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Agricultureranch farm Best of the best and FFA kids. For just the Red Bluff FFA there was one breeding goat, one pen of meat chickens, five market lambs, 10 market steers and 22 market hogs. Past FFA President Stacy Stroing won Grand Cham- pion Steer; FFA Vice President Bailey Brownfield won Reserve Grand Champion Steer and also overall Steer Showmanship Champion. FFA President Sarah Brown won second place show- manship for overall hogs. Abby Brown won third place in overall showmanship for hogs. Hannah Scholzen got first place for FFA Showmanship for lambs. The Red Bluff FFA did a great job at the Tehama By MOLLY MURPHY Red Bluff FFA Reporter Sept. 26-30t the fairgrounds were flooded with 4-H District Fair this year. Hopefully the years to come will be just as successful. agribusiness conference Economists, academic and business experts will dis- cuss the economic outlook, global trade, California water quality, federal farm policy and other key issues Nov. 7 at the 31st annual Agribusiness Management Conference at Fresno's Radisson Hotel and Conference Center. The event is sponsored by Fresno State's Center for Agricultural Business (CAB) and Bank of America in partnership with more than 20 supporting farm business- es, agencies and organizations. "California's agricultural industry faces unique chal- Leading economists address lenges," said Mechel Paggi, CAB director and confer- ence chair, who noted some sectors do well while others struggle with high input costs and sticky prices. "Our markets are subject to the trends of the general economy, and increasingly, the global economy as well," Paggi said, adding that conference "participants will be provided with supporting information and outlooks on specific commodities." Opening the half-day event with an 8:15 a.m. address will be Corny Gallagher, senior vice president and food, ag and wine executive for Global Commercial Banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. Gallagher's team coordinates the bank's agribusiness and food products portfolio, with a strong emphasis on global marketing. The theme of his talk is "Developing a Shared Vision to Feed the People of the World." Also on the agenda: Terry Barr, chief economist for CoBank, will offer insights on upcoming economic challenges and opportu- nities. Livestock Man of the Year & The California Live- stock Man of the Year Award will be presented to Bob deBraga during the Grand National Livestock Show tonight at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. This prestigious honor has been presented by the California Chamber of Commerce since 1950 when A.T. Spencer was recognized. owned the property which is now Tehama Angus Ranch. Past recipients include Joe Russ IV, Ferndale 1987; John Lacey, Paso Robles 1989; Gordon Rasmussen, Pleasanton 1991; Myron Openshaw, Oroville 1995; Cotton Rosser, Marysville 1997. Tehama County is also the home of Ellington Peek, Cottonwood 1993; Bill Borror, Gerber 2009 and the late Charles F. Stover 1959; C. Roy Carmichael 1968; Jack Owens 1982. This award recognizes Spencer deBraga's contributions to the livestock industry, with 44 years on the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale Committee, of which 19 years were chair- man. Bob deBra- ga is a "cow- boy's cowboy" who is also capa- ble of working on state and national commit- tees. Bob was born and raised in Fal- lon, Nevada attending a one Charles Grimes, director of global export trade ser- vices for Citibank, will discuss his "View on Agriculture Trade: Challenges and Opportunities." "Nitrates in Central Valley Groundwater: Findings, Actions, Questions" will be a panel discussion among Dr. Stuart Pettygrove, a soils specialist for the UC Coop- erative Extension; Parry Klassen, executive director of the East San Joaquin Water Quality Coalition; and Joel Nelsen, president and CEO of California Citrus Mutual. Perspectives on farm policy and the 2012 Farm Bill will be offered by Robert Guenther, senior vice president of public policy for United Fresh Produce Association, and Anne MacMillan, senior adviser to the U.S. secre- tary of agriculture. Greg Calistro of Save Mart Supermarkets' produce and floral division director will offer insights into how consumer buying habits will shape demand for agricul- tural products. agers, lawyers, appraisers, insurance personnel, proces- sors, accountants and others involved in California agribusiness. Early registration before Nov. 1 is $100; late or walk- in is $125. For more information, call 559.278.4405 or visit http://cab.cati.csufresno.edu/. The conference is designed for farmers, farm man- Courtesy photo California Livestock Man of the Year for 2012, Bob deBraga. In 1973 and 1974 he Jean room school, grades 1-8, in Stillwater where his family was in the farming and cattle business. While in high school he was active in football, class president two years and involved in FFA and was Nevada State FFA presi- dent in 1954-55. Barton Dusty and Dena, came to Tehama County in 1963. Bill Keeler had purchased the Charlie Stover Ranch after the estate sold it. At the age of 26 Bob deBra- ga got the ranch "up and running" putting togeth- er all the live- stock, horses, equipment and refurbishing the employee housing. T ehama County cattle- men used to use a calf table when branding, castrating and vaccinating the calves but the Dye Creek crew used horses and roping. When the big ranches had a branding, it was easier to get help using a rope instead of calf table and now most every ranch ropes. After graduation from high school he volun- teered for Army service, and because of a football injury was medically dis- charged from the Army. Married Waynette Mills in 1956. His method of going to college was working for several cattle- men in Dixie Valley, and in Elko County including managing the cattle on Mary's River Ranch at Deeth, Nev. for William Wright. He and his family, wife Waynette and children facilitate the addition of the 25,000 acre Abner McKenzie ranch to the Dye Creek holdings. This also added thousands of acres of summer grazing in Lassen and Plumas Counties on deeded lands, U.S.F.S. and timber com- pany lands that could run 4,500 head of cows year round. In 1966 Bob helped During the 24 years managing the Dye Creek Ranch, they hosted Tehama County and Tri- County Field Days in Los Molinos and the Chester headquarters. was president of Tehama County Cattlemen, and served as a director of California Cattlemen's Association. Chairman of the Livestock Identifica- tion committee, also known as the brand com- mittee for several state presidents. In 1968 Bob deBraga and Jack Owens were appointed to the Red Bluff Bull Sale committee to work with Bill Owens, chairman, Abner McKen- zie and Jack Alford. For many years he was on the sifting committee for the geldings and bulls. Waynette moved to Pais- ley, Ore. where he man- aged the ZX Ranch for 10 years. The ZX is one of the largest contiguous ranches in the United States comprised of 1.4 million acres of private and public lands. The ranch runs about 12,000 mother cows on a lot of the high desert of Eastern Oregon. The ranch also ran about 8,500 head of yearlings in Wyoming on ranches owned by Metro- politan Life. He was very involved in the Oregon Cattlemen's Association and was the chairman of the founding board of the Oregon Rangeland Trust. A mem- ber of the board of direc- tors for Tri-State Live- stock Credit Corporation for 10 years. While at the ZX Ranch Bob deBraga received the U.S.F.S. award for excellence in In 1986 Bob and range management, "for extra ordinary efforts in restoring productivity to private and public range lands" in 1997, working with The Nature Conser- vacy, Weyerhauser Com- pany and lands managed by the BLM, State of Ore- gon and U.S.F.S. In 1996 he moved to Burns, Oregon where he managed the Quinn River Crossing Ranch at Denio, Nev., the Island Ranch, Leathers Ranch, and South Silver Creek Ranch in Burns for Denny Land and Cattle Company. These ranches could run several thousand head of cows and raised alfalfa and grass hay. Bob and Waynette Saturday, October 20, 2012 – Daily News 7A have moved back to Tehama County after 10 years managing the Denny ranches. He helps son Dusty on many of the same ranches that he start- ed working years ago in California. He spends a lot of his time in his leather shop where he makes leather riding equipment and braids rawhide reins, riatas; also repairs cowboy equip- ment and saddles. Their family with Dena deBraga Hendricks, Dusty and Shanna deBra- ga and grandchildren Casey Hendricks Owens (Roy), Clint Hendricks, Megan and Fallon deBra- ga are all involved in the beef cattle business. Jean Barton can be reached at jbarton2013@gmail.com. Farmworkers sue California regulators over heat rules United Farm Workers of America sued California's work safety division Thursday, saying state regulators aren't enforcing heat regulations, leading to continued illnesses and FRESNO (AP) — The deaths in the fields. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of the union and individual farmworkers, alleges that the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health failed in the last two years to con- duct inspections in response to some heat complaints, didn't initiate inspections on time, and failed to cite or adequately fine violators. The agency said in a statement that it has ''issued hundreds of cita- tions and penalties for heat safety standard viola- tions'' and that ''the law- suit filed today risks draining resources away from these critical enforcement actions.'' An ongoing lawsuit filed in 2009 alleged simi- lar violations in earlier years. ers have died of heat-relat- ed causes since 2005, when California adopted At least 14 farmwork- the nation's first rules requiring shade and water for the state's 450,000 farmworkers. firmed heat-related fatali- ties in 2008, none in 2009, none in 2010 and one last year. Four deaths this summer are being investi- gated. There were three con- employers with outdoor workers to establish and implement emergency procedures, and to provide training on heat illness prevention, drinking water — at least 1 quart per hour per employee — and shade when temperatures are above 85 degrees. State regulators say The heat rules require increased enforcement has paid off with greater com- pliance. In 2011, inspec- tors conducted 1,090 heat inspections and devoted a third of the agency's resources to heat illness prevention, said spokesman Dean Fryer. 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