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GEORGETOWN, Del. - After
spending a lot of time and energy
planning a feeder calf sale that
never got off the ground, some 20
members of the Delmarva Cat
tlemen’s Association met Nov. 16
at Chesapeake College to discuss
what they can do as a group to
improve the marketing situation
on Delmarva.
According to University of
Delaware extension livestock
specialist Ken Kephart, who at
tended the meeting, president
Henry Walls hit the nail on the
head with his comment about
producers’ marketing strategy
“lt’s raining today and too wet to
do anything else, so I guess I’ll
take some calves to Lancaster.”
Dan Enterline, treasurer for the
association, recapped their efforts
to develop a calf sale. “Delmarva
is a spring calving area so we felt a
fall sale would be feasible. We
drew up a set of health standards
modeled after those used in
Virginia and planned the sale for
October, a prune weaning time on
the Eastern Shore. A USDA grader
agreed to assist, and Chester Lee
Carroll and his staff at Carroll’s
Sales Company were willing to do
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visited several farms in late
summer to estimate the calves
available. At that point, things still
looked promising. But as the sale
date approached, the numbers just
weren’t there. Enterline con
cluded, “We had to cancel the sale.
If we had given the go-ahead, we
would have done more damage
than good.”
Frank Bonsall, secretary for the
organization, suggested some
alternatives to a calf sale. “In
Pennsylvania, dealers or graders
go to the farms. They grade the
calves and give a price on the
spot.” Calves then go to a
collection point prior to final
delivery.
Another method, Bonsall said, is
to have buyers and producers call
in to a central clearinghouse that
compiles calf numbers and needs
for feeders. Or listings can be
periodically published.
Dick Whaley, one of the
association’s directors, also spoke
at the November meeting. He
updated the group on proposed
changes in membership structure
of the National Cattlemen’s
Association, plus two other
national issues-rules on tax
shelters and feed-grade an
tibiotics.
Before adjourning, reports
Kephard, the group also discussed
possible topics for future meetings.
They decided to hold a daytime
meeting in late January with a
guest speaker and producer panel
on culling procedures and the use
of performance tested bulls.
For more information on the
Delmarva Beef Cattlemen’s
Association, contact Kephart at
the Sussex County extension office
in Georgetown, Del. ( 302-856-5250'
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