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Did you know...
Tarentaise were first called Savoyarde?
 
The cattle were originally introduced in 1857 at the county fair in Mont Brison in Savoie with the breed name Savoyarde. In 1861, the Savoie Duchy again became part of France. So in 1861 the cattle became a French breed and it was named Tarentaise after the Tarentaise Valley above which most of the breed lived. In 1863, the Tarentaise breed was officially recognized by France at the French National Agricultural Fair. Work began in 1866 to decide the elements to select for in the Tarine/Tarentaise cattle. The first Herd Book was created in 1888, and the official name “Tarentaise” for the cattle breed was adopted at that time.
 
Tarentaise cattle descend from the domestic cattle of the Tarentaise valley in France where they were isolated from other breeds for many thousands of years. The cattle adapted in such a way as to allow them to exist in high altitudes and be able to range in very steep and rough terrain to forage.

Kory Ostrand of Ostrand Angus, located in Mason City, Nebraska, discussed the origins of his involvement in livestock. Kory detailed how he used money from selling a 4-H steer to purchase a registered Angus heifer at the age of nine, marking the beginning of his journey into registered cattle breeding. His family's ranch has been operational since 1884, making him the fifth generation to run it. They are strategically located about 50 miles northwest of Kearney or 30 miles southeast of Broken Bow, an area known for its quality cattle farming conditions.
 
The Ostrand program focuses on a balanced trait approach, offering a diverse range of bulls and heifers, including calving ease and power bulls. The interview highlighted their strategy to enhance buyer access through online platforms and emphasized maintaining buyer engagement even in variable weather conditions. Hale Broadcasting is assisting in promotional efforts for the sale, offering additional advertising services on their platforms.
 
Listen in to an interesting story on how Mason City, Nebraska Angus Breeder Corey Ostrand got his start with a wise investment.

Hydrogen sulfide (H₂S) is a highly toxic, colorless, and flammable gas commonly found in oil and gas operations, wastewater treatment plants, sewers, manure pits, and other confined spaces. It is often recognized by its rotten egg odor, but relying on smell is dangerous because the gas can quickly deaden your sense of smell at higher concentrations.

Those from the panhandle of Nebraska will likely understand the reference to The Pink Palace. However, for those who are not from here... The Pink Palace is a landmark drinking and dining establishment in the small 'town' of McGrew, Nebraska (population ?)
 
Rockin' R Red Angus is located just a couple miles south of there. You can't miss it. Go out and tell Dan you saw this on the internet! Tell him Brian Hale says Hi.

Welcome to the Cattleman's Corner. I'm Brian Hale, sitting in for the late Howard Hale, as we continue his legacy of speaking with cattlemen and women from around the globe. 
 
We're talking to Ted Delagana.
 
Ted is now from Conrad, Montana, but used to be in, was it the Central Valley in California? 
 
"Central Coast, is what we call it."
 
You were involved in agriculture down there? 
 
"Yep, all my life."
 
What kind of things did you do? 
 
"We always had cattle, and then worked for different places that had cattle, and always raised our own hay for the cattle up until when we left. And then I worked for a large place that we farmed about 3,000 acres of dryland grain and hay. Hay there is all oats and barley hay, so it's all just grain hay."
 
On this side of the Madison line, my dad always called it green feed.
 
"Pretty much. We had a whole different world there, a lot of rain down there. So, why did you have the cereal grains for hay, or green feed as we call it up here, instead of like something, perennial grass? Not many, we hardly had, a lot of alfalfa hay, a lot of alfalfa, but perennial grass like they have here, almost zero. The ranch I worked for we summer followed, but where I lived, we planted winter so every year. It was just a rain thing, I think, you know, the amount of rain we get."
 
Could you get more tons per acre off of doing green feed? 
 
"There was alfalfa ranches around and they would get a ton and a half per cutting or so, I'd say, and cut five, sometimes six cuttings. But with our grain hay, we'd get as much as five times the acre on grain hay. You know, we were all selling to cattlemen, feedlots, and then we got fancy stuff. We started growing what they called forage mix. It was a mix of beardless barley, beardless wheat, and a couple varieties of oats. And we'd sell those to the racetracks like Santa Anita and a lot of horse people."
 
Ted Dalagana from Conrad, Montana with our co-host David Woodruff.