Consignments for the Annual Fallon All Breeds Bull Sale are open until December 1, 2011. This year we are celebrating our 46th year of gathering in Fallon Nevada for this traditional sale. Our sale will be held at the Fallon Livestock Exchange February 18th starting at 11:30 a.m. with sifting and the annual Churchill County Cowbells Dinner Dance the evening before.
This annual tradition brings Nevada producers and producers from around the West together to sell and buy bulls. We work hard each year to bring the best range ready bulls to the sale to provide our buyers with quality and selection.

If you have questions regarding the sale or would like a copy of the sale catalog please contact the sale office at 1-775-738-9214 or email the sale secretary at nca@nevadabeef.org. The catalog will also be posted on the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association web page www.nevadacattlemen.org

Silver State Classic Calf & Yearling Sale

Along with our traditional bull sale we are again working with the Fallon Livestock Exchange to put on the 8th Annual Silver State Classic Special Calf and Yearling Sale. This year the sale will be held December 10th at 1:00 p.m. This sale not only provides great calves and yearlings, it helps support the Nevada Cattlemen’s Association. Monte Bruck will donate a portion of the sale proceeds to the association. To find out more about the sale please call the Fallon Livestock Exchange at 1-775-867-2020 or you can call the NCA office at 1-775-738-9214.

The officers and staff of the association have also been working on many issues that are affecting the livestock industry, including: wild horses, western watersheds, state brand laws, animal health, traceability, government regulation in industry related activities, sage grouse, and state water issues.
The Bureau of Land Management over the next several months and years is working in important issues that will direct affects on the livestock industry including but not limited to sage grouse interim management plans, wild horse and burro management, and renewable energy. The direction of the agency on these issues is important to all users of public lands.

At the request of the Bureau of Land Management, the National Research Council (NRC) is conducting an independent, technical evaluation of the science, methodology, and technical decision-making approaches of the WH&B Program. In evaluating the program, the study will build on findings of three prior reports prepared by the NRC in 1980, 1982, and 1991 and summarize additional, relevant research completed since the three earlier reports were prepared. Relying on information about the program provided by BLM and on field data collected by BLM and others, the analysis will address the following key scientific challenges and questions:

1. Estimates of the WH&B populations
2. Population Modeling
3. Genetic diversity in WH&B herds
4. Annual rates of WH&B population growth
5. Predator impact on WH&B population growth
6. Population control
7. Immunocontraception of wild horse mares (porcine zona pellucida)
8. Managing a portion of a population as non-reproducing
9. AML Establishment or Adjustment
10. Societal Considerations perspectives
11. Additional Research Needs

Committee members of this NAS Study include: Dr. Guy H. Palmer - (Chair) Washington State University; Dr. Cheryl S. Asa St. Louis Zoological Park; Dr. Erik A. Beever U.S. Geological Survey, Bozeman; Dr. Michael B. Coughenour Colorado State University; Dr. Lori S. Eggert University of Missouri; Dr. Robert Garrott Montana State University; Dr. Lynn Huntsinger University of California, Berkeley; Dr. Linda E. Kalof Michigan State University; Dr. Paul R. Krausman University of Montana; Dr. Madan K. Oli University of Florida; Dr. Steven Petersen Brigham Young University; Dr. David M. Powell Wildlife Conservation Society/Bronz Zoo; Dr. Daniel I. Rubenstein Princeton University; Dr. David S. Thain University of Nevada, Reno.

The critical role the committee and evaluation of the BLM’s Wild Horse and Burro Program will lead to the future management of our public lands and the viability of multiple uses.

We always invite members of the association and non members alike to call the office with concerns, questions, and ideas of ways we can better work for you. There are many different issues we are facing as a state and nationally that need our attention. Without your voices our effectiveness is limited. We hope to see you at our convention November 14-16 at the Carson Valley Inn in Minden. If you would like more information about convention, or the issues the association is working on please feel free to contact the office at 1-775-738-9214.