real love hate relationship. Walt was a spokesman and advocate for the Nevada Livestock industry.
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He was a member of the Nevada Cattleman’s Association and served many years on the central committee and public lands council. Walt and Dean Rhoads were very close and traveled to many conferences meeting representing cattlemen. He continually served as a liaison between ranchers and the Federal Government. It is said that Walt was a genius, especially in the areas of water rights, resources and map making. He knew every square inch of Nevada and its history. He was the, ”go to,’ person for anyone who needed help in his area of expertise. If he didn’t know the answer he knew where to find it. Walt was a radio control model airplane enthusiast and could be found at the airport flying planes with his dog ”Blue” at his side. He took pride in keeping the model airplane strip clean. He spent a lot time, through the years, picking up trash and keeping the area clean. He also loved to shoot. He did all of his reloading and actually made the bullets that were placed in the shell casings. One of Walter’s favorite stories included his job of wrangling horses for Russ Spainhower in Lone Pine, California for western movies. He and Welford Cline worked on movies together in the early 50’s. He also liked to tell stories about all the interesting people he met while driving a shuttle bus during the annual Cowboy poetry gathering. It was a job that he volunteered for every year. He enjoyed their stories and he loved telling them about Elko’s rich history. Walt loved Rodeo. His involvement began in the 1940’s. He continued to devote his time to the Silver State Stampede because he felt it helped maintain the western heritage. Bill Wines was quoted in 2002, Walt does absolutely everything there is to do and nothing that he won’t do for us. He is incredible and the Rodeo wouldn’t be the success it is without him.” Walt was honored as the Grand Marshal of the Silver State Stampede in 2002. Walt was a patriot and served his country as an officer in the United States Army, He was stationed in Austria and Germany and had many interesting stories. It was a memorable time in his life. Walter was preceded in death by his wife Wanda, Sister Katherine and his parents. He is survived by sisters-in-Iaw, Gertrude Sochurek and Norma Butler, along with nieces and nephews. He leaves behind many good friends. He will be greatly missed. There were three things that were very important to Walt- his wife, personal friends and ranchers.
Jim Wright
NEVADA March 15, 1927—September 8, 2018 Jim Wright passed away on September 8, 2018, at the age of 91. Jim is survived by his children: Janet Wright (Stephen Gewirtz), Silver Spring, MD; Dr. Juliann Wright, Dana Point CA; Jeanna Verro (Chuck), Vancouver WA; and Jay Wright (Glynis), Tuscarora, NV. Jim has six grandchildren: Alicia Buchanan, Josh and Micaella Verro, Jordan, Jason, and Jillian Wright and great-grandson Roper Verro. He has three brothers: Willard and Bob (deceased) and Steve Wright. Dick Wright is his cousin and best friend. Jim was born on March 15, 1927, to Jim and Margaret Wright and raised on the family ranch in Ruby Valley. After attending grades 1-8 in Ruby Valley, he moved to Elko for High School and had a very successful high school career. He
played 3 years of varsity basketball, ran track and was the state champion in high hurdles and 2nd in low hurdles. He was also student body president his senior year and was voted outstanding student in the class of 1945. After high school he served in the post-war Navy and was stationed in Chicago. He then attended the University of Nevada for 2 years until his father became sick and he returned to the ranch. Jim and Joann Murphy were married March 25, 1951 and lived on the family ranch in Ruby Valley until 1953 when they purchased and worked to create a beautiful ranch near Tuscarora. Joann passed away in November of 2007. Although he missed her terribly he remained active on the ranch until the end. Jim served 12 years on the Elko County School Board, 12 years on the Nevada Beef Council and 4 years on the National Beef Board. He also served 21 years on Nevada State Board of Forestry and Fire control. Jim was a life-long rancher and lesser known was also a poet. He wrote loving poems to Joann, and letters to his daughters will remain treasured possessions. Jim was devout in his Christian beliefs and read Bible passages every morning. Rest in peace Dad. You are home now. Donations may be made to the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association or the Independence Valley Volunteer Fire Department.
Theron McGarry March 01, 1940-September 26, 2018 Theron Robert McGarry, 78, passed away peacefully at his home on September 26, 2018 after a courageous battle with cancer. Theron was born on March 1, 1940 to Roy and Mary McGarry. He was the first of four sons. He lived and attended schools in Independence, Burton and Madison. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He married LuDean Stoddard in 1958. Together, they had 2 children, Tina and Jeff. They were later divorced. He married Jean Boulter in 1992 gaining 4 more children, Terrie, Jim, Cody and Will. Theron and Jean were later sealed in the Idaho Falls Temple. He was a longtime cattle rancher and owned and operated McGarry Ranches LLC Working Cattle Guest Ranch where he met and acquired an extended family from all over the world. He was a member of the Idaho State Brand Board and worked at the Idaho Livestock Auction. He received the Madison Cattleman of the Year Award and served on the Madison County Planning & Zoning Commission. He and other members of the Lyman Creek Grazing Association were recognized by the Idaho
State Board of Land Commissioners for their outstanding land stewardship. He always loved a good horse and his cattle dogs by his side. Family was very important to him and he especially loved branding time when all the grandkids were there to help. He was proud of his heritage and always tried to honor his name. He is survived by his wife, Jean of Rexburg; children, Tina (Derk) Morton, Jeff McGarry, Terrie (Doyle) Barney all of Rexburg, Jim (Chris) Boulter of Rigby, Will (Joan) Boulter of Ririe; son-inlaw, Don Clements of Sunnydell; brothers, Kent (Zoanne) McGarry of Pingree, Verl McGarry of Grantsville, Utah, Tim (Kathie) McGarry of Rexburg; 21 grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents; a daughter, Cody Clements; and a great-grandson, Krayton Michaelson.
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Hunting Guides Guiding in O’Neal Basin is a family tradition for the Molesbee family. By Jennifer Whiteley Nevada Rancher Magazine
O’Neal Basin, Nev.—”My kids, if they take over our hunting and ranching operation, would be the 6th generation to guide and ranch in our 072 area.” What a powerful sentiment McKenzie Agee Molsbee shares. McKenzie and her husband Jason, a Springfield, Missouri transplant ranch and guide hunts on McKenzie’s family ranch, the Cottonwood Ranch in O’Neal Basin. As a graduation gift, Jason’s dad brought him to the Cottonwood Ranch on a mule deer hunt. He liked it so much, he decided to stay in the area. The Smith family has ranched in the O’Neal Basin for many generations. McKenzie explains, “My great-great grandfather came to O’Neil Basin in the early 1920’s. During this time, he owned several ranches within the Basin area. Cottonwood Ranch was only a cow camp in 1952. My grandparents moved onto Cottonwood making it its own entity. When my grandparents Horace and Irene Smith inherited the ranch, it came with a $50,000 debt. As with many young couples moving onto the ranch with their first son born, extra money was tight. They needed to create an income stream to help pay off the extra debt.” Horace had a love of hunting and the ranch sat right up next to the Jarbidge Wilderness. It seemed like a good idea to try and start a hunting/guiding business. Horace applied for a portion of the 072 Forest Service guiding/hunting permit and began the business in 1952. “In 1977, my dad Agee Smith and his brother took over the guiding business. Hunting at this time was strictly for mule deer. “After 19 years of running the guiding business in the fall and my brother and I getting involved in sports, Dad and his family decided it was time to perhaps lease our hunting/guiding business out.” Explains McKenzie. In 1996, the ranch leased the permit to Blain Jackson from Preston, ID. In 1985, the Nevada Department of Wildlife (NDOW) planted the first herd of elk in the Jarbidge wilderness. It wasn’t too long after Blain took
on the guiding business that the first elk hunt started. Today, elk are the primary animal guided for on the Cottonwood Ranch. Fall and hunting season still play a critical role in the ranch’s dynamics. “We still have lodging and RV hook ups for hunters during the fall. My folks, grandma, and I maintain the lodge and cook for the many hunter guests we have stay.” Says McKenzie. “My husband Jason has been guiding for Blain for 18 years now. When we got married and moved onto the ranch it was a welcome extra income.” When town is two and half hours away and you have young children, this extra income supplements their ranching income and the expense of raising young children. Holding a guiding/hunting permit also comes with an obligation to cover demands for the hunters within the area. This includes game retrieval services. McKenzie explains, “Historically, the ranch has always had someone hired who would take this on, but three years ago we just didn’t have anyone anymore. Over a conversation one night my friend and neighbor Jessica Mesna and I decided we knew the country, why not try to get our sub guide license and learn to pack? We got training 101 from my husband and jumped in with two feet. This is our 3rd year now and we usually do about 18 pack outs during the season.” McKenzie and Jessica primarily pack out bull elk. Continues on page 12
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Above: Jason harvested this bull this fall in the 072 area.
At Right: McKenzie, Easton, Cavin, and Jason Molsbee.
Below Left: Jason leading a packhorse during a hunt near the Upper Base Camp located in Camp Creek before Mary’s River Peak. On a map it is called the Smith Camp because it’s the original campsite that grandpa had started with. He dug the spring out that is still used today and established it as a high base camp.
At Right: In the Mary’s River Basin, McKenzie packs out a bull elk for a client. While she does have a sub guide license, McKenzie doesn’t guide, the license is necessary for the retrieval of and packing out game harvested in their guide area. McKenzie explains “That’s been a tough thing to get across [to people] because most hunters don’t realize we need a license to pack out game and it’s very closed for guides in 072. People don’t realize is we pay every year for that permit and a % of gross revenue goes back to the forest service to help enforce proper usage and such.”
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Hunting season falls during the most inopportune time of the year for a rancher. McKenzie says, “This is the hardest part about fall. Cow work picks back up. There are calves to be weaned, shipping, preg testing, and a major one is gathering our cows off the Jarbidge Wilderness where there are no boundary fences except for the lower fence dividing forest service from BLM. Jason is gone all fall, or most of it. School starts back up, which is intense. Cooking for hunters, and pack outs.” She contributes their guiding and ranchings success to their family and community. “We might not have many neighbors but the 3 of us ranches are close knit and help each other out as needed. If it is school days to help with, cow work, cooking, etc. we all pull together to make it all work. Living on a family operation also helps. I couldn’t do my pack outs without the support of my parents helping with my kids during those days. I mostly live by my good friends’ advice “It will all buff out, it always does” and repeat it almost every day!” The Molesbee’s are continuing the legacy started by McKenzie’s greatgreat grandparents in the 1920’s. They are doing what they do to make a future for their two young cowboys, the promise of the next generation, and a livelihood worth fighting for. At Right: McKenzie helps both sons fix their ropes at branding time.
Below: McKenzie and Jessica Mesna with a bull elk they have retrieved for a client near Hummingbird Springs.
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All pictures courtesy of The Molsbee Family At Left: Jason Molsbee with 2 pack horses, packing out elk when he first began sub guiding for Blain Jackson.
At Right: The Molsbee men take a break to water their horses while trailing cows near the Jarbidge wilderness.
Below: In addition to guiding hunters, the Molsbee family are avid hunters themselves. McKenzie harvested this cow elk earlier this year. As with ranching, hunting is a family affair. Jason and McKenzie’s sons Easton (8 years old) and Cavin (6 years old), were along for the hunt.
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Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle Winter Feeding Requirements Excerpted from Storey’s Guide to Raising Beef Cattle, 4th Editon © Heather Smith Thomas. Used with permission from Storey Publishing.
Winter Feeding Cattle can be wintered on various types of stored hay or on pasture such as stockpiled pastures that were not grazed earlier in the year. Options include windrow grazing (sometimes called swath grazing), rake-bunched hay, bale grazing or feeding hay in feeders or bunks. Windrow grazing involves cutting a field, leaving it in windrows on the ground instead of baling it. This works best in a climate that doesn’t get a lot of rain that would ruin the hay. The hay can be cut at optimum maturity for nutrient quality, and the forage doesn’t get as mature as stockpiled pasture that ends up with less nutrients. Cutting the forage locks in the quality (similar to a bale of hay). The windrows keep fairly well and cattle can find them even if there is a fair amount of snow on the ground. For optimum utilization and least waste, the pasture can be strip grazed with moveable electric fence, making the cattle finish up one segment of windrows before letting them into the next portion of the field. Rake-bunched hay also works well in some climates, raking the windrows into piles that keep even better. The piles stick up higher above the snow for cattle to find them. However, this method doesn’t work very well in a climate with strong winds that might scatter the piles. Bale grazing involves leaving big bales in the field for the cattle to eat during winter. An option is putting the bales out into the winter pasture in rows before winter arrives, since they keep better than small bales. There is less waste if this grazing is done with portable electric fencing, making the cows clean up a row of bales before letting them into the next row. Twines or net wrap should be removed from the bales before the cattle eat them, to avoid ingestion of these materials, which can cause fatal blockage of the rumen. The most traditional option is feeding hay in feeders (big round bales or big square bales) or feed bunks, or spreading it out on clean ground for the cows on winter pasture. In situations where you are feeding daily, you need to figure out how much hay the cattle need each day, based on their size, age, body condition and the quality of the hay. There is more expense involved in harvesting the hay, stacking the bales, and hauling them back out to the cattle, and this is why many stockmen are now trying to let the cows do more of the work—by winter grazing or eating windrows, piles or bales in place in the field ull can bring a lot of money, partly because of price per pound and partly because he weighs so much (sometimes twice as much as a cow). Young bulls may not bring a good price (a lot less than steer price for the same weight animal) because they
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are not large enough to go directly to slaughter, and few feeders want the nuisance of bulls in their feedlots. Occasionally an animal brings a low price because of a defect or because the buyer discounts the animal for some other reason. An animal with a physical problem may be discounted even though the problem doesn’t affect ability to produce beef (e.g., short ears or a tail that was frostbitten). An off-color calf may bring a lower price than the rest of the group for no reason other than lack of uniformity. Small breeders with only a few calves can sometimes join with other small breeders to market their calves as a group, in order to get top prices for their animals. Order buyers may not be able to afford to take the time to deal with small breeders. Thus pooling your calves with several other breeders who raise similar cattle will usually pay off. Groups of calves can be sorted into uniform lots that are more attractive to buyers. If you and your neighbors can put together one or more semi loads of calves, an order buyer or video auction representative will be more interested. A local sale barn may also be able to help you and your neighbors pool calves into larger uniform groups to attract bidders.
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In this final article in the series, The Cycle, we reach the Pre-Calving Period (90 days prior to calving) where we see a significant increase in nutrient requirements for the cow. 70% to 80% of fetal development occurs during the last trimester of gestation which results in a tremendous spike in fetal protein requirements. If nutrition from the combination of our feed and supplement program does not meet this increased requirement resulting from fetal development, we run the risk of poorly developed calves, reduced vigor, reduced colostrum value to properly develop the calf’s immune system and a host of other problems. As we discussed in the last issue, body condition at calving determines our ability to get the female to return to estrous 90 days post calving. Because of the increasing requirements of the fetus, it becomes critical that our nutrition ramp up during this period. Transitioning from feed during this period may be required. The challenges of weather (in a spring calving cow herd for this discussion) now begin to manifest themselves nutritionally in the need for more energy. While this need can be fulfilled with grain, care should be taken to ensure that the rumen microbes which digest cellulose from forage are not replaced with starch digesting microbes. This ruminal upset can result in numerous problems to include poor fiber digestibility to acidosis. The better way to combat the temperature swings from cold nights to warm days and vice versa, is by feeding a higher TDN roughage with an NDF value from 45-50%, along with a quality supplement which will increase fiber digestibility and nutrient utilization. Addressing this energy need at this time of year and stage of gestation is important. Energy requirements will increase by 1% from the “thermal normal requirement” for every 1 degree of temperature drop and by 2% if there is moisture present. Example: If the daytime temperature is 35 degrees and it drops to zero overnight with snow, then the energy requirement has increased 70% in that number of hours. If our feeding program does not account for this, then the cow will begin to use body reserves to make up the difference which over time can result in reduced weight gain and body condition score. This in turn will affect our ability to return to estrous following calving as discussed in my previous article. Additionally, because fetal protein requirements are increasing during this 2rd trimester, the need to improve forage protein quality is apparent. Similarly, mineral requirements for several minerals are increasing, especially copper, zinc, manganese and selenium. These minerals play a significant role in transfer of immunity, embryo development and survival, calf vigor, colostrum quality and repair of the uterine lining and return to estrous. Therefore, increasing both quality and quantity of forage during this period will not only ensure the successful development of the fetus for 2018 profitability, but will also go a long way to ensuring a great calf crop is conceived for our 2019 profitability. At the end of the day, there are only 3 ways to increase profitability in a cow herd. First, is our cost of production. Proper management of water and feed are paramount. Combining a strong animal health program ensures disease challenges are managed. Supplementation, however, holds the key to ensuring a cow herd can optimize genetics, ensure a plane of nutrition to properly enhance the efficacy of vaccines and finally complement and enhance the value of our standing and harvested forages through increased fiber digestibility and utilization. Second, we must strive to constantly increase the pounds of beef weaned from our propContinues on page 35
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Technology keeps track of livestock identity and health Keeping track of herds and managing their health is a full time job, but smart technology makes it easier and faster to keep tabs on animals Herd management
— those two words are huge for cattle producers as they work to keep their business profitable. More than ever before, herd management has entered the field of technology with software programs designed to provide a record keeping system to track cattle and help producers make sound decisions. For many producers, these software programs can be daunting so it is important to choose one that is user friendly with built-in support that’s only a tap or phone call away. Over the years there has been no shortage of choices of herd management programs for ranchers and most of these have come and gone with hardly a handful withstanding the test of time. To cattle producers, time is money, so the question becomes “Which one?” Enter Terrell and Penny Miller, owners of Cattlesoft, Inc., and the creators and designers of CattleMax, a cattle software program that they initially designed in 1999. Since then, Cattlesoft, Inc. has helped thousands of farms and ranches in their record keeping needs in all 50 states and over 70 countries with its CattleMax software program. One of the first tests of the CattleMax program would be the way the ranch prepared its calf sales. Prior to CattleMax, the ranch’s calf sales preparation was to look through the multiple paper binders and calculate each calf’s age. Those that were weaning age were marked to round up and take to the sale. This manual process took many hours over multiple days just to make the list. The importance of a good software management system has become clearer, especially during the past few years, says Terrell “because record keeping is not optional when the cost to maintain a cow for one year is nearly $600. Plus, ID requirements are increasing and the way to recover the cost of compliance is to start managing cattle better.” The way in which ranchers could manage their cattle began to change as mobile devices such as smart phones and tablets became more prevalent. This led Cattlesoft to develop a new web-based version of CattleMax. Designed from the ground-up to be focused on real-time collaboration throughout the ranch, this version enables everyone on the ranch to view any information when they need it. Now with CattleMax being accessible on mobile devices such as iPhones, iPads, or Androids, recording of events and notes is done “live” as it happens. “Ranchers and ranch hands are using iPads to enter calves right in the pasture. For decades they were using calving papers and workbooks to record the details but now the benefits of this technology makes record keeping much easier and faster. Producers have even told us they record cattle sales infor-
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mation in the parking lot and enter feed expenses while they are waiting for their trucks to be loaded with feed and supplies,” says Terrell.
Healthy Herd
As you look across your cattle herd, how soon are you able to identify cows that aren’t well? Early diagnosis reduces not only your risk of mortality but also the number of times you may have to treat a sick animal. “Depending on the year, there are 22.5 to 24 million cattle on feed annually, and 1 out of every 5 of those animals display symptoms of illness,” notes Andrew Uden, Quantified Ag. “Connected technology can help reduce that number and transform the way the industry identifies sick animals.” Initially developed for the feedlot industry, tags fastened to an animal’s ear collect and perform analysis of an animal’s biometric and behavioral data. Proprietary algorithms flag any animal showing signs of illness or disease and alert you through a smartphone, tablet, email, SMS, or a secure website. An LED light on the tag flashes to easily identify the sick cow. To see the most benefit from the system, feedlot owners and managers need tags to last for six to eight months. While the sensors have that ability, research is being done to increase the life of the battery. “The range between the tag and the receiver is about one to two miles, which is why we focused on the confined space of a feedlot,” explains Uden. “Hopefully, 10 years down the road, range will be a different issue. We will continue to adapt our product to make it better.” As the technology continues to evolve, the company will look to include other aspects of health like pregnancy. It will also evaluate applications for different types of livestock. “Once we have this completed for feedyard customers, I think there might be an opportunity to tweak it and make it applicable to other concentrated industries like hogs,” notes Uden. The Quantified Ag system will include a biometric sensing ear tag and a data analysis tool set that is subscription based and applied on a per-animal basis. The tool set includes a private and secure customer portal to see detailed reports and analysis of live or historical data. Smartphone and tablet apps are available to round out the system, providing herd health access and alerts from anywhere. The technology is currently being tested and the company has begun putting it in the hands of beta testers. It hopes to bring the product to market later in 2018.
USDA’s definition of sustainable agriculture: Satisfy human food and fiber needs; enhance environmental quality and the natural resource base upon which the agricultural economy depends; make the most efficient use of nonrenewable resources and on-farm resources and integrate, where appropriate, natural biological cycles and controls; sustain the economic viability of farm operations; and enhance the quality of life for farmers and society as a whole.”
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Bangs Vaccinating By Sarah Hummel, DVM Special to the Rancher
Fall is in the air, as evidenced by the glorious morning chill. And with that comes pregnancy checking, weaning, sorting, shipping and amongst this busy time most of us are Bangs vaccinating. It is apparent why we do most of these jobs, but I wanted to discuss the history and purpose behind the Bangs vaccine as it is required to ship most heifers out of state. The Bang’s vaccine was developed to control the disease, Brucellosis, caused by the bacteria Brucella abortis. Like most regulated vaccines in veterinary medicine, Brucellosis has zoonotic implications, meaning it is a disease that can be transferred from animals to humans. And like most scientific discoveries, it took several key players to put the full story of Brucellosis together. So starting at the beginning, we need to talk about a similar bacteria, Brucella melintensis, that is the cause of brucellosis in sheep and goats. In 1886 Captain David Bruce, a British army surgeon, was sent to Malta during the Crimean war to investigate “Malta Fever” a debilitating chronic disease affecting numerous soldiers. He connected the consumption of raw goats milk with this disease and isolated the bacteria eventually named after him: Brucella sp. About 10 years later in 1897, a Danish veterinarian named Bernhard Bang, isolated a very similar bacteria that caused spontaneous abortions in cattle and termed the disease “Bang’s Disease.” Then another 10 years passed when in 1910, an American bacteriologist named Alice Evans realized the Bang’s agent was undistinguishable from the Brucellosis agent. Brucellosis was recognized as primarily a sheep and goat problem until 1924 when it became apparent that it was more widespread in cattle. In sheep and goats, Brucellosis causes low reproductive rates due to its affects on the testicles. In cattle, the main clinical symptoms are high abortion rates, arthritis and retained placentas. In humans, brucellosis is a chronic, debilitating disease that affected mainly slaughterhouse workers, ranchers and veterinarians as they were likely to get exposed to the bacteria. It causes abortions, undulating fevers, severe muscle and joint pain and is very difficult to treat. Today, brucellosis in humans is rare but is mainly caused from raw milk or raw cheese. In the 1920’s-1940’s brucellosis became endemic in the United States, meaning it was widespread throughout the country. In 1934, right after the great depression the federal government decided to attempt to eradicate the disease as it was the most significant disease in livestock at that time. There was a great drought afflicting the country as well, so this was also a means to decrease the cattle population. Eventually, the basic control strategy became test and cull the affected animals and vaccinate all females from 4 to 12 months of age. This took the incidence
down from 11% in 1934 to 0% affected herds in 2000. The reason we still vaccinate for the disease is that it is harbored in the wildlife population, mainly in the greater Yellowstone area. One final interesting historical fact about Brucellosis is that it was used as one of the first biological weapons in 1954. President Nixon discontinued the biological warfare program in 1971. Now what do those tattoos mean? Well, like the “permanent” orange clip tags in the right ear (or an RFID tag in the left ear), it is a second form of federal identification signifying a vaccinated animal. The tattoos are termed “RV8” (for 2018 anyways). The R signifies the type of vaccine being used: RB51. The V is actually a shielded V that is only available to certified veterinarians. The number indicates the year the animal was vaccinated: i.e. 8 can be 2008 or 2018. So now when you are running all those girls through the chute on these brisk fall mornings, you will have a better understanding of the reason why we vaccinate for this disease. In my opinion the Brucellosis control program has been successful with a few glitches especially attempts to control it in the wildlife population. I also think that in the future, the possibility of complete eradication in the United States is possible, so the necessity of vaccinating may become less necessary. If you have any questions feel free to contact Sarah Hummel DVM, at 775-530-4137. You can also email me at sarahhummeldvm@yahoo.com.
Vaccinate only heifer calves between the ages of 4 and 12 months. Many States have even more restrictive age requirements for vaccination. Before vaccinating any animals for brucellosis, be certain that you understand and follow your State’s requirements. Adult vaccination for brucellosis is conducted by State and/or Federal officials only. If you have questions concerning this program, contact the State animal health official or the APHIS – VS District Office nearest you.
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22nd Annual Van Norman and Friends Production Sale A huge success and a great time was had by all! By Linda Bunch Special to the Rancher
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Above: Sale consignors Travis Whiteley, Mike Vipham riding for Rhodes Ranch, Monte Cummins (standing), Ryan Carpenter, and Jeff Glascock riding for the TS wait outside the arena to preview their horses. Elko, Nev.--“And a great time was had by all!” so the saying goes as the 22nd Annual Van Norman and Friends Production Sale weekend concluded at the Elko County Fairgrounds on September 15, 2018. Prospective buyers had ample opportunity to view their catalog picks prior to the sale on the vannormansale.com website, which featured an individual page for each horse, all of the catalog information, horse photo, and video. Friday afternoon featured a comprehensive preview of three-year olds and older, with commentary provided by Matt Mori and Ty Van Norman who both added their insights and observations of each horse as they previewed. The preview was followed by the Youth Branding Contest which featured several of the sale horses. (see accompanying article.) Anyone who missed the Friday action could see all riding horses and dogs preview once again on Saturday morning. New to the sale weekend was the selling of working dogs. There were three dogs consigned, with two actually ending up changing hands. The dogs were previewed on both Friday and Saturday working goats and cattle. Plans are in the works to expand this feature to at least five dogs next year. Bidding was brisk in the barn, on the phone and on the internet throughout the sale.
When the dust finally settled (literally), seventy-four horses and two stock dogs had found new homes under the gavel of Muleshoe, TX auctioneer Steve Friskup, who was assisted in the barn by bid spotters Buck Waite and Justin Morris. Phone bids were handled by Sam Mori, Pete Mori, and Joe Cahill, andLiveAuction.TV provided the live streaming to the internet which has also had positive reviews. Lot 26, Jackies Nu Remedy, a 2011 brown gelding by Very Smart Remedy consigned by Tyler and Millie Wakley of Deeth, topped the sale at $23,000! He was purchased by Danielle Sayler of Tuscarora, NV. The overall sale average was $4392. This was down a bit from last year, but the overall picture was stronger in all categories. The demand for a well-broke horse is still high, and weanlings and yearlings were much stronger than in the past several years. The 23rd Annual Van Norman and friends Production Sale will be held September 20 and 21, 2019. Note that this is a week later than in the past. Make your plans now and look forward to seeing you next fall!! In the meantime, visit us on Facebook, Instagram, and at www.vannormansale.com as we will be posting new information and features throughout the year.
HORSE SALE RESULTS Lot # Consignor Name of horse Description Sale Price Buyer Name Destination 26 Tyler & Millie Wakley Jackies Nu Remedy 2011 brown gelding $23,000.00 Danielle Sayler Tuscarora, NV 70 Jim Young Cuchara Only Cash 2008 sorrel gelding $16,000.00 Lindsey Alpers San Jose, CA 60 Jake Brown Bullwinkle Hancock 2011 bay roan gelding $13,000.00 Jack Dawson Sparks, NV 6 TS Ranch Dukes Playboy Prom 2011 palomino gelding $10,700.00 Julie Carreiro Elko, NV 66 BJ Wachob BR Flicka Boy 2007 black gelding $10,700.00 Bert Paris Battle Mountain, NV 61 Sharon Rhoads Flashing Montana 2006 sorrel mare $10,500.00 Tara Atkinson New Castle, CA 36 Travis Whiteley Running U Poco Star 2014 bay gelding $10,500.00 Glen Koch Fairfield, ID 10 Sharon Rhoads SR Chexy Angel 2016 bay mare $10,000.00 Greg Renz Tres Pinos, CA 25 Anna Van Norman JP Matlida Jane 2016 black mare $10,000.00 John Jackson Tuscarora, NV 49 Quaid McKay Rio Gin Fizzie 2015 red roan mare $9,000.00 Tandy Watterson Cedar Valley, UT 64 Van Norman JP Velveteen Catt 2016 red roan mare $8,200.00 John Jackson Tuscarora, NV Photo by: Millie Wakley 67 Pete Arritola Streak N Jimmy 2008 sorrel gelding $8,000.00 Stanley Gulick Halfway, OR The high selling horse of the sale. Lot #26 Jackies Nu Remedy. ““Rem” is the product of what our breeding 35 Jymme Dominguez Justaplainboongirl 2015 black mare $8,000.00 Ty Van Norman Tuscarora, NV program is all about. Bred as good as they come, but 77 Sharon Rhoads SR Chex Willis 2006 gray gelding $7,600.00 Nicholas Valente 00.0.00 big enough to use. He is by Very Smart Remedy, Million 55 Brad Rothrock Only Good In Levis 2016 bay roan gelding $7,200.00 John Wright Elko, NV dollar NRCHA sire. He is willing and ready for ANY job, 75 Clayton Blanthorn TI Mr Dual Smartie 2014 gray gelding $7,000.00 Allen James Toole, UT whether it is branding, sorting, gathering, or a cow horse show. He has been my reliable horse through both of my 34 Ryan Carpenter Boones Monterrey Bay 2014 bay roan gelding $7,000.00 Jerry Leech Cameron, MT children riding with me. I trust him A LOT.”
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44 Sharon Rhoads Como San Prize 2010 sorrel gelding $7,000.00 Doug Phickett Oakley, ID 37 Sharon Rhoads DR Pepto Arrow 2016 sorrel gelding $6,700.00 Jay Wright Tuscarora, NV 51 Sharon Rhoads DR Pepto Fireball 2015 bay roan gelding $6,000.00 John Nino King City, CA 19 Sharon Rhoads SR Chex Leah Gotcha 2015 bay gelding $5,900.00 John Etchegaray Eureka, NV 65 Jeff Knight HD Run Like A Tiger 2007 red dun gelding $5,800.00 Demetria Gordan Paradise Valley, NV 22 Sharon Rhoads SR Chex Ginnitup 2015 bay gelding $5,700.00 Leland Schneider Sluoughhouse, CA 42 Rolly Lisle YY Smart At Chess 2016 sorrel gelding $5,500.00 John Jackson Tuscarora, NV 58 Sharon Rhoads DR Peptos Double Up 2016 bay roan mare $5,500.00 Rod Chumley Selah, WA 9 Meadow Valley Ranches Blues Red Roper 2016 red roan gelding $5,000.00 Nolan Yocum Valley Springs, CA 8 Van Norman JP Colonel Calypso 2016 red dun mare $5,000.00 Mike Estes Spring Creek, NV 41 Jasmine Koberstein Cinnamin Twist 2015 buckskin mare $4,700.00 Jared Neff Ruby Valley, NV 69 Sharon Rhoads DR Sioux Smokem Coma 2016 sorrel mare $4,700.00 Jay Wright Tuscarora, NV Lot # Consignor Name of horse Description Sale Price Buyer Name Destination 74 Shamus Haws Rockin Rodeo Red 2014 red roan gelding $4,600.00 Wally Wester Winnemucca, NV 47 Shamus Haws Red Ht Playgun 2014 gray gelding $4,500.00 Rett Cammeron Rupert, ID 76 Cory Shelman Sophies Liahona 2017 gray mare $4,200.00 James Burroughs Denair, CA 71 Van Norman Ha Doc Zulena 2004 bay mare $3,700.00 Randy Leighton Stevinson, CA 48 Zeb Burroughs MZ Bet On Col McCue 2018 sorrel colt $3,500.00 Casey Cox Arbuckle, CA 73 Linda Bunch Pistols Wagon Boss 2018 bay colt $3,200.00 Stacy Fox Elk Creek, CA 72 Rolly Lisle YY Flittin Tivio 2018 buckskin colt $3,200.00 Woodie Bell Paradise Valley, NV 79 Matt Mori Hummingbird Command 2017 bay roan mare $3,000.00 Leland Schneider 33 Van Norman JP Star Spinner 2018 black colt $3,000.00 Ernest Decoite Oakdale, CA 78 Van Norman JP Thunder Dunit 2018 dun roan filly $3,000.00 Steve Ayers Tonasket, WA 80 Van Norman JP Berts Boogie 2018 red roan colt $2,900.00 Randy Leighton Stevinson, CA 59 Linda Bunch DW Frettin For Whiskey(X) 2018 red roan colt $2,700.00 Tom Richards Melba, ID 68 Meadow Valley Ranches Mr Blackburn 170 2017 palomino stallion $2,400.00 Tara Atkinson New Castle, CA 15 Matt Mori Lucky Lady Bottom(X) 2017 black mare $2,300.00 Demetria Gordan Paradise Valley, NV 54 Travis Whiteley TQ Pistols Liberty 2017 bay mare $2,300.00 Justin Boyles Lewiston, UT 63 Rolly Lisle YY Gunna Flit 2018 buckskin colt $2,200.00 Pete Mori Tuscarora, NV 45 Van Norman JP Ambers Lena 2011 bay mare $2,100.00 Wally Wester Winnemucca, NV 13 Zeb Burroughs MZ Bet On Col Bueno 2016 red roan colt $2,000.00 Tim Downey Butte, MT 29 Van Norman JP Rimrock Starlight 2018 red roan colt $2,000.00 Randy Leighton Stevinson, CA 40 Linda Bunch DW Lookin Good 2018 chestnut filly $1,900.00 Stacy Fox Elk Creek, CA 56 Matt Mori Crystals N Dynamite 2017 brown mare $1,900.00 Cassidy Neff Boise, ID 1 Van Norman JP Pink Pistolena 2017 red roan mare $1,900.00 Ted Cantrell Bruneau, ID 21 Van Norman JP Cinnamon Jugs 2017 red roan mare $1,900.00 Jamie Gee Bliss, ID 43 Linda Bunch DW Julie 2018 bay filly $1,800.00 Nick Diego Oakdale, CA 39 Matt Mori Berts Sierra Nutmeg 2017 bay mare $1,800.00 Wally Wester Winnemucca, NV 18 Linda Bunch DW Miss Ellie 2018 red roan filly $1,600.00 Corey Shelman Burns, OR 14 Van Norman JP Miss Boonalena 2006 red roan mare $1,600.00 Fred Buckmaster Fallon, NV 32 Cory Shelman Pistols Scarlett 2018 sorrel filly $1,500.00 Zeb Burroughs Denair, CA 52 Van Norman JP Disco Diva Lena 2018 bay filly $1,400.00 Steve Ayers Tonasket, WA 62 Linda Bunch Too Cute To Fret 2018 sorrel filly $1,300.00 Jesus Melendez Ely, NV 24 Jasmine Koberstein Once Just A Plainjane 2017 sorrel mare $1,200.00 Cody Shaw Baker City, OR 27 Rolly Lisle Y Y Wicked Felina 20187 bay roan filly $1,200.00 Rod Chumley Selah, WA 2 Van Norman JP Zulena Knockout 2018 bay filly $1,200.00 Steve Ayers Tonasket, WA 20 Van Norman Roans Straw Image 2001 red roan mare $1,000.00 Fred Buckmaster Fallon, NV 11 Rolly Lisle Playmate Style 2018 sorrel filly $800.00 Fred Buckmaster Fallon, NV 16 Van Norman JP Driftin Redneck 2018 sorrel filly $600.00 Tabatha McGraw Elko, NV DOGS 80 Julie Carreiro Bart 7 mo old border collie $1,100.00 Gabe Aguayo New Mexico 81 Jeff Clausen Hank 3 yr old border collie $ 2,400.00 Andrea Trujillo Spring Creek, NV
Photo by: Jennifer Whiteley
Above: One of the youngest consignors, Quaid McKay demonstrates how well his filly handles, even riding bareback in the sale ring while his dad Rye watches. Rio Gin Fizzie sold as lot # 49.
Photo by: Jennifer Whiteley
Above: Spectators and bidders alike took seats where ever they could find them. Otherwise it was standing room only!
Photo by: Jennifer Whiteley
Photo by: Jennifer Whiteley
Julie Carreiro works her dog “Bart” in the Friday preview. “Bart” was started on goats and sheep. He is very easy to train and was showing good head bite on goats at just 4 months old.
Left: Arena help sets ropes for consignors Travis Whiteley and Ryan Carpenter during the Friday sale preview.
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2018 Van Norman and Friends Branding Contest Results The good times continue during horse sale weekend! Words & Photos By Jennifer Whiteley Nevada Rancher Magazine
Elko, Nev.—Once again, the Van Norman and Friends Production Sale Youth Branding Contest did not disappoint. Young ropers from throughout Nevada, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming came together to compete against their peers in an exciting exhibition of roping skills. With times as fast as 1:45:50, it was obvious these kids came to win some money. 42 kids, ages ranging from 7 to 18 years old, entered up with a family member to rope with them, and a 2-man ground crew to set their ropes. All entry fees went back into the pot and the stock was donated. Priority was given to families with horses consigned to the Van Norman and Friends Sale to give extra opportunity to showcase horses to be sold the next
day, 9 of which performed quite well in the youth branding contest. The youth branding contest is an idea way to exhibit how well a horse can perform in the arena under pressure, or how patient the horse can be while waiting for a young kid to heel a calf. (While also showcasing a dad’s patience as well)! As an added bonus this year, JM Capriola’s donated a beautiful Garcia bit to be raffled off, and all proceeds went to added money for the branding contest. The raffle generated $3,000 added money to the contest. All of the ropers did a great job handling their horses, and the pressure of roping in front of a crowd, and each contestant roped their calves within the 10-minute time limit.
Results: 10 and Under 1st: Chase Stouard 2nd: Malikai Malotte 3rd: Walker Jones 4th: Blake Arritola 5th: Pete Mori 6th: Marinna Mori 11-14 1st: Zane Wines 2nd: Cadence Martin
3rd: Mountain Spring Walker 4th: Quaid McKay 5th: Taylor Brown 6th: Ella Buzzetti 15-18 1st: Isaac Mori 2nd: Anna Van Norman 3rd: Riley Roderick 4th: Matt Wines 5th: Frankie Baumeister 6th: Cody Rowley
Wyatt Lisle, Trent Whiteley, Tyler Lisel, Wylin McLain, and Lane Buzzetti watch the roping action from the cheap seats, cheering for older siblings and cousins in the branding contest.
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Above: Chase Stouard of Spring Creek necks a yearling for his dad Casey to heel in the 10 and under division. Chase had the fastest time of the day.
Malikai Malotte looks for the heels on a yearling his dad Alan had necked. The Malottes live in Owyhee.
Right: Zane Wines of Ruby Valley, Nevada looks for 2 feet, while his dad Joe handles his yearling. Zane won the 11-14 age division.
Above: Isaac Mori of Paradise Valley, Nevada keeps his rope tight while his ground crew marks the yearling. Isaac won the 15-18 age division, roping with his dad Matt. Below: Anna Van Norman of Tuscarora, Nevada holds the heels as her ground crew sets the front foot rope and marks her yearling. Anna roped with her dad Ty.
Cray Tervort of Jiggs, riding the shortest horse in the branding contest gets some extra help straitening out his rope from his dad Mike.
Below: Cadence Martin of Evanston, Wyoming coils up her rope after placing 2nd in the 11-14 age group. Cadence roped with her dad Kade.
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Winter Management and Nutrition for Bulls By Heather Smith Thomas Nevada Rancher Magazine
The bull supplies half the genetics for your calf crop so you want to make sure your bulls are fertile, healthy and sound, and in good body condition through winter. Young bulls are still growing, so they need adequate energy and protein to supply their needs for growth as well as maintenance and body condition, and to generate body heat on a cold day. Mature bulls need adequate nutrition for maintenance and body heat. No bull—young or old—should be overfed to the point of being too fat. Traditionally bulls have been confined during winter and fed grain as well as hay, but some producers are now wintering their bulls in bigger pastures and letting them grow (or maintain) under more natural conditions, which often leads to better health, better fertility and longevity. Grant Lastiwka (Livestock and Forage Business Specialist, Alberta Agriculture), says it is important to grow young bulls properly with the correct level of protein, energy and minerals (and not overfeeding) and get them acclimated as soon as possible to the environment they will be working in. This is better than an abrupt change from confinement and concentrate feeds to big pastures and forage, as some young bulls must encounter. One concern with having bulls out in big pastures or bale grazing during winter is wind chill and cold temperatures that may result in scrotal frostbite unless the bulls have shelter and bedding. “There are more options today for portable windbreaks, however, and more people are leaving bulls out to graze during winter. Bale grazing with bulls can be a challenge, however, because they like to push the bales around. With electric fencing, some of this problem can be alleviated. One rancher near Mayerthorpe, Alberta, Tom Thompson, bale grazes his bulls uphill so they don’t push the bales downhill into the fences,” says Lastiwka. “Tom also leaves his calves on the cows all winter (including the bull calves) and bale grazes pairs until weaning calves in the spring. Tom’s family has been innovative in many ways and won the Alberta Beef Producers’ Environmental Stewardship award for 2017. Their young bulls are very well trained and experienced because they have been with their mothers all winter.” These bulls know how to function when they get out in the real world. “I feel the important thing with any young bull, or any purchased bull that you want to work in your own system, is to have the bull actually experience that system before he has to breed cows. Many people put bulls into a corral for winter and feed them and don’t really give them a chance to fit into the system,” Lastiwka explains. Some ranchers prefer to buy bulls as weaned calves in the fall and grow them out in their own environment, transitioning them into their management system,
rather than buying an overfat yearling or 2-year-old bull at a sale. Fat sells bulls because it makes the bull look better; people look at the hindquarters but that aspect of conformation can be fed on rather than bred on. As one astute cattleman once said, there is no such thing as a bull without much hindquarter; if he were fatter he would look great. “I believe we need to have adequate groceries for the bull and make sure he has enough protein and minerals, but we have to be careful with the energy levels and not get bulls too fat. I do like to see young bulls with a bit of extra energy so they have enough reserve to handle their first breeding season—going out with cows and herding them and traveling a lot, running off all their fat. The bull must be able to handle it and breed cows. It is important to buy functional bulls, but not fat bulls,” says Lastiwka. There are many things that affect longevity, including good feet and legs and proper structure, but proper feed is very important. “Part of developing young bulls is to try to feed and develop them so they are working bulls rather than feedlot animals. It surprises me sometimes that people buy bulls that are completely unaccustomed to the systems they have to work in, because of the sheltered lives they’ve led. There is a lot involved regarding whether or not a bull will hold up and be functional for many years.” It helps if a person tries to select functional bulls rather than choose the highest performing bulls with high weaning and yearling weight, etc. “We want excellent feet, a good rumen and adequate spring of rib (capacity) because we expect our cows to function on low-cost rations in winter, and we want a bull that can do the same,” he says. Otherwise you won’t make progress in your goals for your cow herd when you keep daughters from that bull. The exception would be a rancher who buys a high-performance bull to use as a terminal cross, selling all the offspring. Most people keep some heifers, however. You don’t want to go backward on cowherd functionality, feed efficiency and longevity in your environment by keeping daughters from a bull that can’t handle your environment. Some people sell their cows before they get old, and replace them with purchased young cows, and aren’t as concerned about longevity in the cow. “I prefer to keep heifers out of my older cows, however, because those good cows have the traits I want,” says Lastiwka. Cows that produce good calves well into their teens are often most profitable, rather than having to continually invest in heifers/young cows to replace cows at an earlier age. That older cow has already paid her way and can produce a few more good calves. There’s
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also the problem of biosecurity when bringing in new cattle rather than raising your own replacements. Some diseases like BVD, Johne’s etc. can creep into a herd with purchased animals. Keeping a relatively closed herd may be more important than ever, in the future, and this may mean more emphasis on raising your own heifers. “When I buy a new bull I want to give him time to adapt to my system, with a body condition that has a bit to spare, but developed in a way that he can go out and do the job for many years. This means having bulls that are not overfat. In their younger years they need to be managed for growth and proper condition. The older bulls that just need maintenance rations during winter can easily become too fat and heavy over winter (especially if they are good-doing, efficient cattle that do well on forage alone). They need to be out exercising rather than confined, but we can provide windbreaks and bedding. If they are bale grazing they have material to lie on. We run our bulls out with the cows during winter, and they stay fit and not so fat.” This is a good way to manage bulls, if the cows are all pregnant (any open ones have already been sold) and there are no young heifers in the group. The bulls get the exercise they need, and have adequate feed, eating the same feed as the pregnant cows. There is usually very little fighting among those bulls because there is no breeding going on, and the pecking order has already been sorted out. “They have run together for so long that they have this figured out. They do challenge each other in the fall when they come back together after they have been used in separate breeding herds. They have to resettle their differences, especially if some of the younger ones want to challenge the older ones for dominance. Some bulls are not aggressive fighters and don’t go around picking fights as much. We want masculine bulls, and we expect them to look like a bull and to be aggressive, but some are worse than others for fighting all the time,” says Lastiwka. Bulls need enough groceries to grow and develop properly, with enough energy to facilitate growth and have a bit extra. “As they get older, however, their requirements are just for maintenance; we just need to make sure they have adequate body condition when they go out to breed. Ours go out August 10 so they’ve had most of the summer to graze. The older bulls can get very fat, which is a challenge,” he says. “If you are running mature bulls in a setting where they are just on maintenance rations during winter with a bit to spare, what you feed will depend on the condition they are coming in at. Some of the younger bulls may start the winter in poor condition because they’ve been breeding cows all fall, and maybe they are shedding their teeth (which happens at about 2 years of age when baby teeth are shed, and permanent teeth are coming in) and not eating as well as they should.” How you separate bulls and feed them during winter depends on how many bulls you have, their ages and condition. “Often bulls simply need a maintenance ration. This can be provided with stockpiled forages, swath grazing, bale grazing etc. Depending on what you are doing with them, they can do very well in winter out in big pastures,” says Lastiwka. There are some seedstock producers today trying to raise bulls in conditions similar to what they will be run in when they go to customers’ herds. This means being out in larger pastures, walking, getting exercise. “Winter nutrition should be geared toward making sure they are prepared for the job, but not overdoing it. Bulls that are grazed, rotationally moved and managed like the cow herd are also more comfortable with people and handling and are easier to handle. I also don’t think they fight as much because they are busy harvesting their own feed. They won’t be as fat as some of the bulls kept in confinement because they are continually exercising,” he explains. It costs a lot to purchase and maintain a bull, when you include feed costs, semen testing, vaccinations, etc. “If bulls are managed out on pasture, like the cows, the feed costs are not much greater than feeding a cow, however. They are part of the cow herd for the winter and simply add more units to that group.
In my mind, this increases longevity in the bulls.” It also eliminates the expense of having a bull-proof well-fenced facility for keeping bulls during the winter. “The value of a bull that stays in the herd longer is his contribution to functional genetics of the progeny retained as replacements and also the calves sold as beef. Thus his genetics must also address the path all the way to the consumer, which is asking a lot from a sire,” he says. The bull must contribute genetic potential for proper birth weight so calves are born unassisted and can get up and suckle colostrum quickly, starting live with good health and good lungs, and then have ability to function at a high level of efficiency all their lives. Later, when that animal is on a finishing diet, it will have greater potential to be a profitable animal, with good consumer eating experience. “When you are buying a bull, you are trying to select the start of a train that goes all the way to the consumer. The meat quality hinges on many things that involve management and genetics, including animal handling, animal welfare, lack of illness, etc.” This all goes back to the genetics and experience of the bull and how well he fits into your management program. A bull is a big investment, and you want him to be athletic and functional so he is less apt to get injured. Risks for injuries are high when bulls fight or when they are out in big pastures breeding cows in rough country. “In our region many of the pastures are in rough terrain—the poorer land and difficult terrain— because all the decent land has been put into crops. So you want a bull with the ability to cover ground, with experience and conditioning so he can go out and do the job without a shock to his system,” says Lastiwka. These bulls need to be accustomed to walking, have proper body condition, and be given experience and a chance to become acclimated to the environment and management system they will be working in.
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Hunting and ranching go hand in hand
By Jennifer Whiteley Nevada Rancher Magazine
Winnemucca, Nev.—Hunting and ranching go hand in hand. Many ranching families supplement their ranching income by guiding hunters on their private land and public lands adjoining their ranches. Hunting/fishing guides work in the great outdoors and organize hunting and fishing trips for both individuals and groups who want to benefit from their expertise and get the most out of their time. According to www.payscale.com, the average hunting guide makes an average salary of $37,338. That is nationwide, and salaries range from $17,547 to $58,882. Not too shabby for a couple of months work, and a great supplemental income for a ranching family. Not all ranching hunters are guides though. For many, a passion for hunting stems from a joy of the great outdoors and having the opportunity to spend time with family and friends. It also a longstanding family tradition for many families.
Photo by Jennifer Whiteley
After hunting for days, Jennifer Whiteley harvested this buck at the base of the Ruby Mountains. Hunting is a family activity and Jennifer was thrilled to bring her sons Trent and Quin along with her on her hunt. “It wouldn’t have been worth it if I didn’t have my boys with me” she admits.
Photo by Jenni Bigelow
At Right: 12-year-old Daylee Bigelow and her father Jake Bigelow of Emmett, Idaho pose with her first antelope. This is her first year to be old enough to hunt wild game herself but has spent many seasons hunting with her dad. She told her mom, “It’s not the biggest, but it’s perfect!”
Photo by Jess Roberts
“What a bull! This rack makes Kobie look tiny! This was one of 5 bulls taken on the Double Cone Ranch CWMU tags in Grouse Creek, Utah. It was a 7 by 8 & scored a 383.
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Cody Barkdull shot this buck near Elko, Nevada. He scored a 190 and is 30 1/2” wide 4x4. It was a 110 yard muzzle loader shot.
Photo by Loni Cole
Left: “A bull I guided with Vantage Point Outfitters in Pioche Nevada gross 393. This was an Archery hunt and booked a 7 day hunt with Vantage Point Outfitters in Pioche. Killed on the 4th day of hunting at 33 yards. Weather was hot and dry up to the day we hit it. Shot it at 4 in the afternoon and let it sit for 45 min went in to recover it and ended up tracking it till 12:30 in the morning knowing that it was going to start raining at 4 am. Never found it that night. Went back in horse back and made a circle around it at day light and found his tracks in the mud where he got out of his bed. Tracked it another hour and was able to harvest him.”
Photo by Rokelle Layton Reeve
At Right: “We always hunt on our horses mainly just for the fun of using them for another purpose and it really beats hiking! My husband rode down a draw & me and my brother stayed up on a ridge, next thing we knew this deer came running right at us and I quickly shot him. My husband had unknowingly herded it right to us! And he turned out to be a really cool buck with a big drop tine. We packed him out on a 3-year-old and he handled it great!” This buck came from Southern Utah. Photo by Shelly Jones
Below: Shelly Jones of Ruby Valley, Nevada shows off her 2018 Ruby Valley Black Powder buck. “It makes a difference when you live here and know their patterns. I had been watching 3 bucks for several months. Figured they would disappear opening day. Didn’t see them for about a week after the hunt opened and then I saw them coming down the draw. He was a big bodied buck, lots of fat on him so I am hoping it is going to be a wet, snowy winter!” Photo by Thaysha Groves
Below Right: Thaysha Groves of Starr Valley, Nevada shows off her 2018 antelope taken north of Wells, Nevada with her guides Raleigh, Rhett, and Dirk.
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BLM names 3 new members to National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board WASHINGTON – The Bureau of Land Management announced today selections for three open positions on its nine-member National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board. Ms. Celeste Carlisle of Esparto, California, has been appointed to the category of wild horse and burro advocacy; Dr. Thomas Lenz of Louisburg, Kansas, has been appointed for the category of veterinary medicine; and Dr. Barry Perryman of Reno, Nevada, has been appointed for the category of public interest with a special knowledge about protection of wild horses and burros, management of wildlife, animal husbandry or natural resource management. Each individual will serve a three-year term on the advisory board. Ms. Carlisle is a passionate collaborator with 10 years of field biology and equine management experience, most notably serving as the Biologist and Science Program Manager for Return to Freedom, a private sanctuary for wild horses and burros in California. Working collaboratively with various stakeholders, Ms. Carlisle played a pivotal role in the creation of a detailed proposal for wild horse and burro management that was presented to the BLM and the U.S. Congress in 2017. She and other wild horse advocates also participated in a meeting with Interior Secretary Zinke to discuss the goals and objectives for sustainable management of wild horses and burros. Ms. Carlisle earned a B.S. in equine animal science from Oregon State University and a B.A. in biology from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Dr. Lenz, an equine practitioner for more than 40 years, is a leading mind in the field of equine science, specifically equine reproduction and equine welfare. Beyond his vast veterinary qualifications, Dr. Lenz is also the founding chair of the Unwanted Horse Coalition – a broad alliance of equine organizations under the American Horse Council that works to educate the horse industry about unwanted horses. In addition to a veterinary medical degree, Dr. Lenz earned
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a M.S. in equine reproduction and is board-certified in theriogenology (equine reproduction). His practical approach to understanding abandoned or otherwise unwanted horses, equine reproduction and animal welfare will be an asset to the advisory board. Dr. Perryman has been a passionate, thoughtful and well-received writer and advocate for the responsible stewardship of Western public lands for more than two decades. As an educator, Dr. Perryman works collaboratively with various stakeholders to teach best management practices and encourage conservation and the responsible use of our public lands. Dr. Perryman has served on several appointed councils, organized and facilitated meetings populated by a diverse spectrum of public interests, and continuously served as a wild horse and burro expert source for national print and broadcast media outlets. Dr. Perryman earned a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Rangeland Ecology and Management from the University of Wyoming and teaches Rangeland Ecology and Management at the University of Nevada-Reno. He earned a B.S. in Agronomy from Abilene Christian University. The National Wild Horse and Burro Advisory Board advises the BLM, an agency of the Department of the Interior, and the U.S. Forest Service, part of the Department of Agriculture, on the management and protection of wild free-roaming horses and burros on public lands and national forests administered by those agencies, as directed by the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Members of the Board, who represent various categories of interests, must have a demonstrated ability to analyze information, evaluate programs, identify problems, work collaboratively and develop corrective actions. More information about the Advisory Board can be found at https://www.blm.gov/ programs/wild-horse-and-burro/get-involved/advisory-board
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BLM concludes Owyhee Emergency Wild Horse Gather The Bureau of Land Management’s Winnemucca and Elko District Offices will begin an emergency wild horse gather on or about September 17 within the Owyhee Complex located in the Humboldt and Elko Counties, Nevada, due to the Martin Fire that occurred in July which burned approximately 438,000 acres in northeastern Nevada. The gather will be conducted by using helicopters. The BLM plans to gather approximately 1,175 wild horses, remove approximately 873 excess wild horses, treat and release up to 150 mares with fertility control and release up to 152 studs. Details of Gather The Bureau of Land Management’s Winnemucca and Elko District Offices will begin an emergency wild horse gather on or about September 17 within the Owyhee Complex located in the Humboldt and Elko Counties, Nevada, due to the Martin Fire that occurred in July which burned approximately 438,000 acres in northeastern Nevada. The gather will be conducted by Cattoor Livestock using helicopters. The BLM plans to gather approximately 1,175 wild horses, remove approximately 873 excess wild horses, treat and release up to 150 mares with fertility control and release up to 152 studs. The Owyhee Complex is located within both the Elko and Winnemucca Districts and encompasses the Snowstorm Mountains, Little Owyhee, Rock Creek, Owyhee, and Little Humboldt Herd Management Areas (HMAs). The Complex is comprised of approximately 1,120,763 acres of both private and public lands and contains the majority of the Sagebrush Focal Areas for Greater Sage Grouse habitat of northern Nevada. The BLM expects the helicopter gather to take approximately 55 days. The gather operation will focus on the Little Owyhee, Snowstorm Mountains, Owyhee and Rock Creek HMAs and the current population estimate for those four HMAs is approximately 1,407 wild horses, which includes the 2018 foal crop. The post gather population will be approximately 534 wild horses. Appropriate Management Level within those HMAs is 573-919 wild horses. Public Observation Members of the public are welcome to view the gather operations, provided that doing so does not jeopardize the safety of the animals, staff and observers, or disrupt gather operations. The BLM will escort the public to gather observation sites located on public lands. The BLM anticipates that viewing opportunities will be limited due to logistics in regards to private land issues, terrain and weather. Those wanting to view gather operations must notify Public Affairs Specialist, Jenny Lesieutre at jlesieut@blm.gov prior to the desired viewing date to be added to the attendee list and in order to receive specific instructions on meeting locations and times. Adoption Information Wild horses identified for removal will be transported to the Palomino Valley Center located in Reno, Nevada, where they will be checked by a veterinarian and readied for
the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Adoption Program. For information on how to adopt or purchase a wild horse or burro, visit www.blm.gov/whb. Background The Owyhee Complex was originally scheduled to be gathered in FY2019 during the fall / winter gather schedule to remove excess wild horses in order to achieve low AML, manage within a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple use as well as to prevent further deterioration of Greater Sage Grouse habitat. Due to the Martin Fire and loss of forage resources, the situation is too extreme to be addressed through the normal gather cycle (BLM Handbook 4.7.2). The BLM’s goal is to help as many wild horses as possible while protecting the habitat for other wildlife, including water sources and vegetation. The condition of the wild horses in the Owyhee Complex is expected to deteriorate, potentially resulting in the death of some of the wild horses, if actions are not taken soon. The purpose of the operation is to prevent undue or unnecessary degradation of the public lands associated with the Martin Fire and excess wild horses, in order to restore a thriving natural ecological balance and multiple-uses relationship on public lands, consistent with the provisions of Section 1333(b) of the 1971 Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act. Removing excess animals would also enable significant progress toward achieving the Standards for Rangeland Health identified by the Northeast Great Basin Advisory Council. The Owyhee Complex is over-populated and animal conditions are declining due to range degradation, lack of sustainable water resources and the damage done during the Martin Fire. The Martin Fire burned approximately 46% of the Little Owyhee HMA within the southern section and another 26% of the Owyhee HMA; through prime grazing habitat for wild horses. Due to the lack of forage resources in the Little Owyhee HMA, BLM determined to gather and remove additional wild horses below AML within that HMA to sustain a healthy wild horse population while the Emergency Stabilization and Rehabilitation (ES&R) efforts get established. Based on the ES&R plan, excess wild horses need to be removed in order to relieve pressure on the burned area and allow for regrowth of the treatment areas. Based on monitoring, it has been determined the wild horses in this area do not have adequate forage or water resources to sustain the existing population until the winter scheduled gather in FY2019. Although the northern portion of the HMA was not burned and has forage, these is still not enough forage resources to sustain the current population especially since the prime grazing habitat and concentration of wild horses are in the southern section of the HMA. Wild horses in the southern section not only rely on natural springs and rivers, but also man made water sources on private land. Because livestock operators have taken their animals off the burned area, the privately owned man-made water sources are not available for wild horses and BLM does not hold water rights to these sources.
BLM Nevada and Northern Nevada Correctional Center Saddle and Halter-trained wild horse adoption a success CARSON CITY, Nev. — The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and the Nevada Department of Corrections – Silver State Industries conducted a saddle and halter-trained wild horse adoption event on October 20 at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center (NNCC) south of Carson City, Nevada. All 16 animals showcased at the event were subsequently adopted. Sixteen wild horses from herd management areas located on BLM-administered public lands in California, Nevada and Wyoming were trained for approximately four months by inmate trainers in the NNCC program and offered for adoption during a competitive-bid adoption. The event drew adopters from all over the United States including as far as New Hampshire and the two top bidders residing from North Carolina. Successful bidders paid a total of $33,250 for the animals. With all bids starting at $150, the event’s saddle-trained wild horse top bid of $4,700 went for “Big Blue”, a 3-year-old blue roan gelding gathered in October 2017 from the Salt Wells Herd Management Area in Wyoming. “Billy Goat” was the only halter-started wild horse offered at the event. He was born in the Indian Lakes facility located in Fallon, Nev. in 2017 and was adopted for $300. The successful bidders officially adopted their new horses and burros. After properly
caring for their horses or burro for one year, the adopters are eligible to receive title, or ownership, from the Federal government. The BLM uses its adoption program as the primary tool to place these iconic animals into private care. The horses or burros available for adoption typically come from overpopulated herd management areas where vegetation and water often become scarce when more animals, including wildlife and livestock, use the area or in cases where the health and or safety of the animal or the public are in jeopardy. Many people have found it personally challenging and rewarding to adopt a wild horse or burro. Additionally, it is a chance to care for, and then own, a part of America’s heritage. The BLM has placed more than 235,000 wild horses and burros into private care since 1971. Many of those animals have become excellent pleasure, show, or work horses. The next saddle-trained wild horse adoption and competitive-bid auction at the Northern Nevada Correctional Center is scheduled for February 23, 2019. For more information about these special adoption or sale events and how to adopt or purchase your own wild horse or burro visit BLM Nevada’s Wild Horse and Burro Program webpage at https://www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro
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An education in dirt: Farmers take their message directly to consumers By Michelle Cook
The explosion of farm-to-table restaurants, CSAs, and community gardens are part and parcel of the same growing trend. And, according to the US Department of Agriculture, more than 8,000 farmers markets nationwide now offer fresh fruits and vegetables, a 500 percent increase from 1994. That should be good news. People are becoming more aware of what they’re eating, where it was grown, who grew it, and in some cases, even growing it themselves. But this newfound infatuation with hyperlocal farm food does raise the question: Are we seeing a genuine change in the way Americans eat and get their food? Or is farm food a fad? Eve Turrow has just written “A Taste of Generation Yum,” a book examining millennials and their relationship to food. “Food is an overall obsession with my generation,” she explained in a recent phone call. Food today is exciting, even glamorous, Turrow muses. “Our parents were identified by their music and drug of choice. Organic kale, pork belly, and shopping at farmers markets. Those are our cultural identifiers.” One might assume, farm-to-table is a niche within a niche, as offbeat and beyond-the-mainstream as vegan meatballs or homemade soap. In reality, though, it’s big business almost everywhere. For Kathryn Starr, her relationship to the food and the grower is an important ingredient in her own relationship to food. “I don’t want to go to Costco and get a package of pea tendrils,” Starr says as she samples produce at a recent farmers market in Reno, Nevada. “I want to go to a grower and establish a relationship. I’m supporting the local economy, my food tastes better--and my family can tell.” But economic opportunities also exist in the gaps between growers and consumers. Kari Moore doesn’t harvest a single vegetable, doesn’t run a restaurant and doesn’t work at a market. Yet she makes a living through the locavore movement. Her company, FarmShare Ohio, distributes produce from small farmers to retail customers at drop-off points throughout the area. “People have started to understand the value of local, seasonal eating, and they’re willing to pay more to get it,” says Moore, who grew up in Seattle, came to Cleveland in 1996 and has been involved in local food since 2002. “I still have to do a ton of education with my customers--and $35 a week for a bag of produce is still too much for a lot of people. But it’s an exciting time and, I think, a huge business opportunity. I wouldn’t be doing what I’m doing if it wasn’t.” The way we used to grow food The return of locally sourced produce is a recent phenomenon. At the turn of the 20th century, most of the food that we ate came from within 50 miles of where we were eating it. But as the American demographic shifted from rural to urban, many local food sources disappeared. Yet, amid this resurgence, it’s easy to forget that farm food was not always a luxury item but something fundamental to life. Many of our grandparents and great-grandparents farmed, canned, and planted Victory Gardens, because they had to grow their own food to survive and stretch thin household incomes. Before box stores and agribusiness, before Walmart and mega supermarkets, eating food from your own garden, or from the farmer down the road, was typical for many Americans. At the Frying Pan Ranch nestled in the Tuscarora Mountains in northern Nevada, Chuck Osbourne, 71, checks on the Swiss chard growing between rows
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of heirloom tomatoes. Osbourne has been farming “pretty much my whole life.” His father was a pilot and a farmer, and today Osbourne runs the farm with the help of his son, daughter, their spouses and grandchildren. Osbourne has seen a lot of changes in farming over the years. When he was studying agriculture at Cornell University many decades ago, he says, organic was a dirty word. He scratches his scruffy gray beard as he ponders the current enthusiasm for farm food. “I can’t find anything wrong with it,” Osbourne says. It was Osbourne’s grandson, Jack Webber who is a millennial who convinced his elders that holding farm to fork events, and Pick-your-own produce sales was a way to generate additional income. “People are wanting to know where their food comes from,” Jack says, “and they are supporting us farmers. They’re putting their money where their mouth is.” But does attending a high priced barn dinner qualify as learning more about what you eat? Just because you spend your hard-earned food dollars at a farmers market do you really understand how food is grown? Educating the eater Kaylee Trevor is a Sioux Falls mom who writes a food blog called Cool Beans. This was her third year attending a farm to fork dinner put on by the nonprofit organization, Hungry for Truth. Trevor says she’s learned a lot from her conversations with farmers, and feels better about the food choices she makes for her family. “I think it’s so fun as a consumer to talk directly to the farmer that produces all of our food,” she says. Trevor sat beside pork producer Steve Anderberg and asked him questions about his use of antibiotics and hormones. “I want to know all about how he farms, how he treats his pigs, what kinds of things he does, where he sells his produce and his pigs,” she says. Anderberg shared the heritage of his family farm with Trevor and talked about the steps he takes to produce a safe and healthy pork product. “We had a great conversation starting at what I do, all the way up through production and harvest and wholesaling and retailing and then getting it on to her plate,” he says. Sandi Hartman is a food blogger from Colorado Springs, Colorado who also feels like farm to fork initiatives and events are resonating with consumers. “I feel like the questions are becoming more in depth,” she says. “People are daring to ask the questions that maybe they weren’t feeling like they could before. They’re sitting at the table having a meal with farmers just like we would be sitting in our home and you’re being able to ask them the questions. Undoubtedly their perception is changing.” Hartman also said she is more informed to make food purchasing decisions for her family. “Some of the things I’ve learned is that you don’t have to have the labels on to know where it came from or that it’s safe,” She now also recognizes some of the false advertising and marketing being used by food companies that labels chicken or pork as “all natural” or “hormone free.” “There is some that you can’t give the hormones to,” Hartman says. “So, when the packaging is saying hormone free, it’s possible that it’s not even legal to have hormones in it.” For farmers and ranchers like Osbourne and Anderberg, they hope consumers leave farm to fork events with more confidence in the way they raise their crops and livestock, and, ultimately, the food supply. “I want them to know they can trust us ... we’re eating the same food that they are,” Anderberg says.
Conservation Funding Aims to Improve Irrigation Efficiency, Protect and Enhance Sage-Grouse Habitat, Manage Livestock and Reduce Soil Loss Apply by November 16 for Fiscal Year 2019 EQIP Funding Reno, Nev.—The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is offering financial and technical assistance to help agricultural producers apply conservation practices on their private land as well as their public land allotments. Agricultural producers are encouraged to apply for funds available through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). Applications must be received before 4 p.m. on November 16, 2018 to be considered in the first application batching period. EQIP is a voluntary, financial assistance program that provides funding for the implementation of conservation practices to protect and enhance sage-grouse habitat, manage livestock, improve irrigation efficiency and reduce soil loss. Rick Lattin’s family has farmed in Nevada’s Lahontan Valley since 1909, and they have had an ongoing relationship with NRCS that goes back decades. “They’ve been important to the success of our farm,” said Lattin. “Back in the 50s, they helped us put in concrete ditches—water is very important and very short here. We worked with NRCS over the years, and we now have all concrete lined ditches, and there’s no way we could’ve done that without NRCS. And they helped us put in an underground tile system that allows us to catch the excess water that goes into the ground when we irrigate. The farm figured out how to pick that water up and re-use it to run the drip systems, which allows them to save water and use less water. NRCS has also assisted with Lattin’s high tunnels, also called hoop houses. “We have a rotational program that includes cover cropping with rye in some of the winters and then doing double cropping when we can of early season greens and root crops. And then in the main season it’s tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, and a little bit of squash and cucumbers for our roadside stand,” said Lattin. “The hoop houses have become very versatile for us with
the kind of products we can grow, the number of products we can grow, and the season in which we can grow them.” USDA Financial Assistance Programs such as EQIP give producers the opportunity to construct or improve water management or irrigation structures, plant trees for windbreaks or to improve water quality. They also can mitigate risk through production diversification, or by implementing innovative management strategies including soil erosion control, integrated pest management or transitioning to organic farming and practices that improve soil health on croplands, pastures and rangeland. “Applications for EQIP are accepted year-round on a continuous basis for all state, local and Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP) fund pools with batching periods announced so that applications can be ranked and funded. We encourage producers to utilize this early batching period to allow conservation plans to be completed in the fall for earliest obligation of the projects into contracts and implementation of the practices the following spring and summer,” said Gary Roeder, assistant state conservationist for programs. Applicants must meet USDA program eligibility requirements for land eligibility and person eligibility. Eligibility requirements include Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) limitations for individuals and entities. Applicants must meet the eligibility criteria to be considered for ranking and funding decisions. Farm Bill programs have strict payment limits, and the amount of financial assistance producers may receive varies by program and will depend on future allocations received under the Farm Bill authority. Limited resource producers, beginning farmers and ranchers, or socially disadvantaged agricultural producers may be eligible for up to 15 percent higher payments, not to exceed 90 percent of the estimated cost to install the practice. To learn more, contact your local NRCS office or go online to: www. nv.nrcs.usda.gov.
Public Invited to the NRCS Nevada State Technical Advisory Committee Meeting on Nov. 19 The public is invited to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service’s (NRCS) Nevada State Technical Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, Nov. 19 from 9 a.m. – noon. NRCS will host the meeting at the NRCS Nevada State Office at 1365 Corporate Blvd. in Reno. Remote video locations will be available at the USDA Service Center, NRCS offices in: Ely, Caliente, Elko, Fallon, Las Vegas, Lovelock, Minden, Winnemucca and Yerington, as well as the Carson City Rural Development Office. The remote video locations are set up across the state for added convenience to our participants. The meeting is being held to discuss conservation programs, easements and technical assistance administered by the USDA NRCS. The goal of the meeting is to provide information, analysis and recommendations to NRCS and other USDA agencies responsible for natural resources conservation
activities and programs under title XII of the Food and Security Act of 1985, as amended. The Committee is composed of agricultural producers, owners and operators of nonindustrial private forest land and other professionals who represent a variety of interests and disciplines in soil, water, wetlands and plant and wildlife sciences. Members include: NRCS, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Forest Service, Tribes, appropriate state departments and agencies, such as Agriculture, Fish and Wildlife and others. Meeting agenda and handouts will be available before the meeting at: nv.nrcs.usda.gov. For more information call: (775) 857-8500. To request assistive technology accommodations, contact Heather Emmons by Friday, Nov. 2 at: (775) 857-8500 X105 or email: heather.emmons@nv.usda.gov
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Late Season Alfalfa Management Extension Highlights Pershing County Extension Educator Steve Foster It’s time for my annual update on fall management of alfalfa. Now would be a good time for farmers to assess stands to determine if any nutrients or reseeding plans are necessary. Producers should also evaluate the density of the stand and determine if soil fertility, diseases or other stresses might have affected this past year. Over time, alfalfa plant density lessens. Both forage yield and quality are directly related to stand density. In the past, alfalfa stands were evaluated by using plant counts to determine the number of plants per square foot (with less than 3-5 plants per square foot indicating the field should be replaced) because these stands usually yield less than 4 tons per acre . Furthermore, forage quality declines as weeds invade open spaces between plants. The problem with using plant counts to assess stands is that all plant crowns are counted equally. However, a small weakened plant is not nearly as productive as a large healthy plant. Research in Wisconsin has demonstrated that the number of stems per square foot is a better reflection of productivity than is the number of plants. Results showed that fields with 55 or more stems per square foot (measured at 6 inches of regrowth) produced maximum yields and that fields with fewer than 40 stems per square foot were not profitable and warranted replacement. We have had some frost over the past couple of weeks and one question that comes up is the use of alfalfa and/or grass hayfields following a frost. Management after a frost depends upon several factors. Was there a frost or a killing freeze? Is the hayfield a legume or a grass stand? What are the needs and goals of the hayfield’s owner? Late season alfalfa management decisions often come down to balancing
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a need for forage versus stand health and winter survival. Taking a fall alfalfa harvest is an opportunity to increase both the quality and quantity of the farm forage inventory. Like most farming decisions, there are trade-offs and risk factors to consider when making a fall alfalfa harvest. Temperature is a consideration. A frost may burn the top of the plant, but growth will still continue from the green, unburned leaf area. A killing freeze for alfalfa is generally defined as a temperature in the 24 to 25 degree Fairenheit range over a period of at least 4 hours. After a killing freeze, alfalfa is done growing and the plant can be cut for mechanical harvest, grazed, or left to overwinter. Sometimes the question is asked if too much top growth can lead to smothering over the winter. In alfalfa this is not an issue because the leaves will dry up following a killing freeze, become brittle and drop off the plant. The stem that remains standing is not a concern for smothering the stand. Tall grass plants however can mat down. This mat can provide a habitat favorable for disease development that could thin out the stand. For this reason, it is recommended that a grass hay field with tall growth be cut or grazed before winter. With our shorter days and cooler temperatures it becomes very difficult to get a cut legume or grass to dry down enough to bale as a dry forage. Wrapping wilted forage or harvesting as baleage is the best mechanical option. Grazing a hayfield is usually a more economical option as compared to mechanical harvest. Use of temporary electric fencing can facilitate the grazing use of a hayfield. While forages such as alfalfa, clovers and cool-season perennial grasses do not produce toxic compounds after a frost, bloat can be a concern when alfalfa or clovers are grazed after a frost.
The risk of bloat is higher one to two days after a killing frost and when livestock are grazing a pure or mostly pure legume stand. The safest management practice is to wait a few days after a killing frost before grazing pure legume stands. At that point the forage will begin to dry from the frost damage. If animals are not accustomed to grazing high legume content stands, it is a good idea to feed some dry hay before turning into the legume field, or move animals into the legume field in the late morning or early afternoon after they have been grazing another pasture so that they are not entering with an empty rumen. With regard to taking a late, no regrowth harvest, Dan Undersander, University of Wisconsin Extension forage specialist, now retired, in a 2012 article entitled “Late Summer Cutting Management of Alfalfa” wrote “…we do not need to wait for a killing frost to take the last cutting. We must only wait until it is so cool that little or no regrowth will occur. Thus harvesting in late fall, when less than 200 GDD will accumulate, minimizes winter injury…” The period between an accumulation of more than 200 GDD and less than 500 GDD is a no cut zone (GDD calculated from degrees Celsius scale with base 5C). This GDD approach provides flexibility in date of last harvest, but involves more risk because the grower must predict or consider probability of either accumulating enough GDD or GDD not accumulating. Historic weather data, is useful to calculate those probabilities. If fall harvest must be done, risk of winterkill can be reduced (but not eliminated) by cutting towards the end of alfalfa growth, close to a killing frost. Little root reserves will be depleted by regrowth, but lack of stubble to hold snow to insulate the alfalfa crowns against damage during cold weather may be a problem. Increasing cutting height to 6 inches of stubble will help. Try to limit late cuttings to fields that are otherwise lower risk – well drained, good fertility, healthy crowns and roots, etc. After a killing frost, alfalfa feed value will quickly decline, as leaf loss occurs and rain leaches nutrients quickly. Consider soil drainage and soil moisture. High soil moisture content soils slow down the cold hardening/fall dormancy process, increasing the risk of winter injury. Alfalfa stands on well-drained soils tolerate later fall cuttings better than alfalfa on moderately or poorly drained soils. Removing the top growth of alfalfa
plants on heavy soils and poorly drained soils going into the winter increases the risk of damage from spring frost heaving, which is a significant risk on many soils with higher clay content. This would be a concern when cutting after the 200 GDD threshold date. Finally, consider the economics of a fall harvest. Often the height of the alfalfa is deceptive as an indicator of tonnage. The resulting windrow after cutting is often small or sparse. Thus, the cost of mechanically harvesting is high on a per ton basis. Fall cutting risk can be reduced but not eliminated. Nature bats last and alfalfa stand health and survival will suffer in years with early freezes, open and very cold winters, early springs with ice, and/or extreme temperature variations. Who needs Las Vegas? Farmers are inherently gamblers and late season alfalfa management is another gamble. Sources: Management of Fall Algalfa, Roy Lewandowski, CCA. Mark Sulc, Ohio State University Extension Taking That Fall Cutting of Alfalfa? By Joel Bagg
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Get Involved: Cattlemen’s Conventions in the Western States Idaho has more cowboys, you just can’t see them from the road -- but you can see them in SunValley this November 12th - 14th at the Idaho Cattle Association’s Annual Convention and Tradeshow. The annual ICA event is focused on the cattlemen’s needs, putting you face-to-face with some of the industry’s most renowned experts. We will showcase vendors and speakers that mean something to you and your operation - and hope that you will leave our convention with a new network of friends and newly obtained knowledge. Below are just a few of the speakers and activities that we will be offering at this year’s convention. To add to the list there will be a Cattlemen’s College sponsored by Zoetis and Northwest Farm Credit Services, the Idaho Beef Council Luncheon, several break out sessions that will include quickbooks training, environmental and public lands policy updates, and lastly the famous President’s Banquet, where you will enjoy some of the best prime rib with great company and good times. TRADE SHOW STROLLING SUPPER & AUCTION Four different food stations will provide options for every palate while you visit with over 60 exhibitors about the newest products they offer. The savory food options are the perfect treat as you grab and go throughout the night -- Then raise your paddle during the ICA fundraising auction. KEYNOTE SPEAKER Bruce Vincent - A third generation logger, shares firsthand knowledge of how the timber industry spent enormous resources fighting and wasted years of opportunity by not leading the charge to implement their own vision of forestry in America. He will help us understand what our industry can do to avoid the same pitfalls. MEAT PRODUCT QUALITY Join the University of Idaho’s meats professors Dr. Phil Bass and Dr. Michael Collie as they take a look at thequality of our final product. STATE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT OUR INDUSTRY We welcome our partners at the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and their Director Celia Gould as we get an update on some of the programs and options that benefit the industry in the state of Idaho. We will also be looking at how the partnerships with ISDA can continue the success of Idaho’s Cattle Industry. NOVEMBER 12 - 14, 2018 | SUN VALLEY, IDAHO EARLY REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND On-site registration is available at an increased rate. In the event of a cancellation, ICA will refund the full registration amount up to Friday, November 2. Meal availability cannot be guaranteed. IDAHO CATTLE ASSOCIATION P.O. BOX 15397 BOISE, IDAHO 83715 www.idahocattle.org 208.343.1615
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Date: November 28-30, 2018 Location: Nugget Casino Resort 1100 Nugget Avenue Sparks, NV 89431 Event Description: The 102nd Annual Convention of the California Cattlemen’s Association & California Cattlewomen, Inc. November 28 - November 30, 2018 Nugget Casino Resort Sparks, Nevada Please join us in Sparks, Nev. November 28 - November 30, 2018 for the California Cattlemen’s Association CCA & CCW Annual Convention! By becoming an active member of the associations that works on your behalf, you have the opportunity to make a difference on the issues you care about most. Participating in the policy-making process is one of the best way to get involved and make your voice and vote count. From private property regulations to public lands grazing and animal health issues, your associations work on a wide variety of topics of interest to you. We hope to see you at convention where you can play an important role in preserving your way of life for the future generations. WESTERN VIDEO MARKET SALE TRADE SHOW WELCOME PARTY CCA & CCW AWARDS BANQUET Before the convention begins, drop by the Western Video Market Sale on Wednesday, starting at 8 am, all right at the Nugget Casino Resort! Enjoy the opening of the Allied Industry Council Trade Show and while catching up with your fellow cattle producers from across the state! Spend the last evening of the 2018 convention celebrating those honored in the California beef cattle community for the year! Send registration form to the CCA office at: 1221 H St., Sacramento, CA 95814 or register online at www.calcattlemen.org. Book your room at the Nugget Resort Call (800) 648-1177 and mention group code: GCCA18 (California Cattlemen/Cattlewomen) for discounted rate. Reservations must be made by Nov. 8 for discounted room rate. Visit www.calcattlemen.org today for more information about reservations at the Nugget Casino Resort or call the CCA office at (916) 4440845.
The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association is eager to announce this year’s convention. The 83rd Annual Nevada Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show will be held November 15-17, 2018 at the Winnemucca Convention Center in Winnemucca, NV.
“STEERING INTO THE FUTURE” 2018 ANNUAL CONVENTION & TRADESHOW Convention: Event Date: Nov. 29th- Dec. 1st Event Time: Starts: Noon on 29th, Ends Saturday after President’s Banquet Location: The Riverhouse on the Deschutes Bend, OR Reserve your room today! Call 1.844.854.8179
The Convention brings together not only the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association (NCA) members, but members of the Nevada Land Action Association (NLAA), Nevada CattleWomen, Nevada Woolgrowers, Central Grazing Committee, vendors that provide services to the beef cattle industry and guest speakers to celebrate the Nevada Livestock Industry. NCA staff and officers are working hard to provide a memorable and educational experience. Come to convention and learn more about how NCA is working to increase public awareness of the Nevada livestock industry.
The Oregon Cattlemen’s Annual Convention is one of the biggest cattle conventions in the Pacific Northwest! With different speakers from all over the country, we bring you the breaking news you want to hear, policy updates that impact ranchers, continued education classes to improve your beef cattle herds, and opportunities to network with the best companies, individuals, and advocates in the industry. Tradeshow: With a tradeshow of over 50 of the biggest and most powerful businesses and associations in the ranching and agricultural industry, get the opportunity to shop for new products for your ranch or farm, as well as network with regional representatives for some of your favorite brands. Cowboy Christmas: The Oregon Cattlemen’s new and improved Cowboy Christmas is sure to not disappoint! Located downstairs in the Event Center of the Riverhouse on the Deschutes, vendors focus on home decor, boutiques, fashion, photography, jewelry, ranch tack, artwork and more!
Registration for convention is on our website and has been sent out by mail and email. If you are interested in attending and would like more information please call the office at 1-775-738-9214 or email nca@nevadabeef.org. The forms for sponsorship and exhibit booths have also been sent out. The exhibit spaces are close to full for this year’s trade show but there are still plenty of opportunities to sponsor different events. The NCA would like to thank the sponsors and exhibitors, as they help make our event a success. During convention committee meetings take place to set policies. This is a chance for you to provide input to a committee chairman on any changes to a policy or a new policy that affects our industry and way of life. By participating, it is a great way to get involved and have your voice be heard in the policy-making process. We will also be holding two general sessions this year with the first being about fire and the second about Trichomoniasis. As always, top government and industry officials will be on hand to participate in the discussions. P.O. Box 310 ? Elko, NV 89803 401 Railroad Street, Suite 209 Elko, NV 89801 Office : 775.738.9214 www.nevadacattlemen.org/
Oregon Cattlemen’s Association 1320 Capitol Street NE Salem, OR 97301 Phone: 503-361-8941 www.ORCattle.com
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erty. This can take the form of tighter calving intervals, (i.e. getting more cows bred earlier), increased calf survivability and growth, or performance increases through weaning, back-grounding or preconditioning. The third way to increase profitability is through market price. Obviously, higher calf prices result in more income. However, if we don’t properly manage the first two factors, profitability can still suffer even with higher prices. Focusing our energy and efforts on costs of production and weaning weights, which we can control, will allow market price to take care of itself. In the final analysis, every producer must weigh the available nutrition from the feed program to determine the level of supplementation required to optimize performance. Each of us may define optimum cow performance in many ways, but I am confident we all agree that profitability starts with a live, healthy and vigorous calf on the ground. Feed quality and quantity will vary from day-to-day and property-to-property, but the consistency
and continuity of your supplementation program can give you the level of comfort and nutrition necessary to be confident that productivity and profitability will be optimized. I encourage each reader to not look at supplementation as a cost but as a means to enhance Profitability Through Performance.
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OGDEN, Utah – On October 5, 2018, the USDA Forest Service is pub- specialists from state and local agencies, continue to help us by sharing their Forest Service(NOA) in the Federal Register announcing the observations about the current plans.” The comment period will last 90 days lishing a Notice of Availability Intermountain Region release of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with proposed from the date of the publication of the NOA in the Federal Register. th Street 324 25 The public is encouraged to comment on proposed actions in the DEIS. amendments to Forest Service land management plans for greater sageOgden, UT 84401 grouse. The affected plans occur within five western states: Colorado, Idaho, After reviewing comments on the DEIS, the Forest Service intends to contin(801) 625-5605 Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah. The purpose of the proposed changes is to ue the planning process by producing a multi-regional final Environmental http://www.fs.fed.us/r4 improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current greater Impact Statement in early 2019, and final plan amendments in the summer sage-grouse plans, including promoting landscape-scale alignment with of 2019. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE To read and comment on the DEIS please visit the Forest Service Interstate efforts. Greater sage-grouse populations have been impacted by a variety of mountain Region Webpage. threats, including the loss of habitat from wildfire and the spread of invasive For more information, please contact:John Monique Nelson, Humboldt-Toiyweeds like cheat grass. The USDA Forest Service, along with the Department Media Contact: Shivik Grouse Program Coordinator at 775-355-5316 or of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management, amended land management plans abe National Forest Sage (801) 625-5667 in 2015 to address threats and to improve habitat conservation for greater John Shivik, Forest Service National Sage-Grouse Coordinator at 801-625johnashivik@fs.fed.us Sage-grouse. Agency actions in 2015 helped to prevent greater sage-grouse 5667. from being listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species USFS Releases Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for 90 day public Act, but in the three years since the plans were originally implemented, The Forest Service published the Notice of Availability for the draft new science and management details have emerged. Lessons-learned will period. comment EIS on Oct. 5, 2018, and the public comment period ends Thursday, be incorporated into revised plans with the intent to make plans even more Jan. 3, 2019. For more information, please visit the Forest Service efficient andOGDEN, effective. Utah – On October 5, 2018, the USDA Forest Service is publishing a Notice of Availability (NOA) Intermountain Region Web page:https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/r4/ “All of ourinstakeholders have been instrumental in our efforts to conserve the Federal Register announcing the release of a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) with home/?cid=stelprd3843381. greater sage-grouse habitat,” said John Shivik, the Forest Service Greater proposed amendments to Forest Service land management plans for greater sage-grouse. The affected Sage-grouse Coordinator. “Our partners, including the general public and
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plans occur within five western states: Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, and Utah. The purpose of the proposed changes is to improve the clarity, efficiency, and implementation of the current greater sagegrouse promoting landscape-scale alignment withfor state This has been an agreeable partnership closeefforts. Carefully grazed rangeland has been shown to be Looking down fromplans, 30,000including feet on Nevada’s
healthier and more productive than ungrazed craggy, arid landscape doesn’t evoke an image of to a hundred years, with both parties active in Greater sage-grouse populations have been impacted by a variety of threats, including thebyloss habitat land separated onlyof a wire fence. Grazing what most people think of as rangeland. But this managing the land to accommodate many uses from wildfire and as the spread weeds like cheat grass. The USDA Service, along with the such as wildlife habitat and recreation as well as Forest animals control invasive species and organic vast and seemingly desolate place viewed fromof invasive Department of Interior’s LandThe Management, amendedisland management plans 2015 to wildfires. grazing. health of our rangeland in everymatter that fuelsindestructive five miles high actually supports a vital and Bureau of address threats and to improve habitat conservation for greater Sage-grouse. Agency actions in 2015 healthy livestock industry. In an environment one’s best interest. Like most of the west, nevada has been Land has always theasfoundation of our species impacted by the urban growth, especially by the which receiveshelped an average 7.5 inchesgreater of precipitato prevent sage-grouse from beingbeen listed a threatened under Endangered tion a year, careful andAct, constant and the menoriginally and womenimplemented, who increased on a limited water supply. Species but management in the threeofyearsnation’s since wealth the plans were new demands science and workLessons-learned that land are the traditional caretakers. landinto Natural resources under pressure so it these particular rangelands isdetails crucial. have emerged. management will be incorporated revised plansare with the management and conservation science have becomes increasingly critical to manage our More thanintent 85 percent of nevada is managed to make plans even more efficient and effective. rangelands to benefit not only our livestock by the federal government under the supervision advanced greatly over the last decades and modern ranchers keep up, or are in the lead. industry, but the very place we call home. of the bureau“All of land management, the u.s.have forestbeen of our stakeholders instrumental in our efforts to conserve greater sage-grouse habitat,” service, and the military. Because private land is said John Shivik, the Forest Service Greater Sage-grouse Coordinator. “Our partners, including the very limited, ranchers need to use some of these general public and specialists from state and local agencies, continue to help us by sharing their public lands, as well as their own, for grazing observations about the current plans.” herds of cattle and sheep. ranchers are given an allotment and a predetermined number of livestock are allowed to graze at a per-head fee.
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Checkoff Helps Consumers Beef Up Their Tailgating Game
The leaves are turning, the temperature is dropping and tailgaters are coming out in droves to support their favorite team — but more importantly, show off their grilling skills with beef as the star of the show. Tailgaters young and old converge in the wee hours of the morning outside stadiums across the country to share in the revelry of game day. Pre-game hours are spent in parking lots playing bean bag toss, connecting with friends, and setting up and eating a spread of food. For many, tailgating is more than a once-in-a-while leisure activity, it’s a lifestyle. Seasoned tailgaters go all out with decorations like team flags and banners, comfy seating and even themed meals (surf and turf anyone?). Special care is put into every detail to provide an exceptional tailgate experience. The Beef Checkoff is helping tailgaters beef up their experience with a number of helpful tailgating tips, available at BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.
These 10 tips are provided on the site for those ready to take their tailgating from the amateur to the professional level. Who knows, there just might be a tip or two that you can use! 1. Prep as much as possible at home. Do the majority of the meal prep in the comfort of your kitchen: skewer beef kebabs, form burger patties, chop onions, cut buns. This will help you save time and reduce the amount of items you need to pack for the day. 2. Check your cooking equipment. Make sure your grill or camp stove is clean and ready to use. Keep a backup propane tank and stick lighters on hand to ensure cooking goes off without a hitch. 3. Bring a meat thermometer. This is the best way to check for doneness on steaks and burgers as well as checking the proper temperature when reheating food later in the day for those post-game snacks (heat to 165°F). 4. Don’t cross-contaminate raw and cooked foods. Have two sets of tools like cutting boards, tongs and knives if you are working with raw meat since you won’t be able to wash them while tailgating. 5. Embrace the cast iron skillet. Great for cooking burgers, steaks and one-pan meals. Try a beef stir fry. Cut and marinate the meat and veggies at home, toss them in the skillet and enjoy! 6. Cook in advance when you can. Appetizers, main dishes and sides can be cooked ahead of time and re-heated on the grill. Spice things up with an
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easy three-ingredient nacho beef dip that can be prepared ahead of time, warmed in a skillet on the grill and served with chips. 7. Your grill is just a fancy stovetop. You can cook chili and stew in a stock pot on the grates for a hearty meal to warm up fans on the coldest of game days. 8. Your grill is also an outdoor oven. Surprise your guests with a small roast, beef casserole or even a platter of nachos. 9. Make sure to pack and store everything safely. Raw beef should be at the bottom of the cooler (or in another cooler all together), packed separately from other items. Use ice packs instead of ice to make sure food doesn’t get waterlogged. 10. Serve food in creative and easy-to-hold ways since tailgating usually involves eating while standing and sitting in a camping chair. Skip the bowls and use chip bags as a vessel for chili or beef tacos. Skewer steak chunks, veggies and even meatballs on short bamboo sticks for fun food-on-stick meals. Incorporate these tips and tricks to beef up your tailgating experience. Find even more tailgating tips and recipes at BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com, funded by farmers and ranchers. Influencers Meet at Strength Summit In mid-September, over 40 top tier nutrition researchers and influencers gathered in San Antonio, Texas, to participate in the Strength Summit. The event was hosted by the Beef Checkoff. Discussions included evaluating and defining the role of diet in supporting measures of physical, mental and emotional strength that contribute to overall good health, resilience and well-being, as well as identifying opportunities to advance the science and narrow the research gaps around nutrition and strength and effectively communicate to consumers. About the Beef Checkoff The Beef Checkoff Program was established as part of the 1985 Farm Bill. The checkoff assesses $1 per head on the sale of live domestic and imported cattle, in addition to a comparable assessment on imported beef and beef products. States may retain up to 50 cents on the dollar and forward the other 50 cents per head to the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion and Research Board, which administers the national checkoff program, subject to USDA approval.
Let’s eat!
Venison Heart
Let’s get to the heart of it! By Jennifer Whiteley
Nevada Rancher Magazine
Lamoille, Nev.—Whenever Fall rolls around, I feel like we should be getting ready to hunt something. Some of my earliest memories revolve around deer hunting with my parents, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, and cousins. We would meet before daylight at our house, then hurry up to where ever the plan to scout was so we could be there before sunrise. It was a lot of “Shhhh! Be very quiet!” and “Sit still!” but it was also creating memories of time spent together doing things our family enjoyed. As we grew older, often our directions while cowboying included things like “Remember where we shot that buck one time and it was snowing and the Cherokee slid down the side of the mountain? There is a trough in that draw, go check it.” or “Remember where Mitch shot the buck through the ear? Go there and ride to the top of that ridge.” I think the thing I liked best about my family filling their deer tags was the venison jerky we would make after we cut and wrapped the meat. We would hand trim all of the scrap meat and season it and let it rest in the refrigerator overnight. The next day, my mom would take a sacking needle and bakers’ thread, and thread all of the jerky onto one long string. We would hang it in the attic of my grandma’s house to dry. My brother, sister, and I would sneak up daily to “test” it for doneness. Eventually we would use chicken wire and spread the jerky on it to dry. So much easier for my mom! The thing I hated the most about my family filling their deer tags was having to eat the heart and liver. I dreaded that like you wouldn’t believe. I
swore if I ever had kids, I would never, ever make them eat heart or liver of any kind. I have followed through with that too. Until we started watching Meat Eater with Steve Rinella. If you aren’t familiar with Steve Rinella, he is a hunter and has a TV series my boys love to watch on Netflix. He hunts all over the world, harvesting all types of wild game. In his show, he demonstrates how to field dress, cut and wrap, and prepare the game he hunts. He uses everything and doesn’t waste any part of the animal. Just my luck, one of the episodes we watched was on deer hunting, and he prepared venison heart. My boys were disappointed in my parenting because they had never had the opportunity to eat venison heart, or liver. With vague promises to remedy that when deer season rolled around, both the Cowboss and I hoped they would forget because we really didn’t want to eat the heart or liver. No such luck. That fall when the Cowboss got his buck both boys were ecstatic to eat the heart. Drat! So, I went to the Meat Eater’s website (www.themeateater.com) to find out how to cook the heart. I followed his directions and recipe. Success! The boys (who refuse to eat anything green, or more exotic than steak and potatoes) loved it. I must admit, it wasn’t as terrible as I assumed it would be. After the success of the venison heart, we tried liver and onions. Not a hit, you don’t want to hear that story!
Photo by: Marcia Bieroth
Left to Right: Jennifer and Casey Bieroth, and Mitch Jones pose with the bucks their dads harvested that day. Circa 1989.
Steve Rinella’s Deer Heart Ingredients 1 game heart, with upper valves and cartilage removed, sliced into 1/2” strips Marinade: 1 c. Extra virgin olive oil 2 T. steak seasoning 1/3 c. white vinegar
Instructions After trimming the excess fat, connective tissue, main valves, and arteries from the heart, butterfly the heart. Cut the muscle into thin strips, going against the grain of the meat. Combine all marinade ingredients in a Ziplock bag. Add heart and turn to coat. Refrigerate 1 hour. Remove heart from marinade and let come to room temperature. Grill over high heat, about 3 minutes per side. Don’t overcook, it cooks fast!
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Ruby Mountain FFA
2018-2019 is gearing up to be a busy year for FFA members! By: Rebecca Stanton Ruby Mountain FFA President
Elko, Nev.-As the leaves turn yellow and begin to fall from towering aspens high in the mountains, the Ruby Mountain FFA chapter at Elko High School is in full swing. With two successful fundraisers, a chapter meeting, and a conference already under our belt, the year is shaping up to be one of our busiest! Our new officer team is ready for business, and we’re excited to share our many big plans. This August, students were given the opportunity to show and auction market lambs, steers, and pigs at our annual Livestock Show & Sale. Students, parents, and teachers arrived to the Elko County Fairgrounds as the sun was beginning to set on August 2nd, animals in tow and ready to be weighed. These animals had been raised since spring of that year, and we had FFA and 4H chapters from around the state of Nevada in attendance. A cacophony of animal calls filled the air as students guided their animals onto the scales for the first weighin, dust settling heavily in the air as busy hooves kicked up dirt. When the sun rose the next morning, students, judges, parents, and teachers arrived bright and early to begin the show, with prizes purchased from Intermountain Farmers Association. Kids were glad to receive hats, bags, and even feed scoops as their hard work paid off; and when dinner rolled around, buyers were greeted to country swing tunes and a delicious meal provided by the Ruby Mountain FFA chapter. It was a record-breaking sale, and we’d like to take a moment to thank Barrick for their generous sponsorship, and Intermountain Farmers Association for giving us a discount on the prizes. Our chapter also recently held our first meeting of the year, with 132 enthusiastic members in attendance. Students dusted off their boots and buckles and gathered at the Eagle statue in the middle of the Elko High School campus for a swing dance and barbeque. S’mores, hot dogs, and hamburgers were served, and students danced until the sun began to peek below the Western horizon. It was our 2018-2019 officer team’s first official meeting, and its success is a clear sign that we have a very lucrative year ahead. Our jerky fundraiser was in full swing from September 10th until September 21st, and our buyers should expect their jerky by mid-October. We decided to offer three prizes per grade this year for the top sellers: 1st place received a free meeting point, 2nd place received FFA work gloves, and 3rd place received any item up to $5 from shopffa.org. These prizes motivated our students to hustle hard, and we had many participants this year. We appreciate the hard work that went into these sales! On September 18th, our freshmen members gathered in front of the Centennial Gym and loaded onto a bus for a long trip to Fallon for the annual Nevada FFA Greenhand Conference. Once there, students received instruction on leadership techniques, and were given the opportunity to explore different leadership workshops. Each student brought home the foundations necessary for success in their day-to-day lives, and they were able to experience their very first bus trip in high school. We are immensely grateful for being given the opportunity to attend this year’s conference, and we are already looking forward to next year! We’re very optimistic about our turnout for next year’s conference, and we’re going to work hard at getting our freshmen involved in years to come. We’re looking forward to several of our upcoming events, and we’re excited to
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be able to participate in our community and school activities. On October 4th, our students are going to be brought to the football field for the construction of the Elko High School Homecoming Bonfire. We’ll be stacking pallets as tall as a tree, then burning it to the ground in one fell swoop at the Friday night football game before Homecoming. This event is awaited eagerly by all Elko High School students, and we’re proud to be a part of such a time-honored tradition. Looking ahead to October 17th, we will be holding our next FFA chapter meeting: a Halloween party from 5-7 PM, complete with pumpkin decorating, a costume contest, and many other traditional Halloween activities. We’re working hard to prepare for this meeting, and we’ll be excited to see what the future holds for us! When the snow starts to fall in November, we’ll be preparing for the Elko Festival of Trees, and we plan on submitting a decorated Christmas tree that our students will be working on. This is just one of many community events that we will be participating in this year. If you or your business is interested in sponsoring an event or donating to our chapter, please contact us! We want to help the community as much as we can, but we can’t do it without you. Any contribution would be greatly appreciated, and if you choose to donate or become a sponsor, your name or your business’s name will be included in our news articles, social media posts, and event fliers. We have many big plans for this year, from service projects to a labor auction, but we will need your help to follow through! Our contact information is as follows: Ruby Mountain FFA Chapter Elko High School 987 College Ave Elko, NV 89801 Facebook- Ruby Mountain FFA Chapter (@RubyMountainFFA) Instagram- Ruby Mountain FFA (@rubymtnffa) Twitter- Ruby Mountain FFA (@rubymtnffa) Tiffany Bushman, Advisor- tbushman@ecsdnv.net Jessica Butz, Advisor- jbutz@ecsdnv.net We thank you for your contributions, and we look forward to working with you!
Photo by: Ruby Mnt. FFA
132 FFA members attended our first meeting of the year in September. Our chapter had an amazing time, and we’re looking forward to our many upcoming events!
Cowboy Christmas
An annual event held in Bruneau, ID One weekend a year the small ranching town of Bruneau, Idaho comes alive with the bustle of all things Cowboy Christmas. Around fifty artists, authors, craftsmen and vendors bring their wares for Bruneau Cowboy Christmas. Vendors fill the town’s Elementary School and Legion Hall to the rafters with western fashions, home décor, hats, boots, handmade leather, tack, silver, woodwork, homemade goodies and so much more, for two days November 10-11. This is the event’s nineteenth year and it promises to be the biggest and best yet. Becky Tester, the event’s organizer says she never imagined it would grow to this size and scale. “We started with a handful of artists in the school gym 19 years ago, and it grew little by little,” Becky recalled “the shoppers came to town in droves because it’s nostalgic and completely opposite from big box stores and shopping malls- it’s fun like an old hometown Christmas.” “ There is something special about buying gifts for people from small businesses, we have vendors from age 14 to over 90. It’s almost magical seeing how talented they are, the take pride in their workmanship, and have passion their craft, it makes you feel good supporting them.” Tester said, “Most of our vendors are from rural towns across, Idaho, Oregon, and Nevada, so it strengthens those communities and helping people make money doing something they love and not buying plastic stuff from China. The American Dream alive and in action-I love it!” It’s always great to catch up with your neighbors while strolling through the booth or stopping for lunch at the cowboy café to swap stories and gear. “It’s fascinating to see how far folks drive to come to the event and come back year after year and bring friends. We have carloads that come from Elko, Wells, Pendleton, Halfway, Salmon, Twin Falls, and Wyoming every year. Doors are open for shopping at 10am to 4pm each day. Sunday shoppers are invited to Cowboy Church in the back room of the Legion Hall at 8:20am led by Riata Brown of Wells, Nevada. There is no admission fee to the event but shoppers are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for the community Holiday food drive which helps local families that have fallen on hard times during the holidays. Santa will be on hand both days to greet the good little cowboys and cowgirls. We hope everyone will join us for Bruneau Cowboy Christmas, November 10-11, 2018 at the Bruneau Legion Hall and Bruneau Elementary School from 10am-4pm admission cost is non-perishable food item or donation for the community food drive. Cowboy Church service is Sunday at 8:20am.
Shooting the West-Perfect for any level of Photographer Winnemucca, Nevada - Shooting The West XXXI gathers photographers from across the West in a week long event that incorporates both workshops and an inspiration filled symposium with top-notch presentations from some of the best photographers in the business. STW features guests from a wide diversity of fields including photojournalism, commercial, nature, portraiture, wildlife, National Geographic, and fine art. The event will be held April 9-14, 2019 at the Winnemucca Convention Center. Shooting The West was the brainchild of noted Nevada photographer Linda Dufurrena and longtime Humboldt County Librarian Sheri Allen. These two, along with a great cohort of volunteers over the years, created an event that has flourished. The organizers that proceeded them have continued to carry-on the camaraderie and family that STW participants have come to love over the years. With the partnership of the Winnemucca Convention & Visitors Authority and the Winnemucca community, the 2019 event promises to continue that tradition. The STW staff is hard at work confirming the 2019 schedule, including the talents of Liam Doran, Rachid Dahnoun, Grant Kaye, M.D. Welch, and David & Liz Sinclair. Visit www.shootingthewest.org for schedule updates. Registration will open soon.
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Gavica Ranch 10750 Gavica Lane, Paradise Valley. Beautiful 48 acre ranchette near the base of Santa Rosa Mountains. A clean updated home with 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, stucco exterior, metal roof, covered patio, spacious garage, carport, lawn and mature trees. The acreage produces approximately 60 ton of prime grass hay. There are 39.36 acres of water rights with a well maintained irrigation system. There is a shop and corrals and currently runs 40 head of cows for 9 months of the year. Unique location!
Clear Creek Ranch Year round cattle ranch with 10,400 Deeded Acres, parcels in Humboldt and Pershing Counties, plus BLM allotment. 6 pivots, 790 irrigated acres, 2 large diameter irrigation wells, ranch manager's home and equipment yard, Log Cottage. Excellent surface and under ground water rights with one of the longest perennial streams in the Great Basin. Price includes all equipment and cattle.
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Antelope deeded plus plusBLM BLMpermit permitattached attachedtoto ranch. 5 5 center center pivot’s AntelopePeak PeakRanch Ranch:: 5,300 deeded ranch. pivot’s irrigating acres plus plusanother another28 28acres acreswith withsurface surface water rights of large irrigatingapprox. approx. 583 acres water rights outout of large Beautiful Farm/Ranch 45Miles N of Elko spring. shopand andother otheroutbuildings. outbuildings.This This Elko ranch offered spring. Three Three homes homes plus shop Elko Co.Co. ranch offered at at in Elko County on the headwaters of the North Fork of Humboldt River. Approximately 3000 Located Deeded Acres, with 2169 Water Right Acres. Beautiful newly remodeled three story home, duplex with $3,900,000. $3,900,000. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath in each unit, manufactured home. Airstrip and large aircraft hangar. 6 New Reinke Mason deededacres acresplus plussmall smallBLM BLMpermit. permit.Summers Summers In MasonMountain MountainRanch: Ranch: 3782 deeded upup to to 300300 pairpair Inwith pivots over 17,000 feet of large diameter underground mainlines providing very low operating the tostock stockwatering wateringsources sourcesand and new corrals. thepast. past. Recent Recent improvements improvements to new setset of of corrals. costs of gravity stream water. Landowner This isis good goodsummer summerrange! range!$1,750,000. $1,750,000.PENDING PENDING showing Landowner Elk Elk Tag(s). Tag(s). This StillStill showing and andback-up back-up offers offers considered! considered!
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Ruby at foot footof ofthe theRubies Rubieswith withsurface surfacewater water rights approx.. 279.93 Acres Lamoille RubyValley ValleyRanch Ranch:: 1,023 1,023 Acres at rights forfor approx.. 300300 Beautiful Property wih Ruby Mountain Views and seasonal creek. Access is from Lower Lamoille Road. acres acresof ofunderground undergroundwater waterforforirrigation. irrigation.OnOn paved road. acres and andpermits permits for 375 acres paved road.
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White acres,all allcontiguous, contiguous,approx.. approx..1515 miles South Elko with775-738-8535 • 775-777-6416 WhiteFlats: Flats: Approx. Approx. 2560 2560 deeded deeded acres, miles South of of Elko with Allie Bear, Broker/Realtor fence Wouldmake makeaagood goodseeding! seeding!Price: Price: $499,500. fencefor for44 miles miles already. Would $499,500. Dawn Mitton, Broker/Realtor
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Jiggs, 20 20deeded deededacres acreswith withapprox.. approx.. 126 with surface water Jiggs,Nevada NevadaSmith Smith Creek Creek Property Property:: 22 126 with surface water rights Greathomesite homesitealready alreadycarved carvedout out above rightsout outof of Smith Smith Creek. Great ofof thethe hillhill above thethe meadows trees planted. Oncounty county maintained road approx.. miles meadowswith with well well and trees planted. On maintained road approx.. 30 30 miles Paul D. Bo�ari, Broker out Ranch outof of Elko. Elko. Price: Price: $700,000. $700,000.
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Antelope Peak Ranch
5,300 deeded plus BLM permit attached to ranch. 5 center pivot’s irrigating approx. 583 acres plus another 28 acres with surface water rights out of large spring. Three homes plus shop and other outbuildings. 1 land owner Elk Tag. This Elko Co. ranch offered. Price: $3,900,000.
Mason Mountain Ranch
Smith Creek Property,
3782 deeded acres plus small BLM permit. Jiggs, Nevada Summers up to 300 pair in the past. 220 deeded acres with approx. 126 with Recent improvements to stock watering sources and new set of corrals. Landowner surface water rights out of Smith Creek. Elk Tag(s). This ia a good summer range! Great homesite already carved out of the hill above the meadows with well and trees planted. On county maintained road Price: $1,750,000. approx. 30 miles out of Elko. REDUCED Price: $650,000.
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Flatnose Ranch
Located 7 miles East of Pioche, Nevada. 680 acres with approx.. 400 acres with water rights. Approx. 210 acres now in production being irrigated with 4 center pivots and handlines. Ranch gets between 3 and 10 landowner Mule Deer tags each year. Borders the Echo Reservoir Recreation area. Priced at Appraisal: $2,700,000.
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Market Report Fallon Livestock Exchange Fallon, Nevada
Steers Heifers
300-400 lb.
400-500 lb.
106.75-130 avg. 145-177 avg.
136-165 avg. 121-147 avg.
Stock Cattle by Weight 500-600 600-700 lb. lb.
700-800 lb.
150-163 134-135 70-125 avg. avg. avg. 109-152. 124-131 avg. 111-111 50 avg. avg. Top cow: 749lbs (avg. 113)
800+ lb.
Breakers (Fat Cows)
Butcher Cattle 47-54 Butcher Bulls
56-65
88.75-120 avg. 107-118.50 avg.
Boners (Med. Flesh)
49-51.25
Shelly Bulls
No test
Cutters (Lean)
40-47
Cutter Bulls
113-122
No test
Top Bull
65
3,4,5 year solid mouth Shelly Cutters (Thin) No Test October 16h, 2018 sale; volume: N/A. Single, small-framed or plainer cattle 30 to 65 less than top offering.
Stock Cattle by Weight
Steers Heifers
Cattlemen’s Livestock Marketing Galt, Calif.
300-400 lb. #1 quality
400-500 lb. #1 quality
No test No test
150-186 150-178
500-600 lb. #1 quality 145-187 140-166
600-700 lb. #1 quality 140-162 135-149
Butcher Cattle 700-800 lb. #1 quality 130-151 130-142
800+ lb. #1 quality
Boner Cows
52-60
125-150 No Test
Breaker Cows Cutter Cows
44-52 30-44
Bulls
60-70
Pairs: no test October 17, 2018 sale; volume, 2,838. Market notes: Compared to previous week slaughter cattle were lower. Compared to the previous week feeder cattle under 600 lbs were steady. Compared to the previous week feeder cattle over 600 lbs were steady.
Shasta Livestock Auction Yard, Cottonwood, Calif.
Steers Heifers
300-400 lb.
400-500 lb.
170-181
170-199
150-180
145-171.50
Stock Cattle by Weight 500-600 600-700 lb. lb. 159-188 130-157.50 126-153. 50
121-142
700-800 lb. 130-148.5 0 130-131 2 sets
800+ lb.
High yielding
Butcher Cattle 52-56 Bulls
130-152.25
Medium yielding
42-51
126- 1 set
Low yielding
30-40
55-73
Results from October 19, 2018 sale; volume 1,791. Compared to Last Sale: Cull market $2 lower. Steers outnumber heifers two to one today. Nice rebound on feeder market, mostly $5-$10 higher on cattle under 700 lbs. Over 700 lbs. steady.
300-400 lb.
Treasure Valley Livestock Caldwell, Idaho
Steers Heifers
150-130 avg. 135 avg.
Stock Cattle by Weight (Friday Sale) 400-500 lb. 500-600 600-700 lb. 700-800 lb. lb. 130 avg. 125 avg. 130 avg. 100 avg. 130 avg.
Pairs 1300-1400 lb 1,240 avg.
131 avg.
89 avg.
98 avg.
800+ lb. 83-137 avg. 72.50-126. avg.
Stock Cows 1200-1300 lb 785 avg.
Butcher Cattle (Monday sale) 48.75-50.50 Bulls 1800#+ avg. Cows 1400-1700# 44.25-48.75 Bulls avg. 1400-1800# Cows 1100-1400# 44-44.75 avg. Cows 800 – 46-49 avg. Bulls 1000# 1000-1400# Cows 1700# +
65-70.75 avg 70.25avg
60-92 avg
Results from October 12, 2018 Beef cattle sale (held each Friday) and October 15h, 2018 butcher cows / bulls sale (held each Monday). No volumes reported for either sale. Notes: 1901 E. Chicago, Caldwell, Idaho, (208) 459-7475, (800) 788-4429, www.treasurevalleylivestock.com
Central Oregon Livestock Auction, Madras, Ore.
Stock Cattle by Weight 500-600 600-700 lb. lb.
300-400 lb.
400-500 lb.
Steers
175-193
173-186
160-172
Heifers
170-194
155-170
146-157
700-800 lb.
800+ lb.
Fleshy
Butcher Cattle 50-55 Bulls (High Yield)
149-160
137-150
125-146
Lean
55-60
Bulls (Med)
65-70
135-152
130-140
120-130
Low Yield
37-45
Bulls (Feeder)
60-65
Heiferettes: 100-110
Pairs, full mouth Pairs broken mouth Feeder 57-69 No Test No Test Results from October 22nd, 2018 Beef sale every Monday. P.O. Box 29/3457 S.W. Hwy 97/Madras, Ore. 97741/www.centraloregonlivestockauction.com.
Stock Cattle by Weight
Producers Livestock, Salina, Utah
70-76
Steers Heifers
300-400 lb.
400-500 lb.
500-600 lb.
189.80 avg.
160.84 avg
155.39 avg
149.81 avg
160.84 156.95 avg avg 140.33 135.91 avg avg Heiferettes: 67.54 avg
Cows: 30-54
600-700 lb.
Butcher Cattle 700-800 lb.
800+ lb.
148.90 avg 128.62 av
146.31 avg
Commercial/Utility Cows
45.25 avg.
Cutting Bulls
80.83 avg.
Slaughter Bulls
61.86 avg.
121.16 avg.
October 16th,, 2018; Volume: 2,773 The figures on this report are computer generated from “The Hottest Sale in the West” at Producers Livestock in Salina, UT. Notes: For great service contact the Salina Producers Auction at (435) 529-7437. For current market information call toll free 1-888-287-1702. Stock Cattle by Weight Butcher Cattle 500-600 600-700 lb. 700-800 800+ lb. Butcher Cows – 49-56 Butcher Bulls 53-69 lb. lb. bulk Steers 183-211 154-194 141-170 129-162 126-144 127-140 Shelly Cows 39-48 Top Bull 71 166-183 136-169 128-148. 123-141 119-129 116-127 Heifers 50 Young cow pairs Older BM cows Heiferettes: 59-71 No Test No test October 17th, 2018 volume: 2125 These are the extreme high spots and bulk prices.The calf market is steady on the better quality “weaned & lighter fleshed” green calves, but softer on the heavy fleshed calves” off the cow. NEVADA RANCHER – “fat NOVEMBER 2018Questions about the market and/or to consign, call Producers Livestock, Vale Oregon, at (541) 473-3136 300-400 lb.
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CALIFORNIA Shasta Livestock Auction Yard Sale every Friday Cottonwood, California Office: (530) 347-3793 Fax: (530) 347-0329 www.shastalivestock.com • Cattlemen’s Livestock Market Sale every Wednesday 12495 E. Stockton Blvd., Galt, California Office: (209) 745-1515 www.clmgalt.com
IDAHO Producers Livestock Marketing Assn.
11 South 100 West, Jerome, Idaho Office: (208) 324-4345 Cattle auction every Tuesday; dairy auction every-other Wednesday www.producerslivestock.com • Treasure Valley Livestock Auction Beef sale every Friday; General sale every other Saturday 1901 E. Chicago, Caldwell, Idaho Office: (208) 459-7475; (800) 788-4429 treasurevalleylivestock.com • Twin Falls Livestock Commission
www.twinfallslivestock.com Office: (208) 733-7474 630 Commercial Ave. Twin Falls, ID
OREGON Producers Livestock Marketing Sale every Wednesday P.O. Box 67, Vale, Oregon Office: (541) 473-3136 www.producerslivestock.com • Central Oregon Livestock Auction Sale Every Monday 3457 S.W. Hwy. 97 Madras, Oregon Office: (541) 475-3851 www.centraloregonlivestock
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All In A Day’s Ride
October started out extremely dry and dusty. The ground where we rode to the round pen to work the cattle was like Talcum Powder. It filled the air, got in your eyes an up your nose…even got in your hose. Kinda sounds like a line form a poetry gathering? Seriously it was miserable, Commentary by and then the farmers startDavid W. Glaser ed their harvest adding more dust and debris to the air. As the grain fields became cleared, the huge flocks of geese and ducks came fogging in through the dust an haze to glean the fields. You could not see them, but you could hear them coming a long way off. They littered the fields for miles. Then it rain, when I say it rained, I mean like it poured, like about an inch in most places around the Treasure Valley in Idaho. That cleared the air, brought up a lot of green sprouts and thousands more birds. Bet you’re wondering why I’m telling you all this? Because this peaceful scene was interrupted this weekend, at dawn, with the sound of gun fire. Not just a couple shots, sounded like a war, signaling the start of goose hunting season. It also signaled the Rodent population to start looking for a home for the winter. The few that had been co-habiting with us in the horse barns, were suddenly over run with relatives. There were Aunts & Uncles and Cousins who were living in the fields all summer, where they had a very prolific life style and were moving huge families inside. There were also a lot of different tribes of Mice moving in. Big Black Field mice, white bellied Deer Mice, and some of those pointy nose little critters they call Voles. I flipped the lights on in the stall barn one morning, Holy Cow, looked like the floor was moving. All except for one rather large black formidable lookin rodent who just sat there with his paws on his hips, an a “You want a piece of me, buster” look on his face. “Okay, El Grande Rodante, you
want war?” A quick trip to town, a renewed Rodent Hunting license, for which the lady charged me $19.00, called it a Fur Bearing license? Got 12 new traps, which I refitted to be Hair-trigger and large jar of Peanut Butter, extra creamy, …. Let the games begin! I like to refer this kinda as the rodent version of “The Hunger Games?” The first 24 hours, I had 18 confirmed kills. They were almost lined up waiting for me to empty the trap an put the Peanut Butter on. Now a 12-trap line is not as easy as you think, especially since I had Hair triggered them, a guy has to be pretty darn careful, but they still go off on you. There is something about that SNAP, that makes you jump and swear. I even had the horses in the stalls jumping. After 6 days, in the mouse cemetery, which was above ground, I had a pile of dead mice totaling 39 head. I was just about to get a shovel and bury them when one day a Magpie flew by. The next day he brought few Magpies buddies along. Let the banquet begin. I’m getting pretty good with the Hair trigger thing, even caught 2 mice in one trap. Must have caught most of the critters by now, as the catch has slowed way down, or it could be they have all read the small sign I found written in large mouse letters. “DON’T EAT THE PEANUT BUTTER!” It’s all in a Day’s Ride. Contact David to purchase his book dhranch3@gmail.com
About two weeks later, Dud invited the guys out to the parking lot to see what was in his pickup, and there was a ‘coon, hissing at the world through the steel mesh of a live trap. “What did you use? Where did you put it? How long did it take to catch him? Are there more ‘coons in town? Where will you release him?” And one by one the questions were answered. Oh, as the weeks went by, Dud had figured out the perfect bait to entice them into the trap. Oh yes, a delectable combination of peanut butter, marshmallows and sardines. The latest topic du jour at the world dilemma think tank is Dud Campbell’s trapline. It should be noted that no animals were harmed in the production. In fact, the “victims” of Dud’s trapline probably gained a pound or two during the ordeal. It all began not long ago now when Mrs. Miller complained about having a raccoon come around at night and eating the cat food she’d left on the back porch for Sissy. After about five cups of coffee down at the Mule Barn, the elders there, aka the Supreme Court of Dang Near Everything, decided the ‘coon had to go, but nobody wanted to kill the thing just for wanting to eat cat food. So Dud said he’d take care of it.
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And it worked. Soon, Dud had two of these traps working, so that he could refer to it as the trapline and not just “the trap.” Sounded better. Before long, the score was quite impressive. Three ‘coons, one bobcat, a raven, one cocker spaniel, Sissy (who was released on her own recognizance into Mrs. Miller’s custody and was immediately placed under house arrest.), and a skunk. “How’d you turn that skunk loose, Dud?” Doc asked. “Very carefully,” was our resident trapper’s reply. Brought to you by Ol’ Max Evans, the First Thousand Years, available at www.unmpress,com.
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