September 2010 Utah Farm Bureau News

September 2010 UtahFarmBureauNews

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Utah Farm Bureau NewsSeptember2010 NewsandviewsfromtheUtahFarmBureauFederation Vol.56,No.8

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By Matt Hargreaves, Editor, Utah Farm Bureau NewsSALT LAKE CITY – County commissioners

from several states met at Utah’s state capitol on August 12th regarding their concerns for potential side deals made with environmental activists to avoid litigation on a new natural gas pipeline.

Box Elder County Commissioner Jay Hardy, a Box Elder County Farm Bureau member, called a meeting with County Commissioners from 11 of the 12 counties which will be impacted by the Ruby Pipeline project being constructed by the El Paso Corporation. The meeting brought together County Commissioners from Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming.

While the Commissioners were united in their support of the pipeline and the economic benefits it will provide their counties, they were equally alarmed at the appearance of a payoff to Western Watersheds Project (WWP) and the Oregon Natural Desert Association (ONDA) to the tune of $20 million.

“This Western Watersheds agreement is out-right blackmail,” said Kent Connelly, Commis-sioner for Lincoln County, Wyoming. “This is not good cooperation.”

The group met informally at 10 a.m. with com-missioners agreeing to the organization of their body and then moved on to express thoughts on the pipeline issue and to agree on a course of action to be taken when the group met with representatives from El Paso Corp. later in the day.

At the meeting, commissioners from Lincoln County informed the group that the county had been identified by the federal government as a cooperating agency for the project, which gave them certain advantages in dealing with El Paso Corp. in terms of getting information and having

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mexico’s trade retali-ation against the United States is expanding in size and scope due to the U.S. government not meeting obligations to allow Mexican trucks to operate in the United States. Due to this inac-tion, America’s farmers and ranchers are paying a steep price and the American Farm Bureau Federation is calling for immediate action to correct the matter.

The updated retaliation list published by Mexico includes tariffs that take effect today against U.S. pork, certain types of U.S. cheese, pistachios, a wide range of U.S. fruits and veg-etables and other farm and non-farm goods.

“Mexico is one of our best trading partners and allowing this retaliation to continue for a provision we are obligated to meet is simply unacceptable,” said AFBF President Bob Stall-man. “The economic impact from this growing

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list will be significant to many farmers and ranchers.”

Mexico has taken this action because under NAFTA, Mexican motor carriers are allowed to transport international cargo within the U.S. In 2007, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a demonstration project to begin implementation of the negotiated cross-border trucking provisions. In March 2009, Congress failed to renew the program to allow a limited number of trucks from Mexico to haul loads into the United States beyond a 25-mile zone.

Mexico brought a NAFTA case against the United States on the issue. A ruling found that the United States was not in compliance with its obligations, and Mexico was granted the authority to retaliate if efforts are not taken by

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“Activism”On August 28th thousands of Utah

patriots gathered at the state capitol seeking change. Their battle cry – Take Back Utah!

Farmers, ranchers, miners, energy interests and recreationists joined together as activists in a com-mon cause. Equality among the states is not just an idea whose time has passed, it is a Constitutional principle. From statehood more than 100 years ago to the present day, our national government continues to hold and control two out of every three acres of our state. Is that equality? Absolutely not!

Our state is treated as little more than property of the United States – a possession to be dictated to.

One of the original Sagebrush Rebels of the 1970s, President Ronald Reagan said of this travesty, “The federal government can’t figure out if they are landlord or king”!

Activism is born at the grassroots and comes from the heart. It is broad-based. It is an action verb. It draws like-minded people together in organizations like the nearly 30,000 Utahns who are members of the Utah Farm Bureau working together for the common good. Farm Bureau pol-icy and advocacy actively supports sovereignty, equality and liberty.

Policy makers in Utah and in Washington, D.C. need to recognize the difference between the kind of broad-based activism on display at the ‘Take Back Utah’ rally and the narrow interests of radical environ-

mental groups like Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance (SUWA) and Western Watersheds Project (WWP). Members of this environmental ma-fia use activist courts and threat of

lawsuit to impose their will, rather than seeking consensus, grassroots support and compromise.

They are nothing more than pros-titutes to the Equal Access to Justice Act rifling through the wallets of American taxpayers to fund their courtroom theatrics and blackmail tactics. This extreme activism is not representative of the beliefs and val-ues of Utahns.

SUWA continues to push for Con-gressional enactment of the Red Rock Wilderness bill seeking to lock up nearly 10 million acres of Utah into non-use. Utah’s entire Congressional delegation opposes the bill spon-sored by New York Democrat Mau-rice Hinchey. WWP, who recently received a $15 million payoff from El Paso Gas to withdraw objections to its 640 mile long Wyoming to Oregon pipeline, is challenging the 32 year old Public Rangeland Improvement Act (PRIA) formula that sets the an-nual grazing fee on federal lands.

Utahns oppose this kind of radical

environmentalism, blackmail and abuse of agriculture, industry and the American taxpayer.

With a reported 3,000 Utah mem-bers and only 15,000 nationally, who does SUWA really represent? Their role and importance on the political landscape is highly overstated.

To those patriots who gathered at the state capitol to rally for real and positive change, Mark Twain had some thoughts. “In the beginning of change, the patriot is a scarce man – brave, hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds however, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.”

Farm Bureau members are patri-ots and activists engaged in change through a time-tested grassroots policy process. Your policy calls for equality among the states. You want the politicians who gather within the beltway of Washington, D.C. to embrace the ideals of Founders. You want a central government with limited powers as defined in the Constitution. You seek a Utah where our Governor, elected by Utahns, de-termines what is best for our future – not a bunch of bureaucrats living 2,000 miles away on the Potomac.

As a member of the original 1970s Sagebrush Rebellion, I was proud to be part of the 2010 Take Back Utah rally. It has become a continuation of that cause, now taken up by a new generation of Utahns who love liberty too.

Thomas Jefferson told his genera-tion and it applies to this generation as well, “A little rebellion now and then is a good thing!”

The Utah Farm Bureau Federa-tion has named Jane Ashby as its new Director of Finance. In that role, Ashby will direct the finan-cial operations of the Utah Farm Bureau and assist County Farm Bureaus in meeting their financial obligations.

Ashby has worked most recently as a Certified Public Accountant for Smith Powell & Associates in Salt Lake City. Previously, she was the CFO for West Ridge Academy (Utah’s Boys Ranch) for 12 years. Ashby has a strong background with non-profit organizations and enjoys the unique opportunities they afford.

“I have a passion for non-profit organizations,” said Ashby. “It is rewarding to work for a higher purpose.”

Ashby is excited to take on the new challenges of as well as con-

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current accounting software.“Conversions take creativity and

they are a fun challenge,” Ashby said. “Letting the computer do the work will do lots to save time.”

“We are happy to have Jane join the Utah Farm Bureau family and look forward to the expertise she

brings to the job,” said Leland Ho-gan, President of the Utah Farm Bureau Federation. “Just as family farms and ranches have to operate in a fiscally responsible manner, the Utah Farm Bureau does as well. We’re confident Jane will effectively help keep Farm Bureau on solid financial ground.

Ashby graduated from the Uni-versity of Utah with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting, specializing in Computer Science and Taxation. Ashby and her hus-band make their home in Tooele County.


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PERSPECTIVE

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Bureau President

Someone once said that women get the last word in every argu-ment and anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument. Being outnum-bered by two daughters and my lovely wife, I can attest to this sentiment.

It is this persuasiveness, per-sistence and passion that have brought women to the forefront of politics. They can swing elec-tions, bring awareness to issues and sway the toughest critics. Because of their believability and influence, women help shape and broaden organizations like Farm Bureau.

Hell Hath no FuryResearch shows that women are

trusted more so than men. This is particularly true when it comes to issues like healthcare, educa-

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tion and the community in which they live. Women identify with these issues because their families are personally affected by them.

Because of this, women tend to speak from a first-person point of view, which lends more credibility to any issue.

Just take a look at the significant role “soccer moms” played in Pres-ident Clinton’s elections. Women also swing the vote in many state and local campaigns.

A key tool at women’s disposal is

the Internet. A recent study shows that women spend more time than men on social-networking sites like Facebook and Twitter—averaging 5.5 hours a month compared with 3.9 hours for men. It is these sites that consumers, reporters and decision-makers go to for infor-mation, which helps explain why women are a growing force to be reckoned with.

With significant issues currently facing U.S. agriculture and rural areas—like estate taxes, teacher shortages and the downturned economy—Farm Bureau’s female members play a major role in get-ting our messages heard.

A Force to be Reckoned WithThe American Farm Bureau

recently wrapped up its annual Women’s Communications Boot Camp, which is an intensive train-ing session where participants learn how to communicate effec-tively for agriculture and Farm Bu-

reau. They train in public speaking and working with the media, as well as learn how to run for public office and testify in legislative fo-rums. I’m really proud of the group of women who just graduated, as well as the graduates that came before them.

Farm Bureau needs strong wom-en leaders, both within women’s leadership programs and else-where in the overall structure of the organization. My challenge to Farm Bureau women is this: figure out where there are opportunities in leadership, step up to the plate and use your unique talents and abilities to fill in the gaps.

The involvement of women in agriculture is important. Their in-volvement in Farm Bureau is vital. And whether they are running for public office, talking with their local Chamber or PTA, or using Facebook, women’s active engage-ment can be the factor that tips the scales.

By Jill Little, UFBF Communications InternOn August 3, 2010 the American

Great Outdoors Initiative listening sessions came to the Radisson Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Nancy Sutley, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality, Utah Gover-nor Gary Herbert, and Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker all addressed attendees during the general session that morning.

Secretary Salazar wanted to focus, especially in Utah, on the connection between the outdoors and econom-ics. “Our economy is coming back,” Salazar said. “If you put your finger on the sector that deals with outdoor recreation we frankly are growing many companies by double digits.”

President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum establish-ing the America’s Great Outdoors Initiative to promote and support innovative community-level efforts to conserve outdoor spaces and to reconnect Americans to the outdoors. The Initiative has started a national dialogue about conservation and how to support the efforts of private citizens and local communities.

“Public land use has been a conten-tions subject in the past we want do all we can to change that,” said Governor Herbert. “The spirit of cooperation is alive and well; and this administra-tion will do all it can to foster that.”

Governor Herbert drew great ap-plause from the audience when he formally requested the Department of Interior to appeal the recent court decision that could potentially allow

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nuclear spent rods within 45 miles of Utah’s capital city.

Following the speakers remarks the floor was opened to attendees for questions, comments or suggestions.

Many points of view were displayed during the open floor portion. One of the most prevalent was the need to focus on our nation’s youth; both with education and exercise.

Agriculture was represented by a strong voice; Randy Parker, Utah Farm Bureau Federation Chief Ex-ecutive Officer. Although Secretary Salazar seemed to be hurrying speak-ers though, he did take time to crack a few jokes with Parker, and inform the attendees that his office adorns a “No Farms. No Food” sign.

Parker’s comments focused on the economic benefits agriculture brings to the state of Utah, and the need and ability of Utah to grow new wealth with some concerns. “The concern is the state of Utah is controlled 66 percent by the federal government,” said Parker. “That is concerning for our future. How do we determine the future for our children?”

Following the General Session eight consecutive Breakout Sessions were held; where the full time was desig-nated to audience participation.

Four questions were addressed in the break out sessions. Challenges; What Works; Federal Government’s Role; and Tools.

Breakout session conversations were aimed cover three main direc-tions: Land Conservation; Public Ac-cess and Recreation; and Sense and Stewardship.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mike Rowe, the creator and executive producer of Discovery Channel’s Emmy®-nominated series Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe, will deliver the keynote address to the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 92nd annual meeting on January 10, 2011, in Atlanta, GA.

More than 5,000 Farm Bureau mem-bers from across the nation will gather in Atlanta Jan. 9-12 to hear from dis-tinguished leaders and participate in a grassroots policy setting process that will guide the American Farm Bu-reau through 2011.

A champion of farmers and ranch-ers and other hard-working Americans, Rowe has spent years traveling the coun-try, working as an apprentice on more than 250 jobs that most people would go out of their way to avoid. Rowe knows how to get his hands dirty and has worked in just about every industry, including many agriculture jobs.

“We are excited to have Mike Rowe as our keynote speaker,” said AFBF President Bob Stallman. “Like farmers and ranchers, he’s not afraid to roll-up his shirt sleeves and get his hands dirty. Mike understands that most things that contribute to our standard of living – such as abundant food – are the result of someone else’s hard work, dedication and skill, not magic. I think Farm Bureau members will get a lot

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out of his message.”Some of Rowe’s Dirty Jobs have

included apprenticing as a big animal veterinarian, cow feed lot worker, dairy cow midwife, rice plantation worker, egg producer, and a farmer for goats, pigs, turkeys, potatoes, and sugar cane.

While Dirty Jobs showcases some of America’s toughest occupations, Rowe’s work doesn’t stop at the job site. He’s launched a website called mikeroweWORKS.com, where skilled

labor and hard work are celebrated in the hope of calling attention to the steady decline in the skilled trades and dwindling enrollments in trade schools and technical colleges.

In furtherance of his support of farming, Mike is doggedly highlight-ing the issues facing America’s farming community through his website and specifically on his blog “The Future of Farming” (www.mikeroweworks.com/2010/08/the-future-of-farming/). Rowe was the keynote speaker at the 82nd National FFA Convention in Indianapolis last year.


Western Farm Bureau Presidents and Administrators…met in Sun Valley Idaho to discuss issues of mutual concern. Public lands issues, including chal-lenges to livestock grazing, topped the agenda. In addition, western water is-sues, the Wild Horse and Burro Act, immigration and wolves were discussed in depth. AFBF President Bob Stallman reported on national legislative priorities. Linda Johnson, AFBF director of policy implementation, discussed upcoming elections, governor’s races and redistricting. Twelve of the fourteen western states were in attendance.

Six County Association Of Governments invited Utah Farm Bureau…to participate in Natural Resource Committee Meeting in Richfield. Six County AOG represents Juab, Piute, Sevier, Sanpete, Wayne and Garfield Counties. The meeting provided an opportunity for the Department of Natural Resource’s Wildlife Resources Division to present their wildlife management goals. Of concern to the AOG, was escalating numbers of elk and bison, adversely impact-ing long-standing livestock grazing rights. Related issues discussed included stubble height requirements, reinstating non-use livestock grazing permits and tying livestock and wildlife reductions together when land managers require grazing cuts.

America’s Great Outdoors Initiative…included a Utah listening session hosted by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar in conjunction with the Outdoor Retail-ers Salt Lake City Convention. Following an address to the Outdoor Retailers, Salazar moved next door to the Raddison Hotel where he faced a very support-ive audience of outdoor enthusiasts. Several Utah Farm Bureau leaders from across the state attended including President Leland Hogan and CEO Randy Parker. In comments to the Secretary, Parker pointed out the unfairness of the Utah timing, with farmers and ranchers busy with food production and harvest. Farm Bureau submitted official comments and recommendations on behalf of Utah farmers, ranchers and consumers.

Multi-County Meeting with El Paso Corporation…included county com-missioners from 11 of the 12 counties the Ruby Pipeline will cross in Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and Oregon. In addition, representatives from Utah Association of Counties, Public Lands Council, Utah Cattlemen’s Association, Utah Wool Growers joined with the Utah Farm Bureau in expressing outrage at the $15 million blackmail payment El Paso made to Western Watersheds Project (WWP). WWP’s sole expressed purpose for existence is to end livestock grazing on federal lands. John Marvel has used the U.S. legal system and Equal Access to Justice Act to harass permittees and to rob millions of dollars from American taxpayers. County commissioners and competing energy interests were dumbfounded at the side deal, pointing out paying extortion to WWP has changed the dynam-ics of doing business in the future in the western United States. Farm Bureau called on El Paso to vacate their agreement with WWP.

Governor Gary Herbert…joined the Utah Farm Bureau board of directors for dinner and a discussion of important issues including his campaign for the state’s highest office. President Leland Hogan welcomed the Governor and invited him to discuss why we should support his election bid. The Governor pointed out numerous good things happening in Utah. We were recently se-lected as the best place to live in America. We have the third best environment to do business. Unlike the federal government, we are dealing with funding issues and balancing our budget. Board members asked the Governor a wide ranging set of questions ranging from public lands, states’ rights and energy to immigration and global warming.

By Tracy Taylor Grondine, Director of Media Rela-tions, American Farm Bureau Federation

It’s that time of year again. New school supplies and school clothes, as well as SpongeBob and Miley Cyrus lunchboxes, are on the minds of most youngsters.

But, as the new school year quickly approaches, thoughts of sharpened pencils and three-ring binders are being outweighed in rural schools by more pressing issues like teacher retention and updated classroom technology.

In Washington, D.C., lawmak-ers currently are at odds over fed-eral funding formulas and rules on teacher credentials. But in rural com-munities, the heart of the matter is not about policies, formulas and rules; it’s about community, opportunity and equality.

To many rural residents, the lo-cal school plays a significant role in community development. In fact, a rural area tends to revolve around its school. American Farm Bureau Director of Rural Affairs Sabrina Mat-teson perhaps said it best recently in her rural community building blog (http://ruralcommunitybuilding.fb.org/):

“Town meetings occur in the au-ditorium or the school cafeteria and the library often serves as the local library. Residents attend the local school’s sporting events, cheering for the kids they know, which tend to be all of them. A school play is an opportunity for the entire town to roll out its support and to visit with all their neighbors. And because of its economic and social implications, the loss of a school is often greeted with all the enthusiasm of a funeral,” according to Matteson.

A major hurdle facing rural Amer-ica’s classrooms is the hiring and retention of teachers. The inability to attract and keep teachers is due to lower salaries in rural school systems,

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geographic and social isolation, re-quirements to teach multiple subjects and grades, and lack of professional development opportunities.

According to Thomas Farmer, di-rector at the National Research Center on Rural Education Support at the University of North Carolina, rural school districts often have difficulty finding and retaining highly qualified teachers, particularly in the areas of special education, English language, and secondary math and science.

Further, according to the June 2010 issue brief, Grow Your Own and Other Alternative Certification Programs in Rural School Districts, as many as 84 percent of rural school districts re-ported some difficulty filling teaching positions.

Another challenge facing rural schools is that of access to technology. Affordable broadband access is a real concern for rural educators. While many children living in urban areas have the opportunity to click online and have the Internet pop up within a matter of seconds, rural students are often faced with “wait-and-see,” dial-up Internet connections.

For rural schoolchildren to have the opportunity to be competitive and educationally on par with urban stu-dents, it’s important they be brought online and equipped with the same technological learning advantages. Incentives and funding for teachers to relocate to rural areas is just as crucial.

Sharpened pencils and new lunch-boxes may be important. But, making sure all of the nation’s kids have the same educational opportunities is imperative.

To learn more about challenges facing rural education, as well as other rural development issues, please visit AFBF’s Rural Community Building Blog at http://ruralcommunitybuilding.fb.org/.

the U.S. to comply.“As we can see from the grow-

ing list of agricultural and food items on Mexico’s retaliation list, America’s farmers and ranch-ers are particularly vulnerable,” Stallman said. “We sell a huge amount of food and farm goods to Mexico, so we have a lot to lose. As the retaliation list continues to grow, it comes at a steep cost to U.S. agriculture.”

Under NAFTA, U.S. food and agriculture exports have more than tripled, climbing from an average $3-4 billion per year prior to NAFTA to more than $12 bil-

lion in 2007, making Mexico the second largest export market for U.S. agriculture products.

“The U.S. has made significant strides under NAFTA, resulting in increased export opportunities and the creation of thousands of American jobs,” said Stallman. “But, continued inaction by the U.S. to address our Mexican truck obligations is likely to erode the gains we’ve made.”

NAFTA was fully implemented January 1, 2008. The agreement eliminates tariffs on U.S. agricul-tural products entering Mexico.

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Member Benefit Column

The CirCus is coming to the Energy Solutions Arena Wednesday, Sep-tember 22 – Sunday, September 26! Be prepared for a thrill-filled, mind-blowing circus spectacular where Family Fun is no illusion. Farm Bureau adult members can purchase lower bowl tickets for $20.25 ea. – a savings of $5.25 per ticket. Tickets for children ages 2-12 are just $10.25 ea. for either lower or upper bowl seats. Call 801-325-7220 (Joe Costanzo at the Energy Solutions ticket office) for performance times and to order your tickets. Be sure to mention that you are a Farm Bureau member! Visa or MasterCard accepted. (Children who have had their 2nd birthday are required to have a tick-et.)

san Diego Zoo/WilD animal Park offer Farm Bureau members a discount on single day admissions. Renowned as one of the best zoos in the world with more than 4,000 rare animals, including giant pan-das, orangutans, gorillas, polar bears and koalas, the San Diego Zoo is a can’t miss destination when you are in Southern California. At the Wild Animal Park you can get up close to some of the world’s most exotic animals. You won’t want to miss the journey into Africa bringing a whole new dimension to the Park. Or the 20 passenger helium balloon ride above the plains of Africa. Tickets for either the San Diego Zoo or the Wild Animal Park are just $31.00 per adult and $22.50 per child. Tickets only available by calling 801-233-3010. neW Benefit: Additional Car Rental options:

1. Alamo – now you can save up to 20% off standard rates! Coupons for One Free Day with 5 day rental are available. Coupons are also available for $15.00 off a 3 day or longer rental with a Saturday night keep. Farm Bureau’s Contract ID # is 7015534. Call 1-800-462-5266 or visit utfb.fb.org to make your reservation on line.

2. Enterprise – Enjoy a 5% discount off already low rates! Many locations offer free pick-up. You will need your Farm Bureau membership number to make reservations. Visit utfb.fb.org to make your reservation on line.

3. National Car Rental – enjoy a 20% discount on car rentals. Join Emerald Club® and bypass the counter and choose your own car. Farm Bureau’s Contract ID # is 5029078. Call National at 1-800-CAR-RENT® Visit utfb.fb.org and make your reservation on line.

Utah State Fair – “UNCOMMONLY GOOD”

• Don’t miss seeing thousands of pounds of pure muscle in one place on one night! The DraftHorsePull begins on Wednesday, September 15, at 6:30 p.m. in the arena. Utah Farm Bureau donates the belt buckles for the winners of this competition.

• Saturday,September18 is FarmBureauDay at the Fair: 1. Make it a point to visit the Fair on this day and check out the Utah Farm Bureau spon-

sored Dutch-OvenCook-off, featuring Utah’s Own products, held in the specialty tent beginning at 2:00 p.m. with the judging at 6 p.m.

2. VisittheFarmBureaubooth(F16)forachancetowinFREEgroceries. 3. The Jr.LivestockAuctionbegins at 4:00 p.m. in the Livestock Show Ring. Support

our 4-H/FFA youth by bidding on their livestock. If your son or daughter will be partici-pating, let us know by calling 801-233-3010 before Saturday’s auction. Farm Bureau would like to bid on the livestock of our member families.

• LittleHandsontheFarm– September 9 – 19, 10:00 am – 8:00 pm west of the arena. Take your children or grandchildren to visit this interactive experience especially designed for children ages 2 to 10. Kids and their parents will enjoy learning more about the farm to grocery store process. Farm Bureau is a sponsor of this outstanding activity.

**We recommend you plan enough time to visit the Dairy Farmers of Utah Butter Cow sculpture and all the other outstanding exhibits displayed throughout the fairgrounds. **

SOUTHERNCALIFORNIAAMUSEMENTPARKTICKETS:San Diego Zoo or WilD animal Park - $31.00 for adults at either venue and $22.50 for children 3 – 11. seaWorlD – 2daysforthepriceof1. Adult passes are $55.00 & Child (3-9) are $48.00. regular 1-day ticket prices are $69.00 & $59.00. legolanD California–passes with 2nd day FREE are just $49.00ea.legolanD triPle Play: $60.00 (Reg.$87) 2nd day FREE (Legoland, Aquarium & Water Park) universal stuDios: Athreedaypassis just $59.00 per person. A regular two day pass is $67.00 for adults.

For additional information about these or other Farm Bureau member benefits, visit utfb.fb.org or call 801-233-3010. Call 801-233-3010 to purchase tickets. Visa or MasterCard accepted.

CLIP the Utah State Fair coupon found on p. 15 in this issue of the FB News and receive up to 4 free admissions to the Fair with the purchase of four admissions. Must present the “Original” FB News coupon to qualify for the discounted tickets..

CLIP the Utah State Fair coupon found on p. 15 in this issue of the FB News and receive up to 4 free admissions to the Fair with the purchase of four admissions. Must present the “Original” FB News coupon to qualify for the discounted tickets..

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JOURNALA.J.Ferguson

Vice President -Farm Safety

In the cities, parents and teachers are encouraged to help kids stay “street-wise” against impending dangers. Ru-ral children face many of the same threats and even more. For example, tractors, imple-ments, livestock, and other rural-based dangers, such as chemicals, fencing, haystacks, canals, irrigation equipment, and farm buildings. It is imperative that these children are “farm smart” as well as “streetwise”. Many incidents involving children can be prevented through attention to details based on a good under-standing of some fundamental principles.

Make equipment and outbuildings safe. Anything that is hazardous to you, for example, a hole in a barn floor, protective shields left off equipment or even rid-ing on tractors not designed for two riders are a few of the dangers. Simply making a farm safe for adults is not enough to keep children safe. Children are ex-tremely curious, and have not had the experience on or around the equipment to protect them. They may be small enough to get past protective devices that would stop an adult.

Dangerous materials should be inaccessible. Any-thing children might use to harm themselves or others should always be kept out of reach. Guns, electric hand tools, and chemicals are obvious examples.

Know where children are at all times. This can be difficult on a modern farm, since both parents often have to join in the work. However, young children must be supervised. If both parents are working, daycare or some other form of adult supervision is es-sential. Don’t just let young children run around the farm unsupervised.

Practice safety. Have you ever set down a container of pesticide for “just a second”, and ended up leaving it for several hours? The best planning and intentions only pay off if safety is practiced every minute.

Set a good example. When children start to help out on the farm, they will follow your example. If you work safely and don’t take chances, they will too.

Educate. Even small children can learn the rudi-ments of safety, such as which areas of the farm are “off limits”. As they get older, children can learn why certain things are dangerous. School programs and safety publications designed specifically for children enhance the learning process.

Create a safe play area. A safe play area helps to keep children between 2-10 years of age safe. The location should be an area where contact with production and environmental dangers are limited in order to protect the youth from serious injury. The area of play should be established with boundaries. It should not be in an area where vehicles and farm machinery must past frequently. It should be within eyesight of a responsible guardian. The area should be age appropriate for the youth playing in it. This area should be maintained so that children will remain safe when playing there.

Remember, children are curious and intrigued by big shining objects like tractors & harvesting equip-ment or even things to climb on such as hay bales. In the end, safety is the responsibility of the adults in charge. No matter how carefully they are taught, kids will still be kids.

Let’s keep them safe.

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Waneta FawcettUFBF State Women’s Committee - District 2 (Morgan, Summit and Weber Counties)

- Residence: Henefer, Summit County

- Spouse: Lorin- Family: (number of kids,

grandkids, etc. in your fami-ly) We have 8 children —three girls and five boys—and 10 grandchildren with another on the way in September.

- Began Farming: I grew up in Maeser, Uintah County. My Dad raised Hereford cows and ran a small farm flock of sheep. Dad did not like sheep. I left Maeser, and went to USU, graduating in Business Education/Office Administration, and began teaching school. I met and married Lorin and have been helping ranch ever since; ironically, primarily with sheep.

- Kind of Operation: Sheep and Cattle Ranch- Other organization involvement: LDS Church, past 4-H leader, elec-

tion judge, vice chair of local precinct Republican party- FB member since: About 1975

What got you involved with Farm Bureau? Our county president (Bill Roberts at the time) asked us to take over the Young Farmer and Rancher position in our county and to run for the YF&R State Board. We started a talent find in our county, served on the state YF&R committee and have been in Farm Bureau ever since.

If you could, what one thing in agriculture would you change? The per-ception the public has about us being “dumb farmers”. I believe that most ranchers and farmers are intelligent as well as hard working. I would like people to appreciate our industry more.

What do you see for Utah agriculture 20 years from now? Unfortunately I see less and less involvement in and understanding of agriculture. I hope the people of Utah will start to appreciate agriculture more and to understand where their food comes from. If they do, Utah agriculture will prosper.

What do you like most about being a farmer/rancher? I love being able to be outside and see nature’s beauty constantly. I am also a big fan of baby animals.

Why should women get involved in Farm Bureau? Women have the abil-ity to reach out to children and other people and teach them about life on the farm, animals, and the benefits they give to society. Women also typically have more (or take more) time than their husbands to reach out to others.

What is something people don’t know about what the State/County Women’s Committee does? I don’t think very many people realize our con-tribution to Ag in the Classroom. There is the financial contribution from the auctions and quilt sales, but there is also a big time commitment for farm field days, reading to children, etc.

Why should anyone join Farm Bureau, and what are the benefits? The big-gest benefit is the strength of numbers. Farm Bureau has tremendous lobbying power because of its membership. Anyone who wants to help the political causes of agriculture should be a member (no matter their commodity).

What have you learned as being a Farm Bureau women’s committee leader or what do you like the most about it? I have learned more about the role of women in Farm Bureau. I like the association with other women across the state and learning about the various commodities. I am awed by the things these women accomplish.

What are some of your fondest memories about Farm Bureau? I’ve enjoyed going to various conventions and meeting new people. My favorite was Nashville, Tennessee, the Grand Ole Opry. As secretary of the county, it has been my dubious honor to edit and make politically correct some of the blunt statements put forth at our annual policy development meetings.

What advice would you give to young farm wives? Use your personal talents to help the operation. Some wives do books and paperwork. Others drive tractors. Maybe your talent is preparing delicious meals for the workers. An important one is looking at alternate income schemes. Wives can research and work on those. Choose what you want to help with and then do it well.

If you could be on any “reality” television show, which would it be? None. I hate “reality” TV.

What did you want to be when you ‘grew up’? A teacher. I got my degree in Business Education from Utah State University and taught for a year and a half.

Do you have a highlight of your time in Farm Bureau? One highlight is the trip we took to Washington D.C. where we met with congressmen and senators to address issues facing agriculture. A special thing about that trip is that it was free for us because we won the trip; our name was drawn out of those who had contacted their legislators.

What is your favorite/most recent movie you’ve seen or book you’ve read? One of my favorite movies is “Miss Congeniality” although I like most “Chick Flicks”. I like to read and Jennie Hansen is my favorite author.

What equipment do you use? (i.e. John Deere vs. Case) Or you can have another comparison question, like Holstein vs. Jersey, Angus vs. Hereford, Ford vs. Chevy, etc. Personally I use the computer and the stove. When I have to, I drive a Dodge truck and sometimes I pull the horse or stock trailer. We raise registered Hereford cattle; I think they are the best looking breed, although I don’t mind the Hereford/Angus cross. Plain Angus is boring. We have mostly white sheep with a few blacks for counters. My personal favorite in the herd is a pinto sheep (black and white); it is unique.

What do you think of ‘American Idol’? Should there be a ‘Rural Utah Idol’? Not my thing.

Any unique hobbies/interests? I like to crochet and since I spend a lot of time in the truck waiting for Lorin, I’ve learned to carry small portable projects to work on. I also like Sudoku, fill-in puzzles, reading, sewing and I collect lamb things.

Anything else you want to add: Lorin herds our sheep in the summer and we spend a great deal of time in the Wasatch National Forest. One of my sons told a girl that his Dad was in the forest for most of three months. She asked, “What does your mother do?” He said, “She goes with him.” For 38 years I’ve been going with him and plan to continue doing so. We took our kids when they were young and now they all like to come visit us while we are there. I believe that ranching has made our marriage closer and happier because we have spent our lives literally together.

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Money Matters A special column for the Farm Bureau News provided by USU Extension

By Dean Miner, USU Extension Agent - Utah County

I reviewed my financial records recently and noticed something in-triguing. During the month of July, I had $1,623 in short-term savings cer-tificates from which I earned a grand total of 76 cents for the month. Also for July, I used a credit card to pay for $1,592 of budgeted expenses from which I received $48.03 in cash-back rewards. What a country! I earned 63 times more on money I spent than on money I saved.

Okay, now that I have your atten-tion, let’s get to the point I’m trying to make. In this era of tough economic conditions, almost any positive statement about using credit cards is met with a chorus of weeping and wailing with some added gnashing of teeth. Admittedly, there is ample evidence of consumers who face dire financial challenges resulting from credit card misuse. But, at the same time, most reports show that around 50 percent of card holders do not carry a monthly balance. They pay in full each month.

ResponsiblecreditcarduseIf a consumer has a solid history

of successful credit card use, why not take advantage of the perks? A friend shares a credit card with her sister in order to maximize the dollar volume of purchases that convert to free airline travel for them. Another friend uses a card issued by a sport-ing goods store so all his purchases earn a reward that he can use for his favorite pastime.

I carry two cards that each offer a basic cash-back award for all pur-chases. Additionally, each quarter, card users can sign up for rotating bonus rewards in certain purchasing categories such as drug stores, movies or gas stations. Fortunately for me, the categories don’t always match. So from April through June, I can get an extra bonus buying groceries with one card then switch to the other card to get similar bonus money for grocery purchases from July through September.

Many observers predicted the end of credit card rewards programs a year ago as congress passed new laws restricting many of the money-

making practices of credit card us-ers. However, after a period of some adjustments, it appears that credit card issuers have renewed their bids to attract the more credit-worthy customers by offering a wide range of rewards programs.

A colleague uses two cards, one for the bulk of his purchases and the other as a backup or secondary card. This spring he received a written of-fer from the secondary card issuer promising a $500 cash-back reward for making at least $2,000 in purchases each month for five months in a row. This reward was in addition to any other rewards he could earn using the card. So he switched from what was his primary card to his backup card for all his purchases and now figures to earn about 6 percent on the money he spends via credit cards this summer.

Here are some guidelines on credit card rewards:

If you are not comfortable with credit cards, don’t start using one for the potential rewards. It is not worth the risks.

Check the rewards program of the cards you currently use. My daughter had never signed up for the bonus re-wards her card offered and found she missed out on about $100 a year.

If you are choosing a card rewards program, match it to your interests.

A card offering airline miles doesn’t provide much if the user doesn’t travel.

Use your rewards card for as much of your buying and bill paying as you can in order to maximize your reward. However, if there is a fee to use a credit card to pay the bill, don’t do it. The reward is not worth it.

Always be mindful of the temp-tation to use the card too much. Hopefully you noticed that in the very first paragraph, I mentioned “budgeted expenses.” Never charge something if you wouldn’t pay cash for the item.

Be careful as you redeem your reward. Some rewards have expira-tion dates. Don’t lose the rewards you have earned. Other cards allow their rewards to be received as, for example, $20 cash or $25 as a gift card to a specific store. That’s great if it’s a vendor you normally use. If not, you may well be spending your reward money on something other than what is most important to you.

If credit card use is a comfortable part of your financial management routine, take advantage of rewards programs. It can be worth several hundred dollars in cash or products. If credit card use is a worry for your family, forget about rewards as the rewards money is not worth the anxiety and risk.

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States stands to gain a good share of the wheat export market that Russia is forfeiting due to the Russian govern-ment’s decision to halt grain exports until the end of the year, according to John Anderson, an economist with the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The Agriculture Department today released its August World Agricul-tural Supply and Demand estimates or WASDE report. In the report, USDA projected a huge drop in Rus-sian wheat exports for the 2010-2011 marketing year: 3 million metric tons, compared to 18.5 million met-ric tons, in the 2009-2010 marketing year. Russia decided to exit the grain export market this year because of a serious drought that is reducing crop prospects.

“This is a jaw dropping reduction in exports for Russia,” Anderson said. “And because the United States is ex-pecting a good wheat crop with good stock levels, our farmers stand to take up a big share of wheat exports that would have gone to Russia.”

U.S. all wheat production is esti-mated at 2.26 billion bushels, up 2 percent from the July forecast and up 2 percent from 2009, according to the latest WASDE report. USDA is also projecting the highest U.S. wheat yield ever at 46.9 bushels per acre, up 1 bushel per acre from July and up 2.5 bushels per acre from last year.

The U.S. stands to pick up export business because of expectations for a good crop and large wheat stocks, at just under 1 billion bushels.

“The United States should pick up almost half of the wheat exports that would have gone to Russia,” Ander-son said. “We have wheat when the other major exporters don’t have as much wheat.”

Anderson said it is important to note that global wheat stocks are still strong.

“We don’t have to worry about a global shortage of wheat right now, despite the difficulties in the Russian wheat market,” he said. “Overall, global wheat stocks aren’t all that tight, and the winter wheat crops in Argentina and Australia, who are big producers and exporters in the South-ern Hemisphere, are looking pretty good so far. Futures have already retreated quite a bit from the highs set on the day of the Russian export ban announcement. Markets will begin to calm down over the next few days as everyone comes to terms with these adjustments.”

In addition to the import news impacting the wheat crop, Anderson said the August WASDE report is important for the corn crop, and it is

U.S.standstopickupwheatexportsforfeitedbyRussia

being closely studied by the market.“The big news is USDA is forecast-

ing a record corn crop, a record yield and record use,” Anderson said.

In addition to more corn going in to ethanol production, USDA is fore-casting more corn to go in the export market, to make up for the lost Rus-sian grain exports.

“Wheat is used as a feedstock for livestock in many countries, and because not as much wheat will be available for export, many countries will turn to corn to meet the needs,” Anderson said.

FILLMORE, Millard County – The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin gathering excess wild horses from the Conger Complex Herd Management Area (HMA) near Garrison, Utah, on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Garrison is approximately 75 miles west of Fillmore, on the Utah-Nevada border.

Members of the public are welcome to view operations once they begin. Those interested in participating in an escorted tour must meet at 6 a.m. MST at the Border Inn located in Baker, NV on the Utah-Nevada bor-der on U.S. Highway 6 and 50.

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Participants must provide their own high clearance four-wheel-drive vehicles, water and lunches. The BLM recommends that the public dress in muted colors for harsh field conditions, ranging from cool morn-ing temperatures to warm weather in the late afternoon. Binoculars are strongly recommended.

BLM is planning to provide public observation of gather operations daily so long as the safety of the animals, staff, and observers is not jeopardized and operations are not disrupted.

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assisted in control by taking 4,166 predatory animals, primarily coy-otes. Coyotes, mountain lion, bear and red fox are the major predators for livestock in Utah.

In addition, many grain producers suffer extensive losses from migra-

tory birds because Utah is located on the major north-south flyway for birds, particularly Canada geese. No reliable estimates of losses are avail-able for this damage, but it is extensive in parts of Utah.

To the actual dol-lar loss to farmers and ranchers must be added the overall im-pact on the economy due to predator dam-age. Many Utah farm products, including the livestock industry, will add up to four dollars in the

non-farm production sector for each dollar of farm income from those products. Therefore, a $2 million cash loss to farmers from predation will cause well more than 8 million dollars in loss to the economy. Again, this is only the confirmed loss to farmers.

Ranchers work around the clock to implement various husbandry practices to increase production and help reduce predation, including: 1) production of sheep and cattle in confinement, 2) penning or cor-ralling the animals at night, 3) close surveillance by herders, and 4) shed lambing or kidding.

There is a practical limit to hus-bandry practices for control of pre-dation, and although these methods may be feasible on small farms, they offer little promise for range opera-tions. Some of the techniques are not

compatible with profitable range and livestock management, and some are prohibited by public land manage-ment policies and regulations.

Various nonlethal methods have been developed and tried in an ef-fort to reduce predation upon sheep. These methods include repellents, guard dogs and exclusion fencing. These methods are an attempt to condition predators to avoid sheep and calves.

With profit margins more narrow for ranchers than in most past times, the need for effective predator control has never been greater. Effective gov-ernment predator control combined with vigilant producer surveillance of his/her flock or herd is today’s best practice to prevent livestock loss. This time of year, mothers and owners of young livestock are keep-ing a close eye on young calves and lambs. Hungry and curious preda-tors are also watching, including a new predator to Utah – the wolf.

On August 5, 2010, Federal Judge Donald Malloy out of Missoula, Montana threw out the previous rul-ing that delisted wolves in the Rocky Mountain states, which included the small portion of Northeast Utah. This decision returned management of all wolves in Utah back under the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and again listed wolves as endangered. Livestock producers can no longer remove wolves even if they are caught in the act of biting, harassing or killing livestock. United States Fish and Wildlife agents would be required to prosecute individuals that shoot at wolves even if it has a sheep in its mouth.

If livestock producers witness or experience wolf activity, they are encouraged to promptly contact the United States Fish and Wildlife Service. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service has indicated that if it can be demonstrated that a wolf is chronically killing livestock, they will take action and either lethally remove the wolf or take it back to one of the states from where it came. However, it is still unclear how “chronic” is defined and how many times it must kill livestock.

Utah agriculture is highly depen-dent upon the livestock industry. Production of cattle and sheep ac-count for nearly $500 million is cash receipts. Cattle and sheep are all highly vulnerable to predator dam-age in Utah, due to the nature of farm and ranch location and operation.

In 2008, the latest year for which data is available, confirmed predator losses exceeded $2.3 million in market value. This does not take into account the extensive losses which occur from the separation of sheep and lambs or young calves from their flocks and herds due to predator attack, and the resulting death of those separated young animals. And this does not account for the numerous losses attributed to predators but which cannot be confirmed because the carcasses cannot be located for photography or counting.

While these losses are extensive, and in many cases represent the mar-gin of profit for some ranchers and farmers, the losses would have been immeasurably greater without the assistance of Wildlife Service person-nel. In 2008, Utah Wildlife Services

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UFBF CEO Randy Parker (standing) and Resource SpecialistMarkPetersenaddressajointIsraeli-Palestiniangroupofenvi-ronmentalscientistsattheUtahFarmBureaubuildinginSandy.ThegroupwasvisitingseveralareasintheU.S.tolearnmoreabout how environmental concerns are addressed relating toagriculture. Photo by Matt Hargreaves

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Beginning Farmers & Ranchers

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Aging farmer trend presents challenges and opportunities

AFBF to host Beginning Farmers and Ranchers ConferenceDo you know a beginning

farmer or rancher in your com-munity? Encourage him or herto take part in the first-ever American Farm Bureau Federa-tion Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Conference.

AFBF, along with the USDA-National Agricultural Library (NAL), have organized a national conference that will help edu-cate and train beginning farmers and ranchers. The conference will be in Orlando, Fla., Feb. 6-7, 2011, in conjunction with the AFBF Young Farmers & Ranch-ers Leadership Conference. The conference is open to people of all ages and backgrounds. The registration fee is $200.

Conference attendees will benefit from a full day of spe-cifically targeted workshops on such topics as financial plan-ning and niche marketing. Work from the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program grant projects will be highlighted in the agenda of the confer-

ence in support of the collab-orative efforts of AFBF and NAL. These projects will showcase selected programs from across the country, which offer educa-tional opportunities for begin-ning farmers and ranchers.

Attendees will participate in

tours that highlight agriculture’sdiversity in Florida, and they will have the opportunity to network with more than 700 of Farm Bu-reau’s young agricultural leaders. Keynote speakers include motiva-tional speaker Andrew McCreaand farm business and financial

management consultant, DickWittman.

This conference is a special project of the Start2Farm Clear-inghouse, a component of the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program, a com-petitive grant initiative that is part of the 2008 farm bill. NAL and AFBF, with funding from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, are collaborating to collect and disseminate infor-mation for beginning farmers and ranchers. For more informa-tion, visit www.start2farm.gov.

The goal of the conference isto increase skills, profitabilityand success for beginning farm-ers and ranchers through edu-cational opportunities. Help us reach out to beginning farmers and ranchers across the country. Tell your friends and neighborsto join us in Orlando. For more information, contact Julie Roop,assistant director, program devel-opment, AFBF, at [email protected] or202-406-3682.

AFBF launches website for beginning farmers and ranchersThe American Farm Bureau

Federation is launching a web-site, www.start2farm.gov,to be a one-stop source of information for be-ginning farmers andranchers.

Education, train-ing, mentoring and outreach materials produced from proj-ects funded through theBeginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Pro-gram (BFRDP) and other infor-

mation sources will be aggre-gated in this online library.

A wealth of information for beginning farmers and

ranchers will be avail-able on the site, includ-ing:

tional programs-

books, manuals, curri-cula and other training

materials-

casing the accomplishments

of BFRDP participants

beginning farmers and ranchersThe new website is just one

component of the Start2Farm Clearinghouse funded by the BFRDP, a competitive grant ini-tiative that is part of the 2008 farm bill. USDA’s National Agri-cultural Library and AFBF, with funding from the National In-stitute of Food and Agriculture, are collaborating to collect and disseminate information for be-ginning farmers and ranchers.

Information specialists and li-brarians at the NAL’s Rural andAlternative Farming Systems In-formation Centers will develop an online library and facilitate access to educational curriculaand training materials developedthrough other BFRDP projects.Farm Bureau’s role is disseminat-ing the information and show-casing the work of the projects.AFBF’s role also includes hosting the Beginning Farmers andRanchers Conference, Feb. 6-7, inOrlando, Fla.

farming, he said.Before a loan can help, the as-

piring farmer must first find land to buy, and Matteson says manyfarmland owners haven’t plan-ned for how to transfer their op-erations to new owners.

“Too many farmers and ranch-ers don’t have an exit strategy,” said Matteson. “There needs to be more succession planning. Forsome farmers, the ideal arrange-ment might be to partner with someone who is willing to workwith them and gradually take onmanagement and ownership ofthe business.”

That’s what worked for Mathew Meals, 28. Meals didn’t grow up on a farm, but as a high school student he worked on a neighbor’sfarm near his home in Newville, Pa., near Harrisburg.

Meals went on to earn a bache-lor’s degree in agricultural busi-ness, and while he was in college he decided that he wanted to be in production agriculture. The neigh-bor he worked for in high school sold him 53 acres to help him get started. He didn’t have much in the way of equity or experience, but he developed a solid business plan that, along with having his degree, helped him get financing from his local Farm Credit Asso-ciation bank to buy the acreage.

The farm’s owner, a fifth-gen-eration farmer, said about two years ago that he wanted to re-tire. With his children not inter-ested in farming, he said, he had two choices: bring in a business partner who could take over the farm or rent out the land. Meals said he was willing to go into apartnership, and now it’s a joint

operation with Meals and the older farmer each owning some of the ground. The plan is for Meals to take over most of the 900-acre farm’s management inabout two more years.

As important as his successionarrangement is, Meals says thatbeing under the wing of an ex-perienced farmer is just asimportant.

“The biggest thing, even when I was farming by myself, is men-torship from local farmers in the area,” he said. “With me being a first-generation farmer, I had alot to learn.”

While newer farms tend to besmaller, they do have some advan-tages. Smaller farms can be more nimble and take advantage of new market opportunities. More small farms produce for niche markets that aren’t large but offer pre-

mium prices and less competition. McKenney also thinks that new

and younger farmers are more likely than their predecessors to sell value-added products. Where his grandfather just made maple syrup, McKenney says he has tak-en it “to the next level,” making maple cotton candy, for exam-ple, and selling it at local fairs.

“In my grandfather’s day theattitude was more, ‘I’m going togrow what I want to grow.’ Today, farmers are more focused on what they can turn their crops into and make more money,” he said.

“Or the farm can do direct salesor create a value-added product to increase income at the farm gate,” said Matteson. “Some farms are even downsizing their acreage or animal numbers and gaining addi-tional income from more intense management and marketing.”

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By Darren McAvoy, USU Forestry ExtensionIt takes at least an hour-and-a-half

on gravel roads to drive to Butch and Jeanie Jensen’s Tavaputs Ranch, but when you get there you can see why they keep winning awards for their land stewardship.

The Jensens recently received the Environmental Stewardship Award hosted by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, which puts them in competition for a national award. In 2009 they received the Aldo Leopold Conservation Award for Utah pre-sented by the Sand County Founda-tion, the Utah Farm Bureau Federation, the Utah Cattlemen’s Association, and Western AgCredit, which included $10,000.

They run a 450-head cow-calf op-eration and are continuing a five generation family tradition of land stewardship. They are one of the last ranches that still move their livestock the old fashioned way, by trailing them with horses up and down the thousands of vertical feet between their summer range on top of the Bookcliffs and their winter range that ex-tends far out into the San Rafael Swell. Jeanie sa id t h a t w h e n they were at the National Cattlemen’s meetings in Denver and a few Texas ranchers heard how they still moved their cattle on horseback, they expressed disbelief and a yearning to still be doing things that way.

It is an incredibly beautiful place that has been enhanced by their five generations of conservation ethic, and it plainly shows. Lush Thurber fescue tops the plateau, with mag-nificent stands of quaking aspen lined by Douglas-fir and true fir forests,

TheTavaputsRanchfinally giving way to pinyon and juniper woodlands thousands of feet below. While the valley bottoms are dry and brown with temperatures in the mid-90’s, it is moist and green on the plateau with temperatures in the refreshing 65 degree range. Sum-mer rainstorms are common, which supports the vitality of the trees and grasses at this high elevation.

To get there you have to essentially climb the Bookcliffs, the imposing range east of Price which is said to be the longest escarpment in the world. One of my passengers was Richie Gardner, USU Forestry Master’s stu-dent. His comment was that it felt like we were riding on a mountain goat as we climbed the steep road in a pickup. The road climbs as dramati-cally as any I have seen in Utah, until it hits the top at 9,500 feet, and then the terrain abruptly flattens into a rolling plateau.

Extensive stands of quaking aspen line the plateau and many of the steep hillsides below, appearing to be some of the most vigorous in Utah. Butch says it is just too steep and remote for them to have ever done any logging on the property. He says that they did some harvesting on what is now his son’s ranch in Emma Park during the 1990s, and that worked out well

for them. Despite having difficulties getting it cleaned up properly, it looks great now and he is very happy that they did it at a time when log values were relatively high, partly due to the still operating sawmill nearby in Wellington.

Some of the aspen stands appear to be losing their vigor, with large old trees standing out in the meadows and very few younger trees coming up around them. Since aspen typically only live for less than 150 years, it can be cause for con-cern when the old ones are dying and few young ones are coming up to replace them. It gave the pla-teau the unusual ap-pearance of being an aspen savannah. Gardner was adept at pointing out aspen bark beetle activity in addition to the usual host of aspen diseases. Many places have excellent aspen re-generation despite the considerable elk populations. During my short visit to the ranch I saw a herd of at least 50 elk, lots of deer, and fresh black bear tracks outside the cabin in the morning. This is the result of the remoteness of the location and a tribute to the quality of wildlife habitat on the ranch.

Butch commented that he has seen excellent results in terms of wildlife habitat enhancement and forage pro-duction from the prescribed burns they have done, along with the occa-sional wildfire on the plateau. Active management of the sagebrush on their land is another example of their stewardship.

The Tavaputs Ranch is a diversified business, welcoming guests to their ranch during the summer months where they are happy to share their knowledge of the land with any-body who asks. They demonstrate an eagerness to share their ranching background and knowledge with just about anybody who asks. The Jensens are one of several concessionaires that purchased licenses to run tours in the nearby Range Creek, which is famous

for being a particularly well preserved community inhabited by Indians 1,000 years ago. During summer months they offer horseback riding adventures and guests can raft Desolation Canyon,

which stretches out for many miles from the front windows of the guest house and cabins. In the fall they guide hunting trips for elk and deer.

Utah’s various universities are wel-come on the ranch to study the amaz-ing landscape that the Jensens call home. They cannot say enough about their relationship and the knowledge brought to them over the years by USU Extension Range Specialist Roger Banner and SUU Range Professor Jim Bowns.

One innovation that has paid off for them on their winter range in the des-ert is to let the limited water sources act like a virtual fence to control where the cattle graze and for how long. Butch Jensen says that there are many years that he could run a lot more cattle than he does, but that leads to overgrazing. Instead he recommends that you find the right number of cattle that your land can handle through the lush years and the lean ones.

Common sense solutions like rota-tional grazing and a diversified busi-ness approach exemplify the Jensen’s stewardship ethic, and demonstrate why they keep gaining deserved rec-ognition for their efforts.

SunriseattheTavaputsRanchinCarbonCounty,wheretheJensenfamilyhasbeenrecognizedfortheirresponsiblestewardshipofthe landanditsresources. Photo by Darren, McAvoy USU Forestry Extension

Dairy farmers can fight Johne’s disease threat withchlorineandstainlesssteel

By Don Comis, ARS News ServiceTwo good tips for preventing Johne’s

disease on dairy farms: Use stainless steel water troughs and add chlorine to the water. That’s according to Kim Cook, an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) microbiologist at the agency’s Animal Waste Management Research Unit in Bowling Green, Ky. Cook did the research with Carl Bol-

ster, a hydrologist at Bowling Green, and other colleagues.

Stainless steel troughs are expensive, but not as expensive as Johne’s disease. Caused by the bacterium Mycobacte-rium paratuberculosis, this disease can cause losses of as much as $200,000 per year in a herd of 1,000 dairy cows. The losses are mostly from a drop in milk production and the need to cull

infected animals. A continued increase in the number of cases of Johne’s disease among dairy cattle suggests that there may be unknown sources of contami-nation on farms.

Cook thought that water troughs would provide a perfect home for bac-teria, so she counted the Mycobacteria in the slimy layers in water on the sides of the most commonly used troughs:

concrete, plastic, stainless steel, and galvanized steel. She wanted to see if there were differences in the ability of the bacteria to adhere to and sur-vive on the surfaces of the different materials.

Cook found high concentrations of the bacteria on all troughs within three days of inoculating the water with the bacteria, and they survived for more than 149 days. But the bac-terial survival rate was lowest on the stainless steel.

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Photo by Ron Francis, Utah NRCS


RICH & WEBER COUNTIES – The first expression most people get when they hear about “faint-ing goats” is one of puzzlement – ‘What is a fainting goat?’ Perhaps it is some new breed of heirloom tomato…a ride at the state fair…but surely not an actual animal. Right?

Truth be known, fainting goats are just that—goats! Officially known as Myotonic Goats, they are also referred to as wooden-legged goats, Texas Wooden leg goats, scared goats, stiff-legged goats, ner-vous goats, Tennessee Goats, and Tennes-see Meat Goats. Whatever you call them, they are pretty unique animals that never fail to captivate whoever watches them.

The earliest-known domesticated farm animal, there are more than 400 million goats worldwide; how-ever, there are only approximately 10,000 fainting goats worldwide. That might not seem like very many, but their numbers have been

growing since the 1980s when they were almost extinct. Since then, efforts by owners as well as the American Livestock Breeds Con-servancy, to register breeds and increase awareness have helped the breed rebound.

The comical nicknames for the goat come from its trademark “fainting” , which occurs when the goat becomes excited or startled. In fact, it does not faint at all; rather, the phenomenon is a genetic dis-order known as myotonia congenita. This causes a delayed relaxation of the outside muscles on the goat, causing stiffness in its legs. As it is only the outside muscles that stiffen, the goats do not lose consciousness or stop breathing.

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Far from painful, the goats simply have to wait about 10 or so seconds before they can resume their nor-mal activities.

The completely falling over to one side is more common in younger goats. As they get older, the goats learn to simply brace themselves until their muscles relax, so they walk stiff-legged as

opposed to falling over.The goats were first reported

in the 1880s when a traveling la-borer named John Tinsley came to Marshall County, Tennessee, in the central part of the state, and brought four such goats with him. Not staying long in the area, Tins-ley moved on but sold the goats to local farmers who liked them.

These fainting goats are slightly smaller than most goats, and they

are virtually unable to jump because their mus-cles tighten too much. However the constant working of muscles does provide for quality meat at the market, which is one of the primary uses of the goats today.

Others prefer to keep the animals for livestock showing or as pets.

“We really like having them as a sort of hobby or pet,” said Gayle Johnson, Rich County Farm Bu-reau member. Gayle and

her husband Lenn are the YF&R Chairs for Rich County. “We k i n d o f g o t into the goat business acci-dentally. When we bought our f a m i l y v a n , the goats came with it!”

The Johnson’s raise cattle with Lenn’s family, but they enjoy working with the goats ad do their children Bentley, Abby and Owen.

Others have shared similar ex-periences as to the ease of rais-ing these goats and how they are particularly suited for those urban residents with a ranchette who want some expe-rience with agri-culture.

“They’re per-fect for the ru-ral resident who wants to have a fun pet,” said Julie Rose, a We-ber County Farm Bureau member who lives in West Haven . “They can use the extra space you have, but aren’t go-ing to cause any trouble. They’re naturally friendly, curious, and very content.”

Rose and her husband Kelly have jobs in the city, but also operate the ‘Painted Rose Ranch’ where they have fainting goats, horses, ducks, and more. The Rose fam-ily primarily shows their goats at regional and national shows. Their goat Kade recently won MGR Per-manent Grand Champion. Rather than breeding large numbers of the goats (with a gestation period of five months, fainting goats are able to kid twice a year), Rose is looking for quality breeding traits in her goats.

Rose and others are preparing for the first Fainting Goat show to take place in Utah. The Rocky Mountain Fainting Goat Show will take place September 10-11 in Ogden.

“We love the goats because it’s something we can all do together,” Rose said. “Plus they’re good for weed control!”

Farmer Steve Bell has cared for

Lenn Johnson works with a faintinggoat at their ranch near Randolph inRichCounty.Photo courtesy of Johnson family

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animals all his life at his family’s farm near Uintah, also in Weber County, but has enjoyed the goats the most because of their calmer disposition.

“Regular goats and sheep are always causing trouble, and cows eat a lot, so having these goats is

perfect for a few acres,” Bell said. “I wanted to raise something prof-itable and there’s a good market for the meat once they get older.”

While goat meat, or Chevon as it is called in upscale restaurants, is no where near as popular as beef among most Americans, there are segments of society that are consuming the meat with increas-ing regularity—particularly from minority cultures.

Bell focuses on the longhaired showing goats, and presents them at goat shows and county fairs. They are also wonderful for 4-H projects. Steve’s daughter Kacee also participates and likes to work with the goats.

“They are no more challeng-ing than raising anything else,” Bell said. “But they don’t always faint. When the goats are young or around someone new, that’s one thing. But just like you or I, as we get older and are familiar with things, we don’t startle as easily.”

Those interested in learning more about fainting goats can do so by visiting the International Fainting Goat Association website, http://www.faintinggoat.com/, or by visiting a local farm in Utah. Information on both the Rose and Bell farms can be found at http://www.prrfaintinggoats.com or http://www.bellsgoats.com. For the more adventurous, Marshall County, Tennessee continues to honor fainting goats with a festival held every October in their honor. Information on the ‘Goats Music & More Festival’ can be found at http://www.goatsmusicandmore.com.

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Sometimes you have to choose between personal principles and sym-pathetic understanding. For example, as a public personality, I have deliberately chosen to decline invitations to do political fund raisers. Although I have strong opinions, I leave those national issues to pundits with thicker skin.

Once I had a request to make a commercial for a lady running for of-fice. I explained politely for the reasons stated, that I wasn’t comfortable doing politics. “Fine,” she said, “Here’s what I want you to say…” It was my mother-in-law. Of course I made the commercial!

I have had occasion to decline paying jobs to be on programs where I would have had to be in the company of individuals whose amblings, behavior, or writings, I find obnoxious. Why put myself through the stress.

Last month I received a package in the mail from a publishing com-pany. They had sent me a children’s book to look over, maybe to write a blurb or mention in my column, web site or radio program. As a rule I don’t often have the time to read all the books or listen to all the CDs I receive. I may skim them quickly but I rarely get a blurb or a forward written.

I thought I recognized the author’s name or the book idea. I vaguely remembered a phone call, but it was a nice kid’s book that was well il-lustrated. The short story was about a young girl finding an abandoned horse becoming concerned, and eventually getting it in a horse-rescue facility. It was well done, an honest heart-felt story that didn’t get mushy and was realistic about the problem of abandoned horses. It was better than I expected. Then I looked at the last page. It listed organizations to contact for more information about horse neglect, rescue and therapy. Staring up at me like an obscene gesture in a passing car window was listed the Humane Society of the United States.

I wrote back to the publisher expressing my regret that I would not be able to pass along or recommend the book because of their association with HSUS. A group that has such a poisoned reputation in the horse world among so many veterinarians, horse raisers, trainers, cowboys, auction operators, trail riders, packers, breeders, performance and show people, not to mention many horse-related associations. In large part because they bear a chunk of the responsibility for the tragedy of animal suffering and abandonment that has befallen the magnificent equine. They were at the front of the ill-fated closure of horse slaughter plants which severely diminished the value of all horses.

HSUS is the Rod Blagojevich of the horse world. I admit I didn’t ponder long on my decision, because of my familiar-

ity with HSUS. I do feel sympathy for the author and artist. They mean well and are genuine in their concern for the problem. But they are sim-ply innocent of the HSUS that continues to be exposed for its less-than-honest portrayal of itself as a benign fundraiser that cares for abandoned or abused horses. The publisher fell in with bad companions and will be judged thereby.

For info on the underside of HSUS find consumerfreedom.com

Principles

The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument is seeking nominations for its Monument Advisory Committee. The Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Advisory Committee (GSENM-MAC) provides advice and recommendations on science issues and the achievement of Management Plan objectives. All fifteen seats on the committee need to be filled.

Each GSENM-MAC member will be a person who, as a result of training and experience, has knowledge or special expertise which qualifies him or her to provide advice from among the categories of interest listed below. As appropriate, certain commit-tee members may be appointed as Special Government Employees. Special Government Employees serve on the committee without compensation, and are subject to financial disclosure requirements in the Ethics in Government Act and 5 CFR 2634.

Eight members will be appointed as follows, one from each of the

GrandStaircase-EscalanteNationalMonumentseeksnominationsforMonumentAdvisoryCommittee

categories listed below:· An elected official from Garfield

County, to represent the interests of County residents;

· An elected official from Kane County, to represent the interests of County residents;

· A representative of state gov-ernment;

· A representative of tribal gov-ernment;

· An educator, to represent the educational community;

· A representative of the environ-mental community;

· An outfitter and guide operat-ing within the Monument, to rep-resent commercial users; and

· A livestock grazing permittee operating within the Monument to represent grazing permittees.

Seven members will be appointed as special government employees, one for each of the following areas of expertise:

· Archaeology;· Botany;· Geology;

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legal standing.Additionally, officials stated that

as a cooperating agency, they were concerned that the ‘Record of Deci-sion’ (ROD) was made prior to any information about the WWP deal being known, which is counter to how things should have been done. The ROD under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) is required to address the impacts on “cultural, social and economic resources”. Commissioners felt that without public knowledge of the WWP deal, this complete evaluation was impossible and the decisions of the county commissioners could have been different. It was also stated that El Paso has not met with Lincoln County commissioners to date to request a Conditional-Use Permit needed for construction, and that surely the WWP deal would now play a role.

“The BLM is supposed to analyze the cumulative impacts of alterna-tives to the project,” said Joel Bous-man, Commissioner for Sublette County, Wyoming. Bousman felt that this evaluation wasn’t possible without the full knowledge of the WWP agreement.

All attending the meeting recog-nized that the pipeline would be an economic driver for the counties

during the construction phase and a real contributor to local economies into the future. Nevertheless, county commissioners and executives were also concerned that the private deal on public lands violates Section. 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act (FLPMA).

Of chief concern to those in at-tendance was the fact that the terms of the agreement with WWP were unknown to those government of-ficials who will be impacted by both the pipeline and any potential nega-tive impacts on ranching, mining, and other uses of the land.

Though not an official body with the ability to make binding deci-sions, the multi-state group of com-missioners agreed on a list of five statements and encouraged each county commission to formally adopt the list in their respective counties. The list included the fol-lowing:

• Present for review a full copy of the agreement with WWP;

• As a cooperating agency, Lin-coln County has special rights. The WWP agreement should never have been executed without Lincoln County’s knowledge and involve-ment;

• The Coalition reserves the right to legally challenge the agreement after reviewing it, especially if the

agreement provides for illegal activ-ities such as the purchase of grazing permits and relinquishments;

• Individual member counties in the Coalition further reserve the right to join Lincoln County’s chal-lenge as friends of the court;

• Individual members of the Coalition further reserve the right to reconsider already issued con-ditional-use permits to the extent of their reconsideration authority, based on review of the WWP agree-ment.

Upon agreeing to the above state-ments and adjourning the meeting

until after lunch, when the Coalition would be meeting with represen-tatives from El Paso Corp., a side meeting between Utah Farm Bureau President Leland Hogan, County Commissioners from Nevada, Utah and Wyoming, and the leadership of the Public Lands Council (PLC) took place. It was made known that upon confronting El Paso Corp. regarding the WWP deal, PLC had also been offered a payment of $15 million in an attempt to “balance the deal”.

PLC is a group of state and na-tional cattle, sheep and grasslands associations with a focused goal of advocating and representing public land ranchers in 12 western states.

It was revealed that the PLC deal is to “protect, enhance, and defend” public lands grazing, focusing on projects that use science to improve rangeland resources and wildlife habitat, and cannot be used for litigation.

Meetings resumed in the after-noon with the Multi-state Coalition joined by representatives from El Paso Corp., including Jim Cleary, president of El Paso’s Western Pipe-line Group. Cleary reiterated to the commissioners the economic value the pipeline will bring to their coun-ties, and explained that the payment

to WWP was made because El Paso couldn’t afford delays in construc-tion brought on by litigation. It was claimed that delays could cost El Paso in the area of $1 million per day.

Cleary explained to the group that El Paso would not be in a position to reveal the agreement with WWP because he felt it would violate the confidentiality of the agreement, but that he would check with WWP to see if they could release the agreement to the commissioners. Breaking the confidentiality could provide millions more to WWP without any strings attached, Cleary

said.Cleary tried to assuage the com-

missioners by stating that the cur-rent deal prohibits WWP from using any of the money for litigation, but would be used instead for purchas-ing base property and other activi-ties to protect the rangeland, similar to projects funded by El Paso via the Nature Conservancy.

Cleary claims there was nothing illegal about the deal it signed with WWP, but acknowledged that in ret-rospect, El Paso should have prob-ably made the agreement known to all parties.

After a series of presentations made by local scientists and inter-ested parties, Utah Farm Bureau CEO Randy Parker provided com-ment not only on behalf of the many grazers in the northern part of Utah, but for the general multiple-use philosophy of public lands.

“Farm Bureau is concerned that El Paso is funding WWP and an illegal activity – the purchase of “chiefly valuable for livestock grazing” rights and retirement,” Parker said. “This is illegal under the Taylor Grazing Act and Utah State Law.”

John Harja, Public Lands Policy Coordinator for Utah Governor

UFBFCEORandyParkeraddressesamulti-statecoali-tionofcountycommissioners,representativesfromElPaso Corp, and members of the public regarding the fi-nancialagreementwithWesternWatershedsProject.

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Women’sCommitteeAurlineBoyack

Women’s CommitteeCoordinator

Cash prizes, pizza parties, and teacher resources are just some of the prizes available in the fourth annual Celebrate Agriculture creative story contest sponsored by Farm Bureau’s Women’s Committee.

The purpose of the contest is to foster a greater understanding of Utah’s agriculture industry and the role which farmers and ranchers play in supplying our food, fiber, fuel and other farm products.

“A Day in the Life of a Farmer” is the topic for the 2011 contest. All children in the third through eighth grade are invited to participate in the contest by submitting their story to the Farm Bureau Women’s Committee in their county.

“Teachers are invited to provide an opportunity for their students to participate in the contest,” said Ruth Roberts, Chair of the State Women’s Committee. “In addition to encour-aging the use of their imagination, creating a story for the contest offers children an excellent opportunity to practice their writing skills while learning more about the work farmers engage in everyday to grow the crops and raise the livestock which provides the food we all enjoy eating. They will also become more familiar with the challenges and risks inherent in food production.”

Each county sponsors a contest with the first place winners from each of the 6 grade levels entered into the state contest. Only entries submitted by the county Women’s Committee are eligible for the state competition. The deadline for entries in the state com-petition is April 15, 2011. Deadlines for each county contest are varied. Please contact your county Farm Bureau Women’s Chair to learn the details of the con-

Celebratingadayinthelifeofafarmertest in your county. A list of all the county Women’s Chairs with their contact information is available at utfb.fb.org>programs>Women’s Committee>County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee Leaders.

Each county determines the prizes awarded to their county winners. At the state level each first place win-ner receives $100. Each second place winner receives $50.00 and each third place winner is awarded $25.00. The six first place winners and their classmates

are eligible for a class pizza party sponsored by Western AgCredit.

The teach-er of each of the six first place win-ners receives agricultural

resources for the classroom including a Farm Facts Book, an Ag Quest game, an accurate agriculture based storybook, and a hands on activity for the students. The Farm Facts book published by the American Farm Bureau provides readers with an op-portunity to learn more about the business of farming and why agriculture matters. The Ag Quest game has been designed around a question and answer format which can be adapted to a variety of teach-ing situations. This game was researched, developed and produced by Utah State University’s Agriculture in the Classroom program. You can learn more at http://extension.usu.edu/aitc/.

Gary Herbert’s Office of Planning & Budget said that under the State Land Use Manage-ment plan, anyone who seeks to relinquish or purchase grazing rights for retirement will be challenged legally by the state of Utah. The Land Use Management Plan (HB 264), amend-ed in 2005, requires consideration of state and local interests in the federal land use manage-ment process and planning policies related to managing for the sustainability and health of the renewable resources such as water, timber, forage, recreation, and wildlife.

Though Cleary tried to calm fears of forced selling of grazing rights by citing a “willing seller” provision in the agreement, many commissioners and ranchers attending were concerned the definition of “willing seller” can be stretched. Additionally, Cleary did suggest that this agreement could help protect the environment because some studies point to livestock grazing as detrimental. Several participants challenged Cleary’s comment.

At the close of the day’s meetings, there ap-pears to be work left to do. Lincoln County, Wyoming did indicate they were preparing to file a lawsuit relating to the ROD. County Commissioners appeared to be heading back to their counties with the recommendations of the Coalition, as well as to “wait and see” if El Paso is able to release the information related to the agreement.

Most of the counties plan to re-evaluate their conditional-use permits already issued be-cause they feel the conditions have changed.

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WayneCountyFarmBureauPresidentDickPaceandhiswifeBeckyPace(WayneCoSecretary)representthecountyFarmBureauinalocalparadeinLoa.Assum-merwindstoaclose,manycountieshaveheldCountyFairs,withCountyFarmBureausbeingrepresentedatseveralofthem.SeptemberwillfeaturetheStateFairinSaltLakeCity,andagainUtahFarmBureauwillberep-resentedatbooths,competitions,andatFarmBureauDayonSept.18.

By Clark Israelsen, USU Extension Agent - Cache County

Honeybees have been domesti-cated since the time of the building of the Egyptian pyramids. These busy social insects have repeatedly demonstrated their value to society as they fly from plant to plant collect-ing nectar. This process pollinates many flowering plants, fertilizing them and allowing them to repro-duce. Without the vital work of bees, the productivity of plants would be diminished and our society would quickly become hungry.

There is evidence that beneficial bees are sometimes killed with in-secticides that are intended to control destructive insects. A USU Fact Sheet provides some suggestions for pesti-cide applicators and bee keepers to reduce honey bee losses.

What the Pesticide Applicator Can Do

~ Choose insecticides that are non hazardous to bees whenever possi-ble. The more hazardous insecticide active ingredients include many of the organophosphates and the car-bamates, and some of the synthetic pyrethroids and neonicotinoids.

~ Apply insecticides in late eve-ning, night, or early morning while bees are not actively foraging. Eve-ning applications are generally less hazardous to bees than early morn-ing applications. When high tem-peratures cause bees to start foraging earlier or continue later than usual shift time accordingly.

~ Apply insecticides when tem-peratures are not expected to be unusually low following treatment. Residues will remain toxic to bees for a much longer time under such conditions.

~ Contact the beekeeper and ask him to remove his colonies from the area or to keep the bees confined dur-ing the application period.

ValuablehoneybeesWhat the Grower Can Do

~ Never spray a blooming fruit tree with any insecticide for any reason.

~ When insect pests have been damaging a crop every season, use a preventative program of early season application before the insect populations increase or before foli-age growth and weather conditions reduce the effectiveness of insecti-cides.

~ Learn the pollination require-ments of the crops you raise. Applica-tion of insecticides hazardous to bees on these crops, or driving beekeepers out of your area by the use of insecti-cides on other blossoming crops, will likely cause lower crop yields.

~ Learn about the beekeeper’s problems with the poisoning of bees and enter into mutually advanta-geous agreements with him or her to best produce bee-pollinated crops.

What the Beekeeper Can Do~ Mark colonies of bees that are

next to orchards or fields that may be treated. Post your name, mailing address, email address ,and phone number in printing large enough to be read at some distance in all apiar-ies so you can be contacted readily to move the colonies before hazardous insecticides are applied.

~ Choose apiary sites that are rela-tively isolated from intensive insec-ticide applications and not normally subjected to drift.

~ Keep hives out of fields treated with the more hazardous insecticides for at least 36 hours after the appli-cation. Tests have shown that about 90 percent of bee mortalities occur within 24 hours after application.

~ Learn about pest control prob-lems and programs so you can develop mutually beneficial agree-ments with growers concerning pol-lination service and prudent use of pesticides.

A leading expert in classical economic principles will deliver the macroeco-nomic outlook at the third annual American Farm Bureau Federation commodity outlook conference set for Oct. 13-15 in Pittsburgh.

Dr. Robert Genetski, one of the nation’s premier interest rate fore-casters and investment advisers, has conducted pioneering research on the role and impact of taxes on eco-nomic prosperity. In the early 1980s, he correctly forecasted that tax cuts would help end the nation’s economic malaise by boosting productivity and by helping reduce both inflation and interest rates.

Other speakers at the Farm Bureau

LeadingeconomistslatedforFarmBureauconference

outlook conference include Daren Coppock, president and CEO of the Agricultural Retailers Association; Bob Yonkers, vice president and chief economist with the International Dairy Food Association; and Dale Cougot, senior economist with the National Cotton Council. Other speakers will address the outlook for livestock, grains and oilseeds and wheat.

There is no conference registration fee for Farm Bureau members or staff. The conference will be held at the Re-naissance Pittsburgh Hotel.

For conference registration informa-tion, contact Jennifer DuMars with AFBF at (202) 406-3624 or [email protected].

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Meagher & Tiffany McConkieState Young Farmer & Rancher Committee ~ District 5(Carbon, Daggett, Duchesne, Emery, Grand, San Juan & Uintah counties)

Going once, going twice, SOLD. That’s how this crazy happy life began. That’s right, I meet Meagher at an auction barn. It took Meagher three times of bringing cattle down to sell before he got the cour-age to ask me out. I think it was because his dad told him he was running out of cows to sell. That’s how I became a rancher’s wife.

We live in a small commu-nity of Altamont, where we run a cow/calf operation. We have BLM land in Colorado, and a forest permit up Indian Canyon where we graze our cattle in the summer. We also raise grass hay for the winter months. Meagher is a fourth generation cattle rancher, not only on his father’s side (the McConkie’s), but also his mother’s side the Jessen’s. Meagher has had many influences from his Dad and Mom, to his Grandpa Gary, to ranchers and farmers around the community. Meagher and I are the proud parents of three beautiful girls: Ty, Mads, and the newest addition Sadie. Meagher is very involved in raising and teaching his girls the importance of hard work – they truly are becoming his right hand men.

Being a rancher’s wife has definitely been a learning experience. In the beginning, I believed everything Meagher would tell me, until he pushed it too far. We had just got some chickens that were laying eggs, and one of the chickens was clucking quite loudly. Meagher told me that I needed to go help the chicken out. It must have a stuck egg. So not knowing better at the time, I went out and checked under every chicken and found nothing. Later that day we went to Grandpa Gary’s for Sunday dinner, when Meagher turned to me and said, ‘Tell my Grandpa what happened with one of the chickens’. I turned to Grandpa and told him about a chicken apparently having a stuck egg. I immediately knew that I had been taken as a fool when everyone burst into laughter. I’ve learned to ask many questions before doing anything that silly again.

Learning to tag the new baby calves almost landed Meagher in the hospital. My job was to slowly bring the truck to a stop when Meagher jumped out to grab the calf. It didn’t quite go that smoothly. As Meagher jumped out I imme-diately slammed on the brakes, and with the door swung open, and Meagher jumping out, he met the door and he met it hard. As he regained his composure and picked himself off the ground, I had to turn away to hide my smile as he was explaining that I didn’t need to brake that hard. I learned that day that if I was ever mad at Meagher, I could always slam on the brakes.

There are many firsts being married to a rancher: The lunches in a horse trailer to get out of the wind after a long ride, or eating lunch in the middle of the field come haying season. I also had a pressure cooker explode in the kitchen while trying to bottle just like his grandma, and believe me that’s a whole other story. With the late nights, the 24-hour workdays, and realizing a rancher’s work is never done, it has definitely been a learning experience to say the least

A rancher’s wife doesn’t only cook and clean, their responsibilities go beyond that. Meagher has taught me to work the cattle, to irrigate, to drag the fields in the spring, and to cut the hay in the summer. I’m also learning to do the finances which is always fun. I guess that all just goes with the job description.

Being in Farm Bureau has really been a great experience for both Meagher and I, being able to meet new people and to share experiences that we have had in making it in this tough occupation. I look back at the years I have been married to Meagher, and I wouldn’t trade the laughter, tears, and struggles for anything. I am truly blessed to have a hard working husband, who really takes an interest in the lives of his children, and to be able to raise my children on this beautiful ranch. I will continue to strive to be the perfect rancher’s wife, even if it means checking for stuck eggs.

The BLM plans to gather and re-move an estimated 480 wild horses for placement in the adoption pro-gram or long-term pastures. An es-timated 50 studs of the captured wild horses from the Confusion Mountain HMA will be returned to the range to adjust the sex ratio and slow popula-tion growth. Up to 30 of the Conger Mountain HMA wild horses will be released (about 20 studs of the cap-tured wild horses will be returned to the range to adjust the sex ratio and slow population growth and about 10 mares will be treated with fertility control and returned to the range). This will bring the population of horses to appropriate management levels established through the Warm Springs and House Range Resource Management Plans.

The Confusion Mountain HMA is located in Juab and Millard Counties 30 miles north of Garrison, Utah, and encompasses approximately 293,000 acres, with a current population esti-mated at 368 wild horses (based on a Feb. 2010 population inventory). The Appropriate Management Level (AML) for the Confusion Mountain HMA has been established at 70-115 wild horses. This means that 250 horses will need to be removed dur-ing the gather to achieve AML.

The Conger HMA is located in Millard County 20 miles northeast of Garrison, Utah, and encompasses approximately 170,000 acres, with a current population estimated at 291 wild horses (based on a Feb. 2010 population inventory). The AML for the Conger HMA has been es-tablished at 40-80 wild horses. This means that 230 horses will need to be removed during the gather to achieve AML.

AML is determined through land-use planning efforts that involve public participation, vegetation inventories and allocation of forage in terms of animal unit months; the BLM determines the appropriate number of wild horses and burros that each Herd Management Area can support in balance with other uses of and resources on public land. Planning efforts include an inventory and the monitoring of all uses of the public rangelands.

Information on the gather and ob-servation opportunities is available from the BLM Wild Horse and Burro Information Center, 866-468-7826 (866-4MUSTANGS) or [email protected] . For photos and updates on the status of the gather please visit the BLM Utah website at www.blm.gov/ut .

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When she added 3 tablespoons of chlorine bleach per 100 gallons of trough water weekly, she found that, by the end of the third week, less than 1 percent

of the bacteria remained on stainless and galvanized steel troughs. On the other hand, 20 percent remained on plastic and 34 percent remained on the concrete troughs.

The chlorine’s disinfectant effects may have been weakened by the higher pH of concrete and by the tendency of plastic to absorb chlorine.

Based on these results, using stainless steel water troughs with chlorinated water should be one of the recommended practices included in any Johne’s control plan, according to Cook.

This research was reported in the journals Veterinary Microbiology and Bovine Practitioner.

Usingstainlesssteelwatertroughsand adding chlorine to the watercan help prevent dairy cows fromgettingJohne’sdisease,causedbythebacteriumMycobacteriumpara-tuberculosis,accordingtonewARSresearch.

>Johne’s Continued from P. 12

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bu-reau Federation (AFBF), the Coalition of Service Industries (CSI) and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) put forth a comprehensive approach today to double U.S. exports in five years – a key goal of President Obama’s. Under this approach, the three organizations outline policy changes needed to improve market access and level the playing field in a competitive global mar-ket. Doubling exports in five years is an ambitious but achievable goal if major changes are enacted.

The NAM, the CSI and the AFBF believe the fol-lowing recommendations are essential to achiev-ing this goal:

· Enact pending trade agreements with Colom-bia, Panama and South Korea.

· Pursue new trade agreements. · Reduce non-tariff barriers. · Improve competitiveness with investments in

infrastructure and trade facilitation initiatives. · Pursue a Doha Round agreement that expands

world trade. · Improve export promotion efforts and financ-

ing policies. “Growth in U.S. agricultural exports will be

achieved with aggressive actions to expand market opportunities and reduce trade barriers,” said AFBF Director of International Policy Rosemarie Wat-kins. “These measures are critical for increasing U.S. agricultural competitive-ness around the world and meeting the growing world demand for food with U.S. agricultural products.”

“While services account for 80 percent of the U.S. economy, they account for only about 31 percent of U.S. exports, in part because of the prevalence of barriers to services trade around the world,” said CSI President Bob Vastine. “If the President’s goal of doubling exports is to be realized, the U.S. government must create a supportive trade policy

Doubling exports in five years: How we do itenvironment that addresses discriminatory trade barriers erected by many of our trading partners. CSI and its members are ready to partner, and we welcome our government’s leadership.

“If drastic changes are not made to double ex-ports, our nation’s manufactured goods exports will fall nearly $300 billion short of the President’s goal in 2014,” said NAM Vice President of Inter-national Economic Affairs Frank Vargo. “Our partners and competitors are moving forward with negotiating new free trade agreements and enacting other policies to boost exports, and the U.S. is being left behind. America needs to enact policies to make it easier for U.S. companies to reach new markets.”

The Coalition of Service Industries is the leading business organization dedicated to the development of U.S. domestic and international policies that enhance the global competitiveness of the U.S. service sector through bilateral, regional, multilateral, and other trade and investment initiatives. For more information, visit http://www.uscsi.org/.

The National Association of Manufacturers is the nation’s largest industrial trade association, represent-ing manufacturers in every industrial sector and in all 50 states. Manufacturing has a presence in every single congressional district providing good, high-paying jobs.

For more information about the Manufacturers or to follow us on Shopfloor, Twitter and Facebook, please visit www.nam.org.

“If drastic changes are not made to double exports, our nation’s manufactured goods exports will fall nearly $300 billion short of the President’s goal in 2014.”-Frank Vargo, NAM Vice President of Interna-tional Economic Affairs.


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Come along with your Utah Farm Bureau friends toAtlanta,Georgia,siteoftheAmericanFarmBureauFederationAnnualConvention,January9-12,2011.

Inaddition togreatdiscussionon thecurrentagricultural is-suesoftheday,you’llbeabletovisitsitessuchastheWorldofCoke,CNNHeadquarters,Atlantaaquarium(thenation’slarg-est),1996OlympicPark,andmore!!

ContactSusanFurnerformoreinformation.

See you in Atlanta!!!· Paleontology;· Social science;· Systems ecology; and· Wildlife biology.

Members will serve without monetary compensation, but will be reimbursed for travel and per diem expenses at current rates for Government employees.

The Committee will meet at least twice a year.

Any individual or organization may nominate one or more persons to serve on the GSENM-MAC. Indi-viduals may nominate themselves for GSENM-MAC membership. To make a nomination, submit a letter of nomination, a completed nomination form, letters of refer-ence from the represented interests or organizations, and any other information that speaks to the nominee’s qualifications.

The specific category the nomi-

nee would be representing should be identified in the nomination letter and in the nomination form. The Utah BLM State Director and Monument Manager will review the nomination forms and letters of reference. The State Director will confer with the Governor of the State of Utah on potential nomi-nations. The BLM State Director will then forward recommended nominations to the Secretary of the Interior who has responsibility for making the appointments.

GSENM will accept public nomi-nations until 4:30 p.m., September 20. Requests for nomination forms and further information may be di-rected to Larry Crutchfield, Grand Staircase-Escalante National Mon-ument Headquarters Office, 190 East Center, Kanab, Utah 84741; phone (435) 644-4310; or email [email protected].

>Advisory Continued from P. 15

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s nationwide ban on the cultivation of biotech alfalfa. This remands the case back to the District Court and then back to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to determine what interim measures can be implemented while the agency completes its environmental im-pact statement process.

The news was welcomed by a coalition of agricultural orga-nizations who had filed a joint friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court in support of the petitioners in “Monsanto Co. v. Geertson Seed Farms.” The brief was submitted by the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), Biotechnology Industry Organiza-tion (BIO), American Seed Trade Association, American Soybean Association (ASA), National Al-falfa and Forage Alliance (NAFA), National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG), National Cot-ton Council and National Potato Council.

In the lower court case, en-vironmental groups and indi-vidual organic alfalfa farmers sued USDA claiming the agency’s decision to grant deregulated status to glyphosate-tolerant (or “Roundup Ready®”) alfalfa vio-lated the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). After finding a NEPA violation, the lower court enjoined almost all planting and sale of Roundup Ready® alfalfa

AggroupsapplaudSupremeCourtrulingonbiotechalfalfa

and the Ninth Circuit affirmed. The Supreme Court reversed the

injunction, finding that the District Court went too far in presuming that the only remedy available for a NEPA violation is a nationwide injunction rather than the USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspec-tion Service’s (APHIS) proposed partial deregulation. The court explained that “a partial deregula-tion need not cause respondents any injury at all, much less irrepa-rable injury.”

Accordingly, the court con-cluded that “the District Court abused its discretion in enjoining APHIS from effecting a partial deregulation and in prohibiting the possibility of planting in ac-cordance with the terms of such a deregulation.”

The friend-of-the-court groups agree that the Supreme Court de-cision to reverse the lower courts’ ban protects the deregulatory pro-cess and thus the rights of farm-ers who choose to grow biotech crops, and who want access to the benefits that biotechnology can provide. It also reinforces earlier Supreme Court decisions instruct-ing federal courts that nationwide injunctions are extraordinary remedies.


CountyConnectionDavidBaileyVice President-Organization

In January 2011 the United State Congress will convene for the 112th Congressional session. Newly elected senators and repre-sentatives will be anxious to begin a new era in policy making and

political maneuvering on behalf of their constituents. Even Utah will be breaking in a new senator who will be taking over the reins from Senator Bob Bennett. The legis-lative process is an interesting procedure that involves a variety of challenges and bureaucratic intricacies. Farm Bureau has been a part of the process for nearly 100 years. Over the years count-less Farm Bureau members have

Utahyoungfarmers&rancherstovisitnation’scapitol

made the trek back to our nation’s capitol to meet, in person, with our political leaders.

Farm Bureau is planning an-other legislative expedition in late February 2011. This trip will

involve Farm Bureau’s young farmers and ranchers. The State YF&R committee has set out to raise more than $20,000 from var-ious sponsors to make the trip affordable for young couples in -volved in agriculture.

While in Washington, D.C. par-ticipants will meet with members of Utah’s Congressional delega-tion, expand their understanding of how Farm Bureau works to ef-fectively influence national public policy, and enhance their sense of appreciation for history by visit-ing several interesting sites in the Washington, D.C. area. As part of these activities, the Farm Bureau group will visit each of Utah’s

C o n g r e s s m e n and update them on the issues that are affecting ag-riculture. Some of the issues that will be discussed include animal welfare, immi-gration, endan-gered spec ies , energy and envi-ronmental con-cerns along with several other im-portant issues.

Besides the rich historical and po-litical experience that will be had in Washington, D.C., participants

will also have the opportunity to visit the American Farm Bureau offices. While there they will meet with AFBF staff and receive instruction and updates on lead-ership and policy topics. The trip

also provides an opportunity to forge new friendships with Utah YF&R members and share in the common opportunities and chal-lenges that are unique for young

farmers, ranchers, and their fami-lies.

Kelby Iverson from Washington County attended the last YF&R Washington, D.C. trip held in 2007. He said of the experience “it’s a once-in-a-lifetime oppor-tunity. Everyone who has the opportunity to go, should go…it really enriched my sense of duty to represent agriculture and to

YF&Rmembers joinUFBFPresidentLelandHogan and other staff in Washington, D.C.wheretheyvisitedhistoricsitessuchastheWhiteHouse,aswellasmadepresentationstoUtah’scongressionaldelegation.

Rancher Rowdy Fitzgerald, Summit County,posesaquestiontoRepresentativeRobBishopwhile visiting the congressional delegation in2007.

preserve our way of life…I was even able to meet the late Senator Ted Kennedy!”

State Young Farmer and Rancher Chairs Dustin and Harmony Cox invite all interested young farmers

and ranchers to consider attend-ing t he wor t h -while experience. Those interested can contact their county or state YF&R represen-tat ive for more information. The tentative dates for the event will be February 25th – March 2nd. Given that space is lim-ited to 25 couples, county Farm Bu-reaus are asked to limit their par-ticipation to one couple per county

initially. After October 1st, if there are still unfilled spaces, reserva-tions will then be taken on a first come, first serve basis. To register, contact your county Farm Bureau

representative. You can also con-tact David Bailey at 801-233-3020 or [email protected] for more information.

“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Everyone who has the opportunity to go, should go…it really enriched my sense of duty to represent agriculture and to preserve our way of life.” - Kelby Iverson, Washington County


CLASSIFIED ADVERTISINGIMPORTANTNOTICE1. Non-commercial ads for Utah Farm Bureau members selling items they grow or make themselves, or used machinery, household items, etc., they themselves have used in the past. Each member family is entitled to one such ad free in each three-month period. Ads can be up to 40 words or numbers such as phone number or Zip. Words such as “For Sale” are included, initials and numbers count as a word. Allwordsover40cost25centseach.Adsover40wordsnotaccompaniedbytheextrapayment,ornotmeetingtheabove requirements, will be returned tothe sender. Family memberships cannot be combined to create larger ads, nor can a membership be used for free classified ad purposes by anyone other than immediate family members. Ads run for three months.2. Commercial ads for Utah Farm Bureau members where the member is acting as an agent or dealer (real estate, machinery, handicraft items made by people outside the member family, etc.) cost 25 cents per word. Payment MUST accompany such ads or they will be returned to the sender. Mem-bers are entitled to one such ad. Ads run for one month.3.Ads for non-Utah Farm Bureau members cost 50 cents per word. Payment MUST ac-company such ads or they will be returned to the sender. Ads run for one month.In all ads, short lines requested by the ad-vertiser, extra lines of white space, and lines with words in all caps count as 6 words per line. Ads with borders and bold headlines may be submitted and placed within the clas-sified section, but will be charged the display advertising rate. Please contact the classified advertising department for further information. No insurance ads will be accepted.***DEADLINE: ALL ADS MUST BE RE-CEIVED BY THE 15TH OF THE MONTHINORDERTOAPPEARINTHENEXTIS-SUE.EXCEPTFORTHEJANUARYISSUE,WHICH HAS A CLASSIFIED DEADLINEOFDEC.5.Only free ads (Category 1 ads of 40 words or less) will be accepted by telephone at 801-233-3010, by fax at 801-233-3030 [email protected]. Please include your membership number. Ads must be received no later than the 15th of the monthMail ads, typed or neatly printed, with any payment due, to Utah Farm Bureau News, Classified Ad Department, 9865 South State Street, Sandy, UT 84070-2305. Free ads must be resubmitted by mail, telephone or fax after running for three months. Ads for which there is a payment due will be run as long as payment is received in advance.ALL CLASSIFIED ADS will be listed ontheUtahFarmBureauwebpageunlessthe Utah Farm Bureau member specifies otherwisewhenplacingthead.Theadsonthewebsitewillrunconcurrentlywiththe classified ads in the Utah Farm Bureau News.NOTE: The appearance of any ad in the Utah Farm Bureau News does not constitute an endorsement or approval of the service or merchandise offered. While every effort is

made to ensure the legitimacy of services or merchandise advertised, the Utah Farm Bureau News or the Utah Farm Bureau Fed-eration accepts no responsibility or liability for services or products advertised.

AUTOMOTIVEFORSALE:2006 Eagle Rock End Dump Spread Axle 39’ $29,000. 1998 CPS Belly Dump Single Gate $12,000. Call 435-686-2221 or 435-459-1848.FORSALE:’79 KW conventional 60” sleeper, power steering, 380 Cat, retarder, 13 speed, 4:11 rear ends, air ride, all aluminum, original tires, no caps, good rubber, good sound truck. 801-510-8497.FOR SALE: 2007 F-350 Powerstroke Crew-cab, 8’ bed 4x4 6sp, manual transmission, 130,000 miles, HD Ranch Hand bumpers front and rear $16500. Call 435-686-2221 or 435-459-1848.

FARMEQUIPMENTIBUY,SELL,TRADEANDLOCATEall kinds of farm machinery. Bale wagons, tractors, tillage, planting, harvesting equipment, etc. I have a large inventory at this time. Palmer Equipment is located one mile south of Manti on Highway 89. 435-835-5111 or Cell: 435-340-1111. www.balewagons.com.FORSALE:Green metal corral panels, some new, all good. One 12’, one 16’ panel. Two 6’ gates with hangers, one 8’ gate with overhead brace and bottom rail. Take all panels and gates for $100. Lots of wagon and tack stuff, too much to list here. Chance of a lifetime. all top quality. See to appreciate. Possible delivery. For directions to my place call 801-209-1344 or 801-209-1346.GOOD USED EQUIPMENT: will consider offers. Self-propelled round bale wrapper, $10,000. Agway 5000 round bale feeder, $4,000. Knight 8024 spreader, $3,000. JD 1610 chisel plow, $1,800. Hesston 1510 spreader, $400. Hesston 1505 agitator, $300. Earl Glenn, 435-245-6667. FOR SALE: JD7800 Tractor 140hp, 7700 hours, Duals $45,900. NH TV-145 Bidirectional Tractor with Loader and Discbine Swather, 3780 hours $69,900. NH BB960A 3’X4’ Big Baler 5500 bales $59,900. Darf Hay Rake 17 wheel $8900.00 Call 435-686-2221 or 435-459-1848.FOSALE:505 New Holland baler. 4 cylinder, Wisconsin gas engine, 3 string, runs good. Late 70’s model. $5,000 OBO 801-518-6667. 435-690-9989.FOR SALE: 8 N Ford tractor, runs great! $1,600. 3 – 3 phase 5 hp industrial electric motors, $50 ea. or make an offer. Call Jake 801-292-1767 or cell: 801-597-1556. FOR SALE: 1066 Farmall Tractor with cab and loader bucket with grapples. Runs good. $8,000.00. Call Art at 435-691-1223. If no answer leave a mes-sage for call back.FORSALE: 15 steel slant panels for feed bunk. Calf size: 16 feet long, 16 spaces. $100 per panel or $1400 for all. Please call 435-864-7146FOR SALE:5’ brush hog, little use, $750. 6’ 3 pt. hitch rock rake, $150. 7’ 3 pt. blade, needs welding, $200. Ford 8N front bumper, $50. Ford 4000 tractor with loader, diesel, Selector-o-speed transmission, good rubber, $4,000. 801-451-2432 or 435-452-2129. FORSALE:CIH 8570 baler. $15,000. 435-452-1312.FOR SALE: Challenger self-propelled swather, 16’ header, 160 hrs. Serial # HS92119, Model SP115B. JD tractor, 6430 premium, 4 wheel drive with cab, 1800 hrs, $55,000. Hesston baler 4760 3x3, bale ejec-tor, S/N HP 73321. $40,700. 435-384-2226, Ferron, UT 84523.

LIVESTOCKLINE ONE HEREFORD REPLACEMENTHEIFERSFORSALE:20 Top Quality registered and commercial weaner Hereford heifers for sale. Call

Jonathan (801)450-6458 or Craig (435)381-2523 at Johansen Herefords and see us @ www.johansenher-efords.com for more information.FORSALE:150 Bred Heifers AI’d to Black LBW Bull, start calving 1st of March, 250 solid mouth running age Cows 1300lbs, start calving February 10th. Ready for delivery November 1st. Call Charles 435-686-2221 or 435-459-1848.THEDOCTORS say cut back on 50 years of horse related activities. For Sale or Trade: Registered Quarter Horses, 1 Paint Palomino Mare age 13, (never bred but would make excellent brood mare). Sorrel geld-ing. Both horses broke to ride and pack, load easy, no blems. Gentle but good travelers, never buck. Ideal for woman or older children. Not kids horses. Also selling: one 16” heavy duty roping saddle. Full skirts, double rigged, rawhide covered tree. Excellent condition. Antique Doctor’s buggy, approx. 100 yrs. old, with all leather harness with head stall, lines, reset wheels with rubber tires…complete $3,750. In excellent condition. 801-209-1344 or 801-209-1346.BREDHEIFERSFORSALE:60 head registered polled Hereford heifers. Bred to calving ease bulls to start calving early. Top quality, complete EPD’s. Take all or part; with or without papers. Contact Phil Allen & Son, Antimony. 435-624-3236.

REALESTATEFORSALE:TorreyScenicLand:175.83 acres with excellent water rights. ClarkstonLandWithDeepPond:57 and 63 acre parcels. Seller Financ-ing! CacheValleyLand:14.94 acres with water shares and water rights. LandByOneidaNar-rows:400 acres. Borders Maple Grove Campground and boat dock. Heavily wooded. Seller Financing! Can subdivide. DairyFarminCacheValley:41 acres. Irrigated. Updated home, excellent crops. Double 5 Herringbone parlor. MinkCreekIdaho:Price reduction! 26.9 ac hillside property, along Hwy 36. Irrigation rights. Beautiful home site. Seller Financ-ing! LandinClarkston:Price Reduction! Seller Financing! $95,000 for 42 acres. Beautiful farm against foothills. County road goes through. 194.6 acres in 3 parcels and 105 acre parcel. RanchinThatcherIdaho: Seller Financing! Cattle ranch.760 acres. Mountain pasture with 48 BLM AUMS. 72.77 acres irrigated land with new system. Early water right. Farm in Thatcher Idaho:Excellent meadow/farm. Half mile of Bear River front-age. 3 large pivots. Seller financing. FruitStandinWillard:Along Highway 89. 15’ x 15’ walk-in cooler. Excellent retail opportunity. Land in Cache Valley: 72.14 acres in Young Ward. Water rights and grazing land. LegacyRanchTownhomes:$119,900, 3 bdrm, 2 1/2 bath, 1,500 sq ft, garage. LegacyRanchHomes:In Franklin, Idaho. Equestrian, lakesideand view lots. Homes from $149,900. Contact Brent Parker, @Home Realty, (435)881-1000.FORSALE:Wyoming 160 acres near Wam-sutter, 17 miles from interstate highway. Flat, sagebrush, 1300’ wide, 5,280’ long. $32,000. Will carry contract with 10% down @ 11.25%. Brent 801-731-3819. [email protected] FORSALE: 10 acres in Hanksville UT. Paved ac-cess with access to water, electricity. $25,000.00. Call Art at 435-691-1223. If no answer leave a message for call back.FOR SALE BY OWNER: Horse ranch or gentleman farm in Sanpete valley. 18 acres, 2776 square foot house, 3 car garage, shop, 4 stall barn, huge Quonset, loafing sheds. Three wheel lines, irrigation well, .67 cfs of water. Tractor, all equipment. 435-445-3567250ACRERANCH: lovely home, detached garage – only $295,000. Fenced, cross fenced, three acre Bass/Catfish pond, water wells, automatic waterer, pastures, corral, near Branson-Springfield, MO airport. For details/photos, http://www.omrelistings.com/OMRE229FR.htm or call, Jay Lee, 435-635-4959 (home) or 435-635-1209(work).

MISCELLANEOUSUTAH VACATION IDEA! Hiking, fishing, hunt-

ing, mountain biking, horse trails, more. Everything’s close to the Rosebud Guest House. Near Ashley NF, Strawberry River, Starvation. Fully equipped cabin. Pet-friendly. Corrals. Reservations, more information: 435-548-2630, 1-866-618-7194, [email protected], www.rosebudguesthouse.com.FORSALE:Treadmill Pro Form 325i. Pulse monitor, incline feature, hand weights. Ex. Cond. 435-336-5370 or 435-640-4951.

AGRICULTURAL EMPLOY-MENTOPPORTUNITIESRESOURCEANALYST:Part Time. Degree or working toward degree in Natural resources, agriculture or related field. Skilled in research, communication and document Preparation. Utah Association of Conservation Dis-tricts. Reply to [email protected]:if you are looking for a career in a fun, rewarding team environment, Circle Four Farms is the opportunity you’ve been searching for. We’re offering quality full time entry-level animal production positions with training available. Challenge yourself with a company on the grow that offers: Starting wage $10 to $11.50 per hour plus benefits – total value $30,420. Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision Insurance, Life Insurance plan, Short Term and Long Term Disability, company paid Pension Plan, 401(k) Savings Plan with company match, Gain$hare Plan, Incentive programs, Paid holidays and vaca-tion, Educational reimbursement, Ask us about a relocation package, For more information please call our office: Circle Four Farms, PO Box 100, 341 South Main, Milford UT 84751, (435) 387-2107, Fax (435) 387-2530, www.c4farms.com, Equal Opportunity Employer.


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SaltLakeCountyBoard meeting, Sept. 7, 7:30 p.m. at UFBF State office in Sandy. Board meetings have been changed to the 1st Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m.

UtahCountyBoard meeting, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. at USU Ext. office

WashingtonCounty-Board meeting, Sept. 1, 8:00 p.m. at the insurance office.

EmeryCounty-Board meeting, Sept. 15, 7:30 p.m. at the county courthouse in Castle Dale

SevierCounty-Board meeting, Sept. 23, 8 p.m. at Insurance office in Richfield-Sevier Summer Social, Sept. 25, at Richfield pool

IronCounty-UPDRIP meeting, Sept. 16, Heritage Center in Cedar City, 1 p.m.-Iron Board meeting, Sept. 28, Cedar City Library, 7 p.m.

BeaverCounty-Board meeting, Sept. 22, Time and location TBA.

SanpeteCounty-Sanpete Ag Day, Sept. 8, County fairgrounds at 8:30 a.m.-Board meeting, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. at Insurance office in

MillardCounty-Board meeting, Sept. 15, 7 p.m. at the insurance office.

StateandRegionalActivities-Counties should begin scheduling a date for their County annual Business Meeting.

-Country Farm Fest, Oct. 14-16 in Payson. Visit www.countryfarmfest.com for more information.

-Sept. 18. Utah Farm Bureau Day at the State Fair.

-UFBF Center will be closed Sept. 6 for Labor Day

-UFBF Annual Convention registration deadline, Oct. 22.

-County Recognition Program (Gold Star Awards) forms due Oct 31.

-Volunteer membership year ends Oct. 31.

-2011 UFBF Hay & Forage Symposium. January 27 & 28 in St. George, Utah. Hands on workshop on January 27. Questions? Call Spencer Gibbons at 435-770-4590.

-Statewide Board meeting for Division of Wildlife Resources, September 22 & 23, 9 a.m. at the boardroom of the Dept. of Natural Resources (1594 W. North Temple) in Salt Lake City. Please note the date change. The meeting will address Board appeals, Fishing Guidebook & rule, CIP of Zoological Animals R657-03, and the DL&L black footed ferret reintroduction plan (NR RAC only).

SeptemberRACMeetings: Visit wildlife.utah.gov. The September RAC Meetings will deal with Fishing Guidebook & Rule, CIP of Zoological Animals R657-03, and the DL&L Black footed ferret reintroduction plan (nr raC only)

-Southern RAC, Sept 7, 7 p.m. Richfield High School-Southeastern RAC, Sept. 8, 6:30 p.m. John Wesley Powell Museum (1765 E. Main St.) in Green River.-Northeastern RAC, Sept. 9, 6:30 p.m. Uintah Basin Applied Technology College (450 N. 2000 W.) in Vernal.-Central RAC, Sept. 14, 6:30 p.m. Springville Jr. High; 165 S. 700 E. in Springville.-Northern RAC, Sept. 15 p.m. Brigham City Community Center (24 N. 300 W.) in Brigham City.

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Utah Governor Gary Herbert (center) joined theUtahFarmBureauFederationBoardofDirectorsattheUFBFCenterinSandytotalkaboutissuesrelated to his campaign for governor includingpubliclands,energyandtheeconomy.

UtahFarmBureauPresidentLelandHogan(left)andCEORandyParkerparticipatedinthe‘TakeBackUtah’rallyinSaltLakeCity,todrawattentiontotheimportanceofthemultiple-usephilosophyofUtah’spubliclands,whichin-cludesaccessforgrazing.

Fainting goat enthusiastsAbby John-son (top) of Rich County and KaceeBell (right) of Weber County show offsomeofthefaintinggoatsontheirre-spective farms. The animals are easytoworkwithandmakegreatadditionsto smaller farms along the WasatchFront.

A future buckaroo tries his hand at roping amorestationarysteerattheBeaverCountyFair.FarmBureauInsuranceandthefederationbothparticipatedinthefairwithaninformationboothstaffedbyagentLindaNoyesandSafetyVicePresidentA.J.Ferguson.

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