September 16, 2010

It is that time of year again for the 14th annual McArthur Farm Supply Golf classic! This is an invitational only event for our growers, customers, and staff to get a chance to meet and have a little fun away from the fields and office.

Check in is at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 16, 2010 for a shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. The format is a four person scramble, and McArthur Farm Supply will be responsible for putting the teams together. This has worked out well in the past, and gives everyone a chance to meet someone new.

14th Annual McArthur Farm Supply Golf Tournament ~ McArthur, Ca ~ Golfing

Immediately following the golf tournament, there will be a Vendor/Grower appreciation BBQ hosted by George and Chris McArthur at their home. If you have recieved an invitation you must RSVP to the Farm Supply no later than Friday, September 3, 2010 to compete.

If you have any questions please contact Maria Rodriquez at (530) 336-6133 or e-mail at mfsmaria@frointernet.net

This event has been fun, informative and a great opportunity to build relationships. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

14th Annual McArthur Farm Supply Golf Tournament ~ McArthur, Ca ~ Golfing

 McArthur Farm Supply’s

Picture of the Month

McArthur Farm Supply is looking for your photos! Every month, we are asking you to submit your pictures that have captured the Intermountain lifestyle. Whether it be work, play, or the natural beauty of the Intermountain area, we want to see the photos you have taken. Should you have the best photo for the month, you will win a $25 gift certificate to the McArthur Farm Supply and have your picture posted on our website for everyone to see. Your chance at winning doesn’t stop there.  Each monthly winner will be entered into a drawing to win a $250 gift certificate to the McArthur Farm Supply. This $250 gift certificate will be awarded at the end of the year. This contest is open to residents from Burney to Alturas and everywhere in between. So, send us your photos capturing our Intermountain lifestyle!

For official rules go to the MFS Photo Contest page on our blog or visit our website at www.mcarthurfarmsupply.com

July Photo Contest Winners

1^ST PLACE
TITLE:Kids love wild sunflowers.
SUBMITTED BY: Amanda Kramer

2^ND PLACE
TITLE: Follow the leader!
SUBMITTED BY: Amanda Kramer

3^RD PLACE
TITLE: An old barn in Pittville is the focal point of the picture with a background of the beautiful Intermountain sky.
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Carpenter

Photo of the Month ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ June and July

June Photo Contest Winners

1st Place
TITLE: Carpenter’s Trucking. Fall River Valley winter snow removal
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Carpenter

2nd Place
TITLE: Tom Deforest branding calves in April
SUBMITTED BY: Amanda Kramer

3rd Place
TITLE: The Next Grand Champion
SUBMITTED BY: Michelle Corder

Honorable Mention

TITLE: Team of horses performing in the Jennifer Skuce Pavilion during the 2009 Intermountain Fair.
SUBMITTED BY: Linda Carpenter

TITLE: Chance exploring in an Adin alfalfa field.
SUBMITTED BY: Amanda Kramer

TITLE: Overlooking the first cutting of alfalfa and Mt. Shasta.
SUBMITTED BY: Amanda Kramer

Thank you to all who have submitted photos and we look forward to next months great photos!

Photo of the Month ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ June and July

The sun rises and the day begins! At 8: 00 a.m. the doors to McArthur Farm Supply are open for business for all farmers and ranchers to get their supplies. In the air there is a wonderful feeling of summer, a bird is chirping, suddenly interrupted by the BANG, BANG, BANG of the continued construction at McArthur Farm Supply!

While the construction at the Farm Supply is very noisy the finished product will be one that will benefit all. We are very excited to see the progress and are anticipating the end result.

Construction Update ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ McArthur, Ca

Along with the construction we are offering some great sales:

YARD SUPPLIES ON SALE!

• Lawn Seed is 10% off
• Grass Getter - a grassy weed killer is now $19.49
• Adjustable width, medium sized sprinklers are 10% off
• WHY traps for wasps, hornets and yellow jackets are 10% off
• All soil are 15-20 % off  

OTHER GREAT SAVINGS!

• Horse Blankets for Winter Turnout are 40% off
• Loyall Dog Foods are 30% off
• Selected saddle pads from classic equine, including sensor flex are 20% off

Come in to McArthur Farm Supply today, take a look at the new construction and take advantage of these great sales!

Thank you to all our customers for your support and understanding during the remodel! 

Construction Update ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ McArthur, Ca

McArthur Farm Supply will be moving into the new decade with a planned remodel. This remodel will not only modernize the Farm Supply, but will also allow our staff to better accommodate the needs of our customers. Beginning June 1^st, 2010, the Farm Supply will see the front entrance restructured and extended which will improve our curb appeal and allow for more retail space. This phase will also include replacement of the old roof covering the entire store. It is expected that this portion of the project will be completed by August 1^st; just in time for the Intermountain Fair and the McArthur Cutting Horse Show! 

The second phase of construction will see the extension and remodel of the back counter and office spaces. To help improve customer service, our back counter will be modified into an L-shape. A walk-way will lead directly out the back of the store so that customers and vendors are able to reach the back counter without going through the front if they need to. More office space will be created for our staff to improve communication and service. Included in this plan, is a conference room that can be set aside for grower meetings and other activities that can aid our customer base. This phase of construction will probably be completed by the end of the year.

With the continued construction, there may be times where we will have to ask for flexibility from our customers. Parking may temporarily change from the front of the building to the south side of our store. Customers may expect to enter the store through the south entrance facing the mini-storage units. This, however, will be only temporary and we can expect to see great things come out of our remodel! 

Please be sure to check out the progress of store!

We are eager to see the improvements this new remodel is going to bring to our customers and our staff. Visit www.mcarthurfarmsupply.com for updates and information on the remodel.

Construction Begins ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ McArthur, Ca

Construction Begins ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ McArthur, Ca

McArthur Livestock is a family business that focuses on producing a high quality product that is available for purchase by contacting George McArthur at (530) 945-2661 or e-mail at mfsgeorge@frontier.net

MCARTHUR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS 

High Quality Barn Stored Hay For Sale:

• Timothy Grass
• Orchard Grass
• Meadow Grass
• Cow Hay Mixed

Products are three tie 100 lbs bales, only available in Truck Loads only,  squeeze loaded at no additional charge. Delivery available.
Contact George McArthur for further information at (530) 945-2661 or e-mail at mfsgeorge@frontier.net

 High Quality 850 lbs Yearling Cattle For Sale:

Steers and Heifers that have been vaccinated with; IBR, PI3, TSU2, Multi-min and Dectomax.

Check out our blog site for more information http://www.mcarthurfarmsupply.com/blog/mcarthur-livestock/

Offering Hay and Cattle For Sale ~ McArthur Livestock ~ McArthur, Ca

Offering Hay and Cattle For Sale ~ McArthur Livestock ~ McArthur, Ca

McArthur Farm Supply ~ Kevin O’Brien featured in Runner’s World  magazine ~ McArthur, Ca

Fall River Mills resident Kevin O’Brien is featured in the April issue of Runner’s World explaining his strategies for managing a hectic work schedule and strong family commitment while training for 13.1 mile half marathons. He is married with two children and is assistant manager at McArthur Farm Supply in McArthur, Ca.

“Blown away,” is the athlete’s description of his profile in the “prestigious magazine.” The modest runner states he is “not a trained athlete by any stretch of imagination” His wife Georgia’s cousin is a former Stanford Universitycoach who consults with the on-line training website, Focus-N-Fly. The coach suggested his”profile fit perfectly” for a developing story titled “Work Hard, Run Hard” for the globally circulated magazine with 650,000 subscribers. O’Brien 33, is one of four runners featured in the article.

He started running in 1996 while a Chico State University student who “ate too many restaurant meals” while a member of the college livestock judging team. “Just  in the last four to five years I’ve been more consistent without serious lapses in my running schedule,” he said.

His first half marathon was at Oregon’s Crater Lake. The run was “manageable until mile 9.5 then it climbs for 2.5 miles. Very brutal. It beat me up pretty bad but at 12.5 miles it starts to taper off,” he said. The athlete’s first formal training began last September when he enrolled in the on-line Focus-N-Fly program. O’Brien attributes that program with giving him valuable suggestions such as pacing to improve his time along with a coach’s motivational comments. “It’s like someone is there pushing me to get out of bed and keep me moving” at 4:30 a.m., the intrepid runner said.

A month after enrolling in the training program, he ran the Long Beach, Calif., half-marathon posting a time of 1:29:00. Four months later, O’Brien’s running time was 1:26:00 for the 13.1 mile course during February’s Surf City half-marathon in Huntington Beach, Calif. He finished 21st out of 645 runners in the competitive 30 to 34 age bracket and 85th overall in a field of approximately 11,000 runners.

O’Brien attributes trimming three minutes off is running time to the on-line training program, a fact he repeats several times. “It’s kind of addicting to see how far you can push yourself to see what you can reach in the next race,” O’Brien said with a smile on his face. The humble and shy O’Brien is training for July’s San Francisco half-marathon where he hopes to cut an additional three minutes off his time to qualify for the New York City Marathon in 2011.

At the conclusion of that half-marathon he receives a plaque and coat for finishing the three races in the ”California Dreaming” series. “A year ago, if you had asked me if I was even thinking of trying to qualify for New York or potentially Boston (marathon) I would never guess that,” he said. “Just seeing how well I’ve done in the last few races (Huntington and Long Beach) is a big change,” O’Brien said.

Boston the granddaddy and most prestigious of all marathons, is “full of Olympians and elite runners and you wouldn’t even think about running in that race,” he said reflectively. O’Brien “uses races to keep me focused on running because it gives me a goal to get up (at 4:30 a.m.) in the morning.” He is considering the Portland or Sacramentomarathons next fall or early winter. The on-line training program suggests frequently changing training schedule distances to maximize his two-work day and one long weekend runs. He spends one weekday on his track routine of running intervals, which are short hard efforts, and tempos, which mixes his running pace. Both are key tactics to a runner’s competitive success.“He isn’t a lazy trainer and he isn’t super indulgent after a race, which makes him kind of weird and kind of irritating. He is a pretty level guy,” his wife laughingly said.

O’Brien’s favorite route is the 10.1 mile run from his home, located on Highway 299 in Fall River Mills, to McArthur down the hill and across the Pit River on Jim Day Road to Dee Knoch Road to Fall River Mills and home. “It’s a pretty route and you get some elevation change,” he commented. During the winter, O’Brien usually runson his treadmill while watching son, Emmett, 4, and daughter, Sophia, 2, in the large playroom containing toysfor both Dad and the children. The two motivate him to run so “as these guys get older I wanted to make sure I had the energy to keep up with them.” He said they are his main focus and always in his memory. The runner’s early morning training schedule enables him to spend evening time with his family. 

Georgia said all the family receives a fun benefit from his racing because they travel with her husband to competitions. Her brother, sister and mother sometimes participate with him in races. Georgia’s siblings were motivated to run by Kevin. “It wouldn’t be their first choice,” she said. A substitute elementary school teacher, Georgia said, “ It’s important for our kids to grow up hearing about this. For them to hear us talking about his exercise routine or eating healthy.”

O’Brien’s diet has not radically changed. He eats better “but we haven’t gone overboard and cut out certain foods altogether. I try to keep that part of me regular,” he said. His supportive wife said, “The thing I love about this so much is it’s his, entirely his and his success is entirely under his own steam. He’s found notoriety, he’s found success. People are taking notice and given reason to cheer him on.”

Written By Bill Campbell of The Intermountain News

To see this article visit the Intermountain News   

McArthur Farm Supply ~ Kevin O’Brien featured in Runner’s World  magazine ~ McArthur, Ca

All of McArthur Farm Supply is cheering Kevin on and are so proud of his accomplishments. Our diverse group helps to make this company more than a job it is a family that is there to support each one of our team members in what ever they aspire to do.

We will keep you updated on Kevin’s running and wish him all the best!

McArthur Farm Supply ~ Kevin O’Brien featured in Runner’s World  magazine ~ McArthur, Ca

After the long drought we are finally seeing some “rain at the end of the tunnel”! The drought was a difficult time for farmers and ranchers who are all feeling much better with the site of rain and snow in the forecast.

Cattle prices are higher than we have seen in a long time and the water is filling up in the lakes and reservoirs so that when needed it can be funneled to the farmers for our vegetables and fruits to feed America.

So much of our lives as farmers and ranchers is dictated by the weather; branding, weaning, planting, and harvesting are all planned by what the weather forecast will be on that day.

So the question is “Does April showers bring May flowers?” I think that this year it will and for all farmers and ranchers their crops will be better than ever due to the additional rain that we are receiving.

To make those crops be the best they can be, make sure you stop by McArthur Farm Supply and check out the large selection of fertilizers and pesticides that can help your crop.

April showers will bring May flowers ~ McArthur, Ca ~ Northern California

Stop by the website at

www.mcarthurfarmsupply.com or www.northerncaliforniafarmsupply.com

and take a look at our new farming products page that has all the information on the products and services that we carry and provide.

For all you cattle producers we have a large selection of feed and vaccinations that will help you produce the best calf you can!

Enjoy the April showers and I hope your May is full of flowers!

April showers will bring May flowers ~ McArthur, Ca ~ Northern California

McArthur Farm Supply is a family owned business in Northern California that was established in the late 1800’s, John McArthur, the founding father of the town of McArthur, started our family-owned business as a dried goods business – the John McArthur Mercantile.

 In 1963, John and Shirley McArthur, grandson of the original John McArthur, started the McArthur Farm Supply out of their barn and began serving the needs of the farm and ranching community.

Since 1991, the McArthur Farm Supply, Inc. is owned by George and Chris McArthur, son of John and Shirley. George and Chris have two sons. John is at the US Naval Academy, and Scott is attending George Fox University.

This Northern California business is one that prides itself on the ability to give great service while still providing the home town feel. McArthur Farm Supply and it’s staff are extremely active in the community and realize that none of it would be possible with out the great customers of McArthur Farm Supply.

Northern California Farm Supply ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ McArthur, Ca

To learn more about this store and family please visit www.northerncaliforniafarmsupply.com

Take the time to stop by if you are ever in McArthur, California!

 Northern California Farm Supply ~ McArthur Farm Supply ~ McArthur, Ca

2010 Poultry Season~Baby Chicks In Stock~McArthur, Ca

As one of the leading farm supply stores in Northern California we now have in stock baby chicks for your farm or ranch. Below is the dates that each breed will be in stock at McArthur Farm Supply.

March 8, 2010 ~ Cornish X (Meat)

March 15, 2010 ~ White Leghorn, Barred Rock, Gold Sex Link

March 22, 2010 ~ Rhode Island Red and Australorp

All chicks will be sold on a first come first served basis! Be here early to get your favorite breed. For more information call (530) 336-6133 or e-mail mfskathy@frontier.com

Don’t forget to visit our ever changing website www.mcarthurfarmsupply.com

2010 Poultry Season~Baby Chicks In Stock~McArthur, Ca

EquiLix
50 lb. block

SweetPro Feeds is proud to introduce EquiLix with the FlaxFactor. We’ve formulated EquiLix especially for horses, adding both stabilized milled flax and ProBiotein. Today’s horse owner is more quality conscious than ever because they know good quality produces better results. Those results come in many forms. Some are visual such as a shiny hair coat and bright eye and improved health. Others are reflected in better performance for the working animal. In the end it comes down to economics and that’s where SweetPro’s new EquiLix shines brightly. A healthy horse looks better and costs less to maintain. Now with EquiLix feed efficiency boosts, the cost of maintaining your horse in top condition can be reduced.

How Do We do it?
SweetPro pioneered the solidification of fermentation feeds such as distillers grain into solid blocks and now we’ve developed our own new fermentation process to produce a unique “blend additive” call ProBiotein. Yeast and enzyme levels in ProBiotein greatly enhance the digestion of forages, so horses get more out their hay. Organic complex trace minerals help improve bioavailability of those important minerals. Plus we’re adding the FlaxFactor—stabilized milled flax with its high levels of healthy omega 3 fatty acids.

EquiLix

Feeding Directions

1) Before feeding EquiLix blocks for the first time, animals should be well fed and have access to plenty of clean fresh water.

2) Have one lick block available for each 5 to 15 head of horses.

3) Provide an adequate source of good quality forage at all times.

4) Place lick blocks near areas where animals loaf and at least 100 yards from water.

5) Make EquiLix blocks available in more than one location in large pastures or where more than one water source is available.

6) If animals run out of EquiLix, repeat from step one.

7) Other salt and minerals maybe provide free choice to balance specific rations.

A two-week adaptation will be required to establish a base consumption rate.

9) The above feeding directions are general guidelines and will vary with the overall feeding conditions. Always adapt to your specific requirements.

EquiLix flyer in pdf.

Equilix and Equipride Supplements ~ Now in Stock ~ McArthur Farm Supply

SweetPro® introduces EquiPride™ - A top-dress which combines several nutritional factors into one powerful supplement.

EquiPride blends vitamins, organic complexed minerals, stabilized milled flax and distillers grains with ProBiotein™, our proprietary additive.

“With EquiPride, we noticed that our horses had more endurance but without becoming excitable – or ‘HOT.’ Most people feed extra grain to get that extra energy but we don’t have to. We’ve virtually eliminated graining our horses.”
LAURA MILLER Westcliffe, Colorado

Ingredients

ProBiotein™ (Yeast Culture on a fermented media of wheat, oats, barley malt and flax), Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Salt, Ground Flax, Pea Meal, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Potassium Chloride, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Cobalt Carbonate, Sodium Selenite, Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product Dehydrated, Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Product Liquid, Vitamin A Acetate, D-Activated Animal Sterol (Source of Vitamin D3), Vitamin E Supplement, Biotin.

Digestive Enzyme Activity (at time of manufacture):
Alpha-Amylase (from Barley malt, Aspergillus oryzae) 34,180 ug starch hydrolyzed/min/oz.
Amyloglucosidase (from Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae) 4,540 ug maltose hydrolyzed/min/oz.

More Information

ProBiotein is a proprietary blend-additive consisting of yeast
culture, prebiotic oligosaccharides, enzymes, and protein isolates.

The Yeast in ProBiotein, cultured on a media of wheat, oats, barley malt and flax, is rich in biotin and other nutrients to aid digestion. The Oligosaccharides, often called “prebiotics,” because they feed the beneficial probiotic bacteria, are a key part of the ProBiotein additive. These prebiotics help maintain good digestive tract health.

Enzymes, the catalysts of digestion are included in a fibrinolytic, amylolytic & proteolytic array to assist fiber, protein and mineral utilization.

Flax helps in many ways. The oil is dense energy which is high in Omega 3 fatty acid content. Omega 3 is an essential fatty acid often missing in modern diets. Flax is also among the richest sources of lignans, which help improve immune function. Organic complexed minerals are featured. Zinc, copper and manganese are complexed, or bound to protein instead of other minerals, assuring high bioavailability.

EquiPride also includes ethyl alcohol to raise palatability, enhance fiber digestion and add another non-starch energy source. Now with feed efficiency boost, the cost of maintaining your horse in top condition can be reduced.

Look for up to 25% improvement in forage feed efficiency with SweetPro’s EquiPride.

Digestive Aide, Vitamin and Mineral Supplement for Horses
Horses are hind-gut, foraging herbivores with a comparatively small stomach. A horse left to it’s natural foraging patterns will graze on high fiber grasses and hay many hours of the day allowing its small stomach to balance acid and enzyme digestion with the fermentation digestion of the cecum and colon (hind gut).

Because so many horses are boarded in stalls and non-pasture confines, they are fed in shorter time periods and with more concentrated energy feeds such as grain that is high in starch.

This is where SweetPro® Feeds EquiPride™ is helpful in aiding the digestion of the typical stable diet.

How EquiPride™ Works
Because a horse produces less natural amylase (starch digestive enzyme) than other animals, (i.e. 10% of what hogs produce) the chances are greater for undigested starch reaching the cecum and colon.

The cecum and colon are the areas where feed is digested by other organisms rather than by acid and enzymes. Mostly, the populations of these organisms prefer hay and other forages, not grain. As a result, elevated levels of grain starch force a shift in their population and in the process, acid levels rise and start to cause problems such as colic, laminitis and ulcers.

EquiPride™ as a digestive aide consists largely of externally processed ingredients that have been pre-digested for the horse and improves the nutrient utilization of the horse’s entire ration, as well as adding key nutrients.

ProBiotein™ is the SweetPro® Feeds proprietary “blend additive” in EquiPride™ which constitutes the digestive aide. We stress the blend aspect of ProBiotein™ since digestion is a complex process that is influenced by many factors and combinations of factors. No single “silver bullet” ingredient is going to get the job done.

ProBiotein™
• Enzymes (amylolytic, fibrinolytic, proteolytic);
• Yeast (saccharomyces cerevisiae);
• Fiber and fermentation metabolites;
• Oligosaccharides (prebiotic, i.e., food for probiotic bacteria);
• Protein Isolates (wheat, oats, barley, corn and flax) broadens amino acid profile.

Flax Factor
Omega3 fatty acids (alpha linolenic with lignans).

Vitamins and Minerals
• Vitamins (A, D, E and d-Biotin are added to B complex vitamin from yeast);
• Minerals (organic complexed trace minerals to raise bioavailability).

The amylases added to your horse’s diet via EquiPride™ include both alpha amylase and glucoamylase (aspergillus oryzac extract) to help mitigate problems. Additionally, there are other enzymes helping digest fiber, protein and minerals. Blended with the enzymes are oligosaccharides that help feed the beneficial bacteria and help keep their populations high enough to exclude pathogenic bacteria from getting a foothold.

A noteworthy component of the EquiPride™ blend is flax, which is best known for its rich source of omega 3 fatty acid, so often neglected in modern diets. Flax is one of the highest sources of lignans. Lignans contribute to immune function. The major lignan in flax is SDG (seicoisolariciresinol diglucoside).

Lignans from flax are being studied in human applications because of strong antioxidant properties that may play a positive role in certain cancers. This characteristic of lignans may also be responsible for reduction in atherosclerotic plaque formation noted in animal studies. The development of both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes has been shown to be due in part to oxidative stress. The flax lignan SDG has been found to be effective in lowering the onset of both types of diabetes due to its potent anti oxidative ability.

All these factors and components of EquiPride™ add up to improved digestion allowing the horse’s immune system to maintain a wellness that virtually eliminates the need for costly gastric, joint, hoof and other chronic malady treatments, while giving energy, weight maintenance and a shiny coat to this magnificent animal.

And this final note – when digestion is improved, less total feed is needed. We are seeing forage requirements drop by over 20%. Depending on prices, one can recover nearly half the cost of EquiPride™ in feed savings alone!

EquiPride™ is the ounce of prevention that eliminates the pound of cure.

EquiPride Instructions:

• Feed 1 oz daily per 100 lbs (cwt) of body weight (10 oz for a 1,000 lb horse).
One full Cup of the included scoop weighs 5 oz.

• Feeding may be increased 50 percent (1.5 oz / cwt)
to improve initial intake and performance.
Do not exceed 4 lbs / hd in one day.

Note: Keep sealed to minimize evaporative loss of
ethyl alcohol and organic acids.

Equipride brochure in pdf.

Equilix and Equipride Supplements ~ Now in Stock ~ McArthur Farm Supply

To learn more about this product visit their website!