OKLAHOMA FARM & RANCH OKFRFebruary 2018 | www.okfronline.com | Volume 3 Issue 2 dRAWING iNSPIRATION FREE 2 | FEBRUARY 2018 OKFR WWW.OKFRONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2018 | 3 4 | FEBRUARY 2018 OKFR OKLAHOMA FARM & RANCH OKFR For the Love of… ello OKFR readers, and welcome STAFF & CONTRIBUTORS to the February issue of the Okla- homa Farm & Ranch magazine. PUBLISHER H J. M. Winter As we all know, it is the season of love. Whether you love livestock, crops, Okla- EDITOR homa attractions or the great outdoors, we Laci Jones | [email protected] have got you covered. MANAGING EDITOR First, check out our calendar of events Jessica Crabtree | [email protected] to take your sweetheart to celebrate the season. Our great state has numerous ART DIRECTOR Kayla Jean Woods | [email protected] events ranging from livestock shows to chocolate tastings. Learn more in the At- ADVERTISING DESIGNER tractions section. Rosie Cole | [email protected] The EPA now requires product training ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES for the use of pesticide applicators using Susan Stewart | [email protected] dicamba herbicide. The Oklahoma State University Cooperative Extension Service will Stesha Kerr | [email protected] be hosting a series of training sessions across the state. Learn more in “Dicamba Certifica- Kathy Miller | [email protected] Rosemary Stephens | [email protected] tion” in the Farm & Ranch section. Next, read about the most common infectious cause of bovine lameness, according to a BUSINESS MANAGER study conducted at Auburn University Large Animal Teaching Hospital. Digital dermatitis Brenda Bingham | [email protected] was first described in confined dairy cattle in Italy in 1974. While the cause is not entirely CIRCULATION MANAGER understood, it has become the leading cause of lameness in dairy cattle in the world and Marnie Brown | [email protected] is becoming more common in feedlot cattle as well as cow/calf operations in the United COPY EDITORS States. Learn more about “Digital Dermatitis” in the Farm & Ranch section. Judy Wade A few days before Christmas, I sat down with western artist, Kathryn Leitner and Krista Lucas discussed the inspiration for her art, other talented artists and her New Year’s resolutions. CONTRIBUTING WRITERS As a Montana native, Leitner has always been drawn to the western heritage. The artist Sarah Blaney first picked up a pencil and sketch book at an early age. As she began to hone her skill as Everett Brazil, III an artist, she worked primarily with graphite. Ralph Chain Kristi Hawks While she later experimented with various mediums including oils and acrylic, she Ddee Haynes particularly enjoys working with colored pencils. Leitner had many opportunities to ex- Jessica Kader pand on her art skill including visiting several ranches to take photos for later use in her Phillip Kitts studio. She described her work as “realism” where she shares a story with each piece she Dr. Lauren Lamb Lanna Mills creates. Read more in “Drawing Inspiration.” Lacey Newlin Finally, read about a well-respected member of the rodeo industry. John Farris has Mike Proctor worked in every National Finals Rodeo from 1963 to 2013 as a NFR saddle horse boss, Jan Sikes timed-event chute boss among other positions. His interest in rodeo began at a young Judy Wade Beth Watkins age, later getting his PRCA card in 1959. Learn more about Farris in “Outstanding Rodeo Barry Whitworth Man” in the Lifestyle section. If you have an event, photo or topic idea that you would like to see in Oklahoma CONTACT US Farm & Ranch, email [email protected]. Keep up with new OKFR updates on our OKLAHOMA FARM & RANCH Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. 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FEBRUARY 2018 | 5 TABLE OF CONTENTS 12 25 38 30 17 56 PROFILE Page 30 OUTDOORS Page 56 Kathryn Leitner Grazing Oklahoma Born in Winnett, Mont., she picked up Eastern red cedar trees have become the craft of drawing at a young age. incredibly invasive in recent years. The She initially worked with graphite, later negative economic impact of eastern red experimenting with other mediums such cedars in the state of Oklahoma is $500 30 as colored pencils. million each year. 09 Socializing 36 Where the Paved Road Ends 10 Digital Dermatitis 38 Life of a Ranch Wife 12 Dicamba Certification 40 Jesses Jewelz 14 Regenerative Agriculture 43 Calendar of Events 17 Longhorns in Dallas 46 101 Ranch 18 Preparing your Mare 48 Backroad Bites 20 Changed Plans 51 Spinning Records, Winning Awards 22 Las Vegas Turns Cowboy 54 Oklahoma State Parks 24 Outstanding Rodeo Man 56 Grazing Oklahoma 25 Lacey’s Pantry 57 Classifieds 30 Drawing Inspiration 58 Parting Shot 6 | FEBRUARY 2018 OKFR WWW.OKFRONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2018 | 7 8 | FEBRUARY 2018 OKFR LETTER TO THE EDITOR FACEBOOK WALL OKFR welcomes letters to the editor for its Socializing page, but some rules apply. They include: 1. 125-word limit. 2. Deadline for submission is the first Wednesday of the month. 3. 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TWITTER FEED WWW.OKFRONLINE.COM FEBRUARY 2018 | 9 Digital Dermatitis By Barry Whitworth, DVM While the cause of digital dermatitis is not fully understood, the environment, immune system and multiple bacteria all factors in this disease. (Photo by Laci Jones) ll cattle producers at some cause of lameness is foot rot. producers should be certain of described in confined dairy cattle time will deal with a lame However, in a retrospective the condition that they are treat- in Italy in 1974. The first case of Abull, cow or calf. Bovine study conducted at Auburn Uni- ing. Administering an antibiotic the disease in the United States lameness is associated with lost versity Large Animal Teaching because an animal is limping with- was in dairy cattle in New York production, reproductive inef- Hospital, noninfectious causes out investigating the cause is not in 1980. ficiency, premature culling and were the most common diagnosis considered appropriate therapy. A Since then, it has become the increase cost due to treatment. of lameness in cattle, and in this disease such as digital dermatitis leading cause of lameness in dairy Some producers assume that all study digital dermatitis was the does not respond to injectable cattle in the world. The disease lame cattle have foot rot and treat most common infectious cause of antibiotics. Digital dermatitis re- has been increasingly diagnosed these animals with an antibiotic. lameness. quires a topical treatment for the in feedlot cattle and in cow/calf This assumption has merit based With more emphasis placed best results. operations. on the most common infectious on judicious use of antibiotics, Digital dermatitis was first The cause of DD is not fully 10 | FEBRUARY 2018 OKFR understood. The environment, consuming, aggressive everyday immune system and multiple bac- topical treatment will probably teria all play a part in this disease. result in a better opportunity for Spirochete bacteria of the genus healing. One last note on treat- Treponema are commonly found ment: topical application of tetra- with the disease. Other bacteria cycline is an extra-label drug use, such as Porphyromonas, Fusobac- so producers need the approval of terium, Dichelobacter and others a veterinarian. are also associated with the dis- Since no vaccine for DD is ease. Wet, manure contaminated available, prevention depends on environments tend to favor the de- maintaining a clean environment. velopment of the disease. Young Cattle feet should be kept as dry as cattle seem to more likely to get possible. Cattle should not stand the disease, which may be indica- in mud or manure. This leads to tive of immune suppression. bacteria invading the tissues. Digital dermatitis must be dif- Facilities should be evaluated ferentiated from foot rot or infec- for any hard surfaces that may in- tion of the deeper structures of the jure the foot and lead to infections.