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Saturday, February 11, 2012 – Daily News 5A Agriculture & farm I was in Nashville for the Cattle Industry convention along with Terrill Ostrum, while Darrell & Callie Wood were on the plane coming home. Heard that Brad Peek, Tyler and Patti Martinez were also there among the 8,216 registered by Friday morning. We had 90 or 100 regis- tered from California, Cali- fornia Cattlemen President Kevin Kester mentioned at the CA Breakfast. Nation- wide there were 70 Young Cattlemen, plus about 1,000 college and younger stu- dents there for Cattlemen's College, the speech con- tests, the marketing con- tests, and livestock judging contests. I was attending the American National Cattle- Women meetings with our ANCW regional director Judy Ahmann, Napa. Cali- fornia CattleWoman presi- dent Melanie Fowle, Etna, 1st vice president Tammi McElroy, Gridley. Barbara Cowley, Montague, ANCW Beef Education chair and Rebecca Been, CCW Beef Promotion chair from Caliente. We had 126 at our ANCW Annual Meeting when Patti Townsend, NM & OK was recognized as Outstanding Cat- tleWoman of Year, and new officers were installed; Presi- dent Tammi Did- lot, Moore, OK, president-elect Barbara Jackson, Tucson, AZ and vice president Patti Buck, Igna- cio, CO. Bryce's wife, our grand- daughter Erin was working in the U. S. Meat Export Federation booth in the huge trade show and as USMEF Economist she presented on the impact record-large beef exports are having on cattle produc- ers bottom line at the Joint International Markets Com- mittee meeting Friday after- noon in Nashville. ranch Cattle Industry Convention in Nashville Temple Grandin The Chico State Young Cattlemen's Association, Butte County Farm Bureau, and College of Agriculture will host internationally respected animal behaviorist Temple Grandin at the Bell Memorial Union Auditorium on the California State University, Chico campus on Wednesday, Feb. 15. A professor of animal sciences at Colorado State Uni- versity, Grandin is a highly sought after speaker, lecturing around the world on autism and livestock handling. Grandin will provide two separate lectures on Wednes- day, Feb. 15 at the BMU. She will speak on "Animal Agri- culture and Animal Rights: What the Future Holds" from 9 to 10:15 a.m., followed by "Taking in Pictures: My Life with Autism" from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. There will be time devoted to questions, book signing and a chance to person- ally meet Grandin after each lecture. Tickets must be purchased in person at the College of Agriculture office, located in Plumas Hall 317 or at the Uni- versity Farm Office on Hegan Lane. Tickets are sold sepa- rately for each lecture, and the price is $5 for students with campus ID and $10 for staff, faculty and the general public. Seating is limited to 300 per lecture. For information contact Dave Daley, associate dean of the College of Agriculture, at ddaley@csuchico.edu. Hays joins Angus Assoc. Courtesy photo U.S. Meat Export Federation Economist Erin Borror was talking to a pro- ducer in the Trade Show during the Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in Nashville. sluggish." — cattletrader- center.com Feb. 7, 2012. Our headquarters was Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, 2881 rooms with different carpets for Cascades, Garden Con- servatory, Mag- nolia, and our section Delta had red with cat tails. When you Jean Barton checked in, you are given a map with instructions on how to find your room. Directions: 1. Take the bridge through the cen- ter of the Cas- cades atrium and make your immediate right after you pass the "When December results are available, U.S. beef exports are expected to exceed $5.3 billion in 2011. While this is easily an all- time record, Borror said it is also import to note that the U.S. industry's net beef exports may be as high $2 billion. She also noted that the ratio of U.S.fed beef production being exported is about 17 percent. "Borror explains that beef cuts that are typically exported — such as chuck, round, short plate and liver — have increased in value and made the beef cutout less dependent on middle meats. This has been espe- cially important during dif- ficult economic times in which consumer demand for middle meats has been Cascades American Café. 2. Follow the pathway on to the marble tile and con- tinue until you get to the Necessities shop (blue wall) which will be on your left. 3. Make your opposite right from the shop & fol- low the hallway until you get to the DI elevator which will be your first right. 4. Take the D1 elevator up to the 2nd floor and your room is on this floor (at the end of the hall). By the time we left we knew how to find the meet- ing rooms in the shortest distance and which elevator to take. Until then, there was a dazed look on faces of men, women and youth. The weather was in the mid 60‚s while we were there, but never got out of the building until we went to the Grand Ole Opry. There were water falls, trees, flowers and lagoons in the three interior gardens. They told us the flood of May 2010 had water 15 feet deep and up to the bridge in the 4.5 acre Delta area. Had to replant all the trees, shrubs and plants, plus redo the sleeping rooms after the flood. Similar directions were learned when we found our meeting rooms and the trade show that was on the lower level. The Trade Show was twice as large as last year, with over 250 vendors. Live cattle, huge machines, small ATV's, and people to answer any question you might have. There was a netting electric fence, instead of string to keep the animals in their pasture. Looked interesting. Opening general session featured Marcus Luttrell, who took us from SEAL training to the battle on the mountainous border of Afghanistan and Pakistan on Operation Redwing. It was a tribute to the friends and teammates who didn't make it off the mountain. Perhaps you have read his book, Lone Survivor, 2007 # 1 New York Times best- seller. General Session II was political speakers Bob Beckel, a liberal Democrat- ic strategist, and Cal Thomas, a conservative columnis who write the USA Today column Com- mon Ground. When speaking about the Estate Tax "We conserv- atives have the right to vote after we die." One of the reasons for gridlock now is because the people in Wash- ington, D.C. don't know each other. They used to mingle. Special interests make a lot of money by keeping us divided. There are plenty of people that want to destroy us. We give up power will- ingly. Find common ground to promote general welfare. "Listen to each other. Com- mon ground is essential to survival for our country. Eventually politicians will get word from the grass roots." Opryland has 15 busses and they shuttled us over to The Grand Ole Opry for a special show brought to us by Bayer HealthCare LLC. Edens Edge opened fol- lowed by Del McCoury Band, playing blue grass and the men were in suits, white shirts and ties. Henry Cho, a Korean comedian taught us to say "Bless their Heart" (and you can say anything you want.) Just be sure to say "bless (their-his-her) heart." Charlie Pride sang his hits Crystal Chandelier, Phoenix, AZ, You Got to Kiss an Angel, Calijha, High on the Mountain, and a standing ovation for his new song, America, the Greatest. He and his 7 piece band got three other stand- ing ovations. Oak Ridge Boys sang their hits, but Elvira and Bobby Sue got the ovations. Then the younger females in the audience flocked to the stage because it was Josh Turner. He has a wonderful smile and the girls went wild. Until that night I didn't recognize the name, but after hearing him sing Long Black Train, Turn the tv off — why don't we just dance, Turn the lights down low, and Would you go with me? I am a fan, also. Back at the hotel there was a barn dance with Paul Bogart for dancing the night away. There had been music in the Trade Show at various locations, and young men with guitars at the registra- tion area. There were three bands playing at the Honky Tonk party on Delta Atrium Island with street entertain- ment, creative foods and libations on another evening. I enjoy seeing and meet- ing cattlewomen from across the United States at these conventions and learn- ing new things in the meet- ings. A good meeting. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton@theskybeam.com. Hal Hays of Red Bluff is a new member of the Ameri- can Angus Association. The American Angus Association, with nearly 30,000 active adult and junior members, is the largest beef breed association in the world. Brown appoints regulator FRESNO (AP) — Environmental groups are applauding the naming of a former conservation official as California's new chief pesticide regulator. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed Brian Leahy on Thursday to head the Department of Pesticide Regulation. Leahy is the former assistant director at the California Department of Conservation, as well as a former organic farmer. California's previous pesticide regulator, Mary-Ann Warmerdam, resigned last March to work for Clorox. Her resignation came amid an uproar over the state's approval in December 2010 of a controversial pesticide. Warmerdam had called methyl iodide ''the most evalu- ated pesticide in the department's history'' and insisted it could be used safely with strict mitigation measures. But environmental groups said she mishandled the eval- uation and let the pesticide manufacturer sway her to over- rule the recommendations of her own scientists. DPR's scientific advisors and an independent scientist panel have said the chemical can cause cancer. Great Weekend for Dormant Spraying Liqui-Cop Helps Control Peach Leaf Curl Blight and much more Saturday, February 18th @10am Potato Class Red Bluff Garden Center 527-0886 766 Antelope Blvd. (Next to the Fairground)