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6A – Daily News – Saturday, August 28, 2010 Agriculture & farm The Tehama County CattleWomen have part- nered with Downtown Red Bluff Business Association for the innagural Beef ‘N Brew, 5-7 p.m. on Sept. 18 in the participating stores. There will be beef appe- tizers available for every- one, but the micro-brew tasting will be those 21 years and older. I under- stand that micro-brews have a higher alcoholic content than beer, so the sampling will be in small glasses so the participants will be able to sample all the brews. Local cooks are being invited by the CattleWomen to participate in the beef appetizer competion. The contest will be judged by Vic Woolery of the Brand- ing Iron Restaurant in Cot- tonwood, and the grill chef of the tri tip sandwiches that will be available at the Cone Kimball Plaza. He will be assisted in judging the beef appetizers by Bev Ross, Tehama County Clerk and TCCW member, and Bar- bara McIver, former Tehama County supervisor. Interested cooks should send an email to Paula Holden at paulalh@live.com for an application. The award will be a trophy and prizes. Tickets can be purchased from Tehama County Cat- tleWomen, HeartFelt Designs Gallery, Plum Crazy hair designs and bou- tique, Sparrow Fine Art and Antiques, and Red Bluff- Tehama County Chamber of Commerce for $10. Pre- sale is good for the beef appetizer and microbrew tasting in the stores fol- lowed by more Beef ‘N Brew and the street dance at Cone Kimball Plaza 7-10 p.m. Tickets purchased at Cone Kimball Plaza on the 18th are $10 for in store Micro Brew and Beef Tast- ing and $5 for the Beef ‘N Brew at the clock tower when you will get a Vic Woolery tri tip sandwich and a cup of brew plus dancing to the music of the Rough Cut Band. Metal artists, wood- workers, leather artists, crafters and craftsmen are invited to set up on Main and Walnut streets on Satur- day, the 18th. There is no Courtesy photo Tehama Angus Ranch is backed by four generations of the Borror family. It is a registered Angus cattle ranch that has been in business since 1943. The ranch primarily focuses on raising bulls to market to commercial cattlemen for breeding. Throughout the year steers and heifers not suitable for breeding stock are removed from the herd and fattened for beef. The cattle never receive implants, growth hormones, or feed additives. The beef has increased flavor and juiciness due to the homegrown corn they are finished on. All cattle are harvested between 14-18 months of age. Cattle are harvested at Johansen's Quality Meats in Orland where they are dry-aged for 14-21 days. Pictured are Bill Borror and grandson Bryce at the Red Bluff Farmers Market. charge, but you must pick up an application from Paula Holden at paulalh@alive.com for times and participation forms or pick up the form at 623 Main St. At the workshop a cou- ple weeks ago, Roger Brooks suggested that the merchants stay open after 5 p.m. to accommodate out of town visitors and give the locals something to do. The 18th will be an evening when stores on Main and Walnut are open until 7 p.m. There will be something to do on the Cone Kimball Plaza for visitors until 10 p.m; just like he suggested. Many people want a place to hang out that is fun. Be sure to buy your tickets ahead of time. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association‚s Beef Innovations Group (BIG) introduced six new cuts generated from the beef round at the Innovative Beef Symposium in Denver, the group said in a news release. The six new cuts include a portfolio of lean steak and roast options suitable for retail and food- service outlets: Santa Fe Cut similar to a flank steak, perfect for fajitas, stir fry or for shredded beef; Round Petite Tender fla- vorful, best cut into medallion steaks, offers a restaurant-quali- ty experience on a bed of pasta or a roast for two; San Antonio Steak 1/2-inch lean steak, versa- tile and cooks fast, works well with a marinade; Tucson Cut, the perfect lean cut for foodservice operations look- ing for value; Braison Cut, ideal for any braising application and makes a great osso buco or pot roast; Merlot Cut, deep red color, lean and flavorful, ideal for a variety of ethnic dishes. We have learned about the Flat Iron from the chuck, and now there are new beef cuts from the beef round. Had planned to go to Jean Barton the Farmers Market on Wednesday evening, but when the thermometer read 108 degrees on our back porch, and the television weather person said Red Bluff was 112 degrees I decided to stay home. On the 24th they said Red Bluff broke a record for the day when it was 110 degrees. Our Rio Oso peaches are final- ly ripe, although they are not as sweet as previous years. Must have been the cool spring and summer. Time for canning and freezing peaches. It is nearly September and the Sunsweet dryer is just now starting to think about drying prunes, since they too are late ripening this year. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. Study claims conventional ag limits greenhouse gas CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A study from Stanford Uni- versity researchers says traditional farming has kept some greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. ranch Upcoming Beef ‘N Brew downtown Ranchers differ on benefit of new antitrust rules FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Meatpackers, feeders and hundreds of ranchers from around the country packed a workshop Friday to voice concerns about a proposed fed- eral rule that aims to preserve competition in an industry increasingly dominated by a handful of corporate giants. Attorney General Eric Holder and Agriculture Secre- tary Tom Vilsack opened the daylong workshop at Col- orado State University, one of five the administration set this year to hear about competition in a consolidating agri- culture industry. Since the workshops began, the Obama administration has proposed new antitrust measures for meat companies that reflect a willingness by the USDA to shift the balance of power between farmers and processors. Vilsack said he is ‘‘deeply concerned’’ about consolida- tion’s impacts on rural America as the number of proces- sors, feedlots and producers shrinks. ‘‘At that point, consumers will suffer as well,’’ Vilsack said. The proposed rule would make it easier to file suits under the Depression-era Packers and Stockyards Act by stating that farmers don’t need to prove industrywide anti- competitive behavior to file a lawsuit under the act. Other provisions are aimed at keeping markets fair and competitive for livestock producers dealing with meat- packing giants that, ranchers say, have increased their bar- gaining power over them through consolidation. Since 1980, the number of hog farms has dropped from 660,000 to 71,000, according to the Department of Agri- culture. The number of cattle farms has fallen from 1.6 mil- lion to 950,000. While hog farmers got 50 percent of the retail value of a hog in 1980, their share was 24.5 percent in 2009, the USDA says. Per-capita incomes in rural areas largely lag those in more urban areas, the average age of ranchers is rising, and young people aren’t sure if they can make a living produc- ing raising animals and crops, Vilsack said. ‘‘Producers are worried whether there is a future for them and their children in farming,’’ he said. Meanwhile, companies like U.S. meatpacking giants Cargill Inc., Tyson Foods Inc. and National Beef Inc., and Brazil’s JBS SA, have been growing. Cattlemen, though, heatedly disagree on whether the rule would help or hurt them. Steven Davis is one of the three researchers who wrote the study. Davis says although traditional agriculture isn’t perfect, the study found advances in farming have allowed farmers to grow much more food in the same space. That has reduced the need to plow billions of additional acres and thereby prevented the release of billions of tons of green- house gases. 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