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Agricultureranch farm Area ranches ranked in top 10 Tehama Angus Ranch, Gerber, ranked as third largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in Cal- ifornia having recorded 398 head of Angus with the American Angus Association during fiscal year 2012, which ended Sept. 30, according to Bryce Schumann, CEO of the American Angus Association. Byrd Cattle Company LLC, Red Bluff, ranked as eighth largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in California having recorded 220 head of Angus with the American Angus Association. Angus breeders across the nation in 2012 registered 315.007 head of Angus cattle. "Our year-end statistics continue to demonstrate strong demand for Angus genetics and solidify our long-held position as a leader in the beef cattle indus- try," Schumann said. "These results underscore our members' commitment to providing genetic solutions to the beef cattle industry." Ag History Center The Heidrick Ag History Center is launching a Sec- ond Saturday Educational Series from families. While Second Saturday has become a well-known evening art outing in the Sacramento area, the Heidrick is broadening this appeal to families, as we encourage a day-time outing to the Heidrick Tractor and Truck Museum to experience various aspects of agriculture up-close and personal. & Beef cattle community strikes gold The Beef Cattle Com- munity struck Gold in Cal- ifornia when 22 senior Beef Ambassadors, ages 17 to 20, and 9 Junior Beef Ambassadors, ages 12 to 16, were in Sacramento, Sept. 28-30. They were judged in the areas of con- sumer promotion, class- room presentation, media interview technique and issues response at the event. Women and American National CattleWomen vol- unteers, parents, chaper- ones, and contestants put one heck of an event in the books — something that I am honored to have been a part of. On each of the Second Saturdays, a different aspect of agriculture and machinery will be presented. In an attempt to grow community involvement and educate the region about agriculture, we hope to inspire kids of all ages to learn more the agricultural history that makes the Sacramento Valley so unique. The following events are planned. Oct. 13 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — How the Best 110 Horsepower Steam Engine revolutionized agriculture Nov. 10 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Early Ag Power: Horses in Agriculture land. Tractor or Truck Photos with Santa All events take place at 1962 Hays Lane in Wood- Dec. 8 from 1-3 p.m. — Christmas on the Farm and Second Saturday tickets available at the door: $5 kids, $7 museum members, $10 general. For more information, call Iulia Bodeanu by calling (530) 666-9700. Contestants from throughout the country vied for a place on this elite team of agriculture advo- cates; $5,000 in cash prizes from Farm Credit, and five scholarships totaling $5,000 from ANCW Foun- dation and Monsanto; sil- ver trays from Townsend Brangus. The 2013 National Beef Ambassador Team, in alphabetical order: Chan- dler Mulvaney, Alabama, and top in classroom pre- sentation; Emma Kathryn Jumper, Arkansas; Katie Stroud, Adin, and top in consumer presentation; Erin Morrison, Minnesota, and top in Issues Response; Jacqueline Brown, Oregon These 31 National Beef Ambassadors will continue to tell our beef story. They are so passionate about the beef cattle community. Top in Media Interview was Keili Summey, Arizona; Alex Lucas, Florida; Gibson Preist, Georgia; Brett Broussard, Louisiana; Claylee Chism, Mississippi; California Cattle- Courtesy photo The 2013 National Beef Ambassadors in Sacramento. California's Katie Stroud is holding the banner on right side, and Annie Belden from Butte County is the girl at far right in grey jacket. mountain and Modoc Cat- tleWomen, and is a sopho- more at CSU - Chico. Annie Belden was spon- sored by Butte County Cat- tleWomen and her mother is Carolyn Carson. She is a junior at Las Plumas High School in Oroville. Her family raises Brangus cat- tle. tomers. In 2007 the Buck- horn Steakhouse received the NCBA Beef Backer award. He also has a radio show on KNBR San Fran- cisco talking about beef. At the CattleWomen Jean Karoline Rose, Montana; Courtney Lane Hart, New Mexico; Noah Henson, North Carolina; Justin Bartholomay, North Dako- ta; Levi Shelby, Oklahoma; Zach Frazier, Pennsylva- nia; Will Turner, South Carolina; Chelsey Cahoon, South Dakota; Taylor Shackelford, Texas; Stephanie Shank, Virginia; Madison Crank, West Vir- ginia; Kate Richardson, Wyoming. Barton They were all outstand- ing young people, and our judges were impressed with their knowledge and the ability to express them- selves telling the beef story. Our speakers were dynamic and shared much knowledge in their talks. The Welcome Dinner at Heidrick Ag History Cen- ter, Woodland was catered by the nationally acclaimed Buck- horn Steak- house. Darren W illiams, National Cattle- men's Beef Assn. executive director of com- munications posted on Face- book. "Listening to the Minister of Meat, John Pickerel after eating the best tri-tip ever (from his Buckhorn Grill & Steakhouse Restau- rant in Winters, CA.) Wish I could cook tri-tip like that." Workshop while the con- testants were receiving their orientation to the contest, we heard Jimmy Maxey as he explained Lean Finely Textured Beef to us. He showed us a package of fat trimmings with bits of beef, and explained how there are 120 lbs of fat trimmings from a beef carcass. The emulsified beef that result- ed is finely textured and edible. We cow/calf ranch- ers lost $40 to $50 per head because of the media. The packers lost $60 per head while three plants closed due to the media this spring. Maxey is a member of Cattlemens Beef Board, past chairman of the National Meat Associa- tion; and California Beef Council. Since selling Beef Packers, Inc/Fresno Meat Co. in 2006 he has remained active in cattle feeding and meat process- ing at Certified Meat Prod- ucts. The top 3 Junior Con- testants received silver trays and cash prizes after competitions in media interview and consumer demonstration. Sage Mijares, New Mexico; Annie Belden, Butte County; Austin Gaspard, Louisana Juniors in alphabetical order: Kylee Sigmon, Arkansas; MaKayla Holmes, Georgia; Brandon Thomas Hartman, North Carolina; Sydnee Gerken, Oklahoma; Madison Mar- tin, Tennessee: Burk DeBolt, Wyoming. Katie's folks are Helen and Andy Albaugh, and her father is David Stroud. The Albaughs have a cow-calf ranch, primarily raising Shorthorns, in Adin. She was sponsored by Inter- Community Clip? e-mail: clerk@red- bluffdailynews.com or Fax: 527-9251 vert diehard vegetarians, stubborn children, and skeptical Texans." John and Melanie Pickerel have 14 restaurants and grills, plus franchise The Tri-Tip Grill at #30 Rockefeller Center and Grand Central Station in New York City. Rent at Rockefeller Center for 1,000 sq ft is $1,000 a day, and garbage is $4,000 a month. They use Certi- fied Angus Beef for their beef, and 800,000 pounds of tri-tip was mentioned. The wait-staff is trained to know about the beef cuts they are serving to the cus- Pickerel said "We con- University of California, Davis, "Clearing the Air: Livestock's Contributions to Climate Change" was our speaker at the banquet. He is an internationally recognized expert on this subject. Dr. Frank Mitloehner, field that is cultivated to grow crops. They forget that the farming operation was there before they came. Converting agricul- ture lands to houses is giv- ing an increase to green- house gases. Over the years through research they have found that our common assump- tions are not true. We assume that manure causes the main air pollution on livestock farms, but fer- mented feed, silage is worse, and we need to manage silage smarter. Organic soil produces greenhouse gases because it has microbial material in the soil from the manure. The smog we experi- ence in California's Cen- tral Valley is not only from California cars and farm- ing, but also from interna- tional transport like ship- ping and distant lands like China. Container ships at Long Beach emit more pollutants than the Los Angeles traffic on the free- ways. farming, when they move into homes that were built next to a dairy or an open People complain about Meat production will double by 2050, and growth will occur in coun- tries that are currently forested. Here in the USA, greenhouse gases will be from transportation, ener- gy and industry. In devel- oping countries livestock will be dominant because they have less industry and will deforest their lands. Former National Beef Ambassador Malorie Bankhead, senior at Cal Poly told of her experi- ences since being selected in Ft. Smith, AR. Summer of 2011 she was an intern for USDA in Washington, DC, and in 2012 she was an intern for Certified Angus Beef in Wooster, OH. She has traveled to 23 states since becoming a National Beef Ambas- sador. The United Nations put out a paper in 2006, where they wrote that livestock sector is a major player and responsible for 18% of the greenhouse gases, claiming it was worse than transportation. Then TIME 2007 said that agri- culture was worse than transportation. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. Saturday, October 6, 2012 – Daily News 7A