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4A – Daily News – Saturday, February 12, 2011 Agriculture & farm Farm Bureau scholarships The Tehama County Farm Bureau will be awarding $2,000 in scholarships for 2011. Each scholarship, awarded to graduates of Tehama County high schools, will be in the amount of $500. Two will be awarded to graduating high school seniors who are going to attend either a community college or uni- versity with a major in an agricultural field. One scholarship will be awarded to an upper-division agricultural studies college student. The Harry and Jackie Baker Scholarship will be awarded to a student currently attending a two-year or four-year school with agriculture as the major or minor field of study. All applicants must be attending college next year and carrying 12 or more units per term. Applicants will be selected based on cumulative results on the application elements. The scholarship is not based on financial need. All applications must be received by April 1. For more information contact Kari Dodd at 527-7882 or visit www.tehamacountyfarmbureau.org. College of Ag to host Career and Internship Fair California State University, Chico College of Agricul- ture will host the 8th annual Career and Internship Fair for students and alumni on Feb. 16 at the University Farm Pavilion. The fair begins at 10 a.m. and lasts until 2 p.m. Thirty- five companies will be on hand to recruit students, includ- ing Monsanto, Agri Beef, Pathway to PCA, Dow Agro- Science, Rabobank, E & J Gallo, Driscoll’s and Harris Moran Seed Company. Whether students are looking for summer jobs or a career paths, the fair has been a proven success in connect- ing student jobseekers with potential employers from a broad range of agricultural occupations. Simmie Stayer, a senior majoring in animal science, learned about JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding Company at the Career and Internship Fair in 2010 and ended up spend- ing her summer and part of the fall semester interning at the company’s Colorado feed yard. Part of the continued success of the fair is due to the preparation and capability of the CSU, Chico students who attend. Joshua Green, research assistant with Monsanto, said his company has had success in finding summer interns at the fair. For more information about the Agriculture Career and Internship Fair and the registered companies visit www.csuchico.edu/ag/resources/career-fair.shtml or con- tact Susie Funk at 898-4262. Winter animal health The Winter Animal Health Meeting will be 5 to 9 p.m. on Feb. 25 at the Shasta Livestock Auction Yard in Cotton- wood. The scheduled topics will include: •Dr. John Angelos, UC Vet Medicine, Pink Eye: A New Epidemic • Intervet Schering Plough- Pharmaceutical Industry Discussion- What are they up against? • John Mass, DVM, UC Extension, Treating and Man- aging Pink Eye •Wayne Stephens, Shasta County Assessors Office, Making Sense of the Amended Williamson Act Legislation • Larry Forero, UC Farm Advisor, First Year Results of Co-generation Ash Trial in Hat Creek • Josh Davy, UC Farm Advisor, Tehama County, Pasture response to irrigation timing Dinner will be prepared by Vic’s Branding Iron courtesy of Intervet Schering-Plough and Pfizer Animal Health. The free event is sponsored by University of California Cooper- ative Extension, Intervet Schering-Plough and Pfizer Ani- mal Health, Tehama County Cattlemen’s Association and the Shasta County Cattlemen’s Association. Reservations should be made by Friday, Feb. 18. For more information or to RSVP call 527-3101. Angus breeders recognized Three local breeders have been recognized for owning proven bulls who are in the 2011 American Angus Associ- ation Spring Sire Evaluation Report. Tehama Angus Ranch of Gerber owns 16 bulls listed in the Spring 2011 Sire Evaluation Report, David J Holden of Red Bluff owns one bull listed in the report and Byrd Cat- tle Company LLC of Red Bluff owns one bull listed in the Spring 2011 Sire Evaluation Report. The Spring 2011 Sire Evaluation Report, published by the American Angus Association. I thought the Red Bluff Bull Sale was cold on Satur- day, when it was 45 degrees and dense fog, but I learned about cold while in Denver for the Cattle Industry Con- vention and Trade Show. When we got off the plane on Monday it was lightly snowing, and 7 degrees. Next morning it was negative 13 degrees with a wind chill of negative 31. The Denver Post head- line read “Cold affront set- tles into Denver region.” Denver was colder than the famous ski areas in the Rocky Mountains. It warmed to 22 degrees with snow when we left on Thursday. They de-iced the plane before takeoff while convoys of trucks with blades circled the runways clearing the snow. I had visions of sleeping at the airport waiting for the air- port to open again due to a blizzard. Two weeks earlier when we were in Colorado for the wedding, our plane due to leave at 3:10 p.m. was can- celled and we spent six hours in the airport waiting for the next plane to Sacra- mento. We found an upstairs waiting area where the fellows stretched out and slept. The students found power for their lap- tops and did their home- work, while Linda downloaded my pictures onto her laptop. The opening general session for the 5,000 plus attendees featured keynote speaker Richard Picciotto, the highest-rank- ing firefighter to survive the World Trade Center col- lapse, and the last fireman to escape the devastation. He was there in the smoky stairwell when he heard and felt the South Tower collapse. He then made the call for firemen and rescue workers to evac- uate, while he stayed behind with a skeleton team of men to assist a group of disabled and infirm civilians in their struggle to evacuate the inferno. They were between the sixth and seventh floors of the North Tower when it collapsed. And it was there in the rubble of the North Tower that Picciotto found himself buried for more than four hours after build- ing‚s collapse. Picciotto’s book, Last Man Down, is a tribute to the 343 firefighters and 2,400 civilians who per- ished in rubble that sur- rounded him on that day. Everyone had an opportuni- ranch Notes from Cattle Industry Convention Courtesy photo Congratulating Jean Barton upon receiving the American National CattleWomen Outstanding CattleWoman of the Year award were Loretta Broderick, Plattsburg, Mo. and Bev Rowe, Lorimor, Iowa at the 2011 Cattle Industry Convention. ty to stop by Boehringer Ingelheim’s booth in the trade show, for the signing of his book after his speech. At the trade show open- ing we sampled Certified Angus Beef in various forms (chili, stroganoff, mini hamburgers, meat balls, etc), free beer and wine, and had our picture taken with Roy Roger‚s Trigger at the RFD-TV booth. Bruce Graham was signing his com- memorative poster “Meeting of the Minds” at the Merial booth. Jean Barton The next morning Baxter Black was sign- ing his latest book at Rabo AgriFinance’s booth after we heard Bill Don- ald, the incom- ing National Cattlemens Beef Association president at General Session II introduce Karl Rove. His opening remark NCBA was “one damn competent orga- nization to have a man with a ponytail lead this organi- zation.” Rove proceeded to tell the story of Goodnight and Loving, their values and challenges in early Texas while we face challenges in the beef industry today. We will have to cooperate with all parties to accomplish our goals, and we must stand up for our key principles and values. He said that with the significant issues we face as a country and as an industry we must be involved in the process, both with our dol- lars and our time. The meat of his talk was grim, when the trillion-dol- lar federal stimulus bill did- n’t stimulate, and there are six million fewer employed people since the bill was signed. “No country has paid their way to prosperi- ty.” He suggested we write a check to our PAC to elect people who will work with us. Get personally involved and stay involved, because people listen to people they have confidence in. At our American National CattleWomen opening meeting we heard Shalene McNeill, PhD-RD, executive director of NCBA Human Nutrition Research who had just returned from Washington DC the night before, when the 2010 Dietary Guidelines were revealed. Obesity is the driver of the Food & Nutrition Poli- cy. One out of three Ameri- can adults is obese, and two out of three are overweight. Roughly 17 percent of chil- dren between the ages of two and 19 are considered obese. All of these percent- ages have increased sharply since 1980. Instead of a pyramid, it will be a plate, and they sug- gest that half the plate will be fruits and vegetables. Balance your calories by eating less and avoiding large portions. Reduce the amount of salt and drink water instead of sugary drinks. The Dietary Guidelines suggest increase the amount and variety of seafood in place of meat and poultry. Fish and lean beef offer different and dis- tinct nutrients that are equally important, so adding fish or seafood to your diet doesn’t mean cut- ting back on lean beef. Consume less than 10 percent of calories from sat- urated fat by replacing with monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Lean beef contributes less than 5 percent of total and saturat- ed fat in American diets. Lean beef helps Ameri- cans build a healthy diet and manage their waistline because it provides ten essential nutrients for about 154 calories, helping you meet the new Dietary Guidelines. With today’s focus on obesity, finding foods we all enjoy that also help with weight manage- ment is especially impor- tant. Another keynote speaker was Jude L. Capper, PhD, Assistant Professor of Ani- mal Sciences, Washington State University. Dr. Cap- per’s research strives to pro- vide producers, consumers and policy makers the infor- mation needed to show how productivity has improved, resulting in reduced carbon footprint and resource use, and supports the tradition of sustainability in animal pro- duction. She was sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedia. Other sponsors for ANCW meetings were Pioneer Hi-Bred Intl, and Bayer Animal Health. I was honored to receive the American National Cat- tleWomen’s Outstanding CattleWoman of the Year at the Awards Brunch. The award was sponsored by Land O’ Lakes Purina. The award is given to one cattle- woman each year that has excelled at continued beef promotion on the local, state and national level, while contributing dedi- cation, commitment and support to ANCW. Joan Hemsted had planned to be present for the Awards Brunch but illness prevented her fly- ing. She had planned the champagne toast that ANCW past president Fita Witte proposed when she announced my name. Thanks to California Cat- tleWomen and Western Video Market, Ellington Peek for the touch of Cal- ifornia with champagne. Our daughters Linda Borror, Kendra and son- in-law Mike McCluskey were present for the occa- sion as was California CattleWomen president Melanie Fowle, 2nd vice president Tammie McEl- roy, Region VI director Judy Ahmann, Consumer Relations chair Barbara Cowley. Also present were California Cattle- man president Kevin Kester, 2nd vice presi- dent Darrell and Callie Wood, executive vice president Matt Byrne. Friends posted the announcement on Face- Book, and emails of con- gratulations have come from cattlewomen friends from across the nation. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. A Clean, Reliable, Trustworthy, 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. Chimney Company... 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