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The Virginia Cattleman
Volume 37 Number 1
Circulation 8,000
January 2015
The 2014 Virginia BCIA Culpeper Bull Test Award Winners
(pictured left to right): Rebecca and her father Dennis Pearson of Soldiers’ Hill Angus Farm in Warrenton, VA, Michael Webert and his son, William, of Locust Hill
Farm, LLC in Middleburg, VA, and Harvey Pearson of Soldiers’ Hill Angus. Soldiers’ Hill Angus Farm was 2014 Culpeper Bull Test High-Station Index and High
Sale Order Award Winner for their lot 10. Locust Hill Farm, LLC was recognized as the 2014 Culpeper Senior Breeder Group Award winner.
What’s Inside…
The Virginia Cattleman
P. O. Box 9
Daleville, VA 24083-0009
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2015 Outlook: Exceptional Year Ahead For Cattle Market ....... Page 4
American Beef Rebounds In Japan .......................................... Page 35
Rebuilding The Cattle Industry ............................................... Page 36
VCA 2015 Winter Producer Education Meetings ................... Page 38
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Opportunities
By Jason Carter
Executive Secretary
The arrival of 2015 and
the assignment of 2014 to
the history books surely
brings the cattle business
to the eve of a New Year
unlike many seen before.
Undoubtedly 2014 was the
most profitable year for
those in the cow-calf and
backgrounding business
ever. Seemingly week
over week the market
rose setting new records
throughout and optimism
has been high for continued
beef demand and relatively
small supplies, as our herd
tepidly rebuilds, for some
time to come. The Virginia
Cattlemen’s Association
Tel O Auction sales were
outstanding. There were
nearly 400 loads of yearlings and preconditioned
Virginia Quality Assured
feeder cattle sold in 2014 on
those Monday night sales.
Participation in the VQA
program is growing across
the state and the strength of
local associations and the
work of their folks in some
areas particularly is very
apparent. There is great
strength in sharing success.
There is also increased risk
as reputations for quality
grow, however investment
in quality also mitigates
that risk, and we at VCA
certainly appreciate the
leadership locally in the
VQA program provided
through Extension, VDACS
and producers.
There will continue to be
organizational changes at
VCA intended to improve
the quality of service we
provide in support of cattle
marketing and membership. The growth in
popularity of our website
and email as a resource for
cattle buyers interested in
our sponsored sales has
been astounding. The
email list for sales descriptions has grown from a few
dozen to nearly 1000 in the
last year. That is attracting
new buyer interest particularly in the western states
among feeders traditionally
sourcing multiple loads
of cattle in short periods
of time. We’ll continue to
grow our electronic reach.
On the membership side
everyone will be receiving
letters from VCA this year
explaining a transition to
calendar year membership.
This will complement our
effort to also expand our
partnership with affiliate local associations and
agricultural businesses.
Our cattle businesses are
integral components in
a greater cattle industry
where VCA has a responsibility to coordinate the
collective voice and needs
we have. We look forward
as well to a renewed partnership with the Virginia
State Dairymen’s Association in providing an annual
membership meeting that
will have a new traditional
time of year in the summer
with a field day format. In
2015, we will anticipate a
great program on July 17th
at Kentland Farm near the
campus of Virginia Tech.
More to come soon on that.
January also brings the
return of our annual producer educational meetings
that we cooperate with
Extension to conduct. Between January 26 – 29th we
will again travel the state to
bring an excellent program discussing financial
resource and preconditioning management to you.
MultiMin has generously
offered to be our presenting
sponsor for a dinner and
keep these meetings at no
cost to attendees. Please
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month for complete details.
January also brings a new
General Assembly Session
to Richmond. Old issues
surface again in the arenas
of food safety and funding for best management
practices. New issues will
surface including the use
of drone technology and
the future of our agricultural tax incentives. On
the federal level, a Republican controlled Congress
promises to be supportive
of agricultural interests and
particularly the cattle business. We hope to see the
end of Waters of the United
States, mandatory Country of Origin Labeling and
progress on immigration as
well as a permanent Section
179 tax code friendly to
modern farming.
I said in the beginning
of my coming to Daleville
that the value in an Association is communication.
Benjamin Franklin also said
that “little strokes fell great
oaks”. We are improving
our ability to better serve
the needs of our cattle
industry by adding capabilities in membership and
industry while not straying from what made us
strong traditionally. I look
forward to new challenges
and opportunities working
together.
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FEEDER COUNCIL
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Region 1
Chuck Miller ................................Crockett
Region 2
Joe Meek .......................................Dublin
Region 3
Forrest Ashby .............................Staunton
Region 4
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Steve Hopkins ...............................Louisa
Region 6
Tom Nixon .................................. Rapidan
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Lin Jones .............................New Canton
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2015 Outlook: ‘Exceptional’ Year
Ahead For Cattle Market
Total cattle inventory in the
U.S. stands at 87.7 million, the
lowest since Harry Truman was
president.
Consumer demand remains
robust, with no signs of decline.
As good as the cattle markets
have been in 2014, next year
should be even better. Even
among economists, wary as they
are about predicting a market
rally, few hesitate to predict 2015
to be another banner year.
Being economists, their forecasts usually revolve around
cattle numbers, beef supplies
and feed prices. And all of those
ingredients are certainly in the
pot to cook up more cowboy
profits next year, but the driving
force to continued success may
not be any of those. The most
critical leg supporting cattle and
beef prices is consumer demand,
and that surprising strength is
expected to continue next year.
Record Beef Prices
In terms of retail prices, this
year has brought new highs.
In U.S. retail stores, the Beef
Retail Price Composite (BRPC)
hit $5.62 per pound in October, a new record, according
to USDA’s Economic Research
Service. Retail ground beef prices averaged $4.15 per pound,
which was also a new record.
Those retail prices are a reflection of prices on the hoof paid
at the feedyard gate, where
prices were astonishingly good
this year. Record-high prices
for every class of cattle were
established in every quarter of
2014, and fed cattle currently
hover close to the all-time high
of $174 per cwt.
The year-long cattle market
rally was spurred by historically
short supplies. America’s cow
herd is the smallest (29 million)
in 60 years, with a total cattle
inventory of 87.7 million, which
is also the lowest level since
Harry Truman was president.
Those short supplies produced
roughly 24.4 billion pounds of
beef in 2014, a 5.2 percent decline
from 2013 and the smallest annual slaughter since 1994. Total
steer and heifer slaughter in
2014 is projected to be the lowest
since 1968.
As retail prices rose throughout the year, though, economists
and cowboys alike worried that
consumers would begin resisting beef.
But such worries have not
materialized.
Packers Move to ValueAdded Cuts
“We’re experiencing a different beef complex today than
we saw 10 or 20 years ago,”
says economist John Nalivka,
president of Sterling Marketing
in Vale, Ore. “The big packers
are global companies, and they
operate differently than they did
before. We’re seeing a shift away
from packers marketing commodity beef to the marketing of
value-added products.”
Most packers now do additional processing on their beef,
marketing hamburger patties
rather than ground beef and offering value-added cuts such as
flatiron steaks and petite steaks
rather than chuck roasts. “The
trim complex in a packing plant
is now a profit center rather than
a commodity bin,” Nalivka says.
While Nalivka’s observation
of improved product offerings
offers insight into consumer beef
demand, it’s a theory supported
by K-State Research and Extension livestock economist Glynn
Tonsor. “To date, beef demand
has been robust,” Tonsor notes.
“There is no such thing as a
price ceiling as demand curves
are sloped.”
Meaty Competition?
While consumer beef demand
has remained strong throughout
2014, the supplies of competing
meats–pork and poultry–were
not plentiful enough to entice
consumers down the aisle.
That may change next year.
“We may see an impact in the
first quarter of 2015 from the
growth of available meat supplies (pork and poultry) that
could increase the ability of
U.S. consumers to shift meat
purchases,” Tonsor says.
Contrast that with a beef
industry that will reduce supplies even further next year,
according to Oklahoma State
University livestock marketing
economist Derrell Peel. “Steer
and heifer slaughter is expected
to decrease another 2 percent
in 2015 which, depending on
carcass weights, would contribute to another 1 percent to 1.5
percent decrease in total beef
production,” Peel says.
That may be a warning sign;
retail beef prices have risen 20
percent this year and could
continue to climb. “Current
retail prices undoubtedly do
not fully reflect the impacts of
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Marfrig Program Aims To Put Brazil Ahead
Of U.S. Beef Production By 2017
Brazil’s second-largest beef
processor, Marfrig Global
Foods, has introduced a prog r a m f o r i m p ro v i n g b e e f
cattle genetics and reducing
growth time by more than
50 percent, with a goal of
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declining beef supplies, even if
production stabilized at current
levels,” Peel says.
High Prices Reshape Industry
Could demand challenges
surface next year? “I strongly
contend both supply and demand are combining to ‘drive’
record prices,” Tonsor says. “I
see 2015 as being another historic
year for cow-calf producers. It
may well be an above average
year for stockers as well, but not
likely as strong as for cow-calf
producers. The feedlot segment
is where I expect the largest pullback in returns, at least relative
to 2014.”
Nalivka agrees with that logic,
adding that he believes this market has helped break down some
of the contentious relationships
between packers and producers.
“With value-added products,
the packing industry has taken
the next step beyond boxed
beef, which was a revolutionary change in its day,” he says.
“I don’t believe that packers
want to beat prices down like
they were able to a few years
ago. It’s not in their best interest
because the industry can’t stand
the ripple effects.”
According to Nalivka, the
consequences of dramatically
lower prices would be an industry suddenly shifting back
into liquidation mode as older
producers exit the business.
“We’re just starting to see expansion,” he asserts. “I believe the
packing industry sees the need
to encourage production over
the next couple of years.”
The desire of packers and
retailers is to build consumer
demand and continue expanding the U.S. export market.
“The fundamentals are shaping
up to make next year exceptional,” Nalivka says. “Feed
costs are low, forage supplies are
greatly improved and demand
is strong.”
surpassing the United States’
annual beef production by
2017. Marfrig + is a genetics program to increase the
efficiency and productivity
of Brazilian beef cattle while
maintaining the highest stan-
dards of quality and sustainability.
The program will produce
embryos by in vitro fertilization that feature superior
characteristics like high feed
conversion, finishing qual-
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cattle will be implanted with
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or more in 2017. This should
lead to an additional 300,000
metric tons of beef added to
domestic production in 2017,
allowing Brazil to surpass the
U.S. that year in the amount
of beef it produces annually,
Marfrig executives predict.
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January Herd Management Advisor
By Scott P. Greiner &
Mark A. McCann
Extension Beef Specialists,
Virginia Tech
January typically means that
winter feeding has become part
of the daily farm chores. Pick one
of the month’s milder days and
think ahead to the warmer and
greener days of spring. Winter
soil sampling allows plans to
be formulated for addressing
identified nutrient needs in pastures and hay fields. Likewise,
it is time to make plans for frost
seeding clover in February. The
addition of clover to pastures
is an economical management
practice that easily pays its way.
Clover addition to tall fescue
pastures results in improved diet
quality and dilution of the toxins associated with endophyte
infected fescue. Clover is also
valued for its nitrogen fixing abilities. During the past decade of
high fertilizer costs, the financial
benefit of this low-cost method
of adding nitrogen to pastures
has increased at the same pace as
nitrogen. Be sure check with you
local extension office for variety
and planting tips.
Spring Calving Herds
(January-March)
General
Prepare for calving season by
checking inventory and securing
necessary supplies (ob equipment, tube feeder, colostrum
supplement, ear tags, animal
health products, calving book,
etc.). Review calving assistance
procedures.
Move pregnant heifers and
early calving cows to calving
area about 2 weeks before due
date
Check cows frequently during
calving season. Optimal interval
is to check calving females is
every 4 hours.
Utilize calving area that is
clean and well drained. Reduce
exposure to scours by moving
2-3 day old pairs out of calving
area to separate paddock (reduce
commingling of newborn calves
with older calves).
Identify calves promptly at
birth. Record birth weight, calving ease score, teat/udder score,
and mothering ability of cow.
Nutrition and Forages
Evaluate the body condition
of cows that you identified as
thin and gauge if nutrition man-
agement changes are having an
impact.
As fetus size and fetal growth
rate increase, cow nutrition requirements increase proportionately. If low to average hay is
being fed, supplementation may
be warranted.
Continue strip grazing accumulated fescue growth as
needed.
Continue to manage first-calf
heifers separately; give them the
best forage. Thin mature cows
could be added to this group.
Feed lower-quality hay to dry
cows, saving the best hay for
calving season
Continue to feed high Se trace
mineral salt. A forage/hay analysis can reveal what other minerals
should be supplemented.
Post-calving, nutrient requirements will increase, be prepared
to supplement forages based on
their nutrient content.
Be mindful that harsh environmental conditions (cold, wind,
ice, mud) will increase nutrient
needs.
Herd Health
Ensure colostrum intake first
few hours of life in newborn
calves. Supplement if necessary.
Newborn calves need 10% of
body weight in colostrum first 24
hours of life.
Provide selenium and vitamin
A & D injections to newborn
calves
Castrate commercial calves at
birth
Monitor calves closely for
scours and pneumonia, have
treatment supplies on hand.
Genetics
Make plans for spring bullbuying season. Evaluate current
herd bulls for progeny performance and soundness. Establish
herd genetic goals, and selection
criteria for AI sires and new herd
bulls.
Schedule ultrasound technician, and collect yearling performance data (weight, height,
scrotal, ultrasound) in seedstock
herds.
Fall Calving Herds
(September-November)
General
Calving records should be
complete and up to date.
Monitor calves for scours.
Continue breeding season.
Nutrition and Forages
As the breeding season continues, remember that maintaining
or gaining weight has a major
impact on pregnancy rate. As
available forage becomes scarcer
and of lower quality, be prepared
to supplement as needed.
Offer high magnesium mineral. Generally, fall calving cows
are not as predisposed to grass
tetany. As cows transition from
grazing to hay or silage, hi-mag
minerals can be discontinued.
Use strip grazing as a tool to
increase the efficiency of utilization of cool season pastures by
cows post-calving.
Be mindful that harsh environmental conditions (cold, wind,
ice, mud) will increase nutrient
needs of all cattle.
Herd Health
Monitor calves closely for
health issues, particularly scours
and respiratory disease.
Consult with veterinarian
concerning vaccination protocol
for calf crop.
Evaluate lice control program
and consult your veterinarian for
recommendations.
Reproduction
Remove bulls from replacement heifers after 45 day breeding season
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Make plans to pregnancy
check heifers as soon as possible
after bull removal. This will allow options in marketing open
heifers.
Manage bulls properly during
the breeding season. Observe
frequently to confirm breeding
activity and soundness, and
monitor cows for repeat estrus.
Avoid commingling mature and
young bulls, as older bulls will
be dominant. As rule of thumb,
yearling bulls should be exposed
to number of cows equal to their
age in months (ie. 18 month old
bull with ~18 cows).
Genetics
Make plans for spring bullbuying season. Evaluate current
herd bulls for progeny performance and soundness. Establish
herd genetic goals, and selection
criteria for AI sires and new herd
bulls.
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Red Meat, Forages, And Human Health
Focus Of The 2015 VFGC Winter Forage Conferences
By Gordon Groover, Extension
Specialists, Ag and Applied
Economics,
VA Tech
Red Meat, Forages and Human Health is the theme for the
Virginia Forage and Grassland
Council (VFGC) and Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) 2015
Winter Forage Conferences. This
year’s conferences highlight the
interrelated nature of agriculture.
Speakers will illustrate the role of
healthy soils as the foundation for
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supplying high quality proteins
for human nutrition and health.
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the relationships between soils,
and grazing animals.
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Obituary
Joseph B. Graham Sr.
Joseph Beard Graham Sr., 93,
formerly of Goshen, died Dec.
11, 2014, in Bedford. He was
the son of Andrew Dewitt and
Rebecca Vaughan Graham.
In August 1947, he married
Ellen Montgomery Bennett. He
is survived by Joseph B. Graham Jr. of Goshen, Ellen White
(Mark) of Moneta, Mary Wiseman (Bob) of Moneta, and Lucy
Hayes (Ed) of Rochester, Minnesota; eight grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren; brotherin-law, Roy Coker; as well as a
number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by
his wife, Ellen; his brother and
sister-in-law, Andrew and Mary
Lydia Graham; and two sisters,
Anne Coker and Rebecca Catlin
and husband, Francis.
He graduated from Goshen
High School in 1938 and from
Virginia Tech with a degree in
animal husbandry in 1943. He
was a lifelong member of Goshen Presbyterian Church, where
he taught Sunday School for
over 50 years. He held other positions such as elder, treasurer,
trustee, and choir member. In
1943, he entered the army and
served as an instructor of Basic Infantry at Camp Wheeler,
Georgia, from May 1944 until
April 1945. He was sent to the
Pacific Theater, where he served
with the Sixth Army and later
with the Ninth Corps during the
occupation of Japan. He said
that when he went to college,
his family was farming with
horses, and when he returned,
the horses were gone, having
been replaced by a tractor.
From 1947 until 1952, he
managed Aspen Dale Farm in
Delaplane, and was a herdsman at Angus Hill Farm in New
Market. In 1952 he returned to
Goshen and started farming for
himself. In 1954, he joined the
Virginia Division of Markets as
a livestock grader until 1973.
He became the official grader
for the Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association, weighing and grading cattle on farms
in all but five of Virginia’s
counties. He graded bulls at
the Culpeper BCIA Bull Sale
for 28 consecutive years and at
the Red House Bull Sale from
its start until the mid-1980s. His
work with the Virginia BCIA
See page 38 for
VCA Winter Meeting
was instrumental in making
performance testing of beef
cattle a national program. He
also was an official classifier for
the American Angus Association for three years.
From 1973 to 1975 he managed Roanoke Hollins Stockyard in Hollins. He was a field
man for Staunton Livestock
Market from 1975 to 1986 and
from 1986 to the late 1990s
as a field man with Staunton
Union Stock Yard. In 1999 the
Beef Improvement Federation
honored him with the Pioneer
award. He kept his small herd
of Angus cattle started in 1946
until recently.
He has judged draft horses
at a few county fairs in Virginia and West Virginia, and
once at the W.Va. State Fair
Horse Show. He took his dream
trip to England and France in
1989 with his son-in-law, Bob
Wiseman, where they toured
Percheron horse farms on estates there, and they visited
the battlefields of Normandy.
His life’s greatest joys were his
family, his church, people, and
livestock.
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Don’t Worry About Beef’s Adversaries; Satisfy Our Consumers
By Dave Sjeklocha in
Vet’s Opinion
America’s farmers and ranchers have responded to our consumers’ concerns and questions
about how their food is raised.
We have plenty of challenges
in beef production, and we’ve
come to accept that explaining,
and even defending, our practices and procedures is a part
of everyday life. But we can’t
sit still.
Our consumers are reasonable; our adversaries are not. My
concerns are that while our efforts to inform and improve are
admirable, it seems our adversaries are still driving the bus.
Recently, an animal rights organization attempted to acquire
information on U.S. farm animal
care standards and protocols
with the goal of creating an
Animal Protection Index. This
index would provide a rating of
various countries’ commitment
to animal care based on national
legislation and regulations.
In addition, another animal
rights group recently criticized
the National Cattlemen’s Beef
Association for its beef cattle
care and handling guidelines.
The writing on the wall is very
clear. For consumers who have
decided that meat will no longer
be a part of their diet, there is
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their minds; we will never satisfy them. We can satisfy those
who do include meat in their
diet, but these consumers want
assurances that we’re doing
whatever we can to see to the
welfare of our cattle. Seeking
ways to improve the welfare
of our animals should also be a
part of our everyday lives.
In July, at the Fourth International Symposium on Beef
Cattl e Welfare in Ames, IA,
animal behaviorist Temple
Grandin said that she wasn’t as
concerned about cattle handling
as she once was, because our
industry has responded well
and has addressed this issue.
The Colorado State University
professor believes that the next
issue the industry must address
is shade. This doesn’t mean we
can put cattle handling on the
back burner; we must continue
our efforts in making sure our
people understand how to
handle cattle.
Shade is certainly a valid issue to address, but it’s a tricky
one. First, we have to establish
what our expectations are. Do
we expect shade to relieve all
heat stress? Do we expect shade
to eliminate all heat-related
death loss? If we do, we will be
terribly disappointed. Especially in areas with high humidity,
we still have heat-related issues,
even when there is plenty of
shade available.We must be realistic in our expectations of what
shade will do for the welfare of
our cattle. While shade (or heat
stress management) should be
addressed, it is an issue that
causes problems for, at the most,
a few months of the year. And if
we address heat stress, then we
must also address the other end
of the thermometer: cold stress.
In my opinion, we should
turn our efforts to pain. Dehorning, castration and even
branding are painful procedures
that are commonly performed
on our cattle. The best way to
address pain is to avoid it altogether. Since this isn’t always
an option, the next best thing
is to manage the pain.Recent
research efforts have provided
us some practical methods for
dealing with pain. The current
value of cattle makes it some-
what risky to not brand them,
but I do believe we could do a
much better job as an industry to
shrink the horn issue. The next
time you plan to perform any
of these procedures, please ask
your herd-health veterinarian
to develop a pain management
protocol.
These are all issues we must
address proactively. Waiting
until we are forced into it does
nothing for our image or for
our consumers’ confidence in
us. We will never get ahead by
just keeping up. Excellence occurs when expectations are surpassed. We can’t be concerned
about pleasing our adversaries,
but we can satisfy our consumers by demonstrating that we
do care.
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Southwest Virginia More For Your Money Sale
The Southwest Virginia Angus Association held its “42nd
Annual “More for Your Money
Sale” on 10/25/2014 at the
Southwest Bull Test Station
Sale Facility in Wytheville, Va.
Fifty-eight lots of registered
Angus cattle went through
the ring to average $3,599. The
top selling cow/calf pair was
by Baird Angus Farm, Bluff
City, TN the cow is a two year
old daughter of TC Aberdeen
759 bred calve 4-1-15 to the
service of AAR Ten X 7008 SA
and she sold for $4,000 to Black
Run Creek of Concord, NC,
her 4-5-2014 heifer calf sired
by WDB Mr. Pendleton sold
for $1,650 to Shrader Farm of
Rosedale, VA. Total of this pair
was $5,650. The second top
selling lot was a consignment
of Powell Farm, Limestone
TN., the cow is a four year
old daughter of Nichols Extra
K205 due to calve 1-12-2015 to
Connealy Capitalist 028 and
sold for $3,100 to Taylor Angus of Elizabethton, TN., her
1-13-2014 heifer calf sired by
O A Dash 902 sold for $2,400
to Tim Fletcher of Nickelsville,
VA. Total of this pair was
$5,500. The third top selling
pair was also a consignment
of Powell Farm of Limestone,
TN., the cow is a six year old
daughter of Leachman Right
Time bred to calve 1-10-2015 to
Comnnealy Capitalist 028 and
she sold for $3,150 to Abegglen Livestock of Garneill,
Montana, her heifer calf was
born 1-26-2014 sired by CCA
Upward 065 and she sold for
$2,050 to Bonnie Bell Buchanan
of Waterford, VA. Total of
this pair was $5,200. The topselling fall calving pair was a
consignment of Mossy Spring
Angus of Blacksburg, VA., she
is a five year old daughter of
TC Total 410 with a 9-1-2014
bull calf by PA Safeguard
021 this pair sold for $4,500
to Shrader Farm of Rosedale,
VA. We had 35 buyers from
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Montana, and West
Virginia. Volume buyers were
Shrader Farm of Rosedale,
VA., and Little Wilson Creek
Farm of Mouth of Wilson, VA.
Smith Reasor of Rural Retreat
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T. Johnson, Jr. of Wytheville,
VA., was the Sale Coordinator.
The next sale for the Southwest
Angus Association will be
December 6, 2014 “Southwest
Virginia Angus Finest Sale”
held at the Washington County
Fairgrounds in Abingdon, VA.
At this sale we will be selling 55
Performance Tested Registered
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of open heifers, bred heifers,
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2014 Culpeper Senior BCIA Bull Sale Results
By Scott Greiner
Extension Animal Scientist,
Beef, VA Tech
The Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association hosted
the 57th Annual Culpeper Senior
Bull Sale on Saturday, December
13, 2014 at Culpeper Agricultural Enterprises near Culpeper,
Virginia. Sixty fall-born bulls
representing the top end of
the 97 bulls tested sold for an
average price of $4915. The sale
included 54 Angus bulls which
averaged $4946, 5 SimAngus
bulls at $5080, and 1 Braunvieh
Beef Builder at $2400.
The high-selling bull was
Angus Lot 8, consigned by Soldiers’ Hill Angus of Warrenton,
Virginia and sold to Quaker Hill
Farms, LLC of Louisa, Virginia
for $12,000. This September 2013
son of Connealy Right Answer
746 had a test YW ratio of 116,
along with +10 CED EPD, -0.6
BW EPD, +112 YW EPD. The
high sale order index and high
station index Angus bull, also
consigned by Soldiers’ Hill Angus, commanded $10,000 from
Frank Hoover, Jr. of Edinburg,
Virginia. The SAV Final Answer
0035 son posted a test YW of
1315, ratio 123, and a test ADG
of 4.24, ratio 122, giving him a
station index of 123 and placing
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him at the top of the test. In addition, this September 2013 born
bull had EPDs of +11 CED, +63
WW, and +110 YW.
The breeder group award was
presented to Locust Hill Farm,
LLC of Middleburg, Virginia.
These September 2013 bulls
posted an average ADG of 4.33,
ratio of 125, average YW of 1164,
ratio of 109, and average station
index of 114. This set of bulls
was led by Lot 97 and was sold
to ICW Farms, LLC of Luray,
Virginia for $5000. This KCF
Bennett Performer son posted a
test YW ratio of 110 and test ADG
ratio of 135, along with strong
EPDs of +58 WW, +103 YW, and
+0.68 RE. Lot 96 commanded
$5000 Patricia Brumback of New
Market, Virginia. This SAV Net
Worth 4200 son posted a test
ADG of 4.82, ratio 139, making
him the top ADG bull of the
test. He also had a test YW ratio
of 107 and a MB EPD of +0.66.
The final lot of this group was
a Whitestone Black Arrow Z101
son that sold to Phillip Bundy
of Lebanon, Virginia for $6,000.
This September-born bull posted
strong EPDs of +61 WW EPD,
+102 YW EPD, along with test
ratios of 113 and 112 for YW and
ADG, respectively.
The strong Angus offering
also included Lot 71, consigned
by Legacy at Pine Hill Farm of
Forest, VA, which sold to Palo
Alto Farm of Mineral, Virginia for
$10,000. This high growth son of
Sydgen CC&7 had a WW EPD of
+58, and YW EPD +104, test YW
ratio of 122 and test ADG ratio
of 113, in addition to scanning a
13.4 RE, ratio 118. Lot 12, a GAR
Prophet son bred by Monomoy
Farm of Warrenton, VA sold to
Mt. Rush Farm of Buckingham,
VA for $8250. This bull posted
strong maternal EPDs of +13
CEM and +28 Milk, along with
strong growth EPDs of +69 WW,
+124 YW, and carcass values of
+1.14 MB EPD, +111.71 $B. Edgewood Angus of Williamsburg,
Virginia bred Lots 64 and 65,
which commanded $7750 each
from Mark Givens of Newport,
VA and East Belmont, LLC of
Keswick, VA, respectively. Lot
64 is a son of GAR Progress and
had EPD ratios in the top 1%
of the Angus breed for CED at
+14 and MB at +1.31. Lot 65 is a
Plattemere Weigh Up K360 son
and posted strong maternal and
growth EPDs of +13 CED, +64
WW, +118 YW, +14 CEM, +27
Milk, and +111.61 $B.
The strong group of SimAngus
bulls was led by Lots 405 and 406
consigned by Reasor Simmentals of Rural Retreat, Virginia.
These two homozygous black
GW Premium Beef 021 TS sons
sold for $6500 each to Charles
Wise of Bridgewater, VA. Lot
405 scanned a 120 ratio for RE at
14.93, in addition to a +14.4 CED
EPD, -1.6 BW EPD, and a test YW
ratio of 112. Lot 406 also scanned
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PAGE 16, JANUARY 2015, THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN
Cattlemen Excited By Legislative Prospects In New Congress
One called it a “whupping;”
another called it a “tsunami.”
President Barack Obama simply termed it “a good night for
Republicans.” However you
characterize it, the November
2014 midterm election results
definitely reset the federal legislative branch. Republicans
added to their majority in the
House, while adding enough
seats in the Senate to wrest
control of the senior chamber
from Democrats.
Colin Woodall, the National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association
(NCBA) point man on Capitol
Hill, says the midterm results
provide the cattle industry
with “a much more optimistic
view of what we can do” in
the new Congress on several
issues. Those issues include the
Grazing Improvement Act, the
U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s proposed rewriting
of the “waters of the U.S.”
definition, tax reform and trade
promotion authority. “Republicans will be much more willing
to actually vote on legislation
than the Senate was under the
Democratic leadership of Sen.
Harry Reid,” Woodall says.
“So, given their increase in seats
in the House and Republican
control of the Senate, the results
bode well across the board for
the cattle side.”
The turnover of the federal
legislative branch to Republicans was cheered by many in the
industry. How much in the fight
was NCBA’s political action
committee (NCBA PAC) in the
midterm elections? The 20-yearold program channeled $856,000
in funds voluntarily contributed
by NCBA members to pro-cattle
candidates for Congress in this
election cycle, Woodall says.
“We were in the middle of all the
Senate races where there were
pickups by the Republicans. We
were in early in most of those
races and, in just about every
single one, we maxed out our
giving. We made sure we gave
them the most we could legally
to try to help these candidates,”
Woodall says.
He points out that NCBA
PAC doesn’t support candidates
based on political affiliation,
but on their record of support
for the cattle and beef industry.
“When we looked at all the
seats that were up for election in
November 2014, the Democrats,
whether they were candidates
or incumbents, just were not
good for our issues. So that’s
why we were 100% behind
the Republicans this cycle. We
knew a Republican Senate was
ultimately going to be a whole
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With the GOP taking control
of the both houses of Congress,
committee leadership positions
will be in their hands as well.
Pat Roberts (R-KS) will chair the
Senate Ag Committee. Woodall
says Roberts’ chairing will be
the first time any member of
Congress has ever served as
chairman of both the House and
Senate agriculture committees.
W
“On the House Ag Committee
side, we’ll have Mike Conaway,
a Republican from TX, chairing.
I think both of these men are motivated to really conduct a lot of
oversight over the department.
So I think you’ll see a whole lot
more opportunities for hearings
in which they’ll bring up USDA
Secretary Tom Vilsack and other
USDA officials to talk about
proposals. So we expect to see a
bit more action,” Woodall says.
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Extended-Release Injectable Parasiticide
5% Sterile Solution
NADA 141-327, Approved by FDA for subcutaneous injection
For the Treatment and Control of Internal and External
Parasites of Cattle on Pasture with Persistent Effectiveness
CAUTION: Federal law restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed
veterinarian.
INDICATIONS FOR USE
LONGRANGE, when administered at the recommended dose volume of 1 mL per
110 lb (50 kg) body weight, is effective in the treatment and control of 20 species
and stages of internal and external parasites of cattle:
Gastrointestinal Roundworms
Lungworms
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Bunostomum phlebotomum – Adults and L4
– Adults
Cooperia oncophora – Adults and L
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Cooperia surnabada – Adults and L4
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Hypoderma bovis
Oesophagostomum radiatum – Adults
Ostertagia lyrata – Adults
Ostertagia ostertagi – Adults, L4, and inhibited L4
Trichostrongylus axei – Adults and L4
Mites
Trichostrongylus colubriformis – Adults
Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis
Parasites
Gastrointestinal Roundworms
Bunostomum phlebotomum
Cooperia oncophora
Cooperia punctata
Haemonchus placei
Oesophagostomum radiatum
Ostertagia lyrata
Ostertagia ostertagi
Trichostrongylus axei
Lungworms
Dictyocaulus viviparus
Durations of
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150 days
100 days
100 days
120 days
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LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) should be given only by subcutaneous injection in
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kg body weight (1 mL per 110 lb body weight).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Withdrawal Periods and Residue Warnings
Animals intended for human consumption must not be slaughtered
within 48 days of the last treatment.
This drug product is not approved for use in female dairy cattle 20
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cause drug residues in milk and/or in calves born to these cows.
A withdrawal period has not been established for pre-ruminating calves.
Do not use in calves to be processed for veal.
Animal Safety Warnings and Precautions
The product is likely to cause tissue damage at the site of injection, including
possible granulomas and necrosis. These reactions have disappeared without
treatment. Local tissue reaction may result in trim loss of edible tissue at slaughter.
Observe cattle for injection site reactions. If injection site reactions are suspected,
consult your veterinarian. This product is not for intravenous or intramuscular use.
Protect product from light. LONGRANGE® (eprinomectin) has been developed
specifically for use in cattle only. This product should not be used in other animal
species.
When to Treat Cattle with Grubs
LONGRANGE effectively controls all stages of cattle grubs. However, proper timing
of treatment is important. For the most effective results, cattle should be treated as
soon as possible after the end of the heel fly (warble fly) season.
Environmental Hazards
Not for use in cattle managed in feedlots or under intensive rotational grazing
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Clinical studies have demonstrated the wide margin of safety of LONGRANGE®
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in a statistically significant reduction in average weight gain when compared
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cattle administered the product included swelling, hyperemia, or necrosis in the
subcutaneous tissue of the skin. The administration of LONGRANGE at 3 times the
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at all stages of breeding or pregnancy or on their calves.
Not for use in bulls, as reproductive safety testing has not been conducted in
males intended for breeding or actively breeding. Not for use in calves less than 3
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Store at 77° F (25° C) with excursions between 59° and 86° F (15° and 30° C). Protect
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are probably already reinfected with parasites.
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A Dirt Road Diary
Honest to a Fault
By Steve Lucas
“Cultivators of the earth
are the most virtuous and
independent citizens,” wrote
Thomas Jefferson, and for
centuries, farmers and ranchers were seen as the salt of the
earth. In recent times, though,
this perception has changed.
Vegetables contaminated with
listeria bacteria, and peanuts
with salmonella have altered
the public’s view of our country’s food suppliers. Beef has
not been immune from this
shift. Ground beef recalls are
regularly reported on the news,
and who can forget a certain
former talk show hostess’
anti-beef tirade, and the pink
slime controversy. These types
of events, coupled with the
public’s general distrust of a
society that seems to excuse deceitfulness if there is a dollar to
be made have put agriculture,
including cattle producers, under the microscope. Surely, the
old adages of “doing the wrong
thing for the right reason,”
and “if you don’t get caught,
it really didn’t happen,” while
not prevalent, do occur in our
industry. These attitudes are
ticking time bombs waiting
to explode and cause further
damage to our segment of
agriculture. Then there is Joe.
People around here say that
Joe is honest to a fault. More
than a few folks have stories to
tell that support this opinion.
Like the time he inadvertently
transposed two numbers on a
weight ticket and sent the buyer a check for twenty-five cents
to cover his mistake. When
he had to borrow a neighbor’s
tractor for a few hours, he returned it full of fuel, with the
oil changed and apologized for
keeping it so long. He drives
the speed limit. When he says
he’ll be there at 10:00, look for
him about 9:30. When he says
the check is in the mail, the
check is in the mail.
Joe is aware of agriculture’s
struggle to present itself as
truthful. However, that’s not
the reason he lives like he
does. It’s his son, Joe Jr., and
yes, they call him Little Joe.
He sees Little Joe as the future
of the cattle business, and he
sees his son watching his every move, dissecting his every
response. There is no gray in
Joe’s life, there can’t be. Joe’s
life has to be black and white,
his yes must mean yes, and his
no must mean no, even when,
or especially when, it puts him
at a disadvantage.
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THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, JANUARY 2015, PAGE 19
Secretary Todd Haymore
Recognized For Decades
Of Service To Agriculture
The Honorable Todd P.
Haymore, current Virginia
Secretary of Agriculture and
Forestry, has received the Virginia Agribusiness Council’s
2014 Distinguished Service
Award. Council Board of
Directors Chairman Danny
Shreckhise of Grottoes presented the award during the
Council’s Annual Meeting in
Richmond on November 13.
Recipients of this award
have all proven their commitment to service to Virginia’s
agribusiness industry for a
long period of time.
Secretary Haymore was
raised on a tobacco farm in
Pittsylvania County, Virginia
and has a degree in Political
Science from the University
of Richmond and a Masters
in Business Administration
from Virginia Commonwealth
University. He spent the early
years of his career in public service, working on the
staff of former-Congressman
L.F. Payne (VA-5th). Secretary
Haymore then returned to his
tobacco roots, working for
both DIMON Incorporated
and Universal Leaf Corporation. In 2007, then-Governor
Tim Kaine tapped Haymore as
the Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Agricul-
ture and Consumer Services
(VDACS), a role in which he
served for four years. Under
his leadership at VDACS,
Virginia agribusiness saw
an increased commitment
to marketing by the agency,
which oversees more than 70
state regulations.
In 2010, then-Governor
Bob McDonnell asked Secretary Haymore to become
Virginia’s second Secretary
of Agriculture and Forestry.
In this role, he oversaw the
incorporation of agribusiness
into Virginia’s overall economic development platform
and increased opportunities
for international business by
opening trade offices all over
the world. He also worked
with industry members and
the General Assembly to create the Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development
Fund (AFID), which is an
economic development grant
and loan program specifically
for agricultural and forestry
value-added or processing
facilities. Governor Terry
McAuliffe re-appointed Secretary Haymore in 2014, and
his efforts to grow and expand
Virginia agribusinesses have
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There’s Something Better About Beef! It’s What’s For Dinner!®
The Beef You Know And Love
The beginning of a new year
comes with the optimism of
opportunity for a new start and
for many people a promise of
self-improvement. The New
Year ’s Resolution is widely
adopted by individuals who
set out for a better life by acts
such as becoming more organized, reducing stress, being
less grumpy. The most popular goals are those to improve
physical well-being such as
eating better, exercising more
and losing weight. While these
resolutions typically fail before
the end of January because
unachievable goals have been
set, the Beef Checkoff provides tips to consumers to help
achieve and maintain a healthy
weight and preserve and build
muscle.
While lean protein has always been a popular, nutrientrich source of high quality
protein that can help Americans meet their nutrient needs,
todays beef is leaner than ever.
Lean beef is more widely
available in the U.S. today
because of many changes during the past 40 years in cattle
breeding and management
practices and retail trimming,
many of which were driven
by changing dietary recommendations and consumer
preferences.
Changes in cattle breeding
and fat trimming methods
have resulted in increased
availability of leaner beef.
Today, more than two-thirds
of beef sold at retail, including
popular cuts like Sirloin Steak,
Tenderloin, T-bone steak and
95% lean Ground Beef, meet
the government guidelines
for lean.
What most people find surprising is that less than 10% of
saturated fat and total fat in the
diet comes from beef, and the
total and saturated fat content
from trimmed steak has declined throughout the past 50
years. For example, the total
fat content for a completely
trimmed Sirloin steak has declined 34% from 1963 to 2010.
Since the early 1980’s, dietary recommendations have
changed consumer preferences
to beef that has been trimmed
of fat. The 1980 Dietary Guidelines for Americans, which
recommended consuming lean
meats and trimming excess
fat off meats, drove increased
demand for leaner cuts and
increased trimming, ultimately
resulting in an 80& decrease I
external fat on retial beef cuts
throughout the past 26 years.
Americans are currently
eating beef at levels that fit a
variety of healthy eating patterns which helps the 94% of
Americans who eat beef, at
least monthly, to meet the goals
of the 2010 Dietary Guidelines
for Americans. And contrary
to popular thought, Americans
are currently consuming beef
in moderate amounts at an
average of 1.7 ounces of beef
daily; a small fraction of the 5.5
ounce per day of Protein foods
recommended by the Dietary
Guidelines.
Despite the changes made
in cattle breeding programs
and the science that supports
the importance of lean beef
in a healthy diet, the Dietary
Guidelines Advisory Committee has made clear their intention to remove lean beef and
reduce red meat consumption
from healthful dietary patterns
in the 2015 Dietary Guidelines
for Americans. Further, the
committee’s purpose for these
changes are not based solely
on healthy eating but for the
impact on sustainability. The
draft for the Guidelines suggested Americans reduce their
consumption of meat and dairy
and eat more plant-based foods
based on studies that show
lowering meat consumption
cuts greenhouse gas emissions,
lessening the contribution our
eating habits make to climate
change.
Miriam Nelson, the chair
of the subcommittee on food
sustainability and safety stated, “A dietary pattern that is
higher in plant based food and
lower in animal-based foods is
more health-promoting and is
associated with lesser environmental impacts – energy, land
and water use- than the current
American diet.”
Dr. Richard Thorpe, a Texas
medical doctor and cattle producer, made this statement in
reaction to a December meeting of the committee.
“Despite a large body of
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strong and consistent evidence supporting lean beef’s
role in healthy diets, the Dietary Guidelines Advisory
Committee appears to be out
of touch with today’s lean
meat supply in the retail meat
counter and the 30+ years of
nutrition advice showcasing
benefits of lean beef. I am
deeply disappointed that the
Committee missed this opportunity to positively influence
the American diet by blatantly
disregarding sound science
and removing lean beef from
a healthy dietary pattern.
“Today the committee presented and agreed to evidence showing that there are
healthy dietary patterns with
red meat intake above current U.S. consumption levels.
Against their own review of
the science, the Committee is
recommending healthy diets
should be lower in red meat
than they are today. The Committee has turned a blind eye
to their own evidence library
criteria, arbitrarily excluding
peer-reviewed, sound science
on the health benefits of lean
beef. To recommend that
Americans only eat less of a
heart healthy protein, the only
area of the existing guidelines
currently consumed within
the recommended amounts,
demonstrates that this Committee has its own agenda,
and is not guided by the true
science.”
This demonstrates the importance of continued diligence by state beef councils to
develop and maintain strong
relationships with health
professionals such as dieticians, physicians and nurses
to insure they are receiving
the sound science that supports the importance of lean
beef in a heart healthy diet.
For example, the beef checkoff’s presence at the largest
annual meeting of Registered
Dieticians brought together
key media dieticians to learn
about the evolution of lean beef.
A checkoff-hosted, invitation
–only luncheon offered networking, relationship building
and beef education. A cutting
demo and a discussion by a
panel including a producer, a
chef and a researcher answered
participant’s questions and
provided a clear understanding of farmer’s and rancher’s
strategies to produce more
lean, delicious and nutritious
protein.
Heart Healthy Beef, Arugula and
Spinach Lasagna
Ingredients:
1. 1-1/2 pounds Ground Beef
(95% lean)
2. 2 teaspoons minced garlic
3. 1-1/4 teaspoons salt, divided
4. 3/4 teaspoon pepper, divided
5. 4 cups prepared pasta or
spaghetti sauce
6. 2 cups loosely packed fresh
baby arugula (about 1-3/4
ounces)
7. 2 cups loosely packed fresh
baby spinach (about 1-3/4
ounces)
8. 1 container (15 ounces) fat free ricotta cheese
9. 2 egg whites
10. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
11. 2 tablespoons chopped fresh oregano
12. 9 uncooked oven-ready (no boil) lasagna noodles (each
about 6-3/4 x 3-1/2 inches)
13. 1-1/2 cups reduced fat shredded mozzarella cheese
INSTRUCTIONS FOR BEEF, ARUGULA AND SPINACH
LASAGNA
1.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat large nonstick skillet over
medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef and garlic; cook
8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles and
stirring occasionally. Remove from skillet with slotted
spoon; pour off drippings. Return beef to skillet; season
with 3/4 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir in
pasta sauce. Set aside.
2.
Combine arugula and spinach. Set aside. Combine
ricotta cheese, egg whites, basil, oregano, remaining 1/2
teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper in small bowl.
3.
Spread 1 cup meat sauce over bottom of 11-3/4 x
7-1/2-inch glass baking dish. Top with 3 noodles, 1/2
ricotta mixture, 1/2 spinach mixture, 1/2 cup mozzarella
and 1-1/2 cups meat sauce. Repeat layers. Top with
remaining 3 noodles and meat sauce.
4.
Cover with aluminum foil. Bake in 375°F oven 45 to 50
minutes or until noodles are tender and sauce is bubbly.
Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella.
Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let
stand, loosely covered, 10 minutes before serving.
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Vi rg i n i a A g r i b u s i n e s s
Council Board Chairman,
Danny Shreckhise, commented during the presentation that Secretary Haymore’s “long record of service to Virginia agriculture
and to the Commonwealth is
unmatched. We are fortunate
to have such a dedicated
public servant in Richmond
representing our industries
each and every day.”
Council President Katie
Frazier said, “Secretary Haymore has proven to be an
effective partner and committed public servant in
the administrations of three
different governors. His efforts to grow and expand
the Commonwealth’s two
largest industries have led
to increased investment, job
creation, and a multitude of
opportunities for Virginia
farmers and foresters.”
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PROMOTION HIGHLIGHTS
VBIC Goes Digital
Virginia Beef Industry Council
(VBIC) hit the digital ground
running this year with a brand new
website design and new social media
properties. With the launch of the
website in February, a “Virginia is for
Beef Lovers” contest was conducted to
raise awareness of the website and its
resources; visitors to the site answered
a short survey about beef preferences,
were prompted to visit certain areas
of the website, and entered to win a
grill. VBIC now also contributes regularly to Facebook, Twitter, and
Pinterest with cooking tips, relevant articles, cooking videos, and
nutrition information.
Food Truck Foodies
VBIC formed a partnership with
the DC Food Truck Association,
which boasts a membership of
over 60 trucks. Food trucks are an
increasingly popular meal stop for
the metro-millennial population
that is far removed from their food
sources. Th s partnership included sponsoring an “I Heart Beef ”
cooking competition at Curbside Cookoff, which drew hundreds of
attendees and made local radio stations and publications such as the
Washington Post.
Beef Camps
Almost 200 Kroger meat managers and SuperValu wholesale
distributor sales staff attended one of two Beef Camps conducted
this year. These camps are farm-to-fork immersion events that
highlight evaluation of live cattle and production practices;
merchandising tips and cooking applications and carcass
breakdown. Training the trainer events
have become a top priority, as the
learnings create a ripple effect when
passed on to consumers and other
employees. Attendees also receive
printed materials and resources to
utilize in-store.
Cash Cow Night
VBIC made a big impact at the
Richmond Flying Squirrels Fan
Appreciation Night. Through the Cash
Cow promotion, VBIC gave away
$3,500 worth of fresh beef and recipe
information to more than 40 lucky
winners. Radio interviews and stadium
announcements drew many of the 10,000
game attendees to the beef booth for
recipe inspiration and Q & A with the VBIC staff.
Seasonal Promotions
Holiday Roast and Summer Grilling promotions were activated
throughout the state this year. Radio stations pushed beef information
out to listeners, conducted contests allowing listeners to win beef,
featured beef radio slots and gave away grills. Printed materials
were disseminated to multiple retailers across Virginia to display
in the meat case. In-store pot roast sampling was conducted in the
Richmond area and reached more than 700 patrons.
INDUSTRY COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS
VBIC maintained a high level of visibility and distributed new
and enhanced beef nutrition and safety educational materials at
professional development conferences held by the Virginia Academy
of Family Physicians, Virginia’s Teachers of Family and Consumer
Sciences, Virginia Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics, and Virginia
Association of School Nurses. The primary message to more than
1,200 health professionals and professional educators is beef is
leaner than ever, with 29 cuts identifi d by USDA as lean. VBIC
distributed Basic About Beef DVDs at the Virginia’s Teachers of
Family and Consumer Sciences annual meeting
VBIC passed out more than 3,000
“Beef It’s What’s for Dinner” pot
holders and 6,000 pieces of literature
with beef recipes and nutrition
educational information at the 2014
Richmond Southern Women’s Show.
Over 12,000 participants visited
the Council’s booth featuring the theme “Above All Else…Beef It’s
What’s for Dinner!!!”
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CATTLEMEN’S BEEF BOARD FISCAL YEAR 2014 EXPENDITURES
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THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, JANUARY 2015, PAGE 25
Twelve presentations to a total of 213 students were made to
Culinary Arts classes at community colleges. The purpose of
the presentations was to educate students about beef production
systems both in Virginia and nationally and to dispel myths and
misinformation associated with beef as a high quality source of
protein. After each presentation, students were provided with a copy
of The Healthy Beef Cookbook, a laminated beef cuts wall chart, a
copy of Creating Crave, and other resources they can use as they
pursue careers in the food service industry.
Cattlemen’s Beef Board Representatives
(Ex-Officio)
INDUSTRY SERVICES PROGRAM
HIGHLIGHTS
Dr. David Gerrard, Virginia Tech Department of Animal & Poultry
Science
Mike Carpenter, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer
Sciences
Deborah Snead, New Castle
Lisa Lloyd, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences
Virginia is a feeder cattle producing state and not heavily involved
in the finished segment. In order to have a better understanding of
finished cattle and the final product, the Virginia Master Cattlemen
Program teaches participants about the meat side of the cattle
business and how practices used in the supply chain, including those
made on the farm, affect the product we deliver to the consumer.
Participants learn how carcasses are fabricated and where the newer
value added cuts come from.
The Girls Night Out program
educated working mothers with
families in the areas of meat
selection, meat preparation,
industry myths and facts, and
food safety. The Grilling Fresh
Beef segment educated the
women on how they could select and prepare less expensive beef
when they are on a budget.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Members of the VBIC Board of Directors assist with beef
promotional events throughout the state and work with beef
producers and businesses to extend programs of the VBIC to the
local level.
Mark Gwin
Chairman, Vinton, Packers/Processors
George Jones
Vice Chairman, Brookneal, Region VII
H. Shirley Powell
Colonial Beach, Cattle Feeders
Mark Sowers
Floyd, Dairy
Seth Umbarger
Marion, Dairy
David Coleman
Amelia, Markets
Barry Price
Pearisburg, Markets
Pete Henderson
Williamsburg, Purebred
Dennis Pearson
Warrenton, Purebred
J.S.Staley
Marion, Region I
Joe Guthrie
Dublin, Region II
James Sponaugle
Doe Hill, Rregion III
Marnie Caldwell
Lexington, Region IV
Rick Matthews
Browntown, Region V
John Goodwin
Orange, Region VI
Joe Guthrie, Dublin
Hank Maxey, Chatham
Federation Division Representative
Mark Gwin, Vinton
ADVISORS
Staff
Jason Carter, Executive Director
Anne Jones, Director of Industry Communications
Valerie Van Dyke, Director of Consumer Marketing
VIRGINIA BEEF INDUSTRY COUNCIL
Statement of Revenue and Expenses
October 1, 2013 – September 30, 2014
Virginia Checkoff Receipts...................................................$830,213
Interest Income ............................................................................. $305
Gross income .........................................................................$830,518
Returned to Other States (State of Origin) ..........................$47,874
Revenues Remitted to National Beef Board.......................$391,169
Net Revenue to Virginia .......................................................$391,475
7%
12%
50%
14%
17%
National Programs
Industry Communications
Promotion
Industry Services
Administrative
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Virginia Simmental Association
PRESIDENT
Kathy Freeman-Walters:
Wytheville, VA,
(276) 620-6762
VICE-PRESIDENT
Chad Joines: Blacksburg, VA,
(540) 231-6280
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Dana Campbell: Lowesville, VA,
(434) 277-9104
JUNIOR LEADER
Farrell Jones: Chilhowie, VA,
(276) 759-5581
DIRECTORS
Joe Robinson Marion, VA
(276) 782-1839
Mark Campbell Lowesville, VA
(434) 277-9104
David Haulsey Sugar Grove, VA
(276) 677-3055
Toria Brown Brownsburg, VA
Allen Heishman Edinburg, VA
540) 335-1174
Kathy Freeman-Walters Wytheville, VA
(276) 620-6762
Farrell Jones Chilhowie, VA (276) 759-5581
Jared Burner Luray, VA (540) 743-3446
Chad Joines Blacksburg, VA (540) 231-6280
Floyd Hawk Maidens, VA
Glenn Wheeler III Atkins, VA
VIRGINIA SIMMENTAL
ASSOCIATION
Dana Campbell, VSA Secretary/Treasurer
[email protected]
3764 Lowesville Rd.
Lowesville, VA 22967
434-277-9104
www.virginiasimmental.com
THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, JANUARY 2015, PAGE 27
FDA Plan For Antibiotics In Food-Producing Livestock Has A Loophole?
By Ed Silverman
Last year, the FDA released
a new plan to strengthen
oversight of antibiotics that
are used in food-producing
livestock. The issue is of growing concern because humans
are becoming increasingly
resistant to antibiotics used
for this purpose and antibiotic
resistance has been blamed
for at least 2 million illnesses
and 23,000 deaths in the U.S.,
according to federal health
officials.
But the FDA plan, which relies on voluntary cooperation
among drug makers and food
producers, has been criticized
for falling short. A group of
U.S. Senators recently asked
the agency to develop ways to
collect data on how antibiotics
are used on farms. And now,
an advocacy group claims the
FDA plan, which goes into effect in 2016, has a potentially
troubling loophole in how
antibiotics may be used.
Specifically, 66 of nearly 300
different medicines that are
to be regulated as part of the
plan now have product labeling that would allow for use
that is later to be prohibited
by the FDA, according to the
Pew Charitable Trusts. Under
the FDA plan, drug makers are
supposed to remove language
from labeling that indicates
their antibiotics can be used
for weight gain, which makes
animals better suited for increased food production.
The problem is that many
antibiotics approved for
weight gain – or growth promotion, as some call it – are
also approved for preventing
disease. And as Pew notes, the
lines between these usages are
not always clear. The advocacy group notes that 26 drugs
approved for disease prevention are labeled to include
maintaining weight gains in
the presence of “vague illnesses,” such as respiratory
disease.
“Even if the (FDA plan)
is fully implemented, we
are concerned that dozens
of products could still be
added to animal feed or water throughout the animals’
lives in the absence of any
threat from a specific bacterial
disease,” says Gail Hansen, a
veterinarian and senior office
at the Pew human health and
industrial farming project, in a
statement.
“If a drug is approved for use
at 50 grams per ton for growth
promotion, that use will become illegal and go away as of
2016. But if the label continues
to say its approved for disease
prevention or control at the
same dosage level, we’re concerned that we won’t have accomplished anything,” Hansen
tells us.”The growth promotion
wording will come off the label
but the dosage at which the
drug can still be legally used
won’t change.”
Pew notes that the FDA does
provide criteria for veterinarians to follow when distinguishing between uses, such
as looking for evidence that
preventive uses are effective
and can target specific bacteria.
But the group also maintains
that, since the FDA approved
many of these drugs decades
ago, there is “minimal or no
published evidence” since then
that levels given for preventive
use thwart infections.
So what does the FDA say?
An agency spokeswoman notes
that, once the three-year transition period ends in 2016,
the medicines “will only be
available to farmers on the
order of a veterinarian, and it
will be illegal to use them for
growth promotion. Prior to the
initiation of this policy, all of
the affected products had been
available over the counter and
most were labeled for growth
promotion indications.”
The spokeswoman then acknowledges that “there is still
work to be done to ensure that
these products are used as
judiciously and appropriately
as possible. We are confident
that veterinarians have the
appropriate scientific knowlContinued on Page 30
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V IRGINIA C HAROLAIS A SSOCIATION
2013-2014
VCA Officers
Our next Virginia
Charolais seed stock
sale will be at the
Virginia Beef Expo
on April 17th, 2015
in Harrisonburg, VA
Bill Thompson – President
1295 Park Avenue
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
540-968-1987
Kaitlin Smith –
Vice President
454 Old Farm Road
Lexington, VA 24450
540-463-6778
Just over $27,000 in
donations was raised for
Sam Walker during our
November 2014 sale.
Deidre Harmon – Secretary
1445 Pipers Gap Road
Galax, VA 24333
276-233-8852
more pounds at weaning!
Walt Winkler – Treasurer
124 Kindig Road
Waynesboro, VA 22980
540-943-6144
more pounds at yearling!
Data from the Spring 2012 Across-Breed EPD Genetic Trends presented
at the Beef Improvement Federation documents Charolais and
Charolais-influenced genetics lead all major breeds compared for both
weaning and yearling weights. In fact, Charolais cattle were proven to
excel at adding more pounds at weaning and yearling.
Rob Farmer –
Past President
8030 Greenwich Road
Catlett, VA 20119
540-270-3886
Every beef producer knows profitability starts with more pounds.
More pounds. More profits.
Simple math.
Chad Joines –
Southwest Director
Junior Advisor
Virginia Tech
Dept of Animal & Poultry
Science
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-557-7263
Increased Red Meat Yield
Optimum Growth Q Moderate Stature
Hybrid Vigor Q Consistent Breed Identity
Reproductive Efficiency Q Docility
AMERICAN-INTERNATIONAL CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION
11700 NW Plaza Circle Q Kansas City, Missouri 64153
816.464.5977 Q Fax: 816.464.5759
www.charolaisusa.com
© American-International Charolais Association 2014
We would like to invite
anyone interested in
becoming a member of our
association to call one of
the officers listed above.
D o W h a t Wo r k s
River Croft Charolais
Breeding
Polled-Registered
Performance Charolais
Cell 540-968-1987
Fax 540-962-7508
William and Agnes Anderson
P.O. Box 304
Altavista, VA 24517
(434) 369-5366
“Keeping the commercial producers in mind”
Charolais bulls
for the most
discriminating buyer
124 Kindig Road
Waynesboro, VA 22980
Walt Winkler
(540) 943-6144
Cross
Mountain
Cattle Co.
Robert Farmer
8030 Greenwich Rd.
Catlett, VA 201195
540-270-3886
Gerry Scott 540-379-1975
If you are a member of our
association or have been
consigning cattle to our
sales, you should receive
an invitation to consign in
2015. If you would like to
enter cattle in our spring
sale, but do not receive
an invite, please contact
the sale manager, Dennis
Adams, at outfrontcattle@
gmail.com cell 979-2294472 or Bill Thompson at
MountainMeadows@
HighlandComputers.com
540-968-1987.
Just a reminder that it is
a new year and it is time
to pay the 2015 dues.
Dues may be sent to our
Treasurer, Walt Winkler,
listed on this page. If you
would like a membership
form, please contact Bill
Thompson (noted above).
All members of the Virginia
Charolais Association are
entitled to join all the sales
we sponsor.
CREWS FARMS
Registered Charolais
784 Payneton Rd
Chatham, VA
Billy Crews, Barry Crews
Billy C. Crews, Brent Crews
(434) 656-2361
(434) 656-3771
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Membership benefits include a one year subscription to The Virginia Cattleman
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California’s Water Crisis Puts Grazing In The Hot Seat
By Traci Eatherton, Western
Livestock Journal
Despite recent rains and cooler weather throughout much of
the state, California’s drought
persists, and the powers that
be are still on a mission to find
a way to curb water use, with
the latest discussion focused on
livestock grazing. The California State Water Resources Control Board (State Water Board)
has proposed a statewide action
plan “to enhance environmental
benefits from grazing, protect
beneficial uses of surface and
groundwater, and address water quality impacts related to
livestock grazing in California.”
While the proposal is just that—
a proposal—the topic has generated some interest and concerns
on what exactly it may mean
for grazing in the state, and
Antibiotics
Continued from Page 27
edge and training to make
appropriate treatment decisions, but we also intend to
take steps to address concerns
about products that may be
used continuously.”
However, the spokeswoman
did not indicate which steps
the FDA may take, other than
to say more detailed information will be gathered to
ensure there is compliance.
Meanwhile, she adds that the
FDA is working with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
and others to develop ways to
gather this information.”
Many of the 66 products cited by Pew are sold by Elanco,
the Eli Lilly animal health unit,
and Zoetis. An Elanco spokeswoman sent us a note saying
the company will comply with
the FDA plan. “Once the labeling transitions are complete
by the end of 2016, it will then
be illegal to use these medically important antibiotics for
growth or performance. There
are no loopholes.”
“It is illegal for a veterinarian or a producer to use antibiotics in the feed other than
what is on the label,” since labeling and usage are regulated
by the FDA. “These labeling
changes will also apply when
the State Water Board has put
together a timeline that includes
implementation by 2016. Grazing is an important economic
commodity in California, resulting in over $3 billion in food
and fiber annually, according to
the State Water Board. Over 85
percent of California’s drinking
water supply is generated and/
or stored within watersheds that
include rangelands.
The State Water Board recently held several outreach listening sessions to get the process
started. The meetings were to
discuss the statewide issue of
water quality impairments associated with grazing, solicit input
on what types of management
practices have been effective,
and hear concerns and suggestions or other feedback on the
approach for this project. There
seem to be more questions than
answers, with the initial outreach sessions adding to them,
and some stakeholders being
left out, according to Wilbur. So
far, Wilbur says “The process
has been somewhat flawed.”
The invite-only sessions were
not publicized. Individuals and
organizations from selected agriculture organizations, the government, tribes, environmental
groups and academia were
invited to different sessions,
and asked questions ranging
from how to define grazing to
who else the State Water Board
should be collaborating with to
achieve successful regulation.
“We really don’t know much
about it,” said Kirk Wilbur, California Cattlemen’s Association
(CCA) Director of Government
Relations. “We’re not getting a
lot of information.”
In California, there are more
than 40 million acres of rangeland (approximately 38 percent
of the state’s surface area) and
the board seems to recognize
the benefits of grazing, at least
in part, but they are starting
to point fingers. “In some
instances, however, grazing
operations contribute to impairment of water quality and
impact beneficial uses” according to the State Water Board’s
GRAP proposal. “Developing a
TMDL for each impaired water
body is not a practical solution.
To date, the Water Boards have
chosen to regulate livestock
grazing through Water Board
orders, grazing waivers, Water
Quality Control Plan (Basin
Plan) prohibitions, TMDLs and
enforcement actions. These approaches have varied in their application and effectiveness, and
have resulted in inconsistencies
statewide” the board wrote.
But a plan is already in place,
according to Noelle Cremers
with the California Farm Bureau
Federation. In 1990, leaders in
the livestock industry initiated
an effort with the state’s Range
Management Advisory Committee (RMAC) and the State
Water Resources Control Board
(SWRCB) to develop a nonpoint
source pollution control plan
for nonfederal rangelands. This
1995 plan directs rangeland
owners and managers to voluntarily develop and implement
ranch waterquality plans for
their private land, helping them
fulfill statutory requirements of
the Clean Water Act.
“The issue is out there, and
people are aware,” Cremers
said, referring to the proposal.
But the unknowns are a bit
daunting.
these antibiotics are used in
any approved combination
with other drugs.”
Zoetis did not respond to a
request for comment.
[UPDATE: A Zoetis spokeswoman sent us note to say the
company “supports FDA’s
efforts to phase out growth
promotion indications for
medically important antibiotic
products in food producing
animals. We are already working with the FDA to implement
[its guidances]. This reflect
our continued commitment
to the responsible use of antibiotics medicines. When the
guidances and revision to the
Veterinary Feed Directive go
into effect, it will be illegal for
a veterinarian to use a medically important medicated feed
additive product for any use
other than its approved indications. A prevention indication
is not a substitute for growth
promotion use.”]
THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, JANUARY 2015, PAGE 31
Watch These Things To Predict Cattle Market Behavior Next Year
By Darrell Peel, Oklahoma
State University
Beef markets set price records
throughout this year and one
economist thinks the same factors as this year will drive beef
markets in 2015.Derrell Peel,
Oklahoma State University livestock marketing specialist, said
on Monday that he expects cattle
and beef prices to maintain 2014
levels in 2015, but not increase as
much or as fast as in 2014. The
average for next year should be
higher than the average for 2014,
and it’s likely we’ll see new record
prices seasonally.
“The beef cow herd almost
surely began expanding in 2014,
though final confirmation will
come in the annual cattle report
due out January 30, 2015,” Peel
said. “The question is more one
of how much herd rebuilding
happened in 2014. An increase of
one-half to one percent in the beef
cow herd is expected.”
Peel said it’s a good bet herd
expansion will continue in 2015
and for several more years but it is
by no means guaranteed. Severe
drought conditions persist in the
far west and marginal to severe
drought areas remain in the
Southern Plains and the Southwest. These areas have the most
potential for herd expansion,
having been most depleted during the drought and continued
drought or slow recovery in these
areas will limit herd expansion in
2015, he said.
Peel noted that feeder cattle
supplies will continue to tighten
into 2015 with a smaller 2014 calf
crop, increased heifer retention
and likely less cattle imports from
Mexico and Canada.
Results
Continued from Page 15
a 120 RE at 14.89, along with the
highest SimAngus test YW ratios
of 113, +17.1 CED EPD, +13.9
DOC EPD, +0.63 RE EPD, and a
+82.9 TI index. Lot 404, consigned
by Quaker Hill Farms, LLC of
Louisa, VA. Lot 404, a homozygous black son of GAR Daybreak
M5721 commanded $4500. This
September 2013 bull posted a test
ADG ratio of 123, and EPDs of
-1.9 BW, +103.9 YW. Lot 402, also
consigned by Quaker Hill Farms,
LLC sold for $4200. This AAR Ten
X 7008 SA son, had strong growth
and carcass EPDs of +127.6 YW,
The 2015 calf crop may grow
with limited herd expansion in
2014 but continued heifer retention in 2015 will keep feeder
supplies tight.
Decreased production
He also said beef production is
expected to decrease another
1-2% in 2015 following the 5-6%
year-over-year decrease we have
seen this year. This likely will be
brought about by a decrease of
1.5-2.5% in cattle slaughter, with
fewer cows and yearlings in the
slaughter mix.
“Steer and heifer carcass
weights will remain large following the sharp increase in late
2014 and will average higher in
2015 but are unlikely to increase
much above current record levels,” Peel said.
Beef demand under these tight
supply conditions will be the
topic again this year as it was all
this year, Peel said. It appeared
stronger than expected in 2014
but additional meat supplies
from increased pork and poultry production in 2015 will add
pressure. Retail beef prices are
expected to continue increasing
but feedlots and packers will
struggle to make a profit as high
feeder- and fed-cattle prices will
outpace wholesale and retail price
adjustments.
International trade
International beef trade will
remain important to domestic
prices and could have problems
because of high prices and the
relatively strong dollar.Beef exports are important to overall U.S.
beef demand because they offer
strong markets for products such
as offal, which are undervalued in
the U.S., Peel said. They also add
demand for whole-muscle cuts,
+1.04 MB, and +0.86 RE, along
with index values of 162.9 and
93.1 for API and TI, respectively.
All bulls in the test and sale
were consigned by members of
the Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement Association. Bulls were
tested at the Culpeper bull test
station operated by Glenmary
Farm, owned by Tom and Kim
Nixon of Rapidan, Virginia.
The sale was managed by Virginia BCIA and the Virginia
Cattlemen’s Association, and
the auctioneer was Mike Jones.
Additional details on the Virginia
BCIA Bull program can be found
at http://bcia.apsc.vt.edu .
including high-end products like
branded steaks.
As we near the end of 2014, Peel
said total beef exports are close to
year-earlier levels, a tally which
includes lower exports to Canada,
slightly lower exports to Japan,
and sharp increases into Mexico,
South Korea and Hong Kong.
Record high US beef prices are
rationing export beef demand
but only modest decreases in beef
exports are expected in 2015.
Peel explained that beef imports supplement supplies of
specific types of beef in the U.S.
market; particularly lean beef for
ground beef production to support the enormous U.S. appetite
for hamburger.
Beef imports this year are up
sharply from drought-stricken
Australia and up modestly from
other major import sources including Canada, Mexico and
New Zealand, he said. Additional
increases in beef imports are likely
in 2015, primarily to partially offset continued reductions in lean
beef supplies because of reduced
cow slaughter.
Further, continued strength
of the U.S. dollar against other
currencies exaggerates the trade
impacts of exchange rates, Peel
said. That makes U.S. beef exports more expense and beef
imports cheaper, which tends
to decrease beef exports and
increase beef imports.
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Improved Feed Efficiency, Profitability
The nation’s largest beef
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newly improved bioeconomic
tools aimed at identifying animals with better performance
and profit potential.
The American Angus Association on Friday, Dec. 5,
released its national cattle
evaluation (NCE) containing
genomic-enhanced expected
progeny differences (GE-EPDs)
and information like percentile
tables and breed averages —
along with updated economic
assumptions used to calculate
its suite of bioeconomic dollarvalue indexes, or $Values.
The report contained important first-time enhancements
to the feedlot value ($F) and
beef value ($B) indexes, made
possible by a growing amount
of feed intake data recorded
by producers during the last
10 years.
“Since their introduction in
2004, these terminal dollarvalue indexes for sire evaluation have revolutionized beef
cattle selection in the United
States, allowing producers to
select for a desirable combination of performance and
product traits simultaneously,”
says Dan Moser, director of the
Association’s performance programs and president of Angus
Genetics Inc. (AGI). “This is an
important next step in improving the ability of cattlemen to
select for more efficient, betterperforming genetics.”
When multi-trait $Values for
$F, $B and grid value ($G) were
introduced a decade ago, very
little feed-intake information
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molecular breeding values for
more than 100,000 animals.
“That increased data, along
with a better industry-wide
understanding, has led to advancements in how we evaluate
cattle for feed efficiency,” says
Tonya Amen, AGI director of
genetic services. “The residual
average daily gain (RADG)
EPD, for example, has documented differences in genetic
levels of feed intake and efficiency within the breed since
2010. Now, it’s logical to include
feed-intake information in pertinent $Value calculations.”
$Values are expressed in dollars per head and represent an
estimate of how future progeny
of each sire are expected to perform, on average, compared to
progeny of other sires in the database. The values are derived
using EPD data along with
economic assumptions that
consider a three-year average,
updated annually, for factors
such as weaned-calf and fedcattle prices, feed costs, grid
values and more.
Economic advisors work
closely with Association researchers to update everchanging assumptions, like
feed costs, that greatly influence profitability. The NCE updates released Dec. 5, with the
newly introduced feed-intake
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an environment where 10-year
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merit.
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says. “That’s a powerful capability in a time where Angus
genetics are more profitable
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American Beef Rebounds In Japan
By Rob Hotakainen
McClatchy, South Bend
Tribune
When Manabu Matsumoto
took his fiancee to dinner at the
Kisuke cow-tongue restaurant
in the Japanese city of Sendai
recently, the Tokyo couple faced
28 menu choices.
Among them: mashed
tongue, tongue sausage, tongue
gravy, tongue salad, tongue
stew, fried tongue, salted
tongue, tofu slathered with
tongue sauce, roasted tongue,
smoked tongue, barbecued
tongue, tongue mixed with
fried egg and the traditional
shabu shabu — thinly sliced
tongue boiled in water.
In a country where many
once regarded Americans as
barbarians for eating meat from
four-legged animals, Japanese
consumers are gobbling up U.S.
cow tongue as never before,
signaling a rebound for the nation’s beef industry.
Only 11 years ago, Japan
banned all American beef after
the discovery of bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as mad-cow disease,
in one cow in Washington state.
But after Japan last year loosened restrictions on the age
of cattle it would accept, U.S.
beef-tongue exports soared by
150 percent in 2013 over the
previous year, according to the
U.S. Meat Export Federation.
They’re on pace to go even
higher this year.
Now you can find cow tongue
at tasting events at upscale retail
stores. You can grab some at
fast-food joints while waiting
for a train in downtown Tokyo.
One shop invented cow tongue
ice cream. Cow tongue potato
chips are set to hit the market
next year.
But the hottest locale is Sendai, a city of 1 million people with
more than 100 restaurants that
serve gyutan, or beef tongue.
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Matsumoto, a nursing assistant, and his soon-to-be wife,
Akiko Hirama, a pharmacist,
opted for the charcoal-grilled
tongue, a regional favorite.
“It’s kind of like a crunchy
texture,” said Matsumoto, 43,
struggling to find the words to
describe the appeal. He said he
liked the texture and the deep
strong flavor that made it taste
nothing like steak: “It’s just delicious — that’s it.”
At the Rikyu beef-tongue
processing plant in Iwanuma,
which employs 120 workers,
forklifts move big pallets loaded with cow tongue, most of
it imported from Texas and
Nebraska, the top two beefproducing states.
For sanitary reasons, employees take “air showers” to
blow off any debris from their
bodies. They wear rubber boots,
hairnets, face masks and pocketless uniforms to ensure that
nothing can drop onto the meat
as it’s sliced and prepared for
packaging. With local restaurants eager to protect recipes,
no photographs are allowed in
the seasoning room. Before the
meat is boxed, it goes through
metal detectors to look for any
shiny objects the animals ate
that may have remained in their
tongues.
In beef parlance, tongue is
part of the category of meat
known as offal. It includes internal organs — such as hearts,
kidneys, livers — that have little
value for U.S. consumers.
“The American consumer
doesn’t want it, so let’s export
it to somebody that does,” said
Pete Bonds, the president of
the 17,000-member Texas and
Southwestern Cattle Raisers
Association in Fort Worth.
Bonds, 62, recalled eating
boiled cow tongue as a youth,
topped with mayonnaise and
horseradish. But he said times
had changed.
“I really don’t know a lady, a
woman, anymore that can cook
it. … I haven’t had a tongue
sandwich in, hell, 30 years,”
he said.
U.S. beef growers have found
plenty of foreign buyers for
their offal, including South Koreans, who want the animals’
large intestines.
“That’s a big deal right now
— it’s probably worth $140 or
$150 a head,” said Pat Knobbe, a
cattle producer from West Point,
Neb., who traveled to Japan last
year to inspect how cow tongue
is processed and consumed.
“When we were there, it was
worth $8 a pound, and here it’s
maybe 50 cents a pound.”
If Americans don’t want the
tongues, that’s fine with of-
ficials at the popular Kisuke
restaurant chain, which goes
through 1,500 tongues a day
at its dozen establishments
in Sendai, Tokyo, Osaka and
Yokohama. All the tongues
are imported from the United
States.
“I don’t want you to eat
them. … Only we Japanese
want to eat,” said Hiroyasu
Ono, Kisuke’s director of sales,
speaking through an interpreter to an American reporter. An
average entree costs $12 at the
chain, which has roughly 2,500
daily customers.
Kiyoshi Okawara, the chairman of the Sendai Beef Tongue
Association and the owner
of the Kisuke chain, said cow
tongue restaurants had suffered when Japan banned U.S.
beef after the mad-cow scare.
He fought to end the prohibition.
Now competition is growing.
Ono said Japanese restaurants
must face restaurants in Mexico
that use U.S. tongue in tacos.
And he said one Japanese chain
had opened a beef tongue restaurant in Los Angeles. With
U.S. beef demanding top prices,
he said, many restaurants are
looking to New Zealand and
Australia for cheaper meat.
“American beef is very high
quality, so the price is also very
high,” Ono said.
U.S. officials have spent a
lot of time and money to try
to convince Japanese citizens
that beef is a good investment.
It hasn’t been an easy task in
a nation that historically has
relied on fish for protein and
rice for calories.
For over a thousand years
before Japanese law changed
in 1868, eating meat from fourlegged animals was prohibited,
mainly for religious reasons.
Buddhists frowned on the practice because of their belief that
people could be reincarnated as
animals, while those practicing
Shinto feared that meat would
pollute the body, according to a
2009 report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The first U.S. envoy to Japan,
Townsend Harris, caused a stir
in 1856 when he had a cow
butchered in Japan to accommodate his fondness for steak
dinners. The report said the
incident caused great concern
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Rebuilding The Cattle Industry
By Logan Hawkes
Ask any cattle, pork or poultry producer how they fared
in recent years and chances
are more than good you will
get a negative response. The
truth is, with major problems
like increased costs for feed, a
notable drop in consumption of
meat products in recent years,
and problems associated with
a multiyear drought, producers
have taken a beating, resulting
in smaller herds and tough
times across the industry.
But the silver lining to those
dark days may be on the horizon
according to economists and a
return to a more favorable period for rebuilding may already
be getting a kick start thanks
to lower grain prices and early
signs of increased demand.
In a recent report from Purdue extension economist Chris
Hurt, a multi-year trend of less
meat consumption in the U.S.
is showing some early signs of
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economy slowly improves, it
may signal a time for rebuilding
herds as market prices indicate
improvements for producers.
Hurt says it’s no secret times
have been tough in recent
years. U.S. meat consumption
per person in 2007 was 219
pounds for the big four of beef,
pork, chicken, and turkey. Current USDA estimates for this
year are down to 199 pounds
per person, nearly a ten percent
decrease over the last seven
years. Of that 20 pound reduction, beef was down 11 pounds,
pork was down five pounds,
and chicken and turkey were
down about two pounds each.
In percentage terms consumption of beef has been down 17
percent, followed by 10 percent
for both pork and turkey and a
more modest three percent for
chicken.
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Economists say the reason
for the drop in demand, while
diverse, largely is the result of
rising input costs that forced
retail prices higher and a slug-
Beef In Japan
Continued from Page 35
among the Japanese, with
farmers hiding their cattle so
they wouldn’t be taken for
food by the “barbarians.” In
1931, Tokyo butchers erected a
statute to mark the spot where
the first cow was slaughtered;
it’s known as “The Temple of
the Butchered Cow.”
After bombing Japan in
World War II, U.S. officials
started giving beef to malnourished Japanese children as
part of their school lunches. It
prompted an epidemic of hives
before the children adjusted,
but U.S. officials say it paved
the way for the American beef
industry.
Japan, which didn’t begin
importing beef in significant
quantities until the late 1970s,
now ranks as the top foreign
market for U.S. cattle producers, both in volume and value,
with shipments worth $1.4
billion last year, according to
the U.S. Trade Representative’s
Office.
Seeking more business, beef
producers want to get rid of
Japan’s tariffs on meat as part
of the Obama administration’s
push for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact involving
12 nations that would rank as
the largest in history if it passes
Congress. Currently, most beef
cuts carry a 38.5 percent duty,
while beef tongue has a tariff of
12.8 percent.
U.S. cattle producers say
eliminating the added costs
gish to stale economy that left
consumers with less money to
spend. As a result, some U.S.
consumers became more frugal
and careful on where and how
to spend their money, many of
them making lifestyle changes
that included less meat in their
diets.
Higher consumer prices
Retail prices of beef and pork
in 2014 are about 40 percent
higher than in 2007. This rate
of increase averages about 5
percent per year, far above the
general inflation rate. With
many Americans out of a job
and with a recession that has
required years to turn around,
it comes as little surprise that
family budgets dictated consumer choices at the grocery
store.
But the rapid reduction in
U.S. consumption, combined
with serious drought conditions, producers have been
struggling to keep their heads
above water in spite of smaller
herds. While not a significant
help, a rise in foreign incomes
has aided the demand in U.S.
beef exports, but the hope for
would be a big boon for their
industry, which is dominated
by five states that account for
more than half the nation’s
cattle sales: Texas ranks first,
followed by Nebraska, Kansas,
California and Oklahoma.
“It’s going to be a battle, but
if we can get them to lower the
duty on beef, the people that
are really going to benefit from
it are the Japanese consumers,”
Bonds said.
brighter days for the industry
require more domestic demand for meat products on
the home front, shuffling in
what Hurt refers to as the next
era for the animal industry, a
time for rebuilding herds and
flocks. He predicts it will be a
multiple-year process and will
be characterized as a role reversal for the crops sector and the
animal sector.
He says if the years from
2007 to 2013 could be described
as the “Grain Era” in which
crop sector incomes had an
extraordinary run, the coming
period may be described as the
“Animal Era” when producers
of animal products have strong
returns.
Hurt says during the “Grain
Era,” some pasture land and
forage production were converted to cash crop production, but in the coming years
there will be some incentive
to convert cash crop land back
to animal industry use. He
theorizes the three important
causes of declining per capita
consumption are shifting from
negative to positive drivers.
Feed prices are much lower,
drought continues to abate in
the Southern Plains, and the
U.S. economy continues a slow
but steady process of bringing
more families back into the
work force.
Positive Outlook
Hurt suggests animal industries finally have a positive
multiple-year outlook. But he
warns the favorable income
prospects will be based on
feed prices re-setting to lower
levels, continued reductions in
drought affected pastures, and
the strengthening of domestic
incomes. He hope animal industries will enter a mini-boom
phase, led by rising per capita
consumption, continued small
growth in U.S. population, and
growing export demand.
He says an important determining factor on how big the
boom will be will depend on
where feed prices re-set. He
adds that it may not be too
early for producers to consider
their strategies for brighter
days ahead.
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Several Thousand Cattle Quarantined Near Yellowstone
By Laura Zuckerman
Several thousand head of
cattle have been quarantined in
Montana after a cow near Yellowstone National Park tested
positive for brucellosis, the
livestock disease much feared
by ranchers and also carried
by elk and bison, state livestock
officials said on Friday.The
disruption comes at a crucial
moment for the region’s beef
producers, who are in the midst
of readying the bulk of their
herds for sale at a time of record
high prices for the cattle they
bring to auction.The quarantine
will for the time being place
off-limits livestock belonging
to the rancher whose cow tested
positive - likely infected by an
elk - and neighboring producers whose herds may have been
exposed through intermingling
of livestock, officials said.
But the finding will not cost
Montana its prized brucellosisfree status, which allows cows
to be shipped across state lines
without vaccination or testing,
he said. Several thousand head
in all are affected by the quarantine, a fraction of the more than
2 million cattle raised throughout Montana, state veterinarian
Dr. Marty Zaluski said. Exposure to brucellosis, a disease
that can cause pregnant cows
and other animals to miscarry
their young, is at the center of
an ongoing dispute between
ranchers in Montana and wildlife advocates over management of Yellowstone’s famed
bison population and vast elk
herds in and around the park.
Many of those animals have
been exposed to the disease,
first brought to the region by
cattle. Bison that wander from
Yellowstone into neighboring
Montana each winter in a search
for food are targeted for hunting or capture and slaughter to
prevent them from transmitting
brucellosis to cattle that graze in
Beef Producers Vote For Another $1 Per Head
Kentucky beef cattle producers voted to assess themselves
an additional $1 per head on
cattle marketed in Kentucky in
a statewide referendum held in
November. The final tally was
1,816 in favor of the state check
off and 1,423 against. The assessment will take effect April 1,
2015. Producers who pay the assessment may request a refund
from the Kentucky Cattlemen’s
Association in writing within 30
days of the date that the assessment is collected. The Kentucky
State Board of Agriculture called
for the referendum in August at
the request of the KCA. State law
requires the Kentucky Department of Agriculture to carry out
a referendum at the direction of
the board.
In a letter to the board requesting the referendum, Dave
Texas State Beef Checkoff
Program Underway
Collections under Texas’ new
state beef checkoff program began Oct. 1, 2014 after Texas beef
producers voted to establish a
state-level beef checkoff program, which was approved by
a wide margin of 66 percent of
voters. The Texas Department
of Agriculture conducted the
referendum upon petition by
cattle industry organizations
under the authorities designated by the Texas Legislature.
The program is funded through
a refundable $1 per head assessment on cattle at each point
of ownership transfer in Texas.
The funds are managed in accordance with Texas law by
the Beef Promotion Research
Council of Texas (BPRCT). The
BPRCT consists of 20 Texas
cattle producers appointed by
the Texas commissioner of agriculture. All state beef checkoff
programs are overseen by the
BPRCT. The BPRCT contracts
with the Texas Beef Council to
conduct demand-building pro-
grams in the areas of promotion, research and education.
“I am confident in our new
state beef checkoff program
and proud of my fellow cattlemen and women for standing
up for our industry and recognizing the importance and need
for this program,” said Dave
Edmiston, BPRCT chairman
and cattle rancher from Brady.
“As beef and dairy farmers
and ranchers, every dollar
we invest into the program
goes to help increase profit
opportunities by keeping beef
top-of-mind with consumers
and by working to ensure a
wholesome, quality beef-eating
experience every time. We are
working to continue to grow
beef demand by investing in
program areas such as retail
and foodservice, international
export marketing and digital
consumer marketing.”
The fiscal 2015 year began
Oct. 1, 2014 for the BPRCT with
a budget of $5.67 million.
Maples, executive vice president of the KCA, said the assessment would be used “to
promote [and] stimulate, by
research, market development,
and education, the use and
sale, domestic and foreign, of
bovine animal products.” The
entire $1 state check off will be
used for programs in Kentucky,
whereas the $1 national check off
is divided between the state and
the national Cattlemen’s Beef
Promotion and Research Board.
For more information, contact
Dave Maples at (859) 278-0899
or [email protected].
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NATHAN L. PUTMAN, DVM
the vicinity.
The program is fiercely opposed by environmental groups
and wildlife activists, who routinely sue to stop the culling.
Under a U.S. Department of
Agriculture rule designed for
livestock in the vicinity of Yellowstone, which spans parts
of Wyoming, Montana and
Idaho, testing and quarantining
of cattle is required to prevent
the spread of brucellosis when
it is found, Zaluski said. Cows
in Montana counties just outside Yellowstone have tested
positive for brucellosis just
five times during the past eight
years without triggering larger
outbreaks or risking the state’s
brucellosis-free classification.
“The infection rate is very low
because we identify these cows
very quickly,” Zaluski said.
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Flowing Spring
Gelbvieh
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Farms
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Atkins, VA 24311
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By Trey Keyser, Commercial
Ag Loan Officer
Farm Credit of the Virginias,
Petersburg, W.Va.
In the past couple of years,
cattle prices have had a remarkable resemblance to the Energizer bunny. Prices just keep going
and going and going! Proving
my assumption wrong several
times that we’ve seen the top.
There have been times when
cattle prices seemed to stall or
even slide back, but they seem to
gain traction again and continue
their incline. This reminds me of
an old adage my father-in-law
uses: “It just backed up a bit to
get a better hold.”
So What’s Going On?
There are several reasons
for continued rising prices; the
smallest national cattle herd
since the 1950s, strong U.S. consumer demand, the tremendous
overseas demand for U.S. beef
(export market), and the significant decline in grain prices and
feed costs.
The massive drought of the
past few years, particularly
in the Southwest, has caused
a sharp reduction in the nation’s cow herd. As weather
conditions improved, and with
unprecedented prices for market livestock, it appears we’ve
started a slow climb to building
the cattle herd back. But herd
expansion is not an overnight
process, nor an easy decision.
I’ve overheard and been part of
numerous conversations with
producers debating whether to
keep replacement heifers or to
cash them in during these record
highs. For those who choose to
sell their heifer calves, do they
buy back bred heifers or cows
to maintain the herd?
What is Your Plan?
Several factors can drive a
producer to sell replacements.
Whether your decision is related
to family influence, financial
situation, or limitations set by
your labor force, feed, facilities
or real estate, it should be supported by your plan.
Is your intention to downsize? Expand? Hold the Status
Quo? Have you thought it
through? And if you do sell your
heifers that normally would
have been put back in the herd,
how are you going to maintain
your herd if you plan to stay in
business long term? If you do
Beef Cow Economics
indeed plan to downsize, for
whatever reason, I could argue
that “maybe” you are doing the
right thing by unloading some
of your most marketable cattle
now. But don’t get me wrong,
taking advantage of the up market to sell heifers, is not necessarily wrong even if you are not
looking to downsize or get out
of the business. It depends on
your situation and your business
plan (which is a living, breathing
thing in itself, that changes). My
point here is that if you sell your
heifers, yet still plan to hold your
herd size constant, and even
more importantly, if your plan
is to grow the operation, you
have to have a plan on how to
maintain or increase the number
of the true producing members
of the operation, your “momma”
cows. To achieve this, you’re left
with one option, purchase them.
Lots of folks have a hard time
determining a reasonable purchase price when buying cows or
bulls. Much of what drives how
much a producer will spend for
breeding heifers, cows, or bulls
depends largely on their wallet,
their need for additional females,
quality of the animal, and/or
relationship with their banker.
Let’s focus a bit on the latter.
What’s Your Lender Got To
Do With It??
For starters, the better your
lender and loan officer understands your operation and the
cattle business, the more likely
they will be able to help when
you have a borrowing need. It’s
important that you have a team
around you who understand
you and your business, and your
lender is a vital part of that team.
Building and maintaining a solid
relationship with a lender takes
time and effort, both on your
part and the lender’s. A key
piece in the process is to make
sure you’ve got good records,
and that you’re willing to share
them with your advisory team.
Keeping good financial records
will help you and your lender
be prepared, in the event that
you need to borrow capital for
the purchase of livestock or any
other reason.
A good lender will also want
to understand your financial
management style and spending
habits. Most have heard the saying “you gotta make hay when
the sun shines.” Well, the sun
has been shining pretty brightly
on the cattle industry the last few
years. If you have cows or have
been involved in any segment
of beef cattle production, you
should have made some money
in the last while. What you did
with that money sends a pretty
strong message to your lender.
Did you spend it wisely, or even
better, did you save it for when,
not if, the cattle market goes the
other way? During good times,
it’s important to work on reducing your debt load and building
liquidity, or cash reserves, to help
you weather the tough times that
are sure to return eventually.
Some good decision-making
now, can go a long way towards
helping you continue to be profitable when the tide turns, as it
always does.
Put a Pencil to It
Now back to the decision
making process concerning your
breeding stock. Here is some
basic math and some things to
consider when you purchase
cows or bulls. Keep in mind that
every operation is different, all
cows (or bulls) are not created
equal - you “usually” get what
you pay for and none of us have
a crystal ball telling what the
future holds.
There are several methods for
determining what a cow should
be worth and there are many
things to consider. There isn’t a
set in stone rule or guide. Nor
is there a set value that works
across the board. So, the following is a very basic way of thinking about it and a simple way of
qualifying your plans.
For breeding heifers or young
cows, a good rule of thumb is to
keep your investment dollars to
a rough figure of approximately
what you expect to receive for
the first two calves (if open),
maybe three if she’s bred already. But with that in mind, it
might not be wise to base your
figures on today’s market prices.
While it’s great while it lasts, it’s
probably going to take you at
least two to three years to pay
off those cows or heifers you
are looking at buying. A much
safer method for estimating
what you might be willing to pay
for a good breeding female, is to
use a more conservative figure,
closer to historical levels, for the
value of her calves. For example,
rather than $1200 - $1500, you
might want to base your calculations on a value of calves more in
the $700 - $800 range. Every year
is not going to be a home run,
it’s important to remember to
take history into account when
making projections. You can do
the math, but don’t forget, your
lender will want most of the income you make on the calves in
the first few years, and you need
to consider your costs to keep the
cow (feed/labor/vet/interest).
For bulls, you can ponder it
in the same method as we did
with cows and heifers. For
bulls of breeding age, ready to
go home and go to work, they
should be worth somewhere in
the neighborhood of expected
revenue generated off of four to
six calves.
Decisions, decisions!
There is no better or more
urgent time for you to have a
sound risk management strategy. Price protection is available
for home raised calves just like
bought calves, and when your
bottom line on the calf crop is
covered; you are also protecting
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Beef Cow Economics
Continued from Page 42
your investment in the cow herd
as well. Market risk protection
is particularly important if your
cow herd is leveraged much at
all, since you’re going to need to
make sure you can cover operating costs plus handle the debt
service on your cows.
For those who are still on the
fence trying to determine if you
are better off making cows out
of your heifers or selling them
in today’s market, consider this.
What does it cost to make a cow?
Here are some more numbers for
you to think about. Say you’re
starting out with a 500 lb. heifer
just after she’s been weaned. If
you were to sell her today, she
may be worth in the neighborhood of $1,200. Keep this upfront opportunity value in mind.
In reality, to get a true feel
for what that heifer will cost to
develop into a cow, you’ll need
to figure the cost associated
with her mother from the time
she was bred till the heifer calf is
weaned. For this example, we’ll
use a time period of 15 months.
Winter months generally dig
into the pocket book deeper than
summer months due to feed
expenses, but most experts say it
takes at least $650 a year to keep
a cow. If we figure this for the
15-month period, you’re looking
at a bare minimum of $810 cost
so far. Tack on another year of
growing the heifer at $650.
Suddenly we’re already up to
nearly $1,500 and this is on the
conservative side. After adding
some vaccine and med expense
along with other odds and ends,
you’re easily at $1,600. Now
she’s ready for the bull. In a
perfect world, the bull does his
job and she catches on the first
cycle. It’s 10 months till a calf
hits the ground and then roughly
another six months till we have a
marketable product. This could
easily add another $850 to the
cost of developing that heifer
until she starts earning her keep.
In case you haven’t been tallying
up the number as we go, you can
easily have $2,450 in that first calf
heifer and that is really a pretty
conservative number.
Sure, you can speed up the
process some, and maybe save
a little here or there, but this
is a fairly reasonable baseline
projection to get you started.
But consider that if you go too
fast, or penny-pinch too much,
it can have a negative effect on
the productivity and longevity
of that heifer.
Consider only the time from
which you could have sold the
heifer at the $1,200 mark with
very little investment (in comparison), to the investment of
time and money you’ll have till
she weans a calf. You have to
decide whether that investment,
or “pass,” if you will, on opportunity value is worth the reward
of having that cow in your herd
long term. If done right, she will
produce you numerous marketable calves in the years to come.
Of which should generate far
greater than the $2,450 that it
took to develop her.
It’s in the Genes
Now that we’ve talked a little
about the “opportunity cost”
of keeping a heifer that you’ll
make into a cow, let’s talk a little
about genetics. Bull selection is
key here, since half of all your
calves’ genetics will come from
him, but let’s stay focused on the
cow herd. How do your cattle
compare with the quality of heifers that could be purchased for
the same money that it’s going
to take for you to develop your
own heifers? If you can purchase
a superior bred heifer or young
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and move you in the direction
you want to go, for the same or
less money that it would take for
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U.S. Appeals WTO COOL Ruling Back
The Office of the U.S. Trade
Representative (USTR) has
appealed the World Trade Organization (WTO) finding that
the Agriculture Department
did not properly comply with a
2012 ruling against its countryof-origin labeling (COOL)
regulations. Don’t look for a
speedy resolution to the case.
A new WTO panel will have
to be formed to consider the
USTR’s appeal, and that could
take months, dragging well
into summer. Then, if the appeal fails, Canada and Mexico
are expected to present the
evidence of damages to their
meat and livestock exports and
ask for a decision allowing the
countries to retaliate.
The National Farmers Union
— a farm group that has long
supported the origin labeling
effort — believes the U.S. has
strong grounds for appeal.
“The decision by the USTR
to appeal the WTO ruling on
COOL is the right thing to do
for American family farmers,
ranchers and consumers,” said
NFU President Roger Johnson.
“The October WTO ruling
found once again that the
COOL law is WTO-compliant
and acknowledged that the
May 2013 USDA regulations
were a significant improve-
ment in terms of providing
more accurate information to
consumers. Nonetheless, the
WTO incorrectly found the
rules were noncompliant and
an appeal is the obvious course
of action.”
Opponents to USDA’s COOL
rule have asked it to be completely overhauled, requesting
congressional intervention,
and say the USTR’s appeal is a
waste of time. “The WTO was
very clear in its ruling, COOL
discriminates against our trading partners, and we do not
see any merit for appeal,” said
NCBA President Bob McCan,
“An appeal only continues
Beef Cow Economics
Continued from Page 43
home-raised calves and invest
in some improved genetics.
And obviously, if your goal is
to increase your cow numbers,
you can do it a lot more quickly
through purchasing females
that are “ready to go” than you
can by retaining and breeding
your own.
Make Hay While the Sun
Shines
Finally, let’s take a quick
look at one of those “lender
terms” we touched on earlier.
Equity, or how much you owe
on an asset vs. what the asset is
worth, is a key factor lenders
look at on every loan request.
It’s something that you should
keep a close eye on as well.
The value of a “paid for” cow
is often taken for granted. For
instance, say you paid $2,500
for a bred cow and borrowed
the money to do so. In the first
year, it could cost you $650 to
keep her and the calf, while
you are also obligated for a $700
payment to your lender on her.
So just in the first year the cow
cost you $1,350. Even in today’s
record high cattle market, selling a weaned steer calf is going
to make things pretty tight.
But, if you have other cows
in the herd that are paid for,
those cows can help absorb the
burden of that $700 payment on
the new cow. It’s always easier
to win the race when you have
a head start, and building equity
in your cow herd by having
more of them paid for than not,
is a good way to give you a head
start on growing your herd,
regardless of market conditions.
With this said, I’ll go back to
making hay while the sun shines.
While it’s nice to have a little extra jingle in your pocket, it makes
more sense to use your profit
on cattle to get ahead on your
financial obligations. The faster
you get cattle paid for, the more
profit potential you’ll have in the
long run. On top of this, if you
have paid ahead on cattle loans
and/or stashed it away, while
the market was good, you’ll be
more prepared and better able
to cash flow the lower debt load
in times when your level of profit
drifts down.
The long and short of it is simple. As a cattle producer, whether you’re into cow/calf, stockers,
feeders, or a combination of the
segments, it’s important to know
what you and your operation is
capable of handling and having
the intuition and courage to realize what it’s not. Make sure your
plan is realistic and obtainable.
Keep your records up to date,
so you’re prepared when you
need to borrow money, and to
make sure you’re making wellinformed decisions. And most
importantly, take advantage of
“the sunshine” we’re experiencing to set yourself and your
operation up for a bright future.
By combining these things, you
can develop your own recipe for
success.
Most of us who farm have a
passion for what we do, but not
many folks I know are willing to
do it for free or at an additional
expense. Until next time, work
smart, do a little figuring, have a
plan, and enjoy the ride!
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brings us closer retaliatory tariffs from Canada and Mexico;
a path that will damage our
economy and our relationship
with our largest trading partners. Congress needs to act to
bring a permanent solution to
this failed legislation.”
However, groups like NFU,
Public Citizen’s Global Trade
Watch, Food & Water Watch
and the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association are all strong sup-
porters of the COOL rule and
hope it can be salvaged. “We
are pleased that the United
States is defending its country
of origin labeling rules and believe there are strong grounds
for appeal,” Wenonah Hauter,
executive director of Food &
Water Watch, said. “This case
is not finished and Congress
should not attempt to short
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behest of the meatpackers and
their special interest allies.”
THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, JANUARY 2015, PAGE 45
Slaughter Weights Increasing
The cattle market reached
record levels in 2014. But the
records didn’t stop at the prices.
Cattle producers also saw record
weights. According to USDA’s
Livestock and Slaughter Report,
the average weight of cattle
slaughtered in The United States
is increasing.
It’s been a year of high prices
within the cattle market. Those
prices have yet to show any
strong signs of retreat.
“Cattle markets are ending
the year at basically record levels
in terms of prices. Interestingly
enough we started the year at
record levels but levels at the
end of the year are significantly
higher,” said Oklahoma State
Livestock Marketing Specialist,
Derrell Pell.
The big driver is cattle supply.
“Beef production is down
about six percent so far this year.
Slaughter is down over seven
percent so tight supplies will
continue into 2015,” said Peel.
Because of supply and low
feed costs, carcass weights on
slaughter cattle are significantly
climbing.
According to USDA’s Livestock Slaughter Report, from
September 2013 to 2014, the
average dressed weight of the
carcass rose from 799 pounds to
822. In September 2011, it was
around 775.
Oklahoma State Livestock
Marketing Specialist Derrell
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A Stocker Hand’s Wish List
By John B. Rhudy
Well, another Christmas has
come and gone. Once again
Santa has been pretty good
to me. My health, family, and
friends are always the best gifts
for which I could ever ask. With
that being said, there are a few
things on a stocker outfit that I
could use if the jolly old elf could
bring them next Christmas.
Some on this list are tongue-incheek, some are common sense,
and some, well, let me just say
there will be some feet in need
of moving.
• Market tags that come off
after two days. This can be accomplished with dissolving
tag glue.
• Truck drivers that can deliver a load in a timely manner,
yet have every single steer walk
off dry and on its own power
• Federal ban on calfhood
bands. While not possible, maybe cattlemen can be trained to
count to two since removing a
missed testicle through scar tissue is not the highlight of a busy
day processing steers. Along
the same lines, an electronic testosterone monitor on the chute
might help catch all stags and
bulls without the green stained
sleeves of the past. Even better,
an automatic $0.10/lb deduction
on all bull calves sold would help
reduce the headache.
• Branding required nation
wide for all producers of ten
head or more. This solves the
desire for a federal point-oforigin program fraught with red
tape and impracticality. Plus, if
we repeatedly received inferior
cattle from a sale barn/buying
station,it would be a no brainer
as to their farm/ranch of origin.
• All ear tags in the left ear.
We process from the left side of
the chute, so this would speed
up the job.
• Time released/break away
biodegradable fly tags. This
serves two purposes. First, one
less tag to remove. Second, less
chance of insecticide resistant
flys.
• All cattle with previous exposure to stock dogs.
• Horses born four-year-olds,
broke to ride, and gelded.
Slaughter Weights
Continued from Page 45
Peel says this could create some
demand problems if we’re not
careful.
“These carcasses are very big,
creating large cuts of meat and in
some cases, those run counter to
what consumers really prefer in
terms of size of cuts,” said Peel.
Pro Farmer’s Julianne Johnston says the extra weight
shouldn’t be a problem next year
because supplies are that tight.
“USDA is projecting beef
production to be down 3 percent from 2014 levels and if we
continue to add that tight of a
situation, adding weight won’t
be an issue,” said Johnston.
Yet Johnston says those extra
pounds could eventually be an
issue.
“Coming down the road, two
or three years, adding weight
could become an issue with over
production, but not over production next year,” said Johnston.
Regardless of carcass weights,
both analysts expect supplies
to remain tight for a number
of years.
Johnston says most packers aren’t concerned about the
weight right now because of the
low numbers.
If plants continue to close, that
could change. USDA’s report
also says fewer heifers are in feed
lots, meaning there is a larger
portion of steers up for slaughter.
• Day help that understands
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horseback.
• Built in backup lights on all
stock trailers
• A pet monkey trained to
sit on the worktable and reload
eartags in the tagger.
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feasible, some make too much
sense to ever fly, and some may
be a little far-fetched. But Roger,
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Bill Aims At Better Coordination Of
Chesapeake Bay Cleanup
The Senate unanimously
approved a bill in December
that will, if enacted, provide
a new route for accountability
in the Chesapeake Bay’s preservation. The Chesapeake Bay
Accountability and Recovery
Act of 2014, sponsored by Sen.
Mark Warner, D–Virginia,
will create a large interagency
crosscut budget that definitively lists bay restoration efforts—
along with their projected
timeline and costs—from fiscal
2013 onward. The bill will go
back to the House for reconciliation with an earlier version
and a final vote and Rep. Rob
Wittman, R–1st District, said
he would push for passage of
the bill before the end of 2014.
This is the most recent iteration of a bill first introduced
in the House by Wittman in
2008 and by Warner and thenSen. Jim Webb in 2011 for the
200-mile bay, which is fed by
tributaries in six states from
New York to West Virginia to
Virginia. Wittman called the
Senate’s passage “a tremendous step forward” and said
the bill will lead to effective
coordination of restoration
efforts at all levels. “This bill
will allow us to overcome obstacles that already exist in not
knowing exactly where and
how much money is spent in
all bay restoration programs,”
Wittman said in an email.
“In turn, it will improve bay
cleanup going forward.”
If the bill is signed into law,
the director of the Office of
Management and Budget will
work with the Chesapeake
Executive Council and the
Chesapeake Bay Commission
to create and implement the
crosscut budget, which will
include detailed information
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on restoration efforts at the
federal, state and local levels
from four fiscal years: the two
preceding, the current and the
succeeding year. The first three
years of reporting will require
disclosure of federal and state
efforts with funding levels of
at least $300,000; after that, the
funding threshold for reporting federal and state efforts
will change to $100,000.
The bill also creates an independent evaluator position to
review and report on the restoration efforts and accepts suggestions from the Chesapeake
Executive Council, which is
staffed by government leaders
along the Chesapeake’s waters.
A news release from Warner’s
office said the large collaborative effort “involves at least 10
federal agencies, Virginia and
five other states, the District of
Columbia and more than 1,000
local governments.”
“A crosscut budget and an
independent evaluator will
provide clarity, transparency
and more effective management,” Wittman wrote, “in the
broad effort of restoring and
preserving the Bay.”
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