June 2016 - Virginia Cattlemens Association

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The Virginia Cattleman
Volume 38 Number 6Circulation 8,000 June 2016
Photo Taken By: Tracy Brown, Seminole Farm, Culpepper, VA
Save The Date!!!
July 8, 2016
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association
Annual Meeting & Field Day.
Contact: VCA for more information or visit our website at
www.vacattlemen.org or our
facebook page
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PAGE 2, JUNE 2016, THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN
By: Jason Carter
How quickly the weather changes
huh? In this article in the May edition
of The Virginia Cattleman, I wrote
about how dry it had gotten statewide
and now has it ever more rained. And
cool. Challenges as we head through
the Memorial Day weekend getting
hay made, getting corn planted, getting
small grains chopped and anything else
hampered by mud and or rain. When I
was a kid the only kind of hay we made
were small square bales (round balers
evidently weren’t invented prior to my
going to college) and wet weather made
hay making a real game. As most of
you know, once you start making hay
then you’re in it no matter what. So
in weather like this the conditioners
ran sometimes twice over mowed hay
(we’re talking pre-haybines here also)
and even then we made hay a little
“damp”. I remember some “lively”
discussion between generations over
the condition of hay. Often it was the
older generation that won and baled
the hay while we younger folks fell in
behind pulling on twine strings that
came up ten inches ahead of the bale.
Any farm kid that tells you they never
heard a cross word working alongside
grandad, dad and the hired hands is
lying to you – but they are the best
memories and taught me a great
deal about stubbornly pushing
ahead in life.
This is also the time of year for many
producers to be thinking about weaning
calves for sales in the summer and
headed into the early fall. We have
obviously entered a trying economic
time in the cattle business. The market
and its influencers have become more
confounding than ever. From all time
profitability in 2014 to on farm margins
half or less that now. Ranges vary
considerably but most think tanks out
there agree that the US cow herd is
and will continue to expand through
the first half of the next decade. This
means more beef on the market and
continued reliance on exports and
added value marketing for cow/calf
producers along with managed input
costs to maintain positive margins.
Next to the benefits of soil sampling,
the benefits of weaning calves may be
the oldest program in the Extension
tool box. The benefits of weaning are
immediate and additive overall to the
bottom line and the condition of the cow
herd. Yes, it requires
additional labor, feed
resources and facilities
for most producers,
however when weaning
WHAT’S INSIDE
PAGE 9 - HOW ROTATIONAL
GRAZING IMPROVES PASTURE
HEALTH.
and calving seasons become the
management plan, instead of the “thing
to do” this year, then dividends are
realized. In 2015, as the down market
really punched the accelerator, added
value for weaned and preconditioned
feeders in the Virginia Quality
Assurance program was $88.92/head
across sexes and weights. It’s worth the
effort folks.
On Friday July 8, 2016 at Virginia Tech’s
McCormick Farm and Shenandoah
Valley Research & Extension Center
in Raphine, the Annual Cattle Industry
Field Day will take place. Last year
was a huge success near Blacksburg and
we anticipate the same this year as well.
What a great time it will be in fellowship
with other cattle producers, networking
with service suppliers and having a
free beef lunch. We are also proud this
day to honor a producer and industry
leaders that have excelled in Virginia.
The Producer of the Year and Industry
Service Award recipients remain to be
seen, however VCA is proud to honor
Congressman Robert Hurt that day in
his retirement. Congressman Hurt will
be sorely missed in the 5th District and
by Virginia agriculture for his value
to our concerns and his integrity and
thoughtfulness. The field day is free
and will be a great day for everyone. I
look forward to seeing you there.
You’ve seen me use this space before to
brag on the staff at Virginia Cattlemen
and it is indeed a fact – I am very proud
of the people I work with and work
for you. They care and it shows. I
am pleased to announce that we have
temporarily added another face to the
crew as a summer intern. Aldyn Abel
recently graduated from Virginia Tech
with an agriculture degree and plans to
make a career in policy and advocacy
for our business. We are glad to help
her along the way with those plans and
have her assist us with some projects
over the summer for the Association
and the Beef Council.
Summer is upon us and along with that
means plenty of work to be done in the
fields and pastures. Don’t forget to
take time to count your blessings and
everyone needs to tend some kind of
garden. A lot of soul searching can be
done tending tomatoes and watching
vegetables grow. And it’s awful hard to
beat hot cornbread and sliced tomatoes
from your own vines.
SAVE THE DATE
7/8/2016
Annual Meeting & Field Day
McCormick Farm
Raphine VA
Join Fellow Cattlemen.
PAGE 14 - SUMMER CATTLE
HAULING TIPS.
For Fellowship, Vendors, BBQ Lunch, & Annual
Meeting.
PAGE 18-19-20 - VA BEEF EXPO
REPORT
Directions:
From Roanoke:
Take exit 205 for Virginia 606 Toward Raphine /
Steeles Tavern.
Turn Right on 606 / Raphine rd
Turn Left onto Cyrus McCormick Circle
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April 22, 2016
105.00-119.00, average 111.05
State Graded Feeder Steers, Medium and Large 1
Slaughter Cows
400-500 lbs 116.00-183.00, mostly
155.00-166.00, average 161.04
500-600 lbs 114.00-185.00, mostly
159.00-185.00, average 159.77
600-700 lbs 122.00-177.25, mostly
156.00-177.25, average 160.69
700-800 lbs 119.00-152.00, mostly
135.00-148.00, average 142.86
State Graded Feeder Heifers, Medium and Large 1
400-500 lbs 95.00-163.00, mostly
134.00-150.00, average 140.26
500-600 lbs 81.00-142.75, mostly
129.00-135.50, average 133.93
600-700 lbs 111.00-136.50, mostly
122.25-136.50, average 124.68
700-800 lbs 97.00-135.00, mostly
110.00-125.00, average 117.52
Slaughter Cows
Boning, 800-1200 lbs, 55.0078.00, average 72.36
Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 61.0080.00, average 72.67
April 29, 2016
400-500 lbs 114.00-179.00, mostly
155.00-179.00, average 161.97
500-600 lbs 111.00-187.00, mostly
145.00-161.00, average 158.58
600-700 lbs 116.00-152.38, mostly
136.00-152.38, average 143.58
700-800 lbs 110.00-134.00, mostly
120.00-134.00, average 129.91
400-500 lbs 111.00-147.50, mostly
129.00-147.50, average 133.62
500-600 lbs 104.00-139.50, mostly
128.00-139.50, average 130.69
600-700 lbs 91.00-128.00, mostly
116.00-128.00, average 119.80
700-800 lbs 80.00-119.00, mostly
May 6, 2016
400-500 lbs 140.00-172.00, mostly
156.00-172.00, average 164.58
500-600 lbs 124.50-164.50, mostly
150.00-164.50, average 153.96
600-700 lbs 126.00-151.00, mostly
126.00-145.00, average 140.48
700-800 lbs 115.00-140.00, mostly
124.00-140.00, average 128.15
400-500 lbs 120.00-142.50, average 138.49
500-600 lbs 117.00-140.00, mostly
123.00-140.00, average 128.16
600-700 lbs 109.00-136.00, mostly
119.00-136.00, average 121.30
700-800 lbs 103.00-117.00, average 110.95
Slaughter Cows
May 13, 2016
400-500 lbs 115.00-172.00, mostly
151.50-172.00, average 160.88
500-600 lbs 127.00-163.00, mostly
148.50-160.00, average 154.78
600-700 lbs 128.00-155.75, mostly
140.00-155.75, average 147.58
700-800 lbs 127.00-142.75, average 138.60
400-500 lbs 120.00-155.00, mostly
143.00-155.00, average 146.99
500-600 lbs 122.00-145.00, mostly
134.00-145.00, average 139.87
600-700 lbs 113.00-135.50, mostly
130.00-135.50, average 131.11
700-800 lbs 113.00-125.75, mostly
125.75, average 123.65
Slaughter Cows
84.50, average 73.28
May 20, 2016
400-500 lbs 141.00-190.00, mostly
167.50-178.50, average 172.86
500-600 lbs 120.00-176.75, mostly
161.00-176.75, average 163.44
600-700 lbs 119.00-159.00, mostly
140.00-159.00, average 151.69
700-800 lbs 122.00-140.00, average 138.21
400-500 lbs 113.00-159.00, mostly
142.00-152.50, average 149.29
500-600 lbs 111.00-153.50, mostly
142.00-149.50, average 144.11
600-700 lbs 128.50-142.75, average 136.50
700-800 lbs 117.00-132.00, average 122.91
Slaughter Cows
Breakers, 1200-1600 lbs, 65.00-
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Develop a Drought Management Plan BEFORE The Drought.
Travis Bunn, Extension Agent,
Patrick County VCE
Not that long ago,
you could step foot into any
sale barn, farm supply store or
local eatery and the topic of
discussion amongst most folks
was all the “cold, wind, mud
and muck” we were fighting
just to get the critters fed. March
came and tempted us with
the dirty old “early SPRING”
trick, only to be followed by a
cold snap that seemed to never
end. Now here we are, spring
has sprung, but the rain did
not come with it. NOW is the
time to make plans for drought,
should things continue on track
for a season with below average
precipitation, above average
temperatures, or a combination
of both. Each year, it seems we
have a short stint of dry, hot,
drought-like weather. Each year
we are all surprised when this
happens. I’m no meteorologist,
but I’d be willing to bet that at
some point during the growing
season, there will be a period of
hot, dry weather where forages
seem to just stand still and do
nothing. That being said, let’s
take precautions now to be
prepared for that yearly dry
spell that catches us by surprise
somehow.
MANAGING FORAGES
Drought rarely kills
well-managed pastures. In
most cases, drought stressed
pastures are in better condition
than they appear. Cool-season
forages go into a semi-dormant
stage during extended periods
of hot weather, and also during
periods of low precipitation.
The most noticeable effects on
forage plants during drought
conditions are reduced yields
due to low soil moisture. Root
growth is also limited, which
restricts the plant’s ability to
pull moisture from deeper in the
soil profile. Managing pastures
to maintain a 3-4” stubble height
during extreme conditions is
very important. Overgrazing
delays how quickly the plant
can respond to moisture once
rain does come. The more leaf
area you maintain between
grazing events, the quicker
the plant will “bounce back”
and start growing again. If you
do not currently have your
pastures subdivided into smaller
paddocks, you may want to put
in some temporary fencing to
do so. Rotating through smaller
paddocks increases efficiency
and helps maximize forage
growth. According to research
done by the Natural Resources
Conservation Service, the
National Institute of Food and
Agriculture and the Agricultural
Research Service, rotational
grazing
increases
forage
quantity by thirty to fifty percent
as compared to a continuously
grazed paddock. Cost share
programs are available to assist
producers with installing crossfencing and watering systems
by state and federally funded
programs. For more information
on these programs, contact your
local USDA Service Center.
NITRATE POISONING
Forages
harvested
(mechanically or by grazing)
during periods of low soil
moisture are suspect for nitrate
poisoning, especially if nitrogen
was applied to the crop.
Shading by other plants, cloudy
weather, and frost also increase
nitrate levels in plants. Nitrates
in hay are stable and can cause
deaths months after harvest.
Not all forages are at high risk
for accumulating nitrates. Some
examples of common forages
that are at a higher risk for nitrate
accumulation are sudangrass,
sorghum-sudan
hybrids,
pearl millet, johnsongrass,
corn, wheat and oats. Some
weeds may also accumulate
toxic levels of nitrates and
pose a threat, especially in
hay. Some examples include:
pigweed, smartweed, ragweed,
lambsquarter,
goldenrod,
nightshades, bindweed and
Canadian thistle. Symptoms
of nitrate toxicity are labored
breathing, muscle tremors and
staggering, followed by collapse
and death. Testing of suspected
forages should be done to
prevent any losses due to nitrate
poisoning. Some groups of
cattle are more susceptible than
others. Pregnant females and
young animals are at the highest
risk. Forages that were tested
and have less than 2500ppm
nitrates in feed (on dry matter
basis) are generally considered
safe. Any samples that test from
2500-15,000ppm should be
limit fed. (The amount depends
on which end of spectrum the
sample is.) Any samples at or
above 15,000ppm (dry matter
basis) are considered toxic and
should not be used in a freechoice feeding program.
EARLY WEANING
The
nutrient
requirement for a dry cow is
about 60% of that for a cow
nursing a calf. Early weaning
can be a relatively simple
practice to address forage
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Journal News Service
Bobby.whitescarver@
getmoreontheground.com
The five-year court battle is over.
The Supreme Court of the United
States, by declining to hear the
case, has affirmed two lower
courts’ decisions that the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency
did not overstep its bounds by
setting total maximum daily loads
(TMDL), or a “pollution diet,” for
jurisdictions in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed.
That is now settled law, part of the
federal Clean Water Act, and we
can finally focus our resources
on what will make the most
difference to the health of the Bay:
improving soil health on farmland
and cleaning up our streams. It is
now time for environmentalists,
farmers, bureaucrats, politicians
and watermen in the Chesapeake
Bay watershed to embrace this
fact: A well-managed farmland is
the most important land use and
our greatest hope for a restored
Bay.
The first order of business is to
keep farmers on the farm. The
second order of business is to
help farmers apply the necessary
soil and water conservation
measures on their land so that
soil and nutrients stay on their
land, out of their local streams
and out of the Bay. Not counting
forested land, farmland has,
by far, the largest footprint in
the Bay’s 64,000-square-mile
watershed — and, happily, it is
the most economical and practical
land to treat for clean water. For
sure there are many other sources
of Bay pollution, and there are
ongoing fixes, but farmland has
the most potential to do the most
good.
The following scenario is true
and is typical of what happens
somewhere, every day, in this
Save the Farm, Save the Bay
sprawling watershed. A 200-acre
farm in the Shenandoah Valley is
rezoned from agriculture to highdensity residential. Developers
bulldoze the green pastures,
put up 400 houses and people
move in — a thousand of them.
This requires a new elementary
school and a sewage treatment
plant upgrade that together cost
the taxpayers in the county more
than $30 million dollars. It also
takes away another piece of what
makes the Shenandoah Valley so
beautiful: farmland.
I wish we would instead give
the farmer a million dollars to
not develop. We could save 29
million in public funds every time
it happens.
Protecting
farmland
from
development is the best way
to avoid the cost of future
development. The more farmland
within the watershed, the easier
it will be to put locally grown,
healthy food on the table and
restore the bay. Farmland not
only produces food, fiber, feed
and fuel, it can also produce clean
water, if done right.
When it rains on farmland where
good soil and water conservation
measures are in place, the rain
soaks into the soil, percolates
through it and emerges as clean
water in our streams. The soil is
in fact the regulator of the water
cycle. Not so with concrete,
pavement, and rooftops from
urban areas. The resulting runoff
from these areas is not clean
water — and it is in fact the most
expensive and difficult to water
to treat.
So our greatest hope, and the best
value for our money, is to help
farmers stay on the farm and
continue their work to improve
soil health on their farms.
Agriculture is halfway to reducing
its share of nutrients fouling local
streams and eventually reaching
From Page 6. Drought Management.
develop a drought plan, do
it NOW! You stand a much
better chance of “weathering
the storm” if you make plans
before conditions take a turn
for the worst. It’s always best
to be proactive instead of
reactive. If you would like
more information on the topics
covered in this article, contact
Travis Bunn, Patrick County
Extension Agent, at 276-6943341.
the bay. That’s why the Virginia
General
Assembly
recently
passed a budget with an estimated
$30 million for land conservation
and $61.7 million for agricultural
best
management
practices.
To varying degrees, other bay
states are investing in farmland
preservation and improvements
as well.
Land conservation involves
a mixture of incentives and
disincentives to keep farms in
place and operational, instead of
selling the land for non-farm uses.
Outright purchase of development
rights is one way to do it, and
there are various federal, state and
local tax incentives to help farms
stay in agricultural production.
Beyond that, we need to
greatly expand financial aid
and incentives for agricultural
best
management
practices
that minimize farm runoff
and pollution. These include
rotational grazing, using cover
crops to cover the soil during the
winter, planting on the contour,
rotating crops, keeping livestock
out of streams and carefully
managing nutrients. The cost
of government support of these
practices pales in comparison
to the expense of upgrading a
wastewater treatment plant or
reducing urban and suburban
polluted runoff.
Where do farmers need help?
Overgrazed pastures, eroding
cropland,
manureladen
feedlots with streams flowing
past or through them, livestock
lounging in streams, and too
many nutrients applied to fields
— those are the main causes of
agricultural pollution. There are
well-known fixes for these poor
practices and funds to help get
the job done.
The U.S. Supreme Court has
ruled: The Chesapeake Clean
Water Blueprint is our path
forward. The Blueprint is online.
Every state, every county and
every city knows what they
have to do to do their part for a
restored bay. Let’s work together
to show the world that we really
can restore the Chesapeake Bay.
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Pasture rotation during the
summer months will guarantee
a rest period for forages yielding
a more productive, diverse
pasture. Hot weather also
signals the onset of fly season.
Delaying fly tag application
in early summer extends
protection into the warm days
of early fall.
June normally marks the
conclusion of harvesting the
first cutting of hay and the hope
for rain to stimulate regrowth.
Equal attention should be
given to pasture management
in an effort to minimize the
need for hay later in the year.
Summer pasture management
impacts future forage growth
and vigor. Research has shown
that rotational grazing which
provides a rest period can
make grasses more productive.
Generally 3-4 weeks of rest
is recommended. Rotational
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planning, time and inputs but the
return is 25-33% more forage.
Other benefits include enhanced
forage diversity, reduced cattle
trails, better distribution of
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Spring Calving Herds (JanuaryMarch)
General
·
Focus
on
forage
management, pasture rotation,
cow nutrition and young calf
health.
·
Manage
first-calf
heifers separately; give them
best forage and supplement
·
Cattle comfort should
be monitored ensuring adequate
shade and availability of clean
water
Nutrition and Forages
·
Continue feeding high
magnesium minerals to prevent
grass tetany; may be able to
switch to high Se mineral as
grass matures.
·
Complete harvest of
first cutting hay early in month
·
Start grazing warm
season grasses
·
Implement rotational
grazing management system
which will provide a rest period
for pastures.
·
Cool season grasses
are now mature; if weather
conditions are dry delay pasture
clipping until there is adequate
soil moisture for forage
regrowth.
·
Make plans to store
your high quality hay in the dry.
·
Collect and submit
forage samples for nutrient
analysis.
Herd Health
·
Implement
parasite
and fly control program for
herd. Delay application of fly
tags until a threshold of about
100 flies per side
·
Administer
midsummer
deworming
and
implant calves late in month or
early next month
·
Plan vaccination and
preconditioning protocol for
calf crop.
·
Castrate commercial
calves if not done at birth,
consider castrating bottom end
of male calves in seedstock
herds.
·
.
Reproduction
·
Finish AI; turn out
clean-up bulls
·
Remove bulls from
replacement heifers after 45 day
breeding season
·
Make
plans
to
pregnancy check heifers as soon
as possible after bull removal.
This will allow options in
marketing open heifers.
·
Use 48 hour calf
removal for thin cows and firstcalf heifers at beginning of
breeding season
·
Monitor bulls closely
during the breeding season.
Observe frequently to confirm
breeding performance and
soundness,
and
monitor
cows for repeat estrus. Avoid
overworking young bulls (a rule
of thumb- yearling bulls should
be exposed to number of cows
equal to their age in months).
strategy for open cows. Cull
cow prices typically peak midspring through mid-summer,
and prices generally stronger
for cows in good body condition
vs. thin cows (evaluate forage
availability and potential feed
and management costs to
increase BCS of cull cows if
warranted).
·
Finalize
marketing
plans for calf crop. Time
weaning, vaccination program,
and weaning management
to meet operational goals.
Calculate
break-evens
on
various marketing options and
consider risk management
strategies.
·
Reimplant commercial
calves.
Nutrition and Forages
·
Switch
to
high
selenium trace mineral salt
·
Body condition score
cows. Plan nutrition and grazing
program based on BCS. This is
the most efficient period to put
Fall Calving Herds (September- weight and condition on thin
November)
cows
·
As calves are weaned
General
move cows to poorer quality
·
Plan a marketing
How Rotational Grazing Improves Pasture Health
By: Chris Carter, Southern
States Cooperative
Being a farmer is more than a
day job, it’s a lifestyle. Early to
bed and early to rise, few farmers
have the luxury of getting away
from the farm for much needed
rest and relaxation. Just like
farmers, pastures also require
rest from the stresses of daily
farming life.
What is Rotational Grazing?
Simply put, rotational grazing
is moving livestock to different
sections of the pasture every
set number of days in order to
maintain healthy, nutritious
forages. Large pastures are
sectioned off into smaller
parcels using either permanent
or temporary fencing to allow
the manager to effectively
control grazing.
Why is it important?
Grass and clover plants become
“stressed”
from
grazing
and need sufficient time to
grow back once grazing has
occurred. Without a break from
the stresses, forages can lose
the ability to reestablish new
growth, as the ability to utilize
photosynthesis is minimized
when grasses get below a
certain length.
When livestock are allowed to
continuously graze a pasture,
they’ll eat the most savory
grasses first, leaving some
parts of the pasture overgrazed
while other less palatable
areas lie under grazed. Horses,
especially, are notorious for
“spot grazing,” where they’ll
graze on small, choice areas
while surrounding areas remain
untouched. Animals will keep
going back to the more palatable
sections and graze without
giving the plants optimal time
to develop strong roots and
recover if rotational grazing is
not practiced. Eventually these
plants will die and pesky weeds
will rear their ugly heads and
begin to take over the pasture.
Planning to Rotate
If you have a large farm, one of
the best ways to develop your
rotational grazing program is
through the use of an aerial
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Southern States Cooperative to subdivide pastures, while
has an imagery program that permanent fencing makes up
can take images or your farm perimeter fencing. Portable
by satellite or by airplane that fencing allows you to be flexible
will allow you to develop a plan in your program. If you see a
for setting up rotational grazing
sections on your pastures. Once
you have the aerial photo in
hand, you can divide your
pastures into smaller fields and pastures.
Use palatable feeds
rotate livestock in when forage ·
is around six inches high, and during the weaning period to
rotate them out as grass plants bunk train calves and minimize
begin to approach the two-to- weight loss.
Reserve high quality
three inch threshold. This also ·
promotes forage growth and hay and a pasture area for calves
can even break the life cycle of post-weaning.
Start grazing warm
pesky parasites. When deciding ·
how to structure your pastures, season grasses
keep in mind that square
pastures allow for the most even Herd Health
Administer
midgrazing. Pastures should be ·
deworming
on
large enough for your desired summer
heifers
and
stocking rate and ensure there is replacement
pregnant heifers
adequate shade in each area.
Implement
parasite
From there, you can begin ·
to subdivide by using either and fly control program for
permanent
or
temporary herd. Delay application of fly
fencing. Typically, portable tags until a threshold of about
100 flies per side.
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Rational Grazing Improvements.
eight inches tall prior to grazing.
If livestock are allowed to graze
too early, plants may die as
immature root systems cannot
handle the stresses of grazing
and the weight of hooves.
· Eat half, leave half. Once
your animals eat half of the
grass in the pasture, it’s time to
move them to the next available
pasture that is ready for grazing.
Try not to allow animals to
graze the pastures below three
inches.
· Rely on plants rather than
calendars. Recovery time for
pastures is generally anywhere
from 10 to 60 days depending
on the season. Evaluate the plant
growth and then decide whether
or not the pasture has had ample
time to rest and regrow prior to
grazing again.
By implementing a rotational
grazing program, you can help
ensure your livestock consumes
nutritious and palatable grass
with each mouthful they take.
Being proactive and efficient
in your pasture management
practices is the key to
maintaining quality pasture.
Good management practices—
in all areas of your operation—
will ultimately lead to success
and increased profitability.
Speak to your local Southern
States representative about
creating an effective plan for
managing pasture around your
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plans to assist both producers
and consumers to facilitate the
growth of a regionally based
food system. The idea for
Seven Hills Food Co. came
from what Ryan Ford, owner,
said he saw as a problem: the
difficulty of getting meat,
including
Virginia
raised
beef and pork products, to
the consumer, he said. Ford,
who comes from a sales and
marketing background, fell into
the meat business by accident,
he said. Fourteen years ago,
Ford was part of a dinner
table conversation that forever
changed his interest in the local
food movement and also his
career. After that conversation,
he began to recognize locally
raised meats were only sold at
farmers markets, Ford said.
What was Old is New Again
“A lot of suburban people are
not psyched about buying
frozen meat out of a cooler
from the back of a pickup
truck,” Ford said. “They are
used to buying a pristinepackaged, fresh product in
the supermarket. “A larger
segment of the consumer
population is never going to
shop for their meat in farmers
markets,” he said. “Not to
mention, it is only available
frozen and on Saturday
mornings.” Because of this
issue, Ford and a business
partner decided they needed
a butcher shop. The idea for
this small local meat company
arose by determining a way
to better manage the output of
his business partner’s farm.
Starting a new business and
solving this problem intrigued
Ford, he said. He started
educating himself and called
the state meat inspector’s
Davis GMC Truck, Inc.
office to learn where the
slaughterhouses were, what
services they provided and
what their capacities were like.
Because many of the smaller
plants did not provide the
services they wanted, a small
processing facility was built
on the business partner’s farm.
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how to grow to business, Ford
and his brother-in-law decided
they would venture out and start
their own butcher shop. Ford
opened the Organic Butcher
in Charlottesville, Va., and his
brother-in-law started a second
location in McLean,Va. For 10
years, they operated the Organic
Butcher shops with the idea to
open more shops and grow the
business. However, it always
came back to the same problem.
“How do we grow more butcher
shops when we do not have
control over the product?” Ford
said. “It doesn’t get any easier
for us if we open more shops
because there is no efficiency.
“We still have to go out and
source product from these same
small processers,” he said. “It
was just really inefficient.”
Thinking about the problem,
Ford visited the Dinner Bell
Meat plant that was for sale in
Lynchburg, Va., with a state
meat inspector. “It was eye
opening and the scale was like
nothing else I had seen,” Ford
said. The Dinner Bell Meat
plant stuck in his mind, Ford
said. While he liked the idea
of owning a larger plant, he
walked away from it. After
seeing the plant listed for sale
again two years later, he could
not push away his ideas any
longer and decided to buy the
plant, he said. After 20 months
of renovations, the Seven Hills
Food Co. was born. Its name
pays homage to the City of
Seven Hills— Lynchburg, Va.,
Ford said. “The plant was
unique in its ability to address
this problem of opening up the
bottle neck for local meat,”
Ford said. “We have a lot of
great foods grown in Virginia,
but meat has not been able to
keep up with the rising tide of
the local and sustainable food
movement.”
currently slaughtering 25 to 30
head of beef a week and have
an immediate goal of doing 40
to 50 head a week. “Our ability
to trace the product back to the
source and put the Virginia beef
industry’s best foot forward
will be able to provide a more
consistent buying experience,”
said Will Carr, Seven Hills
Food Co. agricultural liaison
and operations manager. “Seven
Hills recognizes more of the
value farmers put into the meat
that comes out of their animals.”
Food Co. “Seven Hills is good
for the farming community and
the state of Virginia, being they
are going to harvest locally
grown animals, said Tom Nixon,
Glenmary Farm LLC owner.
“By marketing Glenmary Farm
beef through Seven Hills,
hopefully, we will build a longterm relationship where we
will have some stability in the
market,” he said.
act as a market that grows with
local recognition, we also act as
a meat processor that provides a
higher level of customer service
for people who are looking for
processing services for their
animals. “We want to be an
active advocate for those people
and their efforts by providing
a service that recognizes the
efforts they put into their
animals,” he said.
Meat processing has occurred at
the Lynchburg site for nearly100
In addition to their wholesale Ultimately, the goal of Seven
years. The man who owned and
business, Seven Hills Food Co. Hills Food Co. is to forge the
operated Valleydale Meats, one
also offers custom processing. gap between the farmer and
of the largest beef and pork
companies on the East Coast in Glenmary Farm LLC located in “Seven Hills wants to provide consumer, making locally raised
the 1940s though 1960s, started Rapidan, Va., is one of the farms a higher level of customer meat products more accessible,
the company in the same plant supplying beef to Seven Hills service,” Carr said. “While we
in the 1930s. “As someone
who has not come from industry
experience,” Ford said, “I had
a level of confidence that said
‘Hey these guys were able
kill 75 to 100 head a day for
decades.’ “It is not a question of
‘Is this plant designed poorly or
is it going to work,’” he said. “It
had already been battle tested.”
A refrigerator contractor who
has done work with the Seven
Hills Abattoir, along with
hundreds of slaughter plants,
3 point or skid steer models
told Ford that Seven Hills Food
Co. is large enough to have
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“It is always going to be a
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and unloads at the touch of a finger.
it bigger,” Ford said. “We are
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instead of machines.”
Seven Hills Food Co. is only
in its beginning stages and runs
the kill floor one day a week.
While they have a 100 heada-day beef capacity, they are
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Ford said. “One thing to keep in
mind is we are not reinventing
the wheel here,” Ford said. “We
are doing exactly what this plant
used to— buying regionally and
distributing products.” Seven
Hills Food Co. is just trying to
make a better ingredient, Ford
said. “There is no reason why
someone should not be able
to make the best beef or pork
around and be able to drive
right down the road and have us
deliver it to a restaurant,” Ford
said. “Virginia is a great meatproducing state and a great
place to pull off something like
this.”
Not only has Seven Hills Food
Co. positioned itself in a great
location, but also the company
is adding value to Virginia
farming operations involved
in the business, Nixon said.
“There is a sense of pride
that comes with knowing
Glenmary Farm is contributing
to this regional effort,” Nixon
said. “With the ever-growing
disconnect between the farmer
and consumer, now is the time
to be involved in something like
this.”
People are demanding to know
where the food they put on their
table comes from, Carr said.
“They want accountability in
the food chain— that is the new
normal,” Carr said. “We want
to position ourselves to tell the
story of local agriculture to a
larger market. “We want to be
at the center of that new normal
and grow with it,” he said.
“The agriculture story and the
strength of the product needs
to be made accessible to chefs,
customers and people who want
it because it is now an essential
need.”
What started as a simple
conversation more than 14
years ago has grown into a
business venture providing new
opportunities to producers and
consumers to meet this essential
need.
“Virginia-grown meat products
should not be exclusive,”
Ford said. “Not only does
Seven Hills Food Co. want to
provide producers with more
opportunities, but also we
want to foster the growth of a
local market that provides the
consumer with a high-quality,
consistent meat product that is
readily available.”
Summer Cattle Hauling Tips
David Roper, PhD & Bain Wilson, PhD
Extension Animal Scientists
Virginia Tech University
With summer months and warmer weather around the corner,
it’s important to keep livestock
health and well-being in mind
during transport. This is important for both producers and families traveling to livestock shows
and county fairs. Regardless of
the operation type, your cattle
represent a large investment of
time, finances, and resources.
Aside from increased risk of animal mortality, improper trans-
portation techniques can result
in decreased animal performance and increases in health
issues that negatively affect
animal wellbeing. Below are
several considerations to keep
in mind when loading cattle for
transport:
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Distance and time are two factors that go hand in hand when
making transportation plans.
Determining the duration of
round trips will ultimately determine the amount of time
needed to move all animals. It
will also determine what time to
start moving animals. Keep in
mind that summer temperatures
begin to rise earlier in the day
and can be exponentially hotter in enclosed trailers. This is
also influenced by the humidity
as well as the type of animals
being transported. Larger, lactating animals will naturally
produce more metabolic body
heat, as will animals that possess a denser hair coat. This is
extremely important for show
cattle that may have more hair.
Therefore, the use of open sided
trailers if possible will increase
the amount of air flow that reach
the livestock and ensure body
temperatures remain in an acceptable range.
To help reduce heat stress on
cattle, timing of transport should
also be considered. If possible
animals should be transported earlier or later in the day to
provide exposure to cooler temperatures. Typically the hottest
times of the day range from 11
AM to 4 or 5 PM depending on
elevation, humidity and cloud
cover. Prior planning and attention to weather forecasts can
help you plan your travel schedule. However, at times transportation is a must regardless
of weather and consideration
of other stress factors will help
minimize exposure risks.
Type and size of trailer must
also be considered when making hauling plans. As we discussed previously, open sided
trailers may be more ideal. This
can be especially important for
smaller calves. The enclosed
trailer designs have limited air
flow for these smaller animals
since the vents are located further up the side. The length of
trailer and space provided animals also impacts their well-being. Even with the cost of fuel,
it may be more economical to
make additional trips rather
than overstock the trailer and
cause injury or death to an animal. The space requirements
vary by size and several sources
can be found online. However, as an example a 600 pound
calf requires 8.5 square foot of
space per head, while a 1200
pound mature cow requires 14.5
square foot of space per head.
In practical terms this means
that about 16 head of calves and
9 head of cows would safely fit
on a 20 foot long by 7 foot wide
trailer.
If you routinely transport large
loads of animals an upgrade in
trailer length may be required.
The initial cost of larger trailer
depreciated over time and the
number of animals hauled may
be justified. Weight limits of the
trailer should also be followed
to ensure safety of the animals
and other travelers alike. Typically the gross vehicle weight
and the hauling weight of the
trailer should be listed near the
nose, tongue, or hitch. If the
trailer is an older model and
this information is not visible
inspection of the axles by an
experience mechanic shop can
help determine weight limits.
This also can provide a point for
inspection of the overall integrity of the trailer.
Footing or bedding when used
properly can help enhance the
safety and comfort of the stock
being hauled. Again, depending
on the number of animals being
hauled, the frequency, and duration may all influence the type
of footing or bedding used. For
large frequent loads bedding
may not be economical or justifiable. However, ensuring a
no-slip footing is crucial. Large
amounts of feces and urine will
collect during large loads and
may result in animals getting
down reducing airflow and potentially resulting in death or
injury. Ensuring that the trailer
floor is cleaned following use
will also ensure secure footing
and trailer readiness for future
trips.
Conversely, cattle being transported to shows may utilize
bedding to help ensure animal
cleanliness upon arrival. How-
other vehicle, a trailer should ings or grease points
have a regular maintenance
schedule to ensure it is ready for o
Functionality of lights
use. Several things to keep in and brakes
mind include:
o
Inspection of axels
o
Tire tread and condition
Emergency preparations are
often overlooked when making
o
Structural integrity of transportation plans but can be
Basic trailer care and mainte- the floor
invaluable during an accident.
nance cannot be overlooked
Basic supplies should be stored
when planning a trip. Like any o
Condition of any bearever, keep in mind that most
bedding is designed to be absorbent and retain moisture from
feces and urine. This increased
moisture can add to increased
humidity inside the trailer. The
temperature and humidity index
can combine to increase the heat
stress applied to the animals.
The Profound Problems of Political Purity
Chuck Jolley, Feedstuffs
It has been around for a long time,
a demand by some that absolute
purity must be maintained in all
political decisions. Promoting
it most effectively are lobbying
groups that look at a candidate’s
votes on issues important to
a specific, narrowly-focused
special interest. High marks
and good money are awarded
to senators and reps who score
a 100 or an A+. Anything less
and the transgressor might be
targeted for ‘primarying,’ an
organized party-level attack
designed to deny him the
chance to even run for office
during the next general election.
One-issue voters often flock to
the cause, like vultures after
fresh carrion. The offending
politician might have scored
an 80 or a B- and the anointed
new one might bring more bad
baggage than the back room of a
long-abandoned Goodwill store
but it won’t matter. The lines
will be drawn and the battle will
be joined.
Such a thing is happening in
Illinois. A very conservative
Governor,
Bruce
Rauner,
a man with excellent party
credentials, went against the
best interests of his rural Illinois
core constituency when he
proposed removing the budget
line item for state funding for
agricultural education. When
Rauner formed an exploratory
committee in 2013 to look
at a run for Governor as a
Republican, he said one of his
top priorities was improving
education. Establishing his
conservative credentials, he
also talked about eliminating
unnecessary spending and
improving the state’s business
climate. It seems like he’s done
the latter. Empty office space
in downtown Chicago, for
instance, hasn’t been this scarce
since 2001.
When Rauner was elected
Governor of Illinois, his first
executive order halted state
hiring as well as discretionary
spending, and called for state
agencies to sell surplus property.
He was putting major points
on the conservative side of the
ledger. He erased a few of those
points with his ‘walk away’
from agricultural education.
Explaining his decision, he
said, “Let’s not have a lot of line
items dictating terms of where
money get spent. Let’s put a
lot more money into schools,
and let the schools decide how
they spend their money. I hope a
lot of the schools in Illinois put
more money into agriculture,
not less.”
Reacting to the potential loss of
important funding, the Illinois
Future Farmers of America
immediately pointed with alarm,
expressed concern and issued
statements. The FFA Center
called agriculture the number
one industry in Illinois and said
‘education for our state’s future
farmers is in jeopardy.’ John
Edgar, assistant director for the
Illinois FFA Center, said, “For
so long there’s been so many
different unfunded mandates
that a lot of this is just going
to have to go to pay a lot of
those that haven’t been getting
any money for the last few
years. We do hope agricultural
education would a priority for
a lot of these schools. But we
also want to see agricultural
education grow.”
The Illinois Board of Education
disagrees with Rauner, too,
asking for $3 million in
state funding for agriculture
education but, in recent years,
that number has been reduced
to just $1.8 million. “We don’t
have enough ag education
statewide as it is. 96% of our
From Page 14. - Cattle Hauling
in the trailer if space permits
and easily accessible while the
trailer is loaded. A high quality
spare tire that is in good condition is extremely important. The
ability to lift the trailer off the
ground while loaded for a tire
change is crucial. Commercially available ramps can be purchased at local hardware stores
and store easily for travel. They
also provide increased security by removing the potential
for a jack to slip and fall while
changing tires. Additional items
that may be needed include
flares, lug nut wrenches, bottled
water, ropes or halters. It is also
a good idea to have the contact
information for your local veterinarian handy in the case of an
animal emergency. It is a good
idea to have the number stored
in your phone or hand written in
your emergency kit for others to
find can be valuable in an emergency situation.
Ultimately, attention to detail,
preplanning, and common sense
can help ensure that cattle trans-
portation is successful and safe- management plan that can help
ly accomplished. Transportation ensure animal profitability and
is a small piece of the overall production success.
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Political
students aren’t being exposed
to 25% of our jobs. So in
theory that might make sense,
but in practice we’re setting
ourselves up for failure and
for a little bit of a short term
gain,” said Andrew Bowman of
the Illinois Leadership Council
for Agricultural Education.
It would be cutting a vital
pipeline “for those that need
the technical skills that may
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that will work for a Fortune 500
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Coordination in Agricultural
Education Coordinator.
Bottom Line: While Rauner’s
conservative
credentials
remain strong, he has seriously
disappointed
the
state’s
powerful ag community. A lot
of ‘down state’ single-issue
voters might be reconsidering
their ballot next time around.
THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, MAY 2016, PAGE 21
YOUTH EVENTS POPULAR AT 2016 JUNIOR BEEF ROUNDUP
The 2016 Virginia
Beef Expo and Junior Beef
Roundup show were held at the
Rockingham County Fairgrounds
in Harrisonburg, VA, April 1517, 2016.
The Youth State Stockmen’s
Contest started off the youth
events on Friday, April 15th. The
2016 Junior Stockmen’s Contest
consisted of 104 junior and 126
senior competitors that are in the
4-H or FFA programs. The contest
consists of a livestock specific
quiz, identification of livestock
equipment, breeds, feeds, and
meat, judging of live sheep, live
cattle, meats, and hays. This
year the contest featured a keep/
cull class, questions on meats
and hays, and a judging scenario
judged solely on data. The
winning Senior 4-H team will go
on to compete at the National 4-H
Stockmen’s Contest that will be
held later this fall in Louisville,
KY. This year’s winners are from
Rockingham County 4-H. Team
members include: Paul Craun,
Hannah Craun, Carley Carpenter,
and Seth Diehl. In addition to
Rockingham,
congratulations
go out the top 5 Senior teams:
Sherando FFA, Riverheads FFA,
Frederick County 4-H, and
Washington County 4-H. The
top 5 Senior Individuals were: 1st
Place – Paul Craun (Rockingham
County) 2nd Place- Hannah Craun
(Rockingham County), 3rd PlaceRyan Sensabaugh (Riverheads
FFA), 4th place-Kaylee Greiner
(Montgomery County), and 5th
Place- Jacob Coffey (Shenandoah
County). Top honors were also
awarded in the junior division,
which consists of youth ages
9 – 13. The top five teams
were (in descending order) –
Montgomery County 4-H, J.
Frank Hillyard FFA, Frederick
County 4-H, Rockbridge County
4-H, and Rockingham County
4-H. The top 5 junior individuals
were: 1st Place – Ethan Clouse
(Montgomery
County),
2nd
Place- Jacob Craun (Rockingham
County) 3rd Place- Ella Warns (J.
Frank Hillyard FFA), 4th PlaceQuinna
Molden
(Frederick
County), and 5th Place- Sidnie
Saville (Montgomery County).
The first Virginia Beef Challenge Hopkins, and Marlaina Johnson)
Contest. This contest, sponsored took home second place honors.
by Virginia Beef Industry Third place honors were awarded
Council, challenged teams of to Randolph Henry FFA (Cassie
youth members to create a dish Long, Hannah Adams, and
using only a predetermined set of Conner White). Congratulations
ingredients including beef. From to all those teams that made it to
these ingredients, team members the state level.
had to identify and prepare the The Youth Meat Quality
dish, then make a presentation Assurance (YMQA) Program
about it to a panel of judges. hosted
youth
training
in
Team members had to exhibit conjunction with the Junior Beef
and communicate knowledge of Roundup. The youth learned
cooking beef, the beef industry proper animal management,
and topics regarding beef and husbandry,
and
handling
the consumer. Five teams techniques while at the training.
participated in this inaugural By attending the classroom
event, representing counties from portion of the training, youth
across the state. Awards were were certified in the Youth
provided to the top three teams Pork Quality Assurance Plus
courtesy of Virginia Cattlemen’s. program; youth who participated
The team from Augusta County in both the classroom and a
(Augusta Food Works) won chuteside training were Beef
the event. Team members Quality Assurance certified.
included Ryan Sensabaugh, Luke Both YPQA Plus and BQA
Jennings, Jake McCall, Jacob certifications are recognized as
Lewis and Nathan Zullig.
national certifications through
the Virginia Department of
The State Youth Cattle Working
Education and are both part of the
Contest was held on Saturday,
YMQA certification program that
April 16th. Earlier this spring, five
is administered through Virginia
regional contests were held in
Cooperative Extension. All youth
various locations across the state
participating in these trainings
to determine the Top 10 teams
will be fully eligible to compete
that would be represented at the
at the State Fair of Virginia held
2016 State Youth Cattle Working
in October.
Contest. A total of 77 teams
The 2016 State Cattle
competed at the regional levels.
Sales Contest was held Saturday
The State Youth Cattle Working
morning, April 16th, of the Junior
Contest, as well as the regional
Beef Roundup. The objective of
contests, begins with teams
this contest is to gain a working
completing a cattle processing
understanding of performance
map. This processing map is
and
pedigree
information.
judged and returned to the team
Competing teams were to take
with any corrections prior to
pedigree information, marketing
the team working the cattle.
materials, and an animal to a
The teams then work a total
panel of judges and attempt to
of three head of cattle and are
sell the judges that animal, based
judged on the preparation and
on a pre-chosen scenario. Top
administration of a growth
Junior honors went to a team
implant, a 7-way clostridial
consisting of Ashley Hostetter,
vaccination,
a
respiratory
Ella Warns, and Sidnie Saville.
complex, ear tags, dewormer,
The Senior Division was won by
and any other products that are
Shenandoah County 4-H, a team
deemed appropriate. In addition,
consisting of Tiffany Heishman,
the teams are also judged on the
Jesse Zirkle, and Kennedy
safety and handling of the cattle,
Whetzel. Rockbridge County
as well as the time it takes to work
4-H (Olivia Willliams, Jenna
all three head. For the 2016 State
Hamilton, and Sarah Harris) took
Youth Cattle Working Contest,
home second place honors.
first place was awarded to James
The 2016 State Cattle Fitting
River FFA, which consisted of
Contest
began
Saturday
Davis Fenster, Eli Stevens, and
afternoon. This contest was open
Friday also featured a contest Morgan Curry. Orange County to exhibitors at the Junior Beef
new to the Junior Beef Roundup, Team A (Blake Hopkins, Garrett Roundup and encourages youth
to gain the ability to work with
a team to enhance the showing
performance of a groomed
animal. Top honors in the 2016
contest went to the Virginia Junior
Angus Association (Jake McCall,
Zach McCall, Caleb Boden,
and Suter Clark). Second place
went to Rockbridge/Pittsylvania
County
(Olivia
Williams,
Gordon Clark, Ruth Alexander,
and Evan Lineweaver). Thank
you to Showtimes Magazine for
supporting the 2016 Youth Cattle
Fitting Contest.
The
Junior
Beef
Roundup hosted nearly 180
exhibitors,
34
commercial
heifers, 89 prospect steers, and
124 breed entries, making for a
grand total of 247 head shown
throughout the weekend. The
youth beef shows started off with
the Showmanship division, held
Saturday evening. Top honors
went to Phyllis Hope in Collegiate
Showmanship, Olivia Williams
in
Senior
Showmanship,
Zach McCall in Intermediate
Showmanship, Suter Clark in
Junior Showmanship, and Blake
Keppel in Novice Showmanship.
Reserve champion showman
was awarded to: Hannah
Cox in Senior Showmanship,
Samantha Moore in Intermediate
Showmanship, Lianna Durrer
in Junior Showmanship, and
Hannah Smith in Novice
Showmanship.
Sunday featured the
youth registered breed shows,
as well as the commercial heifer
and prospect steer shows. The
Youth Angus Show saw a very
strong showing of 55 head of
Angus cattle. The Overall Grand
Champion Angus Heifer was
exhibited by Zachary McCall
of Greenville, VA. The Overall
Reserve
Champion
Angus
Heifer was awarded to John
Michael Knight of Montpelier
Station, VA. Other Angus honors
included: Grand Champion Bred
& Owned Angus Heifer – Callie
Eastin; Reserve Champion Bred
& Owned Angus Heifer – Henry
Alexander; Grand Champion
Owned Heifer – Zach McCall;
Reserve Grand Champion Owned
Heifer – John Michael Knight.
The youth Hereford show
followed the Angus show. The
Hereford show featured 22 head
of cattle. The Overall Grand
Champion Hereford Heifer was
awarded to Olivia Williams of
Fairfield, VA. Olivia Williams
also exhibited the Overall
Reserve
Grand
Champion
Hereford Heifer. Other honors
included: Grand Champion Bred
& Owned Hereford – Olivia
Williams; and Reserve Champion
Bred & Owned Hereford – Kelly
Richardson.
The Red Angus cattle were shown
next, with 11 head exhibited.
The Overall Grand Champion
Red Angus Heifer was exhibited
by Jolene Davis of Montpelier
Station, VA.
Jolene
also
owned the Reserve Champion
Red Angus Heifer. Other top
awards in the Red Angus show
included- Grand Champion Bred
& Owned Red Angus – Jolene
Davis; Reserve Champion Bred
& Owned Red Angus – Emily
Yowell.
The Simmental and Percentage
Simmental divisions followed
with 9 head each. Overall Grand
Champion Purebred Simmental
Heifer honors were awarded to
Carlee Taylor of Saltville, VA.
Reserve Champion Simmental
Heifer was exhibited by Savanna
Cline of Wytheville, VA. The
Overall
Grand
Ghampion
Percentage
Simmental
was
exhibited by Lianna Durrer of
Ruckersville, VA. Jenna Kibler
from Edinburg, VA exhibited
the Overall Reserve Champion
Percentage Simmental.
The All Other Breeds division
saw breeds such as Braunvieh,
LimFlex, Shorthorn, Chianina,
Maintainer, Charolais, and ChiMaine compete for top honors.
Samantha Moore of Raphine won
the AOB Grand Champion Heifer
with a Lim-Flex Junior Yearling
heifer. Samantha also exhibited
the AOB Reserve Champion
Heifer, a Limflex Senior Yearling
heifer.
Sunday
morning
also featured with the Youth
Commercial Heifer show and
was followed by the Youth
Prospect Steer Show. Bailey
Talley of Craigsville, VA won the
Grand Champion
Save the date
for next year!
April 12-15th
2017
Special thanks to our Vendors & Sponsors:
ABS Global
Accelerated Genetics
All Aluminum
Allegheny County
Farm Bureau
Allflex
Bayer Animal Health
Behlen Country
Boehringer Ingelheim
C. Wojo
Commodity
Specialists
Cowco
Dairymen Specialty
Data Mars
Edenhurst Farm
Farm Credit
First Bank & Trust
Frey Livestock Supply
Garber Farms
Genex
Hoffman Trailers
Kent Feeds
Knight Cattle Co.
Lancaster Farming
Merck Animal Health
Merial
Mid Atlantic Country
Folks
Mid Atlantic Red
Angus Assn
Multimin
Outback Heating of
VA
Paradise Energy
Pasture Management
PB & N
Pearson Hostetler
RFS Show Supplies
Rockingham Co-op
S&B Custom
Schwartz Equipment
Select Sires
Shenandoah County
Farm Bureau
Southern States
Steve Mallory
Stockyard Style
The Showtimes
Magazine
Trissel Equipment
Unger Enterprise
VA Beef Council
VA Cattlemen’s Assn
VA Cooperative
Extension
VDACS
VA Junior Angus Assn
VA Junior Hereford
Assn
VA Simmental Assn
VA Trailer Sales LB’s
Zoetis
Angus Sale: 61 lots Avg. $4,431
Charolais Sale: 24 lots Avg. $3,006
Hereford Sale: 67 lots Avg. $2,619
Cross Mtn. Bull Sale: 42 lots Avg. $2,889
Simmental Sale: 43 lots Avg. $2,712
Red Angus Sale: 13 lots Avg. $2,335
Thank you Virginia Tech B&B and VT Beef Council!
Junior Beef Round Up Contestants
Supreme Champion Steer, exhibited by
Gordon Clark of Gretna, VA
Supreme Champion Heifer, exhibited by Zach
McCall of Greenville, VA
Top 10 Junior Contestants at the State Stockmen’s Contest (left to
right: Ethan Clouse, Branson Custer, Jacob Craun, Chet Boden,
Ella Warns, Peyton Fravel, Quinna Molden, Ryan Borer, Sidnie
Saville, and James McDonald)
A showman sets up her heifer during Novice
Showmanship
Team members from
the Virginia Junior
Angus
Association
(Jake McCall, Suter
Clark, Zach McCall,
and Caleb Boden)
work during the Cattle
Fitting Contest
Contestants identify livestock feeds during the
State Stockmen’s Contest
U.S. Trade Negotiator Pushes TPP Trade Deal, Explains Benefits
David Bennett, Delta Farm Press eggs though NAFTA. But in countries
Having helped negotiate the
Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
trade deal, Ambassador Darci
Vetter arrived in Arkansas
in late March to explain the
agriculture side of the pact.
Vetter, the United States’ chief
agricultural trade negotiator,
is in a unique position to help
push the deal prior to it being
taken up by Congress. “The
TPP is a free-trade agreement
negotiated among 12 Asia
Pacific countries,” said Vetter at
the law school. “Forty percent
of global GDP is around the
TPP table. It’s the highest
standard trade agreement in
history – both the level of
tariff or trade liberalization in
the reduction of tariff barriers
and also the highest standard
of rules we’ve negotiated. “If
you think of TPP and all the
products we gain access to it’s
essentially like giving a tax cut
to 18,000 different tariff lines.
For U.S. farmers and ranchers
that provides unprecedented
access to markets in the
region; importantly, a region
increasingly filled with middle
class customers.”
Vetter
repeatedly mentioned that the
TPP region will support twothirds of the world’s middle
class by 2030 and not passing
the bill would hamper the U.S.
economy.
The agreement covers every
good and service from the United
States – not just agricultural but
the manufacturing economy
and service providers. “Again,
40 percent of our exports
already go to TPP nations. If
you assume (the TPP) just cuts
taxes and we didn’t export a
penny more, it would put more
money in our pocket. We’d keep
a bigger portion of the $898
billion. The TPP would provide
an interesting mix of customers.
“On one hand, you have access
to really high-value economies
like Canada and Japan. Japan
has never included all the ag
sector in a free trade agreement
before. It usually exempts it
because it’s too hard politically.
But with TPP everything is on
the table. “We couldn’t get
Canada to open supply managed
sectors of dairy, poultry and
order to be a part of TPP, we
said ‘those have to be on the
table.’ … One principle of TPP
was ‘every tariff line without
exception must be addressed
and liberalized in some way.’”
Vetter then nodded towards
in the TPP like
Malaysia and Vietnam, “part
of the fastest-growing and
emerging economies in the
region.
The
middle-class
consumption that comes with
that is so important for U.S.
agriculture. There is particularly
a focus on eating more protein.
“That’s great news for the U.S.
exports. We already sell to these
markets a lot of basic commodity
inputs: soybeans, wheat and
feed grains, skim milk powder.
But as these countries join the
middle class – there are 90
million people in Vietnam alone
– they’ll demand more protein.
So, we won’t just feed their
livestock but we’ll ship more
protein. With Brunei, Japan,
Malaysia, New Zealand and
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VIRGINIA SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION
The Virginia Simmental Association held their annual Spring Sim-Sensation Sale at Virginia Beef Expo on April 15, 2016. Forty-three lots were sold
and averaged $2,665. Top selling lots are listed below.
High selling lot (open heifer):
VPI Blackbird C574
$5,500
Consigned by Virginia Tech Beef Center
Purchased by Cooper Joines
High selling bred heifer:
Schutte Charm A33
$5,100
Consigned by Jack Shutte
Purchased by Sloup Simmentals
High selling bull:
LRF RTCC Grand Jury B044
$4,100
Consigned by RT Cattle Company
Purchased by Matthew Eaears
High selling cow/calf pair:
SR Ms BP8H with heifer calf
$3,300
Consigned by Smith Reasor
Purchased by Fletcher Simmentals
VIRGINIA SIMMENTAL
ASSOCIATION
Dana Campbell,
VSA Secretary / Treasuer
[email protected]
3764 Lowesville Road
Lowesville, VA 22967
434-277-9104 * www.virginiasimmental.com
From Page 21. - U.S. Trade
Vietnam the United States “is
getting a market access deal, a
tariff reduction deal, for the first
time. They’ll eliminate duties on
93 percent of all their ag tariff
lines. Seventy percent of those
will be eliminated immediately.
The day the TPP is in force,
those tariffs are at zero. “The
remaining products in the seven
percent that don’t go to zero
still are liberalized. Either high
tariffs come down to low levels
or a quota is established and a
certain volume of products can
come in cheaper.” Vetter said
the TPP also sets high standard
rules for agriculture, better rules
on sanitary and phytosanitary
issues. “Those regulations on
plant and animal health are now
often used as trade barriers or
implemented in ways that don’t
provide (proper) safety.”
“If you look at the value of
these (TPP) rules and tariff cuts,
the American Farm Bureau
Federation did an economic
analysis and found that $4.4
billion would be generated
annually as farm income. ‘Farm
income’ is money in your pocket
after the trade deal – that’s a
direct gain for farmers.”
In Vietnam and Japan, all tariffs
on poultry will be eliminated
within 13 years. Some of those
tariffs are now at 40 percent.
Among other benefits in the
deal:
•Building on WTO sanitary
and phytosanitary rules to
ensure transparent, sciencebased decisions based on risk,
encouraging other countries
to move toward high U.S.
standards.
•Building on “technical barriers
to trade” rules to promote open,
transparent standards settings,
with specific commitments in
important U.S. exports sectors.
•Establishing rapid response
mechanisms to address nontariff measures to resolve goods
and agricultural issues. “If
you’re shipping an ag product
and it is stopped at the port,
you have a problem. … With
the TPP, if a product is stopped
the importer and exporter must
be notified as soon as possible
but no later than seven days.
“Sounds simple, sounds like
common sense but that doesn’t
always happen in global trade.
This is particularly important
for agriculture. If you have a
shipment of tomatoes that’s
stopped, in seven days you have
tomato soup.”
•Affirming U.S. standards to
ensure that U.S. food safety and
plant and animal health standard
will not be changed.
•Biotech and organics are
included in the trade agreement
for the first time ever to ensure
coordination on key issues
affecting trade. “For the first
time ever there is a biotech
annex saying the TPP countries
will make their decisions on
whether to approve biotech
based on science. We know
that isn’t always how it’s been
done in other countries and has
caused trade problems.”
What happens if Congress
doesn’t approve TPP? Vetter
said the AFBF study estimates
the United States “will forego
$5.8 billion in additional cash
receipts from TPP annually. The
Peterson Institute has looked at
the overall economic gain of
TPP and says failure to pass it
will mean the loss of $94 billion.
That translates to $700 per
U.S. family every year.” And
Vetter warned the global trade
situation won’t remain static.
“If we fail to implement TPP,
the other countries will continue
to negotiate trade deals. Our
standing won’t remain the status
quo but will decline compared
to the advantageous deals others
are negotiating. … The world
isn’t standing still; (countries)
are lowering their tariffs with
each other and we’re standing
outside.”
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VIRGINIA CHAROLAIS ASSOCIATION
2015 - 2016
VCA Officers
Bill Thompson - President
1295 Park Avenue
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
540-968-1987
Kaitlin Smith - Vice President
454 Old Farm Road
Lexington, VA 24333
540-463-6778
Deidre Harmon - Secretary
1445 Pipers Gap Road
Galax, VA 24333
276-233-8852
Walt Winkler - Treasurer
124 Kindig Road
Waynesboro, VA 22980
540-943-6144
more pounds at weaning!
Rob Farmer- Past President
8030 Greenwich Road
Catlett, VA 20119
540-270-3886
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.
Chad Joines Junior Advisor
Virginia Tech Dept Animal &
Poultry Science
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-557-7263
Every beef producer knows profitability starts with more pounds.
More pounds. More profits.
Simple math.
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D o W h a t Wo r k s
Notice! Charolais Field
Day
Please mark your
calendar to attend the
Virginia
Charolais
Association
Field
Day at Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg VA, on
Saturday July 30,
2016. Make your way
to the VA Tech Beef
Pavilion and plan on
coming for an all-day
event that should be
ending around 4pm.
Plans are being made
for a Charolais judging
contest. There will
also be informative
speakers
including
our
International
Charolais Association’s
recording
secretary,
Marilou Wegner. There
will be a complimentary
lunch and door prizes.
This field day is being
organized by Dan
Eversole. Feel free to
contact Dr. Eversole
with any questions at
540-641-0295 or Bill
Thompson at 540-9681987.
Charlottesville, VA, 434-566-2750
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The Cost of Round Bale Storage Losses
Dr. Bain Wilson
Extension Animal Scientist
Virginia Tech
stored in a barn. Storage losses
after 15 months were 30.7%
when hay was left uncovered
(either on the ground or on
Whether you look pallets), 19.3% when covered
forward to it or not, hay
season is rapidly approaching.
Virginia Cooperative Extension
has several publications that
provide helpful information
for harvesting hay and its
incorporation into a beef
operation: Management tips
for round bale hay harvesting,
moving, and storage and Hay
as part of a cowherd production
system. It is a great challenge to
fight weather and mechanical
issues to put up high quality
hay; however, ensuring cattle
will be provided with quality
forage later in the year does not
end when bales are rolled up
in the field. Development of a
cost-effective storage method
that preserves nutritional quality
and reduces the hidden costs
of storage and feeding losses
is another step in successfully
using round baled hay in a beef
operation.
on the ground, and 11.1% when
covered and stored on pallets or
in a barn. An economic analysis
of the Turner et al. (2007) study
concluded that for a storage
period of 7 months, storing
hay on the ground covered had
the lowest cost and storing hay
uncovered on pallets was most
expensive. For a storage period
of 15 months, storing hay
covered on pallets had the lowest
cost and storing hay uncovered
on pallets was still the most
Playing the slots can sometimes be
more predictable
than livestock market prices,
fuel costs and even the weather…
Several studies have researched
storage methods for large round
bales aimed at reducing storage
losses caused by weathering.
In a study conducted in Iowa,
Brasche and Russell (1988)
observed DM losses of large
round bales of 9.7% when
stored on the ground and left
uncovered relative to DM
losses of less than 1% when
bales were elevated off the
ground and covered with tarps
during a storage period of 5 to
7 months. In a study conducted
in western North Carolina,
Turner et al. (2007) measured
storage losses of large round
bales of hay that were stored
for either 7 or 15 months
using 1 0f 5 storage systems:
on the ground uncovered,
on pallets uncovered, on the
ground covered with tarps, on
pallets covered with tarps, and
on pallets in a barn (Table 1).
Storage losses after 7 months
were 22.7% when hay was left
uncovered (either on the ground
or on pallets), 10.0% when
covered (either on the ground
or on pallets), and 2.7% when
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JAMES, PAUL, JIM, BRIAN BENNETT
17659 RED HOUSE RD.
RED HOUSE, VA 23963
434-376-3567 OFFICE
434-376-7008 FAX
JAMES BENNETT - 434-376-7299
PAUL BENNETT - 434-941-8245
JIM BENNETT - 434-664-7935
DALTON G. BENNETT - 434-664-7946
BRIAN BENNETT - 434-664-8309
SCOTT BENNETT - 434-660-7268
WINTERFEILD FARM
BARBARA & JASON KNABE
2074 GRAVEL HILL RD
DILLWYN, VA 23936
Barbara 434-983-3110
[email protected]
Jason 434-547-9878
[email protected]
2.2 MI. EAST OF
U.S. 15 ON 617
FAUQUIER FARM
6470 BEVERLYS MILL ROAD
BROAD RUN, VA 20137
HOME 540-347-4343
OFFICE 540-905-2667
NORTHERN VA area
CATTLE FOR SALE
[email protected]
CEDAR PLAINS FARM
R.E. BALTIMORE, OWNER,
MANAGER, FEILD HAND
150 CARTERSVILLE EXT.
CARTERSVILLE, VA 23027
HOME 804-375-3071
OFFICE 804-399-7409
“All Cattle Made in America”
MAPLEWOOD FARM
JOHN AND KAREN FLEISHMAN
DANIEL AND ELIZABETH
5442 DANIEL CUPP ROAD
DAYTON, VA 22821
JOHN 540-421-9511
DANIEL 540-383-1688
[email protected]
MOUNTAIN LION MEADOW
TODD, LYDIA, LAYLA, AND LILLY SCOTT
1191 SPRING MILL ROAD
CONCORD, VA 24538
434-665-1224
434-993-2502
NORVUE FARM
JACK SHEEHAN
4442 FACTORY MILL RD
DABNEYS, VA 23102
PHONE 804-556-4947
FROGTOWN ACRES
JERRY FUNKHOUSER
REBECCA WEBERT
417 FROGTOWN LANE
EDINBURG, VA 22824
HOME 540-984-8833
JERRY CELL 540-333-1020
REBECCA CELL 540-333-1019
MEADOW RIDGE FARMS, INC.
DOUG & MELISSA HARRISON
2184 HILLYARD DRIVE
BROADWAY, VA 22815
540-896-5004
[email protected]
POTTS CREEK FARM
JASPER & ALICE
PERSINGER, JR.
2917 POTTS CREEK ROAD
COVINGTON, VA 24426
540-747-3261
[email protected]
DOUBLE J FARM, LLC
Results from the 2016 Spring Bonanza Sale:
Sale Gross
$129,350
31 Females Averaged
$2,934
15 Bulls Averaged
$2,560
For more sale information, please visit our website!
Thank you to all of our buyers who helped to
make the sale such a success!
REGISTERED POLLED HERFORDS
“QUALITY CATTLE FOR QUALITY
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CATTLE IN TRAPHILL, NC
HEADQUARTERS:
775 CLACTON CIRCLE
EARLYSVILLE, VA 22936
OFFICE: FAYETTEVILLE, NC
910-489-0024
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DIAMOND “W” FARM
KEN & DORIS WORLEY
25052 RICH VALLEY RD
ABINGDON, VA 24210
276-944-3458
CELL 276-356-3458
[email protected]
DEER TRACK FARM
And Be Sure To Mark Your Calendar to Join Us...
For these
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COTTAGE HILL FARM
MIKE TAYLOR
20 COTTAGE HILL ROAD
PETERSBURG, WV 26847
[email protected]
HOME 304-257-1557
CELL 304-668-0580
OAK CREEK FARM
BILLY AND JACKIE KOONTZ
25840 INDEPENDENCE ROAD
UNIONVILLE, VA 22567
540-854-6567
[email protected]
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
AM - Mid-Atlantic Fall Round Up Junior Hereford Show
PM - Shenandoah Valley Classic Open Hereford Show
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16
Eastern States Kickoff Jackpot Show - Open show for all breeds!!
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12
To be held at Rockingham County Fairgrounds. More information
available this summer!
www.virginiaherefords.org
PIONEER FARM
ROCK MILLS HEREFORDS
PAUL AND KIM NOVAK
240 THUNDER VALLEY LANE
CASTLETON, VA 22716
540-937-5553
[email protected]
HICKORY SPRINGS FARM
JOHN BRASUK
RT. 2 BOX 211-A
FAIRMONT, WV 26554
304-363-5918
[email protected]
BAY BROOK FARM
RODNEY & BARBARA PHILLIPS
4277 FACTORY MILL ROAD
DABNEYS, VA 23102
804-556-3810
[email protected]
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DUNROVIN
Mid-Atlantic Fall Bonanza Sale
CHARLES, MEREDITH AND
OLIVIA WILLIAMS
485 HEREFORD CROSSING
FAIRFIELD, VA 24435
[email protected]
540-460-8803
3320 DEER TRACK RD
SPOTSYLVANIA, VA 22551
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540-582-9234 FARM
[email protected]
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HEREFORD HILLS FARM
ROY AND KIM DEAN
9311 BRADY LANE
HARRISONBURG, VA 22802
540-432-9805
[email protected]
DON & SHEILA RICHARDSON
3473 DUNROVIN FARM
CROZET, VA 22932
434-823-4438
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UPPERVILLE, VA 20184
561-603-0133
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From Page 27. - Hay Storage Losses.
expensive storage system. Thus,
if hay is to be stored for a period
of approximately 7 months,
placing bales end-to-end on the
ground in a well-drained area
while covered with tarps is the
most effective storage method.
If bales are to be stored longer
than 1 year, covering bales
while also breaking ground
contact are is more economic
storage method that reduces
spoilage losses.
Protecting hay by with tarps or
through storage in a barn leads
to bales that are less weathered
and have greater nutritional
value.
Protected
bales
generally have increased DM
and decreased NDF and ADF
concentrations when compared
to bales left unprotected during
storage (Brasche and Russell,
1988; Turner et al., 2007). Crude
protein concentrations were
not consistently affected when
bales were protected or left
unprotected for a storage period
of 7 or 15 months in (Turner et
al., 2007). Bales with decreased
fiber concentrations would
theoretically lead to greater
forage DMI and digestibility;
however, this has not always
been observed experimentally.
Despite differences in the
nutritive value due to storage
large round hay bales by
beef cows. J. Anim. Sci. 66:
3218-3226.
doi:10.2134/
method, Brasche and Russell
(1988) observed no differences jas1988.66123218x
in cow DMI or BW change
when cows were fed hay that Grisso, R., J. Fike, D.
was either protected or left Ohanehi, and J. Perumpral.
unprotected during storage. 2014. Management tips for
Storage method of large round round bale hay harvesting,
bales can also affect feeding moving, and storage. Pub.
442-454.
Virginia.
losses
through
decreased No.
palatability and greater feed
refusals. In a Missouri study,
Belyea et al. (1985) observed
feeding losses of 24.7% and
12.4% when large round bales
were stored outside and left
uncovered or stored inside
a barn, respectively. When
comparing different hay storage
methods, these studies indicate
that differences in spoilage loss,
both storage and feeding losses,
come at a greater cost than the
potential for reduced animal
performance associated with
decreased nutritional quality
from weathering of hay.
References
Belyea, R. L., F. A. Martz,
and S. Bell. 1985. Storage and
feeding losses of large round
bales. J. Dairy. Sci. 68: 33713375. doi:10.3168/jds.S00220302(85)81250-9
Brasche, M. R., and J. R. Russell.
1988. Influence of storage
methods on the utilization of
Table 1. Estimates of the cost of stored for 7 or 15 months under 5 storage systems1,2 Hay cost in storage % Hay loss Usable hay cost Storage Method Hay cost in field Hay cost in storage % Hay loss Usable hay cost Ground Uncovered 133.86 135.18 22.7 174.87 135.18 30.7 195.07 Pallets Uncovered 133.86 147.42 22.7 190.71 147.42 30.7 212.72 Ground Covered 133.86 138.04 10.0 153.38 138.04 19.3 171.06 Pallets Covered 133.86 144.16 10.0 160.18 144.16 11.1 162.16 Barn 133.86 172.93 2.7 177.73 188.26 11.1 211.77 1
Adapted from Turner et al., 2007 2
Cost expressed in $/ton DM THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, JUNE 2016, PAGE 27
Coop. Ext., Blacksburg, VA. Appalachian mountains. Prof.
Accessed at: https://pubs.ext. Anim. Sci. 23: 686-695.
vt.edu/442/442-454/442-454_
pdf.pdf.
Wahlberg, M. L. 2009.
Hay as Part of a Cowherd
Turner, J. E., M. H. Poore, Production
System.
Pub.
and G. A. Benson. 2007. Dry No.
400-002.
Virginia.
matter recovery, nutritive value, Coop. Ext., Blacksburg, VA.
and economics of cool-season Accessed at: https://pubs.ext.
grass hay stored for seven or vt.edu/400/400-002/400-002.
fifteen months in the southern html.
7 months 15 months “Merick will donate $1 per empty Ralgro wheel returned to the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association for support of the Virginia 4-H Livestock Judging Program. Our goal is to get at least 1250
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ATKINS, VA 24311
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OWNER
276-780-3979
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969 Little River Rd
Goshen, VA 24439
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276-628-4163
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540-460-0526 CELL)
James D. Bennett
434-376-7299
LITTLE WINDY HILL
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434-941-8245
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Office 434-376-3567
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Aldyn Abell, 2016 VCA & VBIC Intern
Aldyn Abell joined the Virginia several organizations including:
Pi Beta Phi
Sorority, Block
and Bridle, Ag
Econ Club, and
the
National
Agri-Marketing
Association
competition
team.
In
addition,
she
completed
s e v e r a l
internships
Cattlemens Association on
May 16th as their summer
intern. Aldyn graduated this
spring from Virginia Tech
with a Bachelor’s Degree in
Agribusiness Management and
minors in Political Science,
Animal Science, and Leadership
& Social Change. She was
heavily
involved
around
campus holding membership in
Orange), and the Virginia Tech
Alumni Association. A native
of the Northern Neck, Aldyn
calls King George, VA home.
Her passion for agriculture was
sparked at the age of six from
involvement in her local 4-H
program, where she grew up
raising market lambs and feeder
cattle in the livestock program.
Aldyn is excited to spend her
summer working for VCA! She
is interested in working with
governmental relations and
during
her
collegiate
career with
the
King
G e o r g e
Farmers
M a r k e t ,
Virginia
Cooperative
Extension
(Fairfax and
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to keep consumers lovin’ beef?
When you sell your calves at the local auction market, you pay your $1-per-head beef
checkoff to invest in maintaining strong demand for your product. But did you know that
when you sell an animal to your neighbor, you also need to pay your share of the checkoff?
The beef checkoff returns $11.20 for every $1 invested. Your checkoff promotes the
benefits of beef in a healthy diet, discovers ways to keep the U.S. beef supply safe and
shares management practices that keep animals healthy.
So when you trade any beef or dairy animal, be sure to invest your fair share into the
future of your industry. Your dollar-per-head investment can make a big difference in
helping build beef demand.
To learn more about beef checkoff compliance, go to mybeefcheckoff.com, visit your
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hopes to become an advocate for hopes to gain more knowledge
the agriculture industry in some of the Virginia beef industry
capacity. Her passion lies with and looks forward to meeting
providing
educational
resources and
information
to consumers
in hopes of
developing
a
better
understanding
of the ag
industry
and its practices. producers and industry members
This summer she throughout the state.
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Seller’s Address: ______________________________________________________
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____________________________________________________________________
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Date of Sale: _____________________ State of Origin: ________________________
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When Cash was King of The Beef Market
Wes Ishmael, BEEF Magazine
“The daily fed cattle market is
characterized by spotty price
quotes, small trade volume, few
buyers and sellers, and concerns
over the representativeness
of publicly reported cash
market prices.” Rather than a
current observation, the above
quote is from a 2000 study,
“Alternatives to Cash Prices in
Fed Cattle Price Discovery,”
by Ted Schroeder, agricultural
economist at Kansas State
University, and James Mintert,
agricultural
economist
at
Purdue University. At the time,
the industry was still in the
crawling stage of figuring out
ways to reward cattle based on
individual merit, rather than
simple averages. The resulting
value grids and formulas were
largely the response of packers
to a growing number of cattle
feeders tired of subsidizing
below-average cattle at the cost
of above-average ones.
Now, upward of 80% of all fed
cattle are traded via what are
termed Alternative Marketing
Arrangements
(AMAs),
which typically utilize prices
discovered in the spot cash
market, but do nothing to
contribute to price discovery
there. AMAs include marketing
methods like formulas and
forward contracting.
So,
you have fewer and fewer
fed cattle traded in the cash
market providing a discovered
price used as a component or
reference point in most every
other cattle market you can
think of, from cash markets
for calves, feeder cattle and
beef, to futures markets for live
cattle and feeder cattle. Along
with wondering how thin is too
thin when it comes to effective
price discovery in the fed cattle
market, there are also questions
of how representative the 20%
are of the other 80%.
Recognition of such challenges,
real and potential, is as old as
AMAs themselves. Since their
development, plenty of folks
worried about their impact on
cash market function, as well
as byproducts of such a system,
including captive supplies. It’s
only in recent years that attempts
began to understand how much
cash trade is needed for effective
price discovery or ways to prop
up the current cash system.
While marketing methods have
evolved significantly, if Mark
Twain was a modern-day cattle
feeder, he could be forgiven for
thinking: “Everyone talks about
the markets, but no one ever
does anything about them.”
At least as important as fixing
the cash market — if that’s
what the industry decides to do
— is understanding why cattle
feeders mostly opt to trade cattle
outside of the cash market,
says Derrell Peel, Extension
livestock marketing specialist
at Oklahoma State University.
Stephen R. Koontz, agricultural
economist at Colorado State
University, is finding such
answers as he conducts the
multiyear Price Discovery
Research Project (PDRP) for
the National Cattlemen’s Beef
Association. It aims squarely at
determining whether or not the
current cash market for fed cattle
is still effective in discovering
price, and why cattle feeders
choose one marketing method
compared with another.
According to the cattle feeders
and packers surveyed for the
PDRP, AMAs provide too much
cost savings and efficiency to
relinquish. “Mainly, formula
operations viewed selling in
the cash market as at least an
added cost of $25 per head. The
cash market had value in terms
of price information but not in
terms of opportunity,” Koontz
explains in the PDRP executive
summary.
Those who use
forward-contracting quantified
a $15- to $25-per-head price
advantage
compared
with
selling in the cash market. For
clarification, Koontz explains
that AMA transactions use
prices discovered by individuals
not involved in the transaction.
For instance, formulas — the
most prevalent AMA — might
use packing plant average
prices or a regional price as the
base price before premiums and
discounts are applied.
“Formula trades do no price
discovery and make use of
the information provided, and
resources expended elsewhere, cattle feeders and packers specific carcass demands of
on prices discovered by others,” manage
various
risks, various value-added programs.
Koontz emphasizes. “Formula including those associated with The ultimate price received may
trades use both base prices transaction cost, cattle price be higher in such programs.
and premiums and discounts and supply chain management. Transaction costs are often
discovered
through
other Koontz explains formula trades lower, in part because many
means.” Formula trades are and forward contracting enable of the components of trade
scheduled with packers at least cattle feeders to source cattle are known and standardized
two weeks ahead of delivery and aligned more closely with rather than fodder for constant
often longer, Koontz explains. market price opportunities. negotiation.
Packers and
While packers choose the day of Another way of looking at it feeders can also gain efficiency
the week for pen slaughter, the is that AMAs can segregate in capacity utilization when they
decision of which week to ship cattle into more homogenous have a clearer sense of what
the cattle is up to the feedlot. groups that more readily fit the
Whether
the
formula is long
term or short
term in nature,
the terms of
the formula —
how the base
price will be
calculated
at
delivery — are
known, along
with premiums
and discounts.
But the actual
Sales every Wednesday and Saturday
base
price
depends on the
Special State Graded Feeder Cattle Sales the
day the cattle
First Saturday of Every Month
feeder
sends
the cattle to the A good supply of Quality Feeder Cattle at Every Saturday Sale
packer — what
the elements of
price formula
are doing that
Saturday Sales Times
day.
“The
bottom line is
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that the feeder
State Graded Feeder Cattle Sales - 5:00 pm
wants to sell
the cattle, the
packer wants to
buy the cattle,
Wednesday Sale Times 6pm
and both want
to pay or be
paid the ‘market
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price,’ ”
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Koontz says.
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folks
who
f o r w a r d contract cattle
negotiate
a
price — outside
For more information, please contact
of the spot
cash
market
Michael Ritchie at 540-820-1117
— and transfer
ownership to or visit us on the web at www.shenvalleylivestock.com
the packer in
or on Facebook.
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of
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Beef Council Update
THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN, MAY 2016, PAGE 33
Enhancing consumer preference for beef &
sustaining Virginia families.
Team Beef Member Feature
Introducing Andrew Dawson, one of our amazingly
talented Team BEEF members. Learn how he got
back on track with fitness and a healthy diet with the
help of beef!
in June to make a mini-vacation out of it and to stay
motivated to train.
I finished the race around 1:46, dropping 50 lbs in the
process of training and eating healthier. After the race
I told myself I would do at least one half-marathon in
each state, found there were multiple 50-state running
clubs, and joined one. Since June of 2009 I have run
58 Half Marathons and 17 Full Marathons in 47 states
plus Washington DC. I will have done all 50 states by
the end of this year. I have also participated in various
smaller-distance races, bike rides, and even completed two Triathlons.
It has been amazing seeing different parts of the
country, most of which I never would have remotely
considered visiting otherwise. In mid-2012, I started
training harder and dramatically increased the number of events I was participating in, doing an event
virtually every month if not more frequently. Since
my first Half Marathon, I have dropped my Half Marathon time by over 20 minutes, broken 3 hours in the
marathon and qualified and ran in the last 2 Boston
Marathons. I run every day (mixing up speed, pace,
hills, and distance), along with some light weights,
mixing in the stationary or regular bike and swimming when I can. My additional fitness goals include
to go back and run a Full Marathon in all the states I
currently only have a Half completed in, run in each
of the continents, ands the big goal for 2017 is to
complete an Ironman.
Virginia Beef Council: Tell us about you and your active lifestyle.
Andrew Dawson: I am from the Shenandoah Valley in
a small town called New Market, Virginia. I still call
it my home today even though I have been relocated
multiple times over the last 9 years with the company
I work for. I am currently at Red River Army Depot
outside of Texarkana, TX. I have always been active,
having run cross-country and played basketball and
baseball all through high school. I attended Shepherd College in West Virginia from ‘98-’99 where
I was on the cross-country and track teams. I then
transferred to VMI (Virginia Military Institute) and
graduated in 2003 where exercise was always part of
the daily regimen.
Once out of school, I got extremely out of shape
and my terrible diet finally caught up with me. From
January 2004-December 2008, I had put on 50 lbs.
I exercised regularly but it was not intense by any
means. My diet was awful; I was sluggish, lethargic, and I had no motivation. In 2009, I decided to
make a lot of changes: 1) my diet and 2) run my first
half-marathon. I scheduled it in Jackson Hole, WY
VBC: Why is beef
important in your
training?
ALD: Beef is a
major part of my
diet. It is an excellent source of
high-quality
protein. Lean meats
like extra-lean hamburger, top-round roast beef, and
sirloin tip steaks have been in my diet since I started
taking better care of my body. I eat beef at least 4 or
5 times a week. Primarily, I eat beef on the days after
my toughest workouts, long runs, and races. I believe
beef helps in the recovery process and prepares me
for the next day ahead. And also, it just tastes good.
A major part of my weight gain was what I was putting into my body. Living off drive-thru dollar menus,
eating greasy cheeseburgers and crappy fast food for
4 years beat up my body; not to mention the amount
of soda I was drinking on a daily basis and being a
weekend warrior of drinking beer all night Fridays
and Saturdays. I now have a rule that I will not eat
anywhere that has a drive-thru window, I rarely drink
soda, haven’t had a beer since 2008, eat fruit and vegetables daily, and have switched from whole milk to
2%. It is amazing what a good diet can do for you. I
see people at races wearing “Run on Plants” shirts or
slogans saying “Vegan Athlete”. I am not one to question anyone’s lifestyle, and those are tough -- I could
not do it -- but it must suck not to eat beef. I believe
what most people do not realize is the fat in meat, not
the meat itself, is the issue with controlling diet. If
you do beef right, it works. Take it from me, at 220bs
eating burgers every day of the week, to now, still
enjoying beef just as much. Just doing it right makes
all the difference. My 5-mile time at 36 is faster than
what it was at age 18 when I was running college
cross-country. A healthy diet with beef works, and it
works well.
VBC: What’s your favorite beef recipe to refuel?
ALD: A favorite meal for me after a race is a nice,
lean sirloin steak (cooked medium), scrambled eggs,
and chocolate milk. A lean burger with homemade
mac’n’cheese is a must though when I am home for a
weekend in Virginia after a long run.
Beef Fuels ME!
Why Selling Beef Livers
Overseas Matters to Your
Bottom Line
Joe Schuele, US Meat Export
Federation
To maximize the value of every
steer and heifer slaughtered in the
U.S., it is essential that products
commanding little interest from
American consumers – such as
beef livers – find a home in the
international marketplace. This
is a win-win for all involved, as
the U.S. producer receives more
value per animal and consumers
in less developed countries
have access to an economically
priced protein source. Liver
production depends entirely
on U.S. slaughter numbers.
Therefore, it is not surprising
that the recent peak year for U.S.
liver exports was 2011, reaching
101,389 metric tons (mt). From
2012 through 2014, liver exports
averaged about 87,000 mt.
With herd rebuilding reducing
last year’s slaughter, 2015 liver
exports dropped to just 72,641
mt, partly reflecting lower
production. Due to these lower
supplies and an increasingly
competitive global market, the
U.S. share of all livers exported
worldwide declined from 53%
in 2010 to 37% last year.
Now that U.S. slaughter
numbers are again trending
higher and liver production is
increasing, it is important that
the U.S. industry expand its
international customer base for
beef livers in order to maintain
strong demand and win back
global market share. This is a
top priority for the U.S. Meat
Export Federation (USMEF).
“The U.S. industry has been
very successful in deriving a
strong return for beef livers, but
maintaining that success is an
ongoing challenge,” explains
Dan Halstrom, USMEF senior
vice president for marketing.
“Russia used to be a mainstay
destination for U.S. livers, but
we no longer have access to that
market. We also lost access for
livers in Indonesia, which was
a significant buyer before the
government placed limits on
eligible beef items.”
Before the Russian market
closed to U.S. beef in early
2013, Russia was the secondlargest destination for U.S.
livers, trailing only Egypt. In
2012, Russia took 13,083 mt of
U.S. livers – about 15% of total
U.S. liver exports. Although
liver exports increased slightly
the following year, USMEF
estimates that the loss of the
Russian market cost the U.S.
beef industry more than $26
million as fewer buyers for
U.S. livers resulted in lower
prices. “Egypt continues to
be an outstanding market for
U.S. livers, and we cannot
overstate how much the U.S.
industry appreciates Egypt as
an essential and reliable trading
partner,” Halstrom says.
“But it is very important that we
find alternative destinations –
not only to ensure strong export
volumes, but also to maintain
strong prices by bringing more
buyers into the market. USMEF
staff members are working to
educate these customers on the
nutritional value of U.S. livers,
and on the quality advantage
of livers harvested from U.S
cattle, which are typically
slaughtered at a younger age
tAngola recently emerged as a
promising destination for U.S.
livers, with 2012-2014 exports
averaging more than 5,400 mt
per year. But with U.S. livers
in shorter supply last year and
Angola’s economy slumping
due to falling oil prices, exports
fell to 1,475 mt.
“South Africa just reopened to
U.S. beef in January – the first
time we have had access to this
market since 2003,” Halstrom
says. “This will help bolster
USMEF’s efforts to move more
U.S. beef – including livers –
into Sub-Saharan Africa, which
is an initiative we launched about
two years ago. Exporters are
very excited about the potential
for growth in this region, as
several of these countries
have emerging economies and
rapidly growing retail and meat
processing sectors.” In the
From Page 31. - When Cash Was.
kind of cattle will be arriving,
when they’ll arrive and which
specific markets they fit.
“You can discover price
horizontally or vertically,” Peel
explains. “So far, the cattle
industry has chosen to discover
price horizontally.” The auction
market for calves and feeder
cattle is a sterling example
of horizontal price discovery.
Hundreds of thousands of head
trade every week. Buyers and
sellers determine a price that
is publicly reported. In any
given week, there’s plenty of
confidence in knowing at least
an average price for calves
in the same region of similar
weight, condition, muscle and
frame. If you want to know the
price of one calf, you identify
the prices of similar calves —
horizontal.
Price discovery for cash fed
cattle remains horizontal, too. If
you want to know what steers are
worth any given week in Kansas
or the Texas Panhandle, you see
what those of similar quality
brought in those same areas —
if any or enough of them traded
in the cash that week. Current
fed cattle cash price discovery
also reflects expectations — real
or perceived — of downstream
value associated with things
such as quality grade and yield,
at least to a point. Formulas and
even grids represent a hybrid
marketing method of sorts,
which is more vertical in nature.
They include a price discovered
in the cash market, and then
apply a schedule of premiums
and discounts based on carcass
performance.
Only a handful of programs
today determine the price for
fed cattle vertically in the
truest sense. Ultimately, they
reward cattle based on their
wholesale and retail value in
specific markets. A live price
equivalent may be determined
for the purposes of accounting
and what not, but the animal is
rewarded based on the actual
retail value. For Peel then,
the first question about price
discovery for fed cattle revolves
around whether cash markets
effectively communicate the
signals necessary, given the
transition to more vertical
transactions.
Put down your pitchforks
and lighter fluid. Peel isn’t
suggesting that the industry
abandon cash markets. When
all is said and done, they may
remain the most effective
method for discovering fed
cattle prices. He’s saying that
pondering their value versus
some alternative is legitimate
— at least as legitimate as
trying to figure out how to fix
cash markets.
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SIMMENTAL SALE AT BEEF EXPO.
From Page 33. Beef Livers Overseas
Western Hemisphere, the main
destinations for U.S. livers are
Mexico and Peru. Both saw
solid increases in 2015, with
Mexico taking 3,733 mt (up
34% year-over-year) and Peru
2,358 mt (up 17%). USMEF
sees potential for liver export
growth in Central America,
South America and the
Caribbean, both as raw material
for further processing and as
a retail item. “U.S. suppliers
have been able to penetrate the
liver market in countries like
Colombia, Chile and Jamaica,
but there is excellent potential
for further growth,” Halstrom
says. “Free trade agreements
have provided better access to
several countries in this region,
eliminating tariffs and other
obstacles for U.S. livers. This
is extremely important, because
we’re competing with both
domestic product and livers
from South America’s large
beef-producing countries.”
Diversifying the market for
U.S. beef livers will be a
featured topic at the upcoming
USMEF Board of Directors
Meeting and Product Showcase,
set for May 25-27 in St. Louis.
For more information on
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