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LIFE KNOW THE QUALITY The Midwest Cattleman · September 9, 2021 · P12
continued from page 5 continued from page 11 U.S. FROZEN BEEF EXPORTS TO CHINA GROWING
the end of April. I had a couple differ between various pro- By Greg Henderson
born in May, five in June, and ducers. If we know that cows
three in July. I still had one need at least 10 percent pro- The U.S. has surpassed Aus- gested Washington is priori-
old cow in the north pasture tein during the winter, hay tralia as the top exporter of tizing American interests over
that hadn’t calved, and I sus- testing 8 percent might not frozen beef to China. its ally, despite assurances
pected that she wasn’t even be worth the effort for some Australia’s exports have de- from US politicians, includ-
bred and was the perfect can- producers. They may not clined since April, according ing Secretary of State Antony
didate to be culled this fall. want to add the expense of to a report in the South China Blinken, the U.S. would stand
As my youngest son has been supplementing with a pro- Morning Post, a result of the with Australia against eco-
checking cattle every weekend tein and energy feed. Some fallout from ongoing tensions nomic coercion from Beijing.
for me while I recovered from producers might be better between Canberra and Beijing. The signing of the phase-
surgery, he too surmised that able to feed a supplement, In May, the U.S. shipped one trade agreement between
#3164 did not look pregnant and they can use the lower US $90 million of frozen beef the U.S. and China in January
and should probably make the quality hay successfully. to China, compared to Austra- of last year opened the door for
trip to town, this fall. So now you are probably lia's US $47 million, the Morn- American beef.
Last week, my doctor final- thinking “Thanks, Bates. You ing Post reported. By July, U.S. The phase-one deal requires
ly cleared me to resume trac- have proceeded to avoid an- exports hit US $107 million, China to purchase US $80 bil-
tor driving, so I hooked up to swering the question.” There while Australia's shipments lion in agricultural products
the cutter and began the task are really three things I want fell to $35 million. Australia from the US across 2020 and
of clipping the pastures one you to get from this article. remains China's biggest sup- 2021, effectively giving prefer-
last time. As I began the first 1.Figure out how much plier of chilled beef. ence to US products over other
pass in the north pasture, I it costs you to produce While Australia still dom- suppliers. Trade data show the
could hardly believe my eyes hay. You need to know how inates exports of chilled beef, values of U.S. frozen beef ex-
when old #3164 emerged from much it costs you to produce the gap is closing, though ana- ports to China between April
the edge of the woods, with a each ton of hay. That will lysts say chilled beef from the and July this year were from
healthy, red newborn in tow. It provide you information to U.S. remains more expensive eight to 18 times higher than
was August 29th. know whether you should than from Australia and New their corresponding months
I was never very good in keep producing hay, or maybe Zealand. last year.
math, but I believe that made switch to purchasing all your Amid growing tensions with
my spring calving period, this hay. This might remove the Australia, China informal-
past year, 288 days long. I stress of trying to fight the ly banned a series of goods NCBA
know that’s about three times weather each spring. from Australia last year such continued from page 3
as long as what is recommend- 2.Cut your hay as early as coal, log timber and wine,
ed by the experts, but it should as possible. Don’t be late opening the venue to the U.S. ent outreach strategy, allowing
for American cattle producers
also be noted that 100% of my cutting your hay, because the Political analysts have sug-
cows did calve—eventually. nutrient content drops after to have a voice in the process.
It’s been 51 years since I took the grass produces a seed PLANTING WHEAT Background
that animal husbandry course head. If you are going to go continued from page 2 Earlier this year, the
in college, but I think a hun- to the trouble and expense of Biden Administration an-
dred per cent conception rate making hay, then make good in no-till wheat plantings in nounced their intent to repeal
might, at least, throw me back quality hay. I have never mid-August and early Sep- and replace the NWPR. The
into the category of an aver- seen anyone have a problem tember were similar to for- Administration planned a
age cattleman. with their hay being too high age production of clean-tilled three-phase process including
in nutrients. I have seen fields in early September. listening sessions with the En-
problems with the reverse. When planting was delayed vironmental Protection Agency
3.Forage test your hay. until mid-September, fall and Army Corps of Engineers,
THE IMPACTS Whether you cut your hay on forage production in tilled a repeal rule for NWPR, and
continued from page 7 time or a little late, always fields was better than in no- a new WOTUS rule. The first
take a sample and submit till. Stocker calf gains were public comment phase began
lack of outside forage here,” it for an analysis. You can the same for early planted in August and NCBA, state
he explained. learn the level of nutrients no-till and clean-tilled fields, affiliates, and numerous cat-
On the PLC front, Han- in the hay, which can help but no-till had later stocking tle producers submitted com-
sen shared the story of one you determine if the hay is dates and lower calf gains ments to the Agencies.
rancher who was feeding hay good enough by itself, or if it than clean-till when planted
Last month, the U.S. Dis-
to cows in June waiting for will need supplementation later. trict Court in South Caroli-
the range to improve so they to meet a cow’s nutrient re- There is a lot of compro-
could turn out. That didn’t quirements. You can contact mise and give and take when na dismissed a similar case,
which allowed the NWPR to
materialize. your local Extension office planting wheat and other
Next came a discussion about the specifics of taking cool-season annuals for pas- remain in effect until a repeal
of the numbers, shared by and submitting a sample. ture. Each year is different, rule was finalized by the Biden
Nalivka, who covered his- Just like with many things but when aggressively pur- Administration. That decision
ensured regulatory certainty
torical data on annual cattle in life, what seems to be a suing the earliest planting
slaughter and the disrup- simple question has a very dates for maximizing fall for cattle producers while the
Biden Administration moved
tions that have impacted the difficult and complex answer. forage production, producers
market, like the pandem- But getting information is must be ready to intervene through the rulemaking pro-
cess. Last week’s court decision
ic-forced closure of packing the key to determining the if crusting occurs and to con-
plants and the impacts to correct answer. trol pests or replanting may is the first time a federal court
has vacated the NWPR.
carcass weights. be necessary.
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