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Carbon Cowboys LEE PITTS

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hen I first heard about “carbon credits” I thought, cows were finally going to get some of the CREDIT they deserve for making this world a livable place. After all, you can’t grow crops on a third of all the land in America but that doesn’t mean that land is worthless because anyone who rides a horse or can throw a loop knows that much of that land is perfect for raising cattle and sheep. These species can “upcycle” the inedible plants on that land into high quality protein in the form of beef and lamb and without these grazing animals people would have become as extinct as the Dodo bird.

Speaking of Dodos, environmentalists have invested so much time and money in convincing the world that cows are evil, they have backed themselves into a corner and now can’t admit that cattle play a vital role in what scientists call the “biogenic carbon cycle.” They certainly will never admit that ranchers should be paid for all the carbon that cows are returning to the soil.

global economy is going to create the greatest investment opportunity of our lifetime. It will also leave behind the companies that don’t adapt, regardless of what industry they are in. And just as some companies risk be-

you. According to Bloomberg’s Reed Landberg, “Decarbonization is an approach to climate change both sweeping and incremental: working industry by industry, process by process, to bring greenhouse gas emissions

Science Lessons

Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads. ing left behind, so do cities and countries that don’t plan for the future. The decarbonization of the economy will be accompanied by enormous job creation for those that engage in the necessary long-term planning. Engineers and scientists are working around the clock on how to decarbonize cement, steel, plastics, shipping, trucking, aviation, agriculture, energy, and construction.”

Decarbonization? Leave it to the greenies to come up with a six syllable word to make everyone think they are smarter than

down as close to zero as possible.”

You can also leave it to the greenies to get it exactly backwards when it comes to understanding the process of decarbonization. According to Bloomberg News, “The destruction of rainforests for ranching and farming, including growing animal feed, is part of why livestock account for 60% of agricultural emissions. On the demand side, advocates hope to persuade people to eat less meat.”

Like I said, leave it to the

The Next Big Thing

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It seems the greenies are running out of subjects to be offended by and they desperately need new fundraising material because, well, fundraising is what they do. In case you haven’t heard, the next big trend is “decarbonizing the global economy.”

BlackRock’s legendary investor Larry Fink has said, “I believe the decarbonizing of the

greenies and the left-leaning press to get it exactly backwards. If they really believed in man-made climate change in order to decarbonize the planet MORE cows are exactly what the Doctor ordered.

We’ve long known about “decarbonization” only we referred to it as “photosynthesis” back in grade school. But it seems like this is the first time the greenies have heard about it.

During photosynthesis plants turn carbon into cellulose, a carbohydrate that plants need in order to grow. According to the Clarity and Leadership for Environmental Awareness and Research (CLEAR) Center at UC Davis, “Cellulose happens to be the most abundant organic compound in the world, present in all grasses, shrubs, crops, and trees. Cellulose content is particularly high in grasses and shrubs found on marginal lands, which are places where grains and other human edible crops cannot grow. Twothirds of all agricultural land is marginal, full of cellulose dense grasses that are indigestible to humans.” continued on page 2

“Do the Math” Sri Lanka Collapses & Dutch Recurring Theme in Global Food & Energy Conversation Farmers Revolt: merican Agri-Women (AAW) Blame ‘Green’ hosted the Global Food & Energy Supply Conversation in late Policies July to respond to member interBY DOUGLAS BLAIR@DOUGLASKBLAIR

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ri Lanka is on fire and enraged protesters have stormed the presidential palace. Dutch farmers continue to protest all across the Netherlands by blocking roads with their tractors.

Germany, Italy, and Poland have all had their own farmers’ protests, inspired by the Dutch.

Around the globe, protesters are expressing just how fed up they are with failed “green” policies.

The tension has been brewing for a long time. Last December, Sri Lanka’s government banned chemical fertilizers to force the country to move toward organic and environmentally friendly farming.

The results have been catastrophic.

After only seven months, the government was forced to revoke the program as crop yields plummeted and food prices skyrocketed.

The New York Times reported that rice prices shot up by nearly one-third, while prices for vegetables rose five times what they were the year before.

Starving and unable to find relief, Sri Lankans began to rise up and revolt against their continued on page 4

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est in rising input and food costs. Two recurring themes of the event were the need for people to “do the math” and for countries to normalize trade.

AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle, moderated the event and opened by citing comments from a recent congressional hearing where 74 percent of the estimated increase in poverty and 63 percent of the rise in hunger are due to high fertilizer and fuel costs. She shared articles from the U.S. and around the globe featuring food and energy disruptions, protests, and added costs due to regulations.

Guest presenters on the panel were Dr. Roger Cryan, Chief Economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation; Rose Barbuto, Senior Policy Advisor to the Farm Journal Foundation; and Dr. Dean Foreman, Chief Economist with the American Petroleum Institute. Panelists interpreted charts and graphs illustrating global food and energy flow throughout the conversation.

When asked how regulations factor into food and fuel costs, Cryan said, “As far as the cost of environmental and social governance issues, they are hard to measure. At the mocontinued on page 4

by LEE PITTS

The Duke and I

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t the tender age of 22 I left a cowboy job paying $650 a month to take a job as a field editor with a major livestock newspaper. I was hired in October to work ring at purebred auctions, take photos, write sale reports and sell advertising, which I hated and was not good at. I couldn’t sell tofu lasagna to a starving vegan.

My territory included southern California, Arizona, Utah and Las Vegas, Nevada. I was a contract worker which meant I got 33% of all my ad sales but I had to pay all my own expenses. My two best accounts were an auction yard and the 26 Bar Ranch in Arizona. That’s how I found myself over Thanksgiving weekend in Stanfield, Arizona, at a cocktail party standing ten feet away from The Duke himself, John Wayne.

I’ve met a lot of personalities at cattle sales over the years. I had a great conversation with Mel Gibson, traveled with Mrs. David Rockefeller, worked Wayne Newton’s Arab horse sale and met dozens of professional athletes whose financial advisors had told them what a great tax write-off purebred livestock were. But the highlight was attending John Wayne’s Hereford Sale for several years. Adding to the special feeling was that we always stayed at a resort called Francisco Grande which had been a Spring Training camp for the San Francisco Giants.

Keep in mind this was only the second sale I’d attended so I assumed this is what it was going to feel like being a field editor.

When you mentioned the name 26 Bar everyone thought of The Duke but he had a partner in Louis Johnson who was one of the shrewdest people I’ve ever met. Legend has it that The Duke had been investing in cotton farms but everyone he partnered up with took him to the cleaners, so he asked around, “Who is the best cotton farmer in Arizona?”

The name Louis Johnson kept popping up so he partnered up with Louis on farming, a huge feedlot that was named the Red River Feedlot after one of The Duke’s biggest movies, and a purebred Hereford operation that quickly became one of the most prominent and

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According to CLEAR, “Cattle are made to digest cellulose.

They are able to consume grasses and other plants that are high in cellulose and, through enteric fermentation, digest the carbon that is stored in cellulose. Cattle can use that carbon, upcycling the cellulose, for growth, milk production, and other metabolic processes.”

“As a by-product of consuming cellulose,” say the Davis researchers, “cattle belch out methane, thereby returning that carbon sequestered by plants back into the atmosphere. After about ten years, that methane is broken down and converted back to CO2. Once converted to CO2, plants can again perform photosynthesis and fix that carbon back into cellulose.

From here, cattle can eat the plants and the cycle begins once again. In essence, the methane belched from cattle is not adding new carbon to the atmosphere.

Rather it is part of the natural cycling of carbon through the biogenic carbon cycle.”

And that, my friends, is the BIG secret that greenies NEVER mention. The methane that was belched out ten years ago by cows is now being turned back into carbon which ends up back in the soil and is being replaced by belching cows today.

Cows are not adding one iota of methane into the atmosphere on a net basis! In fact, since there are fewer cows than we had ten years ago there is less methane in the air from cows.

“The biogenic carbon cycle is a relatively fast cycle,” say the Davis researchers. “Carbon cycles between plants and the atmosphere in a short period of time. Compare the ten years it takes for methane from cows to cycle back into carbon. By comparison, the carbon exchange between the atmosphere and geological reserves (such as deep soils, the deeper ocean, and rocks) is on the span of millennia, 1,000 or more years.

“The burning of fossil fuels to be redeposited back into geological reserves is tenfold the amount of time it takes methane belched by cattle to be redeposited back into plant matter.” To put this in perspective, say the Davis scientists, “The CO2 released from driving your car to work today will remain in the atmosphere, having a warming effect on our climate, longer than the lifetimes of you, your children, or even your grandchildren. Thus, the burning of fossil fuels has a longstanding impact on our climate, one that is much more significant than the belching of methane from cattle.”

The Obvious Question Scientists at the University of Florida Extension Service have also done extensive work on decarbonization and cows. In their important paper called, “Carbon Sequestration in Grazing Land Ecosystems”, they came to the conclusion that, “Because of the relatively high sequestration rates and extensive area, grazing land represents an important component of terrestrial carbon dioxide offset and is a significant sink for long-term carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation.”

For ranchers the news gets even better. “Plants remove carbon from the atmosphere during photosynthesis, a process done without human intervention.

However, to address the contributions made by humans, the carbon must be stored or sequestered.”

That’s where cows come in.

“Once carbon is transferred to the soil, say the Florida researchers, “carbon can be stored for decades or longer. Because carbon stored below ground is more permanent than plant biomass, soil carbon sequestration in grazing lands provides a long-term alternative to mitigate atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions.”

Like we said, cows are the solution, not the problem. But you’ll move to Mars before you hear the greenies admit it.

“It is estimated that from 29.5 to 110 million metric tons of carbon can be sequestered annually in grazing lands in the United States,” say the Florida scientists. “Small changes in the amount of carbon sequestered in grazing-land soils have significant consequences in the global carbon cycle. Reports have shown that an increase (or loss) of only 1% of the soil carbon in the top 4 inches of grazing-land soils is equivalent to the total carbon emissions from all U.S. cropland agriculture. This trend underscores the importance of grazing lands to mitigate at least part of global atmospheric CO2 emissions. During the past decade, U.S. agricultural soils overall have acted as a net sink of atmospheric CO2, sequestering approximately 12 million metric tons of carbon per year.”

This raises the obvious question: if cows are a major factor in carbon sequestration shouldn’t ranchers be compensated for the role their cattle are playing in sequestering carbon?

That’s where carbon credits and carbon markets come into play.

Get Out Of Jail Free Card What exactly is a carbon credit? According to a University of Nebraska Extension publication, Carbon Credits from Livestock Production, “A carbon credit is a kind of permit that represents 1 ton of carbon dioxide removed from the atmosphere. They can be purchased by an individual or, more commonly, a company to make up for carbon dioxide emissions that come from industrial production, delivery vehicles or travel.

“A credit can be made by nearly any project that reduces, avoids, destroys or captures emissions. Individuals or companies looking to offset their own greenhouse gas emissions can buy those credits through a middleman or those directly capturing the carbon.”

But the preceding scenario only applies to the “voluntary market.” According to the University of Nebraska researchers, “There is also something called the involuntary or “compliance market.” In the involuntary market, governments set a cap on how many tons of emissions certain sectors can release.

“If an oil company, for example, goes over the prescribed emissions limit, it must buy or use saved credits to stay under the emissions cap. If a company stays under that cap, it can save or sell those credits. This is known as a cap-and-trade market. The cap is the amount of greenhouse gases a government will allow to be released into the atmosphere and emitters must trade to stay within that limit.”

In other words, companies

August 15, 2022 that produce a lot of greenhouse gases may look at carbon credits created by cows as a “Get out of jail free,” card and there are reports of a growing number of carbon credit buyers in both the voluntary and involuntary markets.

Net Zero According to Bloomberg NEF, “If the carbon market is restricted to just offsets that remove, store or sequester carbon to achieve net-zero targets, there will be insufficient supply to keep up with demand, causing significant near-term price hikes. If the market evolves to primarily help countries achieve their climate targets rather than companies, it will soften this supply shortfall. The voluntary market’s rapid acceleration over the course of the year is largely driven by recent corporate net-zero goals and interest in meeting international climate goals set out in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius over preindustrial levels.”

According to Kyle Harrison, head of sustainability research at Bloomberg NEF, “There will be growing pains in the coming years as stakeholders try to understand how to sustainably grow the carbon offset market and determine who it will serve.

If done correctly, their patience could be rewarded with a market valued at more than $550 billion by mid-century.” Harrison said the market for one carbon credit in 2020 was just $2.50 but she predicted it could go up to $215 by 2030.

“In North America the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) exists as a “voluntary, legally binding integrated trading system to reduce emissions of all six major greenhouse gases.”

As with most ag commodities the carbon credit market has relatively few buyers and many sellers. “Since each acre of land can sequester only a relatively small amount of carbon in any given year, it is impractical to attempt marketing individual acres or even hundreds of acres for credit trading,” according to Bloomberg. “For that reason,

Livestock Market Digest aggregators play a critical role in organizing and delivering larger quantities of sequestered carbon for marketing as carbon credits.” ‘”Among many others, the Iowa Farm Bureau, North Dakota/National Farmers Union, SunOne Solutions, and Environmental Credit Corporation are aggregators for the CCX. Each charge a fee for aggregating the carbon credits. As part of the agreement to sell carbon credits, greenhouse gas reduction must be verified periodically by an approved verifier.

Producers are required to maintain documentation and their operations may be inspected to ensure compliance.”

According to Bloomberg, a Washington, D.C. based nonprofit group called Verra, founded in 2007, has thus far registered 1,750 projects around the world and verified almost 796 million carbon units.

So far, the largest carbon compliance markets are in the European Union, China, Australia and Canada. In the U.S. carbon-credit trading volume has been light and carbon credits are fetching low prices.

Greenwashing The greenies say, and it’s true for once, that when a company buys carbon credits just to get down under the upper limit allowed by law, they are not reducing their overall emissions one particle. The greenies call this “greenwashing.”

According to Bloomberg, “Carbon credits can also be bought from projects that would have happened anyway. For instance, one investment company says they pay farmers to convert their fields into forests and sell those credits to corporations. But several farmers claim they already planted trees through a government conservation program. Also, some of these carbon credits through these projects are not permanent. For instance, the international soccer governing body FIFA bought credits to help offset emissions from the World Cup in Brazil. But soon after, the trees were cut down. The

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THE DUKE AND I successful in history. Their annual bull sale topped the list of having the highest sale average in the country.

I gotta admit I was not blown away by my first impression of The Duke. He always seemed to be holding a cocktail glass (which I never saw him drink from), he had undershot heels on his boots that made him walk a little funny and he wore high water pants. But the more I observed The Duke the more I felt sorry for him because everybody wanted a piece of him whether it was an autograph or a photo with him after the sale. The sale was held in a huge quonset hut with 26 Bar painted all over it.

The Duke stayed on the auc-

project was suspended in 2018 after more trees were logged than all the credits sold.”

So, sorry ranchers, thus far carbon ranching is not comparable to windmills, oil wells, solar farms, dude ranching or even cowboy-themed bed and breakfasts as generators of extra income.

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tion block for the entirety of the sale and I once asked my friend Skinner Hardy what it felt like to be auctioneering with John Wayne looking over your shoulder? Skinner admitted that it was a bit intimidating... and I’ve never known Skinner to be intimidated by anything or anybody.

Louis Johnson was a great businessman and marketeer but he wasn’t the only person responsible for the success of 26 Bar. When you arrived at the sale sight all the bulls were tied up like they were at Denver or Fort Worth and every animal was beautifully groomed with their horns and hooves polished to a bright luster. And keep in mind most of these bulls were range

Of course, that could change in the future. More likely, in subsequent years ranchers may need the carbon credits created by their own cows to offset a “cow tax” that the feds or states levy on livestock because of the methane they produce.

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bulls, not herd sires. The man responsible for how perfect all the bulls looked was Marvin Meek who was the 26 Bar herdsman for 20 years.

Marvin worked his magic on all livestock. He trained some of the best cowdogs I’ve ever seen, was a bonafide, surefire cowboy and possessed an ability to prepare cattle for sale that was unmatched. I remember walking the outdoor stalls at 26 Bar with a friend who looked at the beautiful lineup of bulls and uttered these timeless words I’ve never forgotten: “Fat is always the prettiest color.”

To me Marvin Meek will always be the real John Wayne.

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climate-obsessed government.

On July 9, thousands converged on the presidential residence and stormed the gates.

The president wisely fled, promising to resign, and finally did so in mid-July.

Meanwhile, more than 5,000 miles away, Dutch farmers have spent the past three years protesting increasingly odious environmental regulations in their country. Things hit a fever pitch in June when the Dutch government announced a series of plans to try to reduce nitrogen oxide and ammonia emissions 50 percent by 2030.

The government has blocked the construction of new homes, roads, and airport runways because the required machinery emits nitrogen oxides. Those same oxides and ammonia are two compounds also found in large quantities in animal feces.

Thus, the government’s plan to cut down on those emissions would disproportionally affect Dutch farmers.

In response, farmers from across the Netherlands have taken a page out of the “Freedom Convoy” protests in North America and used their tractors to block critical traffic arteries and force concessions from the state.

It’s clear that moves by world governments to prostrate themselves on the altar of environmentalism are neither effective nor popular with their citizens.

They might make Swedish teen climate activist Greta

Thunberg happy, but you’d think the country’s leaders would prefer one unhappy Swedish youth to a mob of angry citizens.

And yet, we still see these proposals to fundamentally change the world in the name of environmentalism.

The Biden administration continues to throttle proven domestic energy sources like coal and natural gas, preferring instead to invest in untested renewables like solar and wind.

Americans driving to or for work are feeling the most acute impact of these misguided policies.

Even as average gas prices are today $1.50 per gallon more than at this time last year, the administration continues to hold back domestic energy production in the name of climate change. It seems to prefer begging foreign powers such as Saudi Arabia and Venezuela to increase production.

And of course, the Green New Deal is the bad idea that refuses to die.

Research suggests that the financial cost alone to eliminate coal, nuclear, and natural gas from America’s energy mix would be backbreaking, with some estimates as much as a staggering $5 trillion to switch to 100% renewables as the Green New Deal calls for.

But beyond that, as Sri Lanka proves, the central planning and government intervention required by these types of massive climate agendas can easily go awry.

Even supposing nothing goes wrong, as it clearly has in

Sri Lanka, do we really trust that the government is capable of effectively transitioning a country in which 80% of its energy comes from conventional sources like coal, oil, and natural gas? Mind you, this is the same government that can’t even get the Department of Motor Vehicles right, let alone mount a monumental undertaking like this.

None of this is to say that in the future renewable energy sources like wind and solar won’t be able to compete, but the government is gambling with people’s lives and livelihoods if it mandates or subsidizes their use.

America’s leaders should keep a close eye on the ongoing revolts in Sri Lanka and the Netherlands. That’s the real result of these climate policies, not the utopian vision the left has.

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ment, it’s a first-world privilege to afford to do that in the market. When you’re buying things based on ESG, I think it’s important to do the math to understand what you’re getting and whether it’s worth it.”

Foreman cited several reasons for rising energy costs, including a moratorium on drilling in public lands, revoked pipeline permits, and limited investment in energy infrastructure since 2019, even while demand remains high and inventories are at historic lows. He said, “We need more normalization on the trade and tariff front, and we must solve the near-term need to move products from the gulf up the east coast.”

He used the 30 percent steel tariff as one example that increases energy production and delivery costs. Foreman said, “To be able to meet the obligations of natural gas our country has made to Europe, that means building multi-billion dollar projects that require a lot of steel.”

The importance of trade was underscored again as Barbuto compared the steep increase in U.S. tax dollars for food aid to an almost flat

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Beef Herd Faces Largest YOY Drop in 35 Years: Peel

BY DERRELL S. PEEL, OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION LIVESTOCK MARKETING SPECIALIST / MEATINGPLACE EDITORS This article was first published in the Cow/ Calf Corner Newsletter

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rought advanced rapidly across Oklahoma in July. At the end of June, the Drought Monitor showed that 30.76 percent of the state was in some stage of drought (D1-D4) with another 15.15 percent abnormally dry (D0). Four weeks later, the July 26 Drought Monitor map showed that 100 percent of the state was dry with 99.81 percent in some stage of drought.

In fact, 92.11 percent of the state was severe drought (D2) or worse.

The northern one-third of Oklahoma received good rains of up to three inches in the last week. This will briefly push back drought conditions in that region, but triple-digit temperatures are forecast to return in August and little follow-up rain is in the forecast through the first half of August. Cattle producers will continue to face tough decisions in the coming investment in research to improve agricultural production methods. In 2022 alone, the U.S. has spent $14 Billion on short-term humanitarian food aid compared to $1.8 Billion for agriculture development assistance.

Barbuto said, “We’ve done the math and know investing in ag research here and in developing countries works.

We’ve seen countries move from aid to trade in less than a generation after receiving consistent investments in farming methods for smallholder farmers.”

She cited examples in Guatemala, Vietnam, and Nigeria, where on-the-ground efforts to help smallholder farmers be self-sufficient have led those countries from purchasing less than $200 Million in 1990 to more than $5.5 billion in U.S. agricultural products in the last few years.

Foreman summed up the mood of the conversation, “It’s a global problem. We need solutions here at home.

We have the resources. We have the capability. We need to operationalize it.”

weeks.

Rapidly advancing drought conditions in July pushed Oklahoma auction volumes higher as more cows were culled and increased feeder cattle numbers indicated early weaning of calves and early marketings of summer grazing cattle.

Calf prices dropped into July as increased volumes of early weaned calves accelerated seasonal price pressure. Calf prices recovered somewhat the last week of July as cattle markets generally firmed up. Large seasonal supplies of heavy feeder cattle were also likely augmented by drought-forced movement of cattle off summer grazing programs though heavy feeder prices are seasonally higher through the summer.

The July volume of slaughter cows and bulls was more than double last year in Oklahoma auctions. The cull cow market was overwhelmed with prices sharply lower. In Oklahoma City, boning cow prices decreased from $89.51/cwt the last week of June to an average of $66.70/cwt the last two weeks of July. Around the region, boning cow prices were similarly lower from Kansas south through Texas. Cull cow prices generally decreased around the country in July with the sharpest decreases in the central and southern plains. In some markets, cull cow prices recovered slightly the last week of July.

Nationally, beef cow slaughter continued a double-digit pace in July. Beef cow slaughter through mid-July is up 14.1 percent year over year for the year to date. Year over year percent increases in beef cow slaughter may be smaller in the last part of year (compared to increased slaughter last year). However, beef cow slaughter would have to drop to a level less than 6 percent higher year over year for the remainder of the year before the annual beef cow slaughter would not be double-digit higher for the entire year.

Heifer slaughter, which represents decisions several months ago about reduced heifer retention, is up 3.9 percent year over year so far this year. The July 1 inventory of heifers in feedlots was up 2.9 percent over last year and confirms that heifers continue to be diverted into feeder channels rather being retained for breeding. The mid-year cattle inventory showed that the beef cow herd was down 2.4 percent year over year and the inventory of beef replacement heifers was down 3.5 percent from last year.

The beef industry is poised to see the largest single-year beef cow herd decrease in more than 35 years.

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Ranching & Livestock Industries Present Top Award to Texas Native

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lark S. Willingham has been named the 2022 National Golden Spur Award recipient in recognition of his dedication to the ranching and livestock industries.

“This award recognizes iconic industry leaders whose devotion to land and livestock has earned them the notable respect and admiration of their peers,” said Jim Bret Campbell, executive director of the National Ranching Heritage Center at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas. “It is the most prestigious honor given to one person by the ranching and livestock industries.”

Willingham will be honored during the National Golden Spur Award dinner at 6 p.m. Saturday, October 15 at the Overton Hotel in Lubbock. He is the 44th recipient of the award, which was established in 1978 and is jointly sponsored by the American Quarter Horse Association, National Cattlemen’s Foundation, Ranching Heritage Association, Texas Cattle Feeders Association, Texas Farm Bureau, and Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

While Willingham did not grow up in agriculture, his decades of volunteer service demonstrate his dedication to the cattle industry. Under the guidance of his late father-inlaw, H.C. “Ladd” Hitch, whose family homesteaded the Hitch Ranch in the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1884, Willingham became active in leadership roles for various industry associations.

Willingham is the past president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and served on the Operating Committee of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board, the Board of Directors of the United States Meat Export Federation, and as Chairman of the Promotion Committee of the National Livestock and Meat Board. He is past president of the Texas Cattle Feeders Association, the Texas Beef Council, the Texas Agricultural Land Trust, and the Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners.

“I love being associated with the industry and its great people,” said Willingham. “Being engaged with cattle associations gave Jane and me the opportunity to travel, experience new things and make a difference.”

Willingham also served as vice president, director, and co-owner of Stoney Point AgriCorp, a 3,000-head calf raising operation near Rio Vista, Texas, and a 7,000-head feedlot near Melissa, Texas. In addition, he supports the agriculture industry by assisting with tax and estate planning related to family-held businesses, especially farmers and ranchers.

Willingham continues to take an active role in state and national organizations. He currently serves on the NCBA Tax Committee and Audit Committee and Trustee and Treasurer of the National Cattlemen’s Foundation where he serves on

Livestock Market Digest the Environmental Stewardship Award Selection Committee.

He is also the Board Chair of the Texas Rangers Law Enforcement Association.

A native Texan born in Houston and raised in Dallas, Willingham graduated from Texas Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in accounting and received his J.D. and master’s degree in tax law from Southern Methodist University where he met his wife, Jane Hitch.

Married for more than 50 years, Clark and Jane continue to live in Dallas, where they en-

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joy spending time with their two adult children, their spouses and six grandchildren. Willingham is a member of the American Law Institute and continues practicing law in the areas of agriculture, income tax and estate planning with the firm Howell & Willingham PLLC. To register for the National Golden Spur Award dinner, call Vicki Quinn-Williams at 806834-0469 or register online at ranchingheritage.org. Reservations are required by Thursday, October 6. Tickets are $95 for Ranching Heritage Association

members, $125 for non-members, $2,500 for a choice table for eight, and $5,000 for a prime table for eight.

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Juniors Awarded Angus Foundation Scholarships & Awards

BY SIERRA WALTER, ANGUS COMMUNICATIONS INTERN

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n ambitious group of young cattlemen and women were awarded Angus Foundation scholarships at the 2022 National Junior Angus Show in Kansas City, Missouri.

Students from across the country were recognized for their work in the classroom and commitment to the breed.

“It’s very fulfilling to read through the applications knowing these students are future industry leaders,” said Jaclyn Upperman, executive director of the Angus Foundation. “It is clear these juniors hold the passion, tenacity and enthusiasm to carry the breed for years to come.”

A five-member committee consisting of industry experts, Foundation board members, Angus breeders and National Junior Angus Association board members evaluate the applications. The committee considers involvement, participation, leadership, service, career goals and other criteria set forth in the scholarships’ fund agreements.

“Year after year, Angus donors continue to invest in the next generation of Angus breeders,” Upperman said. “It is because of their support the Foundation can offer these opportunities to junior members.”

Since 1998, The Angus

Kyli Kraft – Fort Collins, CO

Adam & Julie Conover Angus Scholarship – $500

Paige Lemenager – Hudson, IL

Kassidy Bremer – Redfield, IA

Amelia Miller – Gridley, IL

C.L. Cook Angus Scholarship – $2,000

Foundation has awarded more than $4.2 million in undergraduate and graduate scholarships.

For more news, information and to support the mission of the Angus Foundation, visit www.angusfoundation.com. A list of scholarship winners follows.

Alli Perry – Fayetteville, TN

Richard L. Spader Scholarships – $5,000

Alexis Vandeberghe – Cleveland, ND

Jonwyn Ayres – Medford, OR

Jordyn Wickard – Greenfield, IN

Alexis Koelling – Bowling Green, MO Colter Pohlman – Hereford, TX

Angus Foundation Undergraduate Scholarships – $2,000

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Rachel Smith – Osceola, NE Jeremiah Steph – Tatum, TX Kelsey Theis – Leavenworth, KS

Angus Foundation Graduate Scholarship – $5,000 Haley Greiman – Perry, IA

J. Gordon Clark – Gretna, VA

Angus/Talon Youth Educational Learning Program Undergraduate Scholarship – $5,000

Trey Conley – Clarksdale, MO

Ryan Borer – Buchanan, VA

Seth Cox – Eagle Point, OR

Suter Clark – Gretna, VA

Kinsey Crowe – Eaton, OH

Alexandria Cozzitorto – College Station, TX

Kady Figge – Onaga, KS

Allison Davis – Shelbyville, TN

Victoria Gerken – Cashion, OK

Avery Dull – Westminister, MD

Lexi Knapp – Bloomfield, IA

Eva Hinrichsen – Westmoreland, KS

Morgan Knapp – Bloomfield, IA

Ella Jordan – Savannah, MO Stuart Lastovica – Salado, TX Blake Long – Big Cabin, OK Emma Grace Nowotny – New Braunfels, TX Clay Pelton – Paradise, KS

Hannah Williams – Milan, GA

Zach McCall – Greenville, GA

Oliver A. Hansen/ Laudemere Farm Angus Scholarship – $500

Joseph & Ruby Schaff/ Schaff Angus Ranch Scholarship – $500

Allie Bieber – Waukon, IA

Karlee Sailer – Golden Valley, ND

James & Mary Lou Henderson/Bradley 3 Ranch Angus Scholarship – $1,250

Ray Sims Angus Scholarship – $1,500

Mardee Sadowsky – Eagleville, MO

Howard & JoAnne Hillman/ Bon View Farms - State Scholarship – $1,000 Craig Becker – Atlantic, IA

Howard & JoAnne Hillman/ Bon View Farms - National Scholarship – $1,000 Lynae Bowman – Germanton, NC

James E. Horton, Jr. Angus Scholarship – $4,250 Heather Gladney – Buhl, AL

Iowa Junior Angus Association – State Scholarship – $750 Sophia Patchin – Mitchellville, IA

Iowa Junior Angus Association – National Scholarship – $750 Isaac Rhode – Stewartsville, MO

Kansas Angus Association Scholarship – $1,250

Gordon & Robin Keys & Family Maryland Angus Scholarship – $1,250

Angus/Talon Youth Educational Learning Program Graduate Scholarship – $10,000 Kallie Knott – Laotto, IN Maci Mueller – Davis, CA

2012 NJAS - In A League of Their Own Ohio Scholarship – $500 Skyler Ward – New Paris, OH

2012 NJAS - In A League of Their Own Tennessee Scholarship – $500 Ben Mayfield – Pulaski, TN

Arkansas Angus Auxiliary Scholarship – $500 Nicholas Pohlman – Prairie Grove, AR

Jean Ann (Neumeyer) Bojorquez Memorial & Robert & Hollyce Neumeyer Angus Scholarship – $1,000

Alyson Schulze – Woodbine, MD

Gordon & Robin Keys & Family Virginia Angus Scholarship – $1,250 Hannah Davis – Winchester, VA

Joe Bill Meng Memorial Angus Scholarship – $750 Ethan Vanderwert – Columbia, MO

Ed & Wilma Minix/Black Witch Farm Angus Youth Scholarship – $3,000

Zach McCall – Greenville, VA

Texas Angus Association Scholarships – $1,000 Amanda Hoffmann – Schertz, TX McKenzie Kostel – McKinney, TX Presley Sliger – Hamilton, TX

Cory Watt Memorial Scholarship – $2,000 Mattie Harward – Richfield, NC

Western States National Junior Angus Show Scholarship – $750 Matthew Rosman – Creston, WA

Richard and Wanda Wilson Scholarship – $1,000 Colter Pohlman– Hereford, TX

DeEtta Wood Memorial Scholarship – $1,750 Mary Wood – Willow Springs, NC

Woodlawn Farms Scholarship – $1,250 Kristina Scheurman – Warsaw, OH

Gary Brost Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Award Morgan Hutchins – Charleston, IL Charles Parr – Mason City, IL Hunter Royer – New Richmond, IN

Thomas A. and Catherine Chambers Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Award Jonwyn Ayres – Medford, OR

Stan Prox Memorial Leaders Engaged in Angus Development (LEAD) Award Lauren Wolter – Aviston, IL

Marcie Harward – Richfield, NC

Gary M. Stoller Jump Start your LEADership Award

Montana Angus Youth Scholarship – $2,000

Wyatt Smith – Osceola, NE

Claire Stevenson – White Sulphur Springs, MT

John R. Mrotek Family Technical Education Scholarship – $1,750 David Bell – Nottingham, PA

NJAA Alumni and Friends Scholarship – $1,750

Sydney Dodge – Pendleton, OR

Jace Stagemeyer – Page, NE

CAB/NJAA Scholarship – $1,500

Mack C. Olson Memorial Angus Scholarship – $500

Ellie Kidwell – Walhonding, OH

J. Gordon Clark – Gretna, VA

Claire Stevenson – White Sulphur Springs, MT

Cutter Pohlman – Hereford, TX

Lizzie Schafer – Owaneco, IL

Roscoe L. Richardson Memorial Scholarship – $500 John Rucker Family Angus Scholarship – $1,250

Ava Perrier – Eureka, KS

Eric Schafer – Owaneco, IL

David Bell – Nottingham, PA

Pat Goggins Memorial Angus Scholarship – $1,000

Rylie Philipello – Bryan, TX

Nicholas Pohlman – Prairie Grove, AR

Pennsylvania Angus Association Scholarship – $750

Lexi Knapp– Bloomfield, IA

Tom Burke Young Angus Achievement Awards Case Conley – Sulphur, OK Avery Mullen – Ulysses, KS

Joel Harrison Memorial Angus Scholarship (Champion Bred & Owned Cow/Calf Pair) Karson Patton – Frankfort, IN

Robert and Marillyn Schlutz Angus Scholarship (Champion Bred & Owned Female) Allison Davis – Shelbyville, TN

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■ ELK CANYON RANCH #2 – Harding Co., NM – 3,880 ac. -/+, older home, cattle pens, hunting/cattle ranch. Please call for details!

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Ideal for future development or build your own getaway home.

■ PRICE REDUCED! SUNNYSIDE, TX – 160 ac. +/- equipped w/center pivot sprinkler systems w/permanent & wells, fencedSecond on three 521 West St. •sides Portales, NM 88130 fencing, ideal for a farming/grazing operation, two 575-226-0671 or 575-226-0672 fax corners in native grass, two corners CRP, county Buena Vista Realty road on two sides.

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■ DALLAM CO, TX – 1,216.63 ac. +/- of CRP/ ranchland w/irrigation, re-development potential, wells & pipelines already in place.

• 83 acre wood home with barns, ■ DRIP IRRIGATED FARM – Castro, Co., TX and woods.

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Selling residential, farm, ranch, commercial and relocating properties.

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521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

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Qualifying Broker: Ranch Sales575-760-7521 & Appraisals A.H. (Jack) Merrick www.buenavista-nm.com

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A SOURCE FOR PROVEN SUPERIOR Joe Stubblefield & Associates REDWestern ANGUS 13830 St., Amarillo, TX 806/622-3482 • cell 806/674-2062 GENETICS

joes3@suddenlink.net Michael Perez Associates 14298 N. Nara Atkins Rd., Lodi, CA 95240 Visa, NM • 575-403-7970

270 AC Miticelle Co., TX 1 mi off I-20, 6 Elect, Trurans Rock Formation Irrigation Well and Sprinkler. All Bring Case, Modest Home & Barns Price $2.2 million 270 AC Pine Timber & Hunting, Anderson Co., TX Co. Rd. Frontage, Small Lakes $7,250 Per Acre

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1-800/671-4548

joepriestre.net • joepriestRE@gmail.com

209/727-3335

MAJOR PRICE REDUCTION – CALL PAUL FOR DETAILS

10 Acres of commercial property, incredible highway visibility and access from either east or west directions on Hwy 60, 3 miles East of Garden Inn Truck Plaza and 4 miles west of Willow Springs.

Natural gas may be available on site. LOCATION PLUS! This property is well suited for many types of businesses (Restaurant, Retail, Motel, Business of any kind!) A MUST SEE PROPERTY. MLS#11402703

See all my listings at: paulmcgilliard.murney.com Paul McGilliard, Broker Associate Residential / Farms/Ranches / Commercial 417-839-5096 or 800-743-0336

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

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Qualifying Broker: A.H. (Jack) Merrick 575-760-7521 www.buenavista-nm.com

521 West Second St. • Portales, NM 88130

575-226-0671 or 575-226-0672 fax

EIGHT MILE DRAW LAND 740 ± Acres of unimproved native grassland • 840 Immaculate, Hunt Co, TX.

located four miles Ranch. Pastures, 40 tanks,west and of Roswell in the Six Mile Hill area with frontage along U.S. lakes. Beautiful home, barns, Highway 70/380.

This parcel is fenced on three sides and adjoins 120 acres of additional CALIFORNIA RANCH PROPERTY and other Some land thatimprovements. may be purchased.

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DUANE & DIXIE McGARVA RANCH: approx. 985 acres Likely, CA. with about 600+ acre gravity flood irrigated pastures PLUS private 542 AU BLM permit. About 425 acres so of the irrigated are level to flood excellent pastures with balance good flood irrigated pastures. NO PUMPING COST! Dryland is perfect for expansion to pivot irrigated alfalfa if desired. Plus BLM permit for 540 AU is fenced into 4 fields on about 18,000 acres only 7 miles away. REDUCED ASKING PRICE - $3,125,000

Excellent small cattle ranch located in southeastern New Mexico approximately 50 miles northwest of Roswell on the Chaves/ Lincoln countyReal line.Estate 7,455 totalBEAVER acresCREEK with 2,600 deeded with the balance federal BLM Joe Priest RANCH: about 82,000 acres - with 2,700 deeded acres plus contiguous USFS & BLM permits for 450 pair; 580+- acres irrigated alfalfa, pasture, and meadow from Beaver Creek water rights and lease1-800/671-4548 acres. Permitted for 151 animal units yearlong witheachanw/ 250additional animal one irrigation well.

3 homes, 2 hay barns, 4 feedlots ton barns, 2 large 30 reservoirs, can run up units to 500-600 cows YEAR ROUND. REDUCED ASKING PRICE - $5,400,000. joepriestre.net • joepriestre@earthlink.com on a temporary nonrenewable basis.

Watered with two wells and several miles of water BEAR CREEK RANCH: Approx. 1,278 acres winter range ground and recreational property. Located on Bear and accessed from South Cow Creek Valley Road. be great hunting for deer, wild turkey, wild to pipeline. Two larger open drawsCreek run through the ranch thatShouldprovide overflow areas pigs, quail & owner states good trout fishing in Bear Creek. Deeded access easement thru neighbor ranches.

No improvements & very private inside the ranch. enhance grazing. The terrain is open andper acre rolling with good turf. The ranch has had good Now only $700 - $894,600 summer rains with no cattle since last The SHASTA ranch is inLAND excellent condition.

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cash flow. Rock formation being crushed and sold; wind turbans, some minerals. Irrigation water developed, crop & cattle, modest improvements. Just off I-20. Price reduced to $1.25 million.

minerals, game galore. All for $1.35 million.

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Many good pictures on MLS or www.buenavista-nm.com 427 S Rrd P 1/2 Large nice home, lots of barns 694.9 ACRE RANCH IN ROOSEVELT CO NM 1931 S Rrd B24+ has ac total new 5 1694 Spipe Rrdcorners 4, Great home, barns, cattle pens, location wire, steel post, etc, pipe corrals, POND, nice ranch house with 2 good 2344 S Rrd K east of Dora, NM, great - Near wind farms water wells, some CRP time remains $665,000 All properties excellent homes & can have horses, etc.

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Additional wells and dirt tanks. Nice historic head quarters privately located with shade trees and excellent views of the property. Shipping pens in central portion of property. $2,837,318

home. Owns both sides of river in places. Horse/cow/chicken/ vegetable garden/greenhouse/orchard set up. Country living at it’s finest, in town, but in a world of your own. Very special on river. Appointment only. $650,000.

O’NEILL Buena Vista Realty LAND, llc P.O. Box 145, Cimarron, NM 87714 • 575/376-2341 • Fax: 575/376-2347 land@swranches.com • www.swranches.com

ELM Qualifying Broker: A.H. (Jack) Merrick 575-760-7521 www.buenavista-nm.com

CIMARRON PASTURE, 6.26± deeded acres. $139,000. Sold separately, 3.1116± acres irrigated off 1870 Maxwell-Clutton Ditch. $45,000.

Water meter, well. 3 phase power. Next to Cimarron River.

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BAR LAZY 7 RANCH, Colfax County, Moreno Valley 594.38 +/- deeded acres, accessed off blacktop between Eagle Nest and Angel Fire. Historic headquarters. Currently used as summer grazing, pond and trees accessed off county road on rear of property as well. Presented “ASIS” New Survey, $4,000,000 $3,800,000

opportunity, house, big shop and office buildings, easy view off Hwy TO SACRAMENTO 64. Formerly known as “The Porch.”

HWY 4 STOCKTON $295,000

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7 MAR IPOSA MIAMI 40 ACRES, Colfax County RD VALLEY HWY 99 NM, private 2 bedroom getaway with HWY 120 elevated fantastic view, nice porch, ESCALON SALE MANTECA HEADQUARTERS little casita, irrigation and pole barn.

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American Agri-Women Name Congressman Doug LaMalfa the 2022 Champion of Agriculture

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m e r i c a n Agri-Women (AAW) has named California 1st District Congressman Doug LaMalfa their 2022 Champion of Agriculture. AAW presented the award to LaMalfa at a recognition ceremony held recently in the House Agriculture Committee Chambers in Washington, D.C. The AAW Champion of Agriculture Award is presented to members of Congress and the U.S. Senate who have displayed exemplary courage in presenting and supporting legislation that promotes U.S. agriculture, rural lifestyles and the U.S. Constitution.

AAW President Heather Hampton+Knodle said, “Congressman LaMalfa earned the award for his impressive record of supporting property rights,

agriculture, and wise land use at the state and national levels.

His experience managing his family’s rice farm informs his leadership record on agriculture and rural issues. All of us in farming and ranching benefit from his congressional service.”

LaMalfa has worked to obtain rural development and broadband expansion funding.

He has also worked to improve wildland management practices, forest regrowth, and help wildfire survivors rebuild.

He has advocated for policies that provide relief from burdensome red tape, develop new markets for agricultural products, and increase flexibility for our ranchers and foresters. He continues to fight to ensure our farmers and ranchers have the support, certainty, and clarity to feed our nation and the world.

Congressman LaMalfa is

a strong supporter of private property rights and is the author of a Constitutional Amendment to protect Californians against eminent domain abuse. In addition, Doug LaMalfa has opposed increasing taxes and is a stalwart defender of California’s Proposition 13.

Congressman LaMalfa successfully authored and passed California’s Forest Fire Protection Act of 2004 to allow landowners to make their rural lands fire safe. In addition, his Electricity Reliability and Forest Protection Act was recently signed into law. This legislation removes red tape so utility providers can remove hazardous vegetation near power lines before it can cause a wildfire.

Congressman LaMalfa has supported legislation that increases domestic energy such as natural gas, hydropower, oil, and biomass by removing restrictions and expediting the permitting process.

AAW’s First Vice President Rose Tryon-VanCott and member Debbie Bacigalupi nominated LaMalfa for the award.

In addition to ranching and produce production, Tryon-VanCott is an experienced municipal council member of Paradise, California which is rebuilding since devastating forest fires of 2018. Bacigalupi is a 5th generation cattle rancher, biotech consultant and businessswoman.

For more information contact communications@ americanagriwomen.org or visit www.americanagriwomen.org.

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TX Cattle Raisers Applaud Bill ...

to Curtail SEC Climate Reporting Requirements

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he Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association applauded Texas Congressman Troy Nehls (R-Richmond) for introducing crucial bipartisan legislation to prevent the Securities and Exchange Commission from requiring that companies report greenhouse gas emissions from their supply chain.

The Scope 3 Act has multiple co-sponsors from Texas, including Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), Jake Ellzey (R-Midlothian), Vicente Gonzalez (D-McAllen), Ronny Jackson (R-Amarillo), Pete Sessions (R-Waco), Randy Weber (R-Alvin) and Roger Williams (R-Austin).

The legislation stems from an SEC rule proposal earlier this year that would mandate publicly traded companies report their greenhouse gas emissions. The rule requires these companies to disclose not just direct and energy-related emissions but also those of every downstream supplier,

August 15, 2022

2022 Scholarship Winners Announced at AGJA Crossroads Classic

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he future of the Gelbvieh breed looks brighter each and every year. This year, eight scholarships were awarded totaling $5,500 at the 2022 AGJA Crossroads Classic Awards Banquet held in Salina, Kansas July 8, 2022. Gabrielle Hammer, daughter of Lyle and Christy Hammer of Wallace, Kansas, was awarded the $1000 Earl Buss Memorial Scholarship as well as the $500 Mary Zillinger Cates Scholarship. Gabrielle currently attends Fort Hays State University majoring in Biology with the hopes of furthering her education applying for a doctorate in Physical. A 3.95 GPA student, Hammer has excelled over the years in the areas of leadership and citizenship through 4-H and the AGJA. Hammer has received a top 10 exhibitor title eight times in the AGJA. Preston Dunn, son of Brian and Carolyn Dunn of Saint John, Kansas, was awarded the $1000 Leness Hall Memorial Scholarship. Dunn will be attending Kansas State University, majoring in Animal Science as well as Agricultural Economics. Dunn has gone above and beyond over the years, volunteering and leading activities with his local, regional, and state 4-H organizations, including teaching classes at state 4-H conferences. A member of National Honor Society, Kay Club, Student Council, and FCCLA (among others), Dunn exemplifies leadership and devotion to the development of himself through assisting others.

Jayden Carrier, daughter of LeAnn Maude and the late Aaron Carrier of Hermosa, South Dakota, was awarded the $500 Rea Memorial Scholarship. Carrier will attend Casper Community College in Casper, Wyoming majoring in Forensic Science and work toward a Paralegal Certificate. Carrier was recently named a top four finalist for the first-ever AGJA Junior Breeder of The Year award. A 3.8 GPA student, Carrier was actively involved in Shooting Sports, Youth Group, Band, Theatre, and the Hill City Student Council.

Baxter Lowe, son of Raymond and Melissa Lowe of Adrian, Missouri, was awarded the $500 Patti Kendrick Memorial Scholarship. An Animal Science major at Fort Scott Community College, Lowe maintains a 3.7 GPA earning him a membership with Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. A 10-year member of the AGJA, Lowe accomplished multiple titles, including AGJA Ambassador, as well as earning the Champion Steer at the Junior National level.

Jaylea Pope, daughter of Jeff and Jeanne Pope of Ravenna, Nebraska, was awarded a $750 AGJA scholarship. Majoring in Agricultural Education with a minor in Animal Science, Pope will attend the University of Nebraska- Lincoln in the Fall. A current AGJA Board member, Pope, continues to excel within the association as a former Ambassador, two-time All-Around Exhibitor, and 2020 Premier Breeder as well as exhibiting multiple bred & owned champion entries.

Jaycie Forbes, daughter of Troy, and Pam Forbes of De Smet, South Dakota was awarded a $750 AGJA scholarship.

Majoring in Agricultural Communications at South Dakota State University with a 3.5 GPA, Forbes continues to dedicate her time to the AGJA as the newly elected AGJA President. Actively involved in 4-H, FFA and her community, Forbes has a promising future in the beef industry.

Lily Judd, daughter of Nick and Ginger Judd of Pomona, Kansas, received a $500 AGJA scholarship. A hopeful sales manager for her home operation of Judd Ranch will attend Butler Community College majoring in Livestock Management and Merchandising. As a long-time member of 4-H and FFA, Judd also actively participated in multiple sports, National Honor Society and Phi Theta Kappa in High School.

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known as Scope 3 Emissions.

If allowed to proceed, the requirement would significantly burden farmers and ranchers who fall into the supply chains of many publicly traded companies, restaurants and retailers.

The federal government has already acknowledged that collecting data will be nearly impossible. There is also no agreed-upon method for measuring agricultural GHG emissions, particularly from livestock in a pasture.

“We thank Congressman Nehls and his many bipartisan co-sponsors for introducing this much-needed legislation to curb SEC climate activism,” said Arthur Uhl, Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association president.

“It is beyond reckless for the

SEC to impose yet another unnecessary, unattainable and overreaching regulation on American cattle producers, especially as we face inflation, input shortages and other threats to the nation’s food supply.”

“The SEC should be responsible for regulating major publicly traded companies, not family farms and ranches,” Uhl concluded.

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BofA Memo Revealed: “We Hope” Conditions For American Workers Will Get Worse The financial behemoth privately fears that regular people have too much leverage.

BY KEN KLIPPENSTEIN, JON SCHWARZ / THEINTERCEPT.COM

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Bank of America executive stated that “we hope” working Americans will lose leverage in the labor market in a recent private memo obtained by The Intercept. Making predictions for clients about the U.S. economy over the next several years, the memo also noted that changes in the percentage of Americans seeking jobs “should help push up the unemployment rate.”

The memo, a “Mid-year review” from June 17, was written

by Ethan Harris, the head of global economics research for the corporation’s investment banking arm, Bank of America Securities. Its specific aspiration: “By the end of next year, we hope the ratio of job openings to unemployed is down to the more normal highs of the last business cycle.”

The memo comes amid a push by the Federal Reserve to “cool down” the economy, informed by much of the same rationale — that high wages are driving inflation. This year, the Fed has increased interest rates for the first time since 2018.

Historically, this has often caused recessions, and that is exactly what appears to be happening now: The Commerce Department reported Thursday that the gross domestic product has fallen for the second quarter in a row, indicating that a recession may have already begun.

Parts of the mid-year review, in particular its emphasis on a looming recession, received press coverage at the time of the memo’s release to clients.

This is the first publication of the document in full.

What the memo calls “the ratio of job openings to unemployed” is generally calculated the other way around — i.e., the ratio of unemployed people to job openings. The more widely used ratio offers one measurement of the balance of power between workers and employers. The lower this number, the more options unemployed people have when searching for work and the greater opportunities employed people have to switch to jobs with better pay and conditions. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, this ratio stood at 0.5 as of May, meaning that there were then two job openings per unemployed person.

In 2009 — at the worst moments of the economic calamity that followed the collapse of the housing bubble during the end of the George W. Bush administration — the ratio climbed as high as 6.5, so there were more than six unemployed workers for each open job. It then slowly declined over the next decade, reaching 0.8 in February 2020 before Covid-19 lockdowns began.

This recent, unusual moment of worker leverage made Bank of America quite anxious. The

Livestock Market Digest memo expresses distress about “a record tight labor market,” stating that “wage pressures are … going to be hard to reverse.

While there may have been some one-off increases in some pockets of the labor market, the upward pressure extends to virtually every industry, income and skill level.”

The memo recalls a previous Bank of America memo in 2021, which it says warned of “very strong momentum in the labor market, suggesting the economy would not just hit but blow through full employment. Fast forward to today, and these trends have been worse than expected.”

The memo is an uncanny demonstration that the economist Adam Smith was right when he described the politics of inflation in his famed 1776 work, “The Wealth of Nations.”

“High profits tend much more to raise the price of work than high wages,” Smith argued. “Our merchants and master-manufacturers complain much of the bad effects of high wages in raising the price. …

They say nothing concerning the bad effects of high profits.

They are silent with regard to the pernicious effects of their

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own gains. They complain only market is wonderful. Wage pres- exist in the world.” of those of other people.” sures are great. From this viewThe memo therefore tells us Thus, exactly as Smith would point, the key issue right now what we suspected all along: have predicted, Bank of Amer- would be how to lower infla- The most powerful economic ica complains loudly about the tion while keeping employment actors in the U.S. — entities like bad effects of high wages in and worker power high. Such Bank of America and its clients raising prices, but appears to a tack would include full-bore — do not like working people to be silent about the pernicious attempts to lessen supply chain have power. But it’s nice to have effects of high profits. issues and reduce the pricing it in their own words. Harris, This is especially remarkable power of big corporations. the author, was not available for given the role that corporate Most interesting of all is that comment. profits have played in the re- in Bank of America’s enthusiEditor’s Note: The Intercept is an American cent increase in inflation. Af- asm for the Fed going on the non-profit news organization founded by ter-tax corporate profits stood attack against working people, Glenn Greenwald, Jeremy Scahill, and Laura at 8.1 percent of the economy it gets the basic facts wrong: Poitras,[1] and funded by eBay co-founder Omidyar. Its editor is Betsy Reed.[2] at the beginning of 2020 but Wage pressures have turned out Pierre It also publishes four podcasts: Intercepted have since shot up to as high as not to be, as its memo claims, (hosted by Jeremy Scahill), Deconstructed, Murderville GA, and Somebody.

11.8 percent of the GDP. In an “hard to reverse.” economy the size of the U.S., “If you did see continually that equals an increase of more accelerating wage-growth, it than $700 billion in profits per would be a problem,” Dean year. These higher corporate Baker, senior economist at the profits have been the cause of Center for Economic and Poliover 50 percent of recent price cy Research, a liberal Washingincreases. ton, D.C., think tank, told The Instead, the memo is focused Intercept in an email. “That on the enticing prospect of the would almost certainly mean a Federal Reserve raising interest wage-price spiral with ever highrates, slowing the economy, and er inflation. However, [nominal] bludgeoning workers back into wage growth has slowed sharply line. from around a 6.0 percent anThe perspective of working nual rate to just over 4.0 percent Americans would, generally, be in recent months. … So, [Bank exactly the opposite. For most of America wants] the Fed to of us, it’s fantastic to have lots of raise rates (and unemployment) jobs available, with employers to attack a problem (acceleratcompeting for you. A tight labor ing wage growth) that doesn’t

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I have written before on the waters of the United States (WOTUS) issue, primarily from the administrative or rulemaking point of view. First we had the rule from Obama to expand the feds control over water.

Then came Trump who attempted to peel control back, and now Biden, who wants to take us back to the Obama era.

In the midst of all this we have a Supreme Court case which could resolve several of the issues.

You may recall the Sacketts, Michael and Chantell,and their seventeen-year battle to build a house on their own property.

The EPA denied them a permit and threatened fines of $75,000 a day. But eventually the Supreme Court ruled 9-0, agreeing with the Sacketts that that decision was subject to judicial review.

Now the Sacketts are back as the EPA still hasn’t issued a permit and claims it has jurisdiction over the Sackett’s property. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the Sackett case and everyone expects to finally receive a clear definition of “waters of the United States”.

Insects Among all the weird things going on around us, I still see mention of using insect meat to provide protein for human consumption and “fight hunger, boost nutrition and reduce pollution.” And yes we have a United Nations Edible Insect Program.

The idea is not new, and here is how I had fun with it nine years ago: “Are you ready for: beetle barbeque grasshopper gumbo McMaggots prime rib of spider moth meatloaf chile con cutworm roach roast tarantula t-bone caterpillar caviar

rocky mountain scorpion oysters fruit fly pie Are you ready for: insect whisperers roach rodeos county insect fairs insect food pyramid Purina insect feed “PETI” And when the issue came up again seven years ago, I wrote: “Some university types and all the DC Deep Thinkers want ag producers to be early adopters and enter in to the latest management and production techniques.

Let’s analyze what this would bring us if we established an insect ranch.

We’d be way ahead on capital outlays and annual production costs:

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Switch from bedeezers to tweezers Like any new operation there will be challenges. For instance, how do you preg test a Praying Mantis?

But there would be fun things, too. For instance, think of all the fun you’ll have marketing maggot meat.

I see one big drawback though: instead of calf fries on the campfire you’ll be having grasshopper gonads on your cigarette lighter.

Finally, the experts are really big on diversification. In addition to your insect ranch I would recommend you diversify by having…an ant farm.”

Until next time, be a nuisance to the devil and don’t forget to check that cinch.

Frank DuBois was the NM Secretary of Agriculture from 1988 to 2003, is the author of a blog: The Westerner (www.thewesterner. blogspot.com) and is the founder of The DuBois Rodeo Scholarship and The DuBois Western Heritage Foundation

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College Aggies Online Develop Next Generation of Agriculture Advocates

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R.L. Robbs 520/384-3654 4995 Arzberger Rd. Willcox, Arizona 85643 Willcox, AZ

he Animal Agriculture Alliance’s annual College Aggies Online (CAO) scholarship competition is returning this year on September 12. Now in its 14th year, the program is open to undergraduate, graduate students, collegiate clubs and classes who will learn how to engage about food and agriculture online and in their communities over the course of the nine-week program. Last year students were awarded more than $20,000 in scholarships.

CAO helps participants become confident and effective communicators for agriculture.

The continued success of the program would not have been possible without the support of platinum sponsor Dairy Management Inc. (DMI). “It’s crucial to the dairy industry and our farmers that we help foster and develop the next generation’s communications skills so they can become effective ‘ag-vocates,’” said Don Schindler, senior vice president of digital

innovations. “College Aggies Online is an effective tool to help students understand how to successfully communicate online with their peers who are disconnected from the farm.

The dairy checkoff is proud to support this worthy program.”

The program consists of an individual and club division.

The individual competition is a completely virtual experience with students receiving guidance from industry experts and farmer mentors on how to write blog posts, create viral social media posts, design eye-catching infographics and so much more. During the first week, students will be coached by Jessica Peters, Pennsylvania dairy farmer and social media influencer, on how to engage about dairy online. They will also be encouraged to complete a video challenge using tips and tricks from Emily Shaw, known online as Dairy Girl Fitness.

The club competition provides both in-person and virtual engagement opportunities for collegiate clubs and classes to

connect with peers about agriculture. The “Undeniably Dairy” challenge sponsored by DMI is one of several challenges available for participating groups to choose from to earn points toward scholarship awards. In the “Undeniably Dairy” challenge, groups are encouraged to partner with local dairy farmers and checkoffs to share the nutritional benefits of dairy and how its produced with students on campus who may not be familiar with agriculture. Additional examples of club challenges include a farm tour, hosting an “Ask a Farmer” panel, bringing agriculture to a local K-12 class, and collaborating with the campus dining community.

Students interested in becoming confident and effective communicators for agriculture are invited to sign up at animalagalliance.org/initiatives/ college-aggies-online The CAO program would not be possible without the generous support of our 2022 sponsors. In addition to Dairy Management Inc., this year’s sponsors include: National Pork Industry Foundation, Bayer, Institute for Feed Education and Research, Domino’s Pizza Inc., Ohio Poultry Association, Culvers Franchising System, National Chicken Council and Pennsylvania Beef Council. To become a sponsor of this year’s program, see our sponsorship opportunities and contact Casey Kinler, director, membership and marketing, at ckinler@animalagalliance.org.

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Livestock Market Digest

AGJA Board of 2022 Directors Elected

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The American Gelbvieh Junior Association elected directors and officers for 2022-2023 during its junior national show in Salina, Kansas. Front row (left to right): Lily Judd, Pomona, Kansas; Madalynn Welsh, Franklin, Nebraska.; Jaycie Forbes, De Smet, South Dakota.; Sadie Morris, Batesville, Mississippi; Preston Dunn, St. John, Kansas; Back row (left to right): Gentry Warner, Arapahoe, Nebraska; Jaylea Pope, Ravenna, Nebraska; Drew Stock, Waukon, Iowa; Isabel Lowe, Adrian, Missouri; Rachelle Anderson, Jamestown, Kansas.

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ecently I received a letter that had been written to the United States Forest Service regarding how a cattlemen’s association wants to comply with the latest USFS protocol. The way I understand it is that USFS has been changing their rules regarding cattle allotments and that most permits are being cut.

My interpretation is that the cowmen are still trying to comply with the old rules that they were given last week. In other words, the USFS is trying their best to get cattle off federal land, by changing the grazing rules constantly. There is no way a normal rancher could keep up with the rule changes.

For instance, it looks like USFS has implemented new ways of evaluating grazing allotments as well. What I cannot figure out is, why the cattlemen would write such a letter in the first place. What is the point of being courteous to a federal agency that has been working against you for the last thirty years or more?

It seems to me that the cattlemen should pony up, lawyer up, and challenge the USFS in court. Look at what the New Mexico Cattle Growers’ Association just accomplished in regard to the USFS shooting cattle

he election of the American Gelbvieh Junior Association (AGJA) Board of Directors was held at the 2022 AGJA Crossroads Classic in Salina, Kansas in July 2022.

AGJA members elected four candidates to serve two-year terms.

The AGJA Board of Directors is comprised of nine AGJA members and one ex-officio member. Directors serve twoyear terms and must be 16 years of age as of January 1 and may not have reached his or her 20th birthday as of January 1.

Newly elected board members are Isabel Lowe, of Adrian, Missouri, daughter of Raymond and Melissa Lowe; Drew Stock, of Waukon, Iowa, son of Mark and Stacy Stock; and Gentry Warner, of Arapahoe, Nebras-

ka, daughter of Dan and Kate Warner. Re-elected for a second two-year term was Preston Dunn, of Saint John, Kansas, son of Brian and Carolyn Dunn.

The board also elected individuals to serve in leadership positions on the 2022-2023 executive committee. Jaycie Forbes, De Smet, South Dakota, daughter of Troy and Pam Forbes, was elected president.

Madalynn Welsh, Franklin, Nebraska, daughter of Bryan and Gina Welsh, was re-elected vice president. Sadie Morris, Batesville, Mississippi, daughter of Jason and Susan Morris, was elected vice president of leadership development. Lily Judd, Pomona, Kansas, daughter of Nick and Ginger Judd was elected secretary and Preston Dunn was elected treasurer.

Rachelle Anderson, Jamestown,

Kansas, daughter of Robert and Charlotte Anderson was elected ex-officio.

Jaylea Pope, Ravenna, Nebraska, daughter of Jeff and Jeanne Pope will complete the second year of her first term on the board.

2022 Scholarship Winners Announced at AGJA Crossroads Classic

top 10 exhibitor title eight times in the AGJA. Preston Dunn, son of Brian and Carolyn Dunn of Saint John, Kansas, was awarded the $1000 Leness Hall Memorial Scholarship. Dunn will be attending Kansas State University, majoring in Animal Science as well as Agricultural Economics. Dunn has gone above and beyond over the years, volunteering and leading activities with his local, regional, and state 4-H organizations, including teaching classes at state 4-H conferences. A member of National Honor Society, Kay Club, Student Council, and FCCLA (among others), Dunn exemplifies leadership and devotion to the development of himself through assisting others.

Jayden Carrier, daughter of LeAnn Maude and the late Aaron Carrier of Hermosa, South Dakota, was awarded the $500 Rea Memorial Scholarship. Carrier will attend Casper Community College in Casper, Wyoming majoring in Forensic Science and work toward a Paralegal Certificate. Carrier was recently named a top four finalist for the first-ever AGJA Junior Breeder of The Year award. A 3.8 GPA student, Carrier was actively involved in

Shooting Sports, Youth Group, Band, Theatre, and the Hill City Student Council.

Baxter Lowe, son of Raymond and Melissa Lowe of Adrian, Missouri, was awarded the $500 Patti Kendrick Memorial Scholarship. An Animal Science major at Fort Scott Community College, Lowe maintains a 3.7 GPA earning him a membership with Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society. A 10-year member of the AGJA, Lowe accomplished multiple titles, including AGJA Ambassador, as well as earning the Champion Steer at the Junior National level.

Jaylea Pope, daughter of Jeff and Jeanne Pope of Ravenna, Nebraska, was awarded a $750 AGJA scholarship. Majoring in Agricultural Education with a minor in Animal Science, Pope will attend the University of Nebraska- Lincoln in the Fall. A current AGJA Board member, Pope, continues to excel within the association as a former Ambassador, two-time All-Around Exhibitor, and 2020 Premier Breeder as well as exhibiting multiple bred & owned champion entries.

Jaycie Forbes, daughter of Troy, and Pam Forbes of De Smet, South Dakota was

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he future of the Gelbvieh breed looks brighter each and every year. This year, eight scholarships were awarded totaling $5,500 at the 2022 AGJA Crossroads Classic Awards Banquet held in Salina, Kansas July 8, 2022. Gabrielle Hammer, daughter of Lyle and Christy Hammer of Wallace, Kansas, was awarded the $1000 Earl Buss Memorial Scholarship as well as the $500 Mary Zillinger Cates Scholarship.

Gabrielle currently attends Fort Hays State University majoring in Biology with the hopes of furthering her education applying for a doctorate in Physical.

A 3.95 GPA student, Hammer has excelled over the years in the areas of leadership and citizenship through 4-H and the AGJA. Hammer has received a

Conundrum

BY BARRY DENTON

from helicopters? It would be interesting to know “who” gets up in the morning and shoots defenseless cattle from a helicopter. What was the point? What did the cattle do to hurt anyone?

To me that is governmental terrorism. Cattlemen that lease federal land need to be sure and have their lawyers read the fine print on their leases. The permit holder has a lot more rights than the USFS wants you to know.

Often the USFS will tell you with authority, to change something on your allotment. However, if you read your lease, they can only suggest the majority of changes and nothing says that you have to comply.

I am aware of another instance where a cattleman’s association had access to someone high up in the USFS. He took the association’s grievance directly to the lofty official.

Instead of taking care of the situation the official made them start from the bottom and go through several months of protocol with the flunkies until it reached the same official via their “proper channels”.

Obviously, our government has nothing to do with the real world, and solving problems is not on their agenda.

Creating problems seems to be their “modus operandi” these days. They

Retiring members of the 2021-2022 AGJA Board of Directors were Alexx Starr, Stapleton, Nebraska, daughter of Scott and Raberta Starr; Cody Forbes, De Smet, South Dakota, son of Troy and Pam Forbes; and Karley Rumfelt, Phillips-

are enjoying keeping cattlemen in turmoil. If you are a cattleman and do comply with all the USFS rules, they will just pile on more rules. The last thing that the USFS wants to deal with are people that can think for themselves and use common sense. They just want you to adopt their “religion” and give up yours.

Why try and make sense of people that seem to possess none? You should consider that most people employed in government, cannot survive in the real world.

In my humble opinion, you are not dealing with the top of the pile. However, they do have the power of the federal government behind them, and they will use it to make your life miserable. From my observations it appears government employees have a different set of rules to live by as well.

They seem to do what they are told whether it is the right thing to do or not.

The conundrum is that until you find a way to change these government agencies such as the USFS, your life can only get worse.

It would be nice if the USFS taught their employees what the word, “service” means. It would even be nicer if they realized that they are paid by YOU the taxpayer.

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burg, Missouri, daughter of Brad and Amy Rumfelt.

The American Gelbvieh Junior Association is the junior division of the American Gelbvieh Association. The AGJA provides members up to 21 years of age the opportunity to participate in youth activities.

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Scholarship winners (Left to Right) Lily Judd, Pomona, Kan.; Preston Dunn, St. John, Kan.; Gabrielle Hammer, Wallace, Kan.; Jaylea Pope, Ravenna, Neb.; Jaycie Forbes, De Smet, S.D. (Not Pictured: Jayden Carrier, Hermosa, S.D.; Baxter Lowe, Adrian, Mo.)

awarded a $750 AGJA scholarship. Majoring in Agricultural Communications at South Dakota State University with a 3.5 GPA, Forbes continues to dedicate her time to the AGJA as the newly elected AGJA President. Actively involved in 4-H, FFA and her community, Forbes has a promising future in the beef industry.

Lily Judd, daughter of Nick and Ginger Judd of Pomona,

Kansas, received a $500 AGJA scholarship. A hopeful sales manager for her home operation of Judd Ranch will attend Butler Community College majoring in Livestock Management and Merchandising. As a long-time member of 4-H and FFA, Judd also actively participated in multiple sports, National Honor Society and Phi Theta Kappa in High School.

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