Blue Mountain Eagle
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
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Celebrate National Ag Day
FARM Ag spoken here
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Oct. 1, 1963 to Sept. 30, 1964
A great deal of emphasis
has been placed on livestock
improvement over the past
years. The purpose has been
to improve the efficiency of
cattle in the area to improve
the demand for cattle from
this area, thereby improving
the marketing situation.
The Darrell Johnson
herd, which is a commercial
herd, is doing a very thor-
ough job. They are also us-
ing performance tested bulls
on this herd now, which
should further improve the
herd. He is the type of op-
erator that would make an
excellent purebred breeder.
Grant County Water Re-
sources Committee, plus the
Grant County Stockgrowers
Water Committee, the John
Day Valley Water Users and
others have been showing a
great deal of interest in the
possibility of water stor-
age in the John Day Valley.
The Corps of Engineers,
the State Water Resources
Board, The Fish Commis-
sion and the Oregon State
Game Commission cooper-
ated in a study along these
lines during the summer
months of 1964. This was
followed with a county-wide
water meeting headed up by
the Water Resources Com-
mittee and chairmanned by
Buck Smith. Purpose of the
meeting was to determine
the actual interest in stored
water.
Oct. 1, 1966 to Sept. 30, 1967
The present economic sit-
uation of livestock operators
is not good. Many ranchers
have been living on their cap-
ital and going behind for the
last 4 or 5 years. An increase
in price of livestock and more
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help many of these operators.
A good record keeping sys-
tem is needed so the ranchers
could actually analyze their
operations to show where
changes could be made to
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The entire County of Grant
is a Weed Control District.
Since the program was or-
ganized, it has kept weeds in
hand but not necessarily com-
pletely controlled.
July 1, 1973 to June 30, 1974
The county’s economic
situation has been on the
decline for several years.
You will also note a decline
in population from 8,329 in
1950 to 7,726 in 1960 and
6,996 in 1970. Most of the
decline has been in the tim-
ber industry.
Less available timber on
the National Forest or pub-
lic lands has resulted in a
reduction in operating mills.
It is also quite obvious that
this decline could have been
prevented with better man-
agement over the years of
our forested lands, both
private and public. Grant
County’s analysis and eco-
nomic studies clearly show
how better use of these re-
sources here in the county
can materially improve our
economic situation.
Livestock marketing still
remains to be a major prob-
Following are some or-
ganizations that promote
and support agriculture in
Oregon:
• Oregon Farm Bureau
Federation
Voluntary
grassroots
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resenting the interests of
farmers and ranchers in the
public and policy making
arenas.
503-399-1701, www.
oregonfb.org
• FFA Organization
Organization dedicated
to developing student po-
tential for leadership, per-
sonal growth and career
success the agricultural ed-
ucation.
503-507-6499, www.
oregonffa.com
• Northwest Horticul-
tural Council
NHC focuses on nation-
al and international policy
issues affecting growers in
Oregon, Idaho and Wash-
ington.
509-453-3193, www.
nwhort.org
• Oregon 4-H Youth
Development Education
4-H helps youth learn
subject matter and life
skills through a process that
helps them meet key devel-
opmental needs.
541-737-4444,
oregon.4h.oregonstat.edu
lem in Grant County. We
are quite isolated from good
livestock market.
November/December 1998
The Grant County Weed
Control District is announc-
ing that a herbicide cost-share
program will commence for
1999. The purpose of the pro-
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the agricultural community
in controlling noxious weeds
• Oregon Cattlemen’s
Association
OCA is a membership
organization promoting the
Oregon cattle industry.
503-361-8941, orcattle.com
• Oregon Dairy Council
ODC is the nutrition ed-
ucation arm of the Oregon
Dairy Products Commis-
sion.
503-229-5033, www.or-
egondairycouncil.org
• Oregon Farmers
Markets Association
OFMA provides re-
sources and promotion on
behalf of farmers’ mar-
kets, market vendors and
farm-direct agriculture, and
support to the communities
that host them.
971-400-0581, www.or-
egonfarmersmarkets.org
• Oregon Sheep Grow-
ers Association
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organization that promotes
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ability of the sheep industry
in Oregon and nationally.
503-364-5462, www.
sheeporegon.com
• Oregon Women for
Agriculture
This organization edu-
cates the membership and
the public about the impor-
tance of agriculture.
503-243-3276, www.
owaonline.org
on private lands. The annual
cost-share will be for chemi-
cals at a rate of 50% to a limit
of $750. The amount of funds
available for 1999 is $7,500.
January 2008
Factors Affecting Mar-
bling in Cattle: It was once
thought that intramuscu-
lar fat (marbling) is large-
ly deposited towards the
end of the finishing period.
However, research in recent
years has revealed that this
is not the case. South Da-
kota State researchers have
demonstrated that marbling
development is an intrin-
sic component of growth
(which external fat is not)
and that marbling starts ear-
ly and progresses steadily
up to harvest time.
If you as a producer suf-
fered feed losses of incurred
additional feed costs direct-
ly from the drought then you
may be able to receive some
compensation. The U.S. De-
partment of Agriculture has
designated Grant County
as a primary disaster area
because of the drought that
occurred during the period
from January 1, 2007 to De-
cember 31, 2007.
every day as they compete in
an interactive quiz game. The
Cow Chow game and videos
emphasize the attention cattle
farmers and ranchers pay to
their animals, their land and
their communities.
Compiled by Lindsay Bull-
ock, Blue Mountain Eagle
staffer. A more detailed ver-
sion is posted online at MyEa-
gleNews.com.
January 2012
Are you perplexed at how
to tell your story to people
that have no idea how well
you take care of your cattle?
The beef checkoff recently
launched Cow Chow, an on-
line game and video series
designed to answer com-
mon questions about cattle
diets. The game and corre-
sponding videos encourage
consumers to explore what
cattle eat from birth to the
feed yard.
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cattle wearing specially rigged
GoPro cameras to share this
important animal care story
from the cows’ eye view. Cu-
rious consumers can now see
exactly what cattle really eat
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