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Saturday, December 18, 2010 – Daily News – 5A Agriculture & farm Leadership Farm Bureau program honors 13 graduates Thirteen Farm Bureau members from through- out California, including Kari Dodd and Michael Vasey of the Tehama County Farm Bureau, have earned recognition for completing a year of intensive training in the Leadership Farm Bureau program. The Class of 2010 graduated during an event held at the Steinbeck Museum in Salinas as part of the 92nd California Farm Bureau Federation Annual Meeting. “It’s important for Farm Bureau to continue to cultivate new leaders and for those new lead- ers to have a thorough understanding of Farm Bureau and the many issues that affect family farmers and ranchers,” California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. “The Leadership Farm Bureau program trains people to serve both our organization and the communities where they live and work.” In addition to Vasey and Dodd, the 2010 Leadership Farm Bureau class included Casey Anderson, San Diego County; Darrell Cordova, Stanislaus County; Phillip Cox, Tulare County; Kory Cultrera, San Joaquin County; Theo de Haan, Kings County; Stephanie Leimgruber, Imperial County; Derrick Lum, Solano County; Monica Rosenthal, Lake County; Tom Stewart, Modoc County; Liza Teixeira, Tulare County; and Kenny Watkins, San Joaquin County. The graduates gained 250 hours of special- ized training focused on leadership skills and current affairs, plus insight into how Farm Bureau operates and its priorities in working to protect family farms and ranches. As part of their training, the Leadership Farm Bureau class traveled to Sacramento and Washington, D.C., to learn about key issues and meet with legislators, members of Congress and government agency leaders. The group also visited North Carolina to discuss common issues with family farmers and agricultural leaders there. The 2010 class marks the eleventh group of leaders to complete the Leadership Farm Bureau program since it began in 2000. For more information, see www.cfbf.com/lfb/. The Tehama County Cattlemen and Cattle- Women invite the public to the annual Winter Dinner at the Tehama District Fair- ground auditorium at 6 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 8, when they can enjoy wine tasting from New Cairveaux, Alger, Indian Peak, Mount Tehama wineries and Cline Cellars with purchase of a souvenir wine glass. Lucero Olive Oil of Corning and Pacific Sun Olive Oil of Gerber will offer olive oil tasting of their different flavors. Vic Woolery and crew will serve a Prime Rib din- ner for $20 presale and $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at the following locations: Red Bluff at Hawes Ranch & Farm Sup- ply, The Loft at Reynolds Ranch & Feed, Red Bluff Bull and Gelding Sale office, Farm Credit, Cross- roads Feed & Supply. Rabobank and Premier West Bank will have tickets available in both Red Bluff and Corning. In Cotton- wood, tickets can be pur- chased at Shasta Farm and Equipment. All cattlemen and cattle- women are invited to a spe- cial meeting before the din- ner at 4:45 p.m. in the Gem Building when California Cattlemen’s Association officers, Dr. Tom Talbott, DVM, Kevin Kester and Matt Byrne, present an update on the progress of a vaccine for prevention of Foothill Abortion. Over the years TCCA and the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Committee have donated thousands of dol- lars for the devel- opment of a vac- cine. From my 1990 Christmas letter I had noted that we had 18 heifers abort out of the 48 head we had saved for replace- ments, and that was a typical year. For many years we didn’t know what had caused the abortions of a calf a month or two before the cow or heifer was due to calve. Courtesy photo Cattlemen take care of their animals by giving annual vaccinations to prevent disease. Using Beef Quality Assurance guidelines the shots are given in the neck. At Antelope Creek Cattle Co., from left,David Bennetts, Willie Staggs,Don Brown, Danny Brown and Walt Brown gave TrichGuard V5L, a killed vaccine that provides protection against abortion caused by Trichomonosis, as well as all 5 leptos and 3 strains of vibrio.The cows also receive BoviShield Gold FP 5 for prevention of IBR, BVD (1&2), PI3, BRSV. One shot Ultra 8 way vaccine for preventing Clostridium chauvoei (Blackleg), Cl.septicum- malignant edema,Cl.haemolyticum- redwater, Cl. novyi-black disease, Cl. sordelli & perfringens Types C& D for enterotoxemia.To take care of mineral deficiencies,Mineral Max a solution of manganese, selenium, copper was given in a shot. Instead of using a pour-on, they used Ivermac Plus injectable for control of internal and external parasites. It is expensive buying the vaccine for these shots, but cattlemen want their animals to be healthy. Fifty-seventy years ago ranchers did not have this protection available and the animals died. has made her famous Wild Gooseberry Jelly for a lucky bidder. Sarah Rider, Sophia Swarthout and Amber Micke of Wink Fashion & Salon have donated a winter gift basket. Tehama Angus Ranch has donated two quarters of local- ly grown, corn- fed Angus beef with cut and wrap by Tony‚s Custom Meats. A beautiful leather apron from Jean Bar- ton. Jean Barton The Scholarship Auction committee has received more exciting and interest- ing items since last week. Tres Pulgas Ranch, Dr Karen and Bob Maloney have donated two tickets for the Sacramento Murder Mystery Dinner Train, when the guests help solve the murder. Marenco Cattle Company has donated a hotel room for the getaway. Barbara Frost-Kloose Oak Knoll Hereford Ranch, Cathy and Ron Tobin have offered a one day deer hunt and home cooked meal for four at their ranch in Flournoy. Charlie Mueller Truck- ing will deliver 25 tons of road base within Tehama County. Masami Cattle Ranch, Inc. has given $100. Jere Lee Hale gave a hat holder for your pick- up or home and Hale Land & Cattle has donat- ed a cowboy boot brush holder. Bill Borror has donated a beautiful handcrafted wal- nut coffee table. Tony’s ATTENTION ATHLETES Baseball/Softball Fusion Camp Have your best season yet This 4 week camp combines speed training, sport specific conditioning, plyometrics, and core training. This camp will make you a better mover. Become more efficient at the movements of your sport! January 4th-27th Tuesday and Thursdays 4:00-5:00 At Tehama Family Fitness Center Cost $50 Instructed By: Troy Lalaguna, CSCS and Divsion 1 Softball athlete Aubrie Stroman Tehama Family Fitness Center 2498 South Main St • Red Bluff 528-8656 www.tehamafamilyfitness.com Great Gifts Stocking & Everyone Free Gift Wrapping Red Bluff Garden Center 527-0886 766 Antelope Blvd. (next to the fairgrounds) LIC #808524 Call For Free Information Toll-Free (800) 464-1403 or (530) 365-1403 6183 MEISTER WAY ANDERSON, CA 96007 (530) 365-1403 (800) 464-1403 Stuff for Custom Meats will give a gift basket of beef snack sticks and beef salami that is delicious. Les Scwab Tire Center, Red Bluff has offered a high lift jack. Tehama County Farm Bureau will donate a gift basket. Kam Lalaguna of Roundup Realty has given a cash donation. Ag Land Investment, Sam Mudd and Bert and Anne Owens will give a basket of Tehama County commodities. Shane Gor- don has donated a western print. “Fly with Kevin,” a half hour plane ride with Kevin Borror in a four-seat Maule aircraft. TCCA Vice Presi- dent Steve Zane has offered a quail hunt at his Paynes Creek ranch. Box seats for four people Friday night at the April Red Bluff Round-Up have been donated by the Red Bluff Round-Up. Linda Borror will make her famous, delicious Lemon Meringue pie. *** This is another website that sends Christmas cards to soldiers, and Tehama County CattleWoman Ellen Gentry wrote to me “The website was great!” If you go to this web site, http://www.letssaythanks.c om/Home1280.html you can pick out a thank you card and Xerox will print it and it will be sent to a sol- dier that is currently serving in Iraq. You can't pick out who gets it, but it will go to a member of the armed ser- vices. Wouldn't it be wonderful if the soldiers received a bunch of these? Whether you are for or against the wars, our soldiers over there need to know we are behind them. This takes just 10 sec- onds and it's a wonderful way to say thank you. Please take the time and please take the time to pass it on for others to do. We can never say enough thank you's. Thanks for taking to time to support our military. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. ranch Annual Winter Dinner approaching