Soybean Prices Rush With ‘Mad Cow’ Regulation
COLUMBUS, Ohio Eu
rope’s regulatory reaction to
control “mad cow’ disease could
benefit Ohio and Indiana soy
bean growers who have been en
during low grain prices, said
agricultural economist Allan
Lines, Ohio State University.
In recent weeks, France, Italy,
Greece with Germany ex
pected soon to follow have
banned meat and bone meal
ingredients in all livestock feeds
as a precaution against the
spread of “mad cow” disease
through herds. For soymeal ex
porters, that’s an opportunity to
sell more product as European
farmers seek out plant-based
sources of protein for livestock
feeds, Lines said.
Soybean markets have re
acted to the regulatory news
with two strong upticks since
mid-November, raising cash
prices by 25 cents per bushel to
$4.80 per bushel. Lines said. If
sustained, that could beat the es
timated average price of $4.65
per bushel for the 1999-
harvested crop. It also gets into
the upper level of the $4.40-$5
per bushel price range that the
USDA projects for the 2000-
harvested crop.
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For the time being, the price
gains have probably topped off,
but other increases could result
from other countries banning
meat and bone ingredients from
feeds, Lines said.
There are two caveats to
temper any enthusiasm of U.S.
producers, however, Lines said.
One is European countries’
import restrictions on geneti
cally modified (GMO) crop vari
eties. This could limit trade with
the United States where farmers
commonly grow these crops in
the form of Roundup-Ready
soybeans that resist certain her
bicide applications.
In comparison, GMO varie
ties haven’t been approved in
some countries of South Amer
ica, which could be a likely
source for European imports,
Lines said.
The other big “if’ is how
Europe disposes the meat and
bone meal products it has
banned, Lines said. Properly
processed meat and bone meal
can be safely fed to livestock, he
said. Although Europe won’t use
it, other countries needing a
cheap protein source may use
the cast-off products, which
could then dent U.S. soymeal
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exports to those countries.
In all, Europe ranks second to
Asia in terms of agricultural
trade with the United States,
Lines said. But soymeal would
rank high on Europe’s list of
feed sources because of the great
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A mother and daughter were
each recently recognized by the
American Hereford Association
(AHA) for producing cows
which were named to the na
tional breed registry’s Dams of
Distinction list.
This is the second consecutive
year Sheila Miller received this
recognition, and the first time
daughter Etnilie Miller received
the honor.
“I was thrilled last year when
I was notified that two of my
cows were listed,” said Miller.
“It was even more exciting to
receive the news last month that
Emilie’s cow has achieved Dam
of Distinction honors, along
with another Hereford cow from
our farm.
“It took me more than twenty
years to have a cow listed,”
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Lancaster Farming, Saturday, December 9,2000-A23
amount produced in the world,
particularly by the United States
that is expected to have a record
soybean harvest of 2.78 billion
bushels. Other plant sources of
protein are rapeseed and sun
flower, which are minor players
noted Miller. “Emilie’s cattle
made the list in less time! She
has built and improved her herd
of Hereford cattle during her
lifetime, and especially during
the past seven years when she
has been active in 4-H and FFA.
Emilie’s first Hereford was a
heifer calf her dad and I gave
her the week after she was born
in 1985. The size of her herd has
grown right along with her!
“I’m proud of Emilie’s ac
complishments, even though it’s
tough when her cattle beat ours
in the show ring,” Miller said.
“This year, she showed a bred
and-owned steer that was out of
her Dam of Distinction cow,
Boomer, as her 4-H project and
won top honors in the county.
Her steer, K-Ci, a STAR Chair
man son, was reserve grand
champion at Reading Fair,
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in the feed meal markets.
Actual U.S. soymeal exports
have been running about 17 per
cent below last year’s, while
USD A has projected only a 2
percent annual decline.
heavyweight at Kutztown hair,
and reserve heavyweight at
roundup. She had a great year in
the show ring, but I still have her
beat when it comes to Dams of
Distinction females, at least
until next year!”
Miller, along with husband
Michael, has been raising pure
bred Hereford cattle in Berks
County since 1980. They own
and operate Deitschland Farm
in Tulpehocken Township, a
150-acre cow/calf operation.
Craig Htiffmes, AHA’s execu
tive secretary, said of the Dams
of Distinction females: ‘‘These
are the most efficient cows in the
Hereford breed. They have met
the strictest requirements for
early calving, reproductive effi
ciency, calving intervals no
greater than one year, and
weaning weight ratios in the top
end of the breeder’s herd.”
The Millers join 607 breeders who pro
duced cows that earned the distinction in
2000. There were 1,969 cows named to the
prestigious list for this year, according to
AHA officials.
Named to the Dams of Distinction list
for Miller is 4-year-old DL Prioritize 9614,
a daughter of DS Assemblage (WTK 55 Y
Bond 75A son) out of a FPP First Priority
28U daughter. In 1999, Miller’s Dams of
Distinction cows were DL Prior Forecast
9406, a daughter of IGT Forecaster 173 T
out of a FPP First Priority 28U daughter;
and DL Miss Tulpehocken 9412, a daugh
ter of Salunga Ascendant 128.
Emilie’s Dam of Distinction is DS
Boomer 3F, a 4-year-old daughter of Rem
itall Boomer 468 out of DS Bonita 19D, a
Bond daughter. Emilie purchased this
Boomer daughter from breeder, Dennis
Stockdale, Dayton, as a weanling and ex
hibited her at the Junior National held in
Forth Worth, Texas in 1997 and at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show in 1998.
In order to be honored as a Dam of Dis
tinction, each cow has to wean a calf born
after Jan. 1, 1999; produce at least three
initially calve at 30 months of age or less;
and have an interval between the first and
second calves no greater than 400 days. In
addition, 370-day calving interval must
have been maintained after her second
calf. The longer initial calving interval
allows breeders to calve 2-year-old heifers
prior to the mature cow herd, have wean
ing records submitted to the Hereford Per
formance Program on every calf produced,
and have progeny average 205-day ad
justed weaning weight ratio of at least 105.
“These are the cows that meet the high
est standards of commercial cattle produc
tion,” said Huffines. “The cows must do
her job, but also her owner must manage
the herd correctly to give her the opportu
nity to excel. Only a small portion of active
cows are recognized. All heifers have the
potential of being a Dam of Distinction but
only a small percentage fit the job descrip
tion of an ideal cow year in and year out.”
Other Pennsylvania breeders with Dams
of Distinction females for 2000 include
Flat Stone Lick, Marianna; Frazier Polled
Hereford Farm, Georgetown; Stanley W.
Hunt, Slippery Rock; Lee-Mar Farms, Eau
Claire; Twin Ponds Farm, McVeytown;
Rolling Shade Polled Herefords, East
Greenville; Curt Stockdale, Dayton; and
Donald Sunday, Dover.
A complete listing of Hereford cows that
were recognized and the breeders who pro
duced them is available from the American
Hereford Association on its website at
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