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Saturday, May 28, 2011 – Daily News 5A Agriculture & farm Northern Calif tornadoes destroy almond crops CHICO (AP) — Officials say tornadoes that touched down in a rural area of Northern California destroyed hundreds of acres of almond orchards. The twisters hit Butte and Glenn counties on Wednesday. Colleen Cecil with the Butte County Farm Bureau said almond orchards south of Chico were affected. She said insurance will likely cover this year’s lost crops, but farmers will have to cover the cost of remov- ing destroyed trees and planting new ones. The tornadoes were also blamed for downed power lines, fallen trees and damage to barns and garages. There were no reports of injuries. Unveiling a California story The Ag History Center in Woodland will unveil antique tractors which will become permanent contri- butions to the collection 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 14. Nineteenth century observers watched in awe as cumbersome steam tractors and giant combines worked their way across vast fields. In the twentieth century, California farmers led the nation in the adoption of gasoline tractors, mechanical pickers, harvesters and dozens of well-known machines. The event is an evening to enjoy light appetizers that feature the Center’s new culinary team, and taste the produce of Berryessa Gap Winery, Copper Hill Olive Oil, Lucero Olive Oil, Putah Creek Winery, Rominger West Winery, Route 3 by Yolo Vineyards, Simas Fami- ly Vineyard, and Turkovich Family Wines. Entrance is free for members, and attendees can join at the door. The center is at 1962 Hays Lane in Woodland and can be reached at 530 666-9700. Horse sale Eighteen head of reputation Brooks Ranch Quarter Horse prospects will sell at Shasta Livestock on Friday, June 10 at 10 a.m. immediately following the Western Video Market Internet Cattle Auction. You can also watch both sales online at wvmcat- tle.com More information available by calling 347-3793 or visiting the Shasta Livestock Website: www.shastalive- stock.com. Tehama County Cattle- Women with Tiffany Hol- brook as chairwoman host- ed the inaugural Trail Ride May 24 at Dye Creek Pre- serve on a cool morning that turned sunny. A perfect day for horseback riding. We had 77 paid riders and three-fourths didn’t show when the riders became concerned about the EHV-1 virus, and all the rumors flying. The Cattle- Women committee decided to offer those that didn’t come, a major discount on the fee for next year’s trail ride. In a way it was good that we had a smaller turnout, allowing the CattleWomen to work out any problems that might come up. For example, Linda Walker was the first person they met as they drove in and she told them where they could park. She was amazed at the number of women that said they couldn’t back up their pull-trailer. They needed to drive forward to turn around. I counted only two goosenecks in the parking lot, and the rest were attached near the bumper. We thank Marge Albertson of Albertson’s Training Center (she trains CPR and first aid, here in Red Bluff) and Vic Ciardi, who was in charge of the Search and Rescue team. Rebecca Lengtat had Shasta, a res- cue dog, while Vic, John Wilson, Chuck Irwin and Mike Edwards were on quads and a Hummer. ranch Dye Creek Preserve Trail Ride Daily News photo by Chip Thompson Yvonne Mitchell, of Lincoln, and Bailey take a break during the Tehama County CattleWomen’s inagural Dye Creek Preserve Trail Ride May 24. horse feed, as well as a sub- scription to Working Ranch magazine. Jeanne Smith had an ice Jean The best part of the day was the fact we didn’t need their expertise for injuries. They said there was a wonderful view of the val- ley from the top of the hill, with stock ponds, an old school house ruins, a hunt- ing cabin and the rock walls that the Chinese built when Joseph Cone owned the ranch a hundred plus years ago. The day before Tiffany Holbrook, Barbara McKay and Charlene Priest had rid- den horseback on the trail marking the turns, and still a rider riding alone turned left when she should have turned right on the trail, or vice versa. This gave the Search & Rescue fellows an opportunity to look for the missing rider. Working parking was Cathy Tobin, while check in was handled by Paula Hold- en, Jill Gard, Jean Barton and Joyce Bundy on crutch- es. Joyce had broken her ankle/foot when she slipped on wet concrete while help- ing harvest their catfish ponds. The CattleWomen booth was set up by Linda John- son with beef recipes and each rider received a small bag of Elk Grove Milling Co. feed for horses, plus there were 10 gift certifi- cates for 50 lb. bags of the Barton chest filled with bottled water on the back of her four wheeler at an upper check point, but it looked like every rider was already equipped with a saddle bag and a Thermos or bot- tle of water. I was amazed at the different riders and their horses. Most all arrived without their horses sad- dled and ready to go. While we saddle our horses at home so all we have to do is unload from the gooseneck trailer, put on a bridle, tighten the cinch, get on and take off. Several of the horses were wearing splint boots or sport boots to support their lower limb tendons and lig- aments. Another horse had either fancy bell boots on the front hooves or a differ- ent type of corrective shoe- ing. Then there were horses with no shoes, and I noticed at least one rider was lead- ing her horse back instead of riding because the rocks hurt. The information about the trail ride stated “A lot of small rocks. Shod horses highly recommended due to rocky terrain.” A delicious tri-tip lunch was waiting for the riders when they arrived back at the Dye Creek Preserve headquarters. Two Buds Barbecue, Steve Joiner had prepared ranch beans, toss green salad and potato salad, buttered french bread to go with the tender, tasty beef. Tiffany Holbrook had worked with the Daily news, Working Ranch mag- azine e-newsletter and Tehama Trader. The Inter- net was used for posting the trail ride on Craigslist, E rid- ers, Bay Equest. Network, Nor Cal Equestrian plus Facebook and the Tehama TEHAMA COUNTY ABANDONED VEHICLE ABATEMENT PROGRAM $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ REWARD OFFERED John Owens, Tehama County Cattlemen’s Association, California Cattlemen’s Association and Lee Loverin are offering $12,000.00 for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsible for the theft of our cattle. Please contact us at 530-520-9399 or 530-527-6332 Tip-line 1-800-671-4327 ANONYMITY GUARANTEED $50 off your 1st ✪ Auto Detailing ✪ Water Spot Removal Ask about visit 530.527.6160 915 Madison St., Red Bluff Did you know you can have up to four (4) vehicles or vehicle parts removed from your property at no cost to you? Take advantage of this Countywide Clean-up Program County Cattlemen and Cat- tleWomen websites. The community calendar of radio and television was also used for advertising the trail ride. Riders signed up for the ride from Rancho Cordova, Lincoln northward. One lady and her horse drove down from Medford, Ore., and everyone said they would be back next year. *** Equine Herpes Virus dis- ease update as of 3 p.m., May 26, from the California Department of Food and Agriculture. “California has no new confirmed cases of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopa- thy (EHM) caused by EHV- 1 since our May 23rd update. There continues to be 18 confirmed EHM cases in the state. The posi- tive confirmed cases are located in the following 12 counties: Amador (1), Glenn (2), Kern (2), Los Angeles (1), Marin (1), Napa (1), Placer (3), Plumas (1), Sacramento (1), Shasta (1), Stanislaus (3) and Ven- tura(1). “Sixteen (16) of the con- firmed positive EHM CA cases participated in the National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Championships in Ogden, Utah. ‘Two (2) of the con- firmed positive EHM CA cases participated only in the Kern County Cutting Horse Event on May 13 in Bakersfield, “One confirmed positive EHM horse was euthanized after showing severe neuro- logical signs associated with EHM. “All positive confirmed EHM cases are under a State Quarantine. California Department of Food and Agriculture is working with animal Health officials in the western states to moni- tor the disease outbreak and investigate the source of the disease outbreak. Disease reports in California contin- ue to be limited to horses exhibited at the National Cutting Horse Association’s Western National Champi- onships (NCHA) held at the Golden Spike Event Center in Ogden, Utah from April 30 to May 8 and the Kern County Cutting Event in Bakersfield on May 13. CDFA has quarantined all infected horses and contin- ues to advise that horses returning from those events and horses that have subse- quently come into contact with returning horses avoid moving from their home premises until California has gone 14 days without a new case of EHM.” *** The $12,000 reward offered for information leading to the arrest of the person or persons responsi- ble for the theft of the John and Candace Owens cattle has resulted in media inter- est, with Channel 7 televi- sion doing an interview. Newspapers and farm pub- lications have called seek- ing more information. A friend in Clovis wrote me “Hopefully Buster will find his 5 missing pairs before he needs to ship the calves. We haven't had a problem for many years but you never know.” 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