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Berger, Logosz some of North
North Dakota is a special place.
And one of the many reasons is be-
cause we have one of the highest
rates of military service in the coun-
try. We understand the importance of
service. Every one of us has a family
member, friend, or neighbor who has
served - and too many of us know
someone who never came back
This week that includes Memorial
Day is a reminder to thank our serv-
ice members and veterans for putting
their lives on the line to keep our
families safe, and to honor those who
gave the ultimate sacrifice for our
country.
In a series of 13 speeches on the
floor of the U.S. Senate around the
50th anniversary of the Vietnam War,
I told the stories of more than 160
North Dakotans who did not come
home from the conflict. Their service
and their lives mattered, and it was
important to me to make sure we
continue to honor them and talk
about them. It was a privilege to
speak with the families of these ser-
vicemembers and hear them describe
their loved ones. Carl Berger Jr. from
Mandan was one of those service-
members.
Carl was the youngest of 13 chil-
dren and grew up on the family farm,
where he had fun herding sheep, cat-
tle, and chickens. He liked working
with his siblings in the fields, and he
loved music. In high school, Carl
played the French horn, a hard in-
strument for anyone to master.
Other Views
By U. S. Senator
Heidi Heitkamp,
D-N.D.
N. D. Matters
By Lloyd Omdahl
Carl's sister Marian said that Carl
was a terrific uncle and a hard
worker, and that carried over to his
service in the Army's 25th Infantry
Division. Carl's parents were ex-
tremely proud that their son was
serving his country, and they cher-
ished their Christmas together before
Carl shipped out in 1969 to Vietnam:
When the news arrived from Viet-
nam that Carl had been killed less
than two months after starting his
tour of duty, the family was devas-
tated. Carl's funeral was held in the
middle of a North Dakota blizzard,
but the church was full nevertheless.
He was 21 years old.
Another story I shared on the Sen-
ate floor was of Dave Logosz from
Dickinson. Dave was drafted before
he could start classes at NDSU. He
had plans to become a mechanical
engineer, but in Vietnam, his job was
that of a sniper.
Dave was injured more than once
in Vietnam, but he did return home -
the memories of his tough missions
are still with him.
A few years ago, Dave hopped on
his Harley and drove from coast to
coast. Dave's trip ended at the 'Viet-
Dakota's best
nam Memorial Wall in Washington
D.C where he met up with over
68,000 other riders.
While scanning the names and
ranks on the wall that day, Dave hap-
pened to spot a familiar name: Carl
Berger. Dave was with Carl the day
he was killed in Vietnam, and Dave
carried his wounded friend off the
battlefield. Dave was speechless, and
he was overcome with emotion as he
slid his hand along the carved gran-
ite. But it gave him an idea.
Inspired by his visit to the wall,
Dave decided to build a veterans me-
morial in Dickinson to remember
those in Stark County who had hon-
orably served their country. Now
completed, the Stark County Veter-
ans Memorial bears the names of
those in western North Dakota who
put their lives on the line for their fel-
low citizens. Carl's named is carved
into a special bench honoring the
25th Infantry.
Carl and Dave are some of the
best of our state. Their selflessness
and patriotism are reminders to all of
us that there are so many Americans
who give so much of themselves for
our nation.
Memorial Day is a chance to
pause, reflect, and recognize those
who made the ultimate sacrifice in
service of the country they loved. We
visit gravesites, we place flowers, we
say prayers, and, most importantly,
we remember those who gave so
much.
Enticing doctors' spouses to small town
"Well, the mayor has appointed us
as the Commission to Attract a New
Doctor," Harry "Butch" Wayssen an-
nounced to the group gathered in the
city library to deliberate. The fifth
member, Marilyn Dosset, was late,
waiting for her oatmeal-coconut
cookies to finish baking.
"My new friend, Dr. Erick, who
has 50 years of experience as a small
city doctor, tells me that that we have
failed to recruit doctors because we
have neglected the wives and if the
wives don't want to live in a small
town there is no hope of getting the
doctor," Latimer Osgoode, the ACE
hardware man explained
"That sure makes a lot of sense to
me," agreed Mac Bergenn, owner of
Mart Barbers.
"What should we offer wives of
doctors to help them want to come to
Sandburgg?" asked Latimer.
"It seems that we have promised
the prospective doctors everything
from an open tab at McKillacuddies
to free use of the golf course without
success," mourned Harry Dunphee,
the proprietor of the Main Street
Pharmacy for the past 45 years.
"We need to up the ante, as they
say at Commercial Club meetings,"
offered Mac. "We haven't been
thinking big enough."
"What do you suppose would re-
ally put a glow in a wife's eye?"
asked Harry, now serving on his sixth
commission to recruit a doctor.
t
"A stainless steel kitchen with the
most modem robots," Harry contin-
ued. "A stainless steel fridge, a stain-
less steel stove, a stainless steel
dishwasher, all equipped with the lat-
est in electronics. That would be a
wife's dream."
"Before we get carried away," La-
timer cautioned, "we better be careful
because some women are insulted
when men think of them as kitchen
help."
"Maybe the doctor's wife is a pro-
fessional do-good and wants a com-
munity life," Butch thought out loud.
"Well, let's make her deputy
mayor," proposed Harry. "It would-
n't cost as much as a stainless steel
kitchen."
"If she's an animal lover, we
could ask her to be Director of Ani-
mal Affairs to head up a drive for a
petting zoo, an animal farm, a dog
park."
At this point, Harry interrupted
Butch's litany by adding "and horse
races "
Just then, Marilyn breezed into
the room, gloating over her plate of
warm delicious oatmeal-coconut
cookies. Everyone in town agreed
that they were the best, especially the
four heavy consumers gracing the
round table in the library. :-
"Have you got the problem
solved?" she asked as she took her
chair at the table. Latimer was unable
to talk as his mouth managed a sec-i
ond and third cookie. So Harry spoke
up. :
"Well, I think we're well on the'
way to success. We decided to do,
more to make our town attractive to'
the wives of doctors so we talked
about a stainless steel kitchen, a so-<
cial position in government and a di--'
rector of animal affairs."
"Have you thought of anything to,
offer man spouses?" she asked. '
"Man spouses?," exclaimed
Butch.
"Yes, man spouses," she reiter-,
ated.
"Well, there can't be very many'
man spouses," Mac said defensively:'
"According to the University of.
North Dakota Med School, half of,
the students in medicine are women,'b
Marilyn pointed out. "I imagine that'
some of these lady doctors will be:
married and will have husbands who~
won't want to go to a town withouf'
an 18-hole golf course. So what are:
you going to offer them?"
"Do you suppose a man spouse,
would be interested in a stainless'
steel kitchen?" Mac asked.
"Never can tell," Marilyn re-',
sponded, taking the last cookie on the
plate
Revisitin
futu of
economics
Revisiting yesterday is not a bad
idea.
In 2006, the Agricultural and Ap-
plied Economics Association pub-
lished a discussion regarding the
future of beef in the Choices journal
(Volume 21, No. 3. As a part of the
series, author Michael Boehlje wrote
the article "Economics of Animal
Agriculture Production, Processing
and Marketing," focusing on issues
beef producers need to understand.
I hope our understanding of the
economics of beef production has in-
creased in the past 12 years, which
may be the source of our continued
discussion.
Do cow-calf producers who were
producing cattle in 2006 understand
the driving beef industry economic
principles better today? Or do we de-
fault to the myriad market analyses
and informational numbers?
Accepting the default may work,
but the bottom line is things are get-
ting bigge~ and more complex, and
the associated advantages to individ-
ual cattle operations vary from one
neighbor to the next. Cattle produc-
ers need to understand the principles
to outpace the competition.
Do we better understand? Are we
aware of the new and old consumer
trends worldwide that ultimately af-
fect our bottom line? However, the
same charts still are presented.
The impact to local cattle produc-
tion needs to be pulled out of the
numbers and integrated within each
cow-calf unit's future plans.
The producer managing the unit
has a lot to think about on a daily
basis. Boehlje noted four items - reg-
ulatory reform, meeting consumer
desires, assuring open markets and
product diversity - as critical.
Still 12 years later, discussions
are centered on those four topics.
Some days, we seem to see quiet ac-
ceptance, but industrywide, consen-
sus still comes into question. And
changes in the direction of govern-
cattle numbered 2,072 in 1990,
2,170 in 2009 and 2,209 in 2017.
A further review of the statistics
reveals 152 feedlots had a capacity
greater than 16,000 head in 1999,
260 in 2009 and 259 in 2017. The
assumption is the trend in feedlots
follows the same economic princi-
ples of cow-calf operations. So
maybe a practical influence does
occur on leveling size as times
change.
Beef Talk
By Kris Ringwall
Beef Specialist
NDSU Extension
Service
mental policy can have an overnight
impact.
The bottom line: Economic prin-
ciples are driving the industry. The Still, those lots that have a ca-
decrease in cattle producers ulti- pacity of 16,000 head or more mar-
n~ately comes down to a poor bottom keted almost 60 percent of the
lhae. What drives: each expense will~ available calves in 1999 and 2009.
Today, those lots market more than
vary, but the sum of the expenses
must be less than the sum of the in- 60 percent of the calves.
Boehlje also noted the "four-firm
come checks while producers live a
concentration ratio" for cattle ex-
desired lifestyle. That has not pressed as the percentage of the total
changed, commercial cattle slaughter by the
Value-added and process-verified four largest firms in an industry. In
products are increasingly evident at 1980, the ratio was 28.4, and in
the storefront, but the same eco-
nomic principles of commodity pro- 2004, the ratio had risen to 70.9 for
the cattle industry (USDA Packers
duction apply. Competitive products
within competitive markets sustain and Stockyards Statistical Report,
February 2006). The ratio was at
new and innovative beef production. 68.9 in 2006.
Those processes or policies that en- I am not finding much change in
cumber or add cost reduce competi-
tiveness, while those processes and recent years. Opportunity is still
policies that open borders and mar- present. The same trends are evident
kets increase opportunity, in cattle feeding and harvesting, al-
This still is a true statement: Beef though perhaps the trend is matur-
is only one part of a very large food ing. In other words, cattle producers
industry. As Boehlje noted, our in- are aware that the beef business is
migrating to largeness. But the ques-
dustry "continues to undergo major
structural change due to rapid evolu- tion of when does large become too
large has not been answered yet.
tion in producer characteristics, One is probably not surprised
worldwide production and consump- that smaller or midsized operations
tion patterns, technology, size of op-
eration, and geographic location." in all phases of the beef business
These changes are not unique and struggle for competitiveness. But a
beef cattle producers are not im- limit on size and competitiveness is
out there somewhere.
mune. The question today for producers
The U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture's National Agricultural Statistics tends to end with a thought of when
Service Cattle on Feed reports indi- enough is enough. Economics of
cate the U.S. had 104,072 feedlots in scale work as a feedlot adds pens,
but for the cow-calf producer, the
1999. The number dropped to 82,170
in 2009 and 28209 in 2017. Feedlots answer is not so easy.
with 1,000 head or more of market May you find all your ear tags.
FSA County Committee nominations start June 15
The U.S. Department of Agricul-
ture (USDA) encourages America's
farmers and ranchers to nominate
candidates to lead, serve and repre-
sent their community on their local
county committee.
USDA's Farm Service Agency
(FSA) will accept nominations for
county committee members begin-
ning Friday, June 15.
Producers across the country are
already serving on committees where
they play a critical role in the day-to-
day operations of FSA, making im-
portant decisions on programs
dealing with disaster and conserva-
tion, emergencies, commodity price where the election is being held.
loan support, county office employ- To be considered, a producer must
ment and other agricultural issues, sign an FSA-669A nomination form.
Producers can nominate them- The form and other information about
selves or others. Check your local FSA county committee elections are
USDA service center to see if your available atwww.fsa.usda.gov/elec-
local administrative area is up for tions. All nomination forms for the
election this year. Organizations, in- 2018 election must be postmarked or
eluding those representing begin- received in the local FSA office by
ning, women and minority Aug. 1, 2018. Visit farmers.gov for
producers, may also nominate candi- more information.
dates to better serve their communi- Election ballots will be mailed to
ties. To be eligible to serve on an eligible voters beginning Nov. 5,
FSA county committee, producers 2018.
must participate or cooperate in an
FSA program and reside in the area
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