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4A – Daily News – Saturday, March 5, 2011 Agriculture & farm College to host FFAField Day The California State University, Chico College of Agri- culture and the Butte College Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources are hosting the 43rd annual FFA Field Day on Mar. 12 at the CSU, Chico University Farm, Butte College campus and CSU, Chico campus. Registration will open at 7 a.m. and the contests begin at 8 a.m. The field day is an opportunity for FFA students from across the state to compete in skill competitions such as livestock judging, agriculture pest control, vegetable crop judging, farm records, and many more. Students demon- strate their technical competence, leadership and communi- cation skills and earn recognition for their hard work, dedi- cation and commitment to the agricultural industry. Throughout the day, some 1,200 contestants will be competing in the 23 different contests. To host such an event takes a lot of hard work and effort from dedicated students, faculty, staff, judges and members of the community. It also wouldn’t be possible without its sponsors. For more information, call 898-4597 or send an email to bdodson@csuchico.edu. California Nut Festival CHICO – It’s time to go nuts at the second annual Cali- fornia Nut Festival on Saturday, April 16. This culinary event features cooking with nuts demonstrations, live music, an art show and samples of locally pro- duced gourmet food, wine and brews. The festival takes place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Patrick Ranch Museum in Chico. Chico and the surrounding areas, including Tehama County, boast a rich agricultural history – with nuts such as almonds, walnuts, pecans and pistachios topping the production list. A dedicated committee of local volunteers, many farmers and local business people, coor- dinate the one-day festival, in order to pay tribute to the region’s strong farming heritage. Proceeds from the festival benefit the Patrick Ranch Museum for the purpose of preserving and interpreting the agricultural history of the Sacramento Valley, including social, cultural and economic aspects. For more information, visit www.californianutfesti- val.com or call 519-1882. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased at any Tri Counties Bank branch loca- tion and $25 at the door or online at www.californianut- festival.com. Last Friday afternoon more than 125 farmers and ranchers braved the forecast of snow to attend the winter animal health meeting at Shasta Live- stock Auction Yard that was spon- sored by University of California Cooperative Extension, Tehama and Glenn-Colusa County Cattlemen‚s Association, Boehringer Ingelheim, Intervet Schering-Plough, Pfizer Ani- mal Health, Orland Vet Hospital, Wil- lows Animal Hospital, Dr Steven Gal- lego. Josh Davy and Larry Forero, UC Farm Advisors had speakers come to discuss Pink Eye. It is a common eye disease that causes economic loss, with poor weight gain. They said that calves who had pink eye were at least 10 pounds lighter at sale time, plus the blue eye which lowers the value. Dr. John Angelos, UC Vet Medi- cine was the keynote speaker. Moraxella bovis is a bacteria that sticks on outer layer of the cornea, and after two hours you can’t wash off the bacteria. Once the bacteria damages the skin cells it burrows down, and within 4 hours the ulcer starts,and within 24 hours it has reached the inner layer of the cornea. The bacteria protein has stickers like a porcupine, and it kills the eye cells and white blood cells. The Pili bacteria can stick to the eye, and there are at least 7 dif- ferent types. The Cytotoxin kills the cells. Pink eye is also caused by fox tails and dust that scratch the cornea. Sun- light and uv radiation cause corneal irritation. Concurrent infections like IBR, mycoplasma increas- es eye and nasal secretions. Vaccinating with IBR ( infectious bovine rhinotra- chetis virus) and then ship- ping the animals is another source of a pinkeye out- break. They recommend waiting several weeks before shipping, and then there are face flies that feed on the secretions. All the veterinarians urged the ranchers to use rubber/plastic gloves anddiscard after the first calf, using fresh gloves for the next animal you treat. Also disinfect the tweezers when removing a fox tail, otherwise you are spreading the disease worse than the face flies. Change the syringe needle after each treated animal. There are as many treatments as ranchers can think of, but with the medicines now available they recom- mend LA 200, 4.5 cc per 100 lbs the animal weighs, administered SQ (sub- cutaneous under the skin) once or twice. If you have a herd outbreak of pink eye, it was suggested that you give all the calves a preventative shot of LA 200. Also give a shot of Banamine for pain relief when you have a calf with pinkeye. 1/2 cc/100 lbs. Draxxin, one dose (2.5 mg) SQ. LA 200 and Draxxin are labeled for pink eye treatment. You will need a veterinarian pre- scription for Nuflor and Excede. Nuflor, two doses at 3 cc / 100 lbs intermuscular 48 hours apart or one dose at 6 cc/100 lbs SQ. Excede, one dose at 1.5 cc/100 lbs SQ at base of the ear. ranch Animal health meeting Courtesy photo Linda Durrer of Red Bluff Sunrise Rotary, Tehama County CattleWomen President Danielle Zane with TCCW co- chairwomen Kelly Mouton and Paula Holden are pleased to present Baxter Black at the State Theatre on Monday, April 11, at 7 p.m. as part of the 11 Days of Round-Up. the eye, to keep it out of sunlight, but keep it open at the bottom for drainage and air circulation. Be sure to check the eye at least once a week. There are vaccines available, so look at the label to see the strains list- ed, and start vaccinating 6 to 8 weeks before expected first case. A good mineral program with sup- plementation of copper and selenium helps build the immune sys- tem, plus cattle need protein. Dr. Bill Gray of Cotton- Jean Barton wood Veterinary Clinic and Dr John Maas, UC Exten- sion Veterianian also gave practical suggestions for treatment and prevention. Mow the tall grasses if they are headed out in a pasture so the seeds don’t get in the eye. Water the corral to prevent dust when you work your cattle. Use spray and pour- ons until the flies buildup, and then use ear tags on the calves. Remove the tag in the fall. More people are using dust bags located near the water trough for fly control. Have a small pasture for your sick animals instead of turning them out to infect the herd. A tri tip dinner at Vic's Branding Iron was hosted by Hawes Farm and Ranch Supply, Pfizer Animal Health, Shasta Farm & Equipment. *** I hate to admit it, but our son-in-law Mike McCluskey proved that a four wheeler is faster than a horse. On Sun- day when Bill and I were putting out salt for the bulls we noticed one bull was lame with a swollen ankle and foot. Mike loaded the ATV in the pick- up, drove over to the field and got the bull into the corral. Doctored the bull with sulfa pills and LA 200 in less than 50 minutes. He teased Kendra and me that we would still be hooking up the horse trailer, or saddling our horses, while he had the job done. *** I remember we used to make eye patches from old Levis, and the veteri- narians recommended patches over The Tehama County Cattlemen‚s Field Day will be held at the Long Ranch, March 26 with stock dog trials, the Daugherty Stock Horse contest with a $2,000 prize, plus calf branding. No speeches. The public is invited by the cattlemen and our hosts Neita and Ron Reid. A couple stories from the late Bobe Graham Aug. 18, 2007, Daily News were: “Many years ago there was a sheep herder cabin on the Long Ranch, and a fellow traveling through spent the night there. In side the cabin was a sack of barley, so he decided to give his horse and mule a treat. Next morning both horse and mule were dead. It was poison barley for the ground squirrels. “During prohibition there were a lot of stills in the country. There was a still on Crystal Lear Butte off Lanes Valley Road, but it didn’t make good whiskey. “The moonshiners had a still in a barn along a creek on the Long ranch that made good whiskey until it was busted. The wild hogs got into the mash, and there were drunk hogs lying around, and that is how they got caught. They used to haul the liquor to the Bay Area in big trucks, with ‘milk’ painted on the side. Les Childs said he had invested $10,000 in the project and lost it all.” *** Tehama County CattleWomen with Red Bluff Sunrise Rotary are excited to be hosting Baxter Black, the veteri- narian-turned-poet, columnist and raconteur who has been making peo- ple laugh since his days of doctoring livestock. Now heard and read regular- ly around the county via his radio and television appearances and hailed by readers for his self-published poetry books, Baxter has left a trail of laugh- ter in his wake. We watch him Satur- day morning on RFD-TV ag pro- grams. As part of the 11 Days of Round- Up, Baxter Black will be at the State Theatre in Red Bluff on Monday, April 11, 7-9 p.m. Tickets will be $25 for upper level seating, $30 for main floor and $50 for VIP tickets, front 4 rows, plus Meet and Greet at the I.O.O.F Hall before his appearance on the stage. Tickets will be available at different locations in Red Bluff and surround- ing areas. Laurel Sparrow of Sparrow Antiques on Main Street will be one of the locations, as will The Loft, Red Bluff-Tehama County Chamber of Commerce and Farmers Insurance. Our website address is www.tehamacountycattlewomen.org. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. 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