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Selling fat cattle? BQA certification will be required soon Major packing plants to require it Jan. 1 By Jenny Schlecht Agweek Staff Writer
Cattle producers and feedyards that sell directly to most packing plants soon will need to be Beef Quality Assurance certified. Packing plants announced the requirement some time ago, says Karl Hoppe, area extension specialist for livestock systems at North Dakota State University Carrington Research Extension Center. It goes into effect Jan. 1, 2019. Among the packing plants putting the requirement in place is Tyson, which Hoppe says is the main market for fat cattle leaving North Dakota. He has seen a list of 85 North Dakota producers of fat cattle heading to Tyson, including the Carrington Research Extension Center, which sells 400-500 fat cattle to Tyson every year. Tyson in 2012 launched its FarmCheck program, which includes onsite audits by third-party verifiers. The added requirement for BQA, the company says, is needed to help sustain the industry. “Today’s cattlemen are doing what’s right for the cattle they feed. Continuous improvement and sharing the good story is something we all can do
to help to sustain our industry. BQA certification allows consumers to better understand and feel good about the beef production story and also allows cattlemen to get credit for the work they do to feed consumers around the globe,” Tyson said in a statement. Tyson also is a main endpoint for fat cattle coming out of South Dakota, says South Dakota State University’s Heidi Carroll, BQA coordinator for South Dakota. But other packing plants are moving in the same direction, and certification is “encouraged,” though not required at Demkota Ranch Beef of Aberdeen, S.D., she says. BQA certification focuses on food safety and animal welfare, Carroll explains. The program teaches such things as best management practices, record keeping for feedstuff and medications, best practices for processing and treating, low-stress cattle handling, best practices for transportation, biosecurity practices and more, she says. “If you’ve been doing a good job of raising cattle, you’ll say this is just a lot of good common sense,” Hoppe says, adding that it is “better to be proactive than to get a black eye somewhere along the line.” SELLING FAT CATTLE?: Page 11
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Livestock industry pushes to protect itself from fake meat By Michelle Rook AgweekTV Anchor
As the great debate over fake meat continues, farm groups are pushing for federal regulatory oversight of the products by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They are also requesting the government prohibit the use of commonly known and industry recognized “meat” terms in the labeling and advertising of all lab-grown and plant-based alternatives. Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association President Krist Wollum says the debate around fake meat is a sensitive one and covers both lab or cell-cultured product and plant-based product. “We have the plant-based proteins that they’re trying to call meat and they are really beyond meat. We just don’t want them to use that word meat because it’s truly not meat,” he says. National meat lobbying groups sent a letter to the White House requesting the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service assert jurisdiction over lab-grown protein. They have also asked USDA and the Food and Drug Administration to clarify the definition of meat and it’s legal
labeling. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Kevin Kester says his organization firmly believes the term “beef” should only apply to products derived from actual livestock. He says, “USDA can be trusted to ensure fair and accurate product labels for lab-grown fake meat.” U.S. Cattlemen’s Association President Kenny Graner says they’ve called on Congress and the administration to implement policies that will get ahead of consumer confusion in the marketplace by enforcing truth in labeling and inter-agency dialogue. In October, livestock interests and other stakeholders, such as fake meat manufacturers, consumer groups and scientists, were asked to participate in a public meeting on lab-grown meat in Washington, D.C., with both agencies. The first day focused on food safety, with the second looking at product labeling and marketing claims. At that time, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association presented its case about why USDA needs to have primary jurisdiction over these products. FAKE MEAT: Page 10 001809473r1
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U.S. beef exports booming, but concerns exist By Jonathan Knutson Agweek Staff Writer
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. — U.S. beef exports are booming, and that’s good for the Minnesota cattle industry. Some part of virtually all cattle raised in Minnesota — including products such as intestines that aren’t exactly popular with U.S. consumers — is sold to foreign consumers, Greg Hanes said. But even though U.S. beef exports are on a record pace, there’s concern that competitors such as Australia will benefit from trade agreements that favor their cattle producers over U.S. ranchers, said Hanes, director of international marketing and programs for the U.S. Meat Export Federation. Hanes spoke Dec. 7 in AlexHanes andria, Minn., on the first day of the two-day Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association annual convention and trade show. About 250 people attended. “I can guarantee you that at least a few cuts on every one of your animals is going overseas,” Hanes told his Minnesota audience. “Your consumer is not just Minneapolis. It’s not just the Midwest. You’re competing in the international market.”
Based in Denver, the U.S. Meat Export Federation is a nonprofit trade association that works to create new opportunities and develop existing international markets for U.S. beef, pork, lamb and veal. The group has offices in Seoul, Tokyo, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Mexico City, Monterrey and Brussels, as well as special market representatives covering China, the Middle East, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Hanes’ extensive international experience includes living and working for more than a decade in Japan, the top export market for U.S. beef and beef products. Japan accounted for more than 25 percent of total U.S. beef exports of $7.3 billion last year. U.S. beef exports have been red hot this year. Though October, they increased 9 percent to 1.13 million metric tons, with the value of U.S. beef exports rising 17 percent to $6.92 billion in the first 10 months of this year. “We’re expecting to be over $8 billion this year in exports, which will be a record,” Hanes said. “I think it’s a testament to the quality product we produce here in the United States. And not to blow our own horn too much, I think the relationships the U.S. Meat Export Federation have been able to create in the international markets pay dividends in the long run.” The world’s growing middle class — which has
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both the desire and ability to buy more high-protein food such as beef — increasingly understands and appreciates U.S. beef, Hanes said. U.S. beef exports are rising in nearly all markets with sales to Taiwan (up 36 percent in value in the first 10 months of 2018 from the same period in 2017) and the Philippines (up 35 percent in value in January-October 2018 from January-October 2017) leading the way in percentage terms. Exports to Japan also rose sharply, reaching $1.76 billion in the first 10 months of this year, 10 percent more than in the same period last year. Japanese consumers are buying thicker cuts of beef. They also products such as intestines that generally don’t appeal to U.S. consumers, Hanes said. Japan’s own beef production has reached its maximum, so growing beef consumption there requires more imports, he said.
Tariffs a growing concern But U.S. beef exports to Japan are threatened by the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. The agreement, often known as the Trans-Pacific Partnership, or TPP, gives lower tariffs to beef-exporting countries party to it, including Australia, New Zealand and Canada — a serious obstacle to U.S. beef producers whose exports won’t enjoy the reduced tariffs, Hanes said.
In early 2017, President Donald Trump walked away from TPP, an agreement that many in U.S. ag said would have enhanced the competitiveness of American ag exports. Hanes said Japanese customers appreciate the value and quality of U.S. beef. But beef from Australia already enters Japan at a tariff rate or 27 or 28 percent, depending on the specific product, while U.S. beef is hit with a 38.5 percent tariff, Hanes said. The TPP is expected to be implemented in early 2019, and Australia and other competitors then will receive an even bigger tariff advantage, he said. “We’re working hard to differentiate the quality of our product (to offset the effect of the higher tariff),” Hanes said. “So far it’s been good. But at some point to we’re going to hit a point where that price difference starts to be more and more important.” “We’re hoping that there will be an agreement with Japan that offers us that same duty rate (enjoyed by competitors),” Hanes said. Trump, who said he favors bilateral trade agreements, met in late November with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. It was unclear when a trade agreement between Japan and the United States might be reached or how such an agreement would affect U.S. beef exports. AG
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McDonald’s on Sustainability By Amanda Radke Special to Agweek
In the United States, McDonald’s sells 1 billion pounds of beef to its customers each year. That equates to 5.5 million head of cattle. As the nation’s largest purchaser of beef, the iconic burger joint is listening to consumer concerns about the environment and creating benchmarks in sustainability for U.S. beef producers to achieve. “McDonald’s wants to play a role in leaving the planet a better place,” said Townsend Bailey, McDonald’s director of sustainability. “We are on a journey for continuous improvement, but what does ‘sustainability’ really mean to McDonald’s?” Speaking to cattlemen and women at the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association 70th Annual Convention & Trade Show held in Huron, S.D., on Nov. 27-29, Bailey outlined how McDonald’s is using its scale for good and how beef producers can be part of long-term solutions toward greater environmental sustainability. “Sustainability is a flawed term because it means something different to everybody, and it’s also not very aspirational because we don’t necessarily want to just ‘sustain,’” he said. “So what do we want from producers, and why does it always seem like the burden is on just producers?” Bailey said McDonald’s is engaging with
its entire supply chain to improve packaging, reduce waste and help the company’s customers feel good about McDonald’s food. “Customers need to feel good about our food, our company and our effect on the world,” he said. “We need to produce food in a way that’s consistent with their values. To that end, there’s a lot of misinformation out there. We are proud of our food, so how can we connect with our customers’ curiosity? The public’s expectations of our company have never been greater. So many people feel like being a big company makes us inherently bad, but we think we can use our scale for good.” McDonald’s has created a Scale For Good platform that focuses on beef sustainability, commitment to families, packaging and recycling, climate action and youth opportunities. “Our two prioritizing principles are — what’s important for our business and what do our consumers care most about when hit comes to sustainability?” explained Townsend. “We are looking at ways to work with our beef supply chain to make sure they provide a product that our customers can continue to feel good about. We have five different goals we are working on within the industry to train and develop producers, support research and protect our forests and native landscapes.” For example, these projects include a pilot
with the Noble Institute looking at adapted multi-paddock grazing. “We’ve invested $4.5 million in matching funds to support this research,” said Bailey. “There is a lot of talk about carbon stored in soil and the role that cattle grazing plays in increasing that carbon. How can we validate and use that science to help people understand the important role of having cattle on grass plays in the environment? What ranchers are doing for the land and the ecosystems is important for our climate.” By 2020, McDonald’s has pledged to source 85 percent of its beef purchases from 10 “sustainable” beef sourcing markets. According to Forbes, the burger giant is using four key drivers to accomplish their goals including, “working with farmers to scale best practices in farm management; rebuilding soils though practices such as progressive grazing techniques that help strengthen soil’s ability to hold carbon; ensuring no deforestation occurs in our beef supply chain; and, looking for opportunities to reduce emissions throughout the rest of our supply chain like food waste and energy use.” Yet, despite this focus on improved sustainability, U.S. ranchers already do an amazing job of managing natural resources to produce nutritious beef.
“Beef cattle allow us to produce food on land unsuitable for cultivation of crops, and they often enhance ecosystems,” said Sara Place, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association senior director of sustainable beef production research. “Pasture and range land together is about 40 percent of the United States land space. This land cannot support human food consumption any other way. Only 2 percent of cropland acres goes towards feeding cattle.” In a recent editorial, James Palmer, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association director writes, “U.S. ranchers are the bedrock of a sustainable industry. Science supports our sustainability. We have good stories to share with our consumers and supporters and with our detractors, many of whom simply do not understand our work processes or management ethic. U.S. ranchers do more with less. We produce 18% of the world’s beef with only 8% of the world’s cattle.” Like it or not, societal demands and retailers will be shaping the way food is produced in the upcoming years. Cattle producers will need to be part of these discussions in order to make meaningful but realistic changes that best reflect the management practices already done well by today’s cattlemen and women. AG Monday, December 17, 2018 / PRIDE OF THE HEARTLAND 7
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Photo by Michelle Rook/AgweekTV Livestock groups are pushing for USDA to have jurisdiction over fake meat.
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At the public meeting, marketing materials from lab-grown fake meat activists were also presented that claimed that clean meat is produced by taking a small sample of animal cells and replicating them outside of the animal. They say the end product is 100-percent real meat, but without the use antibiotics, or the food safety risk of E. coli, salmonella or animal waste. Food scientists exposed the claims as being false and misleading. Barbara Kowalcyk, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science and Technology at Ohio State University says, “Lab grown products will not be sterile because the environment where they are grown in very conducive to the growth of pathogens.” She also went on to point out that antimicrobials will be used in these products. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Vice President of Government Affairs Colin Woodall says the debate between USDA and FDA on who should have regulatory oversight is ongoing. However, he thinks the decision will ultimately be made at the White House. “We’re doing everything we can to make sure the president understands that when it comes to this product we need to make sure that USDA inspects it, just like they inspect us. More
importantly, that they can prevent the label from being placed on this product that says, ‘clean meat,’ we don’t want that,” he says. The livestock industry is fearful that without any regulation of fake meat products, those companies will be at a competitive advantage to real meat. “Because they don’t have the same regulatory burden that we’re going to have,” says Woodall. He adds that if they can talk about clean meat, there will be a lot of consumers that will be confused and may try the product. “I think if we just look at our merits, we don’t really have to worry about seeing our market share dwindle when this product comes to market, but we just have to make sure that we are clear with the consumer about what our product is and what their product is,” Woodall says. Wollum says this is an issue they’re staying on top of because the dairy producers had the same fight with plant-based or nut-based beverages using the word milk on the label. Woodall says they have pointed out to the president the problems the dairy industry has faced with imitation products being labeled as dairy products. “Twenty years of the dairy industry trying to get FDA to act is unacceptable.,” Woodall says. “We don’t have 20 years to wait we need to make that decision now.” AG
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SELLING FAT CATTLE? From Page 3
That doesn’t mean producers won’t learn anything or that the program just requires checking a box. Hoppe recalls seeing one producer surprised to learn that he had been giving injections wrong all his life. He’d learned to give them in the hip from an old veterinarian and didn’t learn that wasn’t correct until taking BQA. While the packing plants only are requiring BQA certification for the feedyards and producers from which they buy cattle, that doesn’t mean producers farther down the chain shouldn’t consider becoming BQA certified, Carroll says. Backgrounders and cow-calf producers are “highly encouraged” to be proactive and participate, and some feedyards may start requiring their backgrounders and cow-calf operators to become certified. Becoming certified is a good way “to keep everyone bidding on your calves,” she says. “It gives them more marketing options for their cattle,” says Ashley Kohls, executive director of the Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association and BQA coordinator for Minnesota. It isn’t just cattle producers who should be aware of BQA standards; beginning Jan. 1, 2020, anyone shipping cattle directly to Tyson will be required to present training certification, too. That means truck drivers also will need to be certi-
fied. Carroll says the BQA Transportation program covers topics like, low-stress handling, travel preparedness, emergency planning, regulations and laws related to livestock hauling and biosecurity. BQA certification is is a nationally-coordinated, state-implemented program. The precursor to the program, Beef Safety Assurance, began in the 1970s, so it’s nothing new, Hoppe says. The program is supported by checkoff dollars, which allows training programs to be offered at no cost or low cost. “It’s a good use of our checkoff funds,” Hoppe says. Both online programs and in-person classes are available. Hoppe says he prefers the in-person option, as it tends to be more interactive and shorter. He says there also is valuable information in the online program, but it can take about three hours to complete. Hoppe says other animal agriculture classes — including swine and dairy — have similar certification programs, so there’s no reason the beef industry shouldn’t get on board, too. “We are good stewards of our animals. This is just to maintain that. Not to imply that we’re doing anything wrong,” he says. To learn more about Beef Quality Assurance, visit www.bqa.org. Contact your state’s BQA coordinator for more information about requirements and training opportunities. AG
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SIDNEY, Mont. — Trey Leland is 2 years old, but is already enthused with the beef business. His favorite word right now is ‘bull,’ so it’s kind of fitting, says his dad, Todd Leland. Todd, 44, for five years has been married to Carla, an animal science graduate from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. They are partners in Leland Red Angus Ranch at Sidney with Todd’s father, Melvin “Mel” Leland, 74, and his mother, Luella. The Lelands breed more than 500 registered mother cows annually. They produce their registered stock under the same range conditions as their commercial produces do. The goal is to assure the animals can adapt to environmental conditions, but with registered record-keeping. The Lelands are members of the Red Angus Association of America, as well as North Dakota and Montana associations.They sell a select group of bred cows on private treaty every fall. For more than 30 years, Agweek readers
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How long would you work to buy a pound of beef? Global study measures meat affordability By Jonathan Knutson Agweek Staff Writer
Beef and other widely-eaten meats aren’t particularly cheap — in dollars — in the United States. But they’re a relative bargain in time worked to buy them. That’s the conclusion of a global food affordability study from Caterwings, a British catering company. It measured beef, chicken, fish, pork
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Photos by: Mikkel Pates/ Agweek/Forum News Service LEFT: Melvin “Mel” Leland, 74, (right) and his son, Todd, 44, vaccinate calves against respiratory ailments during fall work at Leland Red Angus Ranch, Sidney, Mont., on Sept. 17, 2018. TOP RIGHT: Veterinarian J.J. Hovde (from left), and ranchers Todd and Carla Leland, vaccinate calves to protect them from respiratory ailments during fall work on Sept. 17, 2018, in North Dakota near Sidney, Mont. BOTTOM RIGHT: Red Angus cattle are known for gentle dispositions, which is safer and more doable when relatively few workers are available to administer regular health checks and vaccinations.
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Today, Leland Red Angus Ranch is connected by computer directly to the National Red Angus Association near Denver. It keeps track of all of the performance data — calf birth weight, gender, birth date, registered name, weaning date and weight. They raised three children. While Tracey and Todd are directly in ranching, daughter Tana is married to J.J. Hovde, a veterinarian at Sidney. The Hovdes have daughters Trista, 16, and a twin 12-year-olds — a son Wacey, and daughter, Cedar. Significantly, Todd also went to NDSU and followed Mel as a Little I manager in 1996 before returning to the ranch. Tracey has two daughters, Kacey and Shaye, Kacey is the 2019 student manager of Little I — the third in the same family to have this honor.
Three generations In mid-September, the families got a neigh-
borhood crew together on horseback to help round up the cow herd in the Badlands country. Son-in-law veterinarian, Hovde presided over the pregnancy-checking, using ultrasound equipment to determine the age of the fetus, and the gender, and the presence of twinning. The Lelands administered pre-conditioning shots calves to protect them from respiratory disease when they were weaned in early October. They start calving around March 25, with most of the calves born in April. “We calve a little later than most seedstock purebred breeders,” Melvin says. Most purebred breeders calve in January or February, in order to sell a little older, age-advantaged bulls into the market. The Lelands’ cows calve out in range conditions. The later date reduces the risk of cold stress during calving. The ranch has developed what they call a “storm facility” — actually simply a naturally sheltered area with coulees, corrals, and storm windbreak where they can bring in cows in case of a blizzard or storm. They’ve resisted the
trend toward building facilities to barn-calve. “In our area here, help is very limited. Also there’s some value in trying to produce cattle that can do things for themselves, without human interference,” Mel says. The Lelands have only one hired man, Leo Long. The quiet disposition of the red Angus helps reduce labor costs, too. “The cows calve without assistance and take care of their calf. We think there’s some value in that,” Mel says. “Even though we’re registered and sell bulls, we get along pretty well, calving that late, still producing bulls that work well for our customers,” Todd says. Bulls are able to service cows very well even though they are 14 to 15 months old, they say.
Last year was harsh winter so they fed up a lot of their excess hay. “We didn’t have as much carryover (feed),” Mel says. “A lot of our cropland was seeded to forage crop just in anticipation of needing more hay so we ended up with a lot of hay. It ended up being good quality as well,” Mel says. They have three silage piles — winter wheat, spring wheat silage and some millet silage. “We have three piles of silage that we rely on for our total mixed ration when we develop our bulls and also use some on our cow herd. The ration is promoted as adequate growth but “mild enough to protect their fertility and growth.” Bulls start with only roughage and then transition to a low megacalorie ration. The feed never exceeds 46 megacalories per 100 pounds of feed — compared to typical rations Plenty of hay that exceed 50 Mcal. This year, the Lelands were able to put up a ”The millet makes good hay and silage. lot of their own feed, including silage. They have Sometimes we’ll use some sorghum. Hay barley a contract to buy some alfalfa every year from works really good,” he says. Mel said he thinks farmers in the Yellowstone River valley near the they could raise some corn but they haven’t town of Fairview. invested in the equipment for it. AG Monday, December 17, 2018 / PRIDE OF THE HEARTLAND 19
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to buy it. The cost of beef in India is 60.3 percent below the global average, but a consumer earning minimum wage there works a whopping 22.8 hours to buy a kilogram of beef. So, an Indian consumer earning minimum wage needs to work roughly 10 times longer than a U.S. minimum-wage worker to buy beef, even though the monetary price is much lower in India. At the other extreme, Swiss consumers pay 149.3 percent more than the global average for beef, but — thanks to relatively high earning power — work a fairly modest 3.1 hours to buy a kilogram of it. Indonesian consumers work the longest (23.6 minimum-wage hours) to buy a kilogram of beef, while Denmark minimum-wage earners work just an hour. Keep in mind, of course, that the hourly minimum wage varies from country to country and is only one measure of earning power in a country. And Caterwings notes that some of the surveyed countries (including Denmark) don’t have a minimum wage; for those countries, “an average salary for a job in general or unskilled labor” was used. The study found comparable results for chick-
en, fish, pork and lamb in the United States. Though not particularly cheap by global standards strictly in dollar terms, the other meats also require relatively few minimum-wage work hours to buy in America, according to the study. Danish workers also need the least amount of minimum-wage labor to buy other meats in the survey. At the other extreme, Indian workers need to work 10.5 minimum-wage hours to buy a kilogram of chicken, 32 minimum-wage hours to buy a kilogram of lamb and 39.4 minimum-wage hours to buy a kilogram of pork, the most in those categories in the surveyed countries. Egyptian workers need to work 44.2 minimum-wage hours to buy a kilogram of fish, the most of the surveyed countries. The study, which examined non-organic meat, focused on the world’s biggest meat-producing and consuming countries and was based on meat prices in each country’s biggest cities, according to Caterwings. Reasons for the disparity in meat prices around the world weren’t examined in the study. A chart with results of the 2017 Caterwings study — which contains many numbers — can be seen at www.caterwings.co.uk/caterers/ meat-price-index-usd/. AG
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