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Agricultureranch farm Chico Ag Hall of Honor California State University, Chico, College of Agricul- ture will honor Dick and Marian Baldy at the 22nd Hall of Honor reception on Oct. 6. Dick became a professor in the College of Agriculture in 1970 and helped shape the core of the agriculture curricu- lum that exists today over the course of 30 years. Marian developed the class in agriculture genetics, became interna- tionally known for her wine expertise, and was the first female tenure-track professor in the agriculture department. The College of Agriculture is pleased to be honoring two influential people who made such an impact in the agricul- ture department. State University Farm beginning at 5:30 p.m. Alumni, par- ents, and friends of the College of Agriculture are invited to sample various wines, beers, cheeses, and Chico State sausages. A silent auction will take place during the evening to help support student organizations. The Hall of Honor Reception will be held at the Chico Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up helpers & weekend of October, Chico State's University farm is a stop on the Sierra Oro Farm Trail. The University Farm will be open for tours, product sampling, and demonstrations from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on October 6 and 7. The Agricultural Teaching and Research Center (Uni- In addition to the Hall of Honor reception on the first There were many vol- unteers working to put on the Red Bluff Jr Round-Up last weekend. Among the workers were four youth who worked two days getting the rop- ing cattle from the cor- rals on north side of arena to the roping chutes on the south end. They were noticed and appreciated by the con- testants. I was told that one of the contestants said "thanks for helping, so I can rodeo." Sometimes when a rodeo is short of volunteers the kids have to help get the stock into the roping chute. versity Farm) was established in 1960 through the efforts of its namesake, Senator Paul L. Byrne. By participating in class labs and working as part-time employees, thousands of students have benefited from the University Farm, locat- ed on Hegan Lane, five miles south of the CSU, Chico cam- pus. Farmers and ranchers benefit from research conducted on the farm, and the farm's produce and meat are sold in the Chico community. The farm annually hosts thousands of school children, as well as professional seminars and Future Farmers of America and 4-H field days. There were 181 con- testants in this years rodeo, and many of them were in roping events so the boys were busy get- ting the cattle lined up for the junior and senior team roping, junior and senior breakaway rop- ing, and the junior and senior calf roping. These were youth per- forming court ordered community service with Doug Bauman as their supervisor. Bauman works with the youth in community service. He was with Rainbo Bread for 32 years and volun- teered time with the kids. When he retired from Rainbo Bread, he was asked to work in the department. He said the Proba- tion Depart- ment is trying to get the youth back into the community in a positive set- ting. Photo courtesy of Photo Fast, Larry & Dale Smith Tehama County Probation Aide Doug Bauman with some youth performing community service at the 2012 Red Bluff Jr. Round-Up as they worked at the roping chutes. Jean A junior rodeo is like 4-H because the mother and father are there help- ing. Dad is holding the horse while mom is tak- ing pictures on her cell phone. The parents and friends console the child when a barrel or pole falls over, or the goat gets up before the six seconds elapse because that is part of rodeo. I met Richard Muench, Tehama County Chief Probation Officer, and he told me that he came here three years ago, after 34 years work- ing in the probation field. One of his goals is to try to do new pro- grams utilizing the old Probation Department- community service pro- gram. When the court imposes community ser- Barton vice, the probation offi- cers get to know the kids better, and the kids give back to the community. At juvenile hall there is a vegetable garden where everyone works. The kids do the hard labor, and put in the hours required working in the garden. Unfor- tunately they cannot work on private projects because our yard and garden needs some hard labor. The youth can only work on public events like the Cleaner, Green- er Red Bluff a few weeks ago. There were two adult crews and one juvenile crew working on the clean-up. The youth that were chosen to work at the roping chute during the Jr. Round-Up had shown sufficient behavior mod- ification to be allowed at a public event. They were able to High School rodeo and the Jr. High District 1 members at Bob Jones Arena in Cottonwood. The public is invited with free admission. Sat- urday performance is 9 a.m. and Sunday perfor- mance will be after the 8 a.m. general meeting. *** Morrison, Las Mariachis and the clock tower from 2 to 5 p.m. Earlier tick- ets will be sold at Plum Crazy until 2 p.m. After 5, at Cone Kimball Plaza only. Saturday, September 15, 2012 – Daily News 5A California is known for our Fall Bull Sales, and last week was the Byrd Cattle Co. "Best of Both Worlds" bull sale when they sold 158 Angus for an average of $5,117.41 and two Charolais that averaged $2,375 at their Los Moli- nos ranch. Tom Brink of JBS, and Five Rivers Feedlot was guest speaker and he mentioned that it is his challenge to fill their feed yards with cattle that will gain, grade choice (and make money). Currently the industry is challenged by the drought, while corn and cattle are still high priced. work off community ser- vice hours and enjoyed being at a fun event with their peers in a positive setting. It was working in the heat, sun and dust for the four boys. The boys learned that the large animals cause them to think, because the same thing doesn't work with every animal when getting them up the chute. *** Next weekend, Sept. 22-23 will be the first rodeo of the year for District 1 California Local buyers were Darrell Wood, Dale Bagley,Dan & Nina Micke, John Arditto, Charley and John Ohm, Tyler Martinez, Bear Mountain Cattle Co. *** Today is the 3rd annu- al Beef Œn Brew spon- sored by Tehama County CattleWomen and Downtown Red Bluff Business Association. The vendors will be on Main and Walnut between 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets will be sold for $20 and redeemed for a wristband on the street near Montana Chad Bushnell will sing and play guitar at Cone Kimball Plaza between 5 and 6 p.m. and Stacy Stone will per- form between 6 and 7 p.m. Dancing to Rough Cut band will be at the Plaza from 7 to 10 p.m. as you enjoy a tri-tip wrap and cup of beer from a celebrity pourer. *** The 55 craft brews and 30 beef appetizers will be available from 5 to 8 p.m. in the various stores on Oak, Washing- ton, Walnut and Main streets when you wear a wristband. Please remember this is an adult event. Jr. Livestock Auction Committee has listed 86 lambs, 152 swine, 46 steers, 6 rabbits, 35 poul- try and 19 market goats to be judged in the differ- ent weight classes before being sold on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10 a.m. For more information or if you would like to authorize someone to bid for you, the following directors are available. Mike Collins, Keith Ellis, Larry Rodger, Marie Rohr, Brian Birt, Greg Carter, Bob Chaney, Bub Ragan, Tony Welch, Les Shank and Ty Byrd. The Tehama District Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. All hands on deck to combat effects of drought By VAL DOLCINI affect most of the country and in our own state, our thoughts and prayers are with the thousands of farm families who have been affected by this disaster. President Obama has called the U.S. Govern- ment's approach to drought assistance an "all-hands-on- deck effort," and he has directed USDA and other Federal agencies to find additional ways to help those impacted by drought. To date, USDA has taken a wide variety of administra- tive action that I want to be sure California farmers and ranchers know about. First and foremost, As drought continues to USDA streamlined the dis- aster designation process that has allowed USDA to quickly and efficiently authorize emergency aid for producers, including Cali- fornia, where 21 of our 58 counties have been declared primary disaster areas for drought. USDA also lowered the interest rate for Farm Ser- vice Agency emergency loans from 3.75 percent to 2.25 percent and authorized emergency haying and grazing on additional lands enrolled in USDA conser- vation programs. Secretary Vilsack per- sonally encouraged crop insurance companies to pro- vide a short grace period for farmers on unpaid insur- ance premiums – and all of the major crop insurance companies have agreed to do so. Earlier this summer, This month USDA announced that it will pro- vide an additional $30 mil- lion nationwide to help pro- ducers move emergency water supplies and repair damaged lands. Finally, USDA intends to purchase up to $170 million in meat, poultry and farm-raised fish to help deliver additional relief for livestock produc- ers. convened ongoing meetings of the White House Rural Council to ensure that all Federal agencies are doing everything they can to help. For example, the Small Business Administration has worked to increase emergency lending for small businesses, farmers The President has also and ranchers and the Department of Transporta- tion is waiving certain requirements on commer- cial trucks, to get more dri- vers on the road in the relief effort. The biggest challenge that the President faces today in carrying out the relief effort is the fact that the 2008 Farm Bill disaster assistance programs expired at the end of last year. 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