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At the Rocking U7 Ranch near Collbran, Del and Lynne Sherrod sold half their herd of Black Angus last year due to drought conditions.
They’re likely to cut the herd by half once again as persistent drought conditions have seriously restricted the Sherrod’s supply of irrigation water.
The 120 head that remain are vocal about letting Lynne Sherrod know they’re not fans of the drought diet, where supplemental feed has taken the place of their luscious grass and hay meals.
Del Sherrod checks on his cattle in one of the grazing pastures on the Rocking U7 Ranch near Collbran.
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The Oregon Farm Bureau has set aside an initial $25,000 to battle a proposed ballot initiative that would criminalize ranching activities in the state, and the group is gathering funds and allies for what its leaders expect will be a long fight.
Backers of Initiative Petition 13 have turned in the 1,000 signatures they needed to receive a draft ballot title, a public comment period for which is running through June 3, according to the OFB.
The Farm Bureau is now encouraging people to submit sufficient comments to support a ballot title challenge, which would unfold over the summer. In the meantime, proponents are gathering the 112,000 signatures they’ll need by next summer to put the initiative on the November 2022 ballot.