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Agricultureranch farm & Trail ride a success Tehama County Cattle- Women Trail Ride at Dye Creek Preserve drew 55 horses and riders. The Tehama County The 2nd annual Sheriff's Search and Res- cue team reported no injuries, no one lost, and the weather was perfect for a morning ride. I lost my list of the names of the six Search and Rescue team members, but they were appreciated. They also were prepared for possibility of fire, if a horse shoe should strike a rock and cause a spark to ignite the dry grass. Tiffany Holbrook was general chairman and had riders that enjoy riding new country on their hors- es. I heard that it was a beautiful ride, with three or four stock ponds on the upper trail for watering your horse. An old school house ruins, a hunting cabin and the rock walls that the Chinese built when Joseph Cone owned the ranch a hundred plus years ago. Tiffany and the cattle- women trail riders marked the route with pink ribbon since there was a two hour ride, and the longer ride would take about four hours. The previous day Courtesy photo The drag came riding in several hours later, because they removed all the pink ribbons that had been applied on the trails. berries. Riding the lead, middle and drag were cattle- women members Char- lene Priest, Kelly Mou- ton, Ann Butler, Jill Gard, Barbara McKay, Joyce Pickering. Senators seek to name bison to elevate the Plains bison to a status similar to that of the iconic bald eagle with legislation to declare the burly beasts America's ''national mammal.'' Bison advocates launched a ''vote bison'' public rela- tions campaign Friday to coincide with the bill. The National Bison Legacy Act introduced in the Sen- ate is backed by lawmakers from Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Dakota and Rhode Island. The largely symbolic measure would provide no added protections for the estimated 20,000 wild bison in North America. And the bald eagle would still hold a somewhat loftier role as the national emblem, as declared by the Sec- ond Continental Congress in 1782. But supporters said the bison legacy bill would afford 'national mammal' BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Western lawmakers want overdue recognition to a species that has sweeping cul- tural and ecological significance. Bison — North Ameri- ca's largest land animal — already appear on two state flags and the official seal of the U.S. Department of Inte- rior. ''The North American bison is an enduring symbol of America, its people and a way of life,'' said Wyoming Republican Sen. Mike Ezni, chief sponsor of the bill along with South Dakota Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson. Tens of millions of bison, also known as buffalo, once roamed most of North America. They were heavily relied on by many American Indian tribes who harvested the ani- mals for food and materials to make clothing and shelter. Overhunting reduced the population to about 1,000 ani- mals by the turn of the 20th century. That's when conservationists, including President Theodore Roosevelt, intervened to save the species from extinction. Beyond today's wild herds in places like Yel- lowstone National Park, there are an estimated half-mil- lion bison, including animals in commercial herds, many of which have mixed cattle genetics. Yet resistance to free-roaming bison lingers. In Montana, livestock producers and property rights advocates have filed lawsuits to stop the spread of an ani- mal that ranchers say can tear down fences, spread disease and compete with domestic cattle for grass. This week in Boulder, Colo., city officials citing cost concerns and public opposition rebuffed a proposal from Ted Turner to donate a bison herd for viewing along U.S. Highway 36. John Calvelli with the Wildlife Conservation Society, one of the ''vote bison'' campaign sponsors, said the effort is meant to transcend political concerns and instead mark the animal's place in American cultural history. Sheet Metal Roofing Residential Commercial • Composition • Shingle • Single Ply Membrane RUNNINGS ROOFING "No Job Too Steep" " No Job Too Flat" Serving Tehama County 530-527-5789 530-209-5367 Owner is on site on every job CA. LIC#829089 No Money Down! ESTIMATES FREE ATV with water for those who forgot, and was sta- tioned with some of the Search and Rescue team at the trail divide. Working parking was Jeanne Smith had an The visitors saw the huge ice machines that cool the produce that was constantly arriving on trucks from the fields. Then the three busses with Bardin Bengard on the first bus, Tommy Bengard on second bus and Pam Bengard on the third bus toured the fields of artichokes, cau- liflower and the other produce in the Salinas Valley. year, in the spring and fall. Cathy Tobin, with assis- tance from Jill Gard and Kelly Mouton. The cat- tlewomen booth was set up by Linda Johnson and Linda McCay 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 horse feed, as well as a subscription to Work- ing Ranch magazine. 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 pre- pared ranch beans, toss green salad and potato salad, french bread to go with the beef, cookies and bottles of ice cold water. Preserve a loaded cattle truck was pulling away from the corrals, and a couple cowboys were on horseback. Next year, May 18, 2013 will be the 3rd annual trail ride in the Manton area. *** As we left Dye Creek The visitors were from California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Idaho, New Mexico, Col- orado, Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and tour leaders were Jerry York, Logan Ipsen and Bill Lefty. The group enjoyed a beef salad luncheon with strawberry short cake, ice tea and Boekenoogen wines in the California Rodeo directors room while a video of Bengard cattle that have sold on Western Video Market auctions was displayed on a large screen. During the luncheon cattle ranch manager Jerry Hemsted discussed the cattle since they pas- ture cattle on 15 different ranches located from Fort Klamath, Oregon to Chualar, below Salinas. They calve the north- ern part of the cow herd starting in June finishing up by the middle of Sep- tember. The southern herd starts calving in September and finishes by the following January. They mark and brand their calves when they are about two and a half months old. He gave each partici- pant a brochure that out- lined the marketing tools that Bengard Ranches use. 1. Electronic Identi- fication through Angus Source for age verifica- tion. 2. IMI Global NHTC non-hormone treated cattle (a third party verification for nat- ural cattle.) 3. Global Animal Partnership (GAP). We treat our cat- tle with respect but get the work done. 4. Pfizer Pre-Vac program, is the extra mile in vaccination programs. The brochure outlined the 2012 Bengard Ranches vaccination pro- gram for cows spring and fall. The nursing calves at birth are ear-tagged with cow ID number, date and ranch. An ear mark to ID sex of calves, and Bose (selenium) and Enforce-3. Then brand- ing time vaccinations, and those given at wean- ing time. The vaccination program for yearling replacement heifers, bulls and the yearling cattle that are sold were also listed. Mineral supplementa- tion for cattle since sele- nium and sometimes copper deficiencies are the most common miner- al problems for cattle grazing California annu- al rangeland was men- tioned. Range improvement is also important and Josh Davy, our livestock advi- sor — Tehama County Cooperative Extension ern Livestock Journal Central Coast Ranch tour of California ranches started with the first stop in Salinas at Tom and Terry Bengard's with three busses visiting their produce operation where they grow and pack let- tuce, broccoli and straw- The May 13-20, West- Over 25 years of experience The North State's premier supplier of stoves STOVE JUNCTION Wood Burning Stoves Did you know? We've Got Exempt From No Burn Days! Serving Butte, Glenn & Tehama Counties Tues-Sat 9am-5pm • Closed Sun & Mon 22825 Antelope Blvd., Red Bluff 530-528-2221 • Fax 530-528-2229 www.thestovejunction.com COMPLETE AUTO REPAIR recommened 30K, 60K, 90K SERVICES AT LOWER PRICES All makes and models. 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