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COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION 326 Livestock Exchange Bui Iding NEWS RELEASE Denver, Colorado 80216 · 303/534·8229 lt.f.1EDIATE Ne•t I Skau, Jr., Executive Vice President

Colorado cattle feeders, ree l Ing f rom the effects of one of the most hectic years in t he histor.y of the busfness, will attempt to "take a look at what's coming" during their 19th Annual Meeting to be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown in Denver on February 7 & 8, 1974. Recognizing that many factors have contrf buted to the extremely unstable condition in the cattle feeding Tnd ustry, the CCFA program comnlttee has put together a capab le and knowledgeable group of speakers who will cover many of these problem areas from the standpoint of now and the future. These speakers will make their presentations on Friday, February 8. Mr. Clayton Yeutter, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Washington, D. C., wlll discuss "The Effect of the Washington Situation on the Cattle Industry", while the outlook for feed grains wi II be considered by Mr. Royce Rams land, Vice-President of Quaker Oats Co., Chicago, I II inois whose subject wil I be "Grain Crops - 1974 and Beyond". "Credit Crunch on Cattle" will be the title of the talk to be given by Mr. Joe Henderson , Assistant Vice-President, Continental Illinois Bank, Chicago, while Colonel Ma lcolm McArthur of the Austra 11 an Meat Board, Sydney, Austra Ii a, w111 g Ive h Is views on "Beef Pro- ductlon - A World Concern". A highly qualified panel of people from three

areas of the nation wit I discuss "Cattle Production Changes By Region". The paneltsts are: Dr. Solon Ewing, Iowa State University, Ames; Mr. Curtis Avery, rancher of Pine Mountain, Georgia; and Mr. Mike Retthmayer, Economist for the Texas Cattle Feeders Association at Amari I lo. A special ladles' program wil I be provided and Colorado Governor John Vanderhoof has been asked to speak at the men's luncheon. The meeting Is open to al I, members and non-members alike •

. ~ ' ..I ... Cpln.Ju:uln CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Publishers of "OVER THE FEED BUNK" 411 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE BLDG. DENVER, COLORADO 80216 PHONE 303/534-8229 NEWS RELEASE IMMEDIATE

Clayton Yeutter, Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for

OFFICERS marketing and consumer services, wl I I be one of the GERALD "JERRY" ROBBE President speakers featured on the program of the annual meeting of Pueblo W. H. "BILL" WEBSTER the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Friday, February 8. First Vice-President Greeley The meeting wil I be held at the Holiday Inn Downtown In H. A. "HANK" SCHNEIDER Vice-President Denver and Yeutter, who was director for the Committee to Greeley FRANK P. SEWALD Re-elect the President, wl I I speak on "The Effect of the Vice-President Long moot Washington Situation on the Cattle Industry". JACK ANDERSON Vice-President Denver LLOYD KINDSFATER Vice-President Mr. Joe Henderson, Ass istant Vice-President of the Cantin- Greeley NEIL SKAU, JR. ental 111 inols Bank in Chicago wi 11 speak to the "Credit Executive Vice-President Denver Crunch on Cattle" · and Colonel Malcolm McArthur, member of MELVIN DINNER Treasurer the Austral Ian Meat Board, talks about "Beef Production - Denver A Wor Id Concern".

MEMBER A panel moderated by Dr. J. K. Matsushima of Colorado State AMERICAN NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S ASSN . University and made up of people In the cattle Industry In the

Cornbelt, Southeast and Southwest, wi I I report on "Cattle

Production Changes by Regions".

Governor John Vanderhoof wi I I be the luncheon speaker at the 19th annual meeting of the cattle feeding group. COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION 326 Livestock Exchange Bui I ding Denver, CO 80216 · NEWS RELEASE 303/534-8229 Net I Skau,· Jr., Executive Vice President IMMEDIATE

DENVER-- Four friends of the tattle feeding Industry were awarded the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION'S newly created "Top Choice" citation at the 19th annual meeting of the Association on Friday, February 8, 197"4. Recipients were two agricultural radio personal itles and two men who have recently retired from long-tenn positions with a food retailer and a bank- Ing Institution. Cec 11 "Cec" He I I bu sch, former I y fann and 11 vestock consu Itant for Safeway Stores, Inc., retired an December 21, 1973 after 31 years with the giant grocery flnn. Hellbusch graduated ·from Colorado State University. with a degree In Animal Husbandry. He Is a member and past prestdent of the Denver Agricultural and Livestock Group; belongs to the Denver Chamber of Commerce; Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry; active In youth organizations which Include 4-H and FFA. Hel lbusch was honored for his "many years of Interest In and service to the cattle feeding Industry". Francis M. "Pete" Petersen, was with the United Bank of Denver for 30 years and retired on October :1, 1973. He had been vice-president, Agrlcul- tural Group, Commercial Banking Division. Petersen graduated from utah State University In 1933 with a degree In Animal Husbandry and was an assls- tant agricultural agent before going Into the banking business. He is a member of the Finance Convnlttee of the Denver 4-H clubs and Is Vice-Chair- man of the Agriculture and Livestock Committee of the Denver Chamber of Commerce. He Is also a cattle feeder and a member of the association that honored him for his "many years of Interest In and service to the cattle feeding Industry". Colorado Cattle Feeders Assn.

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Chuck Mui ler, well-known KOA Farm Service Director, Is a 20 year vet- eran with KOA Radio. He graduated from · Cornell Unfversfty with a degree In · Agriculture and pl~nned on farming . But during school he had a taste of broad- casting and after graduation decided to combine his farming Interests wfth farm broadcasting. He participates in many little. theatre groups as a means of relaxing from his broadcasting duties. CCFA recognized Chuck for his "out- standing cattle market reporting over the years". Joe Tennesen, part owner and genera l manager of radio station KFKA in Greeley, Colorado, received his award for his "unceasing radio editorial support of the cattle feedi ng Industry" on KFKA. He was born ln Wisconsin and began his radio career In Kan sas ln !952. He Is past-president of the Colorado Broadcasters Association, past-president of the Greeley Chamber of Commerce and Is active In other civic affairs.

### 1001 Lincoln Street Denver, Colorado 80203

M E M 0 R A N D U M

March 1, 1974

TO: Affiliated Association Executive Officers

FROM: Jim House

RE.: Attached News Release

This release was mailed from Denver, today, and used

Gordon Van Vleck as the spokesman. The immediacy of this

industry crisis dictates the need for the broadest possible

distribution. Therefore, we would like you to use the

enclosed localized news release as best you can~

The same message will be used in an ANCA TV film

news clip to be produced Tuesday in Washington, and for

a radio tape that will be sent to the top 350 form and con-

sumer stations across the land.

Good luck. COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOC.IAT ION NEWS RELEASE 326 Livestock Exchange Bui Iding Denver, CO 80216 · 303/534-8229 ' .. IMMEDIATE Nell Skau, Jr., Executive Vice President

DENVER ••..••••• William H. "Bill" Webster, Greeley, Colorado catt~e feeder, was elected President of the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIA- TION at the 19th annual meeting held at the Holiday Inn Downtown here on February 8, 1974. He succeeds Gerald Robbe of Pueblo. Webster is President of Webster Land and Cattle Co. and Webster Feedlots, Inc. He Is also a member of the Colorado Agricultural Commls- slon and a member of the American Soc iety of Animal Sciences. He was educated In the Greeley schools and majored In Animal Science and Farm and Ranch Management at Co Io rado State Un Ivers I ty. He Is a di rector of the Greeley Nat ional Bank. In 1967 Webster received the Distinguished Service award of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and In 1971 he was named the Farm Efficiency Award winner by the Ford Foundation. Bil I and his wife, Sylvia, have t wo sons and a daughter. Frank Sewald, Longmont, President of the Coors Cattle Co., was named first Vice-President while the following were named Vice-Presidents: W.R. Farr of Greeley, Robert Fritz ler of Sterling, Lloyd Klndsfater of Greeley and James Svedman of Fort Coll Ins. · Neil Skau, Jr. of Denver continues as Executive Vice-President. OLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION

326 Li vestock Exchange Bl dg., Denver, CO 80216, ( 303 l 534-8229

March 3, 1975

TO: ALL OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS FROM: RICK McELMURRAY, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY RE: MEMBERSHIP DRIVE

Although we are half way through our year toward Summer Convention at Vail, we sti I I have ample time to put together a successful membership drive. It has been tough Increasing our membership with all the in- dustry problems, but the future seems to be brightening for the cattle feeding sector. This, coupled with the ·need for more unity should pro- vide us with more encouragement toward bu i I d_i ng our assoc I at Ion. Up to now, there has been a lack of organization' in my membership effort. After the Winter Convention and the announcement of the member- ship contest, my plans are to direct much of my time to this effort. I have several positive ideas but from past experience the strength toward a successful membership drive is backing from the members. Since you are the decision makers and leaders of our associat ion, I wll I seek your advice and assistance while working in your area . The Directors' efforts were the prime factors in init ially developing the Burlington area. These efforts are immeasur.able and wi 11 be very beneficial to the CCFA. " ...... o.Lo-..RA-.-Dm;:O;...:C~A T.:..T:.:;L~E..:F:.:;E~ED~E~R~S ..:A:::,;S~S~OC~l~A.:.,Tl~O:.:.,:N_ 326 Livestock Exchange Bldg., Denver, CO 80216, ( 303 ) 534-8229

January 26, 1976

TO: ALL CATTLE FEEDERS FROM: LLOYD KINDSFATER , PRESIDENT SUBJECT : CATTLE PRICE SLUMP

I have been asked, "What is wrong with the beef market?" .... "Why has t he bottom 11 fallen out of the I Ive cattle trade? •••• "What can be done to slow the slide that has sent fed cattle prices into another loss position so soon after ou r welcome recovery from the nearly two-year long slump?"

I do not pretend to have al I of the answers but after talk in g with several of the leaders in our industry it seems to me thatthe consensus is that THE CATTL E FEEDER HIMSELF IS RESPONSIBLE FOR A GOOD SHARE OF THE CURRENT NEGATIV E THINKING! It appears that the feeder has given up hope, judging from some of the reports of market analysts in the cattle and meat trade late last week. Some of these fol low: " .... 60% to 70% of the (Colorado) cattle committed for next week's delivery have sold in the beef, the flnal price to be set the day of s laughter." .... ''The prominent feature of this week's market was the notlceable increase in cattle being traded on a carcass basis, mostly on a formula of one kind or another to determine resu I ts after s I aughter. " .... "Most packers were again we I I supplied from last week's I iberal I ive cattle movement." .... "Catt le prices are at the lowest levels in nearly a year." .... "Cattte feeders now find themsel ves in a loss positlon. 11

There is no doubt in my mind but that the feeder has lost control of the mar ket by virtue of his "dumping'' activities. Some packers report that some of the rai I offerings arriving at their plant,s a re not even finished cattle. TH IS DULL TRAQE AND SLI DI NG MARKET WILL NOT BE STOPPED UNTIL THE HU GE BAIL .SS:LLING SYNDROME HAS BEEN HALTED AND ONLY TH~ CATTLE FEEDER CAN E FF ECT!~ CORRECT THE CURRENT ~ITUATIO~! I am not attempting to t el I you what you shou ld do. I am s imply pointing out some of the salient factors that may have eluded your consideration during this • turbulent period in our business. GIVE THESE COMMENTS SOME CONSIDERATION AND TALK TO YOUR NEIGHBOR ABOUT TAKING A MORE POSITIVE STANCE IN ORDER THAT FEED ERS DO NOT LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF THE MARKET. MAKE THE PACKER BUY THE CATTLE IN ORD ER THAT HE WILL HAVE TO SELL THE PRODUCT. RAIL SELLING GIVES THE PACKER NO NEE D OR INCENTIVE TO MERCHANDISE THE BEEF. HE HAS HIS BUILT-IN PROFIT. OLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION

326 Livestock Exchonge Bldg ., Denve r, CO 8021 6, ( 303 1 534-8229

April 28, 1976

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE CCFA EXECUTIVE CO MM ITTEE

FROM: LLOYD KINDSFATER, PRESIDENT

RE: MAY COMM ITTEE MEET ING

There wi I I be a special Executive Committee Meet ing preceding the · regularly scheduled Board Mee ting on May 5, 1976, at 5:30 p.m. at the Victor Candi in Post of the Am er ican Legion in Gree ley.

Please make every effort to attend this Committee Meeting.

JMT Cplnlla.dn CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Publishers of "OVER THE FEED BUNK" .· 411 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE BLDG. DENVER, COLORADO 80216 PHONE 303/534-8229 NEWS RELEASE

FOR l~EDIATE RELEASE

MORE BEEF AT FAVORABLE CONSUMER PRICES EXPECTED OFFICERS

GERALD "JERRY" ROBBE President Pueblo De nver---March 4, 1974---The nation's cattle feeders are In W. H. "BILL" WEBSTER First Vice-President economic trouble, an Industry spokesman pointed out today, but Greeley H. A. "HANK" SCHNEIDER their problems of backed-up supplies an d below-cost cattle Vice-President Greeley prices are expected to result rn more beef at favorable prices FRANK P. SEWALD Vice-President Longmont to con sume rs. JACK ' ANDERSON Vice-President W. H. "Bl I I" Webster, President of the COLORAOO CATILE Denver LLOYD KINDSFATER FEEDERS ASSOCIATION noted that the beef feeding Industry -- Vice-President Greeley squeezed ~ etween record high feed costs and cattle prices which NEIL SKAU, JR. Executive Vice-President are 10¢ per pound below breakeven levels -- has sustained losses Denver MELVIN DINNER total Ing almost $1 bl II Ion since September. Treasurer Denver The losses, forcing feeders to get out or to cut back their operations, are leading to fewer cattle being placed on feed, Webster explained. This, he cautioned, may bring a drop In beef

MEMBER AMERICAN NATIONAL supplies In late summer and fal f, CATTLEMEN"$ ASSN . Meanwhile, however, there is an abundant supply of fed cattle ready for market. Large supplies as compared with demand have pushed wholesale beef prices down by 15 to 20¢ per pound from January and February highs. With these large supplies and re-

duced wholesale costs, retail stores could very wel I step u~ safes of beef at special prices during the next 30 to 45 days. CCPA News Release Page 2

"Most head I Ines these days tell about shortages, but I can assure you that beef cattle certainly aren't In short supply at this time," the Industry leader emphasized. Webster, spokesman for Colorado's cattle· feeders, explained that the beef cattle .Industry is•made op of two basic groups -- the farmers and ranchers who produce feeder cattle, and the feedlot operators who purchase the feeder animals at lighter weights and finish them for market on htgh-graln rat Ions. "The feedlot operators, currently losing more than $100 per head, have been l n a Ioss pattern s I nee September," he sa Id. "With strong wor Id demand, gra In prices now are twice as high as a year ago, while prices of fed cattle are the same as ln early 1973. The current market on a 1,050 lb. steer Is 43¢ per pound, compared with a breakeven of about 55¢. "Feeder cattle producers were doing well, but now the feedlot Industry losses have cut demand, bringing lower prices on feeder cattle also. If the situation does not Improve soon, this could lead to a reversal of recent years' trends to a larger total beef cattle herd. For the long and short range good of both the cattle Industry and the pub I ic, our Industry has to get back to a more stable sltuatlton soon. The thing that wl I I help most is Increased move- ment of avai Iable beef to consumers. "Just a few weeks ago, the Industry was emerging from the severe disruptions caused by the 1973 beef price freeze. We expected the freeze-caused cutbacks in cattle on feed to bring some tightening of beef supplies during the first half of 1974, fol lowed by a supply Increase and an easing of prices In the last half. In fact, the U.S. Department of Agriculture rs still saying this. However, the truck strike quickly changed the situation and outlook. The shut-down clogged CCFA News Release Page 3

. the meat plpl Ina and disrupted our entire free market system. Sharp wh~le­ sale beef price Increases during the shortage were followed by a 23% decline, and I Ive cattle prices tumbled $6 to $10 per cwt. "Whl le cattle and wholesale beef prices are off sharply, there are only I lmlted Indications that average retal I beef prices have decl lned from their January highs. And consumer demand has lagged. The recent uncertainty of wholesale beef prices and supplies Is said to have slowed retal I promotion of beef. Now, however, we have plentiful suppl Jes ln prospect for several weeks. In fact, market-ready cattle are backed up in feedlots. "Some stores are featurl ng beef aga In now, and we hope for more featurl ng so that our lndustry can soon get back to a more normal supply and demand sit- uatlon. One St. Louis chain advertised·: 'Our cost of fresh meats has come down, and we a re pass Ing these sav I ngs on to you. "'

# # # # # # # # # # .CplbJu:lti.o. CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Publishers of " OVER THE FEED BUNK" 41 1 LI VESTOCK EXCHANGE BLDG. DENVER , C OLO RADO 802 16 NEWS RE LEASE PHONE 3 0 3/53 4 -8 2 2 9 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

FEEDERS URGE END TO PRICE CONTROLS

Denver----The President of the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS OFFICERS GE RA LD " JERRY" RO BB E ASSOCIATION, W. H. "Bl II" Webster, today urged that the President Pu eblo Economic Stabll izatlon Act be permitted to exptre on W . H. "BILL" WEBSTER First Vi ce-President Aprl I 30. Greeley H. A. "HANK" SCHNEIDER Reminding consumers as well as feeders of the boomerang Vice-President Greeley effects of the government's 1973 beef price freeze, Webster FRA NK P. SEWALD Vice-President Longmont pointed out that the best way to help assure adequate JACK ANDERSON Vice-President supplies of food Is t o el.imlnate the gove rnment's current Denver price contro l authority. LLOYD KINDSFATER Vice-President Greeley Webster pointed out that cattlemen were given the wrong NEIL SKAU, JR. Executive Vice-President signals In 1973 when cons umers boycotted meat and the govern- Denver MELVIN DINNER ment slapped ceilings on beef .. At the same time, feed and Treasurer Denver other costs were rising, and feeders sharply reduced place- ments of cattle on feed during the latter part of 1973 -- leading to a recent tightening of beef supplies and higher MEMBER AME RICAN NATI ONAL consumer prices. CATTLEMEN'S ASSN . However, Webster said, current Indications point to an increase In beef supplies during the latter part of 1974, with

_lower retal I prices -- "unless the government decides to experiment with controls again. CCFA News Re Iease Page 2·

Webster, a cattle feeder from Greeley, Colorado, recalled that price . ' controls on food have been tried four times In the past 28 years, and not once have they worked. U. S. Department of Agriculture Hgures show that there were 5% more cattle aval lab le to be placed on feed In 1973, but, because of the freeze and the reduction In Incentive to feeders, the numbers of cattle actually put Into the nation's feedlots were down 8% from a year earlier. "Now, following thls cutback In placements," Webster explained, "we face a period of reduced beef supplies and retail prices which are higher than they would have been without the controls. "Opinion pol ls last year showed that most consumers favored dropping controls on beef so that cattlemen would produce more. Later prices did decline substantially, only to rise again more recently because of the tighter supplies. Government price reports coming out in the next few weeks will reflect the recent increases, and I suggest that the lawmakers and adminls- trators who favo red the ceilings -- not producers -- be asked to explain the Increases. "Unfortunately In this election year, some politicians will be tempted to push for renewed controls. This would only prolong supply and price pro- blems for the con sume r. Many government off iclals now acknowledge that the 1973 ceilings were a big mistake. We should help keep them from making another mistake by not renewing the law which is the root cause of problems for both producers and consumers." Even with fed cattle prices above the lows of 1973, Webster continued, mos t feeders are stl 11 los Ing money. Th Is Is. because of the freeze-caused market disruptions and because of today's record high costs. CCFA News Release Page 3

Hopefully, the country's 150,000 cattle producers can return to a more normal situation during 1974. Recent government reports show beef catt·le numbers are bulldlng up, leadl.ng to an Increased beef supply In the years ahead. However, Webster cautioned, feed and other costs appear to be a.t permanent Iy h lgher Ieve Is than In the past, part Iy because of wor I dw I de demand for feed and food, and the nation never again wll I see the cheap fooa of yesteryear. It wil I require higher cattle prices to keep the cattlemen producing meat. "When $3 per bus he I corn becomes more no rma I than $I corn, catt I e at $50 per hundredweight obviously become more normal than $25 cattle, and $I • 09 ground beef Is more norma I than 59¢ hamburger," Webster exp Ia I ned .. "In any event, the only way to assure adequate supplies, at the most reason- able and stable possible prices, Is to let the time-proven free market system

work, In the best Interests of both farm producers and consumers • 11

# # ti # COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOC IAT ION NE IL SKAU , JR , 326 Livest ock Exc han ge Bldg . Den ve r , Colorado 802 16 Nei I Ska u, Jr., Exec . Vice. Pres. 303/534- 8229 IMMEDI ATE

DENVE R------"The COLORADO CATT LE FEED ERS ASSOCIAT ION una nimous ly endorses

the proposed revi s ions of beef grade st andards as printed in the Federal

Register of Septemb e r 11, 1974," declar ed Wi I I iam H. Webs t e r Pres ide nt of

the Stat e feeder group.

"I t has a lways been the objective of the CO LOR ADO CATTL E FEEDERS ASSOCIATION to standard ize its beef product to the needs a nd des i res of the consum e r. We

beli eve that the proposed revi s ion s wi I I afford the consumer a better oppor- tunity to prov ide her fam il y with the same high ly nutritious bu t lea ner type of beef product, something s he ha s ind icat ed a pr-eference for recent ly", continue the Gree ley feed lot operat or .

"We ag ree with President Gordon Van Vleck of t he Am er ican National Catt lemen 1s

Assoc iation that it should be po ss ibl e t o effect lower production cost s through

shorter feed i ng pe riods and the use of less gra in in finis hing cattl e for mar ket", conc luded Webster . STATE FEEDER ASSOCIATION BOARD TO MEET HERE

LT: regular monthly meeting of the Board of Directer s of t he COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, October

2nd at t he Cork & Emb ers Restaurant i n Grand Junction. More than 20 officers and Board members will fly in from Denver, in a group, for the meeting and t hey

will return to Denver t he same evening. This will be t he first regular mont hly

CCFA Board meeting to be held i n t he Western part of the State.

~ve thank CCFA Board memb er Bill Laramore for inviting us to Grand Junction

and for giving us an opportunity to meet with feeders of Western Colorado on

11 11 their home grounds • •"""' solicit t he inputs of these people at this critical period in our i ndustry", said CCFA President Bill Webster of Greeley. "There

has never been a greater need for t he unification of the cattle industry t han now.

We want the consuming public to know that we are still attempting to provide

them with a qualit~ beef product at a price t hey can truly afford but , they must

realize that this can only be accomplished if each sector from t he producer

11 t hrough t he retailer is allowed a reasona~le return on his investment , continued

Webster. .. ' ' ..

CplolU:ll:ln CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Publishers of "OVER THE FEED BUNK" 411 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE BLDG. DENVER, COLORADO 80216 PH 0 NE 303/534-8229

October 4, 1974

OFFICERS

GERALD " JERRY" ROBBE President Pueblo W. H . " Bill" WEBSTER First Vice-President Dear Colorado Cattle Feeder: Greeley H. A. "HANK" SCHNEIDER Just prior to our annual meeting the board voted 100% Vice-President Greeley to encourage each member to join the Cattle-Fax marketing service. FRANK P. SEWALD Vice-Presi dent Longmont This decision was reached after the CCFA marketing com- mit tee visited the Cattle-Fax facility. They studied its JACK ANDERSON Vice-Presi dent function and proposed to our board that our membership can Denver benefit from the market services offered. LLOYD KINDSFATER Vice-Pres. dent We have an excellent opportunity here in Colorado to Greeley get a better handle on our market and to get inputs on NEIL SKAU , JR. over 40% of the fed cattle in the seven major feeding Executive Vice-President states - which Cattle-Fax represents. Denver MELVIN DINNER Take a moment and review the brochure which should Treasurer help answer several questions you might have. Denver I encourage you to return the enclosed card. Learn more about Cattle-Fax and what it can do for you.

MEMIEl '-~rds,~ AMERICAN NATIONAL CATTLEMEN ' S ASSN . . ~ ~ Jerry Robbe Immediate Past President Colorado Cattle Feeders

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October 8, 1974

OFFICERS

GERALD "JERRY" ROBBE President TO : ALL MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO CATILE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Pueblo W . H. "BILL" WEBSTER FROM: CCFA OFF ICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS First Vice-President Greeley SUBJECT: CCFA CODE OF ETHICS FOR DIRECT MARKETING H. A. "HANK" SCHNEIDER Vice-Presi dent Greeley FRA NK P. SEWALD V i ce - Pre~ident In a l I parts of the country, there has been a good deal of 11 Lonqrnont "rail", consignment" or realization" killing of cattle. JACK ANDERSON 1t is the opinion of this Board that the practice is detri - Vice-President mental to the entire cattle and beef industry in that it Denver serves to depress an already weakened market . Let's al I LLOYD KINDSFATER read again that part of the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS Vice·Pre;ident ASSOCIATION Code of Ethics for Direct Marketing that deals Greeley with Grand and/or Yie ld Sel I i ng Transactions .... and pro- NE IL SKAU. JR. ceed to conduct our business within these suggested Ethics . Executive Vier-President Denver (a) Al I grade and/or yield sel I ing transactions in- MELV IN DINNE R volving the sale of cattle should have an agree- Treasurer ment between packer and feeder as to an estab- Denver 1 !shed and agreed prfce based upon grade or yield or weight or any combinat ion thereof .

(b) The yield shal I be on a hot weight basis and packer shal I furnish seller with certified MEMBER copy of hot carcass weight. AMEllJCAN NAT IONAL CATTLEM EN ' S ASSN . RAIL KILLING--AI I rail kil I ing procedures and practices where a fixed price is not established prior to the ki I I ing of the cattle (consignment or realization ki 11 ing) . is thoroughly condemned and discouraged. /r;{ -3/- J '/

COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE 326 Livestock Exchange Bui I ding Denver, Colorado 80216 303/534- 8229 IMMEDIATE Nei I Skau , Jr., Exec. Vice President

DENVER-----Richard L. :rRick" McElmurray wi 11 occupy a new ly created position with the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION when he becomes Executive Secretary of the state group, based here, on January 1, 1975. Initially, he wi 11 be working in the area of membership and later wi I I work into the various other areas of association work as the feeder group str ives to be of greater service to the in dustry .

McElmurray was bo rn in Texas, receiving his B. S. in Agricu ltural Sc ience from

Texas Tech Univers ity. Prior to com in g with the Colorado group he was emp loyed as a feedlot analyst by Catt le- Fax , In c ., and prior to that had worked as an agricultural statisti c ian with the Texas, and late r, Colorado Crop & Livestock

Reporting Service.

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Pultl!1heN of "OVEl 1HE FEED BUNK" · 326 LIVESTOCK EXCHANGE BLDG. DENVER, COLORADO 80216 PHONE : 303/534-8229

TO: ALL MEMBERS OF THE COLORADO CATT LE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION FROM: NEIL SKAU, JR., EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT SUBJECT: IMPORT QUOTA RESTRAINTS

For some time the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION, its Officers and Directors; have written letters, sent telegrams or telephcriedPresident Nixon, Sec . of Agriculture Butz, our Senators and Re.pnesentatives in Congress, al I with the ob jective of encouraging the President to reimpose the beef Import restraints under the Meat Import Act of 1964. Your Association shal I continue to press for this objective . . However , it is going to take add!tional support from the membership and we are asking that YOU add your individual voice t o ours by either writing, phoning or sending a tele- gram to your representatives in Washington. Necessary Information is as fol lows:

COLORADO'S UNITED STATES SENATORS: Sen. Peter H. Dominick Sen. Floyd K. Haskel I 248 Old Senate Off Ice Bldg. 204 Old Senate Off ice Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20510 Washington, D.C. 20510 Phone (202) 225-5852 Phone (202) 225-5944

COLORADO'S UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVES: Dist #1 Rep. Patricia Schroeder Dist #2 Rep Donald G. Brotzman 1313 Longworth House Off !ce Bldg. 403 Cannon House Off Ice Bldg . Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone (202) 225-4431 Phone (202) 22 5-2 16 1 Dist #3 Rep. Frank E. Evans Dist. #4 Rep James P. Johnson 127 Cannon House Off ice Bldg. 2312 Rayburn Office Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone (202) 225-4761 Phone (202) 225-4676 Dist #5 Rep. Wi II iam Armstrong 513 Cannon House Off ice Bldg. Washington, D.C. 20515 Phone (202) 225-4422 Letters or telegrams to the President or the Sec. of Agriculture should be addressed as fol lows:

The Honorable Richard M. Nixon The Honorable Earl L. Butz President of the United States Secretary of Agriculture The White House Department of Agriculture Washington, O.C. 20013 Washington , D.C. 20250 (over) If you elect to send a telegram it may read something like this:

LIFE'S BLOOD OF CATTLE INDUSTRY BEING DRAINED BY CONTINUING LOSS POSTION OF CATTLEMEN. EMBARGOS AND HIGHER TARIFFS ON BEEF BY OTHER NATIONS LEAVES UNITED STATES AS DUMPING GROUND FOR FOREIGN BEEF. REQUEST IMMEDIATE REIMPOSITION OF RESTRAINTS AS PROVIDED FOR UNDER MEAT IMPORT ACT OF 1964.

If you decide to write a letter simply state the situation as you know It to be. The cattle f~eder (s suffering now and there ls a g~owing danger that future suppl Tes of ·qua I ity American beef for the consuming pub I ic wi 1.1 be reduced for some time to come, especlal ly If the cow slaughter continues to increase. Feeders have lost In excess of $lt bi I I Ion since last September. With the Common Market, Canada and Japan having either placed embargos on Imported beef or having raised tariffs to reduce their Imports, the U.S. stands alone as the ONLY beef-eating nation whose doors are open to uni imited imports and as a result th ts country can we l I become the "dumping ground" for foreign meats. We are requesting that the President reimpose the restraint levels on the importation of fresh, chit led and frozen beef as provided for under the Meat Import Act of 1964. If you have any questions, please phone the CCFA office and we shall attempt to help. COLO RADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOC IATION NEWS RELEASE 326 Livestock Excha nge Bu i !ding Denver, Colorado 802 16 303/534- 8229 IMMEDIATE Nei I Skau , Jr., Exec . Vice President

DENVER , January 6, 1975-----"Some we l I meaning persons and organizations are advocat ing meatl ess days and reductions in bee f consumpt ion as a mea ns of making more gra in avai !ab le fo r direct human consumpt ion. Howeve r, they rea ll y are doing a disservice when they offer these i I I-advised suggestions."

This statement was made today by Wm . H. Webster, President, COLORADO CATTLE

FEEDERS ASSOCIATION .

"An arbitrary reduction in meat consumpti on wou ld not automat ica ll y make avai I- able to the hungry and starv in g addi tional gra in or plant protein ," Webster sa id.

"We already expo rt mo st of our food gra in ; cutting back on meat consumption would not make any more food grain avai Iable . Even if more people ove r seas would eat feed gra in s I ike gra in sorghum and field corn , someone (the importing nation , U.S. taxpayers or c haritab le organ i zations ) sti I I wou ld have to buy it and sh ip it.

"Furthermore, an artificial reduct ion in beef consumpt ion would be extremely wastefu l of resources which can be converted into food only by runimant (four- stomach animals I i ke beef and dai ry catt le . ) Feed for beef cattle consists almost entire ly of (1) rough, fib rou s meater ia ls , I i ke forage and grass, which man can ' t eat; and , (2) coarse grains which most people won't eat .

"Beef catt I e spend a I I or most of their I i ves eating grass or forage . In the

United States a lone , we have 900 mi I I ion acres of grazing land --not suitab le for crop production--whi ch wou ld go to waste if it were not for rum inant animals .

more "In fact, there are fa r more tons of p lant material in the wo rld which ma n can 't eat

than there a re tons of material whi ch he can eat . The on ly way t o convert t hese rough~

fibrous ma t e rial s into human food is to make them ava i I ab le to catt le and sheep. We are

in deed fortun ate t o have cattle as a means of harvesting food from land whi ch cannot grow

crops for human use--not on ly in the U.S. but throug hou t the worl d."

Here in the U. S., Webs t er con tinued , more than three fourths of al I of the feed units

used in beef production come from grass, hay, si !age, crop res id ues and by - products . The

balance of the total ration i s fed gra in, but the grain pe rcentage has been dee! ining

because of reduced avai lab i I ity and high costs .

"We a lso s houl d note ," Webster sa id, "that at least 35% of the cattle be ing marketed in

the U.S. have received I it tl e or no gra in. They a r e ra ised to market we ight almost

ent irel y on grass and roughage .

"Even in the case of grain-fed beef , we genera l ly use less than 3 pounds of grain to pro-

duce a pou nd of I ive ani mal, or less t ha n 6 pounds of gra in per pound of saleab le Cho ice

beef . Recentl y, the convers ion rate mo re often has been red uced t o only 3 or 4 pounds of

gra in per pound of fed beef , and the gra in requ i rement potent ia ll y can go even lowe r."

Webs t er po inted out that, with the beef production methods now in common use, it is easily

poss ibl e to recover as much energy (ca lories) and prote in from anima l foods as a r e supplied

to the anima ls through gra ins and oi I seed meals. (The ba lance of the an ima ls ' energy and

protein needs comes f rom roug hage and by-products not ed i ble by man . ) And , of cou r se, the

nutr itiona l va lue and palatabi I ity of human d iets is improved greatly through conversion of plant materials to meat.

Commenting on the amou nts of gra in consumed by different types of I ivestock, Webste r pointed out that s ingle- stomach an ima ls I i ke pou ltry and hogs must have large proportions of grain

in the ir d iets . Like man h im self , t hey cannot digest and uti I ize ordina ry roughage .

"It ta kes 2 pounds of feed gra in t o produce a pound of ch icken bro i !e r mea t," Webster said .

"T urkey prod ucers use at least 3 pounds of grain to produce a poun d of mea t ; and it takes about 5 pounds of gra in to produce a pound of pork. On the other hand, a large amount of

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the beef we eat is produced with no grain at a l I. And, even to produce a pound of grain-

fed beef, we can potentially use no more than 2 pounds of grain . At least some grain

f eed ing is desirable not onl y to imp rove beef palatabi I ity but a lso to increase and even out supplies of this preferred meat."

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RESOLUTION CONCERNING SOLID WASTE CONTAINERS WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of §80- 22- 3 , C. R. S . 1963 as amended (§8-11-104, C. R. S . 1973) , the Colorado Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is required to ascertain and fix such reasonable standards for the adoption of safety devices, safeguards and other means or methods of protection to be as uniform as possible, as may be necessary to carry out all laws relative to the protection of the life, health , safety , and welfare of employees in employments and places of employment ; and WHEREAS, the Standards Board is required to ascertain, fix , and order such reasonable standards, rules or regulations as provided by law for the construction, repair, and maintenance of places of employment as shall render them safe; and WHEREAS , the Standards Board has adopted such standards for the purposes set f orth above; and WHEREAS , the Standards Board has considered such arguments, views and comments as have been presented at public hearing and desires to amend §1910 . 176 "Materials Handling and Storage" by adding a new paragraph (i) . NOW THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED, that §1910 . 176 be, and the same hereby is , amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows: 1910 . 176(i) Solid waste containers .-- (1) No employer engaged in the removing of ashes , trash, garbage, or other refuse from private and/or public premises shall allow an employee to lift , carry , or dump any ash , trash , garbage or other refuse storage container exceeding 32 gallons in capacity . (2) An emplnyer engaged in the removing of ashes , trash , garbage , or other refuse from private and/or public premises may furnish a "transfer container" of a larger size than 32 gallons in order to minimize spillage while emptying a 32 gallon s torage container for transfer to the collection vehicle. (3) This standard shall not apply to "commercial type" storage containers that are positioned at the collection vehicle and lifted and dumped by mechani cal operation of the collection vehicle .

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED , that such amendment shall bec ~ me effective May 31 , 1975 . FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Senate Agriculture Committee February 20~ 1975 322 Rus sell Senate Office Bldg. Washin g ton~ D.C. 20510 202/224~2035 (Contact: Jaines C. Webster)

.. SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE TO PROBE FOOD MARKETING t SYSTEM WITH HEARINGS IN D.ENVER. DALLAS ...... WASHINGTON, . D.C.·-Tha U.S .. Senate. Subcommittee on Agri- cultural Pro·duction, Marketing and Stabilizacion of ·Prices. will hold public hearings into the food .marketing system Feb. 27 in Denver and Feb ...28 i n· Dalla.a. Chairman Walter D. Huddleaton (D-Ky.) made the announce- ~ent of the bearings . The Denver hearing will be held frooi 1:30 p.m. to 5 p .. m. · in Room 2230, Federal Office Building, 1961 Stout St •• and focus on the marketing system from the standpoint of the prod-ucal:. . ./ . The Senate Agriculture subcommittee will conduct the bearings in cooperation with Senators Floyd Haskell and Gary W. Hart CD-Colo.) and Roy Romer, Colorado atate commissioner of agriculture. The Dallas hearings will be · fr~ .1 p.m.: t:o 4:30 p.m. in the Plant Science Auditorium. Texas A&M Ext~usion Center, Coit Rd., fo.cus.ing on the processing_, transportation and retailing systems .. The Texas A&M Extension Center is cooperating with the. Subcommittee. nia Subcommittee alQo will tour the Montfort of Colorado feedlots a.nd packing plant at ~reeley, Colo .• and the Safeway Stores regional distribution center at Carland. Tex. Senators Henry Bellmori.- (R·Okla.) and Patrick J .. Leahy (1>-vt.) .. will accompany Senator Huddleston at the hearings. ##I## The Nation 's Largest Livestock Show

N1-ITION1-IL ~VE.ITERN ./TOCK /110\V Stock Yards• 1325 East 46th Avenue• Phone 266-1703 • Denver, Colorado 80216

January 10-18, 1975

February 21, 1975

Mr. Neil Skau Executive Secretary Colorado Beef Board Livestock Exchange Bldg., Room 326 Denver, Co. 80216

Dear Ne i 1:

Again, the National Western Stock Show genuinely appreciates the outstanding support of our Show through the Board's major contributions to the Fed Beef and Colorado Bred and Fed Steer Contests.

am equally sure that the Colorado cattle feeders who participated and the Colorado cattlemen that entered the Bred and Fed Contest are equally appreciative. The Fed Beef Contest has been running sufficient time now that the annual records of the carcass information fully prove that it is really serving an educational purpose and is of real benefit to the industry. The large cooler display of retail cuts, primal cuts and the champion carcasses brought as much or more interest than past years in the thousands of persons who visited the display at the cooler.

Thanks to you, Nei 1, for your personal interest and suppor t_, and again to the Beef Board for their outstanding cooperation.

S. i rrcer j~Y, / ~;!IW Willard Simms General Manager

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N. A PETRY (Pres) • ALBERT K. MITCHELL (1st Vice Pres .) • HOWARD K. LI NGER (2nd Vice Pres) • DEWEY CARNAHAN (Sec -Treas) • WI LLA RD E SIMMS (Gen Mgr) NOTICE AND MEDIA RELEASE

Contact : Gregory ~ . Rogers Date: March, 1975 Office : 893-1233 For ·Release : Upon Receipt Home: . 777-2527

(Denver) The Color~do ·· occupa ti onal Safety and Health (COSH) Standards Board has announced the following hearings and subjects to be discussed:

March 20, 1975 - 10: 00 ~ ~m., · 1177 Grant Street , Denver . Considera-

tion of amendments to §§1910 . 308 and i910.309 to ~nco rporate amendments contained in the 1975 ~ational Electric~l Code ; also consideration of

all prbposals to amend Colorado Gener~l Standards ,· Part I (now Part '1910) . April 3, 1975 - 10:00 a .m., 1177 Grant Street , Denver . Considera- tion 6f proposals to amend construction blasting standards now in

§§1926.900- 914; proposal concerning anchor bolt~ (proposed resolution

is en616s~d . with thi~ Notice); proposals from the COSH Ag~icultural Advisory Committee ; amendment tn §1910 . 93q concerning vinyl chloride similar to the OSHA amendment adopted October 4, 1974 (39 Fed . Reg . 35896); proposed amendment to standards on mechanical power presses (the "no- hands- in-die" rule) similar to the OSHA ·amendment adopted December 3, 1974 (39 Fed . Reg . 41841); and proposed amendments to the Colorado General Standards, Part I (now Part 1910). April 17, 1975 - 10: 00 a . m., County Courtroom, County Courthouse, -Steamboat Springs. COSH agriculture standards. May 8, 1975 - 10:00 a . m., Railway Savings Building , 115 W. 5th

Street, Pueblo . COSH agriculture standa~ds . May 22, 1975 - 10:00 a.m., City Hall Auditorium, Grand Junction.

Agenda to ~ be announced.

Members of the publ~c may comment orally or :ln writing on any proposal . - 2 -

The COSH Standards Board has adopted a standard regulating the size of solid waste containers that employees may lift or dump in the removing of ashes , trash, garbage or other refuse. Effective May 31 , 1975 , the standard requires employers to prohibit their employees from lifting, carrying or dumping any such receptacle larger t han 32 gallons , except _under certain conditions . The resolution adopti ng this standard is enclosed with this Notice .

The Stand~rds Board also adopted two general standards indicating the interpretation and general application of all standards . Adopted as §§1910 . 5 and 1910 . 12 of the Colorado General Standards , the resolution adopting these standards is also encl osed with this Notice. (Hearings are held pursuant to the authority of §§8-11- 104 and 24 - 4-103 , C. R. S. 1973 .)

PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH A Programmed Instruction Course The U. S . Department of Labor--OSHA has announced the development of a self-teaching course for first- line supervisors in complying with the requirements of occupational s afety and health l aws . This course will aid supervisors in identifying safety and health hazards in the wprk area so they can be corrected before injuries and illnesses occur . Available from the U. S . Government Printing Office , the course consists of an administrator's manual that .provides instructions to the person who will conduct the course , plus six student booklets containing 14 self-instruction lessons . :In addition to such general topics as recognition, evaluati on , and controlling safety and health hazards found in the workplace , the 14 lessons cover personal protec- tive equipment and its use , emergency care, fire loss control , investigating and reporting accidents and illnesses, and recordkeeping required of employers, among other things . To order the course , send a check f or $7 . 35 t o the Superintendent of Documents, U. S . Government Pri nting Office , Washington , D. C. 20402 and request the Programmed Instruction Course , "Principles and Practices of Occupational Safety and Health." Apr il 9, 1975

Dear Catt lema n:

Be in g a former member of the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION, you are fami I iar with the action and purpose of the Association . Never before has the CCFA been cal led on more to represent the cattle feeder than in the past year.

Cattl e feeders have plenty reason to explai n their story to the con- sumer and in the po li t ical arena and CCFA leaders have been asked time and time again to c larify the plight of cattlemen . It has been heard! But, to mainta in a so l id voice, we need the support a nd input from feeders and related agricu ltura l concerns; for, this is your business and many prob lems ex ist in our industry. The Colorado Cattle Feeders Association is a vehicle through which these difficulties can be dealt with objectively. The Cattle Feeders can accomplish objectives that individuals cannot afford or do not have the time to accomplish .

I am a new addit ion to the CCFA staff to he lp strengthen the Association and to encourage more communicat ion from the field to the CCFA head - quarters .

Enc losed is a membership application and a return envelope . Again, I ask you to consider rejoining the Colorado Cattle Feeders and giving the CCFA your support for the Association is on ly as strong as its membership . We DO have a progressive- minded Board of Directors searching for new ideas and methods to strengthen our Association.

Sincere ly, l(, ·· me,~ Rick McElmurray q} Executive Secretary

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Enclosures COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE 326 Livestock Exchange Building Denver, Colorado 80216 303/534-8229 IMMEDIATE Net I Skau, Jr., Exec. Vice President

BEEF PRICES UP DUE TO REDUCTION IN TOTAL MEAT SUPPLIES

DEN VER, July ,1, 1975-----Retai I beef pr ices have increased In recent weeks be- cause of a reduction in supplies of fed beef and other meat, according to Wm. H. Webster of Greeley, Colorado, Pres ident of the Colorado Cattle Feeders

Assocation.

Webster said, "It isn't often that production of al I types of meat decl ins at the same time, but this is what has happened in recent months . The cost/price squeeze and financial losses sustained by both I tvestock and poultry producers during much of the last two years have resulted in decreases in output of pork, lamb and pou I try as we I I as beef. In the case of beef, supp I i es of gra l n fed catt I e and fed beef have been In particularly short supply.

"With the long production cycle involved, t ivestock output cannot be turned on and off I ike a spigot, and the current supply and price situation is a resu lt of economic developments and decisions occurring months and even years ago--thlngs

I ike short feed crops, record high feed cost~ inflation, the energy shortage and market disruptions caused by the i I I-advised price cei I ing program of 1973," noted Webster.

•'Total meat supplies, particularly beef and poul try, are expected to increase again in the months ahead, but, for now, production is down. For example, pork output in the week ended June 21 was down 18% from a year ago, beef production was down 6%, and total red meat output was off 9%. Poultry production was do wn 8%. 11

Because of the extended financlal squeeze and depletion of capital, numbers of cattle in feedlots on June 1 were down 26% from 1974, and marketings of feedlot- fed animals In May were 24% less than a year ago. As a result of these develop- ments in a supply/demand business l ike meat, Webster said, beef prices increased after several months of dee! ine~

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He noted that there have been increases ln marketings of so-cal led no n-fed cattle--lncluding older cows, calves and feeder cattle or partially fed catt le which are sold directly to packers when supplies are large and when t here is In- adequate feed or I imited demand from feedlots. However, thls has not been enough to offset the sharp reduction in numbers of grain-fed cattle which provide most of the retai I beef.

Surveys by the American National Cattlemen's Association show that the biggest per pound increases during the past month have come in steak prices--reflectlng

increased summer- t ime demand as well as smaller supplies of fed cattle. In- creases in ground beef and lower price cuts were considerably smaller. Also, in

some areas, baby beef and other types of beef are avai I able at lower prices than conventional fed beef.

Webster sa id that the recent fed cattle price increases resulted in prof its-- often for the first time in more than 18 months--for those feeders who had animals

ready for market. However, most basic producers who se! I feeder catt le to feed-

lots, or non-fed catt le t o packers, stlt I are caught in a cost/price squeeze and a re losing money.

The time when beef and other meat suppl ies increase again depends in considerable mea sure on weather and its effects on the nation's grass, hay and grain suppl les and prices.

With grain down from previous highs, with prospects for a larger 1975 crop and

lower prices and with recent increases in fed cattle prices, placements of cattle in feedlots have increased in recent weeks, Webster pointed out. This wi I l result in larger supplles of fed beet later this year, along with expected

increases in supplies of poultry and other types of beef. Pork output wi I I in- crease seasonally this fal I, but large increases are not expected until 1976 .

The increase in fed cattle prices may be only temporary, it was noted. These

kinds of fluctuations can qccur du r ing the over-al I reduction phase of the cattle cycl e-- when total marketings usually are large--and it dqes not mean that t he in-

dustry's prob lems of excessive total cattle numbers, along with high costs, have

been solved.

Webster cited government reports indicating that cattle and beef prices are ex-

pected to decline later this year but that, depending on weather, the decreases may not be quite so sharp as previously had been forecast

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ATA OJM.1ENI'S ON PIOPOSED DEREGJIATION OF TRJOaNG

WASHlNGim, D.C., Nov .13 - The Arrerican Trucking Associations (ATA) today issued the foll.owinJ staterrent in reaction to the proIX>sal by the Ford

Administration to deregulate truck transIX>rtaticn. (NOI'E 'ID EDrro~: If i.rxli- vidual attribution of this statenent is desired, William A. Bresnahan, President,

Arrerican Trucking Associations, may be quoted. )

"The Administration's proposal to dismantle econanic regulation of truck transi:ortation is the ultimate in governnental irresp:msibility.

"Such action would not only destroy essential stability in transi=ortation, but \\Quld cx:mpletely disrupt the nation's entire marketing and distribution systan.

The result would be eoonanic chaos.

"Snall shippers would be placed at the rcercy of big shiH?&"S· Snall can- rnunities wculd be placed at a disadvantage fran which they could not recover. The big \\Quld becane even bigger; the pc:Merful even nore pc:Merful.

''Without ade;ruate' regulation, there would be no obligation to provide necessary service to any shii::per or to any carrnuni ty. Preference, preju:lice and discrimination between persons, places and regions wculd becare ranpant. 'Ille result would be a return to the 'public be damnerl' attitude which prevailerl prior to regulation.

-nore- ata cxmnents on proposed t.ruck deregulation -- 2

"C.Ontenticns that oonpetition wculd be inc:reaserl and the public would benefit are without va],idity. Unlike nearly every other major industry, can- petition flourishes within the trucking industry. There are presently 15 ,000 trucking canpanies under regulation by the Interstate Conmerce Ccmnission. Of these, over 11,000 have gross annual revenues of less than $500,000. C.Onversely, the four largest rotor carriers acc:ount for only 10 per cent of the total revenue volume and the eight largest for only 14 per cent. Conpeti.tion of the type envisionerl by the Administration ~uld only make the weak even weaker, the strong even stronger. The trucking industry needs rrore oonpetiti.on like Custer neerlerl more Indians.

"Claims by advocates of deregulation that anti-trust statutes cruld function in place of existing rate-making procerlures are equally invalid. Anti-trust pro- cedures are strictly after the fact -- too late to repair damage either to carriPr or shipper.

"calculaticns of allegerl savings that would be realizerl :Eran abolishing regu- lation are illusory and fictitious. They are pure fantasy. They have no basis in fact and are strictly the product of statistical l~erdanain. On the oontrary, instead of savings, turning the transportation clock back to the dog-eat-dog basis that existed before regulation would actually result in eventual increaserl oosts to many custarers.

"The stability of' transportation and of the nation's econany are not fit subjects for perilous experimentation at this critical time. We are confident that all but a few of the biggest shippers will join the trucking industry in urging decisive defeat of this unwarranted proposal.

"It soould not be necessary to remind the Administration or anyone else that the

United States has the finest transportation system in the ~rld. The trucking industry is proud to be a part of that system and of the vital role trucking has playerl in the econanic developnent of the entire oountry. To replace experience and a prOV'en record with theory and experiment ~uld be the height of folly."

# 262/10/75 COLORADO CATTLE FEE DE RS ASSOC IATI ON NEWS RELEASE 326 Livestock Exchange Bu i I d ing Denve r, Colorado 80216 Immediate 303/534- 8229 Nei I Skau , Jr., Executive Vice President

Th e Boa rd of Directors of the COLORADO CATTL E FEEDERS AS SOCIATION wi I I meet with the Arkansas Va ll ey East District of the Association at the Cow Palace Inn at

La mar , Colorado, on Wednesday, October 1, 1975 . The new director i n the area is

Mr. Ern ie Hoffme ist er of Lama r.

Directors from other areas in the state wi I I trave l t o the meeting via chartered bus and severa l feedlots and other re lated bus in esses wi I I be visited enroute, the group to return on Thursday.

Ll oyd Kin dsfater, Gree ley, Colorado, COLORADO CATTLE FEED ERS ASSOCIATION Pres id ent said that the meet ing is open to a l I, members and non-m embe r s a li ke and extend s an invitation to a l I. In add ition to reports of some of the efforts of the CCFA ,

Mr. Forrest Bassford, pub li s her of the Western Livestock Journa l, wi I I be the featured speaker. 1 (>r" - Tickets for the~ inn er meeting wi I I be availab le at the Cow Palace Inn at $5 . 00 each .

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CATTLEMEN SAY LABOR UNIONS AND GOVERNMENT INCREASE BEEF PRICES

Denver, Co.----Cattlemen have cha I lenged labor unions and government officials to el lm- inate rules and practices that cause higher beef prices for consumers and lower cattle prices for producers.

According to the Colorado Cattle Feeders Association, rising off-farm costs of processing, transporting and marketing beef are the major reasons for higher retail food prices for consumers.

Colorado Cattle Feeders Association President Lloyd Kindsfater, Greeley, Co. , explained that these widened farm-to-retai l price spreads are caused in large part by union work rules and overly restrictive government red tape and regulations. He contrasted lagging productivity in the off-farm segments of the food industry with continued increases In production per acre and output per man-hour on farms and ranches. Agricultural product·· ivity now is 3! times greater than it was In 1950.

Without agriculture's productivity imprevement--which has been twice that of other sectors of the economy--retail food prices would be significantly higher than they are now,

Kindsfater pointed out.

The unnecessary government regulations and union "featherbedding," he continued, are con- tributing to increased prices for meat and other foods. Unless the practices are curtailed: average food prices wll I continue to rise and the larger farm-to-retail price spreads will further squeeze the farm producer's share of the avai Iable food dollar.

"For 20 years, average retai I food prices rose relatively slowly," Kindsfater said. "An increase of about 6% per year in agricultural productivity--or output per man-hour-- offset most farm production cost Increases, and average farm prices rose very little. Until 1971, about 95% of the food price Increase was caused by higher costs and margins for marketing farm foods. Farm prices continued to fluctuate with changes in weather and supply and demand, but farm-to-retail price spreads increased almost every year.

"In the early 1970's farm prices rose significantly In response to shorter suppl !es and increased world demand, but the relentless Increase in off-farm margins stlll accounted for half the increase in average food prices. During the past two years, more than three- -2- fourths of the food price increase was caused by higher marketing charges."

Klndsfater pointed out that labor costs alone represent half to two-thirds of the mar- gins In certain segments of the off-farm food industry, and wage increases without com- parable Improvements In productivity have been the biggest single factor in price spread increases in recent years. The average beef price spread, for example, has gone up more than 50% In just the past five years.

Average cattle prices have risen significantly from several years ago, Kindsfater said, but cattlemen helped .keep these increases under control with a 65% improvement in their own output per man-hour in just the past 10 years.

During the same 10-year period, It was noted, the beef price spread jumped 74%. A major factor was labor cost increases. Wage rates in the meat processing industry climbed 77%, compared with a productivity increase of only 30%. In the supermarket business, wage rates rose 82%, but there was a 5% decline In productivity.

"Without the continuing improvement In agricultural productivity," the Greeley feeder said, "the share of income spent on food would not have leveled off or decreased as it did in recent years. Cattlemen and other agricultural producers have been able to feed more people better because they have not resisted more eff lcient use of labor; they have not learned to put two drivers in a tractor when one man (or woman) could do the job."

''There were zt times as many farmers In 1950 as there are now; yet farm production last year was twice that of 20 years ago. How many more people stil I would be on farms instead of teaching schools or making stereo sets ... how much higher would beef prices be now if someone had decreed that each farm truck should carry two men, or a man had to be stationed at each cattle feed bunk even when feed wasn't being delivered, or the same ranch hand couldn't feed cattle one day and repair a fence the next?"

Klndsfater estimated that restrictions in labor-management agreements cause beef prices to average at least 5¢ per pound higher than otherwise would be the case. In total, he noted, union '!featherbedding" practices in the beef business may cost the public at least $3/4 bi I lion a yea r .

Kindsfater also cal led attention to an ever-expanding maze of local, state and Federal regulations which hinder productivity and appear to cost the pub I ic far more than they return in terms of health, safety or other benefits.

"If the Inefficiencies caused by unnecessary government regulations have an effect as great as that of union work rules,'' Kindstater siad, "the additional cost to the pub! ic Is easl ly another $3/4 bi 11 ion per year."

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''Beef represents about one-sixth of the at-home food budg,et. If there are similar ineffi-

ciencles in other parts of the food economy, the publ le Is paying several bit I ion dot tars

a year just to support unnecessarily restricitive government and union rules and red tape.

It's another example of cost-push inf lat ion Imposed on al I of us by big government and

b I g I abor."

Kindsfater said Colorado Cattle Feeders Association ls joining the American National

Cattlemen's Association in encouraging the legislative and executive branches of govern-

\.-· ment,,_ consumer:s,. busioess, .labor.. unions and farm producers to acknowledge the productivity - • ,., ' . ••• • ,. ... r"' problem and then do something a bout it. Unless wage demands are matched with productivity

improvements and costly gove rnment bureaucracy is r educed, he asserted, the now-established

trend of spiraling food price spreads wi I I continue.

"For years, agriculture's productivity improvement has been the major deterrent to food

price increases, 11 he sa id, "but this one segment of the food economy can't continue to

carry the burden for al I the rest."

"We would be the first to oppose any anti-competitive situations in the food industry;

but it is quite clear that our problem now is not 'admin istered price increases,' but is

'administered labor and other cost increases' which are not offset by advances in pro-

ductivity."

Kindsfater said that the widening price sp~eads have two basic effects on farmers and

ranchers. :'Part of the increase is passed on to the consumer in the form of higher prices, '

he noted, "and that I imits demand for our product. Also, part of the increase comes out

of the producer's share of the food dollar."

"If more of the avai labl e dollars go to pay for continually increasing meat handling

margins, there obviously wil I be fewer dol tars left for the cattle industry. The

squeeze on our prices and returns can ultimately cause large cutbacks in beef supplies,

and that means st i 11 hi gher pr tces for beef."

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DENVER-~----James Svedman, Fort Collins, Colorado, was named President of the· COLORADO GATTIE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION at the trade group 1 s 22nd annua 1 meeting at Vail, Colorado recently. Sveclman, 50, is a native of Windsor, Colorado and graduated from Colorado State University in 1951. He is a past president of the la rimer County (Co. ) Farm Bureau, a member of the Larimer County ASCS Committee (Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service). Svedman's Executive Corrnnittee during his term includes William R. Farr, Greeley, First Vice President and the following Vice Presidents: Henry A. Bledsoe, Wray, Harold Blitt, Denver, Rob ert E. Fritzler, Sterling and Clay Lambeth, Sterling. Neil Skau, Jr., of Denver continues as Executive Vice President of the group. COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION PRESS RELEASE 326 Livestock Exchange Bldg . Denver, CO 80216 Neil Skau, Jr. , Exec . V.P. IMMEDIATE 303/53408229

CCFA BOARD TO MEET IN FORT MORGAN

Denver~~~~~~The first out- state meeting of the new year for the Board of Directors of the COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION will be held at the Fort Morgan Country Club at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feburary 9, 1977. The meeting will be a no- host dinner affair and those interested in attending are asked to phone CCFA Director Peter Alpert at 867-2235 or 867-7508 before noon of the meeting day.

The COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION Board meets in Greeley every other month with the alternate meetings scheduled around the. state in order that the Board members might be better informed of conditions in t he industry in each area of the state. The State is divided into 18 Districts with at least one director representing each district. COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION NEWS RELEASE 326 Livestock Exchange Bui I ding Denver, Colorado 80216 IMMEDIATE 303/534- 8229 Nei I Skau, Jr., Exec. V.P.

COLORADO CATTLE FEEDERS ASSOCIATION President, James Svedman of Fort Col I ins,

Colorado, has announced that Paul D. Banke, formerly Director of Research and

Communications for the California Cattlemen' s Association wi I I be joining the

CCFA in June. Banke wi I I assume the post of Executive Vice President of the group fol lowing the annua l meeting at Vai I, Colo ., August 11 -1 2. At that time, Nei I

Skau, Jr., wi I I become Executive Sec retary.

Banke is a 1972 graduate of Ca lifornia Polytechnic State Un ivers ity at San Luis

Obispo, with a major in agricultural business management. He has done some in- ternational studies in Egypt, In dia, Pakistan and Israel.

Paul and his wife Kathy wi I I be moving to the Denver area in the near future.

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DENVER, May 13, 1977 James Sved man and Wi 11 iam R. Farr, Co lorado Cattle

Feeders Association, recently attended a meeting in Washington, D.C., of the

Board of Directors of the American National Cattlemen's Assn. Also present were directors of the Nationa l Livest ock Feeders Assn .

Joint sessions of the two beef catt le organizat ions included ta l ks by government officia ls and d iscussions of such issues as imports and exports, land use, environmenta l matters, labor issues, animal drugs , pub I ic lands , consumer pro- tection and a Senate committee ' s report on "Dietary Goals ." Agriculture

Secretary Bob Berg land was among the off ic ials who met with the industry lead- ers from Colorado and other states .

The catt lemen also met individually with their own Se nators and Congressmen to discuss industry problems and key issues . One event during the trip t o Washing - ton was a reception attended by some 125 Senators and Congressmen , p lu s aides to addit ional Congressmen.

The ANCA and NLF A wi I I be conso li dated into the new National Ca ttl eme n' s Assn. effect ive September 1.

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