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Leaders from the United States, Mexico and Canada discuss trade policy “We have good trade policy which allows us to not be held back by enormously high tariffs which we’ve seen in some of these markets before.” – Kent Bacus, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association from Congress, which may not be trade compliant and may “risk a potential trade war,” Bacus notes. He shares NCBA is
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U.S. Department of Agriculture to find voluntary, trade compliant solutions to labeling products of the U.S.” Eras mentions Canada is following the issue of mandatory COOL very closely. “We firmly oppose any mandatory COOL which may be put out there,” she says. “We appreciate working with NCBA and ensur-
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Guest speakers on a recent Beltway Beef podcast, hosted at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention and the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show Feb. 1-3 in Houston, Texas, discuss the importance of free trade agreements and the current relationships between the U.S., Mexico and Canada. NCBA Senior Director of International Trade and Market Access Kent Bacus was joined by Counselor for Agricultural Affairs at the Embassy of Mexico in the U.S. Luis Martinez and Counsellor of Agriculture and Fisheries at the Embassy of Canada in the U.S. Gizem Eras. NCBA policy on trade Bacus shares the importance of trade policy for cattle producers in the U.S. “When we look at trade policy, we are looking for opportunities to maximize the total value of our cattle, both in the markets and as beef products,” says Bacus. He says trade policy ensures producers are able to sell products to the highest bidders in the world. Bacus recognizes international trade as a crucial aspect for U.S. cattle producers’ success. “While 85 percent of what we sell is going to be to American consumers in our domestic market, where we dominate, we do have to find a way to sell the rest of those cuts,” Bacus says. He mentions Mexico and Canada traditionally serve as good markets for U.S. trade, but exports to Asian markets have tremendously increased in recent years. Bacus notes this is something for NCBA and producers to keep in mind. “We really try to focus on keeping good lines of trade with our North American trade partners, whether it’s through live cattle or beef, but we are also trying to look at other opportunities out there,” Bacus shares. He says removing tariff and non-tariff barriers takes subjectivity out of trade policy and makes it more objective. Objective trading helps “foster entrepreneurial spirit and encourage our people to be creative in how we sell our products and to where we sell our products,” adds Bacus. 2021 beef export numbers Total 2021 U.S. beef export numbers are worth celebrating. According to Bacus, U.S. beef exports will exceed $10 billion, which he notes, “Is a phenomenal record when you break this down. About $400 per head attributed solely to
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TRADE continued from page C1 consumers,” she shares. Relations between countries Bacus feels NCBA must continue building relationships with customers and competitors. “We need to be able to communicate. When problems arise, we need to be able to trouble shoot them,” says Bacus. He acknowledges the struggles COVID19 brought to trade. Restrictions on travel and threats of border closures make working together more important than ever for these countries. “When you have problems in the supply chain, it creates problems for everyone,” Bacus says. “It was important for us to work together to make sure any issues
were resolved as quickly as possible so commerce was not impeded, so customers have access to all our products.” Eras appreciates the partnership between NCBA and Canada. “We work very closely with NCBA on promoting international trade obligations, it’s a great partnership we have,” she mentions. Bacus says NCBA will continue to work with Mexico and Canada to address supply chain issues impacting the countries. “Even though we are competitors, we are also allies,” Bacus concludes. Kaitlyn Root is an editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.
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During a Feb.10 BeefResearch webinar, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Forage and Grazing Specialist Christine O’Reilly, B-C Ranches Holistic Producer Bluesette Campbell and Professional Agrologist Jeremy Brown consider the importance of developing a grazing plan. During the webinar, the speakers share insightful information on how to develop a grazing plan, fundamentals of planned grazing and basic grazing results. Developing a grazing plan “When we talk about planning, it’s about thinking ahead,” shares O’Reilly. “It’s thinking about what hasn’t happened yet and how producers might deal with those situations.” There are three practices O’Reilly recommends in order to create a successful grazing plan, including setting goals; establishing guidelines for common management decisions; and developing a framework for managing uncommon situations such as adverse weather, emergencies, etc. O’Reilly notes producers can set goals a number of ways, though a common method is the “SMART” goal setting method, which promotes specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound goals. “Each of these words is
there to help provide more detail and structure to producers’ goals, because, with all of this information built into a goal and plan, producers are more likely to achieve their goals,” says O’Reilly. “When we talk about specific goals, it’s often answering the who, what, where and when questions.” She shares having measurable goals is essential in knowing and understanding if the plan is working. In addition, outlining steps involved, ensuring goals align with the overall farm goals and having the plan meet a deadline are all important factors to consider when creating a grazing plan. O’Reilly encourages producers to set at least one goal, but limit themselves to no more than three to five goals in a plan. This will be important in order to create an achievable plan. The second component of developing a grazing plan is considering common management decisions. “If you can answer the questions: When is it time to move cattle out of a paddock? When will cattle be taken to their wintering location? Should a paddock be cut for hay or baleage instead of grazed? or When is a paddock is ready to be grazed? These are things likely to come up during a grazing season,” explains O’Reilly. The third category is
Grazing calculator During a BeefResearch webinar, “Grazing Game Plan – Developing a Grazing Plan,” Beef Cattle Research Council Extension Coordinator Sydney Fortier shared a tool to help producers determine the carrying capacity of an area. Carrying capacity, also known as grazing capacity, is the amount of forage available for grazing in a specific pasture or field. Understanding how much forage is available is a key principle of pasture management in order to balance available forage supply and livestock demand, shared Fortier. The Carrying Capacity Calculator allows producers to determine the carrying capacity of pastures based on two methods, estimates based on provincial guides and field-based sampling. Producers can calculate a field’s carrying capacity using a variety of methods, but is somewhat based on trial and error, continued Fortier. She highlighted two calculator methods producers can use depending on pasture conditions and goal. Producers can use the Method One calculator if calculating an estimated carrying capacity based on available forage production guides. This calculator is best used in fields which are uniform throughout. The Method Two calculator is a tool producers can use if they plan on clipping, drying and weighing samples from their pasture. Field-based sampling provides greater accuracy but requires more hands-on work. To learn more information, visit beefresearch.ca.
planning for emergencies, adverse weather or uncommon events producers should consider. Disasters are not something producers expect to deal with every year, she explains. One piece of advice O’Reilly provides is to plan for scenarios in the future, and the idea of this planning is to make sure it occurs when the operation is experiencing a stressful event and producers can objectively work through the “what if situations.” “By planning scenarios
out calmly and objectively – when producers are not in the middle of a stressful event – producers can feel a little more confident when it comes time to making a decision during a difficult situation,” she concludes. Fundamentals of planned grazing Campbell discusses two transformational concepts producers should consider when thinking about a grazing plan. The first fundamental grazing concept was time as Continued on next page
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Continued from previous page a concept in overgrazing and recovery. “Overgrazing as a concept of time has more to do with the rate or amount of time a plant is allowed to rest in between grazing,” explains Campbell. “Recovery has more to do with stage of the plant and the observations of the plant and less with a magic number of time, as recovery will vary by location and growing season conditions,” shares Campbell. “It is possible to have overgrazed and undergrazed plants in the same pasture, and this is when invasive plants can take over.” Another fundamental of a grazing plan is the pasture ecosystem. Campbell suggests the ecosystem is a very important piece to consider when thinking about grazing. According to Campbell, there are four principles to an ecosystem processes: energy flow or the ability to capture solar energy; water cycle or the ability to double effective rainfall; mineral cycle or the ability to recycle minerals quickly; and community dynamics or the natural progression of plant succession. Campbell notes producers should stop overgrazing, and this is a factor of time. Also, producers should work to cover bare ground. These are simple things producers can do right away and make serious improvements, she concludes.
Grazing plan and results “A grazing plan is simply a conscious decision of how many animals are going to be where, for how long and at what time of the year,” Brown says. “The term “plan” suggests these are decisions producers are making ahead of time, not during stressful events.” It’s really important for producers to take a wholefarm approach when developing a grazing plan and consider how each part of the operation works together, suggests Brown. “There is no one size fits all or prescriptive grazing plan which works best in every situation,” continues Brown. “A plan must be developed for the land, people and animals involved in the situation.” A grazing plan can be simple or detailed depending on goals and resources, as well as the tools manipulating grazing. Tools may include a written plan, maps and records, water development, fencing, salt placement and annual forage development, explains Brown. “There’s not one plan to fit everyone, but what producers do have in common is grazing principles,” Brown notes. These principles include an appropriate stocking rate or a balanced forage sup-
ply with animal demands; distributing grazing evenly; avoiding grazing during sensitive periods; and allowing for effective recovery between grazing events.” “Pasture size shouldn’t be designed based on an arbitrary size of acres, but rather be planned based on controlling the timing of grazing,” Brown continues. “Resources and forage types will be some determining factors when putting a grazing plan together.” When determining how
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needs to be regularly updated in order to be useful. He shares, aerial maps can provide visuals of the land to see progress of the land. Drought can be an unexpected issue producers face in a grazing plan. Several alternative options producers can plan for may include grazing healthier pastures, finding alternate forage and water sources and destocking, shares Brown. At the end of the day, the results of having a grazing plan in place will support
better decisions, more abundant and healthier forages and livestock, better land utilization, peace of mind, profitability and more fun, he adds. “Every year is different, and the more tools producers can have available to adjust to changes in the growing season the easier things will go,” concludes Brown. Brittany Gunn is the editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr. net.
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Wednesday, March 30, 2022 11:00 a.m. MT Sterling Livestock Commission Sterling, CO (970) 522-1950 Sale Online @ www.sterlinglivestock.com
WIGGINS FEEDYARD, ACCEPTING CATTLE OF ALL CLASSES: Cows, yearlings or calves to background or finish. Call 308-262-1140 (office), Steve, 308-279-1432 (cell) or Sue, 308-279-0924 (cell) ............................ 2/26
Selling 120 Bulls with Nuts, Butts, and Guts! 60 Black & Red Simmentals 60 Super Baldy SimAngus™ Includes 40 Age Advantaged 18 Month Old Bulls
Bulls are PAP Tested Willie & Sharon Altenburg • 970-481-2570 • Fort Collins, CO willie@rmi.net • www.altenburgsuperbaldy.com Limousin
2-year-old registered Limousin Bulls
8th Annual Bull Sale
• OFFERING •
30 Black and 2 Red Lim-Flex Bulls
Joe Freund 303/341-9311 Joey Freund 303/475-6062
Pat Kelley 303/840-1848
BIG, STOUT RED ANGUS YEARLING BULLS: Silver Bow, Make Mimi, Detour and Moonshine. Low birthweight and high weaning weight. Will feed until May. Private treaty sales for the 28th year. Call Shepherd Red Angus, Cody, WY 406-698-6657 or 307-5788741 ...............................2/26
Contact: Andy Frank (970) 580-0550 Follow us on Facebook
www.cafcattlecompany.com All are welcome to view our cattle anytime at our ranch located at 24507 CR 53, Iliff, CO 80736
Gelbvieh
SIMANGUS BULLS: Bred to be productive members of your herd. 3H Simmental Ranch, Plains, MT. Contact Alan, 503931-6815 or 3HSimmental@ gmail.com ........................4/23
WOODARD LIMOUSIN: Limousin and Lim-Flex yearling bulls for sale. High performance proven genetics, polled, good dispositions. Contact Rodger Woodard, 719-439-2011, www.woodardlimousin.com ......... 2/26
S I M M E N TA L / S I M A N G U S BULLS FOR SALE: Yearlings, 18-month-olds and 2-year-olds. Sired by S A V Rainfall, E W A Peyton, Baldridge Bronc, W B F Iron Clad, Gibbs Deacon, Gibbs Broad Range, Koch Big Timber, T J Teardrop, and sons of Gibbs Pirate, WC United, Crouthamel Protocol. Call James, 970-3968791..................................2/26
REGISTERED LIMOUSIN AND LIM-FLEX BULLS FOR SALE: Two-year-old, 18-month-olds and yearlings. Raising registered Limousin for over 50 years. Good dispositions, out of popular AI sires. Complete set of weights, measurements and EPDs. Waddle Limousin, Pine Bluffs, WY. Call 307-245-3599 ........ 2/19
307-351-6453 ninebar9@hotmail.com
Hereford
Hereford
Longhorn
,NINE BAR NINE GELBVIEH Yearling Gelbvieh Bulls Available: 2 Red Bulls 4 Black Bulls
E-mail your ad to denise@wylr.net
YEARLING HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE Red Registered Texas Longhorn Bulls for Sale Virgin Yearlings, 2-YearOlds & 3-Year-Olds Selling Tested & Delivered Guaranteed for the 1st Season Contact Gordon 1-866-304-4664 www.onetreelonghorns.com
54286 CR 27, Carr, Colorado 80612 Check Out Our Facebook Page: Sidwell Herefords, RLLP Catalogs available upon request
NINETEEN YEARLING HEREFORD HEIFERS, all shots current and bangs vaccinated. Raised on grass and grass/ alfalfa hay only. Good dispositions and very easy to handle. Located in St. Onge, S.D. Call Reddick Ranch, 605-8010218. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...............................3/12
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Custom Processing USDA MEAT PROCESSING: State of the art facility just EXPANDED AND HAS OPENINGS FOR beef processing. Short notice available. Call today to schedule your dates, 970-240-4329, www.kinikin. com ..................................2/19
For videos and pictures of all the bulls, please go to:
Bryan: 970-381-0264 • Linda: 970-381-6811
Family & Nurse Cows BROWN SWISS BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE: Will calve March and April. Bred to Brown Swiss/Jersey bull and Brown Swiss/Shorthorn bull. Have had all shots: Bangs, Anthrax, Triangle 7-Way with Humopolis, Triangle 4 K and prebreeding. Poured with Ivomec on regular basis. Also poured with StanGuard and Exit Gold fly repellant. TB tested and current health papers. Nice, gentle, outside cattle, in good shape and well fed. Delivery options available. For pictures or more information, call Larry W. Carlson, 605-224-6100 (home) or 605-280-3879 (cell) if no answer leave message. Pierre, S.D. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds .................................. 3/5
1 p.m. • Centennial Livestock Auction Fort Collins, CO
REGISTERED RED ANGUS BULLS FOR SALE: Have 2-year-old bulls ready to go now and yearling bulls ready late spring. Delivery available. For more information, call CLR Red Angus, Dan Robertson, 307-431-1013 ....2/26
SimAngus
Simmental
Saturday, March 19, 2022
Red Angus
PAP TESTED HIGH ALTITUDE RED ANGUS COMING 2-YEAR-OLD BULLS: Performance and calving ease bred, 28 years of PAP testing. Call Smith Land and Cattle Company, 719-588-1877 .......2/19
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REGISTERED TEXAS LONGHORNS FOR SALE: Featured September 2020 American Beef Producer. Gentle pairs, steers, heifers, solid and colorful bulls. Foraging, hardy, low-maintenance cattle, traffic stopping colors. Easy calving, excellent maternal outcome. Cross-breeding for robust calves resistant to disease. Fascinating, fun to show, simple handling, great for youth. Westhaven Ranch in California, 209-274-9917, e-mail swestmoore@gmail.com or website www.westhavenlonghorns.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ..................... 3/26
Pasture Wanted WOULD LIKE TO RENT OR LEASE 300-600+ ACRE PASTURE. For more information, call 307-680-9655 .............3/12 PASTURE WANTED FOR UP TO 200 HEAD: Year-round would be best, but seasonal would work as well. Southeast Wyoming, southwest Nebraska Panhandle, north central Weld County Colorado preferably. NOT looking for full care! GREAT references. Calls only please, 303-233-0604.........3/5 PASTURE WANTED FOR 2,000 YEARLINGS AND 500 PAIRS. Can be split into smaller bunches. Call 701-523-1235....... 2/26 WANTED: 2022 summer pasture for 125 cow/calf pairs. Would like from May 1 until Dec. 15 or any time frame in between. Any number of cattle per pasture, would not have to all go to one pasture. ALSO, in search of farm ground, farms to lease or a ranch to lease on a short-term or long-term basis. Please contact 307-250-6900, leave message or text ......TFN
Horses COME CHECK OUT COWBOY COUNTRY HORSE SALE AND TRADE SHOW MARCH 18-20, GILLETTE, WY!! Trade Show: March 18-20, Central Pavilion, CAM-PLEX, Gillette WY. There will be numerous vendors with a variety of awesome items. HORSE PREVIEW: March 18, 11 a.m., Arthun Equine Barn. HORSE SALE: March 19, 11 a.m., Central Pavilion, CAMPLEX, Gillette WY. There will be food, alcohol and live music! Please call 307-299-4144 or 307-257-3447. Visit us at cowboycountryhorsesale. com!! .............................3/12 ATTENTION MARE OWNERS!! FCCRA Western Performance Horses Stallion Service Auction. To place bids through Perfect Horse Auctions and view available stallions, go to www. FCCRAhorse.com. Promoting quality horses in the Four Corners for 39 years ..... 2/26
Leatherwork LS CUSTOM LEATHER: Belts, tack, cell phone cases and much more!! Can personalize belts. Please visit www. lscustomleather.com. Contact Lester, 307-631-1053, leave a message ........... 3/5
Saddles & Tack
Hay & Feed
STAY WARM!! Great prices!! WOOL CAPS and SOCKS. KENETREK RIDING PACKS, THINSULATE BOULET ROPER style BOOTS. HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN CASUAL SHOES AND WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! 10% OFF WOOL VESTS and SILK SCARVES. WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY; 307-4721872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website ...................................2/26
HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, mix and grass. Rounds and squares. Call 605-670-9242 ............3/12
Sheep FOURTH ANNUAL MIDSTATES HAIR SHEEP SALE MARCH 26, 2022, AT 11:30 AM STARTING WITH HAY AND EQUIPMENT, SUTTON LIVESTOCK AUCTION 2280 US-6, SUTTON, NE: Looking for consignors and buyers. Healthy hair sheep only. No broken mouths. Co-op members receive 2% off commission rate and consignors bringing more than 50 head receive an additional 1% off. A commission fee of 10% will be charged on the sale of each animal. Brucellosis testing must be done on rams over 6 months of age to go out of state. Health papers will need to accompany any out-of-state sheep. Veterinarian present to inspect and write papers. Early consignments are encouraged, so they can be added to the online catalog and lots assigned. NO consignments day of sale. Register to bid online minimum of 7 days in advance at www.LMAauctions.com!! For more information and consignments, call Josh Bernt, 402-710-4125 or Emily Parks, 319-269-3428 (Fri-Sun). Visit our website www.midstatesco-op.com .......................3/19
QUALITY BROME GRASS HORSE HAY: Tarp covered, 3x3x7 bales. Located in northern Colorado. Large quantities available. For more information, call 970-217-8414 .............2/26 HAY FOR SALE!!! 600 tons of third cutting alfalfa, 3x4 bales, covered, 190-200 RFV. 300 TONS of third cutting alfalfa, 4x4 bales. ALSO, 500 BALES of cornstalks, 3x4 bales. Trucking available for hay and cattle. Montana Hay & Cattle Company, 406-670-6551 .........3/12 HAY FOR SALE: 2021 third cutting alfalfa. 2021 third cutting alfalfa/orchard grass; 2021 horse hay in small squares; 2021 corn stover. 2021 CRP clean/green, sprayed in the spring for weeds. 2021 Haybet barley. 2021 milo, 12% protein, RFV 287 and TDN 69. 2021 first, second and third cutting alfalfa in 3x3x8 medium squares; 2021 baled corn silage, has net wrap under the outside plastic wrap; 2020 first cutting alfalfa. Semi load delivery available. Call for pricing, 701-690-8116, please send a text if no answer or keep trying ................................... 3/5 ROUND BALES OF ALFALFA FOR SALE: Lexington, NE, $180/ton for 30 bale loads. Discounts available for large orders. You haul on your schedule. Contact Shotkoski Hay Company, 308-324-4193 or shothay@yahoo.com .... 2/26 GOOD SUPPLY OF PREMIUM QUALITY STRAW in large square 3x4 bales. Delivered by the truckload. Volume discounts available. E-mail redriverforagesales@gmail. com, call/text Dustin, 1-204209-1066 ........................ 4/2
Seed
Seed
Warner Ranch Seed
Serving Fremont County, Wyoming and the surrounding areas. HarvXtra® alfalfa with Roundup Ready® technology, Roundup Ready® alfalfa and conventional varieties available! Plant the best! Buffalo Brand Seed for annual forages, cover crops, pasture grasses, small grains and custom mixes.
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Bryan Warner • 307-850-7668 (cell) PRE-INOCULATED CERTIFIED ALFALFA SEED: Surpass, Tri Valley, Vernal and Perry, all $3.25/lb. While supplies last, order early!!! Call 307-8519830 or 307-856-5748 ......2/19
Hay & Feed HAY FOR SALE: 250 big round bales alfalfa/orchard grass mix, excellent horse or cow hay. 220 big round bales of first, second and third cutting alfalfa, excellent green hay, put up right. 200 bales Sudan grass, excellent hay. Call 308-778-6466, Oshkosh, NE ..........................3/12 VALLEY VIDEO HAY MARKETS, LLC: Wyoming and western Nebraska hay available. Call Barry McRea, 308235-5386. www.valleyvideohay.com ...........................3/12 500 TONS OF ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: First cutting, no rain, 4x4 bales. In Riverton, WY, $250/ton. Call 307-7092375 ................................ 3/12
Hay & Feed HORSE AND COW HAY FOR SALE. Mountain grass and millet. ALSO, have little squares of straw. Located east of Cheyenne, WY. Delivery available. Buy one or as many as you want, semi loads available. Call Kent, 307-631-3917 or Bruce, 307-630-6725 ...................2/26 ALFALFA HAY AVAILABLE: 1,500 tons, first, second and third cuttings. Hay qualifies for the USDA trucking support payment. For more information, call 402-694-9310 or 402-6949389 ................................ 2/19
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Hay & Feed
Heating Restoration
ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: 20%+ protein, cow to dairy quality hay. Trucking available. Call 307-421-9116. Located in Hemingford, NE ..................3/5
DBL TREE TRACTOR RESTORATION LLC: Tractors, stock trailers and flatbeds, total repair, sandblast and paint. Please call Mike, 406-930-0720 .........2/19
HAY FOR SALE: Alfalfa, grass and grass/alfalfa mix, big square bales, round bales and small square bales. All sizes, all qualities and all quantities. ALSO HAVE STRAW AND CORNSTALKS FOR SALE. Delivery available!! Call 307630-3046......................... 2/19
Equipment WANTED: OLD CABOVER SNUB-NOSE 1930s, 1940s or 1950s truck or White 3000 in any condition, running or not. ALSO WANTED, Ford, Chevy, International or any brand. Please call 605-2903208 ............................. 2/19 EQUIPMENT FOR SALE: CIH 290 Magnum tractor; two challenger MT585D tractors; J&M 875 bushel grain cart; Artsway 425 grinder mixer; Modern Mill (mix mill) feed mill; IHC 415 24’ roller harrow; Vermeer R23 rake; MF 2190 4x4 baler; Sitrex 17 wheel rake; CIH WD2504 swather with 19’ rotary head; Rogater 854 sprayer; Wilson 53’ spread axle cattle pot; Wilson 53’ tri axle convertible cattle pot/van; IHC 80 bbl vac truck; Dragon 130 bbl vac trailers; Dragon crude oil trailer; Mobile Tech 9 yd. volumetric concrete mixer; Sicard 8’6” snowblower with Ford engine; Degelman 570 rock picker. Call 406-2541254 ............................. 2/26
Pipe
Pipe
LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRI-BUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buck-and-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at w w w. l o d g e p o l e p r o d u c t s . com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!! ......................... TFN
Pipe
FOR SALE: Farmking 8’ snowblower with hydraulic spout. John Deere 714A and 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gears and bunk feeding extensions. H&S 7+4 18’ chuckwagon with 12 ton gear. J&M 385 bushel gravity box with center divide, lights and ag topper. Willmar 4550 Wrangler diesel wheel loader with cab/heat and 6’ bucket, 4x4, 3,683 hours, new tires. 12’ hydraulic box scraper. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-999-5482 ............... 2/19
OILFIELD PIPE: RPJ Enterprises, Inc. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. ALL SIZES!! 2 3/8 at 31.5’ long on average per joint. OTHER available sizes are 7”, 5.5”, 4.5” and 3.5” pipe in stock. Sucker rod, cut/notched posts. Delivery available. Pierce, CO. Call 970-324-4580, e-mail rpjenergy@gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................. 4/9
Livestock Equipment
Livestock Equipment
Rupp Hydraulic Calf Tables $5,250 • Handles Calves up to 300 lbs. • Operates off tractor, bale bed or remote hydraulic unit. Call Kevin McClurg, Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • bighornlivestock.com
24' Free Standing Panels 5’ High 7 Rail 5’6” High 8 Rail
Delivery and Truckload Prices Available
Big Horn Livestock Services 307-751-1828 • www.bighornlivestock.com
Roof Coatings
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Fair prices, good service, rancher owned. Quantities up to a truck load.
Heating Equipment
Fencing
Property for Sale
HDPE Pipe for Ranch Water Systems
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ELIMINATE ● RISING ● FUEL COSTS: Clean, safe and efficient wood heat. Central Boiler Classic and E-Classic Outdoor Wood Furnace; heats multiple buildings with only 1 furnace, 25-year warranty available. Heat with wood, no splitting! Available in dual fuel ready models. www.CentralBoiler. com. WE ALSO HAVE whole house pellet/corn/biomass furnaces. Load once per month with hopper. www.Maximheat. com. A-1 Heating Systems. Instant rebates may apply! Call today! 307-742-4442. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds.......TFN
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Manderson, WY rairdenjlw@tritel.net • 800-770-6280 Property for Sale Have Property to Sell? Advertise here! ARIZONA RANCHES FOR SALE: 22,000+ acre central Arizona ranch, 200+ head year-long, plus up to 2,500 stockers seasonally, Arizona state plus small BLM grazing leases, small feedyard, modest headquarters on 10 deeded acres, $1,200,000; southern Arizona ranch, 550+ head year-long, plus seasonal increases. 400+ deeded acres plus state, USFS and small BLM grazing leases. Shipping corrals on paved highway, $4,000,000. Forty acre former ranch homestead, well, power and phone, old adobe home, $390,000. LARGER RANCHES also available. Harley Hendricks Realty 877-3492565 e-mail HarleyHendricks@HarleyHendricks. com ................................ 3/5 READY TO GET OUT OF THE WINTER CONDITIONS OF THE NORTHERN STATES?? Here’s an opportunity for a nice winter home in sunny southern California in the Imperial Valley! 120 miles east of San Diego, CA, 60 miles west of Yuma, AZ and 9 miles from El Centro, CA. Three bedroom, 1 bath home with 12 acres of farmland. $550,000. For more information, call 307-272-0975 or visit www. facebook.com/pg/cowboyauctioncompany ......... 2/26 TWO TRAILER HOUSES FOR SALE IN GILLETTE, WY. Close to downtown. 307670-5374 ...................... 2/19 BOYD RANCH: 5,420+ total acres including BLM and state with 7 pivot sprinklers in western Montana. Located between Virginia City and Alder, MT. Great water rights. Fishing ponds with deer, elk and birds. Puts up 2,000 tons of hay. Newer buildings. A must see!! Call for price. Sidwell Land & Cattle Co., Richard Sidwell, 406-861-4426, 406322-4425 or e-mail sidwell@ sidwell-land.com ......... 2/26 LARGE GOSHEN COUNTY CATTLE AND CROP RANCH: 4,065+ acres with center pivots and 3 1/2 miles of Horse Creek. Huge cattle barn and steel shop. 1,618+ acres water rights. Three homes. Adjoins Hwy. 85. $5,400,000. Call Casey Essert, Land Broker, Empire Realty, Torrington, WY, 307-532-1750. More listings available at www. buyaranch.com .............TFN
Hunting & Fishing FEB. 26-28: PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL RAW/ DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER, IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: FEB. 26: Ft. Bridger 3:30-3:50 p.m., Cash Store; Evanston 4:30-5:15 p.m., Prairie Inn. FEB. 27: Kemmerer 7:20-7:40 a.m., Ham’s Fork Station/Sinclair; Cokeville 8:30-8:50 a.m., Flying J Truck Stop; Afton 9:50-10:20 a.m., Afton Country Village; Thayne 10:40-10:50 a.m., Farmer’s Feed (drive thru); Etna 10:5011 a.m., Etna Trading Post (drive thru); Alpine 11:40 a.m.12:10 p.m., Grey’s River Saloon; Hoback Jct. 12:40-1:10 p.m., Hoback Market/Exxon; Bondurant 1:40-2 p.m., Elk Horn Bar (drive thru); Bondurant 1:55-2:10 p.m., Post Office (drive thru); Daniel 2:302:50 p.m., The Den; Pinedale 3:10-3:40 p.m., Gannett Sports; Big Piney 4:15-4:30 p.m., Public RR Visitor Info. lot; La Barge 5:15-5:30 p.m., All American Fuel (drive thru); Fontenelle 6 p.m., drive thru call Greg on this day only; Green River 7 p.m., Hitching Post. FEB. 28: Green River 7:30-7:50 a.m., Hitching Post; Rock Springs 8:20-9 a.m., WY Wool Warehouse; Wamsutter 10-10:10 a.m., Wamsutter Conoco (drive thru); Rawlins 10:50 a.m.-11:20 p.m., Trails West Meat Processing; Saratoga 12:15-12:45 p.m., Saratoga Feed & Grain (drive thru); Elk Mountain 1:30-1:40 p.m., Conoco on I-80 (drive thru); Hanna 1:55-2:05 p.m., Hometown Market (drive thru); Medicine Bow 2:30-2:40 p.m., JB’s (drive thru); Rock River 2:50-3 p.m., Rancher’s Supply (drive thru); Laramie 3:50-4:50 p.m., West Laramie Fly Shop. For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700, or visit www. petskafur.net ............... 2/19
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Predators are not always four-legged: Ravens are known to prey on livestock Predators are one of the challenges producers face when raising livestock, and many ranchers are all too familiar with coyotes, wolves, cougars and bears. In some situations, however, cattle are also killed by birds – primarily ravens. These big birds are much larger than crows, about the size of a red-tailed hawk, have a wingspan of 3.5 to four feet and are 24 to 27 inches long from head to tail. Crows are smaller, with a wingspan of about 2.5 feet and are about 17 inches long. Livestock Protection Program Coordinator for British Columbia Cattlemen’s Association Cam Hill shared Livestock Protection Program verifiers are trained to verify livestock kills by wolves, coyotes, bears or cougars. “We are also finding an increase in bird kills, generally ravens, although eagles are sometimes accused as well,” Hill said. “This is the fourth year for me as program coordinator and when I first started, I went through the records and found we’d averaged seven raven losses per year where we verified and paid compensation on. Then we had 37 raven losses in just one year. I did some research and found articles from three Canadian provinces, one western U.S. state and Sweden which shared about losses to ravens,” said Hill. “In some areas of British Columbia, the wildlife populations have declined,” Hill continued. “There are fewer moose, and in some areas, fewer elk and deer. My theory is with fewer wild ungulates, the ravens may be looking for other food sources.” Hill explains the birds are very intelligent and may be seeking other options, noting, “If there are fewer wolf kills of wild ungulates, ravens don’t have as much opportunity to scavenge, and are turning to cattle.” Hill thinks this is a learned behavior. If a farm or ranch has a problem with ravens, they generally have multiple problems, though it may be only one bird doing the damage. Predatory behavior Ravens are larger than crows or magpies, and cattle seem to have an instinctive fear of large predatory birds flying over the herd. When calves are young,
a group of ravens flying over the calving ground will upset cows as much as if there were coyotes or wolves coming through; the cows bawl and try to look up, and the whole herd may be running and bawling, sometimes trampling young calves. “Ravens are quick and deadly,” Hill said. “One producer was watching a cow calving on a grassy hillside when he saw a raven land near the cow. The calf was still in the birth canal. The raven hopped onto the calf, and all it takes is one quick peck to the eye. The rancher didn’t realize at first what had happened, but as soon as the calf was fully born, he drove up to the pair and found the calf was dead and its eye was gone.” “The year I examined 37 cases regarding calves and lambs which were killed by ravens, it was almost always the same scenario; the eyes, rear vents, anus, navel and soles of the feet were pecked away,” Hill continued. “Often all of those sites were pecked, or sometimes just a couple, but in 95 percent of cases the eye was the first strike area.” A deep peck does a lot of damage; it can damage the brain, but also causes a lot of bleeding. The calf can bleed out in a short time. Recognizing raven attacks Even though the cow generally tries to protect her newborn, she is helpless to do so while she is still down and in labor – and the birds take advantage of this. “Some of the producers I talked to had not yet recognized this as a problem and were frustrated these calves were dead,” Hill said. “We know if a calf is born dead or dies soon after birth from other causes, birds will peck out their eyes. So, this has to be part of the verification process.” “Once a person has seen it, however, they can tell right away the calf was still alive and died from an eye strike because they bleed profusely from the eye socket,” Hill said. “There is blood all over the side of the face. Sometimes the cow will lick blood off, but the eye socket will have visible damage.” “I think producers are starting to recognize ravens can be predators and kill calves,” he explained. “This happens most commonly in
Large predatory birds – While many calf and lamb losses are attributed to eagles, British Colombia Cattlemen’s Association Livestock Protection Program Coordinator Cam Hill notes ravens are also responsible for attacks on young livestock. The large birds are known to take advantage of cows and sheep in labor and prey on minutes-old calves and lambs. Courtesy photo
49TH ANNUAL PRODUCTION SALE
MARCH 1, 2022 1:00 PM MST Selling: • 120 Performance Proven Yearling Sons
At the ranch • Valier, Montana Lunch: 11:30
• 150 Solid Foundation Yearling Heifers • Bangs Vaccinated • Ready to Breed
• 25 Select Cow/Calf Pairs • Apex Angus Raised
2022 Sale Sires: Apex DR J 417, Apex Frontman 316, Apex Klondike 178, Apex Courage 258, Musgrave 316 Exclusive, EZAR Gold Rush 6001, Diablo Deluxe 1104, Vermilion Huntley, Jindra Encore, DL Automatic 1088, Shipwheel Keystone 7543 & Others
Lot 6 Reg: 20245165 Sire: Musgrave 316 Exclusive
Apex Value Added:
MGS: Werner War Party 2417
• Free delivery - Montana & adjoining states • 1st year breeding guarantee • Volume discounts
Please see RAVENS on page C8
Lot 15 Reg: 20247363
GENETICS THAT PERFORM The Apex Angus cowherd does a quick turn around. At 15 months of age heifers and yearling bulls are in the breeding pastures.
THE SWANSON FAMILIES Kurt Kirby Connor Daryle & Pam Shifting diet – One theory for ravens preying more on livestock than in the past attributes the decline of wild ungulate populations to depredation on livestock. Courtesy photo
406-279-3341 406-472-3245 406-279-3777 406-279-3548
Sire: Apex Courage 258
MGS: Byergo Boomer 6351
For catalogs & performance data: apex@3rivers.net • www.apexangus.com PRIOR TO SALE: 406-279-3548 SALE DAY PHONE: 406 279-3350 SALE BROADCAST LIVE northernlivestockvideo.com
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RAVENS continued from page C7 newborns – while the calves are being born and when the cow can’t defend them – and with very young calves.” Hill notes eagles sometimes hang around and feed on carcasses following attacks by ravens, and ranchers sometimes blame eagles for the deaths rather than ravens. “In my opinion, bald eagles are getting a bum rap,” Hill said. “They are generally just scavengers, whereas golden eagles are the hunters and predators. Bald eagles are more timid; if the animal
moves, they will fly away because they are scared of it.” Golden eagles are much more aggressive and will pick up young lambs and carry them off. “Every year we have a few cases where producers think eagles were the cause of a problem, but I think ravens are the primary bird predators,” concluded Hill. Heather Smith Thomas is a corresponding writer for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@ wylr.net.
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Vaccinating sets spring calves up for success It’s never too early to think about a calf’s respiratory health. The steps producers take this spring with young calves not only help protect calves through the grazing season, but can help prepare them for a more complete immune response with preweaning and weaning booster vaccinations. “The goal for vaccinating calves in the spring is primarily geared toward limiting disease in the summer months, especially pneumonia when calves are on grass,” says Catherine Maguire, technical services veterinarian at Zoetis.
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