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Golden Valley News
September 21, 2017
Alma Ju
BEACH - Alma June Miller, 93,
of Beach, passed away on Wednes-
day, Sept. 13, 2017, at her home. A
memorial service was held at 10 a.m.
on Monday, Sept. 18, at First
Lutheran Church in Beach with Pas-
tor Dana Holter officiating.
Alma was born on June 24, 1924,
to Allen and Edna (Leibenguth) Sny-
der in Egypt, Pa. She went to school
and worked in Pennsylvania until she
met Donald Miller, who was serving
in the military. Alma and Donald
were married on Aug. 21, 1945, in
Biloxi, Miss., and to this union two
sons, Alan and Don "Ernie" Miller
were born.
Alma operated Cameo Studio for
many years. She was a member of
First Lutheran Church in Beach and
PEO. She enjoyed quilting, making
rugs, bingo, bowling and going to the
casino. Alma was a cat lover and en-
joyed feeding any cat that came to
her door.
Alma was preceded in death by
her husband, Donald; her parents,
Allen and Edna, and a granddaugh-
ter, Melissa Miller.
Alma is survived by her two sons,
Alan (Gwen) Miller of Beach and
Ernie (Judy) Miller of Willmar, Minn
ne Miller
.; her five granddaughters, Patti Bin-
stock of Strandquist, Minn.; Shelly
Miller of Sioux Falls, S.D.: Angie
Miller of St. Anthony; Stephanie An-
derson of Red Lodge, Mont.; and
Alysia Steele of Beach; 11 great-
grandchildren; two sisters-in-law,
Barbara Cameron of Wibaux, Mont.;
and Betty Dickerson of Beach; a
brother-in-law, Bruce (Monica)
Miller of Glendive, Mont., and nu-
merous nieces and nephews.
Remembrances and condolences
may be shared with the family at:
www.silhafuneralhomes.com.
Producers urged to take
care when filling out hay
transportation pplications
BISMARCK - The North Dakota
Department of Agriculture "has been
taking applications for the emer-
gency hay transportation assistance
program, which will reimburse eligi-
ble producers for a portion of hay
transportation expenses. Producers
are urged to take care to read all the
instructions when filling out the ap-
plication.
"There are many different situa-
tions in which a producer may have
incurred transportation costs due to
hay shortages," Goehring said. "To
verify' eligibility' of the application,
we are asking producers to take extra
care before submitting it."
Goehring said his office has re-
ceived applications missing some
crucial information.
Producers should make sure they
meet program eligibility require-
ments, and then should be sure to do
the following:
Include a third party to verify that
the producer owns the livestock
claimed on the application. The third
party needs to be the producer's
banker, veterinarian or county exten-
sion agent.
Ensure that all applicable fields
are filled out. Incomplete apFlica-
tions are at risk of being rejected.
Expenses that seem unusual or ex-
traordinary are subject to rejection or
will be reduced to average trans-
portation rates.
"We understand how supply and
demand works, and costs may be
higher than they were last year,"
Goehring said. "But we are not sub-
sidizing or supporting behavior that
exploits or increases costs to produc-
ers."
Program eligibility requirements
may be found on the application.
Producers must provide verifiable
records of livestock inventories and
hay transportation expenses. The pro-
gram will reimburse producers a por-
tion of expenses dependent on the
total amount of applications received
and approved through the program.
Other feeds and supplements are not
included.
Livestock producers interested in
applying should go to NDDA's web-
site at www.nd.gov/ndda to fill out
and submit an application or to
download a paper version.
Only costs incurred between June
1,2017 and Oct. 20, 2017 are eligi-
ble. Applications must be submitted
or postmarked by Nov. 3, 2017.
Questions about filling out the ap-
plication may be directed to 1-844-
642-4752.
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Breeding systems have goals, ob-
jectives and outcomes that reflect a
total beef operation.
Today, dairy, swine and poultry
breeding systems exist and many ac-
complish the operations' goals and
objectives. Beef production, how-
ever, is often the exception.
The various stages of a good com-
mercial beef breeding system ale
complex. The implementation takes
years, even generations, to achieve,
and then the implementation gets
fuzzy. Most producers assume buy-
ing the right bull is critical, and bull
buying is most often the center of
discussions when beef producers
gather.
The genetic tools meant to be uti-
lized to put growth on calves .work.
At the same time, cow selection and
development enters the same discus-
sion. Generally, the question pertains
to developing heifers that are the fe-
male counterparts to those nice
growth steers that were sent to the
market.
Bull selection generally will focus
on setting targets for growth. Birth
weight, weaning weight, yearling
weight or associated indexes are
evaluated and bulls selected. Calving
ease usually is mentioned and carcass
characteristics enter the discussion.
Despite years of expected progeny
differences (EPDs), actual birth
weight and ultrasound measurements
are still prominent in many discus-
sions. The bottom line: Producers
like numbers they can touch and feel,
numbers they can see and numbers
that they can understand.
Breeding systems engage num-
bers, but often those numbers do not
ill ,
meet the previously noted desires, ment bulls. But many breeding pro-
Anytime a visual concept is trans- grams get set aside as new ideas and
ferred to paper via numbers, the trends appear. Then more questions
dropout rate increases. I am not judg- arise.
ing this as good or bad, just ac- Another question, this one a
knowledging the reality, slightly different question: Does the
Next, the discussion gets quieter, beef industry fully utilize terminal
Perhaps the word "quiet" is not cor- and maternal bulls? "Maybe" is the
rect, but rather a late question crops muted and faint response. Do pro-
up: "How does one select for cow ducers actually target bred cows for
size, milk production, longevity and more appropriate use as selected
other female-associated traits?" That cows for a designated terminal or re-
question produces a lot of blank placement program?
stares around the room. Either way, bull selection begins
Genetic tools are available, but with pondering. Back to the initial
still the pause is long. This is where question, and more questions. Where
system developmententers because are the beef industry breeding sys-
seldom is the cow question asked as tems? Have we forgotten the need for
a stand-alone component of the beef breeding systems and the benefits
herd. The question is asked as a con- that a good breeding system will
sequence of the bulls selected for bring? Are terminal or rotational
steer production, breeding systems used to take advan-
So, another question: "Can the tage of breed complementarity and
beef industry produce terminal and maximize available heterosis (cross-
replacement bulls?" Historically, the ing of unrelated breeds)?
answer is "yes." Breed associations Some would say today's breeds
provide terminal and maternal in- are complete and historic comple-
dexes, which will work. A challenge, mentarity is an industry blend. Some
howdver, is understanding the in- would say heterosis is a nonfunc-
dexes and making a level of commit- tional historical aspect of breeds past.
ment that will allow the index to Well, that would not be true, but per-
work. ception is strong in a visual-based in-
Cattle selection is a long-term dustry.
proposition. For decades, breeding I acknowledge that some produc-
programs have been proposed to ers have implemented breeding sys-
offer cattle producers the opportunity tems, but many have not. Sire
to implement cattle-breeding systems selection generally introduces the
that involve terminal and replace- need for goals, objectives and desired
Beef producers can verify age, source of calves
BISMARCK- Agriculture Com- Authorized by the North DakotaInterested producers should con-
missioner Doug Goehring is urging Legislature, the North Dakota Veri- tact Jason Wirtz, North Dakota De-
North Dakota cattle producers to en- fled Livestock program enables live- partment of Agriculture livestock
roll their herds in the North Dakota stock producers and feeding development specialist, at (701) 220-
Verified Livestock program, operations to verify the age and 1628 or jwirtz@nd.gov for more in-
"It's getting close to shipping source of their animals. The infor- formation or to sign up for the
time, when some producers will be mation is required by a number of program.
applying RFID tags to their ani- beef importing countries, such as More than 60,000 head have been
mals," Goehring said. "There is still South Korea, Japan and the recently enrolled in North Dakota Verified
time for producers to enroll in the opened Chinese market. Livestock, which is operated by Ne-
program and be able to market this' "Signing up for the program isbraska-based Samson L .L.C. under
year's calf crop as age/source veri- easy and completely voluntary," contract with NDDA.
fled." Goehring said.
ill
outcomes. However, sire selection
alone is not a goal, objective or out-
come. Sire selection is only a com-
ponent of a well-designed breeding
system and certainly a significant
component.
Cattle breeding systems, whether
across breed or within breed, are at
the heart of long-term, cost-con-
scious, efficient beef production.
With the current capacity to generate,
evaluate and incorporate sire data
across the industry, the chorus is get-
ting louder. The comingling of breeds
through crossbreeding, and the data
analysis of those breeds of cattle that
may contribute to a designed system,
hint that perhaps the process already
has started.
Remember, cow selection is sys-
tem-based. Bull selection should
complement the breeding objectives
for the cows. Also remember, the
calves pay the bills, but the cows
make the bills.
May you find'alt your ear tags.
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BILLINGS COUNTY
A public hearing to consider
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Billings County Courthouse, 495 4th
Street, Medora, North Dakota, on
Tuesday, October 3, 2017, at
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