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Golden Valley News
October 19, 2017
Beef T ilk
By Kris Ringwall
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Hat Tips
By Dean Meyer
:Hello,
I'm tired of warnings. I mean I
am really tired of warnings. The seat
belt warning comes on every time I
get in the pickup. I do fasten my seat
belt. I don't need a warning. The
siove warns me when the burner is
hot. I learned as a child not to touch
hot stuff. I've scars to prove it. All of
my pills warn me not to operate
heavy equipment after I take the pills.
I don't have any heavy equipment.
My mother warned me as a child to
carry the scissors pointed down, and
don't run. I don't carry scissors and
I don't run to this very day.
But this morning it went to far.
On the morning news, they had a seg-
ment on the danger of carving a
pumpkin. I mean we are on the edge
of nuclear war and they have news
telling me how carve a pumpkin!
California is on fire, Montana has
burned, oil rig blows up in Texas, a
bomb destroys Somalia, Congress
can't agree on anything, mass shoot-
ings, and they warn me about carving
a pumpkin. Sheesh!
Then Shirley began a litany of the
times I have cut myself. Even my
grandkids warn me when I pick up a
knife. Be it to castrate a calf, cut the
net wrap off a bale, or open a bag of
dog food.
I have gone to the emergency
room more than once in my life with
a knife stuck in my kneecap, or a boot
full of blood from trying to cut the
head off a deer. If you are looking for
someone to help you !n a knife fight,
I'll be the guy with the gun.
Anyway, back to the pumpkin.
It said to carve it in a well-lit
place. I guess that is pretty self-evi-
dent. I mean, have you ever heard of
anyone cutting a pumpkin up in the
dark?
You are supposed to have a clean,
dry towel on hand. I just assumed
that is to soak up the blood after you
cut your finger off.
Refrain from using alcohol when
carving that stupid pumpkin. I mean
what kind of people use alcohol v~hen
carving a face on a pumpkin. "Slate,
grab me another beer while I put a big
red nose on this pumpkin!"
I think kids now days have seen
too much violence. I was babysitting
my 4-year old grandson last week.
There was a sale on pumpkins. I
mean huge pumpkins! I mean they
were this BIG around! He picked out
the biggest one. It was huge! And
only $4.
As I carried it to the pickup I
asked what kind of face we should
carve on it.
He said, "Let's just blow it up!"
After watching the dangers of
carving, I think he may be on to
something.
Later, Dean
DIFFICULTY THIS WEEK: • • •
Fall grazing offers opportunities, challenges
After a summer of drought in practices include turning cattle into
North Dakota, pastures have been regrowth in midday after they've
used heavily and cattle producers are been grazing elsewhere and after a
looking for forage options to get full feed of dry hay.
them through the fall. "If possible, provide access to
"In areas that have received late- other grazing, such as a permanent
summer rains, producers may be able pasture, simultaneously," Dhuyvetter
to benefit from green-up of pastures suggests. "Providing a poloxalene
and hay land, regrowth from cereal block prior to and during grazing and
and annual; forages cut :for hay, or placing hay bales in the field for
crop volunteer regrowth," says Janna grazing are additional management
Kincheloe, the North Dakota State considerations."
University Extension Service's area If volunteer grains matured to
livestock systems specialist at the seed formation or abandoned areas of
Hettinger Research Extension Cen- the field have mature grain, grain
ter. "It is important to consider graz- overload from selective grazing
ing management and potential plant could be a problem. High grain in-
and animal health implications when take by cattle not adapted to grain
d~veloping options for fall forage op- can lead to bloat, founder or death.
p~5~rtunities.'' To manage these issues, producers
~: John Dhuyvetter, NDSU Exten- should use strip grazing to limit ac-
sion area livestock systems specialist cess and/or adapt cattle to grain a
at the North Central Research Exten- week or so prior to grazing.
sion Center near 1VIinot, adds "With Kevin Sedivec, NDSU Extension
cfntinued moisture stress, and antic- rangeland management specialist,
ipated cooler temperatures and pos- recommends producers thinking of
stble frosts, there are concerns with extending the grazing season into the
potential toxicities and transitioning fall on native range should try to use
cattle from a dry, fibrous mature pastures that were deferred or lightly
p!ant diet to highly digestible imma- grazed during the growing season.
tore regrowth." Defoliation of plants at this time may
One such concern is nitrate accu- limit the ability of the plants to store
r~ulation in regrowth of annual for- energy through the winter, which can
age crops. Plants are immature and impact forage production next
high in nitrogen. Clipping a repre- spring.
s~ntative sample and testing the crop "If producers have no choice but
~ior to livestock turnout can provide to graze native pastures, they should
an indication of nitrate levels and po- try to maintain an adequate stubble
tential toxicity at a point in time. height (typically 50 percent of un-
:] Prussic acid also can accumulate grazed mature plant height or 4 to 6
i~i several crops such as sorghum and inches, depending on plant species)
sorghum-sudan grass crosses. The "and stock pastures lightly," Sedivec
specialists recommend that produc- says. "Pastures grazed late in the fall
ers avoid allowing their cattle to should not be used immediately dur-
g(aze on these crops for at least seven ing the following spring."
t~ 10 days after a killing frost to let Regardless of what type of graz-
the plants dry. .ing a producer is considering; pro-
!; If conditions allow for regrowth viding adequate salt and mineral is a
after a frost, new shoots and leaves good idea, according to the special-
aiso are likely to be very high in ists. With rapid regrowth of cool-sea-
prussic acid. Feeding these crops as son forage, magnesium
green chop, silage or hay instead of supplementation may be necessary to
allow{ng animals to graze them can help cattle avoid grass tetany.
reduce the risk of prussic acid poi- "A variety of options are available
soning, for extending the grazing season into
"Bloat also can be an issue any- the fall and making efficient use of
time that cattle have an opportunity available resources," Dhuyvetter
tO consume large quantities of imma- states. "This can be particularly ben-
ture, highly digestible forage, partic- eficial in getting calves to traditional
uiarly in pastures that are made up of weaning at good weights and putting
59 percent or more of legumes such some weight back on cows. With
as alfalfa or clover," Kincheloe says. testing, avoiding turning hungry
"Volunteer canola also carries risk of cows into unfamiliar feed and closely
bloat." managing grazing, these opportuni-
.: The incidence of bloat tends to be ties can be managed successfully."
greater early in the day, following a
rain or after a frost. Best management
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(701) 872-3248
Cramer schedules mobile office-
hours for Beach and Medora
WASHINGTON- Congressman trict offices. Mobile office hours
Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., has sched- brings these services closer to con-
uled mobile office hours in Beach stituents."
and Medora on Wednesday, Oct. 25. Individuals from the Beach and
Mobile office hours allow con-Medora areas are encouraged to stop
stituents to receive assistance with by the mobile office for help with
casework from the Congressman's veterans and Social Security bene-
staff. "Many issues are raisedfits, Medicare billing problems, im-
through various forms of contact migration issues, military records or
with me and my offices. Havingmedals, or for assistance with any
members of my staff in Beach and other federal agency.
Medora allows more time for those Locations will be: Golden Valley
with concerns and questions to ex- County Library, 11 a.m. to noon, 54
plore solutions with people in a po- Central Ave. South, Beach;
sition to help," said Cramer. "I and BillingsCountyCourthouse, 1-2
realize it's not always easy or even p.m., Commissioners' Room, 495
possible for people to get to my dis- 4th Street, Medora.
Artist repection to be held
An Artist Reception for"Quilting torium from 2-3 p.m.
a New Story" by Marty Odermann- This event is free and open to the
Gardner will be held on Sunday, Oct. public. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m.
29, from 3-5 p.m., following the to 6 p.m., Mondays through Fridays.
Dickinson State University Music Odermann-Gardner's work will be
Faculty's Fall Recital in Beck Audi- shown through Oct. 30.
Area oil activity report for week of Oct. 8
The following relates to oil and
gas well activity for the week of Oct.
8, in Stark, Golden Valley, Billings
and Slope counties and is from re-
ports of the Department of Mineral
Resources:
Permit renewal:,
#24073-Thunderbird Resources
LP, Little Missouri Federal 24-10-
1H, SWSE 10-141N-100W, Billings
Co., 'Tight Hole'
Temporarily abandoned, well
plugged:
#03502 - Hess Bakken Invest-
ments, II LLC, Fryburg Heath-Madi-
son Unit N-813 SWSE
23-139N-100W, Billings Co.
#039918 -'Hess Bakken Invest-
ments, II LLC, Fryburg Heath-Madi-
son Unit M-815 SENW
5-139N- 100W, Billings Co.
Producer now abandoned:
#03867 - Hess Bakken Invest-
ments II, LLC, Medora Heath-Madi-
son Unit 17 HR NWSE
23-139N-102W, Billings Co.
#10795 - Legacy Reserves Oper-
ating LP, Harris Federal 31-33
NWNE 33-141N-102W, Billings Co.
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94 cents each
Bright Orange
Golden Valley News & Billings
County Pioneer Office
22 Central Ave., Beach
(We'll mail and bill for signs also,
with a postage cost added.)
Age and source verification can work
A decade has passed since the
Dickinson Research Extension Cen-
ter summarized a calf-tagging pro-
gram to improve market traceability.
The data, when revisited, tells an
old story. From 2004 to 2006, a total
of 14,432 calves were tagged individ-
ually and followed. Data showed 19.5
percent remained on the ranch or
farm of birth as replacement cattle.
Of the calves sold, 13 percent
were traced to backgrounding lots
(lots designed for slower growth prior
to a full finishing program), 29.3 per-
cent were traced to feedlots for fin-
ishing and 27.5 percent were traced to
the point of harvest. Additionally,
10.3 percent were unable to be traced
and effectively lost.
The bottom line: Despite the en-
thusiasm and desire for cow-calf pro-
ducers to provide not only the calf but
also the corresponding data as a mar-
ketable package, only one in four
calves arrived at harvest with the data
package. Only 25 percent of the
calves at harvest were eligible for
markets requiring age and source ver-
ification.
In addition, costs were docu-
mented for the center's project focus-
ing on animal identification, realizing
that other management procedures
could be done when the tag was ap-
plied. Costs were not allocated to
other routine management practices
. because many variables exist in the
cow-calf business: distance traveled,
gathering time, number of calves
worked and numerous miscellaneous
activities.
The center estimated costs of $5
for tags, data management and verifi-
cation; $7 for working calves, tag
placement and documentation; and $8
for feedlot and harvest data collec-
tion, and chute fees. The total cost es-
timate per calf worked on the ranch
or elsewhere was $20. Today, an in-
fl /tion adjustment could be added,
maybe.
Shrink and weight loss while han-
dling calves is well-documented. No
one debates the need tO move, process
and work cattle, but it does cost
money. Calves are living, changing
and growing biological entities. The
dollars are made in growth and are
meant to be profit, not cost recovery
of lost weight.
This weight loss may not seem
like much, but it does add up. When
the center measured shrink in the cat-
tle that were worked during the proj-
ect, the center estimated $10 to $20 in
lost income potential per calf, regard-
less of the management activity ap-
plied.
Behind the scenes, source and age
documentation requires a verifiable
and auditable process, complete with
a data package. The North Dakota
Beef Cattle Improvement Association,
in conjunction with the center, devel-
oped CalfAID, a process-verified pro-
gram through the U.S. Department of
Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing
Service for source and age verification
through data management, electronic
animal identification (E1D) and trace-
back to the extent possible.
Calves that were conforming or
nonconforming in regard to the
process-verified program were docu-
mented using proper individual elec-
tronic identification, visual identifica-
tion and appropriate paper trails,
starting with the calving book. The ef-
ficacy of the process was dependent
on technology working in environ-
ments that were not technologically
friendly.
The project was developed using
older low-frequency electronic identi-
fication technology that required re-
straint of cattle, significant effort and
excessive time to implement. As
newer high-frequency technology be-
came available during the develop-
ment of the project, many of' the
hurdles of using EID technology were
overcome.
Improved EID technology was a
major leap forward in connecting the
calf and the data package and opening
the door to track co-mingled and re-
sorted lots of calves. The high-fre-
quency tag read rate, with no
interference or performance issues at
local livestock auctions, was .338 sec-
ond per group lot, with 99 percent
read rates.
By placing value on the calf and
the accompanying data, we also ac-
cepted the fact that there were two
principles at work: trace-back and
trace-forward. Marketing is strongly
related to trace-forward, the process of
presenting to the market - the world -
a product and a data package capable
of providing future assurance of the
authenticity of the product.
Trace-forward is a sequential step
that, when combined with trace-back,
creates a synergism among what was,
what is and what will be relative to au-
thenticated producer produc& in-
volved in domestic and export
markets. Animal identification and
disease management are closely
linked and work together.
Through the center's individual
identification efforts, producers have
become keenly aware that trace-back,
primarily a function of health, sanitary
and food safety, is critical to under-
standing the need to maintain fully ef-
fective health regulations versus
introducing new animal health risks.
And that's the way it was in Novem-
ber 2007. I wonder how much has
changed.
May you find all your ear tags.
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