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SHARING OUR SUCCESS2013 KCA CONVENTION PROGRAM INSIDE!
COLUMNISTS7 Mike Bach, Opportunity of a Lifetime8 James Comer,
KCA Convention to Offer an Educational & Entertaining Lineup10
Dave Maples, Convention Kicks Off New Year12 Baxter Black, The
Osamaconomy 23 Melissa Hart, How Do You Feel About GMOs?24 Garry
Lacefield, Prepare NOW for More and Better Pastures in 201374 Roy
Burris, The Moving Finger Writes...
FEATURE STORIES22 More Than $5.5 million in Agricultural
Development Funds Awarded29 PERC Announces the Propane Farm
Incentive Program 30 New Research in the Diagnosis and Treatment of
Neonatal Calf Diarrhea32 Successful People Never Quit Learning34
EPA Retains Dust Standard35 UK Wheat Science Groups Winter Meeting
Coming in January36 Just Because You Have a Genetic Test Doesnt
Mean You Can Throw Away
Your Tape Measure38 Sources of E. coli Are Not Always What They
Seem39 Dr. Lowell Catlett to Provide Keynote Address at NCBAs
Cattlemens College40 Making a Difference43 Stopping Flies Before
They Mature44 UK College of Agriculture Inducts Inaugural Hall of
Distinguished Alumni46 Shopping Smart48 Environmental Compliance
for Kentucky Dairies50 Kentucky 2012 Farm Cash Receipts on Track to
Break $5 Billion52 Dealing with Calving Problems
14 National News15 State News16-21 County News 26-28 Economic
& Policy Update42 Kentucky Junior Cattlemens Association56-57
Kentucky Beef Council58 Th e CPH Report60 Kentucky Beef Network 62
Membership65 News Releases71 Market Report72 Calendar of Events 73
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Grandpa Tommy was reminisc-ing, Its a shame everybody couldnt go
through the Great Depression.
I know what he meant. I think. He didnt mean it like Its a shame
every-body hadnt been in a concentration camp or had polio. He was
remarking that most of us Baby Boomers and younger are unable to
appreciate how technology has pampered us. There was no safety net
back then. Grandpa Tommy spent the Dirty 30s in the depths of the
Dust Bowl in Syracuse, Kansas. Then the first half of the 40s he
was on a Navy vessel in the Pacific.
He passed away without seeing our OsamaConomy. The hard times
that todays generations are suffering under, began on 9/11/2001. We
sank to the bottom immediately. Unemployment in 2002 was 7.5%. We
pulled ourselves out and by 2007 unemployment had fallen to 4.5%.
Then we over-reached and crashed again in 2008, where we have
wallowed for four years with 8-10% unemployment. But this whole
series of events in the last 11 years began on 9/11/01.
During this OsamaConomy, a large percent of our population has
had to tighten our belts, however a smaller 10% has suffered
mightily. But, in Grandpa Tommys defense, just a very tiny percent
of those of us caught in the vise of OsamaConomy have gone hungry
or have no roof over their head. Present-day technology has allowed
the majority of the unemployed access to computers, cell phones,
vehicles, televisions, emergency health care and school for their
kids.
The safety net that is helping
these victims includes family, friends, churches, private giving
and govern-ment programs financed by those still working and paying
taxes. This safety net has prevented any mass migration of the
unemployed seeking work. If there had been a mass migration, North
Dakota and Wyoming would have doubled in population! The ten
percent unemployed have been able to stay in familiar surroundings
and are able to get temporary assistance to ride it out.
The Great Depression had 25% unemployment at its peak and lasted
9 10 years. Only the outbreak of World War II brought an end to
it.
It is the prayer of all of us, that our foundering leaders will
get their collective heads out of the mud, step out of the way and
let America go back to work. It took us 5 years to recover after
9/11. In 2007 the federal govern-ment collected a record-high
annual tax revenue from the private sector. That money came from
people working and paying taxes, from Bill Gates to the legal
immigrant mowing his lawn.
We all breathed a sigh of relief when our soldiers finally sent
Osama Bin Laden to hell. There seems to be a lot of blame thrown
around about who should bear the burden of our toxic economy. I
dont have any doubt. It was him. Osama was this generations Hitler,
Ho Chi Minh, Yamamoto and Small Pox.
In 2005 I went to New Orleans after Katrina to muck out houses.
There were two kind of people that showed up; those who came to
help and those who came to blame. In this OsamaConomy weve been
barraged with ads and debates by those who come to blame. My head
is ringing. But I know we will get out of this mess. Not because I
have faith in the government, but because I have faith in those who
get up every day and come to work, like Grandpa Tommy did, just
doin his part.
Happy New Year and God bless you.
COMMENTARY
Baxter Black
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The Osamaconomy
Extended-Release Injectable Parasiticide5% Sterile SolutionNADA
141-327, Approved by FDA for subcutaneous injectionFor the
Treatment and Control of Internal and External Parasites of Cattle
on Pasture with Persistent EffectivenessCAUTION: Federal law
restricts this drug to use by or on the order of a licensed
veterinarian.
INDICATIONS FOR USELONGRANGE, when administered at the
recommended dose volume of 1 mL per 110 lb (50 kg) body weight, is
effective in the treatment and control of 20 species and stages of
internal and external parasites of cattle:
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATIONLONGRANGE (eprinomectin) should be
given only by subcutaneous injection in front of the shoulder at
the recommended dosage level of 1 mg eprinomectin per kg body
weight (1 mL per 110 lb body weight).
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Withdrawal Periods and Residue WarningsAnimals intended for
human consumption must not be slaughtered within 48 days of the
last treatment.This drug product is not approved for use in female
dairy cattle 20 months of age or older, including dry dairy cows.
Use in these cattle may cause drug residues in milk and/or in
calves born to these cows.A withdrawal period has not been
established for pre-ruminating calves. Do not use in calves to be
processed for veal.
Animal Safety Warnings and PrecautionsThe product is likely to
cause tissue damage at the site of injection, including possible
granulomas and necrosis. These reactions have disappeared without
treatment. Local tissue reaction may result in trim loss of edible
tissue at slaughter.Observe cattle for injection site reactions. If
injection site reactions are suspected, consult your veterinarian.
This product is not for intravenous or intramuscular use. Protect
product from light. LONGRANGE (eprinomectin) has been developed
specifically for use in cattle only. This product should not be
used in other animal species.When to Treat Cattle with
GrubsLONGRANGE effectively controls all stages of cattle grubs.
However, proper timing of treatment is important. For the most
effective results, cattle should be treated as soon as possible
after the end of the heel fly (warble fly) season.
Environmental HazardsNot for use in cattle managed in feedlots
or under intensive rotational grazing because the environmental
impact has not been evaluated for these scenarios.
Other Warnings: Underdosing and/or subtherapeutic concentrations
of extended-release anthelmintic products may encourage the
development of parasite resistance. It is recommended that parasite
resistance be monitored following the use of any anthelmintic with
the use of a fecal egg count reduction test program.
TARGET ANIMAL SAFETYClinical studies have demonstrated the wide
margin of safety of LONGRANGE (eprinomectin). Overdosing at 3 to 5
times the recommended dose resulted in a statistically significant
reduction in average weight gain when compared to the group tested
at label dose. Treatment-related lesions observed in most cattle
administered the product included swelling, hyperemia, or necrosis
in the subcutaneous tissue of the skin. The administration of
LONGRANGE at 3 times the recommended therapeutic dose had no
adverse reproductive effects on beef cows at all stages of breeding
or pregnancy or on their calves.Not for use in bulls, as
reproductive safety testing has not been conducted in males
intended for breeding or actively breeding. Not for use in calves
less than 3 months of age because safety testing has not been
conducted in calves less than 3 months of age.
STORAGEStore at 77 F (25 C) with excursions between 59 and 86 F
(15 and 30 C). Protect from light.Made in Canada.Manufactured for
Merial Limited, Duluth, GA, USA.The Cattle Head Logo is a
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Merial. All rights reserved.1050-2889-02, Rev. 05/2012
Gastrointestinal Roundworms LungwormsCooperia oncophora Adults
and L4 Dictyocaulus viviparus AdultsCooperia punctata Adults and
L4Cooperia surnabada Adults and L4 GrubsHaemonchus placei Adults
Hypoderma bovisOesophagostomum radiatum AdultsOstertagia lyrata
Adults MitesOstertagia ostertagi Adults, L4, and inhibited L4
Sarcoptes scabiei var. bovis
Trichostrongylus axei Adults and L4Trichostrongylus
colubriformis Adults
Parasites Durations of Persistent EffectivenessGastrointestinal
RoundwormsCooperia oncophora 100 daysCooperia punctata 100
daysHaemonchus placei 120 daysOesophagostomum radiatum 120
daysOstertagia lyrata 120 daysOstertagia ostertagi 120
daysTrichostrongylus axei 100 daysLungwormsDictyocaulus viviparus
150 days
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Introducing new LONGRANGE with 100 to 150 days of parasite
control in a single dose.1
A pasture full of thicker, slicker cattle is a beautiful sight.
Get the look with LONGRANGE the fi rst extended-release injection
that gives you 100 to 150 days of parasite control in a single
dose.2
Break the parasite life cycle and see the performance benefi ts
all season.3,4 Ask your veterinarian for prescription
LONGRANGE.
Available in 500 mL, 250 mL and 50 mL bottles. Administer
subcutaneously at 1 mL/110 lbs.
Only LONGRANGE has THERAPHASE Technology.2
1 Dependent upon parasite species, as referenced in FOI summary
and LONGRANGE product label. 2 LONGRANGE product label. 3 Morley
FH, Donald AD. Farm management and systems of helminth control. Vet
Parasitol. 1980;6:105-134.4 Brunsdon RV. Principles of helminth
control. Vet Parasitol. 1980;6:185-215.
The CATTLE HEAD LOGO is a registered trademark, and LONGRANGE
and THERAPHASE are trademarks, of Merial Limited. All other marks
are the property of their respective owners. 2012 Merial Limited,
Duluth, GA. All rights reserved. RUMIELR1213-F (09/12)
Pharmacokinetic studies of LONGRANGE in cattle indicate that
effective plasma levels remain for an extended period of time (at
least 100 days).2
*Plasma concentrations between 0.5 and 1.0 ng/mL would represent
the minimal drug level required for optimal nematocidal
activity.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION: Do not treat within 48 days of
slaughter. Not for use in female dairy cattle 20 months of age or
older, including dry dairy cows, or in veal calves. Post-injection
site damage (e.g., granulomas, necrosis) can occur. These reactions
have disappeared without treatment.
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Cattlemens Association
NATIONAL NEWS
Census Gives Farmers a Voice in Their FutureKentucky farm
operators along with farm operators across America are about to
par-ticipate in the nations largest, most detailed statistical
portrait of U.S. agriculture--the 2012 Census of Agriculture. The
census will provide a comprehensive picture of agricul-ture at the
county, state and national levels. Americas farmers have the
opportunity to make their voices heard and help shape the future of
agriculture for years to come. The Kentucky Field Office of USDAs
National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) in Louisville will
coordinate agricultural census activi-ties for the
Commonwealth.
Many changes have occurred throughout Kentucky agriculture in
the five years since the last Census of Agriculture was taken, says
Leland Brown, Director of NASS Kentucky Field Office. The need for
reliable statistics about Kentuckys farmers has never been greater.
Conducting the agricultural census is the only way to get
information to measure how successful many of the state initiatives
and marketing assistance programs have been. The success
of these new programs and how fast and how much they have grown
will be shown by what producers report on the 2012 Census of
Agriculture.
According to Brown, the Agricultural Census shows a geo-graphic
picture of American and Kentucky agriculture: the changing crop and
livestock patterns in agri-culture, economic conditions and
operating costs of farm operators, and the sources of marketing and
income. The Census of Agriculture provides information that is not
available anywhere else information that benefits agricultural
producers and their communities.
Another important piece of infor-mation compiled and published
from the 2012 Census of Agriculture will be the count of farms by
different categories: size, type, operator char-acteristics, and
value of sales. This count is made for each county in Kentucky.
Many of the extension programs administered in Kentucky receive
funds for these projects based on the census farm counts by
county.
NASS will mail out Census forms in late December, to collect
data for the 2012 calendar year. Completed
forms are due by February 4, 2013. Producers can fill out the
Census online via a secure website, www.agcensus.usda.gov, or
return their form by mail. Federal law requires all agricultural
producers to participate in the Census and requires NASS to keep
all individual information
Agriculture census data serve as a foundation for agricultural
statistics. They are widely used by farm orga-nizations,
legislators, and those who provide goods and services to farmers
and ranchers.
The census report form is detailed, but all information on
indi-vidual farm operations is kept confi-dential by law (Title 7,
U.S. Code). Statistical results are aggregated and published only
in geographical sum-maries to prevent identification of individual
farms.
A farm, for census purposes, is any place from which at least
$1,000 worth of agricultural products were produced and sold or
could have been sold during the census year. Because a key strength
of the cen-sus is providing detailed facts about small farms, every
response counts--whether from a large or very small
operation. Completing the 2012 Census of
Agriculture report form may be the best few minutes Kentucky
farm-ers can invest in the future of the Commonwealths agriculture.
By responding completely and accurate-ly, Kentucky farmers can make
the 2012 Census of Agriculture an effec-tive tool to help chart the
future of the Commonwealths top industry.
Were committed to making this Census the best count ever. It s
about the future of agriculture and rural communities in Kentucky,
Brown said. Regardless of how large or small their operation is or
what kinds of products they pro-duce, Kentucky farmers will help
themselves and their communities by filling out the Census of
Agriculture and returning it promptly, he added.
We want farmers to know: the Census of Agriculture is their
voice, their future and their responsibility.
For more information about the 2012 Census of Agriculture,
please contact the NASS Kentucky Field Office at (800) 928-5277 or
visit www.agcensus.usda.gov online.
Statement from Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on 2012 Farm
Income ForecastWASHINGTON, NOV. 27, 2012
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack made the following statement
today about the 2012 farm income forecast from USDAs Economic
Research Service:
Todays forecast is heartening. It confirms that American farmers
and ranchers remained impres-sively resilient in 2012, even with
tough odds due to one of the worst droughts in more than a
generation. Thanks to its ability to remain com-
petitive through thick and thin, U.S. agriculture is stronger
today than at any time in our nations history, sup-porting and
creating good-paying American jobs for millions. While down
slightly from the August forecast, todays estimates for net farm
income are the second-highest since the 1970s, while total farm
household income is expected to rise. At the same time, the
positive trend of falling debt ratios continue. The forecast
suggests that strong farm income should remain a pos-
itive factor in carrying farmers and ranchers into the 2013
growing season. But as one season comes to an end and another lies
on the hori-zon, we must continue to stand with Americas farming
families and rural communities, providing help and assistance to
those who need it. This year, the farm safety net showed its mettle
and merit, helping to deliv-er peace of mind to thousands of
farmers and ranchers dealing with losses caused by natural
disasters. It s a reminder that Congress must
do the same, and pass a comprehen-sive, multi-year Food, Farm
and Jobs Bill that provides greater certainty for farmers and
ranchers in the sea-son ahead. Providing the tools and certainty
they need is the least we can do for those who grow our food,
fiber, feed and fuel, even through the most challenging of
times.
The 2012 farm income forecast is available at
www.ers.usda.gov/Briefing/FarmIncome/.
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STATE NEWS
Farm Service Conservation Loans Available LEXINGTON, KY
USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) State Executive Director John W.
McCauley, announced that funds are now avail-able for Guaranteed
Conservation Loans. Conservation loans allow farm-ers and ranchers
to implement conser-vation practices on their land that will help
protect natural resources.
Guaranteed Conservation Loans are a useful alternative to help
opera-
tors implement any Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
approved conservation practice includ-ing, but not limited to,
waste manage-ment systems, conservation structures or water
conservation measures, said McCauley.
Unlike other FSA guaranteed loan programs, Conservation Loans
are not limited to family size farms. Operators who may not
normally qualify for an FSA guaranteed farm operating or ownership
loan could be eligible for a
Guaranteed Conservation Loan. According to McCauley, the
Guaranteed Conservation Loan limit is $1,302,000 and interest
rates and terms will vary. The maximum guaran-tee FSA can issue is
75 percent.
A streamlined application process is available for applicants
with a strong financial position. The streamlined process reduces
paperwork require-ments and eliminates the requirement to provide a
cash flow statement and supplementary documentation.
Interested applicants who do not already have a conservation
plan approved by NRCS should work with their local NRCS staff to
develop a conservation plan. As with other guar-antees, lenders can
reduce risk, increase liquidity and offer lower rates by sell-ing
the guaranteed portion in the sec-ondary market.
For questions regarding Guaranteed Conservation Loans, please
contact your lender or your local FSA Office.
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Cattlemens Association
BY BOBBY SHILTS
On Thursday, October 11, 2012 the Breckinridge Cattlemens
Association started our tour at Bandy Acres Farm. Ginger and Sherry
Wilson were very gracious hosts, serv-ing coffee, donuts, sausage,
biscuits and gravy, it was sure Quite the Spread.
The Wilsons had pens of bulls and heifers and fall calving
cows/calves. This farming operation of Angus pro-duction has been
for here for seventy plus years. The Wilsons also donated a
registered bred heifer for the Dustin Worthington Award in
2012.
Next across Highway 60 to the Bell
Above: Participants on the Breckinridge County Seedstock
Tour
Breckinridge County Seedstock Tour
COUNTY NEWS
Barren Cattlemens Association members; Dr. Sherman Ballou, Don
Wilson, Charles Embry, David Parsley, and Dr. Jerry Ralston (not
pictured) recently completed the Ky. Masters Stocker and
Backgrounding program which was presented through the UK Extension
offi ces in Barren County, Warren County and Allen County. Pictured
above from left to right are: Gary Tilghman, representing the
Barren County Agriculture Extension Service, Dr. Sherman Ballou,
Don Wilson, Charles Embry, David Parsley, and James Comer, Kentucky
Commissioner of Agriculture.
Debbie Turner of Barren County Farm Service Agency presented a
program on Agricultural Loans during the Barren Cattlemens meeting
which was held at the Barren County High School Trojan Trail on
Thursday evening, October 18th. Pictured from left to right is
Debbie Turner and Robert Siddens, President
of the Barren County Cattlemens Association.
Barren County NewsThe Barren County Cattlemens meeting was held
Thursday evening, November 29th, at the Barren County High School
Trojan Academy. During the meeting, Dr. Roy Burris (left) of UK
College of Agriculture, presented a program on
Winter Feeding of Beef Cattle. Also, James Comer (center),
Kentucky Commissioner of Agriculture, spoke to the group on what is
being done by the Ky. Department of Agriculture for the Beef
Industry. During the meeting a delicious dinner was served. The
meal was sponsored by SUPERIOR FENCE SYSTEMS INC. and B&B
FENCING CO. Pictured above from left to right is Dr. Roy Burris,
James Comer, and Robert Siddens, President of the Barren County
Cattlemens Association.
The Barren County Cattlemens meeting was held Thursday evening,
October 18th, at the Barren County High School Trojan Academy.
During the meeting, Dr. John Johns of Burkmann Feeds Co. (right),
presented a
program on supplementing low quality feeds. During the meeting a
delicious dinner was served. The meal was sponsored by BURKMANN
FEEDS OF GLASGOW. Pictured above from left to right is Eugene Myatt
and Dr. John Johns of Burkmann Feeds Co.
The Breckinridge County Cattlemens Association held their annual
meeting on Tuesday, December 11. Over 115 were in attendance for a
great beef dinner, program and lots of door prizes worth over
$1200. 2013 Offi cers were selected including: (left to right)
Debbie Hobbs, Bobby Shilts, Darla Wethington, J.J. Tucker.
Contd on page 17
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COUNTY NEWS
Annual Performance - Tested Angus and Hereford Bull Sale
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Angus Farm, Floyd and son Bobby Belk showing some great show
bulls and heifers, as well as some of the great cows in their herd.
They showed us some of the ways to keep and feed their hay, feed
barn, hair barn and had a great working facilities.
Then our group traveled to Hidden Valley in the Popular River
area to J. J. Tuckers Registered Angus and Polled Hereford herds.
Showing some great bulls of both breeds then onto the wag-ons
toured pastures and viewed some
great fall calving cows and calves. For dry weather pastures, I
will not attempt to grade these cows, but I suspect they would be
right at the very top of rat-ings.
We left Hidden Valley and traveled to the Breckinridge Extension
office for lunch, special thanks to the ladies that are members who
prepared lunch for us. After lunch, we traveled to the B&A
Angus Farm owners who are Paul Beauchamp and Ona Alexander. We saw
some great young bulls that had
been used on the Eden Shale Farm. We lucked out and saw another
great group of cows and calves. Paul shared with the group how Dr.
Les Anderson was working with them on the same sex semen with some
of their cows. After viewing a lot of cattle, Mr. Beauchamp showed
the group some crossbreds they are working on, and Wow what
Bulls!
Paul then guided us to a very high hill on their farm
overlooking a very beautiful area, close to the heaven maybe.
Leaving the B&A Angus Farm
we traveled across the county to Brad Chambliss Horned Hereford
Farm. Home of some very nice Hereford bulls just right for service
with some great cows with fall calves. Brad has a beautiful farm
and with a great working facilities.
I would like to thank all of the seed stock producers on our
second tour. This is a cattlemens dream, herd bulls, replacement
heifers for your herd.
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18 Cow Country News, January 2013, A publication of the Kentucky
Cattlemens Association
COUNTY NEWS
BY KEENAN R. BISHOP
The Franklin County Cattlemen decided to explore North &
South Dakota for their Educational Tour this year. Between trying
to accommodate everyones schedule, the tobacco harvest and before
winter cattle feeding began we finally ended up going in late
October. This turned out to be an interesting time to head north
for several reasons.
The ranch and extension folks I talked to up there assured me
that the weather was usually just a little colder up there than in
Kentucky that time of year but it was drier so the threat of snow
wasnt an issue. They also informed me that it was the opening of
pheasant hunting season, which we found out is a major celebration
up there.
Twelve of us left out for Fargo packed for a broad range of
condi-tions and ready for another cattlemens adventure. We arrived
that evening and met Carl Dahlen, North Dakota Beef Cattle
Specialist and his wife Roberta, a swine researcher at NDSU, who
treated us to a visit to an intercollegiate rodeo on campus.
Several local schools were competing and it was a lot of fun with
our ringside seats. The new part for us was that women competed in
the roping and tying events, and the tying involved goats. The next
morning we met at The Shack for breakfast and discovered the
Dakotas love affair with warm sticky buns and why. They were big
and tasted excellent.
Carl gave us an overview of the state, explaining that the
Missouri river not only physically divides the state but in many
other ways too. The eastern half is mostly farming while the
west-ern half considers themselves westerners and focuses on
ranching. The state only has about 600,000 residents but 65,000
have recently arrived with the oil boom. Boom towns have increased
tenfold in only a few months and growing pains are evident. About
2/3rds of the agri-cultural income comes from cattle. The
prairie around Fargo was the bottom of a glacial lake so the
soil was very deep and fertile where we started and was highly
valued for crops. Grain prices and weather patterns are causing
corn production to creep west and north several hundred miles
though into what was formerly only pasture or range.
We spent the rest of the morning touring the NDSU research
facilities and getting vans stuck in the mud & muck. Apparently
our arrival had signaled the end of the drought there, much to
their relief. NDSU has a 200 head herd of shorthorn, Simmental and
angus cross crows for their research which includes feeding
studies. They calve in January which is brutal there so they have
sheltered facilities for the newborns. One interesting tidbit
learned was that calves with frostbitten ears tend to do poor
throughout life due to hidden foot problems from that same
exposure.
We left our gracious hosts, the Dahlens, who had given up a
Sunday morning for us and started our leisure-ly drive west. We
passed through the hometown of writer Louis LAmour and the worlds
largest buffalo and then enjoyed miles of flat, treeless prairie,
few travelers and even fewer farmsteads.
Mandan, nestled between the Missouri River and the Badlands, was
to be our home for the night. The next morning we met up with Kelly
Schaff of Schaff Angus Valley, a well know name in the Angus
business. The ranch was homesteaded by Kellys great grandfather in
1902 and has had
a production sale for 109 consecutive years, a record in the
business. That sale lasts for 12 hours and attracts over 1,700
people from around the world. The ranch includes almost 8,000 acres
with an annual rainfall of 13 of which half is snow. The problem is
that the snow melts off before the ground thaws so much of that
leaves the area. They get only one cutting of alfalfa a year. Their
excellent soils and native grasses produce cows known for their
maternal abilities and performance. They sell about 500 bulls a
year and the herd average is an unbelievable 880lbs at the 205 days
of age. All of this is accomplished with little to no supple-
mental feeding. With new SAV caps in exchange for our local
Kentucky gifts of appreciation and some fresh pictures of pheasant
on the run we said our good-byes and double backed north.
On the other side of Bismarck along the river is a feedlot that
we had heard of and were very interested in finding out more about.
Missouri River Feeders is a 10,000 head feedlot that finishes
cattle on silage along with distillers grains and a few other
commodities. Thats nothing new to us but what we were interested in
was their export operation. Alex Hays was kind enough to show us
around and explain their USDA inspected quarantine herds that get
shipped to Eastern Europe/Western Asia. It seems that Kazahkastan,
while trying to survive the breakup of the for-
Dakotas, You Betcha!
Above: The Cattlemens Educational Tour members gather around the
entrance to Schaff Angus Valley Ranch outside Mandan North Dakota
for a group picture. L-R is Kelly Schaff, Keenan Bishop, Lisa
Perkins, Roger Perkins, Gail Peyton, Sherman Peyton, Mona Redding,
Kerry Redding, Scotty Brewer, Lona Brewer, James Herndon, Susan
Spar-row and Roger Sparrow.
Right: Frank Moore, Director of Operations at Glacial Lakes
Energy, gave the group a hard hat tour of one of their ethanol
plants. Here, being cattlemen, they were greatly interested in the
modifi ed distillers grains produced there as a by-product.
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COUNTY NEWSmer U.S.S.R., consumed most of their breeding cattle
in order to survive. Now they are importing groups of registered
Hereford and Angus cows to start new herds there thanks to a
subsidy offered by their government. MRFs sends sev-eral thousand
head, 185-195 at a time on a plane out of Fargo for a 22 hour
flight to their new home which is very similar to the Dakotas.
Leaving the feedlot we passed a smaller lot of PBR rodeo bulls
which fled in fear when we stopped to look,
go figure. Our destination that night was west into the badlands
of the Roosevelt National Park. We managed to get rooms in the town
of Dickinson on the edge of the oil boom (I was warned early on
that rooms would be at a premium due to the boom and pheasant
hunting). This town seemed overwhelmed with drilling and pipe-line
construction trucks. That night you could see the flames where the
wells were burning off methane gases from fracking operations. We
were told
that a common hourly wage in the oil fields was $40 (the feedlot
mentioned that they couldnt keep help due to being siphoned off for
the oil work), a truck driver straight out of high school could
make six figures easily there. We saw the badlands at dusk and
realized that though beautiful, they were aptly named. Erosion
there is measured in inches per year.
The next morning broke rainy and cool again, and we loaded up
early for our long drive into South Dakota
and the Black Hills before heading east through the Badlands. We
soon realized how easy it was going to be to rack up our 1,679
total miles as the country unfolded before us with miles of asphalt
ahead and little to break up the monotony or the wind. We passed
through Belle Fourche, the towns claim to fame is that it is
currently the geographic center of the United states. And we were
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20 Cow Country News, January 2013, A publication of the Kentucky
Cattlemens Association
COUNTY NEWS
of our trip too. We had temporarily outrun the rain but not the
chill winds. We stopped for lunch in Sturgis then hit the road
again in order to visit with rancher Alan Bishop.
Mr. Bishops ranch of almost 5,000 acres was in sight of Mt.
Rushmore. He took us out to a point on a rise to view the mountain
and explain his operation near what he said was a windbreak, a lone
tree about 300 yards away! At least the winds had calmed from the
60-70 mph sustained breeze they had the week before. He raises
alfalfa and grazes brome grass with about 18 of rainfall on high
selenium soils. He only has two water holes in the 1,000 acre field
we drove through to view his herd. He said his greatest challenge
is trying to rotate pastures when half of the year the grasses are
dormant.
This area in the foot of the Black Hills is what he calls the
banana belt where they get a thaw for a few weeks in January.
Another interesting feature is that the tree line is slowly
creeping down from the mountains and onto the prairie. He
overwinters with a Body Condition Score of 4-5 on about 15 acres
per pair. We went back to his house to warm up and were greeted
with fresh coffee and homemade cook-ies thanks to his mom. We found
out he had a niece at UK and invited him to visit and wed return
the hospitality.
We left just in time to see Mt Rushmore at dusk where we joined
a few other hardy souls who ventured out to see the rock. We hung
out until after dark in the rain to see the monument which they
lite up briefly every evening. It was worth it although most of us
thought it looked smaller than expected but still magnificent.
We spent the night in Custer in a 1950s motel, The Rocket, a
neat old motel that we settled into just as the snowflakes were
starting. After a hardy breakfast with the locals we planned to
visit Crazy Horse before a mad dash across the Badlands for our
next stop late in the afternoon. As we climbed the Black Hills and
entered the park
at above 5,000 we found 4-6 of snow. The memorial, though not
yet com-plete, was beautiful as the snow blan-keted the
evergreens.
We left before we were able to adequately tour the Native
American Museum but we had a long way to go and a short time to get
there. We made a pit stop at Walls Drug just to say wed been there
(and bought our required souvenirs). We also made the unfortu-nate
stop for lunch at a family diner at one of the bigger towns on the
way. We stopped when they were closing after feeding a bunch of
hunters with hangovers and they werent too happy to see us but fed
us anyway.
We finally arrived at the Jorgensen Ranch, a family operation
that was set-tled in 1909 by their great grandfather. The ranch has
evolved to encompass cattle, farming and hunting. They crop almost
20,000 acres of diversified grains and forage which lends itself to
the habitat for hunting pheasant. They sell about 3,000 bulls a
year. Many go to cooperators and are brought back as proven 2 and 3
year olds for final sale. About 20 potloads of bulls go to the
south east each year.
After a ranch tour in their bus, Cody Jorgensen then took us to
their brand new hunting lodge. The lodge was immense and beautiful
and will not only provide for hunting parties but retreats and
meet-ings as well. They currently host about 600 hunters a season
and harvest about 3,500 pheasants (which were first introduced by
their grandfather). The lodge will let them expand and they expect
the market to be there.
As darkness descended we started north for the night. Being
hunting season, and being in one of the least populated areas of
the country our accommodations required our group to split up into
two different motels. Our rooms had signs stating not to clean the
pheasants in the tub, dont store them
in the fridge and keep the dogs off the beds. We obliged. Supper
that night was at a local pool hall and steakhouse where we once
again followed the hunters and had another surly waitress but she
warmed up to our lively group as the night wore on.
Morning greeted us with another light blanket of snow and a
wind-chill of -9F. We jumped into our warm vans and headed out for
Daybreak Ranch. We met Jim Faulstich and his wife & son in
their shop to hear about his ranching philosophy. Hes witnessed the
loss of 20,000 cows in his four county area. The cows along with
sheep, hogs and their native prairie grasses have been replaced by
row crops of corn, beans and sunflowers (which he feels is a net
drain on the soil). He feels that this loss of diversity affects
the land as well as the community. As a result, his natural
resources are his highest priority for managing his 8,000
acres.
Mr. Faulstich starting using wildlife as his barometer to
measure whether his ranching practices were effective or not. As
the deer, grouse, pheasant and coy-ote increased, he realized he
had found an equilibrium but also realized he had created a
liability so he incorporated hunting to keep his abundant wildlife
in check. He rotationally grazes his 350 red Angus and south Devon
cross cows
Alan Bishop explains his ranching operation outside the Black
Hills and within sight of Mount Rushmore (L-R Alan Bishop, Scotty
Brewer, Roger Perkins, Lona Brewer, Mona Redding and Sherman
Peyton).
The group has lunch with the Bieber family at the 10/45 Caf in
tiny Leola SD. We look forward to eating at the little local
establishments while visiting with our host families. This caf also
happens to serve Bieber beef.
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Cattlemens Association 21
COUNTY NEWS
using polywire and fence-weans his calves with the same hot wire
system which he claims is less traumatic and results in healthier
happier calves. Hes razing his cattle with no supplemental feed in
a very harsh environment. His low elevation usually gets a first
freeze in August and lasts until mid-May with temperature swings
from a -90F wind-chill to 110F in the summer.
While in the area we stopped in to see David Fremarks cow/calf
and feed-lot operation. He feeds around 6,000 head using distillers
grains from ethanol production nearby but is finding that silage is
cheaper now. With the increas-ing regulations for confined feeding
operations he decided to hire a com-pany to monitor his operation
to help keep him in compliance. The manure is spread on a portion
of their 15,000 acres of cropland which now includes soybeans,
something he said was not even grown there 20 years ago.
His cowherd totals almost 2,000 head but they are broken down
into groups of 3-500 and grazed behind hot
wires. This area is feed with artisanal springs which he uses to
his advantage. Not only does it flow freely from the ground but it
comes out at around 80F. Of his 15-20 employees he still has
cowboys to ride herd on horses but finds that he uses ATVs a lot
more now.
Most every trip we try and visit a livestock auction just to see
how they operate and gain a little insight into the market there.
This year we stopped in on Hub City Livestock, the largest in South
Dakota which also happens to be family owned and operated. Steve
Hellwig gave us a tour of the facilities which can hold 8-9,000
head and typi-cally sells 6,000 on sale days. They also still sell
about 3-400 sheep a week but this is half of what it was 20 years
ago. They buy around 4,000 roll bales of hay a year since it
usually takes producers several days to bring in a calf crop and
they must be fed and watered until sale date. After a good
lingering visit with some order buyers in the office we trad-ed KCA
caps for Hub City Livestock
caps and headed to the Bieber Red Angus ranch.
Two generations of the Biebers met us at their family operation.
The ranch was started by Ron and Lois but is evolving into the
hands of his son Craig and his wife Peggy. Craig lamented that he
loved ranching but as they grew he had become more of a manager of
people and did less and less hands-on work. We got a tour of their
800 cow operation which sells about 350 bulls a year. The cows were
grazing recently harvested corn fields and were in great condition.
Peggy had made arrange-ments for lunch at the caf down the road
which was appropriately named 10/45 due the road intersection. We
had a long enjoyable meal of German based food in the company of an
enjoy-able ranch family.
Our last scheduled stop for our seven day trip had another
Kentucky connection. Frank Moore, Director of Operations at Glacial
Lakes Energy Ethanol Plant, spent many years in state government
here and was excited
to meet our group and finally talk to someone without an accent.
We got a great behind the scenes tour of how an ethanol plant
worked and they patiently answered all our questions about the
whole process. The plant uses 84 mil-lion bushels of corn a year
and produces 240 million gallons of ethanol, most of which is
exported. A byproduct is 900,000 tons of distillers grain which is
consumed locally or shipped out by rail. The plant itself is mostly
a green operation with its only discharge being excess steam. It
takes only three days to turn corn kernels into liquid fuel
there.
With our educational stops done, we had a leisurely drive back
to catch our fl ight out of Fargo. With a little time to spare we
allowed a little shop-ping excursion since the other require-ment
of eating well had already been met. While waiting for our
connecting fl ight we discussed where our trip next year would take
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22 Cow Country News, January 2013, A publication of the Kentucky
Cattlemens Association
FEATURE
FRANKFORT, KY. (DEC. 14, 2012)
The Kentucky Agricultural Development Board (KADB), chaired by
Governor Steve Beshear, today approved $5,586,102 in 14
agricultural diversification projects across the Commonwealth
during its December board meeting at the Capitol.
State and regional investments included:
$1,863,900 Statewide Dairy Marketing The Kentucky Dairy
Development Council Inc. was approved for $1,863,900 in state funds
to be disbursed over two years to continue educating and pro-moting
Kentuckys dairy producers and the dairy industry as a whole,
including the Market Incentive Leadership for Kentucky (MILK)
program.
$1,580,947 Statewide Livestock Marketing Program
The Kentucky Beef Network was approved for $1,580,947 in state
funds to be disbursed over two years to continue training beef
cattlemen to produce and market a quality product at a reasonable
and sustainable profit through new pro-grams such as Professional
Cattlemen and Young Cattlemen/Farm Link, along with continuing
programs like Marketing Communications, Master Cattleman and
more.
$ 1,325,000 Horticultural Crop Production & Marketing The
Kentucky Horticulture Council was approved for a total of
$1,325,000 in state funds to be disbursed over two years to
continue work in the expansion and profitability of horticulture
crop pro-ducers through on-farm demonstrations,
consultations, development of marketing systems, market research
and more.
$33,850 Chia Feasibility StudyKentucky Specialty Grains LLC
was
approved for $33,850 in state funds to conduct a study on the
market develop-ment and feasibility of processing chia for seed,
oil, meal and flour.
The County Agricultural Investment Program (CAIP) is designed to
provide farmers with incentives to allow them to improve and
diversify their current production practices. CAIP covers a wide
variety of agricultural enter-prises in its 11 investment areas.
Three CAIPs were approved by the board total-ing $430,842 for
Johnson, Madison and Ohio counties.
In addition to these new approvals, an additional $308,237 was
approved to sup-plement existing CAIPs in the following
counties: Fayette, Franklin and Lewis.The Deceased Farm
Animal
Removal Program serves as a measure to facilitate the
coordination of environmen-tally sound and cost-effective disposal
of deceased livestock for Kentucky produc-ers. Two County Deceased
Farm Animal Removal Programs were approved for Clark and Hart
counties totaling $15,000.
The Shared-use Equipment Program is designed to benefit a high
number of producers who cannot justi-fy ownership expenses
associated with certain equipment by helping them access technology
necessary to improve their operations in an economical manner. Two
Shared-use Equipment Programs were approved by the board in the
amount of $28,326 for Clay and Franklin counties.
More than $5.5 million in Agricultural Development Funds
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Cow Country News, January 2013, A publication of the Kentucky
Cattlemens Association 23
FEATURE
With the impact of the drought, corn and soy-beans werent the
only crops that suffered. Im sure youve noticed the high priced
apple crop, the nonexistent peach crop and of course there were no
cherries to speak of this year, but apparently thats not what
mattersits all about Genetically Modified Organism (GMO)
labeling.
I read on a social media site about a recent boycott of those
food produc-ing companies who did not support GMO labeling. While I
expected it to be a list of companies that produce calorie laden,
delectable treats like Little Debbies Snacks and Post cere-als, I
was quite surprised to see the list included companies that
produced organic products like Kashi cereals and Silk, the milk
alternative and Tropicana Organic orange juice and Ben and Jerrys
ice cream. Of course all these products are owned by food giants
like Coca-Cola, Dean Foods, General Mills, Kellogg, Con Agra and
Unileverthe very same compa-nies that produce foods that contain
GMOs. Are you totally confused now? I am.
This group of individuals was discussing their hatred for these
com-panies and what GMOs have done to negatively affect our
population. The discussion then turned to how to grow organic food
without cross pol-lination with GMO crops. Some were saying cross
pollination is rampant while others were saying You cant grow
anything outside, it all has to be
in a greenhouse! Then the discussion tipped the
unbelievable scale when someone said they dont buy fruit anymore
because the fruit you eat now is partially a living insect and when
you eat them your cells get confused which equals cancer.
Seriously? Did someone just make that up to be
funny? Wow. I shudder to think what these
folks eat on a day to day basis. They are narrowing their food
pool down so far that pretty soon youll see them out munching on
tree barkwellas long as it was protected from cross
pollination.
Some of these folks are seriously confused and uneducated but if
you think Im going to turn the corner and say we all need to keep
telling our story and educating the consumer, you are dead wrong.
Dont get me wrong, I think farmers still need to reach out to
consumers to fill the gap with truth and knowledge but I also
believe that the common consum-er is either looking at ways to eat
healthy, regardless of GMOs or they are filling themselves with
foods they enjoy, regardless of nutritional con-tent. I contend
they dont care about GMOs, bST, LFTB or anything else. Consumers
want convenience, afford-able and quick. Look at the continual boom
of fast food, the drive thrus and the hot and ready marketthats
what the people want.
Maybe we need to communicate a different message; efficiency.
Maybe we should celebrate the diversity, the efficiency and the
advancement of farming technologies. With the nation devoid of
fiscal responsibility do you really think Joe Consumer is worried
about non-GMO wheat flour being used in his pizza crust and non-GMO
barley in his favorite beer as he watches the NFL playoffs?
Maybe. Maybe not.
How Do You Feel About GMOs?
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Cattlemens Association
FORAGES
Prepare NOW for More and Better Pastures in 2013
Dr. Garry Lacefield
-----------------University of KentuckyUniversity of
Kentucky
Forage SpecialistForage Specialist
Pasture/hay fields across Kentucky have been under many stresses
over the past few years including multiple droughts, flood-ing,
extreme temperatures, ice storms, overgrazed, etc. As a result,
many have thinned, gotten weedy and much less productive than their
potential. Now is the time to plan for more and better pasture/hay
in 2013. I hope your crystal ball is clearer than mine and you are
able to predict the weath-er for 2013. I simply predict we will
have weather but beyond that will remain optimistic this is going
to be a good forage year.
Most of us do not have time and other resources to do all that
is needed or we desire, so inventory and setting priorities is the
place to start.
Inventory: What are the condi-tions of your fields including
desirable grass stands, production potential, weeds, legumes, etc.
Are your pastures subdivided so you control the grazing or if too
large the cattle control and will make the decisions? Do you have
some field capable of growing more/better in July-August than cool
season plants such as tall fescue, orchardgrass, white clover and
finally can you make improvements in your hay/baleage
quantity-quality and storage-feed-ing program. You already have the
answers to much of the above so now simply set your highest
priorities for selected improvements in 2013.
Fertility: The first and most important factor is to know the
pH-P-K levels. This is extremely important on any field you plan
to
ren-ovate with legumes or reseed this spring.
Weed Control: For those fields that have sufficient grass but
have many broadleaf weeds, you may want to spray to control before
renovating with clovers.
Renovation: In Kentucky, pasture renovation simply means
re-establish clovers in grass pasture/hay fields. This represents a
great need this year as many of our fields have lost most or all
clovers. Many years of research and farmer experience has shown
where clovers such as red clover is renovated into tall fescue
yield and quality is improved. The legume fix needed nitrogen and
improves summer production.
New Seedings: I expect an increase in alfalfa seedings this
spring. Cash hay prices, availability of Roundup Ready varieties
and the need for summer grazing are just three of the reasons I
expect more seedings.
Choose Varieties Wisely: Your decision on what varieties to use
for your renovation or new seeding are critical. For more
information on Forage Variety Tests, see our U.K. Forage Variety
trial report on the
Forage Website or stop by your County Extension Office.
Rotational Grazing: Interest in improved pasture utilization
through rotational grazing has shown increases across Kentucky and
I fully expect that trend to continue. During last years drought
producers who had set up rotational grazing programs were able to
use spring and early summer pasture more efficiently and over a
larger period of time before they run short of pasture.
Summer Pasture: We go through a summer slump in Kentucky each
year as our cool season grasses show less production during
July-August. In drought years this period of time is longer and
more severe. Using plants capable of growing more during sum-mer
such as red clover, alfalfa, lespede-za, warm season grasses such
as, east-ern gamagrass, switchgrass, bluestems,
pearl millet,
sudex, sudan-grass, and bermu-dagrass can improve summer
production. Producers who have
some percentage of their total pasture (15-
25%) plants in this cate-gory can usually have grazing
during the summer slump period.
Hay/baleage: Stored feed is expensive compared to pasture. For
most Kentucky producers we still need to have some stored feed for
those days during winter that we simply cannot graze. The number of
days can certainly be reduced with planned grazing-forage programs.
Areas to consider for improving would certainly include extending
grazing programs, harvesting hay/baleage early for high-est quality
and reducing losses during haymaking, storing and feeding.
Im sure each of you can think of other areas to consider as we
plan to improve our pasture/hay program for 2013. I wish you the
very best for 2013.
Date to Remember
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Offi ce, Lexington
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Cattlemens Association
The Agricultural Economics Department publ i shes t he Economic
and Policy Update towards the end of each month. Each issue
features articles written by extension personnel within the
department and other experts across the country. Topics will vary
greatly but regularly include marketing, management, policy,
natural resources, and rural development issues. If you would like
to recieve this newsletter by email, please contact Kenny Burdine
at [email protected].
You can also view current and past issues online at
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agecon/index.
php?p=209
Co-editors: Kenny Burdine, Alison Davis, and Greg Halich
ECONOMIC & POLICY UPDATE
BY GREG HALICH & CLINT HARDY
There is currently a large volume of late model, high quality
farm machinery available for small and mid-sized grain farms. The
main reasons for this include the need for greater machinery
capacity on large grain farms, record net farm incomes over the
past few years that has encouraged the purchase of new equipment,
and recent tax rules which have allowed producers to expense the
total purchase of new equipment in one year. Most of this used
machinery still has many useful years left and purchasers may find
it worthwhile to invest in upgrades of modern technology features.
This article focuses on investment analysis of two potential
technology upgrades: 1) automatic row unit shutoff clutches on
planters, and 2) automatic section controllers for sprayer
booms.
Both of these technologies effectively shut off portions of
these machines when they are not need-ed. These shutoffs will
significantly reduce the amount of area would be overlapped without
this technology. This has two advantages. First, it saves on the
product being applied (seed and herbicide). Second, it increases
yield on the areas that would be overlapped.
Planter Analysis: We evaluated a 12-23 row planter
with a total retrofit cost of $20,000 for the row unit shutoff
clutches. It was assumed that the upgraded machine would be kept
for 8 years and that 20% of the upgraded value would remain when
sold. Table 1 details three scenarios for yield overlap decrease,
and increase in corn/soybean yield in the previously overlapped
areas for the retrofitted planter.
Sprayer Analysis:
We evaluated a self-propelled sprayer with 60 foot boom and a
total retrofit cost of $6,000 for the automatic section controllers
and basic GPS receiv-er. It was also assumed that it would be kept
for 8 years and that 20% of the upgraded value would remain when
sold. Table 2 details three scenarios for yield overlap decrease,
and increase in corn/soybean yield in the previously overlapped
areas for the retrofit-ted sprayer.
Table 3 details other assumptions relevant to the analy-sis.
Increased yield is valued by multiply-ing the area of previous
overlap by the expected yield increase, and then multiply-ing this
by the modified price per bushel for corn and soybeans. The
modified price takes the expect-ed base price per bushel and
sub-tracts additional costs incurred due to the additional yield
(additional P and K removal, harvesting costs, trucking costs,
drying costs). These
increased costs amounted to $.69/bu for corn, and $1.10/bu for
soybeans.
Planter Results:The analysis was first conduct-
ed for a 1,000 acre farm in a 50-50 rotation of corn and
soybeans. Seed
Investment Analysis of Auto Shutoff Precision-Agri
Technology
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Cattlemens Association 27
ECONOMIC & POLICY UPDATE
BY RUSH MIDKIFF
There are two big tax code changes for business owners this
year. First, in 2011 I.R.C. Section 179 (accelerated depre-ciation)
was a maximum of either $500,000 or taxable income from all trades
or businesses (including wages). The investment limit for beginning
the phase-out of the deduc-tion was $2,000,000. As of the writing
of this article, the 2012 I.R.C.
Section 179 deduction is a maximum of either $139,000 or the
taxable income from all trades or businesses (including wages). The
investment limit for beginning the phase-out of the deduction in
2012 is $560,000.
The second big change is in bonus depreciation. In 2011,
tax-payers could take a 100 percent deduction on all qualified
brand new equipment and building purchases with a Modified
Accelerated Cost Recovery System (MACRS) life of 20 years or less.
In 2012, the deduction
is 50 percent for qualified new equip-ment and building
purchases with a MACRS life of 20 years or less.
There have been very few other changes to the tax code for the
2012 tax year. Maximum capital gains are still 15%. The income
rates have remained unchanged although the brackets have been
adjusted for inflation. However, in 2013 the Bush tax cuts will be
expiring and the impli-cations of the Health Care Act will go into
effect. It is expectation that there will be many changes to our
tax
code.Many farmers carried a record
large crop into the 2012 tax year. To compound the problem, a
lot of farmers are likely to receive signif-icant crop insurance
payments for their 2012 crop losses. The result is likely to be a
large amount of taxable income in many cases. Specialists are
starting their fall visits this month and it is advised that all
KFBM coop-erators take a hard look at their tax position to avoid
any surprises come tax time.
Tax Update and Implications for 2012
savings ranged from $2,000 to $3,400 per year in the three
scenar-ios. Increased net profit from the additional yield ranged
from $2,200 to $7,200 per year. Total combined increased profit due
to seed sav-ings and yield increase ranged from $4,200 to $10,600
per year. This resulted in a payback period of 5 years using the
most conservative assumptions (low scenario) and 2 years using the
most optimistic assumptions (high scenario). The returns on
investment were 15%, 32%, and 52% for the three scenari-os. Thus
this upgrade appears to be a very good investment even when using
the most conservative assump-tions for this sized farm.
Sprayer Results: The same 1,000 acre farm was
used as the base-size with the spray-er analysis. Herbicide
savings ranged
from $2,000 to $4,000 per year in the three scenarios. Increased
net profit from the addi-tional yield ranged from $2,900 to $11,600
per year. Total combined increased profit due to seed sav-ings and
yield increase ranged from $4,900 to $15,600 per year. This
resulted in a payback period of 1.2 years using the most
conservative assumptions (scenario 1) and .4 years using the most
optimistic assump-tions (scenario 2). The returns on investment
were 81%, 159%, and 260% for the three scenarios. These types of
paybacks and expected returns are rarely seen in investment
analysis; even the most conserva-tive assumptions yielded
incredible returns.
Farm Size Results: Farm size has an important effect
on the investment decision. As farm
size decreases, the benefits of the potential upgrades will
decrease. Thus it is important to evaluate a range of farm sizes
and see how they impact the investments. Table 6 shows the planter
analysis when the farm size ranges from 1,250 down to 250 acres.
Again, it is assumed these farms employ a 50-50 rotation of corn
and soybeans. At 500 acres, it appears the invest-ment would still
be good with the mid-dle and most opti-mistic assumptions. With the
most pessimistic assump-tions, the farm size would need to be 750
acres for the investment to be
favorable.Table 7 shows the sprayer
analysis when the farm sizes range from 1,000 down to 125 acres.
At 125 acres, it appears the investment would still be good with
the middle and most optimistic assumptions. With the most
pessimistic assumptions, the farm size would need to be 250 acres
for the investment to be favorable. Thus the potential for sprayer
retrofits seems great-er than planter retrofits on the smallest
grain farms.
In summary, it appears that small and mid-sized grain farms have
a great opportunity to retrofit high-quality used planters and
spray-ers with these two precision agricul-tural technologies at a
fraction of the cost of new equipment.
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Cattlemens Association
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BY STEVE ISAACS
In the past two years College of Ag faculty have been involved
in four Farm Business Transition work-shops that have been attended
by more than six hundred participants ranging in age from their
twenties through their eighties. With esti-mates that up to seventy
percent of farm land will change hands by 2025, the average age of
Kentucky farm operators being fifty-seven, and uncertainty around
federal inheritance tax policy, the need and demand for farm
transition planning is strong.
While the threat of inheritance taxes or the uncertainty of
poten-tial changes in tax law are often the driving force for
developing a transition plan, it is family disputes, rather than
tax obligations, that are more likely to threaten the future of the
farm business. A recent informal
poll of farm management profession-als with several hundred
years of collective experience failed to dis-cover a single farm
business whose failure could be attributed to tax obligations. In
contrast, each of the professionals knew of several cases of farms
broken up because of unre-solved family conflicts.
Disputes over the distribution of assets among siblings can be
averted by the development and execution of a will, but the
business is more than just a collection of assets. Successful
transition and continuation of the business should also include
provisions to transfer management, labor, and marketing
responsibilities in a fair and orderly fashion. The transition
should also accommodate the financial needs of all the families who
depend on the sustained profitability of the farmboth the entering
and the exiting
generations. The will is an important part of the transition,
but is just a part of the total plan.
Few families can develop the plan without the assistance of
pro-fessionals. Attorneys, accountants, lenders, financial
planners, and farm management advisors are all resources that can,
and should, be consulted in development of a transition plan. And
clearly, all fam-ily members should be engaged in the transition
process. We used to suggest that these conversations should take
place around the kitch-en table. That was probably never a very
good idea and heres why. It is NOT NEUTRAL territory. Much of the
family history and a lot of the family emotion are gathered around
that table.
We would suggest moving the conversation to a neutral site a
bank boardroom, an Extension
office somewhere off the farm, away from distractions, including
cell phones. Wed also suggest in some cases that the business
should hire a facilitator to help assemble the team, set an agenda,
direct the meeting, take notes, and help produce the plan. The
facilitator may be the one to raise the difficult questions and
seek compromise solutions. One farm financial man-agement advisor
has observed that if you havent fired your facilitator about three
times, theyre not doing their job.
According to the 2007 Ag Census there are over $44 billion
dollars of agricultural assets in Kentucky. If seventy percent of
those assets change hands by 2025, thats a five million dollar a
day opportunityor problem if the tran-sition is not planned in
advance of the deaths of the owners.
Its More Than a Will, Its a Way
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PERC Announces the Propane Farm Incentive Program WASHINGTON
(DEC. 17, 2012) The Propane Education & Research Council (PERC)
announces the release of the Propane Farm Incentive Program, a
nationwide research and demonstration initiative in which farmers
can receive more than $4,000 toward the purchase of new
propane-fueled irrigation engines.
Farmers who participate in the pro-gram will receive a $400
incentive per liter of engine displacement, up to 10.3 liters or
$4,120, toward the purchase of a new propane-fueled irrigation
engine. Qualifying equipment must be new, original propane-fueled
engines and equipment that have obtained the proper U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and/or California Air Resources
Board Certification.
The program aims to support pro-pane-fueled agricultural
equipment as it emerges out of the research and
development pipeline. Feedback and performance data from the
programs participants will be used to inform future product
development.
This program gets at the core of the significant investments
PERC has made in the agri-cultural industry, said Mark Leitman,
director of business development and marketing at PERC. By offering
incentives to farmers in exchange for performance data, were
establishing a mutually-beneficial relationship that will assist in
developing new technology to support the industry.
Research has shown that propane-fu-eled stationary irrigation
engines can help producers improve their bottom line in several
ways. Propane-fueled irrigation
engines cost up to 14 percent less to pur-chase and operate than
diesel irrigation engines, and propane reduces deposits on engine
components and decreases overall maintenance costs. Additionally,
new
generation propane-fu-eled engines produce fewer emissions than
gasoline- and diesel-pow-ered systems.
By working with OEMs, PERC has helped commercialize new
equipment and pro-pane-fueled irrigation
engines that are fuel-efficient and clean-er burning than
traditional models.
While its clear that propane offers a multitude of benefits for
farmers, were really seeking to improve and build upon our existing
technology, Leitman said. With the feedback and performance data
collected through the Propane Farm
Incentive Program, were able to better develop equipment to meet
the needs of those who use it the most: farmers.
Currently, nearly 40 percent of farms in the U.S. use propane to
run pumps and engines, heat buildings, and dry and process crops.
As gasoline and diesel prices continue to rise in recent years,
propane has remained an efficient and affordable fuel alternative
on the farm. Nearly 90 percent of U.S. propane sup-plies are
produced in the United States, giving farmers the security of using
an abundant, domestic energy source.
Farmers can participate in the Propane Farm Incentive Program
through equipment dealers nationwide or by submitting an easy
online applica-tion http://agpropane.com/incentive/.
For more information about the Propane Farm Incentive Program or
to see a list of eligible equipment, please visit
www.agpropane.com.
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Cattlemens Association
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EXTENSION VETERINARIAN
Diarrhea in neonatal calves is one of the leading causes of
morbidity (sickness) and mortality (death) in North America and
Europe and continues to be a major cause of economic loss to the
beef cattle industry. There are five major infectious causes of
diarrhea in calves less than 21 days of age: E. coli K99,
Rotavirus, C oronavirus, Cryptosporidia, and Salmonella.
Noninfectious factors such as insuffi-cient or poor quality
colostrum, poor sanitation, stress, and cold weather can cause or
contribute to neonatal calf diarrhea as well. Regardless of the
cause, diarrhea results in increased loss of electrolytes and
water in the feces of calves and decreases milk intake. Ultimately,
this process causes dehy-dration, metabolic acidosis (the blood is
more acidic than it should be), electrolyte abnormalities including
a deficiency of sodium, and a negative energy balance from the lost
nutrients and lack of milk. Oral electrolyte solutions have
typically been used to replace fluid losses, correct acid-base and
electrolyte levels in the blood, and provide nutritional support
with the added benefit of being relatively inexpensive and easy to
administer. Recent research has elicited better methods to assess
and treat a calf with diarrhea as well as better guidelines for
choosing an oral electrolyte solu-
tion. Faster and more accurate diag-nostic tests have also been
developed to uncover the underlying cause of the diarrhea. Rapid
diagnosis is critical to develop the best treatment options and to
prevent future outbreaks.
Accurate assessment of a calf with diarrhea is necessary to
determine if oral fluid therapy is adequate or if intravenous (IV)
fluids are indicated. The choice depends on the determi-nation of
two important factors: 1) the severity of the dehydration and 2)
the severity of the metabolic acidosis or low pH of the blood.
Dehydration is relatively easy to monitor by exam-ination of the
position of the eyeball and by skin elasticity or the skin tent
test. The degree of recession of the eyeball in the orbit (how far
the eye
is sunken in) can be estimated by gently pulling the lower
eyelid down and measuring the distance between the eye and the
socket. If the distance is greater than 0.2 inches, dehydration is
considered to be more than 8% and IV fluids are needed. Likewise,
if the skin is pinched on the side of the neck and rotated 90
degrees then released and the time for the skinfold to disappear is
greater than 6 seconds, the calf is considered greater than 8%
dehydrated and in need of intravenous fluids. Although these
measurements are somewhat subjective and may occasionally be
inaccurate, they are by far the most accurate clinical indica-tors
of dehydration that can be easily measured in the field.
Conversely, field methods to assess acid-base sta-
New Research in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neonatal Calf
Diarrhea
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tus are not as good because they are based on a depression or
demeanor score to predict the level of acidosis. Calves often have
other concurrent metabolic problems that cause depres-sion so these
scores may be incorrect in complicated cases. Two parameters are
important to assess: 1) the abil-ity to stand (strong, weak or
wobbly, down or recumbent) and 2) the ability to suck (strong, weak
or slow, or no suckle reflex). In general, a standing calf with a
strong to moderate suckle reflex or that demonstrates a chewing
action should be given oral fluids. Any calf with a very weak or
absent suckle reflex should be given IV fluid therapy because, if
oral fluids are given to a calf with ileus (no gut motility), the
fluid is not absorbed but instead pools in the rumen resulting in
bloat and/or rumen acidosis. ANY calf that is severely depressed
and unable to stand requires intravenous fluids.
The question often arises whether to allow a calf treated with
oral elec-
trolytes to continue nursing. Some experts used to recommend a
rest the gut approach, suggesting that continued milk feeding
worsens diar-rhea. However, research has shown that milk feeding
does not prolong or worsen diarrhea, nor does it delay healing of
the intestines. Calves should be maintained on their full milk diet
(continue nursing) plus oral electrolytes when possible as long as
they exhibit diarrhea. Damaged intestines need metabolic fuel to
optimize repair and milk provides a readily available source of
nutrition to facilitate that repair. In addition, milk is more
energy dense than elec-trolytes so continued milk feeding minimizes
weight loss associated with prolonged bouts of diarrhea. If calves
are depressed and refuse to nurse, a hypertonic oral electrolyte
product such as Calf-Lyte II HE or Enterolyte HE can be used but,
if nursing is not resumed within 12 hours, blood glucose
concentrations
will drop too low and the calves will get too weak to respond to
oral treat-ment alone.
Calves with diarrhea, regardless of the cause, will usually have
an over-growth of the E. coli bacteria in the small intestine that
can be absorbed into the bloodstream and cause systemic signs of
illness including fever, loss of appetite, and lethargy. Injectable
antibiotics and injectable nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents
(NSAIDs) such as Banamine are recommended in calves showing these
signs. Work with your veterinarian to choose the products that will
work best in your herd. Currently there is no research evidence to
support the use of corticosteroids, motility mod-ifiers,
immunostimulants, intestinal protectants or absorbants, or
probi-otics for treatment of calf diarrhea.
Improved diagnostics are now available to ascertain the cause of
neo-natal calf diarrhea. Th e UKVDL has recently developed a Calf
Diarrhea
Multiplex PCR panel (cost of $50 plus a $10 accession fee) which
tests for the major diarrhea pathogens in calves less than 21 days
old including: E.coli K99, Rotavirus, Coronavirus, Salmonella spp.,
and Cryptosporidia from one fecal sample submitted early in the
course of disease and before any treatmen