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4A – Daily News – Saturday, December 25, 2010 Agriculture & farm Almond Board announces election The Almond Board of California announced Jan. 20, 2011 as the deadline for filing nomination peti- tions for one independent grower member and alter- nate position on the board of directors for the Almond Board of California. Each candidate must be a grower and must sub- mit a petition signed by at least 15 independent growers of almonds — verified by the Almond Board — in order to be considered for the position. The petition must state the position for which the candidate is nominated and must be filed with the Almond Board of California, 1150 Ninth St., Ste. 1500, Modesto, 95354. Additionally, two independent handler members and alternate positions are available. Handlers must declare their candidacy, in writ- ing, to the Almond Board no later than Jan. 20 in order for their name to be placed on the ballot for these positions. One cooperative handler member and alternate nominee and one cooperative grower member and alternate nominee will be selected through their cooperative association. The Almond Board of California is the agency established to administer the Federal Marketing Order for almonds. The Board assures industry compliance with marketing order regulations and is responsible for administering all aspects of the marketing order. It also serves the almond industry in other major areas: production research, generic advertising and public relations, and accumulation, compilation and dissemination of statistical information. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which oversees Federal Marketing Orders, would like to enhance the diversity of the Almond Board and is encouraging eligible women, minorities and people with disabilities to consider running for a position on the Board. It is the USDA’s goal that marketing order boards and committees reflect the diversity of the indus- tries they serve. For further information call: Sue Olson, associ- ate director, Statistics and Compliance, (209) 343- 3224. I received a note from Dr Andy Giambroni, DVM about the com- ments last week on vacci- nations for cattle. His comments are: “Last week in your article you gave me the impression that cattlemen did not give many vacci- nations in the early 1950s. This is true, except for the 1940s and 1950s for the hard work that Dr. Joe (Giambroni) did in those years. “Educating livestock growers of health plans. This included vaccines. “Dr. Joe and myself did many days working cattle in conjunction with the University of Califor- nia, Davis, in the study of Foothill Abortion. “All of this time and energy were donated to our professional educa- tion. If we are to give credit for the study of Foothill Abortion, Dr. Joe is somewhere at the top of the list. Foothill Abortion is a baffling disease of cattle. “Dr. Joe was the first veterinarian to diagnose Rabies (skunk) State lab Berkeley, Calif. 1954. We had the first Rabies clinic that year in Northern Cal- ifornia, vaccinated around 200 dogs. “Dr. Joe taught me a lot as a young veterinari- an. I was the first to diag- nose Leptospirosis in cat- tle (1950-51). At that time Dr. Chastain, DVM was the head state veterinari- an. He had never heard or known of Lepto in the state of California (1950- 51). “I contracted Lep- tospirosis myself in 1961. You need to be young and strong to fight that dis- ease. I was in the hospital for 10 days, and made Dr. Gaines famous for diagnosing Lepto in a human. At that time there were very few cases in the USA of Leptospirosis. “My book Happy Holidays FROM ALL OF US at Red Bluff Garden Center Closed Christmas & Sunday 12/26 766 Antelope Blvd. (next to the fairgrounds) 527-0886 ‘Dr. Joe and the Animals’ pays tribute to a great veterinar- ian, my brother Dr. Joe, who died in 1994. Thank you, Andy.” Thanks Andy, for reminding me of the many years that you and Dr. Joe were my father’s and our veterinarians. This is from “Dr. Joe and the Animals.” “I have always wanted to write about the pioneer Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. There is not much written as said about him. He is the father of our modern veterinarians today. Our modern veterinarians today is so advanced and has taken so many jobs of society it is unbelievable how we ever did without him. He not only takes care of the medical prob- lems of our animals but is the leader in prevention of diseases from animal to man. He has protected our food and milk supply for many years now. They have done this, not only in ranch Veterinarian’s contributions Dr. Joe Giambroni the states, but in our mili- tary overseas as well. “My brother, Dr. Joe, Jean Barton was one of these Doctor of Veterinary Medicine pioneers. The thing that made him an excellent veterinarian was that he devoted his life to the lives of our animals. He always wanted to do a better job of keeping animals alive and with little or no pain at all. There are twice as many universities giv- ing Doctors of Veterinary Medi- cine degrees today, than when Dr. Joe received his degree in 1942. Many women have graduated in Vet- erinary Medicine and are doing a great job. We must be thankful to the pioneer veterinarians for pushing for excellence and a leader of our mod- ern society. “The stories of animal lives and Dr. Joe are true and full of fun and humor. Dr. Joe loved to tell sto- ries of himself and his friends. He said ‘Humor and laughter is good med- icine for a lot of prob- lems.’ Dr. Joe was born in East Oakland April 21, 1918. Our dad was in the feed and fuel business and had great contacts with people with horses and livestock. Our dad was the No. 1 humane officer of Alameda County for many years. Dr. Joe’s love for animals came from our father. “For years, a disease called ‘undulant fever’ in humans was Brucellosis. Tehama District Jr. Livestock COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR All makes and models. We perform dealer recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES Smog Check starting at $ (most cars and pick-ups) 2595 + cert. Pass or FREE retest 527-9841 • 195 S. Main St. This disease is spread by the meat and milk of infected cattle. Testing adult cattle and vaccina- tion of calves has really paid off. Dr. Joe did more than his share of eliminat- ing this disease in Oregon and California. He blood tested and vaccinated, especially heifer calves, thousands upon thousands of head of cattle for this disease. “Blood tests were to eliminate the positive reactors and vaccinating the calves with an alter- nating line bacterial strain # 19 Bucellosis aboprtus. The Brucellosis program started in 1948 and Dr. Joe was one of the first to start the program. It seems every veterinarian that handled this live vac- cine did prick themselves on occasion. This led to the sensitivity of the vac- cine. Many veterinarians would be confined to a high fever and several days out of work. “There are several dis- eases that are transmitted from animal to man. Thank the Lord we have educated veterinarians guarding our food supply. The Mad Cow disease did not get past our veterinarian inspectors. We must close the doors to trade with other countries that do not come close to our standards. “I was in the hospital several years ago, with high fever, tremors, headache, and muscle spasms of the legs and arms. It had our local doc- tors puzzled. Undulant fever had been ruled out. After a few days in the hospital, Dr. Joe told my doctor I had been pulling dead aborted calves from two ranches. He also told the doctor that I had not put on the long plastic protection gloves. All these cows had come back from the lab, positive for Leptospirosis Pomona. In humans they call this Wiels Disease. It is not very commonly diag- nosed, especially the Pomona strain. I know you better be young and strong to fight the disease. It was well over two months getting my strength back. Thanks to Dr. Joe, I will never go without my long plastic gloves.” Another story — Blue Ribbon Café. “Dr Joe became handy at playing Italian and cowboy songs on his accordion. “It was a weeknight and it was a livestock din- ner and meeting. The meeting was only attend- ed by 12 or 15 people, both men and women. The place was the Blue Ribbon Café. This café served very nice dinners and down a hallway was cocktail lounge and small dance floor. After the din- ner meeting the group moved down the hall to the bar. They talked Dr. Joe to go down to his office and get his accor- dion. The dance was on and many more couples showed up. They were surprised how much they enjoyed Italian and cow- boy songs. They danced and sang until the bar- tender blinked the lights and closed the bar. “The Blue Ribbon Café is no longer with us, but some of the greatest cattlemen, bronc riders and entertainers had din- ner and rubbed elbows at this famous spot. The Blue Ribbon Café will be in the history books of our community. Before the freeway, the main traffic went through the center of Red Bluff, Highway 99W. Street dances and carnival action were on these side streets off 99W. They become too large and dangerous and in the fifties the action went out to the fairgrounds. The Blue Ribbon still drew large crowds. Only num- bers controlled by police officers were let in and out of the café. The city of Red Bluff has grown and so has the large events. The Blue Ribbon Café is gone now, but still lives in the minds that visited its walls thru the years.” Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.co m. Annual Meeting Wed., Jan 12th 6pm held in the Tehama Room @ Tehama District Fairgrounds