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Nevada Cattlemen’s Association and Allied Industry Support Nevada Cattlemen’s Association REliever Market-Ready Cow & Northern California Grass Agriculture Tour March 14, 15, 16, 2011 You are invited to participate in this three day, two night social, educational and industry supportive event. Donate one market ready (not bullet ready) cow or a $500 cash donation. You simply market a cow in the fall of 2010 at a local sale barn of your choice. Have the proceeds sent to NCA and you will have reserved and paid for two seats on the tour bus including all meals and entertainment. Motel rooms will be your only expense. What will you get in exchange? Three days away from the ranch for two would serve anyone well as a cabin fever reliever in mid-March. In addition you will have the opportunity to interact with fellow cattlepersons as we travel by bus to one of the most pristine winter grass areas of the west. You will have the opportunity to make marketing contacts, learn about industry issues as well as products and services offered by beef producers and Allied Industries. Proceeds of your market-ready cow donation would be 100% in support of NCA’s mission. Fifty seats are available on the bus so make your reservations early by contacting the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association office at 775-738-9214 or nca@nevadabeef.org. Fallon Livestock Exchange, Nevada Livestock Marketing and Twin Falls Livestock Sales Commission have all agreed to sell your market ready cow of choice on behalf of the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association. Have the animal brand inspected from you to NCA with instructions to your auction yard to send net proceeds to NCA as registration. You may also chose to simply write NCA a $500 check for two or $250 for one seat in lieu of a market-ready cow donation. How do I sign up? The bus will leave Elko, Nevada from the NCA office on March 14, 7:00 a.m. heading down I-80 west. We will pick up passengers as we make our way to Cottonwood, California that evening. Western Video Market will host the first evening meal and social event while Superior Livestock Marketing will host the second evening. Both events will be complete with potential California buyers of your cattle. The entire trip will be laced with educational opportunities relative to agriculture resources in Northern California. We will make a short stop in Carson City to make a “Cowboy Hat” presence during the 2011 legislative session, take in a Nevada Beef Council retail promotion display, visit with the California Cattlemen’s Association office staff relative to common issues, visit a winery, and tour a by-product feeding operation of smooth mouth pregnant cows. There will be additional information presented on the bus by sponsoring Allied Industry companies. The bus would return back to Elko on March 16 approx. 8:00 pm. Where are we going and what are we doing? Who else will be attending? Producers and Allied Industry representatives, both NCA and potential NCA members, spouses and producers from Nevada and surrounding states. For complete information, call the NCA office at 775-738-9214 or email nca@nevadabeef.org http://nevadacattlemen.org/cabinfeverreliever.aspx By Meghan Brown, Nevada Cattlemen’s Association Executive Director What can you do to become part of something more? The first step is becoming part of larger group that works to protect the future of your ranch and the continued use of our public lands. The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association works hard every day to represent your needs, and work to find solutions to the issues we face. There are many ways to support Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, and this winter we are providing you another avenue. Three days away from the ranch for two would serve anyone well as a “cabin fever reliever.” Nevada Cattlemen’s Association in cooperation with Allied Industry Support is conducting a “Cabin Fever Reliever” California grass road trip March 14, 15, and 16, 2011. You are invited to participate in this three day, two night social, educational and industry supportive event. You will have the opportunity to interact with fellow cattlepersons as we travel by bus to one of the most pristine winter grass areas of the west. You will have the opportunity to make marketing contacts, learn about industry issues as well as products and services offered by beef producers and Allied Industries. Fifty seats are available on the bus so make your reservations today. The bus will leave Elko, Nevada from the NCA office on March 14, 7:00 a.m. heading down I-80 west. We will pick up passengers as we make our way to Cottonwood, California that evening. Western Video Market will host a tri-tip meal and social event the first evening while Merial Animal Health will host the second evening meal and social event. Both events will be complete with potential California buyers of your cattle. The entire trip will be laced with educational opportunities relative to agriculture resources in Northern California with visits to Rogue River Ranch, possibly Rich Rice, Sparrowk and Duane Martin ranches. Collectively these ranches annually purchase well over 15,000 stocker cattle, many from northern Nevada ranches. The tour will make a short stop in Carson City to make a “cowboy hat” presence during the 2011 legislative session and view the Hope on the Range display, take in a Nevada Beef Council retail promotion display, visit with the California Cattlemen’s Association office staff relative to common issues, see a California winery and other agriculture enterprises unique to northern California. There will be additional information presented on the bus by sponsoring Allied Industry companies. The bus would return back to Elko on March16 at approximately 8:00 pm. Cost of the event is $250 per seat which includes all meals and transportation. Motel costs for two nights are not included in registration. Producers and spouses, Allied Industry representatives, both NCA and potential NCA members from Nevada and surrounding states are all welcome to participate. Several Allied industries pitched in to sponsor the cost of transportation and meals making the proceeds of your $250 donation 100% in support of NCA’s mission which is promoting a dynamic and profitable Nevada beef industry which represents the interest of its producers and consistently meets consumer needs while increasing Nevada’s market share. Sponsors of this first NCA Cabin Fever Reliever fund raising event include American AgCredit, Animal Profiling International, Boehringer Ingelheim, Destron Fearing, Intermountain Farmers Association, Merial, Nevada Beef Council, Novartis Animal Health, Pinenut Livestock, Schering Plough Animal Health, Simplot Land & Livestock, Sterling Solutions, Superior Livestock Auction, and Western Video Market. Do not wait, sign up today by contacting the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association office at 775-738-9214 or nca@nevadabeef.org As has been tradition for the past 45 years the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association has started out the New Year with the Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale. This year the sale will be held February 19th at 11:30 at the Fallon Livestock Exchange. As in years past the sale will present buyers with quality bulls that are range ready. Please check out our ad for more information regarding the sale. The office has been dedicated to the promotion and production of the sale for several months, working closely with Chris Gansburg, the chairman of the Fallon Bull Sale Committee, to make sure to make the best sale for both our consignors and buyers. We value the continued operation of cattle and sheep ranches. The use of livestock can be beneficial to the landscape and wildlife. If you are one of those individuals that care about the land, the livestock industry, rural communities, rural families, and wildlife, then Nevada Cattlemen’s Association is the place for you. We work to protect the future of ranching that provides open space, wildlife, healthy streams, and viable rural communities. If you are interested in learning more about the association or about becoming a member please contact the office at 1-775-738-9214 or visit the web page at www.nevadacattlemen.org 4 February 2011 The Progressive Rancher www.progressiverancher.com
COW CAMP Chatter Ron Torell, Long-Standing Educator and Advocate of Agriculture Holstein bull by the name of Potter recently joined a small but elite group A of dairy sires that have produced and sold over one million units of semen. This elite group of bulls could be titled the “Bulls of the Century.” Their genes roam herds around the globe. Some estimate a million unit bull would have more than 150,000 daughters and 2.3 million granddaughters and would be responsible for 15% of the DNA in today’s U.S. dairy cows. The U.S. beef industry maintains a wide variation in their genetic pool with several breeds of cattle being utilized. Grass is harvested by our four-legged employees from the arid rangelands of the west to the lush grasslands of the east and the hot, humid areas of the south. Conversely, most of the nation’s dairy cows are confinement fed. Meals are delivered to them in a balanced total mixed ration. For this reason the dairy industry can single trait select and maintain a tight genetic base. The beef industry will never have the tight genetic base that is seen in the dairy industry. In order to maintain reproductive success with limited feed resources beef cows in arid climates are generally smaller framed, lower in milk production, and hardy. Missed income opportunity would result if this type of cow was used on more lush grasslands where perhaps a larger framed, higher milking cow could be reproductively successful . Many feedlot operators prefer to feed Holstein steers over beef breeds because of the tight genetic makeup of the breed. They know what to expect for feed conversions, average daily gain, days on feed, breakeven, percent choice, yield grades, etc. Holstein steers perform at a lower level than beef animals but they are consistent. The lower performance is factored into the purchase price with confidence and accuracy. Because of this predictability, fewer pens of fat Holstein steers close out in the red than with pens of beef cattle. Beef steers are all over the board in performance primarily due to genetic makeup even within a breed. Unpredictable best sums it up for beef cattle. Five to seven percent of the nation’s beef herds are bred artificially. Many of these BULL POWER artificially bred cows are registered seed stock with the bull offspring going to the commercial cattleman. Over 90% of dairy cattle are artificially inseminated with their female offspring going into commercial production. The bulls used for A.I. are selected primarily for the single trait of milk production and mammary system structure to support added milk production. Dairy cows remain in production fewer years than beef cows. Generations are turned over faster accelerating genetic improvement. This is the difference in the tremendous progress the dairy cow has made in their single trait of milk versus the slow progress the beef cow has made in multiple and low heritability traits. Just as the dairy industry is producing more milk with fewer cows the beef industry is producing more pounds of beef with fewer brood cows. These similarities can be attributed to improved genetics and management practices. Don Trimmer, director of beef programs for Accelerated Genetics, agrees with the wide variability of beef cattle compared to the dairy industry. He points out that the number of beef breeds that are making an impact are substantially lower than there were ten years ago. The American Angus Association registers more cattle than all other breeds combined. The dominance of Angus genetics in the commercial cowherd has helped to reduce some of the variation in the nation’s beef cowherd, though it may be more from a phenotypic standpoint. In many areas of the country, the “rainbow” herds of the past can’t be found. The majority are solid black or red cows with some baldies. If you look at the data of most widely used breeds, it continues to show 60-70% Angus or Angus cross bulls. The volume of semen sold on beef bulls like EXT, New Design 036, Traveler and Focus have had a huge impact on the genetics of the commercial cowherd. Experts agree that the dairy industry may be on the verge of being inbred yet point out that the dairy industry may hold the key to decoding the bovine genome. Million unit bulls such as Potter are genetic landslides for this decoding process because they appear in so many pedigrees. Their family tree serves as a guide and base in identifying the most important genes, an ultimate reference point for DNA technology. Beef cattle genetic advancement in the area of uniformity and predictability has and will continue to move at a slower pace than what the dairy industry has been able to accomplish. This should not discourage the beef industry from working toward the goal of producing uniform and predictable cattle. This can be achieved by incorporating quality registered bulls into breeding programs and by using, when applicable, technology such as artificial insemination selecting high accuracy EPD bulls for multiple traits. That’s enough for this month. As always, if you would like to discuss this article or simply want to talk cows, do not hesitate to contact me at 775-385-7665 or rtbulls@frontier. com. RT Range-ready A.I. Sired Angus Bulls, Accelerated Genetics Semen, Custom Artificial Insemination & Ranch Management Consulting Ron & Jackie Torell ♦ 775-385-7665 ♦ rtbulls@frontier.com www.progressiverancher.com The Progressive Rancher February 2011 5
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