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The Virginia
VOLUME 35 NUMBER 06
THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN–JUNE/JULY 2013–PAGE 1
Cattleman
CIRCULATION 8,000
JUNE/JULY 2013
The Virginia Horse Industry Council once again hosted a
Virginia Legislative Trail Ride the weekend of May 10 – 12th
at Montpelier. The Virginia Cattlemen’s Association provided
a steak dinner for ride participants on Friday evening.
Pictured above are VCA members Dave Norford,
Lee Duhrer, James Keane and Steve Hopkins.
What’s Inside
The Virginia Cattleman
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Ag Expected To Remain Strong ................................................................. Page 4
VA Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarships ................................................. Page 11
What The Industry Learned From Pink Slime ............................................ Page 16
Poultry Pollution Has Been Overestimated .............................................. Page 27
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PAGE 2–JUNE/JULY 2013–THE VIRGINIA CATTLEMAN
Opportunities
Jason Carter,
Executive Secretary
The end of spring and the approach of summer in Virginia
come over a period of several
weeks but there are activities such
as haymaking, corn planting and
cows not relying on you for their
diet every day that we can rely
on. Rhythms of our lifestyle such
as these provide certain levity for
most of us that seem to smooth
the unexpected wrinkles of daily
life. There was once a rhythm for
decades in the cattle business that
assured seasonality of market and
production cycles. Hard to say
that is the case anymore when
you look at the last 12 months.
Basis in Virginia, or the difference
between our cash feeder prices
and the composite value in the
Midwest, was reliably positive for
many years in the spring. The cost
of moving calves to feed became
less relevant when we were flush
with calves and grass to stocker
through the coming summer. I
have always been a fan of fall
calving largely because of the
marketing options it offered many
cow calf producers due the promise of the spring grass market. It
was certainly surprising this year,
so far, to see the fed market reach
12 month lows and feeder prices
to remain flat. Not to imply the
value wasn’t there, but the basis
wasn’t as pronounced as history
has accustomed us to. Equally
surprising to me was the steady
flow of calves to the sale barns and
a handful of the tel-o-auctions. I
would have bet after the fall that
we may have seen a downswing
in numbers at the market however, weather related issues aside
in March, the flow was steady
for most barn managers. I don’t
want to jump on a bandwagon of
change necessarily and say the
cattle business in Virginia has a
new rhythm but it seems the band
sounds different doesn’t it?
Technology, financial planning,
partnerships and regulation are
equally important as getting them
sold now. There will always be
a few in our business that own
cattle as a byproduct of owning
land and they will manage with
whims and convenience. For the
rest of the producers in the business of production these things
have made raising cattle a year
round enterprise beyond selling
in the fall and unrolling round
bales in the winter. I have been
at work for the Virginia Cattlemen’s Association for nearly a
year now and here in Daleville
is no exception…the status quo
is not working for everybody
anymore. I travel
quite a bit visiting
with individuals
and groups alike
in the business of
cattle production.
One thing that has
amazed me is how
much people want
to know what is going on in our business. What’s coming down the road
that will affect how
we operate? Sure,
I get asked about
what cattle are going to be worth
next week, next
month and this fall,
but I see more and
more producers are
keenly aware that
they control the
value of their cattle, relative to the
market, by knowing what’s coming rather than waiting for what
happens. This Association is going to grow to meet those needs
while still trying to be pretty good
at getting those calves the value
they deserve as well.
I am going to start calling my
piece here each month Opportunities rather than Connections
any longer. I get the chance to
make a lot of connections here but
opportunity for change is where
our future is and it is a word that
I tell myself several times a day.
There are many irons in the fire
in Daleville and I have been very
appreciative of the Executive
Committee that is driven to foster
progress over simply accepting
change. Let us know how we can
best serve this business and enjoy
the summer.
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Orange County 4-H’ers Place 1st & 2nd In State
Cattle Working Championship
The Virginia 4-H and FFA Youth
Cattle working Contest had its
2013 state championship contest
held at the Virginia Beef Expo on
April 20, 2013. Statewide approximately 60 teams had competed at
five regional contests to qualify to
compete at the state event. The
top ten teams competed in Harrisonburg with the Orange County
team consisting of Robert Nixon,
Blake Hopkins, and Zach Swope
emerging as the state champions.
The other Orange 4-H team consisting of Garret Chambers, Kelly
Shifflett, and John Michael Knight
placed second just one point behind. The contest has grown in
popularity in the nineteen years
since its inception when all competition occurred at the Beef Expo.
Competitors demonstrate their
skills in processing young beef
cattle for health and productivity
and learn the concepts of Beef
Quality Assurance.
Competitors in the event
planned and then processed three
stocker calves. They first complete
a Cattle Processing Plan providing
information about the products
that were used, how they are used,
and where they are administered.
This document becomes a permanent health record for this group
of cattle. If the cattle are sold this
document would accompany the
cattle, so the new owner is aware
of the details surrounding health
products administered to the cattle. Contestants then process the
calves. Calves received three vaccinations, an injectable dewormer,
a growth promotant implant, an
insecticide ear tag and had an
ear notch sample collected for
BVD persistent infection analysis.
Scores were given by judges on
the correctness of the procedures
performed by contestants.
Contestants were also scored
on their ability to handle the
cattle. Smooth, quiet handling is
being sought to minimize potential injury to cattle and people.
Points may be deducted for noisy
or rough handling and errors in
catching heads, moving cattle,
etc. Safety was also scored for the
teams that competed. Any action
that seemed to put the handlers or
cattle at risk resulted in a deduction for safety. Time for completion of the processing is part of
Senators Introduce
Antimicrobial Data
Collection Bill
Lisa Keefe, The Meating Place
U.S. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand
(D-N.Y.), Dianne Feinstein (DCalif.) and Susan Collins (RMaine) introduced bipartisan
legislation that would require a
pilot program to look into new
data sources on antibiotics used
on food producing animals, according to a release posted on
Sen. Gillibrand’s website. The
Antimicrobial Data Collection Act
would require the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to collect
more data on antimicrobial drug
use, but would not create any new
reporting requirements for drug
companies, feed mills or farmers,
according to the release. The bill’s
proposals would “shed light on
information about antimicrobial
drugs used in agriculture that
are not currently made public,
such as dosage form, strength and
targeted animals,” the senators
said. In February 2013, Congressmen Henry Waxman (D-Calif.)
and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.)
introduced legislation that would
require more information be submitted to health regulators on the
use of antibiotics given to animals
raised for human consumption,
called the Delivering Antimicrobial Transparency in Animals
(DATA) Act.
the contest as well. To receive
maximum score all calves needed
to be processed in eight minutes or
less. The emphasis is to encourage
the efficient processing of calves
but not to pressure such fast activity that errors occur and safety
is jeopardized. The contest is ad-
ministered by Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Virginia Beef
Expo and the Virginia Cattleman’s
Association.
Steve Hopkins, Robert Nixon, Blake Hopkins, Zach Swope, Virginia FFA Secretary Addie Guthrie
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National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc.
P.O. Box 9
Daleville, Va 24083-0009
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Steve Furrow ................................... President
Rocky Mount
Glenn Wheeler ..........................1st Vice Pres.
FEEDER CATTLE
Atkins
Jason Pratt .................................1st Vice Pres.
SEEDSTOCK
Atkins
Mike Henry ..............................1st Vice Pres.
INDUSTRY
Amelia
Gene Copenhaver............................ Treasurer
Meadowview
Alan Spivey ..................................... Past Pres.
Aroda
Jason Carter ........................... Exec. Secretary
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Region I
Glenn Wheeler, Atkins
Region II
Chris King, Wytheville
Region III
Barry Price, Narrows
Region IV
Forrest Ashby, Staunton
Region V
Rick Matthews, Browntown
Region VI
Steve Hopkins, Louisa
Tom Nixon, Orange
Region VII
Lin Jones, New Canton
Angus
Steve Furrow, Rocky Mount
Charolais
William Anderson, Altavista
Dairymen
Mark Sowers, Floyd
Hereford
Charles Williams, Fairfield
Simmental
Alan Spivey, Aroda
Markets
David Coleman, Amelia
Veterinarians
Dr. Bobby Franck, Montpelier
BCIA
Jason Pratt, Dublin
CattleWomen
Terri Doyle, Emporia
Cattle Feeders
Jerry Burner, Luray
Industry
Gene Copenhaver, Meadowview
County Cattlemen Assoc.
Mike Henry, Amelia
Brett Stratton, Appomattox
Ex Officio
Frank Graves
Bill Jones
VA/NCBA Director
Kevin Powell
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Agriculture Is Expected To Remain
Strong In The Coming Decade
Mark Seamon, Michigan State
University Extension
It can be tricky to predict the
future, especially when this future includes factors of weather
and world economies. By using
specific assumptions, the USDA
has developed a “conditional scenario” of the future of agriculture
in the next decade, according to
“USDA Agricultural Projections
to 2022.” Overall, this report indicates an optimistic future that
includes some bumps along the
way. A couple of these bumps
include the short-term softening
of commodity prices which are
affected by increased production
encouraged by high prices from
the drought induced short crops
of 2012 and increasing crude oil
prices.
The prediction of an optimistic
future is formed by the consideration of many factors both
domestically and internationally.
According to the USDA report:
•Global developments of
strengthening economies in
many countries around the world
support demand of agricultural
products.
•Improved economies indicate an increase in demand for
diversified food products (like
processed foods, meat and poultry) as well as increased demand
for biofuels.
•World economic growth is
projected to occur at 3.3 percent
annually while the U.S. economy
is projected to grow at a rate of
2.6 percent.
•The U.S. dollar is expected
to continue to depreciate, which
can be positive for encouraging
exports.
The USDA report further explains how energy is expected
to continue to be an important
factor for agriculture due to these
factors:
•Crude oil prices are expected
to increase over the next decade.
•Domestic corn-based ethanol
and biodiesel production will
continue at current, or slightly
increased, levels.
•Global biofuel production is
expected to expand steadily.
•The European Union will remain the largest importer of biofuels, increasing the utilization of
feedstocks (wheat and corn).
•Argentina and Brazil will
remain the dominant biofuels
exporters, increasing the utilization of feedstocks (soybeans
for biodiesel and sugarcane for
ethanol).
rise due to reduced production
but as feed costs moderate and
meat demand strengthens this
sector should realize improved
profits. While the factors that
were used in developing these
projections are critical to the ac-
curacy of the future outcomes,
unpredictable factors can have
significant impacts on actual
performance. One clear example
of this is the sharply reduced
crop production of 2012 that was
a result of a drought.
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An effect of improving global
economies is the demand for processed foods and meat products.
In the short term, meat prices may
Buckingham Cattlemen’s
Association’s Heifer Sale
The Buckingham Cattlemen’s
Association’s (BCA) Heifer and
Cow/calf sale again featured online videos of all lots of cattle sold.
These videos were viewed over
900 times. In the past, these videos
have assisted buyers from all over
Virginia and down the east coast to
Georgia and Florida. Consignors
in the sale were Berk-Mar Farm,
C. H. Morris and Sons, Evergreen
Farms, Twilight Farm, Wellwater
Enterprises, and Wilmoth Brothers. The heifers and cows were
sired by and bred to either A. I.
sires Mytty In Focus, Connealy
Final Product, Hoover Dam, or
above average sons of A.I. sires.
These offerings by the BCA members come from the heart of their
herds with incredible emphasis
given to growth, calving ease, docility, and health. The sale heifers
averaged $1650 with the high selling lots being $1950. The cow/calf
pairs averaged $2500, with the
high selling lot being $3150. The
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2013 Field Day
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Research & Extension Center
128 McCormick Farm Circle, Raphine, VA 24472
The Virginia Tech Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center will hold their biannual Field Day on Wednesday, August 7, 2013 beginning at 12:00 p.m. The Field Day Program is listed
below.
During the Field Day, researchers will be on-hand to review and discuss their on-going research projects
being conducted at the Shenandoah Valley AREC. This is going to be an excellent educational program,
especially for producers interested in livestock, forage production, grazing, and forest management. We
are asking persons interested in attending the Field Day to contact the Shenandoah Valley Agricultural
Research and Extension Center at (540) 377-2255 on or before Friday, August 2nd, 2013 to sign-up to
help facilitate meal arrangements.
Field Day Program
Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
12:00 – 1:00 Registration and visit with sponsors
1:00 – 1:10 Welcome, David Fiske, Superintendent, Shenandoah Valley Agricultural Research and Extension Center
1:10 – 1:20 Load wagons and travel to first stop
1:20 – 1:45 Forest & Forage = Silvopasture – Adam Downing, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Dr. John Munsell, College of
Natural Resources and Environment, Virginia Tech, Dr. John Fike, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech and Patti
Nylander, Virginia Department of Forestry
1:45– 1:55 Load wagons and travel to Forage Plot area
1:55 – 2:40 Forage Species Demonstration Plots and Warm Season Annual Forages – Matt Booher, Virginia Cooperative
Extension, J.B. Daniel, Forage & Grassland Agronomist, USDA-NRCS, and Dr. Ozzie Abaye, Crop and Soil Environmental Science,
Virginia Tech
View Demonstration and Research Forage Plots
2:40 – 2:50 Load wagons and travel to Big Meadow area
2:50 – 3:10 The Pasture-Based Beef Systems for Appalachia Project: What we’ve Learned – Dr. Terry Swecker, VA-MD
Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Virginia Tech and Dr. Ron Lewis, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia
Tech
3:10 – 3:25 Nutrient Dynamics in Tall Fescue-based Pastures – Dr. Ben Tracy, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia
Tech and Gordon Jones, Graduate Student, Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech
3:25 – 3:40 Early Weaning Affects Feedlot Performance and Carcass Traits – Jason Smith, Graduate Student, Department of
Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
3:40 – 3:55 Strategic Phosphorus Supplementation of Beef Cattle – Deidre Harmon, Graduate Student, Department of Animal
and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
3:55 – 4:15 Phosphorus Status of Beef Cattle Farms in Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed – Dr. Mark McCann,
Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech and Scott Neil, Graduate Student, Department of Animal and Poultry
Sciences, Virginia Tech
4:15 – 5:00 Yield and Botanical Assessments of Forages using Non-Destructive Methods: Yard Stick and Visual Evaluation
– Dr. Ozzie Abaye, Crop and Soil Environmental Science, Virginia Tech
5:00 – 5:10 Load wagons and travel back to Bank Barn
5:10 – 6:00 Visit with Sponsors and Poster session – Bank Barn
Ultrasound Demonstration (Finishing Barn working facility) – Joe Emenheiser, Graduate Student, Department of Animal and
Poultry Sciences, Virginia Tech
6:00 – 6:30 Introductions and Comments from Special Guests – Memorial grounds picnic area
Pre-dinner Speaker – Mr. Matt Lohr, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
6:30
Dinner – Memorial grounds picnic area
To help facilitate meal planning, please contact the Shenandoah Valley AREC
at (540) 377-2255 by Friday, August 2nd to register for this meeting.
If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to
participate in this activity, please contact David Fiske or Amanda Kirby at (540) 377-2255 during business
hours (M-F: 8:00 am to 5:00 pm) five days prior to the event to discuss accommodations.
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Industry at A Glance:
The Importance Of
USDA Quality Grade
Nevil Speer, BEEF Magazine
Beef quality grade is inherently
an important metric with respect
to overall consumer satisfaction.
One of the major criticisms of
the current system is the relative
inconsistency among the various
grades – the variability resulting from human error by USDA
graders. However, new camera
technology removes subjectivity,
and minimizes the potential for
variability across USDA Quality
Grades. To validate that perspective, the National Cattlemen’s
Beef Association recently commissioned a checkoff-funded study
to investigate the relationships
between consumer perception and
marbling scores as determined
by a camera-based system. The
research was led by Daryl Tatum,
Colorado State University professor of animal science. The graph
below details the relationship
between camera-based marbling
scores and relative consumer
perception.
Tatum explains that, “Results
of this recent study suggest that
camera-based marbling scores
very effectively categorize Amaturity beef carcasses according to differences in strip loin
tenderness, flavor and juiciness,
and provide strong support for
USDA’s recent implementation of
camera-assisted quality grading.
The transition to camera-assisted
quality grading modernizes the
85-year-old beef grading system
and improves the consistency and
accuracy of quality grade determination.” The implication is that
improved quality grade scores
really do matter when it comes to
general consumer perception of
the beef industry by consumers.
Moreover, the current marketing
system appears to be fairly effective in segregating that value – as
long as the segregation occurs in
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Wytheville Bull Sale Report
Scott Greiner, Ph.D.
Extension Animal Scientist,
Beef, VA Tech
The 34th Annual Southwest
Virginia Performance Tested Bull
Sale sponsored by the Virginia
Beef Cattle Improvement Association was held Saturday, March 23,
2013 at Wytheville. The 134 bulls
offered commanded an average
price of $2779 per head. Breed
averages were as follows: 82 Angus averaged $2705, 15 purebred
Simmental averaged $3000, 12
Simmental Hybrids $3133, 6 Charolais $3083, 5 Gelbvieh Balancers
$2680, 7 purebred Gelbvieh $2443,
and 7 Polled Hereford at $2714.
The BCIA-influenced Virginia Premium Assured plus Bred Heifer
Sale held in conjunction with the
bull sale sold 30 heifers for an average price of $1562 per head.
The top selling Angus bull went
to Anson Minton of Gate City,
Virginia for $6000. Angus Lot 133
is a January 2012 son of GAR New
Design 5050 and was bred by J &
M Windy Acres and Mike Connatser of Maryville, Tennessee. He
had a test YW of 1229, ratio 102,
along with +11 CED EPD, +0.6
BW EPD, +0.61 MB EPD, +1.01 RE
EPD, ratio 109 RE, and a +$35.26
$W. The second-high selling Angus bull was Lot 132, and was
also consigned by J & M Windy
Acres and sold to S. Roger Meek
of Marion, VA for $5800. This bull
another calving ease son of GAR
New Design 5050 had CED EPD
+10, YW EPD +103, in addition to
ADG ratio of 108, test YW ratio of
107, and REA ratio 119.
The high-station indexing
Angus bull, Lot 42, was bred by
Freddie Mullins of Mullins Angus Farm in Clintwood, VA. This
senior Angus bull is a December
2011 son of WAR Alliance 9126
6006 and posted an ADG of 4.24,
ratio 118, test yearling weight of
1298, ratio 116, and an overall
station index of 117, along with a
YW EPD of +106 and sold to Mark
Givens of Newport, VA for $3500.
The senior Angus high-sale order
indexing bull was bred by Mt. Yoe
and John Archer of Darlington,
MD. Lot 28 is a December 2011 son
of Weaverland Objective 0T26 909
and had an ADG of 4.69, ratio 131,
test YW of 1214, ratio 109, along
with +55 WW EPD, +101 YW EPD,
and WW ratio of 112. This bull
sold to Mark Hoke of Pickaway,
WV for $3600. The high-indexing
junior Angus bull was Lot 107
bred by Baird Angus Farm and
Bill Baird of Bluff City, TN and
sold to J. W. Melton of Galax, VA
for $3000. This SAV Bismarck 5682
son posted an ADG of 4.20, ratio
114, test YW of 1399, ratio 116,
WW ratio 120, along with +62
WW EPD, +104 YW EPD, and
+$34.33 $W.
Demand was very strong for
the Gelbvieh and Gelbvieh Balancer bulls, which included a sale
favorite- Lot 615 consigned by
Little Windy Hill Farms of Max
Meadows, VA. This September
2011 1/2 Gelbvieh homozygous
black, homozygous polled son
of KCF Bennett 208 S102 brought
$5000 and sold to Rolling Vale
Farm of Accident, MD. He posted
at test YW of 1186, ratio of 105,
along with CE EPD of +12, BW
EPD of -0.9, Milk EPD of +33, and
a carcass ratio of 116 for %IMF.
Little Windy Hill also had the
second highest selling purebred
Gelbvieh, Lot 606. This homozygous black, polled son of DCSF
Post Rock Granite 200P2 which
commanded $3000 was sold to
Bell Plain Farm of Orange, VA.
This September 2011 bull had a
WW ratio of 110, Milk EPD of +32
and a %IMF ratio of 160.
The high selling Polled Her-
eford bull was bred by Potts
Creek Farm, Jasper and Alice
Persinger of Covington, VA and
commanded $3300 from Sally Run
of Wytheville,VA. This February
2012 son of RRH Mr Felt 3008
posted test ratios of 103 and 117
for YW and ADG, respectively,
as well as EPDs of +4.3 CE, +54
WW, +97 YW, +0.38 MB and %IMF
ratio of 115 and a BMI of +$32
and CHB of +$35. Virginia Tech
of Blacksburg, VA consigned the
second highest selling Hereford,
Lot 208 sired by TH 122 711 Victor
719T, and also sold to Sally Run
of Wytheville, VA for $3000. This
calving ease bull posted EPDs of
+5.0 CE, +66 WW, +92 YW +29
Milk, along with a 114 WW ratio
and +$31 CHB.
The strong Charolais sale was
led by Lot 307, consigned by Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, VA. This
February-born son of VPI Free
Lunch 708T commanded $4300
from Bamboo Road Farms of Marshallville, GA. He posted EPDs
of +8.6 CE, -1.6 BW, +37 WW, +66
YW, and +0.38 RE, in addition
to ratios of 108 WW and 104 RE.
Muncy Charolais of Pipestem, VA
consigned the second highest selling lot. Lot 308 commanded $4100
and was sold to Louis White of
Cedar Bluff, VA. This LT Southern
Rio 3293 P son posted strong test
ratios of 107 and 115 for YW and
ADG, respectively, along with a
carcass EPD of +0.36 for RE, and
ratio of 110 for REA.
The Junior high-indexing
purebred Simmental bull was
consigned by Virginia Tech, Dr.
Dan Eversole and Chad Joines, of
Blacksburg, Virginia. Lot 410 was
sold to KowPoke Cattle Company
of North Tazewell, Virginia for
$5000. This high performing bull
had a test YW of 1319, ratio 108
and a test ADG of 4.11, ratio of
125, in addition to EPD’s of +72
WW, +112 YW and +10.8 CEM, in
addition to API in the top 10% of
the breed and a TI within the top
5% of the breed.
Buster Hounshell of Hounsell
Farms in Wytheville, VA was recognized with the Senior Breeder
Group Award for their group of
fall-born Simmental Hybrids.
Their high-indexing Senior SimAngus bull commanded $4000
from Chip Ridge Farms of Abingdon, VA. This September 2011
son of PVF-J 4P14 HYB Rookie
had test ratios of 111 and 109 for
YW and ADG, respectively in addition to EPDs of +82 WW, +138
YW, +0.72 MB, +0.89 RE, along
with API and TI of +135 and +92.
Another strong Hounshell lot,
Lot 433, commanded $4200 from
Warner Gibson Farms of Dailey,
WV. This calving ease son of GAR
New Design 505 posted EPDs of
+15.5 CED, -0.9 BW, and +107 YW,
+0.77 MB and +0.96 RE, along
with +158 and +85 for API and TI,
respectively.
J & M Windy Acres, Mike Connatser and family, of Maryville,
TN was recognized with the
Junior Breeder Group Award for
their consignment of spring-born
Simmental Hybrid bulls. Their
Lot 447 led this consignment
group, selling for $4600 to Allen
Chaney of Sunbright, TN. This son
of PVF-J 4P14 HYB Rookie posted
+74 WW EPD, +125 YW EPD,
along with +72 TI. Lot 448 from
J & M Windy Acres commanded
$3600 and was sold to Warner
Gibson Farms of Dailey, WV.
The BCIA-Influenced Bred
Heifer Sale consisted of 30 fallcalving commercial bred heifers.
All heifers were designated as
Virginia Premium Assured Plus
females. Demand was strong and
prices steady, as the heifers averaged $1562 per head. Hillwinds
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2420 Grace Chapel Road
Harrisonburg, VA 22801
Day/Night (540) 433-0430
1-800-296-COWS (2697)
Randall H. Hinshaw, D.V.M. (540) 246-2697
Sarah S. Whitman, M.S., D.V.M.
Calf Prices And Beef Demand
Wholesale beef demand was
down 4 percent in first quarter
2013, per capita net beef supplies
were down 2.3 percent, and the
USDA composite beef cutout averaged $188.33/cwt. compared
to $188.10/cwt. last year. The
same can be said for fed cattle
demand as fed cattle prices av-
eraged $125.64/cwt. in the first
quarter compared to $125.50/
cwt. last year. Prices have averaged near even with a year
ago, while supplies were down
2.3 percent – resulting in lower
demand. Including the April
estimates, demand will not look
as poor compared to last year
Lower Trend Begins
Kevin Good, Cattle Fax
Seasonally, the fed market is
in the process of trending lower
from the spring high into the
summer low. Fundamentals will
remain fairly positive over the
next thirty days with increasing
but manageable fed supplies
and strong beef demand and
usage. Nevertheless look for
fed prices to deteriorate more
rapidly than the fundamentals
would suggest, as cattle feeders
will remain willing sellers due
to the historically strong basis.
This will result in a margin/
leverage shift from the cattle
feeder to the packer which will
result in improved packer margins. Year to date, the wholesale
beef demand index is down 3 to
4 percent. Despite this, fed cattle
prices are still forecast to average higher in 2013 compared to
2012 due to tighter per capita
beef supplies.
Late May-June: Fed supplies
and beef production levels will
increase through this timeframe. Beef demand and usage
should stay strong seasonally,
although beef values will decline. The price potential will
continue to be limited by wide
price spreads between beef and
the other competitive proteins,
and willing sellers due to positive basis with the historically
large discount in the June live
cattle futures. Prices are expected to trend lower and end
Happy
Father’s
Day
the month of June in the low
$120’s. July-August: Seasonally
ample fed cattle supplies will
be noted, especially after the elevated placements in March and
April. This coupled with softer
beef demand compared to the
spring will be noted resulting
in a softer fed market. Yes the
supply increase is not forecast
to be a large as in most years,
and the feeding industry is expected to be current due to the
discounts in the futures market
that will continue to encourage
trade. Look for the summer
average to be in the low $120’s,
with risk back to $116 - $118 for
the lows.
due to the lean finely textured
beef situation that occurred last
year – causing the cutout and
fed prices to fall sharply. Nonetheless, wholesale beef demand
has been disappointing so far in
2013. Restaurant traffic remains
slow, incomes are barely above
year ago levels, and there has
been no growth in total beef
exports in 2013.
There are many factors that
impact feeder cattle and calf
values throughout a given year.
However, it is a near certainty
that without steady to growing
beef demand, it will be very difficult for cattle prices to push
higher. In the past 15 years, there
have only been 2 years where
calf prices and the wholesale
demand index did not move in
the same direction (2001 and
2005). In other words, annual
demand index improvements
typically result in yearly calf
price increases.
Virginia Angus Association
Virginia Angus Breeders Page
Felicia G Roberts Office Manager
Felicia G. Roberts, Office Manager
Shelton,
President
P.O.Buddy
Box 209
Fishersville,
VA
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P.O. Box 209 Fishersville, VA
Email:
[email protected]
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Website:
www.vaangus.org
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7725 North Lee Highway
Raphine, VA 24472
CS Fitzgerald, 2wner 540-40-847
Chance Snyder, Herdsman 540-20-087
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Poor House Angus
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PO Box 528
Upperville, VA 20185
540-364-2875
Fax: 540-364-3315
Cell: 540-454-1512
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2394 Deleplane Grade Rd.
Delaplane, VA 20144
540-364-2875
Cattle Available by Private Treaty
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Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 2, 2013
at the Stonewall Jackson Hotel in Staunton, VA
Virginia Angus *iIt Sale is ASril 1, 2013 at the
Rockingham Co. Fairgrounds, Harrisonburg, VA.
Consignment forms are available on our website
at www.vaangus.org. They have also been mailed
UPCOMING
EVENTS
with the 2013 membership
dues.
NOM,NAT,ON 'EA'L,NE 212013
Form will arrive with dues
Eastern Regional
UPCOMING
EVENTS
Junior
Angus
Show
March
8 - 10
Rockingham
County
Fairgrounds
MAJAC Show - H’burg, VA
Harrisonburg,
Virginia
March 14
Southside Assoc. Ann Mtg, Keysville, VA
June 21-23
March
23
Virginia
Angus
Breeders
Show
Whitestone Farm Pasture Performance Sale
Chatham,
Aldie,Virginia
VA
March
23
July
26-28
BCIA Southwest Performance Tested Bull Sale
Culpeper, VA
Steve Furrow
540-520-4804
James D. Bennett
(434) 376-3567
Jim G. Bennett
(434) 376-5760
Zach, Dara & Dalton Tucker
211 Four Locust Lake Lane
Keysville, VA 23947
(434) 735-8161 * (434) 736-9407
[email protected]
www.fourlocustangus.com
The Program with A Plan
The Plan with A Purpose
The Arehart’s
2835 Shutterlee Mill Rd.
Staunton, VA 24401
(540) 885-8732
Cell (540) 290-2240
Cell (540) 290-4251
Bulls & Heifers available
Private Treaty
Annual Spring
Bull & Female Sale
Last Friday in April
Annual Fall
Bull & Female Sale
First Friday in November
Quaker Hill Farm
Charles and Lee Rosson
5728 3oindexter Road Louisa, VA 20
Farm: 540.7.045 Charles: 540.84.52
[email protected]
www.Tuakerhillfarm.com
March 16
March 2
Jason Thurman
540-493-4813
ngus
Headquarters for Hindquarters Sale, Harrisonburg, VA
Echo Ridge “Spring Turnout” Bull Sale
Atkins, VA
John Thurman
540-493-6025
rehart
**Look for Edgewood Bulls in the BCIA
Sale or call us to visit and look at our
On Farm Private Treaty Bulls!**
Edgewood Angus
The Pete Henderson Family
Mailing Address:400 Angus Lane, Williamsburg, VA 23188
Farm Address: 28225 King William Hwy., West Point, VA 23181
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Paul S. Bennett
(434) 376-5675
Brian R. Bennett
(434) 376-5309
ANGUS FARM
“Serving the Beef Industry Since 1944”
17659 Red House Rd.
Red House, VA 23963
2f¿ce 44 )D[ 44 Private Treaty Female Inquires Welcomed
Dennis J. Pearson
8459 March Wales Road
Warrenton, Virginia 20186
(540) 326-2222
Email:[email protected]
Website: www.soldiershillangusfarm.com
Virginia Cattlemen’s Foundation Gives 7 Scholarships
Caroline Comyn - $1000
Caroline is a rising sophomore
at North Carolina State University studying Animal Science and
hopes to become a large animal
veterinarian. Caroline grew up
in Madison County. At NC State,
Caroline is a member of the Animal Science, Poultry Science and
Dairy Science clubs. Through
these organizations she has been
able to volunteer at events such as
the North Carolina State Fair and
“agvocate” to the general public.
Advocacy for animal agriculture is
something she has become increasingly passionate about. Caroline
maintains a 3.33 GPA.
Danny Alley - $1000
Danny is a rising junior at Virginia Tech transferring from the
Agricultural Technology Program
there to an Agricultural Sciences
degree program. Danny is from
New Castle, VA and was named
the outstanding senior in the Ag
Tech program this year. He has
been a consistent member of the
Dean’s List, maintaining a 3.96
GPA, and a member of the Collegiate Young Farmers. Danny
interned during the summer of
2012 at the Crosby Ranch in Colorado and hopes to return to the
family farm upon graduation from
Virginia Tech.
Katelyn Belcher - $1000
Katelyn will be a freshman at
Virginia Tech in the fall of 2013
and plans to major in Agricultural Economics and Animal Science. Katelyn is from Washington
County, VA and has participated
extensively in FFA and 4-H where
she served this year as state 4-H
President. Katelyn was also active in Stockman’s and Livestock
Judging events. She graduated
from high school with a 3.73 GPA,
as a member of the National Honor
Society, while also taking classes at
Virginia Highlands Community
College. Katelyn hopes to either
pursue a career in agricultural law
or become a veterinarian.
Madison Slaven - $1000
Madison will be a freshman at
Virginia Tech in the fall of 2013
and plans to major in Marketing.
Madison was raised in Augusta
County, VA on her family’s cattle
operation and graduated from
high school with honors as well as
being very active in 4-H and FFA
where she served as her Chapter’s
President. Madison hopes to pursue a career in marketing for an
agricultural organization where
she can promote education about
commodity production. Madison
believes that in the information
age we live in that advancing
knowledge through the effective
dissemination of information is
crucial for animal agriculture relating to its consumers.
Board of Directors. Katlyn has
volunteered many hours for civic
service projects that benefited her
community and maintained a
profitable goat enterprise as well.
Katlyn hopes to be a large animal
veterinarian where she can work
not only in service of cattle producers but also educate producers
about responsible drug use which
is certainly a high profile issue
among today’s consumers.
writes feature articles for American Angus Association media
outlets and publications. Morgan
is from Augusta County, VA where
she grew up on the family beef
cattle operation.
Mary Katlyn Smith - $1000
Katlyn Smith is from Pulaski
County, VA and plans to enter
Virginia Tech this fall as an Animal
Science major. Katlyn graduated
from high school with honors while
attending Governor’s School, was
active in her local FFA Chapter
and was a student member of the
Pulaski Chamber of Commerce
Morgan Slaven - $500
Morgan Slaven is a rising senior
at Virginia Tech double majoring in Agricultural Sciences and
Communications. She is a repeat
recipient of a Virginia Cattlemen’s
Foundation Scholarship. Morgan
has enjoyed an impressive collegiate career of academic success
and industry related experiences.
She currently works for Virginia
FFA as the State FFA Office coordinator where she trains them in
leadership and facilitates their year
of service activities. Morgan also
serves as President of the Virginia
Tech Beef Leadership Council and
Lacey Koontz - $500
Lacey Koontz is a rising junior
at Virginia Tech majoring in Agricultural Economics and minoring
in Social Change. Lacey grew up
on her family’s beef cattle and crop
farm in Rockingham County, VA
where she was active in 4-H and
FFA as well as graduating from
high school while also dually enrolled at Blue Ridge Community
College. Lacey is a member of
the Virginia Tech Beef Leadership Council and the Agricultural
Economics Club. Her passion for
radio is evident by her employment as a radio DJ since her high
school years with local radio stations where she has done many on
air jobs. Lacey also recently served
as one of 15 student interns at the
2013 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association annual convention.
Chip Ridge Farms;
Abingdon, VA
Clark S. Reece; Hillsville, VA
Cloverdale Farm;
Gaithersburg, MD
Compton Farm; Rocky Gap, VA
Crestone Farm; Warrenton, VA
Dale Wineberg;
West Jefferson, NC
Dean K. Pratt; Draper, VA
Dempsey L. Goad; Hillsville, VA
Denny Jessee; Castlewood, VA
Doug Bunn; Dublin, VA
Eddie Rash; West Jefferson, NC
Edward M. Byrd; Bluefield, VA
Elaine Ollis; Newland, NC
Ernest C. Haga;
Independence, VA
Flat Creek Farms; Princeton, WV
Frank B. Strader, III;
Pearisburg, VA
Gerhard N. Schoenthal;
Bland, VA
Glen R. Shipway;
Kiawah Island, SC
Hemlock Springs Farm;
Atkins, VA
Hillwind Farm; Dublin, VA
Hollow Hill Farm; Doe Hill, VA
J. W. Melton; Galax, VA
Jackie B. Gibson;
Castlewood, VA
James D. Elliott; Ennice, NC
James E. Huffman; Fincastle, VA
James Gary Munsey; Bland, VA
Jeff D. Sullins; Meadowview, VA
Jerry Wayne Edwards;
Ennice, NC
Joe A. Pagan; Pulaski, VA
Jonathan Kidd; Pearisburg, VA
Josh G. McMurray; Bristol, VA
Kegley Farm, Inc; Wytheville, VA
King Brothers Farm, LLC;
Wytheville, VA
KowPoke Cattle Company;
N. Tazewell, VA
L & G Circle T Farm;
Christiansburg, VA
Louis A White; Cedar Bluff, VA
Lowery Sarver; Athens, WV
M. C. Saunders; Tazewell, VA
Madison Marye; Shawsville, VA
Mark A. Hoke; Pickaway, WV
Mark Givens; Newport, VA
Michael D. Pauley; Bland, VA
Michael W. Witt; Cedar Bluff, VA
Mike Goldwasser; Hillsville, VA
Mike Jones; Pulaski, VA
Old Dominion Farm;
Scottsville, VA
R.L. Blanton; Amelia, VA
Randy L. Dunmon;
Pilot Mountain, NC
Randy Lawson; Chilhowie, VA
Raymond A. Campbell;
Saltville, VA
Richard Gordon; Radford, VA
Robert C. Todd; Elk Creek, VA
Robert G. Correll; Tazewell, VA
Roger Martin;
Max Meadows, VA
Rolling Vale Farm; Accident, MD
Ronald A. DeHart; Floyd, VA
Ronald C. Dillman; Marion, VA
S. Roger Meek; Marion, VA
Sally Run; Wytheville, VA
Sam R. Crockett; Wytheville, VA
Sanderson Brothers; Goode, VA
Stuart G. Pratt; Draper, VA
T. Cattle Company; Red Oak, VA
Ted J. Holyfield; Elkin, NC
Tim B. Snyder; Buchanan, VA
TNT Cattle; Parkersburg, WV
Tom Covey; Radford, VA
Tommy L. McGee; Lenior, NC
Triple B Farm; Pinnacle, NC
Triple R Farms; Pembroke, VA
Vance G. Gentry;
Shady Valley, TN
Victor Clayton Smith;
Ennice, NC
Warner Gibson Farms;
Dailey, WV
William B. Cassell; Crockett, VA
William Watkins Sanderson, III;
Big Island, VA
Wytheville Bull Results
Continued from Page 8
Farm of Dublin, VA consigned Lot
1 to top the sale at $1800 selling
to Terrill Smith of Abingdon, VA.
This pair of SimmAngus heifers is
due to calve in September and was
bred to Edgewood EXT 9108. Lot
14 also from Hillwinds Farm sold
for $1750 and went to Mt. Vista L
& L of Eggleston, VA. These heifers were also bred to Edgewood
EXT 9108 and due to calve in
September.
All bulls and heifers were
consigned by members of the
Virginia Beef Cattle Improvement
Association. Bulls were developed at Hillwinds Farm at Dublin,
VA owned and operated by Tim
Sutphin. The sale was managed
by Virginia BCIA and the Virginia
Cattlemen’s Association, and the
auctioneer was Mike Jones.
Virginia BCIA and the Southwest Bull and Heifer Sale consignors would like to thank Abingdon
Equipment, ABS, Baker Cattle
Company, Brown Insurance,
Century 21, Contractor’s Equipment, Farm Credit, Farmer Bob’s
Campground, First Bank & Trust,
Friendship Ford, G & G Livestock,
Genex, Giles Farm Bureau Coop-
erative, Handfula Gelbviehs, L &
L Construction, Lucas Farms, Mt.
Airy Equipment, Performance
Feeds, Potts Creek Farm, Select
Sires, Snuffy’s General Store, Virginia Gelbvieh Association, and
Wythe Livestock Exchange for
their sponsorship and support.
Special thanks to all the bull
and heifer buyers at the 2013
Southwest Virginia BCIA Sale:
Allen Chaney; Sunbright, TN
Anson Minton; Gate City, VA
B & G Farms; Kegley, WV
Bamboo Road Farms, LLC; Marshallville, GA
Bar D Farms; Chatham, VA
Barry M. Stockner; Hillsville, VA
Bell Plain Farm; Orange, VA
Billy C. Henderson;
Pearisburg, VA
Blaine Myers; Cedar Bluff, VA
Bob Buchanan; Tazewell, VA
Bobby and Martha Jackson;
Draper, VA
Canaan Land Farm; True, WV
Cassell Angus Farm; Independence, VA
Charles Wise; Bridgewater, VA
Charlie R. Dehart;
Christiansburg, VA
Virginia Simmental Association
New officers and board members
PRESIDENT
Jim Bob Penley
Bland, VA
(276) 722-2272
VICE-PRESIDENT
Kathy Walters
Wytheville, VA
(276) 686-8448
SECRETARY
Kathy Penley
Bland, VA
(540) 922-3592
TREASURER
Dana Campbell
Lowesville, VA
(434) 277-9104
JUNIOR LEADER
Farrell Jones
Chilhowie, VA
(276) 759-5581
DIRECTORS
Kathy Freeman-Walters
Jared Burner
Wytheville, VA
Luray, VA
(276) 620-6762
(540) 743-3446
Mark Campbell
Lowesville, VA
(434) 277-9104
Jim Bob Penley
Bland, VA
(276) 722-2272
Chad Joines
Blacksburg, VA
(540) 231-4738
Farrell Jones
Chilhowie, VA
(276) 759-5581
Joe Robinson
Marion, VA
(276) 782-1839
David Haulsey
Sugar Grove, VA
(276) 677-3055
Doug Layne
Monroe, VA
434) 929-4327
Samantha Maddox
Amherst, VA
(434) 946-5709
Alan Berry
Rockbridge Baths, VA
(540) 348-5123
Alan Heishman
Edinburg, VA
(540) 335-1174
VIRGINIA
SIMMENTAL ASSOCIATION
Kathy Penley, Secretary
4311 East Blue Grass Trail
Bland, VA 24315
276-688-6188
540-922-3592
[email protected]
Be sure to check our website
often for upcoming events, sale
information, and up to date
membership information.
www.virginiasimmental.com
Research Finds No Bull Fertility Difference
With Pyrethroid Use
Wes Ishmael, BEEF Magazine
The use of pyrethroid products,
if used according to the label,
should not interfere with cattle
fertility,” reports Hilari French,
DVM, PhD, of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University
of Illinois (UI). That’s the bottom
line of a recent study she and
colleagues conducted, following
questions raised about the use of
pyrethroid products in bulls when
applied close to breeding season.
The study follows on the heels of
a report in fall 2011 by Dietrich
Volkmann, of the University of
Missouri’s College of Veterinary
Medicine. Volkmann contended
that several pyrethroids can have
“devastating effects on the semen
quality of bulls” if their use wasn’t
timed properly.
His contention was challenged
at the time by several specialists,
a few bull studs, and at least one
commercial firm that contended
it had never received such a
complaint in decades of use of its
products. Volkmann emphasized
his conclusion wasn’t based on
controlled studies of the products in cattle but observational
findings. In addition, some of the
referenced controlled studies conducted in Asia were performed in
rodents in which the chemistries
were administered orally (rather
than topically) and at extreme
dosage levels and frequencies.
Volkmann stressed at the time
that he isn’t against pyrethroid
products or their use, but merely
issuing a call for controlled studies on potential fertility issues
resulting from the timing of use
of the products on bulls.
Though the Illinois study
results are sure to be welcome
news to commercial makers of
pyrethroid products and their customers, the work was conducted
independently by university
scientists. It included 28 bulls,
blocked by age and distributed
evenly among four experimental
groups:
• A control group receiving no
pyrethroid product,
• A group receiving two ear
tags containing pyrethroid,
• A group receiving a one-time,
label-recommended dose of a
pour-on containing pyrethroid,
and
• A group receiving two ear
tags containing pyrethroid, as
well as a one-time, label-recommended dose of a pour-on containing pyrethroid.
French explains an initial semen evaluation was performed
on all bulls prior to treatment, and
then weekly for nine weeks after
treatment. Semen was evaluated
for motility using computer-assisted sperm analysis software
to average overall and progressive motility. Morphology was
assessed by the same veterinarian weekly. Blood samples were
also taken weekly to evaluate
testosterone levels. All results
were statistically analyzed. “No
differences were seen between the
control group and any treatment
groups for motility, morphology
or testosterone,” French says.
“We also looked at differences
in female conception rates and
progesterone levels,” French says.
Females (123 head) were broken
into two groups: a control group,
and another that received two ear
tags containing pyrethroid and
a one-time, label-recommended
dose of pour-on containing pyrethroid. “All were put on the same
artificial insemination protocol
and blood was taken to monitor
progesterone levels,” French says.
“Overall, we found no statistical differences between the two
groups.”
USDA Reports Hay Prices Continue To Increase In 2013
The March U.S. hay price – excluding alfalfa – increased $1
to $149/ton. Hay prices tend to
increase seasonally into May, and
the late winter weather across
much of the United States will
likely support this trend in 2013.
Expect U.S. annual highs in the
low $150s into late spring and a
price break of $10/ton or more into
the summer months. The magnitude of the summer price break
will likely depend on spring and
summer moisture across major
hay-producing regions. December
1st hay stocks in the United States
were at lows not seen since the
mid-1950s. Forage markets will
continue to be influenced by available 2013 inventory. Hay, pasture,
and even corn markets tend to
move in the same general direction across the country. Prices are
better than 80 percent correlated
among the different markets on
a nationwide annual basis. Pasture cash rent prices increased
as much as 13 percent in some
regions of the country in 2012,
while average U.S. hay prices
increased 20 percent. The largest
increases came in the Corn Belt,
Lake States and Northeast. These
regions are also major row-crop
production areas and experienced
of the highest cropland rental rate
increases in 2012. Tighter supplies
and increasing competition for
land point to higher rental rates
for 2013 pasture and cropland.
Of course, regional differences
will exist, and quality – as well as
availability – will greatly influence
rates. Cow-calf producers look-
ing to secure additional pasture
and forage resources in 2013 will
likely need to work hard to secure
favorable pricing.
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Email: [email protected]
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Beef Buzz
Anne Jones, Director of
Beef Promotion
What Has Your Beef Checkoff
Done For You Lately?
In an effort to motivate summer beef sales, the Beef Checkoff
program has planned promotions
with the likes of Sam’s Club, La
Tortilla Factory, Sutter Home
and Weber® Sauces & Seasonings. The promotions emphasize
beef’s value and versatility: As
part of the promotion with La
Tortilla Factory, for example, the
checkoff distributed a syndicated
news story to media nationwide,
generating 2,184 news articles in
50 different states and garnering 3.1 million impressions. The
story emphasized beef’s taste and
nutrition and shared a steak taco
recipe that can be prepared easily
on the grill. In May, the checkoff
hosted an online Twitter party to
encourage recipe entries for the
Build a Better Burger competition
and interact directly with consumers about grilling beef. More than
800 consumers participated, and
#BuildABetterBurger trended
second as a trending topic in the
U.S. and fourth worldwide!
The Beef Checkoff Program
is working with a quick-serve
restaurant group to develop new
recipes for their sandwiches – featuring beef and focusing on new
ingredients. The checkoff generated more than 150 concepts for
the project, then narrowed that
to about 50, based on operational
simplicity, category relevance,
and taste. After reviewing the
written concepts, the company
will submit them for consumer
screening. About 10 of the top
concepts initially tested will be
formally presented to the company for further development,
testing and, ultimately, launching
into the market.
The Checkoff recently highlighted opportunities for beef in
school foodservice to about 200
decision makers at the School
Nutrition Association of Virginia
annual meeting. Various culinary applications for beef were
presented as well as information
about beef’s role in a healthy diet
in an effort to boost the amount
of beef utilized on school lunch
menus.
The Beef Checkoff partnered
with North Carolina-based retailer Lowes Foods to introduce
six new convenient fresh beef
items to its shoppers. Lowes
Foods also has six locations in
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Kit, 3-Way Beef Strips Starter Kit,
3-Way Cube Steak Starter Kit, 3Way Beef Sandwich Starter Kit,
Fajita Beef Strips Starter Kit and
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to consumer demand for quickand-easy meal solutions by packaging spice packets and recipe
ideas with a fresh beef cut. “We
know that consumers are pressed
for time, and these beef starter
kits offer the perfect solution for
getting a home cooked dinner on
the table quickly,’ said Ronnie
Gleason, Lowes meat director.
Market research will evaluate
consumer satisfaction with and
measure sales results of the new
products. Upon completion by
June, findings will be shared
with other retailers and suppliers
to encourage use of convenient
fresh beef products to increase
beef sales.
Media and retailers are showing
growing interest in the updated
Uniform Retail Meat Identification
Standards (URMIS) nomenclature
for fresh beef and pork, drawing
increased visitation to MeatTrack.
com to download the resources
for in-store implementation.
Reporters from top-tier national
media such as NBC, Good Housekeeping, Every Day with Rachael
Ray and NPR told consumers
how the Beef Checkoff is making
it easier for them to shop for beef.
Nearly 650 people have signed up
on MeatTrack.com since the new
program launched in February,
representing growth of nearly 44
percent year-on-year. The majority of users are retailers, followed
by packers and processors.
For more information on how
your Beef Checkoff dollars are at
work in Virginia, please call the
Virginia Beef Industry Council at
540-992-1992.
U.S. Beef Industry
Working To Regain
Beef Access In Russia
Joe Schuele, U.S. Meat
Export Federation
Last year was the best ever for
beef trade with Russia, as U.S.
exports topped $300 million.
Russian demand for U.S. beef
was outstanding, and the U.S.
industry capitalized on a larger
tariff rate quota that was negotiated as part of Russia’s accession
to the World Trade Organization (WTO). Russian customers
showed a growing appetite for
high-quality, grain-fed U.S. beef.
What had once been primarily a
market for U.S. beef livers was
now purchasing large volumes of
round cuts for processing, and a
wide range of muscle cuts for its
rapidly expanding foodservice
and retail sectors.
However, trade slowed dramatically toward the end of 2012
as Russia stepped up enforcement of its zero-tolerance policy
for residues of the livestock feed
additive ractopamine. Despite
diplomatic efforts to address
this issue, the Russian market
formally closed to U.S. beef on
Feb. 11. Not surprisingly, the
impact on 2013 beef exports to
Russia has been dramatic. When
compared to 2012, first-quarter
exports sank 87% in volume to
1,858 metric tons and 96% in
value to $2.3 million. “Although
Russia’s position on ractopamine
has been on the books for some
time, they really only started
enforcing it last fall,” explains
Virginia Angus Association & Virginia Cattlemen’s Association
invite you to the
2013 Virginia Cattle Industry Field Day
held in conjunction with the
52nd Annual VA Angus Association Breeder’s Show
Saturday, July 27 & Sunday, July 28
Olde Dominion Agricultural Complex
19783 U.S. Hwy 20 South
Chatham, VA 24531
Open and Junior VA Angus Shows • Cattle Displays
Equipment Displays • Trade Show
Cattle working demonstration and value added beef
Carcass seminar headlined by Certified Angus Beef
Junior and Adult Stockmen’s Contest
CAB lunch-burgers & beef hotdogs - Saturday
Breeder’s Show Banquet (contact VA Angus for registration)
Rain or shine in Olde Dominion’s state of the art livestock barns and
53,000 sq. ft. enclosed arena
Demonstrations and Seminars - Saturday, July 27
Cattle show and trade & equipment show
Saturday, July 27 and Sunday July 28
For more information contact
Virginia Angus Association 540-337-3001
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association 540-992-1011
Tagging Dairy Steers On The Farm
What The Industry
Learned From Being
“Pink Slimed”
WHY?
In order to improve the traceability of animal disease in the United States, USDA recently released a new
Animal Disease Traceability Rule (ADT Rule) that requires all dairy steers born after March 11, 2013 to be
tagged with official identification when they are transported across state lines.
Joe Roybal, BEEF Magazine
It was a year ago now that the
issue of “pink slime” exploded
into the national consciousness.
One of the U.S. beef industry’s
shining success stories in carcass
utilization quickly became a huge
industry black eye in terms of
consumer perception following
a relentless social media attack
regarding lean finely textured
beef (LFTB). The furor was precipitated by a series of sensational
reports by ABC News, which ultimately drew a defamation lawsuit
brought by BPI, the dominant
maker of LFTB. In the interim, a
boycott of LFTB by major retailers
forced the closure of three of four
BPI processing plants and the
layoff of 700 workers. But the tentacles of that media furor reached
farther than that. When Cargill
closed its Plainview, TX, processing plant in January 2013, the
culprit most cited was droughtinduced cattle liquidation that
had exacerbated the effects of an
existing overcapacity in the packing business. But in an interview
with FoodNavigator-USA in early
April, Michael Martin, Cargill
director of communications, said
a contributing factor to the plant
idling that laid off 2,000 workers
was the reduced production of
LFTB at the plant.
Most industry watchers predict
that LFTB will make a recovery
in time. After all, how can a
hungry planet turn its nose up
at the recovery of up to 15 lbs.
of lean beef per carcass that the
LFTB process allows? Following the media fury, a lot of folks
opined that the industry’s failing
had been a lack of transparency
about the process. However, that
was never the intent, says Russell Cross, head of Texas A&M
University’s Animal Science Department. What changed was the
consumer, he says. As head of
USDA’s Food Safety Inspection
Service (FSIS) from 1992-1994,
Cross approved the use of LFTB
in 1993. That approval defined
LFTB as meat, which allowed its
use in ground beef without being
labeled, he says. It was in 2001,
after Cross had left FSIS, that the
use of ammonium hydroxide in
BPI’s production process was
approved as a pH control agent.
Cross says LFTB was, and still is,
a process based on good science.
“I’m not sure how much more BPI
could have done back then; the
consumer wasn’t calling for the
type of transparency that today’s
consumer is. The ball just moved
on them.”
James Dickson, Iowa State University professor of meat science,
concurs. “I’m not sure what else
BPI could have done, and that’s
onething that has puzzled a lot
of folks. BPI was very open for a
food company as far as visitors
and plant tours. They were much
more open than most food companies in general, and an awful lot of
meat companies, in terms of what
they were doing. It doesn’t seem
that they were trying to conceal
that from the public. “Eldon Roth
(BPI CEO) is pretty proud of his
operation and he wanted people
to see it. I can tell you that as an
academic trying to take students
on plant tours, there aren’t many
places that will let you in. BPI
didn’t quite have an open-door,
take-all-comers approach, but it
was pretty close. Just about anybody who asked for a tour or visit
was let in,” Dickson says.
THE CHALLENGE…
Most adult dairy breeding stock and heifers are already officially identified through other programs,
but typically steers have not been consistently tagged with official ID. Tagging steers at livestock markets
or buying stations is logistically difficult due to the large number of animals collected for sales, places additional stress on the animals and may incur additional costs to producers for tagging services.
THE SOLUTION.
The best solution appears to be to get these cattle tagged on the farms of origin before they are transported
to markets or across state lines by dealers or other buyers. The Virginia Department of Agriculture and
Consumer Services, Office of Veterinary Services will provide official USDA metal tags and tag applicators
at no cost to dairy producers for tagging steers on their farms. Tags should be placed in the right ear of
the animal and should not be shared with other farms. There is no reporting requirement for producers.
Producers may request tags from any of our three regional offices.
QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the VDACS Regional Office of Veterinary Services
closest to you.
WYTHEVILLE
LYNCHBURG
HARRISONBURG
Dr. Thach Winslow
Regional Veterinary Supervisor
Wytheville Regional Laboratory
250 Cassell Road
Wytheville, VA 24382
Telephone: (276) 228-5501
[email protected]
Dr. Chris McNeill
Lynchburg Regional Laboratory
4832 Tyreeanna Road
Lynchburg, VA 24504
Telephone: (434) 200-9994
[email protected]
Dr. Don Hopson
Harrisonburg Regional Lab
261 Mount Clinton Pike
Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Telephone: (540) 209-9120
[email protected]
Joe Moore, President • 540-569-6219
China And U.S. Beef
Despite China’s continuing ban
on U.S. beef since BSE in 2003,
the country is important to global
and U.S. beef trends. China has
the second largest beef cowherd
in the world at 46.2 million head,
between Brazil at 56.7 million and
the United States at 30.2 million
head. However, the United States
is No. 1 in global beef production
due to better production efficiencies, while China is the world’s
fourth largest beef producer at
roughly half of U.S. levels. China
is relevant to U.S. cattle and beef
production in a variety of ways:
• China is the largest buyer of
U.S. agriculture products – valuing US$25.9 billion in 2012.
• Total beef imports into China,
Beef To Russia
Thad Lively, U.S. Meat Export
Federation (USMEF) senior vice
president for trade access. “Russia
contends that it closed the market
because the U.S. government did
not come forward with a program
for shipping beef from cattle that
hadn’t been fed ractopamine. Russia has imposed new requirements
and restrictions on beef from other
suppliers as well, but the extreme
step of closing the market only
applies to the U.S.”
Lively says USDA officials
have been working closely with
the U.S. beef industry in recent
weeks to develop a plan for resuming exports to Russia. Great
care must be taken, however, to
ensure that the proposed program
is feasible and economically viable
before it’s presented to Russian
veterinary officials. Though some
final details are still being worked
out, Lively expects this process to
move forward soon. “After much
consultation with USDA and
representatives of the U.S. cattle
and beef industries, USMEF is
comfortable that the program being developed will satisfy Russia’s
requirements,” he says. “We also
feel it’s workable for packers
that are able to develop a source
of ractopamine-free cattle – and
this is critical, because there is no
point in declaring that Russia has
reopened to U.S. beef if exporters
who produce ractopamine-free
beef are still not able to access the
market. The U.S. industry had
built Russia into a destination that
delivered a strong return for U.S.
beef, and that’s the environment
we need to restore.”
The next step is for USDA to
present the elements of this program to their counterparts at the
Russian Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service. It’s
too soon, however, to speculate
on when shipments will actually
resume.
C O T T O N W O O D
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Hong Kong, Vietnam and Macau
– all common entry points for beef
into China – exceeded 2 billion
pounds and $US2.55 billion of
value in 2012. This is a seven-fold
increase from
just 6 years
earlier.
• The region is the
second largest destination for beef
g l o b a l l y,
between the
United States
and Japan.
• India is
the largest
beef supplier
to this region
followed by
Brazil and
the United
States.
• Chinese
per capita
beef consumption is
at 9 lbs., and imports account for
14 percent of consumption.
• Forecasted 2013 U.S. beef
shipments to Vietnam and Hong
Kong exceed 426 mil. lbs. This
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Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder For U.S. Beef In Japan
US Meat Export Federation
Apparently absence truly
does make the heart grow
fonder – at least in the case of
U.S. beef and its fans in Japan.
The Feb. 1 expansion of access
for U.S. beef to product from
animals 30 months of age and
under has been greeted with
extreme interest and excitement. Television stations have
turned out to capture displays of American beef at trade
shows, and retailers, food service operators and processors
are reacquainting themselves
with the taste of bone-in beef
and delicacies including beef
tongue. Most important of all,
consumers are calling for it.
“American beef has been very
popular among Japanese chefs,
and this change will surely
increase the opportunities for
us to develop new menus using prime, Angus and T-bone
steak cuts,” said the president
of the All Japan Chefs Association. On the retail front,
nationwide supermarket op-
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erator Ito Yokado has conducted
U.S. beef promotions at outlets
in Tokyo that it is expanding to
other stores around the country.
Ito Yokado has indicated that
it intends to double the share
of U.S. beef products it sells
– from 10 percent of all beef to
20 percent.”
“After years of efforts in this
market, it is really gratifying to
see this high level of interest
in U.S. beef,” said Greg Hanes,
USMEF assistant vice president
for international marketing and
programs. “Our work with the
large retailers is really paying
off as they plan to greatly expand their offering of U.S. beef.
And with greater supplies, we
can expand our reach out to
the regional retailers and other
segments that didn’t have access
to the product earlier.” One segment of the Japanese restaurant
industry that has been eagerly
anticipating the increased shipments of U.S. beef is the yakiniku industry.
“Yakiniku consumes a tremendous amount of U.S. beef ribs
and plates as well as tongues,
outside skirts and intestines,”
said Mizukami. “Those companies have been anxiously
awaiting the expanded offerings
so they can have a wider range
of cuts and quality of products
to choose from.” USMEF-Japan
was heavily represented at the
recent National Yakiniku Business Fair, which attracted more
than 250 companies and 13,000
visitors. Once again, U.S. beef
BBB
was the main attraction as all the
top importers and distributors
featured U.S. beef, including
processors’ high-grade branded
items.
The increased demand for
U.S. beef is expected to significantly drive up exports to that
key market in the coming year.
Japan’s beef imports from all
sources for the first two months
of 2013 were down slightly
from last year as importers
anticipated the availability of
under-30-month U.S. beef, but
weekly U.S. beef export data
through March shows Japan
as the top destination as the
year progresses. “The ability to leverage USDA Market
Access Program (MAP) funds
with support from the industry
BBB
was critical in our long-term
efforts to reestablish this incredibly important market,” added
Hanes. “Without maintaining
our marketing efforts over the
last decade, we would not see
the type of excitement we are
seeing now.” In 2012, Japan
was the No. 2 value market
and No. 3 volume market for
U.S. beef exports, purchasing
152,763 metric tons (336.8 million pounds) of product valued
at just over $1 billion. Even
though the expanded range
of U.S. products did not begin
arriving in Japan until March,
U.S. exports to Japan through
February were already running
12 percent higher in value than
last year ’s totals on 3 percent
larger volumes.
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2013-2014
VCA Officers
Our next Sale
13th Fall Herd
Improvement Sale
at Virginia Tech
on Saturday,
Nov 2nd 2013
Bill Thompson – President
1295 Park Avenue
Clifton Forge, VA 24422
540-968-1987
Kaitlin Smith –
Vice President
454 Old Farm Road
Lexington, VA 24450
540-463-6778
Thanks to bidders and buyers at
our EXPO sale.
The Charolais sold to AL, KY,
MA, MD, PA, TX, VA, and WV.
Cattle lots grossed $58,000 for
24 lots averaging $2,417.
Lot 8 was highest selling bred
heifer at $3,300 and was also
overall top selling lot from
Crews Farm, VA by BHD Reality
and bred to Cooley Royce; sold
to Aultman Charolais, TX.
High selling pairs $3,000:
Lot 7 from Disco Charolais,
PA by LT Wyoming Wind with
heifer calf; sold to Glenmary
Farm, VA.
Lot 10 from David Clark, MD by
M6 Big Top with bull calf sold to
Darrel Newton, KY.
Lot 19 from Cross Mt Cattle, VA
by SSF Corks White Squall with
bull calf; sold to Glenmary Farm,
VA.
High selling open heifer $2,900
also awarded “People’s Choice
Award”
Lot 6 from Virginia Tech, VA by
VPI Free Lunch; sold to Low
Oak Farm, VA.
High selling bull $3,000 lot 2
from Macy Meadows, MD by LT
Bluegrass; sold to Brian Kemp,
MA.
Semen lots grossed $1,080 for an
average $56.84.
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
Rob Farmer –
Past President
8030 Greenwich Road
Catlett, VA 20119
540-270-3886
Chad Joines –
Southwest Director
Junior Advisor
Virginia Tech
Dept of Animal & Poultry
Science
Blacksburg, VA 24061
540-557-7263
We would like to invite
anyone interested in
becoming a member of our
association to call one of
the officers listed above.
All members of the Virginia
Charolais Association are entitled
to join all the sales we sponsor.
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Canada Advocates U.S. COOL Compliance
Dwayne Klassen, The Wall
Street Journal
Canada’s Agriculture Minister
Gerry Ritz concluded his trade
mission to the U.S. Tuesday,
where he advocated for measures
that would bring the U.S. into
full compliance with its WTO
obligations on the mandatory
Country-of-Origin Labelling law.
“Our government is focussed on
ensuring that Canadian producers
will be able to gain and maintain
broader access to diverse markets,
to bolster the Canadian economy.
COOL continues to have a negative economic impact on the Canadian livestock industry and we
are standing with Canadian cattle
and hog producers against unfair
mandatory Country-of-Origin Labelling in the U.S.,” said Mr. Ritz.
“Our government will consider
all options, including extensive
retaliatory measures, should the
U.S. not achieve compliance by
May 23, 2013, as mandated by
the WTO.”
In Washington, Mr. Ritz met
Improved Basis
Encourages Trade
Kevin Good, Cattle Fax
Fed cattle prices have continued
to trade in a range from $122 to
$129 over last seven months. Since
the first of the year the live cattle
futures have been in a down trend
(April live cattle are $12 lower).
The result has been improvement
in live cattle basis. A strong spot
live cattle basis, coupled with high
costs of gain and the discounts in
the June and August live cattle
are all encouraging cattle feeders
to be willing sellers. This despite
the fact that fed cattle are losing on
average of over $100/ head cash
to cash. Although this trend will
limit price potential near term, it is
positive longer term to improving
currentness.
Fed cattle supplies are at their
tightest levels and will gradually
increase into the summer. Beef
demand and usage will pick up
seasonally over the next sixty
days. Although, year over year
declines in demand are projected
to continue due to smaller consumer paychecks, abundant lower
priced proteins and concerns
about the overall economy. Longer term, the fed market is still
projected to average higher in
2013 than 2012 due to projected
tighter per capita beef supplies.
Beef demand should improve
seasonally through May. The
price potential continues to be
minimized by heavy weights, a
large carryover, and costs of gain
exceeding the value of fed cattle
in some regions, resulting in willing sellers. Prices are expected to
trend lower from the mid to upper
$120’s early to $122 to $124 late
in May.
From June-August expect seasonally increasing fed supplies,
coupled with softer beef demand
compared to the spring will be
noted, resulting in a lower trending fed market. Yes the supply
increase is not forecast to be as
large as in most years, but looking at years with similar supply
changes would still put the fed
market back between $117 and
$119 at the low sometime in July
or August.
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with his counterpart, USDA
Secretary Tom Vilsack, to express Canada’s strong disappointment with the proposed
Country-of-Origin Labelling
regulatory changes put forward
by the U.S. Mr. Ritz said the
proposed changes won’t bring
the U.S. into compliance with its
WTO obligations and will further
increase discrimination against
exports of cattle and hogs from
Canada, increasing damage to
Canadian industry. Mr. Ritz and
Secretary Vilsack also discussed
opportunities for collaboration
and the integrated nature of the
Canada-U.S. agriculture and
food supply chain that supports
jobs and growth on both sides of
the border. They both instructed
their officials to work on ways to
further enhance collaboration in
a number of thematic areas, in-
cluding adoption of science-based
standards, new technologies and
agricultural innovation. Over the
past three years, approximately
$38 billion in agricultural trade
has crossed the Canada-U.S. border annually.
“As each other’s largest trading partners, we need to work
together to ensure trade is contributing to the productivity and
competitiveness of the sector
for the benefit of our farmers,”
said Mr. Ritz. “The flow of crossborder trade is essential to our
economic growth.” Mr. Ritz met
with key decision-makers on the
Senate Agriculture Committee
and with congressional representatives to convey Canada’s stance
on COOL. He also met with the
American Meat Institute and
livestock industry stakeholders
who expressed their support for
Canada’s position and are advocating for changes to COOL.
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Schools Hungry To Improve Taste, Nutrition Of Lunches
Christopher Doering, Gannett
Washington Bureau
When diners at an exclusive food
tasting recently noshed on sesame
green beans and flame-roasted
redskin potatoes, they weren’t
celebrating at the area’s newest culinary hot spot. Instead, they were
in a high school cafeteria sampling
nearly 40 delicacies that could soon
become permanent items for thousands of children who eat lunch
and breakfast in this Northern
Virginia school district each day.
The annual tasting show, a popular
event for Prince William County
officials to showcase new foods
and collect input from students,
parents and school staff, has taken
on added significance following
new U.S. Agriculture Department
nutrition standards approved last
year. School districts must now
limit the calories that students
consume, phase in whole grains,
gradually lower sodium levels, and
offer at least one fruit or vegetable
per meal, among other requirements. For each food item, we
look and say “can we afford this,
is it good for them, does it meet all
the new food requirements, those
kind of things, but what’s really
important is are they going to buy
it if we put it out there,” said Serena
Suthers, director of school food and
nutrition services in Prince William County, located southwest of
Washington, D.C.
School meal programs feed
nearly 32 million children each
day, according to the USDA. The
new nutrition guidelines were put
in place at the beginning of the
2012-13 school year, starting with
changes to the lunch program, to
address the childhood obesity epidemic. The U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention estimates
17% of children and adolescent
obesity has tripled since 1980. The
new standards require lunches
each week to average from 550 to
650 calories for kids in elementary
school, 600 to 700 calories for those
in middle school and 750 to 850
calories for high school students.
An example of a typical elementary school lunch before the new
standards had cheese pizza, canned
pineapple, tater tots and low fat
chocolate milk. Today it would be
replaced by whole wheat cheese
pizza, baked sweet potato fries,
grape tomatoes, applesauce and
low fat milk.
The new school lunch regulations have been widely criticized
by students, parents, lawmakers
and administrators for being too
costly and not providing enough
flexibility. Opponents have argued
the lunches are too small and lack
enough calories for active children,
especially high school students
who are involved in sports and
other activities. “You could have a
70-pound freshman in high school
on the same diet as a 250-pound
high school football player and
obviously both of them would
need a different level of calories,”
said Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, a
vocal critic of the new guidelines.
“The school lunch program was
established in order to ensure that
kids had a nutritious diet so they
could learn and now (USDA is)
using it to put them on a diet. I
think they have overreached on
this substantially.”
Those attending the tasting at
the Prince William County high
school were given a one-page form
to evaluate whether or not they
liked the food items they tried and
provide any comments. During the
two-hour event, students, parents
and school staff were able to visit
as many of the eight food stations
as they wanted before sitting down
at round tables in the cafeteria to
eat. USDA officials, who were in
attendance, regularly go to tasting
events around the country put on
by schools. They also visit cafeterias
during the day to talk with kids and
staff about the food and identify
growing trends.
Increasingly, the foods offered
by the USDA and put on the menu
by schools are being shaped by
what children eat and see at home.
Government officials in charge of
ordering and buying food for the
school lunch program said as the
popularity grows of Thai cuisine,
intense flavors like buffalo wings
and vegetarian options, kids have
started asking for the items to be
served in their cafeterias, too.
Items do get dropped by USDA
if they get too expensive to purchase
or not enough schools demand
them. Batter-breaded chicken and
sloppy joes are some of the most
recent casualties. In their place,
new items are added to the menu.
Later this year, USDA is considering letting schools purchase string
cheese in a single serve pack, frozen
spinach and fruit cups for grab and
go lunches and breakfasts. Casey
Tran, a high school senior, said at the
recent tasting the food he sampled
was fresher and there were more
flavors than he’s used to. “It’s pretty
good compared to the stuff we have
currently. I wouldn’t throw it away,”
said Tran, a 17-year-old who buys
lunch every day. “I’ll eat it but it
can’t compare to home cooking.”
Wholesale Beef Prices Smashing
Records; More May Be On The Way
Rita Jane Gabbett
Late May wholesale Choice beef
prices hit $209.51 per hundredweight, the latest of several record
levels reached as pent-up demand
from a delayed grilling season met
concerns about future beef supplies.
Analysts expect more records ahead.
“I have felt for some time that when
we broke through the $200-per-hundredweight barrier for Choice boxed
beef that we might see a fairly quick
run up to the $210 to $212 range,”
said Oklahoma State University
Livestock Marketing Specialist Derrell Peel. “That said, this is a late run
and we may be close to a top for the
first half of the year.”
Livestock economist John Nalivka, principal of Sterling Marketing, cautioned, however, that future
prices also depend on what consumers decide to put on their grills
this summer. “With the summer
grilling season still ahead, seasonal
demand would suggest that higher
beef prices lie ahead. However,
the beef industry may be pushing
a string with consumer demand
when looking for a typical seasonal
boost in prices from current levels.
Consumers are still price conscious
and there is still good pork and
poultry values for grilling ... Demand will determine where prices
go from this early seasonal price
jump,” said Nalivka.
Ron Plain, Professor of Agricultural Economics at the University
of Missouri, said he expects the
beef cutout to hold above $200 until
later this month then drop back
below $200 in June, with Choice
cutout going back above $200 in
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Narrows Livestock Market
Narrows, Va.
Annual July Calf Sale
Saturday, July 13th
Covenant Farm in
Southwest Virginia offers
a few excellent bulls. We only feed 5-6 lbs. grain ration per
day over winter and they must reach 1000 lbs. by spring or be
culled. Fertility is a main selection criteria. A large calf alone
does not keep the cow in the herd. For these bulls: Birth EPD
2.0-4.5, weaning EPD in 40’s and yearling 70-80’s. Fertility
tested, accrediated, certified herd, vac., wormed.
Farm in Wytheville, Virginia
Jared Sawyers mgr., cell - 540-230-0269
Southard Jones owner - 302-834-0165
Fax 302-834-4535
3116 Crockets Cove Rd., Wytheville, VA 24382
(along with our regular sale)
Selliing 350-450 steer and heifer calves
Weighing 450# - 700#
Cattle will be grouped and sold in owner lots
Also selling:
-1 board load 6 wt heifers
(grades & weight available sale day)
For more information
540-726-2152 market • 540-599-0825 Barry
(Saturday State Grading starts August 24th)
Southwest VA Angus “Double Header Sale”
The Southwest Virginia Angus
Association “Double Header Sale”
was held on April 20, 2013 at the
Washington County Fairgrounds
in Abingdon, Virginia. The females were in good demand they
grossed, $148,400 to average $2,005
on 74 lots.
The eight fall calving pairs
grossed $23,450 for an average of
$2,931. The top selling fall pair was
consigned by Lucas Farm of Blacksburg, Va. She was a three-year old
daughter of HARB Pendleton 765
J H bred to KCF Bennett Upward
W538 and she sold to Ruben Rasnick of Saint Paul, Va. for $2,800.
Her 9-18-12 bull calf by SydGen
Mandate also sold to Ruben Rasnick of Saint Paul, Va for $900, Total
for the pair was $3,700. The second
top selling fall pair was a consignment of RX Angus of Blountville,
TN. She was a three-year old
daughter of S A V Net Worth 4200
bred to Connealy Final Product
and she sold to Sheldon Epperly
of Moneta, Va. for $2,350. Her 93-12 heifer calf by S A V Bismarck
5682 also sold to Sheldon Epperly
of Moneta, Va. for $900. Total of
this pair was $3,250. The third top
selling fall pair was a consignment
of Mullins Angus Farm of Clintwood, Va. She was a three-year
old daughter of S S Objective T510
0T2 bred to HARB Pendleton 765
J H and she sold to John Hodges
of Bulls Gap, TN. for $1,900. Her
10-12-12 bull calf by MAF 11D16
also sold to John Hodges of Bulls
Gap, TN. for $1,250. Total of this
pair was $3,150.
The 18 spring calving pairs
grossed $42,200 for an average of
$2,344 The top selling spring pair
was a consignment of Mullins
Angus Farm of Clintwood, Va.
She was a 3 year old daughter of
HARB Pendleton 765 J H with a
11-20-12 heifer by MAF 11D16 and
sold bred back to WMR Timeless
and she sold to Charles Emmert
of Bristol, TN. for $3,100. The cosecond top selling spring pair was
a consignment of West Wind Farm
of Blountville, Tn. She was a twoyear old daughter of S A V 8180
Traveler 004 with a 4-7-13 bull calf
by West Wind Marathon Lad 1411
who sold for $2,600 to Troy Absher
of Pounding Mill, Va. The other cosecond top selling spring pair was
a consignment of Hawkinscrest
Farm Chilhowie, Va. She was a
five-year old daughter of H A Image Maker 0415 with a 11-26-12 bull
calf by Hoover Dam and she sold
pasture exposed to HC Upward
107729. This pair also brought
$2,600 and sold to Mike Pauley of
Bland, Va. The fourth top selling
spring pair was a consignment of
West Wind Farm of Blountville, Tn.
She was a three-year old daughter
of West Wind Advantage 5807 with
a 3-24-13 bull calf by West Wind
Marathon Lad 1411 who sold for
$2,550 to Troy Absher of Pounding
Mill, Va
The 15 bred heifers grossed
$29,350 for an average of $1,957.
The two top selling bred heifers
were a consignment of Lucas Farm
of Blacksburg, Va. A Connealy
Reflection daughter bred to G A R
Prophet, sold for $2,600 going to
Ruben Rasnick of Saint Paul, Va.
and selling for $2,450 was a daughter of Connealy Impression bred
to G A R Prophet She sold to Crab
Creek Cattle Co. of Christiansburg,
Va. The third top-selling bred heifer
was a consignment of Poor Valley
Farm/Larry Rhoton of Hiltons,
Va. she was a daughter of T C Aberdeen 759 bred to Rito 9M25 and
she sold for $2,250 to Cress Angus
Farm of Concord, N.C.
The 27 open heifers grossed
$41,800 for an average of $1,548The
four top selling open heifers all
brought $2,000. Two of the heifers
were a consignment of Lyn-Lew
Farm, Radford, Va. Both heifers are
daughters of S S Fast Track M719
and they both sold to Richard Brandon of Greenville, Tn. The other
two top selling open heifers were
consigned by Osborne Livestock,
Nickelsville, Va. Both heifers are
daughters of K C F Bennett 589
T361 and they both sold to Chris
Browning, Castlewood, Va..
Five bred cows grossed $7,625
for an average of $1,525, the two
top-selling bred cows were consigned by Triple C Farm of Meadowview, Va. a daughter of C R A
Bextor 872 5205 608 bred to G A R
Ingenuity brought $2,150 and sold
to Ronald Lefler of Marion, Va Also
a G A R Ultimate daughter bred to
Connealy Confidence 0100 brought
$2,050 also selling to Ronald Lefler
of Marion, Va.
This was the fifteenth annual
Southwest Virginia Angus Association Performance Test Bull Sale.
Fifty-three yearling Angus Bulls
went through the sale ring for a
gross of $125,750 and an average
of $2,373. The top-selling bull was
a Sitz Identity 2575 son He had a
205 day adj. weight of 883 lbs. test
gain of 5.20 and a yearling weight
of 1533 lbs. He was consigned by
Graystone Farm of Wytheville, Va.
and sold for $5,100 to Locust Level
Farm/Mike McDowell of Vernon
Hill, Va. The second top-selling
bull was a VT Objective son DAF
802 consigned by Lucas Farm of
Blacksburg, Va. He sold for $3,700
to King Terry of Glade Springs, Va.
The third top-selling bull was also
a consignment of Lucas Farm of
Blacksburg, Va. He was also a son
of VT Objective DAF 802 who sold
for $3,300 going to Banks Farm
of Hillsville, Va. Tied for fourth
top selling bull was a GDAR
Game Day 449 son consigned by
Graystone Farm, Wytheville, Va.
who sold for $3,200 to John Richardson of Bassett, Va. Also selling
for $3,200 was a G V F Forward
9042 son consigned by King Angus Farm Piney Flats, Tn. and he
was purchased by Jimmy Kidd ,
Ceres, Va.
We had 74 buyers from the
176 people who registered for a
bidder’s number. Cattle sold into
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. The sale
gross was $274,150 on 127 lots
for an average of $2,159. Volume
female buyers were Spruce Gap
LLC/Alan Leet Eggleston, Va.,
Richard Brandon of Greeneville
Tn..and Mike Pauley of Bland,
Va. Volume bull buyers were
Paramont Ranch of Abingdon, Va.
who bought four bulls and ABC
Land and Cattle Co. of Lebanon,
Va. who also bought four bulls.
This was a good sale, attended by
a large crowd of active bidders
for good Angus Seedstock. Smith
Reasor of Rural Retreat, Virginia
was the Auctioneer and George T.
Johnstone, Jr. of Wytheville, Virginia was the Sale Coordinator.
The next sale for the Southwest
Virginia Angus Association will
be the 41st Anniversary of the fall
sale “More for Your Money Sale”
on October 19, 2013 in Wytheville,
Virginia. Call 276-620-4901 for
information about this sale or on
the Southwest Virginia Angus Association. We also have a website,
check us out at swvaangus.org
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540-994-5566
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Rustburg
434-821-5956
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276-944-5431
Maddox Feed Store
Louisa
540-967-0669
Cattlemen’s Supply
Weyers Cave
540-908-0421
CFC Farm and Home Center
Culpeper 540-825-2200
Marshall 540-364-1533
Rappahannock 540-987-8555
Morrisville 540-439-3254
Warrenton 540-347-7100
Dodds Farm Supply LLC
Charlotte Courthouse
434-542-5901
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304-320-4126
Frank Walton
Roseland
434-944-1830
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540-405-2826
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434-489-4458
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Galax
276-236-3721
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Lawrenceville
434-848-4124
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Moneta
540-297-5558
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540-263-1021
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540-743-5194
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804-478-4004
Smoky Slope Farm
Stanton
443-553-7292
Spaulding Equipment
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Clover
434-735-8161
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Madison Heights
434-316-3054
Washington Farmers Co-Op
Abington
276-628-9135
Leggett Town and Country
Danville
434-797-9300
West End Feeds
Wytheville
276-228-5024
Lucas Farms
Blacksburg
540-449-5997
Winchester Co-Op
Winchester
540-662-0375
KNOLL CREST FARM
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 434-376-5675
JIM BENNETT 434-376-5760
BRIAN BENNETT 434-376-5309
MAPLEWOOD FARM
MOUNTAIN LION MEADOW
OAK CREEK 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]
TODD, LYDIA, LAYLA AND LILLY SCOTT
1191 Spring Mill Road
Concord, VA 24538
434-665-1224
434-993-2502
BILLY AND JACKIE KOONTZ
25840 Independence Road
Unionville, VA 22567
540-854-6567
[email protected]
POTTS CREEK FARM
JASPER & ALICE
PERSINGER, JR.
2917 POTTS CREEK ROAD
COVINGTON, VA 24426
540-747-3261
[email protected]
ROLLING HILLS FARM
HARRY & BARBARA
KNABE
2074 Gravel Hill Rd.
DILLWYN, VA 23936
(434) 983-3110
2.2 MI. EAST of
U.S. 15 on 617
420 NORTH HAYFIELD RD.
WINCHESTER, VA 22603
Sid & Dorothy Rogers
HOME - 540-888-3134
CELL - 540-539-3352
[email protected]
FAUQUIER FARM
DIAMOND “W” FARM
6470 BEVERLYS MILL ROAD
BROAD RUN, VA 20137
HOME 540-347-4343
OFFICE 540-347-7188
NORTHERN VA area
CATTLE FOR SALE
[email protected]
Ken & Doris Worley
25052 Rich Valley Rd.
Abingdon, VA 24210
276-944-3458
cell: 276-356-3458
[email protected]
DEER TRACK FARM
CEDAR PLAINS FARM
3320 Deer Track Rd.,
Spotsylvania, VA 22551
BOB SCHAFFER
540-582-9234 (FARM)
[email protected]
www.deertrackfarm.com
R.E. BALTIMORE, OWNER,
MANAGER, FIELD HAND
150 Cartersville Ext.
Cartersville, VA 23027
(H) 804-375-3071
(O) 804-399-7409
“Virginia Finest”
Performance Tested Bulls for sale.
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COTTAGE HILL FARM
MIKE TAYLOR
20 Cottage Hill Road
Petersburg, WV 26847
[email protected]
304-257-1557 (home)
304-668-0580 (cell)
NORVUE FARM
JACK SHEEHAN
4442 Factory Mill Rd.
Dabneys, VA 23102
Telephone: 804-556-4947
email: [email protected]
FROGTOWN ACRES
JERRY & REBECCA FUNKHOUSER
417 Frogtown Lane
Edinburg, VA 22824
Home: 540-984-8833
Jerry Cell: 540-333-1019
Rebecca Cell: 540-333-1019
email: [email protected]
MEADOW RIDGE
FARMS, INC.
DOUG & MELISSA HARRISON
2184 Hillyard Drive
Broadway, VA 22815
540-896-5004
[email protected]
THANK YOU
The Virginia Hereford Association would like to thank you for your
participation in the Spring Bonanza Hereford Sale, Bull Sale and Baldie/
Commercial Replacement Heifer Sale at the Virginia Beef Expo. Without great
participation from everyone, this sale would not have been possible.
BALDIES WANTED
We are already busy preparing for the Virginia Hereford Association’s MidAtlantic Fall Bonanza on November 9, 2013! We are on target to sell over 125
females, including Hereford seedstock and Black Baldies as well as having a
Bull sale.
Consider this sale in your marketing plans.
If you want to market your Baldie replacement heifers through this sale
in November please contact Bob Schaffer at (540) 582-9234 or bob@
deertrackfarm.com to consign cattle.
Virginia Hereford Association
Sale Committee
VIRGINIA HEREFORD ASSOCIATION
10420 RUMSEY LANE
DAYTON, VA 22821
540-848-4834
[email protected]
HICKORY SPRINGS FARM
Virginia
Hereford
Association
Summer Field
Day at
Knoll Crest
Farm
Red House, VA
August, 24,
2013
P.O. Box 014059
Kansas City, MO 64101
816.842.3757
www.hereford.org
PIONEER FARMS
ROCK MILLS HEREFORDS
STONE RIDGE MANOR
CHARLES, MEREDITH AND
OLIVIA WILLIAMS
485 Hereford Crossing
Fairfield, VA 24435
[email protected]
540-460-8803
PAUL AND KIM NOVAK
240 THUNDER VALLEY LANE
Castleton, VA 22716
540-937-5553
[email protected]
DAN AND SETH SNYDER
654 COLD SPRING ROAD
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-642-9199
[email protected]
JOHN BRASUK
RT. 2 BOX 211-A
FAIRMONT, W.VA. 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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President’s Report
Steve Furrow
I just finished reading an email
from a Task Force committee
and in the email was a detailed
blueprint of a mentor program
beginning to take shape within
the Young Producer Council of the
NCBA. The opening paragraph
began like this: “It is no secret
that the beef industry will need
to nearly double production in
the next 50 years in order to meet
global protein demand. In order
to achieve this growth, we must
start developing the leaders of
tomorrow, today. In a contracting industry experiencing record
financial losses and drought, the
average age of US producers continues to creep upward. These
circumstances amplify the need to
continue to strengthen the leadership talent bench for the Young
Producer Council (YPC), National
Cattlemen’s Beef Association
(NCBA) and the beef industry as
a whole.” Does the paragraph
create a sense of urgency and get
you excited about creating opportunities or does it make your
eyes glaze over and you begin to
think about the last article you
read indicating there would not
be enough food in 50 years?
I hope you join me with urgency and excitement. I listen
to people tell me I’m crazy to be
in agriculture. “Why would you
want to work so hard,” they say.
I respond, “Because I love it.” I
have a chance to work with some
of the best people and feel that
we are creating a great product,
BEEF. I watch Jason Carter, Anne
Jones and the rest of the VCA and
VBIC staffs accept new challenges
every day. They accept those
challenges with excitement and
enthusiasm while looking at new
ways to address some old chal-
lenges as well. I recently heard a
VCA Board member reference the
“shot in the arm” the Public Policy
and Advocacy Fund has been to
the Cattlemen’s Foundation and
think about the opportunities we
are creating for the talent bench of
Virginia. I can only hope the Fund
auction participants realize the difference they are making. Are you
excited yet?
I hope you will join me in the
excitement at the Virginia Cattlemen’s Field Day in Chatham,
VA on July 27th. The Field Day
crew is working hard to bring
you educational and networking
opportunities. Every cattleman
dreams of the taste of a great steak
and those dreams will be fulfilled
with Certified Angus Beef being a
major sponsor. Bring the family
and your enthusiasm to what will
be a great event. For additional
details, check out our website at
www.vacattlemen.org .
If my ramblings above appear
to be scattered and random statements, remember these next two.
The Virginia Cattlemen’s objectives
are to promote the profit potential
of Virginia’s cattle industry, provide a voice to the legislature on
state and local issues, and provide
educational opportunities for the
public. If we, VCA staff and Board
members can be of service, please
let us know.
Sincerely,
Steve Furrow, President
Beef Prices
late September. Jim Robb, director
of the Livestock Marketing Information Center, predicted wholesale
beef prices may actually peak for
the year in the fourth quarter, “if
the economy growth is anywhere
above anemic.” Peel agreed, saying
$215 per hundredweight for Choice
boxed beef in the fourth quarter
would be feasible.
While rebuilding the cattle
herd will take years, even starting
that process might be delayed as
continued drought in the western
United States and fears over a de-
layed corn-planting season have
ranchers concerned about expansion, according to the analysts.
Plain expressed concern about late
corn planting and its impact on
cattlemen’s restocking decisions,
saying, “ The economics says cattlemen should be expanding the cow
herd [but] the feed supply says not
yet.” In the rain-soaked Midwest,
farmers had planted just 28 percent
on the U.S. corn crop by May 12,
well behind the five-year average
of 67 percent by this time on average over the past five years.
VIRGINIA FEEDER CATTLE
Tel-O-Auction On-Farm Sales
Direct Merchandising of Load Lots of Virginia Cattle
JUNE/JULY 2013 SALE DATES
June 10 .............. 6 p.m. July 15 ............... 6 p.m.
June 24 .............. 6 p.m. July 29 ............... 6 p.m.
Virginia Cattlemen’s Association, (540) 992-1009
Virginia Dept. of Agriculture Livestock Market
Services, (804) 786-3935
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Summer Supply Update
Tod Kalous, Cattle Fax
So far in 2013 total U.S. beef
production is basically flat with
2012. Fed slaughter is down 2%,
cow and bull slaughter is up 2%,
and carcass weights have averaged
10 pounds heavier than a year ago.
Cow slaughter continues to run
well above early year forecasts
as the drought continues to take
its toll. And while part of the
increased cow slaughter is due
to increased cow imports from
Total steer and heifer slaughter is
forecast to be down 190,000 head
(-3%) in June, July and August
compared to 2012. Based on CattleFax member data, available fed
supplies are expected to increase
seasonally into the summer with
a peak in July, but remain below a
year ago. Based on this slaughter
forecast, the cash fed market is not
expected to decline as much as the
seasonal 14% break from spring
high to summer low.
Bottom Line: Larger cow slaugh-
ter has been the biggest surprise so
far in 2013 in terms of beef production. If it continues at the current
pace, the beef cow herd will see
another significant decline on
January 1, 2014. On the fed cattle
side, summer supplies appear
very manageable with slaughter
levels forecast below a year ago.
Total cattle slaughter is forecast
to average 631,000 head per week
in June, July and August, which
is the smallest weekly average in
over 24 years. Weights are forecast
to average 8 pounds heavier in
the summer, which will offset
some of the decline in production
from smaller slaughter levels.
Beef production in June, July and
August is forecast to average 509
million pounds per week, which
is the smallest since 2005. All of
this suggests a lower trend to fed
cattle prices into the summer, but
the average seasonal break of 14%
is not expected.
A Special Thanks goes to the Mike McDowell
Family at Locust Level Farms, Vernon Hill, VA
for the purchase of the $5,100 top selling bull
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14.1 adj RE 7.82 adj. IMF
at the April 20th SWVAA Doubleheader sale.
Eleven bulls averaged $2,850.
We would like to extend our thanks to these
additional bull buyers at the sale.
Canada after a packing plant in
Quebec closed last year, even accounting for this change, domestic
cow slaughter is at a liquidation
pace. Most recently, since midApril 2013, beef cow slaughter has
seen a much larger rate compared
to last year, averaging nearly 8,000
more per week.
Looking at the summer supply
situation, total beef production is
forecast to be down 3% versus a
year ago in June, July and August.
Keep in mind this forecast still
presumes cow and bull slaughter
will decrease significantly in the
coming months if the drought
will allow. Cow and bull slaughter
is currently forecast to be down
140,000 head (-8%) in June, July
and August versus 2012. If you
assume no relief in the drought this
summer and that cow slaughter
tracks at least even with a year
ago, total beef production this
summer would only be down 1%.
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Poultry Pollution Has Been Overestimated
Jeff Montgomery, The
Delaware News Journal
Federal environmental programs have drastically overestimated poultry industry contributions to water pollution,
according to a University of
Delaware-led study that could
trigger changes to river and
bay cleanup plans across Delmarva and around the country.
James L. Glancey, a professor
in the university’s Bioresources
Engineering and Mechanical
Engineering departments, said
that a multi-state study, based on
thousands of manure tests, found
that actual nitrogen levels in poultry house manure are 55 percent
lower than the Environmental
Protection Agency’s decades-old,
lab-based standards. The results
-- a nitrogen difference of 20.8
million pounds a year for Sussex
County, Delaware alone -- could
lead to a formal proposal as
early as next month for changes
to the Chesapeake Bay Program’s
six-state pollution forecasting
model, used to guide a federally backed attempt to restore
the bay’s health and ecosystems
and assign cleanup goals. “I
think this is a precedent-setting
kind of thing, but we’re not quite
sure how it’s going to propagate through the United States,”
Glancey said after giving a brief-
ing on the findings at the state
Department of Agriculture this
morning. “Everyone’s watching
it, there’s no doubt about it.
In a statement released late
Tuesday, the EPA said that the
agency has been aware of the
studies for more than a year, and
that a committee with “diverse
participation” had been formed
to settle the issue in a timely
way. “While we await submittal
of additional data needed, we
are hopeful the collective data
will show that industry efforts to
reduce nutrients in poultry litter
is having a positive result,” the
statement said. “Any decision
regarding the use of this information would be made by the
Chesapeake Bay Partnership. “
Federal and state environmental
agencies have focused heavily on
pollution from animal manures
and “factory farms” across the
country as a big part of efforts
to eliminate bay and river dead
zones and harmful algal blooms
in recent decades. The Delmarva
Peninsula’s poultry industry became an early, major battleground
for the issue during the late 1990s.
Sewage treatment plants, septic
system and suburban runoff also
are significant polluted runoff
sources, but researchers argued
that overuse of poultry manure
on farm fields sent huge amounts
of nutrients into groundwater and
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surface streams. That contributed
to conditions that can deplete
oxygen levels in water bodies like
Delaware’s inland bays and the
Chesapeake Bays.
Individual farms, major producers and state and federal taxpayers have spent tens of millions
on agricultural control programs,
studies and monitoring. Delaware
eventually formed a separate Nutrient Management Commission
to oversee certification of manure
and fertilizer producers and users and subsidize manure shipments out of stressed areas. “Are
the EPA’s goals really valid and
realistic?” Delaware Agriculture
Secretary Ed Kee asked Tuesday.
“In the little bit of expertise and
experience that we had, we knew
something wasn’t right with poultry manure” assumptions. “I think
farmers will welcome this,” Kee
added. “We’re not as big a problem
as the world thought we were.”
Glancey said that research in Sussex County concluded that poultry
houses there generated 261,723
tons of manure for one year studied, far lower than the nearly 1.5
million tons assumed using EPA
models. Genetic improvements in
birds, improved growing environments and other moves to limit
waste and pollutants all have had
an effect on the industry’s environmental footprint.
Bill Satterfield, who directs
Delmarva Poultry Industry, Inc.,
said that members of his organization have been aware of Glancey’s
work for about a year. “The assumptions being used today are
based on conditions not relevant
to how chickens are being raised
today,” Satterfield said. “The
amount of pollution attributed to
chicken manure, if the Delaware
numbers are correct, are way off
base.” Chris Bason, director of
the Center for the Inland Bays,
said that he had not seen the UD
figures but supports research
aimed at verifying the assumptions of scientific models used to
guide regulations. “It is clear that
poultry science has significantly
reduced the amount of nutrients
in manure over the last decade
and a half or so.” Bason said in
an email. “If the EPA was using
old data then this would not have
been reflected.”
Delaware’s inland bays, like
the Chesapeake Bay, have nutrient levels that exceed federal standards and that have been blamed
for losses of habitat and changes
in aquatic life. Regulations approved in 1998 set limits on
nitrogen and phosphorus flows
into the bays, with those limits
in turn used to support a variety
of reforms, ranging from septic
system elimination and upgrade
programs to “best management
practices” for farms.
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