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Research looks at relocation as a management strategy for mitigating bird depredation Kristen Amicarelle, a graduate research assistant at Colorado State University (CSU)-Pueblo, spent a year and a half working with producers across Wyoming to study the effectiveness of relocating golden eagles as a management strategy for mitigating sheep depredation. On Dec. 4, 2023, during the Wyoming Stock Growers Association Winter Roundup Convention and Trade Show, Amicarelle presented her research to those in attendance. Finding a solution for rising depredation To begin, Amicarelle noted sheep depredation by golden eagles has been increasingly reported by Wyoming producers over the last decade and has only continued to rise in recent years. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, over $700,000 in herd damages were caused by eagles in 2022, and Amicarelle explained many experts suspect depredation has increased because of modern challenges eagles face, including lack of prey due to habitat fragmentation and human development. “We also know there is a substantial nonmigratory breeding population of golden eagles in Wyoming, so that could be a contributing factor as well,” she stated. “Golden eagles are not only federally protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, they also have their own policy – the Golden Eagle Protection Act of 1940,” she continued. “Relocation management strategies have recently been brought back into the spotlight because they may be the only means to offset sheep depredation in the state.” Amicarelle explained her project set out to modernize research conducted by Robert Phillips of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) in the late 1980s, in which 14 adult golden eagles were relocated, 12 of which returned to their former territories in a short 11 to 14 days. Through their own research, the CSU team hoped to understand golden eagle movement, particularly after relocation, predicting age and how distance of relocation would impact return rates. “Golden eagles reach breeding maturity around four to five years of age, and they return to the same place they breed every year,” Amicarelle said. “Adults are likely to return in a short amount of time, whereas younger birds haven’t established their

breeding territories yet so data to find areas with conthey are not likely to return centrated densities of jack to the ranch. Instead, they rabbits, cottontails, prairie will exhibit more explor- dogs and Wyoming ground atory behavior.” squirrels – common prey Studying the effectiveness species of golden eagles of relocation – as well as eagle nesting Before Amicarelle sites. could put her boots on the “I wanted to conground to test these theo- sider bird-to-bird conflict, ries, she wanted to under- human conflict and the stand golden eagle habitat available opportunities for to ensure relocation sites a bird to adjust to their reloprovided ample resources cation – would they be able and opportunities for the to hunt, perch and rest?” birds to thrive. she asked. “I also wanted She began by using the to consider distance from Wyoming National Diver- other sheep operations, oil sityColyer Database and U.S. FWS Please see BIRDS4:15 on page Herefords CA_2024.qxp_Layout 1 12/13/23 PM B6 Page 1

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A sure fire heifer bull and a 57 pound actual with a great calving ease figure. He also excels with elite marbling, ribeye and $CHB combined with plenty of growth. We sold his sire to ABS and his dam is a first calf heifer by the young performance giant Belle Heir.

This is a perfect blend of genetics with the power and performance of Guardian and the moderate maternal young donor 0119. All of the indicators lead you to believe this young sire has everything a cattlemen is searching for. Top shelf carcass genetics and maternal quality with the color and pigment.

This will be the lead off bull in our 2024 Denver pen. He already has a win under his belt as he was named the 2023 Champion Horned Bull in Reno. He has the look and color pattern of a herd bull with so much power and performance. His mother 4264 is also the mother of herd sire Belle Heir, Real Deal, and grandmother of Guardian.

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CED 8 BW 0.3 WW 62 YW 96 MM 37 REA 0.84 MARB 0.12 CHB 150

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C REIGN MAKER 3210 ET

This is one that we have been excited about all summer and he continues to impress. These Barracuda bulls are incredible but this sire is double bred for IMF being out of a Validated daughter who is a trait leader for carcass quality. He puts this together with low birth high calving ease indicators and has the pigment and look.

Here is a Denver pen bull with as much real muscle and shape as any. Dark red color with loads of pigment and one of the first Guardian sons to sell. This will be one of the top horned bull calves for sale this season.

We are very excited about this one and feel he has the opportunity to be as good as any we have produced. His donor dam 1311 has produced over 1.6 million dollars in progeny and is also the mother of Arlo who was the top selling bull and lead off bull in our Denver pen. He truly has it all with elite phenotype and EPD’s that offer calving ease, performance, maternal and carcass all in one.

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BW -0.3 WW 76 YW 135 SC 0.98 CEM 16 MILK 38 $W 95 $F 88 $G 99 $B 173 $C 319

C 0195 0061 3195 ET

CED -1.3 BW 4.8 WW 76 YW 115 MM 36 REA 0.47 MARB 0.23 CHB 118

This Denver pen bull offers some outcross genetics and still has some of our most elite donors in his pedigree. He is a bold ribbed, easy fleshing sire that looks like he will pass on maternal and carcass traits.

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C RESILIENT 3020 ET

This is the ideal combination of power and performance with carcass traits and maternal values. He has all the muscle and bone you could hope for in a bull who has a 1.22 Marbling and well over a 300 $C. He is an ET calf from our strongest cow families.

C 0069 WHITEWATER 3023 ET

This ET bull calf and his full brothers have been standouts all summer and fall. His combination of calving ease and performance with phenotype and carcass traits place him in elite company. Over a 1.00 for both Marbling and REA and over a 300 $C but still the kind you enjoy to look at.

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SALE REPORTS Marcy Livestock Angus Bull Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WYLR Field Editor Jan. 25, 2024 Gordon Livestock Auction, Gordon, Neb. Auctioneer: Joe Goggins Sale Manager: Ron Frye Marketing 88 Angus Bulls Avg. $6,912 28 Registered Angus Bred Heifers Avg. $4,429 12 Registered Angus Bred Cows Avg. $3,636

Top Sellers Bulls Lot 29 – Marcys Flagstone 3143 – Price: $17,000 DOB: 2/10/23 Sire: Baldridge Flagstone F411

Dam’s Sires: BUBS Southern Charm AA31 EPDs: BW: +1.4, WW: +79, YW: +138 and Milk: +38 Buyer: Stauffer Ranches, Alberta, Canada

Lot 76 – Marcys Tahoe 345 – Price: $16,000 DOB: 1/14/23 Sire: Tehama Tahoe B767 Dam’s Sire: U-2 Coalition 206C EPDs: BW: -0.9, WW: +69, YW: +124 and Milk: +32 Buyer: Saddle Butte Angus, South Dakota Lot 1 – Marcys Scale Crusher 217 – Price: $14,500 DOB: 1/16/22 Sire: Marcys Scale Crusher Dam’s Sire: Marcys 09 Sledgehammer 103-9 EPDs: BW: +1.1, WW: +72, YW: +118 and Milk: +18 Buyer: McLaughlin Ranch, Nebraska Lot 85 – Marcys Renovation 3117 – Price: $13,000 DOB: 2/8/23 Sire: S A V Renovation 6822

Dam’s Sire: Connealy Spur EPDs: BW: +3.9, WW: +78, YW: +136 and Milk: +18 Buyer: Green Mountain Angus Ranch, Montana Females Lot 93 – Marcys Erica 232 – Price: $9,000 DOB: 1/22/22 Sire: Square B Atlantis 8060 Dam’s Sire: Marcys Scale Crusher EPDs: BW: +2.9, WW: +74, YW: +124 and Milk: +27 Buyer: Brian Nelson, Nebraska Lot 116 – Marcys Queen Eva 253 – Price: $8,000 DOB: 1/19/22 Sire: LT Converse 8011 Dam’s Sire: Connealy Spur EPDs: BW: +1.3, WW: +60, YW: +96 and Milk: +27 Buyer: Gaskill Angus, Montana

WBC teamed up with the Wyoming Hunger Initiative, 307 Meat Co. and the Wyoming Stock Growers Association to provide beef sticks to children with food insecurity. The Beef for Backpacks program is now in 20 Wyoming counties and is projected to provide over 200,000 beef sticks this school year.

Little Goose Ranch Angus Bull Sale Little Goose Ranch Angus Bull Sale Reported By: Curt Cox, WYLR Field Editor Jan. 27, 2024 Buffalo Livestock Marketing, Buffalo Auctioneer: Greg Goggins 55 Yearling Angus Bulls Avg. $7,627 13 Angus Heifer Calves Avg. $4,577 Top Sellers Bulls Lot 4 – LGR Anthem 3052 – Price: $13,500 DOB: 2/7/23 Sire: S A V Anthem 0042 Dam’s Sire: LGR Brutus 4017 EPDs: BW: +2.8, WW: +77, YW: +131 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Dyer Ranch, Crawford, Neb. Lot – LGR Early Arrival 3067 – Price: $13,000 DOB: 2/9/23 Sire: S A V Early Arrival 0903 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Charlo 0256 EPDs: BW: -1.5, WW: +62, YW: +105 and Milk: +24 Buyer: Kilty Angus, LaGrange Lot 17 – LGR Anthem 3127 – Price: $12,000 DOB: 2/16/23 Sire: S A V Anthem 0042 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Resolve 7219 EPDs: BW: +2.3, WW: +72, YW: +126 and Milk: +23 Buyer: Dyer Ranch, Crawford, Neb. Lot 8 – LGR Ranger 3065 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 2/8/23 Sire: Coleman Ranger 029 Dam’s Sire: S A V Pedigree 4834 EPDs: BW: -0.3, WW: +65, YW: +117 and Milk: +30 Buyer:

West Pass Ranch, Parkman Lot 11 – LGR Resource 3111 – Price: $10,500 DOB: 2/13/23 Sire: Coleman Resource 710 Dam’s Sire: Coleman Bravo 6313 EPDs: BW: +2.8, WW: +70, YW: +123 and Milk: +31 Buyer: SR Cattle Company, Sheridan Heifers Lot X – Pick of the 2023 Heifer Calves, in memory of Justin McKenzie – Price: $11,000 Buyer: Dyer Ranch Crawford, Neb. Lot 100A – LGR Emblynette 3073 – Price: $6,500 DOB: 2/10/23 Sire: KG Justified 3023 Dam’s Sire: S A V Gleaner 2169 EPDs: BW: +1.1, WW: +56, YW: +96 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Sundance A&E, LLC, Sheridan Lot 100C – LGR Emblynette 3004 – Price: $6,500 DOB: 12/30/22 Sire: Pine Coulee Frontier H572 Dam’s Sire: Shipwheel Northern Lights EPDs: BW: -0.6, WW: +43, YW: +96 and Milk: +26 Buyer: Pine Coulee Angus, Absarokee, Mont.

Online payments available On Jan. 29, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced most farm loan borrowers will be able to make payments to their direct loans online through the Pay My Loan feature on farmers.gov in early February. Pay My Loan is part of a broader effort by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) to streamline its pro-

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cesses, especially for producers who may have limited time during the planting or harvest seasons to visit a local FSA office, modernize and improve customer service, provide additional customer selfservice tools and expand credit access to assist more producers. Pay My Loan gives most borrowers an online repayment option and relieves them from needing to call, mail or visit a service center to pay their loan installment. Farm loan payments can now be made at the borrower’s convenience, on their schedule and outside of FSA office hours. Pay My Loan also provides time savings for FSA’s farm loan employees by minimizing manual payment processing activities. This new service for producers means farm loan employees will have more time to focus on reviewing and processing new loans or servicing requests. The Pay My Loan feature can be accessed at farmers.gov/loans. To use the payment feature, producers must establish a USDA customer account and a USDA Level 2 eAuthentication (“eAuth”) account or a login.gov account. This initial release only allows individuals with loans to make online payments. For now, borrowers with jointly payable checks will need to continue to make loan payments through their local office.

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No Farms, No Food I don’t mean to be all doom and gloom in this column, but the attacks on farmers, ranchers, landowners and our food supply are numerous. Our food security is at risk, and it’s not just one glaringly obvious death blow that’s looming – it’s more like death by 1,000 cuts. It’s the proverbial “frog in the pot of water” scenario, where the heat continues to increase so slowly we don’t notice we are boiling. Yet, the water is bubbling now, folks, and it’s time to sound the alarms. Let me share a few examples to highlight both the absurdity and the magnitude of external threats which could ultimately lead to no farms and no food.

At the recent meeting of the World Economic Forum Summit in Davos, Switzerland, a panelist demanded the implementation of a criminal category of “ecocide.” In the discussion, she described farming, fishing and energy production as the mass murder and torture of trees and rivers. In France, farmers are protesting by spraying liquid manure on government buildings, in an attempt to press the government to loosen regulations and protect them from cheap imports and rising costs. In the Netherlands, the government has declared a war on livestock producers, setting a metric to halve emissions of nitrogen from cattle, hogs and

chickens. They are pushing for a voluntary strategy of buying farms, which is essentially playing out as a seizure and forfeiture of family-owned lands and livestock operations. In Ireland, farmers are being pressured to cull up to 200,000 cows to meet climate change metrics. And, the United Nations is expected to release a plan at the COP28 climate summit, urging the U.S. to reduce their meat consumption to fight climate change. This is just the tip of the iceberg in the global attacks on farmers and ranchers, specifically livestock producers. Now let’s look closer to home. Everyone scoffed at Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) when she proposed the Green New Deal and suggested we eliminate “cow farts.” However, fast forward just a few years later and enough money has been thrown at the situation that every conservative Republican and every agricultural association and organization

are spouting climate change, net zero, sustainability and other buzz words to meet the arbitrary standards of programs which are simply huge money grabs and have nothing to do with the environment. As an example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture is awarding $3.1 billion for 141 “climate change smart commodity projects,” and readers’ eyes would pop at who is on the list of recipients. Or how about an outof-state, foreign-backed pipeline company which has ruthlessly attempted to change laws, condemn land and seize what isn’t theirs in order to cram their project down landowners’ throats? What’s worse, there are those who claim to love and promote agriculture, who are literally willing to trample on the Constitution and private property rights in order to push this thing to the finish line. Forget the very farmers and ranchers they claim to want to support – they are in the way of progress. What’s more, the Tele-

graph recently reported “the carbon footprint of homegrown food is five times greater than those grown conventionally.” These people literally don’t want people to grow their own food and be selfsufficient. And somehow, since we have repeated the lie two plus two equals five, there are people who have convinced themselves piping carbon into the ground or reducing methane in cows will save the planet. Or maybe they are just repeating the mantra to avoid the truth of the obvious intention behind projects of this ilk. This is nothing but a massive infusion of tax payer dollars to enrich the very few and put food on the table of absolutely nobody. Folks, I’ll say the quiet part out loud. This is a scam. A lie which has spread around the world. It’s a pathway to starvation – one lined in gold, power and greed. It’s the total disregard of our God-given inherent rights. It’s anti-humanity, anti-com-

munity, anti-family, antiagriculture and anti-planetary health. For those who are reading this and wondering what to do next, the answer is simple – stand in the truth and hold your ground. Yes, there are people who want to control the land, the food and the people. But landowners, farmers and ranchers are the ultimate beacon of freedom. They are an example of sovereignty, liberty and self-sufficiency. The land under their feet is theirs, so they should be very careful who they allow access to on their property. Preserving the Constitution and private property rights are critical to the future of food, agriculture and national security. Any politician, company, association, university or talking head in the media who says different just might have a self-serving, underlying agenda. Amanda Radke is a rancher, author, motivational speaker and podcast host. For more from Radke, visit amandaradke.com.

NASS publishes 2024 Annual Crop Summary for Wyoming On Jan. 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Mountain Regional Office released the 2024 Annual Crop Summary, featuring highlights for the state of Wyoming, based on the service’s Dec. 1, 2023 agricultural survey. Corn According to the survey, as of Dec. 1, 2023, Wyoming corn for grain production is estimated at 9.03 million bushels, up five percent or 459,000 bushels from the previous year’s production of 8.57 million bushels. The average yield of 153 bushels per acre is unchanged from 2022; total planted area of 85,000 acres compares with the 95,000 planted acres in 2022 and area harvested for grain, at 57,000 acres, is up 1,000 acres from 2022. Area harvested for corn silage is estimated at 23,000 acres, which is down 30 percent or 10,000 acres from the previous year, and production is estimated at 529,000 tons, compared to 2022’s 792,000 tons. Barley In the report, NASS notes Wyoming producers seeded 83,000 acres of barley in 2023, up six percent or 5,000 acres from the year before, and harvested area, at 58,000 acres, is down 1,000 acres from 2022. Average barley yield, at 104 bushels per acre, is up 11 bushels per acre from 2022, and production, estimated at 6.03 million bushes, is up by 10 percent from 5.49 million bushels in 2022. Winter wheat According to the Sept. 1, 2023 survey published by NASS, winter wheat production in Wyoming is estimated at 2.7 million bushels, up 67 percent from the 1.62 million bushels produced in 2022. Wyoming producers

seeded 115,000 acres of winter wheat in the fall of 2022 for harvest in 2023, which is unchanged from the previous year’s crop. However, area harvested for grain decreased by 5,000 acres to 90,000 acres. NASS notes winter wheat seedings planted in the fall of 2023 for harvest in 2024 are estimated at 105,000 acres, down 10,000 acres from the final planted area realized in 2023. “If realized, the forecasted winter wheat seeded area would represent the smallest seeded area for the state since 1937,” reads the report. Hay NASS shares all dry hay production in Wyoming for 2023 is estimated at 2.55 million tons, which is up six percent from total production in 2022 at 2.39 million tons. Production of alfalfa hay and alfalfa-mix hay is estimated at 1.77 million tons from 590,000 acres, up 146,000 tons from 2022, and average yield for the 2023 crop is three tons per acre. New seedings of alfalfa and alfalfa-mix hay in Wyoming is estimated at 50,000 acres, up 15,000 acres from 2022. All other dry hay production is also up from 2022, totaling 775,000 tons from 500,000 acres harvested. The average yield per acre is 0.15 ton above yield in 2022. As of Dec. 1, 2023, per the NASS report, Wyoming producers were storing 1.49 million tons of all dry hay, which is up 15 percent from the year before. Sugarbeets According to NASS, Wyoming’s 2023 sugarbeet crop totaled 847,000 tons, up four percent from the 812,000 tons produced in 2022.

Planted area totaled 29,000 acres and producers harvested 28,800 acres, compared to the 29,300 and 27,900 acres, respectively planted and harvested, in 2022. Average yield for 2023 is estimated at 29.4 tons per acre. Beans To conclude the report, NASS notes Wyoming’s 2023 dry edible bean production is estimated to total 299,000 hundredweight, which is unchanged from total production realized in 2022. Average yield totaled 2,250 pounds per acre, up 100 pounds per acre from 2022. Additionally, planted area totaled 14,000 acres, compared to the 15,000 acres planted the year before, while harvested area is estimated at 13,300 acres, 700

acres below that harvested in 2022. NASS notes both planted and harvested acreage for

Wyoming’s dry edible beans are the lowest in the state since 1925. Hannah Bugas is the

managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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EIGHT BRED COW/CALF PAIRS: Ranch raised, 4 to 7 years old, with Angus influenced F1 Wagyu calves. Updated vaccinations, calve April-May. ONE BRED COW to calve April-May. All bred to top, high marbling, Wagyu bull that throws heavier calves. Clean herd, easy to be around and work. Pairs $3,800/each, bred cow $1,800, price negotiable. Would like to sell as a group. ALSO, Wagyu bulls for sale. Ontario, OR. Call or text evenings 650-814-6585 ........ 2/24

LOCAL CDL TRUCK DRIVERS NEEDED

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Angus

Cattle

WEAVE Got Your Back!

• Competitive Pay

Dogs

Financial Services AGRI-ONE FINANCIAL: Farm/ ranch and all commercial loans. RATES AS LOW AS 5%. We have been helping with all aspects of agricultural, commercial financing and management for years. LET US HELP YOU on a consulting level with management to increase profitability, deal with and fix credit problems and for all your financing needs. WE CARE AND HAVE WORKING PROGRAMS designed for the farmer/rancher and not the banker. Please call Steve, 303-773-3545 or check out our website, www. agrionefinancial.com. I will come to you and get the job done!! ............................2/24 ALL TYPES OF EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLE FINANCING. Great service!! Great rates!! Call Chuck Brown at C.H. Brown Co., WY LLC, 307-3223232 (office), 307-331-0010 (cell) or e-mail chuckbrown@ wyoming.com .................. 2/3

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Torrington Livestock Markets 307-532-3333 www.torringtonlivestock.com

Dogs LYNETTE’S STOCK DOG PUPPIES: 2 red/white males. Whelped 11/19/23. Weaned, vaccinated, wormed. Parents work cattle. Call 307-2725509. Ten Sleep, WY, wyohorses@gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ................2/24

Registered Yearling and Two-Year-Old Black Angus Range Bulls for sale Private Treaty. Good selection for heifers and cows. From popular sires & industry leaders including Spur, Rito 707, Encore and others. Semen tested & ready to go. www.claycreek.net

Clay Creek Angus • 307-762-3541

Annual High Country Genetics Performance Bull Sale

Selling 60 Angus, SimAngus & Simmental Bulls

Cattle Raised by Cattlemen for Cattlemen in a Real World Environment at 8,000’ - 9,000’ Elevation

Dogs LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOG PUPPIES, ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD/BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG/GREAT PYRENEES MIX: Puppies will be 85-120 lbs. at maturity. These puppies are raised on a ranch and are highly socialized with 3 young children (ages 5, 7 and 9), adult dogs and chickens. These dogs are awesome with protective livestock guardian instincts, high intelligence and, with proper training, make great family dogs. Large backyard or acreage a requirement. Puppies ready for their forever homes on Jan. 21!! Nine puppies to choose from, all with distinct colors and markings. Dewormed, vaccinated and come with a transponder chip kit, $800. Call Tyler Toth, 303-828-6397, e-mail tlrtoth@gmail.com. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ............... 2/17

Monday, March 11, 2024 • Cowboy Auction - 1 p.m. • Riverton, WY

All AI bred by these breed leading sires: Executive Order, Epic, Bank On It, TJ Gold, Beacon, Right Now, Big Casino, Home Town, Fail Safe, True North, Alternative. Many bulls suitable for heifers. Backed by 46 years of AI & ET genetics. PAP tested.

P\T Livestock ptlivestock.com 307-709-8351

Pete & Lynnda Thompson

Lynnda 307-709-8361 Big Piney & Riverton, WY

Jindra Angus 24th Annual Production Sale February 14, 2024 At the Bull Center near Clarkson, Nebraska

Selling 175 Registered Angus Bulls and 30 Registered Angus Heifers Nick Jindra • Clarkson, NE • 402-920-3171 nickjindra@hotmail.com • jindraangus.com

Wyoming Livestock Roundup • Volume 35 No. 41 • February 3, 2024 Wyoming Livestock Roundup

Hereford

Email your ad to denise@wylr.net

Hereford

Ranch/Pasture Lease Wanted

Annual Bull Sale

Monday, April 1, 2024 at the ranch Arthur, NE

PASTURE WANTED: I am looking for a ranch lease or summer pasture lease for 250500 pairs. Call Joe, 605-8302210, jrcredangus@yahoo. com ..................................2/24

80 Head of Polled Hereford and Red Angus Bulls Bernie & Stacie Buzanowski 308-726-2138, 406-855-8288 YEARLING POLLED HEREFORD BULLS FOR SALE PRIVATE TREATY: Forty-five year breeding program, bred to produce top baldy calves. Balanced trait genetics. Reasonably priced. See us on the web at www.mcmurrycattle. com, for pedigrees, photos and videos. BUY NOW! Call 406-254-1247 (house), leave message or 406-697-4040 (cell). E-mail mcmurrycattle@gmail.com ............ 3/23 TWO-YEAR-OLD HEREFORD BULLS: Canadian registered. Fertility checked. View photos at www.workingherefords. com. Estermann Herefords, 308-340-4159 or 308-9634473 ...............................2/10

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Simmental

Saddles & Tack

Hay & Feed

GREAT SELECTION OF VALENTINES GIFTS!! MONTANA Silversmiths, AUSTIN Accent and others!! Jewelry prices start at $9.95!! SILK SCARVES, BELT BUCKLES, MONEY CLIPS, TOM BALDING and DUTTON BITS and ALL KINDS OF QUALITY TACK for your COWBOY or COWGIRL VALENTINE!! $AVE on BOOTS: HONDO, BOULET, JUSTIN WORK BOOTS, TWISTED X (boots and shoes) and more!! WE CAN ship!! Shop Moss Saddles, Boots and Tack, 4648 West Yellowstone Highway, Casper, WY; 307-472-1872. Our family serving yours for 50 years!! Check us out on Facebook or our website ......... 2/10

HAY FOR SALE: Grass, grass/ alfalfa mix and alfalfa hay, cow and barn stored. ALSO HAVE WHEAT HAY, oat hay and straw. Small squares, 3x3s, 3x4s and round bales. Delivery available!! Large quantities still available. Call today for best price, 307630-3046 ..........................2/24

FOR SALE CERTIFIED WHEAT STRAW. Call 303-8988496 or 303-500-2685 ......2/10

Sheep TRIANGLE J RANCH AND ALTENBURG SUPER BALDY

Colorado SELECT SELLING 150 PAP-TESTED BULLS

Black and Red Simmental and SimAngus™ TWO successful programs ONE powerful offering.

MARCH 16, 2024 SATURDAY

Fort Collins, Colorado

Centennial Livestock Auction

PM MT

YEARLING EWES FOR SALE: 100 head fancy Targhee yearling ewes. Bucks put in Dec. 12, 2023. Wool is 64s. $300/head. Call 307-680-3066 ..............2/3

Swine

TRIANGLE J RANCH Darby & Annette Line - Miller, NE Cell: 308-627-5085 www.trianglejranch.com

ALTENBURG SUPER BALDY Willie & Sharon Altenburg - Fort Collins, CO Cell: 970-481-2570 www.altenburgsuperbaldy.com

FOR SALE FEEDER HOGS AND BUTCHER PIGS OF VARIOUS SIZES. Call and please leave message, 308430-0297......................... 2/24

Family Nurse Cows

Ranch/Pasture Lease Wanted

WEANER PIGS FOR SALE, located in Powell, WY. For more information, call 307271-1014 ........................2/17

Salers

BROWN SWISS BRED HEIFERS FOR SALE: Will calve March, April and a few in May. Bred to Brown Swiss bulls, most are AI’d and some live covered. Have had all shots. Poured with Ivomec on regular basis. 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 Robin Carlson, 605-224-6100, if no answer leave message. Pierre, S.D. To view photos, go to www. wylr.net in the classifieds ....2/24

40th Annual

Meat Processing

DO YOU WANT TO RETIRE AT THE TOP OF THIS MARKET AND KNOW YOUR LAND IS IN GOOD HANDS? Regen, LLC is a business that provides for ranchers/landowners the service of professional ranch management. We work to understand your needs on your ranch and provide a professional management team tenancy where you no longer need to worry about the work, get paid competitive rent and can keep the ranch legacy intact. Instead of selling, please consider renting the ranch to our team. We are a family business, based in Wyoming and with expertise in all arrangements of federal, state and deeded land and work every day to accomplish our mission. We steward land with regenerative principles, where animals thrive by connecting rich heritage to vibrant futures. Call Sage, 307-351-4875 or e-mail at saskin12@gmail.com....... 5/11

Charolais

Have Charolais to Sell? Advertise Here! REGISTERED CHAROLAIS COWS, COMPLETE DISPERSION: SELLING at Public Auction Yards (PAYS) TUES. FEB. 6 IN BILLINGS, MT. August and September calvers, 50 day breeding season. Bred heifers to 10-year-olds, DeBruycker Charolais genetics. Call 307899-6335 ............................2/3

Salers Focus Bull Sale

Selling 30 Purebreds February 12, 2024 Stockmen’s Livestock Dickinson, ND Big Sky Salers Bill Helm 406-557-6259

Limousin

2-Year-Old Registered Limousin Bulls

Call for scheduling! Newell, S.D. A veteran owned company.

605-456-2230 CUSTOM PROCESSING FOR BEEF, HOGS AND WILD GAME: Vacuum sealed and frozen. Will cure hams and bacon. ALSO, snack sticks, sausage and more. Call Green Acres Butchering, 406-298-0631, Roberts, MT ....................... 2/3

Pasture Wanted SUMMER PASTURE NEEDED for small or big numbers, yearlings or cows. Call 406-8531835..................................2/10

Joey Freund 303/475-6062

Pat Kelley 303/840-1848

SELLING BLM LEASE: 16,000 acres including 2 state leases. Located between Cody and Powell, in the McCullough Peaks. Shoshone River runs for 2 miles, corrals with year-round water, multiple reservoirs and a lot of grass. Beautiful country! Approximately 800 AUMS, ready to occupy this spring. Been in our family for 33 years. $550,000 OBO. Call 307-6453322....................................2/3

Horses

PASTURE WANTED for 2,000 yearlings and 500 pairs. Can split into smaller bunches. Call 701-523-1235 .....................3/9

HORSES FOR SALE: Three weanling stud colts. One is a Magnetic Cat and Shining Spark bloodlines. One is a High Roller Rey and Rojos Blue Hancock. One is a Gypsy Vanner breed. ALSO, two 3-year-olds, started right. One is a Black Cat Olena bay gelding and one is a black tobiano mare by Risky Streake Bandit and Silkys Leo Bars. ALSO, 2 buckskin, broke Quarter Horses. Call or text or more information, 307-679-3126 .......... 2/3

Ranch/Pasture Lease Wanted

SUMMER PASTURE NEEDED FOR 50 COW/CALF PAIRS. Good references. Call 605-3473403 or 605-499-9088 ........2/3

Joe Freund 303/341-9311

BLM Lease for Sale

SELL YOUR COWS AND COMBINES WHILE THE MARKET IS HIGH. Secure reliable income during retirement while keeping land in your family. EVALUATING NEW LEASES AND PARTNERING WITH NEW LANDOWNERS UNTIL APRIL 1. Minimum 7 year lease since we will invest in livestock water development and add pivots to flood irrigated ground. Call/text 307-429-8878.

Seed OPEN POLLINATED SEED CORN out produces hybrid for silage and grazing quality grain, $67/bushel +S/H. Call 217-857-3377 or cell/text 217343-4962, visit website www. borriesopenpollinatedseedcorn.com ........................ 2/24

Hay & Feed

ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE

SHELL CORN FOR SALE: Very good feed value. For more information, call 307754-5864 ......................... 2/3 BARLEY HAY FOR SALE. Call 307-851-4532 .....................3/2 APPROXIMATELY 700 TONS OF STRAIGHT ALFALFA, 3x4 squares. ALSO AVAILABLE, 300 tons mixed hay and 150 tons grass hay. Near Manhattan, MT. Delivery available. Call Doug at 406-581-4124 .......2/3 BE SAFE, NOT SORRY!! Quality alfalfa and alfalfa/grass hay available, 400 tons, large round net-wrapped bales, average weight 1,500 lbs./bale, tested and results available, protein 13-18%. Price $165/ton. Quality for beef cattle, heifers, horses. Truckers arranged if necessary. Buffalo, WY. Call owner at 307-217-0386. To view photos, go to www.wylr. net in the classifieds ........... 2/10 ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: First cutting big round bales, cow hay, had some rain. ALSO, first cutting small squares in bundles of 21 bales, no rain. Riverton, WY. Call 307-850-3020 ..... 2/17 LOTS AND LOTS OF HAY FOR SALE!!! 1,350 lb. round bales, net wrapped. Grass/alfalfa mix, native grass, brome grass, straight alfalfa… Sheridan, WY area. Come and get it!! For pricing, call the ranch, 307-737-2680 or 702-501-4243 (cell)....... 2/17 800 TONS NICE, green grass/ alfalfa mix (80/20); 600 TONS MIX with rain and/or weeds (cow/grinding hay); 300 TONS GRASS HAY, green; 1,000 TONS TRITICALE HAY, mostly green, some with rain; SEVERAL LOADS MILLET HAY, nice!! All types, mostly round bales, some 3x4/4x4. Delivery available. Please call 307-630-3768. Marketed by the Cheyenne, WY area producer ...................2/17

1st and 2nd Cutting Tarped 3x4 Bales Also Clean Wheat Straw Bozeman, MT

HAY FOR SALE BY DELIVERY ONLY!! ALFALFA AND GRASS HAY, round bales and mid-sized squares. Delivery on semi loads only. Call for delivered price in Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, Colorado, Nebraska areas and more! Call 307-575-1008.....2/17

100 TONS ALFALFA HAY: Big round 1,400 lb. bales, $165/ton. 100 TONS OATS/15% BEARDLESS TRITICALE MIX, big round 1,400 lb. bales, $150/ton. Call 308-778-6104 ............2/24

ROUND BALES, QUALITY GRASS HAY FOR SALE, bales weigh approximately 1,300 lbs. each, Laramie, WY. Call 307760-8429, Laramie, WY....2/10

(406) 600-4146

ALFALFA HAY: Round bales. First cutting $135/ton and third cutting $150/ton. Torrington, WY. Call 307-532-1528.....2/10

2023 BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4x8 square bales. ALSO, 150 TONS FIRST CUTTING ALFALFA, 3x4x8 square bales. Call 307-202-1719 ....2/10

ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: First, second and third cuttings, round bales, net wrapped. For more information, call Mark, 308-726-5665 ...................2/24

LOTS OF GRASS HAY FOR SALE, 1,200 lb. 3x4x8 bales. Cow and horse hay, $175/ton. Southwest WY. Call Kelly, 307780-7027 ..........................2/10

400 TONS OF EXCELLENT COW HAY: Round bales, 1,280-1,300 lbs. Call 307-7100631 ................................ 2/24

GOOD QUALITY OAT HAY: 3x4 bales. Barn stored; $165/ ton. Outside; $140/ton. ALSO, SECOND CUTTING ALFALFA, really good, green, horse quality, 3x4 bales, barn stored $185/ton. Tests available, Lusk, WY. Call Paul Hicks, 970-2035019 ................................ 2/10

2023 ALFALFA/GRASS HAY: Large rounds, net wrapped. ALSO, 2023 OATS HAY, large rounds, net wrapped. Scale on site. Near Rapid City, S.D. Call 605-786-3272 (cell) or 605-7875373 (landline) ..................2/24 ROUND BALE GRASS FOR SALE, FOB Powell, WY. Call 307-254-5115 or 406-480-1248 ........................................ 2/24 FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CUTTING ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: Good condition. Located in the Big Horn Basin. Call 307-431-8725 or 307-4319101 ...............................2/24 BARLEY STRAW: Certified weed-free small squares, $4/ bale. ALSO, 5x6 round bales, $125/ton. GRAIN/OATS, $20/ cwt. Greybull, WY area. Call 307-762-3878 or 307-899-4714, leave message .................2/24 ALFALFA HAY FOR SALE: 3x4x8 bales, 350 available. Call for pricing, 307-254-0152, Rivers Bend Ranch LLC, Greybull, WY ...........................2/24

300+ BALES OF FINE STEMMED, GREEN GERMAN MILLET HAY: No rain. Netwrapped round bales, 1,400 lbs. Has been tested, $120/ton. ALSO, 750 bales of wheat hay, 1,300 lb. round bales. Call 970520-1320 ..........................2/10 120 3x4 EXCELLENT QUALITY GRASS SQUARE BALES: Never rained on and stored in hay shed. Consists of 30% orchard, 30% brome, 15% Timothy, 15% tall fescue and 10% intermediate wheatgrass. Bales weigh around 1,050 lbs. Call 307-532-0523 .....................2/3 2023 FIRST CUTTING ALFALFA: Large net-wrapped round bales average 1,600 lbs. No rain between cutting, baling and stacking. Crude protein 20.4 and RFV 169. Located in Cody, WY. Can load. For more information, call 307-250-2329 ........................................ 2/3

2023 ALFALFA AND ALFALFA/GRASS MIX HAY, 3x3 bales barn stored. ALSO, SOME FEEDER HAY and BARLEY STRAW available. Call 307350-0350, Farson, WY .......2/3 325 TONS MILLET: Round bales, net wrapped, tested safe, good quality. Hillsdale, WY area, $135/ton. Call 307-421-3658 or 307-421-5587 .....................2/3 HAY FOR SALE: 200 tons left of first crop hay with protein ranging between 19.7% and 22.4%, baled mature, but not rained on, bales weigh between 1,500-1,650 lbs., $160/ton. 400 tons of second crop hay with protein around 21%, baled without rain damage, bales weigh around 1,650-1,800 lbs., $180/ ton. ALSO, 200 tons of straw left, bales weigh approximately 1,100 lbs., certified weed free, $75/ton. All bales are 4x4x8 in size. Location between Lovell and Powell, WY. Contact 307272-3712 ............................2/3 2023 HAY FOR SALE: First and second cutting alfalfa, grass/alfalfa mix. Milo, CUSTOM HAY HAULING. Call 701-690-8116, send a text if voicemail is full or keep trying ..........................2/3 600 PLUS TONS OF 2023 GRASS HAY: Rounds and 3x4, $175/ton, Encampment, WY. Call 307-321-1444 ............TFN CERTIFIED BARLEY STRAW FOR SALE, 3x4 bales. Cody, WY. Call 307-899-1952.....TFN

Fire Extinguisher The most POWERFUL FIRE EXTINGUISHING TECHNOLOGY is here!! FIRE PRO Extinguishers feature a concentrate used for over 30 years by fire departments, race tracks and the military. This formula is a non-toxic, powerful cooling liquid with foam and requires no maintenance!! Economical, do-it-yourself refill kits are also available. Choose the best for your equipment today!! For more information, call Arlen Coblentz at 307850-9663 ........................2/10

Equipment FOR SALE: Hydraulic driven weed beater/fence cleaner. Mounts on the front of a tractor. $3,500. ALSO, 2006 Titan 20 ft. gooseneck stock trailer with 4 ft. tack room. $8,500. Call 307532-1528 ..........................2/10 FOR SALE: Gehl 280 diesel wheel loader with Quick-Attach 72” bucket. H&S 7+4 17’ and 16’ chuckwagons with bunk feeding extensions and tandem 14 ton running gear. Meyer 18’ chuckwagon with bunk feeding extensions and 14 ton gear, very nice. Two John Deere 716A chuckwagons with John Deere running gear and bunk feeding extensions, been shedded, nice condition. For-Most cattle working cute with automatic headgate. 1998 John Deere 4700 selfpropelled sprayer, 4,946 hours, 750 gallon stainless steel tank, 90’ booms, outback auto steer, without back guidance systems, 2 sets wide and narrow tires and rims. Lorenz 16’x29’ stack mover. Heavy duty 12’ box scraper with tilt. 24’ portable ground hay feeder. Farm King 8’ snowblower with hydraulic spout. All in very nice condition!! Call 605-9995482 .................................. 2/10

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Livestock Equipment

Pipe

Portable Living Units

Hunting & Fishing

TWO LIVING UNITS MOUNTED ON STEEL SKIDS: 28’x12’, fully furnished, combined kitchen and living room. Bedroom, bathroom with shower and toilet, 2 sinks, 35 gallon hot water heater under counter. Electric heating/cooling unit. Shed roof, white steel siding, 2”x6” walls, $25,000 each. Located in Powell, WY. Call and leave message for Laurie, 307-254-1088 ........................................ 2/10

FEB. 19-20: PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL RAW/ DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: FEB. 19: Pine Bluffs 3:45-4 p.m., Sinclair; Burns 4:15-4:30 p.m., Antelope Truck Stop (drive thru, call Greg); Cheyenne 4:50-5:10 p.m., Home on the Range Processing (drive thru). FEB. 20: Cheyenne 7:20-7:50 a.m., Tractor Supply; Chugwater 8:45-9 a.m., Stampede Saloon (drive thru); Wheatland 9:45-10:15 a.m., Wheatland Travel Plaza; Guernsey 10:50-11:10 a.m., Crazy Tony’s; Fort Laramie 11:15-11:20 a.m., Ft. Laramie Bar/Grill (drive thru); Lingle 11:30-11:50 a.m., Ty’s Pit Stop; Torrington 12:1012:40 p.m., Insight Precision Arms; Scottsbluff, NE 1:50-2:20 p.m., Murdoch’s (north side). For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www.petskafur.net ..........2/10

Hunting & Fishing Irrigation Heating Equipment

Books

50 GALLON HEATING STOVE, 6” stack, $250, with leveling cooking top, $400. Lovell, WY. Calls only no texts, 307-250-9663. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ....................... 2/3

FOR SALE, a lot of out of print Wyoming and lawman books. ALSO, brand books. Open by appointment. Call Cowboy & Indian Antiques & Art, 605490-1606, e-mail aplanpeg@ rapidnet.com .....................2/3

Fencing

Call Keegan • (208) 775 - 0135

LODGEPOLE PRODUCTS, 307-742-6992, SERVING AGRIBUSINESSES SINCE 1975!! Treated posts, corral poles, buckand-rail, western rail, fence stays, rough-sawn lumber, bedding. SEE US at www.lodgepoleproducts.com and click our “Picking A Fence Post” tab to see why folks choose our posts!!...TFN

Subscribe Today and Read it in the Roundup Pipe OILFIELD PIPE: PRICE REDUCED!! RPJ Enterprises, Inc. 2 3/8”, 2 7/8”, 3.5” and 3/4” sucker rod is available. Used for fencing, corrals, cattle guards, etc. 2 3/8” and 2 7/8” are on average 31.5’ long per joint. 3.5” is approximately 42+ lengths and sucker rod is 25 ft. Pierce, CO. Call for details, 970-324-4580......... 2/10

Used guardrail for sale!! Great for fencing! Thrie-beam & W-beam; 20” & 12” wide panels by 13.5’ long. Truckload quantities available; delivered to your location.

Pipe PIPE FOR SALE!! 2 7/8”, 3 1/2” tubing, 4” drill pipe, 4 1/2” casing, 5” casing, 7” casing. Rods 3/4”, 7/8” and 1” located in Montana, can ship anywhere. Call Mike, 602-758-4447. To view photos, go to www.wylr.net in the classifieds ...............................................4/20 PIPE FOR SALE!!

2 7/8”, 3 1/2” tubing, 4" drill pipe, 4 1/2" casing, 5" casing, 7" casing. Rods 3/4", 7/8” and 1" located in Montana, can ship anywhere. Call Mike • 602-758-4447

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BIRDS continued from page B1 and gas fields and wind energy farms.” After combing through online data, the researchers came up with several permissible sites through the Wyoming Game and Fish Department on wildlife management areas, national wildlife refuges and state land scattered throughout Wyoming and one in Montana. Amicarelle then laced up her boots and set out to these sites to conduct preliminary habitat surveys, ensuring the sites were indeed suitable for golden eagles, through protocol she developed using vegetation sampling and pellet count density sampling. Once the relocation sites were secured, the team began trapping and relocating golden eagles from 13 sheep produc-

ers around the state. After each bird was caught, Amicarelle fashioned a small GPS transmitter to its back and moved it 400 miles away from its original habitat. “Over a year and a half, we trapped 12 golden eagles and relocated 10. The two other birds were not relocated as our study control so we could make comparisons,” she explained. “We had nine adults in our sample size, one subadult and two hatch years.” Amicarelle also noted the research team was able to obtain additional research from other eagle biologists, bumping their sample size to 42 birds. “With the transmitters, we were able to get fine-scale data on everything from flight speed and altitude to daily movements and seasonal

Irrigation

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FEB. 15-18: PETSKA FUR WILL BE BUYING ALL RAW/DRY FUR DEER/ELK HIDES AND ANTLER IN THE FOLLOWING TOWNS AND LOCATIONS: FEB. 15: Douglas 6:45-7 a.m., Douglas Feed (drive thru, call/text Greg); Bill 7:30-7:40 a.m., Bill’s Store (drive thru, call/text Greg); Wright 8:30-9 a.m., Exxon Big D on S. 387; Newcastle 10:2010:50 a.m., Voelker’s Body Shop; Sundance 11:40 a.m.-12 p.m., Rapid Stop; Moorcroft 12:40-1 p.m., The Coffee Cup; Gillette 1:30-1:50 p.m., T&T Guns and Ammo; Gillette 2:15-2:45 p.m., Rocky Mountain Sports. FEB. 16: Sheridan 7:10-7:50 a.m., Sportsman’s Warehouse; Buffalo 9-9:20 a.m., Good 2 Go; Ten Sleep 1111:30 a.m., Pony Express; Hyattville 12:10-12:30 p.m., Paint Rock Processing; Manderson 12:50-1 p.m., Hiway Bar (drive thru, call/ text Greg); Basin 1:15-1:30 p.m., Overland Express Mart (drive thru); Greybull 1:45-2 p.m., Overland Express Mart (drive thru); Lovell 2:40-3 p.m., Good 2 Go; Powell 3:30-3:50 p.m., Murdoch’s; Cody 4:30-5 p.m., Nature’s Design Taxidermy. FEB. 17: Meeteetse 6:50-7 a.m., Elk Horn Bar (drive thru, call/text Greg); Worland 8:10-8:40 a.m., Coop One Stop; Thermopolis 9:20-9:50 a.m., Renegade Guns; Shoshoni 10:20-10:40 a.m., Fast Lane (NW corner, drive thru); Riverton 11-11:45 a.m., Vic’s Body Shop (behind the Dollar Tree); Hudson 12-12:15 p.m., Wyoming Custom Meats (drive thru, call/text Greg); Lander 12:30-1 p.m., Zander’s One Stop; Jeffrey City 2:15-2:30 p.m., Split Rock Café (drive thru, call/text Greg); Muddy Gap 3 p.m. (drive thru, call/text Greg); Casper 4:10-4:50 p.m., Wagner Outdoor Sports. FEB. 18: Glenrock 6:507 a.m., east exit on I-25; Douglas 7:30-7:50 a.m., Douglas Feed; Orin Junction 8:40-8:50 a.m., truck stop (drive thru); Lost Springs 9:20-9:40 a.m., Main St. (drive thru, call/text Greg); Lusk 10:15-10:35 a.m., Decker’s Grocery; Mullen, NE 3:15-3:30 p.m., Chuckwagon (drive thru, call/text Greg). For more information, call Greg, 308-750-0700 or visit www. petskafur.net ................. 2/10

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migrations,” she added. Analyzing research results Amicarelle admitted, as of Dec. 4, 2023, her research results weren’t fully finalized. However, from what she has been able to evaluate, younger birds showed far more exploratory behavior – in line with her early predictions – with one eagle flying all the way to the edge of the Northwest Territories and returning to Colorado to spend its winter on the Eastern Plains. Another bird, she shared, flies to Mexico every winter, then returns to the Shirley Basin during summer months. “In Wyoming, our relocated golden eagles are keying into certain areas like the Shirley Basin, the Big Horn National Forest, the edges and foothills of the Medicine Bow and around Flaming Gorge in south-

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ties to feed on the landscape, and they might not be as driven to go for live prey.” Amicarelle also suggested agencies like USDA could hire seasonal staff to monitor sheep herds, deter eagle activity and document depredation in real time or provide funding to ranchers to construct lambing barns, take advantage of more livestock guardian dogs or install camera technology to track sheep on the ground. “I don’t think any of these are a one-all,” she concluded. “I think a combination of them could really go a long way in alleviating concerns ranchers have with avian depredation.” Hannah Bugas is the managing editor of the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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Bipartisan Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act introduced On Jan. 25, U.S. Reps. Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Don Beyer (D-VA) and Mike Lawler (R-NY) introduced the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act, a bipartisan bill to “improve soil health on farms and support sustainable alternatives to annual agriculture.” Additionally, the legislation seeks to make improvements to conservation programs under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), while designating national and regional agroforestry centers to help growers who want to incorporate perennial systems or agroforestry on their operations. “Healthy soil is one of the most vital resources a farmer can have. Managing for healthy soil can improve farm productivity and incomes, insulate a farm against extreme weather and improve a farm’s impact on watersheds and wildlife,” reads a document published by the three representatives. “There are many strategies for improving soil health on farms, but one of the most effective strategies available is installing perennial systems,” they continue. “Perennial agricultural practices help keep soil covered year-round, protecting it from erosive forces like wind and rain. Perennial agriculture keeps the soil anchored in place with living roots, which help stimulate microbial life in the soil column and cycle nutrients.” The bill further notes USDA has been a helpful partner for growers interested in installing perennial conservation practices, especially through the Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP) and the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). However, while these have proved to be effective tools, Pingree, Beyer and Lawler believe improvements can be made. “Successfully designing, installing and maintaining perennial systems or agroforestry on farms is a long and complex process which comes with real costs, as well as periods of reduced income,” they state. “USDA’s conservation programs need to accommodate this reality and better promote these soil health strategies.” Proposed legislation According to the representatives, the act would increase technical assistance for growers who use conservation programs to install perennial production systems, direct USDA to enter cooperative agreements to provide programs tailored to growers who use perennial production systems and make on-farm nutrient cycling and perennial production eligible for EQIP. In an effort to standardize terminology, the act would also provide identical definitions of “resource concern” for both CSP and EQIP, while also clearly defining “perennial production systems” and adding

perennial production systems to the list of those eligible for Supplemental Assistance Payments. Additionally, the proposed legislation would require more practices, including agroforestry and organic practices, receive income payments as part of a CSP contract; make greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction planning an eligible conservation activity under EQIP; give farmers equal credit for maintaining and adopting new conservation practices when applying to CSP; clarify the ranking of CSP renewal applications based on existing and planned conservation activities and create payments for soil health tests in CSP. The act would also add Tribes to the list of entities eligible to become a certified Technical Service Provider (TSP); add soil health planning, GHG reduction planning, integrated pest management, agroforestry planning and organic transition planning to the list of technical disciplines that qualify someone to become a certified TSP; streamline certification for organic professionals in the TSP program; designate a national Agroforestry Research, Development and Demonstration Center and establish three regional agroforestry research and development centers. Stakeholder feedback In a Jan. 26 press release published by Pingree’s office, Beyer comments, “American agriculture faces many challenges today, including harmful soil erosion exacerbated by the climate crisis’ extreme weather patterns. Our bill is a significant step to support the health and sustainability of American farms by ensuring USDA has the resources necessary to be a strong partner for farmers who prioritize perennial agriculture and agroforestry.” “These practices promote soil health, which not only makes the soil more resilient to extreme weather events and erosion but also improves long-term agricultural productivity and farming’s impacts on watersheds and wildlife,” Beyer adds. Lawler states, “By supporting farmers in the utilization of perennial systems and agroforestry, the Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act encourages healthy soil management – improving overall farm productivity and stimulating microbial life. This is a win for farmers, a win for the environment and a win for American families. I’m proud to join my colleagues in introducing this commonsense bipartisan bill.” The legislation has also been praised by the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition (NSAC) and Carbon180. “The Innovative Practices for Soil Health Act provides commonsense, straightforward support for high-impact perennial prac-

tices through USDA conservation programs,” says NSAC Conservation Specialist Jesse Womack. “It also ensures increased technical capacity at USDA for new and exciting perennial practices through a series of agroforestry centers. This bill is a win for farmers committed to building soil health across their operation through plant diversity and strong, living roots.” Hannah Bugas is the managing editor for the Wyoming Livestock Roundup. Send comments on this article to roundup@wylr.net.

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IT'S THE PITTS by Lee Pitts

I’ve Been Such a Fool I try to be loyal, I really do. I got so tired of buying stuff made in China, I recently went through all of my tools and sold or gave away any tool made in China. I know Craftsman is now having communists make their tools, so I quit them and switched to Milwaukee for all of my rechargeable tools, naturally thinking they were made in Wisconsin. Imagine my surprise when I learned Milwaukee is owned by a Hong Kong company called Techtronic Industries, and the majority of their tools are made in China, Mexico, Europe and

Vietnam. Call me old fashioned, but I refuse to knowingly buy tools made in a country where 58,220 American GI’s died in the not-so-distant past. I guess I’ve been a big sucker because I haven’t been inside a Harbor Freight store in years – everything in them seemed to be made by the Chinese. You walk in the store, and it smells like everything just came off of the boat. Then I discovered Harbor Freight is a privately held American company with its headquarters in Calabasas, Calif.

It’s getting really hard to find a truly American company whose products are made by American hands. Who would have ever guessed Ben and Jerry would sell out to a foreign conglomerate? Selling out doesn’t sound like anything the two aging hippies would do, but they did. And, I always thought Trader Joes was uniquely American, selling unique American merchandise, until I learned a giant supermarket chain in Germany owns it. One of the brands my grandpa proudly sold in his furniture store was Hoover vacuums. He’d roll over in his grave if he knew Hoover was now owned by the same Techtronic Industries in China that also owns and makes Dirt Devils. The last time my wife and I went to Sears, I told the salesman I wanted to buy a washer and dryer made in

America and he laughed in my face. He said regardless of whether I bought a Frigidaire, Kenmore or any other appliance, they were all owned by one or two foreign companies. “What about a GE?” I asked. “Nope,” he replied. “GE’s appliance division was sold in 2016 to foreigners.” Monopoly is made by Hasbro in plants in China and India. Purina is owned by the Japanese, and every one of the 58 million Barbie dolls sold every year is made by a Japanese company as well. In fact, there never has been a Barbie doll made in America. Fisher Price is making the toys kids play with in 11 factories in China. Gillette makes its razors and blades in Poland, Brazil, Mexico and China, and I canceled my subscription to Forbes Magazine when I learned it was sold to a Chinese outfit

10 years ago. If you haven’t quit drinking Budweiser yet, maybe you will switch to an American craft beer when you learn the famous Clydesdales have been owned by a Belgian company for years. We even sold the American oil outfit Citgo to Hugo Chavez and his Venezualan cronies. For gosh sakes, have we no pride? Little did I know when I took an Alka-Selzer, I was enriching a German company. Motorola was bought by Google in 2014, and just like their phones, it was then flipped by Google and sold to a Chinese outfit, losing $10 billion dollars on the deal. What says America any better than IBM? Its PC division was sold to the same Chinese company where Motorola ended up. The list of once proud

American companies now owned by foreigners goes on forever. Gerber, Smithfield, Burger King, Holiday Inn, Firestone Tires and Hilton are either majority owned or completely owned by foreigners. Even the famous allAmerican Waldorf Astoria in New York City is owned by the Chinese. I gave up buying the flannel shirts at Costco that I really liked because they were made in Vietnam, and I quit wearing Levis which are made in Italy, Japan and China. I figured surely Hush Puppies shoes are still made here? Nope. They’re made in China, Vietnam and Brazil. If it wasn’t for my cowboy boots, I’d already be barefoot because Nike and Converse have plants scattered all over Vietnam. Due to my boycott of stuff NOT made in America, I may be naked soon.

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