September :: Texas Polled Herefrod

Geye and Barber Win 2015 JNHEBred-and-Owned Show Honors

By Angie StumpAbby Geye, Rising Star, Texas,

and her heifer, AAG Carol 915B by WORR Owen Tankeray Y79D ET, came out on top of the 265 exhibited in the bred-and-owned female show during the 2015 VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Grand Island, Neb., July 1. Kagney Collins, Flanagan, Ill., with Purple Kags Francesca 4B by WORR Owen Tankeray Y79D ET claimed

the reserve grand champion title. The bred-and-owned heifer show was sponsored by Harrison Cattle Co. LLC, Leslie and Jan Harrison, Arapaho, Okla.

Judge Jim Bloomberg, Berwick, Ill., said he was impressed with how competitive and deep the bred-and-owned show was and predicted the winners would also be successful in the owned show. He also added, “The best resource the Hereford

breed has is every one of the kids who went through the ring today.”

Collins claimed the reserve honors with an April 2014 daughter of WORR Owen Tankeray Y79D ET. She showed with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of BW 63.7, WW 48, YW 80, MM 27 and M&G 50.

The champion junior AI heifer title went to Brett, Bailey, Riley and Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis., with Wildcat Diamond Is Forever 406 by H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET. Reagan Dunn, Cochranton, Pa., claimed reserve champion AI heifer honors with WD CA W18 Gold Digger 4104 by SHF Wonder M326 W18 ET. This division is for heifers that are a result of participating in the now-discontinued NJHA Junior AI program that allows youth to receive free semen and certificates.

Additional resultsBred & Owned Heifers

Division I Champion: Emma and Libby Rushton, Waverly, Tenn., with HAF 26U Annabelle C012 ET by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET.

Reserve champion: Brett, Bailey, Riley and Lauren Jones, Darlington, Wis., with Wildcat Vibrato 506 ET by H/TSR/CHEZ/Full Throttle ET.

Division II Champion: Aidyn, Rylee and Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas, with BR Gabrielle 4415 by BR Bentley 0034 ET.

Division III Champion: Nicholas and Gabrielle Torrance, Media, Ill., with RST GAT NST Y79D Lady 54B ET by WORR Owen Tankeray Y79D ET.

Reserve champion: Payton Farmer, Brownstown, Ind., with CFCC Rhianna 48B by CFCC Rango 56Y ET. See 2015 JNHE, page 4

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Division IV Reserve champion: Payton Vogel, Hartley, Iowa, with MAV Cottons Blessing 422B by Purple Tonic 10M.

Division V Champion: Audrey Korniak, Rensselaer, Ind., with AK Patton Kessey 448B by PR 144U Bailout 0005 ET.

Reserve champion: Payton Farmer, Brownstown, Ind., with CFCC EF Amaryllis 155B ET by Purple Milsap 45S.

Division VI Champion: Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa, with SULL Olivia 3803 ET by CRR About

Time 743.Reserve champion: Carlee

Meeks, Taylor, Neb., with UPS Miss Uptown 3856 ET by UPS Uptown ET.

Bred & Owned BullsBryden Barber, Channing, Texas,

exhibited the grand champion bred-and-owned bull and Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb., showed the reserve grand champion at the 16th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb., July 1. The bred-and-owned Grand Champion Horned Female, Lillie Skiles with H BL Miss

Spice 405 ET by CRR About Time 743

Grand Champion Bred & Owned Bull owned by Bryden Barber, Channing, with BR Nitro Aventus 3116 ET by UPS TCC Nitro 1 ET.

Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas was awarded Premier Exhibitor of the 2015 Junior National Hereford Expo. Pictured above, (l-r) Na-tional Hereford Queen, Katie Nolles and Rylee Barber

Grand Champion Bred and Owned heifer AAG Carol 915B sired by WORR Owen Tankeray Y79D ET, Carol shown by Abby Geye, Rising Star, Texas

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By Lee Pitts

It’s The Pitts...

One of my favorite papers is the Livestock Weekly out of West Texas and in a recent issue there was an ad urging readers to support a bill to end daylight savings time in Texas. Some of the reasons they gave for putting an end to the idiotic tradition included: kids wouldn’t have to walk to the bus in darkness, there’d be less insomnia and sleep deprivation, and it would help teachers improve test scores in early morning classes, etc.

I am in full support of any movement to end all this nonsense of springing forward and falling back. I’ve been on a lifelong crusade to end daylight savings time and explained my reasons in a column 30 years ago. Back then I told of an Indian who, when daylight savings time was explained to him, replied, “Cutting one end off a blanket and sewing it on the other end doesn’t make the blanket any shorter or any longer. It just makes it uglier.”

Smart Indian.So I applaud Texans and wish

them luck as they try to join Arizona as our most intelligent and less sleep-deprived states. I only wish we could get it killed everywhere. Even the name is idiotic. Who are we kidding? No daylight is being “saved” and it’s completely at odds with the natural world. Mother Nature doesn’t wear a Seiko, Bulova or Rolex and changing the time on

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a watch or clock doesn’t make the day any longer... it just makes it feel like it.

I feel like a fool resetting all the clocks in our house every six months. It’s a huge waste of time, especially in my case. The problem is I collect clocks, but not just any clocks. I collect carnival clocks, so called because they were given away sparingly to the winners of the rigged games of chance on carnival midways in the 1930’s and 40’s. My collection is specialized in that I only collect the clocks that have a horsey or cowboy theme.

I know you’ve seen the clocks of which I speak. Usually there will be a clock inside a horseshoe and a gold colored horse wearing a parade saddle with at least one tapedero broken off. (I see this so often I think they were manufactured this way). But I also have carnival clocks incorporating a bucking horse, a Roy Rogers look-alike, and a horse and buggy. I even have one with a cowboy twirling a rope that actually twirls and another of a conestoga wagon where the wagon master has a whip that works. Sort of. He whips but the horses don’t budge.

You can see what I’m talking about on eBay and even buy one for about $50, including shipping.

Some carnival clocks also have a light on them but I am a purist and don’t collect those, besides, they are usually priced out of my range. ($75 or more!) I’ve collected these clocks for decades and year in and year out they have been the best performing asset in my investment portfolio.

As an amateur horologist, I attempt to fix the clock mechanisms which always seem to be broken. This can be as easy as heating the clock with a hair dryer to melt all the collected crud away, rewiring the clock, or switching out the clock for a battery operated one creating a GMC (genetically modified clock).

Some snooty collectors of fine timepieces call these cowboy clocks “Schlock Clocks” but I like to think they are of a “timeless” design. My only complaint is that if I am forced to replace the original clock with a battery operated one it means I have to take off the back of the clock to change the time. Do that about 30 times and you too would come to hate the much dreaded daylight savings time and the mandatory changing of the clocks. I’m always behind on my clockwork and by the time I finish setting them it’s time to change them all again.

A wise person once said that a

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bull show was sponsored by Curtis and Jackie Castle, Crawford, Okla.

Judge Matt Leo, Le Blanc, Calif., sorted 107 bulls to name the champions and said he was impressed by the quality of the bulls presented. He added, “The quality out here among the cattle we’ve seen was truly breathtaking from top to bottom.”

Barber ’s except ional bul l that won grand and division V champion was BR Nitro Aventus 3116 ET, a September 2013 son of UPS TCC Nitro 1ET that showed with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of birth weight (BW) 5.0; weaning weight (WW) 66; yearling weight (YW) 111; milk (MM) 26; and milk & growth (M&G) 59. Barber’s bull was also the grand champion bull at the 2014 JNHE.

Meeks’ UPS Hometown 4190 ET was champion in division IV and reserve overall with Meeks at the halter. He is an April 2014 son of NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET and showed with EPDs of BW 3.7, WW 62, YW 110, MM 21 and M&G 52.

In the junior AI bull division, Whitney Steckel, Taylor, Neb., claimed the champion title with WS Scholarship 450 by NJW 73S M326 Trust 100W ET. The reserve champion banner went to Brooke, Hanna and Abigail Billing, Greendell, N.J., with GP Liner 27U 114A ET by CL 1 Domino 732T. This division is for bulls that are a result of participating in the now-discontinued NJHA Junior AI program that allows youth to receive free semen and certificates.

Additional resultsBred & Owned Bulls

Division I Champion: Madison Courtney, Pryor, Okla., with Beacon Hill CCC Timer 1500ET by CRR About Time 743. Reserve champion: Taylor Belle Matheny, Mays Lick, Ky., with ASM TBM 705 Essential 537C ET by H/TSR/CHEZ/Full Throttle ET.

Division II Champion: Shayne Myers, Colusa, Calif., with H SM Wyarno 453 ET by H WCC/

WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET. Reserve champion: Tyler Allan, Schulenburg, Texas, with BACC Cashed In 403B by DKF RO Cash Flow 0245 ET.

Division III Champion: Chloe Castle, Rush Springs, Okla., with CJC GH Boss Miles 465 by C Miles McKee 2103 ET. Reserve champion: Rhett, Madison and Briana Katzenberger, Monroe, Wis., with PRR BMK Game Time B48 by LCC N DU Time ET.

Division IV Reserve champion: Cody, Casey and Jessica Jensen, Courtland, Kan., with CCJ 101W Final Solution 056B by KJ 968R Polled Solution 668ZET.

Division V Reserve champion: Brock Courtney, Pryor, Okla., with Beacon Hill CCC Scandal 1350 by TH 75J 243R Bailout 144U ET.

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By Angie StumpBailey Buck, Madill, Okla., and

her female HAPP Sweet Annie 4A ET, won the polled show and Lillie Skiles, Dalhart, Texas, and her heifer, H BL Miss Spice 405 ET, came out ahead in the horned owned female show at the 16th annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo (JNHE) in Grand Island, Neb., July 3.

The owned polled heifer show was sponsored by The Hirschfield Group. Bushy Park Farm, Mitchell, S.D., and Cottonwood Springs Farm, Cedar, Mich., sponsored the owned horned show. Judge Jeff Bedwell, Fairview, Okla., said he was impressed with the cattle as well as the sportsmanship and conduct of the exhibitors. Following the show Bedwell said, “The quality of the cattle was tremendous — it was an awesome show.” He also commented on the depth from top to bottom.

The polled show included 651 females with Buck’s heifer, an October 2013 daughter of AH

JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET, being slapped as the champion. She first won division X and showed with expected progeny differences (EPDs) of birth weight (BW) 3.1, weaning weight (WW) 54, yearling weight (YW) 77, milk (MM) 20 and milk and growth (M&G) 47.

In the horned show, 269 head competed with Skiles’ grand champion horned female first winning division VI. The February 2014 daughter of CRR About Time 743 showed with EPDs of BW 3.7, WW 58, YW 94, MM 27 and M&G 56.

The reserve grand champion owned polled heifer banner went to Sara Sullivan, Dunlap, Iowa, and her heifer SULL TCC Harley 4267 ET. Bailey Buck also took home reserve grand champion honors in the owned horned heifer show with her heifer H Chez Cabernet 462B ET.

Sullivan’s Harley 4267 first won division VII. She is a March 2014 daughter of C Miles McKee 2103 ET and showed with EPDs of BW 4.2, WW 53, YW 87, MM 24 and M&G 50.

Buck’s reserve grand horned female is an April 2014 daughter of H WCC/WB 668 Wyarno 9500 ET. She showed with EPDs of BW 1.9, WW 49, YW 87, MM 19 and M&G 44. She was also named champion in division V.

At the conclusion of the show, Blake Tucker, North Platte, Neb., was named the junior premier breeder and Rylee Barber, Channing, Texas, was named junior premier exhibitor.

Winning the GKB Super States contest was Texas in the large states category and Kentucky in the small states category. Split into small states (less than 25 head of cattle at the JNHE) and large states (more than 25 head), each state earns points for juniors’ placings in the showring and in other contests throughout the week.

Polled division resultsDivision I champion: Brett,

Bailey, Lauren and Riley Jones,

Division II Reserve Champion bull owned by Tyler Allan, Schulenburg, with BACC Cashed In 403B by DKF RO Cash Flow 0245 ET.

2015 JNHE Show ResultsContinued from page 1

Bred & Owned Division II Champion, Aidyn, Rylee, & Bryden Bar-ber, Channing, TX with BR Gabrielle 4415 by BR Bentley 0034 ET


2015 JNHEDarlington, Wis., with Wildcat Vibrato 506 ET by H/TSR/CHEZ/Full Throttle ET

Division I reserve champion: Garrett Post, Shabbona, Ill., with DeLHawk Amelia 24C ET by CRR About Time 743

Division II champion: Allie Schrammel, Orlando, Okla., with MCKY Miss Melody 4312 ET by CRR About Time 743

Division II reserve champion: Libby Rushton, Waverly, Tenn.,

with HAF 1301 Chloe B023 Division III champion: Victoria

Chapman, Sulphur, Okla., with BK Barking Orders 4046B by DEP Generation X 122 ET

Division III reserve champion: Aidyn, Rylee and Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas, with BR Gabrielle 4415 by BR Bentley 0034 ET

Division IV champion: Cash Langford, Okmulgee, Okla., with AFF BP Lady Mona 408B ET by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET

Division IV reserve champion: Emilee and Bennett Holt, Caldwell, Idaho, with BF BARI 88X Lacey 4108 ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET

Division V champion: Conner Alexander, Carthage, Texas, with GKB 9279 Lady Advance 86B by ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279

Division V reserve champion: Chancee Clark, Romance, Ark., with BK Bounce 457B ET by NJW 98S See 2015 JNHE, page 7

Polled Division V Champion, Conneer Alexander with GKB 9279 Lady Advance 86B by ECR L18 Extra Deep 9279

Polled Division VIII Reserve Champion, Dylan Morish with GKB 1068 Miss Nitro 53 B by C Chanels Nitro 1068

Polled Division III Reserve Champion, Aidyn, Rylee, & Bryden Barber with BR Gabrielle 4415 by BR Bentley 0034 ET

R117 Ribeye 88X ET Division VI champion: Maria,

Matt and Sara Weber, Lake Benton, Minn., with JDH MCD MS 20R Max 26U 115B ET by AH JDH Cracker Jack 26U ET

Division VI reserve champion: Victoria Chapman, Sulphur, Okla., with BK WF Bam Bam 450B by VH MR BG 1104

Division VII reserve champion: Amanda Bacon, Siloam Springs,

Ark., with PHH PCC 025 Pearl 432 by MHPH 101S Umpire 118U

Division VIII champion: Sage Krebs, Gordon, Neb., with SULL TCC Harley 4069B ET by C Miles McKee 2103 ET

Division VIII reserve champion: Dylan Morish, Port Lavaca, Texas, with GKB 1068 Miss Nitro 53B by C Chanels Nitro 1068

Division IX champion: Halley and


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Scholarship Winners fromthe State & National Shows

Texas Poll-ettes ScholarshipMolly Booth

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Horned Division II Reserve Champion, Aidyn, Rylee, & Bryden Barber with BR Tascosita 4434 ET by Golden Oak Outcross 18U

Horned Division II Champion, Scott Chachere with CHAC 743 Grace 4230 by CRR About Time 743

Horned Division III Reserve Champion, Tyler Allan with BACC MS Becky 401B ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET.

Horned Division IV Champion, Madeline Braman with SULL TCC Serendipity 4271 ET by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

Karlie Becking, Florence, S.D., with SULL TCC Harley 4065B ET by CRR About Time 743

Division IX reserve champion: Lauren May, Mineral Point, Wis., with WPF 90W 2020 Romalee 4054 ET by Langfords 2020 Vision

Division X reserve champion: Kade and Kendall Boatman, Rockford, Ill., with DeLHawk JTH KO Twinkie 1322 ET by TH JWR SOP 16G 57G Tundra 63N

Horned division resultsDivision I champion: Harrison

McMahon, Ayr, Neb., with MCM 8051 Star 510C ET by H Excel 8051 ET

Division I reserve champion: Drew Weymouth, New Carlisle, Ohio, with AFSC Foxy Roxy 8C by RST Times A Wastin 0124

Division II champion: Scott Chachere, Dayton, Texas, with CHAC 743 Grace 4230 ET by CRR About Time 743

Division II reserve champion: Aidyn, Rylee and Bryden Barber, Channing, Texas, with BR Tascosita 4434 ET by Golden Oak Outcross

2015 JNHEContinued from page 5

See 2015 JNHE, page 8

By Heather Smith ThomasThe difference between high

quality hay and low quality hay (less nutrient content, and perhaps containing molds and dust) is primarily in the harvesting. The plants in a certain field will make some difference, of course—whether it’s a good stand of alfalfa, palatable grasses or has gone mostly to weeds—but poor harvesting conditions/methods can reduce a good hay crop to poor or even unsafe feed for horses or even for cattle.

Glenn Shewmaker, state forage specialist with the University of Idaho, says the stage of harvest is important. “If you are producing hay or thinking to buy hay, try to go look at the field at least a week prior to when you think it might be ready to cut. This is the best time to control the quality in terms of plant maturity, one way or another, and to see what’s actually in the field—such as weed problems,” he says. If it’s alfalfa, you can also see if it’s already blooming, which might make it more attractive to blister

Differences In Hay Quality Is In The Harvestingbeetles, some species of which are deadly to horses.

If you are buying hay, talk with the producer and agree on the stage of maturity at which it should be cut. Communication always helps. For some classes of animals you’ll want more mature hay, whereas for mares and foals or cows with calves you’d want early-cut immature plants that are higher in protein. “Tell the producer how much you want of each kind of hay so the producer has a chance to custom fit the hay to your needs. The mistake many people make is that they try to make one type of hay fit all. You can do this sometimes if you are careful, but it’s best to target the hay product to different classes of stock,” says Shewmaker.

The highest quality hay (in terms of protein and other nutrients) is needed for lactating dairy cows and this type of hay would be too rich for most horses or beef cattle. Lactating mares and young foals would require the next highest class of hay, then beef cows with calves, working horses and finally

idle horses. The lowest quality hay (that might be weather damaged and contain dust and mold) can generally only be utilized by non-lactating beef cattle. There are also quantity issues; the hay producer may let some hay get more mature than what you’d actually want for mares and foals, just because mature hay (growing longer) produces more tonnage than immature hay.

“There are hay prediction sticks (which measure stem length and use a scale for bud and open flower stages to give an index for estimating acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber and relative feed value), but basically most horsemen, cattlemen and hay producers look at relative maturity. If it’s alfalfa, you look for buds and eventually flowers. If it’s grass hay you look for the boot stage (if you want a very high quality grass) or seed heads to indicate more maturity, as for idle horses. One of the problems with mixed hay (grass and alfalfa) is that one species is generally ahead of the other in maturity, so the timing of

cutting must be a compromise, in this instance,” he says.

“Our use of the detergent fiber test (which is important to the dairy industry) has often led us to discount grass hay too much. There are higher fiber levels in grass hay, but it is a more digestible fiber. Some of the newer tests, like the digestible NDF (neutral detergent fiber) and relative forage quality, as opposed to the older tests for relative feed value are better measures, and more accurately compare grass and mixed hays with alfalfa,” says Shewmaker.

Time of day in cutting can also make a difference in quality of hay. Hay cut in the late afternoon has higher nutrient content than hay cut in the morning. The plants accumulate sugars and starches during the day, through photosynthesis, and then use up these nutrients at night as they grow, he explains. Thus for highest nutrient values, select hay cut in late afternoon, but for an idle horse, morning cut hay might be just right. A horse that is prone to insulin

resistance problems or laminitis would do best with hay cut in the early morning when the plants are lowest in sugars and starches.

Moisture Considerations -- Time of day the hay is baled will also make a difference in quality, regarding moisture conditions—whether the hay is too moist (and might mold) or too dry—which leads to more shattering and loss of leaves when going through the baler. In a dry climate many hay producers try to bale the hay with a little dew on it, to minimize leaf loss, since most of the nutrients are in the leaves (whether alfalfa or grass hay) rather than the stems.

“For most arid regions, it works very well to bale after sundown when the hay is not quite so dry. Usually in the early morning, if there’s a lot of dew, it becomes too wet. You may have about half an hour of ideal baling conditions in the early morning, before the hay becomes too ‘tough’ (wet with dew),” he says. Sometimes it’s hard to make ideal hay since

See HARVESTING, page 8


man with two clocks never knows what time it is. What chance do I have of knowing the correct hour of the day with thirty clocks all showing a different time?

Now you know why I support any “movement” that would end daylight savings time.

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Division III reserve champion: Tyler Allan, Schulenburg, Texas, with BACC MS Becky 401B ET by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET

Division IV champion: Madeline Braman, Refugio, Texas, with SULL TCC Serendipity 4271 ET by NJW 73S W18 Hometown 10Y ET

Division IV reserve champion: Whitney Andras, Checotah, Okla., with BP CB JCB Patsy 60W 725 by BP CB EF Zeus 122L 427Z ET

Division V reserve champion: Rebecca Moore, Madill, Okla., with HAPP Game Point 14B by NJW 98S R117 Ribeye 88X ET

Division VI reserve champion: Michaela, Matthew and Megan Marion, W. Terre Haute, Ind., with CH Miss 901 Peyton 4207 ET by BR Lansing 3060

Division VII champion: Jacob Moore, Madill, Okla., with HAPP A Brownie Point 3060 ET by DeLHawk Kahuna 1009 ET

Division VII reserve champion: Carlee Meeks, Taylor, Neb., with UPS Miss Uptown 3856 ET by UPS Uptown ET

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timing must also take weather into consideration such as an approaching thundershower. The hay producer may be trying to get the whole field baled before it gets rained on, since hay that’s dry and nearly ready to bale will lose a great deal of quality if it gets wet with rain and has to dry out again. Once it’s in a compact bale, a little rain won’t hurt it much, since the moisture won’t penetrate into the bale more than an inch or so—unless it’s a downpour or an all day (or several day) rain.

“This is the tricky part. The hay really needs to get as dry as possible before baling, and then hopefully

baled in the evening when the humidity raises a little—so the leaves will stay attached. This is especially important for alfalfa, since those leaves tend to shatter when dry. The dryness factor is a little less important for grass. For small bales, I prefer the moisture content to be below 16 percent, for horses. You usually won’t get mold in these conditions. If it gets up above 18 percent, mold is a high probability,” he says. Some hay producers use moisture meters to check the hay and help determine when to bale a field, though some who’ve been putting up hay for a long time have an intuitive sense

for the moisture levels in the hay just by feeling the stems.

“We recommend using a moisture meter, and most of these are designed for bales (a compressed forage). They don’t work as well in a windrow. One of my colleagues, Ron Thaemert, developed a little compaction tool made from PVC pipe, that compresses a forage sample from a windrow. Then you can use the probe to measure that, before you even pull the baler into the field. But you should always check the meter by oven drying a sample to see how accurate it is. You can also use the old physical tests, and go by feel and scratching the cuticle on the stems, or various twisting and snap tests to check stem dryness. We advise using both new and old technology, whatever a person is comfortable with,” says Shewmaker.

Some horsemen and cattlemen use large bales (the big round bales or large square bales), and these must be put up with even more

ideal conditions, to avoid quality loss. “The bigger the bale, the more potential problem with moisture. They basically have to be two to three percent drier than a small bale when baled. They are usually more dense and can’t dissipate moisture like a small bale. There is some air movement around the edges of a small bale and it can continue drying a little bit until it’s stacked,” he says. But in a big bale any excess moisture can’t escape.

Differences In Haying Equipment -- Most of the cutting equipment today crimps and conditions the hay as it’s cut, so it will dry faster and be ready to bale a day or two sooner than with older methods. This allows the hay to be baled with less risk of getting rained on (while waiting for it to dry) and also improves the quality, since less nutrients are lost. The longer it must take to dry, the more nutrient loss. Prolonged heat destroys some of the nutrients. “The longer it sits out there, the less nutrients and more fiber you have,” he says. Timely cutting and timely baling are both very important.

Sometimes you can’t avoid rain; the hay must be cut before it gets overly mature, and you have to take your chances on rain. The rain is less damaging if it hits the crop soon after cutting, and most damaging if it was nearly dry enough to bale when it gets saturated again. “The greener it is when it rains on it, the better. There are tedders that fluff the hay up nicely and help it dry faster, and windrow inverters that would also be good in that situation; these would be better than a rake. They are more expensive, but they are an option,” he says.

“There are various models, but in general a windrow inverter picks up the hay and there’s usually a belt that carries and turns it upside down. It’s more of a lifting action

than a rake. With a rake, if the hay is too wet, it just twists into a rope. Even though you’ve moved the hay, it’s still too tight. With the inverter, the hay is more fluffy. If the top is dry and you can turn it completely over, the hay will dry more thoroughly. This is the best equipment for this job, even though it is expensive—and one more piece of equipment the hay producer might buy (since almost everyone has a rake). Any time you add one more step to the harvesting, you also have to charge more for the product, especially with fuel prices,” he says.

“There’s also been a shift to more disc or rotary mowers rather than reel-type cutters. There might be a couple of issues for horse owners, however, when a rotary is used. There may be slightly more dirt in the hay, using a rotary mower (since they can cut closer and may run into mole hills, ditch banks, uneven ground, etc.) The rotary mowers work better on grass than a sickle mower, however,” he says.

“I think it’s important to dry the hay as quickly as possible, so it helps to rake the hay (turn it) even though the mower puts it in a windrow. A common strategy is to spread the windrow out as wide as possible, for fast drying—capturing solar radiation and heat,” says Shewmaker. Then it can be turned over with a rake, making the windrow the proper width for the baler, and also ensuring that the hay next to the ground is then uppermost for further drying.

“The stem moisture is the issue. The leaves on top dry very quickly. So it helps to rake and turn it, at the proper moisture level, which is sooner than most people do—like a day or two after cutting, when the moisture is at about 40 percent.” Even turning it a short while ahead of baling can often allow you to bale it a day earlier than you could otherwise.

The baler used can make a difference, also. Some of the older balers did not compact the hay as much and there might be more moisture dissipation, but also the looser bale had more quality loss during storage. A denser bale not only contains more hay but has less loss due to weather damage since moisture doesn’t penetrate as far into it (from rain, or from damp ground, on the bottom). There is

Harvesting Continued from page 7

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By Angie DentonMore than 800 youth and their

families from 39 states gathered at the 16th Annual VitaFerm® Junior National Hereford Expo in Grand Island, Neb., June 27-July 3, to compete in and out of the showring and celebrate the Hereford breed.

In addition to the cattle show, juniors and adults competed in more than 22 skill-based contests ranging from livestock judging to team fitting, and even a 3-on-3 basketball tournament.

Illustrated Speech--This is the final level of competition for members who have won their state competitions. The National Hereford Women and National Ju-nior Hereford Association (NJHA) sponsored the illustrated speech contest.

Texan Peewee participants--Trevor Lockhart, Bryan, Texas; Judd Daniels, Dalhart, Texas; and Maddison Diezi, Wallis, Texas.

Junior--1: Luke Daniels, Dal-hart, Texas; 2: Colton Seagraves, Pocahontas, Ark.; 3: Ella Stief-vater, Salem, S.D.

Intermediate--1: Malina Lind-strom, Elm Creek, Neb.; 2: Wil-liam Diezi, Wallis, Texas; 3: Haley Bickelhaupt, Mount Car-roll, Ill.

Senior: 1: Brooke Cameron, Kingfisher, Okla.; 2: Keayla Harr, Jeromesville, Ohio

Hereford JuniorsCompete in National Contests

3-on-3 Basketball--Pictured are the junior champions from the state of Texas (front row, l to r): Bryden Barber, Channing; Evan Sims, Edmond, Okla.; and Mason Allan, Schulenburg. Back row: Luke Daniels, Dalhart.

3-on-3 Basketball--Pictured are the peewee champions (l to r): Jaxson Jester, Gunter, Texas; Brigham Kelley, Yukon, Okla.; and Slade Beerwinkle, Earth, Texas.

The National Hereford Women and CHB sponsored the Great American CHB Grill-off contest. Pictured are the members of the champion team from the state of Texas (front row, l to r): Audrey Nolan, Longview; Rylee Barber, Channing; and Mason Allan, Schulenburg. Back row (l to) are: Savannah West, Channing; Kolby Rogers, Hamilton; and Jena McCall, Emory.

Extemporaneous Speech--The National Hereford Women and NJHA sponsored the extempora-neous speech contest.

Intermediate--1. Savannah West, Channing, Texas; 2. Sydney Carver, Elk City, Okla.; 3. Malina Lindstrom, Elm Creek, Neb.

Livestock Judging--Peewee individual: 1. Karsten Breiner, Alma, Kan.; 2. Slade Beerwinkle, Earth, Texas; 3. Klayton Bremer, Fullerton, Neb.

Junior individual--1. Zach Schneider, Aquilla, Texas--2. Lo-gan McFatridge, Otterbein, Ind.--3. Luke Daniels, Dalhart, Texas

Junior team--1. Texas No. 5, Mason Allan, Schulenburg; Bryden Barber, Channing; Luke Daniels, Dalhart; and Eric Daniels, Dalhart.

Hereford BowlTeams of four were asked questions about the Hereford industry and animal science. First-place senior team: Texas — Harrison Smith, Gates-ville; Scott Chachere, Dayton; Logan Cline, Morgan; and Harley Rogers, Hamilton.

Team Sales--Teams “sell” any product that is related to agri-culture to a panel of judges by promoting the item in a creative way. This competition emphasizes the importance of communication skills, marketing technique and creative design skills in a real life

sales scenario. Third-place peewee team: Texas — Judd Daniels, Dal-hart; Trevor Lockhart, Bryan; and Carlisle Brahman, Refugio. First-place junior team: Texas – Rig-gin Stewart, Dalhart; and Mason Allen, Schulenberg.

Third-place intermediate team: Texas — Austin Breeding, Miami; and Harley Rogers, Hamilton.

Outstanding State Junior Mem-ber--Each state with participants at the JNHE can recognize one member with this award. Texas: Kayla Keahey, Commerce

3-on-3 Basketball--Champion peewee team: Jaxson Jester, Gunt-er, Texas; Brigham Kelley, Yukon, Okla.; and Slade Beerwinkle, Earth, Texas.; Champion junior team from the state of Texas: Bryden Barber, Channing; Luke Daniels, Dalhart; Mason Allan, Schulenburg; and Evan Sims, Edmond, Okla.

Great American CHB Grill-off--The CHB (Certified Hereford Beef) Grill-off is an event in which each state assembled a team of six members and presented a recipe to a panel of judges. The purpose of the Grill-off is to promote CHB and its benefits to a healthy diet. The National Hereford Women and CHB sponsored the Great American CHB Grill-off contest.First-place team: Texas — Kolby Rogers, Hamilton; Rylee Barber, Channing; Jena McCall, Emory; Savannah West, Channing; Audrey Nolan, Longview; and Mason Al-lan, Schulenburg.

Hereford Nation Tailgate--The first annual tailgate asked state associations to set up a tent with decorations that represented their state spirit and prepare 500 snack size portions of foods. States were judged in the categories of most creative tailgate and best recipe.

Hereford Cattle--1. Trevor Lockhart, Bryan, Texas; 2. Kinsley Gillig, Schuyler, Neb.; 3. Waylon Lee, Wellington, Ill.

People--1. Victoria Allen, Quin-cy, Ill.; 2. Ashby Dauer, Panhan-dle, Texas; 3. Colton Seagraves, Pocahontas, Ark.

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always a certain percentage of loss around the outside of a bale, and the bigger and denser the bale, the less this will be.

There’s also less total hay loss, from a field, when using big bales. “You gather up more of the hay in the windrow. With little bales, there’s always a little more leaf loss; too many of the leaves fall out of it. The larger the baler, the more material is kept in it,” he says. Windrow size/width is also important, and should be coordinated with the size of the baler. You want to pick up as much hay as you can in each trip around the field (to save time and fuel) but also not have the windrows so big that the baler misses some of the hay along the edges of the windrows.

“Storage considerations are of utmost importance today, with the price of hay. It just makes sense to protect the hay (for less spoilage) by keeping it up off the ground or

stacked on a crushed rock base for good drainage, and well covered—either in a barn or with a good tarp,” says Shewmaker.

Differences In Cuttings – One of the differences in hay involves the overall plant maturity—whether it’s cut early or late in its growth period. “There are also differences just between cuttings, due to the season and how fast the hay is growing (whether it’s growing in cool weather of early spring or late fall, or during the heat of summer).Normally, a first cutting—whether it is alfalfa or grass, or mixed—is usually a nice all-purpose hay. It has a good yield and also has plenty of fiber, as well as adequate energy and protein. Even though it might have a coarse stem (in the case of alfalfa), all the animals like it, and it’s good feed,” he says. It grew slowly enough to accumulate the needed nutrients.

“The second cutting, or hot season cutting, which in some

regions may include a second and third cutting or even a fourth—whatever cuttings are grown during the fastest growing conditions—can be very pretty, very clean and leafy and fine-stemmed. But generally the animals don’t like it as well because it grew too fast. There’s not as high a concentration of sugars, for instance. But if you have a laminitic horse or any horse that is sensitive to sugars

and needs to be on a diet with less non-structural carbohydrates, then those hot season cuttings will generally be safer and a good choice for that animal,” he explains.

The end season cuttings are richer in nutrients again (in the fall when the nights are cooling again). “The final cutting or cuttings will have higher energy levels because it’s growing slower. It might even

be blooming but still be very high quality and nutrient dense. That cutting seems to still maintain its quality, so this would be a good feed for a mare or foal or cows with calves, but probably more than you need for an idle horse or dry cows, unless you use it in a mix,” he says.If you are buying hay, always talk to your hay grower or supplier, so they know what type and quality of hay you want.

Continued from page 8Harvesting

Retail beef prices; Cattle on Feed and more USDA data

Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State UniversityExtension Livestock Marketing Specialist

An assortment of new data was released recently. Choice retail beef prices for July decreased for the second month in a row, dropping 4.1 cents per pound from June to $636.5/cwt. Choice retail beef prices peaked in May at $641.2/cwt. All-Fresh retail beef prices, however, continued to increase, setting a new record in July at $616.3/cwt., up 5.2 cents per pound from June. The July spread between the Choice and All-Fresh retail price at 20.2 cents per pound is the narrowest since June of 2012. The July All-Fresh retail price is 96.8 percent of the Choice retail price, a new record percentage and compares to the five year average of 93.1 percent. The percent Choice grading of cattle is high resulting is a relatively large supply of Choice to Select beef, likely the cause of the narrow spread between Choice and All-Fresh retail beef prices.

The August Cattle on Feed report pegged July placements at 99 percent of the low level of one year ago. July marketings were 97 percent of last year. Both placements and marketings in July were at the lowest July levels since 1995. Though the larger feeder supply indicated by the July inventory report will result in increased feedlot placements in the coming months, the flow of cattle through feedlots at the current time continues to be low. This is reflected in year-to-date cattle slaughter, down 7.0 percent compared to last year. The August 1 cattle on-feed inventory was 102 percent of last year as a result of continued slowdown of cattle in the feedlot, resulting in increased slaughter and carcass weights. Average cattle carcass weights are currently 13 pounds heavier than this time last year and partially offset reduced cattle slaughter resulting in year-to-date total beef production down 4.7 percent from one year ago.

The July 1 all cattle inventory in Canada was 13.0 million head, down 2 percent year over year. Canadian cattle inventories have decreased an average of 2.6 percent annually the last ten years from the most recent peak of 16.9 million head in 2005. Earlier indications of the beginning of herd expansion in Canada may be being preempted by severe drought this summer in the Canadian Prairie Provinces.


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Most of the experts are telling us that we may see unprecedented feed and grain costs this coming fall and winter as a result of the very dry weather conditions in the Midwest where a huge amount of our grains normally originate. With grains, proteins and by-products already at record levels, the typical cattle producer is facing significantly higher production expenses and resultant lower profit margins.

So once again we are faced with the task of evaluating strategies that can help us through a challenging period. Over the last few years we have had to deal with significant drought and much lower forage production in various areas around the country. Aside from the drought in the Midwest which has had a major effect on crop production, just last summer we saw a devastating drought in Texas and surrounding areas that reduced forage production to little or nothing. While some of these drought conditions still persist, at

least to some degree in this area, for the most part forage conditions are dramatically different. The point, however, is that this was a situation that affected a region of the country. The effects to the US grain supply at this point will affect everyone’s costs to some degree.

So beef cattle producers have some decisions to make. The high grain costs will affect all feeds and supplements, dry, liquids, tubs – all feeds and supplements. So making good, educated supplementation decisions will be important. Let’s discuss a number of these situations.

Your Forage BaseThis has been hammered on

here over and over but knowing the nutrient content of your forage base is essential. You cannot feed or supplement your herd using your own hay or silage if you do not know what the nutrient content is. So you have to forage test. Some key issues concerning forage testing:

Hay sampling:• Identify hay “lots.” This is a key

first step to proper hay sampling,

and one frequently ignored. A hay lot should be identified which is a single cutting, a single field and variety, and generally be less than 200 tons. Combinations of different lots of hay cannot be represented adequately by a forage sampling method; different lots should be sampled separately. Don’t mix cuttings, fields, or hay types.

• Timing is important. It is important to sample the hay either as close to feeding, or as close to point of sale as possible. Dry matter measurements are especially subject to changes after harvest and during storage, but other measurements may also change. Hay immediately after harvest normally goes through a process of further moisture lost known as a “sweat.” During this period, hay may heat up due to the activities of microorganisms, driving residual moisture from the hay or, depending on microbiological activity, can actually contribute to moisture. In general, however, moisture content is likely to be reduced in the days and weeks after harvest. If the hay has been baled at excess moisture, further biological activity may result in molding, or even (under very high moisture conditions) spontaneous combustion of hay. However, after hay has equilibrated to the range of 90 percent DM (10 percent moisture, depending upon humidity), it is typically quite stable. Since the moisture content between samples can vary, comparison needs to be made on a dry matter basis.

• Use a good hay probe. There are multiple versions on the market. Just pick one that suits you the best. The main thing is to keep the cutting head sharp to make the probing process as easy as possible. Go to www.foragetesting.org for a good list of hay probes. There are two basic types, drill and push. I personally use a push probe which allows me to sample a lot of bales in a short period of time.

• Mark each sample with the field and cutting or by lot number. No matter what, document each sample.

• Accurate sampling depends on reducing variability. This means sampling multiple bales. Sample at least 10 bales per lot is necessary to reduce the variability in nutrients

between bales. Sample bales from a wide area around the field, not all from one location. This is time consuming but can ultimately help you save significant dollars. Remember, the point is to account for all the nutrients that you can from your forages that you either raised or already purchased for hopefully a lower cost.

• Submit each sample in a quart sized plastic bag (Zip-lock or similar). Squeeze as much of the air out as you can.

At the very least your forage test needs to include: Dry Matter/Moisture; Crude Protein; Crude Fat; Acid Detergent Fiber; (ADF); Neutral Detergent Fiber (NDF); Calcium, Ca; Phosphorus, P; Magnesium, Mg; Potassium, K; Sulfur, S; Copper, Cu; Iron, Fe; Manganese, M and Zinc, Zn.

Other minerals as well as vitamins can be assayed from forage samples but this can get fairly expensive. The nutrients listed can give you a solid foundation to start from. Once you have these numbers you can begin evaluating supplements.

Comparing SupplementsThere are worlds of supplements

out there for the cattle producer to use. These can include range cubes, range meals, self limited-supplements, tubs (cooked or chemical), liquids fed in closed top troughs (lick tanks) or open top troughs, basic commodities and so on. Some thoughts:

O n e o f t h e m o s t b a s i c considerations that should be made – which many producers do not – is what labor is required in providing these supplements to the cattle herd. Generally, products which do not require as much labor are more expensive, although that’s not always the case. Secondly, there are supplement forms that are less expensive to buy but the producer has more initial expense to get set up and ultimately to feed.

For instance, liquid feeds are commonly delivered by the local dealer either at your request or on a “keep full” basis, which means he is responsible for monitoring the level of the tanks and keeping feed


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in these tanks. Subsequently, use of liquid feeds does not require a lot of labor. Similarly, limit-fed products (not salt limited) are commonly fed in large self feeders. These supplements are delivered by dealer

in an auger truck so once again, not a lot of labor on the producer’s part. I have actually spoken with producers who purchase these types of supplements in a bagged form and will fill the feeders themselves. While this allows for some intake control it does defeat some of the labor savings purpose. Let’s go

through some of the supplement types to evaluate some of the considerations for each, aside from the actual cost:

Supplement Typeand Considerations

LIQUID FEEDS – Requires purchase of feeders for product to be fed in. Generally requires one

tank for every 40 cows. Dealer can deliver product directly to tank thus reducing producer labor. Generally a good source of protein, fat, phosphorus, trace minerals and vitamins. Not high in energy. Moisture content commonly ranges from 55 to 65 percent. Normal feeding range is 1 to 3 lbs per head per day. Generally requires inclusion of urea to meet protein guarantee.

TUBS – Dry, molasses based products which also include other conventional dry ingredients. Tubs can range from 50 to 200 lbs on average. Other sizes may be available. Can be purchased at the local feed store like other feeds or larger quantities can be delivered to the farm. Intake can range from .5 to

2 lbs or more. Intake is regulated by hardness. Hardness is controlled by manufacturing process. “Cooked” tubs require heating and are generally harder and control intake better. “Chemical” tubs harden based on chemical reactions of components in the misture. These are normally higher in moisture and softer, allowing higher intake. Sold already packaged in plastic non-returnable “tubs,” metal barrels or cardboard boxes. Tubs and barrels can accumulate and thus have to be disposed of.

CONVENTIONAL DRY FEEDS – The standard for years. Includes range cubes, range meals, limited intake products, etc. Can be hand fed or fed in self-feeders of various

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Testing haycan save

supplement dollarsGlenn Selk, OSU EmeritusExtension Animal Scientist

During a recent drive in Northeast Oklahoma, the abundance of hay in big round bales was quite evident. Producers are glad to have adequate supplies of hay as fall and winter approaches. Cattle producers must remember that quantity and quality of hay are independent characteristics of their hay crop.

Forage analysis can be a useful tool to remove some of the mystery concerning the hay that producers will feed this winter. Testing the grass hays this year for protein and energy content will help the pro-ducer design winter supplementation programs most appropriate for the forage supply that is available. Any of the potential nitrate accumulat-ing hays should be tested for nitrate concentration.

Forage quality has two important benefits to cows or heifers. First higher quality forages contain larger concentrations of important nutrients so animals consuming these forages should be more likely to meet their nutrient needs from the forages. Secondly, and just as important, ani-mals can consume a larger quantity of higher quality forages. Higher quality forages are fermented more rapidly in the rumen leaving a void that the animal can fill with additional forage. Consequently, forage intake increases. For example, low qual-ity forages (below about 6% crude protein) will be consumed at about 1.5% of body weight (on a dry matter basis) per day. Higher quality grass hays (above 8% crude protein) may be consumed at about 2.0% of body weight. Excellent forages, such as good alfalfa, silages, or green pasture may be consumed at the rate of 2.5% of body weight per day. The combi-nation of increased nutrient content AND increased forage intake makes high quality forage very valuable to the animal and the producer.

The value of forage testing can best be illustrated by comparing the supplement needed to meet the nutrient needs of cows in the winter. Assume we are feeding hay to a

cow/calf corner1200 pound spring-calving cow in late gestation. She needs 1.9 pounds of crude protein to meet her needs and that of the growing fetus. If she consumes 2.0% of her body weight in a low quality grass hay (4.0% Crude Protein) she will receive 0.96 pounds of protein from the hay leaving a deficiency of 0.94 pounds of protein needed from the supplement. To meet her protein needs with a 30% crude protein supplement would require 3.13 pounds of supplement each day. However, if the same cow was consuming a higher qual-ity grass hay (7.0% Crude Protein), then she receives 1.68 pounds of protein from the hay and must be given enough supplement to meet the 0.22 pounds that is lacking. Now, to meet her needs the cow only needs 0.73 pounds of the same supplement per day. Because of the difference in hay quality the supplement needs vary by 4 fold!

There are several good methods of sampling hay for forage analysis. Most nutritionists would prefer to use a mechanical coring probe made spe-cifically for this purpose. The coring probe is usually a stainless steel tube with a serrated, cutting edge. It is 1 inch in diameter and is designed to fit on a 1/2 inch drill or brace. Cordless drills make these tools quite mobile so that the hay bales to be tested do not have to be hauled to be near an electrical outlet. The hay samples are place in paper or plastic bags for transfer to a forage testing laboratory. Cores are taken from several bales at random to obtain a representative sample to be analyzed.

Grab samples can also be obtained and tested. To receive the best in-formation, grab several samples by hand from about 6 inches into the open side of the bale or the middle third of a small round bale. Place all of the sample in the bag. Do not discard weeds or stems, just because they look undesirable. They are still part of the hay that you are offering to the livestock. Be certain to label the forage samples accurately and immediately, in order for the labora-tory analysis to be correctly assigned to the proper hay piles or bales. Obviously the more samples that are sent to the laboratory for analysis, the more information can be gained. Just as obvious is the fact that as the

number of samples increase, the cost of forage testing increases.

Samples can be taken to the OSU County Extension office near you and then sent to the OSU Soil, Wa-ter, and Forage Testing laboratory in Agricultural Hall on the campus at Stillwater. There are other com-mercial laboratories available in the Southern plains area that also do an excellent job of forage analysis.

Stockpiledbermudagrass

can reducewinter feed costsGlenn Selk, OSU EmeritusExtension Animal Scientist

Harvested forage costs are a large part of the production costs associated with cow-calf enter-prises. A 15 year-old OSU trial had the objective to economically evaluate stockpiled bermudag-rass. The research found that this practice can reduce cow-wintering costs. Forage accumulation during the late summer and fall is variable from year to year depending on moisture, temperatures, date of first frost and fertility.

The OSU research has found that 50 to 100 pounds per acre of actual nitrogen fertilizer applied in the late summer has produced 1000 – 2000 pounds of forage per acre. In some ideal situations even more forage has been produced.

Studies between 1997 and 2000 found stockpiled bermudagrass protein concentrations were quite impressive, even after frost. In No-vember, the range of protein content of the standing forage was 13.1% to 15.2%. The protein held up in December and ranged from 12.5% to 14.7% and declined to 10.9% to 11.6% in January.

To make best use of the stock-piled forage, supplementation with 2 pounds of 14% to 25% protein feed beginning in early December is recommended. Read about these studies in the 2001 OSU Animal Science Research Report. Some information about the forage qual-ity is reported in the 1999 OSU Animal Science Research Report.

Planning for the stockpiling of

Bermuda must begin now.The following is a list of recom-

mendations for stockpiling bermu-dagrass pastures for best results and reducing winter feed bills:

1. Remove existing forage by haying, clipping, or grazing by late August

2. Apply 50 to 100 pounds of actual nitrogen fertilizer per acre.

3. Defer grazing until at least late October or early November.

4. Control access to forage by ro-tational or strip grazing to cut waste and extend grazing.

5. If cool season forage is available for use in the winter, use the stock-piled bermudagrass first.

6. Supplementation (2 pounds of 14 – 25% protein) should begin in early December.

7. Provide free-choice mineral (6%- 9% phosphorus and Vitamin A) with a trace-mineral package


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Effective Sept. 1, 2015, the cost of the basic DNA profile also known as a parentage SNP profile will increase to $38. The cost of GE-EPD (genomic-enhanced expected progeny difference) tests and combination packages of GE-EPD test with the basic DNA profile or horn/poll tests will remain the same as they have been since late 2014.

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Hereford breeders continue to support research as evident during the fourth annual auction to benefit the Hereford Research Foundation July 23. Thirteen lots were sold on BuyHereford.com grossing $38,500.

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designs. Most commonly used. In bagged or bulk form. Bulk forms require a storage facility

of some type. All types should be fed in feeders or troughs of some type. Ground feeding is not recommended due to waste. Product waste and loss should always be avoided, but certainly

now with grain and feed markets at all time highs. Feeding of bagged supplements can be a problem with cows crowding around, pushing to get at feed. Poses an injury hazard. Self-fed products must be carefully formulated and monitored to prevent proper consumption. Over or under consumption are both problems.

C O M M O D I T I E S / B Y-PRODUCTS – Generally most labor intensive. Requires storage facility of some tpe. Requires troughts or bunks to feed in. Not many commodit ies are well balanced alone in meeting nutrient needs. Can result in over or under feeding of some nutrients. Generally the least expensive we bough in truckload quantities. Can be purchased in smaller quantities in some areas.

Conclusions Making the most of your

feed and nutrition dollars is not a simple task and to be done correctly requires a lot of study and analysis. You can see from this part of our discussion that many considerations have to be made and accounted for, not the least of which is labor and logistics.

In the next part of this series we will apply the economics. We’ll discuss how to analyze and compare as many of these issues as we can. Given the volatile nature of the feed and grain market the best we can do is develop a good accurate understanding of how to make necessary comparisons.

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