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6A Daily News – Saturday, August 3, 2013 Agriculture farm & ranch Local rancher injured in collision Demand fuels $400 million dairy increase Our thoughts and prayers are with Dusty deBraga, local cattle rancher and member of the Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale Committee. He was injured on Monday afternoon, July 29th when he was driving on 36E on Fredonyer Summit in Lassen County between Westwood and Susanville. I have heard that Dusty suffered a crushed vertebrae and disc, but no paralysis. He had left his horse trailer, horse and dogs in Westwood when driving eastward. "The Lassen County Times", July 29, 2013. Westwood resident dies in vehicle crash. A 39-year-old WestCourtesy photo wood woman died in a Clevon and Anola Dixon of Lake City were at the MC Ranch as Cow head-on collision early Boss from 1937 to 1946, leaving four times during the next 20 years. this afternoon. The woman's identity Pictured with Jacqueline Leininger. is being withheld pending and Hop and there wasn't able. Lemmon. appropriate notification. The dining room table a deer track to be seen. The plot (for those like According to the California Highway Patrol me who had forgotten) was a big slab of pine that Understand it is due to all (CHP), the woman was was 2 musicians that wit- had come from an old the mountain lions in the driving west on Hwy 36 ness a Chicago mob hit in building above Ft. Bid- area. Jacqueline got to visit in her 1999 Lexus at an 1929. They flee with an well. While each bedroom all female band, disguised had different wall paper her friends 93 year old unknown speed. Dusty deBraga, 53, of Red Bluff as Josephine and Daphne and decorations. My room Clevon and 98 year old He was had wooden shingles on Anola Dixon. was travelling east at an to Florida. I had wondered how one wall, and the bedside Cow Boss at the MC unknown speed in his they could change scenes lamp had pine cones Ranch in Oregon for 9 2004 pickup. years starting in 1937, and For unknown reasons, when the stage is in the engraved in the copper. We didn't test the pri- she was book-keeper. the woman allowed her center of a round pavilion. Clevon's memory was vehicle to cross the dou- Sometimes a prop would vate Jacuzzi hot tub for 8, ble yellow center line and drop from the overhead or have a picnic on our sharp, and recited a poem entered the eastbound lights, or during a black- patio but enjoyed the about his wife of 71 years lane directly into deBra- out the stage crews would complimentary bottle of that he had written. Said that when he startbring the piano or train wine and the homemade ga's path, the CHP said. The vehicles collided compartment to the center wild plum jam turnovers. ed, the wage was $ 40 a Debra is past president month, and there were 20 of the stage. head on and The gangster of Modoc Co. Cattle- horse teams pulling mowcame to rest Spats was a Women and said she does ers, and 9 teams pulling blocking the great tap dancer, the gardening. The flow- rakes. westbound lane When he became cow and the ensem- ers and shrubs were colorof the highway ble was 12 in ful, and something the boss his salary was $ 60 a at milepost month. Lew and Chet number with deer didn't like. 16.12. I enjoyed seeing all the Brockman, High Geer excellent voices deBraga sushay, since all the ranchers worked on the MC after and dancing. tained major We thorough- were in their 2nd cutting. WWII. injuries and was Clevon left the MC ly enjoyed the There was alfalfa, orchard Lifeflighted to grass, and Timothy grow- four times, and last time musical. Enloe Hospital ing in the valley. It was so he left was in 1966. Said *** in Chico. If you are green thanks to the pivot, he got a good high school Jean Motorists looking for a wheel line or flood irriga- education at the MC, the experienced Alvod Ranch was his colslower pace, tion systems. traffic delays At 6:30 in the morning lege education and the with no traffic, for approxiand beautiful we would hear a tractor White Horse Ranch was a mately two scenery, lots of and piece of farm equip- stretch of reform school. hours due to the accident On Aug. 10 in Lakebucks, does and fawns on ment go past or a load of and rescue personnel on view, Ore. there will be a the hay fields you need to hay. scene. They don't furnish reunion of the cowboys spend a couple days in *** horses or ATVs, but there that worked at the MC Surprise Valley. Grand-daughter Callie We, Jacqueline, Caro- are panel corrals if you Ranch. and I enjoyed the Music We visited friends at Circus in Sacramento last line, Denise and Jean, just bring your horse and want the Bare Ranch south of Saturday when we rode returned after visiting to ride on the ranch. There were little, tiny Eagleville, and in Lake the Mt. Lassen Motor friends and their families Transit with others from in Surprise Valley and quail, and we were told it City since they were fellow travelers on the WestRedding, Red Bluff, Alturas. Our headquarters was the second hatching. When we visited Betty ern Livestock Journal was Cockrell's High Corning and Orland to Desert Lodging outside of Jane and Dave, there was tour, also drove north to see "Sugar." a doe with triplets in the Fort Bidwell sightseeing. "Sugar" was based on Cedarville. It was decorated in hay field, and they were the screen play "Some Jean Barton can be Like It Hot," the movie in western motif and Debra accompanied by a doe at Cockrell's photographs. with twin fawns. South of reached 1959 with Marilyn MonBeautiful and so comfort- Alturas we visited Hazel jbarton2013@gmail.com. roe, Tony Curtis and Jack SACRAMENTO — California cheese makers and other dairy processors have paid the state's dairy farmers over $400 million more in the first six months of 2013 than for the same period last year, according to data released by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. "That $400 million in additional revenue translates to about $250,000 more per dairy farm this year," said Rachel Kaldor, Executive Director of the Dairy Institute of California, noting that the trend was expected to continue for the rest of the year due to strong global demand for dairy products. Kaldor said dairy farm margins are also improving. "One of the most common ways to gauge dairy farm profitability is to measure farm income over feed costs," said Kaldor. "For the most recent two quarters reported, dairy farmers are enjoying an average 57 percent improvement in their margins over the middle of last year." Kaldor said feed costs have moderated this year and are expected to decline dramatically over the remainder of the year — down about 40 percent from last year's drought-driven highs. "All of these trends are very good news for California's dairy farmers," said Kaldor. Kaldor said processors supported the California Department of Food and Agriculture last year when it temporarily increased the price of milk that processors pay dairy farmers. "Those temporary price hikes will add about $62 million to dairy farmer income this year," said Kaldor. "But compared to the $400 million more processors have already paid, it's very clear that vibrant dairy markets are far better at improving dairy farm income than reliance on regulated governmentimposed price adjustments." Kaldor warned that the state's complex regulatory pricing system needs to change if California dairy farmers and processors are to compete in the new global market. "Our current regulatory system was not designed for today's marketplace," said Kaldor. "Dairy farmers need to join us in understanding that competition builds markets for their milk, which leads to more farm income for them. Calif. fines dairy for water quality violations TRACY (AP) — A San Joaquin County dairy has been ordered to pay a $685,000 penalty for discharging manure waste into groundwater and failing to clean it up. The Central Valley Regional Water Quality Control Board said on Thursday it fined Tracy, Calif.-based Henry Tosta Dairy for the violations. Officials said the dairy has a history of violations that negatively impact water quality. In May 2012, inspectors found that wastewater lagoons had not been regularly cleaned, settling basins for manure wastewater were full, and manure slurry encroached on the cows' corrals. The dairy's waste management plan was also not up to par. Barton Almond growers: Plan now for pollination The honey bee supply is being affected by a wide range of factors, including colony collapse disorder and related stressors such as Varroa mites, lack of pollen and nectar food sources, pesticides and pathogens. Bees go from famine to feast to famine as limited natural food and forage before and after almond bloom puts stress on bees. Almond growers can contribute to a better bee supply by providing forage in or near their orchards before and/or after almond bloom. The Almond Board and Project Apis m. (PAm) are doing research and working on solutions to the core problems of the honey bee health issue, including the changing landscape for honey bee forage. PAm has identified bee forage seed mixtures that provide an excellent supplemental source of nectar and pollen for honey bees in almond orchards. In addition to providing an alternative food source, planting bee forage cover crops in orchard middles or perimeters provides additional benefits in the form of increased soil fertility, better water infiltration, weed suppression and reduced soil erosion. Growers should plant bee pastures in September ahead of fall rains for best germination. To protect bees that will be attracted to the forage, growers should consider their almond pesticide practices before deciding where to plant the forage crop. PAm provides the seed and guidance to growers who are willing to enroll land in the bee forage program. To enroll in the pollinator forage project, email ProjectApis@gmail.com. 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