MARCH 2010
President's Message
By the time this column goes to print the 44th Annual Fallon All Breed Bull Sale will have already taken place. The Nevada Cattlemen’s Association would like to thank the consignors, buyers and everyone who attended this year’s sale.
Once again a committee has been formed to look at the brand program and some of the issues that have arisen. This committee is made up of two members of Nevada Cattlemen’s Association, two members of Nevada Livestock Association and one from the Nevada Farm Bureau.
The committee was formed originally to look at special sales and the costs associated with them. When the auction yards have a sale outside their regularly scheduled sale day the brand department has been charging the livestock auctions time and mileage for inspectors to recover the additional costs associated with these sales. The auction yards argue that.....
Executive Director's Message
On January 29th Boyd and Audrey Spratling, Tom Barnes, Jon Griggs, and JJ Goicoechea sat down with Ms. Sue Lowden, candidate for the US Senate, to discuss issues important to the livestock industry. There was a lot of discussion about wild horses and the current management of those horses. NCA leadership spoke to her regarding the importance not only of rangeland health but over health of the wild horse herds in Nevada. Without the use of gathers horse numbers would increase to levels that both the resource and herd could not sustain. The association maintained that wild horses needed to be managed at AML and that sanctuaries in Nevada were not the answer.
Another issue that was touched upon was the Equal Access to Justice Act. There has been some recent media attention brought EAJA abuse by environmental groups....
FEBRUARY 2010
President's Message
I recently finished traveling around the northern and central part of Nevada on the Cattlemen’s Update, which was put on by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service. This year’s tour matched the all time high attendance for the Cattlemen’s Update with 445 adult livestock producers and 90 4-H and FFA youth having participated. For the past 45 years the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service has offered producers not only in Nevada, but also Oregon and California the opportunity to learn the newest information regarding livestock production, marketing and other topics.
While on this tour I was able to visit with old friends and meet some of you for the first time. It was an enlightening experience for me for many reasons.....
Executive Director's Message
There are many ways the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association is working to protect the future of ranching in Nevada. It may not be every day that you receive email updates from the association or mailing about what is going on but know that every day the volunteer leadership of the association works hard to advocate for and your operation.
This year President Ron Cerri traveled on the 45th annual Cattlemen’s Update. Ron traveled around the northern and central part of Nevada on the Cattlemen’s Update, which was put on by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service. This year’s tour matched the all time high attendance for the Cattlemen’s Update with 445 adult livestock producers and 90 4-H and FFA youth having participated. For the past 45 years the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Service has offered producers not only in Nevada, but also Oregon and California the opportunity to learn the newest information regarding livestock production, marketing and other topics.
JANUARY 2010
President's Message
I had reservations about writing another story about wild horses, but because the wild horse groups seemed to have kicked their campaign up a notch with celebrities like Sheryl Crow and Willie Nelson speaking out on their behalf, I felt it was necessary to set the record straight about ranchers and their feelings about wild horses.
As the population grows in the U.S., more specifically the West, demands for our public lands are changing,....
Executive Director's Message
Winter has finally arrived in Nevada, the cool weather and white flakes have fallen from the sky and blanket the soil with much needed moisture. With winter comes hibernation for some, while others find themselves working harder than ever. The Nevada Cattlemen’s office is one of those places. The office has been in full swing since convention working hard on the Fallon Bull Sale.
As has been tradition for the past 44 years the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association has started out the New Year with the Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale. This year the sale will be held February 20th at 11:30 at the Fallon Livestock Exchange. As in years past,...
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