4-h Raising Cow Beef
Jake DeRaadt's Last MOO-RAH: Harmony Grove to Lemoore to Del Mar Fair Odyssey ...
Since there’s no place like home, Jake DeRaadt came down from Lemoore with just enough cows to save the day for this year’s San Diego County Fair dairy exhibit. It's the last 'moorah' for the effervescent Harmony Grove native. Satisfied others will take up the challenge in future fairs, and wanting to devote more time to family matters, this is DeRaadt's final year leading the cornerstone dairy exhibit. “This is going back home for me,” said DeRaadt, 49. “June is fair month. I’ve been involved with this for 35 years. They got plenty of people milking in the valley at valley fairs. You’re preaching to the choir ‘cause many up there know the ag industry. Hardly anybody is left down here in San Diego.” The DeRaadt family were dairy mainstays for decades in Harmony Grove, between Escondido and San Marcos. Dairy production once was big business in North County with well over 100 dairies as late as the 1970s producing the equivalent of $80.6 million in Year 2000 dollars. County milk production fell to an all-time low of $12.4 million in 2003. But, changing times ended the local dairy industry for all practical purposes. With urbanization and environmental challenges costing local dairies too much money and energy, DeRaadt joined the migration north to the Central Valley in 2000 where he could expand his herd and work in an environment more amenable to dairy production. “I came down two summers ago and was kind of disappointed hearing that zero dairy cattle were going to be at the fair,” DeRaadt said. “There were just no cows here. I talked to (livestock coordinator) Kim Jacobson and said if we can get the dairy display going, I’ll get you the cows if you get someone to milk them. I just can’t be at the fair the full three weeks.” Deal made. DeRaadt brought kids Arie, 15; Eileen, 16; and Katrina, 18, back home for the fair where they tell other kids on 4H Club barn tours about raising cows. Dairy Council of California educators hold several milking demonstrations a day – with DeRaadt’s imported cows. All three DeRaadt children take unique roles at the fair. Katrina, 18, creates visual displays; Eileen, 16, loves working with the school children; and his youngest, Arie, at 15, seems to share especially in the joy of showing the cows. He's even conducted a few milking demonstrations for smaller crowds. "It's a family tradition," said Arie.
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DeRaadt brought kids Arie, 15; Eileen, 16; and Katrina, 18, back home for the fair where they tell other kids on 4H Club barn tours about raising cows. Dairy Council of California educators hold several milking demonstrations a day – with DeRaadt's
Gallelli attributes his success in the contest partly to his long-time involvement with the Crossfield-Madden 4-H Beef Club, through which he says he has learned communication and public speaking skills and has gained confidence.
The events I judged ranged from county fair queens, to beef cook offs, to FFA and 4-H presentations and Lord knows what else. But, the strangest event I was asked to take part in was a junk combine event. All I remember was that I was put in a high
My grandfather used to have some but this is really great. CS: Is that a lot different than raising cattle? JS: Well, it's more labor intensive and you have to be JS: Yeah, and intensive record keeping. We keep daily records on every cow.
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Since there’s no place like home, Jake DeRaadt came down from Lemoore with just enough cows to save the day for this year’s San Diego County Fair dairy exhibit. It's the last 'moorah' for the effervescent Harmony Grove native. Satisfied others will take up the challenge in future fairs, and wanting to devote more time to family matters, this is DeRaadt's final year leading the cornerstone dairy exhibit. “This is going back home for me,” said DeRaadt, 49. “June is fair month. I’ve been involved with this for 35 years. They got plenty of people milking in the valley at valley fairs. You’re preaching to the choir ‘cause many up there know the ag industry. Hardly anybody is left down here in San Diego.” The DeRaadt family were dairy mainstays for decades in Harmony Grove, between Escondido and San Marcos. Dairy production once was big business in North County with well over 100 dairies as late as the 1970s producing the equivalent of $80.6 million in Year 2000 dollars. County milk production fell to an all-time low of $12.4 million in 2003. But, changing times ended the local dairy industry for all practical purposes. With urbanization and environmental challenges costing local dairies too much money and energy, DeRaadt joined the migration north to the Central Valley in 2000 where he could expand his herd and work in an environment more amenable to dairy production. “I came down two summers ago and was kind of disappointed hearing that zero dairy cattle were going to be at the fair,” DeRaadt said. “There were just no cows here. I talked to (livestock coordinator) Kim Jacobson and said if we can get the dairy display going, I’ll get you the cows if you get someone to milk them. I just can’t be at the fair the full three weeks.” Deal made. DeRaadt brought kids Arie, 15; Eileen, 16; and Katrina, 18, back home for the fair where they tell other kids on 4H Club barn tours about raising cows. Dairy Council of California educators hold several milking demonstrations a day – with DeRaadt’s imported cows. All three DeRaadt children take unique roles at the fair. Katrina, 18, creates visual displays; Eileen, 16, loves working with the school children; and his youngest, Arie, at 15, seems to share especially in the joy of showing the cows. He's even conducted a few milking demonstrations for smaller crowds. "It's a family tradition," said Arie.
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Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle
I mean, the title is so simple: Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle. ... It will also be an excellent reference for those 4-H parents who need to answer ...Grass-fed cattle, how to produce and market natural beef
Author Julius Ruechel, who has been raising beef cattle on his family’s farm since his start as a 4-H member, packs this handbook with everything a farmer ...Harper's weekly
Feeding is a specialized feature of beef-cattle producing that has grown to ... to consider the nearly -4(H) distributing centres scattered all over the ...Getting started with beef & dairy cattle
There is a distinct naturalness about raising cattle. ... It will also be of help to parents whose children have 4-H or FFA projects. Most cattle caretakers ...Scientific, medical
Note: An authoritative survey, largely from the economic point of view, of the industry of raising beef cattle and other domestic animals on the open, ...Day-after-day Report Directory
4-H BEEF PROJECT
Performance Objectives of 4-H Beef Projects. To aid the development of ... project and establish a beef cow herd, you. will learn about genetics, nutrition, ...
Small Acreage Management - Raising Livestock
Colorado State University Extension - Adams County is your connection to the research, ... from 4-H manual: Your Colorado Beef Breed Project, USDA bulletins: Raising a Few ...
Raising Beef Cattle is new book title by Heather Smith Thomas
The newly revised and updated third edition of Storey's Guide to Raising Beef Cattle is aimed at anyone who raises or works with cattle from 4-H to large operators. ...
4-H Beef Program — Dairy and Animal Science — Penn State ...
Raising a beef animal can be a lot of fun and can help you to undergo ... The skills learned in raising livestock also will carry over into other aspects of 4-H life. ...
How Now, Tiny Cow? On Raising Small Cows - Hobby Farms
Miniature cattle have become a hot livestock property. Learn the history and evolution of small cows