News Update
June 5, 2014
Canadian Angus Association Presents Top Auctioneer and Auction Market of the Year Awards
The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) is pleased to honor Shawn Gist who sells for Vold Jones Vold (VJV) in Dawson Creek, B.C., as the winner of the Livestock Markets Association of Canada (LMAC) Auctioneer Competition. CAA Director of Field Services Brian Good presented the champion buckle during the LMAC convention in Moose Jaw, Sask. Gist dedicated this award to late CAA Alberta fieldman Ken Cox.
There were 27 participants in this year’s competition. The annual competition moves around to different parts of Canada each year. Kirk Goldsmith, who sells out of Veteran, Alta., received reserve honors.
The CAA is also pleased to honor Perlich Bros. Auction Market from Lethbridge, Alta., with the Auction Market of the Year Award. This award was presented in Moose Jaw, Sask., by Good at the LMAC annual conference.
Perlich Bros. Auction Market has been serving southern Alberta since 1967. They are a family owned company that offers various services to the areas that surround them. They are known for innovative auction market methods, attention to detail and commitment to their customers. They pride themselves on customer satisfaction. Generating high-confidence from both buyers and sellers has enabled Perlich to become one of the largest and most diversified auction companies in western Canada. Their facilities can feed and water 4,000 head and up to half of those can be under cover in clean straw-bedded pens. Perlich Bros. Auction does not just sell livestock. They have experience with equipment and machinery auctions, as well.
The Auction Market of the Year Award was introduced in 2006 to recognize and honor those auction markets that work hard to promote Angus cattle. Auction markets across Canada have been recognized for their support of the Canadian Angus Rancher Endorsed program.
Jay Weiker Named NAAB Vice President
The National Association of Animal Breeders (NAAB) is pleased to announce that Jay Weiker is the NAAB vice president. Weiker will begin his duties Sept. 1, 2014.
Weiker will work closely with the NAAB president and International Marketing Committee on international market development activities and trade servicing projects to provide direction to the association in these areas. He will also be working closely with NAAB’s genetics programs and Certified Semen Services Inc.
With more than 30 years’ experience developing international markets for U.S. genetics, Weiker has lived in Australia for the last three years in the position of business director, ABS Asia. Earlier experiences include ABS Global regional manager for Asia Pacific, area director of marketing for World Wide Sires, and international marketing director for Dekker North America Inc.
“With Jay’s background and international marketing experience, NAAB’s activities to open and maintain access to markets for it members and promote U.S. genetics will be greatly enhanced.” said Gordon Doak, NAAB president.
After earning a bachelor’s of science in agriculture from the Ohio State University, Weiker earned a master’s of business administration from Purdue University. Weiker will be relocating to Madison, Wis.
NAAB is the national trade association for artificial insemination (AI) businesses. NAAB members account for about 95% of dairy semen sold in the United States and market semen to more than 100 countries around the world.
Bovine Veterinarian Health Conference Scheduled Aug. 3 at Texas A&M
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and the American Association of Extension Veterinarians are co-hosting the Extension session of the 2014 U.S. Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Symposium Aug. 3 at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas.
The event can be attended in person or viewed via webinar for the morning session only. The Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners has approved nine hours of continuing education for those attending in person and five hours for those attending via webinar.
Cost is $25 for American Association of Extension Veterinarians and $50 for non-members.
Tom Hairgrove, AgriLife Extension livestock and food animal systems coordinator, College Station, will discuss stocker cattle-challenges in need of solutions at the symposium.
“We have an in-depth program scheduled with a number of internationally recognized experts from across the country,” said Hairgrove.
To register online, visit https://agriliferegister.tamu.edu/Beef.
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Heavy Rains, Flooding May Cause Some Growers to Consider Replanting
While recent heavy rains and flooding across Ohio have caused some corn growers to consider replanting, before doing so, growers should first consider the potential yield at the new planting date and seed and pest-control costs.
In fact, several factors must be considered before growers can make the best decision on whether or not to replant, according to Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University (OSU) Extension agronomist. Many growers may be weighing this decision thanks to heavy rains that have caused soil crusting leading to reduced emergence, Thomison said. That has led producers who are seeing poor stands as a result of these problems to consider replanting their fields.
The issue is of concern to growers statewide, particularly in areas with poorly drained soils or in river bottoms, which are more prone to flooding conditions, he said.
“Before growers replant, they need to have strong evidence that the returns from replanting will cover both the replanting costs and net enough of a profit to make replanting worth the time, costs, energy and effort,” Thomison said. “The complicating factor is the quality of the stand.
“Corn may now look pretty mediocre or questionable. But more often than not, the quality of the stand improves as crops warm up and nitrogen becomes available to the stand. That helps to make replanting decisions difficult for growers.”
Other key considerations include herbicide and insecticide programs under late-planting conditions; the cost of replanting, which will vary depending on the need for tillage and chemical application; and the cost and availability of acceptable seed.
“These factors must be weighed against expected replanting yield gains,” Thomison said. “If after considering all the factors there is still doubt as to whether or not a field should be replanted, you will perhaps be correct more often if the field is left as is.
“Sometimes it becomes a trade-off between a poor stand with early planting or a good stand with late planting. Some growers may achieve a higher yield with a late-planted stand,” Thomison said.
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