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Fortyyearsagored and white Hereford cat- tle were the predominant breed in Tehama County and the Western U.S. It was Sept. 25, 1975 when Bill and his father, Dale Borror, of Tehama Angus Ranch, had the first pri- vately held Angus sale in California and held it in their shop on the ranch. That first year 63 bulls averaged $1,325 each. The common method to mar- ket bulls was for a group of breeders to have a con- signment sale where this was just one ranch having a private bull sale. Forty years later there are bull sales just about every day in September and the first half of October in Cali- fornia; plus Angus cattle are now the predominant breed in California. The Borror family had purchased the A.T. Spen- cer ranch on Tehama Ave- nue in 1948, with the cat- tle that started as Bill's 4-H project in 1943 as a 10-year-old. Several of the early guests and buyers were present when Tehama An- gus Ranch celebrated its 40th annual sale at the ranch on Sept. 12. Gloria Barnwell of Chalk Mountain Ranch, Bridgeville, Ken Morri- son, LeGrand, and John Tiscornia, San Andreas were present when 126 Angus bulls averaged $6,389. My annual Christ- mas letter does not men- tion attending the sale, al- though I have memories of early sales, just not the original sale. Tehama An- gus Ranch has been at the forefront of adopting new technology and perfor- mance tools. From the 1977 sale cat- alog it mentioned the fol- lowing. "Performance testing is a major tool used by progressive breed- ers across the land. The Tehama herd has utilized this tool for over 34 years. When you buy from Te- hama, you know your purchase is the result of careful selection and good management, cou- pled with the finest germ plasm available and mea- sured by the tool of per- formance testing and per- formance records." Tehama Bando 155 was selected by Select Sires in the 1981 auction and had an influence over the breed, recognized for calving ease across the nation. Bill had developed his own computer pro- gram "Beef Herd Improve- ment System" in 1983, and the first to transmit data to the American Angus Association using a per- sonal computer. This year the 40th bull sale was a video auction, placing less stress on live- stock and the crew han- dling them. With the technology they had a live auction without a bull standing in the ring. There was video footage of each bull, and as each lot was auctioned off, the video footage played on three extra large video screens. If you could not be present for the auction, you could watch and bid using LiveAuctions.TV. A special evening was planned to commemorate the 40th annual bull sale the night before the sale with a Certified Angus Beef rib eye steak dinner catered by Mark of Panni- ghetti's in Chico. The first time in 40 years the pre- sale dinner had been ca- tered. I remember the homemade yeast rolls that Kevin's grandmother Inez would make each year; the cakes and pies the Borror ladies would make for dessert. Ranchers and friends from near and far came to enjoy the evening with the Borror family. Be- tween 175 and 200 people were present. The caterers grilled 155 lbs of CAB rib eye steak to go with garlic mashed potatoes, Caesar and fruit salads, and deli- cious toasted garlic cheese bread. Earlier the guests had enjoyed many differ- ent appetizers and Bryce's fellow Tehama County Cattlemen directors Chad Amen and B J Macfarlane were bartenders. Instead of an educa- tional presentation as in previous years, we en- joyed Will Durst, political satirist and comedian in a hilarious patchwork of jokes that kept the audi- ence laughing. On sale day, a compli- mentary tostada luncheon cosponsored by Zoetis- Kurt Urricelqui, used 37 pounds of Tehama Angus Ranch ground beef, and the vine ripened toma- toes from Bill's garden. It was enjoyed by the guests thanks to the kitchen crew of Ev McDonough and Ruth Wittdorf as- sisted by Mary Van Tichelt, Christina Tatro, Anne Ferry and Laura Sanchez. Ev and Ruth were not- ing they had helped pre- pare the luncheon and dinner for 14 years. Auctioneers Rick Mach- ado and John Rodgers also noted it was their 21st TAR bull sale. Rick had a horse accident five weeks ago with four bro- ken and some cracked ribs, right wrist and lung injured. Spent a couple days in the hospital, and you would never realize he had been hurt as he called for bids. There was a bidding duel between a buyer on a cell phone and someone on the internet when Lot A, pick of the two-year-old fall calving pairs started the sale. Sydenstricker Ge- netics of Mexico, Missouri won the bid at $19,000. Lot 1-Tehama Y238 Upward B767 was the first bull to sell to Cur- tis VanDerVeen, Prairie View, Kansas for $17,000. Other top Tehama Up- wardY238 sons sold to El- lingson Angus Ranch, Saint Anthony, North Da- kota for $ 11,500, Tony Maddalena, Sierraville paid $11,500, and $10,000 for two sons. VanDerVeen also pur- chased lot 75 Tehama Si- erra Cut B225 for $12,000. 32 commercial An- gus fall yearling heifers sold for $ 2,250 each to Al Lassaga, Wheatland. Local bull buyers were Tyler Martinez and Bert Owens of Red Bluff, Doug and Jeff White of White & Son, Corning, Steve and Peggy Zane, Paynes Creek, Terry and Tom Bengard, Bengard Ranch, Sali- nas and Red Bluff, Crain Ranch, Los Molinos; TCCA member the Bos- worth Ranch, Burney. Thanks to TAR ar- chives, the bull buyers at the first sale included Tony Turri's grandfather William Turri of Flournoy, and Rehse Bros, Orland. Other buyers were Vio- lini Bros, Salinas; Fred Fe- arrien, Fernbridge; Circle C Ranch, Elk Creek; Va- quero Farms, Brentwood; Blackjack A Ranch, Wil- ton; SF Farms, Elk Grove; Les Ferrien, Hydesville; Arnold Christenson, Ar- buckle; Romolo Capa- villa, Montague; Rob- ert Brown, Montebello. Ken Morrison, Le Grand; Chico State, Chico; Dr. J. L. Carr, Butte C Ranch, San Rafael; Crane Cat- tle Co.; Merced; Frost Farms, Berry Creek; Gallo Glass Co.; Modesto; Shas- key Angus & Chapman Bros; LeGrand; Lone Star Ranch, Alamo; Clarence J. Borges, Byron; Neal Spoon, Cottonwood. Auctioneer was Jim Baldridge, North Platte, Nebraska and sale was managed by Western States Angus Association, Jim Danekas, Secretary- Manager. Mike Hall was Tehama Angus Ranch herdsman. Livestock publication representatives were: Don Doris, Western Livestock Journal; California Cattle- men had Tom Overbeck and Phil Raynard; Jim Danekas for Angus Jour- nal and Western States Angus News. Bill Roche was regional manager for American Angus Associ- ation. JEANBARTON Angus cattle in Tehama County COURTESYPHOTO Tehama Angus Ranch sale ring at the 40th annual sale. There was video footage of each bull and as each lot was auctioned off, the video footage played on three extra large video screens. A video auction placed less stress on the bulls and the crew handling them. Terry Cotton, regional manager for American Angus Association was working the le side of the sale ring. The Central Valley Re- gional Water Quality Con- trol Board amnesty period for landowners who need to enroll commercial irri- gated lands in the board's program will end Oct. 2. If you or someone you know received a letter from the board it is important you contact your local Sub- watershed Group. Enroll- ment in the Sacramento Valley Water Quality Coali- tion is one option for land- owners. But compliance with the board's Irrigated Lands Regulatory Program is mandatory. Failure to ob- tain the regulatory cover- age outlined in the board's letter may result in penal- ties of up to $1,000 per day pursuant to Water Code sec- tion 13261. The board adopted the Sacramento River Water- shed Waste Discharge Re- quirements (WDR) in March. The WDR addresses the discharge of waste from irrigated lands to ground- water and surface water. Wastes discharged from ir- rigated lands include pesti- cides, fertilizers, pathogens, and sediment. Dairy opera- tions and growers of com- mercial rice are covered by a separate WDR. IRRIGATED LANDS Bo ar d: A mn es ty p er io d fo r en ro ll men t en ds O ct . 2 Project Apis m is again looking for grower-cooper- ators this fall for its honey bee forage project, accord- ing to the Almond Board of California. PAm provides almond growers with free seed mixes and technical sup- port for enrolled growers in order to provide diverse and nutritional habitat for honey bees just prior to and after bloom in almond orchards. Working with land man- ager—cooperators, PAm has identified low mois- ture-requiring seed mixes, seed suppliers and planting regimes. The ideal time to plant seeds is immediately after harvest, when soil is still warm, and prior to fall rains. Growers can dedi- cate any amount of acre- age for honey bee forage. Areas to consider plant- ing are fallow or unused land on the farm; along access rows and water- ways; where trees are being taken out of production; in between young, non-bear- ing trees; orchard margins or borders; and as a cover crop between tree rows, if the grower can manage pesticide applications with a blooming cover crop. In addition to helping create stronger bee colo- nies for enhanced almond pollination, a pollinator forage crop can benefit water quality by planting it where it reduces soil erosion and runoff, such as vegetative strips, un- planted ground or in new orchards. Cover crops in orchards can improve water infiltra- tion and enhance soil fer- tility, especially if the for- age mixture includes nitro- gen-fixing plants. See more at: http://www. almonds.com. ALMOND BOARD Autumn is the time to plant bee forage AssociatedPress WASHINGTON The govern- ment will rewrite sweep- ing new food safety rules after farmers complained that earlier proposals could hurt business, the Food and Drug Administration said Friday. The FDA's new pro- posals would allow farmers to meet water quality stan- dards more easily and to harvest crops sooner after using raw manure as fer- tilizer. The FDA offered the re- vised rules Friday, and the final rules are due next fall. The FDA has been haggling over how to write them since Congress passed a food safety law in 2010. Regulators say balancing the need for tighter food safety standards after ma- jor outbreaks in spinach, eggs, peanuts and canta- loupe against the needs of farmers who are new to such regulations has been a challenge. Michael Taylor, FDA's deputy commissioner for foods, says the agency is trying to "achieve the goal of food safety in a practical way." The rules are new ter- rain for the agency, he says. The rules proposed last year would require farm- ers to take new precau- tions against contamina- tion, making sure workers' hands are washed, irriga- tion water is clean and that animals stay out of fields, among other things. Food manufacturers would also have to submit food safety plans to the government to show they are keeping their operations clean. Those changes would in many cases require new equip- ment, paperwork and re- cord-keeping. None of those priorities would change in the revised rule. But after complaints from farmers big and small who said the rules were too burdensome, the new pro- posal would lower some standards for the amount of bacteria that can be found in irrigation water and re- duce the frequency with which it is tested, in some cases. The proposal also re- duces the amount of time required between fertiliz- ing crops with raw manure and harvest and allows farmers to hold produce in a packing house without further regulations. The smallest farms would con- tinue to be exempted from many of the rules. The organic industry had expressed concerns about the rules, especially be- cause many organic farm- ers use raw manure as fer- tilizer and try to treat ir- rigation water with fewer chemicals. "This approach has less potential to impose eco- nomic hardship on organic farmers, while at the same time supporting the safest food supply in the world," said Gwendolyn Wyard of the Organic Trade Associ- ation. 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