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17 Ohio Beef Expo Highlights

33 YCC Tour Set for August

33 Buckeye Judging Camp Set for June

Photo taken by Emily Brinkman.

Features

42 Rittenhouse Family Works With Colorado Company to Improve Their Gelbvieh/ Angus Herd By Amy Beth Graves

45 Beef 509 Equips Beef Producers

Editorial4 Harsh Realities

6 OCA News & Views

12 Forage Corner

14 Up the Alley

38 Ohio CattleWomen Update

40 On the Edge of Common Sense

News & Notes8 Your Dues Dollars at Work

16 Beef Briefs

34 Breed News

44 Your Checkoff Dollars at Work

41 BEST Program Updates

Reference8 OCA County Affiliate Presidents

10 OCA Associate Members

36 Calendar of Events

40 Allied Industry Council

46 Parting Shots

46 Advertisers’ Index

On the Cover

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Ohio Cattleman Harsh Realities

“Pink” – A New Four-Letter Word

10600 U.S. Highway 42 Marysville, Ohio 43040

Phone 614-873-6736 • Fax 614-873-6835www.ohiocattle.org [email protected]

EditorElizabeth Harsh

Managing EditorJulie White

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National RepresentativeThe Powell Group

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Ohio Cattleman magazine (USPA: 020-968, ISSN: 1543-0588) is published six times per year: Winter issue, mailed in January; Expo preview issue, mailed in February; Spring issue, mailed in May; Summer issue, mailed in August; Early Fall issue, mailed in September; and Late Fall is-sue, mailed in October; for $15 a year to OCA members only. It is dedicated to reporting facts about Ohio’s cattle including marketing, production and legislative news. All editorial and advertising material is screened to meet rigid standards, but publisher assumes no responsibility for ac-curacy or validity of claims. All rights reserved. Circulation for the Spring 2012 issue is 2,752.Published at Minster, Ohio 45865 by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040. Periodical postage paid at Marysville, Ohio and at additional offices. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Ohio Cattleman, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040. CHANGING YOUR ADDRESS: Please send old as well as new address to Ohio Cattleman, 10600 US Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040.

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For the last month the beef industry has been on the defense over Lean Finely Tex-tured Beef (LFTB), or as commonly referred to in the media, “pink slime.” And that

will be the only time those words will be used on this page. If you have been busy on the farm without the time to research the issue for yourself, all you know about LFTB is what the media has reported, which for the most part has been sensationalized, slan-derous and unethical. Therefore at the risk of continuing the discussion, I want to take this opportunity to provide some factual information about LFTB.

LFTB is 100 percent beef. When steaks and roasts are cut it creates trim that becomes ground beef. The companies supplying LFTB use a process to remove a lot of the fat from the lean beef in the trim, which is then added to ground beef as a concentrated lean source of protein. As a result, these beef trimmings yield an additional 10-15 pounds of lean, nutritious beef from every beef animal. The process essentially spins the fat out of beef trimmings, like a salad spinner removes water from lettuce, leaving beef that is 90-95 percent lean and, like all beef, is a source of nutrients like zinc, iron, protein and B vitamins.

In some cases, a small, safe amount of ammonia gas or citric acid is used to produce the LFTB, which like other safety measures along the way, reduces the potential for bacte-rial contamination. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has reviewed and approved this practice as safe. Safety advocates and indepen-dent scientists have applauded it as an effective way of ensuring safe beef for consum-ers. Ammonium hydroxide is not an ingredient added to the product. It is used in the processing of many foods today, including baked goods, cheese, chocolate and puddings. It is used in each of these items as a processing aid, not an ingredient, so you won’t find it on the label of any of these foods.

Unfortunately, myths about this product have ultimately resulted in a domino effect from farm to fork. As the magazine went to press, there were 650 people out of work for an indefinite period of time. The affected families, rural economies and ultimately all consumers are going to suffer because too many people have bought into the media hype. The U.S. beef supply is already tight due to the smallest cowherd we’ve had since 1955. Removing available beef like LFTB from our already tight supply will likely result in higher prices that ultimately get passed along to consumers. Hundreds of millions of pounds of LFTB is produced annually — losing this perfectly safe and nutritious source of lean protein may mean we have to rely increasingly on imports to meet growing con-sumer demand for lean ground beef.

All types of LFTB are sustainable products because they recover lean meat that would otherwise be wasted. The beef industry is proud to produce beef products that maxi-mize as much lean meat as possible from the cattle we raise. It’s the right thing to do and it ensures that our products remain as affordable as we can make them while helping to feed America and the world. If this beef is not used in fresh ground beef products, approximately 1.5 million additional head of cattle would need to be har-vested annually to make up the difference, which is not a good use of natural resources, or modern technology, in a world where red meat consumption is rising and available supply is declining.

By Elizabeth Harsh, Ohio Cattleman Editor

continued on page 15



OCA News & Views

What Makes a Difference

Spring is here and many of us are ambitious, setting expectations for the coming year. This unusual weather puts us in high gear to take advantage and to get

ahead. The benefits of this wonderful early-spring weather were evident at the 25th Ohio Beef Expo with record-high temperatures pushing attendance above average and boosting breed sales.

This is a reminder that our industry has seen trying times, and we are seeing markets that reflect the importance of our product. I do realize that feed costs are at all time highs and we must sharpen our pencils to stay in the black. However, we as agricultur-alist have always been the most efficient in making the change for profitability.

Saying this leads me into why we should be supportive of the Ohio Beef Check-Off increase. We all strive to grow a delicious, nutritious, lean product. I fear that many producers take it for granted that we can always sell the product that we raise. Howev-er with growing pressure from activist groups, negative media releases and rising food prices we must strive to promote our product that is so ever important to daily diets.

Beef is known to be an item that many families include in their every day diet, but it is becoming hard for the consumer to afford in these difficult economic times. Our goal is to promote beef as a product every family can afford, not as a delicacy. We as cattlemen should remember how the beef promotions created by the Check-off dollars work for us. We cannot just turn our heads and think the product sells itself. Un-fortunately we have to reach out to those that are disconnected from the agriculture society. This takes funding.

How we get this done is by supporting the Beef Check-off — working together, educat-ing and telling our story with passion. We need to teach how the nutritional value of beef and beef by-products is important to the consumer. We all must be advocates of the industry whether our opinions differ or our market strategies promote a different title. You must realize that there are less of us that make up this industry and we must join together to get our product on the consumers table. If we don’t become one and stay one, we will become the part of the menu that does not exist.

Unfortunately, we live in a society that believes food comes from a store, not from a producer. So let’s join together, promote the product that affects your family’s liveli-hood and become the true educator to those who may be miss informed. By doing this we can protect the future of our industry preserving the values that we believe in.

By Sam Sutherly, OCA President

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OCA OfficersPresident • Sam Sutherly

Vice President • Frank PhelpsSecretary • Elizabeth Harsh

Treasurer • Jim RogersPast President • Dave Felumlee

OCA StaffElizabeth Harsh Executive Director

Andy Johnson Director of Public Relations & Consumer Marketing

Stephanie Sindel Director of Member Services & BEST Coordinator

Julie White Director of CommunicationsRon Windnagel Director of Accounting &

Operations

OCA DirectorsFrancis Fluharty Director At-Large

Wooster • Term expires 2013Dave Felumlee Director At-Large

Newark • Term expires 2014 Jim Rogers Director At-LargeLogan • Term expires 2012

Kevin Miller District 1West Unity • Term expires 2014

Luke Worcester District 2Monroeville • Term expires 2012

Kris Vincent District 3East Canton • Term expires 2013

Sam Sutherly District 4Ft. Loramie • Term expires 2014

Frank Phelps District 5Belle Center • Term expires 2012

Jeff Ramseyer District 6Millersburg • Term expires 2013

Janice Wolfinger District 7Carrollton • Term expires 2014

Sam Roberts District 8South Charleston • Term expires 2012

Stan Smith District 9Canal Winchester • Term expires 2013

Tim Osborn District 10Hamilton • Term expires 2014

Michael Bihl District 11West Union • Term expires 2012

Dave Kline District 12Ironton • Term expires 2013

Elections are held each year in November. If interested in serving on the OCA Board,

please call the OCA office.



Your Dues Dollars at WorkA review of actions by the Ohio Cattlemen’s

AssociationLegislative & Regulatory•ProvidedbeefforthelunchatSpeakerBoehner’sannualFarmForumheldMarch24

in Troy. Thanks to the Shelby County Cattlemen for coordinating the event.

•Co-sponsoredanOhioAgricultureLegislativeReceptionformembersandstaffoftheOhio House and Senate.

•SignedonalettertoU.S.HouseandSenateappropriatorssupportingfundingforUSDA-APHIS/WildlifeServicesprogram.

•ReviewedfinalreportontheOhioDirectors’RecommendationsonAgriculturalNu-trients and Water Quality.

Youth•CoordinatedtheremainingBESTsanctionedshowstocompletethe16-showseason.

•HeldBeefQualityAssurancetrainingforseveralhundredyouthattheOhioBeefExpoonMarch17.

•AwardedanewOhioBeefExposcholarshiptoJordanGilbertthroughtheOhioCattlemen’s Foundation and Saltwell Western Store.

Programs & Events•Heldthe25thOhioBeefExpo,March16-18attheOhioExpoCenter.AllExpocover-

age can be found in this issue and at www.ohiobeefexpo.com.

•CoordinatedthespringmeetingforthemembersoftheOCAAlliedIndustryCouncilonMarch29.NCBA’sColinWoodall,VicePresidentofGovernmentAffairs,updatedthe attendees on legislative and regulatory issues affecting the beef industry.

•HeldtheOCASeedstockImprovementSaleonApril14atUnionStockYardsinHillsboro.

Association•EmailedOCAe-newsletterforApril.

•HeldjointboardmeetingfortheOhioBeefCouncilandOhioCattlemen’sAssocia-tion on April 10. v

Adams .............................. Heath DrummondAllen .......................................... Joe SandersAuglaize ........................................Jay ClutterBrown ........................................ Jeff CluxtonButler ......................................... Gary GerberCarroll ....................................... Kendall BickChampaign ................................ David Clapp Clark .........................................Sam RobertsClermont ..................................Mary HatfieldColumbiana/Mahoning/Trumbull ................ .....................................................Todd MillerCrawford ...................................... Andy StirmDarke ............................................ Roy WhiteDelaware/Union ........................Matt HobbsFairfield .................................Matt HenwoodFayette ...........................................Mark BihlFulton................................ Max AeschlemanGallia .......................................... Carroll RuffGreene ....................................... Josh JacobsHancock ............................... Charlie BeagleHardin ............................... Rick McCulloughHenry ............................................Gary ShortHighland ............................ Brian CummingsHocking ................................. Jo Ann MurthaHuron .....................................Barrett FrenchJackson......................................Kenny WellsJefferson .................................. Tyler RamseyKnox ........................................ Bill Lawhon Jr.Licking ........................................ Roger LeesLogan .................................... Dale BleningerMercer .......................................Neil SiefringMiami ...................................... Zach HavenarMontgomery .....................Duane PlessingerMorgan ....................................... Bill MasseyMorrow ................................Junior BrandumMuskingum .................................Kyle PorterNoble ..........................................Adam MileyOhio Valley ................................David PlumlyPerry ...............................................Dave NollPreble ..................................... Rodney MannPutnam ............................ Dennis SchroederRichland .................................. Dave FacklerSeneca ...................................... Dave GurneyShelby ............................................Mike YorkStark ...................................... Becky VincentTuscarawas .................................. Jerry PrysiVinton ..................................... Teresa SniderWarren .................................... David BullockWood ............................................ Phil WenigWyandot ................................. Steve Swihart

OCA County Affiliate Presidents



OCA Associate Members

2012 OCA Associate MembersThank you for your continued support of OCA and Ohio’s beef industry

These Associate members of the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association believe in and are supporting the efforts of OCA. Their associate membership helps OCA to con-tinue to work on behalf of Ohio Cattle-men on all the important issues facing the industry. We thank them for their continued support.

OCA and/or NCBA President’s Club MembersNationwideAthens,AaronBickle,

Athens**Richard D. Landsberg, Delaware**FeedlotNutritionConsultingServices,

Curt Cupp, Lancaster**Bricker&EcklerLLP,Christopher

Slagle, Columbus**Kewpee Hamburger, Harrison Shutt,

Lima***S&FTransportCo.Inc.,GlenFeich-

tner, Chatfield***5C’sFarmInc.,WilliamA.ClelandJr.,

Hicksville***5 C’s Farm Inc., William A.Cleland Sr.,

Hicksville***M&DFarms,MarkWachtman,Napo-

leon***

Adams Hillsboro Area Feeder Calf Imp Assn, Peebles

David&MandePayton,WinchesterDouglasWhite,Manchester

AllenIngredient Distributors Inc., Ted Wil-

liams, Delphos

AshlandE R Boliantz Co Inc., Robert Boliantz,

Ashland*HeffelfingerMeatsInc.,Rick/RyanHef-felfinger,Jeromesville

TurkBrothersCustomMeatsInc.,RoyM.Turk,Ashland

Roger Amos, AshlandDonNickles,Loudonville

Athens OhioMurrayGreyAssociation,Coolville

AuglaizeDavePuthoff,St.Marys

BelmontGreenValleyCo-op,Bethesda

ButlerPatrickBarker,LibertyTownship

ChampaignHeritageCooperative,EricJohnson,Mechanicsburg*

KingFeed&SupplyInc.,AlvinJ.King,West Liberty*

NeerFarms,JohnNeer,NorthLewis-burg

ClarkOaklawnFarmsInc,GordonR.Flax,

South Charleston*Sexing Technologies - Ohio Heifer Cen-ter,PaulDetwiler,SouthCharleston

Clinton Buckley Bros. Inc., Tim Klink, Wilm-

ingtonCharlesVonBergen,Sabina

DarkeJimBuchy,Greenville

DefianceDerrill L. Kline, Hicksville

DelawareHarsh’s Farm Service, RadnorJohnMiller,DelawareJohnnyRegula,Auctioneer,Ostrander*Ohio Shorthorn Breeders Association,

Beth Carper -Secretary, Delaware*

FairfieldFairfield County Farm Bureau, Inc.,

Circleville

FranklinAnimal Science Extension Specialist,

Stephen L. Boyles, Columbus*Barrett, Easterday, Cunningham, & Es-elgroth,LLP,TroyCallicoat,Dublin

BlystoneFarmLLC,Joe&JaneBly-stone, Canal Winchester

Cargill Ag Horizons, Todd Kranz, Dublin

COBA/SelectSiresInc.,Bernard M.Heisner,GeneralManager,Colum-bus*

DeptofAnimalSciences,Dr.MikeDavis, Columbus*

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Sandy Kuhn, Columbus*

OhioStateUniversityLivestockJudgingTeam Kyle Culp, Columbus*

WilliamP.Shulaw,DVM,HilliardRogerW.Thompson,DVM,NewAl-

banyJohnT.Yarrington,DVM,Worthington

Fulton MauriceJones,WauseonPondviewVeterinaryClinic,PatDough-erty,DVM,Archbold*

GalliaJosh&KendraBodimer,Bidwell

Greene BillTom,SpringValleyCustomCabs&Trailers,LarryPers-inger,Jamestown

Kent’s Feed Barn, Kent Campbell, Cedarville

GuernseyFarm Credit Services, Cambridge

HardinR.KentJeffers,MtVictory

HarrisonWilbur&BarbBirney,Jewett

HenryBrookviewFarms,JackLugbill,Arch-

bold*DonaldD.Benecke,Napoleon

HighlandFivePointsImplementCo.,JeffParry,

Hillsboro*MasterFeedMill,SteveVenturi,Hills-

boro*Sandlin Welding, Zack Sandlin, Fayette-

ville*DanielsFarms,JohnT.Daniels,Green-

fieldJerryHaagMotors,SteveHaag,Hills-

boroMerchantsNationalBank,BerthaHam-

ilton, HillsboroMillerInsuranceCompany,JohnJ.Miller,Greenfield

JacksonEdwardA. Lewis, Oak Hill


JeffersonCountryRoadVeterinaryService,PollyModransky,DVM,EastSpringfield

Licking FarmCreditServicesofMid-America,

Roger Smith, UticaGranvilleMillingCo.,GranvilleJohnMcLeish,CPA,John&LindaMcLeish,Newark

LoganTechMixInc.,GeorgeClayton,QuincyNevinSmith,BellefontaineMichaelStell,Lagrange

MadisonPleasantViewStockFarm,RobertA.

Hunter, London*

Medina Eastern Laboratory Services LTD, Bev-erlyRhoads,Medina*

MercerCooperFarms,ScottMattraw,Ft.Re-

covery

MiamiCarl & Opal, Holfinger, Troy

MontgomeryCargill, Inc., Adam Tabor, DaytonCargillInc.,DougMyers,Dayton*

MorganMorganVeterinaryServices,McCon-

nelsville

MorrowCrookedCreekFeed,JoshLehman,Mt.Gilead

MuskingumMuskingumLivestockAuctionCo.,

Zanesville

PickawayHartsock Ag, Tim & Tom Hartsock,

CirclevilleVaughanDresbach,Circleville

PrebleOhioM.E.MaineAnjouAssociation,JoyceA.McKee–Secretary/Trea-surer,NewParis

MarkW.Ulrich,DVM,WestAlexandria

PutnamKrietemeyerConcreteInc.,Ft.Jennings

RossADM/Countrymark,MilanHansen,

Chillicothe

SanduskyHasselbachMeatsInc.,DaveHassel-

bach, FremontGaryNorman,Fremont

SciotoAngelaD.Sherman,DVM,Lucasville

Seneca CountrysideVeterinaryClinic,GregoryL.MatthewsDVM,Republic

Shelby Central Life Sciences, Ted Holthaus, Ft.

LoramieWayneKiesewetter,Piqua

StarkKikoMeats,RonKiko,MinervaRohnRanchTrailerSales,Navarre*TerraquaFarm,RobertC.Horner,Mas-

sillon*

Tuscarawas StockerSand&Gravel,Gnadenhutten

Union SelectSiresInc.,BrianHouse,Plain

CityThomasRausch,Marysville

WayneCertified Angus Beef LLC, Tracey Er-

ickson, WoosterFirstNationalBank,CodyUtt,OrrvilleOARDC Animal Science Dept., Dr.

Steven C. Loerch, Wooster

OSU Extension Wayne County, Rory Lewandowski, Wooster

Steve Andrews Auctioneer, Steve An-drews, Wooster

TuckerPackingCompanyInc.,JamesM.P.Tucker,Orrville

CertifiedAngusBeefLLC,MarkMc-Cully, Wooster*

Certified Angus Beef LLC, David O’Diam, Wooster*

CertifiedAngusBeefLLC,JohnStika,Wooster*

OhioSimmentalAssociation,PamHaley, Treasurer, West Salem*

MikeBorger,AppleCreekRobert Butzer & Sons, Orrville

WilliamsEdon Farmers Co-op Inc., Edon

WyandotKalmbachFeedsInc.,BradJames,Up-

per Sandusky

Out of StateDon Cooper, Cicero, In.

* - OCA/NCBA Associate** - OCA President’s Club*** - OCA/NCBA President’s Club

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Name:

Operation Name:

Address:

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Email: Recruited By:2012 OCA Associate Member Dues OCA Associate Member ....................................$60 Associate Members will receive the Ohio Cattleman magazine and be listed twice yearly in the magazine. OCA President’s Club Member .........................$175 Members of OCA’s President’s Club will receive extra recognition as such in the Ohio Cattleman magazine and one OCA Banquet ticket that includes recognition at the event..

2012 OCA/NCBA Associate Member Dues OCA/NCBA Associate Member .........................$160 Will receive the National Cattleman magazine and Ohio Cattleman magazine and be recognized twice annually in the Ohio Cattleman. OCA/NCBA President’s Club Member .............$275 Will receive the National Cattleman magazine, receive extra recognition as such in the Ohio Cattleman magazine and one OCA Banquet ticket that includes recognition at the event..

Return form to: OCA 10600 US Hwy 42

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A 1,500 pound cow will consume 2 to4percentofherbodyweightindrymatter each day. Let’s use 3 percent for ourpurpose.Thatequals45poundsofdry matter each day to feed her. For a full yearweneedtofeedher16,425lbs.ofdry matter. Using the state average hay yield we would need just over three acres of forage to keep a cow. How are you do-ing compared to that number?Mostofthosequestionsarehardto

answer without taking some measure-ments.Measurementisthefirststeptoward actual improvement. The late PeterDruckeroncesaid:“Whatgetsmeasuredgetschanged.”Measurementand records can also help answer a lot ofquestionsduringtheyear.Theycanbe used to make a lot of decisions about pasture management easier.

It is amazing that graziers say their focus is on the forage but they don’t mea-sure it. There are lots of ways to measure forage such as pasture sticks, falling plate meters, rising plate meters, electric pas-ture probes and even the tedious method of cutting. With little expense, graziers can consistently determine how much forage is available by simply walking their paddocks.

One problem with measuring forage is that it is a dynamic, living community of plants that is highly variable. To over-come the variability, many samples must be taken in order to accurately estimate how much forage is there. This can be time consuming and tedious. Usually 20-30 samples are recommended per pasture or paddock. The second problem is that the amount of forage available is always changing. Your animals are grazing or consuming leaves while the plants are also growing. To account for this con-stant change, measurements need to be taken on a regular basis, usually every seven to 10 days.

The most accurate method used to determine the amount of forage avail-able is cutting. Cutting is simply to

Forage Corner

How Are You in Terms of Forage Production?

By Jeff McCutcheon, Extension Educator, Morrow County

This winter’s Ohio Beef School fo-cused on topics related to the ‘new

reality’ of beef production. During the series I was reminded that sometimes old realities take on new importance as conditions change. Two of the speakers mentioned a greater importance on for-ages in today’s beef production systems. Dr. Kevin Dhuyvetter, Kansas State University,andDr.NevilSpear,WesternKentucky University, both stressed at different points that forages were more crucial than ever in beef production. Two reasons for those conclusions were the rising cost of feed and the pressure crop production is putting on pasture ground.

How are you doing in terms of forage production?Mostofuscoulddetermine

how much hay we produce per acre. That is relatively easy — count the bales produced and weight, enough to get a good estimate of production. According to USDA Ag Statistics Ohio grass hay production averaged 2.59 tons per acre in 2011.Notanumbertobragabout.Whatabout your pasture? Hopefully you are not trying to totally meet your animal’s feedrequirementswithhay.

We expect pastures to meet the nutri-tional needs of our ruminant livestock for at least six months. Some graziers plan for their pastures to supply nine to11monthsofhighqualityfeed.Howmuch do your pastures produce? How much feed do you have today? How much is being grown?

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reported in pounds of dry matter grown per acre per day. This helps relate pasture mass into feed terms.

Results are updated on the Ohio IntegratedForageManagementTeam’sblog http://ohioforages.blogspot.com and reported in Farm & Dairy during the growing season.

If you want to figure out how you are doing in terms of forage production, start by measuring it. Be careful, it is the first step toward improvement. v

take a known area, usually a one or two footsquare,cutalloftheforageinthatarea, dry it down completely, weigh the sample and convert it to pounds of dry matter per acre. Taking samples in this mannerdoestaketime.Mostpeopleuseit to calibrate some other faster method of measurement. In managing your operation, accuracy is not as important as consistency. Faster methods can give consistent and fairly accurate results.

The easiest measurement of forage we can do is height. There seems to be some common confusion about using plant height to measure forage. Do livestock eat inches of forage or do they eat pounds of forage? Actually they eat pounds. To make it simpler, we take water out of the equationandsaypoundsofdrymatter.Since the primary function of forage is to be used as feed, then converting its mea-surement into feed terms makes sense.TwofactsheetsfromWestVirginiaUniversity;AFallingPlateMeterforEstimatingPastureForageMassandEstimatingPastureForageMassfromPastureHeightaregoodreferencesforgraziers on measuring forages. Rayburn and Lozier do a good job of discuss-

ing using a ruler, a falling plate meter and a rising plate meter. (www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/foragelstcenter.htm) Any of those tools could easily give you consis-tent information that is accurate enough to use in your management.

Currently some farmers across Ohio are actively measuring their pasture to help determine its growth and produc-tion.TheOhioPastureMeasurementProjectwasstartedin2005withthreeproducers.Ithastwoobjectives:1)Provideasourceofcurrent,objectiveinformation on the relative performance of forages growing in Ohio accessible to producers across the state; and 2) Dem-onstrate the use of pasture measure-ment/monitoringtoaidinthemanage-ment of grazing.

Since 2005 the number of people participating in the project has increased to more than 30 in 2012. These 30 volunteers from across Ohio measure the same pasture field every week using a commercially available rising plate meter and report the measurement. From that measurement we then calculate how much the pasture has grown since the last measurement. The information is

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This discussion is not going to delve into the long list of management techniquesthatproducerscanuseintheir operations to improve the bottom line. Rather, I want to encourage you to focus on two primary production concerns that can make immediate and significant impacts on profitability. One area is maximizing the number of live calves born annually and the other is more efficient forage production and utilization.

Beef producers need to be concerned with a wide variety of production traits if they intend to be successful. Weaning weights, yearling weights, milk, carcass traits, etc. should be prioritized to vary-ing degrees depending on your market-ing program. A person that sells feeder calves at weaning will be concerned about weaning weights while a marketer of freezer beef will be more concerned about carcass traits. However, regardless of your marketing program, the traits of supreme importance are fertility (per-centage of females bred) and calving ease (percentage of live calves). The2007-08U.S.D.A.NationalAnimalHealthMonitoringSystem(NAHMS)reportisacomprehensivestudy of beef producers and practices uti-lizedintheiroperations.Producersrepre-sentingroughly80percentoftheopera-tionsand88percentofthebeefcowsparticipated in the study. The report pro-vides some very interesting information in regards to reproductive performance in beefcattle.Producersindicatedacalvingpercentageof92.4percentwithmaturecowsandheifersachieving83.2percentwhich yielded an overall calving per-centage of 91.5 percent. At calving, 11.6 percentoftheheifersand4.3percentofthecowsrequiredsometypeofassistanceduring calving.

Open cows and dead calves simply don’t pay any bills. While it is virtually

Up the Alley

We Must Do Better

In nearly all aspects of society, we deal with averages. If you are involved in a

particular enterprise, you probably have some grasp as to what is considered aver-age performance in a given area. Students and teachers alike want to know the aver-age grade on a test. Consumers become knowledgeable of the average prices of many items ranging from homes, cars, gasoline, food, etc. Fans of sports teams are very well aware of their favorite team’s performance in relation to the average.

Agriculture’s desire for knowledge of averages mirrors the rest of our society. Landowners desire to know what is considered average for land prices, rental rates, property taxes and custom rates for variousfarmtasks.Grainfarmerswantto be informed as to what is considered average for such things as rental rates, equipmentcosts,fertilizerprices,com-modity prices, and yields. Livestock pro-ducers are aware of items such as average production levels, feed costs, stocking ratesandspacerequirements,aswellasmarket prices.

There are several different aspects of the beef industry in Ohio including cow-calf, stockers and feedlot. Since the vast majority of Ohio’s producers are involved in cow-calf production, for the remainder of this article I am going to focus on the cow-calf industry.

There is no doubt that this segment of the beef industry is seeing historically high prices for both cows and calves. This current situation is primarily a function of simple supply and demand economics. Our U.S. cow inventory is the lowest it has been in over 50 years, domestic demand is steady, and beef ex-ports have been extremely strong. These factors have resulted in major increases in gross income for beef producers. How-ever,thequestionmustbeasked:Arewetakingfulladvantageofthisuniqueeconomic situation?

By John Grimes, OSU Extension Beef CoordinatorProgram support provided by OCA and Ohio Beef Council

impossible to achieve a perfect calv-ing percentage, we must aggressively pursue maximizing conception and calving percentages. Are you doing the basic things that you can do to improve reproductive performance? Have you performed Breeding Soundness Exams on all bulls that you are using this year? Are you exposing the appropriate number of females to a sire given his age? Are you usinghighqualitysemeninanartificialinsemination program? Are you using the appropriate calving ease given the age and breed composition of your females? Are you vaccinating females to prevent reproductive disorders? Do you palpate females after the breeding season and cull the open females?

The nature of cow-calf production in Ohio tends to complicate some of our reproductive issues. The average cow herd in this state numbers less than 20 cows. Herds of this size generally utilize one sire to cover all females (cows and replacement heifers). In these situa-tions,oneoftwothingstypicallyoccurs:1.Priorityisplacedoncalvingeaseforthe few heifers retained and the sires selectedlackadequategrowthtraitsforthematurecows:or2.Abalancedtraitsire is sought to cover all females which may result in extra calving difficulty with the heifers.

Either situation can be avoided by changing our philosophy in regards to replacement females. Consider one of the following replacement female strategies for your herd. Do not retain heifers and purchase bred heifers or cows for replace-ments. If you desire to raise your own replacements, artificially breed any re-placement heifers retained and cull open heifers after breeding season. Carefully evaluate the merits of retaining heifers if you cannot manage them separately away from the mature cows from weaning through first calving.


Beef animals are ruminants, allowing them to digest forages. A large part of Ohio’s land mass is covered in forages which creates many opportunities for production. According to the 2010 Ohio Department of Agriculture’s Annual Report, more than one million acres of hay were harvested in the state in both 2009 and 2010. Yields of all types of hay (alfalfaandotherhay)were2.77tons/acrein2009and2.59tons/acrein2010.Data was unavailable regarding pastures but one can speculate that on average, pasture acres would be higher than hay acreage and pasture yields would be lower than hay yields.

Examine any beef cow budgets avail-able from Extension or industry and you will find that the single great-est expense associated with cow-calf production is feed costs. The primary component of feed costs for most opera-tions will be forages (hay and pasture). In order to increase our chances at profitability, the cow-calf producer must reduce feed costs and this can be done most effectively through aggres-sive management of our forages.

Producersneedtomanageourforageacreage for maximum production and efficient utilization. Do we have an adequatefertilityforourforages?Areyou harvesting forages at the proper maturitytooptimizeyieldandquality?Do we store and feed hay in a fashion that will minimize wastage? Should we even make hay or rather buy it in order to increase pasture acres and thus increase the size of our herds? Have you subdivided your pastures into smaller units in order to practice rotational graz-ing? Are you stockpiling grasses in order to extend the grazing season? Are you planting annual forages such as oats and rye for grazing in order to reduce the amountofhayrequiredforthewinter?Mybasicpremiseforthisdiscussionhas

been to get you to think about master-ing the areas that we can readily improve for profitable production. In my opinion, maximizing the number of live calves born annually and improving forage production and utilization can go a long way towards achieving this goal. Today’s economic climate dictates that average isn’t good enough and we must do better!

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There is no doubt that this inflammatory term for LFTB was a gift too good to pass up for many media types who were more interested in creating sensational stories than food safety. And the fact that a past USDA microbiologist is responsible for its nickname is unfortunate. But this incident won’t be the last of its kind, as it is just a matter of time before the media moves on to find another victim to demonize despite the facts. In the meantime, what can you do? Take this information and use it to help answer consumerquestionsaboutLFTB.Whileyou’re at it, show them the pride that everyone in the beef industry from farm to fork takes in providing consumers with safe and wholesome beef, the same beef that our families enjoy each and every day.

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Ohio State Fair Announces Beef Department Director & 2012 Show ChangesOhioStateFairGeneralManagerVirgil

Strickler recent-ly announced that Bill Tom ofSpringVal-ley has been selected as the director for the Ohio State Fair beef depart-ment and that several changes are slated for the 2012 show.

Tom is cur-rently employed byCargillAgHorizonsastheGeneralManagerandFarmServiceGroupleaderfor the greater Ohio region. Tom was raised on a beef farm in southeastern Ohio and has actively shown cattle across the United States within his past career positions. A graduate of The Ohio State University with an animal science degree, Tom has extensive experience in the beef industry, animal nutrition and general agriculture.

Strickler also announced that four additional heifer divisions, Lim-Flex, MaineTainer,ShorthornPlusandPercentageSimmental,willbeeligibleto compete in the supreme champion beef breeding female competition on Saturday,Aug.4priortotheselectionof the grand champion market animal, a notable achievement in the breeding industry paying premiums of $1,500 for first place, $1,000 for second place, $500

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Beef Briefsfor third place, $300 for fourth place and $200 for fifth place. Along with the four newbreeds,Angus,Chianina,Gelbvieh,Hereford,Limousin,MaineAnjou,Sim-mental and Shorthorn breeds will be eligible to compete in the beef breeding female division.

The beef department introduced a few market animal competition changes as well. The arrival period for market ani-malswillbeginlaterthisyear–openingon Wed., Aug. 1 and closing promptly at 10 am on Thurs., Aug. 2. An auction of stalling rights under the viaduct or in the VoinovichLivestock&TradeCenterwillnot take place for 2012. Breed champi-ons will compete for the overall market animal champion. There will not be a purebred breed champion and reserve champion named in the show.

As in previous years, the grand and re-serve grand champion market animal will be sold in the Sale of Champions on Sun., Aug. 5. As a new addition for 2012, premi-ums for individuals placing third through fifth in the overall market animal division areasfollows:thirdplace-$1,000,fourthplace-$600,fifthplace-$400.Formoreinformation,call1-614-644-

FAIR or visit www.ohiostatefair.com.

ODNR, ODA and OEPA Make Water Quality RecommendationsTheOhioDepartmentofNatural

Resources, the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Environmen-talProtectionAgencyannouncedtheirrecommendations for reducing excess agricultural nutrients from affecting or entering the western basin of Lake Erie.

The recommendations come after meetings with a diverse working group of

Lake Erie stakehold-ers and agriculture professionals over a six month period.

“Our agencies worked with Ohio’s agricultural commu-nity to identify the best ways to de-crease this nutrient loading into Ohio’s water bodies,” said David Dan-iels, director of the ODA. “The farmers,

private companies, agricultural organi-zations, agri-businesses, environmental organizations and academic institutions were all asked to provide their best input, ideas, advice and guidance. That was the foundation for developing these initial recommendations.”

The report establishes the follow-ing key recommendations for action by ODNR,ODAandOEPA:•Promotethevoluntary“4RNutrient

Stewardship,” which encourages farm-ers to use the right fertilizer source, at the right rate, at the right time and with the right placement;•Utilizeathree-tiered,statewide

structure for prioritizing the imple-mentation of any recommendations, based upon the condition of any given watershed in Ohio;•Coordinateresearchandalignfunding

streams;•CoordinateprogrammaticfundingwithinOEPAandODNR;•Coordinatecommunicationandout-

reach effort to farmers;•Developavoluntary,statewide“Certi-fiedNutrientStewardshipProgram”forfarmers(ODNR);•ProvideODAauthoritytobettertrain

Ohio farmers about applying commer-cial fertilizer;•Expandtheregulatoryauthorityof

ODA to collect more specific geograph-ical data on where fertilizer sales are currently made;•ClarifytheauthorityofODNRtoaggres-

sively pursue habitual bad actors; and •ExpandODNR’sauthoritytodevelop-mentNutrientManagementPlans.“Wehavetwogoals:reducetheoc-

currence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie and make sure we protect the region’s productive agricultural base,” saidJamesZehringer,directorofODNR.“It’s a complex and challenging problem, and a lot more research needs to be done to fully understand the issue; but these are strong, first steps to move us closer to a healthy Lake Erie.”

The final report also includes a list of participants, summaries of the discussion points and letters submitted by organiza-tions and individuals who participated in the working group. The complete report is available at dnr.ohio.gov/portals/12/docs/waterqualityreport.pdf. v

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The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association celebrated the 25thannualOhioBeefExpoMarch16-18,2012at the Ohio Exposition Center in Columbus,

Ohio. With more than 30,000 attending from 25 states, the Expo ranks the sixth largest event in central Ohio and continues to provide an opportunity for members of the beef industry to enhance their business and opera-tions through exhibition and sales.

The weekend began with Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David T. Daniels addressing exhibitors on Friday during the opening ceremony. Exhibitors who have attended the Ohio Beef Expo sinceitsstartin1988wererecognizedfortheir25years of participation. Also in attendance were first ExpochairmanJimRentzofColdwater,Ohio,and1988OCApresidentHenryBergfeldofSummitville,Ohio. To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ohio Beef Expo, a Silver Celebration and Social event was hosted for all trade show and cattle exhibitors Thursday evening.

The trade show, opening Friday morning, featured 105 vendors from 15 states. Seven breed shows and three breed parades were featured Friday, as well as numerousbreeddisplays.TheGeneticPathway,intheupperhalloftheVoinovichLivestockandTradeCenter, had the industry’s most popular sires and donor prospects on display throughout the weekend. ThemajorattractiononSaturday,March17wassevenbreedsales.Morethan325lotsweresoldwithanaveragepriceof$3,279andagrossof$1,065,525.

For junior exhibitors, Friday afternoon began with educational seminars and a welcome party, followed by the first showmanship competition that evening. EventscontinuedSaturdaywithbeefqualityassur-ance training, a second showmanship contest, and a judgingcontestthatincluded275participants.Thejunior portion wrapped up Sunday with the market animal show and heifer show with a combined total of more than 630 head from across the state.Volunteerswerealsobusysigningupmembersat

the OCA membership booth. During the event, OCA signed up and renewed more than 200 memberships includingNCBAmemberships.AnycurrentornewOCA member who stopped by the booth had the opportunity to sign up for some great prizes thanks toJ&JSteakbarn,GeorgeClaytonandNovartis.Alsosupporting the OCA membership drive was the Ohio CornMarketingAssociationwhosponsoredtheOCA County Recruitment Contest for 2012.

Ohio Beef Expo Highlights

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Champion Purebred Gelbvieh Bull: PNS Bartley, exhibited by Shaker Hill Farm, Lebanon, Ohio

Champion Purebred Gelbvieh Female: TDU Shaker’s Pearl, exhibited by Shaker Hill Farm, Lebanon, Ohio

Reserve Champion Purebred Gelbvieh Female: KJSG OHIO MV Secret Wish, exhibited by Maple Valley Farm,

Hillsboro, Ohio

Champion Balancer Female: OHMV Something In Red, exhibited by Maple Valley Farm, Hillsboro, Ohio

Reserve Champion Balancer Female: OHMV Sweet Sensation, exhibited by Maple Valley Farm, Hillsboro, Ohio

Breed Shows


Champion Limousin Bull: TMCK Westmoreland 889X, exhibited by Tubmill Creek Farms, New Florence, Pa.

Reserve Champion Limousin Bull: CTCA Primetime 150Y, exhibited by Small & Son, Crown City, Ohio

Champion Limousin Female: TMCK San Jose 869X, exhibited by Tubmill Creek Farms, New Florence, Pa.

Reserve Champion Limousin Female: Tiny Dirty Dancing, exhibited by VanHorn Limousin, Malta, Ohio

Champion Lowline Bull: Riverwood Piston, exhibited by Riverwood Farm, Powell, Ohio

Reserve Champion Lowline Bull: University of Findlay Mayhem 01Y, exhibited by University of Findlay,

Findlay, Ohio

Champion Lowline Female: CRF Extraordinary, exhibited by Lakeview Lowlines, North East, Pa.

Reserve Champion Lowline Female: Riverwood Norene, exhibited by Riverwood Farms, Powell, Ohio

Champion Miniature Hereford Bull: DJ’s Big Boss, exhibited by DJ’s Miniature Herefords, Pioneer, Ohio

Reserve Champion Miniature Hereford Bull: KAP Abeer Hunter ET, exhibited by KP Ranch, Tekamah, Neb.

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Champion Miniature Hereford Female: KAP Mystic Huntress, exhibited by KP Ranch Tekamah, Neb.

Reserve Champion Miniature Hereford Female: MVF Lil Urban Josie, exhibited by Meadow View Farm,

Cambridge, Ohio

Champion Murray Grey Bull: Victory Yahoo, exhibited by Sherie Clark, Carrollton, Ohio

Reserve Champion Murray Grey Bull: Monarch Oak Lock N Load, exhibited by Monarch Oak Farm, Marietta, Ohio

Reserve Champion Murray Grey Female: Monarch Oak Madelyn, exhibited by Monarch Oak Farm, Marietta, Ohio

Champion Murray Grey Female: ATI Carnation Y029, exhibited by OSU-ATI, Wooster, Ohio

Champion Murray Grey Cow/Calf Pair: LRF Tic Tac, Limestone Ridge Farm, Limestone Ridge Farm, Bedford, Ind.

Champion Full Blood Piedmontese Bull: Mr. Design, exhibited by Ed Johnson, Louisville, Ky.

Reserve Champion Full Blood Piedmontese Bull: WA Xebec, exhibited by Whistling Acres, Holmesville, Ohio

Reserve Champion NaturaLean Piedmontese Bull: T&A Black Jet, exhibited by Adam Swinehart, Wooster, Ohio

Champion NaturaLean Piedmontese Bull: BLFP 617Y, exhibited by Olmsted Cattle Co., Charlotte, Mich.

Champion Full Blood Piedmontese Female: WA X-it, exhibited by Whistling Acres, Holmesville, Ohio

Reserve Champion Full Blood Piedmontese Female: RuthAnn, exhibited by Vest’s Piedmontese, Ezel, Ky.

Champion NaturaLean Piedmontese Female: RF Valentine, exhibited by Reflections Farm, Wooster, Ohio

Reserve Champion NaturaLean Piedmontese Female: BLFP 524Y, exhibited by Olmsted Cattle Co., Charlotte, Mich.


Champion Shorthorn Bull: GF Poppin Man CP107X, exhibited by Gottschalk Farms, Greencastle, Ind.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Bull: MAV Anchor 129YX, exhibited by Vogel Family, Hartley, Iowa

High Selling Bull: Kingsway Midland 186 (Lot 20) sold for $5,300 to Don Schaeffer, Sandusky, Ohio;

Consigned by Kingsway Angus, Tiffin, Ohio

High Selling Female: Rains Barbara Dara DNWNI (Lot 40), sold to Drew Wagner, Marietta, Ohio for $5,000;

Consigned by Rains Angus, Mercer, Pa.

Breed Shows continued


Champion Shorthorn Female: GF Lass CP110x, exhibited by Gottschalk Farms, Greencastle, Ind.

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Female: KSC Crystal Candy K31x, exhibited by Krietz Show Cattle, Keymar, Md.

Champion Shorthorn Plus Female: NBSC Bridgette 11x, exhibited by Sisung Farm, St. Johns, Mich.; and High Selling Shorthorn Plus Female for $7,250 to Justin Shonkwiler, London, Ohio

Reserve Champion Shorthorn Plus Female: Shouflers Carmele 1101, exhibited by Shoulfler Shorthorns,

Fortville, Ind.

Breed SalesAngusManaged by: Al Gahler, Graytown, OhioAuctioneer: Ron Kreis, Adamsville, OhioTotal Number of Lots: 40Sale Gross: $118,950Sale Average: $2,973

High Selling Bull: Santana 715Y (Lot 16) sold for $22,000 to Brett Duke, Texas; Consigned by Guyer

Cattle Co., Ill.

High Selling Female: ROWE MS Candy 64 (Lot 5) sold for $5,200; Consigned by Rowe Farms, New Paris, Ohio

& McConnell Creek Cattle, Lucasville, Ohio

ChianinaManaged by: Tyler HumphreyAuctioneer: Ron KreisTotal Number of Lots: 29Sale Gross: $109,575Sale Average: $ 3,424

High Selling Bull: DAD TFF X-Man 02X sold for $5,100 to Miller Herefords, Leaf River, Ill.; Consigned by RW

Davee, Mooresville, Ind.

High Selling Female: WD 144U Bombshell 0116 sold to Bill Gates, Tampa, Fla.; Consigned by Dunn Herefords,

Cochronton, Pa.

HerefordManaged by: Lisa Keets, Berlin Heights, OhioAuctioneer: Dale Stith, Guston, Ky.Total Number of Lots: 38Sale Gross: $102,800Sale Average: $2,705


High Selling Bull: TMCK Westmoreland 889x(Lot 1) sold for $20,000 to Nordal Limousin, Simpson, SK;

Consigned by Tubmill Creek Farms, New Florence, Pa.

High Selling Female: TMCK San Jose 869x (Lot 7) sold for $10,000 to Molly Greenawalt, Lynchburg, Ohio;

Consigned by Tubmill Creek Farms, New Florence, Pa.

LimousinSale Manager: KK Seedstock LLCAuctioneer: Ron Kreis, Adamsville, OhioTotal Number of Lots: 19Sale Gross: $65,900Sale Average: $3,583

High Selling Bull: GOET Miley Man 21Y (Lot 15) sold for $8,800 to Lautner Farms, Jefferson, Iowa; Consigned

by Goettemoeller Show Cattle, Winchester, Ind.

High Selling Female: PCFR Rihana 35Y (Lot 52) sold for $18,500 to Hawes Cattle Co., Crandall, Texas;

Consigned by Winegardner Show Cattle, Lima, Ohio

Maine AnjouSale Manager: Craig Reiter, PrimeTimeAuctioneer: Kevin Wendt, Irwin, OhioTotal Number of Lots: 72Sale Gross: $298,050Sale Average: $4,140

High Selling Bull: GF Poppin Man CP107 (Lot 42) sold for $8,300 to Gerstner Farms, Franklin, Kan.; Consigned by Gottschalk Farms, Greencastle, Ind.

High Selling Female: CF Miss Cheerful (Lot 38) sold for $3,750 to Tom Keele, Arcade, N.Y.; Consigned by

Gottschalk Farms, Greencastle, Ind.

ShorthornSale Manager: Cagwin Cattle Service, Virginia, Ill.Auctioneer: Kevin Wendt, Irwin, OhioTotal Number of Lots: 50Sale Gross: $143,900Sale Average: $2,871


High Selling Bull: PKF Tuscan 26U (Lot 63) sold for $5,600 to ETR Simmentals, Seward, Neb.; Consigned by

Phelps Farms, Ohio

High Selling Female: FSCI Tradin Up (Lot 50) sold for $8,000 to Gene Rowe, Ohio; Consigned by Ferguson

Show Cattle, Ohio

SimmentalSale Manager: DP Sales Management/Doug ParkeAuctioneer: John SpikerTotal Number of Lots: 77Sale Gross: $226,350Sale Average: $2,939

Award WinnersFriend of the Expo RecipientsVolunteersareanessentialpartof

ensuring a successful event; and the Ohio BeefExpoPlanningCommitteeseekstorecognize those who truly dedicate them-selves. Friend of the Expo award winners are the individuals that make things hap-pen at the Expo.

All three with years of service to severalaspectsoftheevent,GaleLongofPrebleCounty,DavePuthoffofMercerCountyandSteveRauchofMontgomeryCounty have been named recipients of the 2012 Friends of the Expo award.

Top: Gale Long, Preble County, and Dave Puthoff, Mercer CountyLeft: Steve Rauch, Montgomery County

Premier Trade Show ExhibitorsEach year, two trade show exhibitors arerecognizedasPremierExhibitorsbythe Ohio Beef Expo Trade Show Commit-tee and OCA. Congratulations to Kalm-bach Feeds and Umbarger Show Feeds.

Pictured from left are Dave Puthoff, Trade Show Committee Chair; Lynne Anderson and Roger Inkrott, Kalmbach Feeds; and Bill Sexten, Ohio Beef Expo Committee Vice-Chair.

Pictured from left are Bill Sexten, Ohio Beef Expo Committee Vice-Chair; Eric King, Tom Beasy, Ryan Kepheart and Jackson Umbarger of Umbarger Show Feeds; and Dave Puthoff, Trade Show Committee Chair.


Grand Champion Heifer & Champion CrossbredExhibited by Brooke Egbert, Auglaize County

Junior Heifer Show


Reserve Champion Heifer & Champion ChianinaExhibited by Megan Hunt, Darke County

3rd Overall Heifer & Champion ShorthornExhibited by Megan Hunt, Darke County

4th Overall Heifer & Reserve Champion CrossbredExhibited by Kayla Campbell, Greene County

5th Overall Heifer & Champion High % Maine AnjouExhibited by Janel Gilbert, Darke County

Reserve Champion Angus HeiferExhibited by Will Harsh, Delaware County

Champion Angus HeiferExhibited by Lydia Dance, Highland County

Champion Hereford HeiferExhibited by Addison Jones, Allen County

Reserve Champion Chianina HeiferExhibited by Hannah Topmiller, Warren County

Reserve Champion High % Maine Anjou HeiferExhibited by Molly Spohn, Jackson County

Reserve Champion Hereford HeiferExhibited by Sarah Beanblossom, Darke County

Judge: Mathew Lewis, Iliff, Colo.

Visit www.ohiobeefexpo.com for complete Ohio Beef Expo results.


Reserve Champion MaineTainer HeiferExhibited by Hannah Winegardner, Allen County

Champion MaineTainer HeiferExhibited by Hannah Winegardner, Allen County

Reserve Champion Purebred Simmental HeiferExhibited by Brooke Bumgardner, Clark County

Champion Purebred Simmental HeiferExhibited by Ty Whitney, Allen County

Reserve Champion AOB HeiferExhibited by Jamie Limes, Wood County


Champion ShorthornPlus Heifer Exhibited by Hannah Winegardner, Allen County

Reserve Champion Shorthorn HeiferExhibited by Jake Boyert, Medina County

Reserve Champion Percentage Simmental HeiferExhibited by Sam Grauer, Richland County

Champion Percentage Simmental Heifer Exhibited by Molly Greenawalt, Highland County

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus HeiferExhibited by Janel Gilbert, Darke County

Champion AOB HeiferExhibited by Chris Tooms, Muskingum County

Judging Contest

First Place Junior Team is Butler County 3. Team members pictured from left are Austin Garner, Trent Broermann, Colleen Minges and Wally Minges

First Place Senior Team is Greene County FFA 1: Team members pictured from left are Samantha Boeck, Lauren Corry and Matt Hiser. Coach: Craig Corry

Junior Division Top 10First: LandonHelmke,TuscarawasCountyJr.Second: KatieDavis,GalliaCarrollThird: WallyMinges,ButlerCounty3Fourth: MorganMazey,WoodCountyFifth: DerekPlatfoot,MCCAJuniorTeam1Sixth: AllisonDavis,JacksonCarrollSeventh:AustinGarner,ButlerCounty3Eighth: JacobSchlicter,ButlerCounty2Ninth: ErikaScott,PortageJuniorsTenth: AndrewMeyer,MCCAJuniorTeam1

Senior Division Top 10First: LaneKemner,WoodCountyRedSecond: DaraHowser,SouthernBellesThird: CodyScafer,ButlerCounty#1Fourth: JaredCluxton,BrownCountyIndividualFifth: DylanKernan,BelmontCounty4-HSeniorsSixth: LaurenCorry,GreeneCountyFFA1Seventh:MattHiser,GreeneCountyFFA1Eighth: KelseySheeley,SouthernBellsNinth: LoganBrowne,WoodCountyRedTenth: SamanthaBoeck,GreeneCountyFFA1


Grand Champion Market Animal & Crossbred ChampionExhibited by Mackenzie Fruchey, Fulton County

Junior Market Animal Show


Reserve Champion Market Animal & Crossbred Reserve ChampionExhibited by Madison Clark, Miami County

3rd Overall Market Animal & Crossbred 3rd OverallExhibited by Brooke Egbert, Auglaize County

4th Overall Market Animal & Champion Market Heifer Exhibited by Sam Grauer, Richland County

5th Overall Market Animal & Crossbred 4th OverallExhibited by Elizabeth Heintz, Auglaize County

Reserve Champion Angus SteerExhibited by William Harsh, Delaware County

Champion Angus SteerExhibited by Jordon Mullet, Coshocton County

Reserve Champion Chianina SteerExhibited by Addison Jones, Allen County

Champion Chianina SteerLogan Shell, Fairfield County

Reserve Champion Hereford SteerExhibited by Maverick Pugh, Stark County

Champion Hereford SteerExhibited by Christina Norman, Fulton County

Judge: Dan Shike, Sadorus, Ill.

Visit www.ohiobeefexpo.com for complete Ohio Beef Expo results.


Reserve Champion Maine Anjou SteerExhibited by Breanne Gabriel, Pickaway County

Champion Maine Anjou SteerExhibited by Clayton Boyert, Medina County

Champion Simmental SteerExhibited by Jessica Millenbaugh, Crawford County

Reserve Champion ShorthornPlus SteerExhibited by Kyle Piscione, Lorain County

Reserve Champion Market HeiferExhibited by Jawsh Shaw, Greene County


Reserve Champion Shorthorn SteerExhibited by Taylor Morbitzer, Franklin County

Champion Shorthorn SteerExhibited by Justin Shonkwiler, Franklin County

Champion AOB SteerExhibited by Danielle Heintz, Auglaize County

Reserve Champion Simmental SteerExhibited by Kirsten Augustine, Ashland County

Champion ShorthornPlus SteerExhibited by Sara Klehm, Stark County

Reserve Champion AOB SteerExhibited by Logan Trbovich, Jefferson County

Reserve Champion Division I & 4th Overall Crossbred SteerExhibited by Madison Clark, Miami County

Champion Division IV Crossbred SteerExhibited by Lauren Ott, Huron County

Reserve Champion Division II Crossbred SteerExhibited by Cody Shafer, Preble County

Reserve Champion Division IV Crossbred SteerExhibited by Kaitlyn Thompson, Miami County


Showmanship

Membership Booth


More than 125 youth participating in Friday’s competition and more than 280 in Saturday’s. Awards totaled more than $5,000 and were sponsored by Green Oak Farms. Friday’s judges were Patrick and Sara Kober of Indiana, and Chan and Tonya Phillips of Kentucky judged Saturday’s competition.

Top 10 beginner showmen from Friday’s competition pictured from left: Allison Davis, Carroll County, 1st; Carson Shafer, Preble County, 2nd; Dalton Black, Adams County, 3rd; Darcy Howser, Brown County, 4th; Larkyn Parry, Highland County, 5th; Mallory Peter, Defiance County, 6th; Colleen Minges, Butler County, 7th; Katelyn Cowdrey, Brown County, 8th; Chris Tooms, Muskingum County, 9th; Taylor Frazier, Jackson County, 10th.

Top 10 junior showmen from Friday’s competition pictured from left: Kady Davis, Carroll County, 1st; Hannah Topmiller, Warren County, 2nd; Kyle Piscione, Lorain County, 3rd; Ashley Peter, Defiance County, 4th; Trent Broermann, Preble County, 5th; Lori Millenbaugh, Crawford County, 6th; Brooke Hayhurst, Wayne County, 7th; Austin Garner, Butler County, 8th; Brooke Egbert, Auglaize County, 9th; Hope Tira, Highland County, 10th.

Top 10 beginner showmen from Saturday’s competition pictured from left: Allison Davis, Carroll County, 1st; Dalton Black, Adams County, 2nd; Darcy Howser, Brown County, 3rd; Carson Shafer, Preble County, 4th; Larkyn Parry, Highland County, 5th; Lindsey Dore, Delaware County, 6th; Taylor Frazier, Jackson County, 7th; Colleen Minges, Butler County, 8th; Chris Tooms, Muskingum County, 9th; Fulton Kennedy, Adams County, 10th.

Top 10 junior showmen from Saturday’s competition pictured from left: Shelby Manning, Darke County, 1st; Brooke Egbert, Auglaize County, 2nd; Lori Millenbaugh, Crawford County, 3rd; Madison Jones, Brown County, 4th; Lydia Dance, Highland County, 5th; Clay Foor, Licking County, 6th; Jacob Jones, Brown County, 7th; Brooke Hayhurst, Wayne County, 8th; Hannah Topmiller, Warren County, 9th; Kyle Piscione, Lorain County, 10th.

Beginner Showmanship - Friday Junior Showmanship - Friday

Beginner Showmanship - Saturday Junior Showmanship - Saturday

Morethan200renewalsandnewmembers were gained during the Ohio Beef Expo. Thanks to great partnerships, OCA members stopping by the member-ship booth had the opportunity to sign upforsomegreatprizes.J&JSteakbarn,ownedbyJimandJackieMurray,gaveawaya$100J&JSteakbarngiftcard,wonby Scott and Sasha Rittenhouse of Clark County.GeorgeClaytonprovidedaweek-end stay in his Hocking Hills cabin, won byJayDinnenofGreeneCounty.PhillipMichell,Logan,Ohio,wona$100giftcard to Cabelas. Additional incentives for newmemberswereprovidedbyNovartis.

Also supporting the OCA membership drivewastheOhioCornMarketingAssocia-tion who sponsored the OCA County Re-cruitment Contest for 2012. County Affili-ates who completed their membership goals

for the year were entered into a drawing for their choice of a new five-foot stainless steel grill or a set of Tru-Test scales, won by MiamiCountyCattlemen’sAssociation.

Miami County Cattlemen’s Association won the

drawing of the OCA County Recruitment Contest

sponsored by the Ohio Corn Marketing Association.

Pictured from left are Sam Sutherly, Robert Karnehm and Zach Havenar, Miami

County; and Tadd Nicholson of the Ohio Corn Marketing

Association.

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Top 10 senior showmen from Friday’s competition pictured from left: Amber Shoemaker, Stark County, 1st; Justin Shonkwiler, Franklin County, 2nd; Marissa Vearil, Brown County, 3rd; Dara Howser, Brown County, 4th; Steven Wheeler, Tuscarawas County, 5th; Bethaney Enos, Guernsey County, 6th; Lindsey Miller, Fairfield County, 7th; Cameron Alexander, Clinton County, 8th; Bryan Wilson, Madison County, 9th; Brook Bumgardner, Clark County, 10th.

Top 10 intermediate showmen from Friday’s competition pictured from left: Jessica Millenbaugh, Crawford County, 1st; Logan Trobovich, Carroll County, 2nd; Devin Coon, Jackson County, 3rd; Jallyn Giauque, Holmes County, 4th; Jared Cluxton, Brown County, 5th; Landon Richards, Wood County, 6th; Lane Manning, Darke County, 7th; Sarah Simpson, Brown County, 8th; Brittany Conkey, Defiance County, 9th; Austin Schneder, Clinton County, 10th.

Top 10 senior showmen from Saturday’s competition pictured from left: Lauren Grimes, Highland County, 1st; Cameron Alexander, Clinton County, 2nd; Jordon Mullett, Coshocton County, 3rd; Justin Shonkwiler, Franklin County, 4th; Lauren Corry, Greene County, 5th; Marissa Vearil, Brown County, 6th; Clayton Boyert, Medina County, 7th; Jessica Harsh, Delaware County, 8th; Dara Howser, Brown County, 9th; Brady Clemens, Morgan County, 10th.

Top 10 intermediate showmen from Saturday’s competition pictured from left: Jared Cluxton, Brown County, 1st; Sarah Simpson, Brown County, 2nd; Jallyn Giauque, Holmes County, 3rd; Curtis Harsh, Delaware County, 4th; Lane Manning, Darke County, 5th; Devin Coon, Jackson County, 6th; Elizabeth Pugh, Stark County, 7th; Colton Northrup, Ottawa County, 8th; Caleb Potter, Jackson County, 9th; Madison Saylor, Butler County, 10th.

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Steve R. Rauch Excavation & Demolition and Cox Concessions teamed up for the second year to offer a Cowboy Happy Hour Friday and Saturday afternoons. Held in the main aisle of the trade show, the event was once again a hit with attendees.

The Ohio Beef Expo hosted silent auc-tionfundraisersforOCA’sPoliticalActionCommittee(PAC)fund.Aspecialthanksto the donors and buyers who helped OCA support ag friendly candidates.

DonorsGlen & Deb FeichtnerOhio CattlewomenTownsend’s SalesCJ BrownCrawford County CattlemenOhio Maine-Anjou AssociationCustom Sign DesignsHalderman FarmsBill SextenSam & Laura SutherlyBuyersScott & Sasha RittenhouseBetty PiscioneTodd PughButternut FarmsAlexis GuilfordAndy StirmBuckeye FarmFrank PhelpsTaylor FrazierHFS AngusSally PuzackeSam & Michele Roberts


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The Seibert family is truly a steward of the land, and they trust UPI Credit Services as a steward of their finances.

“UPI and UPI Credit Services are fair, knowledgeable, honest and trustworthy,” said Dan Seibert. “Their check is always good, and they provide great one-on-one service.”

Ben Seibert agrees, “When I need a question answered, they always shoot straight.”

For Patty Seibert, the ease of doing business with UPI Credit Services is the most impressive part of the partnership. “They come out once a year, have competitive interest rates, and it’s easy to get extra money throughout the year. I don’t think I could go to a bank anymore.”

Richard Seibert likes the convenience of using all of UPI’s services. “We use all the tools in the toolbox. They provide good quality cattle, and I trust their decisions.”

The partnership between UPI and the Seibert’s ensures that their farm can continue to feed families locally and around the world.

“The land is just another object I have temporary custody over. It is not mine to take all that it bears,” said Ben. “It is up to me to maintain and replenish it better than I received it.”

The 25th Ohio Beef Expo kicked off with Ohio Department of Agriculture Director David T. Daniels addressing ex-hibitors on Friday during the opening cer-emony. Exhibitors who have attended the OhioBeefExposinceitsstartin1988wererecognized for their 25 years of participa-tion. Also in attendance were first Expo chairmanJimRentzofColdwater,Ohio,and1988OCApresidentHenryBergfeldofSummitville, Ohio.

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Ohio Beef Expo, a Silver Celebration and Social event was hosted for all trade show and cattle exhibitors Thursday evening. Sponsoring the event was Zactran by Merial,SteveR.RauchExcavationandDemolition,CargillRightNowMineral,Trupointe, Boehringer Ingelheim,Fennig EquipmentandtheOhioMid-EasternMaineAnjouAssociation.

Sam Sutherly, Expo Chair and OCA President (front left), and Bill Sexten Expo Vice-Chair (back left) recognized 25 year exhibitors. Pictured from left front row is Tom Esselburn, Pfizer Animal Health; Cynthia Arnolt; Ginger Natolis; Dean Armstrong, Townsend’s Sales; and Jeff Byers, Byland Shorthorns. Back row from left is Roy White, White’s Show Supplies; Jim Jackson and Cy Prettyman, Land O’Lakes; Josh Keplar, Genex/CRI; Matt Reese, Agri Communicators; Dale Rains, Rains Angus; and Kevin Hinds and Bruce Smith, COBA/Select Sires.

Ohio Beef Expo attendees and participants took a look into past Expos through a 25th anniversary display.

Trade show and cattle exhibitors enjoyed a social in celebration of the 25th Ohio Beef Expo.

Celebrating 25 Years of Expo



Cowboy Happy HourSteve R. Rauch Excavation Cox Concessions

Expo Committee ApparelOhio’sCountryJournal Correspond in a Click

Educational Seminars TechnologyFarmCreditServicesofMid-America

Official Expo Committee Utility Vehicle SupplierAgri-Trac, Utica

Official Expo VetPfizerAnimalHealth

Concession Stand CupsTheOhioMonsantoSalesTeam

Official Ohio Beef Expo ProgramUnitedProducersInc.

Sale RingsSchraderAuction-NickCummings CAI & Kevin Wendt CAISeed Consultants - Stuart Yensel

Show Ring ShavingsCOBA/SelectSires

Wireless Service in VoinovichExperience Columbus

Trade Show HospitalityMercerLandmarkPOETBiorefiningThe F.L. Emmert Company

Junior Show Welcome PartyFarmCreditServicesofMid-AmericaPOETBiorefining

Judging ContestCOBA/SelectSiresFayette County Cattle Feeders PostPrintingPrimeTIMEAgrimarketingNetwork,Inc.The University of Findlay-Animal SciencesJ&JSteakBarnAmericanDairyCouncilMid-EastWoodCountyBeefProducers

Youth Beef Quality AssuranceFayette County Cattle FeedersPOETBiorefining

Junior Show Showmanship AwardsGreenOakFarms

Junior Show Division Champion AwardsWeaver Leather

Junior Show Class WinnerMiamiValleyPlastics

Junior Show Heifer Ring HighStandardsFemaleSale-Jones&SonsinMemoryofRodBauer

Junior Show Market Animal Ring GarwoodCattleCompany

Junior Show Makeup RingFayette County Cattle Feeders

Junior Show Web Broadcast Campbell InsuranceFerguson Show Cattle

Junior Show Final DriveMattLautnerCattleTV

Junior Show Gold SponsorsCropProductionServicesHaagMotors Kalmbach Feeds, Inc.MercerCountyCattleman’sAssoc.Ohio’sCountryJournalPOETBiorefiningShowBloom Stock Show U Umbarger Show FeedsWeaver LeatherWhite’s Show Supply

Junior Show Silver Sponsors Claylick Run Angus Hamilton Insurance Agency Hunt Farms MerchantsNationalBankOhio CattlewomenMicheleHarshInsuranceWayViewCattle

Junior Show Bronze SponsorsA-1 Buildings Brown County Cattlemen’s Association GranvilleMillingCompanyGreeneCountyCattlemen’sAssociationHFS Angus Ohio Simmental Association Trbovich Trucking and Excavating LLC. West Side Feed Service, Inc. Westfield Insurance Darke County Cattlemen’s Association Stark County Cattlemen’s Association Crawford County Cattlemen’s Association JBandTrishLeveringJohnnyRegulaAuctioneeringBaughman Show CattleSurber Farms

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Junior Show Class SponsorsAgle’s Family Shorthorns Champion Hill Custom Cabs & Trailers FinelineGraphicsGahlerFarmsHuron County Cattleman’s AssociationKasler Cattle CompanyKirk Forsythe Kleman Show Cattle MaplecrestFarmsMartindaleFamilyRogers Brothers Ron Kreis Auctioneer Saunders Cattle Scott & Shannon Clark & Family MartindaleFamilyOhio Shorthorn Breeders Association West Side Feed Service

Jr. Show Breed Association SponsorsOhio Angus Association Ohio Chianina Association OhioMidEasternMaineAnjouAsssoc.Ohio Shorthorn Breeders Association Ohio Simmental Association

Junior Show Semen Sale DonorsABSBen Hickerson BoyselGeneticsBrad Hook CattleBruce Egbert Burroughs Farms Crystal Creek Farm Conrad Show CattleGeneRoweGenexGuyerCattleCompanyJonesShowCattleLawrence Cattle Co. & Lautner Farms MattLautnerCattlePowerUpSyndicateSEKGeneticsSelect Sires Top Sires Trauch Farms Wade Rogers


Ohio’s agricultural groups have a long history of working together to solve

problems for Ohio’s farm families. For 93 years Ohio Farm Bureau has been commit-ted to this purpose. This year, we invite Ohio Cattlemen’s Association members to join or renew their Farm Bureau member-ship to keep both of our organizations strong and growing together.

Ohio Farm Bureau members believe that when people work together to find solu-tions we can generate prosperity in ways our founding farmers never imagined. Whether it’s creating an environment for businesses to prosper, advocating for com-mon sense public policy, creating construc-tive dialogue about food production, or foundinggreatcompanieslikeNationwide,we see that good things happen when people get together to work together.

Today, it doesn’t matter if you grow food or purchase it. Ohio Farm Bureau invites you to work with your neighbors toenhancetheuniquewaysfoodandagriculture touch our lives.

Participation in the Legislative Process

Farm Bureau members are involved in shaping many federal, local and state issues affecting Ohioans. When the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor proposed changes to the fed-eral child labor rules for agriculture, OFBF membersraisedtheirvoices.Giventhedegree and amount of proposed changes, OFBF members shared their stories of how they would be affected. Stories were com-piled into a booklet and shared with the Ohio Congressional delegation by farmers onarecenttriptoWashington,D.C.Mem-bers also share their stories here at home by testifying regularly at the statehouse on any number of issues affecting Ohio farmers.

Connecting through Food, Grow Your Business

Farm Bureau members who sell agri-cultural products can grow their busi-

ness by participating in the Buying Local Directory. This online resource helps consumers find OFBF members who sell their own agricultural products. To browse the directory, go to OurOhio.org.

Animal CareGetinvolvedtoshareyouropinionson

animal care issues. OFBF members have many opportunities to address issues proactively and find common sense solu-tions. Through Farm Bureau’s Center for Food and Animal Issues and the Animals for Life Foundation, members work in their communities to further promote and have conversations about the human and animal bond.

And much more•FarmBureaukeepsyouinformed

with a subscription to the state’s largest agricultural newspaper Buck-eye Farm News which analyzes devel-opments in public policy, communi-cations and organizational programs. And you can become a fan of Farm Bureau on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

•OhioFarmBureaumemberssaveonNationwideInsuranceproducts,butthat’sjustthebeginning.Memberscanalso take advantage of discounts on GMvehicles,selectCaseIHtractors,access individual health plans through MedicalMutualofOhio’sSuperMedOne — Ohio Farm Bureau and many more. For a complete listing, visit www.GrowWithFB.org.

•OhioFarmBureauoffersa$2,500reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction for felony crimes committed on a member’s property. The program has been helping deter crime for more than 20 years.

JoinFarmBureautodaybycontactingyour county office, visiting ofbf.org or calling888-GrowWithFB.

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Buckeye Juding Camp Set for JuneThe Ohio State University Department

of Animal Sciences and OSU Extension will be hosting two 3-day 2-night live-stock judging camps at Ohio State Uni-versity campus. One session will be for beginningjudgers(freshmen/sophomoresorlittlepreviousexperience),June18-20.Another session for advanced judgers (juniors/seniorsandolderstudentswith4-Heligibility)willbeJune25-27.OSULivestockJudgingCoach,KyleCulp,andDr.PaulKuber,OSUYouthLivestock Extenstion Specialist, will be hosting the event in conjunction with past and present collegiate livestock judging team members. The camp will focus upon fundamentals of livestock evaluation and incorporating scenarios and performance data into selection, note taking, and oral reasons.

Camp is open for any interested stu-dents from 9th grade and above for the 2012-2013 school year, including 2012 graduateseligibleforthestate4-Hcontest.

The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association will be assisting with the camp and coordinat-ing registration. Camp cost will be $200 ($50 non-refundable deposit due with registration form) per student. These costs include lodging in Taylor Tower dorms (bring pillows, linens & towels), food, recreation (may include swimming), trans-portation during camp, official camp t-shirt, boundcopyof2012OSULivestockJudgingManual,judgingnotebookand24-hourmedical assistance. Registration deadline is May7.Formoreinformationonthecamp,[email protected].

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OCA Young Cattlemen’s Conference & Tour Set for August 9-11

The Ohio Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) and Tour will be held Aug. 9-11, 2012, in Columbus and the central Ohio areas. The YCC Tour offers emerging Ohio beef industry leaders and young producers the opportunity to build leadership skills as they network with beef industry leaders, government officials, businesses and media.

The three-day tour will involve 25-30 young cattle producers from across the state. It is designed to broaden their perspective by taking them beyond their

individual beef operations. The Ohio YCC Tour will focus on the latest infor-mation from the financial, processing and marketing segments of the beef industry as it exposes the participants to promo-tion, research and public relations issues.

Counties are encouraged to consider one or more candidate(s) for the confer-ence. The cost is $100 per participant that can be paid either by the county cattlemen’s association or the indi-vidual. Couples are also encouraged to attend and the cost is $200 per couple. All meals and a two-night hotel stay will be covered by program sponsors. All

nomination forms and payment must be submittedtotheOCFnolaterthanJune29, 2012. Forms can be found in the county affiliate folders or by contacting AndyJohnsonattheOCAoffice(614)[email protected]

20, must be a current Ohio Cattlemen’s Association member, should be active in community and the cattle industry and possess leadership potential.

Each year YCC includes a great lineup of speakers and tours that make YCC an edu-cational experience for all participants. For more information, visit www.ohiocattle.org.


Breed NewsAngus AchievementsJuniors Lead Angus Champions at 2012 MAJACJuniorAngusexhibitorsled235entriesatthe2012Mid-At-lanticJuniorAngusClassic(MAJAC)RegionalPreviewShow,March10-11inHarrisonburg,Va.MarkJohnson,Orlando,Okla., evaluated the 110 owned females, 50 bred-and-owned fe-males, 50 steers, 10 bred-and-owned steers, 13 bred-and-owned bulls, two cow-calf pairs and 102 Angus-based crossbred steers.

William Harsh, Radnor, Ohio, showed the reserve grand championownedfemale.DameronSRFPride1144isaMay2011daughterofPVFALLPAYDAY729.Shefirstwonreserve intermediate champion.

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Beef Briefs Sale ResultsOhio Farm Bureau Federation AgriPOWER Institute Accepting NominationsNeverbeforeinthehistoryofagriculture

has there been the urgency there is today for leaders and advocates for agriculture. With that in mind, Ohio Farm Bureau Fed-eration (OFBF) launched an elite program designed specifically for farmers and agri-businessprofessionals:AgriPOWER.Thisyearlong program focuses on public policy issues confronting agriculture and the food industry such as animal activists, energy, and trade policies. It helps individuals de-velop the skills necessary to become effec-tive leaders and advocates for agriculture by learning from experts in these fields. Additionally, the program is respectful of today’s busy farm and family calendar.

OFBF is currently looking for 20 select individuals to participate in this leadership and advocacy development program, which willconsistofsevenmulti-dayinstitutes(17total days). Topics covered during institute programs will include public policy mat-ters facing local communities, the state of Ohio, the nation and the world. Addition-ally, specific sessions will help class mem-bers develop important skills necessary to become an effective leader and advocate for agriculture. One of the institute sessions will be held in Washington, D.C., to help class members gain a valuable understanding of national and global issues.

Individuals may nominate them-selves or have their nomination sponsored by their respective county Farm Bureau, other agricultural organization or employer. If you are nominating yourself, you must be a Farm Bureau member (contact your county Farm Bureau for member-ship information). Applications are dueMay18,2012.

For more infor-mation contact visit http://ofbf.org/get-involved/agripower

Recently graduating from the AgriPOWER Institute

are Kris Vincent, Stark County (top) and Jeff Moore, Gallia County.

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Top lotsLot29$6,750soldtoRoyerBroth-ers, Belle Center, OhioLot4$5,000soldtoDavidErb,Lowell, Ohio

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Calendar of Events

April

16 Ohio Cattlemen’s Association Seedstock Improvement Sale, Union Stock Yards,Hillsboro,Ohio.FormoreinformationcalltheOCAofficeat614-873-6736orJohnGrimes,salemanager,at937-763-6000.

16 TheSpringGameatLazyHSale,Fleming,Ohio.FormoreinformationcallAdamHallat740-749-3812orvisitwww.lazyhfarm.net.

29-1 Southern Ohio Spring Smackdown Sale at 16 locations in southern Ohio. Formoreinformationvisitwww.clubcalves.com/springsmackdown.htmlorcalltheconsignorslistedonpage83.

May

1 DeadlinefornominationsfortheOCACommercialProduceroftheYearandSeedstockProducersoftheYearawards.

7 RegistrationdeadlineforBuckeyeLivestockJudgingCamps.Formoreinfor-mation contact Kyle Culp at [email protected].

June

1 OCABESTAwardsBanquet,OhioExpoCenter.Formoreinformationcon-tact the OCA office at [email protected].

18-20BuckeyeLivestockJudgingCampforbeginners,OhioStateUniversity.Formore information contact Kyle Culp at [email protected].

25-27BuckeyeLivestockJudgingCampforolderstudents,OhioStateUniversity.For more information contact Kyle Culp at [email protected].

29 Registration deadline for OCA Young Cattlemen’s Conference. For more information contact the OCA office at [email protected].

July

25-28NCBASummerConference,Denver,CO.Formoreinformationvisitwww.beefusa.org.

25-31 Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center.

August

1-5 Ohio State Fair, Ohio Expo Center.

9-11 OCA Young Cattlemen’s Conference. For more information contact the OCA office at [email protected].

10 BeefNightwiththeClippersattheHuntingtonBallPark,Columbus.Formore information contact the Ohio Beef Council at [email protected].

17-18OCARoundup,Wooster.Formoreinformationvisitwww.ohiocattle.org.

Visit www.ohiocattle.org for a complete list of events

VISITwww.ohiocattle.orgto stay up to date with the latest: OCA events, youth events, legislative issues, educational opportunities, and industry information.

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Chianina Call2012 NJHS Entry Forms AvailableEntryformsforthe2012NationalJuniorHeiferShowinLima,Ohiowillbeavailable on the ACA website www.chi-cattle.org, by April 1. Forms will also be mailed to those juniors who exhibited at the2011NJHSorthe2011NAILEJuniorShow. If you would like to receive an en-try form and rules, please contact Holly Hiebert,DirectorofShows&JuniorActivitiesat(816)[email protected].

Simmental SolutionsNJSA National ClassicThe2012NJSANationalClassicwillbeJuly7-13inLima,Ohio.Informationandregistration details can be found online at www.simmental.org. Registration deadline is May16

Maine Anjou MemoNational Junior Maine Anjou ShowThe2012NationalMaineAnjouShowisscheduledforJune16-22inLima,Ohio.Information and schedule of events can be found online at www.maine-anjou.org.

OCA RoundupAugust 17-18This year’s event will take place in the Wooster area featuring a Friday night social at Certified Angus Beef, educational seminars Saturday morning and area tours Saturday afternoon.You won’t want to miss this event! Stay tuned for more details.

From the sale ring to the show ring...

and everything in between.Advertising Deadline: June 1

Call Stephanie at the OCA office to place your ad 614-873-6736

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Ohio CattleWomen Update

Time for Transition

Once again the Ohio Beef Expo was a huge success. I would like to say great job to everyone that works so hard to put this all together. I also want to say thanks to those that helped set-up, work the store and tear down. It was nice to see everyone and meet several of the 2012 County Queen’s. We had several new items this year that sold very well. If anyone is interested we would love to have your help with the State Fair store for this year and at Expo next year. We are always looking for new ideas and new faces who are interested in becoming active with our organization. We also take consigned items as these seem to go over well also.

Expo always seems to be a “meeting of the minds” type of event when we all come togeth-er and chat about how we can improve the cattle industry on our own farms, with our businessesandasbeefpromoters.Notonlydowetryandhelpourindustrybystandingwith one another but also the CattleWomen have an annual meeting at the Expo to see what we might need to change or improve to keep up with the current industry issues.

ThisyearOhioCattleWomenhadtheirmeetingFridayMarch16.Wehadin-depthdis-cussion about how we could better utilize our youth to get beef promotions out to the consumers and make an impact on non beef related people. It was voted that it is in our bestinteresttofollowwhatAmericanNationalCattleWomenisdoingandtransitiontoa Beef Ambassador program.

I would like to ask each and every county president reading this article to take the time andsendmealloftheinformationforyourqueencoordinators.Aswetransitionwewill need to have good communication with each and every county to get the youth excited about the promotion of our industry.

Ifyouhavejustreceivedyourcrownasacountyqueenthisyear,congratulations!Wearelookingforwardtoseeingeachandeveryoneofyouatourupcomingseminars.PleasesaveJune16onyourcalendarsasthetentativedateforthenextmeetingandfirstseminar.Wewill also be inviting all of the county coordinators so that we can have meetings and train-ings for them as well. We feel that communication with our coordinators is key in making this a smooth transition for the improvement of our industry. I have to say this vote was not an easy one. Change is not always easy or wanted, but sometimes we have to look beyond what we are familiar with and go with what will make the most positive impact on the up-coming generation. I am excited to see how we can better the beef promotions in our state.

Wealsosoldraffleticketsforourannualquiltforourhungercommunityfundraiser.Wewillawardthewinnersat2013OCAannualbanquet.ProceedswillbepresentedtoachosenorganizationinDistrict11whichincludesAdams,Brown,Highland,Pike,Ross and Scioto counties, and will be used to purchase canned beef for families in need.ThisyearwewereabletoawardDistrict10with$507.75worthofcannedbeef.Thanks to all that support our raffle!

There is a lot going on in our industry right now to be excited about. If anyone has any thoughts or ideas that they would like to bring to the CattleWomens attention we would lovetohearfromyou.Feelfreetocontactme:

Tonya Lohr 1829ParcherRd Bucyrus,Ohio44820 [email protected] (419)569-3614

By Tonya Lohr, Ohio CattleWomen President

Upcoming Advertising Deadlines:

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Can you imagine a world without cows? In 1535 Francisco Coronado brought cows intowhatisnowtheUnitedStates.Hecrossedtheborder40milessouthofBenson,Arizona with horses and cows. They say he went as far as Kansas, looking for a good veterinarian, I guess.

In the ensuing five centuries the domestic bovine has mooed itself into virtually every countyinthewesternhemisphere.But,forthesakeofourinitialquestion,saythatwehadbeenconqueredbymaraudingLatvians,Amazoniandartblowers,orapower-fulvegetarianbrokeragefirminFigiwhodidnotbringcattleintothecountryand/orprohibited their importation.

Myfirstobservationis,therewouldbenoBigMacs!Beef,milkorcheesewouldnotbeavailable in abundance. Would we try to domesticate deer, buffalo, elk, wild goats, or moose?We’dhear,“Pork,it’swhat’sfordinner!”“Where’stheMutton?”“Goat,theotherwhitemeat!”“GotOkra?”and“CertifiedAngusDrumstick.”

“I’llhaveafungusburgerwithshreddedStyrofoamandasideofthoseThistlePop-pers.”

“Does your horsemeat pudding come with splashguards?”

“I’ll have some cold mutton gravy with hair in it.”

I’m assuming goat milk would become the pasteurized drink of choice. Chicken would become the biggest source of animal protein unless we were able to tame sperm whales. Shetland pony tenderloin would be served at good steakhouses. Our eating habits would become boring to many epicureans. They’d be yearning for a big, succulent, juicy,mouth-watering,mediumrare,rightoffthegrill…What?Gizzard?Camelhump?Dog leg, Cornish hamster?

America would still have millions on millions of acres of foothills, forest, prairies and rolling country covered with grass. Without cattle to utilize the countryside, I’m sure farmers would run sheep or goats on the less arable ground. Then the West would look liketheAustralianoutbackorAlamo,NV.

We’d be importing insulin made from Yak pancreas. Leather upholstery, boots and baseballs would all be made of naugahyde. Roy Rogers would have stayed in Iowa and become the Soybean Balladeer. Trevor Brazile would have become a professional golfer,andIwouldbeaformerreptileveterinarianandswineherdPoet:

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Young Cattleman of the YearThe scene is idyllic. Set high up

on a hill is Scott and Sasha Rittenhouse’s house with a pasture full of cowsquietlygrazingbelow.Ondaysthatthe cows calve, the couple can sit in the comfort of their bedroom and watch nature takes its course.ThefarminNewCarlisleinwestern

Ohio is Sasha’s grandparent’s farm. She and her husband bought the farm where her grandparents raised a few Herefords andstartedoutwithpurebredGelbvieh,Sasha’s favorite breed. She started show-ingGelbviehsin1994,andthebreedhasremained an integral part of their cattle operation today.“MycousinsfromMapleValleyFarm

introduced me to the cattle industry, and I’ve been hooked ever since. I never had any doubt that I’d stay in the cattle indus-try. Even if I ended up marrying some-body who wasn’t interested in it, I was going to stay in it either way. It worked out really well,” said Sasha, as she grinned and looked over at her husband who shares her passion for cattle. Thecouple,whomarriedin2004and

have two children, Lara, 5, and Lexi, 1 ½, are this year’s Ohio Cattlemen’s As-sociation Young Cattleman of the Year re-cipients. They have a cow-calf operation, raising about 100 beef cattle on the 300 acres they own and 500 acres they rent for crops, hay and pasture in Clark and Champaign counties. Their farm is called RGeneticsLivestock,aplayonwordsthat uses the first letter of their last name and also stands for the word “our.”

Scott grew up on a farm in Clark Coun-ty where his family had a commercial herd and later a cow-calf operation. Scott embraced life on the farm at an early age and was his father’s shadow. Two years after Scott and Sasha were married, they decided to shift from show cattle to com-mercial. They began selecting cattle with goodcarcassEPDsandacceptablegrowthtraits to meet industry needs. Their goal was a finished steer that “would hang an acceptable weight carcass and would grade choice or better.” They incorporated the Angus breed for clean up bulls and added some Angus cows to produce balancers.

A few years ago, the Rittenhouses be-came a cooperator for Leachman Cattle of Colorado. They started purchasing Leach-man’s Angus and Stabilizer bulls to increase carcassquality.ThecouplelikestheAngusbreedfortheirmarblingtraitsandGelbviehs

Rittenhouse family works with Colorado company to improve their Gelbvieh/Angus herdStory and photos by Amy Beth Graves

Scott and Sasha Rittenhouse and their

daughters Lara, 5, and Lexi, 1 ½.



for their growth and muscle. They also use Simmentals. When the bull calves are six to seven months old, they are sent out to Leach-man where they are raised and later sold at a saleinMarch.ScottworkscloselywithLeach-man to find ways to improve his herd so they become as problem free as possible.

One thing they discovered about their cattle was that the cows were too big and that the most economical size was 1,250 to 1,300 pounds. By bringing the cow size down, they discovered that some of their best producing cows were the smaller females. Those cows were able to main-tain their flesh, milk great, breed back and calve AI on 365-day intervals and wean off the highest percent of their body weight.

Leachman is a seedstock producer that measures individual feel consumption and conversion.

“They are using RFID ear tags. Every time a calf comes to the bunk to eat, they are weighing the feed, identifying how much the calves are eating and weighing the calves,” Scott said.

The Rittenhouses have started select-ing bulls that have been tested for feed efficiency to maximize their calves’ feeding efficiency. They track birth weights, wean-ing weights and yearling weights and send them to Leachman where all the bulls go through an ultrasound system and feed efficiency program. The Rittenhouses get back the results and try to identify cows that are genetically superior and which bulls work well for them.

“Leachman has a system to identify profit,” Scott said. “They’re always striving to have the highest profit, which combines weaning weight, birth weight, yearling weight, carcass merit and feed efficiency into it. We’re always trying to identify those cows and bulls that don’t work and sell them. We’re always improving our herd.”

Both Scott and Sasha are graduates of Ohio State University where they got degrees

in agriculture business and animal science. They were on the livestock judging team at OhioStateandmetataGelbviehfielddaywhen Scott worked for the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association as a field representative. ScottnowworksparttimeforUnitedPro-

ducers in Hillsboro where he buys and sells feedercalves.Sometimestheworkrequireshim to travel out west or throughout the Midwest.Sashadoesaccountingandrunstheofficeofthefamily’sgrocerystore,NorthridgeIGA,threedaysaweek.Whenherhusbandis out of town or tied up with a project, she makes sure everything runs smoothly.

“I take care of the kids and cows, what-ever I have to. I like the calving,” she said. “That time of year is my favorite time, checking the cows and watching the calves grow. I pretty much jump in and help. I can break cows, pull calves, vaccinate, make hay. I really enjoy it.”

The couple is active in the agriculture in-dustry with Scott serving as president of the Clark County Farm Bureau and Sasha in-volved with the Clark County Ohio Cattle-men’s Association. They also are members oftheAmericanGelbviehAssociationandOhioValleyGelbviehAssociation.

Over the years, the young couple has figured out what works and doesn’t work on their farm. They said the Cattlemen’s BeefQualityAssuranceProgramandtheBeef 509 class were helpful to them and other young farmers. Sasha said being on the livestock judging team has helped her with the family’s operation.

“You get to visit a lot of places, you get to see a lot of different ways that things are done from the people who show and those who are strictly slaughter and you learn a lot,” she said.

The couple had some advice for other youngfarmers:startsmall,workhardandbe willing to listen to seasoned farmers.

“If it’s your dream, keep at it,” Scott said.“Nothingcomestooeasy.Youhaveto

work hard and keep the end point in sight at all times.”

“Don’t take off too big of a bite and ease into it and grow as you can,” Sasha said, as she continued the couple’s advice. “A lot of people get too deep and don’t like it because it’s too hard and difficult and they have too many challenges. If you start small and kind of grow from there and learn as you grow, you will learn and you’re a lot better off in the end. Every year we learn new things and sometimes we say ‘I wish I had known how to handle that five years ago’.”

Since the couple bought the farm eight years ago, they have put in 6 miles of fencing, 6,000 feet of water lines and automatic watering systems and two gravel feeding pads. Their future plans are to in-crease the size of their operation and look foranoutlettomarketfemaleGelbviehsand halfbloods. Their young daughter Lara has already shown her first heifer at the county fair, and Sasha hopes her daughters will enjoy showing as much as she did when she was growing up.

The couple also would like to work with other cattle producers on improving the public’s perception of the beef industry. Scott cited the fallout from the case of a dairy cow in Washington state testing posi-tive for BSE in December 2003.

“I’ll never forget the cow that stole Christmas,” Scott said. “We have to work with the perception of (the beef industry) withconsumers.Nomatterwhetheryouare in the purebred or in the commercial business, everything ends up on some-body’s plate and it’s important to maintain that good wholesome value.”

The couple said they were surprised and honored to receive the OCA award.

“A lot of people before us that have gotten this award I look up to,” Scott said. “We’re pretty honored to receive this. Those are big shoes to fill. We were very surprised.”

From their house, the couple can easily watch part of their 100 beef

herd, which includes Gelbvieh, Angus and Simmental.

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producers interested in taking their beef story to the classroom as administrators of the BEEFonomics program. Administrators will be asked to present a pre-developed Power Point slide show, as well as execute a cooking demonstra-tion highlighting the ease of beef preparation. If you are interested in becoming a BEEFonomics administrator, contact the Ohio Beef Council at 614-873-6736

Producer Communications Beef 509 Alive and Well in 2012 After a one year hiatus, producers from around Ohio - 27 strong - gathered at the animal sciences building on the campus of The Ohio State University to be a part of the Beef 509; a course designed to raise producer awareness about the product they provide while equip-ping them with further knowledge to ensure a quality and consistentproduct. 509 shows producers segments of the industry that they oftentimes don’t connect with, thus may not understand. Throughout the two days, participants heard from a host of beef experts on topics ranging from live animal evaluation and grading practices to processing and fabrication with respect to pricing through-out each segment of the industry. Beef 509 is made possible through a partnership between the Ohio Beef Council, Ohio Cattlemen’s Foundation and The Ohio State University. Watch the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association website at www.ohiocattle.org for your next chance to attend Beef 509.

Promotion Checkoff Strikes Out Hunger During 2012 Baseball Season

It’s baseball season and the Ohio Beef Council is putting the final touches on a partnership teaming your beef Checkoff with the Columbus Clippers, Kroger and the Mid Ohio Foodbank in an effort to strikeout hunger during the 2012 baseball season. During this year’s Clippers baseball season, the Ohio Beef Council is proud to announce that with each strikeout recorded by the Clippers’ pitching staff, two pounds of lean ground beef will be donated to the Mid Ohio Foodbank. Just one pound of lean ground beef can provide a family of four with a meal packed full of ten essential vitamins and nutrients while accounting for 150 calories which is the ultimate bang for your calorie buck. But, the Ohio Beef Council needs your help in striking out hunger this season. Be sure to visit www.ohiobeefpromotions.com to learn how you can donate your pound of lean ground beef. Let’s show hungry Ohioans that Ohio’s beef producers care!

The American Grillmaster Experience Coming to Ohio For the second year, in partnership with The American GrillMaster Experi-

ence, the Beef Checkoff Program is kicking off a summer-long grilling tour in 2012. The American GrillMaster Ex-perience is a beef barbecue demonstra-tion and educational tour - including beef grilling demonstrations, product samples, recipes and other Checkoff-funded resources- designed to educate and inform consumers about grilling techniques.

A total of 30 events in 28 states are planned on the 2012 tour from March 3 - Nov. 4.

“Savvy consumers want to see, try, taste and experience products for themselves before they make purchas-ing decisions,” says Jane Frost, cow-calf producer from San Jon, N.M. and vice-chair of the checkoff’s Joint Retail Committee. “Connecting with consum-ers through promotional sampling in an environment of fun and excitement proves to be one of the best platforms for engaging our target audience and promoting our beef products.”

The American Grillmaster Experi-ence will stop in Ohio on Saturday, June 30 at Sam’s Club in Canton Ohio. Contact the Ohio Beef Council at 614-873-6736 for details.

Education BEEFonomics Takes the Beef Story to the Classroom

For the past months, Ohio Beef Council staff have been working with the Ohio

Department of Education to approve curriculum that has set in motion plans to pilot the BEEFonomics program in the closing months of the 2011-2012 school year. BEEFonomics is an educational course that will be offered to all high school family and consumer sciences classes throughout the state. The course connects and provides our future meal-time decision makers with the tools necessary to confidently utilize beef within a healthy diet. Furthermore, this program will work to explain where their beef comes from and how it was raised. The average consumer is three genera-tions removed from agriculture thus has very little knowledge of the process beef goes through to get to their plate. BEEFonomics will foster a better under-standing of the food chain consumers depend on and also stave-off misinforma-tion draped by vegetarian rhetoric that is readily available for today’s teachers. The Ohio Beef Council is looking for

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Nutrition and Promotion

The Ohio Beef Council and the Cattlemen’s Beef Promo-tion and Research Board are responsible for developing programs that increase the demand for beef. For more information, contact the Ohio Beef Council, 10600 U.S. Highway 42, Marysville, Ohio 43040, 614-873-6736, [email protected].


David O’Diam (right) of the Certified Angus Beef ® brand joined the team to show how processors go about fabricating new value-added cuts like the flat iron (top blade), petite tender and the culotte.

Participants would eventually have the chance to taste the fruits of their labor during day two’s dinner when they enjoyed the burgers and brats that they ground.

Dr. Francis Fluharty, OSU Research Professor (right), was on hand to discuss ruminant nutrition and the differing steps cattlemen and women can take to get the most feed and growth efficiency out of their herds.

Taking home first prize during the weekends competition for the most profitable group was the team of (left to right); Chris Caudill – Hamden, Dustin Bender – Lexington, Ralph Richey – East Palestine, Cody Bauer – Bucyrus and Tom Morrison – Mt. Gilead.

Day 2 began with a session by Dr. Henry Zerby, OSU Meat Science Professor (right) that taught participants how to score quality and yield grades for the carcasses they bought a week prior.

Day one of Beef 509 began with sessions explaining tools that are available in today’s industry that work to help producers forecast carcass performance and increase premium bonuses for those marketing cattle.

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Pictures from recent OCA Activities

Country vocalist and former Ohio State University basketball player, Matt Marinchick, performed at the Ohio Beef Expo’s

Silver Celebration & Social (right). OCA board members attended the Ohio Ag Legislative Reception. Pictured below are Elizabeth Harsh, OCA Executive Director; Sam

Sutherly, OCA President; David T. Daniels, Ohio Department of Agriculture Director; and Frank Phelps, OCA Vice President.

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The BEST Program show season wrapped up with the Buckeye Classic, March 31 - April 1, at the Tuscarawas County Fairgrounds in Dover (top).

Pictured right are members of the Wood County Beef Producers who prepared lunch for the judging

contest participants at the Ohio Beef Expo.

At BEEF 509, participants on the orange team plot their final strategy before moving to purchase

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OCA members represented Ohio’s beef industry at Huntington Park, home of the Columbus Clippers, to shoot a TV commercial for Striking Out Hunger.

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