The New Year has kicked off to a busy start for the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association (NCA). As you are more than likely aware, we strive to promote a dynamic and profitable Nevada Beef Industry. One way to achieve that is to support opportunities for education for Nevada producers.
During the second week of January, the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), hosted the annual Cattlemen’s Update. This annual update is a weeklong series that goes around the state and includes several speakers from different entities. This year’s speakers consisted of professionals from the College of Agriculture Biotechnology and Natural Resources (CABNR) along with the various sponsors.
A presentation on building a successful cowherd was given by animal reproduction physiology expert, Carson Oney. Other topics included tax options during drought, virtual fencing and pre-emergent herbicides, UNR’s mobile slaughter trailer project, and a repeat photography study in the Santa Rosa Range.
We greatly appreciate UNR’s efforts in bringing producers and ranchers the latest and greatest research and tools that can help make our operations better.
Also in January was the first Results Oriented Grazing for Ecological Resilience (ROGER) meeting of 2022. For those unfamiliar, ROGER is a collaboration among ranchers and agencies to achieve land management objectives that conserve sagebrush ecosystems and support ranching. ROGER got its start when the Bureau of Land Management rolled out their 2015 Sage Grouse Land Use Plan Amendment and served as a venue for ranchers to address concerns with Federal and State agency leaders.
Since that time, ROGER and its members have tackled everything from Outcome Based Grazing Demo Projects, research on habitat assessment tools, post-fire management and restoration issues, trainings on the application of the Grazing Response Index (GRI) etc… The ROGER group has been at the forefront of finding solutions to difficult issues for several years now. I would encourage everyone to tune into what the group has going on.
For this month, major activities coming up include the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention in Houston, TX on the 1st-3rd, the NCA Board of Directors Meeting on the 18th in Fallon, NV, and the 56th Annual Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale (FBS) on the 19th at Fallon Livestock LLC.
We will have the Fallon Bull Sale catalog up on our website at nevadacattlemen.org. Please check it out or feel free to call the NCA office at 775-738-9214 if you would like one mailed to you. We have another awesome bunch of bulls this year. Anyone looking to add some quality genetics to their herd should be able to find what they are looking for at this year’s sale. To stay up to date with things happening at the NCA, please contact the office, visit the web page, and like us on Facebook.