Georgia Cattleman September 2015

GEORGIA CATTLEMANO F F I C I A L M A G A Z I N E O F T H E G E O R G I A C A T T L E M E N ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N • S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 5

Winter Is Coming p. 42 • A Special Breed of Growth p. 48 • Summer Conference Highlights p.90

“I have several reasons why Ilike Nelson Ryegrass... has alarger leaf than other ryegrasses,takes cold weather well, takesgrazing pressure, lasts a good30 days longer than Gulf, andmy cows like it.

But in a field of Nelson their heads godown and stay down.My cows taste the difference.Nelson Ryegrass is all I’m going toplant from now on.”

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“I have several reasons why Ilike Nelson Ryegrass... has alarger leaf than other ryegrasses,takes cold weather well, takesgrazing pressure, lasts a good30 days longer than Gulf, andmy cows like it.

My cows do not like to eat Prine...My cows do not like to eat Prine...But in a field of Nelson their heads godown and stay down.My cows taste the difference.

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“This year I tried Nelson ryegrass andreally liked what I saw. It has a broaderleaf and gave us at least 20% more grassthan TAMTBO.

Sometimes we abuse the ryegrass andNelson took this abuse and bounced back

even with the heavy wet soil around here. Nelson ryegrasstook it all well.

This fall I will be planting more Nelson and Marshallryegrasses.”

“Planted Nelson ryegrass on preparedground in September and went a wholemonth without rain. When the rains came,Nelson came right up and grazing started inmid-December for 3 – 4 hours daily. We had22 first calf heifers with calves on a 30 acre fieldgrazing. By March 1st they were grazing all day.The calves weaned at 550 lbs.

Nelson ryegrass – “It’s tough.” It's a little more droughttolerant, last longer, takes grazing pressure and recoversfast. I will be planting Nelson again next year.”

Craig BrysonDouble C Farms • Wetumpka, Alabama

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GEORGIA CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION100 Cattlemen’s Drive | P.O. Box 27990

Macon, GA 31221Phone: 478-474-6560 | Fax: 478-474-5732

[email protected] | www.gabeef.org

GCA & GEORGIA BEEF BOARD STAFFExecutive Vice President:

Will Bentley, [email protected]

Vice President of Operations:Michele Creamer, [email protected]

Director of Association Services:Blake Poole, [email protected]

Director of Communications and Youth Activities:

Bailey Toates, [email protected]

GBB Director of Industry Information and Public Relations:

Suzanne Bentley, [email protected]

GBB Program and Compliance Coordinator:Tricia Combes, [email protected]

Membership and Facilities Coordinator:Sherri Morrow, [email protected]

Publication Consultant:Gayla Dease

G C A M i s s i o n S t a t e m e n t The mission of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association

is to unite cattle producers to advance Georgia’s cattle industry.

In This Issue…

The Georgia Cattleman magazine and the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association reserve the exclusive right to accept or reject advertising or editorial material submitted for publi-cation. The editorial content contained in this magazine does not necessarily represent the views of the Georgia Cattleman magazine or the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. GEORGIA CATTLEMAN (USPS 974-320, ISSN 0744-4451) is published monthly by the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, 100 Cattlemen’s Drive, P.O. Box 27990, Macon, Georgia 31221. Subscription rate of $45.00 per year. Periodical Post-age Paid at Macon, GA, and additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER — Send

address changes to GEORGIA CAT-TLEMAN, 100 Cattlemen’s Drive, P.O. Box 27990, Macon, Georgia 31221. For advertising information, contact Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, P.O. Box 27990, Macon, GA 31221. Phone: 478-474-6560.

Association Reports6 GCA President’s Report, By Randy Fordham9 Executive Vice President’s Report, By Will Bentley10 GCA Leadership21 GBB Report, By Suzanne Bentley94 YCC Report, By Bo Huddleston

Industry News14 NCBA News & Updates17 Region RoundUp Schedule 26 Buyer Beware, By Dr. Lee Jones 48 Burke Brangus Farm: A Special Breed of Growth, By Bailey K. Toates54 Brangus Continues to Be Leader in Performance Selection Tools 70 Industry Obituaries 79 When a Necropsy is Necessary, By Dr. Paula Krimer 88 Beef Cattle Exhibits at 2015 Sunbelt Expo

Reader Services13 Leadership Q & A, By Jared Long16 In My Opinion, By Tony Cole19 Chapter Connections 20 Georgia Beef Bites, By Suzanne Bentley 23 Making It In Macon, By Kaytlyn Malia27 Team Tying, By Baxter Black 28 Associate Members82 Local Market Reports85 Management Calendar 87 Calendar of Events

Expert Advice42 Winter Is Coming, By Dr. Dennis Hancock62 Using Corn Crop Residues in Beef Production, By Dr. J.R. Segers 75 Deep South Stocker Conference, By Dr. Lawton Stewart



Cow at Burke Brangus Farm

GEORGIA CATTLEMAN

4 September 2015 • GEORGIA CATTLEMAN

A s s o c i a t i o n R e p o r t s • P r e s i d e n t ’ s R e p o r t

Do you remember your first day of school? What about the first show calf, show, calf you purchased, calf you saw born, ballgame, fish, hunt, job, job interview, day of college away from home, speeding ticket, and other firsts in your life? We all have had many “firsts” in our lives. Leslie and I both remember our first show calves and pigs. These firsts can be exciting but also a little scary. That first experience can also be life-changing. This means deciding to finish what you started or change course. Finishing the drill instilled integrity in us. My first show heifer was perfect. My parents had picked a young heifer. I remember buying a brand-new rope halter for her versus a ragged hand-me-down halter. My first steer, on the other hand, was probably the most challenging of all my calves. As we began the breaking process, we would introduce him to his first halter. My father or brothers were usually the ones holding the calves the first time they were let out of the chute with the halter on. I remember they had to tie an extra rope to the halter because just one man could not hold him. Of course, when I witnessed how tough the calf was to manage, I wanted no part of this steer. In the beginning, when we ran him through the chute for a halter, whoever happened to be on the end of the halter was as light as a feather. The calf was doing his best to get far, far away. As this went on every day for weeks, I began to get very discouraged and more scared of the steer. He never relaxed while these men were trying to break him. My mother had noticed something different once we had him tied to a post. When she or I would get close to him, he was not as nervous. We were able to begin brushing him. If any of the men got close, he pulled back so hard on the post, almost breaking it. Mother decided she and I needed to be the ones holding the halter. Now I had already witnessed his strength and I wanted no part of being on the end of the halter. What happened next was amazing! When he was let out of the chute the next day with Mother and me holding the halter, he pulled but we held him. I just knew there was no way we could keep him from running off, dragging both of us along the way. He would pull but never like when he pulled

with the men. Now don’t get me wrong – he did drag us around a few times, making me want to give up; but each day he and I both relaxed a little more. We began walking him two times a day, before and after school. My mother had great insight; he just hated men. As long as Mother and I were working him, he was no problem. If my mother had let me quit before I tried, I never would have shown the steer. Just recently, Leslie and I attended a birthday party for Dr. Dan Daniel turning 95! Dr. Dan has impacted both of our lives. Partisover Ranch is the first place I met Leslie (story for another day). Leslie’s first steer was Gentle Jim; Dr. Dan Daniel was the judge of her first show. When we look back on many of these firsts, we realize what an impact someone like Dr. Dan and many others have had on our lives. We look back now and see how our lives were changed by some of these first experiences and people.We all have many firsts in our lives. This time of year, we have many first-time students: first grade, first day of junior high, first day of high school, first day of college, etc. You may be a first-time member to GCA, GCWA, YCC, junior; first-time president or board member of a local chapter; or first-time committee member. Whatever the case, I appreciate your commitment. Hopefully, one day you can look back and see how these first experiences and people have impacted your life. We just finished our 5th Summer Conference on St. Simons Island, filled with meetings, games, great food and fellowship. During August and September we will be traveling around the state for our Region RoundUps - we hope you have already attended one or have one on your calendar for September. Hopefully, September will start cooling off; fall-born calves will be hitting the ground; and crops will be harvested. What a great time of year! We will be calving 17 first-calf heifers this fall. Wow, a bunch of firsts. How exciting to see these firsts occur. As you are experiencing some of your firsts, make sure you finish the drill and experience the glory of the firsts. See you soon and God Bless.

GCA President Randy and Leslie Fordham


From Your President’s Pasture

TRIANGLE® VACCINES PROTECT PROMINENT COW HERD

“It must be an inherited trait, because I have never wanted to do anything else but be in the cattle business,” Carlton says of his love of ranching. “It gives us the opportunity as a family to be able to work together, make a living and be able to enjoy each other’s company at the same time.”

Carlton vaccinates his cow herd with Triangle®, a killed-virus vaccine from Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. TRIANGLE has protected his cow herd from respiratory and reproductive diseases for years.

“We use TRIANGLE on 100 percent of cow herd because it is safe and effective and it has done a good job,” Carlton says. Killed vaccines, like TRIANGLE, fill the need for

vaccination in herds with or without an undefined calving seasons without any risks associated with pregnancy.

Dr. Robert Guckich, DVM, is Carlton’s veterinarian. “I like TRIANGLE because it is a very smooth product with a low dosage, and we can give it subcutaneously, which follows the BQA (Beef Quality Assurance) recommendations for vaccines,” Dr. Guckich adds. “With TRIANGLE, we are doing a very good job of protecting those cattle against abortive diseases and getting good passive transfer to the calf side.”

To learn more about Carlton and Carlton Ranch, go to TriangleVaccines.com.

attle rancher Dennis Carlton, of Carlton and Carlton Ranch, is a seventh generation cattleman who owns and operates two ranches in the southeastern U.S., encompassing more than 33,000 acres. The health of the cow herd is extremely

important since Carlton retains ownership of the calves, which are shipped to and finished at a feedyard in Hereford, TX.

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TRIANGLE vaccines have a solid track record for effectiveness, in addition to a very good safety profile. TRIANGLE vaccines protect against disease caused by:

• bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) Types 1 and 2

• infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBR)

• bovine respiratory syncytial virus (BRSV)

• parainfluenza 3 (PI3)

• five-way lepto (TRIANGLE 10 only).

For more information on TRIANGLE, talk to your veterinarian or Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. representative and visit BI-Vetmedica.com/Cattle.

“Seven generations of cattlemen, and not one of

them ever considered cattle health optional.”

— Dennis Carlton, Carlton & Carlton Ranch

PREVENTION WORKS.

Coming from a long line of cattlemen,

Dennis Carlton knows he needs a vaccine he

can trust with his herd, his business and his

very livelihood. “Keep the cattle healthy, and

the whole operation thrives,” he says. With its

long-standing reputation for reliability and

proven performance against key respiratory

and reproductive diseases, Carlton trusts

Triangle® to be the lead vaccine for his herd.

Put trust in TRIANGLE for your herd, too.

To see a video about Carlton & Carlton Ranch, visit TriangleVaccines.com.

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Assoc ia t ion Repor ts • Execu t ive Vice Pres iden t ’s Repor t

This month’s magazine deadline has come at an opportune time. We have some great coverage of the GCA Summer Conference elsewhere in the magazine, so I’ll save you my glowing praise of the event. Our friends in Washington are home for their late summer recess and not actively writing new laws that will affect your farm, so I’ll give you all a break from hearing a legislative update. The Beef Board is in preparation mode for the upcoming busy schedule, so I’ll save that for another time. This month’s magazine is full of great expert articles about cattle health and the needed preparation for the cool season, so I’m off the hook there as well. What this month’s magazine gives me a chance to do is to discuss… you! (Warning: If you are the type who hates to hear gushing compliments about a group of people, go ahead and turn the page now.) I recently had a conversation with someone about the members of GCA. We swapped stories about some of the great things that we’ve heard have been done around the state. During the conversation, he referenced a quote that I thought was really reflective of everyone who is involved with the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. The quote went something like this: ‘Volunteers aren’t paid, not because they are worthless, but more so because they are priceless.’ I don’t remember who he accredited the quote to, but the important thing is how much this expresses my exact feelings about the volunteer leadership that is so vital to our association. If the men and women who so selflessly give of their time and talents to GCA were to decide that they were going to send us an invoice for payment, I can assure you that we wouldn’t have the resources needed to pay them back. I automatically think of the local chapter leadership who go way beyond their call of duty to put together chapter meetings. Some groups are blessed to have several members of a board who pitch in to help, but other groups depend solely on their chapter presidents or another member to put together meeting agendas, speakers and food. I often hear from local members who have gone out and purchased all of the food and cooked it themselves just to ensure that they have a successful meeting and nobody goes home hungry. I don’t have to ask them why they do what they do; I know that they do it because they have a passion for the cattle industry and want to make sure that they are able to leave something for the next generation. Hundreds and hundreds of our members work tirelessly behind the scenes to make sure that our association

A Strong Foundation

continues to move forward. You are the ones who volunteer to come to county fairs, civic events, local farm days and dozens of other events to tell the public about beef production in Georgia. I’m always impressed to hear about the events that are put on by our local chapters and the number of hours that these volunteers work to share what they believe in. When we set up a booth at some of the large events in different corners of the state, we know that several of our producers will show up and help without expecting anything in return. It makes us know how lucky we are to work in the industry that we are in and all love. There is an extra responsibility placed on those members who have volunteered to be on one of our statewide committees, to be region VPs, and serve on our Executive Committee. Not only are you tasked with setting the direction of GCA and our state office, but you are usually required to drive a great distance to do it. In a grassroots-driven organization like ours, the committees are vitally important in giving the staff direction and policy to stand behind when issues arise throughout the year. We can’t thank you enough for what you do. Another group that we rely heavily on is the good folks affiliated with the University of Georgia. Many of the events that we put on could not be done without the help of the experts with UGA Extension, the Vet school, and the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences. You can flip through the pages of this magazine and see how vital this relationship is to the success of GCA. I can assure you that many states are not as lucky as we are when it comes to a relationship with their land grant universities. If you haven’t had the opportunity to get involved in any of the events that go on around the state, I strongly encourage you to do so. It can be a lot of hard work, but I can bet that you will meet some great people and you might just learn something that can improve your operation at home. Thank you to each of you who have volunteered your time over the years to ensure that the cattle industry in Georgia is strong and vibrant! I hope that you will take pride in the work that you’ve put in. Next time you talk to a cattle producer who isn’t a GCA member, let them know how much you do for them and the industry. Let them know that the industry gets stronger when we all stand together and how they can make an impact. As we say around the office from time to time: We need ‘em, we want ‘em, we gotta have ‘em.

Will Bentley

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Georg i a Ca t t l emen’s A s soc i a t i onGCA Leadership Team

Your GCA leadership team is here to serve you. Contact us with your ideas about our association or to visit about the cattle industry.

Executive Committee MembersKristy Arnold, Screven912-294-3485 • [email protected] Tammy Cheely, Warrenton706-465-2136 • [email protected] Galloway, Monticello678-410-6070 • [email protected] Lovett, Cuthbert229-938-2187 • [email protected] Long, Bainbridge229-254-9452 • [email protected] Gretsch, Lexington706-340-0945 • [email protected]

GCA Immediate Past PresidentMelvin Porter, Jefferson • 706-654-8283 • [email protected]

NCBA DirectorsRandy Fordham, Royston • 706-207-1301 • [email protected] Blackburn, Waynesboro • 214-912-1993 • [email protected]

Foundation ChairmanSteve Blackburn, Waynesboro • 214-912-1993 • [email protected]

CattleWomen’s PresidentSara Akins, Nashville • 229-237-1607 • [email protected]

Regional Vice Presidents

1961-1963 Ben T. Smith, Atlanta1963-1966 Henry Green, Sr., St. Simons1966-1968 Dr. Jack Tuttle, Barnesville1968-1970 J.W. Trunnell, Cochran1970-1971 K.J. Hodges, Blakely1971-1972 Edward B. Pope, Washington1972-1974 George Berner, Warm Springs1974-1976 Dr. O.E. Sell, Milner1976-1978 Joe Gayle, Perry1978-1980 Sam Hay, Covington1980-1981 Lee Campbell, Carrollton1981-1982 Charles Baker, Calhoun1982-1983 Webb Bullard, Camilla1983-1984 Bobby Rowan, Enigma1984-1985 Harvey Lemmon, Woodbury1985-1986 Don Griffith, Buchanan1986-1987 Gene Chambers, Douglas1987-1988 Mike Peed, Forsyth1988-1989 Sam Payne, Calhoun1989-1990 Bobby Miller, Lula1990-1991 Newt Muse, Carrollton1991-1992 Howard Jones, Newnan1992-1993 Mark Armentrout, Roswell

Region 8: Rodney Hilley, 770-567-3909 [email protected] 9: Mike Burke, 706-551-3025 [email protected] Region 10: Scotty Lovett, 229-938-2187 [email protected] 11: Derek Williams, 229-315-0986 [email protected] 12: Ray Hicks, 912-682-8670 [email protected] 13: John Moseley, Jr., 229-308-6355 [email protected] 14: Kurt Childers, 229-561-3466 [email protected]

Region 15: Alvin Walker, 912-282-1717 [email protected]

Region 1: James Burton, 423-838-0941 [email protected] 2: Eddie Bradley, 706-994-2079 [email protected] 3: Ron Ward, 706-213-9175 [email protected] 4: Tony Cole, 770-596-6896 [email protected] 5: Charles Woodward, 678-725-2292 [email protected] 6: Joe Newton, Jr, 706-595-0520 [email protected] 7: Larry Daniel, 706-812-5907 [email protected]

1993-1994 Ralph Bridges, Lexington1994-1995 Lane Holton, Camilla1995-1996 Dr. Jim Goodman, Temple1996-1997 Dr. Frank Thomas, Alamo1997-1998 Joe Duckworth, Milledgeville1998-1999 Betts Berry, Chickamauga1999-2000 Dr. Curly Cook, Crawford2000-2001 Chuck Sword, Williamson2001-2002 Robert Fountain, Jr., Adrian2002-2003 Louie Perry, Moultrie2003-2004 Tim Dean, Lafayette2004-2005 John Callaway, Hogansville2005-2006 Bill Hopkins, Thomson2006-2007 Dr. Jim Strickland, Glennville2007-2008 Evans Hooks, Swainsboro2008-2009 Mike McCravy, Bowdon2009-2010 Bill Nutt, Cedartown2010-2011 Bill Bryan, Summerville2011-2012 Steve Blackburn, Waynesboro2012-2013 Chuck Joiner, Carrollton2013-2014 David Gazda, Athens2014-2015 Melvin Porter, Jefferson

GCA Past Presidents


Randy FordhamPresident

1211 Harrison Bridge RoadRoyston, GA 30662

[email protected]

Kyle GilloolyPresident-Elect

2731 River RdWadley, GA 30477

[email protected]

Carroll T. CannonTreasurerP O Box 500

Ty Ty, GA 31795-0500229-881-0721

[email protected]

Will BentleyExecutive V. P. P. O. Box 27990

Macon, GA [email protected]

Lee BrownVice-President

43 Watson Mill RoadComer, GA 30629

[email protected]

Georg i a Ca t t l emen’s A s soc i a t i onLocal Chapter Presidents

ABAC | Jacob Gibb | 478-954-1102Appalachian | Phillip Jones | 770-894-2479Baldwin-Jones-Putnam | Ricky Yarbrough | 478-256-2933Banks | Thomas Dalton | 706-677-3008Barrow | Randy Davis | 770-596-2697Ben Hill-Irwin | Ronny Branch | 229-457-0407Blue Ridge Mountain | Joe Garner | 706-994-3927Burke | Sam Kyzer | 706-551-2815Carroll | Tony Cole | 770-596-6896Clarke-Oconee | Mike Hunter | 706-207-5514Colquitt | Rocky Herndon | 229-782-5660Coweta | Elise M. Farnham | 770-367-3148Crawford Area | Doug Bailey | 478-361-3024Decatur | Stuart Griffin | 229-246-0951Elbert | Ron Ward | 706-213-9175Floyd | Dale Hamby | 706-766-7626Franklin | Keyes Davison | 706-498-6329Grady | Caylor Ouzts | 229-377-7561Greene Area | John Dyar | 706-453-7586Hall | Steve Brinson Jr. | 770-869-1377Haralson | Joe Griffith | 770-301-9113Harris | Sandy Reames | 706-628-4956Hart | Jason Fain | 706-436-9299Heard | Caleb Pike | 770-854-5933Heartland | Tony Rogers | 478-934-2430Henry | Allen Garland | 678-977-1357

Houston | Wayne Talton | 478-987-0358Jackson | Matt Shirley | 706-983-0276Jefferson | Randy Miller | 478-625-3900Johnson Area | Will Tanner | 478-278-1922Laurens | Brad Childers | 478-376-4670Lincoln | Billy Moss | 706-654-6071 Little River | Glen Wilson | 706-595-3792Lumpkin | Anthony Grindle | 706-300-6605Macon | Matt Perfect | 478-973-7164Madison | Trey McCay | 706-255-8422Meriwether | Emmett Collins | 706-977-9819Mid-Georgia | Danny Bentley | 706-647-7089 Miller | Trent Clenney | 229-758-2844Mitchell | J. Dean Daniels | 229-336-5271Morgan | Michael Ivy, Jr. | 706-202-5046Murray | Chris Franklin | 706-263-2008North Georgia | David Lingefelt | 770-480-6177Northeast Georgia | Mark Alley | 706-499-2119Northwest Georgia | Justin Wells | 706-264-8253Ocmulgee | Jim Cannon | 229-467-2042Ogeechee | Romaine Cartee | 912-531-0580Oglethorpe | Hudson Sanders | 706-621-1384Pachitla | Scotty Lovett | 229-938-2187Peach | Willis Brown | 478-956-2798Piedmont | Earnest Nichols, Jr. | 770-314-6061Piney Woods | Steve Smith | 912-278-1460

Polk | Glenn Robinson | 770-815-9122Pulaski | Terry Moore | 478-952-0685Red Carpet | David Cagle | 770-796-2555Satilla | Alvin Walker Jr. | 912-449-5352Seminole | Bruce Barber | 229-524-8633South Georgia | David Rooks, Sr. | 912-422-3233Southeast Georgia | | Charles Harris | 912-288-3437Stephens | Mark Smith | 706-779-7362Tattnall | Newley Halter | 912-690-0789Taylor | Wayne Wilson | 706-656-6351Thomas | Charles R. Conklin | 229-228-6548Three Rivers | Derek Williams | 229-315-0986Tift | Andy Dunn | 229-848-3535Tri-County | Alan Sowar | 770-668-4226Tri-State | Stephen Wilson | 423-762-1308Troup | Ben Comerford | 706-604-5098Turner | Randy Hardy | 229-567-9255UGA | Dylan Chandler | 706-540-2619Walton | Sammy Maddox | 770-267-8724Washington | Bobby Brantley | 478-552-9328Wayne | Kristy Arnold | 912-294-3485Wilkes | Shane Moore | 706-678-5705Wiregrass | Kurt Childers | 229-561-3466Worth | David Carter | 229-776-9400

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*YCC: Young Cattlemen’s Council include members ranging from 18 to 40 years of age, no additional dues.

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Membership dues entitle you to receive a one-year subscription to the Georgia Cattleman magazine. Payment of GCA membership dues is tax-deductible for most members as an ordinary business expense. Complying with tax laws, GCA estimates 5% of the dues payment is not deductible as a business expense because of direct

lobbying activities. Also, charitable contributions to GCA are not tax-deductible for federal income tax purposes.

Thank you for your memberships!!


Lily Atkins, CedartownChad Booth, Dewy RoseAnthony Busby, Broxton

Dan Chandler, CommerceNic Cornelison, Flat Rock, Ala.

Ed Countryman, Rockmart John Jeffrey Crosby, Adel

D & G Farms, DaculaDustin Dillon, OxfordJim Doggett, OxfordDothan Livestock Co.,

Cottonwood, Ala.Georgia Land Company, Macon

Addison Harbin, Mt. Berry Justin Harden, Abbeville Chad Hughes, Rochelle

Jewel Jackman, Clewiston, Fla.Carson Jackson, Jefferson

JG Farms, NichollsSeth Kirk, Jasper

Graham Lawson, SwainsboroTimothy & Noah Lawson,

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We are glad you have joined the GCA family!

Long Cattle Co., Polk City, Fla.Richard Morgan, Buena VistaNorton Agency, Clarkesville

Dan Porter, NewnanTodd Potter, Griffin

Tina Rankin, ApplingSteven Blake Raulerson, Blackshear

Brantley Reynolds, WaynesboroBill Reynolds, Sylvester

David & Lori Robbins, DanielsvilleSara Morgan Sapp, Midville

Holt Sapp, Midville Kim Lingle, Cumming

Dr. Lee-Anne Shumate, SylvesterWilliam Stevens, Wadle

Chris & Nan Vaden, WarthenJohn Vansant, MD, Blairsville

Don L Vansant, Blairsville Chris Vaughn, Musella William Wade, Lizella

Barrow Walden, Matthews Jeb Webb, Twin City

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Jared LongExecutive Committee Member

Tell us a little about yourself.Q:A: I currently live in Bainbridge, Georgia, with my wife, Lori, where my family farms vegetables, hay, row crops and beef cattle. I am a

member of the Decatur County Cattlemen’s Association and currently serve as a member on GCA’s Executive Committee. While my full-time job is off of the family farm and doesn’t allow me to be involved as much as I would like, my passion is and always has been out on the farm with the family. As my parents (Gerald and Janice) and brother (Justin) are the proprietors – they let me help out when I can. Although my job allows me to travel all over the country and part of the world, there’s no place I’d rather be than in southwest Georgia, out on the farm, working with the family as we have been for four generations – and the fifth is in the making. Next year will mark our centennial anniversary, as the farm will officially celebrate 100 years of continuous agricultural production! For me, any time spent outdoors is time well spent. Of course, my favorite time of the year is the fall, when the good Lord blesses us with yet another calving and harvest season.

Q: Share what it means to be in your position with GCA, along with some of the responsibilities you undertake.

A: I can’t begin to describe how honored I am to be asked to serve on the Executive Committee. As a newly appointed member, I am actively seeking ways to become more integrated into the existing committees and learn from my peers. There is truly a wealth of information out there; and in my opinion, experience is the best education. The members of GCA are very fortunate as they have a tremendous group of leaders in the staff and the EC, and I’m just honored to be a part of it. Quite simply, I consider myself a servant of the GCA members; so if there is anything I can assist in, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Q: What improvements or changes would you like to see evolve over the next year with GCA?

A: Without a doubt, increased membership and participation from across the state! I have to admit, when I first heard the number of producers versus the number of whom are currently GCA members, I was little shocked at the approximately 60 percent participation rate. Georgia beef producers need to realize the tremendous staff we have at GCA. You won’t find a more passionate group of professionals who are dedicated to representing Georgia’s outstanding beef industry. With all of the external challenges – such as legislative, financial and regulatory hurdles – we as an industry face it is imperative that we, as active members, are not only constantly engaged with the members within our own chapters, but also actively recruiting more members to serve as one voice for Georgia’s dynamic beef industry.

Q: In your opinion, what is the most pertinent issue Georgia’s beef industry is facing today?

A: That’s a tough one. I’m sure anyone involved in the industry could rattle off a myriad of issues; but one that always sticks out to me is producer and consumer education of what one is selling, and the other is buying. We as producers must realize the value-adding opportunities that present themselves along the supply chain because I can assure you, if one is not willing to invest the time, research and effort into creating and assigning a value to their own product, someone else will – and generally, at cost-savings to them. As my job involves interacting with all levels of the retail and foodservice industries from pasture to plate, I find consumer education to become more and more critical as each day passes. As 99 percent of the population is said to be removed from production agriculture, we as producers have a monumental task in correctly informing the consumer about our product, as there is a plethora of misinformation that is readily available out there. We are the first and the last line of defense when it comes to our own product. However, as anyone involved in agriculture can attest, if you give us a challenge, we’ll meet it and exceed it every time!


Q: Describe your background and your involvement with the cattle industry.

A: Growing up on a diversified farm, my parents taught my brother, sister and me the values of hard work and dedication that are inherent in production agriculture. So naturally, FFA and livestock showing just fell into place as all three of us siblings exhibited cattle growing up, mainly purebred Simmental and Shorthorn. After graduation from high school, I attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, where I earned my Associate of Science in agriculture. From there, I transferred to the University of Georgia where I earned my Bachelor of Science in Animal and Dairy Science, and continued on to graduate school where I completed my Master of Science with emphasis in meat science. During my time at UGA, I worked as both a student worker and then as assistant manager of the UGA Meat Science & Technology Center. Upon graduation, I moved to Kansas City, Missouri, and worked with the American Hereford Association and Certified Hereford Beef in developing and managing retail grocery chain accounts, producer and packer relations, as well as USDA requirements. Three years later, I accepted a position with National Beef Packing Company (Kansas City, Missouri) where I have held positions in technical services, operations, and business development. Currently, I am the business development manager for consumer-ready products and I am based out of our Moultrie, Georgia, facility from which we service retail and foodservice customers all across the nation.

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Dodd-Frank Needs to Work for Rural America

In recent years the agriculture industry has been fortunate to experience record growth in agricultural commodity sales due to strong demand from domestic and foreign consumers. Increased sales have allowed many farms and ranches to pay off loans and look for new areas to expand and diversify their operations. Growth in demand has also spurred the need to acquire the necessary land, machinery, technology and livestock to remain competitive and realize the opportunities growth brings to family operations and the rural communities where they live. These necessary investments and potential successes, though, will not be possible without access to credit at reasonable rates. And that is why our rural banks and lenders are critically important. However, there is concern in rural America that credit will remain available only as long as local financial institutions stay in business. These local institutions, many of which have been around for generations, are familiar with the risks associated with production agriculture and the people in the industry. Unfortunately, in an effort to combat previous bad actors, Congress passed Dodd-Frank legislation with the idea that creating more laws was an adequate substitute for enforcing existing laws. There is growing apprehension that numerous new regulations being published as a result of Dodd-Frank legislation are squeezing smaller rural banks out of the market and threatening farmers’ and ranchers’ ability to operate their businesses. Our smaller local banks are simply unable to afford to keep up with increased reporting and paperwork requirements from Washington that are unrelated to their

purpose of lending to rural America. Moreover, many of the factors associated with agricultural banking are difficult to quantify on paper but are based on the bank’s relationship with the community and their knowledge of the agriculture industry. The “one size fits all” approach under Dodd-Frank does not take into consideration the unique relationship of ag-based lending and places our industry at great risk. If small banks fall out of compliance, credit availability in rural communities will decrease as banks are consolidated into larger financial institutions. These larger institutions may not have the desire to make credit available to customers in higher risk industries such as agriculture and may even move out of sparsely populated rural towns. My family’s multi-generational ranch operation and our small ranching community are served by a small locally owned bank struggling with the demands of Dodd-Frank, and we certainly risk being personally affected by these very real concerns. That is why NCBA is encouraging Congress to re-examine Dodd-Frank and its implementation and consider whether it is truly benefiting rural consumers who rely on these local banks for credit to operate their businesses. The focus should be on enforcing existing laws instead of creating new rules and regulations that threaten the future of small community banks. Our community banks can compete, but they cannot afford to be burdened with red tape and regulation in an effort to prevent issues they never created. That’s not fair to these Main Street businesses, and it’s not fair to the communities that rely on them.

Internal memos released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal the Army Corps of Engineers, the primary regulator over Environmental Protection Agency’s “waters of the United States” rule, believes that the rule will not hold up in the courts and that it grossly misinterprets Corps data. “Corps data to EPA has been selectively applied out of context, and mixes terminology and disparate data sets,” one memo from General Peabody to Assistant Secretary of the Army reads. “In the Corps judgment, these documents contain numerous inappropriate assumptions with no connection to the data provided, misapplied data, analytical deficiencies and logical inconsistencies.” Enforcement of the rule is set to begin Aug. 28, 2015, but the more than 50 pages of released documents clearly illustrate the discrepancies between the two agencies that share jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act. “These documents clearly show that EPA is not ready to begin enforcement of this flawed rule, and demonstrate why this rule should be withdrawn and rewritten with input from all stakeholders,” said Philip Ellis, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association president. “The EPA snubbed concerns from

the countryside, and now, these memos reveal they even disregarded concerns from the Army Corps. The fact that other federal agencies’ concerns were ignored is appalling, especially given the scope of this rulemaking.” The memos show the Corps is so concerned about the implications of this disastrous rule that at one point it states that any reference to the Army Corps name and logo should be removed from all documents pertaining to the rule. “The EPA placed their radical agenda above the law and went far beyond the scope of the Clean Water Act,” said Ellis. “This rule is nothing more than an attempt to run roughshod over Congress and the courts in the largest land grab in regulatory history. The legal flaws identified by the Corps in these memos are the same vulnerabilities we’ve identified in our lawsuit against this rule. The fact is, cattlemen and women still need certainty in the Clean Water Act, not a radical and arbitrary political agenda.” NCBA calls for the EPA to immediately withdraw the final WOTUS rule and work with stakeholders and Congress to craft a rule that achieves clarity and works for all landowners.

Army Corps Criticizes EPA for Flawed Rulemaking, Warns WOTUS has Little Legal Standing and is Not Based on Science

By: Philip Ellis, NCBA President

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Legislative WatchCommon Sense in Species Protection Act (S.112) A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require the Secretary of the Interior to publish and make available for public comment a draft economic analysis at the time a proposed rule to designate critical habitat is published. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key Sponsor: Sen. Dean Heller (R-Nev.) Regulatory Responsibility Act for Our Economy of 2015 (S.168)Gives Congress the needed authority for oversight on major regulations, while also requiring that regulation be narrowly tailored to meet the intended goals without hindering the economy. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) Open Book on Equal Access to Justice Act (H.R. 384)Reinstates tracking and reporting requirements of payments made by the federal government under the Equal Access to Justice Act. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key sponsor: Rep. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) National Monument Designation Transparency and Accountability Act of 2015 (S.228 and H.R. 900)Requires congressional and state approval of national monument designations and restrictions on the use of national monuments, limiting presidential power and curbing further Antiquities Act abuse. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key sponsors: Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Sen. Dave Vitter (R-La.) and Rep. Labrador (R-Idaho) The Judgment Fund Transparency Act of 2015 (S.350) Requires a public accounting of the taxpayer funds distributed to litigants who bring successful claims against the federal government. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key sponsors: Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) America’s Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015 (H.R. 636) Amend section 179 of the Internal Revenue Code, which mostly affects small- to medium-sized businesses, to retroactively and permanently extend from January 1, 2015, increased limitations on the amount of investment that can be immediately deducted from taxable income. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key sponsor: Rep. Patrick Tiberi (R-Ohio) FLAME Act Amendments of 2015 (S.508) Legislation that would allow for the full funding of wildland firefighting budgets for the U.S. Forest Service and U.S. Department of the Interior, and dramatically increase resources for forest restoration programs. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key sponsors: Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) Water Rights Protection Act (H.R. 1830)Provides a means to combat the recent directive that allows the United States Forest Service to seize private water rights without just compensation. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key Sponsors: Rep. Scott Tipton (R-Colo.) and Sen. Barrasso (R-Wyo.) Regulatory Integrity Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 1732)Calls for EPA and the Army Corps to withdraw the problematic Waters of the United States proposal within 30 days. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key Sponsor: Rep. Bill Shuster (R-Pa.) Federal Water Quality Protection Act (S.1140)Requires the EPA and Army Corps to withdraw the rule and re-write their proposal with consideration of stakeholders and review of economic and small business input. The bill also requires EPA to adhere to definitions included in the bill, specifically limiting the reach of a new rule. NCBA urges a YES vote. Key Sponsors: Sens. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.)


Recently we reported on the letter that NCBA and the Public Lands Council sent to all members of the House asking them to support an investigation of the EPA’s questionable lobbying efforts. A federal agency lobbying support of their now final “waters of the United States” rule is a clear undermining of the process put forth to gather stakeholder and public input. Following our letter, 106 members of the House sent a letter to the Inspector General requesting a thorough investigation to determine whether EPA did violate the Anti-lobbying Act by using taxpayer

dollars to lobby for its own agenda. “The EPA apparently used an assortment of social media campaigns to solicit comments, and partnered with environmental and grassroots organizations -- like the Sierra Club and Organizing for America -- to promote the rule,” the letter reads. “We are particularly concerned that the most essential and democratic component of the rulemaking, the public notice and comment process, was abused and corrupted in a way that drowned out opposition to help justify the Agency’s actions.”

House Calls for Investigation of EPA

R e a d e r S e r v i c e s • I n M y O p i n i o n

As we begin to wind down the summer, we realize it is just as hot and a lot drier than it was when we loaded up the truck and headed to St. Simons Island a few weeks ago for the GCA Summer Conference. The very long trip from northwest Georgia opened up into a weekend of meetings, making new friends and seeing old friends. Taking care of GCA business seemed a small price to pay for the information we received from Kim Stackhouse, Phillip Ellis and the GCA staff. Friday morning began with registration followed by committee meetings. After the break we heard from Kim Stackhouse, the Director of Sustainability Research with NCBA. In our opinion, she gave the first definition of sustainability as it relates to the cattle industry that we have heard. She explained that sustainability is protecting what we have and providing for the future and includes responsible production on our farms. Phillip Ellis, NCBA President, spoke about COOL (Country of Origin Labeling) and why it needs to be done away with. He told about the negative impact the continuation of COOL will have on the cattle industry. He also shared about the importance of supporting PAC (NCBA’s Political Action Committee), which is our voice as cattlemen in Washington. After the meetings we had a free afternoon to spend with our family, golf, tour the Port Authority or play games on the beach with the GJCA. We met back as a group at Bennie’s Red Barn for Low Country Boil and the famous GCA auction for PAC. If you have never been to one of the auctions, they are very entertaining and can get very competitive. The money from the auction items goes to support the PAC. It is always a great cause to support. Saturday began bright and early with committee meetings. We sat in on the Media and Communications meeting. We were very impressed by what GCA is doing in the area. Not only do we have a great magazine for members, but we are also reaching out to non-members through social media. We moved

Summer Conference and Summer Fun

on to the GCA Board of Directors meeting and heard the reports from all the committees. It is always important to hear about what is going on in GCA. With the meetings finished, it was time for the games to begin! We started with a lunch provided by the YCC with Dr. Don Mulvaney as the speaker. This was followed by the very competitive Corn Hole Tournament. Having only watched the tournament last year and with no experience playing corn hole, we entered as rookies. With thoughts of “Oh, well! What

were we thinking and just have fun!” we actually won our first game. The best part of playing in the tournament was beating the team of Melvin Porter and Mike McCravy. They will never live down the fact that they lost to two rookies. Although we did not win one of the coveted prizes for 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place, we did come in 4th place. Not bad for two corn hole rookies. It wasn’t long before we were back at the park for the Picnic in the Park. Dan-o did a great job with the meal and Ernie Ford made some very special appetizers, which were a hit. After the meal, the games began again. We entered the horseshoe tournament, but did

not have the success we had at corn hole. We were eliminated from horseshoes very quickly; Mike came back from his loss with his new partner, Steve Blackburn, and they became the champions of horseshoes. There were lots of activities for all ages, with DJ Name That Tune and even a Watermelon Eating Contest. It was a lot of fun watching these events. There was plenty of time to fellowship with other GCA members from all over the state. This is the second Summer Conference we have attended and we are planning on attending more. It is a great time to learn more about our industry, and to get to know the staff of GCA and other cattle producers better. Thank you to the staff at GCA for an outstanding job of putting the conference together.


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Congratulations to Heather Branch on her winning entry! Watch our Facebook page for next month’s contest!


R e g i o n R o u n d U pCalling all chapter leadership! The 2015 Region RoundUp series has been set.

All meetings will begin at 6 p.m. with supper provided. The RoundUp meetings are a great opportunity to visit with other chapters in your area, provide valuable input to GCA leadership and learn something new. Tentative topics for this year’s meeting include a talk about promoting Beef to consumers, finding your leadership style, legislative/regulatory update, an open discussion about getting members involved, and other topics regarding your chapters. Representation from each chapter in the state is requested to help lay the groundwork for the coming year. We will have door prizes and a chance to win $500 for your chapter. Each chapter that attends the meeting is automatical-ly included in the $500 drawing. We hope to see representatives from all of your chapters during these meetings.

September 3: Athens, Ga.UGA Livestock Instructional Arena: South Milledge Ave.

September 15: Calhoun, Ga.Gordon Co. Ag Service Center, 1282 Hwy 53 Spur

Follow the GCA staff as they travel the state.

GCA’s Will Bentley and Blake Poole visited Tri-State Cattlemen’s Association chapter meeting held July 28 in Walker County. Bentley provided updates to members from the state office. Give us a call if you would like us to come to your next chapter meeting.

GCA hosted several members of the Georgia FFA officer team for a beef cookout in Thomaston, Georgia. The officers got an opportunity to see a commercial cattle farm as well as learn about hay production in middle Georgia.


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On May 15-16, 2015, the Coweta County Cattlemen’s Association held its 25th Annual Benefit Rodeo. The rodeo was the most successful ever held, with more than 3,000 people attending. More than 250 contestants from as far away as Texas and Oklahoma competed for prize money in eight events. Proceeds from the rodeo are used to fund college scholarships, support Coweta 4-H programs, fund Junior Cattlemen activities, and support several community service programs.

The Blue Ridge Mountain Cattlemen hosted a meeting at the Union County Saddle Arena on July 30, 2015, at 7 p.m. The sponsor was Lanier Livestock Market from Cumming, Georgia. There were 65 members and guests present. After a great steak dinner, the group moved to the bleachers in the arena to watch a cattle market evaluation presented by David Garcia, USDA Director of Livestock, Sissy Curtis from Livestock Market News, and Jason Burrell from Burrell Cattle Company.

Georgia Simmental-Simbrah Association “passed the notebook” from Billy Moss to Donna Priest. Moss had served as the GSSA secretary and treasurer for 5 years, but a total of 20 years in various offices.

Gibson Priest was given the Gold Merit Award, which is designed to provide recognition to junior members who have made “significant contributions to their community, home, family, school, and the Simmental or Simbrah breeds of cattle.” He also received the AJSA Herdsman of the Year award among all AJSA members. This award comes from an anonymous recommendation and the nominee is anonymously questioned throughout the week.

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FOOTBALL SEASON IS AMONG US! Soon the weather will start getting cooler and many game days will be spent in front of the TV, anticipating kickoff or tailgating before kickoff. If you’re not ready, we are here to help

you get ready! The Beef It’s What’s For Dinner website has a variety of beef recipes that are perfect for any tailgate or even a game day spent by the TV. In an effort to mix it up a bit this football season, we want you to try these Ancho Chile Beef Cornbread Crostinis. We just love the idea of cornbread and steak all in one finger food flavored with mango, onions, cilantro and lime juice. Don’t let the mango added in there scare you off; it’s worth a try. After all, it’s a win-win; you can at least eat the steak!

By Suzanne Bentley GBB director of industry information & public relations


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Ancho Chili Beef on Cornbread “Crostini”

Ingredients1 pound beef Top Sirloin Steak boneless, cut 3/4 inch thick

2 packages (8-1/2 ounces each) cornbread mix2/3 cup milk2 large eggs

1 cup shredded sharp Cheddar cheese1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed

1 tablespoon ancho chile powder1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin

1 clove garlic, minced1/2 medium red onion, cut into 1/2-inch thick slices

Olive oil1 medium mango, diced

2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

1/4 cup low-fat dairy sour cream1 teaspoon freshly grated lime peel

24 fresh cilantro leaves

DirectionsPreheat oven to 400°F. Line 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 1-inch rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil; spray with nonstick cooking spray. Combine cornbread mix, milk and eggs in large bowl

just until blended (batter will still be lumpy). Stir in cheese and corn. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake in 400°F oven 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool in pan 5 minutes.

Run knife around edges of pan; invert cornbread onto cutting board. Cool completely. Cut into rows lengthwise, then rows crosswise to form 12 squares. Cut each square diagonally in

half to form two triangles. 1. Meanwhile, combine ancho chile powder, cumin and garlic; press evenly onto beef steak. Brush onion slices with oil. 2. Place onions on outer edge of grid over medium ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 15 to 20 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, times remain the same) or until tender, turning occasionally. Place steak in center of grid; grill 7 to 11 minutes (over medium heat on preheated gas grill, 8 to 13 minutes) for medium rare (145°F) to medium (160°F) doneness, turning occasionally. Transfer steak to carving board. 3. Chop onions when cool enough to handle. Combine onions, mango, chopped cilantro and lime juice in medium bowl; set aside. Combine sour cream and lime peel; set aside.4. Carve steak into thin slices. Divide steak evenly among cornbread triangles. Top each triangle with about 1 tablespoon mango salsa and 1/2 teaspoon sour cream mixture. Garnish with cilantro leaves. Serve immediately.

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Beef Board Update September 2015By Suzanne Bentley, GBB director of industry information and public relations

Harvey Lemmon, ChairmanP.O. Box 524Woodbury, GA 30293706-553-5124 Home706-553-3911 Work

Gerald Long, Treasurer3005 Old Whigham RoadBainbridge, GA 39817229-246-7519

Dr. Frank Thomas68 GA 149Alamo, GA 30411912-568-7743

Betts Berry546 Tom Hunt RdChickamauga, Ga 30707706-375-4049

Zippy DuvallP.O. Box 7068 Macon, GA 31298478-474-8411

Robert Fountain Jr.P.O. Box 167Adrian, GA 31002478-668-4808

Kenneth Murphy5266 Luthersville RoadLuthersville, GA 30251770-550-0339 Cell

Joel Keith4541 Mountville RoadHogansville, GA 30230Home 706-637-8818 / Cell 706-594-2873

Allen Wiggins1315 U.S. 41 Ashburn, GA 31714229-567-3371

Jim MalcomP.O. Box 758Greensboro, GA 30642706-453-7368

Clay FloydP.O. Box 566Swainsboro, GA 30401478-237-3201

The Georgia Beef Board478-474-1815www.gabeef.org

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Peachtree Road Race We kicked off July in Atlanta at the Peachtree Road Race Health & Fitness Expo. At the expo we spoke with thousands of consumers and athletes about beef and how vital it is for their diets. We highlighted the www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com website and encouraged them to visit the site for beef nutrition information and recipes. Hundreds of interested Team BEEF members signed up for more information about the team, and on site we trained 35 members who were eager to begin their journey promoting beef. July 4 was the actual race day that consumers from all over the world traveled to participate in and Georgia’s beef industry was well represented by our Team BEEF members. GCA Summer Conference As most of you know, we finished off July at St. Simons Island for Georgia Cattlemen’s Association’s Summer Conference. At the conference, GBB’s board

met for our summer meeting to receive an update on events and programs that were recently completed. We also began planning for the 2015-2016 fiscal year, which will begin in October. We are excited to begin another year full of beef promotion and education here in Georgia. It is always a pleasure serving Georgia’s Beef Industry; and we will continually strive to spend checkoff dollars efficiently while getting you, the producer, the most bang for your buck.

Coming Up Fall is a busy time for the Georgia Beef Board. Stay tuned to hear more about upcoming events across the state:

Farm Tour for Helms College Culinary Students: September 3UGA/Bama Beef Tailgate: October 3Georgia National Fair: October 8-18Sunbelt Ag. Expo: October 20-22Atlanta Women’s Show: November 7-8

WE NEED YOU! October is right around the corner, which means the Georgia National Fair is near! October 8-18 we will be in the Georgia Grown Building at the Georgia National Fair. Each year we reach tens of thousands of consumers from all across the state and we want you to join us in sharing our BEEF story! Each day will be broken up into shifts, so please contact [email protected] if you would like to sign up to help. Thank you in advance; we really couldn’t pull off large events like this without our producers!



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As my 10-week adventure and journey comes to an end, I cannot help but reflect on my experiences and all I learned. This summer was nothing short of an incredible experience that I am so grateful to have been a part of. I did not just join a staff or team; I joined a family. But with that, I learned so much and continued to learn new things from the first day all the way to the last. When I arrived, I had set some expectations that I hoped to accomplish during my time here. There were several things I wanted to learn – such as the day-to-day operations of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association office; consumer marketing techniques with the Georgia Beef Board; and the planning, preparing and facilitating of the summer events. Even though I know there is still so much to learn, I can honestly say that all of my expectations were fulfilled and satisfied. I learned quickly that there are no two similar days in the office and days hardly ever go as planned; but at the same time, things always end up pulling together and everything always gets done. When I arrived, there was not any formal training; I mean, my first day I was on live television for Georgia Beef Month promotion. But I had a full staff that would guide me each day and would welcome my many questions that would come with the responsibility of different tasks. We do things live around here; so even though some days were overwhelming, I had such great leadership and guidance for each step along the way. There were several ways that my expectations were fulfilled through my experiences this summer. Because I worked and spent individual time with every member of the staff, I truly had a great concept of the different roles in the office and how they worked in the office from day to day. Granted, days are never the same in this office; but because I got to work with these people and gain hands-on training and experience, I became more and more independent. The staff also welcomed questions so that I would understand not only what we were doing, but also why. With the other half of my time spent with Georgia Beef Board, I spent time every day working there to educate and promote the beef product to the consumers. I learned and assisted in current methods, and I was a part of the planning of future methods and ideas that would spread a positive beef message to Georgia. Additionally, there were several events this summer and I had a lot of responsibility with each one from start to finish. I feel that this internship has greatly prepared me for my future career. I would love to stay a part of the beef industry in a capacity or position very similar to this. I have loved my experiences and feel that even if I end up somewhere else, I will use these experiences in my career. I have developed a lot professionally and would definitely recommend this internship to any other student. This is the most welcoming and loving atmosphere to be a part of, and everyone works cohesively in their individual roles for the common good and future of Georgia’s beef industry. I would not trade this experience and adventure for anything, nor would I change a thing about it. I have complete confidence in Georgia’s beef industry because of the leadership in the Macon office; and I am so thankful, grateful and blessed for my time here.

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The BVD PI calf is a serious problem in the cattle business. Anyone who has dealt with a pen of calves containing a BVD positive calf in it knows the problem won’t go away until the calf is removed or dies. Even then the effects may linger as some calves slowly get better or some never do. BVD testing is a valuable management tool that some stocker backgrounders use to remove the BVD-PI carrier before he can cause problems for the rest of the calves. Like the other viruses that affect livestock, BVD causes diseases in cattle and we recommend routinely vaccinating the cow herd to protect against the effects of BVD infection. BVD can cause reproductive diseases, respiratory disease, GI diseases like scours and congenital problems in calves. Bovine viral diarrhea virus is unique. It has two biotypes, cytopathic and non-cytopathic and two genotypes, type 1 and 2 and several sub-genotypes. It’s a complicated virus. If a cow is exposed to a non-cytopathic virus during the first four months of pregnancy the fetus can get infected and become permanently infected – PI. These calves can be born normal but become a source of infection for other animals. Often these calves die before weaning but not always and some appear normal. Routine vaccination does not completely protect the herd from having a PI calf. Exposure of unvaccinated calves to BVD can suppress the immune system thereby making the calf more susceptible to respiratory disease or other diseases. The presence of a BVD PI calf in a pen increases the likelihood the other calves will experience BRD and require treatment with an antibiotic. Exposure to a PI calf not only increases the risk of disease it can also reduce the rate of gain and feed conversion of calves exposed even though they may not show any signs of disease. In a USDA National Animal Health Monitoring Survey in 2008, fewer than 30 percent of Southeast cow-calf owners were familiar with BVD and less than 25 percent of them vaccinated their cattle for BVD or other viruses. Nationally, 8.8 percent of beef operations had at least one BVD positive animal. In the Southeast, that percentage increased to 13.6 percent, with several of those farms having two or more positive animals. BVD is out there, and if calves are bought through local sale barns it is likely that a PI calf will eventually come through the barn. Therefore, testing and removing that positive calf before it exposes other calves is worthwhile. Currently the most common test used is the ear notch test. A notch is collected from the non-haired part of the ear and sent to a laboratory. The laboratory personnel then use one of a variety of tests to determine if the calf has BVD virus. The most frequent test is enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) also called antigen capture ELISA or ACE. If the calf

Buyer Beware

is positive it may not be permanently infected but could have a temporary or transient infection- TI. TI calves will usually retest negative within 4 weeks after testing positive yet should remain separated from healthy calves since they can be a source of exposure until they are clear of the virus. While testing is highly recommended, it does generate a new dilemma. What do you do with the positive calf? It is widely considered unethical to sell the calf through a livestock market without disclosing that the calf has tested positive. The ethical choices are: feed out the calf; salvage slaughter the animal after any withdrawal period has passed; or euthanasia. There are some feed yards that buy these calves at a discount and take the chance of feeding them. The calves are discounted because many of these calves die before they gain enough weight to send to slaughter. Some folks choose to send the calf directly to slaughter even though they are lightweight. BVD is not a risk to humans and if the antibiotic withdrawal period has passed, the meat is okay for human consumption. The other option is to euthanize the calf. Though selling the calf without disclosing its infection isn’t illegal, it is unethical. The national prevalence has been steadily climbing from about 0.4 percent in 2008 to a little over 0.6 percent in 2014 (personal communication with one national lab). Georgia d-lab submissions see about 1 percent of calf submissions that are BVD positive. When routinely testing calves, it is not uncommon to have several weeks with no positive results only to have two or three positive at a time later. This is often because the farms that have it may have several PI calves that go to the barn at once. However, if there is an abnormally high number (>5 percent), this may be an indication that positive calves are being resold. Recently, we have received reports of folks knowingly reselling BVD positive calves through livestock barns in Georgia. One stocker buyer had five groups with no positive calves, only to have 7/50 positive in one week and then another three the following week. He noticed that some of the positive calves had already been notched. If you routinely ear notch calves and find one that has already been notched, be suspicious. If the test is positive, contact the livestock barn. It is possible this may be occurring without the barn owner’s knowledge. Knowingly selling positive calves is equal to stealing. The seller knows that these calves are risky and thus passes the risk and death loss onto another person. While we all understand that we can be buying high-risk calves through a public auction, selling a calf or any animal with a known infection, especially as infectious as BVD, is dishonest.

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his loop. Now it should be noted for followers of modern rodeo that neither Vern nor his horse, Whittier, were professional cowboys; they just did it for a living. Both right off the ranch, where they’d be back on duty the next morning. His rope sailed out and settled round the steer’s horns. Vern turned the corner and the slack snapped outta the line like a barkin’ dog hittin’ the end of the chain. Then…his good ol’ pony stuck his nose in the dirt and commenced to bawl and pitch. Tipparary had nothin’ on him! He wallowed across the arena and up the grandstand fence, boggin’ and firin’, bellerin’ and buckin’, generally throwin’ a fit and draggin’ that steer behind him. Vern sat tall in the saddle, solid as Teddy Roosevelt crossin’ the Little Missouri. He looked good. ‘Course the rope runnin’ from the saddle horn across his right leg held him tighter’n rubber horn wrap! The crowd cheered as he made the ride of the day. At the northwest corner of the arena, his horse took a hard right. The rope came slack as the steer caught up. Vern saw his chance, made a beautiful flying dismount and lit square on his feet. The horse bucked by on his left. Vern was just rearin’ back to sail his hat in the air when the steer, still connected to the horse by a 40-foot rope, thundered by on his right. His double back flip scored five 9s and a 10, with a difficulty rating of 2.5. A well-known pain-relief cream company immediately signed him for endorsements.

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I happened to be at the National Finals Rodeo in 1988 when Leo Camarillo and partner roped their steer in five seconds flat. It ranked in my mind with John Alden

pitoning up Plymouth Rock or Neil Armstrong making angels in the moon dust. I was there when history was being made! It didn’t matter that Leo’s time only took third in the go-round. I have watched team roping evolve. Thirty years ago it was called team tying. In team tying, both the header and the heeler were tied hard and fast. The header roped the horns and rode off to the west. The heeler would rope the hind legs, fall back to his left and head south. They’d form a “V” with the steer at the northernmost point. The steer would flop to the ground; then the header would leap off, brandishing a piggin’ string, and tie the steer’s heels with a square knot...Time! Ron said Vern had come from Squaw Gap to the ropin’ north of Medora, North Dakota. He entered up in the team tying. When his turn came, he and his partner bailed outta the box and built to the steer. Halfway across the arena, Vern cast

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BBWH Insurors, StatesboroBekaert Corp., Douglas

Bill Hembree Insurance, Winston Braswell Cattle Company, Athens

Bubba’s Tire, DublinBull Hill Ranch, Gray Court, S.C.

Burke Truck and Tractor, WaynesboroCarl Blount Insurance Agency, Athens

Carroll E.M.C., CarrolltonCarroll County Livestock, Carrollton

Cat Creek Cattle Co., ValdostaChapman Fence Company, Jefferson

Chattooga Farm Bureau, SummervilleClarke County Farm Bureau, Athens Colony Bank-Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald

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Dosters Farm Supply, RochelleDublin Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Assoc.,

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Edward Jones, CarrolltonElbert County Farm Bureau, Elberton

Elrod Garden Center, Dallas Entrekin Equipment Greenhouses, Bremen

Farm and Garden Inc., CorneliaFarmers State Bank, Dublin

Field Auto Parts, Comer

Flint EMC, PerryFloridahawaiibeaches.com, Dahlonega

Forsyth County Farm Bureau, CummingFort Creek Farm, Sparta

FPL Food, Augusta Franklin County Farm Bureau, Carnesville

Greene County Extension Office, GreensboroGreg’s Meat Processing, Comer

Griffins Warehouse, McRaeGulf Coast Cattleman, San Antonio, TexasHabersham Co. Farm Bureau, Clarkesville

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Hart Co. Farm Bureau, HartwellHartford Livestock Insurance, WatkinsvilleHenry County Farm Bureau, McDonough

David Hilliard, CPA, McRaeHolland Fertilizer Company, Cedartown

Ivey’s Outdoor and Farm, AlbanyJ&B Tractor Company, Waynesboro

Jackson EMC, HullJames Short Tractors & Equipment of Alto, Alto

James Short Tractors & Equipment, Inc., CarnesvilleLaurens County Farm Bureau, Dublin

LBL Farms, ChesterLeland Catledge Farm, Clarkesville

Madison County Farm Bureau, DanielsvilleMontrose Auction, Inc., Montrose

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Oconee County Farm Bureau, WatkinsvilleOconee State Bank, WatkinsvilleOconee Well Driller, WatkinsvilleOsceola Cotton Co., LLC, Ocilla

Owens Farm Supply, ToccoaPalmetto Creek Farm, Hamilton

Paulding County Farm Bureau, DallasPeoples Community National Bank, Bremen

Pickens County Farm Bureau, Jasper

Piggly Wiggly, McRaeP H White Company, Dyersburg, Tenn.

Public Service Communications Inc., ReynoldsProducers Cattle Auction LLC, Mobile, Alabama

Ralph Jackson, P.C., DublinR. C. Tire, Dublin

Rhinehart Equipment Company, RomeRobert Hutson Ford-Ram, Moultrie

Rollin-S-Trailers, MartinR.W. Griffin Feed, Douglas

R.W. Griffin Industries, NashvilleSecurity State Bank, McRae

Sentinel Stable and Farms, Cumming Shepherd’s Building Supply, Moultrie

Silveus Insurance, Dumas, TexasSmith’s Pharmacy, McRae

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Vice-President: Sid Arnold Secretary/Treasurer: Lillian Youngblood

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President: Keith Wyatt176 Shirley RoadRanger, GA [email protected]

Vice-President: Sid ArnoldPO Box 80666Athens, GA [email protected]

Sec/Treas.: Lillian Youngblood330 Youngblood RoadAshburn, GA 31714229-567-4044 • 229-567-1584 (cell)

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Continuing . . .Linebred Graham Angus and Linebred Trask Polled Herefords

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Time-Tested, Performance GeneticsOffering Bulls, Bred Heifers and Open Heifers

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1159 Deep South Farm Road • Blairsville, GA 30512Cooper J. Hill • (423) 618-4304 • [email protected] | Cameron S. Hill • (423) 653-6148 • [email protected]

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Georgia Angus Association Industry Meetings, Annual Meeting and Banquet

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Lemmon Cattle EnterprisesAngus Bull SaleFriday • Noon

October 23, 2015Woodbury, GASale at Lemmon Cattle Enterprises

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Our herd has had selection pressure over theyears for all of the economically important traits with emphasis on performance and muscling. Our two bulls at the Tifton Bull Evaluation Sale had Adjusted YW of morethan 1,400 lbs. and RE measurements of more than 16 sq. in. These bulls, out of two-year-old heifers, were the high-selling bulls of all breeds.

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Ankony Miss Lass 4028

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MILK +23CW I+49

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Sire: Rito 9Q13 of Rita 5F56 GHM • Dam: PRS New Dimension Lass 0023Miss Lass 4028 is a REA and $B daughter of the female selling as Lot

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Top Bred Heifers

Sire: DHD Traveler 6807Dam: Ankony JLM Primrose 6932Primrose 014W is a prolific and royally bred female from the heart of the Ankony Angus donor program, and she blends the cornerstone female sire, Traveler 6807 with the $102,000 valued Primrose 6932. Progeny seeling includes a bull calf sired by AAR Ten X 7008 SA, a heifer calf sired by Poss Total Impact 745 and a heifer calf sired by Connealy Confidence 0100. Due 3/11/16 to AAR Ten X 7008 SA.

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D&W Chief 1350This D&W herd sire by the Number 1 MB sire Progress was produced by a maternal sister to New Day 454 that also sells –

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D&W Rita 1417Set to lead off the first D&W sale, this fall yearling with a

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D&W Double Vision 142 1This fall yearling by Jindra Double Vision from a Rito 2 876

dam combines a +1.0 BEPD with a +131.63 $B index.

2 Bar 28 Ambush 1873A $B of +172.41 this daughter of the $100,000 2 Bar Mile High 9360 has a flush sister among the top 10 active dams for $B and her embryo daughter by 9Q13 that also sells.

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426 Powderbag Creek RoadHartwell, GA 30643

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Generally, it’s not wise to hold much truck by weathermen. It’s not that their poor prognostications are deliberate; they can’t help it (bless their hearts). To their credit, though, they have gotten a lot better at predicting general weather trends. In fact, they are usually right in their predictions of fall and winter weather. And that is what is worrisome about this year’s forecast. All the climate models suggest an “El Niño” weather pattern this fall and winter. El Niño weather patterns generally bring wetter and colder conditions than normal. So, why is this worrisome? Wet conditions can be helpful. Winter recharge to the groundwater is always welcome. But cold winter conditions tend to cause significant problems. Here are a few suggestions to help cattlemen make the best of these challenging weather conditions, on the off chance that the weathermen are right.Winter Forage Considerations Annual ryegrass is the winter forage that Southern cattlemen depend upon most. Unfortunately, it tends to produce very little in cold winters. The small grains (oats, rye, triticale and – to some degree – wheat) tend to be more productive in cold, wet winters. However, the seed supplies of small grains are quite a bit tighter than normal because of poor harvest conditions this past spring. Though small grain seed is available, tight supplies are likely to drive the price to a point that many producers will be more dependent upon ryegrass. The following tips should help ryegrass grow better and go further this winter. Plant as Early as Recommended – Circle Oct. 1 on the calendar. (If in North Georgia and the temperature turns off mild, start a week or two earlier.) Plant as much ryegrass around the first week of October as possible, especially for any ryegrass that will be in a conventionally prepared seedbed. It is desirable to have as much growth on ryegrass going into the winter as possible, in order to get a jumpstart on this winter. Even if it is fairly dry, it is wise to seriously consider “dusting” it in. One thing is for certain… it won’t grow if it is still in the bag. If a small grain is used, be aware that early plantings are more likely to be hit by Hessian fly, especially in El Niño years. Consider treating the seed with an insecticide (see: http://bit.ly/ForagePests for guidance on “Temporary Winter Grazing Insect Control”). Give it a Shot of N – As previously mentioned, one’s goal should be to get as much growth on the ryegrass before the cold weather really sets in during December. The amount of N applied within 2 weeks of planting is crucial to early season forage yields (Fig. 1). A shot of 40-60 lbs of N/acre at planting will result in approximately 1,500 lbs of dry forage/acre. Good early growth ensures that the stand can grow to its maximum

during the winter and spring. It is like starting with more principal in a savings account that is earning compounding interest: The grass grows faster if you start with more grass. Try Not to Graze Too Hard Too Early – This one is far easier said than done. For many producers, their stockpiled fescue or bermudagrass is likely not going to be exceptionally strong this fall because of the dry weather this summer. Hay supplies are also tight in most areas because of limited summer rain. It’ll be mighty tempting to graze the ryegrass harder than normal and to lean on it earlier than normal. Try not to scratch that itch. If grazing has to start sooner than one should, consider using limit grazing or timed grazing. Limit Grazing – Limit grazing (also known as timed grazing) is when one allows their animals to graze for only a certain amount of time during the day. The rest of the time the herd is using another source of forage or feed. A common example: A producer has the herd penned up in a sacrifice paddock or heavy use feed area and will let the animals have access to a ryegrass pasture for only a few hours or overnight. Usually, ryegrass can be limit grazed for 2-4 hours per day without adversely affecting the amount of base forage. Again, think of the grass as a savings account drawing interest. When done right, limit grazing allows the producer to get the use of the growth (i.e., using the interest) without decreasing the base amount of forage (i.e., dipping into the principal). Be sure to choose the right time of day to allow the limit grazing to occur. Cattle consume about 40 percent of their total intake between 30 minutes before daybreak and the first 2 hours of daylight; about 15 percent during mid-day; about 30 percent in late afternoon or early evening; and about 15 percent during a midnight snack. So, cattlemen can choose how much grazing pressure is put on the pasture by choosing the appropriate time of day for the limit grazing to occur. Limit grazing is not all that common because it has historically required someone to open the gate and let the cattle have access to the pasture and someone to run them back out of the pasture at the right time. Use technology to help cut down on that labor requirement. New devices, such as an automatic gate release timer (Fig. 2), can usually cut out at least the first of those two trips. The black strap of the device pictured in Figure 2 wraps around one of the posts at the gate, while the end of the slinky-spring attaches to the electric fence on the other side. At the programmed time, the timer releases the red-handled end, the line springs back out of the way, and the animals have access to the pasture. After a day or two of using it, the cattle learn to gather and wait at the gate anxiously anticipating the appointed time for the gate to be released.

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By Dr. Dennis Hancock, Extension Forage Agronomist, University of Georgia


Winterizing Bermudagrass Winterhardiness of bermudagrass is largely a function of late summer and fall management. Several management steps should be employed as bermudagrass settles in for a long winter’s nap. Provide Sufficient Potassium – Bermudagrass uses stored carbohydrates to survive the winter and to come out strong the following spring. Potassium (K) is crucial in plant physiological processes that lay down carbohydrate reserves. Thus, good K fertility is critical to winterhardiness in bermudagrass. It is especially important for K fertility to be sufficient in the late summer and early fall, as the bermudagrass plants prepare to go dormant. It is a good idea to provide 40-50 percent of the recommended K (based on a soil test) in the spring, but it is crucial to provide 50-60 percent of the recommended K in late summer. Time Your Hay Cuttings Around Frost – One of the worst things that one can do to a bermudagrass hayfield is to cut it about 3-4 weeks prior to frost. If cut at this time, the bermudagrass will mobilize carbohydrate and N reserves and attempt to grow back. After 3-4 weeks of early fall growth, it will have used up most of its reserves. Ordinarily, it would begin to build back its reserves in storage. But, if it gets nipped back by frost, it won’t have the opportunity to replenish its bank account. This makes the plant weak going into the winter, more susceptible to cold injury, and less vigorous the following spring. As a result, one should try to schedule their last cutting of bermudagrass to occur a week

or so immediately before or after the first frost. Since the bermudagrass won’t be growing back at that point, this will ensure that carbohydrate and N reserves in the plant are at their maximum going into the winter. Cut No Shorter Than 3 Inches – Another one of the worst things that one can do to a bermudagrass hayfield is to cut it too short going into the winter. With modern disc mowers, it is tempting to cut bermudagrass hayfields as short as possible. But one should realize that much of the carbohydrate and N reserves are stored in the stolons (runners) that run along close to the soil surface. Cutting bermudagrass too short often severs the plant’s linkage to a large portion of its reserves. Raising the cutter bar to leave 3-4 inches of residue prevents most of the stolons from being cut. Plus, 3-4 inches of residue usually provides enough shading of the soil surface to minimize the germination of weed seeds, prevents bermudagrass from attempting to green-up too early, and serves as insulation against winter injury. It would also supply enough fuel to burn off bermudagrass hayfields in February or March to reduce weeds, hasten spring green-up, or decrease the amount of leaf spot and disease spores.More Information Detailed recommendations for handling bermudagrass late in the season and managing cool season annual forages in the winter can be found on UGA Extension’s Forages website, www.georgiaforages.com. If you have additional forage management questions, visit or contact your local University of Georgia Extension office by dialing 1-800-ASK-UGA1.


Figure 1. Long term average of annual ryegrass yield in the early season (before February) in response to N rate at planting (Texas A&M, 1960).

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Hot and dry – two words to describe the summer of 2015. The heat doesn’t faze the cattle at Burke Brangus Farm. At 2 o’clock in the afternoon and the heat of the day, Mike Burke’s cattle are out foraging. Mike and Susan Burke own Burke Brangus Farm near Waynesboro, Georgia. Mike remembers helping his father on the farm as a teenager. They would put in long hours mending fence and tending to daily chores. Mike enjoyed the sense of accomplishment at the end of the day that came with the cattle. Mike decided to get back into the cattle business in 2002. Mike’s herd initially started as commercial Brangus females with registered Brangus bulls. As the years went on, the herd continued to grow. Mike met Susan, an advanced practice registered nurse, and the two were married in 2005. “When Mike and I met, I was definitely a city girl,” Susan says. “I grew up outside of Pittsburgh and had no prior exposure to farming. It’s crazy how that has changed in our 10 years of marriage. I am now his No. 1 hand and have purchased my own commercial herd and tractor.” When Mike retired from the power industry, the couple decided to start working toward a purebred herd. In 2009 Mike and Susan set out to select the best Brangus genetics from across the U.S. for their herd. “We like the Brangus cattle because they can withstand the heat,” Mike says. “The Brahman influence helps with the heat tolerance and insects that we have in Georgia.” People started crossing Angus and Brahman cattle to create the new breed around the mid-1930s. The breed comprises 3/8 Brahman and 5/8 Angus. Brangus cattle are known for combining the notable traits of both breeds into one package. The Brahmans contribute disease resistance, overall hardiness and maternal instincts. The Angus breed adds carcass qualities, fertility and milking abilities.

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“We were up to about 150 head before the tornado came through,” Mike says. “The farm took quite a hit about seven years ago from an EF3 tornado. It wiped out most of our trees and damaged fences. We ended up selling quite a few cattle. This let us phase out the commercial females and work toward the registered herd.” Mike immersed himself in the cattle industry from the local level all the way to the national level. He has served as Burke County Cattlemen’s Association President and as Region Vice President for the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association. He has served on the Southeast Brangus Breeders Association Board of Directors and the International Brangus Breeders Association Board of Directors, as well as on several committees for the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, Southeast and International Brangus Breeders associations. Susan also serves as Historian for the International Brangus Auxiliary. “Cattlemen are always willing to help one another,” Mike says. “The Brangus breeders across the U.S. have been great to us as we expand our herd. The people we met through the IBBA have helped us network and learn more about the industry and politics.” The knowledge Mike has gained has helped him to improve his ability to select quality animals to add to the herd. Mike and Susan hired Kyle and Crystal Devoll of Cattle Solutions from Giddings, Texas, as their herd consultants. “Kyle and Crystal help us with selecting herd sires, A.I. work, feed rations, minerals, advertising, marketing, and much more,” Mike says. “They recently helped us with the selection of our new herd sire, Oaks Manning 30T 541Z71, that we purchased last fall at Salacoa Valley’s annual production sale. He was the second-highest-selling bull for $30,000.” Their new herd sire is something for them to brag about. He boasted top 1 percent in both weaning and

yearling weights. He is also in the top 1 percent for Scrotal Circumference, top 3 percent for Ribeye Area, top 3 percent for Total Maternal, and top 25 percent for IMP; he is the product of a $70,000 dam. Mike and Susan have decided to make semen available to the public. “Manning has been a great addition to our herd,” Mike says. “We select for growth, carcass and performance traits. Manning ranks high in all those areas. We are excited to see the impact he will have on our herd.” Burke Brangus Farm offers bulls and females for sale private treaty at the farm. Mike says they are planning on working toward an annual production sale. Many of the buyers take the commercial Brangus females and put a Hereford bull on them to create a “super baldy.” The same can be done with a Brangus bull on Hereford females. “This year we have been invited to be a genetic partner with The Oaks Farms near Newnan, Georgia. And we have placed some top females and bulls in their sale to be held in late October,” Mike says. “We are proud to offer quality genetics to a new group of potential buyers. Being genetic partners with The Oaks allows us to offer quality genetics in their sale.” The Burkes have expanded their farm by another 127 acres, which will allow them to continue to grow their herd. They now have more than 300 acres to run their 130 head on. Mike and Susan had been renting the 127 acres from the previous owner. Just a few months before closing on the farm, a terrible fire burned down the home on the property. Luckily no one was living there. “In the 10 years we have been married, we have survived a lot,” Susan says. “We survived a tornado, then a fire, and then an ice storm. We have been through a lot but you just have to pick yourself up and go back to work.”

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The International Brangus Breeders Association (IBBA) was one of the first (early 1980s) associations to implement a national cattle evaluation program and print a sire summary for the membership. IBBA was also the first breed to implement ultrasound carcass evaluation technology. This occurred in the mid-1990s and yielded the first set of carcass merit EPDs generated from the use of ultrasound field data in the beef industry. A strong partnership with the University of Georgia also allowed IBBA to be one of the first breeds to implement multi-trait analysis procedures in the national cattle evaluation. The IBBA continues to stay out front with the latest technology to help commercial cattlemen make selection decisions. Most recently, the release of genomic-enhanced EPDs (GE-EPDs) is providing additional tools for commercial cattlemen to further refine their selection decisions for high growth, calving ease sires that dominate maternal attributes without sacrificing carcass traits. These GE-EPDs are the first full suite of EPDs (growth, reproduction and carcass) to be calculated and released using the single-step G-BLUP technology by any breed association. To accomplish this, IBBA joined forces with a large group of entities to formulate breed-specific genomic-enhanced EPDs. The evolution in IBBA genomic technology is a result of a collaborative effort among IBBA, Livestock Genetic Services, Iowa State University, National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium (NBCEC), Colorado State University, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Neogen (GeneSeek) and Zoetis. In late June 2014, IBBA transitioned its DNA testing to GeneSeek Inc., located in Lincoln, Nebraska. With this move, Brangus breeders had the option to utilize an 80k panel or a reduced 30k panel to obtain genomic information to enhance the accuracy of Brangus expected progeny differences (EPDs). IBBA will soon be transitioning into the newly released GeneSeek® Genomic Profiler™, the GGP HD-150K panel, which is replacing the 80K panel. Brangus GE-EPDs were made available on all traits

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reported by the IBBA, including all growth, reproduction and ultrasound traits. The GE-EPDs were estimated by John Genho, President of Livestock Genetic Services, using the approximately 2,200 profiles generated at Neogen or Zoetis on the 30K, 50K, 80K, 150K, 770K and 850K panels. “Genomic-enhanced EPDs are the tool of choice in breed improvement strategies in the livestock industry today,” Dr. Tommy Perkins, IBBA Executive Vice President, says. “It is our role to give IBBA members and commercial cattlemen the most current tools to make improvement in beef production. Genomically enhanced EPDs will allow Brangus breeders to make the most accurate and rapid genetic improvement available.” GE-EPDs combine an analysis of pedigree, individual performance and genomic information to hasten the rate of genetic progress in a population of cattle. The genomic information is included in the GE-EPDs so cattlemen will already know how to interpret the results. Most importantly, GE-EPDs increase the accuracy of EPDs on younger, non-proven animals. The increase in EPD accuracies allows breeders to identify the best genetics earlier in an animal’s life without the extreme cost of progeny testing. Information gleaned from a single DNA sample may be as informative as the first calf crop of a bull or the lifetime production record of a cow. “Although the process to get to Brangus GE-EPDs has taken longer than desired, they will certainly benefit commercial bull buyers and members for years to come,” Perkins says. “The Brangus breeders continue to add to the genomic database, which will further improve the accuracy of Brangus genetic predictions.” Visit the IBBA website at www.GoBrangus.com for information. For additional information about IBBA’s genomic testing, contact Dr. Tommy Perkins at 210-696-8231 or [email protected].



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Using Corn Crop Residues in Southeastern Beef Production


By Dr. J. R. Segers, Department of Animal Science, University of Georgia

Introduction As summer draws to a close in Georgia, most of the state’s agricultural operations are preparing or have already begun to harvest row crops. Harvest season brings long work days and, hopefully, cooler temperatures, as well as a new crop of goods to sustain us through the coming year. But along with the harvest of many of Georgia’s native commodities comes the availability of byproducts associated with those cropping systems that can be used. Agricultural production in Georgia is extremely diverse and leans heavily on crops such as cotton or peanuts, both of which have been the subject of previous articles. Corn production is also common in Georgia and ranges in size from very large to only a few acres. Many Georgia producers are accustomed to making use of crop residues from peanuts and even cotton; however, the use of corn crop residue in the Southeast is limited compared with other parts of the U.S. Cornfields produce a great deal of forage, which can be used to provide nutrition for cattle through the fall and winter months. Obviously we are not talking about forage of the quality we find in our cool-season annuals; but if corn stover is available, it can be used to supplement energy in dry pregnant cows during the fall. Corn stover is different from most forages being used on beef cattle operations in the Southeast. The reason for this is two-pronged. The forage is already dead, similar to stockpiled bermudagrass; but unlike other warm-season grasses, corn stover is made up of components that are much larger in size. The increased size of the components makes corn stover readily sortable, and this leads to preferential consumption of the components. Preferential consumption means that the animals will consume the available material based on palatability: grain first, then husks and leaves, followed by the cobs, and finally the stalk. In the case of corn crop residue, palatability mirrors the digestibility and potential energy value. In the case of a crop residue, we must also consider that there is no potential for regrowth, so 100 percent of the forage

available for the grazing period is present on the first day cattle are allowed to access the stover. Preferential grazing, along with little or no regrowth potential, creates a situation where nutritional quality will decrease much more rapidly than in systems where animals are grazing fresh forage. Cattle will begin to lose body condition as the grazing season progresses if some form of intake management is not employed.Grazing Corn Stalks Grazing and bale feeding are the two mechanisms by which corn stover is typically fed. Grazing is by far the more popular method wherein cattle are turned out onto a corn field after harvest. Approximately 50 pounds of residue will be left on the field per bushel of corn harvested. Of this, it has been illustrated that cattle will only remove about 25 percent of the material left in the field, resulting in no measurable effect on the fertility of the field in subsequent crop years. For example, let’s take an acre of corn that yielded 200 bushels per acre. There should be 10,000 pounds of residue remaining because 200 bu/ac x 50 lbs residue/bu =10,000 lbs residue. Cattle will likely consume only 25 percent of the available dry matter, so 10,000 lbs x 0.25 = 2,500 lbs of residue available. The remaining 7,500 pounds will be reclaimed by the soil as plant material. Many corn producers are reluctant to graze or allow neighbors to lease fields for grazing because of fears about soil compaction. While some conflicting data exists, most of the literature indicates that grazing for 90 days or less has no measurable impact on soil compaction over the entire field. Common challenges associated with grazing corn fields include fencing, water availability, and protein and mineral supplementation. Fencing Most producers consider fencing a challenge as they don’t want to permanently fence their fields. For most herds, high-tensile wire and a solar-powered fence charger will handle the job without much labor. It is also wise to consider a frontal


grazing method to better manage intake and maintain quality of the available residue. Frontal grazing involves using a single strand of electric wire to limit the animal’s access to only a section of the field at a time. When the cattle have consumed the grain, husks and leaves (approximately 25 percent of available dry mater) from the aforementioned section, move the fence and allow access to an additional section. This prevents preferential grazing of the entire field and allows for better maintenance of body condition over the course of the grazing period.Water Most corn fields in Georgia are not equipped with livestock watering systems; however, irrigated fields may provide opportunities to water cattle from an irrigation well. Installation of a temporary watering system is not difficult if the well is nearby. On dry-land fields, development of a watering system may be possible if there is an existing water source nearby; but this will often prove to be less economically feasible than simply transporting water to the cattle for the length of time the cattle are grazing stover.Protein and Mineral Supplementation Corn stover is inherently deficient in protein, most minerals and vitamin A. At the onset of grazing, it is possible for protein levels to be adequate for a dry, gestating spring-calving cow, but as preferential grazing occurs – along with weathering and trampling – the protein concentration in the forage will decline well below the requirement of the cattle. Supplementing protein and minerals is essential when using corn stalks as a feed source. Protein supplementation options vary, but typically supplementation with a commodity mix will be the most economically feasible. The frequency of

supplementation can be changed as well. If your county agent or nutritionist determines that your animals need 4 pounds of supplement per day, 8 pounds delivered every other day will not affect performance. A word of caution to those wishing to use distillers dried grains with solubles or whole cottonseed as a supplement. While supplementation of protein can be delivered every second or third day, the fat concentration of the supplement does not need to exceed 5 percent of the total diet or fiber digestibility can be affected. This is especially true in this case, where the quality of the stover is relatively low already. Mineral mixes can be offered free choice or mixed with protein supplement. Again, be careful with supplementation frequency if mineral is included in the protein supplement as salt level can affect intake. Harvested Corn Stalks When stalks are baled, we see a larger impact on soil fertility in subsequent seasons because the baler is much more efficient at removing dry matter from the field. Feeding baled stalks presents much the same challenges as grazing. Animals consume plant parts preferentially, often resulting in a lot of waste. Simply waiting for a group of cattle to clean up a corn stalk bale can result in decreased body condition over the feeding period as the cob and stalk are not palatable enough to encourage reliable consumption. These issues can be minimized by grinding bales with a supplement to make a more homogenous ration, but in most cases the time and labor associated with this level of processing is not feasible for the average cow herd. If you have questions regarding the use of corn or other crop residues in your fall and winter feeding program, contact your local county Extension agent at 1-800-ASK-UGA-1.


Table 1. Nutrient Composition of Corn Crop Residues*Dry Matter, % Avg. Crude Protein, % Avg. IVDMD**, %

Grain 73 10.2 91Leaf 76 7.0 58Husk 55 2.8 68Cob 58 2.8 60Stalk 31 3.7 51*Adapted from ‘Grazing Crop Residues’, University of NE publication EC 98-278-B**IVDMD – in vitro dry-matter digestibility. IVDMD is an approximation of TDN.

Grazing Corn Stalks

Grazing and bale feeding are the two mechanisms by which corn stover is typically fed. Grazingis by far the more popular method wherein cattle are turned out onto a corn field after harvest. Approximately 50 pounds of residue will be left on the field per bushel of corn harvested. Of this, it has been illustrated that cattle will only remove about 25 percent of the material left in the field, resulting in no measurable effect on the fertility of the field in subsequent crop years. For example, let’s take an acre of corn that yielded 200 bushels per acre. There should be 10,000 pounds of residue remaining because 200 bu/ac x 50 lbs residue/bu =10,000 lbs residue. Cattle will likely consume only 25 percent of the available dry matter, so 10,000 lbs x 0.25 = 2,500 lbs of residue available. The remaining 7,500 pounds will be reclaimed by the soil as plant material.

Many corn producers are reluctant to graze or allow neighbors to lease fields for grazing because of fears about soil compaction. While some conflicting data exists, most of the literature indicates that grazing for 90 days or less has no measurable impact on soil compaction over the entire field. Common challenges associated with grazing corn fields include fencing, water availability, and protein and mineral supplementation.

Fencing

Most producers consider fencing a challenge as they don’t want to permanently fence their fields. For most herds, high-tensile wire and a solar-powered fence charger will handle the job without much labor. It is also wise to consider a frontal grazing method to better manage intake and maintain quality of the available residue. Frontal grazing involves using a single strand of electric wire to limit the animal’s access to only a section of the field at a time. When the cattle have consumed the grain, husks and leaves (approximately 25 percent of available dry mater) from the aforementioned section, move the fence and allow access to an additional section. This prevents preferential grazing of the entire field and allows for better maintenance of body condition over the course of the grazing period.

Water

Most corn fields in Georgia are not equipped with livestock watering systems; however, irrigated fields may provide opportunities to water cattle from an irrigation well. Installation of a temporary watering system is not difficult if the well is nearby. On dry-land fields, development of a watering system may be possible if there is an existing water source nearby; but this will often prove to be less economically feasible than simply transporting water to the cattle for the length of time the cattle are grazing stover.

Protein and Mineral Supplementation

Corn stover is inherently deficient in protein, most minerals and vitamin A. At the onset of grazing, it is possible for protein levels to be adequate for a dry, gestating spring-calving cow,but as preferential grazing occurs – along with weathering and trampling – the protein concentration in the forage will decline well below the requirement of the cattle. Supplementing protein and minerals is essential when using corn stalks as a feed source. Protein supplementation options vary, but typically supplementation with a commodity mix will be the most economically feasible. The frequency of supplementation can be changed as well. If your county agent or nutritionist determines that your animals need 4 pounds of supplement per day, 8 pounds delivered every other day will not affect performance. A word of caution to those wishing to use distillers dried grains with solubles or whole cottonseed as a supplement. While supplementation of protein can be delivered every second or third day, the fat concentration of the supplement does not need to exceed 5 percent of the total diet or fiber digestibility can be affected. This is especially true in this case, where the quality of the stover is relatively low already. Mineral mixes can be offered free choice or mixed with protein supplement. Again, be careful with supplementation frequency if mineral is included in the protein supplement as salt level can affect intake.

Harvested Corn Stalks

When stalks are baled, we see a larger impact on soil fertility in subsequent seasons because the baler is much more efficient at removing dry matter from the field. Feeding baled stalks presentsmuch the same challenges as grazing. Animals consume plant parts preferentially, often

Figure 1. Frontal Grazing


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Don Griffin Donald Russell “Don” Griffin, age 82, of Oxford, passed away Thursday, June 25, 2015. He was born November 11 1932, in Covington County, Alabama, to the late Grover Cleveland and Lera Lorene Powell Griffin, the ninth of 11 children. After graduating high school, he joined the United States Air Force as an airplane mechanic. He married his high school sweetheart, Lois Jean Grimes, in 1952. They soon became proud parents of Jerry, Kathryn and Rebecca. After leaving the Air Force, Don attended Pensacola Junior College to obtain his electrical engineering certification and began a career with Chemstrand Chemicals, Monsanto Corporation in Pensacola, Florida, and Headland, Alabama. Don and Lois moved to Atlanta to continue his electrical education at Georgia Tech, eventually settling in Covington, where he was employed with Hercules. Don loved to “fix” things, which led to his and Lois’s decision to build their own business, Electric Motor Service. After Lois’s passing, Don semi-retired, selling Electric Motor Service, and built his beloved Griffin Hills Farm home, where he began his cattle business in 1984. Don married the former Jo Ann Osborne in 1989, gaining four step-children. Don and Jo Ann resided at Griffin Hills Farm and changed the direction of his cattle business. Don received many awards for his cattle, including Piedmont Cattlemen’s Association’s “Cattleman of the Year” in 2001 and 2012. Don was a great advocate for the youth program of the Piedmont Cattlemen’s Association and worked with many of the FFA youth, allowing them to use the farm and learn the responsibility of cattle. He also received the Outstanding Service Award from the Newton County FFA Alumni 2004-2005; and in 2008 and 2012, the Southeast Empire Show, held at the Gwinnett County Fair, awarded one of his bulls the Reserve Champion Hereford Bull of the Year award.

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This year’s Stocker Conference rotated to Alabama, Aug. 7-8. The conference started with a dinner, Aug. 7, hosted by the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association at their historic building in downtown Montgomery. The education portion of the conference was held Aug. 8 at Auburn University, Montgomery Campus. Prior to the program, a group of faculty, students and producers from Georgia took some extra time to visit Parkman Cattle Company, a stocker operator and order buyer in Matthews, Alabama. It’s always great to see the diversity of management styles that are all successful in the stocker industry. The conference on Friday offered excellent educational seminars on topics such as health, economics, nutrition, forages, and a research update from AU.

Picture 1. The Georgia group at Parkman Cattle Company.

Picture 2. On a given day, several truckloads of cattle purchased from Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina markets arrive and must be sorted. The Parkmans developed a round-about style sorting area. One person can man this station and sort cattle into one of seven different pens from one location. Brent Parkman describes how the round-about works.

Picture 3. The processing facilities at Parkman Cattle Company. A bull calf is processed after arrival. These calves will be castrated, vaccinated, implanted, ear tagged, branded and wormed. The process is very efficient to minimize stress and get calves out on grazing as quickly as possible.

Picture 4. A modified cooler made to keep vaccines cool while providing quick access during processing.

Picture 5. After processing, calves go directly into a pen with access to shade, water and hay.

Picture 6. Dr. Billy Powell, Executive Vice President of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association, welcomes everyone to Montgomery and gives an overview of Alabama agriculture and the beef industry.

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By Lawton Stewart, Extension Animal Scientist, The University of Georgia1.

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I n d u s t r y N e w s

In spite of farmers’ best efforts to keep livestock healthy through practices such as comprehensive management, vaccination, and nutrition programs, animals will still succumb to illnesses. While some conditions may only affect a single animal, others may involve a significant portion of the herd. When an illness ends in the death of an animal, performing a thorough necropsy (animal autopsy) as soon as possible can help provide important information to prevent further losses. In some cases, it can also help limit the spread of an epidemic. A necropsy has four steps: Submission, Gross Examination, Microscopic Examination, and Reporting.Submission Your first step is contacting your veterinarian to coordinate the delivery of the carcass to the Athens or Tifton Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, with the submission form, as quickly as possible. The submitting veterinarian serves as the point of contact for the laboratory and authorizes the sharing of necropsy findings to other parties, including the animal’s owner. Your veterinarian sees the entire picture and is trained to integrate diagnostic lab results with other facts related to a case. The submission form is how you and your veterinarian provide the lab with detailed information that will help the pathologist to arrive at a correct diagnosis. The more data provided in the submission form, the better and faster the pathologist is able to help find a solution to your animal’s illness and possible cause of death. A diagnosis often hinges on this information, reducing the time and cost it takes to make a diagnosis by impacting the type and number of ancillary tests that are performed. Examples of pertinent information include: the history of clinical signs (e.g., off feed, limping, difficulty breathing, diarrhea, etc.); any clinical observations made by the veterinarian (fever, decreased bowel sounds, abnormal bloodwork, etc.); vaccination and feed information; and general herd information, including previously affected animals, recent changes, herd additions, new procedures, etc. Please review the submission form before you head to the laboratory to make sure it is complete. Carcasses can be delivered to the Tifton laboratory during normal business hours (8-5 M-F) and by calling 229-386-3340. The Athens laboratory can accept carcasses during normal business hours, and also has after-hours drop-offs until 9 p.m. only with prior notification. You can call 706-542-5568 during business hours or 706-207-3948 from 5-9 pm M-F and weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to make appropriate arrangements.

When a Necropsy is Necessary

Gross Examination After the carcass is received at the laboratory, a gross examination is performed. This involves a thorough inspection of changes visible to the naked eye, such as the patient’s body condition and coat as well as evidence of external lesions. The mouth, body cavities and organs are then examined individually and samples from each of the various organs are taken. Some samples are placed in a preservative for histopathology and microscopic evaluation, and others are stored refrigerated or frozen for potential additional tests such as infectious organisms or toxic agents. The submitting veterinarian is given a preliminary oral or written report within 24 hours of the gross examination. Microscopic Examination (Histopathology) The next step is microscopic examination of the tissue. The preserved (fixed) tissue is cut into thin sections, processed,

and placed on glass slides. The pathologist examines the tissue for evidence of disease that is too small for the naked eye to see. Based on the findings, the pathologist may request other

tests on the stored samples such as cultures and PCR.Reporting As the case coordinator, the pathologist integrates all the test results into a final written report. Unless otherwise instructed, reports are sent only to the referring veterinarian. The pathology report will detail all the findings from each step of the necropsy and the additional laboratory tests. The pathologist will come to the best conclusion possible based on the available information. This can be a specific diagnosis (cause of death or illness) but a necropsy is not always definitive. Though it can be frustrating for the cause of death to remain a mystery, it is useful to exclude conditions that are not affecting the herd.Conclusion What can you do to ensure the best possible results when submitting an animal for necropsy?

• Contact your veterinarian as soon as possible after the animal’s death.• Help the veterinarian complete the submission form completely and accurately.• Transport the carcass to the diagnostic laboratory quickly, with the submission form.• Discuss the results with your veterinarian, so we can all work together to keep your livestock healthy.

Do you have any questions about the necropsy process? The Georgia Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories are here to serve the needs of Georgia farmers; don’t hesitate to call or email me anytime.

By: Dr. Paula Krimer, Outreach Services Chief706-542-5921 • [email protected]

Necropsy Delivery Information Location Hours Address Phone Number

Tifton M-F, 8am-5pm 43 Brighton Rd. Tifton, Georgia 31793 229-386-3340

Athens M-F, 8am-5pm 501 DW Brooks Dr. Athens, Georgia 30602 706-542-5568

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Gross Examination After the carcass is received at the laboratory, a gross examination is performed. This involves a thorough inspection of changes visible to the naked eye, such as the patient’s body condition and coat as well as evidence of external lesions. The mouth, body cavities and organs are then examined individually and samples from each of the various organs are taken. Some samples are placed in a preservative for histopathology and microscopic evaluation, and others are stored refrigerated or frozen for potential additional tests such as infectious organisms or toxic agents. The submitting veterinarian is given a preliminary oral or written report within 24 hours of the gross examination. Microscopic Examination (Histopathology) The next step is microscopic examination of the tissue. The preserved (fixed) tissue is cut into thin sections, processed, and placed on glass slides. The pathologist examines the tissue for evidence of disease that is too small for the naked eye to see. Based on the findings, the pathologist may request other tests on the stored samples such as cultures and PCR. Reporting As the case coordinator, the pathologist integrates all the test results into a final written report. Unless otherwise instructed, reports are sent only to the referring veterinarian. The pathology report will detail all the findings from each step of the necropsy and the additional laboratory tests. The pathologist will come to the best conclusion possible based on the available information. This can be a specific diagnosis (cause of death or illness) but a necropsy is not always definitive. Though it can be frustrating for the cause of death to remain a mystery, it is useful to exclude conditions that are not affecting the herd. Conclusion What can you do to ensure the best possible results when submitting an animal for necropsy?

• Contact your veterinarian as soon as possible after the animal’s death. • Help the veterinarian complete the submission form completely and accurately. • Transport the carcass to the diagnostic laboratory quickly, with the submission form. • Discuss the results with your veterinarian, so we can all work together to keep your


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Local Sale Reports

WEEKLY GEORGIA LIVESTOCK REVIEW AUGUST 14, 2015 VOL. MMXV NO.30RECEIPTS AT 20 GEORGIA AUCTIONS CATTLE AND CALVES DIRECT SALESTHIS WEEK (EST.) 9,300 3,500WEEK AGO 8,300 1,100YEAR AGO 11,600 700YEAR TO DATE 246,100 39,800SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR 300,300 45,100GEORGIA CATTLE AUCTIONS: COMPARED TO ONE WEEK EARLIER, SLAUGHTER COWS STEADY TO 2.00 LOWER, BULLS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER, FEEDER STEERS AND STEER CALVES UNEVENLY STEADY, FEEDER BULLS STEADY TO 1.00 LOWER, HEIFERS 1.00 TO 3.00LOWER, BULL CALVES STEADY TO 3.00 LOWER, HEIFER CALVES 1.00 TO 3.00 LOWER, REPLACEMENT COWS MOSTLY STEADY.

THIS WEEK LAST WEEK YEAR AGO THIS WEEK LAST WEEK YEAR AGOFEEDERS OVER 600 LBS 13% 14% 10% SLAUGHTER COWS 9% 10% 11%FEEDERS UNDER 600 LBS 67% 66% 70% FEEDER COWS 10% 9% 7%SLAUGHTER CLASSES:8COWS: % LEAN WEIGHT BULK LOW DRESSING HIGH DRESSING

75-80 850-1200 LBS 106.00-112.00 100.00-106.0080-85 850-1200 LBS 108.00-115.00 100.00-106.00 116.00-119.0080-85 OVER 1200 LBS 109.00-114.00 101.00-106.00 117.00-119.0085-90 800-1200 LBS 103.00-110.00 95.00-102.00

BULLS: YIELD GRADE 1 1500-2100 LBS 132.00-139.00 123.00-130.00 140.00-144.00 YIELD GRADE 1 1000-1500 LBS 133.00-138.00 126.00-130.00 140.00-142.00

FEEDERCLASSES:

STEERSMED & LGE 1

WTDMED & LGE 2

WTDAVG MED & LGE 3

WTDAVG AVG

300-350 LBS 295.00-305.00 302.95350-400 LBS 295.00-305.00 298.12 275.00-285.00 279.88 257.00-265.00 258.49400-450 LBS 267.00-275.00 271.87 250.00-260.00 254.99 240.00-250.00 242.77450-500 LBS 247.00-255.00 249.69 232.00-242.00 237.07 225.00-235.00 228.43500-550 LBS 235.00-245.00 238.07 225.00-235.00 231.13 210.00-220.00 216.72550-600 LBS 225.00-235.00 228.46 216.00-225.00 219.89 205.00-210.00 209.02600-650 LBS 217.00-225.00 220.43 209.00-216.00 211.60 200.00-207.00 203.83650-700 LBS 210.00-215.00 213.21 200.00-208.00 204.92

HEIFERS300-350 LBS 265.00-275.00 271.71 255.00-265.00 259.24 240.00-250.00 245.58350-400 LBS 255.00-265.00 260.51 242.00-252.00 246.24 230.00-240.00 234.19400-450 LBS 237.00-247.00 241.85 225.00-235.00 231.90 215.00-225.00 219.83450-500 LBS 225.00-235.00 230.43 215.00-225.00 220.53 205.00-215.00 209.63500-550 LBS 215.00-225.00 219.50 205.00-215.00 210.34 192.00-202.00 197.68550-600 LBS 205.00-215.00 211.69 195.00-205.00 200.76 180.00-190.00 184.86600-650 LBS 200.00-205.00 202.09 185.00-195.00 190.23 172.00-182.00 177.65650-700 LBS 190.00-198.00 194.37 180.00-188.00 184.50 170.00-175.00 173.01

BULLS300-350 LBS 325.00-335.00 329.96 300.00-310.00 304.83 280.00-290.00 285.53350-400 LBS 285.00-295.00 290.01 265.00-275.00 270.89 250.00-260.00 254.85400-450 LBS 260.00-270.00 264.89 245.00-255.00 249.67 230.00-240.00 234.21450-500 LBS 240.00-250.00 244.29 225.00-235.00 230.90 215.00-225.00 219.84500-550 LBS 230.00-240.00 235.14 215.00-225.00 219.91 205.00-215.00 209.86550-600 LBS 217.00-227.00 221.65 205.00-215.00 209.99 195.00-205.00 199.28600-650 LBS 210.00-220.00 214.45 195.00-205.00 200.11 185.00-194.00 189.34650-700 LBS 200.00-210.00 203.10 188.00-196.00 192.26 175.00-185.00 179.38

MED & LGE 1-2 MED & LGE 2-3 SMALL 1-2REPLACEMENT COWS: 153.00-162.00 127.00-137.00 COW & CALF PAIRS WITH 150-300 LBCALVES AT SIDE: PER SET 2300.00-2550.00 1875.00-2125.00

DIRECT SALES: CONFIRMED SALES ON 3,502 HEAD: ALL SALES 2-3 PERCENT SHRINK F.O.B. FEEDLOTS OR EQUIVALENT: 10 DAY PICKUP. STEERS MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2 92 HEAD 550-600 LBS 228.75-234.60; 195 HEAD 211.75-224.50; 652 HEAD 700-750 LBS 218.50-224.00; 597 HEAD 205.25-217.00; 671 HEAD 800-850 LBS 201.50-211.25; 233 HEAD 850-900 LBS 201.25-206.10; 55 HEAD 900-950LBS 198.25; HOLSTEIN STEERS LARGE 3 900-950 LBS 55 HEAD 198.25; HEIFERS MEDIUM AND LARGE 1-2 82 HEAD 550-600 LBS 216.75-222.60; 222 HEAD 600-650 LBS 199.75-213.70; 184 HEAD 650-700 LBS 206.75-211.00; 258 HEAD 700-750 LBS 199.75-210.50; 133 HEAD 750-800 LBS 199.00-204.00; 58 HEAD 800-850 LBS 201.25.

MID-GA DAIRY SALE 08/12/15 RECEIPTS: 159FRESH COWS APPROVED 1800.00-1925.00; MEDIUM 1400.00-1600.00; COMMON 1025.00-1200.00; SPRINGING HEIFERS 7-9 MONTHS BRED APPROVED 1825.00-1900.00; MEDIUM 1450.00-1625.00; COMMON 1150.00-1350.00; BRED HEIFERS 4-6 MONTHS APPROVED 1650.00-1700.00; MEDIUM 1350.00-1550.00; SHORT BRED HEIFERS 1-3 MONTHS MEDIUM 1175.00-1225.00; COMMON 1050.00; OPEN HEIFERS 175-300 LBS APPROVED 440.00-480.00; MEDIUM 270.00-380.00; 300-600 LBS MEDIUM 430.00-625.00; 600-900 LBS APPROVED 700.00-775.00; MEDIUM 550.00-650.00; 900-1200 LBS APPROVED 825.00; DAIRY BULLS 900-1200 LBS 1150.00-1175.00; BABY CALVES; HEIFERS 250.00-300.00; BULLS 200.00-370.00.

GEORGIA GOAT SALES: TOTAL RECEIPTS: 174SLAUGHTER CLASSES: SELECTION 2 KIDS LBS 50.00-65.00; YEARLINGS 20-40 LBS 67.00-74.00; 40-60 LBS 107.00-117.00; NANNIES/DOES: SELECTION 2 60-80 LBS 70.00-105.00; 80-100 LBS 95.00-130.00. BILLIES/BUCKS: SELECTION 2 75-100 LBS 100.00-130.00; 100-150 LBS 127.50-147.50; 150-300 LBS 180.00-192.50; WETHERS 80-100 LBS 150.00-157.50

This publicat ion is made available through the cooperat ive efforts of the USDA and Georgia Department of Agriculture Livestock Market New s branch. Check our internet address at http://w w w .ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/pdf_w eekly/georgia.pdf. For current market information call 1-229-226-1641.

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Calhoun StockyardJuly 31

Feeder Steers660-680 lb Avg $207.76510-540 lb Avg $228.14560-585 lb Avg $211.02510-540 lb Avg $215.09560-585 lb Avg $202.04405-430 lb Avg $244.12

Carroll County Livestock AuctionAugust 3

Feeder Steers500-545 lb Avg $244.29555-590 lb Avg $234.97600-645 lb Avg $228.58660-675 lb Avg $220.06700-735 lb Avg $202.37435-440 lb Avg $253.65465-490 lb Avg $243.68

Heifers415-445 lb Avg $242.32500-535 lb Avg $222.69555-580 lb Avg $211.00600-645 lb Avg $206.62255-280 lb Avg $279.84300-335 lb Avg $265.19

Southeast Livestock Exchange, LLCAugust 4

Lot 1 Steers 725 lb Avg $216.50Lot 2 Heifers 700 lb Avg $206.50Lot 3 Steers 750 lb Avg $212.75Lot 4 Steers 625 lb Avg $225.00Lot 5 Steers 740 lb Avg $210.25Lot 7 Steers 660 lb Avg $224.75

Franklin County Livestock AuctionAugust 5



Dixie Livestock MarketAugust 5


Heifers 355-390 lb Avg $252.92420-445 lb Avg $237.52450-470 lb Avg $224.00300-335 lb Avg $247.49380-385 lb Avg $244.39400-435 lb Avg $222.59

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Lanier Farmers LivestockAugust 5



Hodge Livestock AuctionAugust 6

Lot 1 495 lb Avg $245.00Lot 2 555 lb Avg $248.00Lot 3 610 lb Avg $235.75Lot 4 655 lb Avg $229.00Lot 5 675 lb Avg $225.25Lot 6 735 lb Avg $207.50

Northeast Georgia Livestock August 12

Lot 1 650 lb Holstein steers Avg $186.50 Lot 2 765 lb heifers Avg $199.85

Lot 3 690 lb steers and 670 lb heifers $214.75 / $199.75

Lot 4 650 lb steers Avg $224.50Lot 5 700 lb steers Avg $224.00Lot 6 775 lb steers Avg $213.75Lot 7 825 lb steers Avg $204.75

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September Beef Management Calendar Keep a close check on supplementalfeed prices. Corn and byproductfeeds such as cottonseed can usuallybe bought cheaper in the fall. Plan where winter grazing will beover-seeded into pastures. Graze these areas close or clip prior to planting.

Spring CalvingJanuary, February, March

Wean calves depending on pastureconditions and marketing plans. Wean heifers and select replacementsbased on weaning weights. Use weights to project needed gain between now and breeding (March). Consider options for selling weaned calves, back-grounding or maintaining ownership through the feedlot. Deworm calves at weaning. Calfhood vaccinate heifers for trucellosis at 4-8 months of age. Separate cull cows at weaning. For late calves (weaning in late Oct. orNov.), consider creep feeding and vaccination for respiratory diseases 45 days prior to weaning.

Fall CalvingOctober, November, December

Move heavy-springing heifers to cleanpastures where they can be checked2-3 times daily. Establish an ID system and tag calves at birth. Gather and clean your calving supplies.Be ready to assist with calving difficulties and to castrate, implant and deworm calves at birth. Feed requirements increase 10-15%during the last 30-45 days prior to calving (i.e., about 1 lb of extra TDN per day). On fall pastures, cows may need a small amount of supplemental feed.Editor’s Note: This calendar contains a monthly listing of the common management practices needed for commercial beef herd production in Georgia. Some practices are recommended at a certain time of the year and others are recommended when calves are a certain age or at a certain point in their reproductive cycle. Each monthly list is divided into three sections: general, spring calving and fall calving. Management practices in the general category are seasonal and apply to most cattle producers in Georgia. The spring calving list is based on Jan. 10 to March 31 calving dates, and the fall calving list is based on Oct. 1 to Dec. 20 calving dates. These dates are not necessarily the best dates for all producers but were chosen because they are reasonably close to what many producers use. Establish calving dates based on your feed resources and availability of labor. A cow’s energy and protein requirements increase greatly at calving and remain high through the breeding season. It is best to plan breeding season for the time of year when forage quality is at its best. With good winter grazing, fall calving is a good option. If cows are wintered on hay, spring pasture offers the best feed for breeding season and spring calving is a better choice. If your calving season is different, adjust management practices accordingly. Revised by Ronnie Silcox and Lawton Stewart, Extension Animal Scientists. Original manuscript by Ronnie Silcox and Mark McCann, Extension Animal Scientists.


General Quality of bermudagrass and bahiadeclines rapidly from now to frost. Keep an eye on heifers and supplement as needed. Stockpile fescue for late fall. Begin planting winter grazing. Take stock of your hay supply so additional cuttings or purchases can bemade. (Send samples in for analysis.)

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Beef Industry Calendar of Events27th Annual Alabama Connection Sale

Cullman, Ala.

October 17, 2015D&W, LLC 1st Angus

Production SaleHartwell, Ga.

Town Creek Farm Bull Sale & Commercial Bred Heifer Sale

West Point, Miss.

Upchurch Bull & Female SaleLineville, Ala.

Third Annual Southern Elite Bull SaleWebster, Fla.

October 20-22, 2015Sunbelt Ag Expo

Moultrie, Ga.

October 23, 2015Lemmon Cattle Enterprises

Fall Bull SaleWoodbury, Ga.

October 24, 2015Tanner Farms Production Sale

Shuqualak, Miss.

2nd Annual NE GA Replacement Female SaleAthens, Ga.

44 Farms Fall SaleCameron, Texas

Southern Connection SaleCalhoun, Ga.

YCC Short CourseTifton, Ga.

October 26, 2015Hill-Vue FarmBlairsville, Ga.

October 30-31, 2015Proven Performance Brangus Sale

Newnan, Ga.

October 31, 2015Yon Family Farm Fall Bull & Female Sale

Ridge Spring, S.C.803-685-5048

The Hot Ones SaleSenatobia, Miss.

The Oaks Farms Brangus SaleNewnan, Ga.

September 3, 2015Florida Heritage Beef Replacement

Heifer SaleOnline

GCA Region RoundUpAthens, Ga.

September 7, 2015Parker Bros. Hereford Production Sale

Bradyville, Tenn.

September 14, 2015SE Empire Angus Show

Lawrenceville, Ga.

September 15, 2015GCA Region RoundUp

Calhoun, Ga.

September 18-19, 2015Gourmet Beef on Grass IX

Anderson, S.C.

September Select Bull SaleNorwood, N.C.

September 19, 2015Southeast Brangus Breeders

Showcase SaleLake City, Fla.

September 22, 2015Women in Ag Training

Madison, Ga.

September 25, 2015Ankony Angus Sale

Clarkesville, Ga.

October 7, 2015Flying W Ranch Herd Dispersal

Abingdon, Va.

October 8-18, 2015Georgia National Fair

Perry, Ga.

October 9, 2015Southern Pride Heifer SaleColumbia Livestock Market

Lake City, Florida

October 10, 2015Cattle Country Replacement Female Sale

Brighton, Fla.

Edisto Forage Bull Test SaleBlackville, S.C.


November 5, 2015Kempfer Cattle Co. Bull Sale

Deer Park, Fla.

November 6, 2015Bull Power Sale

Colbert, Ga.

November 7, 2015Piegeon Mountain Fall Beef Builder

Bull SaleRome, Ga.

TJB Gelbvieh Annual Bull SaleChickamauga, Ga.

November 13, 2015Black & White Bull Sale

Arcadia, Fla.

Beef Maker “Fall Edition” Private Treaty Bull & Female Sale

Cedartown, Ga.

November 14, 2015Deer Valley Farm Production Sale

Fayetteville, Tenn.

Gibbs Farm 10th Annual Bull & Female Sale

Ranburne, Ala.

Blackwater Cattle Co. Fall Bull SaleLake Park, Ga.

November 20, 2015Salacoa Valley Female Sale

Fairmount, Ga.

November 21, 2015MM Cattle Co./Callaway Cattle Co.

Bull SaleCarrollton, Ga.

Timberland Cattle’s Angus & Sim-Angus Bull Sale

Vernon, Ala.

Southern Excellence Bull SaleWadley, Ala.

Salacoa Valley Bull SaleFairmount, Ga.

November 28, 2015Bridges Angus Farm Bull Sale

Rayle, Ga.

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One of the specialty sections that producers and consumers do not want to miss at this year’s Sunbelt Ag Expo, Oct. 20-22, is the Bill Patten Cattle Pavilion. A variety of Beef Cattle exhibits, demonstrations and seminars covering the latest issues, remedies, market trends and care techniques in the beef cattle industry can all be found in this one-stop-shop. The seminar series, running each day from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., will give cattle producers and consumers the perfect opportunity to gain the knowledge needed for proper care of beef cattle across the nation. The seminars kick off Tuesday at 10 a.m. with “How to maximize winter annual production” led by Dr. Jennifer Johnson and Dr. Kim Mullenix of Auburn University. Wednesday’s 10 a.m. session will cover how to use legumes strategically and will be instructed by the UGA Forage Group and Dr. Dennis Hancock. On Thursday at 10 a.m. Dr. Ann Blount, University of Florida and the UGA Forage Group, will talk on how to maximize summer annual production. The 11 a.m. seminar topic will be the same all three days and will educate beef cattle producers on body condition scoring and reproductive efficiency, presented by Dr. Matt Hersom, University of Florida, and Dr. Lawton Stewart, UGA. The noon seminar topic will also be consistent with the entire show, and will include a market update and cattle industry hot topics discussion led by Chris Prevatt, UF/IFAS Beef and Forage Economics Regional Specialized Agent and a Southeast Cattlemen’s Association Representative. Tuesday at 1 p.m., Dr. Cheryl Mackowiak, University of Florida, will cover “What is High-Quality Forage?” The last session, starting at 2 p.m., will cover increasing conception/

calving rate/dystocia simulator, taught by Dr. Lee Jones, MS DVM, Dr. Jacob Segers with UGA and Dr. Matt Burns, Clemson University. On Wednesday, the 1 p.m. seminar will cover the definition of high-quality forage by the UGA Forage Group, Dr. Jennifer Johnson and Dr. Kim Mullenix. Wednesday’s 2 p.m. seminar will be a repeat of the seminar “Increasing Conception/Calving Rate/Dystocia Simulator” instructed by Jones, Segers and Burns. Thursday will include a 1 p.m. seminar covering “High-Quality Forage” led by Dr. Dennis Hancock and at 2 p.m. we will again offer “Increasing Conception/Calving Rate/Dystocia Simulator.” Arow Cattlequip will be giving away a Q-Catch QC8500V manual squeeze chute valued at $7,500. Qualified attendees can register at the Franklin Cattle Genetics/Arrow Cattlequip booth on Block F-7, 439. Registration closes at 3 p.m. on Thursday and the winner will be announced before the close of show at 4 p.m. You do not need to be present to win. Contestants in the Southeastern Hay Contest presented by Massey Ferguson will have a chance to win the use of a new Massey Ferguson Professional DM Series disc mower and RK Series rotary rake for the 2016 hay production season, as well as a $1,000 cash prize. Visit bit.ly/SEHayContest2015 for rules, contest entry form and more information, or visit http://sunbeltexpo.com/special-events/southeastern-hay-contest/. Please visit the Expo website www.sunbeltexpo.com for complete show information, hours and tickets.

Beef Cattle Exhibits at 2015 Sunbelt Expo

Marty Ropp 406-581-7835Garrett Thomas 936-714-4591Clint Berry 417-844-1009

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About 150 F1 black baldy females sell, most sired by Hereford registrati on leader CJH Harland 408, with some younger females sired by EFBEEF UFL U208 Tested.

Last purchased female was in 2005, but almost all cows born 2004 through today were ranch raised.

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5th Annual GCA’s Summer

ConferenceSea Palms Resort •St. Simons Island, Ga.

July 24-25, 2015

The GCA 5th Annual Summer Conference was Productive and Fun! We spent two days at beautiful St. Simons Island with more than 250 producers. We are thrilled with the turnout! Dr. Kim Stackhouse, NCBA’s leader in Sustainability, provided great information regarding the beef industry’s pushback against environmentalists who say that cattle are large contributors to global warming and water pollution. It was great to hear facts about farmers’ and ranchers’ measurable improvements in helping to reduce carbon emissions and improve water quality. Philip Ellis, NCBA President, spoke about life on his Wyoming ranch as well as some of the political issues that we face as an industry.

GCA

Summer ConferenCe

2015


The real meat of the conference occurred on Friday and Saturday mornings as several of our committees met to set the priorities for the Association in the coming year. These meetings were well attended and the agendas were packed with important information. Dr. Lee Jones led the Cattle Health and Well-Being Committee and had a standing-room-only crowd for the meeting. It was a pleasure to have UGA’s Vet School representatives speak about some of the health concerns that they see already occurring, or occurring on the horizon, in beef cattle. The evenings were filled with lots of fellowship and games. The annual YCC Corn Hole Tournament was a huge success, as was the ever-popular PAC auction. We raised more than $2,700 for PAC and funds for YCC. If you have never been to a Summer Conference you are truly missing out.


Thank you for following us to the mountains!

Watermelon Eating Contest:This year all divisions competed against each other. The winners of the contest were: Lawton Stewart, 1st; Abby Bruner, 2nd;

and Randy Fordham, 3rd. The adult winners shared their prizes with Abby Bruner, Jodi Holdeman and Clark Stewart.

Horse Shoe Tournament:

Junior Division (left photo): 1st Abby Bruner and Taylor Bruner (left), 2nd Holt Sapp and Cole Ford, 3rd Blakely

Stewart and Thomas Stewart.

Senior Division (right photo): 1st Steve Blackburn (left) and Mike McCravy, 2nd

Pam and Peyton Sapp (right), 3rd Lawton and Beth

Stewart.

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Junior Division (left photo): 1st Sally Kate Blackburn

(left), 2nd Jodi Holdeman, 3rd Anna Marie Blackburn.

Senior Division (right photo): 1st Christy McCravy (middle), 2nd Lawton

Stewart (right), 3rd Anna McIntyre (left).


Hall of Fame Inductee Patsie T. Cannon has served Georgia’s Beef Industry for more than 30 years. She taught at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, worked with Cannon Marketing, and has served the cattlemen of Georgia for 16 years through the Animal and Dairy Science Department of the University of Georgia’s Cooperative Extension Service. During this time she has also become the voice at Perry as she has announced junior livestock shows where countless young exhibitors have paraded their animals before the judge. She has taken great pride to see that each and every exhibitor’s name was correctly called for not only the exhibitor but for the benefit of parents, grandparents and friends. Three of Patsie’s main duties while with the University were working with the Georgia Beef Challenge, the Calhoun and Tifton Bull Evaluation programs and sales, and the Calhoun and Tifton Heifer Evaluation and Reproductive Development (HERD) programs and sales. It would take a skilled economist a great deal of time to measure the economic impact those cattle had and continue to have on the state’s cattle industry. Not only did finishing steers and heifers through the Tri County cooperator feedyards add value to the producer’s bottom line, but the information gained has proven time and again to be of great benefit regarding future breeding and management decisions for participants. In the case of the bull evaluation tests and HERD program, once again, dollar value was added to the bulls and heifers successfully completing the tests and programs not to mention the genetic enhancement that breeders experienced at home as a result of their participation. While the dollars and data Patsie brought to the state’s cattle industry are more than enough to make her worthy of a place in the Hall of Fame, it is her contribution to the cattle people that makes her irreplaceable. Every one of those steers, bulls and heifers were connected to a person or family. Patsie befriended each one of them and celebrated professional achievements, weddings, births and graduations. In turn, she provided comfort to those going through tragedies and loss. When asked what people thought of Patsie we were told she is the example of a Proverbs 31 Woman! Her endless service and love for the cattle industry is the reason we believe that she is worthy of being inducted into the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association Hall of Fame and it is our pleasure and honor to induct Patsie T. Cannon.

Georgia Beef Board Honors Dr. Thomas Frank Harry Thomas was born in Wheeler County, Georgia, where his family raised peanuts, cotton, corn, small grains, hogs and cows. After graduating from high school, he received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture from the UGA with emphasis in Agronomy. Thomas married Judy Smith in 1952. In 1956, he then earned a Master of Science and in 1959 earned a Philosophy of Science from the UGA in Soil Chemistry and Fertility. From 1959 to 1986, Thomas served in the capacities of Assistant Chemist at the Everglades Experiment Station in Belle Glade, Florida.; Associate Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Chemistry, Division Chairman and Assistant Academic Dean; Academic Dean and Professor of Chemistry; and Acting President in 1986. He retired from ABAC on June 30, 1987. After retirement Thomas returned to Wheeler County to continue in the production of cattle, and in July 2006 he married Ruby Harris. He is a past president of the Georgia Hereford Association. Thomas served on the American Hereford Association Board of Directors. From 1996, Thomas served as the president of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association, and the Georgia Beef Board in 1997. Thomas was inducted into the GCA Hall of Fame in 2006. Since 1997, Thomas has served on the Georgia Cattlemen’s Foundation and served as chairman or vice-chairman from 2005 to 2014. In addition, he has served as a representative of the Georgia Beef Board to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association. He also served on the Board of Directors for NCBA on the Federal Division, Nominating Committee, Human Nutrition Research Committee and Information Committee. We thank Dr. Frank Thomas for all of his hard work and dedication to the beef industry. Thank you for 19 wonderful years of service to the Georgia Beef Board.

A s s o c i a t i o n R e p o r t s • Yo u n g C a t t l e m e n ’ s C o u n c i l

Big Things PlannedBy Bo Huddleston, Chairman

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Kyle Knight, Chair-Elect912-690-5097

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Cleve Jackson, Vice Chair706-266-3188

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Emilia Dover, Secretary/Treasurer706-618-6245

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Sarah Loughridge, YCC Region 1706-618-4716

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Patrick Greene, YCC Region 2404-392-6323

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Megan Alexander, YCC Region 3404-330-4732

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Jacob Nyhuis, YCC Region 4352-536-5496

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Carla Dean, YCC Region 5229-254-5978

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Jacob Segers, At-Large678-234-3547

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GCA’s YCC Board

Well, here we are, another summer winding down. I hope everyone had safe travels home from St. Simons. It was great seeing everyone there, and I believe it might have been our best year yet! The Young Cattlemen’s Council really appreciates all the support and help we receive from the Georgia Cattlemen and women; without you, our success thus far would not have been possible. Also, thank you to everyone who came out and supported the lunch and cornhole tournament! I would like to take a moment and urge our 18 to 40-year-old members to get involved with the Georgia Cattlemen through YCC. The GCA has more to offer than just a great magazine every month. The YCC is a great way to make networking connections across the state. With the average age of a farmer being 50 and over, we need some replacement cattlemen and women. To put this simply, think in terms of cattle. If my herd is aging and I’m not replacing them, then eventually my pastures would become empty. If we do not start recruiting the next generation now, time will eventually run out for us. We are looking for individuals to help lead the YCC and GCA into the future. Now I would like to talk about industry news and ever-changing technologies. The YCC is a great way to keep up with the latest or emerging technologies. By establishing a board – which I feel cannot be topped – we have a dynamic core with views from many different segments of agriculture. The YCC board consists of agricultural teachers, commercial cow-calf operators, seedstock producers, and our very own doctor with the University of Georgia (GO DAWGS!). Combining these views, opinions and skill sets from each of our members is how we hope to bring insight and education to the GCA. I wish to see the YCC double in active members by next Beef Expo in Perry; this would bring us to around 200 members, thereby bringing more insight to our practices. The YCC has a great short course planned for Oct. 23-24 in Tifton. Please look over the advertisement located on page 78. This is our annual gathering for fellowship and, most importantly, for educating ourselves on beef production practices. Please be sure to go ahead and mark your calendars for this event. Last year we had a great turnout in Commerce, and the constructive feedback from the attendees will be put into action this year. This year the two-day event will be an opportunity for cattlemen and women, regardless of age or experience level, to learn from industry experts. I hope you are able to take the time and join us in Tifton, as Dr. Jacob Segers has put together a wonderful program once again. If anyone at any time has any questions about the Young Cattlemen’s Council chapter involvement or upcoming events, please feel free to contact me or any one of our outstanding board members.


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information on the YCC Short Course!

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Overall Grand Champion HeiferCindy Cooper - Jackson Co. FFA

Georgia Junior Beef Futurity - Perry, Ga.

Overall Reserve Grand Champion HeiferMakayla Holmes - Gordon 4-H

3rd Overall HeiferWill Childers - Gilchrist 4-H

4th Overall HeiferGracie Frazier - Colquitt FFA

5th Overall HeiferDaniel Dobbs - Franklin FFA

Overall Grand Champion Steer Ruslan Saucier - Forrest 4-H

Overall Reserve Grand Champion SteerLuke Mobley - Colquitt

3rd Overall SteerBrett Dyer - Dade 4-H

4th Overall SteerBaylee Etheridge - Levy FFA

5th Overall SteerChase Spence - Perry High FFA


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44 Farms...........................................35AgAmerica........................................78Alabama Connection Sale..................72American Angus Association.............38Ankony Farms...................................37Barenbrug.........................................71Black Grove Angus............................60Blackwater Cattle Co........................45Boehringer Ingelheim.........................7Bridges Angus Farm............................1Buena Vista Reality...........................74Burke Brangus Farm.........................50Byron Seeds......................................24Carroll T. Cannon, Auctioneer...........84Carroll County Livestock Salebarn....84Char-No Farm..................................50Crystalyx..........................................56D & W Angus...................................39Daniel Livestock Service....................84Darren Carter, Auctioneer.................84Dixie Lix..........................................68Dothan Livestock Co........................65Duracast...........................................38Edisto Forage Bull Test Sale...............22Farmers Livestock Market, LLC.........84Flying W Ranch................................89Franklin County Livestock................84FRM.................................................81Fuller Farm Supply............................25Genex Cooperative, Inc....................84Georgia Angus Breeders..............32, 33Georgia Beefmaster Breeders.............24Georgia Brahman Breeders................28Georgia Brangus Breeders.................56Georgia Chianina Breeders.................24Georgia Farm Credit...........................2Georgia Hereford Breeders................67



GEORGIA CATTLEMANO F F I C I A L M A G A Z I N E O F T H E G E O R G I A C A T T L E M E N ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N • A U G U S T 2 0 1 5

Building Friendships While Building Herds p. 40 • DNA Testing: Modern Tools for Genetic Selection p. 62

GEORGIA CATTLEMANO F F I C I A L M A G A Z I N E O F T H E G E O R G I A C A T T L E M E N ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N • J U N E 2 0 1 5

A Nu Generation p. 40 • Internal Parasite Control p. 57 • GJCA Junior of the Year, Merritt Daniels p. 74

GEORGIA CATTLEMANO F F I C I A L M A G A Z I N E O F T H E G E O R G I A C A T T L E M E N ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N • M A Y 2 0 1 5

What’s Your Beef? p. 38 • New GCA President, Randy Fordham p. 48 • Convention Coverage p. 50

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GEORGIA CATTLEMANO F F I C I A L M A G A Z I N E O F T H E G E O R G I A C A T T L E M E N ’ S A S S O C I A T I O N • J U L Y 2 0 1 5

ADT Clarification p. 40 • Producer of the Year p. 58 • Stockpile Forage to Minimize Hay Feeding p. 62

Georgia Land Co..............................69Georgia Limousin Breeders...............30Georgia Red Angus Breeders..............74Georgia Santa Gertrudis Breeders .....28Georgia Senepol Breeders..................28Georgia Shorthorn Breeders..............24Georgia Simmental Breeders..............76Georgia-Florida Charolais Breeders...66Gibbs Farms......................................77Godfrey’s Feed.................................BCGraham Livestock.............................68Greuel Family Brangus......................52Highview Farms................................24Hill-Vue Farm...................................31Innisfail Farm..................................BCInternational Brangus Breeders Assn..53Jenkins Cattle Co..............................76King’s AgriSeeds................................44Kuhn Knight.....................................22Lake Majestik Farms.........................55Lemmon Cattle Enterprises...............34Local Harvest....................................84Malcolm Financial Group.................86Martin’s Cattle Services......................84Merial.........................................59, 61Mid-Atlantic Cattle Sales ..................78Mid-Georgia Livestock Market.........84Mike Jones, Auctioneer.....................84Mix 30..............................................40Multimin..........................................64Nationwide Insurance.................69, 84No Bull............................................68Norbrook.........................................80Northeast Georgia Livestock...............8NE GA Replacement Female Sale .....72Oregro..............................................41Pasture Management.........................69

PNC...................................................5Priefert Supply...................................25Purina..............................................73Ragan & Massey...............................64Raymond James Financial..................85Red Devon, USA..............................60Reproductive Management Services..84Rockin R Trailers..............................85Salacoa Valley Farms...................46, 47Southeast AgNet...............................86Southeast Brangus Breeders Assn.......56Southeast Livestock Exchange, LLC..86Southeastern Land Group.................58Southeastern Semen Services, Inc......84Southern Connection Sale................66Southern Elite Bull Sale....................58Southern States.................................27Southside Fence and Building...........84Sunbelt Ag Expo...............................88The Bull Whisperer...........................84The Oaks............................................3Thrive Green....................................84The Wax Company................IFC, IBCTown Creek Farm.............................51Tyson Steel........................................85UGA Women in Ag..........................60Upchurch Angus...............................31Vigortone.........................................86Yara..................................................57Yancey’s............................................84YCC Short Course............................78Yon Family Farm...............................36

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