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MARCH 2015 VOLUME 61 NUMBER 3 THE UTAH CATTLEMAN The official monthly publication of the Utah Cattlemen’s Association and the Utah Beef Council NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION U.S. POSTAGE PAID SALT LAKE CITY, UT PERMIT NO. 3933 UTAH CATTLEMEN’S ASSOCIATION 150 S 600 E #10-B SLC, UT 84102-1961 801-355-5748 WWW.UTAHCATTLEMEN.ORG Change Service Requested Where is the Grass Greener? Every me I come away from a family reunion I sure am glad that I have my OWN set of problems. They are unique to me, but they are mine. They are usually problems that I have created myself and more than anyone else, ones that only I can solve. There is a great sasfacon in meeng fellow calemen from around the state and country as we swap tales of how things work for us and the different challenges we face. I am generally appreciave of my own situaon compared to some others. I don’t have the severe snow and cold of the northern states, or illegal crossing of immigrants through ranches in the border states of Texas and Arizona. As a young engineer, I moved my family from Utah’s snow-capped mountains to Tucson, Arizona. It took some adjusng, but we soon came to appreciate and marvel at the beauty of the desert landscape. A giant saguaro cactus has the same majesc standing as a great ponderosa pine. We became seled and comfortable with the desert environment as we explored and spent me in the area. As Temple Grandin would say, “Different, but not less.” In Stan Parson’s Ranching for Profit School, now run by Dave Pra, we addressed the queson – “What one thing, if changed, would make the greatest difference in our ranch’s profitability?” I’ve had a lot of me to work on that queson in the 18 years since I took that class. For me, that one thing was water management in our desert environment. On our ranch, we have been able to secure a more dependable water supply and improve irrigaon management so we raise more feed for more beef. However, I am neither content or complacent with where I am. I will connue to make improvements (removal of Russian olive trees, cockleburs and other thorny things are at the top of the list) to beer that which I have. To me, the grass where I am standing is the greenest, or I can make it that way. The picture below was painted years ago by a neighbor and given to my wife’s parents, David and Reuvo Bagley. Message Connues On Page 2
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Where is the Grass Greener?Every time I come away from a family reunion I sure am glad that I have my OWN set of problems. They are unique to me, but they are mine. They are usually problems that I have created myself and more than anyone else, ones that only I can solve.
There is a great satisfaction in meeting fellow cattlemen from around the state and country as we swap tales of how things work for us and the different challenges we face. I am generally appreciative of my own situation compared to some others. I don’t have the severe snow and cold of the northern states, or illegal crossing of immigrants through ranches in the border states of Texas and Arizona.
As a young engineer, I moved my family from Utah’s snow-capped mountains to Tucson, Arizona. It took some adjusting, but we soon came to appreciate and marvel at the beauty of the desert landscape. A giant saguaro cactus has the same majestic standing as a great ponderosa pine. We became settled and comfortable with the desert environment as we explored and spent time in the area. As Temple Grandin would say, “Different, but not less.”
In Stan Parson’s Ranching for Profit School, now run by Dave Pratt, we addressed the question – “What one thing, if changed, would make the greatest difference in our ranch’s profitability?” I’ve had a lot of time to work on that question in the 18 years since I took that class. For me, that one thing was water management in our desert environment. On our ranch, we have been able to secure a more dependable water supply and improve irrigation management so we raise more feed for more beef. However, I am neither content or complacent with where I am. I will continue to make improvements (removal of Russian olive trees, cockleburs and other thorny things are at the top of the list) to better that which I have. To me, the grass where I am standing is the greenest, or I can make it that way. The picture below was painted years ago by a neighbor and given to my wife’s parents, David and Reuvo Bagley.
Message Continues On Page 2
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UPCOMING EVENTS
MAR 3 BARKER CATTLE CO PRODUCTION SALE
MAR 6 LUND RANCH BULL SALE
MAR 7 KELLER CATTLE CO SALE
MAR 7 UTAH POLLED/HORNED HEREFORD ASSN SALE
MAR 7 INTERMOUNTAIN GENETIC ALLIANCE SALE
MAR 9 CATTLEMAN’S CONNECTION SALE
MAR 13 QUEST OF THE WEST BULL SALE
MAR 14 YARDLEY CATTLE CO. BULL SALE
MAR 21 WARD ANGUS RANCH PRODUCTION SALE
MAR 21 UTAH BEEF IMPROVEMENT SALE
MAR 28 R&R GENETICS SALE
MAR 28 VERTICAL EDGE GENETICS SALE
MAR 28 ROCHE RANCHES BULL SALE
MAR 28 BASIN LIVESTOCK BULL SALE
APR 4 UTAH ANGUS GOLDEN SPIKE BULL AND FEMALE SALE
APR 11 REDD RANCHES BULL SALE
APR 11 BAR T BAR BULL SALE
UCA CONVENTION HIGHLIGHTS...........................4-5
RANGE MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
For More InformationContact Shannon Allen in Antimony
BULL & FEMALE SALES a t u r d a y, M a r c h 7 , 2 0 1 5 Producer’s Livestock Auction
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Herd Sire & Show Prospects
Equal Access to Justice ActThe Equal Access to Justice Act (EAJA) was designed to level the playing field between the private citizen and the vast resources of the federal government. With the intention to protect citizen’s rights, it has be-come a tool for radical environmental groups to challenge the rights of ranchers to use natural resources for livestock grazing. As the act is implemented, it has become a driving force that financially fuels the execution of the endangered species act. Whereas special inter-est groups can be reimbursed legal fees when they prevail against the government often over frivolous technicalities. This has resulted in big money for these groups at the taxpayer’s expense.
Later this month, Utah Cattlemen’s Association leaders will attend the Public Land’s Council and NCBA Legislative Conferences in Wash-ington, D.C. We will address EAJA as well as many other issues that impact Utah’s ranchers. We will visit the offices of our state’s sena-tors and congressional delegation to drive home the importance of our rights as we supply beef to the world.
If by reading this newsletter, you have not gained information to make your business more profitable or at least sustainable, we are both wasting our time. Make that grass greener where you are and enjoy the ride. See you down the trail.
Rancher ProfileBasin Livestock Market - Don & Deb RichardsDon and Deb Richards met at and graduated from Utah State University. Don’s degree is in finance and accounting, (which has served him well as an entrepreneur) and Deb’s is in secondary education. They have lived in Roosevelt for 17 years and have raised their family there. They have five chil-dren – 3 boys and 2 girls – whose ages range from 18 to 5. Their children are involved in scouting, FFA, FBLA, basketball, volleyball, track, band, orchestra, drama, violin, cello, guitar, piano, singing, and dance. Don grew up raising cattle and has always had a love for them. He bought his first mother cow at age 15 and has owned his own cattle ever since. So when he was asked if he wanted to buy Basin Livestock Market, in Roosevelt, in 2000, it didn’t take him long to decide he wanted to. He loves being around the cattle and livestock every week. He learned to auctioneer, and he learned very quickly about the auction business.
In the beginning, there were some challenges with owning the livestock auction. When they first took over it didn’t exactly have the best reputation, and was quite run-down. Don took this challenge full head on, and slowly, over the years, began to re-build its reputation into an honest and reputable business. It was important to him that he always followed through with his word. He always tried to make sure all the livestock that came through the sale brought their fair market value. Over time, some people began to trust the livestock auction again, knowing that Don meant what he said.
The auction still isn’t perfect yet. There are a lot of broken fences that constantly need repair. But, one board at a time, and one honest word at a time, they are hoping to continue to build and shape a business that people can trust…and gain a good reputation that will last for many years to come. Deb says, “Owning cattle and an auction business helps us raise good children and teach them the value of working hard for what you love.”
NCBA APPLAUDS HOUSE EFFORTS TO MAKE PERMANENT SECTION 179 OF TAX CODE
The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 636 America's Small Business Tax Relief Act of 2015. This bill, sponsored by Rep. Pat Tiberi (R-Ohio) will make permanent the $500,000 expensing levels for small businesses under Section 179 of the tax code. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Philip Ellis said permanency to the tax code is critical for cat-tlemen in order to make necessary purchasing deci-sions and informed business decisions. The passage of this bill allows farmers and ranchers to write off capi-tal expenditures in the year that purchases are made rather than depreciate them over time. The passage of this bill follows a letter NCBA along with 33 other groups signed to Speaker of the House, Rep. Boehner, urging the permanency of Section 179 of the tax code. “Section 179 small business expensing provides agri-cultural producers with a way to maximize business purchases in years when they have positive cash flow,”
the letter reads. “Under the expired law the maxi-mum amount that a small business can immediately expense when purchasing business assets instead of depreciating them over time is $25,000 adjusted for inflation.” Agriculture requires large investments in machinery, equipment and other depreciable assets and the abil-ity to immediately expense capital purchases provides an incentive for farmers and ranchers to invest in their businesses and offers the benefit of reducing the re-cord-keeping burden associated with the deprecia-tion. “We appreciate Rep. Tiberi’s leadership on behalf of small businesses like so many in the cattle industry,” said Ellis, a Wyoming rancher. “We urge the Senate to take up similar legislation and continue working toward a comprehensive tax reform that provides a stable business environment.”
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Utah Cattlewomen’s Association NewsWow, was it sizzling with hot new ideas in San Antonio! It made you proud to be an
American and to be a part of ANCW and NCBA. The army of cattlemen and cattlewomen was 8,200 strong (more than in the First Battle of the Alamo), where the battle was staged on a 7 acre trade show. It was a vision that had some-thing for all of us. A lot of American flags were waving in the breeze as Mollie Bea-ver belted out the Star Spangled Banner. She won the singing contest sponsored by NCBA. She has a beautiful voice, hit all the high notes, and ranching has been in her family for generations.
Eric Wahl, author of "Unthink" enter-tained us by painting the Statue of Liberty on canvas, while a rendition of God Bless America was playing in the background. He talked about the fear factor. False evi-dence that appears real. He asked what is a creative idea worth? Challenges unlock your potential. We all need to put on our boots and hats and go tell our story to the world. Tell about our great product, and awesome way of life. We can help the cattle industry to stand strong, take risks, stand up for what you are, and what you believe in! Develop an "elevator speech" about beef. Give it to the waitress, barber, postmaster, cabdriver, fellow airplane passengers, at church, on Facebook, Ins-tagram or #Twitter. We need to be just as loud and creative as the people working against our industry.
The thing I enjoy most about ANCW is the association with the wonderful ladies that attend. The executive committee and working group mangers work non-stop to promote the beef industry. We have made many wonderful friendships with members from all over this nation and we are there for each other. Kay Nelson from South Dakota lost her rodeo cowboy, cat-tlemen, and husband in December. She said, “I had to come to convention to get some hugs from my cattlewomen sisters to get through the grieving process.” The love and support for one another is in-credible. Kay put me to shame by saying she comes to Salt Lake often and has her family tree traced back to the 1600's.
2014 was a banner year for our indus-try creating almost a perfect storm.
One NCBA officer received a text from a rancher stating he was able to pay off the debt on his ranch. And his son was coming back home because of the great price he received from his calves. This was also a great year for ANCW. We participated in 202 Sam's Club demo's, 2 metro cooking shows, Mom's Day on the Farm, and 8.5 million hits on a Twit-ter party.
Dr. Eng provided the Eng Grant of $14,000 to cattlewoman Sara Linneen. Dr. Eng awarded the grant to Sarah and pledged that he will award another grant for 2015 and beyond. Ladies, this is an opportunity for each of you to gain some monetary support for your cre-ative ideas that you want to implement on your ranches.
The presentation "Protecting Your As-sets Beyond The Grief" was very eye opening. It is something we all need to do in order to achieve financial peace. We need to have a living trust in order to pass our possessions on to the next generation.
The Roberts Rules of Order skit was pre-sented by the ANCW Executive Commit-tee and was very helpful to me. Need-less to say, I am on a real learning curve regarding parliamentary procedure. The presentation is at www.ancw.org if you have any need for this information.
The ANCW keynote speaker was the New York Times best selling author Nina Teicholz. She talked about her best sell-ing book "The Big Fat Surprise," Why Butter, Meat, and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet. She said our industry has really received negative publicity and frankly a really bad rap. Financial Times printed,"This is a striking study...which may well change the way you eat. I, for one, won't ever hesitate to order a steak again."
At our state winter conference the new president of ANCW, Melanie Fowle brought a copy of Nina’s book with her. She was raving about the positive slant for the beef industry. It is about time someone stepped up to be an advocate for our delicious BEEF!
Beth Anderson, Jodi Reeder and Nikki Weston were given awards as "Rock Stars" from Utah. These awards were well deserved. All three of them have gone the extra mile this year to make the Utah CattleWomen's projects successful. Hats off to our Utah Rock Stars. Additionally, Beth Anderson and I received platinum spurs from ANCW. Thanks to all of you who joined ANCW and to all of you that renewed your membership.
Powder River has been a great supporter of ANCW and the Utah CattleWomen, the Powder River banner was proudly dis-played in all of our meetings. If you come in contact with anyone from Powder River, be sure to thank them for their support.
The Utah delegation sat together at the Cowboy Comedy Club, where we enjoyed fabulous magic tricks, Baxter Black, and laughed our heads off with Jeff Foxworthy. We clapped our hands when Randolph's own Wade Stuart won the Best Mustache Contest. The best part of the evening was visiting with LeAnn Fox (our Beef Ambas-sador), Joseph and Jency Weston, Jordan and Jennie Willis. The energy and enthusi-asm of these wonderful young ranchers is incredible. The Utah cattlemen and cattle-women really need our young people to be involved. Hats off to the Utah Cattle-men for helping fund the Weston's and the Willis' way to San Antonio.
We had an incredible week where we were educated, energized, and enter-tained. But, as awesome as it was, I was so happy to be back home. We hopped in the army truck, pulled the bale strings and helped load the feeders so James, Jed, and Jordon (my handsome nephews) could feed the cattle.
My plan is to prepare my elevator speech, get my boots on the ground, and declare, “What's for breakfast, lunch, or dinner? LET IT BE BEEF!” Enjoy your spring. Call or email if you have ideas or want to volun-teer for the Utah CattleWomen. 435-730-2714 or [email protected].
UCWA scholarship applications due April 30, 2015
Region VI Meeting in Tucson, AZApril 29 to May 1
UCWA
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March 28, 2015 • 1:00 p.m.at the ranch in Bancroft, Idaho
One thing that cowboys are famous for is telling tall tales about horses, cows, dogs, or even other cowboys they’ve known. Usually these yarns are very entertaining, but most times possess only a small portion of truth. I’m going to tell you a story that is true from start to finish, for the most part, even though some of you will shake your head and wonder what I might have been smoking.
A few years ago my partner and best friend David Robinson (a witness to the whole event) was helping me A.I. some older cows. We were at the win-ter camp, and didn’t have very fancy facilities. There was, however, a little shed with a head catch inside that we used for pulling calves if a heifer got in trouble.
Dave and I decided that we would use the shed because it was dark and cool, and a whole lot less stressful for the cows than the squeeze chute. This was a slow process because we could only handle one cow at a time. But, when you’re trying to do artificial in-semination you want the cows to feel as little stress as possible.
Of course, by the time we got around to breeding these cows it was almost
summer and it had become rather warm during the day on the winter range. In fact, some days were down right hot.
On the day in question we had sort-ed a cow, run her into the shed, and into the waiting head catch. Dave pushed a panel over against her, and she calmed right down. I thawed out a straw, loaded the insemination gun, and went right to work. This is where it starts to get weird.
Just as I was in about elbow deep and ready to hit the target, Dave makes a sound I have never heard before. I stopped and looked at him. “Snake,” was all he said.
The cow, with her head in the catch, was standing against the inside wall of the shed with a panel against her other side. There was a large crack where the wall met the ancient wood-en floor. A good sized rattle snake was making its way out of that crack and onto the floor right underneath the cow’s udder. This means that there was only inches separating me from a deadly viper.
The snake crawled out and stopped beneath the cow. About six inches of its body stood straight up as it raised its head and looked the situation over. I am almost sure there was eye contact be-tween the cow and the snake.
There is only one thing that scares me more than snakes and that’s chickens, but that’s definitely a sto-ry for another time.
I was not quite sure what to do as I looked down into those little, beady black eyes. My first thought was to pull my arm and run, but there was nowhere to go because the door of the shed was shut right behind me. Besides I heard once about snakes striking a moving target.
For a split second I had the bizarre feeling this uninvited serpent was try-ing to intimidate us. The snake almost appeared surprised if not shocked that neither Dave nor I made an at-tempt to move.
It seemed like an eternity before it lowered itself back to the ground and slithered toward the crack from where it came. I looked at David and he looked at me. A glimpse of “Whoa, what was that?” passed between us.
With an apologetic look the snake glanced backward at the cow as it disappeared into the darkness of the wall. At that moment I swear I felt the cow shrug as if to say, “It was worth a try” as she looked over her shoulder at the vanishing reptile.
I promise that almost every word of this story is true. If you don’t believe me, call David!
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11th Annual Bull Sale
Our Philosophy at Roche Ranches• We breed for a moderate framed cross-bred cow that is maternal, and will weigh 1100-1300 pounds. We aim for a
breed composition consisting of: 75% Angus to 25% Simmental and 75% Simmental to 25% Angus. • We are a commercial operation, and like most of you, will sell 90% of our calves at weaning. We know what it takes
to be successful in a commercial environment. Our bulls are adapted to work in a wide variety of ranges and climates. From the deserts of Nevada, timberlines of Idaho, to the coastlines of California. They will be sound and are not feedlot pampered bulls.
• Guarantees, Satisfaction, & Financing - All bulls come with 1st year breeding guarantees. All bulls are semen and trich tested. 100% guarantee on sight unseen purchases. Interest free financing options until fall calf sales.
• We will have an excellent set of pure bred Angus and Sim-Angus bulls with some very select F1 Angus Hereford black baldies. Our bulls will sire as much performance and attractive phenotype into your calves as anything out there, while adding do-ability to your cow herd through the females you keep.
Hereford SiresMagnumRib Eye
For more information, and to see the online catalog log on to: www.rocheranches.com or contact Justin Roche at (435) 327-1842 or [email protected].
Free lunch is provided, and we hope to see you there! Thank you for your support. Jeffrey, Justin, and Dusty Roche.
Offering 20 head coming 2 year olds and 45 head of yearlings
Saturday, March 28th • 3:00 P.M.Anderson Livestock Auction, Willard UT
To get to auction, take Exit 351 on I-15. Head back North on Hwy 89 for 1.7 miles and turn left.
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Promotion $406,445
Consumer Information $153,232
Administration $35,173
Industry Information $30,244
Total expenses $625,094Revenue $714,406
*Audited by KHSA
FISCAL YEAR 2014 EXPENDITURES
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2015 *Bull Bucks Program*Each breeder listed above contributed $25 into the “pot” to assist in a UCA membership cam-
paign. Two lucky UCA members will receive vouchers (each ½ of the pot) good towards the purchase of seedstock from any of the breeders listed above. � ese vouchers may be used at the
Cattlemen’s Classic Sale, any consignment sale, or private treaty from any of the above listed breeders. Voucher is good only to purchase cattle from the participating breeders listed above.
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Bob and Judy ProsserP.O. Box 190 Winslow, AZ 86047928-289-2619 928-380-5149 [email protected]
April 11, 2015 Guaranteed Sight-Unseen PurchasesPap Testing available upon Request
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Out of literally the most productive year-around range cow herd in America. 80 Dams of Merit or Distinction honored in the cow herd. 45% of our eligible cows received the honors.
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YardleY Bull SaleSATURDAY, March 14, 2015
1:00 P.M. Mst Beaver, Ut
42nd AnnualBlack SimmentalS, maine anjouS, & anguSCattle Company2 0 0 B U L L S S E L L !
Yardley cattle are not ordinary cattle, they have more performance, butt, depth, and thickness.
B455. PB Angus. BW: 87 WW: 666. Next to Heaven x Y64 (Final Answer) Angus bulls with bone, substance, and perfor-mance sell! MANY HEIFER BULLS!
B321. PB Angus. BW: 72 WW: 764 Royal Jet (OCC Jet Stream) x T66 (Bando 5175) You won’t find stouter Angus bulls than this anywhere in the country.
B459. ¾ Simmental. BW: 85 WW: 713 STCC Longhaul x X46 (OCC Prototype) Depth, red meat, and substance the whole way through in a performance oriented package. The right kind!
B251 3/8 Maine. Irish Whiskey x N171 (Xplorer (Krugerand)) BW: 88 WW: 757. Out of one of the most epic cow families we have ever owned, this is a bull to make a profit.
1. Yardley bulls have eye appeal and conformation to sire calves that will top the market, and performance and growth to push down the scales. Feeders want Yardley sired calves because of their eye appeal and gainability 2. Their heifer calves will be the best cows that you have ever owned. 3. These bulls are grown in big lots where they get plenty of exercise. Wintered mostly on hay so they can live on grass, many buyers tell us, “they like our bulls because they don’t have to pamper them.” Performance comes from their ability to convert forage, not from an excess of grain. 4. Our focus has always been on our maternal traits and cow families. We have AI’d for 46 years selecting the best bulls we can find. Selection emphasis is placed on fleshing ability and performance to excel on the range, in the pasture and feedlot, with eye appeal to be competitive in the show ring. 5. Our cattle have natural fleshing ability to stay fat on grass. Our cows take care of themselves wintering on desert winter range without any hay and calve unassisted on their own. IF YOu wANT The besT we hAve Them IN vOlume. Our cATTle IN ThIs YeAr’s FemAle sAle weNT TO 22 sTATes, The bulls lAsT YeAr sOlD TO 18 sTATes AND cANADA.
B302. PB Simmental. BW: 71 WW: 692 DJ Salution x Z110 (Yardley High Regard x G41). One of the stoutest most correct PB Simmy bulls you will see all spring.
B442. 1/2 Simmental 1/2 Angus. BW: 89 WW:716 Yardley Billy Broc x Y217 (Pinion x 1961) You’ll find performance and pedigree sell March 14th.
