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Agricultureranch farm Farm bureau show earns national award marked the third straight win for a program produced by the California Farm Bureau Federation; the previous Farm Bureau program, California Country, won the award in 2010 and 2011. In honoring California Bountiful, the contest judge highlighted its wide array of segment topics and its appeal to viewers with various interests. The weekly, 30-minute program features stories on the people, places and lifestyles that make California the nation's largest food-producing state. It airs on a network of broadcast and cable stations throughout California, and nationally on the RFD-TV satel- lite service. Described as a "complete program" with great videogra- phy and broad appeal, the California Bountiful television program and one of its feature segments earned top honors from the American Farm Bureau Federation in its annual public relations competition. The awards were presented recently in Traverse City, Mich., during a ceremony honoring work by state farm bureaus across the country. The Best Video Program award for California Bountiful Foothill Abortion is costly to beef producers & We chose the Livestock Memorial Research Fund (Foothill Abortion), c/o Cal- ifornia Cattlemen‚s Associ- ation, 1221 H St., Sacra- mento, 95814, for Bill's memorial donations because my parents and we have lost a lot of calves over the past 70 years due to this disease. Some years it has been 25 percent or more of the first calf heifers aborting, until we switched to fall calving. For many, many years we didn't know what was causing the tremendous loss. A California Bountiful segment showcasing a San Fran- cisco Bay Area family that farms and owns restaurants won the Best Video Feature Story award, with the judge noting the story's appeal to both the eye and the palate. "California Bountiful connects viewers in an entertain- ing way with the people behind their food," California Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. "Both on television and in print, California Bountiful highlights the connections between urban and rural California." The bimonthly magazine published by Farm Bureau, also titled California Bountiful, earned an honorable men- tion in the Best Magazine category. The California Farm Bureau weekly newspaper Ag Alert received honorable mention in the Best Newspaper category. an emergency in the state of California on May 31, Tehama and 13 other counties have been named eligible for USDA emergency farm loans because of physical and production losses based on damages and losses caused by drought cov- ering the 2012 crop year. Farmers in all fourteen counties have eight months to apply for the loans to help cover part of their actual losses. Some of the eligibility requirements are listed below: • Have suffered at least 30 percent loss of normal pro- duction directly related to the above-cited cause, • Be able to repay the loan and any other loans, • Be Unable to obtain credit elsewhere, • Have adequate security, • Have multi-peril crop insurance, if available, and • Meet other eligibility criteria. All applicants must complete a certification of disaster losses, which reflects the exact date(s) and nature of the des- ignated disaster and how it caused the loss or damage. Crop insurance field reports may be a source for documenting losses directly related to the cited cause. The authorization from Farm Service Agency (FSA) to accept Emergency loans under this authorization expires on January 31, 2013. Applications should be filed with the FSA Service Center at 2 Sutter St., Ste. C, Red Bluff. County eligible for farm loans Pursuant to the Secretary of Agriculture's designation of Our cows were pregnant six months or less when they grazed at Eagle Lake in the summer since we were calving in the spring. It seems like they would abort a month before they were due to calve. Fact Sheet No. 9: 2012 Coutesy photo Foothill Abortion Part 1: The Tick By John Maas, DVM, MS Diplomate, Extension Veterinarian, School of Veterinary Medi- cine University of Califor- nia-Davis "Foothill abortion in cat- tle, also known as Epizootic Bovine Abortion (EBA), is a condition well known to beef producers who have experienced losses due to this disease problem. "It is a major source of economic loss for Califor- nia cow/calf producers and estimates are that 5-10% of the California beef calf crop may be lost each year (45,000 to 90,000 calves per year). "While the infectious agent that causes the abor- tion has yet to be isolated and iden- tified, the most important vector is well known. That vector is the pajaroello tick (pa-ha-WAY-lo). The Pajaroello tick (Ornithodorus coriaceus) is a soft shelled tick, simi- lar in appearance to the common ear tick of cattle. "Pajaroello ticks are found in the soil around trees, in dry brush Bill Barton with cattle at Eagle Lake. minutes. nymphs) are the larger stages and could be seen with the naked eye; howev- er, since they feed for such a short period of time, they are never seen on cattle. "Current Control Inef- "These stages (adult and Jean areas, and around rock out- croppings. These are also areas that cattle and deer prefer as bedding sites. In fact, it is believed that deer may be the primary host and source of food for these ticks. Life Stages -The smallest forms of these ticks are the larval forms (the most immature). "These larval forms will attach and feed for about 10-14 days. In this way, migrating deer could carry the larvae to other areas. By contrast, the nymph stage of the Pajaroello tick and the adult form of this tick attach and feed for only 10-20 Following Thursday's Senate passage of the Agri- culture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012, Califor- nia farmers commended the Senate action and urged the House of Representa- tives to act promptly on federal farm legislation. The California Farm Bureau Federation sup- ports many aspects of the 2012 Farm Bill, including a number of programs that benefit California farmers, ranchers, consumers and the environment. "The Senate has passed a bipartisan bill that con- tains $23 billion in savings but maintains programs to help farmers stay competi- tive in global markets, feed those in need and improve the environment," Califor- nia Farm Bureau President Paul Wenger said. "We Barton fective: Because they spend such a small amount of time on the cattle, spray products effective against other exter- nal parasites are not effec- tive in preventing the Pajaroello tick from feeding on cattle. "Also, because these ticks tend to feed in bedding areas and may feed mainly on the posterior areas of cat- tle (hind legs, lower back), the ear tag insecticides do not seem to be a control method of value either. Tick Activity: The Pajaroello ticks consume blood from deer, cattle, man, and other warm blooded animals that rest in these bedding areas. The Pajaroello ticks only need a blood meal every 2-3 months during their active sea- son and some of and August. In warmer areas of the state and at ele- vations from 500-2,500 feet, peak activity occurs from May to October. In general, the heaviest tick activity was observed from February to November in some areas. Heavy rains seemed to decrease or delay tick activity considerably in some areas. "These environmental variations and their effects on tick activity are certainly part of the explanation for differences seen in the occurrences of foothill abortion in cattle from one year to another." Dr. Ben B. Norman, Extension Veterinarian, UCD, and staff research associate Michael N. Oliver wrote a paper in 1994 stat- ing "In the early 1950s, with the advent of calving two year old heifers, it became a recognizable dis- ease with abortion rates up 50%." By 1994 they had learned that EBA is a dis- ease that is apparently only transmitted by the bite of a particular soft-bodied tick commonly known as the pajahuello. University of California - Davis, By Pat Bailey, Jan. 30, 2007 our captive ticks can survive in the laboratory for three years between blood meals. "The activity of these ticks is dependent on tem- perature and rainfall. Peak feeding activity is during the hottest, driest months of the year and declines during the colder winter months of the year and declines during the colder winter month, when soil temperatures are below 45 degrees F. "These ticks are not found in wet areas. The peak feeding periods in Northeastern California at elevations above 4,000 feet are usually in June, July, hope the House will be as efficient as the Senate in debating the bill, and that the final version of the farm bill retains many of the pro- grams that the Senate thoughtfully crafted." For example, the Senate farm bill decreases the number of conservation programs from 23 to 13. The new structure stream- lines some processes for 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! 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Although infected pregnant cows show no obvious clinical symptoms, Researchers at the UC farmers and ranchers and gives USDA more flexibil- ity to account for economic and environmental differ- ences across the country. At the same time, the farm bill continues to fund and prioritize programs such as the Environmental Quality Incentives Program and the Grassland Reserve Pro- gram, which focus on con- serving working farmland they will abort their calves anywhere between six to nine months into the preg- nancy. (The gestation peri- od for a cow is nine months, the same as for humans.) Some infected cows will carry the preg- nancy to term, but their calves are born weak and fail to thrive. Research has identified a particular bacterium, never before described, as the cause of foothill abortion. Progress on developing a vaccine has been slow due to the inability to culture the bacteria in the laboratory; however, researchers are currently using molecular approaches to begin charac- terizing this unique bacteri- um. Saturday, June 23, 2012 – Daily News 5A "There is evidence that the infected cows and their fetuses are producing an immune response to the bacterium," said Jeffrey Stott, a veterinary patholo- gist who is leading the effort to develop a vaccine for foothill abortion. "This is encouraging because it indicates that a properly formulated vaccine should be effective in preventing this disease." The School of Veteri- nary Medicine recently received a $50,000 contri- bution from the California Cattlemen's Association to support research focused on developing a vaccine for foothill abortion. Stott and colleagues are hopeful that an experimen- tal protein-based vaccine can be developed and might be available for immuniz- ing heifers and cows in about three years. It has been five years since Bailey's report, and we still don't have the vac- cine available for the cow- man. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. California farmers welcome passage of Senate Farm Bill instead of taking land out of food and fiber produc- tion. The California Farm Bureau succeeded in urg- ing passage of an amend- ment that pulled the Air Quality Initiative back from elimination. The pro- gram provides assistance to farmers and ranchers for agricultural air quality pro- grams. The