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Saturday, February 16, 2013 ��� Daily News 5A Agriculture farm Farm bureau offers scholarships The Tehama County Farm Bureau will be awarding around $3,000 in scholarships for 2013, funded by TCFB and Agriculture Education Donations. Scholarship amounts will range from $100 to $1,000 and are determined by the selection committee. However, the Harry & Jackie Baker Scholarship will be in the amount of $500, as determined by the family. Recipient must be a graduating high school senior from a Tehama County high school who will be attending either an agricultural trade school, community college or university or students who graduated from a Tehama County high school who are enrolled in an agricultural trade school, community college or university ��� sophomore, junior, senior or graduate status. All applicants must be attending college next year, carrying 12 or more units per term. The scholarship is not based on financial need. All applications must be received by March 1. Call the Farm Bureau at 527-7882 or visit www.tehamacountyfarmbureau.org for more information. Winter livestock educational meeting set for Feb. 22 An educational program with information related to the health and management of beef cattle and pasture will be held from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 22, at the Shasta Livestock Auction Yard in Cottonwood. Dinner will be provided compliments of Merial. The event is free, but you must register: online at httD://uccc.ucdavis.edu/survcv/survev.crm?suJvevnum ber^l 0106 or call 224-4900 or 527-3101 to register. Special guest speaker Dr. David Patterson from the University of Missouri will speak on selection and development of replacement heifers. Other topics discussed include bull performance, de-wonning and alternative feeds for cattle. Irrigated pasture irrigation efficiency and fertility will also be discussed. The meeting is sponsored by the Shasta and Tehama County Cooperative Extensions, the Cattlemen's Association's in Shasta and Tehama counties, Cottonwood Veterinary Clinic, Northern CA Farm Credit, Pfizer Animal Health, Hawes Farm and Ranch, and the Shasta Livestock Auction Yard. Local breeders recognized Three Tehama County Angus breeders, including Tehama Angus Ranch of Gerber who have 34 registered Angus cows and two registered Angus bulls, have been recognized nationally by the American Angus Association by their inclusion in the Association's 2013 Pathfinder Report. Gary J and Patricia Ford of Red Bluff have one registered Angus cow included and Byrd Cattle Company LLC, of Red Bluff, has six registered Angus cows included in the report. Only 1,992 of the more than 25,000 American Angus Association members are represented in this year's report, according to Bill Bowman, chief operating officer and director of performance programs of the Association with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo. The Pathfinder program identifies superior Angus cows based upon recorded performance traits economically important to efficient beef production. These traits include early and regular calving and heavy weaning weights, Bowman says. Over 2 million eligible dams with more than 6.8 million weaning records were examined to determine Pathfinder status. All registered Angus cows that meet the strict Pathfinder standards are listed, along with their owners, in the Pathfinder Report that is published annually by the Association. In addition, bulls that have sired a minimum of five or more Pathfinder Cows are recognized as Pathfinder Sires. All registered Angus cows and sires meeting the strict Pathfinder standards are listed, along with their owners, in the annual Pathfinder Report. The & Cattle folk head to Tampa Bay Past National Beef Ambassador, Malorie Bankhead and senior at Cal Poly wrote on FaceBook: "Heads Tampa Bay, tails California." This past week interning at the national annual cattle industry convention was absolutely phenomenal! Here's to old friends, new friends, real friends and true friends. For yet another time I am grateful and humbled to be a member of the beef community. It isn't possible to find such amazing people anywhere else folks. Thank you! Love to you all and hope for safe travels home. Happy trails...until we meet again!" Malorie wrote her feelings about the past week, and I agree with her; the friends we see Courtesy photo twice or three times a Malorie Bankhead (brunette) and Tammie McElroy (blonde) on the year and making new friends. Over a hundred sandy white Belleair Beach near Clearwater, Fla., looking for sea cattlewomen from shells washed up from the Gulf of Mexico. across the nation, Florida to Washington and mother, Pat Stevenson, Women congratulate Dr. easements on two ranchHawaii, were in Tampa who was ANCW Presi- Maas on this much es in two states, totaling 24,500 acres. Bay for our annual con- dent in 1970. Her fami- deserved honor. I flew into Tampa Jack and Beverly vention with a theme of ly has owned and operSparrowk early in order to go ated Red Rock Feeding Sparrowk, Boots on the Bay. A Gasparilla Pirate Co; a 30,000 head feed- Livestock, Clements, sightseeing with CCW Tammie Fest was celebrated one yard in Southern Ari- CA were honored as president night, with colorful zona since 1964, and Region VI regional win- McElroy. The hibiscus many colors, today she is ner in the 2012 Environ- in beads, lively Stewardship bougainvillea, Siberian part-owner of mental pirates, music the operation. Awards. They run a iris, oleanders and red and plenty of were in B a r b a r a 2,450 cow/calf herd geraniums grog and local and husband with all cows wintering bloom, green grass and eats (alligator Tim Jackson on Northern California palm trees everywhere. was one). It was The locals were talkfounded Ani- annual grasslands. In to be held on the mal Health late spring, nearly half ing about how cool it waterfront, but Express in of the cow herd is was, since it was 40 rain moved the to summer 64'F when I arrived, but 1989. The moved party indoors. Tucson-based mountain ranches in my last day was 80'F At the opening online busi- Northern California and and very, very humid session of the n e s s , Southeastern Oregon. since we were on the cattle industry www.Animal- These cattle remain waterfront. convention for Jean Monday morning H e a l t h E x - until the fall rains gerabout 6,000 press.com, 1- minate annual grasses everyone was talking people we 8 0 0 - 5 3 3 - on the California winter about the Dodge Ram learned and saw Tough commercial, "So 8115, sells rangelands. pictures of the Most of Sparrowk God Made a Farmer"animal health festival. Gasparilla was supplies, tack, livestock Livestock's calves are Paul Harvey, during the inspired by the legend equipment and pet sup- marketed directly to Super Bowl, when the feeding companies or SF 49ers almost won. of Jose Gaspar, a Span- plies. California's John through video markets, The cover of our USA ish nobleman and naval officer who turned to Maas, DVM was named depending on market TODAY was a four page piracy. Supposedly, he the National Beef Qual- conditions. About 400 advertisement with the sailed from a secret ity Assurance Educator replacement heifers are complete words of Paul Harvey. island base south of Award winner at the retained annually. We also liked the Improving stock Tampa, plundering ships 2013 Cattle Industry in the Gulf of Mexico Convention in Tampa, water quantity and dis- Budweiser colt growing and along the Spanish Fla. Maas, who has been tribution has long been a up, and the Taco Bell main from the late instrumental in BQA in priority. Over time, senior citizens with California for many solar panels and pumps their sneaking out of 1700s until 1821. There are no contem- years was nominated by have replaced several their retirement home; porary records of Gas- CCA and the California windmills; water tanks; getting tattoos plus havmiles of pipe and many ing fun. par ever operating in the CattleWomen, Inc. Our ANCW meetings have been In his nomination let- troughs area or battling the US Navy. The first written ter last fall, Past CCA installed. These projects were productive and significantly interesting. Good speakaccount of Jose Gaspar President Kevin Kester have carrying ers. Glad I was at Tampa was a 1900 advertising said, "John Maas has increased on the Bay, and will tell brochure, and subse- been dedicated to this capacity. Recognizing the you more next time. quent tales of the pirate cause from its inception Gaspar are based on that and has never been importance of protectJean Barton can be afraid to face the chal- ing agricultural land, fanciful brochure. at The next evening the lenges California and the Sparrowks imple- reached conservation jbarton2013@gmail.com. Cattlemen's Beach Bash our nation are faced mented with The Beach Boys with. "A state known by its featured Gasparilla fireworks, and followed by peers for its strong BQA dancing at the Hot outreach efforts, CaliHavana Nights After fornia's BQA programs Party with the Bellamy would be non-existent Brothers, sponsored by without Dr. Maas. As a pioneer in California Bayer Animal Health. 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